Meet to Create, paint and converse about Art - Monday 3/2

Come one, come all - we bring our materials and artistic spirit to the table and hopefully inspire each other to continue the quest to make art in whatever form we choose.  I will bring the paintings I made while on vacation and maybe we'll feel a tiny bit warmer, even if we are still in deep freeze here in Ohio!

We will also discuss our upcoming show at the Yellow Springs Arts Council - in July - 'Reflections'.  Mary came up with this theme and we think it will result in a wonderful exhibit.  It can be interpreted in so many ways, literal or figuratively.  If you have finished a piece, bring it along to share.

Here is an art installation by children of St Croix in the Agriculture Fair about bees and helping them thrive....

Many of us have artwork in this community exhibit at Village Artisans, a co-op in Yellow Springs.  Please come down to see the show and attend the opening if you'd like to meet the artists.  There will be wine, hors d'oevres....and chocolate!  of course....

Reflecting on our Future and Past

We met today - August 4 - to paint, sew, sketch....and to plan for a future show.   9 people came today and we will have others rejoin us once school starts and their kiddos are back in class

We will have an exhibit at the Yellow Springs Arts Council in July 2015.  The gallery is situated on Corry St, beside 'Would You, Could You' and is open W-Sun 1-4pm.

We've decided on the title "Reflections" at the suggestion of Mary C.  "Reflections" can be interpreted literally - an artist's representation of water reflections - or it can be widened.  Our show will reflect 'our individuality through our art.'  Our group works in a wide variety of mediums and we inspire each other to stretch our wings, to teach and help others express themselves artistically.  Many of us will teach mini workshops during the

We also discussed our beginnings...we first started meeting in each others homes or at local places to paint/create.  Sue R. introduced the concept of 'A Drawing a Day' to help us incorporate art more fully into our lives.  This led us to each put more thought, effort and creativity into our art.  Many of us began for the first time, to consider ourselves to be artists.  We collectively think this was 2008 or so.  We've continued to meet, to do group art shows, to help others learn to keep art in their lives.  We now meet at the First Presbyterian Church on Xenia Ave. in Yellow Springs - generally the first Monday (except holidays - 2nd Monday) from 9:30 - Noon.   Come on down with your art materials and creative spirit!.

                 Here is a delightful little dog by Peter Clark - your art fun for the day......

Good Day all....  

Hopefully you can come paint, create, discuss art this coming Monday, Feb 3....9:30-noon.  I will bring this canvas (which isn't actually curved as in the picture!).  It is a garden - waiting for more flowers that people will create in honor of a loved one who has or is fighting cancer....   Flowers can be about 3x3 or 4x4 inches - I originally said 3x3 but it's probably best for there to be a variety of sizes.  If you would like, you may include a name on your flower and a note about it that I'll put into a notebook to accompany the canvas.  It will hopefully go to the Children's Medical Center or a similar place to bring joy to children or others who are suffering.

It is in tribute to my sister-in-law Vanessa who was a light to all and asked me to 'pay it forward'.

Libby

Garden canvas ready for your flower...

Meet to create together Monday, Nov. 4 and an Invitation!

Bring your latest and greatest artistic endeavors to show and/or work on next Monday...

I'm just about to do a watercolor pour so - we'll see what I come up with... I have the happy 'problem' of selling too many paintings and needing to do more!

and - an Invite to all.....Mary Cargan and I came up with a fun idea....

Plein-Aire paint out Sept 17!

Come paint some local scenes...bring your plein-aire set up to 1 Presby Tuesday at 9:30 to determine our destination...

 Here are a few pix from our last meeting.

AWS - Road Trip Time!

Come One, Come all,

 A road-trip to visit the American Watercolor Travelling Show at the Middleton Art Center.  The exhibit is up from July 5-August 17.  This seems to be the best time for most so-come if you can...we'll probably find a sandwich nearby too : )

Time - 9:00am

Date - Wednesday, August 14

Meet at the First Presbyterian Church in Yellow Springs to carpool...

also - all our love to Toni Larrichuta to wish her speedy healing from recent surgeries!