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"Out Hudson" 2016 Oil Painting by Betsy Lombard

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/18/16: 
Betsy Lombard Oil Paintings at ASiF Gallery in Grass Valley, CA - May 6 - June 11

The Artists' Studio in the Foothills (ASiF)
Nevada County Visual Arts Center
940 Idaho Maryland Road, Grass Valley, CA 95945 
530-274-7000 / 530-210-3162  asifstudios.com

Contact: Amanda Paoletti, Owner, Director
530-210-3162 amandapaoletti.asif@gmail.com   
Additional JPG images available upon request

BETSY LOMBARD SOLO EXHIBITION at ASiF GALLERY...
On Friday, May 6th from 5 - 8pm the Artists' Studio in the Foothills (ASiF) invites the public to an opening reception featuring New Paintings by Nevada County artist Betsy Lombard. Lombard's works in oil and watercolor fill the walls of ASiF's main gallery reflecting influences of early to mid century American painters such as Selden Gile and Richard Diebenkorn and Russian and French expressionists such as Marc Chagall and Wassily Kandinsky. Betsy's bold decisive brush strokes are infused an impassioned sense of color and light. Sensations of warm and cool spill from her canvases as trickling streams, sun soaked hills and long blue winter shadows. Betsy Lombard's solo exhibition will hang through June 11th. 

A NEW DIRECTION FOR ASiF GALLERY...
ASiF Gallery heads into new territory with this first in a series of solo exhibitions featuring established local and visiting artists. Since it's beginnings in 2008, the gallery has become known for its thematic group shows, exhibiting as many as 60 artists at a time. 

"We're so excited about this shift," says owner, director Amanda Paoletti. "ASiF has done it's part for the greater part of eight years acting as a community gallery and art center, reflecting a cross section of the arts at all levels. We're ready to step into the work of a more serious gallery, promoting the established artists of our community in an effort to appeal to our newly developing international audience".

This international audience comes to ASiF through it's new Visiting Artist Workshop Program - Mountain Maid Workshops, which began this year featuring internationally acclaimed art instructors from around the globe. The new program began last month with an all day demonstration given by world renowned Australian Potter, Shannon Garson and will continuee into May and June with an Anthropomorphic Sculpture Workshop given by figurative ceramic sculptor Crystal Morey, and a Stamp Carving Workshop given by Geninne D. Zlatkis.

KNOW & GO - EVENT INFO:
Who: Oil Painter Betsy Lombard, Nevada County Visual Artist
What: Solo Gallery Show of Oil Paintings & Watercolors
Where: 940 Idaho Maryland Road, Grass Valley, CA  95945  
When: Friday, May 6th, 5 - 8pm / Gallery Open: Tues-Sat, 11am-4pm
           Exhibiting until 6/11

Contact: Amanda Paoletti, 530-274-7000 or 530-210-3162 / amandapaoletti.asif@gmail.com
Website: asifstudios.com




  
 "Blackwood Canyon", 2016 oil 


"Pink & White Blossoms Coyote Street" 2016 oil


  "Fall Trees, Atascadero", 2016 watercolor


"Cisco Grove Snow" 2016 oil





Artists' Studio in the Foothills  940 Idaho Maryland Road, Grass Valley, CA  95945
530.274.7000   asifstudios.com