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February 24, 2019
Capturing the essence of our beloved furry companions goes beyond technique and gear. Truly meaningful pet photography conveys emotion, feeling and reveals the soul of your animal subjects. Connecting with your subject, your subject’s people and making them feel at ease with your gear and presence is key to getting an …
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Photos of the people in our lives are often among our most prized and meaningful possessions. Portrait photography is a true art that memorializes the essence of a person in a moment of time.
This portrait workshop is for any photographer wanting to learn how to capture stunning portraits of people of any age. …
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FRANCYS FLANAGAN
STILL LIFE & PORTRAIT OIL WORKSHOPS
Saturday, June 2 & 9, 2018
$75/day or $150 for both days
(20% discount for IAA members – $60/day or $120 for both days)
Note: $25/day is the nonrefundable deposit portion
Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving TX. Sponsored by the …
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Lake Granbury Art Association Meeting Monday, February 12th | 7pm http://lakegranburyart.blogspot.com/ One of our most popular demonstrators will be featured at the February meeting. Local artist James Spurlock tends to draw a large crowd. The high-level of detail he is able to capture in his fast-paced demos boggles the mind. This demo is not …
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The next Trinity Arts Guild meeting will be on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018.
Location: Trinity Arts Guild Gallery, Bedford Boys Ranch, 2819 R. D. Hurt Pkwy., Bedford, TX 76095-0671 (817) 283-1422 www.trinityartsguild.net
Steve Ko – February 5, 2018 Portrait Painting
Demo Artist
Steve, was our Best of Show winner in the open show a couple years ago for …
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It’s almost here! The 3rd annual Art a la Carte Conference will be held November 3 & 4 this year. We are excited about this year’s line-up, including returning favorite instructors as well as some sterling new ones.
This year we have added more and exciting components to our conference. The conference will be located in the new Lost …
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Artists’ Showplace, 15615 Coit Rd. #230, SW Quadrant of Coit and Arapaho,
Gallery Hours: 10 am – 6 pm Tuesday – Saturday or by Appointment,
Dallas, TX 75248
ENROLL EARLY! (972) 233-1223
For full schedule and class details www.theartistsshowplace.com
KATHY ELLIOTT – COLD WAX & OIL
September 20-23, 2017 $385 MAUREEN BROUILLETTE – FINDING YOUR OWN VOICE WITH MIXED MEDIA/COLLAGE September 29 – October 1, 2017 $285 STERLING EDWARDS – WATERCOLOR October 9 – 13, 2017 $500 …
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Current Exhibit: Milton H. Greene: Women Tuesdays – Saturdays: 10am – 5pm Sundays: 1pm – 5pm CLOSED JULY 4, 2017 IN CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY! For more information If you love Hollywood, celebrities, fashion or Marilyn Monroe, you will love this exhibit. Greene is known for his fashion and celebrity photography from the 1950’s …
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Open March 2 through October 1, 2017, at the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas.
Growing out of President Bush’s own outreach and the ongoing work of the George W. Bush Institute’s Military Service Initiative, Portraits of Courage brings together sixty-six full-color portraits and a four-panel mural painted …
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Have you ever dreamed of being able to draw a portrait of someone and it actually look like them? Do you think drawing a portrait is too difficult a task for you to handle? This Saturday, June 17 from 1:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M., Dan Spangler is teaching a workshop that will teach you …
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NEXT MEETING May 22, 2017 . The Society of Watercolor Artists meets every third Monday from September through May with the exception of January, because of MLK day. Time: 7pm. (6:30 critique by Jo Williams) Location: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Bldg. 2 – Everett Hall, Fort Worth, TX 76107. Directions see website:http://www.swawatercolor.com/
Guest artist: Sarah Graham …
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Portrait Artist, Diane Rappisi will give a demo at 10am and a mini workshop from 1pm-4pm on Saturday, April 1st.
The demo is free to all. The workshop is $50 for members and $60 for non-members. Diane is a contemporary realist painter whose work fuses the light and chroma of the Cape Cod …
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Creating vibrant portraits…finding colors inside values.
Friday, January 27, Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Rail Station Studios • 1013 15th Place, St. #101 • Plano, TX 75074
In addition to our on-going practice of focusing on the basics of portrait painting (proportions, gesture, likeness, flesh tones, …
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“We the People”
November 1 – 23, 2016
8 am to 5 pm/Monday through Friday
An Evening with the Artist – Thursday, November 10, 2016/7 to 9 pm
Keller Town Hall; 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller TX 7
Featured Artists: Texas Members of the Portrait Society of America: Gene Dillard, Kathryn Holter, …
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Exhibition: November 15 – December 30
Opening Reception: November 19 from 6-9PM
FORT WORKS ART will open Duets a Comparison of Realities on November 15, 2016. The exhibition will feature Tim Okamura, Sergio Garcia and Alonsa Guevara, artists with international credentials, superior talent and global recognition. Riley Holloway, Dan Lam and …
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art opening
CYNTHIA CHARTIER October 15, 2016 5-8pm REFLECTIONS OF TIMELESS ECHOES
WALL GalleryCynthia Chartier is a Dallas artist whose career has spanned for over 2 decades, creating mixed media paintings and sculpture. This art exhibitions pays homage with a series of portraits to the artists Chartier has drawn influence, technique and …
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Call for Art
TVAA Downtown Gallery
A World Full of People
September 1 – 30, 2016
Our landscape is full of people of all types, traits and traditions. Imagine them as individuals or groups, and tell their story. Perhaps a portrait is called for, or a photograph of …
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Ali Golzad, local paper artist specializing in high-relief cardboard sculptures, debuts his long-awaited solo exhibition “Playground” at Umbrella Gallery.
Golzad uses the innocence of children juxtaposed in war-torn countries to inform and educate his audience about cultures that may not be their own and the similarities or differences of backgrounds and existence.
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“FACING FACES”
Three-Day Portrait Workshop
June 24, 25 and 26 (9:00am till 4:00pm)
Rail Station Studios
1013 15th Place, Downtown Plano, Texas 75075
Space is limited, only a few reservations are still available.
Workshop will include three days focused on the fine points of depicting the human face in portraiture. There …
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Merry Fuhrer
Riding the Rails:
Portraits Along the DART Lines
March 3 – 27, 2016
A “Meet and Greet” is scheduled for March 10 from 7-9 pm. This is a free event … all are welcome!
Charles W. Eisemann Center:
Forrest and Virginia Green
Mezzanine-Gallery
2351 …
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LEVEL GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION – FEB. 20 Jim Evans 1984-1989
Featuring the Duardo/Evans Collaboration
accompanied by contemporary furniture by Dakota Pratt February 20 – April 2 VIP Preview February 19th 11AM-1PM
Opening Reception February 20th 6-9PM
LEVEL GALLERY
(formerly WAAS Gallery) is proud to present a special collaboration between legendary artists …
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SPECIAL FINALE RECEPTION SOLO ART SHOW
GENE DILLARD
Tuesday, February 16 from 6 pm till 9 pm
Please join us for a finale reception at Plano Art Association gallery of the Solo Show of the works of Gene Dillard. Primarily known for his portraiture, this exhibit also features
his Cowboy Pop, landscapes, and other …
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This workshop will be lead by Gene Dillard, who is an experienced art teacher recognized for his years of painting portrait commissions. This workshop will be an exciting look into some of the fine points of painting portraits from life, especially mastering flesh tones. As always great emphasis will be given to managing values …
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Michael Holter
972.965.2078
michael@michaelholter.com
www.michaelholter.com DALLAS WORKSHOP Watercolor Impressionism: Faces and Places
9/22/2015 – 9/24/2015
The Artists’ Showplace — Dallas
CALL 972-965-2078 EMAIL michael@michaelholter.com
In this workshop you will focus on the use of watercolor to paint exciting impressionistic paintings of people. You will explore the use of light …
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Opening Reception with Sasha Baskin, Melanie Millar, Fari Rahimi August 1 // 5pm – 8pm JM GALLERY at ONE ARTS PLAZA ABOUT SASHA BASKIN // Sasha Baskin, a weaver uses texture and shadow to create intricate portraits drawn from silk and Tencel on a loom. She received her Bachelors of FIne Art in Drawing from the Maryland …
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“Tantalizing Discord”: Sargeant’s “Lady Agnew” and its Ilk Friday, July 31 – 6 PM
Pavilion Auditorium
Free. No reservations needed.
Marc A. Simpson, independent art historian, Bennington, Vermont
This talk explores various “tantalizing discords”—both literal and metaphoric—in Sargent’s masterful portrait of Lady Agnew of Lochnaw.
Kimbell Art Museum | 3333 Camp Bowie …
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Please join ART7 Gallery for the Opening Reception of I Am, You Are Saturday, May 16, 2015 6-9pm at ART7 Crockett Community Gallery
“Bailey Quinn” by Riley Holloway
ART7 invites the public to an exhibition titled I Am, You Are, showcasing juried works by artists in the 5-state region including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New …
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There are still spaces available in the painting workshop this weekend:
Painting the Figure in Light: High Key Portraits with Julie Wende
Saturday & Sunday, March 21 & 22, 2015; 10am to 5pm
Emphasis on value studies, composition and design, drawing, and working from photos. Julie has studied extensively with …
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The Richardson Civic Art Society will be holding its next program meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Michael Holter, who works in both watercolor and oil paints, is a signature member of several prestigious art groups. In addition to being a plein air and studio artist, he has been a creative director and a …
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Mokah Art Gallery presents:
Gwyn Darnell Jr. “Itinerant Repetitions” An exhibition of one man’s sketches from the streets of Deep Ellum Join us for a special closing reception for Gwyn Darnell Jr. at Mokah Art Gallery on January 3 from 6-9pm. Gwyn has been living on the stoop of the Mokah Gallery for longer than it’s been …
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MCKENNA STUDIO WORKSHOPS 2015 SPRING WORKSHOPS
www.mckennastudioworkshops.com
McKenna Studio Workshops provide quality painting workshops to artists who want to advance their painting skills. Our workshops are 3 to 5 days of intensive instruction, and typically have a maximum number of 16 students.
Schedule:
Portrait/Figure Oil Painting Workshop with Huihan Liu April 6 – 10, …
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We are honored to have Michael Holter NWS, SWS, SWA as our demo artist for this month’s member’s meeting on Nov. 16, 2014.
PAA MEMBERS MEETING IS MOVED TO NOVEMBER 18TH DUE TO THE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE. MICHAEL WILL BEGIN AT 7:00 P.M. PLANO ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY, 1013 15TH PLACE SUITE 105 /EASTSIDE VILLAGE PLANO TX 75074 …
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Roberta Mallard will be the guest artist at the next Associated Creative Artists (ACA) meeting on November 4, 2014. She will give a portrait demonstration Techniques for More Realistic Portraits.
The demonstration will include working with the subject, how to photograph for best results, color palettes and painting techniques.
ACA meetings are held the first …
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Behind Closed Doors
October 24 – December 12, 2014
Venue: Edith O’Donnell Arts & Technology Building 1st floor Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas
Opening reception:
October 24, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
A camera makes everyone a tourist in other people’s reality, and eventually in one’s own.
–Susan Sontag
Behind Closed Doors; Art …
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Guest artist at the October 28th, 2014 meeting of the Irving Art Association will be artist Michael Holter. He will be demonstrating portraits in watercolor.
The meeting starts at 7:00 pm at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts in Irving. Directions. Guests are welcome.
A Texas artist, Michael Holter works in both watercolor and oil. Michael’s work has …
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