added new art to FineArtAmerica.com
Vivid rendition of a street scene in Ireland available through Fine Art America. Includes people, and horses. Happy St. Patricks Day. Work by Karen Francis.
Prime week available now: January 22-29, 2010 at Sarasota Sands Resort on Lido Key in beautiful Florida. Or make your reservation for next year, week two, three or four. The resort is on the Gulf of Mexico with pristine sand and next to a park, also near to St. Armands Circle. Club room includes ping pong, pool table, games. Call 901 289-4939 to reserve, or write kfrancis427@gmail.com $795. for one bedroom + den, sleeps six, 2 bath. Enjoy the quiet life or the night life of a city with lots of theatre, music, and restaurants and the famed Ringling Brothers Museum. 
One bedroom plus den, (could sleep six) 2 bath, kitchen, TV at Sarasota Sands Resort in Sarasota, Fl avail 2nd, 3rd, 4th week of Jan. On Lido Beach near St. Armand's Circle and a park. $795./wk
Also, very private three bedroom oceanfront penthouse for rent 2nd week in Jan (Jan 14-21, 2011) Kill Devils Hill, NC at Outer Banks Beach Club. $795./wk
(Memphis) The Dixon is now exhibiting the works of Clare Leighton. Born in England in 1898, she created over 800 prints, and illustrated more than 65 books during her 50 year career. In addition, paintings by American Impressionist Helen M. Turner: The Woman's Point of View runs until September 19, 2010. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens are located at 4339 Park Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38117 and may be reached at (901) 761-5250 The beautiful Gardens and Galleries are closed Mondays, and open Tuesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday: 1 - 5 pm
Help Sea Sisters Rock the Big Screen: [Click on the Headline to learn more. It's linked to InvestedIn.com] Sea Sisters, a Feature length script, by Karen Francis is registered with WGAe, and is on www.inktip.com Looking for filmmakers, assistants, production teams in Memphis and St. Elsewhere to turn this dream of a script into a movie. Logline: Something fishy is happening in the oceans of the world, and eight sisters (previously mermaids) and their friends say 'not in my backyard!' One sister, TV reporter Star takes a courageous risk to save the planet. Contribute at InvestedIn.com to receive an invitation to the Opening Premiere.
A blitz of the Smithsonian Art Museums on the mall in Washington DC revealed the numerous treasures of both the East and West wings of the National Gallery of Art. The underground tunnel between the two bookstore gift shops and cafes of the museums is still in use but at this time of year the cascading waterfall was not running. New lighting surrounded the moving sidewalk in the East wing. A highlight was seeing the only Leonardo da Vinci oil painting in America, Ginevra de' Benci, c. 1474-1478, which happened to be painted on both sides of the panel and displayed in such a way that one may see both sides. The Freer Museum of Asian Art also exhibited many fine examples of Whistler's portraits. The outdoor Sculpture Garden of the round Hirshhorn Museum was quite pleasant to stroll through after viewing the Josef Albers exhibition within which runs until April 11, 2010. Visiting the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery involved walking a few blocks North of the Mall to F and 8th St. NW. There one could see three floors of portraits, old and new, and take in a sense of American history as well, with the many depictions of U.S. Presidents and other historical figures of accomplishment. Of special note for Memphians, "One Life: Echoes of Elvis" is up through August 29, 2010 on the First Floor.
This museum is open until 7:00 pm. Other favorite art museums such as The Corcoran on 17th Street NW near to the White House, could not be toured, as it was closed on Monday and Tuesday, though the scaffolding of its impending renovations looks exciting.
Lucky me. I got to see the new exhibits at The Brooks Art Museum and The Dixon this past week in Memphis. It's Italy at The Brooks and France at the Dixon. This is a photo I took some time ago of the carriage rides in Overton Park near The Brooks.
