Three for the Road Exhibit Opens at TAG!

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The Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council (GPCAAC) enthusiastically announces their next exhibit at The Arts Garage (TAG). Three for the Road, featuring artists Barbara Everett, Ginny Mancini and Roberta Gedert Meister, will run from Thursday, September 3 through Sunday, October 4. A reception open to the public will be held on Friday, September 4 from 5-8pm at TAG, 317 W. Perry St., Port Clinton, OH.

 

For Barbara Everett, painting is her passion. After retirement, she joined an art class at her local senior center as a social activity, and she became totally immersed in painting. Her work is impressionistic presenting the viewer’s eye with contrast, color, movement, texture and energy. Her inspiration is “architecture, bridges, fashion, animals with attitudes and my precious grandkids.” Everett has taken classes from nationally known artists, but credits The Group, plein air artists in Ottawa County, with some of her significant growth. Everett said, “I’ve had the most successful learning experience when I began painting with The Group. I travel two hours each Monday morning to paint with this group of fantastic professionals and outstanding people.” Everett has received multiple awards, including Best of Show and other awards. Her goal is to paint a compelling piece of art that “draws the viewer in and brings a smile and memory to them.” Her art is shown and sold in galleries in the Cleveland area and Northern Ohio.

 

Ginny Mancini from Willoughby, Ohio has been intrigued by creativity her entire life. She studied art at Kent State University and became inspired by the French Impressionists who “so beautifully captured their interpretation of the wonders of nature that surrounded them.” Studying with Ernie Whitworth taught Mancini to harness her great love of nature and immortalize it on paper and canvas. He encouraged me to ‘get my work out there’.” She began booking shows in local galleries. Over the years, she has been honored to win multiple awards. She is a member of the Euclid Art Association, and like Everett she is a member of the Group, which has enhanced her greatest joy “painting on location.” In Mancini’s words, “My goal is to channel the emotions a particular scene evokes in me into a work of art that will transport others to a place of beauty.”  Mancini works in oils, pastels and watercolors, and does commissioned work.

 

Roberta Gedert Meister is an artist, journalist, business owner and storyteller who explores the natural world through vibrant acrylics. With a focus on florals and nature, she uses her keen eye to capture light, life, and sometimes whimsy. Meister will always lift women up if given the chance, which is seen in some of her work. A dedicated advocate for the local creative scene, Meister has served in several leadership roles for the GPCAAC and is a volunteer at TAG. Her work reflects a lifelong passion for the narrative, whether expressed through a keyboard or on canvas. She lives in Port Clinton with her husband, Eric, and her son, Aidan. In pursuit of a longtime dream, Meister started up her own business this year, Ro’s Garden Fresh Salsa LLC. When not at her easel or chopping vegetables, Meister can be found attending her son’s sporting events, gardening, cooking, or working on her first novel.

 

TAG hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11am-4pm, and their website is gpcaac.org, where interested individuals can see more about exhibits, classes, studio artists and TAG Market.

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