Stanhope's Art, Framing & Stationery: June 2008 Archives

The stars must be aligned just right - for today - I actually got someone to come fix my back door - and got the roof guy to show up - I am doing great!! Red River Lumber ROCKS!!!

I haven't been waiting for them - but they are coming to the rescue!!

and I got the paintings ready for the calendar for July - so here it is..

and now a closer look at the pieces

the first one is in honor of Independence Day and is a mini version of a piece by Jasper Johns

we will take a good look at his piece and you will see that we have a base to the entire paintng of torn pieces of newspaper - which I will appropriately age in the backseat of my car before we put it all together. - And don't worry about the stars - there is a short cut for those too!!

The next week we will be painting a wonderful cat in the style of Laurel Burch - this is back by popular demand!!

Week 3 we can go a little asian with this simple painting of cherry blossoms -

And finally come join us while we paint a fun martini - with a little collage thown in to make it fun!!

These images are a little hard to see but feel free to come by the store and visit them in person - We would love it!!

If you don't remember the drill about exactly what Art & Libations is - well here it is:

ART AND LIBATIONS

Bring your favorite bottle of beverage, and create a piece of art with Merilynn as she shows you step-by-step how to create a beautiful masterpiece that you will take home at the end of the evening. There are no commitments, so join us once a month or as many times as you would like, you will have a great time! Great idea for groups!!

Each class is 2 hours long and costs $30 per person and includes all supplies! We are starting this program with sessions Thursday evenings. Some weeks we may be creating paintings and sometimes collage or some 3d creation! We will post the project in advance so you can decide if it is your cup of tea!

It's all about relaxing and having fun!

Speaking of cup of tea - bring the beverage of your choice. Whatever it takes to get your juices flowing! We have openers, and cups available.

Wear something comfortable and old - something you might not care if you get paint on. We have a few old shirts available.

Class size is limited to 18 so you need to make your reservation early. Since classes are so limited and we want to be fair, we do request payment at the time you make your reservation. The payment will be refunded if notified at least 24 hours prior to the class. We may be able to fill the space from the waiting list!

Hope to see you soon!

merilynn

Last night I had a packed house to do a 'faux' Kandinsky  - It was great fun to talk about the color theory - and  a little bit about the artist.

Here are a few of the people with their creations - all so different but great!!

and here are some more!!!!

I think we may have to do this again! - I will try to get the July calendar up by the end of the weekend - Time flies when you are having fun!!!

And for those of you who even have looked - I do realize that some entries got published twice - apparently Josh and I restored the same things in 2 different cities! In a couple of weeks part of it will drop off and everyone can go back to being mildly impressed that I know how to do this - (which I don't ...everyday is a learning experience!  :)

Thanks - Merilynn

For May and June we have a really wonderful display by local artists from the 4SRAC - and here is a little sampling from them -

Come by and view what is 'happening' - and maybe pick up an original for your collection - I think it is really great that we have so many different medium this time - oil paintings, a little pastel, clay, wood carving and mixed media!

and here is the late arrivals!

see you soon

merilynn

Actually I thought this posted long ago - but due to issues totally beyond my understanding, I was posting to an area called 'test' - instead of my real blog - so nothing really showed up - and yes, it took me this long to figure it out - with a little help.

Anyway

here are the selections for June - and of course, the class tonight is totally booked - isn't that great??? - but there are a few spaces left in the rest of the month!

So, as always, here is the calendar - then a closer look at the pieces themselves!

And tonight's is a look at Kandinsky - one of the originators of abstract art..

Then the next week - we will paint the ever popular beverage - wine - it is my intention that we paint the impression of a label but I have some who have been saving labels for this purpose - I think I can go with the flow on this -

The third week we will create this group of pears - I really like the way this turned out - hope you do too!

then finally, at the end of the month - we can get together and paint this really wild flower!

Something to brighten things up a little!

Hope you can join us to have a little fun!!

see you

Merilynn