Frame of Mind

 (386) 673-0577
23 W. Granada Blvd.,
Ormond Beach, FL 32174

David Berger

Is there anything more surreal than life? Probably not! And, this is the reason why I have chosen the surrealist perspective to express myself, like the infamous Dali and others that are less known such as Bruvel, Schimmel, as well as the humorous perspective of Roller Wilson and the mathematical perfection of MC Escher.

My paintings are a unique attempt at the blending of the conscious, unconscious, mental, emotional, and spiritual essences of our being, the juxtaposition of images familiar, random or otherwise of the infinite universe mashed together in the finite space of the canvas.

Life is all about feelings and perspectives; the depth of pain and the heights of elation and the myriad that lies between, be it in the real muck and mire of earth or the chaos which inhabits the untrained mind.

For me, life is all about growing, healing, and recapturing the awe that was lost in childhood, and my hope is that my images will reignite some of that awe within the viewer.

ARTISTS BIO:

David was born in Hoboken, NJ in 1954. Raised by a mother that fought her own demons, which visited themselves upon her three boys on a regular basis, and was disciplined by a heavy-handed father, life was colorful, to say the least! The family moved extensively in his formative years and finally resettled in NJ in 1969. Being the smallest in his junior and high school years he understood that escaping into the world of art helped relieve some of the pressures doled out to him from home and school.

David spent the mid-seventies in Santa Cruz California and enjoyed that decade with great vim and vigor as did most of that consciousness. After eliminating all those substances from his regular diet, he crashed into a deep and severe depression that couldn’t be “labeled” which lasted almost twenty years. During this time he finished a small body of statement paintings dealing with endangered species and the planet.

His painting got set on the back burner for the most part, but the creative juice found its way back in through various art classes and eventually segued into writing. Those writings are about his own observations, struggles, and triumphs over depression and all of the patterns and behaviors that people go through with their personal emotions, and how they affect and infect all relationships. He became a healing facilitator and assisted those struggling as he did through the nineties to the present.

Now in 2022, the brushes are once again in hand. Leaving AZ for the last 20 years he has landed in Florida with his wife Lisa.

Don SondagBrowse - Arts on Douglas

 

Arts on Douglas | alt_space gallery

A division of the Atlantic Center for the Arts

123 Douglas Street | New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

phone: (386) 428-1133

Don SondagBrowse:

About the Artist

Realist oil painter Don Sondag was encouraged by his parents to pursue his love of art from a young age.  Growing up on the Winter Park Chain of Lakes, he also developed a deep appreciation for water and the beauty of the natural environment. Over time, these passions merged, and he is now well known for his striking oil paintings of natural spaces.

Sondag is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and he studied portraiture at the National Academy of Design as well as the Art Student League in New York City.

Landscapes as well as commissioned illustration and portraiture drove his early career. He has created illustrations for Harcourt School Publishers and painted portraits of numerous prominent Central Florida figures, individuals and families, including Central Florida’s beloved Fred Rogers of the children’s television show: “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood”.

Don’s art has been exhibited in many juried art festivals and plein-air competitions including Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Carmel Art Festival-Plein Air, and the Paradise Paint Out Islamorada Florida, among many others.  His work has also been featured on the covers of publications for the Winter Park Land Trust and Winter Park Magazine. 

Sondag has participated in group exhibitions at the Alice and Williams Jenkins Gallery, Crealde School of Art, McRae Art Studios, Orlando City Hall, and Gallery at Avalon Island, among others. In 2019, his work was featured in a solo exhibit titled “Venetian Canals of Winter Park: The Art of Don Sondag” at the Albin Polasek Museum in Winter Park.

Susan Bach - Arts on Douglas

 Arts on Douglas

Gallery hours: T-F 10-5 and Sat 10-4
123 Douglas Street,
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
386-428-1133

Susan Bach

About the Artist

Susan Bach works with a traditional craftsman’s material, clay, in a nontraditional way, Bach creates highly patterned, decorative lamps, vases, and functional ware.  Each piece is fashioned from white earthenware and finished with lustrous glazes. All of her work is hand-painted original and one-of-a-kind. 

She was educated at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, and Penland School of Crafts, NC. Bach has been a full-time studio artist since 1981.  She has exhibited in galleries, museums, and art exhibitions throughout the country.  Her work is in many private and corporate collections as well as the permanent collections of the City of Orlando, Valencia Community College, and the Maitland Art Center.

Linda Azar – Arts on Douglas

 

Arts on Douglas
Gallery hours: T-F 10-5 and Sat 10-4
123 Douglas Street, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

386-428-1133

Linda AzarBrowse:

About the Artist

Linda Azar is a studio jeweler living in the mountains of Western North Carolina. She grew up in Saint Petersburg, Florida and received a BA in Architecture from the University of Florida. After moving to Asheville NC, she completed a two-year Professional Craft program for Metals and Jewelry at Haywood Community College. Linda exhibits her work in select galleries and numerous craft shows.  She has also been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2014. Linda’s work consists largely of compositions inspired by the interrelationship between the organic and the architectural. She often finds inspiration by observing subtle details in the world around her, such as plants forging their way through sidewalks, branches springing forth from a tree or the unintended patterns created by erosion. She works primarily with silver and semi-precious stones.

Dennis AngelBrowse - Arts on Douglas

Arts on Douglas | alt_space gallery

A division of the Atlantic Center for the Arts

123 Douglas Street | New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

phone: (386) 428-1133

Dennis AngelBrowse:

About the Artist

Dennis Angel is known for his intricately detailed pencil and silverpoint drawings of still life scenes that he sets up in his studio. He elaborates, “I have always seen the tabletop as a form of a stage set where I assume the role of a director, carefully choosing, arranging, and lighting objects in pursuit of a theatrical presence.”

Dennis Angel has been an artist and art educator for over 30 years. His work has been included in over 200 national and international exhibitions at venues including The Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco, CA The Salmagundi Club and Marbury Gallery in New York City, NY, and the Miami University Art Museum, OH. His work is also represented in numerous private and corporate collections.

Angel's drawings have been published in Drawing Magazine and Studio Visit, among others. His book, Perceptual Drawing: Concepts, Methods, and Materials was published by Kendall-Hunt in 2015 and rereleased in a 2nd edition in 2016. Recently, his metalpoint drawings have been featured in the book Silver Point Drawing: A Complete Guide to the Medium authored by Susan Schwalb.

 

Bill and Jon Slade Gallery500 Handblown Glass

 

Gallery500
1870 Victory Circle, Suite H810

Daytona Beach, FL, 32114

(386) 262-1912

info@gallery500.art

Bill and Jon Slade

Handblown glass artwork by Bill and Jon Slade featuring their unique and one-of-a-kind layering technique that produces a dynamic, colorful piece with silver lacing design within the sculpture. This father and son team is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

More on their Artistic Process:

Bill Slade is both an artist and chemist when he creates his exquisitely beautiful paperweights and sculptures. To achieve this degree of total control, he must prepare each batch of formula by hand, carefully measuring and weighing all the dry ingredients. He then loads the formula into the roaring furnace, which is kept at 2400 degrees Fahrenheit. It is slowly melted down overnight, becoming pure crystal by the following morning.

Bill Slade then begins what he describes as his “Dance of Fire”. He gathers up the molten glass on the end of a long rod, one layer upon another. After every gathering of molten glass, Bill manipulates it with hand tools to create an ethereal design before encasing it in another layer of Silver-Veiled Glass. Some of his works have up to ten layers of glass (each with its own internal design) before he is ready to create the exterior shape. During this entire process, he must keep the glass molten by repeatedly going back to the furnace, for if it becomes too cool, he can no longer shape it and achieve his designs. At the same time, if the glass is overheated, it becomes too loose and will run off the pipe onto the floor.

 

Beau Wild Gallery 500

Beau Wild

BEAU WILD, a native Floridian, received training in occupational therapy at TUFTS University and painting at the Museum School/Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. After 22 years in New England, BEAU returned to his childhood hometown of DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, in 1983.  From that point forward, Lover HAS SHOWN WORK IN Cross country Craftsmanship Celebrations, Rivalries, AND Historical centers INCLUDING THE Gallery OF FLORIDA Workmanship, FLORIDA Exhibition hall FOR Ladies Specialists, MELBOURNE'S FOOSANER Craftsmanship Historical center, ORMOND Commemoration Workmanship Gallery, TAMPA'S Historical center OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY AND THE LEEPA-RATTNER Historical center OF Workmanship AT ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL

         WILD HAS PARTICIPATED IN BOTH SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS ON A NATIONAL AND REGIONAL BASIS AND HAS WON A VARIETY OF AWARDS, INCLUDING "BEST IN SHOW" IN COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS. During a national competition in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2015, WILD received the lifetime achievement award.  

Wild paints every day in her studio on ROSE BAY in PORT ORANGE, Florida, today.

An Artist's Statement:

"I was an observer from the time I can remember. I was intrigued at the time by several questions, and I still am to this day: "Why do people do what they do?" What spurs their activities and responses? Why do people "tick"? These deeply empathetic connections are sensitive glimpses, whether it is an elderly woman's feeling of isolation, the outsider's anxiety when courting a new friend, the conflicting joy and sadness of the surrogate mother, or the lives of those who have passed away that have not been forgotten. These glimpses open a small window through which I also look inside my own emotional life while I assume the observer's perspective.

 

Adolfo Girala Gallery 500

Adolfo Girala  Gallery500

Mixed media paint is applied in layers to canvas in Adolfo Girala's artwork to create a textural abstract pattern with a single, unified design.

An Artist's Statement:

Being an artist has been both a blessing and a challenge for me. My soul is driven by passion and the desire to make something beautiful and one-of-a-kind. I get completely lost in my work, which is always an adventure and an exploration that hasn't been done before.

To become an artist, you must learn to let go of who you are and explore your own inner world. You must let this inner world lead, motivate, and perform the work for you. You become a tool for the same creative force that made everything. You must learn to rely on and trust your own inner teacher.

I feel compelled and obligated as an artist to care for our planet, to forgive, to love, to always learn, and to appreciate and respect the sacredness of all living things.

My craftsmanship is a portrayal of excellence, quietness, and secret.

Biography of Artist:

I was born in September 1962 in Havana, Cuba. The beach was a fun place to spend my childhood. Those days appeared to be so blissful. The Caribbean Sea is breathtaking. My most treasured memories are of the endless days of sunshine and cool breezes. My work is still influenced by the vibrant and alive colors of this Caribbean island. My family and I were subjected to constant harassment as a result of our non-participation in the communist party during the Cuban revolution. The years I spent in school were filled with anxiety and fear. Eventually, we were permitted to leave the island in fishing boats during the Mariel exodus in 1980. I'm a U. S. resident now and I have lived in Los Angeles since my appearance in the US.

ONE DAYTONA Art Festival

One Daytona

1 Daytona Blvd.

Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Phone: (386) 262-1511

Event Dates: 04/01/2023 - 04/02/2023

ONE DAYTONA Art Festival, in partnership with Gallery500, is an award winning annual fine art festival featuring juried fine artists and non-juried fine craft artisans at ONE DAYTONA. The art festival is held at ONE DAYTONA (a shopping and entertainment destination in Daytona Beach) and offers an opportunity for local and visiting collectors to experience culture and refinement over the course of two days with high-end and craft fine art, jazz music on the stage in Victory Circle, live art at Gallery500, a wine walk and cash awards to attract the best fine artists. Additional art-focused activities include student exhibitions and the National Art Battle live art competition.

Experience the unforgettable. Taste the delightful. See the remarkable. Live the dream. Feel the energy of ONE DAYTONA, now open with more to come.

Experience the Daytona Beach area's epicenter for premier retail, dining and entertainment - including two hotels, luxury apartments and Victory Circle. ONE DAYTONA is a lifestyle and entertainment center designed for convenience, comfort and fun. With inviting spaces, new-to-market and exclusive retail and an appetizing collection of dining options, ONE DAYTONA is the ideal gathering spot for locals, visitors and race fans.

Located directly across from the all-new Daytona International Speedway and at the crossroads of I-95 and I-4 in the heart of Volusia County, ONE DAYTONA is more than simply an address. ONE DAYTONA is a place for all of the senses to experience.

Whether enjoying the escape of a movie or reconnecting over a great meal, guests and residents will explore at their own pace, feeding off the enthusiasm that permeates ONE DAYTONA. An experience that visitors, locals, snowbirds, regional guests from Orlando and Jacksonville and anyone driving along I-95 will embrace.

There’s a sense of belonging and inspiration where EVERYONE—from race lover to non-race lover, from shopping enthusiast to foodie—can find their own experiences on any one day. That feeling stays with you and lifts you. It is truly a place like no other.

 

Gallery Of Inspired Colors

Gallery Of Inspired Colors
1129 S. Ridgewood Avenue Suite #2
Daytona Beach Florida 32114
(386) 227-7654

Outstanding Artistic Services in Daytona Beach

If you are looking for a piece of unique artwork, then you will certainly love Gallery Of Inspired Colors. I run a small studio and gallery in Daytona Beach, open for you to browse through my personal collection of completed pieces. Whether you are looking for that special gift or for an artwork to match your decor, come and browse through my collection, or request a commission. To set up an appointment for viewing, call (386)227-7654 and leave a message.

Quality results

If you want to commission a work of art of your very own personal taste, simply call the number provided, and I will be happy to set up an appointment to discuss the project with you, or you can fill out the form provided here on the website.

 

VJL Gallery

 

VJL Gallery

170 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach, FL,
United States, Florida

(386) 256-4820

vjlgallery@gmail.com

VJL Gallery is in Daytona Beach’s historic downtown Riverfront Shops area – a beautiful waterfront setting at 170 North Beach Street.

The Gallery features artwork by painters, photographers, and mixed media artists. Our artists are often in the Gallery working and available to talk with you about their art.

Vicki-Jo moved from the northeast to Daytona Beach in 1986.

She worked in a salon called Headlines in downtown Daytona Beach. She quickly became known in the community as an outstanding hair colorist.

Maintaining her successful career, she opened her first business over twenty years ago. She also always had a passion for art. She incorporated an art gallery into her business ten years ago to support local artists.

Five years ago, she decided to move her business back to downtown Daytona Beach and opened VJL Gallery on Beach Street. As the gallery has grown, she is now representing not only local artists but artists from different parts of the country. Her passion and her vision have brought culture and fine art to a community that she believes in.

ARTique Local Art

 

 ARTique Local Art
600 S. Yonge St., Unit 10
​Ormond Beach, FL 32174
​In Palm Plaza
386-310-9774

ARTiqueOrmondBeach@gmail.com
​Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 to 4.

Daughter and mother artists, Carrie and Renata, previously enjoyed owning a local art gallery, furniture, and decor store in Dallas, TX for 14 years. However, they’d always wanted to live near the beach, so they closed up shop to make that dream come true in beautiful Ormond by the Sea, FL. Two years later, with toes in the sand, they chatted about how much they missed running a creative business together and decided to happily dive in once again ... this time in Ormond Beach! Getting to reopen a small business together while supporting local artists, fulfilling their own creative passions, and being a part of the community is a joyride for them. They’re the perfect team with Renata’s background as an interior designer and design firm owner and Carrie’s years of experience in advertising and marketing.

​So ... they cleverly combined the words art and unique, and ARTique was born in April of 2021!

 

Art League of Daytona Beach

 

Art League of Daytona Beach
If you are looking for ways to help out at the Art League we are always looking for volunteers to help on committees including gallery hosting, fundraising, and memberships. 

If interested please contact the
Art League at 386-947-7103
or email daytonaartleague@gmail.com.

The mission of the Art League of Daytona Beach, INC. is “To encourage and promote the creation and appreciation of art”, by offering artists, of all skill levels, opportunities through education, exhibition, outreach, and fellowship.

We fulfill our mission by offering classes, workshops, exhibitions, meeting space, and various enrichment programs for members and non-members. The Art League provides programs for a wide spectrum of individuals. Regardless of age and ability, all are encouraged to have fun and tell their stories through the creative process. The Art League welcomes exhibiting artists at all levels, from those who have never shown their work before to professional artists.

Gallery500

 

Location:

1870 Victory Circle, Suite H810

Daytona Beach, FL, 32114

Located in Victory Circle of the ONE DAYTONA Shopping Center

Free parking surrounds the complex, which is wheelchair accessible

(386) 262-1912

info@gallery500.art

Gallery500 was founded in 2019 out of the desire to create a space that celebrates Central Florida’s emerging art scene and local culture through exciting exhibitions, events, and collaborations. This gallery is a space where both serious and novice art collectors can discover incredible artworks by regionally renowned and collected contemporary artists.

Aberrant Art Gallery/Studio

Aberrant Art Gallery/Studio
118 N. Beach Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-252-2300

Daytona Beach Artist Barry Kite

After receiving his B.F.A. in film from UCLA, Chicago-born Barry Kite spent the next five years traveling overseas. Returning to the San Francisco Bay area, he wrote and performed his own style of surreal poetry in local coffee houses. Renewing his interest in collage, he combined photographic and hand-coloring techniques to create the foundation of his current work.

Barry Kite’s style of social and political parody via the “re-positioning” of art historical and contemporary media imagery has won him several art competition awards and placed his work in numerous private and corporate collections.

My work is based on found iconographic imagery from painting, photography and popular media initially via discarded books and magazines but of late: the internet. This imagery is deconstructed, then re-composed from different sources as parody with the important blending of and interpretive tension of word (via title) and image. The technique is based on using imagery as language to build context as individual words are combined to create ideas. Uncommon juxtapositions and themes are sought to provoke thought and discussion. The less common, the merrier. A little art literacy is helpful, as many implied narratives draw on historic reactions and interpretations of various employed artists and works from their own era. Prior history with a certain painting or photograph always colors one’s interpretation. Being aware of the fact that an artist went blind or crazy or bankrupt (you know who you are) during his productive  period, or that a work was once critically excoriated always adds a certain flavor. My works are narratives.

 

Museum of Arts & Sciences

352 S Nova Road
Daytona Beach, FL 321
(386) 255-0285

Open Daily
Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Sensations: Florida Artists Group Statewide Exhibition

Gary R. Libby Entry Court, Lemerand Wing & Karshan Center of Graphic Art
Open January 28, 2023 through April 23, 2023

Sponsored by the Gary R. Libby Charitable Trust

The Florida Artists Group is the state’s premier
professional-level artists’ organization.Established in 1949 by art leaders
and University professors, this prestigious statewide Florida organization
is composed of more than one hundred rigorously selected and invited
members, many of whom are nationally and internationally recognized.
FLAG’s mission is to enhance understanding of the myriad of visual art forms
created today. This exhibition will bring together a selection of works by
many of the best professional-level artists working in Florida today and all
eight areas of the state will be represented.

Arts on Douglas Fine Art

• Address: 123 Douglas Street, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
• Phone: (386) 428-1133

• Arts on Douglas was established in 1996 by artist and Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA) founder, Doris Leeper and, artist/benefactor, Ed Harris. Originally conceived as a commercial gallery to promote the work and careers of professional artists from the state of Florida, the gallery has since formalized its affiliation with Atlantic Center for the Arts, combining missions, resources and programs, in order to further facilitate community engagement with the creative arts.

  Located in historic downtown New Smyrna Beach, the building was formerly a used furniture warehouse, and originally a 1920s era Ford showroom and service center. The building was transformed into a 3,500 square foot exhibition space that presents 18 exhibitions a year. The gallery's ongoing exhibition program features a broad spectrum of artistic styles, media and temperaments, including experimental genres in its newest addition, the alt_space.

Located within Arts on Douglas, the alt_space gallery is an exhibition space dedicated to Florida artists from various contemporary genres including: conceptual art, site specific installation, new media, digital media, video, sculpture, or other experimental practices. The space was conceived in order to provide emerging and established visual artists with an alternative space to show their work, as well as to provide a platform to engage the community in a dialogue about art process, methodology, concepts, and materials.