Michael Ventrella
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The Heidi Gallery!
I’ll be at the opening for the next show at the Heidi Gallery in Livingston, New Jersey on October 8th! I hope to see you there!
Solo show at Shawnee-on-Delaware
I will have a solo show at the Shawnee Inn Gallery here in the Poconos starting September 11th, and running for a few months after that. I hope some of you can make it to the opening!
Micky Dolenz | Heidi Hooper
Micky Dolenz was always my favorite Monkee, and I’ve seen him in concert quite a few times. In September, there is a 60th anniversary Monkees convention in Connecticut, and my husband (who co-wrote two books about the Monkees) will be there as a guest. He’ll be bringing this art with him (unless some fan wants to buy it before then!).
A nice article in Journey Planet Magazine
Journey Planet magazine has a new online issue out dedicated to Mel Brooks on his 100th birthday, and they asked me to submit a story about my meeting with him. Check it out!
New Hope Art Center opening
I hope some of you can join me this Friday, June 26th, for the art opening at the New Hope Arts Center. And look – -they have one of my pieces prominent on their poster!
My latest work | Heidi Hooper
Here are the latest pieces I’ve done. If you’re on my Instagram page, I post every few days with my progress so you can see how these are made!
My interview on the “Made to Make” Podcast!
My interview on the “Made to Make” Podcast!
My latest work! | Heidi Hooper
If you’re on my Patreon page or Instagram page, you’ve already seen these. The Fennec Fox has just been accepted for a show at the Heidi Gallery in New Jersey. Information about the opening will be on my Facebook page!
Medford Art Center show
I am pleased to be accepted at the Medford Art Center show for the month of February. If you’re in the area of southern New Jersey, please check it out! (Here are a couple of pictures from the opening)
My latest work | Heidi Hooper
If you’re a Patreon or on my Instagram feed or Facebook page, you’ve already seen these! Hope you like them!
Heidi Gallery Opening
I had a great time at the opening for the Heidi Gallery’s latest show. My “John Owlver” and “Elvis Costello” pieces are there. The show will be there all month, so check it out if you can! It’s at 310 Eisenhower Parkway in Livingston, NJ 07039.
Solo show closing reception
My solo show at Stroudsmoor will be closing on September 30th, and there will be refreshments and music and I’ll be walking everyone through the show and discussing each piece. For those who purchased art, this is the time to pick it up (and have it personally signed on the back if you wish)! I hope to see some of you there.
Here I am, turning in my artwork that was accepted for the “Art of the State” show at the Pennsylvania State Museum, which annually shows the best artwork from around the state. Thousands enter, and only a hundred get in. This is my second year for being accepted! VIDEO
“Summer” at the Medford Arts Center
You can see my work at the Medford Arts Center in Medford, New Jersey from now till September 5th! Click here to hear me talk about it in a video! My piece “The Doctor’s Tea Party” came in second, which was very nice! Here’s what the judge said about it: “This tells a story and I want to know more. It has a sensibility about it that pleases the eye. It carries colors nicely throughout, and the composition is pleasing.
Mrs. Premise’s Tango Lesson
Mrs. Premise’s Tango Lesson
Mrs. Premise’s Tango Lesson
Here’s the latest piece. (Mrs. Premise, of course, is my cat.)
Art From the Heart
You can now see my work at a visual on-line gallery from the Limehouse Art Foundation in London, England. The show is called “Art from the Heart.” Here’s the link, and here’s a capture of the page with my work!
My latest work-in-progress
My latest work-in-progress
The Doctor’s Tea Party
Here’s my latest, which is currently showing at State of the Art Gallery in Ithaca, New York!
The Snowmen of Stroudsburg
Someone went around my hometown and caught all the art snowmen in a video! You can see mine at around 19:00 in this video!
Rambling Rose Interview
I was pleased to be a guest on Rambling Rosie’s video blog this week! Hope you enjoy it.
Local news interviews me!
WNEP did a very nice article about me today! Take a look!
At the Pennsylvania State Museum
Some of you may be aware that I have been going through radiation treatments for breast cancer lately, so I’m way behind in my projects and in updating my web page. I thank all of you who sent kind words. In the meantime, I was thrilled to once again be accepted in the Pennsylvania State Museum’s “Art of the State” show in the capital, featuring the top 100 artists in Pennsylvania. This was my second year applying and my second year being accepted!
What I’ve been up to
What I’ve been up to Those of you who are patrons or friends on Facebook know that I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I have had one operation and radiation treatment is next. So I haven’t been as productive as I would have liked to have been. I thank all of you who have sent me kind thoughts and words and who have joined my Patreon page in support. It means an awful lot to me, and it comforts me. In any event, here are some pieces I have completed in the last few months.
My latest work | Heidi Hooper
Jonathan Has Hit Writer’s Block Melissa’s Latest Masterpiece Chuck’s Cookout is Ready
My latest work! | Heidi Hooper
“Professor Byrd Hopes for a Grant” “Miss Anne Elk Reaches for the High Note” “Y. I. Otter Photobombs Eleanor”
State of the Art Gallery in Ithaca
Here I am delivering art to the State of the Art Gallery in Ithaca. If you’re in the area, be sure to check them out! I’ll be there through the end of the year (unless they sell!)
How do you make that?
In response to people asking how I do my work, I have updated my “About Dryer Lint” page. Check it out!
My latest work! | Heidi Hooper
Here are my most recent pieces. I hope you enjoy them! Albert Knows He Must Practice in Order to Win the Competition
My latest work! | Heidi Hooper
Here’s my latest work, which includes my friends Ben & Amy, who are getting married soon! Ben & Amy Dina is Not Happy with her New Sewing Machine Mr. Bellamy Demands a Rematch
My latest work | Heidi Hooper
If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Facebook, you would have seen me working on these pieces, as I post updates so you can watch the progress! Mr. Fluff Steals the Shrimp Rodeo Rabbit Larry’s Proposal Goes Horribly Wrong The Mouse Trampoline
Atlantic Highlands Art Council Show
Today, I dropped off my “Magritte in Dryer Lint” piece to the Atlantic Highlands Art Council for their show “Faces and Facades.” The opening reception is next weekend (November 19) and the show runs through December 24th. I unfortunately won’t make the opening because I will be showing at Philcon, the Philadelphia Science Fiction convention.
Pennsylvania Magazine
Pennsylvania magazine has an article about me in their latest issue. Click here to read the article!
What galleries want
I had a nice chat with Jim Evansiko who owns Gamut Gallery. If you’re an artist looking to get into galleries, you should watch this! We discuss what galleries are looking for, how to impress them, how to find the right one for you, and how to avoid scams. VIDEO
Art Talk With April
I’m a guest on Art Talk with April’s blog today! Please check it out!
DISABILITY PRIDE
As a disabled person myself, I was pleased to be invited to participate in the 2023 Disability Pride Festival at Penn State’s Lehigh campus in Allentown this next Saturday (July 22). My work will be shown there and I hope to see you there as well! Details at the link.
Women’s Expo 2024
I was honored that two local state representatives (Maureen Madden and Tarah Probst) invited me to be a part of their annual Women’s Expo in my hometown today!
New Hope Art Center Opening
I had a great time tonight at the New Hope Art Center’s opening of their latest show: Structures and Constructions in Fiber. It runs through August 18. My “da Vinci in Dryer Lint” piece got some nice attention there! Click on a picture to enlarge it.
The Heidi Gallery
I was honored to be accepted into a show at The Heidi Gallery (that’s it’s name!) in Livingston, New Jersey. The show runs through December.
Art opening September 7
I’ll be featured in a new show with fellow artist Marissa Grello in a new show at the Community Gallery at Penn State’s Lehigh campus. Hope to see some of you there!
Gamut Gallery Art Opening
I had a great time at the Gamut Gallery art opening last night. The show will run through December, so hopefully some of you can make it!
Another art opening
Gamut gallery in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania has a new show that opens this weekend, September 16, and runs for a few months. I hope my local friends can make the opening!
New Hope | Heidi Hooper
The New Hope Arts Center has a gallery opening this weekend (Jan 11) and out of the 120 artist in the show, they chose mine as one of three to represent the show in this article from the Bucks County Herald newspaper!
Pictures from my solo show opening
I’m honored to be the guest artist this summer at the Auradell Gallery at the Stroudsmoor Resort this summer. The opening was well attended and I had a great time! If you’re visiting the Poconos, please go by and have a look!
Day-to-day progress
I am still recovering and can’t do any artwork right now, but a year or so ago, I did daily updates on Facebook of my progress on one of my pieces. If you want to see the entire thing, it’s now available on my YouTube channel! VIDEO
The process of creating “John Owlver”
On my Instagram page, I post updates twice a week or so of works in progress. Here’s a video combining those posts so you can see how this piece was made! VIDEO
The Beatles and their Pets
The Beatles and their Pets
LATEST WORK | Heidi Hooper
Here’s what I have been able to get done this year so far — not as much as usual because I’m still in recovery and doing physical therapy. Hope you like them! Click on a picture for a closer look: The Salad was Nice But the Peppers Are Too Hot Deep Down, Sharon Wanted to be a Butterfly Steve’s Leaf is Working Well as a Parachute
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