Soft Water Gallery specializes in high-quality contemporary works by emerging and mid-career artists. Soft Water Studios is now Soft Water Gallery.
Located on the Arts Xchange campus in the heart of the Warehouse Arts District in St. Petersburg, Florida, the gallery features rotating exhibitions featuring artworks for sale by emerging and mid-career artists working in a wide variety of media. Effective September 8, 2022, the gallery will be open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from noon - 6pm, and every second Saturday of the month we stay o
pen until 9pm for Art Walk. For an appointment to visit outside of regular gallery hours, please email us at [email protected] or call us at 727-318-3223. Featured Artists:
Carrie Jadus: Hailing from many generations of artists, Carrie Jadus is an accomplished painter. Inspired heavily by Impressionist painting, Jadus seeks to tell a unique story to each viewer through her work. Mark Aeling: Mark received his M.F.A. in sculpture from Washington University in St. Louis, MO in 1993. When he's not creating impressive large-scale sculpture at MGA next door, the master sculptor is creating amazing work for our gallery.
09/10/2023
Thanks to those who joined us for ArtWalk last night!
There are more big doings at Soft Water THIS Wednesday, so be sure to put a note in your calendar!
• SPAA/Kahwa Coffee x Carrie Jadus art canister release
• “Open to Interpretation” exhibition featuring compelling, large-scale Rorschach-inspired paintings by Carrie Jadus
• Staged reading of Steven K. Mitchell’s short play “The Session” read by Mary Rachel Quinn and David Warner
In the “chickens coming home to roost” department, things aren’t going so well for the British Museum…
The British Museum is now fending off restitution demands from China, in addition to Greece, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.
09/02/2023
The ArtsXchange entrance off the Pinellas Trail is now equipped with a bike rack to tether your faithful steed! Come visit, and maybe find some new artwork to feather your nest.
Not sure where to start? We can help you curate an art collection that reflects your personal aesthetic. Start small, or jump in with both feet—you set the pace.
The gallery is open until 6 pm today, and the AC is keeping things cool. 😊
08/18/2023
We can’t get enough of Candace Knapp’s charming and optimistic “Spring Morning” sculpture. An oversized faux seedling tentatively extends its first leaves in search of an imagined, yet nourishing, light source.
Polychrome wood, 68 inches tall.
08/04/2023
Come get a sneak peek of some exciting new work this week while we’re getting set up for next weekend! New works by Lynn Foskett, Candace Knapp, Anna Rac, and Diana Tonnessen. 😍
Open Thursday - Saturday 12:00 - 6:00pm, and by appointment.
Also open until 9:00pm on the second Saturday of each month for ArtWalk (next date August 12)
07/28/2023
Greetings, beautiful art lovers! We've been hard at work, and we're excited to welcome some terrific new artists and new artwork into the gallery... In addition to the large works for which we are becoming known, we have a new small works space to help you find the perfect piece for that empty nook you've been hoping to fill, or you can create a larger impact with groupings!
Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday from noon - 6pm. Come explore!
Pictured are a 7.5 x 7.5 inch remnant collage by Lynn Foskett (framed to 13 x 13) and a grouping of four 12 x 12 inch enamel drawings by Anna Rac.
07/15/2023
If you made it to last weekend’s ArtWalk, you may have had the pleasure of meeting one of our newest gallery artists, Cindy Vener. If not, come check out her paintings along with others in our new “small works” room!
07/08/2023
This new ‘Great White Egret’ by artist Carrie Jadus is fresh off the easel and ready to fly home with you. Come check him out at our Second Saturday ArtWalk Opening from 5-9pm this evening!
07/01/2023
If you haven’t been in to see Steph Gimson’s exhibition yet, get yourself in here! Just a few hours left before the big triptych gets taken down and wrapped up to go to its permanent home… Many pieces have sold, but there are still some terrific ones available. And Bryce Hudson’s geometric abstracts are totally fab! You’ve never seen anything more meticulous. Come explore while I prepare our new small works room. 😍
06/30/2023
This gorgeous little painting by Carrie Jadus just went home with a collector who has been wanting her very own Blue N**e for three years! Don't you just love happy endings? 💖
06/29/2023
We’re delighted to report that Steph Gimson’s “Highly Sprung” and “Galileo” have found a permanent home with a local collector. Congratulations, Lisa! You’ve made some spectacular additions to your already-beautiful home. 💕
06/24/2023
We love square format artwork. Squares represent structure, balance, logic, and order--nice things to be surrounded by in this crazy, unpredictable world we live in.
Come by for a visit and enjoy some well-balanced art--we're open Thursday through Saturday, noon - 6pm. Also by appointment!
06/15/2023
🔴 Steph Gimson's fabulous triptych, "World of Make Believe" is going home with some lucky collectors! Congratulations, Steph, and congratulations, Bruce!
06/12/2023
Congratulations to these happy collectors who chose a beautiful Judy Pickett encaustic cyanotype for their home! Judy’s work is gorgeous… If you haven’t seen it yet, come on by! We’re open Thursday through Saturday from noon - 6pm and by appointment.
06/12/2023
Congratulations, Carol Carter!
Carol will be exhibiting with us starting in November, and conducting a painting workshop here as well. Contact us if you'd like details--workshop space is limited, and it's already beginning to fill!
Read about the latest of Carol's awards below...
Very honored to receive this bronze medallion from American Women Artists.
This commemorative medallion is given to the Masters Signature Members. I am blessed and honored to be a member of this group.
ArtWalk tonight! Join us for a colorful evening of Bryce Hudson's artist spotlight, and the continuation of Steph Gimson's Abstract Visions!
Be sure to swing by SPACE, too, for Chad Mize's Hot Box exhibition!
05/27/2023
So, I have some catching up to do! 🔴🔴🔴
Thank you you our lovely collectors who have brought the works of Jeff Aeling, Steph Gimson, and Lucy Barber into their hearts and homes… Excellent choices all! 💕
05/18/2023
“Conservators at the Guggenheim Museum in New York have uncovered a small dog hidden beneath the surface of a Pablo Picasso painting.
The image of a charming lapdog wearing a red bow was revealed by museum experts during a technical analysis of the Spanish artist’s painting “Le Moulin de la Galette” ahead of an exhibition of his early works.” - Source, CNN
Our own Steph Gimson likes to hide creatures in her works too, but you don't need high-powered forensics equipment to find them--just an eye for detail. Can you spot the creatures peeking from beneath the paint in Gimson's "World of Make Believe"? On view now at Soft Water Gallery.
05/04/2023
Jeff Aeling's beautiful Florida Landscapes exhibition is in its final days.. Hurry in!
Also, check out this terrific article by Jen Ring for Creative Pinellas's Arts Coast magazine! Jen talks to Jeff and Mark Aeling about their artistic practices, and about growing up in an artistically-inclined family.
By Jennifer Ring. It’s making a living as an artist that’s the hard part. The many pearls of wisdom I pulled from brothers Mark Aeling and Jeff Aeling could help you along the way. "Stick with what you love. Ditch everything else." "There's more than one way to make a living as an artist."... Re...
04/27/2023
Jeff Aeling has a truly impressive artistic pedigree, and his regal Florida landscapes are incredible to behold. If you live on the water or you’ve ever wanted to live on the water, you need one of these in your life! Sizes of works on hand range from 10 x 8 inches to 72 x 48 inches. On view through May 6.
04/22/2023
We love Judy Pickett’s sleek, design-forward botanical cyanotypes. Finished in an encaustic wax, the surface has a subtle texture and a wonderful softness to it.
04/20/2023
These beautiful little egret paintings by Carrie Jadus are going to a new home in Delaware!
The medium is oil and patina on copper. Don’t you just love the combination of materials?
04/19/2023
Helen Rosenkrantz's "Blue Cove" is like floating in a spring-fed lake on an August afternoon. Oil on canvas, 42 x 42 inches, available now.
04/14/2023
Didn't get out for last Saturday's ArtWalk? Don't worry! Soft Water Gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from noon - 6pm every week so you won't miss a thing--and we're open by appointment, too!
04/14/2023
This entire flight of copper butterflies by MGA Sculpture Studio went to a new home this week, so of course I had to do a new installation! The new flutter is swarming Steph Gimson's "Reflective Moments," and I think it's a pretty good combination!
These butterflies, an extension of Mark Aeling's "Butterfly Kiss" are part of a limited run and are now mostly gone, so if you've had your eye on one or twenty-one, grab them soon before they all fly away!
04/01/2023
🔴 How great do these Carrie Jadus paintings look in their new home? And can you spot the large one through the doorway? We love repeat collectors! 💕
How many pieces of artwork do you share your home with? Show us your favorite one! 😍
04/01/2023
Here I am at the MFA trying to convince Jerry Saltz to ditch his flight back to NY and come review one of our shows today, but no luck!
03/30/2023
Last chance to see Popped Cultures! It’s on view through April 1. Just one note, they’ve closed the bloody street again, so you’ll have to come up 22nd Street from the south. 🙄 Believe me when I tell you the inconvenience is totally worth it!
03/24/2023
The gallery is looking terrific, and we can’t wait to see you! Come on by… I’m here until 6pm today and noon-6 tomorrow.
03/17/2023
How many artists does it take to hang a painting?
Jeff Aeling - Florida Landscapes opened last Saturday, and wow, are we in love! These reverent paintings are a breath of calm in an often crazy world, and who can't use that?
This image shows the installation of "Tunderstorm Over Tampa Bay." Come experience it in person!
03/16/2023
Carrie Jadus' golden Rorschach painting went to a new home Saturday night, and we think it looks pretty terrific in its new digs!
03/14/2023
Don’t miss out on this 1 day Encaustic workshop with Shelley Jean coming up this Sunday. Register now at:
Encaustic painting is the process of painting with hot pigmented beeswax. This technique is ancient, but has become increasingly popular with modern artists of today. Come delve into the versatility of this fascinating medium that invites you to experiment! Participants will learn about encaustic hi...
03/11/2023
Join us tonight for the opening of Jeff Aeling’s Florida Landscapes!
03/10/2023
Thank you, Bill DeYoung for your lovely article in the St Pete Catalyst!
It is, to coin a phrase, that time of the month again. For the Second Saturday ArtWalk, that is, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance’s self-guided tour of 40 or so artist studios and galleries, covering six city districts, from the downtown waterfront to the Warehouse Arts District. At Soft Water Gal...
03/04/2023
Travel can be such a source of inspiration… David Williams did this sketch while in Japan, later recreating it as a large painting. Both the painting and the sketch are on view now at Soft Water Gallery.
What places have inspired you?
03/02/2023
Hurry in if you haven’t seen Painted Lilies! Saturday is the final day. Popped Cultures: A Survey of Works by David Williams is popping off with deeply narrative works, and Jeff Aeling’s achingly-beautiful and deeply-introspective Florida Landscapes are coming soon!
02/25/2023
Only one more week to see Jane Bunker’s gorgeous lily paintings! The show closes March 4, so hurry in!
02/25/2023
“Stare Down” by David Williams is a huge, graphic statement piece based on the artist’s travels in Japan. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 inches. If you’re looking for something a little more compact, the acrylic on paper study for this piece is also available at 22 x 30 inches.
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Look who stopped by Soft Water Gallery today… The incomparable Eugenie Bondurant and her other half, the equally-talented Paul Wilborn! Paul was manning the camera and is thus not in the frame.
Second Saturday Artwalk from 5-9pm, July 10th at Soft Water Studios.
It's your chance to view these beautiful paintings by Soft Water resident artist, Tammy Berk.
Sunflower encaustic by Carrie Jadus
A video from the Shelley Jean 2-day Encaustic Workshop.
Soft Water Studios is located in the heart of the Warehouse Arts District in St. Petersburg, Florida. Our rotating gallery features artworks for sale of emerging and mid-career artists working in a wide variety of mediums. Drop in during our gallery hours: Mondays from 10am-3pm.
Resident Artists:
Carrie Jadus: Hailing from many generations of artists, Carrie Jadus is an accomplished painter. Inspired heavily by Impressionist painting, Jadus seeks to tell a unique story to each viewer through her work.
Mark Aeling: Mark received his M.F.A. in sculpture from Washington University in St. Louis, MO in 1993. When he's not creating impressive large-scale sculpture at MGA next door, the master sculptor is creating amazing work for our gallery.
Beth Kokol: Beth is an abstract acrylic painter working with a variety of mediums that range in viscosity. She graduated with a BFA from FSU in 1984 and recently received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for her current work. She pours, drips, squeezes, flings and smears layers of paint, often waiting days for each to dry.
Robert Sutherland: Robert Sutherland is a Fine Artist based out of Clearwater, Florida, whose expertise includes casein (a milk-based paint), oils, pastels, oil pastels, watercolor, pencil, and pen & ink. Robert’s artistic journey has developed a new technique he calls ‘Spinning’ (turning a painting around to see as many as four different compositions), which has resulted in a phenomenon described as THE QUAD … four separate paintings on one canvas.
Wendy Durand: Wendy Durand’s beautifully hand-built ceramics have organic curves and elegant angles, finished in rich glazes or alternative firings. She has twice been named a NICHE Award Finalist, and is featured in many personal collections around the country.
Visit Soft Water Studios, a working studio space and rotating gallery featuring artworks for sale by professional artists using a wide variety of mediums during ArtWalk THIS Saturday, April 9th. Visit from 5-9pm to see a very unique viewing experience. Resident artists include Mark Aeling, Janie Haskins, Carrie Jadus, Jim Kammerud, Luby, and Robert Sutherland.
Visit Soft Water Studios a working studio space and rotating gallery featuring artworks for sale by professional artists using a wide variety of mediums during ArtWalk THIS Saturday, March 12th. Visit from 5-9pm to see a very unique viewing experience. Resident artists include Mark Aeling, Janie Haskins, Carrie Jadus, Jim Kammerud, Luby, and Robert Sutherland.
Visit Soft Water Studios, a working studio space and rotating gallery featuring artworks for sale by professional artists using a wide variety of mediums during ArtWalk THIS Saturday, February 12th from 5-9pm. Open to the public providing a safe socially distanced opportunity to see in person a very unique viewing experience. Resident artists include Mark Aeling, Janie Haskins, Carrie Jadus, Jim Kammerud, Luby, and Robert Sutherland.
Artwork below by resident Artist 'Luby'.
Visit Soft Water Studios, a working studio space and rotating gallery featuring artworks for sale by professional artists using a wide variety of mediums during ArtWalk THIS Saturday, January 8th from 5-9pm. Open to the public providing a safe socially distanced opportunity to see in person a very unique viewing experience. Resident artists include Mark Aeling, Janie Haskins, Carrie Jadus, Jim Kammerud, Luby, and Robert Sutherland.
Visit Soft Water Studios, a working studio space and rotating gallery featuring artworks for sale by professional artists using a wide variety of mediums during ArtWalk THIS Saturday, December 11th from 5-9pm. Open to the public providing a safe socially distanced opportunity to see in person a very unique viewing experience. Resident artists include Mark Aeling, Janie Haskins, Carrie Jadus, Jim Kammerud, Luby, and Robert Sutherland.
Encaustic and rice paper miniatures on display at our studio at Soft Water Studios.
Visit Soft Water Studios, a working studio space and rotating gallery featuring artworks for sale by professional artists using a wide variety of mediums during ArtWalk THIS Saturday, June 12th from 5-9pm. Open to the public providing a safe socially distanced opportunity to see in person a very unique viewing experience. Resident artists include Mark Aeling, Janie Haskins, Carrie Jadus, Jim Kammerud, Luby, and Robert Sutherland.
Visit Soft Water Studios, a working studio space and rotating gallery featuring artworks for sale by professional artists using a wide variety of mediums during ArtWalk THIS Saturday, April 10th from 5-9pm. Open to the public providing a safe socially distanced opportunity to see in person a very unique viewing experience. Resident artists include Mark Aeling, Janie Haskins, Carrie Jadus, Jim Kammerud, Luby, and Robert Sutherland.
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Last shopping weekend before Christmas! 🛍️ Give the gift of art! 🎁 Here are several ideas, featuring some of our faves (some are appointment only):
🎨 Art Galleries & Studios 🎨
✨ ARTicles Art Gallery & Custom Framing ✨ ArtsXchange St Pete ✨ Collectors Exchange ✨ Craftsman House Gallery ✨ Ekeko Gallery ✨ Graphi-ko Gallery/ Jewelry ✨ Grounded Gallery by Hao Penghe at The Factory St. Pete ✨ Lynn Merhige Gallery ✨ MIZE Gallery ✨ SHAPIRO'S Gallery ✨ Soft Water Studios ✨ St Pete ArtWorks ✨ The Art Lofts of St. Petersburg, FL ✨ VENUS St. Pete ✨ Woodfield Fine Art
🏺 Pottery 🏺
✨ Charlie Parker Pottery ✨ Clay Center of St. Petersburg ✨ Morean Center for Clay ✨ The Muddy Walrus Pottery ✨ The Nature of Fire (at The Factory St. Pete)
🔥 Glass 🔥
✨ Duncan McClellan Gallery ✨ Zen Glass Studio & Gallery
🎶 Music 🎶
Check out ✨ Seven C Music's gorgeous new space in the Warehouse Arts District for the musician on your list
🎁 Don't forget about our museums/art centers that have wonderful gift shops/gift items 🎁
✨ Chihuly Collection ✨ Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum (museum is closed, but they're selling posters & T-shirts of the Black Lives Matter Street Mural online) ✨ Florida Holocaust Museum ✨ Imagine Museum ✨ Morean Arts Center ✨ Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida (one of THE best gift shops in our city!) ✨ The Dalí Museum ✨ The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art
🛍️ Markets Today/Tomorrow 🛍️
✨ Saturday Morning Market from 9 am - 2 pm (last chance to shop the Market before Christmas)
✨ St. Pete Pier Marketplace - look for: ✨ Planks ✨ Sunshine City Arts ✨ The Merchant - St. Pete's kiosk (their shop on The 600 Block of St. Petersburg is a one-stop-shop for locally-made items)
✨ Uptown Market (9 am - 2 pm) - including Frank Strunk III: www.facebook.com/events/700328207151507
👉 Please do all you can to help Keep Saint Petersburg Local (not just) this holiday season. Our local businesses, including our artists, need our support *right now* more than ever! 💪👈
The soft ArtWalk opening at Soft Water Studios last month went so well that they are doing it again on October 10th. This time they will be open from 5-8pm and feature the new exhibit 2020 Vision – Focusing on 3D Art. Stop by to see Stereographs by Jim Swallow of 20 distinguished artists working in their studios. Artists in the show include: Jim Swallow, Cheryl Anne Day Swallow, D YaeL Kelley, Rebecca Skelton, Demeree Barth, Carrie Jadus, Dee Perconti, Kayla Harbeitner, Charlie Parker, Josh Poll, Mark Aeling, Duncan McClellan, Kyu Yamamoto, Teresa Sullivan, Benjamin Mallett, David Bradford, Brian Ransom, Kevin Brady and Rachel Stewart.
We're honored that our friends at Curate St. Pete created a fantastic video for us - check it out here: https://curatestpete.com/mgastudio
This mini gallery tour is getting us excited for the real thing. 🤗
Come out this Saturday for Art Walk - yes, we will be open! From 6-9 PM you can stop on by for a tour of the studio. Space will be limited and masks required for a safe, socially distanced Second Saturday.
Next door to MGA, Soft Water Studios will be premiering a new show called ‘2020 Vision’ curated by Jim Swallow. This stunning exhibition features the work of 2020 MUSE Award recipients presented in a fun, unconventional format. We hope you can come check it out!
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