Friday, December 20, 2024

Post 523: PWAS at 3 Fox Winery

PWAS at Three Fox Winery

Monday, December 16, 2024. The Prince William Art Society is showing art at the Three Fox Vineyard and Brewery located at Delaplane, Virginia.

Wineries are Great Places!

Yes, they are! Not only are there an abundance of wineries (and breweries) here in Virginia with beautiful grounds, views, tasting rooms, patios and decks, the delicious drinks, often nibbles and snacks, restaurants, and/or the occasional food trucks make for particularly wonderful places for events large and small. Or a picnic on a relaxing afternoon. And when there is enough wall space - many of these destinations offer a great place to show art! For viewing and for purchasing.

https://www.threefoxvineyards.com/

The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) was recently given the opportunity for a Call for Art to our members to enter to show their artwork at the Three Fox Vineyard and Brewery located at 10100 Three Fox Lane, Delaplane, VA 20144. The selected art was hung at the vineyard on Monday, December 16 and will remain on display until March 9, 2025.

The below photo from PWAS member Sandra McClelland Lewin shows the art on display on the second story - and you may spot your artwork here, but not shown is around the corner(s) where other art pieces are hung.

The following PWAS artists are showing art at this show:

Donna Liguria

Katie Keller Dugan

Sheri Herrick

Bettie Sperty

Maria Briganti

Sandra Lewin

Evelyn Chatters

Nicole goble

Mark Murphy

Larry Burch

Kelly Hanaklau

Ana Quispe

Terry Sandlin

Tom Payne

If you are planning a road trip to enjoy some art and some beverages, here are the Vineyard hours:

Thursday: 2PM - 8PM
Friday: 12PM - 8PM
Saturday: 11AM- 7PM
Sunday: 12PM - 6PM

There is an Artist Reception planned for the artists, but the exact date and time are yet to be determined.

Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits: Sandra Lewin

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

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

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Post 522: Artist Inventory Sale at the ARTfactory Sat Dec 14, 2024

Artist Inventory Sale at the ARTfactory Sat, Dec 14, 2024

Saturday, December 14, 2024. The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) took part in the Artist Inventory Sale which was held this year inside the ARTfactory at 9419 Battle Street, Manassas, Virginia. It was a wonderful event with a wide variety of artists and art styles.

Shop for Local Art

There was a lot going on in Manassas that day both inside and outside of the ARTfactory! The Manassas train station parking lot was filled with many vendors selling their wares and munchies. There was the Christmas train so that kids could meet Santa Claus and review their Christmas lists. There was the inevitable road blocks. And inside the ARTfactory gallery - many local art groups and artists also selling their original artworks - where it was WARM inside!

There were 10 PWAS Members set up and sharing space showing quite the variety of art that visitors enjoyed viewing and purchasing.

The PWAS members participating at our PWAS table were:

Staci Blanchard

Kelly Haneklau

Mark Murphy

Richard Tyler

Nicole Fisher

Ana Quispe

Carol Noboa

Seth Hatfield

Nicole Goble

Donna Liguria

Click on the image to enlarge your view. Just the diversity with these 10 artists is amazing to see in their styles and mediums - anything from acrylics, watercolors, photography, oils and mixed media. There was tiny art to much larger works, books, prints, original art, jewelry, mixed media, and of course, Christmas ornaments.

Here are a few pictures that Staci Blanchard took:

Artists Rubbing Elbows

It is always a learning experience in so many ways when having an art group show, especially when a room is filled with multiple art groups and artists. Not only do you get time to catch up with your fellow art group member friends but you can spend some time visiting with the other artists from around the county too. We get to greet friends and sometimes meet for the first time and get to know and be inspired by their art as well. We ask each other questions about what they create, like "how did you do that?" or "what did you use to achieve that?", getting great tips that may help in what we do.

As can often happen, many of the artists are members of multiple art groups. Some of the PWAS members were spread out across the room too.

It was nice to see the Manassas Art Guild (MAG) group and see Laura Lavarnway's annual Santa paintings as well as all of the other MAG members and their beautiful art.

The P-Art-Ners Art Group with Michele Frantz, Patty Gulledge, Mike Flynn (who manages the biannual Artist Inventory Sale [thankyou Mike!]), and Maria Briganti were there with their wonderful works too.

Christine Reilly from the Creative Brush studio had a table with her incredible creations, as well as other local and very talented art creators.

Inspiration and fellowship with other creative souls is a beautiful thing and was much appreciated. A BIG thank you to the ARTfactory, Jordan Exum and to Mike Flynn for hosting this event and we hope that this can happen again in 2025!

Photography/Video Credits: Donna Liguria, Staci Blanchard

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Post 521: PWAS in the News!

PWAS in the News!

The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) is in the news! The Prince William County Arts Council (PWCAC) has posted its first edition New Arts Magazine featuring the art world from around our county, including a wonderful article on what PWAS has been up to. Click on the image to see the magazine.

PWAS Members

Are you a writer in addition to being a PWAS Member? We would love to talk to you so contact us if interested in writing art inspired articles about our art group, art topics and more.

Photography/Video Credits: PWCAC

Monday, December 16, 2024

Post 520: Baby, It's COLD Outside PWAS Art

Baby, It's COLD Outside PWAS Art

As we move from the oranges, reds and yellows of fall and into the colder temperatures of winter and somewhat naked trees, let's take a look at a few pieces of art by our Prince William Art Society artists depicting the Christmas season, winter, ice, snow, etc. I asked the PWAS members to share their "COLD season" art and here are a few of them...

PWAS Member Donna Liguria

Acrylic Artist, Donna Liguria

"The White House Having a White Christmas" 9x12 in acrylics has sold but prints are available in my Etsy Shop at https://donnaliguriaart.etsy.com

I have a series of mini artworks that are Christmas themed as well as tiny canvases made into Christmas ornaments to hang on a tree.

Here is a three-piece series called Black Ice - featuring 3 4x12 inch canvases with icicles.

PWAS Member Sandra McClelland Lewin

Winter art by Sandra Lewin...

"Fox In Snow"

"Winter"

"A Song For A Winter's Night"

PWAS Member Ana Quispe

Waiting for the Winter Dance - Mix Media

Anyone else have some winter artwork to show off?

PWAS Artistry Spin

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