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Events and Shows
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
31st Annual International Marine Art Exhibition
Mystic Seaport, CT
September, 2010
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PLEIN AIR
MAINE
Mitch
Billis, Brad Betts, and Bjorn Runquist
September 11 through
October 30, 2010 in Portland
Opening Reception: First Friday Art Walk, October 1, from 5-8 pm
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Brad Betts, Donald Demers, Ronald Parry
and Jim Taliana
The Boothbay Region Land Trust will
unveil four T-shirt designs by four artists to support the BRLT.
The images donated by the four artists
were painted to represent preserves in the Boothbay area.
The shirts will be on sale at the
Boatbuilders festival and at the BRLT office.
August 1, 2010
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Marine Show
Atlantic
and Beyond
A juried art show sponsored by the
American Society of Marine Artists, with Judges John Stobart and J.
Russell Jinishian
May 20, 2010
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
30th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition
Mystic Seaport, CT
September , 2009
www.mysticseaport.org/gallery
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~ Presents ~
Brad Betts
in
"Blue Skies, Blue Waters"
July 31 through
September 2 in Boothbay
Opening
reception July 31 2009 , 5-7 pm
for more
information go to
http://www.gleasonfineart.com
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Outdoor
Oil Painting with Brad Betts
- June 30,
July 7, July 14, July 21 9am-4pm $105/day members
$125/day non-members
In this
plein air painting workshop, you will learn techniques
to bring light, atmosphere, and a luminous depth to your
paintings. You will also be taught basic exercises that
can help you paint what you see while tapping into your
natural ability. Beginning to advanced painters welcome.
Brad Betts,
an award-winning maritime artist, has been painting for
over 18 years. An artist member of the American Society
of Marine Artists (ASMA), Brad’s paintings reflect his
love and appreciation of the sea. His work is filled
with movement: schooners under full
sail
battle through wind-driven seas and Friendship sloops
glide through the calm waters of Maine’s inlets.
Living
year-round in East Boothbay, the quintessential postcard-perfect
Maine coastal village, means Brad has endless subject
matter practically at his doorstep. The artist
especially enjoys the challenge of painting on location:
“There is nothing like sitting in front of a Maine scene
and painting it. When you hear the sounds of waves and
birds and you smell the sea, you truly get to be a part
of the painting.” Visit Brad’s website at
www.downeastgallery.com
Or his blog
“Wet Brushes” at
http://downeastgallery.blogspot.com
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~ Presents ~
Brad Betts,
Carole Hanson and Michael Kahn
In
"Sea and Shells"
August 7
through September 9 in Boothbay
Opening
reception September 9 , 5-7 pm
for more
information go to
http://www.gleasonfineart.com
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
29th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition
Mystic Seaport, CT
September , 2008
www.mysticseaport.org/gallery
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
Featured Artist Exhibition
Brad Betts
Ian Hansen
William Duffy
Robert Fivehouse
November 18 - December 31, 2007
The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport is presenting a
special exhibition of original oil paintings by Brad Betts, along with Ian
Hansen, William P. Duffy and ship model maker Robert J. Fivehouse. The
exhibit titled “Four Distinguished Artists” will run through December 31 and
features more than 40 works of original paintings and ships models that
celebrate the timeless beauty of the sea.
“For art lovers, and especially collectors, this exhibition and sale is a
unique opportunity to see works by four award-winning maritime artists,”
said Jeanne Potter, director of the Maritime
Gallery at Mystic Seaport. “Each work was specially selected to
showcase the technique and aesthetic qualities that are hallmarks of the
best in contemporary maritime art for which each of these artists is noted.”
The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport is the nation’s foremost gallery
specializing in contemporary marine art and ship models. For more
information on this exhibition, visit
www.downeastgallery.com.
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
28th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition
Mystic Seaport, CT
September , 2007
www.mysticseaport.org/gallery
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Don Demers & Brad Betts
presents
A two-man show
"The Luminists:
From the Coast of Maine
to the French Countryside"
Artists Reception:
JULY 13, 2006
5:00 TO
8:00PM
for more information on this and other
Art of the Seas shows, go to:
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
28th Annual Spring
Exhibition
Modern Marine Masters
April 28 - June 17, 2007
www.mysticseaport.org/gallery
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The Banks Gallery
Island Light II
Paintings
of Monhegan Island
August 18th - September
23rd 2007
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The Banks Gallery
Visions in Granite ii
Paintings of
New Hampshire
White
Mountains
November 15th - January 6th 2007
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
Brad Betts is the
2006 recipient of the
Maritime Gallery Yachting Award
Celebrating the singular pleasures of going
to sea, the judges recognize
his painting "White on Blue" as the work that
best captures the
beauty and excitement of the "sport of kings"
in all its many forms.
27th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition
Mystic Seaport, CT
September 30 - November 12, 2006
www.mysticseaport.org/gallery
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
Modern Marine Masters Show
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 29,
2006
Showing through June 18
www.mysticseaport.org/gallery
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Presents a one-man show:
"Maritime Paintings by
Brad Betts"
Opening Reception: Friday, February
24, 2006
Atelier Gallery
1907 South Osprey Avenue
Sarasota, Fl 34239
941.954.4703
www.sarasotagallery.com
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America's Largest Art
Gallery
Presents
Masterworks in Miniature 2006
Opening March 17, 2006
Visit the Gallery One
website at:
www.galleryone.com
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LYME ART ASSOCIATION
Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005
Gala Opening of “The New England
Landscape” Exhibition
On view through October 22
will be works by workshop instructors,
well known New England
landscape artists, and
juried Lyme Art
Association member artists.
Lyme Art Association - PO Box 222, 90 Lyme
Street - Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371
tel: (860) 434.7802 | fax: (860) 434.7461
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 - 5, Sundays 1-5,
Closed on Mondays
http://www.lymeartassociation.org/calendar.htm
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
From approximately 450 entries submitted by 200 artists from around the
world, the jury has selected just over 100
pieces, including "Passing Storm"
and "Heading for Big Pass" for the:
26th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition
Mystic Seaport, CT
Black-tie reception and awards dinner:
September 24, 2005
www.mysticseaport.org/gallery
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Art of the Sea's 2005 Annual Exhibition
"A
Gathering of Marine Masters"
Artist Reception:
AUGUST
18, 2005
5:00 TO
8:00PM
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American Society of
Marine Artists
North East
Invitational Marine Art Show
Marion Art Center,
Marion, MA
Opening reception:
August 13, 2005
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
9th Annual Wet Paint Event
June 21 - 26, 2005
Artist reception: June 25, 5 - 7
p.m.
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CLIFF HOUSE
Resort
& Spa
Several of Brad's paintings are currently
showing in
the Cliff House Resort and Spa.
These paintings
can be seen in the lobby of the New Wing which
opened in March 2005.
All paintings are available for purchase.
The Cliff House Resort &
Spa
Shore Rd., P.O. Box 2274
Ogunquit, ME 03907
207.361.1000
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Plein Air Painting
Group
Brad Betts,
in partnership with the Fiddlehead Center for
the Arts, invites you to attend a wonderful opportunity
for artists of all skill
levels to get together and experience the challenges and fun of painting outdoors.
To sign up or to
learn more:
Go to the En Plein
Air Painting Page
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Greenwich Workshop Gallery
in association with the
J. Russell Jinishian Gallery, Inc.
presents
Fine Art in Miniature
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 27
The Greenwich Workshop Gallery
Fairfield, CT
(Need directions?
Click here.)
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the Maritime Gallery at
Mystic Seaport
Brad's work has been recently selected to be included in the
25th Annual Mystic International Marine Art Exhibition
September 25 - November 14, 2004
in
Mystic, Connecticut
www.mysticseaport.org/gallery
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America's Largest Art
Gallery
Presents
Masterworks in Miniature 2005
Opening March 4, 2005
www.galleryone.com
7003 Center Street
Mentor OH 44060
440.255.1200
800.621.1141
Fax: 440.255.9283
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Brad will be exhibiting his work at the
Art of the Sea's 2004 Annual Exhibition
"A
Gathering of Marine Masters"
Artist Reception
AUGUST
26, 2004
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August 2005
Angles sur l'Anglin, France
Brad is one of three artists invited to paint in France under the direction of
Donald Demers.
This eight day plein air painting event
will take place in a
remote part of the the French Countryside around an eleventh
century castle that served to defend against the English
during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453).
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Brad's work will be featured in the Brooks Pharmacy
2005 "Artists of New England" Calendar
His painting "Winter Farm" has been chosen to
appear
in the month of December
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Brad
is currently showing his work in the
Rockland, Maine locations
The nation's most
spectacular
collection of marine paintings,
prints, models, nautical instruments
and gifts of the sea.
Brad Betts will be exhibiting his work at the
Art of the Sea's Annual Exhibition
"Waterways"
Mixed Media, Old Favorites
and New Faces
Artist Reception
June 24, 2004 from 5 -7 pm
for more information on this and other
shows please go to:
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Blue Hill Bay Gallery
Visit
the Blue Hill Bay Gallery located in the beautiful Maine
coastal
village of Blue Hill where Brad and many other Maine artists
will be
showing their work in the following shows:
Exhibitions
for 2004
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May
22 - June 30 "Blue Hill Vistas"
Artists'
Reception: Sunday, June 6th 5-7pm
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July
1 - July 27 "American Impressionism: Then and Now"
Artists'
Reception: Sunday, July 4th 5-7pm
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July
28 - Aug 31 Acadia and Mt Desert Island: Paintings of Land and Sea
Artists'
Reception: Sunday, August 1st 5-7pm
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Sept
1 - Oct 15 The New England Landscape
Artists'
Reception: Sunday, Sept 5th 5-7pm
For more
information and directions, visit:
www.bluehillbaygallery.com
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Camden Falls
Gallery
Summer 2004
Visit
the Camden Falls Gallery on Camden's Public Landing to see some
of Brad's most recent work. Several separate shows this summer will
include "Maine Cottage & Architecture" and "Coastal Bay & Islands" in July,
"Inner Harbors" in August, and "Windjammer" in September.
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Fore Street Gallery,
Portland, Maine
November,2003:
Join us again at the Fore Street Gallery in Portland, now at their new
spacious location on Fore Street. This year's gallery group show will
include Brad's art as well as fine art and photography by several other
noted Maine artists.
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Pineland Campus,
New Gloucester, Maine
Autumn,
2003:
Brad will join other local area artists who will be painting plein air on
the beautiful Pineland Campus in New Gloucester, Maine. The first
annual "Autumn Celebration: A Fresh Paint Event and Auction" to
benefit the Fiddlehead Center for the Arts will be held on September 27 from
8:00 am to 3:30 pm.
Come
See Brad Paint!
To view the
finished painting, click
here
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Maine Discovery Museum,
Bangor, Maine
August, 2003:
Tour around downtown Bangor and you may see a child's rocking chair
painted by Brad Betts sitting in the window of one of the local stores. Over
sixty artists from all over Maine were selected to participate in this
exciting charity art auction event. Click
here
to see the chair
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Skillins
Greenhouses, Falmouth, Maine
January, 2003:
Several of Brad's paintings were on display at
Skillins Greenhouses during
their annual Wintertime Art Show in Falmouth, Maine
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Fore Street Gallery,
Portland, Maine
November,2002:
The Fore Street Gallery presented a gallery group
show of original works of fine art and photography, including artists
Brad Betts, Sylvia Dyer, Paul Black, and Carlton Plummer.
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Down East Magazine
Brad's painting "Ahead of the Storm"
appeared in the November 2002 issue of
Down East magazine. Click on the cover
& see the painting.
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Sawyer & Company,
Portland, Maine
June to August,
2002:
Sawyer & Company hosted Brad's original oil and
acrylic artwork in a one-man show during June. A multi-media group
show
continued throughout the summer.
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Eastland Park Hotel,
Portland, Maine
August, 2002:
"Cadillac Mt. Morning" by Brad Betts in the
lobby of the Eastland Park Hotel, Portland, Maine.
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