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Art Reception market & Exhibit gallery reception

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By Jo-An Thomas, Founder of Shop Thrifty Treasures & Jo-An Frances Art

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Painting Bamboo asian bamboo painting bamboo chinese brush painting

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","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/novemberdecember-classes","title":"November/December Art Classes","date_modified":"2025-10-06T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/do-you-wonder-how-to-value-chinese-paintings","html_content":"

Art is subjective, and the price of paintings, along with their perceived beauty and attraction, can also be subjective.

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Buying art should feel exciting, not intimidating. Whether you’re new to collecting or just want to bring beauty into your home, knowing the difference between print types helps you make a choice that fits your taste, sp...

","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/how-to-choose-the-right-fine-art-print-for-your-collection","title":"How to Choose the Right Fine Art Print for Your Collection","summary":"Buying art should feel exciting, not intimidating. Whether you’re new to collecting or just want to bring beauty into your home, knowing the difference between print types helps you make a choice that fits your taste, sp...","date_modified":"2025-09-25T07:22:55Z"},{"id":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/largest-tesa-show-of-the-exhibiting-society-of-art","html_content":"

","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/largest-tesa-show-of-the-exhibiting-society-of-art","title":"Largest TESA Show of The Exhibiting Society of Art","date_modified":"2025-09-01T17:50:57Z"},{"id":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/east-versus-west","html_content":"

Westerners have many ways and genres to express their art. Here is a comparison of Western Impressionism and Chinese Brush painting.

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","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/call-to-artists","title":"Call to Artists!","date_modified":"2025-06-23T20:36:26Z"},{"id":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/kids-art-camp-at-the-morean-arts-center","html_content":"

A week of exciting watercolor paintings of undersea creatures! The kids had fun, and so did I. :)

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Don and Rick completed their Vanda Orchids Paintings at the final class for the 2025 Spring Season! They are truly beautiful paintings, I love the way Rick's flowers seem to dance in the wind and give off a happy feelin...

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This week the Chinese Brush Painting class at the Morean Arts Center tackled the Bird of Paradise. Don came up with an unusual and striking interpretation reflecting the spontaneous style of this art form. Well done!

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Black Eyed Susans

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Through March 2025 at the Largo Public Library Gallery see Jo-An's 1st place painting entered in the The Exhibiting Society of Artists (TESA) exhibition.

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New painters at the January 11th workshop took right to the bamboo Summer Gentleman subject. Amazing work from folks who never painted before!! Anyone can learn to do it!

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L > R Standing: Rick & Don, Sitting: Alice & Tara

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It has been a tough time for Tampa Bay folks with the arrival of Hurricane Helene. These intrepid painters joined me for a Saturday workshop to change their perspectives and have fun! Fantastic paintings! All but two ...

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The Exhibiting Society of Artists celebrated on Friday, August 16th with a reception and awards ceremony. Among the winners, I was recognized as the 1st Honorable Mention for Triple Suns. Here is what the Judge, Deon Bla...

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Fantastic progress by these brush painters who took the Bamboo Workshop #1 and then added the new Chrysanthemum Workshop to their bamboo painting, next up is another new workshop for these Saturday painters: Spring Orchi...

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Please join me at the Five Deuces Galleria, 2101 3rd Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 , for the opening reception for \"Splash of Red\" Show where I am exhibiting. The exhibit is from July 21 - September 16, 2024. Opening...

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After much practice of strokes and how to make colors from ink we had a fabulous time! Come learn the next strokes and paint Chrysanthemums.

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","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/fantastic-fun-workshop-saturday-june-22nd","title":"Fantastic, Fun Workshop Saturday, June 22nd","date_modified":"2024-06-22T20:54:30Z"},{"id":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/inspired-by-nature-exhibition-at-the-clearwater-main-library","html_content":"

Interested in purchasing an artwork from Inspired by Nature on display at the Clearwater Main Library Galleries?

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Jazz, Art and St. Pete's Art Lovers and Artists! A fun time was had on Sunday May 5th celebrating the third annual “Arts Advocate of the Year” Awarded to Shanna & Bryan Glazer at the historic Snell - Bishop Estate.

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We all had a great time! And a big Thank You to Alice Nightingale for setting up the workshop for the students and giving her helping hand!

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The workshop is listed on the Green Bench Monthly Magazine's website! Check it out!

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Bird of Paradise on Rice Paper. The ALL THINGS FLORIDA show ends on February 26, 2024.

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Amazing paintings by these new Chinese Brush Painters. None of the students had painted in this medium before and just look at the incredible first-time paintings!

","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/happy-new-brush-painters","title":"Happy New Brush Painters","summary":"Amazing paintings by these new Chinese Brush Painters. None of the students had painted in this medium before and just look at the incredible first-time paintings!","date_modified":"2024-02-11T20:19:01Z"},{"id":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/10-years-of-muse-art-in-st-pete","html_content":"

","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/10-years-of-muse-art-in-st-pete","title":"10 Years of MUSE Art in St. Pete!","date_modified":"2024-02-04T21:58:03Z"},{"id":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/winter-plum-blossoms","html_content":"

One of the 4 Gentlemen teaches the strokes necessary to paint other subjects.

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Saturday, January 20, 2024, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL: Everyone did an awesome job and painted bamboo on rice paper after practicing strokes on newsprint.

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Give the gift of an experience! Classes start January 11th https://moreanartscenter.org/.../chinese-brush-painting.../. 6-week classes. OR. Workshop on Saturday: two Workshops: January 20 or February 10

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Small Works opened with an overflow crowd on Saturday, December 2, 2023 and runs through January 8, 2024. For a private tour contact FiveDeucesGalleria@gmail.com. All art in the show is by local artists and is for sale.

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","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/october-2023-workshop-masterpieces","title":"October 2023 Workshop Masterpieces","date_modified":"2023-10-23T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/september-workshop-fun","html_content":"

We had a fun time on Saturday, Sept. 23rd learning about Chinese Brush painting and everyone created a masterpiece to take home. The next Saturday Workshop is OCTOBER 21st! Sign Up Today.

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","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/warehouse-arts-district-free-sat-workshop","title":"Warehouse Arts District Free Sat Workshop","date_modified":"2023-09-17T21:34:58Z"},{"id":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/look-for-the-rooster","html_content":"

enjoy reading the Artisan Magazine's Fall Issue. My listing is on page 22 in the Artist Registry. To read the magazine go to: issuu.com

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See you at the Pinellas Ale House Friday, Sept. 8th from 6 pm - 9 pm

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Supplies necessary for learning are:

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Chinese brush painting is the traditional art of painting on rice paper or silk with a natural animal-hair brush and ink. Paintings can be monochrome or colored and typically depict animals, birds, flowers, or scenes fro...

","url":"https://jo-anfrances.com/f/what-is-chinese-brush-painting","title":"What Is Chinese Brush Painting?","summary":"Chinese brush painting is the traditional art of painting on rice paper or silk with a natural animal-hair brush and ink. Paintings can be monochrome or colored and typically depict animals, birds, flowers, or scenes fro...","date_modified":"2023-07-16T19:14:05Z"}]}