Live Painting Demonstration
Many thanks to the West Seneca Art Society for inviting me to perform a live painting demonstration last night at their November meeting at the West Seneca Senior Center in West Seneca, NY. It was a fun evening and well-attended event. It’s always a pleasure mingling with groups of like-minded artists who ask engaging questions and make informed comments about our common interest. Of course all are welcome to events like these. You don’t have to be an artist to attend!
The center where the gathering was held is a beautiful and spacious venue. We met in the “ceramics” room, which is certainly appropriate for these kinds of art demos. For my subject matter, I chose to demonstrate the early stages of a fantasy oil painting. I brought in the piece having already “blocked-in” basic shapes of color. During the presentation, I began fleshing out the forms with areas of light and shadow in the character’s torso, arms and blowing capes. It was enjoyable also during the closing portion of the meeting, where attendees got to come up and observe the work close-up while asking one-on-one questions, and sharing some of their own artistic experiences.
My next art demo will be held next Thursday night for the East Aurora Art Society, at the East Aurora Senior Center in (you guessed it) East Aurora New York. Address:101 King St #A, East Aurora, NY 14052. Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. All are invited to attend.