Portrait Picture Taking Marathon with Tracey Frugoli Tomorrow

Tracey Frugoli Fine Art



Did you know that, in addition to painting, Murray Center Artist Tracey Frugoli also does portrait photography? She brings her painter's eye to every shot. It's all part of the artistic process for her, but don't worry, she won't quit painting. Since her studio mate, Ken Teissen and guest artist, Bethany Dornberger, cannot make it this week, she came up with this crazy idea for this Friday's

"First Friday"

A portrait taking marathon.

Here is the deal:

Come to her studio at this First Friday Aug. 3 5-9pm and she will take your picture.
100 Walnut St., Suite 312, Peoria, IL


No session fee! It will most likely be a head shot, but we will see how it goes. She is pretty flexible. Drag your spouse, friends or children in and she will take their portrait too. No appointment, just show up and cue up. It'll be a fun improvisation.

Here is what you get:

A FREE 5x7 - all with the option to buy more if you like.

And that's just for coming into her studio and checking her out!


 

Check out her photography at www.painterseyephotography.com

and like her photography facebook page for current updates

  
You can still see her fine art oil paintings at www.traceyfrugoli.com

View her blog at traceyfrugoli.blogspot.com

First Friday is tonite!

Come join us again as we open our studios to the public, 5-9pm. But we have sad news: Wheel Art Studios will relocate to The Mill just down the street from us. Great News for them, bad for us!

Well May's First Friday is almost upon us! Here are the artists that will be showing this Friday May 4th, 5-9pm:

Central Illinois Artists Organization (CIAO) Artists:

 

Jerry McNeil at the wheel

Jerry McNeil (Pottery)

Susan Galloway (Portraits/Paintings) 

Mary Greenhood will perform on the 4th floor near Judith's Studio

Judith Koren-Shanahan (Collage and Mixed Media) will have live music outside of her studio on the 4th floor: Mary Greenhood and friends are playing from 7 to 9 PM.

Ken Teissen (Portraits and Landscape in Pastel and Oil)

Steph Van Doren (Painting and Mixed Media Sculptures) will be open a bit late due to a work conflict. 

And The Independents:

Wheel Art Studios (Jacob Grant and Susie Matthews, pottery) will be raffling a 4-week class session. There will also be pottery demos going and guests can give the wheel a spin at $5/20 minutes.

Ken Hoffman (Painting and Pottery) is back from Florida!

Of course, because we artists and like to go with the flow, you may find other artists in the building with their doors open as well so come on down and take a chance! Artist's studios are located on the 3rd and 4th floors.

Here are some images from April's First Fridays at Wheel Art Studios. Don't miss the next one May 4th.

April First Fridays

Come check out First Fridays at Wheel Art Studios (Studio 423). Last month we had a blast with our live music by David Cuckler and pottery throwing competitions. Check out the pictures!

This month we will have more wheel-throwing competitions, as well as clay slip arm wrestling and clay slip thumb wrestling! Bring your friends for a fun and funny time! You won't want to miss this!!!

Etsy

I have started a new Etsy site to sell my pottery. Come check it out! My featured items are some bottles and other vessels with some new glazes I have been playing with. They are turquoise, teal, gray, and white. They have been fired in a special way to create a surface that is matte and textural with snow-flake-like crystals.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/JacobGrantCeramics?ref=seller_info