Guest Speaker Patty Gulledge at the PWAS Meeting
On the 4th Monday of the month at 7:30pm, the local artists around the Lake Ridge, Woodbridge, Manassas, Haymarket, Occoquan and Dumfries areas (and beyond) meet at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Drive, Woodbridge. The meeting is the Prince William Art Society also known as PWAS.
Prince William Art Society Meeting on Sept. 23, 2024
What do a bunch of artists do at an art meeting? Well, every art group is different, absolutely. For the PWAS artists, a typical meeting often begins with a guest speaker, who is often well known in our area, that shares their area of artistic expertise. This month's speaker was Patty Gulledge, a popular and very talented pastelist in Northern Virginia.
Patty gave a very informative presentation full of tips and how to's on using pastels, the types of pastels, and samples of pastels. She had examples of her awesome pastel works and showed the papers and surfaces and how she framed the pastel works. It was quite the interesting view into working with this art media.
Thank you, Patty!
After the guest speaker does their presentation to the PWAS members, there is typically a break where nibbles and a beverage is provided and the artists and guests (yes, the public is welcome to attend - so interested artists should come and check the art group out!) take a few moments to look at the guest's art and socialize a bit.
Then the business part of the meeting is called to order and reports are given, upcoming classes are updated, upcoming events are noted, Q&A occurs, and the meeting is finalized.
Occasionally there is a totally different program offered and if you look back in these blog posts you may find some examples of that. Like "Show and Tell", "Join a Committee!", "PWC Library and Art" was a cool one, and so much more. Come by a meeting sometime and get to know your local PWC art group and learn more.
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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
