PWAS January 22, 2024 Meeting with Janet Stoeke
The
Prince William Art Society's monthly meeting is coming soon - Monday, January 22, 2024 at 7:30pm at the Tall Oaks Community Center and will
feature guest artist, Janet Stoeke.
Tall Oaks Community Center is found at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr. Woodbridge, Virginia. If you are a PWAS Member, check your email reminder for the Zoom Meeting link if you can't make it in person.
PWAS Program Guest Artist Janet Stoeke
The Prince William Art Society will start the new year with a meeting at the Tall Oaks Community Center, located at 12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192. All programs and meetings are free and open to the public, who are invited to attend. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm with a program featuring Fine Artist Janet Stoeke, who writes:
"I paint to capture something I can’t quite put into words: a feeling of satisfaction and solace when I spend time outside walking in the woods. The wonderful and unexpected gift of seeing a fox in the evening or hearing an unusual birdcall will make me catch my breath. There is no better surprise. For a time, I painted lush abstracts with realistic moths, hummingbirds, or snails hidden in them to mimic that feeling of delightfully unplanned encounters. More recently, however, I’ve found that it is really the light that has had the most profound impact on me, so I paint that instead. Fragmenting sunlight as it bleeds through the undergrowth and treetops is my latest obsession. The colors change depending on the month and the time of day, so I enter my studio after a walk with my head full of new color ideas and combinations and get to work. I don’t paint from photographs, but try to intuitively develop my tree shapes and the negative areas that will allow me to fill the canvas with color.
I have an MFA from GWU, but most of my work reflects the profound influence of a determined and very talented mother. In my talk, I will share my experiences as a painter, writer, illustrator, hiker, naturalist, and daughter. Hope you will come."
New PWAS Board Begins Their Term
The Prince William Art Society will welcome their new Board Members for their 2024-2025 term and looks forward to their leadership and game plan for the upcoming year.
See the "Meet the New Board" post here: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/2024/01/post-422-new-year-new-pwas-board.html
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 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
