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On Exhibit
Art galleries and exhibits are found throughout Loudoun and Fairfax. Here is a rundown of what is showing where and for how long: 'Encaustic Painting.' "Encaustic Painting," a special exhibit of artwork by Karen Eide using ancient techniques, opens Nov. 7 in the little gallery of Gallery 222, 222 S. King St. in Leesburg. It runs through the month.Eide's richly textured encaustic and mixed-media paintings are shown in exhibitions and festivals throughout the country. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has selected her to participate in its Statewide Artist Workshop Program for each of the past five years to teach about the ancient technique of encaustic painting.
Gallery 222 is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and by appointment. Log on to www.gallery222.com or call 703-777-5498.
Raise a Voice. Raise a Voice Orphans Expressing Themselves Through Art will be Friday, Nov. 7, 6-10 p.m. at Lightfoot Restaurant, 11 N. King St. in Leesburg.
Loudoun native Katie Schnable hosts this charity art show showcasing original works by orphans of Russia. A silent auction begins at 6 p.m. There will be also complimentary food and live music. Photography and other gifts will be sold. All proceeds go to the children.
Call 703-777-5498.
Transitions. Transitions, an exhibit of new works by Antonia Walker, will take place Nov. 7-29 at Gallery 222, 222 S. King St. in Leesburg.
There will be an opening reception for the artist Friday, Nov. 7, 6-9 p.m., during Leesburg's First Friday Gallery Walk.
Admission is free.
Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and by appointment.
Call 703-777-5498 or log on to www.Gallery222.com.
Glenfiddich pottery. The eighth annual fall and holiday show and sale of the Glenfiddich Farm pottery of Robert Busch takes places Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 16, noon-4 p.m.; and on Saturdays, Nov. 22-Dec. 20, noon to 4 p.m.
The address is 17642 Canby Road in Leesburg.
Busch offers a wide selection of recent salt-fired functional stoneware.
Call 703-771-3329, e-mail glenfarmpottery@aol.com, or log on to www.glenfarmpottery.com.
'Dirty Work.' A ceramics exhibit titled "Dirty Work" runs through Nov. 22 at the Round Hill Arts Center, 6 W. Loudoun St. in Round Hill. The exhibit features the works of Joan Gardiner, Amy Oliver and David Norton and their students. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Call 540-338-5050 or log on to www.RoundHillArtsCenter.org.
Werder photography exhibit. The photographs of Northern Northern Virginia photographer Lillis Werder are on exhibit at Washington Dulles International Airport through December. Two series of works by the artist are on display, on the themes of Washington, D.C., War Memorials and Venice, Italy.
The exhibit, coordinated by Gallery 222 and the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority, is the fifth in the program's rotating series of displays. The photographs are installed in the area beyond the security checkpoints in the Main Terminal on the Arrivals Level.
Werder specializes in European architecture, landscapes, open-air markets, animals, florals and historic sites near her home in Northern Virginia.
For more information, log on to www.gallery222.com or www.loudounacademy.org.
Thompson exhibit. An exhibition of paintings by local painter Dana Thompson is running through January at the Prudential Carruthers office at 4 E. Colonial Highway in Hamilton.
Thompson is an award-winning painter in oils and retains studio space at King Street Studios. She also is an illustrator in pen and ink architectural renderings and graphite pencil drawings.
She is a former artist and designer with the Loudoun Times-Mirror. Currently, she is the director of the Loudoun Academy of the Arts in Leesburg.
Thompson creates representations of organic and inorganic objects next to one another in dramatic compositions and has used the phrase "Vintage next to vegetation" to describe her work. She shoots for compositions that are larger than life, tightly cropped or taken to the edge.
To preview some of her works and learn more about the artist, visit www.DanaThompsonDesigns.com. For more information, call 540-338-4171 or e-mail Hamilton@PrudentialCarruthers.com.
Katherine T. Marshall exhibit. The spotlight focuses on army chief of staff spouses at Dodona Manor, 15 Edwards Ferry Road, in Leesburg. Dodona Manor is the museum and former home to Gen. and Mrs. George C. Marshall. The exhibit honors Katherine T. Marshall, known as first lady of the Army.
The exhibit, featuring photos and memorabilia never before displayed at Dodona Manor, chronicles the life of Katherine Marshall from birth in Harrodsburg, Ky., to her death in Leesburg. Text and photographs represent her experiences at Hollins College in Roanoke; in an English Shakespeare repertory company; as the wife and widow of a prominent Baltimore attorney; and as the mother of three children and the wife of Gen. George C. Marshall, in a marriage lived at least in part on a national stage.
The exhibit runs through mid-February and is open during regular museum hours – Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays, 1-5 p.m. The last tour begins at 4 p.m.
Museum parking is available in marked spaces in the Shops at Dodona Manor lot on East Market Street (business Route 7).
For more information, call 703-777-1301.
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