John Pototschnik

FINE ART

Newsletter

September 2001

Dear Friends:

Well, you haven't received a newsletter from me in a while so I thought I would enclose a small one with my latest color brochure. I hope you enjoy the work. Each piece is available for purchase. I continue to stay quite busy with gallery and show demands in addition to being an occasional juror, performing a demonstration or teaching a workshop. This short newsletter highlights a few other events and activities. Hope you're all doing well. As always I really appreciate your support and encouragement.

Blessings to you.

AWAKENINGS OF A GARDEN

		To promote the public opening of the 210-acre Garvan Woodland Gardens, 15 landscape and floral artists from across the nation were invited to paint on location in the Gardens in mid-April. I was honored to be one of the selected participants.

		The plein air painting event has already been promised a major feature article in International Artist Magazine while other articles will be sought in Southern Living, Midwest Living, and prominent garden magazines.

		A traveling exhibit of the art will further expand awareness of the Gardens throughout the region.

		I completed 11 on site studies and enlarged two of these for the traveling exhibition. Awakening Garden, 24 x 36 inch oil on canvas and Woodland Waterfall, 24 x 12 inch oil on board were my submissions. Both are available for purchase.

Garvan Gardens is being developed into a world-class botanical garden and is expected to attract 200,000 visitors per year. It features a four-acre Asian rock and stream garden, Garden of the Pine Wind, which includes three major cascades, a 12-foot waterfall, springs, pools and a pond more than a half-acre in size.

Scheduled to open this fall, a trip to this wonderful oasis in Hot Springs, Arkansas will be well worth it.

ATTENTION

At this time the following three galleries are the only representatives for my original works:

American Legacy Gallery

5911 Main Street - Kansas City, MO 64113 (816) 444-7944

G. Stanton Gallery

3412 Rosedale - Dallas, TX 75205 - (214) 521-7400

Scotch Mist Gallery

- 3001 E. Skyline Drive - Tucson, AZ 85718 - (520) 615-5000

OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA NATIONAL EXHIBITION

Several years ago I was awarded the Oil Painters of America (OPA) signature membership. To receive this recognition an artist must be selected by jury for exhibit in three OPA Nationals.

This year the Zantman Art Gallery in Palm Desert, CA. hosted the show during the month of April. My painting, "A Possible Fish Story" was awarded the Tara/Fredrix award for Best Landscape. The juror was Marilyn Simandle. The painting can be purchased through me or one the galleries nearest you that represent me.

MORE AWARDS

International Artist Magazine's Challenge No. 1 - The Landscape.Honorable Mention for "Break in the Clouds" - 20" x 30" - oil on canvas

The Artist's Magazine 2001 Annual Art Competition.Finalist in the Landscape Category for "Morning Fog" - 8" x 10" - oil on board. The piece was chosen from among 13,000 entries in four categories.

13th Annual Arts for the Parks.Top 100 for a painting from the Buffalo National River. "Roark Bluff from Steele Creek" - 24" x 24" - oil on board was selected from 2118 entries.

FOURTH QUARTER SHOW SCHEDULE

29 Sep - 16 Dec."Miniatures/2001" - The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM - (505) 842-0111. 26 Oct - 4 Nov."American Art in Miniature 2001" - Thomas Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK - (918) 596-2700. 9-20 Nov."Great American Artists Exhibition and Sale" - The Cincinnati Club, Cincinnati, OH - (513) 831-9094. 15 Nov - 5 Jan."32nd Annual Mountain Oyster Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale" - The Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ - (520) 623-3417.