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In case you missed it! How to Photograph Your Art Using Your Smartphone

February 18, 2018 / /

At our member meeting last Wednesday, Jill Rumley (Board Member & our newsletter & website & social media editor) demonstrated how to photograph your artwork using your smartphone!  She demonstrated the use of a tripod, smartphone adaptor (to connect to the tripod) lighting and editing techniques using a free app called SnapSeed.

Here is the before and after photos showing how she set the artwork on a chair, and then the finished photograph edited right on her phone! (Thanks to Catharina Van Haaren for the use of her beautiful painting!)

Click here to download some tips on how to do this in your own home!

If you’d like to contact Jill, please visit her website: www.ImagineDigitalArtSolutions.com

BEFORE:

Photo by Jill Rumley

AFTER:

Photo by Jill Rumley

In case you missed it! Kumihimo Japanese Braiding

January 20, 2018 / /

Our January 10th meeting was so much fun! Rhonda Crosman, one of our board members, presented a talk and demonstration of Kumihimo Japanese braiding. She provided discs and yarn  for all attendees to make their own friendship bracelets to take home.  If you missed the meeting, you can click here to download the instructions for the braiding.

Please check out Rhonda’s website for more on her work and teaching.  http://rhonda.crosman.org/

And congratulations to John Baker-Batsel for being our mini-art show winner for his wonderful photograph!

No member meeting in December! See you January 10th!

November 25, 2017 / /

NO DECEMBER Member Meeting
Enjoy the Holidays!
Check out the Art Links below for art inspiration.
Art Web Links for December for art inspiration

Check out Cloth Paper Scissors website for an treasure trove of inspiration:  blog, mixed media, tools and resources and more!  http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/blog/

Zentangle Snowman: http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/blog/a-doodle-december-snowman-idea/

How to create a mixed media landscape:http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/blog/zen-doodle-tutorial-mixed-media-landscape/

Join us on January 10, 2018
Artist Social Activity
Art Swap
Mini Art Show

5:30 pm Meet & Greet
Activity begins at 6:00 pm
Great Frame Up
(430 Main St. Longmont)

Kumihimo, Japanese Braiding with Rhonda Crosman.
All supplies will be provided, by Rhonda and you will learn the process, set it up and take it home to finish.

Please bring a recent piece of artwork for a Mini Art Show (1 / person)
a snack to share & good quality, useable art supplies you wish to Art Swap.

Members need to bring the following:

1. Scissors to cut yarn. Paper and writing tool to take notes.
2. Art materials in good condition to swap.
3. A recent art piece for the Mini – Art Show 1/person
4. A small snack to share is appreciated,

Member Meeting September 13th!!! Meet Mark Ludy!

September 1, 2017 / /
September Member Meeting 
 
Guest Artist:
Mark Ludy
Published author & illustrator
 
Wednesday, September 13th – 
5:30 pm Meet & Greet
Guest Artist 6:00 pm
Great Frame Up
(430 Main St. Longmont)
Born in 1973 in Seattle, Washington. The youngest in a family of 5. He grew up in the shadow of others with a doodling obsession and an imagination daily fueled. At the early age of 18 he recognized his calling to be a ‘communicator’ – be it through his pen, his drawing or his voice. With this he set out to use his talent and give what he had to the world. Today he continues to create stories, tell stories and bring them to life through illustration. Touching hearts, stirring hearts and challenging the status quo of thought and action.

He’s married and has three children. They travel extensively and seem to find adventure at every turn. Still fueling the imagination …and that of his kids.

Learn More About…

His Books
His Art
His Speaking 
Facebook for Mark Ludy

Photo & information courtesy of www.markludy.com
For more information on cartooning, drawings & illustration, check out these links:

Fall Color Sunrise Paint Session

August 18, 2017 / /

 Saturday, October 7, 2017  |  06:30 AM – 09:30 AM
  Ag Heritage Center  |  Registration Required

Arts – Adult Programs

Please join us for a sunrise paint session at the Agricultural Heritage Center. We will open up the center early so that artists can capture the rising sun. Bring along your spirit of adventure, your own art supplies in the medium of your choice and a chair if you’d like. Artists can create work to submit for consideration to the 2018 Outdoor Creations exhibit. Children under 18 years of age are welcome to attend with adult supervision.

Maximum Participants: 20

Registration Required

Registration is required for this activity.

General Info
Karen Imbierowicz
(303) 678-6268

Uncommon Clay Call for Artists!

July 29, 2017 / /

UnCommon Clay 3 
356 Main St, Longmont CO 80501

APPLY TO THIS CALL

CONTACT EVENT
Event Dates: 11/11/17 – 12/23/17
Entry Deadline: 9/22/17
Days remaining to deadline: 55

REQUIREMENTS:

Media
Images – Minimum: 1, Maximum: 6
Total Media – Minimum: 1, Maximum: 6

Entry Fee (UnCommon Clay 3): $35.00

UNCOMMON CLAY 3 – Functional to Fantastic
 Calling All Front Range Clay Artists from Ft. Collins to Colorado Springs!

The Arts Longmont Gallery’s juried exhibition of clay artists along the Front Range. An exhibition showcasing clay artist’s signature work.

Call For Entries: – Non-refundable entry fee of $35 for up to 3 pieces. Deadline is September 22, 2017
Art will be juried by digital images for exhibition.  Award winners will be juried by the original art and announced at the Opening Reception.
– Images must be Cropped, excluding framing and background.
– Images must represent the work exactly.
– Image list required and must include title, media, dimensions, year completed and price.
– 40% commission on sales. .
– Open to clay artists only. Art must be 90% clay.
– Original art only.
– Artists are responsible for delivery and pick up of art to/from the Arts Longmont Gallery, Longmont CO. Artists may ship art to the gallery with a paid return shipping for the return of art.
– notification of acceptance is Wednesday, Oct. 11.
-Juror is Shelley Schriber at the Denver Art Students Leage.

Important Exhibition Dates
November 1- 3: Art due at Arts Longmont Gallery
November 3 at  5pm: deadline for art at the Gallery
November 10 | Opening Reception & Awards 6-9pm
December 8 | 2nd Friday Event 6-9pm
December 23 | Exhibition Closes
December 27-29 | Artists Pick Up Art at Arts Longmont Gallery

Congratulations to our Art Show Winners!

June 21, 2017 / /

A special thank you to everyone who participated and to all of the volunteers who made this event happen!

Best of Show!
Amy Sammoury, Up a Road Slowly

Oils -1st Place Winner!
Wira Babiak, Rose and Bud

2nd place: Barbara Wolfe Gittleson, Please Follow Me
3rd place: Karin van Haaren, St. Malo Chapel
Homorable Mention:
Dennis Mueller, Winter Colors
Jan Rhinehart, Rain Drops Keep Falling
Linda Schagenhauf, Sentinels in the Sky
Michel Reynolds, Rugosa Roses
Yvonne, Ogg, Beauty in Pink

Acrylic -1st Place Winner!
Lara Nagy, Proceed with Caution

Acrylic:
2nd place: Ray Geier, Heading Down
3rd place: Lynn Diagnault, Pine Cones

Homorable Mention:
Christine Jarvis, Melting Flowers

Pastel -1st Place Winner!
Darwin Miner, The Dance

Pastel:
2nd place: Diane Wood, Aristocratic Yellows
3rd place: Diana Wade, Apparition

Homorable Mention:
Janine Ewing-Belletire, Green Truck

Watercolor -1st Place Winner!
Joan De Jong, Southern Waters

Watercolor:
2nd place: Anita Jantz, Forest Light
3rd place: Janis Buck, Enchanting Bird

Homorable Mention:
Mel Birkey, Elevator

Mixed Media -1st Place Winner!
Christine Jarvis, Rocky Mountain Aspens

Mixed Media:
2nd place: Beth Appleton, Fix Your Eyes
3rd place: Susan Steven, Lifescape

Homorable Mention:
Christine Metsker, Crow

Photography -1st Place Winner!
Carol Walker, Three Play at the Beach

Photography:
2nd place: John Baker-Batsel, Aspens in a Cloud
3rd place: Deb Nakano, Blue Splash

Homorable Mention:
Cynthia Metsker, Hand of Buddha
Rocco Varbaro, White Capped Hoodoo’s
Hazel McCoy, Off Road Vehicle

You’re Invited! LAG Awards & Artist Reception June 9th 6-8pm

June 5, 2017 / /

We are very excited about out upcoming member’s art show and sale at the Boulder County Fairgrounds this week.   We are featuring LAG artists from all over the Longmont area who will be displaying, selling and demonstrating their art.  We also have gift tables with handmade items like jewelry, cards and more! FREE ADMISSION! We’d love to see you there!

Art and Music at Callahan Open House

May 14, 2017 / /

The Historic Callahan House and Garden at 312 Terry Street is hosting an Open House with tours from 4 to 8 pm on Saturday, May 20. Admire works created by local artists while you enjoy live music in the garden. Admission is free and the public is welcome. For more information about the Callahan House, including rental options for weddings, special events and parties, visit LongmontColorado.gov/Callahan.

Boulder Potters’ Guild 2017 Spring Show and Sale

May 4, 2017 / /

This year, the Boulder Potters’ Guild Spring Show and Sale will include functional, decorative, and sculptural ceramic work as well as jewelry, fused glass objects, silk scarves, and embossed note cards.  There will be demonstrations, daily drawings, and the opportunity to view and purchase beautiful handmade objects by local artists and potters.  Several new Guild members will be showing for the first time at this sale.

More than 50 members of the Boulder Potters’ Guild will be exhibiting and selling their recent work.  This sale is a great opportunity for the public to see and touch beautiful ceramics and to speak with the artists and potters.  The sale also helps raise money to support the facilities, outreach, and educational activities of the Boulder Potters’ Guild, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Thursday, May 4th, 2017
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Other Dates For This Event
**Thursday, May 4th, 2017
Friday, May 5th, 2017
Saturday, May 6th, 2017
Sunday, May 7th, 2017
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Cost: Free

Location:

Boulder County Fairgrounds
Hover and Nelson Roads

Longmont, CO USA 80501
Website: Click to Visit

More Information:
Boulder Potters’ Guild
Email: events@boulderpottersguild.org
Phone: 3034470310
Website: Click to Visit

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