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Hours of operation: Ten to five-thirty, Tuesday through Saturday
Come join us in a celebration of the new ownership of Vista Gallery & Framing
A Welcoming Party for Tony Spiker, photographer, fulfilling his dream as the new owner and living in the mountains at Lake Tahoe,
and Happy Trails to Douglas E. Taylor as he finds his way to Montana
to fulfill his dream of being a full-time artist!
December 6, Sunday, from one to five
Enjoy refreshments and sharing this special time with the owners, RSVP.
This will be a special event and opportunity for Douglas to share his gratitude and appreciation for over 17 years of helping people with their art and framing needs with some of those people who have been a part of that history, and the partnership he has had with so many fine artists.
Taylor looks forward to continuing representing his art at Vista Gallery and feels confident that Tony and his wife Melissa will be expressing themselves through growing the business, while providing the same level of custom picture framing and an inspiring selection of artworks that has made Vista Gallery & Framing unique to the area, and the nation through vistagallery.com.
New Artworks by Douglas E. Taylor
In Spirit - Mixed-Media and Printmaking
Click this image to link to a page of NEW one-of-a-kind mixed-media artworks
by American visual artist and poet, Douglas E. Taylor. The above pieces are part of an Element Series (Air, Water, Earth and Spirit) depicting the four elements as symbols of nature and wildlife.
Fans and collectors, parents and grand parents met the illustrator of
The Secret of
the Wizard’s Wand
Karen Frances
here at Vista Gallery, February 14, 2009
 Announcing a new popular
series of books for children
CHILDREN LEARN to see the treasure in their lives IF THEY THINK POSITIVE THOUGHTS
First in this series of children’s books is
The Secret of the Wizard’s Wand that begins a journey for children that revolutionizes all the tired, time-worn patterns of negative thinking by teaching them to be aware of how they feel and of their power to change their thoughts into happy ones by using their imagination.
About the last Meet the author and illustrator of The Secret of the Wizard’s Wand
Signed books are available at Vista Gallery now.
Visitors also enjoyed a FREE short massage
by the wonderful hands of Elaine Bernardo during this special gallery event..
Click here to learn about
Steve Noble’s Photographic workshops, lectures and instruction.
Click his eagle image for a link
to his web page.
New additions to this web site & Vista Gallery
Intoducing New Artists and Artworks:
Vista Gallery Introduces
Ceramic raku vessels by Ronald D. Patterson; meditative landscape photography by Mark Shaffer Mitchell, and paintings by Naomi Nickerson. Sten Hoiland’s 3-D Wire Sculptures are whimsical and articulate. See the luminous colors in Michael Phenicie’s stain-glass. See paintings of wooden boats by Janne Matter. Also displayed are acrylic paintings on canvas and watercolor landscape paintings by Madeline Bohanon and sculpted photographs by Matt Dodge. See Gary Kaufman’s Tahoe Twister Series of fine art photographs depicting a natural phenonamon. See “Wolf” Kohz’s landscape photographs of Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Nevada and the Carson Valley, including panoramic images. Get a chuckle from the new welded art by Ron Hagerty. See new etchings by Elizabeth Paganelli and new monoprints from Douglas E. Taylor’s exhibit from the Appaloosa Musem in Moscow, Idaho and new art for 2007. Ethan Anderson greeting and note cards, paintings. Also landscape photography by Richard Warmack and Steven J. Mueller’s moody landscape photography.International artist, Allan Berman’s landscape photography is now available at Vista Gallery. Steve Noble’s nature and wildlife photography
Coming soon, a workshop on
How To Sell Artwork
by Douglas E. Taylor
Contact us to be on the registration list or for more information as it is scheduled. See the “Successful Artist Workshop” below for more information about the workshop presenter.
On Being
A Successful Artist
This powerful and informative workshop can also be presented in your area.
Read the brief description below and send us an e-mail if you
would like to know about scheduling it at your institution or in
your community. It is possible to host this as a fundraiser for your organization while benefitting the membership and community.
This is an empowering workshop for artists that want to be more
professional and successful. Define your own success. Develop a
vision and plan of action to be a successful artist. Discover
information and benefit from over 25 years of diverse
professional experience as an artist, art educator, and art business
owner.
Whether you want to sell your artwork, exhibit in public spaces
or institutions, apply for grants, competitions and awards, market
through a web site, learn to be more productive, there are
basic professional practices that will distinguish you from the
competition. Being an artist today has never been more competitive.
The participant will learn how to write a mission statement and create
an individual plan of action. Each participant will have an opportunity
to address specific questions they might have about their pursuit
of artistic success. The instructor has garnered more information
and experience since the previous workshops, especially concerning
web sites and on-line marketing.
The workshop creates an opportunity to identify what is really
important to them concerning the exploration of his or her art.
They will learn: professional practices and understandings that
enhance the production and display of their art. They will learn how
to be a professional and how to deal with other professionals.
Some artists may want to pursue the commercial direction of selling
their art through galleries, representatives, or their own studio. Some
may desire to produce art that has no commercial value but is
intrinsically valuable to society, the world of art, and the nourishment
of his or her soul.
How does one approach a gallery or museum? How does one
inform themselves more about being a professional artist? How does
one establish a value or price for his or her artwork? What is the best
way to market your particular artwork? Do you sell your
creations wholesale or retail? Do you sell my work to my neighbors
and friends? Do you sell and display your creations in galleries? Art fairs? Through representatives? Do you need a web site? How do you market
a web site? Should you sell your originals? Should you reproduce
your images as gicle'e prints? How do you become successful without "selling" your art? What questions do you have?
The one day workshop, will be conducted by gallery owner, art
educator and artist, Douglas E. Taylor.
In order to benefit from the workshop you will need to write your
own mission statement and plan of action, ahead of time. Upon enrollment, you will be e-mailed, faxed or mailed a kit of samples and
instructions concerning writing your own mission statement and how
to create an action plan of clear objectives. Douglas Taylor can
review them and give you feedback before and at the workshop. This
step is vital if you want to truly be successful in whatever endeavor
you pursue.
Upon registration you will receive a packet of information on How to Write a Mission Statement and Plan of Action. Also you may submit three specific questions that you would like addressed in this workshop. It is to your benefit that you complete these projects before the actual workshop so that the instructor can prepare individual feedback for your statements and questions.
More about the workshop leader and the program
Douglas E. Taylor will answer important questions most quarried by
creative people seeking to be more professional and wishing to be
more successful with their artistic ventures. Taylor explains, "There
are myths about the artistic versus the business minded. Some believe
that if a person is artistic they must not be a good business person.
I see the problem as a lack of understanding about both the elements
of business and the elements of art. Too often artists think of business as the enemy that takes time away from their creativity." This in depth
and powerful workshop is designed for both novice beginners
and experienced, active professionals. Whatever level you may be on,
the workshop can push you up to the next level. If you have a dream
of being more active in your pursuit of being an artist or have
serious visions of "making it" with what makes you blissful, this
workshop is for you.
He has over 28 years of professional art experience to share with you. As an artist, a gallery owner, and an art educator he has a wealth of well-rounded experiences and information that could enhance your dreams of being a successful artist, or at a minimum allow you to have a understanding about what needs to happen if you want to spend more time practicing your art.
Douglas Taylor has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and studied at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, and Oregon College of Art in Ashland, Oregon. He taught on the college level from 1982 to 1998, a variety of studio art courses and academic art history courses. He has spoken on this important subject, professional art themes, many times. Allow him to speak to your questions and concerns.
Click here to read more about the artist Douglas Taylor from an article in Tahoe Quarterly Magazine by Michael Penwarden
Click below for other links regarding the workshop leader:
artist statement, one page resumé’, biographical statement, recent artwork
Professional Questions For Artists Wanting To Sell Their Art
April 21, 2005 (part of The Third Thursday Artist Program at the
North Tahoe Arts Center. There is an artist reception starting from
6 to 7 p.m. and then from 7 to 8 a talk by Douglas E. Taylor,
Professional Questions For Artists Wanting To Sell Their Art. Taylor
will address questions like: How do you know when you are ready for commercial sales? How do you know if the artwork is good enough?
How do you identify your market? How to approach galleries or
other markets? How is art priced? How is the value determined?
There will be some time allotted for a questions and answers session.
This brief presentation is an introduction to his more in-depth workshop,
ON BEING A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST (see above). To know
more about the North Tahoe Arts and the location, click this link or
go to the LINKS page.
September 27, 2004, Caesars Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, Nevada:
Gallery owner and artist, Douglas Taylor spoke on, “On Being A Successful
Gallery”, at the Professional Picture Framers Association Tabletop Show and
Membership meeting. The talk was geared to picture frame shops that wish to
expand to include a gallery or for frame shop/galleries that wish to be more successful. Click the “About Us” button to learn more about the history of his twelve year old
business.
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