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Bridge</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Bernie Kessler has been an award winning visual artist for more than fifty years.  His images have been exhibited internationally.  His work is in corporate and private collections.  </div> <div> He was Chairman and President of Artists for the Environment and played a significant role in reviving landscape painting in America during the Sixties.  The art produced by members of this group culminated in a major exhibit at the Corcoran Museum in  Washington, DC and   a cover story in Smithsonian Magazine.</div> <div> To view  Mixed Media Polaroid Image Transfers go to: <I><B> </B></I><A HREF="http://www.garrisonartcenter.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.garrisonartcenter.org"><U><B>http://www.garrisonartcenter.org</B></U></A><B>.  </B>Click on the <I><B>Virtua</B></I><B>l</B><I><B> Gallery</B></I> and <B>Bernard  Kessler.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Putnam Arts Council's</B></div> <div> <I><B>National Juried Photography Exhibit</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Best in Show Award</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17759e10.jpg" border=0 width="601" height="481" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Enigma                                       Bernie Kessler</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For further information and directions go to:  </B><A HREF="http://www.putnamartscouncil.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.putnamartscouncil.com"><U><B>www.putnamartscouncil.com</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>******************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Framery Art Gallery </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>presents  Bernie Kessler's Beacon Portfolio of Color Photographs </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>For A Preview Click Next Box</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>BEACON, NY LANDSCAPES</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>480 Main St., </B></div> <div> <I><B>Beacon, NY 12508</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>845-838-4243<IMG SRC="1bc20090.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="521" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>East End Falls</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>*********************************************************************************************</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Bernie Kessler images can also be seen in the Spring Edition of </B></I><B> LEICA VIEW and  </B><I><B>August, 2002  Annual Landscape Issue of </B></I><B> OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHER</B><B> . </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY </B><B>'</B><I><B>s, January, 2003 issue  features Bernie Kessler's Bronx Zoo animal pictures.  He was published 50 years ago in their August, 1952 issue.  The January 2003 issue will publish another of his Bronx Zoo photographs as the Second Prize Winner  In their Annual Photography Contest and will run a feature story on this bicentennial event.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Plans are  currently underway to capture the next photograph for a 2053  issue of  </B></I><B>POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY. </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <I><B>Please send your suggestions to</B></I><A HREF="mailto:bernie88@optonline.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bernie88@optonline.net"><U><I><B> bernie88@optonline.net.</B></I></U></A><I><B>  The winning suggestion will receive a free copy of the 2053 issue.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Here are the images from the January, 2003 issue:</B></I><I><B><IMG SRC="16b883d0.png" border=0 width="648" height="317" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="172cb610.png" border=0 width="459" height="609" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ******************************************</div> <bR> <div> <B>                                              <IMG SRC="1635feb0.jpg" border=0 width="351" height="491" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><A HREF="http://www.teatown.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.teatown.org"><U><B>://www.teatown.org</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>******************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>UPCOMING PROGRAMS</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Left Brain</B></FONT><B>/</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Right Brain</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Creative Photography Workshop</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>This is a nontechnical workshop emphasizing the </B><I><B>creative</B></I><B> </B><I><B> process.  </B></I><B>Each participant will have the opportunity to seek their </B><I><B>unique</B></I><B> view of the world and translate this view into two-dimensional images.  No previous photographic experience is necessary.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bring your 35 mm camera.  Any 35 mm will do from a simple point-and-shoot  (film or digital)  to the most elegant and sophisticated of cameras.   The emphasis is on </B><I><B>your creative development</B></I><B>, not technology or chemistry.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A series of exercises will be introduced to encourage instinct, intuition and imagination;  the creativity we all possess in the </B><I><B>right brain</B></I><B>, while keeping an appropriate balance with the </B><I><B>left brain.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bernie Kessler has been a visual artist and student of creativity for some 60 years.  He has  lead workshops throughout the United States, Canada and Europe  for all age groups from 5 year olds to senior (in years and position) executives.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For further information call:  914-245-7288 or email:  bernie88@optonline.net</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>*************************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Polaroid Image Transfer Workshops</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="19850e30.jpg" border=0 width="592" height="483" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The Polaroid Image Transfer process is a technique by which photographers, painters, graphic designers create painterly images.  The result is a unique and captivating image.  It is a simple process that is fun while yielding rewarding results.  You can leave the workshop with prints ready to exhibit.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bernie Kessler is considered a master of the process.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bring a selection of 35mm slides, at least 10 sheets of 6x7 hot pressed (smooth) Arches watercolor 90# paper and watercolor paints or pencils.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For further information about creative uses for Polaroid materials go to:  www.polaroid.com.  For examples of prints go to:  www.garrisonartcenter.org and click on the</B><I><B> Virtual Gallery</B></I><B> and scroll down to </B><I><B>Bernie Kessler.</B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>***************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>41st Annual Juried Fine Arts Show</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Levine Art Center</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>521 Kennicut  Hill Road, Mahopac, NY</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>845-628-3664</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1a920b00.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="688" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B>Third Prize,  Beacon, NY</B></div> <div> <I><B>Bernie Kessler</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>CONVERSATIONS  ---  Art Expressing Interactions</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Juried Art Show</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Belle Levine Art Gallery</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>521 Kennicut Hill Rd.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Mahopac, NY</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1b7d0bd0.jpg" border=0 width="720" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B>Detante</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1b827d00.jpg" border=0 width="551" height="720" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B>Twin Umbrellas</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Best in Show for A Body of Work</B></div> <div> <I><B>Artist Bernie Kessler</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>*********************************************</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <B>Putnam Arts Council</B></div> <div> <I><B>7th Annual National Juried Photography Show</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Best in Show</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17ad0e10.jpg" border=0 width="720" height="481" ALT="Baboon" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Baboon</B></div> <div> <B>Photograher:  Bernie Kessler</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>****************************</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>PUTNAM COUNTY IMAGES</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ce9fc00.jpg" border=0 width="671" height="448" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Train & Tunnel</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1bf40a10.jpg" border=0 width="576" height="417" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Constitution Marsh</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>*****************************************************</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>