Featured Artist for September Wed 5

 

Wednesday    Sept. 5th

7:30 P.M.      

                  Brunswick City Hall

                     4095 Center Road.  

Marleen Farley is our featured artist for September 2012.

Maureen Farley is inspired by the grace and beauty of animals and the natural world. She has enjoyed a lifelong love of painting and drawing which lead to a B. A. degree from the University of Nevada in psychology and fine art. Her artistic achievements include receiving the Douglas County Historical Association Photography award, the Carson Valley Library Award, as well as many awards from the Nevada Artist Association and Western Nevada College.

Her favorite media are colored pencil, digital photography, and transparent acrylic collage. She is known for painting original harmonious images of birds and animals. 
"At this time I am exploring mixed media and collage to produce free flowing abstract assemblages." The assemblages appear to have a fluid quality as they represent the interaction between mankind and our natural environment. She arranges interesting found objects such as colorful rocks or leaves with man made materials including transparent glass and beads. 

The creations are designed to be felt as well as seen due to the depth of the textural qualities. After she fuses the elements aesthetically they are permanently sealed with a non yellowing transparent acrylic glaze. 

She has been selected to join the Avant-Garde Art and Craft Shows organization  in North East Ohio. 

To view more of her work visit: http://maureenidafarley.artistwebsites.com or www.fineartamerica.com/artists or www.nevadaartists.org. You can contacted her by email at mifarley@live.com.

Please Join Us For Talks, Presentations and Demonstrations

                           Wednesday    Sept 5,  2012

                                         7:30 P.M.      

                                Brunswick City Hall

                                     4095 Center Road.  

                           Brunswick, Ohio         44212

free   

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Kelley Lohr - Creative Whimsey

Artists trading cards and collage on canvas

Altered Altoid tins

Kelley Lohr

Butterfly Girl

From now on when I hear the word creativity, I'll think of Kelley Lohr.  In her fascinating presentation last evening, Kelley talked about her artistic journey, nurtured first by her parents and now supported by her husband, that has resulted in her being hired to create entire lines of artistic items for manufacturers.  She loves to share her passion, which was readily apparent as she spoke, and she teaches workshops locally.  For more information, visit Kelley's Let's Bee Crafty Blog.  You may contact Kelley by email at beeingcrafty@gmail.com, or by phone at 330-329-9539.

Mel Grunau Workshop...COLLAGE!

Mel begins his demonstration.

Now it's OUR turn!

 

 

 

 

Mel with his completed painting

Mel Grunau Collage Workshop set for next Saturday, Oct. 15

Collage with Mel Grunau
October 15 (Saturday) 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Ages 21 and above, $30 per participant

Rec Center Room 1

Surprise yourself and have fun with painting.  Try different approaches, media and techniques. Learn to look at the world around you with new eyes.  We will create a realistic/impressionistic still life or landscape using collage and watercolor or acrylic.  Crayons, pastels, pencils, pens and anything else that makes a mark may also be used along with thin collage materials.  Choose to do the same subject in abstract format or compose something from your imagination.  There are no rules in this workshop.  The instructor will bring samples.  You may follow the demonstration given at the start or do your own thing.  The supply list below is only a guideline, these supplies are not mandatory.

To register 

MAIL

check to Julie Zabkar, 4604 Basswood Oval, Brunswick, OH 44212 (please include your name, address, phone, and email)

--or--

DROP OFF

payment at Brunswick City Hall, 4095 Center Road, 
Mon-Fri,  8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

You are not officially registered UNTIL
payment is received


FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, contact Julie Zabkar at 330-741-9362

Suggested Supply list:

• Firm ground to paint on:  double-thick illustration board, 1/4" plywood, canvas, stretched or board or masonite.  Approximate minimum size 15" x 22" (equivalent to one-half sheet watercolor paper).
• Paints:  Acrylic.  Can be purchased in sets or individual tubes.  Minimum tube colors:  red, yellow, blue, burnt umber, black, and white.
• Acrylic medium, gloss and/or matte.
• Vinyl gloves for hand protection.
• White acrylic gesso for preparing plywood and masonite.
• Water container and a spray bottle for water.
• Palette with an edge:  plastic or enamel tray, or a plain white china or plastic plate.
• Brushes:  2 or 3 round in small (#4 or #4), medium (#7 or #8), and large (#10 or #12).  A wide flat brush 1" - 1-1/2", could be a window trim brush.  Some art supply stores have flat brushes for a very reasonable rate.  One or two brushes for spreading gesso/medium.
• Optional additional items:  Pencils (colored and black), charcoal, graphite sticks, pastels, crayons, ink.
• Scraper:  Putty knife, pocketknife, palette knife, etc.
• Collage material:  Think patterned cloth, cheesecloth, newspaper, magazines, flower/seed catalogs, rice paper, tissue paper, foreign language newspapers, old paintings on paper to tear up.