St. Nicholas Hospital Art Initiative 2014

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Winter Field $500 15" x 22" watercolor

Winter Field $500 15″ x 22″ watercolor


I have 15 paintings on display on three floors at St Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The exhibit will run until March 24. Reception February 6th on first floor from 5:30 pm – 7 pm.

The intent and purpose of the Art Initiative is to create a welcoming, warm, healing space for patients, guests, staff, and community members who visit the St. Nicholas Hospital through a gallery style display of artwork created by local and regional artists

St. Nicholas Hospital will become an additional gallery space for local and regional artists to exhibit and sell their art work. Christina Wynveen, Cassy Tully’s manager and art director, will serve as a fine art liaison for four exhibition seasons per year.

Artists donate a percentage of the sales of their work back to the Friends of St. Nicholas Hospital fund. This fund helps those in need pay their medical bills acquired while being serviced at St. Nicholas Hospital.

Contributions are also used to purchase much-needed equipment, support programs and services for patients and their families, and provide healthcare-related academic scholarships.

This project was conceived and executed by Andrew Bagnall, CEO of St. Nicholas Hospital; Charmaine Jankowski, Fund Development Coordinator; Cassy Tully, artist and owner of Cassy Tully – Fine Art; and Christina Wynveen, manager and art director.

The Great Mid-West Plein Air Border Wars!

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Pigeon River

Pigeon River 11″ x 14″ oil on January 4, 2014

The Plein Air Painters of Chicago, Indiana Plein Air Painters, and the Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association are participating in the first of its kind friendly on-line competition for plein air artists.  It’s free, but all posted work must be done 90%  plein air.  

To post a painting, you must first post the painting to your own blog or website and then link the url to this blog: midwestpleinairborderwars.blogspot.com. 

Click the “add your link” button at bottom of the page.  When entering your name, prefix it with your state’s abbreviation (ie:  WI Keary Kautzer).

This challenge is open until March 21st.  There is no limit to the  number of images you may post.  The challenge will be expanded in the spring. 

You are invited to go to this blog site to see the beautiful paintings that other artists have entered:  midwestpleinairborderwars.blogspot.com