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 how to draw a portrait. Spangler will break it down and teach you how to measure the face to get an accurate portrayal of the face you want to draw. He will work with you until you understand the basics of constructing the face on paper. If you practice what he teaches you in this workshop on Saturday, you will be amazed at how fast you will progress in being able to draw very good images of the people around you.
So Fear No More! Come on down to the Shanley House Center for the Arts, 224 Travis Street by the Hood County Library and take this workshop with Dan Spangler. The workshop is $50 and he will supply materials needed.
If interested contact him at 817-897-3808 or email: danspangler@att.net
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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 Harman
Sarah currently lives and paints in Dallas and is known for her sensitive touch with watercolors, especially her portraits. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from Houghton College and also studied art and portraiture in Italy. In addition to receiving national and regional recognition for her work in competitive art shows such as Texas and Neighbors Regional Exhibition and Society of Watercolor Artist’s International Exhibition, Sarah has travelled extensively, translating what she sees into wet color or pen-and-ink sketches. Sarah is frequently sought out as a demo-artist and juror for art associations and exhibitions in the DFW area. She loves to take the train into the city and watch people or go “exploring” with her sketchbook.
For more, see Sarah Graham Art. and https://sarahgrahamartblog.wordpress.com
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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 colorists with the form and structure of the traditional Italian and French academies. She was featured in the Dec.2014 issue of Pastel Journal and this summer will have her work included in “Pure Color 2.” For more information about Diane, please see her web site at www.rappisiart.com.
For more about the Pastel Society of the Southwest see http://pssw.info
All meetings are held at the Stacy Furniture Community Room, 1900 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX 76021. Click here for map and directions
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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, etc.) in this workshop we will address the challenging and exciting quest for vibrant colors within value patterns.I find that this is one of the least understood areas among aspiring and accomplished portrait painters.
We will study the techniques of master portrait painters and learn from their methods of mastering colors inside values. Because painting figurative works is about “seeing” in special ways, we will be painting from a few different live models that will challenge what to look for in different facial and skin tone types. We’ll study techniques for seeing and using warm and cool color temperatures to create amazingly rich flesh tones. The workshop will include up to three full days of instruction and painting from these live models.
The full 3 days is recommended in order to get full benefit from the workshop…Friday, Saturday and Sunday (from 9:00 till 4:00 each day.) However, we are offering an option of choosing any two of those days…studio space permitting.
The total workshop fee for all three days is $300. The fee for two days is $200. A refundable deposit of $100 is required to reserve a spot in the workshop. The balance can be paid prior to, or at the beginning of the workshop.
To sign up go to:
https://www.meetup.com/DFW-Portrait-Figurative-Workshop-Meetup/events/236199713/
Or, just give Gene Dillard a call at 214-403-9171.
To conveniently pay online, go to www.dfwartworkshops.com
Workshop outline and supply list will be provided as you sign up. If you have other questions about supplies, outline or anything, please call Gene Dillard 214-403-9171
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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, Michael Holter, Ken MacFarlane, DK Richardson, Gaye Sekula and Tim Woolsey. 2015 Keller’s Got Talent “Best in Show” and 2016 First Place – Oil Painting Award recipient Stefan Huyghe.
City of Keller, TX : Current Exhibit/
As we come together to elect a new president, the Keller Public Arts Program shares an exhibit of portraits which draws the viewer into the diversified citizenry that encompasses our societal melting pot. The Texas Members of the Portrait Society of America; Gene Dillard, Kathryn Holter, Michael Holter, Ken MacFarlane, DK Richarson, Gaye Sekula and Tim Woolsey, along with our own 2015 Keller’s Got Talent “Best in Show” and 2016 First Place – Oil Painting awards recipient, Stefan Huyghe bring their interpretations of the human face and its similarities and complexities to life through oil, acrylic, pastel and scratchboard media. For more information, visit our website at www.cityofkeller.com/publicarts; contact 817-743-4000 or email publicarts@cityofkeller.com.
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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 Lauren Childs will exhibit new works created for this visual conversation between their contemporary kinsmen.
Three pairs of artists will reveal, compare and contrast their ideas of art making. The various styles and concepts incorporated in the show are united through each artist’s provocative voice, the way they handle materials and the statements they choose to create.
Tim Okamura and Riley Holloway are figurative artists that depict the power of women, minority populations and family. Okamura is a contemporary painter that paints his subjects in urban settings and uses a combination of graffiti and realism. Okamura has a long list of achievements that include commendation by United States Vice President Joe Biden, placement in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and finalist in the Outwin Boochever award for Portraiture.
Riley Holloway creates portraits on oil and wood panel. His distinctive style combines loose brushstrokes, charcoal, text and texture. He developed his signature style while working in Florence. In 2012 he completed an art residency with the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas and was a finalist in 2015 for the Hunting Prize.
Sergio Garcia and Dan Lam are sculptors contrasting the link between reality and ambiguity. Garcia’s recent figural work is convincingly realistic and unsettlingly funny. The technical fluency of Garcia’s work and symbols never seize to conjure up questions of how and why.
Dan Lam, a millennial artist with soaring popularity recently closed “Coquette” at Fort Works Art that featured 90 pieces of sculpture. Her foam and resin pieces were developed while pursuing an MFA at Arizona State University. Lam’s art has been published twice in New American Paintings and featured on Insider.
Alonsa Guevara and Lauren Childs are painters that understand and represent the cycles of nature and life in their work. Each of these women began art making at the age of 12. They each developed hyperbolic attributes, pushing the boundaries of color and texture.
Alonsa Guevara’s seven years of living in the Ecuadorian jungle is the source of ceaseless inspiration that manifests in lush depictions of nature through a vivid palette. Guevara was recognized with the New York Academy Art Fellowship in 2014 and named Time Out New York’s five most important new artists.
Lauren Childs is an award-winning artist with work that is published and shown throughout Texas and New York. Childs was a winner of the Siglo de Oro International Competition and was most recently a finalist in the show “Face It: Brooklyn,” juried by Managing Editor of ARTnews, Annette Rose-Shapiro. Her work continues to explore issues of the human condition. Childs is the owner of Fort Works Art. Her days are spent painting, developing shows for the gallery and inspiring a new generation of artists.
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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 inspiration. Please join us for this opening reception
Saturday, October 15th from
5-8pm. This exhibition will be on view through
November 15, 2016.
For more info call 214-749-0015
You can visit our FaceBook event page HERE
1529 Dragon Street
Dallas, TX 75207
info@wallondragon.com
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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 a crowd. Maybe your subject is active or completely immobile. People are the focus of this show, and it is your vision we want to experience!
All media welcome. Please submit up to three entries (jpgs at 300 dpi and no longer than 1800 pixels on longest side) to Curator Jenny Keller by the August 20th deadline at jennykeller1@sbcglobal.net. Prospectus is available on the TVAA website (www.tvaa.org) or from Jenny.
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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.
https://www.facebook.com/events/109489866147626/
DATE: July 5 – July 23, 2016
Opening Reception: July 9, 6-9PM
Umbrella Gallery
LOCATION: 2803 Taylor St, Dallas, TX, 75226
ABOUT UMBRELLA GALLERY
Umbrella is an art gallery that exists within the cultural center of Life in Deep Ellum, an organization built on the idea that vibrant community exists where individuality is celebrated, and all are welcome. It is a space for exploration, a place to stretch and to grow for both established and emerging artists. Due to its non-commercial status, Umbrella opens the door for artists to try something new, to push their artistic limits, and to exhibit this experimental spirit freely. Its unique functionality, size, and shape offer an opportunity to produce bodies of work that both stand out from and harmonize with the gallery space itself.
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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 will be PowerPoint lectures, demonstrations and hands on instruction.
Gene Dillard will be leading the workshop. (See bio at www.railstaionstudios.com )
The total workshop fee is $300. A refundable deposit of $100 is required to reserve a spot in the workshop. The balance can be paid at the beginning of the workshop.
To conveniently pay online, go to www.dfwartworkshops.com
If you have other questions call Gene Dillard 214-403-9171
A workshop outline and materials list will be provided
Info@railstationstudios.com
1013 15th Place, Downtown Plano 75074
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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 Performance Drive
Richardson, TX 75082
http://www.eisemanncenter.com/VisualArtExhibitions.html
Monday – Saturday 10-6 pm
For more about the artist see http://www.zhibit.org/merryfuhrer
Featuring Original Music Composition by
David Thompson
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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 Jim Evans (TAZ) and Richard Duardo titled “The Art of the Pop Portrait.” The collection will be complemented by functional sculptures and furniture created by Lincoln Innovation Award-winning designer/artist Dakota Pratt. Opening Reception is Saturday, Feb. 20from 6:00-9:00pm. RSVP to emma@level-gallery.com.
LEVEL GALLERY (formerly WAAS Gallery) is proud to present a special collaboration between legendary artists Jim Evans (TAZ) and Richard Duardo titled “The Art of the Pop Portrait” (circa 1984-1989) this spring. On view from Feb. 20 through April 2, the collection will be complemented by functional sculptures and furniture created by Lincoln Innovation Award-winning designer/artist Dakota Pratt.
Please join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. and meet-and-greet with Jim and Dakota, as we discuss their body of work and its importance in the contemporary art world. RSVP to emma@level-gallery.com.
ABOUT JIM EVANS
Exploiting a uniquely singular period of creative irrationality, from 1984-1989, Jim Evans embraced the mass-media canonization of celebrity as an experiment in artistic fetishization. This series of pop portraits are reflections of a civilization, dense with information and hungry for focus. “These images,” says Evans, “are manifestos for the over stimulated.
“If Warhol transferred the stark Marlon Brando image into the realm of art, Evans enhances the meaning of the image with other visual information. And, if Warhol ‘portrayed’ the Campbell’s soup can as a straightforward consumer icon, symbolic of nothing but itself, Evans portrays a golden gramophone as the symbol of the industry it spawned, and annotates that symbolism with a backdrop of musical scoring. In Jim Evans’ hands, the Pop portrait has finally entered its second generation.” – Peter Frank, 1989
ABOUT RICHARD DUARDO
The late Richard Duardo (also known as “The Warhol of the West”), who passed away in Nov. 2014, was an artist and master printer with over 25 years of experience producing works for over 450 artists including Shepard Fairey, David Hockney, John Van Hamersveld and Keith Haring among others. Duardo was known for producing large, vibrant colored silk-screen prints of pop-cultural icons. His work has featured the likes of Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Duke Ellington and Che Guevara. Duardo reworks these icons with his signature hand-finished pastel strokes and uses bold, graphic typography to allow the viewer to question the notion of celebrity and what makes these people iconic, but also human.
ABOUT DAKOTA PRATT
Dakota Pratt’s artistic focus is on functional sculptures & contemporary furniture. After graduating from the Columbus College of Art & Design with a BA, Dakota began exhibiting his work in art galleries & shows across the country. His work is now collected and exhibited throughout the United States. Dakota’s art has been influenced by the works of Henry Spencer Moore, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg.
For more information on the exhibition, please visit www.level-gallery.com.
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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 works. The show has been viewed by a record numbers of visitors and we want to provide one more occasion to visit with the artist and have an enjoyable evening.
Plano Art Association
Gallery located at
1013 15th Place, East Side Village I, Suite 105, Plano, TX. 75074
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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 and managing color hue, value and intensity when depicting the human form.
JANUARY 29, 30,31
Includes: three full days of instruction and painting from live models. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Rail Station Studios • 1013 15th Place #101 • Historic Downtown Plano 75074
You can sign up for the workshop online at www.meetup.com/DFW-Portrait-Figurative-Workshop-Meetup/
OR
You can sign up for the workshop by simply calling 214-403-9171
The total workshop fee is $300. A refundable deposit of $100 is required to reserve a spot in the workshop. The balance can be paid at the beginning of the workshop. To conveniently pay online, go to www.dfwartworkshops.com
Studio space is limited to 5 participants, so lots of individual attention. Easel and side tables are provided.
If you have other questions call Gene Dillard 214-403-9171
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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
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 and shadow to create interesting compositions and achieve dynamic results.
We will examine the fundamentals of watercolor painting to assure that all students are familiar with the techniques. Daily discussions and application of the principles and elements of design will be woven into your painting experience.
Each day you will engage in exercises that will solidify the content that you are working on and spend time viewing other artists work. We will discuss the methods and the impact that these artists achieve using their techniques.
Michael will demonstrate his approach to creating portraits and show you several high-speed video demonstrations.
Many watercolorists have an aversion to painting people. Special attention will be paid to the steps Michael uses to paint his award-winning figurative paintings. By the end of the workshop you will feel confident that you too can complete successful paintings.
And you will have ample time to successfully complete your own paintings.
Michael welcomes novice and advanced students and tailors the experience to individual needs.
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Opening Reception with
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 Institute College of Art in 2014. In the fall of 2012, Baskin attended Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy where she focused on drawing, painting and High Renaissance Art History. She has participated in group exhibitions in Washington, D.C., Illinois, Maryland, Connecticut and Florence, Italy.
ABOUT MELANIE MILLAR // Melanie Millar uses paintings to explore the nature of ornamentation, looking towards patterns on vessels, floral fabric designs and many other objects for inspiration. Millar received her BA from the University of Texas, and completed an MFA in painting and drawing at the University of North Texas. She has exhibited her work in solo exhibitions, group shows and juried competitions nationally. Her work is in private and corporate collections, as well as in the collection of the Museum of Fine Art, Houston.
ABOUT FARI RAHIMI // Farhi Rahimi creates sculpture from steel, glass and paint. Heavily inspired by her upbringing in Iran, Rahimi creates “symbolic portraits of the interior feminine self”. Rahimi received her BFA in painting from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma, and her MFA in sculpture from the University of North Texas in Denton. She has attended workshops and symposiums around the world and shown in numerous exhibitions in Texas, Florida, Arizona and New York.
ABOUT JM GALLERY // JM Gallery offers works of art on paper and sculptural forms that engage both the eye and the mind. The gallery promotes artists who create smart, visually compelling work and showcases their art in a space that is inviting and accessible. JM Gallery is committed to working closely with artists as they develop their work and careers and to developing lasting relationships with collectors. In collaboration with area schools and non-profits, they enrich the creative community by teaching artists and collectors about navigating the complex world of art. http://JMGallery.org
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John Singer Sargent, Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, 1892, oil on canvas. National Galleries of Scotland
“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 Boulevard | Fort Worth, Texas 76107-2792 | 817.332.8451 | kimbellart.org
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Please join ART7 Gallery
for the
Opening Reception
of
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 Mexico. I Am, You Are is the third of five themed exhibitions curated from a pool of artists who were accepted after applying to the ART7’s Regional Juried Call for Artists.
I Am, You Are presents an exciting look at contemporary portraits and figurative work. I Am, You Are is an exploration of what it means to be human, and celebrates the diversity of humanity. At a time when identity is in the forefront of national discussion, this exhibition offers a reflective look from many perspectives of cultures within the region, and in some instances the world. Works in the exhibition tackle culture clashes, women’s issues, childhood, community, love and storytelling.
I Am, You Are showcases thirty-one works by the following artists- Carolyn Brown, Ariel Davis, Noriko DeWitt, Teresa Foster, Gale Gibbs, Riley Holloway, Sam Ivie, Wenli Liu, Rosemary Meza-DePlas, Stormie Parker, Allison Proulx, Julie Pryor Wende, Valerie Ramos, Emily Rensink, Chloe Rizzo, Britney Samford, Leslie Lanzotti Solomon, Margo Stamp, Pam Stern, Carol Swenson-Roberts, Bernardo Vallarino, and James Volkert.
Arts Council of Fort Worth
Vestar West 7th
Dallas Fort Worth Acura Dealers
Reception Catered by Terra Mediterranean Grill
Beverages Provided by Times Ten Cellars
Art7 Crockett Community Gallery Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 4 – 8 PM; Saturday 1 – 8 PM.
Free parking available in West 7th Garages with validation from ART7.
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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 Peggi Kroll-Roberts and incorporates many of her methods in this intensive workshop. Be prepared to work and not necessarily go away with a finished painting. For beginning to intermediate. $250 for members $275 for non-members. There will be a lunch break.
Julie Wende website
Supply list
Questions? Need to sign up?
Email:
Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX,
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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 local gallery owner. In recent years he has included more images of people in his paintings, and he will be demonstrating his techniques in watercolor portrait painting at the RCAS meeting. More information can be obtained on his website at www.MichaelHolter.com.
RCAS meets in the Richardson Public Library basement on third Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Visitors may attend meetings at no charge. Anyone is welcome to sign up for membership. See www.richardson-arts.org. for more information on the RCAS. RCAS is supported in part by the City of Richardson through the Arts Commission.
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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 established. He wanders, he sits, he draws, and he disperses his sketches on the streets of Deep Ellum. Although his words are few, Gwyn communicates his creativity, kindness and introspection through this drawings that he generously gives to passersby. The works displayed will be accompanied by life-sized portraits courtesy of photographer, Justin Clemons.
Mokah Art Gallery 2803 Taylor St., Dallas, TX 75226
Contact: Abby Bagby
214.651.0633
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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:
Life Model Oil Painting Workshop
Huihan Liu
5 Day Workshop
April 6-10, 2015
www.huihanliuart.com
A 5 day life model oil painting workshop designed for artists/students with previous
painting experience who want to continue to improve their skills, craftsmanship and visual
concepts. The class will focus on how to stage the model with light and shadow, and how
to do a quick study in order to finish the painting in a longer pose.
Huainan Liu was born in 1952 in Guangzhou China. He graduated from Guangzhou
Academy of Fine Art in Oil Painting with a BA in 1975,. He then went to the United States to
further his study, graduating from the Graduate School of the Academy of Art College, San
Francisco with an M.F.A. Huihan taught in the Academy of Art University in San Francisco
between 1993 and 2005.
Huihan’s paintings have garnered numerous awards. In 2012, Huihan’s painting “Spring of
Miao Village” was selected for exhibit in London during the 30th Olympic Games there, and
was included in the permanent collection of the National Museum in China. His “Song of
Spirit” won 2nd place in the 2014 OPA Masters Only Exhibition.
Glory of the Gardens Plein Air Painting Workshop
Joe Anna Arnett
5 Day Workshop
May 4-8, 2015
www.joeannaarnett.com
A 5 day plein air oil painting workshop for artists/students with previous painting experience who want to continue to improve their skills, craftsmanship and visual
concepts. The workshop will be conducted in two of North Texas’ famous gardens: Clark
Gardens and Chandor Garden. The class will focus on selection, composition, and on
how to do studies to use for further development in the studio.
Joe Anna Arnett earned her BFA degree from the University of Texas in Austin, TX. In
1997, she became a Master Artist of the Artists in America Show at the Denver Historical
Society Museum. She has also exhibited at museums around the country and in 2006, was
honored by the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as one of their featured artists in
the Rendezvous Exhibition. Joe Anna has exhibited in the prestigious Prix de West show
at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City [formerly known
as the National Cowboy Hall of Fame] for 14 years.
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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
*this meeting is free to members, $15 non members
Texas artist, Michael Holter works in both watercolor and oil. Michael’s work has received numerous awards and recognition and can be found in private and corporate collections in the US and several foreign countries.
His current work in two categories: watercolor figurative and oil landscapes (both plein air and studio). Although Michael has been painting most of his life, his work experience spans a wide range of creative endeavors, from art teacher, creative director and businessman in fine art and commercial art. Michael has owned and operated two galleries. Michael holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education and an MA in Visual Communication.
Michael is a signature member of The National Watercolor Society, the Southwestern Watercolor Society and The Society of Watercolor Artists.
Michael is also a member of the American Watercolor Society, The Transparent Watercolor Society, The Outdoor Painters Society, the Portrait Society of America and the American Impressionist Society.
Michael will be featured in the Watermedia section in the December Southwest Art Magazine and his painting Gypsy at the Gate will be included in the North Light Publications Splash 16.l
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/michael.holter
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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 Tuesday of every month (except June, July, August) at 7:00 pm. Monthly Meeting Location: First United Lutheran Church, 6202 East Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75214. For more information on ACA see the website: http://www.acadallas.org
About Roberta Mallard:
Art has always been an integral part of my life. I studied art and drawing at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). After college, I became a photographer, learning black and white as well as color.
My interest and long-time professional involvement in photography led to a career in painting. I work primarily with oil and sometimes with acrylic creating landscapes and portraits which hang in local homes and are part of private collections. My clients include individuals, collectors and interior designers.
My work is currently represented by Adobe Western Art Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas.
–bio from her website http://robertamallard-localcolor.com/
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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 made in secret; away from observers, reporters, or intruders, usually in a closed room. Done in private. Work that leaves the viewer feeling voyeuristic. Images that are emotionally difficult, off-putting, unresolved, or in a space that is entirely too personal, often painfully so. Off-limits.
Portraits that embody the characters psyche that can lead to extreme forms, but can also act as a sort of catharsis. Visual images that are seedy in extremities
In this exhibition the viewer is being giving a privileged view behind closed doors adding a voyeuristic feel to the images. It’s as if an eye can roam onto images made not to be seen. The work will focus on video, digital photography and sculptural installation. Artists such as Francis Bagley, Hillary Holsonback and Danielle Georgiou will be featured.
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“The Veil Has Been Torn” Winner of The Lehmann Memorial Award at the 2014 Transparent Watercolor Society of America 38th Annual Exhibition.
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 received numerous awards and recognition and can be found in private and corporate collections in the US and several foreign countries. His current work in two categories: watercolor figurative and oil landscapes (both plein air and studio). For more about Michael, see his website: http://michaelholter.com/
“The Veil Has Been Torn” Winner of The Lehmann Memorial Award at the 2014 Transparent Watercolor Society of America 38th Annual Exhibition.
“Prime 2”: Holbein Award at the 51st Annual Show of the Southwestern Watercolor Society
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TVAA Downtown Gallery
Reception: July 13 from 2 to 4
HUMANITY JULY 1 – 31, 2014
Humanity features the work of Hillary Bell, Darnell Bolton, Rick Cade, Ty Fawley, Jean Griffin, Fawn Jones, Sonali Kukreja, KeLaine Kvale, Carmen Lax-Ray, Linda Lee, Wendi McGowan-Ellis, Larry Maupin, T Dale Nelson, B Perrin, Jan Partin, Julie Pitman, Elvira Shatokhina, CeCe Skeith, Jim Stump, Rama Tiru, Karen Thomspon, Dotty Umphress, and Allen Weekley. The show runs through July 31 at the TVAA Downtown Gallery in the Plaza of the Americas, Suite G207, 700 N Pearl, Dallas 75201. The Gallery is open weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm. Please join the artists for a reception on Sunday afternoon, July 13 from 2 to 4.
http://tvaa.org/2439/exhibitions/rotating-exhibits-at-tvaa-downtown-gallery/humanity/humanity-july/
TVAA Downtown Gallery
Plaza of the Americas
700 N. Pearl Street, Suite G207
Dallas, Texas 75201
(972) 951-7879
Gallery located on the lobby concourse above the skating rink, Suite G207
Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm
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FIRST ANNUAL SUMMER PORTRAIT MARATHON STARTS ON TUESDAY NEXT WEEK
PORTRAIT DEMOS
TUES. thru FRI. 7TH, 8TH, 9TH AND 10TH.
10 to 12:30 and 1 to 3:30
Michael Mentler will be doing two demos a day • one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Same model all day, different model each day. At least 8 demos maybe more.
This is in prep for his east coast grand tour.
Cost. pre each 2.5 hour session $25, two sessions the same day $40 all eight sessions $200 (cash preferred)
Of course if you prefer to paint or draw as well you are more than welcome.
THE SOCIETY OF FIGURATIVE ARTS IS LOCATED AT 3306 WILEY POST, (Close to Addison, Airport)
Please let us know if you will be attending mentler@mac.com or 972-679-1625
For more information on the location click on the website http://tsofa.com
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The Allen Quilter’s Guild welcomes Leo Ransom who will share his journey as a quilter, showing us some beautiful portrait quilts and the methods and techniques involved in creating them. A traditional quilter for 15 years, Leo stumbled onto portrait quilting by accident. He loves sharing his work and stories with others even though he has only been portrait quilter for three years. The fun begins Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 605 South Greenville Avenue in Allen.
Website: http://www.allenquilters.com/
Meeting schedule:
- May 15 – David Werther presents Singer Featherweight Machines
- June 19 – The Over Acheivers
- July 17 – Annual Potluck
- August 21- Community Service Work Night
- September 18 – Mini Quilt Auction
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Come join me during the Midtown Art Walk for my One Year Studio Anniversary!
Food Drinks and FUN!
Come participate for your chance to win free gifts, discount coupons, and AN ORIGINAL CUSTOM PAINTING!
This time around I am trying something different, all my original paintings will be at “Make your Offer” Pricing!
That’s right, come in, look around and when you see a Blaser original you like make me an offer!
Saturday, April 19, 2014 6-10 pm
Gallery At Midtown & Artist Studios
Valley View Center
13331 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75240
Web: www.GalleryAtMidtown.com
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Back by popular demand: this class was so sought after, we’ve decided to offer it again; with power point and additional work time!
Portraiture with Color Media Saturday, April
26th noon to 4:00with Brett Dyer!! $75.00
This workshop will help improve your drawing skills by focusing on the following:
-Proportions of the human head
-Gradation of value
-Color usage
-Expressive mark making
The following techniques and ideas will be demonstrated:
-Mapping out the proportions of the human head from various angles
-How to create full ranges of light and shadow
-Why color matters and how to use color theory in all that you do.
-How to use the following drawing media:
-Hard and Soft Chalk Pastels
-Oil Pastels
-Color Pencils (woodless, watercolor, and Prisma Color)
Material List:
-Drawing paper no larger than 18 x 24″ (Students are encouraged to bring a variety of colors and values.)
-#2 pencil with eraser and or vine or willow charcoal
-One or more of the following color media:
-hard or soft chalk pastels
-nupastels
-oil pastels
-prisma colors or color pencils
-woodless color pencils
-watercolor pencils
-Color photographs of human faces from various views. Photographs should be printed 5×7″ or larger on photograph paper or copy paper. (F.Y.I.-Social media profile pictures work great.)
You are welcome to bring a lunch and as always, there will be plenty of snacks and drinks.
Please register right away by phone or email with me at:
Payment options;
If you’d like me to send you a Paypal invoice, let me know.
2 You are welcome to call with a credit card: 214-405-5993
3 You may send a check to Bonny Fine Art 580 W. Arapaho Rd. #262
Richardson, TX. 75080
4 You are welcome to pay in cash at the studio
Due to limited space; we will only be able to have 10 people. Please sign up right away with your payment of $60.00 in to reserve your space.
cancellation policy:
In the event of cancellation before the 15th of April, $40.00 will be refunded if someone from the waiting list is able to attend. No refunds after the 22nd.
Many thanks for furthering you skills and exploring new ideas! THIS is going to be a great! Bonny
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January Drawing Workshop:
Proportions of the Face with a Focus on Value and Subtractive Charcoal Techniques:
Sunday, January 19th; noon to 3:00 $60.00 with Brett Dyer
In this 3-hour workshop, you will learn the basic proportions of the human face and how to apply a dramatic value range with additive and subtractive charcoal techniques to create a portrait that is not only more anatomically accurate, but that also implies a stronger sense of three dimensional space and form.
Supplies: #2 Pencil, Black Ultra or Fine tip Sharpie Marker, Drawing Paper 18×24″ or smaller, Compressed Charcoal and or Charcoal Pencils, Vine or Willow Charcoal, Kneaded Eraser, White Conte or White Charcoal Pencil, Blue Painters Tape (optional for clean edges), Workable Fixative (optional for spraying drawing), Retractable Eraser (optional for small areas to erase), A high contrast, full range of values, black and white photocopy or printed image of a face. Hint- Try putting a light on one side of the face only in a dark room and taking a photo with no flash. Make the photo black and white on a computer or photocopy it on a copy machine and up the contrast if needed. Make sure the copy is 5×7 or larger.
(this workshop will be held at The Encaustic Center next door to The Bonny Studio at 580 W. Arapaho Rd. #271, Richardson, TX. 75080) http://theencausticcenter.com/
Due to limited space; we will only be able to have 10 people. Please sign up NOW with your payment of $60.00 in full to reserve your space.
cancellation policy:
In the event of cancellation before the 10th of January $40.00 will be refunded if someone from the waiting list is able to attend. No refunds after the 15th.
You are welcome to bring a lunch and as always, there will be plenty of snacks and drinks.
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Please register ASAP by phone or email with me at:
bonnyfineart@aol.com or 214-405-5993.
Payment options;
1 You may send money via Paypal to bonnyfineart@aol.com .
If you’d like me to send you a Paypal invoice, let me know.
2 You are welcome to call with a credit card: 214-405-5993
3 You may send a check to Bonny Fine Art 580 W. Arapaho Rd. #262
Richardson, TX. 75080
4 You are welcome to pay in cash at the studio
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Ideal Proportion Studies of the Human Head Workshop,
November 17th, noon to 3:00
with Brett Dyer!
$60.00 (this workshop will be held at The Encaustic Center next door to The Bonny Studio)
http://theencausticcenter.com/ 580 W Arapaho Rd, Richardson, TX This workshop will focus on basic drawing techniques that not only will improve drawing from observation and imagination, but also improve right brain function. Demonstrations and exercises featured in this workshop will help improve drawing skills at any level. Some of the featured activities will include:
Ideal Proportion Studies of the Human Head:
-Warm Up Drawing Exercises
-Demonstration of Facial Proportions and Discussion
-Detail Drawings of Facial Features: Eyes, Noses, Ears, Mouths, Hair, Teeth, Etc..
-Ideal Profile and Frontal Views of the Human Head
Supplies: Please bring pencils and/or charcoal and a pad of drawing paper (no smaller then 11×14 and no bigger then 18 x 24), and an eraser.
Due to limited space; we will only be able to have 10 people. Please sign up ASAP $60.00 in full unless you need to make alternative arrangements with me.
cancellation policy: In the event of cancellation before the 14th of November, $40.00 will be refunded if someone from the waiting list is able to attend. No refunds after the 15th.
You are welcome to bring a lunch and as always, there will be plenty of snacks and drinks.
Please register ASAP by phone or email with me at:
bonnyfineart@aol.com or 214-405-5993.
Payment options;
1 You may send money via Paypal to bonnyfineart@aol.com .
If you’d like me to send you a Paypal invoice, let me know.
2 You are welcome to call with a credit card: 214-405-5993
3 You may send a check to Bonny Fine Art 580 W.Arapaho Rd. #262
Richardson, TX. 75080
4 You are welcome to pay in cash at the studio
Many thanks for furthering you skills and exploring new ideas! Bonny
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Merry Fuhrer, oil pastel artist, will be the demonstrator for the Tuesday, September 24, 2013 7pm meeting of the Irving Art Association. Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, 1975 Puritan in Irving.
Merry is an associate professor teaching drawing in the Art Dept. at Collin College. For more about her, see her website: http://www.zhibit.org/merryfuhrer or her profile at http://oilpastelsociety.com/fuhrer_merry.htm
Artist statement:
In the fall of 2010, I signed up for a local life drawing class and arrived with a box of cheap oil pastels I’d had lying around my studio for years. Much to my surprise, I found that I love their colorful mark making possibilities. I feel I am painting and drawing at once … what could be better!
I still sometimes draw with models as I like the spontaneity and energy that goes with working from life. I have also been working on portraits of mass transit riders in the DART system, which I use extensively to get around the Dallas area. I’m intrigued by the variety of people that ride the trains and buses each day. The resulting portraits have been extremely challenging and fun.
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Trinity Arts Guild will hold it’s next meeting on Monday, September 9, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Bedford Boys Ranch, 2819 R. D. Hurt Pkwy., Bedford, TX 76095-0671. Meetings are usually held on the first Monday of the month, but this month’s meeting was rescheduled due to Labor Day. To find out more, see TAG’s website at
http://trinityartsguild.org.
Our demonstrating artist will be Anna Rose Bains and will give a demonstration on painting portraits with an emphasis on skin tones. Anna is a classically trained artist who has a gift for capturing likenesses and conveying a subject’s personality on the canvas. She was inspired by her grandfather, who started painting at the age of 70. Anna spent her free time as a child sketching from nature and studying art books. She sold her first portrait at the very young age of 12. Anna had classical instruction and rigorous technical training at Hillsdale College where she spent a summer in painting classes at the Florence Academy of Art, and graduated with departmental honors. She and her husband now reside in Garland, TX where she paints full-time as a commissioned portrait artist. She also teaches private painting lessons and is actively involved in the local arts communities. She firmly believes in sharing her passion and knowledge of classical art. She attends regular sessions with the Society of Figurative Arts in Carrolton, TX, and is a member of the oil Painters of America. Anna is also scheduled to give a workshop in March, 2014. You may see examples of her work at www.artworkbyannarose.com
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