Saturday, April 1, 2023

Post 324: PWAS, What's On Your Easel?

PWAS, What's On Your Easel?

Creative folk nearly always have something they are working on. So my often asked question of the Prince William Art Society (PWAS) members is what are they working on now (what's on your easel)? Here are the answers from some of the members.

Javier Silvio

The title of my work is called a little bit of everything it is oil the size is 18x20

Evelyn Chatters

Valley Vibes, 12X12 

Otis Stanley

In the early stages. 11" x 14" Acrylic "Wash Day"
 

Bruce Fasick

“Ponder”medium watercolours paper Strathmore 22x30
 

Michelle Baker

Earth Day Project - I am moving into the direction of industrial art lately. These Earth Day Wire Flowers were made from leftover material when my husband replaced our smoke detectors. He cut off the connectors. I stripped off the plastic coating and designed them. Love the lightness of the look. 
 

Zorri Berrios (Zee)

This is what is on the easel. It is acrylic on canvas 48” X 48”. To be titled: “Slava Ukraini”.

Donna Liguria

I've got a double thing going on here - Two 5x7 waterfalls in acrylic. I've been doing that a few times lately, several similar paintings of the same size, different versions. Also, a tip to take note of if you haven't already discovered it yourself, is that taking a picture of your painting in progress helps you to SEE it better. For some reason, the image clarifies the view of the painting and helps you to see problem areas that don't seem right and then you can make alterations for improvement.

A Call for Art is coming out TOMORROW, April 2 for "April Showers Bring May Flowers" the Open Space Arts gallery at Stonebridge for their May art show. The Call will be open for about 2 weeks so if you are not already on the Prince William Art Society's email list, get on it quick! See info below.


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 Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.


Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
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 know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

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

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

Friday, March 31, 2023

Post 323: Spotlight on PWAS Artist Donna Liguria

Spotlight on PWAS Artist Donna Liguria

The Artistry Spin Blog is starting a series for Prince William Art Society (PWAS) members called "Spotlight Artists", where those artists that want to be featured will submit a prearranged template for posting here and spread on our PWAS social media sites.

Our first featured Prince William Art Society member artist...

PWAS Spotlight Artist Donna Liguria

Date: 3/28/2023

Artist Style: Photorealism

Artist Mediums: Mainly Acrylic

Artist Bio:

A native Virginian, born in Alexandria and wandering through Central Virginia before moving back to Northern Virginia - Woodbridge in 2007, Donna Liguria has always been a dabbling artist and painter, working mainly with acrylics on canvas. Her style is typically ‘painted realism’ rendering landscapes, seascapes, animals and pets, and wonderful places to be and see. She often gets comments, “is it a photo or a painting?”

Her life-long art experiences included a previous paint business, called WallDreams where she painted murals on walls in restaurants and homes around Virginia. Previous “non-art” work also included owning several restaurant businesses in Charlottesville and Louisa, Virginia, and more recently working for a Northern Virginia IT company at Tyson's Corner.

Now semi-retired, Donna is mostly self-taught. She is inspired by beautiful colors, textures, sun light, and shadows with a passion to applying the captured vision to canvas, with the thought to “painting it as real as it can be”. She has a love of painting water, beaches and historical Virginia locations.

Donna is also a member of the Manassas Art Guild (MAG) and looks forward to appearing in local art shows coming up at Open Space Arts, Occoquan Arts and Crafts, Art at the Mill, Tall Oaks Community Center, Arts Alive, and more. Donna is also the main writer for the PWAS Blog Artistry Spin as well as her own Blog.

Artist’s Awards:

2023 Jan Tie for Third Place at Open Space Arts,  “Only God Can Make a Tree”

2022 October First Place Paint Manassas for “Sunrise at Historic Manassas Train Station”

2021 December Tie for Second Place Open Space Arts Christmas Show for “Mountain Path”

Artist PWAS Member Since:

March 2021

Artist’s URL:

https://donnaliguriaart.com

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DonnaLiguriaArt

https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/  

https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/donna-liguria  

Artist’s Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/donna.liguria

https://twitter.com/DonnaLiguria

https://www.instagram.com/donnaliguriaart/

https://www.pinterest.com/donnaliguria/

Artist’s Contact:

Donna.Liguria AT Outlook DOT com


 

 

Author/Photographer/Artist: 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 Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Need an Etsy Shop? https://etsy.me/3Mi56GM
 
Photography/Video Credits:
Donna Liguria

Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
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 know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

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

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

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Post 322: Open Space Arts at Stonebridge Calendar of Events

Open Space Arts at Stonebridge Calendar of Events

Open Space Arts at Stonebridge - 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, Virginia updated calendar of events for upcoming art shows, art events, receptions, art classes and more.

2023 Tentative Activity Calendar*

*This calendar is fluid and will be updated every two weeks.

Dates - Event/Description Dates and Time - Contact - Fee

March 31, 2023 Emerging Student Art Show Reception March 31, 2023 at 6:30 Susan Furr

April 2023 Emerging Student Art Show (Young Adults ages 15-25) March 29-April 30, 2023 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

April 1 Advanced Career Solution April 1, 2023 at 2:00 – 5:00 GALLERY CLOSED Herb Williams

April 1, 2023 Somer’s Voices April 1 – 10:00-1:00; 4/3,4,11,12 at 6:00-9:00pm Herb Williams

April 1, 2023 NAAEP Act SO April 1, 2023 at 10:00 – 1:00 Herb Williams

April 2, 2023 Call to ArtApril Showers May Flowers Call to Art April 2 – 13, 2023 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

April 3, 2023 Lift Every Voice Theater April 3-7, 2023 at 9:00-5:00 back room Herb Williams Jordan Jones

April 8, 2023 OSA Desk Training Session April 8, 2023, at 10:00-11:30 OSA Steering Committee – Main Gallery

April 18, 2023 Adjudication of May April Flowers Bring May Flowers April 18, 2023, backroom Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

April 20, 2023 Notification of May’s Juried Artwork April 20, 2023 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

April 22, 2023 PORTFOLIO REVIEW April 22, 2023, at 10:00 – 12:00 OSA Steering Committee

April 30, 2023 Pick-up and Drop-off of Artwork April 30, 5:00 – 6:00 and May 1, 12:00 – 2:00 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

OSA April 2022 "Coloring the County" Art Show

May 2, 2023 CAPAC May 2, 4, 9, 11, 16,20, 23

May 3, 2023 April Showers Bring May Flowers Art Show May 3 – June 18, 2023 PWCAC Organizations

May 3, 2023 Spring Exhibit and Projection May 3, 2023 Herb Williams PWCAC

May 6, 2023 Reception for May’s Art Show Event May 6, 2023 at 10:00 Total Gallery space Herb Williams OSA Steering Committee - CALL FOR ALL ARTISTS on display and PWAS to ATTEND!

May 13, 2023 OSA Desk Training Session May 13, 2023, at 10:00-11:30 OSA Steering Committee – Main Gallery

May 13, 2023 Introduction to Watercolors Class May 13, 2023 at 1:00 – 4:00 Mark Murphy Back room

May 15, 2023 Call for Art June Pride at OSA May 15 -26, 2023 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

May 20, 2023 Excelsoir Voices May 20, 2023 OSA Steering Committee Dr. Mary-Hannah Klontz

May 30, 2023 Adjudication of June Artwork May 30, 2023 OSA Steering Committee

May 31, 2023 Window Display for Law Day Student Art Show June 21 – July 23, 2023 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

May 31, 2023 PWC and PWAS June Pride of OSA May 31 – June 25, 2023 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

OSA May 2022 "Beauty and the Beach" Art Show

June 2, 2023 Excelsoir Voices June 2, 2023 OSA Steering Committee Dr. Mary-Hannah Klontz

June 3, 2023 Notification of June Pride of OSA June 3, 2023 OSA Steering Committee

June 10, 2023 Taste of Woodbridge Pop-up Shows June 10 @ 11:00-6:00 front of gallery JWC Management, Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

June 10, 2023 OSA Desk Training Session June 10, 2023 at 10:00-11:30 OSA Steering Committee – Main Gallery

June 18, 2023 Hanging of June Pride at OSA June 18 – June 19, 2023 OSA Steering Committee

June 21, 2023 June Art Show – Pride of OSA June 21 – July 23, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

June 23, 2023 Reception for Pride at OSA June 23, 2023 at 6:30 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

June 26, 2023 Call for Art for Those Who Serve June 26 -July 11, 2023 Backroom Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

OSA June 2022 "Emerging Artists" Art Show

July 14, 2023 Adjudication for July for Those Who Serve July 14, 2023 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

July 16, 2023 Notification for Those Who Serve July 16, 2023 Herb Williams, PWCAC, and OSA Steering Committee

July 26, 2023 July Art Show – For Those Who Serve-Military and Veterans Art July 26 – August 20, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

July 26, 2023 Call for Art for Strut Your Stuff July 26 – August 5, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

July 2023 Lecture - Those Who Have Served – Creative Art from Military and Veterans TBA

July 28, 2023 Reception for Those Who Serve Art Show July 28, 2023 Susan Furr OSA Steering Committee

OSA July 2022 "Summer Spotlight on Art" 

August 9, 2023 Adjudication for Strut Your Stuff August 9, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

August 13, 2023 Notification for Strut Your Stuff Art Show August 13, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

August 20, 2023 Drop off and Take Down August 20 – August 21, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

August 23, 2023 Opening for Strut Your Stuff Art August 23 – September 17 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

August 25, 2023 Call for Art for Honor Your Heritage August 25 – September2, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

OSA August 2022 "A Walk Through Ghana" Art Show

September 6, 2023 Adjudication for Honor Your Heritage September 6, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

September 10, 2023 Notification for Honor Your Heritage September 10, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

September 17, 2023 Drop off and Pick up Art September 17 – September 18, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

September 18, 2023 Call for Art for Threads September 18 – September 17, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

September 23. 2023 Opening for Honor Your Heritage September 20 – October 15, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee

OSA September-October 2022 "Hispanic Heritage" Art Show

October 1, 2023 Adjudication for Threads October 1, 2023 Herb Williams, OSA Steering Committee


Author: Penny Shaw
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA
 
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 Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits: 
Donna Liguria

Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 #140 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
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 know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.

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

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