Post 364: PWAS Meeting with Anna Gatling

PWAS Meeting with Anna Gatling

Monday, June 26, 2023. The Prince William Art Society met for their monthly 4th Monday of the month meeting at the Tall Oaks Community Center in Woodbridge, Virginia and featured guest speaker, PWAS member Anna Gatling.

Colors Do Something to People

Anna told of her background - where she grew up and her art experiences in her wonderful way, explaining her art journey thus far in her life. Like many artists, when lock down happened in early 2020, after a trip to Michael's and stocking up on all things art supplies, Anna reintroduced herself to her love of art. (Insert here that it would have been an great time to have purchased stock in Michaels!) 

She soon joined PWAS, followed by showing her art at Open Space Arts (OSA). She told of having people respond to her artwork, noting that as people came into the gallery they occasionally would make a beeline toward one of her art pieces and as Anna stated, "Colors do something to people".

PWAS members enjoyed her program and her art and I'll take the liberty to also show one of the OSA gallery's most favorite art pieces shown that you may recall, as it has been sold - at the end of this post. Her program in pictures...

 

Anna showed some of her watercolor pieces first...

 

Then Anna moved into her exploration of paint pouring and adding creative and interesting embellishments...

And finally, her art ventured into the challenges of realism...

 

 

 

If you've been over to Open Space Arts this year, you may have seen this artwork by Anna Gatling. The piece is called "Cotton and Chain" and won first place in our February People's Choice Awards 2023.

It was a fun program, thank you Anna! 

People's Choice Winner

 

A recent change in PWAS meetings starts with our featured speaker artist, refreshments, then we attend to the business side of the Prince William Art Society. As always, the public is invited. If you are interested in being a part of PWAS, we have a monthly meeting on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:30pm at the Tall Oaks Community Center on the corner of Cotton Mill and Hedges Run off of Old Bridge Road in Woodbridge.

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

Photography/Video Credits: Donna Liguria

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for 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 (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC 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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Post 362: PWAS Art Group Meeting Jun 26, 2023 Featuring Anna Gatling

PWAS Art Group Meeting Jun 26, 2023 Featuring Anna Gatling

The Prince William Art Society is a 50+ year old group of artists and art enthusiasts that meet monthly on the fourth Monday of the month in Woodbridge, VA. PWAS consists of a very diverse group of artists - from beginner to professional, that work in a variety of mediums and styles. The group typically mixes group business (what art opportunities and things are going on), refreshments, and fun art programs including anything like "show and tell", how to presentations, or what the featured artist does types of programs. 

  

Anna Gatling at Open Space Arts in February 2023 for the African American Voices and Visions art show, where she won People's Choice for "Cotton and Chain" which was purchased. Art Prints are available.

Monday, June 26, 2023 at 7:30pm at Tall Oaks

The Prince William Art Society will host a program by Fine Artist
Anna Gatling, who primarily works in water media including watercolor
but with a recent emphasis on acrylics. Her work ranges from fluid,
expressive abstracts to realism featuring intricately worked surfaces
and lush spreads of color. Come attend the next membership meeting on
June 26th at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 7:30 pm to enjoy this
free program. Programs and meetings are free and the public is cordially
invited to attend. Following Ms. Gatling's presentation, there will be
refreshments and an opportunity to speak with the artist, then a
business meeting where you will hear about local opportunities for artists.

Location:   12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge, VA, 22192

Click on the image for a larger view

 

Anna's "Closer Look"

 

Anna's "Fluid Weave"

Anna Gatling also is the PWAS Membership coordinator.

Come by and meet Anna as well as many of the PWAS members, learn more about our group and enjoy your time with us.

Learn more: 

Prince William Art Society

Benefits of Joining a Local Art Group

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Author: Emily Hawes, PWAS Program Director

 

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

Photography/Video Credits: 

Anna Gatling

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for 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 (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC 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

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Post 328: OSA Paint Pouring Class at Stonebridge

OSA Paint Pouring Class at Stonebridge

Sunday, March 26, 2023. Anna Gatling, a Prince William Art Society member taught a paint pouring class at Open Space Arts at Stonebridge. It was very well attended and they all had lots of fun!

 

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

Photography/Video Credits: 

Larry Burch

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for 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 (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC 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

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Post 304: Open Space Arts Gallery Winners February 2023

Open Space Arts Gallery Winners February 2023

The current art show at the Open Space Arts gallery at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA has been running between February 1 and February 26, 2023. The show is called "African American Voices and Visions" and will come to a close this Sunday. Each art show we have the visitors vote on their favorite art piece and drop the little cards in the box. Well, the public voted and we LOVE announcing the winners! So, a nice surprise here too...

You Came, You Saw, You Voted

1^st place - Three way tie!

Anna Gatling - Cotton and Chain

Kate Brogden - James River Naiad through the Manchester Bridge

Otis Stanley - Sultry

2^nd place

Tom Payne - Slave Hands

3^rd place

Rita Nolan - The Whole World in his Hands

 

First Place - 3-Way Tie

A big congratulations to all the winners - great work!

 

Anna Gatling "Cotton and Chain" 

 

 

Anna Gatling at the art reception Feb 3, 2023

 

 

Otis Stanley "Sultry" 

 

 

Otis Stanley at the art reception Feb 3, 2023

 Kate Brogden - James River Naiad through the Manchester Bridge (IMAGE PENDING)

Second Place  

 

Tom Payne - Slave Hands

 

Tom Payne at the art reception Feb 3, 2023

Third Place 

 

Rita Nolan "The Whole World In His Hands" by Valerian

 

 Rita Nolan "The Whole World In His Hands" by Valerian

There you go folks, the winners with the most votes at this month's Open Space Arts gallery art show. The next art show will be Women in Literature for March and begins on March 1. The reception is open to the public on March 3 at 6:30pm so see you there! And the voting will begin for that show!

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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 DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for 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 (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC 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

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Post 263: Winners, We Got the Winners!

Winners, We Got the Winners!

At many of the art shows at Open Space Arts at the Stonebridge Shopping Center in Woodbridge, we have the guests vote for their favorite art piece (People's Choice) when they visit the latest art show. This month's show called "A Harvest of Artists" will come to a close on Sunday, November 20, 2022. The show opened on Nov 2 which is a little shorter show than usual but with the big holidays coming, well the new show will begin on Nov 23.

Harvest of Artist People's Choice Winners

The voting was well dispersed across all the current selections (good to know everyone got votes!) but there were three that stood out to the visitors. So I need to tell you who was selected...A drum roll please...

Third Place: is actually a painting that has already sold. No wonder we couldn't find it when we wanted to pin the ribbon! We hung the white ribbon next to one of Fatima (Sumi) Farzana's other pieces, but the third place winning painting goes to Sumi's "Autumn Flame".

Thank fully, when the Open Space Arts (OSA) committee first hung the show, I took pictures - so here is "Autumn Flame".

 

Sumi's "Autumn Flame" is on the left and is the Third Place Winner.

 

 

Another piece of Sumi's that is honorarily wearing her ribbon.

Second Place: Ann McCarty takes second place with the red ribbon for "Gulf Sunset".

First Place: Getting that blue ribbon, the top prize, the big blue, the whole enchilada (if we were handing out those tasty treats) goes to Anna Gatling and her painting called "Raspberry Crush".

Congratulations to the winners!

What's the Next Show?

Prince William County Artists that are juried into the next show, which is called "Deck Your Halls" will bring in art starting at 5pm - 6pm Sunday, Nov 20 or on Mon, Nov 21 between 12- 2pm. The show begins Wednesday, Nov 23 and runs until Jan 1. Remember to LABEL the back of your artwork with your Name, Title of Art, Medium and Price. Also, print out the inventory sheet and bring it with you as well as checking your wiring BEFORE you arrive! See https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/display.html

Reminder: The Gallery WILL be closed on Thanksgiving, Nov 24!

Everyone:  Come by the gallery soon and see the Prince William County artists latest creations! Support your local artists - we will have a variety of art from large to small at various price points so you are sure to find something you love - for your own home or as a special original gift to a friend. We will also have a Christmas Tree and our Prince William Art Society artists will decorate the tree with homemade ornaments for sale too. 

I don't know about you, but I cannot wait to see the ornaments - almost as much as the show! See you soon!

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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/.

Photography/Video Credits:
Donna Liguria

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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 appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC 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

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!

Post 214: What's on Your Easel Right Now?

What's on Your Easel Right Now?

PWAS Members show off what's on their easel (in the studio) right now.

PWAS Member's Artwork on the Easel in September 2022

The Prince William Art Society members are periodically asked this question for this blog and they graciously answer with a sneak peek into their studios to have a look at what they are currently working on. Some pieces look nearly finished, some are in the beginning processes. Let's have a look at what some of the PWAS Members are up to.

Anna Gatling

What Anna is working on...Strawberry 11x14 watercolor

And Iris?, -maybe...

 

John Hartt at Arts Alive, September 11, 2022

 

Michelle Baker

On My Easel: Hydra, Acrylic on canvas

I just returned from a vacation to Greece and fell in love with the beauty of the land and people so I decided to try and recreate what I caught with my camera. Telling a story with words and photos is my passion. 

Note from Donna: I'm going to do the next Artist question on Where did you go on your most recent vacation? I several of our authors went to lands far away so I will include Michelle's pictures of Greece there.

My secondary Greek project: A Children's Cat Book. The island of Hydra is known for the cats who reside there. Ran the photos through the cartoon mode on the app Prequel. I'm working on a story line now. https://michellebakerart.wixsite.com/artwork Instagram @MichelleBakerArtwork

Linda Nedilsky

I am currently working on a color pencil drawing 14x20 of a Shih-Tzu. I am using Mixed Media Strathmore Paper and a various brands of my favorite color pencils. 

Otis Stanley

Grandpa's Hands Acrylic Painting 36x36

 

Donna Liguria

Paintings in Progress - actually I have 4 commissioned paintings in progress and I cannot show those! https://donnaliguriaart.com

CJ Davis

I am CJ Davis, a Mexican American artist working out of the PWC area. Here are my responses!

I'm currently working on a 16 painting series, I am halfway through at 8 paintings. The overall theme is 'Why I do art'. The first line is called "For survival" and the second line is called "To grow and heal". The third line will be "To love" and the last will be "To live". They are meant to be presented 4 paintings by 4 paintings, and each canvas is 12"x12". cjdavisart.com

 

 

Fatima Farzana Sumi

My easel is now producing a feature of a mystique woman who is making a journey to a river. A title for this painting "River's Maiden" is in my mind. On a 16X40 canvas, I am painting this piece in the acrylic medium.

Please visit my website: https://www.sumisart.com/

Thank you to all the PWAS Members that reply - look for the next Blog Question!

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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/.

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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 appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC 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

Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!