Post 171: Getting Ready for Upcoming Art Shows

Getting Ready for an Upcoming Art Shows

Pssst...Take a look to the right and see the Open Space Arts at Stonebridge NEWS section? Look under that and see the Upcoming OSA Schedule? if you are looking for inspiration on what to paint next, you may want to consider what's coming up next at Open Space Arts. Especially depending on what your medium is, so that it can be ready on time when the Call for Art goes out for that show!

Upcoming OSA Schedule

• Aug 17-Sept 11, 2022 Ghana Show
  
• Sept 14-Oct 16, 2022 Hispanic Show (Call for Art early to mid September)
  
• Oct 19-30, 2022 India Show (Pending)
  
• Nov 2-27 PWC Artist Show (Call for Art early October)
  
• Nov 30-Jan 1, 2023 PWC Artist Show (Call for Art early November)
• Jan 4-29, 2023 After the Masters Style (Pending)
• Feb 1-26, 2023 Black History Show (Pending) 

For the month celebrating women, we are hoping to have not only art BY women artists, but OF women - being family-friendly of course. We have some other art shows under discussion with tentative months as well. The committee plotted out through July 2023 and we will map it out more definitively as it comes together to let you know what is happening.

Pending means that the art show isn't written in stone as yet (not confirmed), but its what we have planned out on our calendar. But in order to have oil paintings especially done in time, you need to get started, right?

The Open Space Arts Committee is tickled with the "After the Masters Style" show. Our idea for this art show is to approach a Master's work and do your version of their style. This should be a fun show and we really want to see what everyone comes up with! It might be fun too to have a paragraph written to print out with your label on which master you are styling your creation after and your ideas behind the canvas/work.

So your self portrait may look rather Picasso-ish, or your Whistler's Mother could be your Grandma with a laptop and fuzzy slippers...so get those ideas going.

 

I'm not positive these will necessarily work for the "After the Masters Style" as yet, but these were four mini paintings I did late 2021 in the master's styles subjects...They are only 3x4 acrylic paintings. I'm trying to learn to paint people - it is slow going, but I'm trying. Lucky are you if you can paint people well!

 

 

The Masters I tried to reproduce:

Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

Girl with the Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer

Water Lilies by Claude Monet

Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

Donna Liguria mini paintings, 3x4 in acrylics

By the way, there is a Call for Art out now for the July show at OSA, so if you need to know more, see this blog post https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2022/06/post-169-art-shows-at-open-space-arts.html

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 50-year old non-profit art group in PWC for the the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to know how to get involved at OSA?
If you are an artist in Prince William County, 18 or older OR are a member of a local art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.