94.7 WMAS Robyn's Review for Brush It Off

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Created on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 14:57

Robyn Lee works for a Springfield, MA radio station and does reviews of local businesses. Here is her review of Brush It Off, complete with me awkwardly talking on camera. It was a great class for her to come visit on, we had 40 people, a packed house for us. She even came back this past Sunday with some friends to paint just for fun, which I think is the best recommendation we could get. Exciting stuff happening in Sturbridge, MA. Check out the Brush It Off facebook page for lots of great pictures of regular folks painting up a storm.

They're All Gonna Laugh At You!!!

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Created on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 14:38

Had a fantastic time telling jokes at the Comedy Broads Battle Cancer hosted by Kris Badal. We raised $700 for cancer research via standup2cancer.org. We packed the theater room to standing only with audio piped over to the bar side. Raffle items were given out, including a gift certificate from my work at Brush It Off. After the show there was a hip hop session. Thank you to: Kris Badal, Noëlle Gray, Dana Montuori, Lillian DeVane, Jennifer Myszkowski, Hilary Gardiner, Ellementt, TheMcMarvin, QuiñonesAaron, Aaron LaRoche, Aaron Borucki, Jess Miller, Kim DeShields, Ezra Prior and especially to Popcorn Noir for having us for such an incredible event! So female comics kicked cancers ass, at least $700 worth. To continue a great cause on April 27th at 2p.m. I will be teaching a "Wings of Hope" butterfly with pink ribbon to raise more money for the cause. Seats are $35 and Brush It Off will donate $10 of each seat. Have not heard about Brush It Off yet? Find more information here, I teach painting there full time and love it! Even if you have never painted before, I show you step by step how, and you can even have a glass of wine or a beer while you do it. See you then.

Opening at Popcorn Noir a Hit

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Created on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 14:19

Had a wonderful time at the art opening and Spring menu debut at Popcorn Noir last Thursday. The other artists hanging had really great work, Christopher Gendron with paintings of a long lost culture and Eric Gove with photos on stretched canvas of marshes and mountain hikes. Had a nice turn out of friends and family and doubled the celebration being my father's Birthday! If you couldn't make the opening but are free this Saturday, come by at 9:30 for Comedy Babes Battle Cancer benefit show. I will be telling jokes and raffling off a gift certificate to Brush It Off. Come early if you want a seat, and then standing room, and then in the bar area with audio piped in through speakers. The work will probably be up for a month if you want to swing by some other time. Or here are some photos.

Art and Comedy at Popcorn Noir, Easthampton, MA

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Created on Monday, 08 April 2013 11:57

I am excited to be hanging art on Tuesday at Popcorn Noir in Easthampton, MA. This ingenious spot shows movies in a separate screening room, has wonderful cocktails and a new Spring menu debuting on April 11, which will also be the night of the art opening! So come on down to support me, some other artists and a really cool restaurant. If you can't make it on the 11th you can come on Saturday the 20th for an all female comedy show. This comedy show is a benefit for cancer. There is no cover but suggested donation is $10 and we will be raising money for Standup2cancer.org. There will be also be a raffle at the end of the evening. Start time 9:30pm. Headlining our show we have Lillian DeVane from Boston, a very funny gal who just hosted several shows at the Women in Comedy Festival. Other performers include Alana Eisner from NY, Noelle Gray from CT, Jess Miller, Andrea Newland, Hillary Gardiner, and Dana Montouri. Come support women in comedy and a great cause!

Gateway City Arts in Holyoke Classes

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Created on Friday, 15 February 2013 12:00

Wanted to share an up an coming studio space in Holyoke along the canal called Gateway City Arts, located at 92-114 Race St. in Holyoke, MA. They have Swing dance classes as well as Tango, workshops on gilding frames and creating molds, and classes by Dean Nimmer in drawing, monoprint and classes like art from intuition. Classes range in price and you can take one, or get a better deal if you take a bunch of them. I have been wanting to take one of Dean Nimmer's classes ever since he was the chair of Fine Arts at Mass Art and I never got to take his "100 Drawings" class there. I also found a bunch of his assemblage at a little gallery in Easthampton, MA and bought two. Check out their list of classes here

Andrea Newland Arts: The Creative Collective: A Variety Show

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Created on Wednesday, 19 December 2012 03:19

"Ok, so here's my idea. I know a lot of creative people. These people make great art, music, theater, comedy.. they also drink like fish and party like animals. Let's celebrate our creativity and intrinsic artistry by all putting on a show at the precinct in Somerville, MA. I have the whole night booked from 9-2. Now, all I need is the artists, musicians, actors, comedians, and alcoholics to step forward and join me on the stage throughout the night." - Justin Joyce That's right folks, and I will be performing/showing art. So come meet some fun people and have a final awesome party to round out 2012. I havn't had nearly enough. If you've ever said to me, "You have to tell me next time you do a show!" This is that time. -Andrea

Andrea Newland Arts: Vintage Spiderwear

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Created on Wednesday, 05 December 2012 15:19

At the recent Monson Arts Council Holiday Show I purchased a beautiful handmade purse made out of a vintage lace and linen table runner from Vintage Spiderwear. An over the shoulder messenger style bag, the strap is made from a brown leather belt with a handsome buckle. I couldn't resist getting it after seeing all the hand stitched embroidery of peach daisies with blue centers. It also has lots of embellishments with knotted leather, a feather and gold chains with beads and jewels hanging down the front. It is also a perfect length to my hip. Susan Zamboni is the Designer and also an Interior Decorator. She takes vintage clothes and takes them apart to make one of a kind bags. You can see and purchase her work at the upcoming holiday show at The Yellow House in Palmer, MA, on Dec. 8th. Or check her out on facebook under Vintage Spiderwear. Happy Holidays!

Artists In The Attic at Christopher's 12/4/12

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Created on Friday, 30 November 2012 01:57

Excited to be joining the Christopher's Restaurant crew this Tuesday (12/4/12) for an artist craft show in the upstairs dining room from 5-8pm. The likes of Kate Jorgenson Bejarano, John Jorgenson, Peter, Melissa "Clark" Buttons, Abbey Schneider, Alyssa Jane Milne and yours truly. Many things will be there to feast your eyes on what these fantastic artists have been up to, mostly on sale for under $100 for some holiday shopping. Also, buy the artists drinks. They like drinks. After some collaboration between Alyssa Jane Milne and I, we have hatched a plan to represent ourselves as "Artists in the Attic." On occasion we get together and make stuff in my studio... that is in a barn... that is also kind of in the attic. With her background in design and screen printing and mine in painting and teaching, we want to see what kind of brilliant disasters we can create together. Watch out world! We are about to blow the roof off. At this show I will have my usual assortment of Mini Masterpieces, birch candle holders, the new silkscreen onesies, cards and magnets, some paintings and maybe a concrete leaf. Alyssa Jane will have hair accessories, day of the dead inspired painted busts and more.

Inspiration from Oaxacan Wood Carving

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Created on Monday, 26 November 2012 17:19

"It is easy to imagine a great painting, Yeats once said; the hard part is realizing it in materials. Inspired, stolen or imposed, "an idea is simply an idea, and anyone can have one," Jamie Santiago says. "It is the artisan who must use his talents to give it life. People can spout great ideas all day long, but most of them never leave the cantina.'" -page 37, Oaxacan Woodcarving, The Magic In The Trees, by Shepard Barbash Today I am inspired by the sculpture of the Mexican town of Oaxaca. From a small village of poor farmers came innovation and creativity. Using machetes, kitchen knives and pocket knives these artisans carve dynamic creatures, mermaids and day of the dead altars that are then expertly painted with bright patterns and dots. This is a piece by Mario Castellanos. If you have never seen this style of carving and painting, I highly recommend looking it up to brighten your day.

Monson Holiday Fair This Weekend

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Created on Monday, 19 November 2012 12:38

Come on down to memorial hall the weekend after Thanksgiving where I will be set up selling birch tree candle holders at $20 for a set of three, mini masterpieces for $25, silkscreen onesies and concrete birdbaths. I am usually set up next to the girl scouts as you walk into the building and to the left. My mom will be manning my table for a bit as I work in Sturbridge at Brush It Off on Saturday. The show is Saturday 9-4:30 and Sunday from 12-5. If you would like to order some birch candle holders just email me. They sell fast!