Let's congratulate the most recent LGAA "Artist of the Month", Pam Tullos!
Second Place - Shari Edwards
Third Place - Barry Selman
Fourth Place - Marty Rains
Fifth Place - Marilyn Haskins
Sixth Place - E. Sutton
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Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Pam Tullos: LGAA "Artist of the Month"
Let's congratulate the most recent LGAA "Artist of the Month", Pam Tullos!
Second Place - Shari Edwards
Third Place - Barry Selman
Fourth Place - Marty Rains
Fifth Place - Marilyn Haskins
Sixth Place - E. Sutton
Monday, July 10, 2017
July LGAA Meeting features Carley Allen-Martin
MONDAY JULY 10th
LGAA Meeting Demo Artist
Carley Allen-Martin
7pm at Shanley House Gallery
224 North Travis | Granbury, TX | 76048
Well-known Dallas contemporary abstract artist Carley Allen-Martin will
demonstrate color and design at our meeting. This is a free event and
is open to the public.
The message of Allen-Martin’s work is one of resiliency, optimism, authenticity, depth, and fearlessness. It is about overcoming the obstacles we all face as human beings.
Color is the most important tool she uses to convey that message. You won’t find a heavy weight or overpowering darkness in her work.
Allen-Martin uses bits and pieces of a darker palette because just like in life, on a surface, elements of darkness make the brights shine brighter and the colors read more true. She will demonstrate the power of color, layers and attention to detail.
SHE HAD BEEN DRAWING SINCE HOLDING FIRST PENCIL
For Allen-Martin, drawing is a critical element of her expression. She has been drawing since she was able to hold a pencil.
She loves charcoal, because it is unapologetic. It doesn’t fit into a neat, tidy box. It is messy and bold, and brings an element of grit to the surface of the piece.
The soft pastels have the same effect, but with a more graceful, gentle approach.
Allen-Martin said, “I love working with pastels, because there is a purity to their color and richness that can’t be found in any other material.”
Oils are the most dominant material she uses to deliver the message or narrative to the surface of her work.
ARTIST MOST INTERESTED IN UPLIFTING ART
Overall, what she is interested in is creating honest, authentic, uplifting art that can thrive in interior spaces, and enrich the lives of both the artist and the viewer.
Allen-Martin states, “I believe the world needs optimistic work, with which we interact with on a daily basis, that gently nudges us to live more boldly, more considerately, and more authentically as the individuals we were created to be.”
LAYERS REVEAL HOW WORK CAME TO BE
Each of her paintings bares an extraordinary depth, a trail of layers that reveals how each original work came to be. Although oil is Allen-Martin’s primary medium, drawing remains critical to her practice.
The unapologetic grit of pressed charcoal and the graceful mark of soft pastels combine to create rich surfaces and remarkably vibrant chromatic experience for the viewer.
Carly Allen-Martin has studied at Santa Reperata International School of Art in Florence, Italy, The European Academy of Fine Art in Trier, Germany, and Aoyama Gakiun University in Tokyo, Japan.
She holds a BFA in painting from Texas Christian University, and has completed a residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
The message of Allen-Martin’s work is one of resiliency, optimism, authenticity, depth, and fearlessness. It is about overcoming the obstacles we all face as human beings.
Color is the most important tool she uses to convey that message. You won’t find a heavy weight or overpowering darkness in her work.
Allen-Martin uses bits and pieces of a darker palette because just like in life, on a surface, elements of darkness make the brights shine brighter and the colors read more true. She will demonstrate the power of color, layers and attention to detail.
SHE HAD BEEN DRAWING SINCE HOLDING FIRST PENCIL
For Allen-Martin, drawing is a critical element of her expression. She has been drawing since she was able to hold a pencil.
She loves charcoal, because it is unapologetic. It doesn’t fit into a neat, tidy box. It is messy and bold, and brings an element of grit to the surface of the piece.
The soft pastels have the same effect, but with a more graceful, gentle approach.
Allen-Martin said, “I love working with pastels, because there is a purity to their color and richness that can’t be found in any other material.”
Oils are the most dominant material she uses to deliver the message or narrative to the surface of her work.
ARTIST MOST INTERESTED IN UPLIFTING ART
Overall, what she is interested in is creating honest, authentic, uplifting art that can thrive in interior spaces, and enrich the lives of both the artist and the viewer.
Allen-Martin states, “I believe the world needs optimistic work, with which we interact with on a daily basis, that gently nudges us to live more boldly, more considerately, and more authentically as the individuals we were created to be.”
LAYERS REVEAL HOW WORK CAME TO BE
Each of her paintings bares an extraordinary depth, a trail of layers that reveals how each original work came to be. Although oil is Allen-Martin’s primary medium, drawing remains critical to her practice.
The unapologetic grit of pressed charcoal and the graceful mark of soft pastels combine to create rich surfaces and remarkably vibrant chromatic experience for the viewer.
Carly Allen-Martin has studied at Santa Reperata International School of Art in Florence, Italy, The European Academy of Fine Art in Trier, Germany, and Aoyama Gakiun University in Tokyo, Japan.
She holds a BFA in painting from Texas Christian University, and has completed a residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
Friday, June 30, 2017
Lake Granbury Art Association Open Fall Festival of Art Juried Show
Call for Entries
DEADLINE: Monday, September 18th
* CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF *
The link will take you to Dropbox.com. You DO NOT have to sign up for an account. Click No Thanks if prompted. A download button will appear in the upper right hand corner.
Images below provided for easy viewing. Click on images to enlarge or copy to your computer. Please click the link to access a downloadable PDF of entry form and rules.
DEADLINE: Monday, September 18th
* CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF *
The link will take you to Dropbox.com. You DO NOT have to sign up for an account. Click No Thanks if prompted. A download button will appear in the upper right hand corner.
Images below provided for easy viewing. Click on images to enlarge or copy to your computer. Please click the link to access a downloadable PDF of entry form and rules.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Granbury Camera Club Summer Challenge!
Here we are in summer 2017 and it is time for you to tackle a
Granbury Camera Club Summer Challenge! This year, your challenge is to
take photos in June, July and August to depict the following subjects:
Americana
Splish Splash
Americana
Splish Splash
On the Road
Ready, Set, Action-filled!
Chillin’ Summer Days
Red Hot
How you interpret the subject is up to you. Be creative! You will submit your favorite photo in 5 of the 6 possible categories. We will offer a prize to a winner in each category. Winners will be based on creativity, appropriateness to the subject matter, composition and technical merit. I will get back to you on submission details.
Have fun this summer! Remember, we do not meet at as a group during June, July or August. Our next meeting will be the third Tuesday in September at The Shanley House unless otherwise announced.
I would love to have some of you take over responsibility for our annual photography show and/or monthly meetings. Don’t be shy, volunteer! Just email me with your interest.
Thank you for everything. I look forward to seeing your images. Getting to know you better as we explore photography is a blast!
Phyllis Webster
pwebsterco@gmail.com
Ready, Set, Action-filled!
Chillin’ Summer Days
Red Hot
How you interpret the subject is up to you. Be creative! You will submit your favorite photo in 5 of the 6 possible categories. We will offer a prize to a winner in each category. Winners will be based on creativity, appropriateness to the subject matter, composition and technical merit. I will get back to you on submission details.
Have fun this summer! Remember, we do not meet at as a group during June, July or August. Our next meeting will be the third Tuesday in September at The Shanley House unless otherwise announced.
I would love to have some of you take over responsibility for our annual photography show and/or monthly meetings. Don’t be shy, volunteer! Just email me with your interest.
Thank you for everything. I look forward to seeing your images. Getting to know you better as we explore photography is a blast!
Phyllis Webster
pwebsterco@gmail.com
June 12th LGAA Meeting features Paula Nemec
The next LGAA meeting will be held on June 12th and 7pm. Our guest demonstration artist is Paula Nemec. Anyone with an interest in art is invited to attend.
Artist Statement:
Paul Gardner once said “A painting is never finished it simply stops in an interesting place.” I strive to create those interesting places using a vast range of media, Acrylics, Oils on canvas and paper, molded papers that often become sculptural and steel sculptures that often become functional furniture pieces. My pieces verge on the abstract with a touch of reality either in the symbols, shapes or figurative work. I am always painting my inner vision of the world around me and delight in capturing the human condition.. I work at combining the visual and the verbal, the abstract and the conceptual.
My passion is the perseverance of the creative process. To always be
changing and growing, constantly asking why and why not, pushing the
process in new directions. I receive great pleasure in sharing this
creative process with others. This is accomplished through my teaching
and lecturing around the country. "My art and my life are always in
process, always changing, taking new shapes and going down different
avenues of creativity."
Shanley House Gallery | 224 N. Travis | Granbury, TX 76049
Shanley House Gallery | 224 N. Travis | Granbury, TX 76049
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