Studio Tour Weekend is back on November 4th and 5th! And I’m happy to be participating once again.

Open Studio Exhibition

For the RiverArts 2023 Artists Studio Tour

November 4th, Saturday from 11am – 5pm

November 5th, Sunday from 11am – 3pm

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Beverly Shipko

The Lofts at 423 Saw Mill River Road

3rd Floor Club Lounge

Ardsley, New York 10502

Here’s what you can expect.

Food – paintings and edibles

GDC and The Lofts has graciously offered up the 3rd Floor Lounge for the show, a large beautiful space, and will be providing food on Saturday from 2-4 and Sunday from 12-2.

Work-in-process will be included.

Of course, Oreos will be provided for biting (GF Oreos too!). Maybe your bite will turn up in a future painting…

Flowers – paintings and fresh

 I’m working on a few small flower paintings, and plan to assemble at least one Sogetsu Ikebana arrangement – a creative activity that began during the pandemic and is still going strong. It’s like painting with flowers!

Previous Open Studios preparations have included flower arrangements in more traditional in outdoor planters. At least I’m consistent.

Fun – a community of like minded people and a taste of AI

I plan to experiment with AI (artificial intelligence) and see what happens. This is something new for me. Your guess is as good as mine about how this will come out. Come see for yourself!

Logistics

Visit www.riverarts.org to learn more, and to print a tour map closer to the event, or e-mail me for directions. 80 artists will participate. I’m #24 on the map.

GPS apps can be quirky. If the address above comes up as being in Hastings-on-Hudson, that’s correct. The Lofts complex is on the border between Ardsley and Hastings. As if it wasn’t complicated enough, there’s a second address for the building that you could try – 5 Mill River Lane.

The Lofts is located on Saw Mill River Road, one mile south of the Lawrence Street exit off the Saw Mill River Parkway. Go to the northern building in the three building complex. Park anywhere in front of the buildings, or in the hidden lot on the southern end of the complex by the maintenance shack.

Hopefully the building door will be open. If not, type Beverly into the directory to reach me so I can buzz you in. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor.

And the bonus is that another talented realist painter, Linda Friedlander, is a short walk away (#22 on the map) in the 3rd Floor Lounge of Building C (1 Mill River Lane). So this stop is a twofer (two artists for the price of one!).

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Please note: For those of you who have been coming to the Studio Tour in April for many years, the switch to November is permanent. Also Sunday hours end earlier at 3pm.

Feel free to contact me with any questions through email at beverlyshipko@mac.com. You can also reach me on Facebook (Beverly Shipko, Artist) and Instagram (@beverlyshipko).

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This is always a joyful event for me. Hope you can make it.

I look forward to seeing all of you art lovers and exchanging ideas. See you soon!