Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club Virtual Invitational Exhibition!
FEATURING THE ARTIST MEMBERS OF THE DETROIT FINE ARTS BREAKFAST CLUB FROM
MAY 9 THROUGH JUNE 13
Our invitational exhibit was conceived during the darker days of the Global Pandemic with the theme REACH OUT IN THE DARKNESS to reflect the need for artists to reach out to artists from other communities. We would like to make this concept a part of our annual exhibition schedule. Please support our exhibiting artists with a purchase.
Thank you for visiting our virtual invitational exhibition!
TITLE: Prepared
AMANDA KOSS
SIZE: 20” X 20” X 1.5” MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2020
“Reflecting on the state of the world in 2020, I began preparing myself emotionally and physically in many ways. One which was taking a CPL course to learn how to protect myself. I snagged a few gun shells and used them to create texture in this piece.”
Amanda’s evolution into abstract expressionism allows her to create art from her soul which is influenced by her life and the world around her. She often collects found objects to paint with or incorporate into her works.
PRICE: $660 - shipping not included
THANK YOU FOR VISITING THE REACH OUT IN THE DARKNESS VIRTUAL EXHIBITION!
WE HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR EXHIBITING ARTISTS WITH A PURCHASE.
TITLE: Release
amanda koss
SIZE: 24” X 36” X 1.5” MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2019
‘"Release" was created by letting myself let go of emotional pain caused by cancer”
Amanda’s evolution into abstract expressionism allows her to create art from her soul which is influenced by her life and the world around her. She often collects found objects to paint with or incorporate into her works.
PRICE: $1032 - shipping not included
Mixed In the Media
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JILL LAW
SIZE: 30" x 40" x 1.5" MEDIUM: Acrylic on stretched canvas YEAR: 2018
“Abstract acrylic palette knife painting in primarily blue tones.”
Jill Law is a Dartmouth, Massachusetts-based artist who focuses on abstract painting. She works with a variety of mediums including acrylics, oils, and pastels. Her work can be found nationally in private collections. Jill is also a professional interior designer with 23 plus years of experience in residential design.
PRICE: $2000 - shipping not included
That Thing You Do!
JILL LAW
SIZE: 30" x 40" x 1.5" MEDIUM: Acrylic on stretched canvas YEAR: 2018
“Abstract palette knife painting”
Jill Law is a Dartmouth, Massachusetts-based artist who focuses on abstract painting. She works with a variety of mediums including acrylics, oils, and pastels. Her work can be found nationally in private collections. Jill is also a professional interior designer with 23 plus years of experience in residential design.
PRICE: $2000 - shipping not included
Don’t Stop the Beat
PAT McLAMORE
SIZE: 20" x 16" x 1.5" MEDIUM: Oil on stretched canvas YEAR: 2021
“Jazz artists playing in the park with people dancing.”
Pat has enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood. Her favorite media are oil and pencil/charcoal. Pat's artistic works have been shown in galleries, on greeting cards, and in competitions. "Art is a visual communicator. It encourages thought, stimulates emotions, and elicits a response."
PRICE: $750 - shipping not included
Solace in Nature
PAT McLAMORE
SIZE: 16" x 12" MEDIUM: Oil on hardboard YEAR: 2020
“Forrest scene of colorful trees in the fall.”
Pat has enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood. Her favorite media are oil and pencil/charcoal. Pat's artistic works have been shown in galleries, on greeting cards, and in competitions. "Art is a visual communicator. It encourages thought, stimulates emotions, and elicits a response."
PRICE: $500 - shipping not included
Abramovic
REGGIE SINGLETON
SIZE: 13" x 16" MEDIUM: Ink on Paper YEAR: 2020
“Pen and Ink drawing in original wood frame”
Reggie Singleton is a Painter/Sculptor from Detroit, MI. His art is primarily in the Abstract Expressionist realm. His chosen materials wood, acrylic and water-based paints. He has shown his work all over metro Detroit, and has a permanent installation in the WSU Bio-Engineering Building.
PRICE: $350 - shipping not included
Mercury - SOLD
REGGIE SINGLETON
SIZE: 20" x 25" X 3” MEDIUM: Wood relief construction YEAR: 2020
“Carved Wood Relief, painted in original Frame”
Reggie Singleton is a Painter/Sculptor from Detroit, Michigan. His art is primarily in the Abstract Expressionist realm. His chosen materials wood, acrylic, and water-based paints. He has shown his work all over metro Detroit and has a permanent installation in the Wayne State University Bio-Engineering Building.
PRICE: $550 - SOLD
Neptune
REGGIE SINGLETON
SIZE: 16 x 26" X 3” MEDIUM: Wood relief construction YEAR: 2016
“Carved Wood Relief, painted in original Frame”
Reggie Singleton is a Painter/Sculptor from Detroit, Michigan. His art is primarily in the Abstract Expressionist realm. His chosen materials wood, acrylic, and water-based paints. He has shown his work all over metro Detroit and has a permanent installation in the Wayne State University Bio-Engineering Building.
PRICE: $550 - shipping not included
Celebrating Women - 1
DEBBIE LA PRATT
SIZE: 20” X 12” X 1” MEDIUM: Clay YEAR: 2020
“Celebrating Women Collection. This is the first in the series. The tiles are made from a high fired Clay which is hand-glazed. Each tile is one of kind and Part of the Series for Celebrating Women”
My designs are created from elements of clay. The Celebrating Women Collection is a series of 3 ladies that detect the female strength in each woman. This collection is from an opening series honoring women and their strengths.
PRICE: $250 - shipping not included
Celebrating Women - 2
DEBBIE LA PRATT
SIZE: 10” X 21” X 1” MEDIUM: Clay YEAR: 2020
“Celebrating Women Collection. This is the second in the series. The tiles are made from a high fired Clay which is hand-glazed. Each tile is one of kind and Part of the Series for Celebrating Women”
My designs are created from elements of clay. The Celebrating Women Collection is a series of 3 ladies that detect the female strength in each woman. This collection is from an opening series honoring women and their strengths.
PRICE: $250 - shipping not included
Celebrating Women - 3
DEBBIE LA PRATT
SIZE: 8” X 15” X 1” MEDIUM: Clay YEAR: 2020
“Celebrating Women Collection. This is the third in the series. The tiles are made from a high fired Clay which is hand-glazed. Each tile is one of kind and Part of the Series for Celebrating Women”
My designs are created from elements of clay. The Celebrating Women Collection is a series of 3 ladies that detect the female strength in each woman. This collection is from an opening series honoring women and their strengths.
PRICE: $250 - shipping not included
Thank You for Visiting the REACH OUT IN THE DARKNESS virtual exhibition! We hope you were able to support our exhibiting artists with a purchase.
Lake Michigan Milky Way
ROBERT MILLER
SIZE: 24" x 36" X .25” MEDIUM: High Resolution Photograph on Gloss Acrylic with wall mounting studs. YEAR: 2020
“Lake Michigan Milky Way photograph with light painting of the pine tree.”
I have worked with the effects of light for more than forty-seven years, mastering the art of understanding light and how to control it. Residing in Canton, Michigan, I have had two distinct careers as a successful author and photojournalist and, as a recognized international automotive lighting design expert.
PRICE: $550 - shipping not included
Detroit River
ROBERT MILLER
SIZE: 24" x 36" X .25” MEDIUM: High Resolution Photograph on Gloss Acrylic with wall mounting studs. YEAR: 2019
“30 second time exposure of Detroit while riding on a giant lake freighter on the way to Duluth, MN”
I have worked with the effects of light for more than forty-seven years, mastering the art of understanding light and how to control it. Residing in Canton, Michigan, I have had two distinct careers as a successful author and photojournalist and, as a recognized international automotive lighting design expert.
PRICE: $550 - shipping not included
Heavenly Sky in Northern Michigan
ROBERT MILLER
SIZE: 24" x 36" X .25” MEDIUM: High Resolution Photograph on Gloss Acrylic with wall mounting studs. YEAR: 2019
“Heavenly Sky in Northern Michigan. Eight second time exposure showcasing the beautiful night sky”
I have worked with the effects of light for more than forty-seven years, mastering the art of understanding light and how to control it. Residing in Canton, Michigan, I have had two distinct careers as a successful author and photojournalist and, as a recognized international automotive lighting design expert.
PRICE: $550 - shipping not included
AMANDA KOSS
SIZE: 24” X 36” X 1.5” MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2020
“Reflection of the media’s response in regards to the Covid-19 Pandemic.”
Amanda’s evolution into abstract expressionism allows her to create art from her soul which is influenced by her life and the world around her. She often collects found objects to paint with or incorporate into her works.
PRICE: $850 - shipping not included
TITLE: Amazing Grace
ARLINDA CROSSLAND
SIZE: 36" x 24" x 1.5" MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2014
“Amazing Grace is a portrait of Aretha Franklin based upon a photograph that I took during one of her Detroit performances. Using vivid colors and bold textures, I attempted to capture the power and intensity of the Queen of Soul!”
Using vivid colors and bold textures, my paintings accentuate the world's complexities and rhythms. Musicians, landscapes, abstracts, and the natural beauty of people are often the subjects of my pen & ink drawings, acrylic, watercolor, and collage paintings; merged together to create Visual Vibrations
PRICE: $1625 - shipping not included
Circles
ARLINDA CROSSLAND
SIZE: 20" x 20" x 1.5" MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2011
“Circles is an abstract painting that features vivid colors and multiple textures to illustrate the confusion of our educational systems.”
Using vivid colors and bold textures, my paintings accentuate the world's complexities and rhythms. Musicians, landscapes, abstracts, and the natural beauty of people are often the subjects of my pen & ink drawings, acrylic, watercolor, and collage paintings; merged together to create Visual Vibrations
PRICE: $750 - shipping not included
Floral Closeup
ARLINDA CROSSLAND
SIZE: 16" x 20" x 1.25" MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2020
“This closeup of tulips are painted using vivid cool colors and multiple textures”
Using vivid colors and bold textures, my paintings accentuate the world's complexities and rhythms. Musicians, landscapes, abstracts, and the natural beauty of people are often the subjects of my pen & ink drawings, acrylic, watercolor, and collage paintings; merged together to create Visual Vibrations
PRICE: $625 - shipping not included
Detroit - Eastside
CLAYTON LEWIS
SIZE: 24" x 7.5" MEDIUM: Oil on Hardboard YEAR: 2020
“An impression of the vast open spaces that are unique to Detroit's urban scene.”
Clayton Lewis studied painting at the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts (BFA 1982) and at Parsons School of Design in New York (MFA 1985). His favorite subjects include seaside and forest landscapes, and urban scenes. Since 2001, Lewis has been Curator of Graphic Materials at the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. For me, the joy in painting is as much about the process as result. Most of my paintings are landscapes and cityscapes.
PRICE: $950 - shipping not included
February Backyards
CLAYTON LEWIS
SIZE: 9.75" x 7.5" MEDIUM: Oil on Cardboard YEAR: 2020
“Moonlight winter backyards in Michigan.”
Clayton Lewis studied painting at the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts (BFA 1982) and at Parsons School of Design in New York (MFA 1985). His favorite subjects include seaside and forest landscapes, and urban scenes. Since 2001, Lewis has been Curator of Graphic Materials at the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. For me, the joy in painting is as much about the process as result. Most of my paintings are landscapes and cityscapes.
PRICE: $950 - shipping not included
Philadelphia Dawn, From a Hotel Window
CLAYTON LEWIS
SIZE: 12" x 12" MEDIUM: Oil on Hardboard YEAR: 2017
“Moonlight winter backyards in Michigan.”
Clayton Lewis studied painting at the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts (BFA 1982) and at Parsons School of Design in New York (MFA 1985). His favorite subjects include seaside and forest landscapes, and urban scenes. Since 2001, Lewis has been Curator of Graphic Materials at the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. For me, the joy in painting is as much about the process as result. Most of my paintings are landscapes and cityscapes.
PRICE: $450 - shipping not included
Honey
COLIBRI HARRIS
SIZE: 15" x 30" X 1.5” MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2021
“Dripped/controlled gold and metallic pour over rich block colors.”
Colibri Harris is a Detroit-based artist who specializes in African American art.
PRICE: $1200 - shipping not included
There is More to Come!
DAWUD SHABAZZ
SIZE: 20" x 20" X 1.5” MEDIUM: Mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2021
“Creative abstract art with multiple layers of texture and acrylic”
A self-taught artist born and raised in Detroit. Growing up in Detroit with the privilege of being surrounded by so much creativity and blessed to be influenced by it. I once sketched a portrait of my mother at the age of 7, she was so proud. From then I knew I wanted to be an artist.
PRICE: $600 - shipping not included
Tilted #3
DAWUD SHABAZZ
SIZE: 20" x 20" X 1.5” MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2021
“This painting expresses the concern of keeping your world in line. Painted with multiple layers of texture and acrylic.”
A self-taught artist born and raised in Detroit. Growing up in Detroit with the privilege of being surrounded by so much creativity and blessed to be influenced by it. I once sketched a portrait of my mother at the age of 7, she was so proud. From then I knew I wanted to be an artist.
PRICE: $600 - shipping not included
DAWUD SHABAZZ
SIZE: 17" x 20" X 1” MEDIUM: Mixed media on hardboard YEAR: 2020
“#10 of a series. This painting represents the separation of everyone experienced during the quarantine.”
A self-taught artist born and raised in Detroit. Growing up in Detroit with the privilege of being surrounded by so much creativity and blessed to be influenced by it. I once sketched a portrait of my mother at the age of 7, she was so proud. From then I knew I wanted to be an artist.
PRICE: $450 - shipping not included
Deep Into the Dark
DORA KELLY
SIZE: 16" x 24" X .75” MEDIUM: Acrylic on stretched canvas YEAR: 2021
“Abstract designs swirling into the deep recesses of the earth”
I live in Monroe, Michigan. I was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. After retiring from the YMCA, I started art history lessons to fill my time. I fell in love with the art world in a way no one could ever imagine! After this, I began to study painting, and this has become an integral part of my life.
PRICE: $250 - shipping not included
Standing Strong - I
DORA KELLY
SIZE: 16" x 24" X .75” MEDIUM: Oil on stretched canvas YEAR: 2021
“An old bare tree...Standing strong against the whipping winds and harsh waves.”
I live in Monroe, Michigan. I was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. After retiring from the YMCA, I started art history lessons to fill my time. I fell in love with the art world in a way no one could ever imagine! After this, I began to study painting, and this has become an integral part of my life.
PRICE: $250 - shipping not included
Standing Strong - II
DORA KELLY
SIZE: 16" x 20" X .75” MEDIUM: Oil on stretched canvas YEAR: 2021
“An old worn tree In the wild sure standing strong.”
I live in Monroe, Michigan. I was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. After retiring from the YMCA, I started art history lessons to fill my time. I fell in love with the art world in a way no one could ever imagine! After this, I began to study painting, and this has become an integral part of my life.
PRICE: $300 - shipping not included
Invisible Ones - 1 of 3
HOPE BULLARD
SIZE: 18" x 24" X .75” MEDIUM: Acrylic on stretched canvas YEAR: 2021
“Many times in society people choose to ignore our most desperate of citizens. I wanted to bring to light how we as a society seldom see the homeless on the street. I conducted a brief study once I completed this work. People gravitated to the men standing in the background rather than the homeless gentleman at their feet.”
I am a self-artist with a background in finance and music. My primary medium is acrylic. My style would best be described as impressionistic. I like to paint landscapes and figures that emote a feeling of longing and peace in the viewer. I have been painting since 2016.
PRICE: $1100 - shipping not included
Splash!
HOPE BULLARD
SIZE: 30" x 40" X .75” MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2021
“This piece speaks to the joy felt in a child jumping into puddles after a rain. The child is anyone of us. The focus is the water itself.”
I am a self-artist with a background in finance and music. My primary medium is acrylic. My style would best be described as impressionistic. I like to paint landscapes and figures that emote a feeling of longing and peace in the viewer. I have been painting since 2016.
PRICE: $900 - shipping not included
View From My Window
HOPE BULLARD
SIZE: 40" x 30" X .75” MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2021
“My recent move to Georgia brought about some anxiety. Mainly because I did not want to lose the ability to paint. Low and behold I lifted the blinds and found this view. The brilliant greens and bubbling brook brought me so much peace.”
I am a self-artist with a background in finance and music. My primary medium is acrylic. My style would best be described as impressionistic. I like to paint landscapes and figures that emote a feeling of longing and peace in the viewer. I have been painting since 2016.
PRICE: $1500 - shipping not included
I Am a Living Piece of Time
IZAIAH FORD
SIZE: 20" x 30" MEDIUM: Acrylic on hardboard YEAR: 2021
“This piece was to express period of life the thought process behind how we respond to chaos and the transition of finding beauty underneath. How we think about reactions and response mentally as well as subconsciously to realize the people we are becoming.”
I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. I started doing art around the age of 9 and since then it has been my therapy. My work is meant to capitalize on our stories but, also at the same time help people see emotively their reactions and feelings because physiologically everyone has a different response.
PRICE: $500 - shipping not included
Ryft Raft
IZAIAH FORD
SIZE: 30" x 20" X .75” MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2021
“This piece was to express period of life the thought process behind how we respond to chaos and the transition of finding beauty underneath. How we think about reactions and response mentally as well as subconsciously to realize the people we are becoming.”
I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. I started doing art around the age of 9 and since then it has been my therapy. My work is meant to capitalize on our stories but, also at the same time help people see emotively their reactions and feelings because physiologically everyone has a different response.
PRICE: $650 - shipping not included
Shall We Breathe?
IZAIAH FORD
SIZE: 20" x 20" X .75” MEDIUM: Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas YEAR: 2021
“This piece was created to express the pain through the period of Covid but at the same time not encapsulating ourselves mentally. The way we strengthen our minds to express is how we will defeat and conquer it.”
I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. I started doing art around the age of 9 and since then it has been my therapy. My work is meant to capitalize on our stories but, also at the same time help people see emotively their reactions and feelings because physiologically everyone has a different response.
PRICE: $450 - shipping not included