{"id":64588,"date":"2015-11-13T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=64588"},"modified":"2015-11-12T16:40:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T21:40:39","slug":"barbara-bickford-showcased-at-the-caz-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=64588","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Bickford Showcased at the Caz Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Caz<\/a>(Cazenovia, NY \u2013 Nov. 2015) A visitor to the Cazenovia Public Library Art Gallery once commented, \u201cIt\u2019s so nice to be able to enjoy good art without driving to a museum and spending an entire day in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

And good art is what\u00a0visitors to the Cazenovia Public Library Art Gallery will enjoy with a remarkable exhibition of abstract paintings by award-winning artist Barbara Bickford.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to paint,\u201d says Bickford.\u00a0 \u201cHaving painted, designed, and created art all of my life, I find acrylics, watercolor, and water based paints the most interesting to use.\u00a0 I love the mixing, the dripping, the brush strokes, and usually the surprises that water media creates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Included\u00a0in her show are three award-winning pieces\u2014Inspiration, an acrylic water media piece that really does inspire, won an international exhibit award;\u00a0Sea Radiance, an acrylic composition that is radiant in its turbulence, was a national exhibit award winner; and\u00a0Vibrant Harmony, also a water media piece that naturally creates harmony though an amazing combination of colors, received a Central New York Watercolor Society juried exhibit award.<\/p>\n

Joining these is the illusive\u00a0Mystic Aura,\u00a0the\u00a0lively\u00a0Fire Dance, the collision of colors in\u00a0Carnival; the swirling dark forms of dancing\u00a0Night Spirits; the soothing hues of\u00a0A Warm\u00a0Imagery; and\u00a0Sunny Spirit\u00a0that is just as sunny as the name suggests.\u00a0 These and others will be on display in the Library Art Gallery through\u00a0Jan. 30, 2016, for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n

A graduate of Syracuse University, Bickford has recently participated in several exhibits in Utica; Old Forge; Cooperstown; Canajoharie; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Blue Hill, Maine.\u00a0 She has also exhibited locally at Stone Quarry Art Park in Cazenovia and Rose Cottage Gallery in Fayetteville as well as at Hospice, the Tech Gardens, nearby libraries, and others.<\/p>\n

A member of the Cazenovia Watercolor Society, Onondaga Art Guild, and a Signature member of Central New York Watercolor Society, Bickford says painting is her lifeline.\u00a0 \u201cWhether a painting is a planned design or one that evolves from the blending of colors, shapes, and lines, it is happily rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cazenovia Public Library Art Gallery is open during regular Library hours:\u00a09:00 am to 9:00 pm\u00a0weekdays and\u00a010:00 am to 5:00 pm\u00a0Saturdays.\u00a0 Stop by and enjoy Barbara Bickford\u2019s \u00a0extraordinary exhibition of abstract art.<\/p>\n

For more information on the art exhibits or any event at the Cazenovia Public Library, call 655-9322 or visit\u00a0www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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