Watercolor Workshop on Saturday, Aug. 20

Valerie will teach you how to:

• Paint a bearded iris with flower petals that show curves
• Create dew drops on petals
• Make your painting look fresh with new techniques
• Build a dramatic painting with three basic steps
• Create contrast that gives depth to your work
• Apply color to gain instant impact
• Remove paint without destroying the paper

Beginners will learn basic painting techniques .

and intermediate and advanced painters

will learn how to stop overworking their paintings

Do not have supplies? You can rent them from Valerie for $5.

COST: $85

includes a free watercolor class to be used at a later date! ($35 value)

WHEN:

Saturday, 8/20/2011 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

To register, call 480-775-6787

Coming to Our Classroom September 17

Michael Maersch: Lightroom Demo

Saturday September 17, 1:00-2:00pm

In a 45 minute presentation see how the 5 component 'modules' of Lightroom allow for digital photographers to:

-Transform their digital camera captures into remarkable images, 

-Organize potentially thousands of digital photo files so they can be found in an instant and 

-Build web galleries that can be uploaded to a website directly from within Lightroom or exported as slideshows where music or audio files are included to enhance the presentation.

Question & Answer time included after this overview presentation.

Adobe's Lightroom application is a software solution developed specifically for photographers. 

Michael Maersch has been using Adobe Lightroom since its release in 2007

Call to Artists

Looking for some art shows to enter!  Here are a couple of National exhibitions that look pretty cool. Most of the deadlines are at the end of this month!!

A Show of Heads

Open to all artists working in any media, this exhibition will include all interpretations and portrayals of the human head, from the traditional to the abstract and conceptual. All visions of the The Head, including partial and multiple heads, will be reviewed and considered.   Deadline August 31, 2011

How Art Saved the World

A juried exhibition open to artists working in all mediums. The theme for this exhibit is environmental art.  

· Artwork made from non-recyclable or "up-cycled" materials, or works created reusing
materials in an unintended way.
· Any work that informs and interprets nature and its processes, or educates us
about environmental problems
· Artworks created with sustainable materials/ methods
· Artworks that reflect the human relationship to the natural world.   

Must enter by August 27, 2011.

In Town This Week - Elvis Presley

'Elvis Presley: Three Decades of the King'
When: Opens Aug. 6. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.
Where: Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix.
Admission: Free with regular museum admission, $10-$15. Age 5 and younger admitted free.
Details: 480-478-6001, themim.org.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/galleriesmuseums/articles/2011/08/03/20110803elvis-presley-exhibit-phoenix-musical-instrument-museum.html#ixzz1Uck0MqdJ

Masterpiece Created in 30 Minutes by 5 and 6-year-olds

Don't ever think that you can't do art.  Look what a tour of the store for local Tempe Christian Preschool turned into!  We walked the store, shopped for our "ingredients" and then made our masterpiece.  All it took was 30 minutes, 15 happy kids and the tiniest bit of guidance. We even managed to keep paint off our clothes.

In the Community this Week - "Art A Gogh Gogh"

Art A Gogh Gogh.  A Gala of Live Art & Music Presented by Media Tempe! Families Welcome with Activities for Kids & Raffles for Prizes!

With Resident Artists:
- Charles Wilkins
- Matt Crux
- JonDo Fett
- Steve Caballero
- Since Day One
- James B. Hunt
- Jules Demetrius
- Kyle Nash
Special Appearance By Salty!
Graffiti Art feat. Dwayno Insano & Crew!
Birthday Bash for Our Very Own

Matt "Supa" Vaiza of Clan/Destine!
With Hip-Hop on the inside stage Featuring:
- Foundation Beats (Of The Insects & Drunken Immortals, Beats for Murs & Afro Classics)
- The S.H.i.T.
- The Showguns
- Plot Lines

Performances by:
- Jamie Alimorad
- Belly Dancing by Ava's Opal Collective
- Fire Spinning & Graffiti Artists

Friday July 29th at the Sail Inn

26 S Farmer Ave

Tempe, AZ

Door @ 7pm. $8 gets you in the Door.

Visited the MAC today!

There are a few exibits worth seeing at the Mesa Contemporary Art Museum at the Mesa Art Center museum right now...and they are FREE.  Donations are appreciated, of course.

"Chicanitas" is a collection that belongs to the actor, Cheech Marin.  All the canvases are small, but they are huge in talent.  Also featured is a video interview with the actor, which, at 11 minutes, tells so much.

Get over there and check it out!