Showing posts with label Art Reveal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Reveal. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Post 488: PWAS Artist Members Reveal Their Artwork

PWAS Artist Members Reveal Their Artwork

The Prince William Art Society nonprofit artist group meets regularly on the 4th Monday of each month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm. We typically have a guest speaker/artist giving a program, demonstration, or presentation on artistically what they do. We've had some awesome programs over the years, but periodically, we change things up.

PWAS Meeting Monday, August 26, 2024

Our guest programs have been really informative and often quite fun over the years since I've been a member of the PWAS art group. We've had every medium covered - oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, and mixed media. The members have been introduced to gel plate print making, plein air painting, photoart digital art, art commissions, the use of gold leaf and sparkly paint, and so many other art topics and artist's works. 

An in the spring, a meeting is set aside to award a scholarship to a qualifying high school student or two. In December, we forgo our usual meeting day, time and occasionally place to have a PWAS member plus 1 Christmas party. But occasionally, our program may go in another direction altogether.

So at this past Monday's PWAS meeting, we introduced a totally new idea. Each member attending was requested to bring in a recently completed art work. Tom Payne, our PWAS Member-At-Large, videoed the Member Art Reveal. Here are some photos of the photos and behind the scenes of our Art Reveal session. I'm looking forward to seeing the videos when they are ready!

PWAS Member Danielle Bancroft
PWAS Members enjoying catching up prior to meeting starting

PWAS Member Sheri Herrick
PWAS Member Elizabeth Stathis
PWAS Member Robert Dew 
PWAS Member Staci Blanchard with Richard Tyler on the left
PWAS Member Richard Tyler
PWAS Member Penny Shaw
PWAS Member Larry Burch
PWAS Member Anna Gatling
PWAS Member Bettie Sperty
PWAS Member Evelyn Chatters
PWAS Members mingling
PWAS Board Member Tom Payne ready for the next artist. PWAS Board Members Sandra, Elizabeth and Bettie almost ready to begin the meeting

PWAS Member Sandra McClelland Lewin

I wasn't able to capture every single PWAS artist that came and not all artists brought artwork. Nonetheless, I'm liking this change up to "the usual". How about you? We'll have to do this again!


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: Donna Liguria

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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Monday, August 19, 2024

Post 487: Art Reveal at the August PWAS Meeting Aug 26th

Art Reveal at the August PWAS Meeting Aug 26th

The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:30 and we typically have a guest speaker with an interesting art presentation. The topics can vary dramatically and this month is no different, except this month, the PWAS members themselves are the guest artists!

August 26 Program is Art Reveal

On August 26th for the monthly meeting members are encouraged to bring a work of art they have recently completed to share on the Prince William Art Society social media. We would like to provide web space for showcasing our own members' work in a dynamic way by filming each member who participates standing holding their art work facing away from the camera, then turning it around to reveal their work of art. Wear whatever you want, bring whatever size you have (as long as you can hold it!) but bring a dry work of art you would like to reveal. An example of the result can be viewed at:  https://youtube.com/shorts/xbToDKQWJVQ?si=RIkG98XHDyuFtBgn.

Photo by Yuri Kabisher on Unsplash

The Art Reveal will be for current PWAS members or new members (those who join during the night), but the fun, refreshments, networking and art news provided during the Art Reveal program and the business meeting to follow are open to all and the public is cordially invited to attend. Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr., Woodbridge Va, 22192 beginning at 7:30 pm. Business meetings begin at approximately 8:00 pm.

Photo by Squared.one on Unsplash 

Notes for a few things to remember:

  • If you have NOT varnished your painting yet, wait until AFTER the art reveal. Varnishes can add a lot of reflection.
  • Do not to cover your face (if you can help it) when you turn the painting.
  • Have the painting right side up! 
  • Look up at the camera. Smile!
  • Bring a note with the name of the painting, size, medium and of course, your name.
  • We hope to have a LOT of members at the meeting so we'll need to turn the paintings around in a nice smooth motion so we can finish this video project up in a timely manner.

Now for the tough part. What art piece are you bringing to the meeting?


Author: Emily Hawes
 
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.

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

Have an idea for a blog post? Are you a writer and want to help with the blog? Let me know! Thank you for visiting, and remember to Share, Follow, and Comment!