Parklane Gallery's
18th Annual Miniature Show
May 4 through June 6, 2010

• Download a prospectus for this year's show by clicking here.
• View all last year's entrants by clicking here.
• Download an article on the difference between miniatures and small paintings by clicking here.

Parklane Gallery has hosted an annual miniature show every year for the past 16, and the event has grown from year to year. This has truly become an international art event.

Miniature art has been created for centuries. Early miniatures were often painted on Vellum and stuck to the backs of playing cards, but by the middle of the 1700s the favorite surface was ivory. Although there are stocks of ivory around, old piano keys for instance, most modern miniature painters use a variety of surfaces, such as Ivorine, Ivorex, vellum, wood, tagua, paper and fabrics.

Miniatures may be painted in watercolor, gouache, alkyds, acrylics, oil, or even pastel. Brushes of course must have extremely fine points, but at the same time be capable of holding a good deal of paint. Generally the maximum size for a miniature is 5"x7”, and the image itself has to be no larger than 1/6th of life size. Frames are often custom made of fine molding. For more information about Miniature Shows world-wide please visit Art in Miniature.

Magnifying glasses are provided during the show for ease of viewing.