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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="">August,
2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Painted
Escapes -- <br>
Marian Van Soest and Patty L. Porter</span><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in;"><b><span
style="">Wednesday, August 5th
through Sunday, August 30th, 2009 <br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Opening
reception: Friday, August 7, 5-8 pm</span></b><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<img src="cid:part2.03040400.00060601@soag.org"
alt="Passage in Spello by Patty L. Porter" align="right" height="378"
hspace="15" width="200"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Gas
prices are high; disposable income is low.<span style=""> </span>Can’t
get away for a vacation?<span style=""> </span>Escape through the
expressive
paintings—abstract and realistic—of Marian Van Soest and Patty L.
Porter at
State of the Art Gallery during August.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There
are times
when a person just needs to escape from the moment, but often the means
or the
time for this escape are not available.<span style="">
</span>That’s where a connection with a painting can be very useful.<span
style=""> </span>Whether you want to go to a foreign land or
just retreat into the depth of color and abstract form, a painting can
facilitate this need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div align="right"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i>Passage
in Spello II</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
by Patty L. Porter</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><br>
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<div align="left"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <i>Breakthrough
II</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> by
Marian Van Soest</span><br>
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<img src="cid:part3.02030902.03030807@soag.org"
alt="Breakthrough II by Marian Van Soest" align="left" height="301"
hspace="15" width="300"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><small><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><big>A
reception for the artists will be held Friday, August 7,
from 5-8pm at the gallery, 120 W. State Street in Ithaca.<span style="">
</span>In addition to the opening reception, Porter will be present at
the gallery on Aug.
22nd and 29th from 12-5pm;<span style=""> </span>VanSoest will
be present on Aug. 9th and 15th from 12-5pm.<span style=""> </span>This
is an opportunity for viewers to talk
about the paintings with the artists.<span style="">
</span>“Painted Escapes” runs from August 5 – 30, 2009.<span style="">
</span>There is curbside parking and the gallery is
ADA accessible.<span style=""> </span>Hours:<span style=""> </span>Wed.
– Fri., 12-6pm, Sat. & Sun.,
12-5pm.<span style=""> </span>Contact information:<span style=""> </span>607-277-1626,
</big></font></small><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In other gallery news, Jay
Hart will
be exhibiting his work in Cooperstown and Mary Schuler helped curate a
show at
the Tompkins County Public Library. Patty Porter also has work on
display </span><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">at the Ithaca
and Tompkins County Convention & Visitors Bureau.</font><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Please go to our members'
events
page
for more info: </span><a href="http://soag.org/?p=1693&preview=true"><span
style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: blue;">Members' Events</span></a><span
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