Enjoy 3rd Thursdays Art Night Out series in Barrington
Barrington's White House welcomes back its 3rd Thursdays Art Night Out series with three inspiring artists this season.
The series kicks off at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 17, with Michael Ireland. The April 21 event will feature Marci Oleszkiewicz, followed on May 19 by Al Buschauer.
Watercolorist Michael Ireland is a nationally recognized artist and award-winning creative director and designer. His painting style and technique challenges the scale and format associated with traditional transparent watercolor, resulting in some of his recent works measuring more than 20 feet in length.
This process and approach has led to his artwork being placed in collections throughout the country. He is a member of the National Watercolor Society, Elmhurst Art Guild, and Illinois Watercolor Society.
Recently, one of his works, "Conifer," received the Helen Browne Memorial Award for watercolor at the 88th annual Juried Exhibition of the Hudson River Valley Art Association. His home and studio are in Cary.
To view Ireland's work, visit irelandwatercolors.com.
Marci Oleszkiewicz's goal as an artist is to capture moments of life on canvas that convey beauty and wonder, joy and sorrow, love and truth.
She has received Best of Show from the American Impressionist Society and an award of excellence from the Oil Painters of America. She was included in Southwest Art magazine's 21 under 31. She paints from the heart in order to speak to the hearts of those who view her works.
To check out her work, visit marcioleszkiewicz.com.
Artist and portrait photographer Al Buschauer has worked in Barrington for the past 33 years. In this exhibit, you will experience an array of work from travels to Africa to local images of stunning portraits and landscapes.
In addition to portrait photography, Buschauer utilizes the dramatic digital photography process of "light painting," where subjects are photographed in the dark using various LED flashlights and modifiers. Every section of the subject is photographed separately. Then, in postproduction, all the parts are layered and blended together using Photoshop.
To see Buschauer's work, visit buschauerportraits.com.
If you are an artist and would like to feature your art at Barrington's White House 3rd Thursdays Art Night Out in the future, visit barringtonswhitehouse.com/events and fill out the form at the top of the page.
This event is free, but registration is requested. Tickets for all cultural spring events can be found at barringtonswhitehouse.com/events.
Barrington's White House is located downtown at 145 W. Main St. Cultural programming is underwritten, in part, by generous sponsors.
For information, call (224) 512-4066 or visit barringtonswhitehouse.com.