Acrylics gone wild!

by:  Pat

Gerri and Helga

by:  Roxanne

The whole group

by: Dave

by:  Dave

Chris

by:  Gerri

by:  Helga

Chris, Gerri, Roxanne, and Donna

by:  Laurie

Laurie

by:  Linda

 

Linda, Chris, Gerri, Roxanne

 

by:  Donna

by:  Pat

by:  Gerri

  

by:  Gerri

by:  Roxanne

by:  Lee

  

Chris

 

by:  Dave

Using the book "Luc Leestemaker Paintings" as inspiration, the goal today was to express our feelings on canvas or paper using only color and design.  Despite some initial groans and gnashing of teeth, everyone put brush (or something) to canvas and created the magnificent paintings you see above.  What an incredibly talented group of artists.  Bravo!!!

Spurred to create!

Dave's value sketches

Betty

The whole gang busy creating!

Helga

Donna

Gerri

Chris

Dave and Pat

Dave's paintings on wrinkled rice paper

Closeup of one of Dave's paintings on rice paper

Gerri and Pat

From left to right: Helga, Donna, Chris, and Dave

A beginning!

Helga, Donna, Chris

Everyone wanted to be inside where it was warm today!  Apparently the cold weather sparked creativity because we had a great turnout that resulted in lots of good art in various stages of completion.

Several of us were particularly intrigued with Dave's paintings on rice paper.  To prepare the paper, he wets it thoroughly, then crumples it in his hand, then flattens it and allows it to dry completely before painting, creating a lovely effect, as you can see above.  Dave was using watercolors for these painting.

Neither wind, nor rain, nor sleet, nor snow...

Donna's colored pencil painting...lovely!

Donna, Gerri, Betty

SOME of Betty's pastels

Betty

Donna, Gerry

MORE of Betty's pastels

Donna doing a demo for Gerri

Lee's watercolor...very early stage.

Gerri, Donna, Betty

Betty, laying in the underpainting!

Someone has a LOT of pastels!  Aren't they beautiful?

Four of us braved the elements this morning to get together and paint.  We are a determined bunch!

Happy New Year!

 

Happy New Year!

We resume our FREE painting sessions this coming Wednesday, January 7, 2015

9:00AM - Noon

Please join us in the Brunswick Recreation Center's Arts and Crafts Room for a morning of painting, undisturbed by outside distractions.

 Bring your own supplies and a cover for your work area.  For health reasons, no solvents please. 

This is not a class, just a group of artists getting together to paint, share ideas, inspire one another  and create.

We look forward to seeing YOU!

We're Back!

We resumed our Art at the Center Painting Group on Wednesday, November 7, 2014, and we now meet the first, second, and third Wednesdays of each month, from 9AM - Noon.

Come back and visit often to see what we're up to.  We'll be posting photos from our painting sessions.

Better yet, stop in and join us.  Just bring your own supplies and a cover for your work area (no solvents, please).

We look forward to seeing you!

Another successful season of painting comes to an end...

To end a really fabulous season appropriately, Dave Zeih came and modeled for our group's Spring Finale.  Interspersed with lots of drawing and painting, we shared a few stories and had a couple of laughs as we ended this year's season of Art at the Center.  Seven of us painted, and then most of us went to Kelly's Cafe for Crepes.  A perfect way to end a great season!  We're now looking forward to plein air season, beginning next month, and then we'll be back here next Fall for more Art at the Center.