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Every day in June is perfect because we’re introduced to summer. Art-wise, summer is off and running with high-level activity, inspiring us to get out and explore.

I am confident that there are opportunities to indulge that inspiration in the form of art and dining out in Annapolis. Art exhibit content ranges from providing current and relevant social context.

April invites us to open ourselves up to fresh air, vivid colors and new perspectives. This is a glorious start to a beautiful season.

As spring begins we have the opportunity to see the fruits of very recent artistic labors, to vote on images to represent iconic events, experience fresh seasonal work just off the easel, and to catch up on shows closing this month that deserve our attention and even a second look. Join me as we spring forward into a blossoming artful season.

American Painters Day, Feb. 3, highlights some of the great American painters of the past and today, and movements they’ve inspired. Norman Rockwell is the most celebrated on this day, but the timeline goes back to who many believe is the first American fine art painter, Benjamin West, best known for his painting “The Death of General Wolfe” in 1770.

January is a perfect time for reviewing and regrouping. Looking back at the art in our region in 2022, it was a big year. In response to the repression and restrictions of 2020 and 2021, there was intensity to the creation of art, and to the exhibits on display.

Is it really that time already? From the start, 2022 has been an active year, and promises to end in the same fashion. There are more things to do than we can possibly fit into our calendars. But it is so much fun to try.

You can check several boxes by attending some art events this month while also getting a jump on holiday shopping.

People often ask, “How do I go about collecting original art?” Collectors investing tens of thousands of dollars or more are in a category of their own. But if that is not you, then the value of collecting art is in your heart.

Summer exhibits filled with vibrant works are still on display and new exhibits are entering the scene that demonstrate a broad swath of depth, from techniques that have been carefully developed by individual artists, to curated versions of selected works that adhere to traditional genres while stretching their expression, be they landscapes, portraiture or abstract expression.