Leoma Lovegrove will be fast painting for us during the FFYR Annual Conference! She has agreed to auction off the painting and the proceeds will go to the SWFL Young Republicans to help pay for the costs! Thanks Leoma! Leoma Lovegrove, an impressionist-expressionist painter known worldwide for her colorful artistic depictions of flora and fauna calls Matlacha Island in Southwest Florida her home. It is here that she is inspired within her own waterfront gallery and gardens where she greets thousands of visitors. Her contagious love of Florida has been instrumental in encouraging tourism to the state from all over the world. In the United States her work is represented in numerous galleries throughout the country. Her art is in the private collections of the White House in Washington, DC and in President George W. Bush’s Presidential Library in Dallas. Lovegrove was honored at an artist’s reception in the White House given by First Lady, Laura Bush. Her artwork has graced the windows at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Her Good-Day Sunshine collection for Bealls Department Stores was introduced across Florida. Leomas public art mural, The Catch of Matlacha Island is in the process of being listed in the inventory of Florida public art works with The Florida Association of Public Art Professionals. Internationally, Lovegrove was commissioned to paint a portrait of Richard Branson for the Virgin Airlines Headquarters in London. Her Beatles Series drew the attention of the city of Liverpool. To commemorate the unification of East and West Germany, Lovegrove’s work “Focused” was presented to the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Eva Alexandra, Countess Kenderffy. Painting Out Loud with Leoma Lovegrove performances started with her “Passion Paintings”, - powerful portraits of Christ that she paints in front of a congregation with sacred music of worship as her inspiration. These live painting performances now keep her busy traveling the country. Her work is currently on exhibit at SW Florida International Airport (Shine On), Edison & Ford Winter Estates (Into the Wild), Hotel Indigo downtown Ft. Myers (“Off the Ceiling”). Freedom is in the private collection of the City of Ft. Myers and hangs in the City Chambers at City Hall. She is popping up in magazines and news publications across the globe. She was featured in Germany’s television show, Galileo which was viewed by 2.5 million in nearly every country of Europe. The segment was so popular it is now aired in Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic. A graduate of the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. Lovegrove recharges her artistic batteries each spring by traveling overseas where she often paints and teaches in Monets Garden in Giverny, France. Her home, retail art gallery (Lovegrove Gallery & Gardens) and global headquarters are also on Matlacha Island where she lives with her author husband, Michael J. Silberg, Solomon the demanding macaw and three feral cats, Lois, Pebbles, and Fred the star of the family. LeomaLovegrove
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 21:47:10 +0000
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