Six of Florida's celebrated artists, accepted as The Highwaymen, will be at a Winter Event of the Arts, a three-day anniversary on January 9th, 10th and 11th benefiting Junior Achievement of Lake and Sumter counties.
Mount Dora, FL -- On Saturday, January 10th, the accepted Highwaymen artists will affectation and advertise their art plan from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. central the Donnelly Building in Donnelly Park, in the centermost of Mount Dora. Visitors can adore the breathtaking renderings of Florida's mural bidding in the Highwaymen art style. Participating in this accident will be aboriginal Highwaymen Mary Ann Carroll, the alone changeable in the group, Johnny Daniels, James Gibson, Isaac Knight, Robert Lewis and Roy McLendon. Admission is free.
On January 9th, the black above-mentioned to the Saturday event, the Highwaymen will participate in Mount Dora's accepted Art Stroll amid 6 and 8 p.m. The artists will be in and about the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce Historic Train Station area Geoff Cook's best Highwaymen paintings will be on display and sale. Cook is a acclaimed Highwaymen art beneficiary who has added than 300 works that represent 50 years of Florida landscapes captured in oil.
Semi-Private Sunday Brunch with the Artists That evening, afterward the Art Stroll, posters and books will be accessible for signing at a accession and semi-private banquet for the artists at the Gables Restaurant, anon above from the Chamber's Train Station. Seating is limited. RSVP by calling (352) 383-8993.
On January 11th, the weekend will achieve with a assuming and auction at the AAA Four Diamond Heron Cay Lakeview Bed and Breakfast. A "Semi-Private Sunday Brunch with the Artists" will be served from 10 a.m. to Noon. Reservations required. RSVP by calling (352) 383-4050.
From Noon to 3 p.m., the assuming and auction at Heron Cay will be accessible to the public. For Information amuse alarm (352) 383-4050. The Heron Cay Lakeview Bed and Breakfast is amid at 495 West Old U.S. Highway 441, west of North Donnelly Street. Margie Salyer and Randy Burgener are proprietors.
In the 1950s, the Highwaymen artists were a accumulation of adolescent atramentous men from the Fort Pierce area. The backward Alfred Hair and the backward Harold Newton were advised the leaders of the group, belief beneath Backus and bringing their new-found aptitude aback to the group. The art work, corrective on an bargain architecture actual accepted as upson board, displayed acceptable Florida scenes of approach trees, aristocratic poinciana trees, and river vistas. From there, the artists would biking with their paintings alternating U.S. 1 and added Florida roadways, affairs them from the trunks of their cars. It wasn't until the 1990s that the accumulation was labeled The Highwaymen.
Sponsors for the Winter Art Event include: The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce, Lake County Tourism, the City of Mount Dora, the Mount Dora Village Merchants Association, Junior Achievement of Lake and Sumter Counties, the Gables Restaurant, 5th Avenue Café, Crispers of Eustis, Publix of Mount Dora. Margie Salyer, Randy Burgener and Geoff and Patti Cook are analogous this Winter Highwaymen art event.
For advice on the Highwaymen exhibit, amuse acquaintance randy by calling (352) 383-4050 or Toll Free at 1-888-437-6622. For added advice on the Highwaymen, appointment the website http://www.floridahighwaymen.com and http://www.mountdoraart.com. For Lodging advice appointment Heron Cay Lakeview Bed and Breakfast website at http://www.heroncay.com.
A allocation of the gain from the auction of Highwaymen art will be donated to the Junior Achievement of Lake and Sumter counties.
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