Friday July 11, 2008
2nd Fridays Featuring Robbie Laird
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Art Around The Lake 2008

Robbie in the Studio

“My paintings provide a journey into the spirit of natural connections. I want to entice the viewer to explore beyond a literal depiction to the rhythm and intimacy within a subject."

  
Please join us this Friday night for 2nd Friday's, featuring New Pieces by Lake Almanor's own, Robbie Laird.
 
Please click here for our show catalogue, which has the show prices for these magnificent new works.With every purchase of one of these pieces, you will receive a complimentary "Mt. Lassen in Springtime" Limited Edition Print, by Robbie Laird. 
We hope that you can join us from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Friday, July 11, 2008, and as always, refreshments will be served.

Robbie Laird, a full time resident of Lake Almanor, CA, and part time resident of Hilton Head Island, SC; is an innovative painter, teacher, and juror. Her paintings captivate the viewer with an exciting balance of flowing ambiguity and varying amounts of specific detail. Robbie will be the Featured Artist at Northwood’s Second Friday’s event.

 

Fumerole Force – Bumpass Hell, Mt. Lassen

  

“Robbie’s new works are all large, vibrant, and capture the magnificence of Lassen. Created with watercolor, the fluidity of the volcanic landscape comes to life.” Said Heather Long, Owner of the Northwoods Art Gallery.

Using large brushes and flowing paint, her work dances on the edge of abstraction in areas but pulls you back in others. She sometimes uses the unique qualities of flowing transparent pure watercolor to create mysterious rhythmic works, while in other pieces she incorporates a variety of other watermedia. In addition to painting, she has expressed her vision in: forged metal and wood sculpture as well as leaded glass design. The continuing source of inspiration for Laird’s work is a lifetime of interest in the cycles and connections in nature.

 

Perserverant Partnership #1

  
Laird is a signature member of Watercolor West, National Association of Painters of Acrylic, and a full-juried member of SLMM (the Society of Layerists in multi-media), and is affiliated with several other art associations nationwide. She is a highly sought after workshop instructor and was named as one of 20 Great Teachers of the last twenty years, by American Artists’ Magazine. Her paintings and articles have been in several publications, including Watercolor, American Artist, and International Artist Magazine. Her work is included in Splash IV, North Light Books, and the Artistic Touch 3. Creative Catalyst Productions released her video workshop, “Flowing Florals: The Informed Intuitive Approach” , in January 2006.  

Laird has been in numerous solo and group exhibitions. “ Northwoods Art Gallery is honored to be the Gallery Robbie chose to debut her new work. Robbie’s “ Mt. Lassen in Springtime” is one of our most popular prints, and we know that collectors of her work are going to be very excited about these new pieces.” Said Long. Robbie’s paintings are especially popular in Hawaii where she shows with the Village Galleries on Maui, and is periodically invited to be an artist-in-residence. Her paintings have also been collected internationally. A past president of the San Diego Watercolor Society, Laird has an extensive background with arts organizations and art education. After completing her Masters degree in Art Education, Laird became a Fine Arts curriculum consultant, giving workshops for teachers throughout California, the United States, and abroad. She is the Director of The Kanuga Watercolor Workshops in North Carolina. Robbie is ferverent supporter of the arts here in Plumas County, donating time, art and energy to many causes including Art Around The Lake, a benefit for the Chester Schools music and arts programs. This year’s Art Around the Lake will be held July 18th and 19th and Robbie will be at the Northwoods Art Gallery as a docent this year.

The show and reception for Robbie Laird will be held at the Northwoods Art Gallery, 168 main Street on July 11, 2008 from 5:00p.m to 8:00p.m