From the Meetings Category
- 26 Jan
by 910 West
No commentsFebruary Meeting
Join us for the next membership meeting—this month we welcome renowned artist Emily McPhie. Emily’s life revolves around family, faith, and art, and her paintings reflect the tenderness and toil of these things. Her art explores motherhood and avenues for gathering strength, beauty and wisdom from life. Emily was born and raised in Orem, Utah. [...]
- 13 Jan
by 910 West
No commentsJanuary Meeting Recap
In the January meeting we had a great critique session with pieces from several members. Jean Smith won $16 in the 50/50 raffle. And Barbara Janecka was voted artist of the month for her painting “Dory.” We met our new newsletter chairperson, Karen Lockhart. She has a lot of great ideas but needs help from [...]
- 3 Jun
by Michael Hayslip
No commentsHands On With Shadows and Lighting
Jean did a great presentation on shadows and lighting and got us all involved with some hands on watercolor painting. Check out the photos from the meeting.
- 18 May
by Michael Hayslip
No commentsMay/June News and Events
Though membership meetings will take a break for the summer, we still have a lot of things going on with GVAL in May and June. Logo Competition Announced GVAL wants you (to create a great logo that is). The club has been transitioning our look for some time now. The last piece of this makeover [...]
- 7 May
by Michael Hayslip
1 commentGVAL Welcomes New and Returning Board Members
GVAL held its annual election at the May membership meeting. We are pleased to announce the following positions: Co-chairperson: Michelle Cornelius Co-chairperson: Isabella Huin Secretary/Treasurer: Marsha Blumm Membership: Marsha Blumm Show Coordinator: Jean Smith Artist Coordinator: Diane Fales Newsletter/Website: Michael Hayslip Meeting Coordinator: Suzy Muller The new board members are enthusiastic to get started in [...]
- 6 May
by Michael Hayslip
No commentsGVAL Board Meeting Minutes
GILBERT VISUAL ART LEAGUE BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 29, 2010 The meeting was called to order at 6:39 pm by Michelle Cornelius. Attendees: Michelle, Jasmine, Michael, Diane, Isabela, Jean, Suzy, Marsha Upcoming Board Elections – Board Position Nominations Chairperson – Michelle Cornelius Co-Chair – Isabela Huin Secretary/Treasurer – Marsha Blumm Membership – Marsha Blumm Show [...]
- 31 Mar
by 910 West
No commentsSummer Artist Challenge: May Membership Meeting
Join us for a our second Artist Challenge: Creative Uses for Lighting and Shadow on Thursday, May 6. Jean Turner-Smith is preparing a demonstration showing how light defines forms. She will discuss the best times to paint, early morning or afternoon when shadows are long, and why. She will have spot lights set up so [...]
- 16 Mar
by 910 West
No commentsFine Art Reproduction: April Membership Meeting
Join us for a presentation by Image Craft on Thursday, April 1. We will be joined by several members of their sales team who will discuss how to prepare your art for reproduction, the options available for output, and artist copyright. Image Craft is a full service printing and reproduction house that can put “Any [...]
- 14 Feb
by 910 West
No commentsThe Art and Science of Digital Photography: March Membership Meeting
Join us for a presentation by Michael Hayslip on Thursday, March 4. Mike is a photographer and GVAL board member. His photo “Lakeside Silos” won first place in the photography category in the 2009 art show. His work is currently on display at Art on Boston gallery in Chandler and the Coffee Cove in Gilbert. [...]
- 21 Jan
by Michael Hayslip
No commentsMix It Up at the February Membership Meeting
Join us for a presentation by Deb Randall on Thursday, February 4. Deb is an active GVAL member who won second place in the mixed media category in the 2009 art show. Her artwork fuses a soft painting style with bits of text and newspaper clippings. The combination creates subtle textures and depth in her [...]