Archival Arts Impressions

Happy holidays to all our loyal customers! We will be closed on December 26th but will be open Tuesday through Friday. Don't forget about our annual 20% off sale the whole month of January! Call us early before the scans pile up!

 The Schuler School of Fine Arts is having their annual Holiday Exhibition this weekend!   Several of our customers including Hans Schuler, Beth de Lioselle and Fritz Briggs will be featured in the show. In fact here are some of their recent paintings that you might see when you visit the show at 7 W. Lafayette Avenue in Baltimore. Their phone number is 410-685-3568. "Six Gourds" oil painting by Hans Schuler "Magnolias"  oil painting by Beth de Lioselle

The other day we were perusing our latest issue of "Artists' Magazine" where we read that   Carol Thompson received honorable mention in their 28th annual art competition in the animal category.  We contacted Carol to congratulate her and discovered that she had won three more finalist awards from the Art Renewal Center.   Decidedly so, Carol is quite proud of this achievement since only one other artist in the country received this honor in three categories. We've included images of her paintings that won these prestigious awards. Carol Thompson's oil painting"What Got Me Here" won a finalist award in the landscape category. Carol Thompson's " Waiting for a Friend" oil painting won a finalist award in the animal category. And the third finalist award for Carol Thompson was in the still life category for "Woven Heritage"

Maybe you think that the customers at Archival Arts are strictly  fine art painters and draftsmen but that is not entirely true. While we adore our distinctive group of artists, we also work on personal and fun projects such as photo composites. These range from basic background changes like the one below where we added a more interesting sky - to more lighthearted ideas such as restoring old family snapshots that have faded with time. So if you have a drawer with some faded or funny photos that you want to enhance or change or even add a person who was not in the original photo, give us a call and see what our creative staff can do. We are always ready to listen. 410-247-7771. BEFORE photo-where the sky was just not interesting that day AFTER photo where a blue sky added by staff at Archival Arts really makes the bright fall foliage sing! BEFORE photo -Just a gang of guys in a club basement...all faded and grey! AFTER photo - now we can see their shining faces ...

Artist Debbie Zwiebach We are continuously bowled over by the artwork of New York City native Debbie Zwiebach . Her elegant designs and intricate drawings display Debbie’s distinctive ability to unerringly focus on the combination of color, line and shape. It’s fascinating to know that, in the words of the artist, “these designs started as small doodles.” What an amazing evolution occurs from that modest but powerful scribble! Debbie has taken her stunning artwork in several directions from two-dimensional framed pieces to three-dimensional accessories which include home and personal adornment objects. Her most recent project is a one woman show titled "Black and White and Hue". The show, which includes the introduction of her aforementioned product line, opens at Fells Point's Dead End Saloon on Saturday, November 19 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.  "Black and White and Hue" November 19 - December 21, 2011 Dead End Saloon 935 Fell Street Baltimore, MD 21231 410-732-...

Maryland artist Clara Nilles.  Artist Clara Nilles has been drawing and painting since her early childhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Frequent visits to the zoo during her young life laid the groundwork for her obsession with both land and sea animal imagery. Following an 18-year-career in business and finance Nilles answered the creative call and took the plunge to pursue her dream of being a full-time artist. Around this time Clara began coming to Archival Arts with a series of  radiant, acrylic paintings and pastels for scanning and printing.  It is always a joyful experience for us to see what new creatures have flowed from her head onto her canvas. We recently completed a rather large job for her, printing over a hundred brilliantly colored animal paintings on canvas for a gallery show in Annapolis, MD.  Here’s to continued success, Clara! "Candy Sprinkle Spotted Seals" - giclée on canvas by Clara Nilles "Moody Blue Octopus on Sahara Gold" -  giclé...

Archival Arts is having a mat board sale this fall. It has been an inordinately busy summer here with an abundance of scanning, printing and framing all types of art. Now we find that we have some left over mat boards that just might suit your project and your budget. In our lobby we just installed a large rack that holds a wide assortment of sizes and colors of archival mat board. Next time you visit take a look and see if you can use a few pieces. They come in awfully handy for presenting your unframed prints, especially in  browse bins at art shows.  Presentation is extremely important. It gives your customer confidence in your art ---who does not want that! Stop by soon.