Post 165: And the Winners of the People's Choice Awards for May 2022 are...

And the Winners of the People's Choice Awards for May 2022 are...

At Open Space Arts at Stonebridge, we love for the visitors to select their favorite art pieces each month. Our show for May is called "Beauty and the Beach" and is running from May 4 to May 29, and the people have voted.

Let's go in and see who won.

Blue, Red and White Ribbons - the People's Choice

First place Blue Ribbon  

Stephanie McGee for Parrot Fish 

3-D Collage/paper filigree

18x24 

2nd place Red Ribbon  

Scott McDonald for Midnight Wave 

Oil, 24x28 

 

From Scott McDonald 

3rd place White Ribbon

Scott McDonald for Seaside Sunset

Oil, 20x26 

 

From Scott McDonald

Let's give the winning artists a hand!

Emerging Artists Art Show June 2022

Scheduled for June is an Emerging Artists show beginning on June 1 - 26. Along with this show is a section for:

• In Memorandum for James Gallagher - a collection of artwork by James Gallagher (February 21, 1948 - March 29, 2022) a former PWCAC and PWAS member.

•  Winners of the Law Day Art Contest

The Next Call for Art

The next call for art will go out in very early June for local Prince William County artists and art groups (18 or older) and this show will run from June 29 - August 14. Make sure you are on our mailing list!

 

Kelly Haneklau working on a commissioned art piece

Come by the gallery this weekend and see the "Beauty and the Beach" art show, Sunday, May 29 is the last day.

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 50-year old non-profit art group in PWC for the 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 in Prince William County, 18 or older OR are a member of a local 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!

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.

Photography/Video Credits:

Donna Liguria

Post 164: PWAS 2022 Scholarship Winners

PWAS Scholarship Winners

Monday, May 23, 2022 at Tall Oaks Community Center, Woodbridge, VA. It's good to be back! By this I mean, it is so good to be back on track with the Scholarship Program of Prince William Art Society! PWAS was able to award two scholarships to two high school students this year where we could not in 2020 and 2021.

Anne Wu and Ayanna Rowe Are Awarded the 2022 Jewell Pratt Burns Art Scholarship

On 23 May 2022 the Prince William Art Society held the 13th Jewell Pratt Burns Scholarship award ceremony, named for longstanding member from the original Woodbridge Art Guild.  The two students selected each received  a $1000 scholarship. Both students attend Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, The Center for Fine and Performing Arts. 

Both students will be attending Virginia Commonwealth University.

 

Read more about the PWAS Jewell Pratt Burns Art Scholarship here

 

 

From left to right: Ayanna Rowe, Jewell Pratt Burns, and Anne Wu

 

From left to right: Ayanna Rowe, Ana Quispe (PWAS President), Jewell Pratt Burns, and Anne Wu

 

 

 

From left to right: Jewell Pratt Burns, and Staci Blanchard (PWAS Vice President)

 

The future of these two aspiring artists looks very bright!

 

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.

Photography/Video Credits:
Ana Quispe and Donna Liguria

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 50-year old non-profit art group in PWC for the 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 in Prince William County, 18 or older OR are a member of a local 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!

Post 163: Composition 11. Depth of Field

Composition: Depth of Field

This is Part 11 of my series on Composition

Depth of field is described as the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera or that appears acceptably sharp. In other words, how much of the image will be in focus.

Shallow Depth of Field

Usually the subject is the only thing in focus, is sharp, while the background is blurred, or not in focus at all.

Deep Depth of Field

The image is pretty much in focus from the foreground to the background. 

 

Although this may seem to point solely at photographers and the photos they take, it is also part of composition on how you might set up your design for a painting as well. To better understand the depth of field, this video will help.

 

 

Photo by Dmitry Nor on Unsplash - quite literally, depth of field

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This is part of a series of blog posts on the guidelines, or rules of composition. Look for all of them in the Search this Blog feature at the top right by searching for the word "composition". I hope you enjoy the posts!

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Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5 – it’s free to see the artwork! Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.

 

Post 162: Opening Art Reception at Stonebridge Open Space Arts

Opening Art Reception at Stonebridge Open Space Arts

Thursday, April 21, 2022 - Woodbridge, Virginia. The Open Space Arts gallery at 15000 Potomac Town Center at Stonebridge celebrated the arts in Prince William County with an opening reception, featuring PWC artists and prominent members of the Prince William County community. All of the visitors browsed the art on display, met and mingled with local artists from the county and made some great connections. The Prince William Arts Council in conjunction with JBG Smith, the management company for Stonebridge, sponsor the gallery for the community to enjoy.

Local Artists Display Their Talent

A Call for Art goes out to local artists that are residents in PWC, are over the age of 18, and/or are members of a local PWC art group via email or through social media. Artists submit their information and quality images of their artwork to the Open Space Arts Committee to jury into the gallery. Jurying is a process of narrowing down the entered art pieces to the best selections that will appear for the visitors to enjoy. 

An Art Gallery Celebrating the Visual Arts in PWC

Prince William Art Society (PWAS) has been tasked with the management of the art and artists in OSA. This is an extensive, usually monthly task cycle of gathering artists, selected the best artwork, hanging the art followed by the scheduling of shifts for the artist-volunteers. 

Greeting the visitors coming in has been wonderful! They are so pleased to see the artwork in the gallery and have enjoyed voting for their favorite at each show.

The public response to the art gallery has been tremendous. With well over a 1000 visitors in April and many more in May discovering the gallery, the artists are looking forward to a busy summer with the warmer temperatures and the walking public browsing the shops and eating at the great local restaurants.

Many thanks to all the people that helped make our very first reception an awesome event in the community! And thank you to all that attended, it was a lot of fun, as you may be able to tell from the pictures. A few that I can give a shout out to are:

 

Anastasia Podorski, the Management of JBG Smith

Herb Williams, Arts Recreation Specialist 

Nandos Peri Peri and Fernando Garcia

 

 

Sandra McClelland Lewin and Herb Williams 

 

 

From the PWAS Members: 

"The reception at OSA on Thursday, April 21st for the Prince William County supervisors was a great success. The atmosphere was charged and the refreshments complimented the impressive artwork on display. Congratulations to all that helped make this event a evening to remember." - Otis Stanley

 

"Fantastic Artist Reception at OSA this past week! It was wonderful to connect with some of our County Supervisors and other local community members there. Shout out to Herb for all of his efforts putting together a great event!" - Kelly Haneklau

 

"The opening reception was a beautiful event in a beautiful space, surrounded by even more beautiful people and art. There were many fellow artists and many names I knew, and it was good to put the name with the face. It is not only a social event, but a business opportunity. And note to self, next time wear something with POCKETS for those business cards!" - Donna Liguria https://donnaliguriaart.com 

 

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Local Art:
Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5

Want to find out more about OSA?

If you are an artist in Prince William County, 18 or older OR are a member of a local art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to 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!

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.

Photography/Video Credits:
Ana Quispe, Donna Liguria

Post 161: Art Reception at the ARTfactory Featuring the 50th Anniversary of Prince William Art Society

Art Reception at the ARTfactory Featuring the 50th Anniversary of Prince William Art Society

Saturday, May 14, 2022. Manassas, Virginia. The ARTfactory at 9419 Battle St., Manassas, VA held an artist reception for the Prince William Art Society's 50th Anniversary this evening. With music playing outside from a wonderful band entertaining the public as they walked by, PWAS artists, guests and visitors came inside the gallery to enjoy the artwork, to mingle and enjoy the nibbles. Many thanks to Jordan Exum for such a lovely evening.

Golden Anniversary Celebration

PWAS member art is showing at the ARTfactory from May 4 to June 4, 2022 with 11 artist's artwork on display. The Prince William Art Society (PWAS) is the oldest art group in the county and currently boasts nearly 60 members! Find out more here: PWAS History

PWAS Artists Exhibiting

Michelle Baker
Maria Briganti
Kelly Haneklau
John Hartt
Sheri Herrick
Sandra McClelland Lewin
Donna Liguria

Ken Meardon

Pat Palmieri

Bettie Sperty

Brenda Vann 

Some of the photos below will show the incredible talent to be found in Prince William County - go by and see the show! AND get your favorite art piece before its gone - we've spotted the glorious red dots on several pieces.

 

 

Artist Reception with the Prince William Art Society member's art on display at the ARTfactory

 

The art of John Hartt in the foreground

 

Kelly's dove painting sold

 

Donna Liguria's "Up in the Trees"

 

Lukman Ahmad, a recent Seefeldt Award winner - on May 12th!

 

Donna Liguria's "Belmont Bay Marina, in Occoquan, VA"

 

 

Prince William Art Society member's art on display at the ARTfactory

 

Prince William Art Society member's art on display at the ARTfactory

 

The ARTfactory in Manassas, Virginia 

 

Betty Sperty

 

I never could smile on demand - Donna L. (Photo Credit courtesy of Bettie Sperty)

 

 

Kelly Haneklau

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Local Art: ALSO, Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 50-year old non-profit art group in PWC for the the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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

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Author: Donna Liguria
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.

Photography/Video Credits: 

Donna Liguria, Kelly Haneklau and Bettie Sperty