“THIRST” – Painting and Poem by Rina Lucas
Dear Friends, I am delighted to unveil my latest original oil painting, 18 X 24 on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, and accompanied by poetry entitled “THIRST” with much gratitude to the Gila River Indian Community who recently hosted us at Wild Horse Pass in Arizona and inspired this multimedia work. –...
21 September, 2025
“BECOMING: LESSONS FROM SPRING – OFFICIAL VIDEO RELEASE 2025
“BECOMING: LESSONS FROM SPRING” – OFFICIAL VIDEO RELEASE SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025, 7 PM CT Original Oil Paintings, Accompanying Poetry, Classical Vocal Performance Featuring Artist in Paint, Poetry, and Voice: Rina Lucas – staffandpalette.com With Virtual Piano by Composer: Arshak Sirunyan – www.arshaksirunyan.com Saturday, June 21, 2025: 7 pm CT...
19 June, 2025
“Becoming: Lessons From Spring” First Friday Event – Artsy Heart – May 2
“BECOMING: LESSONS FROM SPRING” Original Oil Paintings, Accompanying Poetry, Classical Vocal Performance Featuring Artist in Paint, Poetry, and Voice: Rina Lucas – staffandpalette.com With Virtual Piano by Composer: Arshak Sirunyan – www.arshaksirunyan.com Including Wine and Cheese Reception May 2nd, 2025: 6 – 8 pm ARTSY HEART – GLEN...
12 April, 2025
Official Video Release – “Honoring Autumn at Summer’s End”
Official World Premiere Video Release!!! October 26th, 2024 – 7 pm CT On the evening of September 26th, 2024 I had the joy of sharing my live multimedia show “Honoring Autumn at Summer’s End” featuring my own vocals and spoken word poetry to open an exhibit of 25 original oil...
22 October, 2024
“Honoring Autumn at Summer’s End” – September Show at Artsy Heart
“Honoring Autumn at Summer’s End” Original Oil Paintings, Accompanying Poetry, Blues/Jazz Vocal Performance Featuring Artist in Paint, Poetry, and Voice: Rina Lucas, Staff & Palette With Virtual Piano by Composer Arshak Sirunyan Including Wine and Cheese Reception September 26th, 2024: 6-8 pm Artsy Heart Program Staff & Palette...
06 September, 2024
“Red Letter Day” for Staff & Palette and Beau Lou Designs at Artsy Heart
Along the coast of Lake Michigan, summer is in full swing here in Chicagoland! Beaches are bustling, city streets are filled with tourists and locals alike, and parks of all kinds percolate with the laughter of children enjoying their break from school and routine. As much as we love this...
23 July, 2024
“A Closer Look” at Beau Lou Designs and Staff & Palette
Greetings from the icy, snow covered cityscape of Chicagoland where hearts are as warm as our winters are cold! After the rush of the holiday season and the long, dark night of subzero temperatures, though we marvel at the monochrome wonderland sparkling all around us, we also find ourselves looking...
19 January, 2024
“Snow at the Beach” gets a Beau Lou Designs Makeover in Chicago!
Just in time for the holidays, Staff & Palette and Beau Lou Designs have come together again for another powerful collaboration using our combined artistic vision. I am delighted to share that my original oil painting with an accompanying poem entitled “Snow at the Beach” has been selected by fellow Chicago artist Theresa Daniel of Beau Lou Designs as inspiration for her own unique graphic design, which will grace her one-of-a-kind handmade merchandise including jewelry and home decor which will
31 October, 2023
“Hope from Holly’s Garden” meets Beau Lou Designs
Much of my work thus far as an artist in paint, poetry, and voice has revolved around the idea of seasons. Staff & Palette is delighted to be entering a new one on the North Shore of the greater Chicago area in Illinois after a magnificent journey through Charleston, S.C. and the mountains of Virginia over the past decade.
13 October, 2023
“Seasons: From Sea to Summit” – Official Premiere – August 27th, 2022
If you missed the live performance of Seasons: From Sea to Summit at The Floyd Center for the Arts on June 18th, filmed by MNF Productions, then be sure to join us for the Official Video World Premiere – August 27th, 2022 – 7 pm!
27 August, 2022
“Seasons: From Sea to Summit” 2022 Multimedia Exhibit – Falcon Gallery Walk-Through
June 11th - August 6th, 2022 Seasons: From Sea to Summit - Rina Lucas, Staff & Palette - Multimedia Exhibition The Falcon Gallery - The Floyd Center for the Arts
06 August, 2022
Seasons: From Sea to Summit – June, 18th 2022 – 5pm-7pm
Seasons: From Sea to Summit - Rina Lucas and Arshak Sirunyan - The Floyd Center for the Arts - Tickets $25 Advance/ $30 Door/ $15 Students - Multimedia Performance in Community Hall followed by Opening Reception for Visual Arts Exhibit in the Falcon Gallery
18 June, 2022
“Hope from Holly’s Garden” published in Artistonish Magazine – May 2022
My original oil, "Hope from Holly’s Garden” is now published in an international publication in Artistonish Magazine – May 2022.
15 May, 2022
Music International Grand Prix 2022
I am proud to announce that I am a Semi-finalist in the Music International Grand Prix 2022 in BOTH the Classical and Popular Voice categories! Next auditions are planned for late March 2022. Stay tuned!
16 November, 2021
CS MUSIC ONLINE FALL VOICE COMPETITION 2021
I just wanted to let my wonderful fans, dear friends, and esteemed colleagues know that I was selected by the judges as a finalist in the CS Music Online Fall Voice Competition 2021, an international platform, in the “Emerging Pro” category!
02 November, 2021
“This is Fifty” – November 2021
We are delighted to announce that “This is Fifty”, a 24 x 20 oil portrait by Rina Lucas depicting her husband John upon his 50th Birthday was selected for inclusion in Artistonish Contemporary Art Magazine – November 2021 – Issue 16, a global, juried publication.
01 November, 2021
“Seasonal Serendipity” Invited to Exhibit at Juried Event: 16th New River Art Biennial Exhibition 2021 -October 23rd – December 3rd, 2021
With much gratitude to the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley and collaborators at the Blacksburg Regional Art Association, the Floyd Center for the Arts, and Radford University, Rina Lucas of Staff & Palette is delighted to have her 36 x 48 original oil with accompanying poetry, “Seasonal...
23 October, 2021
“Becoming”, “Holly’s Pumpkin”, and “Christmas at Khori’s Beach” receive Invitation to Exhibit at Juried Event: 18th Annual New Work Exhibition – October 9th – November 29th, 2021
Rina Lucas of Staff & Palette is delighted for the invitation to exhibit three original oil paintings, each accompanied by poetry, alongside her colleagues during the 18th Annual New Work Exhibition at The Floyd Center for the Arts. A “Meet the Artists” reception will be held on Saturday, October 9th,...
09 October, 2021
“Side by Side Swagger” Included in International Juried Show: Pets 2021 – September 30th – October 30th, 2021
Rina Lucas of Staff & Palette is proud to be invited for inclusion in Pets 2021, an international juried online exhibition. Her original oil entitled “Side by Side Swagger” accompanied by poetry is featured in this exhibit. “Side by Side Swagger” – an original oil portrait of the artist with her pups Ariel...
30 September, 2021“Wild Iris in Bloom on the Palmetto Trail” Wins Awards at Juried Event with Z.L. Feng – August 14th – October 2nd, 2021
August 14th – October 2nd, 2021 Staff & Palette is pleased to have Rina’s original oil painting, “Wild Iris in Bloom on the Palmetto Trail” invited for The Floyd Center for the Arts National Juried Exhibition 2021 with Z.L. Feng where her piece earned The Judge’s Choice Award during the opening reception...
14 August, 2021
“Becoming” Included in Global Publication – Artistonish Magazine – August 2021
Artistonish – Contemporary Art Magazine – Issue #13 – August 2021 Staff & Palette is delighted to announce that “Becoming”, a 30 x 30 original oil by Rina Lucas has been invited for inclusion in Artistonish Magazine – August 2021, a juried, global publication. Biafarin – Artistonish Magazine – Artist Profile –...
01 August, 2021Virtually Yours – Spring’s Serenade for Summer – Premieres July 31st, 2021
Staff & Palette is proud to present “Virtually Yours – Spring’s Serenade for Summer”, a multimedia celebration of seasons in nature and life filmed at the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg, VA by Jacob Dillinger, Neil Fox, and Cole Barrett of MNF Productions and premiering across social media channels on Saturday, July 31st, at 7 pm, including virtual program links, with virtual piano by Arshak Sirunyan, and voice, poetry, and paint by Rina Lucas.
31 July, 2021
Soprano Rina Lucas Wins Award at Medici International Music Competition: June 30th – July 30th, 2021
Soprano Rina Lucas of Staff & Palette is delighted to be heard on this international stage and honored to have reached the final round of the competition and awarded an Honorary Mention for her performance. Medici International Music Competition
30 June, 2021
“Plum Perfect” Oil Series Invited for Exhibition at Juried Event: The Gift of Art: 26 Years an Art Center – June 12 – August 7, 2021
Staff & Palette is proud to be invited to exhibit Rina Lucas’s Original Oil Series “Plum Perfect” consisting of three paintings: #1 – A Welcome Visitor, #2 – Center of Attention, #3 – The Buzz around Town in the Hayloft Gallery of The Floyd Center for the Arts to celebrate...
12 June, 2021
“Mr. Elijah’s Masterpiece” Included in Global Publication: Artistonish Magazine – May 2021
Artistonish – Contemporary Art Magazine – Issue #10 – May 2021 Staff & Palette is delighted to have been invited to be featured in this global publication with Rina Lucas’s Original Oil entitled “Mr. Elijah’s Masterpiece” inspired by the work of her dear friend and fellow artist, Mr. Elijah Ford,...
01 May, 2021
“Farewell Ode to Winter – A Virtual Performance” – April 18th, 2021, 5:00 pm
Farewell Ode to Winter – A Virtual Performance Rina Lucas – Voice, Poetry, Paint Arshak Sirunyan – Virtual Piano Filmed by Jacob Dellinger – MNF Productions – The Floyd Center for the Arts
18 April, 2021
“VCOM Alma Mater” Performed by Rina Lucas at White Coat Ceremony – April 10th and 11th, 2021
Soprano Rina Lucas is proud to offer her classical rendition of the VCOM Alma Mater live at The Gogue Performing Arts Center on the Auburn University Campus with virtual blues piano accompaniment composed and recorded by Maestro Arshak Sirunyan especially for The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine White Coat...
10 April, 2021
“Mr. Elijah’s Masterpiece” will be featured in Art Appalachia: 2020
Staff & Palette has reopened our doors high atop the Blue Ridge, and we are proud to announce that “Mr. Elijah’s Masterpiece”, Rina’s 20 x 16 original oil on canvas has been accepted into The Floyd Center for the Arts 2020 Juried Exhibition, “Art Appalachia: 2020”, which will run from October 17th to December 3rd.
01 October, 2020
My Season in Charleston
As a gift to all the artists here in Charleston who have inspired me so much during my creative sojourn by the sea, I wanted to unveil a new painting and poem today, dedicated to each of you.
26 January, 2020
Seasons: A Visual and Vocal Journey
I am excited for several reasons this evening. To begin with I am writing my first ever blog post, and I have much I want to share. Plenty has taken place since my website went live during Piccolo Spoleto 2019.
16 January, 2020
