What a great way to honor the Oviedo chickens!  A "Hen and Chicks" Succulent painting!

Instructor Emily K. will be guiding the group, step-by-step, through this painting of a "Hen and Chicks" Succulent.

All art supplies are included and each attendee will leave with a 16x20 scenic painting they will create themselves.

387 W. Broadway St, Oviedo, FL

Saturday, September 26, 6:00 p.m.- 9:00p.m.

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While reading the news today, I found myself reacting to a tragedy as if it happened right before my eyes.  This is not new.  This happens frequently.  I cannot count how many times a day I come extremely close to breaking down in tears.  I cannot count how many times I stop and pray for strangers, or thank God for a stranger in the news who did not succumb to their injuries in some tragedy.  I become so shaken when reading the news, that I often have to stand up and leave the area.  I will go make a hot tea, or take a quick walk around the building.

Emily Knoe, of Knoe Studios, recently had the privilege of sitting down for an interview with local artist Nick Criscitelli.  Based in Sanford, FL, the artist is originally from Springfield, MA and studied Fine Art at the University of Central Florida, receiving his BFA in 2012.  His work has been exhibited at the Orlando Museum of Art, UCF gallery, Godspeed Gallery, KDMG Studios, and Current Art Gallery.

Since we know Nick Criscitelli personally, we were able to convince him to join me for lunch to discuss his upcoming show on September 25th, at Rabbitfoot Records in Sanford, FL.  We got off to a bumpy start with audio recording problems, but we quickly regained our footing and had an enjoyable conversation about this series.

Tell us about your upcoming show

My new series is called The Green Children.  It’s an idea that I’ve been working on now, for about 3 years.  2012 is when I first started really working on it, and only in the past, maybe, four or five months, have I really started to put everything together.  But, now I’m trying to do a show, so I find myself more concentrated and focused.

This drawing all started with a yellow acrylic painting on watercolor paper made by my 22-month-old daughter. I got inspired by the painting and decided to make a little drawing on it. I didn’t intend on any specific subject matter. I just let the shapes come together until they spoke to me.