Monthly Meeting How to Photograph Artwork

Join us for our monthly meeting

Highly acclaimed photographer Bill Beuther will share professional tips for photographing artwork. 

Artist and crafter Leslie Panfil will demonstrate creative ways to present the photographed images, including greeting cards.  Note: Leslie cancelled and we were very fortunate that Bill was able to spend the entire time talking to our group and answering all their questions.

When:  7:30 PM, Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Where:  Brunswick City Hall Council Chambers

4095 Center Road, Brunswick

This program is free and open to the public!

A good way to start the day! Critique Group

Photo of scene from Vincenza, Italy (Bill Beuther)

Getting in close to view Mary Ann Peto's watercolor

Seeing double!  Two different takes on a California coastline (Donna Crane)

Acrylic abstract on its side - folks decided they liked it best viewed this way (Lee Beuther)

Old house on Rt. 18, watercolor by Mary Ann

Acrylic landscape by Valorie Snell

Valorie showing photo she worked from.  Unanimous:  a better painting than photo!

Pastel landscape, North Park in Brunswick (Lee)

Black and White photo of Spring Grove Cemetery (Bill)

Colored-pencil portrait (Val)

We had an energetic group at this month's Morning Critique.  Some lovely artwork and insightful comments to help us all grow as artists.

 

Evening Critique Group Debut

Still Life, by Mario Ortiz, pastel on Canson paper

 by August Renoir, 1868, Oil on canvas

 by Frederic Bazille, 1868, Oil on canvas

Untitled, by Lee Beuther, Acrylic on canvas board

Our cozy group began by determining some guidelines for the group.  The group then decided it would be fun and informative to warm up with some critiques of paintings by Masters of the past.  Because Mario is especially interested in portraiture, we critiqued "Alfred Sisley and His Wife" (detail) by August Renoir, 1868, Oil on canvas (above).  Another painting that we critiqued, "View of the Village of Castelnau-le-Lez" by Frederic Bazille, 1868, Oil on canvas (above).  We then critiqued our own work.

At future meetings we will be critiquing participants' work only.

We thank Kelly's Cafe for so generously hosting these critiques.

Sophistication by Sophia

 

 

 

  

Ten-year-old Sophia Smith captured the hearts of her audience as she explained how she creates her lovely jewelry and runs her business.  A delightful and poised young lady, Sophia is a bright and engaging artist and entrepreneur who is saving a large percentage of her profits to help pay for her college tuition.  Continued good luck to you, Sophia!