Photoshop Instruction and demo by Donna Rutherford

 During the session March 1, Donna Rutherford demonstrated to incredible features of Photoshop software. She showed how to remove unwanted things in a photo  like telephone poles wires, etc.

She also enhanced old photographs that were so faded as to be almost unrecognizable.

This was a very good session.

Spring Art Show

 Barn Colony Artists:

If you are going to show your work at the Spring Show in May you need to pick-up your entry forms and packets soon. They are available at the Madden Art Center in the Ann Lloyd Gallery from the receptionist. They need to be completed by March 29. See the packet for much more information and also the volunteer sheet.

Please let Ann Brunson and Barbara dove know that you intend to have your art in the show and how many pieces.

Brunson_ann@yahoo.com

bjdart7@comcast.net 

George 

Evaluation of our members art work February 15, 2023

 Carol Kessler Handed out an evaluation worksheet for this session and about 15 art works were discussed for things that were good  about them and things that would make them even better.

Here is the evaluation sheet:

TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR ART

Notes by Carol Kessler

 

There are many sources out there that tell you about art composition from the basics that go into an art work, rules usually to follow, and evaluating the finished product. Not all agree or use the same terms.  

 

As I look at my work, I try to ask myself many questions as well as have a practicing artist(s) that has the education to also evaluate it before I consider it finished. 

 

Have I used good practices involving the elements and principles of design, the building blocks of art:

 

ELEMENTS- THE BASICS

              Line (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved, thick, thin)

              Color (color wheel, hue, intensity, value)

              Texture (smooth, rough, soft, hard)

              Shape or Form (round, angular, combination, length, width, depth)

              Space (actual, illusion, placement, detail, color, perspective)

 

              PRINCIPALS—HOW THE ELEMENTS ARE USED

              Balance (symmetrical, asymmetrical, weight)

              Emphasis (centers of interest)

              Harmony (repetition, gradual changes)

              Variety  (diversity and change)

              Movement  (moving the viewer’s eye)

              Rhythm-  (repetition to create a visual tempo or best)

              Unity (overall concept of all working together)

 

              BASIC RULES FOR REPRESENTATIONAL ART

              One, three, five or more

              Asymmetrical balance is more interesting.

              Place center of interest in one intersection of the grid

              Unified

              Lost and found edges

              No large areas that are not varied

             

 

Perspective Drawing February 8, 2023

 

George Virgil facilitated several warm-up exercises like drawing a box free-hand located at verious positions and heights. Then he handed out pictures of buildings and rooms to see if the members could locate the vanishing points the horizon lines, the ground line, and the station points, He deomstrated how to draw foreshortend circles after a power point presentation. He ended with the challenge of drawing a table setting similar to da Vinci's "Last Supper"

Basic Drawing Skills -- February 1

JD Curce facilitated this session on Basic Drawing Skills and Techniques. 

He described the basic tools and pencils to use, from 8B to 6H, blending material like cotten Q-tips, floded paper towels, etc. He emphized "layering" the graphite as you progress. We then picked an object to carefully "study" before tring to draw it.

Some "take-aways:"

1. study the object you are drawing.

2. Look at the various values.

3. Look at the "shapes" you see in the object--rectangles, cylinders, cilcles, etc.

4. Start with a sketch of the basic shapes.

5. Identify the darkest, lightest and medium values.

6.Begin to layer in those values and be aware that there is very little "white" in any object.

7. Start ith the medium values, then layer in the darker ones.

8. To lighten the lighter values, use an eraser.

 

See the Spring Newsletter by Clicking on the "newsletter" button on the right-hand column

   We have an exciting new spring program for you. It is listed here for your convenience, but you can find it in the newsletter and the "Calendar." 

		Subject	Presenter	Medium
1/4/2023		No session
1/11/2023		Watercolor Techniques	M. Delaney	Watercolor
1/18/2023		Charlie Hunter Artist video	C. Hunter	Water-oils
1/25/2023		Basic Graphite Drwg&Shading	J.D. Cruce	Graphite
2/1/2023		Basic Graphite Drwg&Shading	J.D. Cruce	Graphite
2/8/2023		Perspective Drawing	G. Virgil	Sketch paper/graphite
2/15/2023		Workshop/critiques	C. Kessler	Bring you painintings
2/22/2023		Movie--artist	G. Virgil
3/1/2023		Enhancing Photos/Photoshop	D. Rutherford	Camera/Photoshop
3/8/2023		Quilt Art	TBA	Cloth/Methods
3/15/2023		Silkscreen/serigraph	David Barista	Ink/silkscreen
3/22/2023		Silkscreen/serigraphs	David Barista	Ink/silkscreen
3/29/2023		Bookmaking	Don Gruber	TBA
4/5/2023		Watercolor Techniques	M. Delaney	Watercolor
4/12/2023
4/19/2023		Watercolor & Charcoal	J. Drisbow	watercolor & charcoal
4/26/2023		Watercolor & Charcoal	J. Drisbow	watercolor & charcoal
5/3/2023		Last session-flea mrkt/social hr	All
5/10/2023		Look for plein-air plan
5/17/2023		No session
5/24/2023		No session

 

Match the flags of Countries in turmoil

 Note: Iran and Palestine aren't representative on the Christmas card.

Colored Pencils

 

Non-objective Art and Mono Print

 

Finshed Clay models Oct, 5 and Carol Kessler's Non-objective Monoprints

 

Fun modeling with clay

 

2022 Arts in Central Park

A few photos of this event. Weather was sunny both Saturday and Sunday. Good turnout. BCA had their tent on the NW section "A-5."