From the News Category
- 7 Nov
by 910 West
No commentsArt Show Reception Invitation
Members, artists and their guests are invited to join us for the Art Show Reception Sunday, November 14 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Gilbert Historical Museum (10 S Gilbert Road).
- 2 Nov
by 910 West
2 commentsPhotos from Oil Painting Workshop
These are a few photos from Michelle Cornelius of the oil painting workshop with Dustin Van Wechel. Michelle said, “…was very fun and informative. We had seven students total. Dustin demonstrated portraiture with a model on Friday night. Saturday we painted, using Dustin’s techniques and our photographs. We finished with painting in plein aire at [...]
- 12 Oct
by 910 West
No commentsGilbert Fine Art Festival Announced
The first annual “Fine Art Festival” in Gilbert will be held at Water Tower Park on November 13 (in conjunction with the Gilbert Days parade). Spaces are available free to GVAL members and for a small fee to non-member artists. Contact Diane Fales, dfales1@cox.net, for more information.
- 5 Oct
by 910 West
No commentsNew Techniques with Traditional Watercolor Class
Sandra Wilderman is teaching a class at Jerry’s Artarama, “New Techniques with Traditional Watercolor.” The class focuses on techniques with transparent watercolor, creating texture, using resists, mixing colors and composition. The four classes are on Saturday and Sunday October 9,10,16 and 17 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $125.
- 4 Oct
by 910 West
No commentsUpcoming Classes from Michelle Cornelius
Michelle Cornelius will be offering a Charcoal workshop through Jerry’s Artarama in Tempe on November 6, from 1:30 to 4:30. Learn different the types of charcoal, supports, how to finish and frame. The three hour workshop is $56. A supply list is available at Jerry’s Artarama or ArtOnline.com. Michelle will also be offering TWO classes [...]
- 3 Oct
by 910 West
No commentsIntroduction to Chinese Ink and Tea Stains Demo
GVAL member, Nicolae Sinu will be giving a one day art demo “Introduction to Chinese Ink and Tea Stains” at the AZ Art Alliance on Saturday, November 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $50 and includes all materials. Contact Nicolae, nsinu@hotmail.com, for more info or to register.
- 16 Jul
by 910 West
No commentsCall to Artists for 8th annual Fine Art Show
CONTACT: Jean Turner-Smith TELEPHONE: 480.497.0677 EMAIL: GilbertArt@USA.com GILBERT, AZ – The Gilbert Visual Art League (GVAL) invites Arizona fine artists to participate in the 8th annual Juried Fine Art Show. There will be over $1000 awarded in cash prizes. The exhibition will be held from November 5 through November 20, 2010 at the Gilbert Historical [...]
- 12 Jul
by 910 West
No commentsSummer 2010 Artist Challenge: Creative Use of Light and Shadow
Don’t forget to work on your piece for the Summer 2010 Artist Challenge. The them this summer is the creative use of light and shadow. Ideas to Spur Creativity Light direction: backlighting, underlighting — scary Time of day: long shadows in morning and later afternoon Color of shadow: blue, complement, darker shade of local color [...]
- 2 Jul
by 910 West
No commentsFall Oil Painting Workshop
Fellow Valley ARTISTS: Gilbert Visual Arts League invites you to join us for a weekend oil workshop in October 2010 with renowned artist Dustin Van Wechel. If you are interest, download the workshop flyer or contact GVAL Chairperson, Michelle Cornelius at 480.545.4515 with any questions. To secure your seat, send the registration fee of $125* [...]
- 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.