Offenes Atelier 9. & 10. Mai, 2024

Offenes Atelier 9. & 10. Mai, 2024

by | Apr 24, 2024 | Art, Artist, Events, Exhibit, Painting, Photography, Products

Ich veranstalte mein erstes offenes Atelier! Bitte merken Sie sich den Termin vor:

  • Donnerstag, 9. Mai, 11 – 18 Uhr
  • Freitag, 10. Mai, 16 – 21 Uhr

Ich werde sowohl Originalgemälde als auch limitierte Drucke von Fotografien und Kunstwerken anbieten.

Photograph of rounded, rocky mountain peak, jutting out from behind the barren slope of another mountain. A blue-gray cloud rises between the mountains. One side of the peak is lit by the late afternoon sun. From the other side streams a dense flow of clouds, tinted a fiery orange.
Roter Kopf
Photograph of at least five layers of mountains in a blue haze (increasingly lighter with distance), under a soft yellow sky.
Dolomiten Blau & Gold
Photograph of a mountainous landscape, warmly lit by a late-afternoon sun, with a central off-white slope and peak shaped somewhat like a breast and nipple. (“Cone” doesn’t suffice. 😊) On the slopes is a rust-colored ground cover, and the mountain is backed by higher, rougher peaks.
Der Gelbe Berg
Pastel painting of six green apples, on a dark patterned cloth, two of them blushing with tinges of red.
Grüne Äpfel
Pastel painting of a bridge with three arches, over a wide creek. A tree is to the left and a hill in the background.
Burnside-Brücke, Antietam

Weinfest

Meine Veranstaltung findet zeitgleich mit der Wollmesheimer Weinvielfalt statt. Acht Weingüter werden geöffnet sein (sechs davon in unserer Straße), 150 Weine werden ausgeschenkt, dazu gibt es andere Speisen und Getränke.

Zwischen den angegebenen Zeiten gibt es kostenlose Weinverkostungsstationen (5 € Weinglaspfand), aber die Veranstaltung geht am Abend weiter.

Kommen Sie, probieren Sie ein paar Weine und sehen Sie sich mein neuestes Werk an. Ich hoffe, Sie können dabei sein!

Standort

Marlene Breitenstein Atelier
Wollmesheimer Hauptstr. 54
76829 Landau

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Einladung
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Karte
Offenes Atelier 9. & 10. Mai, 2024

Open Studio, May 9-10, 2024

by | Apr 24, 2024 | Art, Artist, Events, Exhibit, Painting, Photography, Products

Art Opening

I’m having my first open studio! Please save the dates:

  • Thursday, May 9, 11am–6pm
  • Friday, May 10, 4pm–9pm

I will be offering original paintings, as well as limited edition prints of photographs and artworks.

Photograph of rounded, rocky mountain peak, jutting out from behind the barren slope of another mountain. A blue-gray cloud rises between the mountains. One side of the peak is lit by the late afternoon sun. From the other side streams a dense flow of clouds, tinted a fiery orange.
Red Head
Photograph of at least five layers of mountains in a blue haze (increasingly lighter with distance), under a soft yellow sky.
Dolomites Blue & Gold
Photograph of a mountainous landscape, warmly lit by a late-afternoon sun, with a central off-white slope and peak shaped somewhat like a breast and nipple. (“Cone” doesn’t suffice. 😊) On the slopes is a rust-colored ground cover, and the mountain is backed by higher, rougher peaks.
The Yellow Mountain
Pastel painting of six green apples, on a dark patterned cloth, two of them blushing with tinges of red.
Green Apples
Pastel painting of a bridge with three arches, over a wide creek. A tree is to the left and a hill in the background.
Burnside Bridge, Antietam

Wine Festival

My event coincides with the Wollmesheimer Weinvielfalt. Eight wineries in our village will be open (six on our street), 150 wines will be served, as well as other food and drink.

There will be free wine tasting stations between the hours listed (€5 wine glass deposit), but the event will go later in the evenings.

Come, try some wines, and see my latest work. I hope you can join us!

Location

Marlene Breitenstein Atelier
Wollmesheimer Hauptstr. 54
76829 Landau

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Announcement
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10th Fine Art Photography Awards

10th Fine Art Photography Awards

by | Apr 23, 2024 | Art, Artist, Awards, Highlight, Photography, Products

I am delighted to announce that the second juried photography contest I entered—the 10th Annual Fine Art Photography Awards—also decided to feature my photography. That’s two for two!

I entered a series of five photographs, all taken in the Sexten Dolomites, in South Tyrol, Italy. This was an international competition, with likely tens of thousands of entries. My work was awarded a Nominee status, which means the series was considered for the top prize in the amateur landscape category.

Fine Art Photography Awards Nominee logo.

The five photographs awarded (below) are available as limited edition prints, each in three sizes. Click an image for more information:

Photograph of rounded, rocky mountain peak, jutting out from behind the barren slope of another mountain. A blue-gray cloud rises between the mountains. One side of the peak is lit by the late afternoon sun. From the other side streams a dense flow of clouds, tinted a fiery orange.
Red Head
Photograph of a huge, sheer, broken-edged rock face, jutting up in front of an even larger mountain slope. The top of the nearly vertical-faced rock is dotted with tiny conifers that are easily many times taller than a person, but appear minuscule. The rock is a steely blue with hints of lavender, and the mountainside is equally colorful in shades of rust, pale orange and blue. The photo is edged by foreground conifers in the lower corners.
Broken Cliff, Dolomites
Photograph of a mountainous landscape, warmly lit by a late-afternoon sun, with a central off-white slope and peak shaped somewhat like a breast and nipple. (“Cone” doesn’t suffice. 😊) On the slopes is a rust-colored ground cover, and the mountain is backed by higher, rougher peaks.
The Yellow Mountain
Photograph of at least five layers of mountains in a blue haze (increasingly lighter with distance), under a soft yellow sky.
Dolomites Blue & Gold
Photograph of a stark, treeless mountain landscape. A steep, dark, scree-covered slope in the foreground, gives way to layered mountain ridges with craggy spires, lit by the last of the day's sun. Misty clouds drift low, below and between the foreground ridges, and high stratospheric clouds also fill the dull blue sky.
Dolomiti Spires in Fog

Check out my Landscape Nominee-winning series on the Fine Art Photography Awards web site.

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Wonder: An Exhibit at the Center for Fine Art Photography

Wonder: An Exhibit at the Center for Fine Art Photography

by | Apr 23, 2024 | Art, Artist, Events, Exhibit, Featured, Highlight, Photography, Products

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … SUPER CONFUSING?! At least, that’s what I’ve heard from many people; they can’t figure out what this photo is of (more on that below). That’s one reason why it’s wonderful: it grabs your brain and won’t let go.

Selected for exhibit

Douglas McCulloh—the Senior Curator and Interim Executive Director of the California Museum of Photography—apparently thought so, too. He selected my photograph for inclusion in a show titled Wonder, which McCulloh juried.

Needless to say, I’m chuffed. Not only was this the first juried exhibit I entered, but only 60 works by 55 artists were selected, out of likely thousands of entries. I am grateful to both Mr. McCulloh and the Center for Fine Art Photography.

So what is it?

Some viewers have wondered if this photo is of:

  • coconuts
  • hanging balls of yarn
  • lamps
  • and even South American animals called capybaras

TWO unrelated people actually thought that last one!

But no, this photo, titled Reflecting on the Alpsee, is actually of mounds of dried wetland reeds and grasses on an alpine lake, just below Schwangau Castle in Bavaria, Germany.

With its curious appearance and trippy, colorful reflections (look closely in the dark water’s surface), this photograph draws attention, and begs further examination. It’s a world to get lost in.

Purchase it here

Reflecting on the Alpsee is available as a limited edition print in three sizes.

See the show online

Get a bigger dose of Wonder at the exhibit’s virtual showing. The show runs from January 31 to September 30, 2024.

Thanks for your time and attention, both are valuable. 🙏🏻
I invite you to view my photographs and paintings, and to learn more about me.

If you liked this post, you have options:

©Marlene Breitenstein. I welcome your inquiries about purchasing, licensing, or republishing my work. I take my intellectual property seriously. This post and its contents, unless otherwise noted, is owned by Marlene Breitenstein. It is not to be reproduced, copied, or published in derivative, without permission from the artist.