A landscape in pastels by Lynn Goldstein

On March 5 our meeting featured pastel artist Lynn Goldstein. Sixteen people attended! Thanks to Patty Gulledge for bringing us this talented and engaging artist!

Lynn shows us how she does it.

– michele frantz

Shane Williams – President
Laura Lavarnway – VP
Michele Frantz – Secretary
Rob Burkhard – Treasurer
Roger Frey – Member-At-Large

In addition to the BOD election, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws were voted on and passed with unanimous vote. The “new” AOI and Bylaws immediately went into effect. Since the Bylaws changed the BOD membership to a total of 7 members, there was a vote on the 2 “new” positions. The following members were elected to the positions:

Gerry Schaeffer – Member-At-Large, will be taking over Treasurer position following transition period with current Treasurer
Terri Branham – Member-At-Large

Following the annual meeting, the regular membership meeting was held with a Watercolor lecture and demonstration by Mike Flynn, President of Art Beat and former MAG Treasurer. Mr. Flynn demonstrated his style of watercolor painting by painting a landscape. Mr. Flynn also commented on and answered questions on watercolor and watercolor techniques.

Shane C. Williams
President, MAG

The second video is of Michele Frantz and her presentation on “Using a Limited Pallete.” The video is 1 hour and 9 minutes long, about 170MB.

Sorry for the delay in posting these.

Please check them both out.

Shane C. Williams
President, Manassas Art Guild.

Thursday night we had the monthly Manassas Art Guild membership meeting with our very own artist, Michele Frantz, doing a limited palette lesson and demonstration. Michele went over the advantages of using a limited palette (less paint = more $ in your pocket) and the ways she uses a limited palette to achieve consistent colors in her works. Below is a chart showing how to use a six primary color wheel.

Michele’s colors are:

- Cool: Phthalo Blue, Cadmium Yellow Light, Quinacridone Red
- Warm: Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Red Light

As you can see from the picture above Michele also did a very nice demonstration of a still life using an acrylic six primary limited palette. I was not able to stay until the end so I did not get to see the finished painting but Michele got off to a great start.

Rob Burkhard

The above photos are of the reference photo that Michele used and the “finished painting” at the end of the demonstration.

Shane Williams

Tonight was the May 2008 MAG monthly membership meeting and we were treated to an exceptional demonstration by local portraiture artist, Patty McMahon Rice.  In under two hours Patty demonstrated how to do an under-painting on canvas which can serve as the tonal foundation or reference for the portrait.  Patty spent time and attention covering pitfalls, hard spots, techniques and anatomy critical for doing portraits in any medium.

Patty has regular classes in her Warrenton Virginia studio with the schedule posted on her website.

This event was video taped so check the video page in a few days and it will be posted.

Thanks Patty

Rob Burkhard
MAG Treasurer

Please check it out.

Shane C. Williams
President, Manassas Art Guild.

Currently, the presentation by Dale Glasgow, “Fine Art from the Soul”, has been posted for all to see. This is not the complete session (unfortunately, the camera ran out of battery power) but we did get 1 hour and 27 minutes of his presentation/discussion with the artists.

Please enjoy!!

Shane C. Williams
President, Manassas Art Guild

–Rob