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SEPTEMBER 2023 EVENTS
You can follow us on Facebook, email us at ouachitaartistsinc@gmail.com, visit our website ouachitaartists.org, or call us at 870-867-3115. Our mailing address is P. O. Box 1204, Mount Ida AR 71957. BOARD MEETING Monday, September 11, 11 a.m. MEMBERSHIP MEETING Monday, August 7, 1 p.m. Featured speaker is Vonda Vines, who will tell us about herself and her art. If you don’t know this charming lady, be sure to come and meet her and see the beautiful art she creates! UPCOMING CLASSES: call or come by the gallery to sign up! BOB ROSS STYLE PAINTING Friday, September 8, 3-6 p.m. Please note that this is NOT a sanctioned Bob Ross class, but John Chiego will guide the group through the Bob Ross style to produce beautiful paintings. $50.00 includes all supplies. The style uses a wet-on-wet technique with three colors, three brushes, and a palette knife; fun and easy to learn! ACRYLIC POURING AND MIXING COLORS Saturday, September 9, 6-8 p.m. Acrylic pouring is a form of liquid art that involves mixing different colors with a pouring medium and then pouring the paint directly onto the canvas without using a brush, gently moving the paint around by tilting the canvas. Jacqueline LaCasse will help you create a beautiful poured painting, and she says you should wear old clothes and put your hair up! $30.00, supplies included. STUFFIES! Friday, September 15. Learn basic sewing techniques to design and create unique stuffed creatures. Two classes for different age groups, taught by Phyllis Stapp: Ages 7-12 will come from 10 a.m.-12 noon, and ages 12-19 will come from 1-3 p.m. All supplies are provided for the $15.00 fee. SKULLS IN PLASTER OF PARIS is a two-day class with Phyllis Stapp on September 22 and October 6. The first session will have the students mixing and pouring plaster of Paris into molds, and then they can paint a pastel pumpkin or jack-o-lantern. For the second class, the plaster skulls will be dry and ready for decorating and painting, and then the students can finish the paintings they began in the first session, or create an ink drawing. Ages 8-12 from 10 a.m.-12 noon, ages 12-19 from 12 noon-3 p.m. $30.00 for both classes, supplies provided. AUGUST 2023 EVENTS
You can follow us on Facebook, email us at ouachitaartistsinc@gmail.com, visit our website ouachitaartists.org, or call us at 870-867-3115. Our mailing address is P. O. Box 1204, Mount Ida AR 71957. MEMBERSHIP MEETING Monday, August 7, 1 p.m. Featured speaker is Marlene Gremillion, who makes art from everything she touches and has many interesting stories. Her most recent passion is polymer clay, and she is holding a two-day workshop in this medium on August 11 and 12 (details below). Members are urged to attend meetings and help us plan our activities, and guests and interested parties are always welcome. The SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM wound up on July 27, with great work produced by our area’s young artists. We offered a variety of classes spread over a 6-week period, and many thanks to Margot Augustin and Donna Dutherage for organizing the program, and to the teachers who conducted the classes. We have another successful summer youth program behind us and are already making plans for next year! UPCOMING CLASSES: call or come by the gallery to sign up! PETS IN PASTELS Saturday, August 5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This is a one-day workshop offered by Martha Koelemay, creating animal portraits in soft pastels on velour paper. All supplies are provided, but you should bring a good clear close-up of the animal you want to paint. If you don’t have your own, we have a variety of dog and cat pictures for you to choose from. The fee is $50, and no previous experience is necessary. Come and create a beautiful portrait of a beloved animal companion! MAKING CANES AND BOWLS WITH POLYMER CLAY Friday and Saturday, August 11-12, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.. Let Marlene Gremillion, the polymer clay queen, show you how to prepare and form decorative canes, and then put them together in a kaleidoscope-type design to make beautiful trinket bowls. Some experience is helpful but not necessary. The fee for this workshop is $100.00, and all supplies are provided. DRAWING HAND GESTURES Saturday, August 19, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Jessie Roundy will teach how to draw the difficult subject of hands! Hands in different positions and making different gestures. $5.00 and all materials are provided. DRAWING PEOPLE AND GESTURES Saturday, August 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Jessie Roundy will follow the “hands” class with a session in drawing people in different positions and making various gestures. This class is $5.00 also. Both these classes should prove extremely useful! OPEN STUDIO every Saturday. Bring your art supplies and use our studio to work on your latest art project. You don't have to be a member and there is no fee. Just come between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and stay as long as you like. We also have a good collection of books about many topics related to art. Come in and use our reading room. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! If you can staff the gallery for a half-day (10-12:30) or full day (10-3), we need you! Training is available with Martha Koelemay on Fridays. No office experience is necessary, our procedures are not difficult. . |
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