Upcoming events

The first ever Fort Myers Drink and Doodle was a great success!! The artists were amazing, there was a great crowd of people and we sold some art. It was a fun time!! I met some new artists who I am interested in for the next up an coming event. I will be needing some artists for the next event so if you are interested please email me at akoyanis@yahoo.com to apply. Locations to sponsor upcoming event are also open. If you are interested in sponsoring the next event please contact me for details. We may also revisit some of the greats from the first event. I will be releasing a date and location for the next Drink and Doodle soon.

The Artists

The Artists of Drink and Doodle

Get ready for a fun time at French Connection for the First ever Drink and Doodle Fort Myers. On Sept 28th at 7pm 10 artists will all gather around one table creating individual art pieces that will be available for sale at the end of the event. The public is encouraged to talk with the artists and learn a little bit more about their style while watching them work. Wanna learn a little bit more about each artist before the event? Keep reading to see samples from each artists and where you can see more of their work.

Jason McDonald

Full time artist at Studio 201
Website for art work   http://evilchimpo.com/

 

 

 

Christina Penuel

Artist and Art Teacher
Website  http://crissypenuel.com/Christina_Penuel/Welcome.html

 

 

Claudia Goode

Gallery Curator for Arts for Act
Website  http://www.artsforactgallery.com/claudia.pdf

 

 

 

Scott Wallace

Artist and Owner of Wallace Gallery and aaa printing
Website  http://www.aaagiclee.com/

 

 

Toni Lee

Artist and Hair Stylist at Studio RK
Websites http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=1477789908#!/ToniMarieLee

 

 

Sara Masters Eby

Artist and Art Teacher

 

 

 

 



Joe LeMay

Artist at The Union Artist Studio

Website  http://www.joelemayart.com/

 

 

 

 

Mandalin Paul

Artist and Tatto Apprentice at Howl Gallery

Website http://cybercage.tumblr.com/

http://imminentartists.blogspot.com/2011/01/we-arrr-imminent-artists.html

 

 

 



 

 Matt Lackey

Artist and Tattoo Artist at Howl Gallery

http://www.facebook.com/#!/MattLackeyArtist

 

 

 

 

 

Alisha Koyanis

Artist and Art Teacher

Websites http://www.koyaniskreations.com/

http://www.facebook.com/KoyanisKreations?ref=hl 

and of course this blog

 

 

Recently added Linda Busch Benson will be doing portraits at Drink and Doodle

You can frequently catch Linda doing portraits at Arts for Act during Art Walk.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Drink & Doodle Artist Teaser

As I am getting ready for this event I am getting together a group of artists with amazing artistic talent that is unique, individual and fun.
Here is a small teaser of what to expect at Drink & Doodle on September 28th at French Connection.

 All artist involved are local and from within our Fort Myers community!

More to come as this event gets closer.

 

Jason Mcdonald

 

Mandalin Paul



 

Sara Eby

 

Toni Lee

 

 

 

Claudia Goode



Christina Penuel

 

Alisha Koyanis

Scott Wallace

 



Matt Lackey

 

 

Joe LeMay

Drink and Doodle Fort Myers

 

Drink and Doodle Fort Myers!!

Friday September 28th @ French Connection in Downtown Fort Myers

10 Artist will gather around one table to create new pieces of art with an edgy flair. All artists will have the same size of paper but will be allowed to use whatever media they choose to create their own piece. At the end of the event, all art work will go up for sale for $50 each. Each artist will also have their artwork displayed throughout French Connection as well. The art work will be on sale and will also give guests a great example of each artist's diverse style.

This event is a great way to promote local artists that may not be prominent in our area and also bring about some new styles of art. The Fort Myers art scene is growing rapidly. By bringing together local artists, with styles that have become popular in areas such as Miami, San Francisco and NYC, an unseen new flavor of art is about to be unleashed downtown.

At this event the public is welcome and encouraged to come. The public may converse with the artists as well as watch. Many of these artists have their work in galleries downtown and people's homes, but collectors never get to see them actually work. This event brings the creative process to the public eye and welcomes everyone to witness this profound process.

Future plans will be for "Drink and Doodle" to become a monthly event. Using a new location each month, such as Arts for Act, Wallace Gallery and Alliance for the Arts. All of which expressing interest in hosting this event for future dates. Artists will change monthly as well, to keep a new vibe each gathering.

The inspiration for this event came from one of my favorite artist Ash Lethal and ABV gallery in Atlanta.

French Connection 2282 1st Street Fort Myers, FL 33901

Questions? Interested Artists? Either leave a comment below or email me at

akoyanis@yahoo.com

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