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Featured Naples
Florida Gallery:
Selected Paintings Available
at The Weatherburn Gallery
Classical Realism paintings by Deborah
Elmquist, classical oil painter and contemporary
realist, are now available at the prestigious
Weatherburn Gallery located within the stylish
Bayfront Place in Naples Florida.
Mr. Roger Weatherburn Backer,
President and gallery founder , and Ms Heather
Begley, Executive Director, personally
selected the paintings now on displayed in the main
gallery area. "These works are a very
nice addition to our gallery and will be appreciated
by our clients who prefer a classical style
of art for their homes," Mr. Backer said.
Elmquist's classical style of oil painting
bridges the Flemish and Venetian Schools in that she
incorporates into her works both the hard edge
quality of the Flemish School and the softer, lost
edges and "air" of the Venetian School of oil
painting. Her works also incorporate the
technique of selective focus while at the same time
maintaining the fine detail traditionally found in
classical realism.
"I am known for my personal
style of still life painting and I have a
significant following in the
genera subject matter. Even though I have
worked towards fresher brush strokes and a looser
more spontaneous painterly look, I truly love
painting detail and the chiaroscuro style.
That is where my heart is and I
always seem to return to my roots and the painting
style of the Old Masters," she said in a recent
interview.
Currently working on new fine art pieces
incorporating the human form with fabrics in the
classical style, Deborah is looking forward to a
busy art season. She is also working on a new collection
of still life fine art pieces that should be ready
for the summer gallery openings.
The Weatherburn Gallery is located at 452
Bayfront Place, located at the junction of
Goodlette-Frank Road and Third Ave. South in greater
Naples Florida. (Editor's Note: check the
contacts page for detailed gallery information.)
 Founded by Mr. Roger Weatherburn Backer in
November 1998 the gallery began with one small
showroom located on Broad Avenue South in Old
Naples. The Weatherburn Gallery expanded
steadily becoming what is today a true art
destination, now occupying a 3,000 sq. ft. showroom
in Bayfront Place, a Mediterranean style plaza
offering fine art and fine dinning in an elegant
waterside setting overlooking Naples Harbor.
Mr. Baker hosts the "Art Scene" radio program on
Naples radio station WGUF, and is a frequent speaker
to local clubs and associations. In addition,
he lectures at the Florida Gulfcoast University
Renaissance Academy and is a contributing feature
writer on the arts and travel for several area
magazines. Mr. Baker is an active supporter of
his community serving as board member, director, or
chairman of many community associations. His
participation includes the Naples Chamber of
Commerce, the Downtown Naples Association, the
Naples Bayfront Merchant's Association, and the
United Arts Council of Collier County, among others.
 With the Weatherburn Gallery from its' inception,
Ms Heather Begley, BFA-Art History, Executive
Director, leads the
gallery staff coordinating daily administration,
gallery shows, art tours, and gallery related special events. She is also
active in the greater Naples area arts community and
coordinates and participates
in the gallery's outreach programs to present arts
related subjects to local
schools, art clubs, and local associations.
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- Elmquist to focus on gallery representation; suspends
art fair participation
"I can't do it
all" said Deborah Elmquist, oil painter and representational
artist. "The demand for my work and my heavy personal
schedule means that I must make some changes. After
all, I'm not getting any younger either and outdoor art
shows are heavy, hard work all by them selves."
Given the choice between weekend travel
and painting in her studio, Deborah found the decision easy
to make. "I love to paint; that is what I am all
about. So I would rather paint than travel all over
the place to sell my work. I'll leave the selling to
the professionals. There are really good galleries
available. I'll just paint and paint and they (gallery
owners) can do the selling. I think that is a
good trade off. And if I do an outdoor art show it
will need to be locals. I have a responsibility and
commitment to support my local art
community."
Deborah was again selected to display and
participation in
an OPA sponsored art event, the 2007 Oil Painters of America
Easter Regional Show in progress at The Weatherburn Gallery,
Naples Florida. In 2005, she was selected to display
and participation in
the OPA National Show in Chicago.
Deborah's art is appreciated by art lovers
in England, Germany, and Israel internationally and here at
home as well. Her work is on display in the Volusia
County Florida, Arts in Public Places, at the New Smyrna
Beach Public Library, and the Daytona Beach Museum of Arts
and Sciences. Working as a full time professional
artist since 1998, Deborah has 298 works of art held by
individuals and private collectors across the United State,
Europe, and the Middle East.
- Blog Development Continues
Development of "MyStudioWorkshop.com" a new blog
for Deborah is delayed because of computer problems
experienced by the developers. The blog is in
development in response to suggestions received from website
visitors and Deborah's continuing effort to make DBElmquist.com more
interesting and useful to users. When ready blog article
categories will include painting supports, oil paints and
mediums, oil painting techniques and methods, and "How-To"
articles on methods of canvas stretching, sizing, and
priming.
"We have not been able to move
forward with the inauguration of the blog or even set a date yet for this
upgrade yet," said Dave Elmquist, TCS, Inc. webmaster. "We are working
with our ISP to correct some issues related to server set up
and program installation all of which we expect to have
completed very soon now." "The newly
created content and features will ultimately add new value
of our website and the new blog. It really depends upon how quickly we
can put this new idea together and be sure that all the
links work correctly."
"Given the fact that I have had an
increase in the numbers of people signing up for my classes
to learn the Classic style of painting, and the number of
emails and phone calls have also been on the rise with
questions about the Classic styles, I think that the
addition of a blog will help to provide instructional
information and material for those
interested in the methods of the Old Masters," Deborah said.
DBElmquist.com was created to support and
promote the contemporary realism style for which Deborah is
known. It is the place to go to for those who want to
know more about Deborah and to see samples of her paintings.
The website also features the fine art galleries that carry
Deborah's works, introducing the gallery staff members, and
providing gallery contact information.
"There seems to be a resurgence of
interest in the classic style and classical realism these days
based upon our gallery visits," Deborah said.
"Perhaps we can help art lovers to better understand the
classical style and to become more knowledgeable about art in
general by describing in grater detail just what the
classical style is and to discuss the various "schools" of
classical painting including the Flemish, Dutch, French, and Italian painters,
and what I call the neoclassical Russians painters.
The blog will provide a forum for discussing classical art
in general and classical realism pacifically. A standard
website is not easily built around discussions and perhaps
shouldn't be. Mixing purpose and focus of the website with a
blog leads to reader confusion I think. But, the
website and the blog can work together well" Check the Home Page Bulletins for
content information and announcements.
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