What's On Your Easel Right Now?
Periodically I ask the Prince William Art Society what is on their easel, PC, or camera right now that they are working on. Here are their answers to the question.
Gotta Keep Creating!
PWAS artists are always creating, always working on something new. We have commissions to finish, possible gifts to certain people or functions, gallery themed deadlines to meet and more. And often the art on our easel is for fun or discovery, we just MUST, create! Here is what is on the easel right now for these members.
Scott McDonald
Ann McCarty
This is a study for a larger version. Working on loosening my brush work and stressing less over photorealism. I am still working on that big orange boat that I posted here last publication. Oy vey!
Mark Murphy
After seeing some of the beautiful portraits in the gallery, I decided to give colored pencils a try. So far I've created two fun pieces, one with donuts and one with pieces of cheesecake. At the Naval Academy, one of my nicknames was "dessert man" so I thought this subject would be appropriate for a series of renderings. I may call it "Just Desserts". I'm also considering watercolor versions of these subjects in a similarly realistic style to investigate which medium I prefer for this type of art.
Michelle Baker
Looking into 2023: Started a series of works last in recognition of Black History month show. I love the blues sound and blue paint. Have not titled this piece but I see movement and dancers. Waiting until the right words come to me or feel it is finished before I select a title.
Maureen Guillot
This painting started as a still life set up and now I'm finishing it at home from a picture. I only use three primary colors, plus white and use a rose color underpainting. I am able to make all the colors I need with three colors.
Linda Nedilsky
What's on my Easel? A painting I have tried to finish since December 3 for my upcoming show in January at McCall's Gallery.
I started this painting and various roadblocks were put in my path that forced me to set it aside until last night.
I am about half way done with it at this point and hoping to finish this evening.
Donna Liguria
This is a painting I have worked on periodically for a couple of months in advance of the February 2023 art show at Open Space Arts for Black History month. Still a lot of work to do on it, but it is Ben's Chili Bowl at 1213 U St. N.W. Washington, DC 20009, 16x20 on canvas, in Acrylics.
Ben and Virginia Ali started Ben's Chili Bowl in 1958 and is, to this day, the go-to place to eat when visiting DC - from politicians to the famous to everyday folks.
Evelyn Chatters
This is on my easel right now. There are layers of black, yellow, red ,and green and it has a lot of texture. It looks a little frightening, but with acrylic pours, sometimes the results are surprising!