Host for this years event is Ross O'Neal of the Artists &
Gilders Decorative Studio. The Salon takes place at the
Radisson Northeast Trevose.
Come and view a mural in progress that we will
be donating
to a local hospital. Or see demonstrations of decorative
painting like:
Calligraphy &
Illumination, Painted furniture Artifacts Gilding & Embossing, Fresco Painting
Heraldry & Church work, Wood graining, Panel, Artists,
Marbling, Sign writing & Painted Illustration, Fantasy & Exotic paint effects, Drawn & Painted, Lettering,
Fairground Art, Painted Ornament Murals, Scenic work &
clouded ceilings for Theater and film, Distressing, Aging &
Patinas, Large scale Street Art, Glasswork; Acid etching,
Gilding & Painting, Trompe L'oeil (nonmoving objects on real
measurement), Quadrature (Architectural designs to obtain 3
D-effects-Trompe L'oeil), Grisaille (Plaster imitation),
Vellum & Drapery techniques,
Chantourne (Trompe L’oeil on cut out board),
There will
also be a private viewing area for those who would like to
watch more tentatively.
The Salon
2005 is dedicated to the memory of our friend and Master
Decorator
Tommy
Valentine.
He past away January 4th 2005 at the age of 90. Rochdale in Lancashire, England. He will always be in our memory as an
outstanding painter who's heart was so attached to the
Salon. He was present at nearly all of the Salons. He
received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" in 1998 in
Alexandria. At the first American Salon. We will remember
him also because of his enthusiasm for the Decorative
Crafts, and the joyful spirit he always contributed to every
painter he came across.
Obviously we all had so many laughs with this man, he was a
joy and compliment to the Salon. His passing is a great sad
loss to the Salon and to the many he has know during his
life.
We will make a
special moment during the upcoming Salon in Philadelphia in
April.
J.Berghuis
