Sebastian River Art Club Art Center: June 2012

Welcome to the Sebastian River Art Club's Art Center Blog. Find news about the SRAC on our website at http://www.sebastianriverartclub.org/. This blog is for the Club's Art Center only, which is located at 1245 Main Street in Sebastian, on the City Hall campus. Hours are Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. A select number of artists occupy sections of a 6-room space adjacent to our meeting room. The space features one gallery room (Picasso Gallery) exhibiting small, affordable works, another gallery room (Rosalee Hume Gallery) filled with special guest artists or Club shows and currently showing through the summer are plein air works by Club members. The remaining 4 exhibit rooms are filled with divided sections for gallery members, who rotate their works regularly with fresh new paintings. There are also a few spots that include pottery and sculpture.
CLASSES
Instruction in oils and acrylics by Judy Burgarella
Even number dated Thursdays, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
$15 members, $20 non-members
Beginner-intermediate-advanced - Judy conducts demonstrations as requested, taking students through the mechanics of creating a painting; or bring your troubled or started painting and she will help you revive and correct it. Some still life props available, or bring in a reference photo.
Instruction in watercolor by Judy McNamara
Tuesdays, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
$15 members, $20 non-members
Beginner-intermediate-advanced for adults and children - Judy will take students right through the complete process, guiding you along the way, step-by-step to completion. Students paint from teacher's reference image, and children are provided with supplies.

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July 17th Toni Hill conducted a one-hour workshop on abstract painting, which we all enjoyed. Some of us painted and listened and managed to at least get one started. It's esepcially of interest to us all since next month's theme in the Art Center will be "Abstracts." That should be interesting?!

Kathleen Richter's Acrylic Abstract

Judy Burgarella's Abstract Landscape made with Publix plastic bags and acrylic paint

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There was another 3-hour Challenge Paint-in at the Art Center on July 10th, 11-3:00. All challenge paintings will be on display through September and October. Note: This was another smashing hit! Many paintings were completed or almost-completed and they were fabulous! We shall have more!

Theme paintings for the Art Center Member Gallery Spaces is "Still Life" for July. Stop by and see all the wonderful still life paintings on display in the Art Center, and be sure to vote for your favorite one as ribbons are awarded at the end of each month for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Enjoy the below painting that I found on the internet, one which epitomizes the best in still life.

Below are two piantings by Kathleen Richter, who has been a member of the Sebastian River Art Club for some time, is only just beginning to paint in the Art Center with us on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays. We knew she had talent, as she sketched away one day and did a fabulous pencil portriat. So enjoy these two acrylic paintings of hers.

Acrylic by Kathleen Richter

July 11th we had another "Three Hour Challenge" painting session and a great time was had by all. For excerpts from the day and pictures of the day's Challenge paintings, visit Peni Baker's blog at http://www.artbypenibaker.blogspot.com/ . Peni took a "Rated X" photo of me kissing my painting--so be sure to see me lovin' up my "Cowboy" on her blog. Another Painting Challenge is in the works, so stay tuned.

Below is Marlene Mayfield's Three-Hour Challenge painting.

"Riding the Wave" Watercolor by Marlene Mayfield

PENI'S "THREE-HOUR PAINTING CHALLENGE"
(P-s-s-t! Watch for news of a special "Challenge" show!)

Thursday, June 19th over a dozen Club members accepted Peni Baker's "Three Hour Painting Challenge in the Clubhouse room. Doors opened at 11:00, and people began trickling in, setting up their gear and getting busy. We started setting up on the raised staging area, thinking that we'd keep separate from the usual Tuesday gabby art-crowd. But to no avail because everyone was painting and gabbing all around the room. It was such fun and we talked about doing it again, so stay tuned for that!

It was pleasantly surprising to see the quality of work done in such a short time, and under such pressure! Actually everyone kind of enjoyed the pressure, and the variety of subject matter was so interesting. Flowers, and horses and bears--Oh my! Can't wait to do it again.

Below are pics from the Challeng.

Past President Barbara Bonnah painting a Bear, with Suzi Lavender looking on

The "Challenge" in action at the Sebastian River Art Club Clubhouse

Well folks, that's all for now, but you can continue reading for news that is still releveant about the Sebastian River Art Club's Clubhouse and Art Center by clicking on "older posts" below. We have lots of fun there and laughter is heard often ... oh, and we paint too! So you should take a peek some Tuesday or Thursday 11-3:00.

Judy Burgarella
Blogger for the Sebastian River Art Club

Welcome to the Sebastian River Art Club's Art Center Blog. Find news about the SRAC on our website at http://www.sebastianriverartclub.org/. This blog is for the Club's Art Center only, which is located at 1245 Main Street in Sebastian, on the City Hall campus. Hours are Tuesday and Thursday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. A select number of artists occupy sections of a 6-room space adjacent to our meeting room. The space features one gallery room (Picasso Gallery) exhibiting small, affordable works, another gallery room (Rosalee Hume Gallery) filled with special guest artists or Club shows and currently showing through the summer are plein air works by Club members. The remaining 4 exhibit rooms are filled with divided sections for gallery members, who rotate their works regularly with fresh new paintings. There are also a few spots that include pottery and sculpture.
CLASSES
Instruction in oils and acrylics by Judy Burgarella
Even number dated Thursdays, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
$15 members, $20 non-members
Beginner-intermediate-advanced - Judy conducts demonstrations as requested, taking students through the mechanics of creating a painting; or bring your troubled or started painting and she will help you revive and correct it. Some still life props available, or bring in a reference photo.
Instruction in watercolor by Judy McNamara
Tuesdays, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Beginner-intermediate-advanced - Judy will take you right through the complete process, guiding you along the way, step-by-step to completion. Students paint from teacher's reference image.

Thursday June 14th was art class day, and Sondra Andres marched in with a beautiful painting, a photo of which is below. There wasn't much I could help her with on this one because it was already a striking rendition of a poinciana tree. I suggested a little tweaking and whallah! A masterpiece!

"Poinciana" acrylic by Sondra Andres

And forgive the poor quality of the below photo, but in my class Suze Lavender is putting the finishing touches on a stunning oil of three wolves. I can't wait to see it finished and framed. The eyes actually follow you around the room.

"Three Sisters" unfinished oil painting by Suze Lavender

Although not an Art Center show, I must report on the Crabby Bill's Show which was Saturday June 17th--it was a smashing hit with the participants, and the public obviously enjoyed it too. Toni Hill, who organized the show, gave out prizes and first place prize went to Lee G. Smith for her stunning painting of a plein air artist actually painting at river's edge of Crabby Bills, second place prize to Peni Baker for her famous acrylic of the Sebastian Inlet Pier, and third place prize to Jean Archibald for her beautiful watercolor of a sailboat.