Some of Michelle's art on display.
The Cultural Center of the Village of Royal Palm Beach celebrated its First Arts Festival, last Sunday, August 27, 2006 at the Veterans Park.
The event was splendid with numerous expositions from artists and artisans representing different cultural groups from Palm Beach County, in South Florida.
Michelle had the opportunity to showcase more than thirty different pieces of her original artwork, including watercolors, oils, and acrylic paintings.
Michelle with her painting at the Exhibit.
The original painting Capri Church (acrylic on canvas) was submitted to the 2006 Juried Spring Exhibition of the Wellington Art Society, held at the Art of Life Gallery at The Pointe, in The Mall at Wellington Green.
Over 45 pieces of art were on display during the exhibit, showcasing different mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, ceramic, and photography.
The juror of the exhibit was award-winning artist Mr. Patrick Archer.
Michelle with one of her paintings at the Museum.
Two selected watercolor paintings, Kissimmee Wetland and Capilla del Cristo, were submitted to the 23rd Open Juried Exhibition of the Palm Beach Watercolor Society, held at the Coral Springs Museum of Art.
Over 100 pieces of art were on display in the Lobby Gallery of the beautiful musem, located in the city of Coral Springs, Florida (Northwest of Fort Lauderdale). The exhibition ran from March 1-25, 2006.
The juror of this exhibition was Maria Bacinich, AAS, BFA.
The miriza.com website was selected as Spot of the Month for the March, 2006 email newsletter of Escape to Puerto Rico (EPR), an excellent and comprehensive online guide to the island of Puerto Rico.
The editors of EPR say:
"Michelle M. Irrizarry's gallery feature original pieces in watercolor and oil. Her works show energetic, colorful, and vivid world. Her favorite themes are flowers and scenes from Puerto Rico and Europe. This gallery is simply breathtaking! Amazing! Brilliant!"
