Artist Dale Najarian Exhibits Art in Westport Book Shop’s Drew Friedman Art Place
The Westport Book Shop is pleased to welcome artist Dale Najarian as guest exhibitor at the Book Shop’s Drew Friedman Art Place. Dale is showing several of her newest abstract landscapes on wood panels. Dale works in several mediums, including watercolor, acrylics, mixed media, and oils. She also has a passion for photography. She says that documenting her experiences is an important part of her creative process and a source of inspiration for much of her work. “I am obsessed with shadows and their relationship to light. My work is a translation of everyday scenes and objects using color, light and form. I work from life and in my studio using my photographs as a guide. Once I capture the essence of a painting, I abandon the actual image and create from within to develop an abstracted painting the viewer can identify with. I feel privileged to paint and show my work,” said Dale.
Dale Najarian is an internationally recognized artist. She received her BFA from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, and worked for over fifteen years as a Graphic Designer and Art Director at various design firms and advertising agencies in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Dale is also an advocate and philanthropist. She received the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award from Moore College of Art and Design for her active role in using art to connect with a larger audience. She currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Norwalk Art Space, which provides free art education and experiences for Norwalk students. She is also on the Executive Board of the Artists Collective of Westport, and is a Board member and Project Manager for #UNLOADusa.org, a nonprofit organization using the arts to drive the conversation about gun violence in America. She is also an active member of the Greenwich Arts Council and the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County.
Dale works in her studio in Bridgeport, CT at Metro Art Studios, and shows her work in curated gallery exhibitions and juried shows. You can see more of Dale’s work on her website, at www.dalenajarian.com
Morning Weather Report
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tomorrow
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tomorrow Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 12; State Hospitalizations, Positivity Rate Up
The State Department of Public Health reported 12 more cases in Westport in the past day. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 6.26% while hospitalizations were up 13 patients, with 126 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the State.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 4,216 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 36 deaths
State Daily Test Positivity: 6.26% [up from 5.82%]
State Hospitalizations: 126 patients +13]