December 2008 News: Artist Mark W. Patnode Mark was selected by Senator Joseph Lieberman as his Designated Artist for the 2008 White House Christmas Tree. Mark’s design resides in the permanent collection of the White House and will be featured on Senator Lieberman's website. Mark's artwork is also prominently displayed in Senator Lieberman’s Washington, D.C. office as part of the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism Art in Public Spaces Program. For additional information on the White House Holiday Program http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/2008   Jean Wagner Troemel ~ Five Paintings for Permanent Collection by the Mennello Gallery of American Art Adding to her sizable accomplishments over the past few years, Jean Wagner Troemel was approached in 2007 by the Mennello Gallery of American Art which is a subsidiary of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C. Their purpose in approaching Wagner-Troemel was to select a number of her paintings for their permanent collection. In the process the curator reviewed a large selection of her work and five are now part of the gallery's permanent collection. Works included in the permanent collection are on exhibit at The Mennello Gallery of American Art, 900 Princeton St. Winter Park, Florida.   Albert Barcilon ~ Among our favorites, Albert Barcilon will be invited to show at the Art Association of Harrisburg. You can view his current work here. The Invitational Show at the Art Association of Harrisburg, PA that opens on October 17th till November 22, 2008.