Our meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month. If you are a colored pencil artist, or if you are interested in learning more about colored pencil, please join us at our next meeting.
Meeting Topics & Activities for this Spring
February 11 - Creating and Photographing Still Life Setups
Location: Jaycee Park Center for the Arts
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
1975 Puritan Drive
Irving, TX
Directions may be found at: http://www.avgraphics.net/DETOUR.htm
After a brief meeting, we work as teams creating setups for photographing still-lifes. People bring items for a general or specific themes; i.e. western, floral, spring, holidays, or old items such as vases, clocks, or toys. In addition, people bring equipment for the setups such as tri-fold foamcore, lights, backdrop fabric, drapery, and boxes to set items on. Tables are available at the Art Center. This has been a very popular meeting in the past. It is a great time to get to know other members and learn from them.
If you live in North Dallas, it is a quick trip via the George Bush Turnpike. We will carpool at 12:00 noon from LaMadelaine's on 15th in Plano.
We need volunteers to bring snacks.
March:
March 1-3 - Ann Kullberg Workshop - Farmers Branch Recreation Center
March 10 - Draw-in
March (exact dates to be announced) Butterflies in the Garden - Ft. Worth Botanical Garden
The Fort Worth Botanic Gardens has scheduled return of "Butterflies in the Garden" starting March 3, 2012 through April 8, 2012. This special event was previously here in 2010 and returns this year.
Tickets are on sale now, and there are opportunities for group sessions...see the website for Fort Worth Botanical Gardens./events/2012. Their Japanese Gardens are also great places for photography or plein air painting.
April:
April 14 - Helen Bailey's Horse Barn Photo op on County Road in McKinney. There are horses, other animals, and a great Spring landscape to photograph.
May:
Instead of the May 12 meeting we will be hosting a workshop.
May 12 & 13 - Chuck Gilliam will teach a workshop on Art Fundamentals - $100 members/$125 non-members, Irving Jaycee center. Prismacolor will provide door prizes.
