My MacArthur Beach Turtle Tank Instalation

Well after much hard work and nail biting, my installation at the MacArthur Beach State Park is finished and a few days ago Caretta was placed in her new home. She is the Loggerhead seen in my 2nd photo down on the upper left. The new Nature Center had it's Grand Opening a few night ago and I was so honored to have my work displayed so visibly on their new front porch. The composites I created out of many images I personally shot to make the look and feel of the reef located off the Parks's beach.I then turned my giant PS file over to Knaffs Signs who printed it on the material they use to wrap cars.

 Today I am going over and later will add an image of the viewing window on the front with Caretta . I am still working on the website that went live this week. I did say "YES" to two new major works. This tank plus doing the Art and Web design on their website. I am so happy "The Friends of MacArthur" gave me the opportunity. The website is live but I am still adding photos to each page so it is a work in progress.If you are in Florida please make a trip to this amazing Park located on Singer Island in Palm Beach County. 

http://www.macarthurbeach.org/

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Snook Island Opening

Snook Islands Natural Area
Lake Worth
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 9:00 a.m. is the Grand Opening of the Snook Islands Natural Area.  There is a boardwalk, fishing pier, water taxi and day-use docks, kayak launch, and boat trailer parking area.
I am hoping this new boardwalk will give our local birders a chance to see shorebirds and maybe catch a glimpse of Lake Worth Lagoon's nesting American Oystercatchers and Reddish Egrets.
Snook Islands Natural Area is located within Lake Worth Lagoon just south of the City of Lake Worth Municipal Golf Course.
From I-95 go east on 10thAvenue North. Go right on Federal Hwy. Go left on 2ndAvenue North. Go right on North Golfview Road. Parking is available in the vicinity of 101 North Golfview Road both north and south of Lucerne Avenue.
For more information,  contact Alyssa Dodd, Environmental Analyst, Public Outreach SectionPalm Beach County Dept. of Environmental Resources Management
(561) 233-2448 or ADodd@pbcgov.org
Learn more about the Lake Worth Lagoon at www.LWLI.org

The Black Rhino

The Black Rhino has seen the most drastic decline of all rhino species, because of poaching and habitat loss. But due to conservation efforts numbers are stabilising and slowly rising, although tremendous effort is still needed to secure the future for the Black Rhino.The

"Wild Things Exhibit " benefits this and species like the Bongo in Africa 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d31h4KBWQTw&feature=colike

 

Wild Things Art Show Feb 5th, 6th and 7th

Contempo Now on at Lighthouse Gallery Tequesta Fl

I was honored to have my art placed on the promo card for the Contempo Exhibit but double happy to place 4th with "Girl in the Rainy Window" in this excellent juried exhibition. After the awards we all went to the convention center to meet the Judge, Mindy Soloman who has a Gallery in St Petersburg but is over on our coast for the Art Palm Beach.

http://mindysolomongallery.wordpress.com/

Karla Walters amazing large wall of ceramic crows won "Best in Show"

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Jan 26th New Exhibit at Midtown _Reception, Please Come!

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Lighthouse Midtown Guild Gallery Opening

The Lighthouse ArtCenter at Midtown is at 4763 PGA Blvd., Suite 300, Palm Beach Gardens.
The gallery will host a grand opening 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 27. After that, hours will be noon to 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. on Sunday.
The Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum and School of Art is a member-supported not-for-profit 501(c)(3) community arts organization, providing excellence in art exhibitions, instruction, education and outreach for all ages. Programs are funded in part by the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council and the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners.
For more information on the Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum, School of Art, exhibitions, programs and events, visit LighthouseArts.org or call (561) 746-3101.
The Lighthouse ArtCenter is located in Gallery Square North, 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Fla., one- half mile west of U.S. Highway 1. Museum hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with admission free for members and $5 for non-members ages 12 and up. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with free admission.

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Turtle Rocks

Lighthouse Gallery At Midtown Opening Reception

Sea & Shore From Flickr

Sea & Shore , a set on Flickr.
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Southern Exposure News on "Creative Focus" Show. Hanging Till Aug 25th

What a wonderful tribute Tom Tracy wrote. Thanks Tom!

http://www.palmbeachartspaper.com/1455-photo-artist-moore-takes-her-cues-from-nature.html
Melinda Moore arrived at a monthly roundtable of photo artists in West Palm Beach and pulled from a shoulder bag four or five new travel-photo scenic prints she had quickly matted that afternoon.
They were rich, gallery-quality black-and-whites of London street life, but no biggie: Moore — who comes across as everyone’s favorite aunt who has been around the world more times than anyone else you know — had worked up the prints overnight as a show-and-tell for the Palm Beach Photographic Center’s InFocus study group in June.
Most of the Florida native’s body of photographic digital art concerns itself with the natural world, and predominantly birds. While there are plenty of people photographing wildlife and turning those images into gallery-grade digital art or photo “paintings,” not many people are producing gallery-grade painting.
The Palm Beach Gardens City Hall is showcasing some 50 of Moore’s pieces this summer as part of its GardensArt program. Creative Focus: Photography and Digital Art by Melinda Moore opened June 27 and runs through Aug. 25 in the City Hall lobby. The exhibit features Florida birds and landscapes, jungle cats and elephants, both in straight photographic renderings and through Moore’s texture montage and digital painting composites.
Last month, Moore took Best of Show (first place) at the 15th Annual InFocus juried exhibition of the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach, which included a $950 cash prize. Moore’s Friends Forever, an image of two elephants embracing each other’s trunks, beat out entries from around the country and beyond. The juror was Atlanta-based commercial photographer Kevin Ames.

"Creative Focus" New Solo Exhibit in PBG

Rare Species "Wild Things "

ART IN THE PARK (my first lecture)

http://www.macarthurbeach.org/events/art-in-the-park2011/melinda-moore.phphttp://www.macarthurbeach.org/

http://www.macarthurbeach.org/