November Granbury Camera Club Meeting

Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. at The Shanley. We'll watch a presentation on Street Photography from Canadian photographer Bill Bruce who will join us via Skype. Bill describes street photography as, ". . . Candid scenes of life and human nature. . . a way to show our surroundings and how we, as photographers relate to them or experience them." This fascinating subject will encompass techniques and skills needed to enhance photogaphic story-telling whether at home or in a foreign land.
Bill and his wife Pat, who also loves to take pictures, live in one of the most beautiful places in the world — Calgary in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Since age eight when he received his first 35mm camera, Bill has honed his photo skills while capturing these awesome, rugged landscapes. Through the years, Bill has traveled the world, taking photos of people, city streets, landscapes and more. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Bill Bruce!

November LGAA Meeting

LGAA MEETING TONIGHT
Monday, November 12th 7pm
Demo by: Martha Burkert

Lake Granbury Art Association is proud to announce that Dallas Artist Martha Burkert will do a demonstration on landscape painting Monday night November 12th, at 7:00pm at the Shanley House Center for the Arts located at 224 N. Travis St next to the Hood County Library. Burkett will show us how she simplifies and condenses what she sees into a refined, energetic composition. This is a free event and is open to the public.

Burkert splits her time between Dallas, Texas and Yarmouth, Maine. She grew up surrounded by the landscapes of Texas and appreciates the beauty of vast unfilled spaces. Maine’s landscapes, on the other hand, are more visually complex with seasonal changes. Burkert was compelled by the beauty of Maine to learn the technical skills needed to capture it. She started painting in 2000, and was quick to develop a keen sense of design.

Burkert often creates small paintings and oil sketches on-site. Additionally, she takes photographs in black-and-white instead of color because the chromatic range is too limited for her needs. Yet all these direct responses to nature only serve as references and jumping-off points for her. In the larger paintings Burkert executes in her studio, paint application, color resonance, temperatures, and commanding shapes become the artist’s focal points. Burkert states “The bigger the canvas, the more I push color and form in a more exaggerated direction”. The artist often experiments with color combinations until they feel right to her—an emotional and intuitive process that the artist confesses she doesn’t fully understand. The artist therefore, likes to distill her paintings to their basic elements. “There is a beauty in simple things,” she says.

FALL SHOW WINNERS

LGAA Fall Festival of Art Juried Show
And the winners are...

VIEW SHOW

Inge Foundation Best of Show
Jeanette Alexander | Guarding Grandpa

Granbury Alliance Award
Andrea Helm | 1939 Grey Cadillac Sedan

Your Private Collection Award
Kay Wirz | Forest Floor

Lake Granbury Art Association Award
Bill Dale | Dallas Dusk

Award of Excellence
Beth Eschbach | Clyde’s Place
Mary Jo Jung | Maddie
Elise Techentine | Heal Thyself
Susie Monzingo | Three’s A Crowd

Award of Achievement
Rebecca Zook | Tranquility
James Stewart | The Purple Path
Krystyna Dale | High Noon
Erin Medellin | 1080

Honorable Mention
Van Johnson | We Are In Trouble
Deanna Thibault | Church St.

CANCELLED-October 16 | Granbury Camera Club Meeting

TONIGHT'S CAMERA CLUB MEETING CANCELLED

 

"Sorry Folks, we're cancelling tonight's meeting due to the danger of flash floods. Thank you to the couple of brave folks who said they would try to make it, but the overwhelming response to yesterday's email regarding whether or not to cancel was "staying at home." I have rescheduled with Bill Bruce for next month. The program on street photography will be on Tuesday, November 13, 6:30 p.m. This is a week earlier than our typical monthly meeting. See you then. And stay dry!"

Join us next Tuesday, October 16, 6:30 p.m., at Granbury's Shanley House for the next meeting of the Granbury Camera Club. We'll hear a presentation on Street Photography from Canadian photographer Bill Bruce. This program was recently given to the Calgary Camera Club.Bill describes street photography as, ". . . Candid scenes of life and human nature. . . a way to show our surroundings and how we, as photographers relate to them or experience them." This fascinating subject will encompass techniques and skills needed to enhance photgraphic story-telling whether at home or in a foreign land.

Bill and his wife Pat, who also loves to take pictures, live in one of the most beautiful places in the world — Calgary in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Since age eight when he received his first 35mm camera, Bill has honed his photo skills while capturing these awesome, rugged landscapes. Through the years, Bill has traveled the world, taking photos of people, city streets, landscapes and more. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Bill Bruce! 

LGAA Open Juried Fall Show | Accepted Work Now Online

CONGRATULATIONS!
To everyone that was accepted into the LGAA Open Juried Fall Show. You can view the show online now, but don't miss the opening Reception and Awards on Saturday, October 13th at 6:30pm (awards at 7:15). Open to the public.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SHOW

Shanley House Gallery | 224 N. Travis Granbury, TX 76048

Tony Hale Artist of the Month

Lake Granbury Art Association has named Tony Hale as September’s Artist of the Month with his oil painting titled “Night Out”. Hale is a new member of LGAA and a native Texan. He just recently opened Vintage Roads Antique Mall on Morgan St. His painting will be on display at Your Private Collection Art Gallery on the square at 106 N Houston St. Others honored for their artwork were Lori Cathy and Cheryl Patterson.