“TILL THE COWS COME HOME” by Penny Knobel-Besa

“TILL THE COWS COME HOME”
Featuring the Art of Penny Knobel-Besa
August 28, 2010 – September 25, 2010
Opening Reception, Saturday, September 11th, 5-8 pm

The current Featured Artist Exhibition at our Gallery is by Penny Knobel-Besa. This is an Arts Walk evening and the Education Center at Canal Place will also contain a photography show from “Kids Art of Photography” class taught by Knobel-Besa along with work from other art classes.

Knobel-Besa’s exhibit showcases rural images found in and around the Cumberland area as you drive down country roads; from old tractors to early morning cow milking and various vistas like “Mountain Maryland” which features our mountains through Rocky Gaps road side flowers. “While I have traveled to some interesting places to photograph I still find that the wonders of our own Allegany County and tri-state area keep my finger clinking away.” said Knobel-Besa.

“For our anniversary my artist husband Hilmar Gottesthal and I visited several covered bridges in Bedford County which will be included in this exhibition as giclee prints (photos printed on canvas to resemble painting). Inside each of the bridges there were the traditional initials and messages like…I Love U 4 EVA. So of course I had to include some of those…and I managed to steal a kiss from my husband in each bridge!”

Many photographers in the past have found the perfect model for their photography and Angela Hedderick has become that model for Knobel-Besa. In addition, Hedderick’s two children have also enjoyed photography and modeling. Four years old Katie Hedderick also modeled for the Kids Photography Class and a photo of her by Maranda Allen is featured in the Education Center exhibition. Her brother Alex Hedderick who took the class has several of his photos featured like “Curiosity” with his cat face to face with a frog.
Meanwhile mother, Angela not only played milk maid with her cow but brought the cow in from a neighboring field for the photo shoot which resulted in the title photo as the cow was nearly doing the speed limit of 30 miles per hour down the road back to= the pasture.

So be sure to visit both the loft exhibition to see Knobel-Besa’s “Till The Cows Come Home” and the education center to meet the student artists. For information about “Art of Photography” classes which start September 19th call (301) 478-2735 or email pkbphotos@hughes.net
This is a co-op gallery which operates as a program under the Allegany Arts Council and is located at 10 Howard Street, Cumberland, MD in the Shops at Canal Place Heritage Area. Several co-op members will be demonstrating their crafts at the Education Center from blacksmithing to bee keeping. The gallery is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. located among the shops at Canal Place. For more information call (301) 777-8199 www.artsatcanalplace.com . Free parking is available in the lot off Howard Street.