Post 582: PWAS Members Answer Some Artist Questions Part 1

PWAS Members Answer Some Artist Questions Part 1

The Prince William Art Society members were presented some questions about their art. In blue are their answers to the below questions. They also show some of their favorite artworks they have created thus far.

1. How many 'sellable' artworks have you created so far in your lifetime, best guess? 

2. Do you find it better to focus on one medium or experiment with many? (Your favorite?)

3. What advice would you give your younger self when starting out? (Lessons learned!)

4. Do you keep a sketchbook or inspiration journal? (An idea book!)

5. What artwork have you completed that you are most proud of? (Did it sell?)

 

Let's take a look at what their answers are... You can click on a photo to enlarge it.

From PWAS Member Bruce Fasick

1. How many 'sellable' artworks have you created so far in your lifetime, best guess? 

    Too many…

2. Do you find it better to focus on one medium or experiment with many? (Your favorite?) 

    I prefer sculpting in various mediums…and I enjoy work in watercolors …any medium I can try

3. What advice would you give your younger self when starting out? (Lessons learned!) 

    Perhaps attending a different University that focused on my interests and abilities

4. Do you keep a sketchbook or inspiration journal? (An idea book!)

    Yes, I do

5. What artwork have you completed that you are most proud of? (Did it sell?) 

 

“Gates of Hell” Sculpture and "Against the Ropes” both are as I envisioned. Both I have not offered to sell.

 

Also the pointillism “A. Young  AC/DC” 1981, also have not offered for sale. 

From PWAS Member Bettie Sperty

1. How many 'sellable' artworks have you created so far in your lifetime, best guess? 

    I consider most of my creations “sellable”. Now, if anyone actually buys them is a totally different matter. I’ve done pieces that I’m just sure are going to sell right away! And they don't. I’ve learned that any piece of art has to wait for the right person to see it, have it call to them, for it to sell.

2. Do you find it better to focus on one medium or experiment with many? (Your favorite?)

    I think every artist tries different things, which is good.  It’s all part of the growing and learning process. And many times we will concentrate on a particular medium for a while (a week, a month, a year or more), then move on to another. 

 

As for myself, right now I work mostly in oils or acrylic.  When I have time, I also enjoy pottery/clay - especially hand building. 
3. What advice would you give your younger self when starting out? (Lessons learned!)

    1.Don’t be too hard on yourself. It’s ok that everything you make is not perfect. 

    2.Look everywhere for inspiration and things you can learn - from other artists, classes and workshops, visiting art shows to see the work of others and just observing life around you. 

    3.Try everything, all kinds of mediums. You’ll find what fits.

4. Do you keep a sketchbook or inspiration journal? (An idea book!)

    I rarely sketch, but I do have a few notebooks of sketches. I also keep a folder of things that I find inspirational. They are from magazines, cards I’ve received, all kinds of things. I sort them out on occasion and toss out things that don’t “hit me” anymore. 

5. What artwork have you completed that you are most proud of? (Did it sell?)

    This one really had me thinking. I store a lot of my art on my walls because I don’t have much storage space, but my favorites are also on my walls (or on the walls of my family members). I won’t sell my true favorites because I want to enjoy them myself. So I took a serious look around my house. 

 

One of my very favorites is a painting of my husband playing guitar.  It’s only 10”x10x1.5", is acrylic and oil on wood panel. I’m proud of the work on the guitar but I’m really proud of how I captured his hand. It looks so much like his real hand! I love hearing him just fooling around on his guitar, in his own zen, as I do other stuff around the house so this one means a lot to me.  

 

And these are my favorite pottery pieces: 

 

From PWAS Member Zee Berrios

1. How many 'sellable' artworks have you created so far in your lifetime, best guess? 

     About 30 originals, (and couple hundred printed or canvas copies of originals). (I've been painting for over 50 years). This does not include Murals paid for in advance.

2. Do you find it better to focus on one medium or experiment with many? (Your favorite?)

   I find it better NOW to focus on one medium. During the "forming years" many works were produced and experimented with, but there was no coherent "style"... something that would be a trademark, where anyone who had seen the work before would say "I can identify its author".

3. What advice would you give your younger self when starting out? (Lessons learned!)

   Try as many mediums, styles, methods and materials as possible, don't stick with a medium, method or style that doesn't feel natural or comfortable. Learn from, but don't imitate others.  

    Search for your own signature.

4. Do you keep a sketchbook or inspiration journal? (An idea book!)

    Unfortunately, I don't. Anything I can grab that is around me ends up being the sketch note ... even a leaf.

5. What artwork have you completed that you are most proud of? (Did it sell?)

   The completed artwork most proud of (that was not sold, and never will be for sale), was a painting of the last time our entire family was together. Here is the painting. It is 48" X 60".

   This painting captured the essence of the spirit of the subjects ...

From PWAS Member Otis Stanley

Artist Answers to the above Q's.

1. 100 plus

2. I focus on one medium, but experiment on several. My favorite medium is acrylic.

3. Join an art society early in one's artistic career. Visit art galleries, locally and nationally sponsored and speak with curators and fellow creative minds.

4. I do keep an informal sketch idea folder

5.My painting entitled " Walking Blues" I'm most proud of. It showed in numerous venues and art exhibitions, was made into an banner as part of the Winchester, Va. ArtScape Banner Project and was sold this year in Arlington, Va.

 

1. Walking Blues speaks to the origins of this American music genre to lead to Jazz, Rock and Roll, R&B and country music. 

 

2. Better Must Come speaks to the struggle of Black people in the USA and the pride and dignity which is maintained throughout. In this painting I show a cotton harvester, she works the cotton fields to earn money to clothe and feed her family. This was the first painting that I sold as a member of PWAS.

From PWAS Member Donna Liguria

1. How many 'sellable' artworks have you created so far in your lifetime, best guess? 

    675, and that is pretty close to accurate!

2. Do you find it better to focus on one medium or experiment with many? (Your favorite?)

    Acrylic has been my favorite and the one I am most comfortable with. Experimentation is what artists can and should be trying at any given time, in my opinion. I like the idea of trying new things for our own growth, yet to move into oils would be space needed for the artworks to cure. Watercolors would mean that storage for the works along with matting and framing would be needed. Space is the 'killer' for me.

3. What advice would you give your younger self when starting out? (Lessons learned!)

     Be bolder, experiment more. promote more, learn more, join an art group earlier, keep art in your life and don't wait until you retire. Keep your paint brushes in a perpetual drying state as much as you can no matter what else is going on in life.

4. Do you keep a sketchbook or inspiration journal? (An idea book!)

    I keep a Note on my phone that when an idea comes to me, I jot it down, although I LOVE the idea of an inspiration journal. Perhaps I should carry a larger purse to keep a journal/sketchbook handy!

5. What artwork have you completed that you are most proud of? (Did it sell?) 

    I think I have to say "Sunrise at Historic Manassas Train Station" which won the P-Art-ners Paint Manassas First Place award in 2022. The original hasn't sold as yet but I have been selling prints of it. 

 

There are some pet portraits I have done that I love, and I love them because they are each such a treasure for their owners to remember their beloved furry friends. Sometimes the tears shed...just gets me.

 

"Sunrise at Historic Manassas Train Station" and it captures that beautiful day with that pop of sun shining across the tracks.  

 

"Lewes, Delaware" I painted after MANY years of not painting at all and I wanted to see if I "still had it". Perhaps being creative is sort of like riding a bike - you can pick it back up again. I gave this one as a gift.

 

This series of paintings was a challenge I set for myself to paint some of Virginia's most historic homes. There is also a commissioned series of the four seasons in Washington DC with various monuments and historic sites each set in a different season. 

Want to see more? See a continuation of these questions asked in Part 2 - PWAS Members Answer Some Artist Questions...

 Drop a comment below too! 

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Author: Donna Liguria is the Blogmaster for the PWAS Artistry Spin Blog and Donna's Cave Paintings Blog, and an artist member of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) in Woodbridge, Virginia. And she takes on the PWAS social media duties as well (help me!) Donna specializes in acrylic painting of landscapes, seascapes, historic locations, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com and her Donna's Esty site to shop her art. 

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 (typically, but check the website in case of any changes).

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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Post 498: PWAS Member Zee Berrios Answers to Questions

PWAS Member Zee Berrios Answers to Questions

Many of our Prince William Art Society members answer the questions sent out to for what they are currently working on and what art shows do they have coming up. Occasionally, other questions might be asked and here are Zee Berrios' answers and art tips to share with you. 

 

Zee Berrios in Studio

The Questions Asked and Answered by PWAS Member Zee Berrios

1. How do you find inspiration?

Inspiration comes depending on photos taken or books and articles read.

2.  Why are you drawn to a certain style of art?

Drawn (no pun intended) to semi abstracts because of the challenge to the viewer in completing the image in their heads. This style because it is not realistic or totally abstract and because there are no gradations form one tone or one color to another. There is basically a "hard edge" to all colors. The merging of the colors and forms happens in the viewers mind.

3. Who are your favorite PWAS artists and why???

Favorite PWAS artist are a few, but will mention Evelyn Chatters and Ana Gatling because they have an excellent control in form and color on their "Pour" paintings (a style difficult to manage and harmonize).

4. Which art tips have helped you that you'd like to share?

Art tips that have helped so much (when painting with acrylic paints):

• Create your own blacks instead of using Mars Black ( for example: ultramarine blue + burnt umber + alizarin crimson)
• Never leave brushes in water, always clean them after each use.
• Store brushes with the hair (bristle) facing up, not on the hair to keep the hairs straight)
• A few drops of distilled white vinegar to the stored jar of paint avoids mildew and the loss of your paint. (there is an excellent book by Gill Barron, titled "Compendium of Acrylic Painting Techniques".) (wish would have read a book like this when I started painting decades ago.

5. Have you taken any of the PWAS art classes and which have been your favorites so far? What classes would you like to take?

Yes, took the PWAS class on "pour acrylic by Ann Gatling. It was great!

6. Why do you create art?

I don't create art, but rather express something that already is, an expression of what moves (inspires, hurts, bothers, inspires, lifts) ... to share that expression with the viewer. 

Any other PWAS members want to answer the questions for a blog post?

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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: Zee Berrios

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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 458: What the PWAS Members Are Working on Now

What the PWAS Members Are Working on Now

Periodically I like to ask the Prince William Art Society members what they are working on now and see what the artists and photographers send me. I've called these posts "What's on your easel?" but that doesn't necessary account for digital artists on their computers or perhaps their work tables.

PWAS Member Art in Progress

Definitely the PWAS members have the Bluebell Fever that's been going around since the April 7 Bluebell Festival and that's covered in some previous blog posts, like here and here. Here are some photos submitted of what the artists that answered the call of "What are you working on?"

From PWAS Artist Nicole Goble

I’ve returned to acrylic and have been working on a collection called “Virginia in Bloom”. So far I’ve finished “Magnolia Sisters” and “Bowing Bluebells” inspired by photos taken by PWAS members from Merrimac Farms.

From PWAS Artist Donna Liguria

On my easel currently is "Spring at Merrimac Farm" which is 16x20 in acrylic on gallery wrapped stretched canvas. The Bluebell Festival at Merrimac Farm in Nokesville, VA was on April 7, 2024 and the beauty of all those bluebells just had to be put on canvas. This is pretty close to being done. Hmmm, now...what's next on the easel? (pondering....)

From PWAS Artist Doreen Dauer

Doreen has been working on Zion and Bluebells.

From PWAS Artist Sonya Cromwell

I'm working on the below piece titled "Taxes" and the other titled "A Walk With Grandma".  "Taxes" is a combination of acrylic paint/brush, markers and pouring.  "A Walk With Grandma" is done in acrylics.

From PWAS Artist Bettie Sperty

I am working on my pieces for the “4 The Love Of…” show at Creative Brush Studio in Manassas. Each participating artist is to choose one word as the theme of their four paintings, all of which are to be on 10”x10” or 8”x8” wooden panels. My word this year is “Nature”. (I figured it was a word that would give me many subject options.) 

The photo I’m sharing here is my “work in progress” painting of a manatee. He’s the only one I have that’s far enough along to share. Why a manatee, you may ask. Well, because they are so darn cute!

I hope everyone is able to stop by the show to see all of the artists' entries.
The show will run from June 9th- July 20th with the opening reception on June 9th from 2:pm-6:pm. Now let’s see if I can get all of my four pieces finished in time!

From PWAS Artist Zee Berrios

My present painting on the easel. It is 48" X 60" (almost a mural). It is a painting in the "Renditions Series". It is based on the painting by Georges Seurat titled "Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte". It will be a modernized rendition and it will be titled "Another Sunday Afternoon".

 

Thank you to all the artists that responded. I can't wait to see the final product! What do you all think of these works in progress?

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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 457: Art Education and Self-Taught Artist Thoughts

Art Education and Self-Taught Artist Thoughts

In our Prince William Art Society (PWAS) group, we have artists of EVERY conceivable level and medium - of beginner to professional, of watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, digital artists, photographers and mixed media and more. We have art educators (current and past), the officially art educated, visual artists, self-taught artists, and art admirers. Every member brings a lot to the group with their experiences, inquisitiveness, and expertise.

 

Photo by Antenna on Unsplash 

PWAS Artist Opinions

I asked the PWAS members their thoughts on art education and self-taught artists, and asked these questions to spur their thoughts.

1. What do you see as the benefits to the path you took? 

2. Were there drawbacks? 

3. Did you get an art education to have an art career? How did that pan out?

4. Do you like managing your art focus on your own? 

5. Are there things you had to learn that you haven't used since?

6. What is something you WISH you had learned that you learned much later?

7. What classes are you taking now to further your art knowledge and experience?

 

Well, I received some AWESOME feedback from our members so enjoy these messages... A big thank you to all that replied!

From PWAS Member Bettie Sperty

My story: I was not an art school student, did not have the luxury of going to college, and am mostly self taught. I was always drawing as a kid and into adulthood.

As an adult, after my children left home to further their own educations, a friend told me about The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria. I discovered they offered classes there and eventually took my first class ever. It was a class using acrylic paints, which I had a little bit of experience with. That’s when I realized that classes aren’t about “teaching you how to paint” or draw or whatever, but to inspire you, to share tid-bits about the medium or materials and to interact with other artists of all levels and backgrounds. That’s what I get out of classes. 

It’s been many years since I took that first class, but have randomly taken workshops at other venues - using various mediums, with various artists - on occasion when time, funds and life have allowed.

1. What do you see as the benefits to the path you took? 

I think that going the route I took I did not have the pressure of the regular classroom. And being of a more mature age, I was not distracted by trying to navigate a new life of freedom and adulthood as one would have in college.

2. Were there drawbacks? 

None

3. Did you get an art education to have an art career? How did that pan out?

No art education and I did not have an “art career”, but when I did work, I was often able to work in a creative field: store and window display, floral design, custom mural painting, holiday decor for upscale model homes, etc.

All of these were positions that required me to use artistic elements such as balance of color, size and texture, contrast, color harmony, focal points, etc. as well as physical placement of the subject so that it will be seen by the viewer. 

4. Do you like managing your art focus on your own?  

Yes. though I do look outside myself for inspiration, advice and suggestions from others.

5. Are there things you had to learn that you haven't used since?
Nope 

6. What is something you WISH you had learned that you learned much later?
That there were classes out there in the world for adults. 

7. What classes are you taking now to further your art knowledge and experience?

I have been enjoying weekly oil painting at Creative Brush Studio in Manassas. It’s considered a class, but it’s more like a workshop. Everyone works on whatever they want, at their own pace. Mary (the owner/instructor) is there to give suggestions, answer questions and then a lesson at the end of the class time. It’s a wonderful, friendly environment and it makes me take at least that one day, for those few hours, to do nothing but paint! A gift to myself.

From Brand-New PWAS Member Terry Sandin

Terry and his wife Cassandra just joined PWAS...

I am one of your new members - I only just joined.  Your email reminded me of my first years of painting and how much I enjoyed it.  I was really tracking to become a marine biologist or anthropologist while gobbling up all the art courses I could at Oregon State University.  I was really tempted to pursue more artistic endeavors...but - sometimes life gets in the way...After graduation I was going to be drafted so I became a naval aviator.  

After Vietnam, multiple aircraft carriers, and the cold war - I began negotiating treaties with the former Soviet Union and nuclear testing agreements.  Upon retirement from the Navy, 9-11 came along and I worked in the counterterrorism world.  All these kinds of activities never allowed me time to pick up a brush.  Just this year my wife encouraged me to try and see if any creative juices remained - so I began experimenting.  

I knew nothing about exhibits or selling or even other artists in the area.  I started with acrylics and charcoal and have been trying a wide variety of subject matter.  My latest projects have been a Spider, an impression of one of King Tuts Jewelry breast plates, and a helicopter - all in work as we speak.  I do have one painting accepted in the Open Space Arts Center for their Spring Exhibit that just opened (a butterfly - can you believe it).  So, we will see how it goes.

My art career fizzled because of a myriad of reasons...Although I never had any regrets about my art education - I always felt it helped me relate to the people in the countries I visited and lived in.  I saw some of the finest collections of art in the world in all my travels.  So I consider my art connection essential to understanding fundamental behavior and history of our fellow humans.  (that's the combination of anthropology and art coming out)

PS. I admire the digital artists and expect that genre to explode in all kinds of directions - It will become an immensely important technical skill for today's young artist.

 

Photo by Raychan on Unsplash 

From PWAS Member from Mickey Winslow

I am Madelyn ( Mickey) Winslow and I have been a member of PWAS since I graduated from Nova with a degree in Fine Art in 1980. I have been drawing and painting since I was a little child & especially after my Mom bought a Milton Bradley art kit for me. It had oil paints, water color paints & drawing pencils in it and of course, paper and canvas sheets. I had an aunt who saved paper for me when she found extra sheets in her job as an office cleaner. 

I was interested in dress design & therefore; had hundreds of drawings of all kinds of models with dresses on. I designed the dresses. So much fun! While stationed in Japan for 3 years, I took an oil painting class with a Japanese Master oil painter & loved it! After that, I studied with other painting teachers here & at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town, Alexandria. We had live models & there was a lot of competition. 

In high school I studied drawing & painting just as in college. I had one professor of art at NOVA who taught Design & I loved that too. I was given a scholarship to continue school at NOVA WHICH I did. I graduated Magna cum Laud with an Associate Degree in Fine Art. I also won First Prize in Painting in one competition we had. 

I was privileged to be taught by several art professors who were artists themselves & had had exhibits - one having her art displayed at the Women's’ Art Museum  in DC. I spent a lot of time at the art museums in Washington, D.C. including the Hirshorn when studying Design. I was able to substitute teach at our local elementary school in art classes & started an “After School Art Club" at my church one day a week & had 35 students per week & they loved it! I loved it too.  

I continue to paint & draw even now. I was a member of a private art gallery in old Town Occoquan for a year and a half. Very enlightening. Art means a lot to me & my favorite subjects to paint are lighthouses and animal portraits and also flowers.

From PWAS Member Zee Berrios

Concerning your questions:

 

1. What do you see as the benefits to the path you took? 

 It was a two-fold path. As self-taught, I developed a lot of different techniques that made my art "unique".

 

As an art student, I learned all about what the art world was really all about and the thousands of art expressions that existed.

 

The benefits of art education were many. Learning what made a masterpiece, the history of art, the different styles, the different techniques, the different mediums. 

 

Getting work critiqued was a huge benefit. Seeing through the eyes of others and learning from others helped in not being so self focused and reaching out to others with your creations. 

 

In art education we learned the difference between the types of paints  and mediums that defined the path on what I do now. 

2. Were there drawbacks? 

As a self-taught artist, It took too many years to develop a unique style. Missed the current styles and developments in art. Missed having the fellowship with other artists. Was not able to have a steady production of art pieces to share. Opportunities to expose were limited. The art that was produced was less spontaneous and more commissioned. 

 

As an art student, I was too involved in learning what others did and getting confused on which direction to go.

  

3. Did you get an art education to have an art career? How did that pan out?

Yes, a bachelor's degree in fine arts and a minor in photography. But it didn't pan out in art, so I also got a bachelor's degree in Education. 

 

Being an art teacher for middle schoolers, that "HAD" to take an elective and were not really interested in art, ended up being more of a social worker than an instructor, so I quit being a teacher.

 

As a photographer I was able to work as a free-lance photographer for UPI and other organizations, beside securing a job as a manager in a Photography Studio at a University Library. That job lead me to study Library Science and become a librarian.   

 

On the long run, after I retired from being a Librarian I went back to full-time painting.

4. Do you like managing your art focus on your own? 

Yes, initially but later the input of others became essential in the development of what I do now.

5. Are there things you had to learn that you haven't used since?

Yes, how to produce engravings of all sorts, ... serigraph, wood cut, linoleums, gouache, metal and gesso sculpting, (all art that is not necessarily painting with a brush), charcoal and India ink drawing and how to do "Fresco" murals.

6. What is something you WISH you had learned that you learned much later?

How to stretch and mount your own canvas, how to photograph an art piece and how to price your work, the difference in paint types i.e. permanent pigment vs. hue.... etc.

7. What classes are you taking now to further your art knowledge and experience?

None right now 

 

From PWAS Member Donna Liguria

I am a self-taught artist. Do I miss not having an official art education? Probably a little bit of a Yes and some of a No. It's just not the route my life took. And I didn't have the student debt for college either. I did have a basic art class in high school and later took an oil painting class at Piedmont Community College (wish I remembered more about that!), but I would love to have had at least more on the basics on art history-appreciation, perspective and composition. I'm presuming that the art education drilled these subjects into your head - perhaps becoming second nature? I'd like to know that answer. But I am glad to have missed the building of my own canvases adventure.

Nonetheless, you can learn so much from the internet now, or from books. Like learning any musical instrument, it just takes practice! I do love looking up a topic on YouTube and watching various artists work a topic, their styles and suggestions. The trick is of course to not get lost in the zillions of videos available and lose hours of time. Been there done that. Sometimes I resort to my various and interesting art reference books on hand to lookup things.

Taking a local art class can be expensive but taking the time to attend a GREAT class given by an awesome teacher can really boost your art focus. And actually, I have learned a TON just by joining the Prince William Art Society (PWAS - my local art group) - I see doing that as an art education in itself as you work with various artists in a variety of capacities - workshops, guest speakers, art shows, galleries, etc., just by talking and asking questions. And occasionally I get to share what I know and have learned thus far! Example: The PWAS Artistry Spin Blog.

And a bit of a drop here, the Prince William Art Society does have plans to offer classes to our members too, so I am all over that!

For Further Reading

DIY Art School: A Complete Guide to Learning Art on Your Own

Art NTK - Need to Know

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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!