{"id":78031,"date":"2017-02-21T21:47:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T02:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=78031"},"modified":"2017-02-21T17:46:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T22:46:48","slug":"wildlife-artist-tom-lenweaver-to-exhibit-at-baltimore-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=78031","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife artist Tom Lenweaver to exhibit at Baltimore Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Karen Jean Smith, <\/em>gallery coordinator<\/em><\/p>\n

What does a fly fisherman do when he is not fishing?\u00a0 If you are Tom Lenweaver, you draw and paint, and share your work with the public.\u00a0 From\u00a0March 3 through April\u00a028, The Wildlife and Nature Art of Tom Lenweaver will be on display in the Art Gallery of the John A.<\/p>\n

Weeks Interpretive Center at 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus. The public is invited to attend the reception on\u00a0Saturday, March 4\u00a0from\u00a02:00 until 4:00 pm. In addition, the show will be available for viewing Monday\u00a0through\u00a0Friday,\u00a09 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays,\u00a010 to\u00a04 p.m. There is no admission or parking fees, and all art work will be for sale with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Baltimore Woods.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>An abiding love for animals and nature is the stimulus for the paintings and drawings of Tom Lenweaver. This exhibit features detailed renderings in acrylic, watercolor, and graphite pencil that are only possible when the artist is willing to dedicate time and care in researching his subjects. This, coupled with Lenweaver\u2019s\u00a0skill in wielding his pencil and brush, and his understanding and application of\u00a0color,\u00a0result in very inviting and accurate work.<\/p>\n

Lenweaver credits his \u201cappreciation for all things wild and beautiful\u201d\u00a0to\u00a0his parents who introduced him to the great outdoors at an early age.\u00a0 Following in their footsteps, he fished in Geddes Creek as a boy and became an avid fly fisherman.<\/p>\n

Indeed, he looks forward each year to fly fishing season, and you will probably find him out on Nine Mile Creek on opening day. Though admittedly not the hunter he once was, Lenweaver still\u00a0enjoys the time that he spends in the woods and fields,\u00a0where\u00a0his enthusiasm for harvesting a deer has all but died.<\/p>\n

\u201cI confess that most of my recent excursions to the woods and fields have been with my Nikon camera,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Depictions of plants, songbirds, and animals not typically hunted are an important part of this exhibit. That said, the subject matter of Lenweaver\u2019s work often reflects his hunting and fishing interests; he may be best known for his paintings and illustrations of gamefish, migratory waterfowl, sporting dog illustrations, and Adirondack scenes.\u00a0 Many of his images have been used on various outdoor publications throughout the Northeast and he has donated paintings of ducks, pheasants, and other birds to benefit such groups as the Central New York Wild Fowlers,\u00a0Ruffed Grouse Society, Pheasants\u00a0Forever,\u00a0Ducks Unlimited, and the Great Swamp Conservancy in\u00a0Canastota, where he is artist-in-residence.<\/p>\n

A graduate of Solvay High School where his artistic ability was already evident, Lenweaver earns his livelihood as a commercial designer and illustrator. He turned to painting and drawing for the joy of it later in life and had the good fortune to be friends with Lou\u00a0DePaolis, an internationally acclaimed wildlife artist, who became his mentor.\u00a0 \u201cI can still hear Lou\u2019s voice while I\u2019m working, continually giving me advice,\u201d states Lenweaver.\u00a0 \u201cHe was very supportive of my early efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Awards, among others, include \u201cOutstanding Adirondack Painting\u201d and \u201cGraphite Pencil Drawing\u201d\u00a0category ribbons at the Central Adirondack Art Show in Old Forge and \u201cPainting of the Year\u201d and other awards at the New York State Fair Wildlife Art Exhibit. He has had a number of one-man shows throughout the Central New York area and creates the illustrations for\u00a0and is the designer of\u00a0Beaver Tales, the newsletter of Beaver Lake Nature Center.<\/p>\n

In addition to this exhibit, Tom Lenweaver will be conducting a workshop , \u201cDrawing Wildlife with Artist Tom Lenweaver\u201d Saturday, March 18, from\u00a010:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Art Gallery\/Program Room of the Interpretive Center at Baltimore Woods Nature Center. Go to\u00a0baltimorewoods.org\u00a0and select \u201cPublic Programs\u201d then \u201cMarch\u201d for more details.<\/p>\n

PHOTO CAPTIONS:<\/p>\n

1. Fall Brookie<\/i> by Tom Lenweaver will be on display at the Art Gallery exhibit at Baltimore Woods in Marcellus in March and April.<\/div>\n
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2. Gray Squirrel<\/i>, a graphite pencil drawing by wildlife artist Tom Lenweaver will be featured during his upcoming art exhibit at Baltimore Woods Nature Center in Marcellus beginning in March.<\/div>\n
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3. Wildlife artist Tom Lenweaver’s painting,\u00a0Reflections on Owl Pond,<\/i>\u00a0will be on hand to meet visitors to the gallery opening on March 4th<\/span><\/span> at Baltimore Woods.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Karen Jean Smith, gallery coordinator What does a fly fisherman do when he is not fishing?\u00a0 If you are Tom Lenweaver, you draw and paint, and share your work with the public.\u00a0 From\u00a0March 3 through April\u00a028, The Wildlife and Nature Art of Tom Lenweaver will be on display in the Art Gallery of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-and-entertainment","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-kiz","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fall-brookie-lenweaver.jpg?fit=350%2C424&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/78033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}