Pasko's and Marguerite Bride Partnership09:11AM / Tuesday, November 25, 2008
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Pasko Frame and Gift Center has been named the official headquarters for Berkshire Fine Art Reproductions by Berkshires watercolorist Marguerite Bride. Under an agreement announced today by proprietor Judy Gallup, Pasko is now the only venue in the northeast where customers can find at least one reproduction of all of Bride's watercolors of Berkshire scenes.
Bride has been painting many of the region's most popular sights, as well as many out-of-the-way vistas, landscapes, and buildings, for the past 12 years. Her "Local Color" series now numbers 99 individual paintings. Many of her originals have been sold, and Pasko is the only venue to be offering a reproduction of every one as a print. Pasko is carrying some of the more popular reproductions in multiple sizes and framing options.
Fine art note cards from this series, individually or in boxed sets, are also available.
To introduce this partnership, Gallup is offering a 15% discount on any Bride print and framing combination through the rest of this year, including custom orders. Special orders from the catalog are promptly filled, usually within 24 hours.
Pasko Frame & Gift Center, located at 243 North Street in Pittsfield, has been regularly voted "Best Frame Shop in the Berkshires." In expanding her retail offerings, owner Judy Gallup said, "Our customers are looking for high-quality and reasonably-priced gifts of art, and are increasingly coming to Pasko for more than our expert framing and professional consultation. While their demands, and their gift lists, are expanding, at the same time they are interested in controlling their costs. Having such a broad, complete series all in one place meets both of those goals, and simplifies the search for unique or hard-to-find gifts."
Additionally, works by many other local artists on display and available at Pasko include landscape photography in barnboard frames by Jeff Gardner; oil and acrylic paintings by Russ Potak; reproductions by Walt Pasko and Leonard Weber; framed photography by Keith Emerling; Pittsfield Parade prints by Suzanne Goudreau; and assorted works by Cheri Allison and Linda Sylvestri.
"Our repeat customers, as well as those who are just discovering us, tell us they want to concentrate on artists of the Berkshires," said Gallup. "We are dedicated to supporting the local economy, as well as showcasing our own environs, by offering the works of a number of our local artists."
In addition to the reproductions and original works by local and regional artists, Pasko’s has also been focusing on expansion of fine gift selections which now includes Irish jewelry, musical statues, P. Buckley Moss ornaments and prints, framed reproductions (including Rockwell's Main Street at Christmas and Leonard Weber’s very popular Berkshire landmarks), pottery by Bill Campbell, assorted fine glassware and new baby gifts in silver.
Pasko will be participating in the Open Studios event sponsored by the Storefront Artists Project and Art On North, on December 13, hosting an open house from 12noon – 4pm. Pasko Frame & Gift Center is located at 243 North Street, Pittsfield, Mass. Hours are Monday – Saturday 9:30a.m. – 5p.m., Thursdays until 8 during the holiday season. 413-442-2680.
Bride's entire collection can be seen on-line at www.margebride.com
Caption for attached picture: Marguerite Bride and Judy Gallup in front of new display at Pasko's Frame and Gift Center, 243 North Street, Pittsfield. |
