2013 Annual Arts and Cultural Guide from the Arts Alliance

Ann Arbor's Arts Alliance  2013 'ANN'ual Arts and Cultural Guide came out this weekend. The guide was published in the local edition of the New York Times, and I was very honored to see my artwork on page 9.

 

The Arts Alliance promotes leadership and creates opportunities for artists and cultural organizations that stimulate economic development and build strong, vibrant communities in our region.

The Arts Alliance is a county-wide organization working to create an environment where culture and creativity can flourish and the arts are accessible to all. We’re an assembly of organizations and people just like you who believe in the power of arts and culture to make our world a better place. The Arts Alliance does the behind-the-scenes work that helps our nonprofit cultural organizations, creative businesses, and artists do what they do best: create great art, celebrate our cultural richness, and help the rest of us understand our world a little bit better.

- from the a3arts.org website

Drawing Glass and Water

ⓒ Barbara Goodsitt

My students asked me to do a lesson on drawing water and glass. These are really interesting subjects to render.  You have to draw what you see through the glass and water. The objects appear distorted and actually become abstract shapes.

Creative Drawing with Colored Pencil ♥

Student Sha, with her work.  

Art students creating.   

Starting April 24th, I will be offering a 6 week course called Creative Drawing with Colored Pencil with Ann Arbor Community Education.  You can create stunning colored pencil "paintings" from the point of a pencil with this versatile medium. We will explore basic techniques and the creative possibilities of colored pencils when blended with mixed media.  Colored pencil can be combined with watercolors, acrylics, pastels, and colored inks on various surfaces. Have fun with this versatile medium. 

6 weeks. Tuesdays, 1:30- 3:30 in the Cultural Arts Building at 1220 South Forest Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104.    You can register for classes here by clicking on this link.  Then select Activity Category > Adult Art; or call the office M-F 8am-5pm @ 734-994-2300 for assistance.

"I encourage each artist to find their own style. I want to provide a safe atmosphere for each person to explore their own talents and abilities"

Golden Pear Still Life

Happy New Year!

New classes are forming and you can sign up for Colored Pencil Drawing at the Rec and Ed website.

My New Year's resolutions include the usual: I want to get more organized, exercise more, nag less, etc..

But back to art>> I am looking forward to being more productive this year, and will continue to develop new colored pencil projects for my classes. Here are pictures of a step by step project from the fall session. The students in my fall class did a very nice job on this one. The reference photo is from the image library and Wet Canvas. We used solvents to help create the wood texture on the table

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Colored Pencil Classes

I am busy creating some new lessons for my classes and workshops.

This fall I will be offering colored pencil classes in three locations. Check these sites in September for registration information:

1. The Ella Sharp Museum in Jackson: A new series of 3 all day workshops
2. Brighton Community Education
3. Ann Arbor Community Education and Recreation

Colored pencil is becoming popular and accepted as a fine-art medium. I will be giving demonstrations of techniques and materials used to create beautiful colored pencil paintings. Questions are encouraged and individual attention is generously given.