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Santa Fe ArtWorld, an international art community hosting world-class talent from the emerging to renowned not only extends again its repertoire of artists but is now introducing Interior Designers, Architects, and Custom Craftsmen each carefully selected to provide only the best.

We would also like to properly introduce the art transport service members of SFAW have utilized successfully a multitude of times. Their highly skilled team is much appreciated.

As always remember our invitation to join our growing community at SFAW.

Second Round - Collector's Choice Awards!
Our jurors have cast their votes! We invite you to view the Final Contestants as well our Jurored Selections. Pieces have been considered for the following: Technique, Composition, Media Usage, Originality, and Style and had to have a minimum of 50 points accumulatively to be considered Jurored in. The top 20 scores have been passed to our Judges.

Introducing our new artists:
o Harry Doolittle, a Scarsdale Artist, working in acrylic, glass, brass, and aluminum leaf, creates 3-D imagery examining the structural order of the universe and human interaction within in observing all aspects as addressed not only by the scientific mind but the spiritual as well and how these correlate equivocally resulting in quintessential meaning of life unobserved.
o Gretchen Ewert, a Taos artist working in pen and ink on various esoteric papers. “Paper, air, skin,” her statement simply yet elegantly stated in meditative works on seemingly weightless paper caressing the soul and relieving the burden of the mundane. Gretchen's works combine the Zen aspects of spirituality with ethereal existence creating a delicate harmony which literally shares the air we breath introducing a new meaning to existence and life in art, or would that be art in life?
o Ritch Gaiti, a New Jersey artist, working in oils transcends history while catapulting the viewer through the multiple dimensions of time and into the spiritual realm where native man coincides in harmony with nature as naturally as the breath of the wind we breath today evoking life filled with emotion in a style invoked by spirit and immortalized on canvas making us aware of the need to harmonize with earth as ancient man once did.
o Meg Harper, an Arizona artist working in acrylics renders lyrical imagery filled with the truth of youth while creating visual affirmations of life empowering the feminine spirit in bringing forth the heart of family while washing away the illusion of fairytales yet offering a visual path of how to achieve those dreams so that our lives become as vibrant as her work.
o Master Lee, Sun-Don, a spiritual master and Taiwanese artist, working in oils realizes that art knows no language but touches the hearts of all. Thus crossing all communication barriers in his works, Master Lee bares the fruit of an enlightened message in a journey joining the expanse of time and dimensions to bring forth an invitation of unity between worlds, religion and people. Image the truth, unspoken, where no confusion is found in words and purity springs forth from inherent knowledge recognized from the seed of wisdom planted in the gardens of all mans' hearts. Should the message be received, might the world bloom in a different way?
o Raquel Olaz, an artist from Spain, working in a multitude of mediums delivers a powerful message regarding the moral dilemma of society and the dissection of the feminine mystic; empowering women with the very things we crucify them with further demonstrating how media's exploitation of their beauty leads to sexual enslavement keeping them imprisoned in a false sense of liberty that has more commercial value than factual freedoms.
o Charlotte “Charlee” Shroyer, a Taos artist working in oils depicts a woman's life: happiness, loss, sharing, strife. The things that bring us together yet leave us standing alone amongst family and friends and hours unknown. Her timeless works telling all where peace is found between the great and small. History no longer divides us from our past as the things we are today are only days not yet born but merely borrowed from those who walked before. Without ever referencing tribal unity, Charlee, demonstrates that sisterhood is a bond that survives throughout time without words.
o Rosemary aka Roma Tyler, a Florida artist, working in oils passionately captures the many faces of the ocean leaving the viewer not only feeling the intimate power of this vast body of water, but hearing the roar of the waves as well. Inversely she demonstrates the calm serenity it offers leaving us aware of its strength yet gentle care it offers the world thusly awakening in the viewer a desire to not only experience but to protect as well. Simply stated, she demonstrates the heart and soul of the ocean in her luminescent works
o Thomas Vorce, a Santa Fe artist and photographer focused on the pure nature of black and white photography captures classical shadow imagery with a contemporary edge bringing the art of cinematic drama to still forms and inanimate objects leaving the viewer equating nature to the silver screen goddess in his serene portrayals of earthy subject matter where Alfred Hitchcock would have depicted the antithesis. As well, Thomas captures the tranquil beauty of those enjoying nature, perhaps even the soul within an ethereal plan as depicted in his digital works where aura manifests into form and one dimension becomes another. Both hauntingly serene.
o Francesca Zorzi, a Switzerland artist residing in Santa Fe, renders tranquil carvings in plaster similarly referred to as frescos of the transcendental experience as occurs in a multidimensional state of consciousness between the realms of reality we exist in yet deny ourselves intuitive knowledge of making one aware of the existence of the human soul but that would not be to the exclusion of all others, rather an awareness to take good care of one's own.

New Interior Designers, Architects & Custom Craftsmen:
Marty Horowitz of Goldleaf Framemakers
Bart Emerson Lee Interiors
Pamela Brunderman of Organized For Life
Southwest Spanish Craftsmen
Jeff Page of Space Line Designs
Deborah Auten Architect
Dale Zinn Architect

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Santa Fe ArtWorld / Artist Stories
Meg Harper
Mette Agerbo
Master Lee, Sun-Don
Jim Young
David Keene

Upcoming Shows & Events:
In an effort to keep our newsletter a newsletter rather than a newspaper, please see our EVENTS page for upcoming Shows & Events.

Congratulations too:
Richard Scott's "Self Portrait with Eczema" has been accepted to the Kitsch Biennial 2008 www.worldwidekitsch.com
Sept. 11 - Oct. 15, 2008
at Pasinger Fabrik
Munich, Germany

Celeste Rapone winner of the 2008 Fellowship for the Phoenix Gallery in NY resulting in her first solo show in NY during the month of Dec. 08.

Suzette Keegan & Lee Macleod on the success of their Tesuque Village Market Art Exhibition.

Nadezhda Wein for her 2 pieces which were juried into show at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto California for the month of February.

Michele Lyon has sold "The Bird House" as well prints of her Dog renderings.

Thomas Vorce for the sell of the following works:
Finding Your Rhythm #7, Namaste, Sufi Mystic, and Hackey Sac Winner.

Jim Young for his Show Love event at 555 www.555art.org, Detroit, MI during the month of February.

Monte Wilson for sale of Light Of Sunset, Herons in the Mist, Winter Bliss, and Out In The Cold.

Dale Witherow for recent sales to include: Crest, Jazz, Coffee Cup Eclipse, Summer Shade, NW Autumn and a variety of prints. Rainy Day Pastures and Notions and other art work can be seen at: www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/dale-witherow.html and at: witherowgallery.com

New Releases:
Mette Agerbo has released Between Consciousness and Subconsciousness.

Jack Dickerson has released Reflections on the Pond -Summer to Fall.

Maciej Gador has released Two Rivers.

Carol Sabo has released the following:
http://www.csabo.com/work_in_progress.htm
Titles: "Night Blooming Cacti" (small 9x12) $750.00 finished
"Night Blooming Cactus (large 36x36) $4950 still painting it.
"Spring Magnolias" 2x3 ft. $4200 still doing touchup
"Best Friends" 18x36 $2650 Finished (lots of 3-D edges)
"Brazilian Orchids" 9x12 $750 Finished

Richard Scott's Gallery 364 Best in Show award winning piece: Nocturne

Monte Wison has released the following works: Bluebonnet Trail, At Day's End, Comes the Wave, Nocturne Reflections, and Cypress Thicket.

Dale Witherow is offering prints at Dale Witherow - Fine Art for Rainy Day Pasture and Notions.

Paulette Grant has released "Shield Up"

Announcements:
Jeff Page of SpaceLineDesign has an 8 page feature in the March 2008 Desert Living Magazine downloadable when you visit his page at SFAW.

Ione Citrin an interview: The Directories of American Art Galleries - An Interview with Ione Citrin by David M. Cambridge copy and paste: www.artbyione.com/docs/ione_citrin_interview.pdf or scroll down here.

Celeste Rapone has been published in CMYK #39 issue, in the "Illustration" Category and will also be in the March issue of "Studio Visit" Magazine and is now selling prints of her work @ $65 each, sizes from 14" x 18" to 24" x 30". As well, please see her updated her website www.celesterapone.com

Denise Williams has refreshed her website.

Monte Wilson has refreshed his webpage.

Corrections
We regret the confusion regarding Virginia Erdie's participation in the Raw Arts Festival, rather please find her with the group showing at Infusion Gallery only.

Many Thanks to OUR TEAM of professionals:
Peggy Guichu: Gallery Liaison. Peggy's title does not limit her to ingratiating galleries only into our art world, she is more than pleased to work with all professionals welcoming them into the SFAW community. Please contact her and learn how to expand your world even further.

Lee Klopfer: for all your web and commerical needs. Not only does Lee do all our work, he is more than happy to meet your professional advertising needs. Yes, even if you are not in Santa Fe, he is able to work with you, please feel free to contact him with for your commercial needs.

Many thanks to Dick Williams for his never ending endeavors in introducing the artists of SFAW to the collectors market.

Do your artists a favor and tell them about Artisan, Artist Brand Canvas, and Del Frames Plus.

Memorable sites: Richard Scott's Art Babel, and Memoree Joelle-Scott's The Wine Files!

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