Post 404: PWAS Meeting Featuring Pierre Georges Mon, Sep 25

PWAS Meeting Featuring Pierre Georges Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 7:30pm

At the next Prince William Art Society meeting scheduled for Monday, September 25, 2023 at 7:30pm, the guest artist speaker will be a new PWAS member, Pierre Georges. Come by to see his presentation, stay for snacks and meet the art group and then enjoy the meeting.

Guest Artist Pierre Georges

The Prince William Art Society will meet at 7:30 on September 25th at the Tall Oaks Community Center (12298 Cotton Mill Dr., Woodbridge, VA 22192). The meeting will open with a program by Fine Artist Pierre Georges. Following the program, there will be light refreshments then a business meeting where information about PWAS activities and plans will be shared. Programs and meetings are free and open to the public, who are cordially invited to attend.

Having spent several of his childhood years in Haiti, Mr. Georges became an illustrator in the Navy. Open to a variety of influences and creative experimentation, his body of work nevertheless retains a signature aesthetic whether depicting people caught in dramatic moments or daily life in lush idyllic landscapes. His palette ranges from muted to saturated vivacity; always being used effectively to support the subject and intent. Mr. Georges will share his work with us, and discuss how his process helps him establish a plan and decide on aspects of the execution in order to produce the image he envisions. Pierre Georges' work can be viewed at www.pierreggeorges.com.

See four of Pierre's art pieces titled Crying God, Times Square, The Catch, and Ready for War.

See you at the meeting!

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Author: Emily Hawes

 

Author: Donna Liguria
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, Donna's Etsy site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

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Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

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

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Post 403: Artists Art Reception Strutting OUR Stuff!

Artists Art Reception Strutting OUR Stuff!

The Strut Your Stuff art show is coming to a close on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Open Space Arts, but the artists came out for the art reception on Friday, September 15 celebrating the show. A new art show called "Honor Your Heritage" will begin on September 20, 2023. The People's Choice Winners are at the bottom of this post.

An Art Reception in Photos

Photos taken by artist Tom Payne unless otherwise noted.

 

Penny Shaw and Bettie Sperty - who is wearing her "Bib and Tucker".

 

 

 

The art reception notification asked for the artists to wear their "Bib and Tucker" - which many of the artists had to Google. Of course, the characters that we are, a couple of us actually made "bibs". Evelyn modeled one of the bibs. Photo taken by Donna Liguria. PWAS bib, created by Donna Liguria

 

Photo taken by Evelyn Chatters.

 

Penny Shaw modeling the "bib". Photo taken by Evelyn Chatters.  

And the Winners of the People's Choice Awards Are

Evelyn Chatters sent me the results for the People's Choice Awards for the Strut Your Stuff art show along with the pictures.

 3rd Place Living Water by Kathleen Gates

2nd Place Haze by Pierre Georges

1st Place Feather of Fortune by Fatima Farzana

Let's give a big congrats to the winners!

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Author: Donna Liguria
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.

Photography/Video Credits:
Tom Payne, Evelyn Chatters, Donna Liguria

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Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

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 402: Art Tips 14 - Links

Art Tips, Tricks, and More...14

You never know when you might hear an art tip about something that is just the suggestion that will solve an issue for you or help you and your work in some way. This is an ongoing series of tips and I would LOVE to have your suggestions as well!

 

Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash

Art Tips, Advice, Suggestions

For this art tip session, let's go to the links...all of these are really good in my opinion:

1. Tips for Artists - Talk About Your Work
   
2. Backgrounds Are Important  
3. A Juror's Insight
   
4. Join an Artist Group and Take Your Art to the Next Level 
5. 8 Free Ways to Market and Promote Your Art Online
6. How an Artist Should Approach an Art Gallery 
7. How to Approach a Gallery Part 1
8. How to Approach a Gallery Part 2 
9. How to Approach a Gallery Part 3
10. Over 100 Artists Share the Best Advice They Ever Received 
11. The Art Gallery: Everything You Need to Know 
    
12. 4 Keys for a Successful Arts Organization 
13. 7 Main Characteristics Exhibited by Successful Nonprofit Organizations

The last 2 are some real food for thought - Number 12 and Lucky 13. Let me know what you think.

Art Tips is a series of blog posts with 12 tips per post. See the rest of the Art Tips Series on this page for more tidbits of advice: https://artistryspin.blogspot.com/p/art.html

Send me YOUR art tips too or drop them in the comments below. AND let me know if you find an art tip here that you LOVE!

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Author: Donna Liguria
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, Donna's Etsy site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

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Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 52-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.

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!