Fine Art

DEBARY -- Photographic historian Walter Johnson will discuss pinhole photography at 2 p.m. Saturday, at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd.

His talk, “Pictures in a box: The art of pinhole photography,” will explore the history of the pinhole technique, which dates from the fourth century B.C. and is still used today. Johnson, a professor
emeritus at Ohio State University, will display contemporary and historic cameras and images.

NSBNEWS.net photos by Jeanette DiCara.

Unique works of art were on display during the weekend Art Fiesta at Old Fort Park on Sams Avenue in New Smyrna Beach by artists like Burlington, Vt. artist Peter Robinson-Smith and his wire-screen works as shown in the photos above. Below left, crowds were sparse Saturday, but picked up consierably Sunday with better weather.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Few patrons of the arts braved the rain and cold of Saturday to check out the weekend Art Fiesta at Old Fort Park on Sams Avenue. But on Sunday, temperatures warmed up to the low 50s and the skies were sunny for those who wanted to get away from Bike Week and enjoy the arts.

In all, there were 200 booths for the 48th annual fiesta.

Courtesy photos. The artwork of Hope Barton: At left,  "Creek off the St. Johns River," acrylic 27" x 39" At right, "On the Rocks," hand-colored etching/ artist proof 20" x 25", among the works to be displayed in March at Arts on Douglas Fine Art Collectible in downtown New Smyrna Beach." Barton and her featured work "About Water,"  opens with a 4-7 p.m. reception on Saturday, March 6. Exhibition Dates: March 6 - 27, Gallery Talk with the Artist: 1 p.m. Saturday, March 20. All dates and times are free and open to the public.

NEW SMYRNAS BEACH -- The Arts on Douglas Fine Art and Collectibles, the downtown New Smyrna Beach art gallery, will showcase the acrylic paintings and etchings of St. Augustine artist, Hope Barton. Each month one of the 59 artists represented by Arts on Douglas is featured in a solo exhibition.

Courtesy photo. The artwork of Jean Banas is on display at the Arts on Douglas through Saturday in New Smyrna Beach. She will give a talk and demonstration of her unique paintings 1 p.m. Saturday.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Jean Banas's prolific career has spanned over 20 years. Her most recent abstract expressionist work, "The Beat Goes On," is now on display at Arts on Douglas through Saturday.

Here is how Banas describes her work:  "My paintings focus on the expressive qualities of composition using line, shape and form in a dialogue with each other, as actors do on a stage. My works are alive with exhuberance and vitality, and have a sense of mystery that cannot be fully understood or explained."

Courtesy photo. This sea turtles painting by artist Renee Decator is among myriad offerings at this weekend's 34th annual IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts, that is expected to draw thousands to New Smyrna Beach.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The 34th annual IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts, presented by Atlantic Center for the Arts, will be held Saturday and Sunday in picturesque Riverside Park along the beautiful Intracoastal Waterway.

It will be an outstanding weekend featuring more than 200 talented artists, a delicious festival menu in the food court, children's art projects, and free top-notch entertainment all day.

Offering more than $100,000 in prize money and Patron's Choice Awards, the juried festival attracts some of the most talented artists in the country.

Here is the list of the participating artists in this weekend's IMAGES art festival in New Smyrna Beach:

Su Abbott / Painting / East Point, GA / susustudios.com
Carol Adamson / Fiber/Leather / Nashville, IN
Paul Albritton / Jewelry / St. Augustine, FL / www.bijoujewelry.net
Terry Andrews / Sculpture / Ocala, FL / www.watersedgestudios.com
Anthony Arkus / Fine Crafts / Galeton, PA
Lisa Arkus / Painting / Galeton, PA
Stephen Ayers / Ceramics / Hannibal, MO / ayerspottery.com
Dennis Baccheschi / Painting / Torrington, CT