Meet the Artist!

Happy Saturday!!

This week's blog features the artwork of Alan Affolter. This local artists moved to Indiana in 1980 as a hired hand on a dairy farm. He left the farm but loved the area and made Indiana his home, where he still resides with his wife and two children. Allen has professional artists on both sides of his family so inspiration was plentiful. he specializes in pencil, pen, ink, and watercolor and characterizes his work as "illustration".

A variety of Allen's coasters and plaques are displayed in our gallery. My personal favorite is the "Falling Leaves" plaque and coasters (plaque pictured below).

Falling Leaves Plaque
$22

"I love the challenge of capturing the moment, the action, the mood, or the personality of the character. Hopefully that's what you see in my art."
-Alan Affolter

This piece certainly captures a blissful moment shared in the heart of the Fall season.


Please stop into The Artists Hand to purchase some of Alan's work and enjoy wonderful seasonal coffee from our Espresso Bar. Also, please check our Facebook page and website, www.theArtistsHandGallery.com, for more information!


-Ali Walker and the rest of us at The Artists Hand Gallery :)

Upcoming Events

Hello Everyone!

The Artists Hand has some great events coming up!

Join us for a fun night of painting at our Eat Drink Create this Saturday, February 18th from 6-8pm. You bring the food and wine and we provide the art materials with a local artist for instruction. At the end of the session, you get to take home your own original artwork. It's not too late to sign up so please visit www.theartistshandgallery.com, call (724)463-8710, or stop in to make a reservation. This session is $35 per person.

Our Kid's Classes are from 1-2:30pm on Saturday, February 18th and Saturday, February 25th. Classes are geared towards Grades 1-4.


Our next Art Lesson takes place from 5-6:30pm on Tuesday, February 28th. Classes are geared towards Grades 5-8.



Both the Kid's Classes and Art Lessons are instructed by IUP Future Art Educators. Each session is $20 with a 10% discount available.


For updates on our upcoming events please visit our Facebook, website (www.theartistshandgallery.com), Instagram, Twitter, and blog!

-The Artists Hand Gallery & Espresso Bar

We are back!

We are pleased to announce that our blog is back in business! As the Artist Hand's new intern, I am looking forward to sharing artwork along with upcoming events on this blog. One piece of art that has already caught my eye belongs to our featured artist, Hsiao Busch. From drawing on walls and glass windows in Taiwan as a child to teaching art in Pennsylvania, this artist has always had a passion for artistic expression. Her work is mainly inspired by random objects and landscapes in her daily life.

Hsiao's exhibition "Metamorphosis" displays work that reflects a combination of old and new experiences. "Reminiscence of the exact location is not my focus, rather to capture the memory or the experience of the moment when I visited the place." Hsiao gives viewers a taste of her experiences with room to place their own.

Sunset Creek
$350

Pictured left is my favorite piece from Hsiao's exhibition "Metamorphosis". When I first walked past this piece, familiarity tickled the hair on my arms. Much like Hsiao, I can't put a specific location to this piece but I can remember the touch and sound that I experienced. Even though my body is stuck dragging through slushy sidewalks, this painting leaves my soul lounging on cool grass.




Please stop into The Artists Hand to purchase some of Hsiao's work and enjoy wonderful seasonal coffee from our Espresso Bar. Also, please check our Facebook page and website, www.theArtistsHandGallery.com, for more information!

All best,
Ali Walker and the rest of us at The Artists Hand Gallery :)