2nd Monday Critiques, October 8, 2018

  

We want to wish a warm welcome to Jane, who attended for the first time this week.  Her painting is  featured at the top of this blog post.  As always, there were many interesting comments and discussions during the course of this critique session.  If you have not visited our critique group, you are missing a great opportunity to exchange ideas with a uniqque group of people who are always happy to see new faces...and, new artwork.

Vintage Artists, October 3, 2018

Lee's new lively tree line pastel, in progress.

Don's new "Van Gogh" mixed media composition.

Barb's experimental watercolor.

Bonnie's "Cool Cat" getting ready for a nap.

Notes:

If you want some of the items that were previously sold at Pat Catan's,
go to their website and write a note to them.  If enough people do this,
they make bring back sectional frames and canvas stretchers as well as
other items you miss.

Also, let me know before you pack up to photograph your work.
Thank you.  Bonnie

Vintage Artists, September 12, 2018

We all did a lot of work today, in addition to discussing Carol's inspiring demo and talk.  So much helpful information to absorb.  This group is really impressive in terms of being open to new ideas, being willing to risk, and being willing to share.  It's a supportive, safe environment in which to spread our creative wings.

Special Critique presentation by guest artist Carol J. Stevens, September 10, 2018

Many, many thanks to Carol Stevens for sharing her insights and expertise with our group.  This was an inspiring and motivating experience and we were given some very practical, usable techniques and tools for evaluating our paintings as we work.  It will undoubtedly also help us better understand what to look for when we are critiquing the work of others.  In addition, Carol sparked some real excitement about painting on Yupo.  Carol's enthusiasm is contagious, and I think we all now have permission to jump in and play and experiment to our heart's content. 

Vintage Artists, September 5, 2018

Don's elephant painting is coming along nicely!

The start of a new pastel by Lee

Donna working on her colored pencil painting

Barb is working on a lovely, soft watercolor

Donna's moody landscape in progress

Jackie's exciting abstract acrylic painting

One of the nice things about this group is that it is dynamic in that people come and go.  Some folks attend regularly, others occasionally, and some visit a few times and never return.  As the composition of the group changes,so do the types of work, the media, and the subject matter.  There are always surprises!