Mid-Del Art Guild
We are a group of artists that vary from beginners to professionals working in all mediums
Mid-Del Art Guild is a Non-Profit Organization: Mid-Del Art Guild By-Laws - updated 1/10/2009
We welcome you to join us the first Monday of every month at 7:00pm
Our next
meeting will be on Monday, the
6th
of July, 2009
Remember that there will be no September meeting due to Labor Day
website updated: 09JUN2009
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Thanks so very much to artist:
J.P.
Morrison
for her Colored
Pencil Demonstration
Bio:
J.P. Morrison works in a garage apartment 45 minutes from Tulsa, OK. She got her BFA in painting and creative writing from the Kansas City Art Institute. Before attending college classes, she was home schooled.
Artist Statement:
My artwork deals with the human psyche through symbolism, by composing the human form in a very particular posture surrounded by a surreal environment, animals, patterns, and the fantastic often accompany the figures. These symbols embody my personal interpretation of the experience and feelings we move through during our lifetimes.
I capture my various subjects in a great variety of mediums dominated by colored pencil and paper collage. Acrylics, Gouache, Paint-Marker and Pen are also often used. Whatever media will best create the desired surface and depth, I use. Since so many types of material go into my art, I work primarily on board.
Making visual connections between mental and physical experience as a way of interpreting the world is a tool I have used since early childhood. "Image as Experience" categorizes the feelings and beliefs that make my life more interesting, and multi-dimensional.
The work is about these moments of experience or spirits within objects. I believe a "spirit" can manifest in a specific feeling, moment, animal or thing, and often these "creatures" that develop from human interaction are what I try to capture.
Simply imagine that everything that is said, dreamed and felt, physically or emotionally, can be manifested in a kind of icon of the imagination. That is my work.
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We would like to express our
thanks to:
Irma Hampton-Braun
Artist Irma Braun-Hampton performed the May demonstration where she gave instruction on creating Silk Paintings.
Biography
Irma Braun-Hampton is a silk painting artist from Germany. She received her diploma in Fashion Design from the College for Art and Fashion Design in Alf, Germany. Later she studied for several years with silk artist Ella Ott to hone her painting style. Irma has been teaching silk painting since 1986. Presently, she lives in Oklahoma City with her husband, working as Life Engagement Coordinator in a senior living community, and occasionally teaching out of her private studio. In recent years she also taught at the City Arts Center in OKC, at Francis Tuttle Vo-Tech, at the Fine Arts Institute in Edmond, and in Pine Bluff, AR. She has attended several invitational and juried shows throughout Oklahoma and is the proud recipient of juror’s awards.
How I See my Silk Painting Experience
"Silk is my favorite canvas to paint on. I like to compare it to living with my cat: incredibly soft to the touch (silky), it has an independent mind (each texture is different to work with), and a secret mood pattern (the moisture in the air affects the working condition). It can be elusive at times but I always feel rewarded by its affection when it cooperates with my desires to play (when the colors turn out just right).
If there were any one thing that I could have a love affair with –- it would have to be SILK. Not only does it satisfy my senses for vision and touch, it makes me feel alive on a level where there are no boundaries. By guiltlessly indulging in the vibrant colors I gain a spiritual satisfaction that sets me free to create wearable art. The various kinds of silk each have a quality of their own, but all share the lightness in weight and the luminance that is lent to the colors."_______________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks to February's Featured Artist:
Dennis Parker was our guest artist in February. He demonstrated oil painting landscapes.
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A special thanks to Theresa Cannady for her WaterColor demonstration at our January meeting.
Theresa Cannady
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At our December meeting, David McBride (Webmaster), took photos of members' works in order to populate our Gallery page.
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New Location!
Studio Mid-Del is located at 1730 Center Drive in Midwest City. (405) 741-6666
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Thanks to Our Greeters: Jean and Sandra
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Colored Pencil Society of America members, please look for our new
Oklahoma City District Chapter website at:
http://www.OKCityCPSA.org
Webmaster:
David P. McBride
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All images provided by our member artists may not be copied without written consent by that artist. Full copyright laws apply and will be enforced.