Post 564: Updates to the Display Page on Artistry Spin

Updates to the Display Page on Artistry Spin

Did you know the Prince William Art Society Artistry Spin Blog has been around since 2021? There is a lot of info on this blog on all things Prince William Art Society (PWAS), including upcoming events, announcements, photos from various member's art, lots of info about art shows and meetings. There are art tips, art opinions, art comics...it goes on and on. And on the Artistry Spin Blog, you will find the very important PWAS Display Art Requirements Page.

 

PWAS Artistry Spin Blog Home Page PC View of Top Navigation

PWAS Display Art Requirements Page

The Display Page on the Artistry Spin Blog is by far the most viewed page of the blog. For any art show, popup show, any art event that PWAS does, we direct the members to the Display Page because that is how we expect - how we require artwork to be made ready for display in any of our art events. We have recently updated this page and we need all PWAS members to be aware of these updates.

See Display here  https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/display.html

Other Artistry Spin Blog Pages

There is also a lot of other information Pages available to the artist, whether a member of PWAS or not, on our Blog in the top navigation...as well as in the past Blot posts. Our PWAS Blog intends to be considered as a resource for our members to find what's going on and be a valuable resource of data. The Posts and the Pages are a wealth of history, how tos?, what is?, when did?, and who are? - about the art group. Obviously, you can't read them all but, we've tried to help you by consolidating some important topics on the following Pages.

Membership Page - About being a member of the Prince William Art Society but on the PWAS website itself is where potential members go to join and to manage their annual memberships due every January - as well as their PWAS website Gallery Page. https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Volunteering Page - As a nonprofit art group, no member is paid to do any job, duty, consulting, Board position, whatever. This is typical of most art organizations in their By-Laws. Thus, the absolute NEED of persons willing to help in any way they possibly can. 

Call for Art Page - Basic Tips for a Call for Art

Local Art Shows Page - A page of a few years of art shows from around the area. TBD if this page will continue. The page did help with upcoming art show themes in various show locations.

Lessons Page - Lessons Learned from an outdoor art show, or really any show you do as an individual or as a group.

Pricing Page - True, you can put as many 0's on an artwork you like, but here is a look at pricing your artwork so that it is fairly priced.

Commissions Page - The 2 meanings about Commissions.

Art NTK Page - Art Need to Know list. If I only had known these things before I started...an ongoing page.

Blog Gallery Page - Current and Former PWAS Members with blog post interviews, Spotlight Artist posts.

Art Reception Page - A suggested check list of items to help when you are setting up an art reception.

How to Art Show Page - PWAS Artistry Spin second most visited page. A suggested check list of items to help manage your art show.

NOVA Art Page - An ongoing attempt to capture the Northern Virginia art groups, organizations, studios, and galleries.

How to Use Blog Page - Exactly that. Mobile view is different from a PC view so there are features you may not see. Using Search and other features.

Comments Page - How to drop a Comment on a Blog Post. We LOVE reading comments, but they must be monitored to prevent spam.

Schedule Page - Blog posts that YOU can help with (to help YOU) and various other Blog Topics to blog about.

Art Page - Blog post series on art topics like Tips, Perspective, Art Organizations, and more.

Art Store Page - About our Art Store on the PWAS Web Site.

FAQs Page - Frequently Asked Questions

Blog Admin is me, Donna Liguria. And yes, I would love to know if you write about art and want to share Blog ideas. This email is for Artistry Spin Blog inquiries pwas.art1@gmail.com. To contact the Prince William Art Society, please use the appropriate contact from this page https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/board

Blog Writers, Illustrators volunteers - your help would be very welcome! Got ideas, let's discuss! Contact the Blog Admin of course if interested

By the way, periodically check the pages above for updates!

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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.

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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 (below)! ...Remember, comments are monitored so they will not show up immediately.

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Post 514: About the PWAS Art Store

Learn About the PWAS Art Store

The PWAS Artistry Spin Blog is available to the Prince William Art Society members to use as a point of interest, information, announcements, news, photo gallery, art tips, suggestions, answer questions, and occasionally entertainment in addition to the group's website PrinceWilliamArtSociety.com, and usually in detail. A new page has been added to this Blog called "Art Store" to help everyone understand what it is for and how it is used.

New PWAS Art Store Page

Blog posts and Blog pages are meant to be detailed and additional information for artists and members of the Prince William Art Society on many different topics of interest to all.

In managing a recent Call for Art for the Prince William Art Society, we had various questions and concerns come up that should be addressed so this Art Store page was created in the top navigation of the Artistry Spin Blog about the PWAS Art Store found on the PWAS website. Going forward, please use this page as a reference.

 

Image 1. PWAS Artistry Spin Blog with Top Navigation Showing the New Art Store Page

 

Image 2. The PWAS Art Store on the Prince William Art Society Website Screenshot

The Prince William Art Society website: https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/

In a nutshell, the PWAS Art Store on the website is available under various conditions for PWAS Members to display artwork when the location of an art show does NOT manage the art sales. Interested Buyers can take a photo of the QR Code to find artwork that is on display for purchase.

At most of the art shows, festivals, and events that the Prince William Art Society attends, the artists 'man' a table and handles the art sales in real time, in person, right then and there. But occasionally an art show is only a display of art in a business location, a winery, or a library for example, where someone does not handle sales at that location. Hence the need for a QR Code and a website to safely and securely manage those art sales for interested art admirers.

 

Image 3. The QR Code for the PWAS Art Store

Have a look at the Art Store page to learn more about the use of the store itself for the Artist and the Buyer, and by browsing the artwork available in the Art Store on the website - of course! Let me know if the new Art Store page covers your questions too!

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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.

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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! pinterest-site-verification=3ad32cc9cfeae507ba5a382d62fcee17

Post 489: PWAS Artistry Spin Blog Birthday and PWAS Members

PWAS Artistry Spin Blog Birthday and PWAS Members

So this Prince William Art Society (PWAS) Blog called Artistry Spin has been around a little while to help spread the word on what the oldest art group in Prince William County is up to and for information for the members and others to learn more about, well, anything ART. AND the Artistry Spin Blog is celebrating its third birthday!

 

Photo by Deva Williamson on Unsplash

Learn More About PWAS

Three years of blog posts so far! We are currently at 489 posts and counting, so the readers can certainly learn a lot about our art group here in Prince William County. We have covered our history (past), what we currently have going on (present), and what we have planned for the future.

The PWAS Artistry Spin Blog started on August 29, 2021 with our very first post:

Prince William Art Society for Artists and Art Lovers In this post is the history of PWAS with its beginnings that I garnered from Jewell Pratt Burns. Jewell is a founding member and she is a wonderful source, a fount of knowledge, and a lovely lady as well as a wonderful artist. 

Artistry Spin is where you can learn more about upcoming art events that PWAS has coming, well in advance, what we are involved in and where the members show what they do. We let everyone know the details of our meetings and guest speakers, art receptions, art tips (we have a lot that are given by various PWAS members themselves) and so much more.

Expectations on how PWAS members are required to Display their art is an important post on how to prepare your artwork for galleries and shows. Lessons Learned is a huge compilation of tips of things learned after an art show, to be prepared for your next show.

Art Committees are an extremely important part of any non-profit art group as is Volunteering. Learn about Commissions, about Pricing, and Calls for Art. Interested in joining our merry band of dedicated and wise artists? Have a look at Membership. And any and all artists need to know how to handle Art Rejection. It happens to ALL of us.

The Blog is setup as most recent blog post first and important art topic pages in the top navigation. Your view will depend on if you are on your mobile device or laptop. Topics can be searched for, or found in our Blog Archives, in the Labels, Tags and Keywords list, and/or in Most Popular All Time Posts or Popular Posts this week. See also How to Use This Blog

I'm often asked if there is something in the blog about "XYZ" and I more often than not have to say, like Ragu Spaghetti Sauce, "It's IN there!"

Of course, PWAS has its own website, found at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/ but a blog can go so into so much more detail and doesn't necessarily have to adhere to the expected savoir-faire of the official website.

Blog Schedule and About Blog Posts

PWAS Members can find the information on past shows, upcoming shows, and show what they have going on. But how can PWAS members get involved?

Schedule - find information about the blog schedule and types of blog posts available to the PWAS membership. Learn how YOU can use the blog to help in the promotion of your art as well as everything that PWAS is and does. 

Any blog thrives with good content. A good portion of our content comes directly from our members, especially when they provide their information and images. *AND why wouldn't any artist not use the free promotion available to them???

How can you get more info about yourself as a PWAS member artist? Well here are some topics that can help do that. Periodically, I, as the Blog Admin send out a request or a question asking the PWAS members to send me pictures, or to answer the question as in the following examples you will see if you go to the Schedule Page.

• Art Topics and What's on Your Easel? - an email asking what you are working on.
  
• Inside the Studio of... - a single artist member post featuring YOUR studio and YOU
  
• Artist Interviews - a single artist member post featuring YOU
  
• The Art with the Artist Posts - great posts of gatherings with all artists with their art
  
• Get Your Art In the PWAS Art Store
• Upcoming PWAS Events, Member Events, and NON-PWAS Events or Shows
• What's on Your Radar? - an email asking what's coming up for you.
  
• PWAS Plein Air Posse - a subgroup of PWAS members that enjoy plein air painting
  
• PWAS Meeting Recaps
• PWAS Event Recaps
• PWAS Member Awards and Recognition and Woohoos! - did your artwork get a ribbon or recognition?
  
• Vacationing or Visiting Somewhere Awesome?
• PWAS New Member Intro - are you a new member and want to write a intro post about yourself?
  
• Member Advice and Suggestions, Art Tips
  
• Don't Spill the Paint - art comedy, comics, especially if YOU created it
  

Other ideas worth chasing are member Shoutouts, any art class notes and advice, definitely the sharing of your favorite art tips. The PWAS Board is welcome to share periodic Board Notes too.

Send the info on What's on Your Easel? and What's on your Radar? by the deadline requested so that I can build a blog post with your info.

Blog Comments

Under every single blog post (and Page post too) you'll find either a small link called 'No comments' or a number of comments. Not all PWAS members know that when Commenting on a blog post, which we encourage, that in order to filter out spammers, haters and duplicate posts, the Blog Admin must approve or disapprove a comment on a post before they are viewable. Thus, it may take a few hours or to the next day before they are approved so they will show. Be patient. You don't need to repost it. And we love a name with the comment, so click here to learn more on how to not post as Anonymous - Comments.

 

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash 

Anyway, it is a happy birthday for The Spin and I hope you all find the PWAS Artistry Spin Blog useful and will drop your comments in this post. Give "The Spin" a happy birthday and let me know what you think of it.

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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.

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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!

Post 434: PWAS Website and Member Notes

PWAS Websites and Membership Notes

A few questions come up about the Prince William Art Society periodically from our members and from the general public, media, and businesses in the area. The PWAS website has all the pertinent information about WHO PWAS is, WHAT PWAS does, WHERE PWAS will be, AND PWAS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). And there is so much more to learn about PWAS!

 

The Prince William Art Society Home Page

This blog post will point out some common queries, starting out with how to (re)join PWAS.

Two Ways to Renew and Join PWAS Membership

In the Beginning - (of the year) - PWAS membership rejoining is open for a period of time - for now, up to the end of February. Obviously, anyone can join at any time and we have prorated the membership depending on full year to partial year.

I've had several people ask questions about how to join or rejoin the Prince William Art Society - and there are 2 ways to join the longest running art group in PWCounty here in good ole' Virginia. 

It all starts by going to the PWAS website.

Go to the PWAS website and to the Membership Page at 

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

Method 1. Click the Join PWAS green button to pay by credit card. It is safe, easy and QUICK! An email verifying your membership and welcome will be sent to you. This is the PWAS preferred method and the member is easily added to our member/mailing list and payment is received directly.

 

Method 2. BELOW the green Join button are the directions to MAIL in your payment. Click the "Click Here" to get the Form to mail in with your payment and drop that in the mail. Once your mail is received and processed, you will be sent an email verification/welcome.

After February, former members that have not rejoined will be removed from our mailing list and opportunities to join in our group's activities, art shows, etc. Also, if the past member is in our PWAS Showcase Gallery, they'll be removed as well. 

 

And we have a LOT planned for 2024-2025 that you might miss!

 

Remember, PWAS meets once a month on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:30pm at the Tall Oaks Community Center, 2298 Cotton Mill Dr. Woodbridge, Va, which is open to the public - so come on by!

PWAS Artistry Spin Blog

The PWAS blog is a source for "articles" written in a more conversational tone about anything ART and about the Prince William Art Society, its members and its activities - art shows, art news, images, ideas and so much more. 

Go to https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/

With currently 433 Blog Posts (prior to this one) there is a lot of meat on this steak!

 

PWAS Artistry Spin Blog

 In a way, Artistry Spin could even be considered an ongoing history about PWAS. If you ever wonder if there is any information about a certain PWAS topic on the blog, a good idea is to use the Search this Blog feature at the top of the right-hand navigation on a keyword about that topic.

 

Remember to Follow the Blog, Comments are very welcome and see the Comments page if you need help.

PWAS Shop

Many of the PWAS Members that have art displayed at the GoWell Locations are featured in our online Shop located at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/category/all-products The locations that show our art do not sell the art directly, the visitors and potential buyers can click on a QR Code prominently featured per location and they are directed to shop on the web link.

 

PWAS Shop Page

If you need help with the GoWell information, please see the GoWell page.

PWAS Contacts

Not only does the Board and Contacts page give you the who's who on Board Member Names and positions, but it gives you options on various emails to direct your inquiries, questions, suggestions and who to send news to. 

Board and Contacts - https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/board

PWAS Board and Contacts Page

PWAS Frequently Asked Questions

Divided up into various sections, find common FAQs: General, Advice, Shop/Store, Resources, and Scholarship information of interest to you.

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/faq

 

Note also that on the Blog, there is a FAQ page as well for in depth Q&A at 

https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/faqs.html 

PWAS Calls for Art

PWAS future Calls for Art (C4A) were discussed to be handled by going to the website. Previously sent out and submitted via email for various locations, in future there may be alternative methods for submitting art. A Call may go out by email to PWAS members to announce it, but the possibility to submit to the C4A through a link on the PWAS website may be available for consistency as well.

See https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/call-for-art

PWAS Gallery

PWAS Members have the option when they join the art group to pay an annual and minimal fee to showcase their own art on their own PWAS page. This link goes to the Gallery Home, but in the drop down navigation when you hover over the "Gallery", you will see the individual pages to each artist.

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/artist-gallery

 

Once payment for your personal Showcase page is paid for, the Webmaster will contact you for your information. Have a look at the other PWAS Member pages to have an idea on what you will need so that formatting is consistent.

PWAS Donations

There is a difference in the Donations page and being a Patron or Sponsor of PWAS.

Donations - are for those that desire to give to the Scholarship Fund that PWAS gives out annually. https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/donations

If you want to give to the Prince William Art Society as a Patron or Sponsor, go to the Membership page at https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership There you can click on the green Join PWAS button and note the check box for Patron or Sponsor when you give via credit card. Either way, PWAS thanks you very much.

PWAS Chat on Facebook (FB)

PWAS has its own private Group on Facebook - open to Current PWAS Members ONLY. We just went to 19 PWAS Members in the FB group as of this writing. It can be used any way the PWAS members would like, including posting other interesting Calls for Art in the area, art questions, PWAS questions, pictures, community notes, create a poll, add a chat, create events and MORE! - I'm not posting the link here but be aware that if you use FB and are a member of PWAS, you can request membership to join or send me your FB name.

 

We have PWAS Members that are so very talented in so many ways - not only in the art they create, but the skill sets they have, and the desire of "giving back" and success for the Prince William Art Society when they donate their time and talents.

If you haven't visited the PWAS website in awhile, check out the information available to you - as a member or as a business, group, media - we'd love to hear from you. Drop a comment below.

Quick side note: To prevent spam comments, the Blog Admin needs to approve each comment left, so allow time for me to put the paint brush down to click it. The same with PWAS Chat member requests approvals. Believe me, we get the spammers!

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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

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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!

Post 32: One Month of PWAS Artistry Spin Blog, What Do You Think?

One Month of PWAS Artistry Spin Blog, What Do You Think?

Artistry Spin - Prince William Art Society's Blog reached its one month birthday and the question is - What do you think?

 

Artistry Spin - Prince William Art Society's Blog on all things PWAS and Art - an archive of who we are and what our members do

This post will make the 32nd post so far. We hope you are finding the PWAS and art information useful! We have a lot planned and quite a few "in the works" draft posts under construction. Of course, we need the PWAS membership to pitch in with their ideas and input too! Do you want to explain or share with the group how you do what you do or ask a question? Share-share-share, here-here-here!!

Blog Stats so far 

Here are a few screenshots of the progress: 

 

 

 

The most viewed Blog Posts of All-Time

 

The last 30 days Blog views

The Page views All-Time (the Tabs at the top of the Blog)

Other Stats

We are only showing 3 followers and 2 comments so far! PWAS members...where are you?? Oh. Right. Everyone is doing the many, many art shows and events in the area this fall. 

 

Photo by T.R Photography on Unsplash 

Some of My Favorite Posts to Write

For me, it has been a joy to speak with a few of the members so far to gather the information to be able to do a few of the posts listed below. Occasionally its also the research to gather more details for an article that our readers might find useful - I certainly learn more too!!

• Post 1: About PWAS - A History https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/08/post-1-about-pwas-history-of-prince.html Jewell Pratt Burns was a huge help with this, after all she has been a PWAS member since its beginning, 50 years ago!
  
• Post 3: Artist Interview - PWAS Jewell https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/09/post-3-artist-interview-pwas-jewell.html well, Jewell of course!
  
• Post 23: Introducing your Social Media Team https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/09/post-23-introducing-your-social-media.html Andrea, Ana, and Donna
  
• Post 29: Lessons Learned https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/09/post-29-lessons-learned-at-outdoor-art.html after doing several PWAS art shows, some suggestions for any artist doing a show
  
• Post 16: How to Sign Your Artwork https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/09/post-16-how-do-you-sign-your-artwork.html I learned a LOT with this one
  
• Post 21: How to Share a PWAS Blog Post on Twitter https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/09/post-21-how-to-share-pwas-blog-post-on.html Some pointers for Facebook and Twitter
• Post 17: About PWAS Blogging, Commenting, Blog Features
  https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2021/09/post-17-about-pwas-blogging-commenting.html
• Artist Interview - Penny Shaw (upcoming...)
  

Of record, I think the pictures of the PWAS members themselves and their artwork are great to archive and view here. I hope you love looking at them at our various events too. 

My question to you is absolutely - What do YOU think? Are there things you like or dislike or would like to say? Please add in the comments below and let me know....hey, that rhymed.

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Local Art: Visit us at Clearbrook Center of the Arts at Tackett's Mill in Lake Ridge, VA on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 – it’s free to see the artwork! Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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

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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 Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.

 

 

Photography/Video Credits:
Donna Liguria

Post 23: Introducing your Social Media and Blog Team Members for PWAS

Introducing your Social Media and Blog Team Members for PWAS

We would like to take a moment, or a Blog Post, to introduce the PWAS Social Media and Blog Member "Social Butterflies" Team that promote all things Prince William Art Society to:

PWAS Facebook https://www.facebook.com/princewilliamartsociety

PWAS Twitter https://twitter.com/PWASVirginia

PWAS Instagram https://www.instagram.com/princewilliamartsociety/

PWAS Pinterest https://www.instagram.com/princewilliamartsociety/

PWAS Artistry Spin Blog https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/

PWAS YouTube - not in use at the moment - but should be! Any PWAS members that have experience with YouTube and wants to help out with the Social Media or Blog, let us know! 

 

Meet Andrea Castaneda

A member of PWAS since July 2021, Andrea Castaneda is a Fine Artist, Muralist and Illustrator from Honduras living in Woodbridge, Virginia.

She studied illustration for one year at Savannah College of Arts and Graphic Design in Mexico City. She developed skills as an illustrator where she worked for several international companies. She also worked as a muralist in Honduras, Mexico and in Washington DC.

Andrea is now studying a Master in Fine Arts at Milan Art Institute and Art History. She has studied several courses in marketing and in social media. Andrea has been interviewed on national TV in her country, Honduras, and in International magazines. She has exhibited her artwork in Washington DC, NY, VA, Spain, Italy, Argentina and Honduras.

Now she has her own online shop were she sells her original artworks, prints and merchandise.

She is being sponsored by Ecoworkers, a Mexican company.

Webpage https://www.andreacastanedacastro.com/ 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/andreacastanedacastro/?hl=es
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AndreaCastanedaArtist/
You tube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWYYzydLr0toIGiA1Yb05jg?view_as=subscriber

Areas of PWAS Focus: Facebook, Instagram

 

 

 

"Dream Underwater", 24x30 Oil on Canvas and Plexiglass by Andrea Castaneda

Meet Donna Liguria

A member of PWAS since March 2021, Donna Liguria is a self-taught Fine Artist and Muralist, using mainly acrylics and living in Woodbridge, Virginia. Donna has a varied past in the restaurant business, an IT software development company mainly in team support and QA, and as an artist - painter on occasion. Her IT experience includes Office 365, Cybersecurity training, Admin to the IT Help System, document and how-to manual writing about the company's procurement system and managing the company intranet.

Her painting style leans more toward photo-realism. She enjoys a variety of painting subjects, including beach scenes, animals, landscapes and movie scenes.

Donna has her own blog called Donna's Cave Paintings at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/ and an Etsy shop at https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt with a Society6 shop at

Art Merchandise on Society6
https://society6.com/donnaliguriaart  and at RedBubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/DonnaLiguria/shop?asc=u

 

Areas of PWAS Focus: Blog, Twitter, and Pinterest Manager, posting on Facebook and Instagram 

 

"Mountain Reflection, Mount Assiniboine in BC", 24x24 Acrylic by Donna Liguria 2021

Meet Ana Quispe

Ana has been a member of PWAS since 2015, and is an artist living in Woodbridge, Virginia most of her life working in mixed media, acrylic, and watercolor. Currently one of the board members of PWAS, Ana received a Master's in Special Education and works in her community. She loves learning from a diverse community through work, volunteering, and more.

Her artwork has had many influences over the years, from her love of colors, and her varied background: from academics, a blend of cultures, and experience as well as from some of her favorite artists.  She challenges herself and its shows mostly in works in abstract, landscape, and animals. 

Ana's Website https://sites.google.com/view/aquispeart/artwork

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aq_arte/?hl=en

Or @aq_arte

 

Areas of PWAS Focus: Facebook Manager, Artistry Spin Blog, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter

"Izote and Torogoz", 16x20 Acrylic by Ana Quispe in 2021

 

PWAS Members - if you want to be a part of the Social Media Team, Let Us Know!

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Local Art: Visit us at Clearbrook Center of the Arts at Tackett's Mill in Lake Ridge, VA on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 – it’s free to see the artwork! Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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

 

Author: Ana Quispe
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, is the Vice President of PWAS, and Social Media Team. Her website is
https://sites.google.com/view/aquispeart/artwork

 

Author: Andrea Casteneda
An artist member of PWAS and Social Media Team in Woodbridge, VA. She specializes in illustrations and murals. Her website is https://www.andreacastanedacastro.com

 

 

Photography/Video Credits:
Ana Quispe created the MP4