Lynette Kelly Crain • d'Art Center - Studio 116 in the Selden Arcade • 208 East Main Street • Norfolk, Virginia 23510 ARCHIVES
VIRGINIA ARTISTS 2009 Juried Exhibition
"Sweet Dreams", 20"x24", Virginia Artists 2009 Selection, oil on canvas
2009 d'Art of the Prom Oil/Acrylic Award
Juror, Jeff Harrison, Curator Chrysler Museum
"Sweet Dreams", 24"x30", oil on canvas
Jeff Harrison...praised the interplay of 2 and 3 dimensions forms, the handling of highlights and textures on the metal pails and the artist's expertise with color and pictorial form."
VIRGINIA ARTISTS 2008 Juried Exhibition
"Antonina", 20"x24", Virginia Artists 2008 Selection,
oil on canvas
VIRGINIA ARTISTS 2008 Juried Exhibition
"Hollywood", 16"x20", Virginia Artists 2008 Selection,
oil on canvas
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Members' Choice Award
"Thistles", Watercolor
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Second Place Award
"Crystal Blooms", Watercolor
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Members' Choice Award
"Crystal Blooms", Watercolor
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Award of Merit
"First Frost", Watercolor
Chesapeake Bay
Watercolorists
Award of Merit
"The Flower Market", Watercolor
Chesapeake Bay
Watercolorists
Award of Merit
"Summer Sunshine", Watercolor
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Award of Merit
"Lionfish", Watercolor
"Magnolia" by Lynette Crain:
Winner of Juren's Texture & Fairgrounds Award
October 25 – November 23, 2008
Sunday, October 26; Opening Reception, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, Free
Small Works: Miniatures by Hampton Roads artists at Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton, Virginia.
Three hundred artists from throughout the region were challenged to create new pieces of less than thirty-six square inches. No small challenge there! Artists working in two dimensional media created six inch by six inch works while three dimensional works fit within a six inch cube. The resulting exhibition included over 300 pieces in virtually all media including drawing, painting, printmaking, watercolor, photography, sculpture, jewelry, fiber, ceramics and glass.
Palates and Palettes ~ Decker's Rooftop Party
Bess and Peter Decker Jr. graciously host a Rooftop Party at the Decker Law office in Norfolk VA. Come enjoy amazing food, great conversation, and marvelous views of downtown Norfolk and the Elizabeth River.
d'ART Artists Lynette Crain, Bob Holland and Vonnie Whitworth will complement the evening with their spectacular artwork.
July 11 - August 31, 2008: Painting with the Stars at d'ART Center
Star: Greg Bockheim, Executive Director The Virginia Zoo
Artist: Lynette Crain
Artwork: "Dreams of Flight"
Benefiting: Virginia Zoological Society
The d'ART Center's Summer Invitational Art Exhibition - Connections is a multi faceted exhibition featuring six Painting with the Stars collaborative Artworks. These unique works of art were on exhibit and available for bidding in d'ART's Silent Auction through August 31, 2008. I was paired with Virginia Zoo Director Greg Bockheim. See our collaborative painting in the YouTube video put together by our friends at Portfolio Weekly.
"Being a viticulturist for 30+ years and an art enthusiast, I was thrilled to be asked to partner with a respected artist like Lynette Crain to create a work that combined two of my passions.
It's exciting to see these charismatic birds on canvas! Lynette, with her creativity and knowledge, has been a joy, although I have found myself to be quite difficult to work with! Sitting in a glass cube for hours, not knowing who was looking over my shoulder while putting exotic shades of color on canvas (in the shape of birds, no less) made me sweat, but I loved it!
This process has shown me a new window into the natural world!"