Posts Tagged in member work

  • 12 Jul
    by 910 West
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    Summer 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 [...]

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  • 3 Jun
    by Michael Hayslip
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    Hands 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.

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  • 3 Jun
    by 910 West
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    Artist Profile: Michael Feher

    I heard so much about the magic Photoshop could perform on photographs that I decided to try out this software earlier this year.  At first I used it to correct and slightly alter some of my photos, but then when I started to use layers and masks and selections, I was totally hooked on it. [...]

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  • 18 May
    by 910 West
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    Artist Profile: Michael Small

    I have no formal training in photography but have a passion for and love of the art. I first started shooting with film about 10 years ago and moved over to digital about 4 years ago picking up the fundamentals along the way. Although I have photographed a wide range of subjects I tend to [...]

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  • 11 May
    by Michael Hayslip
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    Art Hanging and Reception at Bergie’s

    New place to hang some artwork! We have an opportunity to have work shown at Bergie’s Coffee house on Gilbert Road! It’s a little house with a few walls and some space in the bathrooms (for the captive crowd). Even though it’s small, the place has a lot of business every morning. Choose work that [...]

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  • 30 Apr
    by Michael Hayslip
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    Donating vs. Auctioning Your Art

    Here are a few points to think about the next time you are asked to donate art. Undervaluing Art Hurts the Community Many artists struggle to make a profit each year, and although it might sound noble to give art away, sometimes it does the community of artists more harm than good. Fundraisers who ask [...]

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  • 5 Feb
    by Michelle Cornelius
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    Member Success Stories: Jacqueline Price and Sue Osuch

    Two GVAL members, Susan Osuch and Jacqueline Price, had artwork accepted into the upcoming, juried art show “Alive” at the Shemer Art Center. Alive runs from March 10 to April 28, 2010 with a reception on March 16 from 7 to 9 PM. Dr. Earl Linderman, Professor of Art at ASU, juried the show. Help [...]

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  • 21 Jan
    by Michael Hayslip
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    Hang Your Art at SW Regional Library

    We are glad to announce that we now have contact information and instructions for artists who want to hang their art at SW Regional Library (at Greenfield and Guadalupe Roads in Gilbert). Elizabeth Cress-Sweet attended our January 2010 meeting. She told us a bit about show opportunities offered by the town of Gilbert and answered [...]

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  • 20 Jan
    by Michael Hayslip
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    Upcoming Themed Shows at the SunDust Gallery

    SunDust Gallery is located in downtown Mesa on Main west of Center. Ron Floyd, president of the East Valley Art Guild, and his family own the gallery. Their goal is to create an energetic art showcase for Arizona artists and to build art awareness in downtown Mesa. Every month the SunDust Gallery has a themed, juried [...]

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  • 15 Dec
    by Michael Hayslip
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    GVAL Member Updates

    GVAL’s Secretary/Treasurer Anita Morris has been accepted into a juried art exhibition. The “Favorite Shots” show opening will be from 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, December 15, at Todd Photographic, 2711 E. Indian School Rd., in Phoenix. Admission is free. The show will be on-going from Tuesday, December 15 through January 10, 2010. Her entries are [...]

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