Michelle East Studio Germantown Artist, Germantown News, Germantown Great Hall and Conference

I opened the Germantown News this afternoon and this is what I found!

Special thank you to Wally Wellman with the Germantown News http://www.germantownnews.com
who came out to the art reception last Thursday night at The Great Hall and Conference Center http://www.germantown-tn.gov and photographed. These are his great shots in the paper today!

Thank you to Chris, Casey and Cruz who are pictured top right, for coming out to the opening! 

A canvas of Casey & Cruz was on display at the event! 

A couple of my friends from Design by Consign in Germantown also joined me for the reception. (bottom right) I will be working with Design by Consign on a future art event the first Monday in November at their store. 

 The top left features one of my art collectors, Jackie Gregory and my friend and associate at the studio, Jeri Flowers.

I was honored that Pat Scroggs, President of the Germantown Chamber of Commerce came to the reception and she and I are pictured bottom left.  http://www.germantownchamber.com

There were so many other wonderful friends and family there to support me Thursday night and I appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart! XXOO  

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Maternity Portraits with Michelle East, Germantown Photographer

What a treat to work with this sweet couple for their maternity portraits!

She just glows and looks so beautiful pregnant!

This is such a special time in your life, call me if you would also like to document your pregnancy in an artistic, beautiful way.       901.326.6074

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Michelle East Studio photography, Germantown TN, Holiday Portrait Schedule

My son last Christmas. I love that smile!

It is that time of the year again! Please call me as soon as possible if you would like to have portraits done in Oct or Nov.  October is almost booked up but as of today, I have a few spots still available.

My December schedule for portraits will be minimal due to travel for an all new art collection that I will be photographing in the Bahamas!! (Due out next spring.)

To book your session, call me - 901.326.6074.

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Michelle East, Mid south Make a wish, Germantown Chamber of Commerce, Hilton Memphis

Tonight is Taste of The Town to Benefit Make a Wish!  I am one of the auction sponsors this year! It is sure to be a delicious event with restaurants and caterers from around Memphis show off their cooking skills!  I know I am not eating all day today so I can taste everything tonight!  Please join me if you can and support a great cause!  http:www.germantownchamber.com 

Sunday, September 26, 2010
5:00-8:00 PM
Hilton Memphis

http://www.hiltonmemphis.com

This premier food, beverage & wine tasting event showcases 40 of the most outstanding restaurants, caterers and beverage distributors in the Germantown and greater Memphis area. This event is open to the public and we invite our visitors to come and sample some of the finest cuisine and beverages around while enjoying a culinary adventure where you can explore a variety of new tastes, discover some new favorites, and browse leisurely through our Silent and Live Auction items. All proceeds from our Live Auction go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant the wish of a child with a life-threatening medical condition.


http://www.midsouth.wish.org/

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Michelle East, Germantown Photographer, Memphis Photographer, works with March of Dimes, Mid-South Maternal Fetal Medicine, P.C.

This ad will be used for the March of Dimes and I am so excited to have my photography featured on the ad! 

Thank you to Mid-South Maternal Fetal Medicine in Memphis for choosing me as your photographer!

Look for my work to be on the walls of their office in the next month or so. We are in the process of choosing the pictures and designing the marketing materials. I am proud to be a part of the work they are doing for high risk pregnancy families in our area.

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Art Party Last Night at The Great Hall and Conference Center with Michelle East

Last night was unbelievable! The support that the community showed to our art show was amazing! I have the best clients, friends and family and I thank you all for showing me such tremendous support yesterday!

The party was held at The Great Hall and Conference Center in Germantown and the delicious food (everyone said it was delish!)  was catered by Heart and Soul Catering in Memphis.http://www.heartsoulcatering.com The music by Robert Nitehawk Toomes sounded wonderful and added just the right touch to the event. Chuck Porter, manager of The Great Hall and Conference Center executed everything to perfection so all I had to do was relax and talk to people! http://www.germantown-tn.gov

I think we had close to 100 at the party and 2 paintings sold!  A big thank you to my collectors, I appreciate your purchase of my work.

Many of the notecards and coffee mugs featuring my artwork also sold. A portion of the proceeds of last nights sales go to The Germantown Arts Alliance! I can't wait to present them with a check they are such a dedicated group. http://www.germantownartsalliance.org

There were two photographers there from Germantown Newshttp://www.germantownnews.com and RSVPhttp://www.rsvpmagazine.com so look for our story and maybe photos of us all in the paper!

It is so much fun to celebrate our city and the beautification of a city building. I am so thankful to live in a city that has a love for art as Germantown does.

Me in front of one of the artworks Southern Elegance, 30x40 Canvas.

Artwork Southern Passion, 16x20 Mixed Media on Canvas.

My son in front of one of the artworks, Rain Kissed Rose, 4 part canvas.

I hope to have some more pictures from the event soon. I was so busy talking, I did not pick up the camera until it was all over and we took these shots!  

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Michelle East Photography, Xanadu Gallery

Tonight was a fun evening spent learning about how to get my artwork into art galleries. I had a chance to spend some time with Jason Horejs, Xanadu Gallery owner in Scottsdale, Arizona.  
Check out his website and his gallery at -
http://www.xanadugallery.com

Tomorrow is last minute preparation for the art show at The Great Hall and Conference Center and then it's show time at 6:30 p.m.!  Hope to see all my friends and also to make some new ones, so please come out and say hi!

Michelle East Germantown Artist, The Great Hall and Conference Center, Commercial Appeal,

So this is my week to be in the press!!

Today there was an interesting article in The Commercial Appeal about the project I am involved with at The Great Hall and Conference Center. The Commercial Appeal interviewed me on Monday regarding my role in the beautification of The Great Hall and Conference Center.

Here is the link to cut and paste into your browser -

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/sep/22/how-great-thou-02/

Or pick up a copy of The Commercial Appeal at news stands today through out the greater Memphis area.

It has been so much fun to see the community interest in this project! I am so proud to be a part of what is going on in our city!
Souther Elegance - Paintings and Photography, is now on display. The work will be up for one year.
Please come out and see what is Great about The Great Hall and Conference Center!

Also, Good Winds Nursery brought some beautiful plants down to The Great Hall and Conference Center today!  The plants add a special touch to the building.
http://www.goodwindsinc.com/

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The Great Hall and Conference Center in Germantown, Michelle East Artist

The Great Hall and Conference Center and Michelle East Team Up!

The art installation was yesterday and I was so tired that I did not get a chance to post pictures! So here they are! First is the before

This is what The Great Hall and Conference Center looked like before my art went on the wall. They have never had anything on the walls prior to this installation so it was a blank slate to work with.

AFTER-

I am so proud of how the work looks on the wall. I want to thank Chuck Porter, Manager of the Great Hall and Conference Center for allowing my work to go up and for all his support and hard work with this project.

Also, I want to thank the maintenance crew from the City of Germantown who did a fantastic job of hanging my work, treating it as if it was their own.  Here are some pictures of the guys placing the art on the walls. They worked tirelessly yesterday to get it all up on time.

More to come! I can't wait to show you all pictures of the Art Show Thursday! Hope you can make it!

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Live at 9, The Great Hall and Conference Center in Germantown, Michelle East Artist

Today was so cool! I made my television debut on WREG Channel 3 Live at 9!
The hosts Marybeth Conley and Alex Coleman made me feel right at home on the set
at Peabody Place in downtown Memphis.  

 http://www.wreg.com/shows/liveat9/

Overall I think it went well as I explained my artwork and talked about my art show
at The Great Hall and Conference Center this Thursday evening. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Big thank you to Chuck Porter, the Manger at The Great Hall and Conference Center
for coming with me this morning and helping me navigate downtown and get everything
set up for the show.

These are really fun days and I am so blessed to be doing what I love and celebrating it
with my community!

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Live at 9 and The Great Hall and Conference Center in Germantown, Michelle East Artist

Wow! What a day I had today! Got up super early and heading down to The Great Hall and Conference Center in Germantown by 7:30 a.m. and got the Dunkin Donuts on the way! :)

The maintenance crew was there from the city of Germantown and began the process of hanging the 18 pieces of original art that will be up in the GHCC for a year.  I could not be any more pleased with the way the guys took special care of my work and reached for perfection as they put each piece of art on the wall.
It was exciting to see the transformation that the GHCC underwent as the art was installed. {Pictures to follow in a day or so.}

It took all day, but well worth every minute - I enjoyed hearing all of the comments of people passing by as the art went up. I think it was all positive comments from what I could hear!!  Even The Commercial Appeal came out, they photographed and interviewed me about the installation.  Should be in the paper by Thursday.

Tomorrow, I will be interviewed by Live at 9 on WREG Channel 3!  I am a little bit nervous but I spoke with one of the hosts Marybeth Conley and she has assured me that all will be fine.  One thing is for sure, I am in good hands with Marybeth and Alex on Live at 9 for my television debut!!

If you have not heard, there will be a special artist reception on this Thursday evening from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at The Great Hall and Conference Center. Please join me as I celebrate this occasion. Artwork will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds going to The Germantown Arts Alliance.

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Michelle East Germantown Artist - Artwork for The Great Hall and Conference Center

Things are getting closer and even more exciting as I get the artwork all ready to be delivered to The Great Hall and Conference Center in Germantown today!

Yesterday I had a fun time promoting the art show at the Germantown Chamber of Commerce lunch held at the Germantown Country Club. Such a nice lunch, great key note speaker and a sold out event!
I shared a table with The Great Hall and Conference Center in order to get the word out about the show and the venue.

Here I am in front of the signature piece for the show - Southern Elegance. It is 30 x 40 on canvas!
I love this piece! It will be for sale at the art show on Thursday, Sept. 23rd from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Remember 20% of the proceeds go to The Germantown Arts Alliance. http://www.Germantownartsalliance.org
The Great Hall and Conference Center is located at 1900 Germantown Parkway, Germantown, TN.

Chuck Porter, Manager of The Great Hall and Conference Center. 

Give Chuck a call to book a wedding reception or meeting room for your business. 

901.751.7661  cporter@germantown-tn.gov

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Michelle East on Live at 9 - WREG Channel 3

Please watch Live at 9 - WREG Channel 3 on Sept. 21st
at 9:00 a.m. for a live interview of how I create my artwork!
I am a little nervous so I need your prayers and support for this, my television debut!


If you watch live at nine, you will note how wonderful the hosts, Alex and Marybeth are. I know that I will be in good hands and they will guide me every step of the way!
  (The real question is, can I loose ten pounds by the 21st!)  LOL


To Find out more about Live at 9-
http://www.wreg.com/shows/liveat9/


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Partnering with a Great Charity - Germantown Arts Alliance! Michelle East- Germantown Artist

I spent a fun day at the Germantown Festival today! It was great to see all of the vendors selling such wonderful and unique items! Most of the time I stayed at the Germantown Chamber of Commerce booth and spoke with people about the city and also about my work and upcoming art show.  It was a nice experience and I met some really nice people. We do have a great city!

I was thinking that it may be a good idea to blog about the charity, Germantown Arts Alliance, in which I will be donating a portion of my art sales to from the show on the 23rd of Sept.  I am very proud and excited to be working with a group such as this.

The History of  Germantown Arts Alliance 

        In 1987, the Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen established the Germantown Arts Commission for        the purpose of allocating funds from the City of Germantown for community arts organizations.  Included was a  long-range goal to make the Commission into an independent body within five years. 

In 1992, knowing that an autonomous non-profit organization could function more effectively than a government controlled agency in securing increased funding for the arts, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and a group of Germantown arts and civic leaders established the Germantown Arts Alliance.

Funding sources for the Germantown Arts Alliance have included the City of Germantown, Shelby County Government, Tennessee Arts Commission, Corporate Business and Individual Donors, Foundations and Fundraising Events.

What we do . . . 

The Germantown Arts Alliance is an 

advocacy and funding organization 

whose mission is to promote, enrich 

and celebrate the community's 

cultural arts environment. Our grants 

program has underwritten 

performances and special events 

reaching over 50,000 people of all 

ages in out community this past year. 

Why we do it . . . 

To serve our community's arts 

industry and advance support to 

enliven and envigorate every citizen 

through the arts. Our grants and 

sevices support not only professional 

artists but also the youngest, 

budding talent as well. 

How we do it . . . 

The Germantown Arts Alliance raises 

funds through private donations via 

our annual Arts and Humanities Gala 

in order to provide grants for our 

vibrant local art scene as well as for 

every local school. 

to our arts community as well as 

support our mission. 

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Michelle East Germantown Artist in the Germantown News and Shelby Sun Times this week!

Exert from the Shelby Sun Times and Germantown News this week 09/09/10!!

First Great Art Show at The Great Hall and Conference Center

The works of local artist Michelle East will be on display at The Great Hall and Conference Center, 1900 South Germantown Road, beginning Thursday, September 23. Her work will be unveiled during a special reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

“We are pleased to bring The Great Hall and Conference Center’s First Great Art Show to the community,” said Chuck Porter, manager. “East’s art and photos will be for sale, with 20 percent of proceeds supporting the work of the Germantown Arts Alliance. “We encourage residents to drop in, view her amazing art and see what The Great Hall and Conference Center has to offer.”

East’s work, “Southern Elegance, Paintings and Photography,” will be on display for about one year. East, a Germantown resident, is an award-winning photographer, artist, business owner and mother of three who has been involved in art for most of her life. Her particular passion is creating fine art through photography, oil painting or a combination of the two. She works in many mediums including photography, oil, acrylic and digital art. Her work often features a fusion of mediums, creating unique and distinctive art.

East is an active participant in community service and often donates her work to many charitable causes. Her work hangs in private collections across the country and she has been featured in many local and national publications. In 2010, East’s work was chosen for inclusion in the collection at the new Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis.

For more information about The Great Hall and Conference Center’s First Great Art Show, contact Chuck Porter at 751-7661.

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Michelle East Photography Studio Photography, Digital Paint, Oil Paint - My Creative Process

Happy Labor Day everyone! Hope you all are enjoying a relaying day!

I am busy this morning working out the final decisions for the last pieces of art for my solo show on the 

23rd of September. It will be held at The Great Hall and Conference Center in Germantown.  I just found out that it will remain up for at least a year!!

The opening is sure to be a fun night with live music by local Memphis musician Robert Nighthawk Tooms who will play the piano and harmonica!

The food will be catered by Heart and Soul catering http://www.heartsoulcatering.com, Memphis.  

My plan is to give a demonstration of how I paint digitally in the computer - I promise I won't talk for long!

For those of you who have asked for more information on how I create my art, here it goes!

There are four stages that I go through, the first being photography. My job as a professional photographer has taught me how to use top of the line equipment and trained my eye to see through the lens to compose and execute the starting photo for my art. 

After the photo session with my subject, weather that be a flower, landscape or person, I take the photos to my computer.  This is stage two where I work on the images in Photoshop CS5 and Corel Painter 11. Painting each stroke of the digital painting by my hand using an interactive monitor, the Wacom Cintique.  This allows me to emulate traditional painting inside my computer. 

Stage three is to have the painting printed on canvas using a professional printing lab.  Once the image is in physical form, I seal the canvas and then proceed to stage four and paint on top of my canvas using traditional Winsor Newton Oils, palette knife and brushes!

If you would like to learn this process you can go to my website http://www.paintfusion.com to find out more information regarding my teaching.  For interviews or more information regarding myself or my work just give me a call! 901.326.6074, I would love to talk to you!  or email me MichelleEastFineArt@live.com

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