Presenting Our July Artist of the Month
Posted on | July 6, 2010 | No Comments
Long time members Marjorie Krutsch and Beverly Scott Walczak will be our featured artists for July.
Beverly Scott Walczak has always been drawn to art and showing her creative side. Raising a family and working in the corporate world, from which she retired in 2007, didn’t leave much time. Beverly took various classes throughout that time at the VMCA in Milwaukee, the Adler Center in Liberty-ville, and with local teaching artists, such as Jane Craner, and Suzie Hetzel. She also enjoys learning from various artists that teach workshops in Illinois and Arziona.
Beverly enjoys painting floral subjects, nature, and landscapes using watercolor the most, but also works in acrylics and oils. She has done several wall murals for private homes and area businesses. Beverly’s work is displayed in various private collections in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Arizona. In addition to being a member of The Antioch Fine Arts Foundation in Antioch, IL, Beverly is also a member of the Sedona Art Gallery in Arizona.
Marjorie Krutsch is a charter member of the Antioch Fine Arts Foundation as well as the Spring Grove Fine Arts Gallery. Marjie is a stained glass artisan and an accomplished oil painter and watercolorist. She studied with a well-known teacher, Joe Teresi, where she was encouraged to study the masters and practice by copying their work. Her bold knife strokes coupled with Rembrandt’s deep tones bring a richness of style and interest to her work.
Marjorie has been juried into the Woodstock show “Gallery in the Garden”, the Old Town Art Gallery in Spring Grove, the Lake Forest Art Show and most recently the University of Wisconsin at Park side. Marjie also had her work in the Members Exhibition 2010 of the College of Lake County Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art and currently has work in the gift shop and the College of Lake County.
Marjorie also teaches Stained Glass at her Studio on the Lake in Antioch under the name of The Glass Canvas, and has an online stained glass gallery. For more information about her classes, workshops and custom orders, contact Marjorie Krutsch at 847-502-8251, or at marjie@stainedglassbymarjorie.com.
Please join Bev and Marjie for their Gallery Opening on July 18th, from 1:00-3:30. There will be live music, snacks, and 20% of their sales will be donated to the Open Arms Mission’s food pantry. They will also have a free will offering box available to Open Arms in case people want to donate, but not buy art work. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will match their donation to Open Arms.
Patty Rodgers and Roger Schule – AFAF’s June Artists
Posted on | June 11, 2010 | No Comments
Patricia Rodgers on Patricia Rodgers:
My work is representational but fantastic. My source is the places and things I see around me from which I do sketches. In the studio, I enlarge the sketches onto canvas with pencil and ruler. The most important thing to me in a painting is composition and color. My color choices are vibrant and I work on them and change them until I reach a satisfactory combination. It becomes satisfactory when some colors appear to come forward and some recede, to aid in the feeling of three dimensional spaces. I want my images to be three dimensional and flat abstract at the same time. In this series I chose cityscapes or a combination of interiors and cityscapes because the cube like forms and hard edges lend themselves to the geometric shapes I like to use. I admire the late cubist work of Picasso and the work of the construc- tivists because of their use of ordinary things as subjects. When I am painting, the real place of the sketch is no longer important. The canvas becomes a world of my imagination and creativity. In this way I think the paintings have an unnatural, fantasy about them. See more of my work at the Gallery or go to my website.
Roger Shule has been an art educator for 34 years and recognized as an artistically gifted person since early childhood. The bulk of his work is representational and executed in a variety of mediums. His subject matter consists of barns, farm scenes, vacation locations, local scenes, floral arrangements as well as paintings and 3D art based on matchbook art from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. Roger is past AFAF President and an irreplaceable member of the Antioch Fine Arts Foundation. Learn more about Roger and his art at his website.
Roger’s and Patricia’s show will run the entire month of June at The Gallery, located at 983 Main Street, downtown Antioch , Illinois. For more information about the gallery, call 847-838-2274 during business hours: Th/Fr/Sa 10-4pm , Su 12-4pm.
Meet Mary!
Posted on | May 10, 2010 | No Comments
Artist Mary Telfer (www.telfleur.com) will demonstrate how she paints a
close up view of a flower with Richeson Oil paints (the Shiva series) at the AFAF
May meeting. She’ll also talk about how to mix natural greens.
The Shiva paints were created by an artist out of personal need and passion
in the 1920’s. Today Shiva has gone back to the formula that made them the
leading oil supplier in the 1950’s.
Mary is a nationally recognized artist and a popular art teacher. Her work
has been juried into several national and local (Chicago area) exhibits. She
has been interviewed on Martha Stewart satellite radio channel about the
business of art and is currently writing a book on the same subject. Her
students’ work has flourished in the creative atmosphere of her classes and
workshops.
The AFAF May Meeting will be held at the Antioch Upper Grade School on
800 Highview Drive, in the Art Room. The meeting begins at 6:30.
Hope to see you there!
AFAF Names Lynne Krestan and Nancy Morrissey Artists of the Month for April
Posted on | April 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
Nancy (June-Marie) Morrissey is one of the featured White Room artists for the month April at Antioch Fine Arts Foundation. Nancy, a self-taught artist specialized in portraits of people in a setting of their passion, dreams or future aspirations. Nancy’s display will feature selections from her Civil War and Renaissance series of paintings. Her Civil War series depicts characters caught between devotion to their cause, whether Union or Confederate, and the realization of their personal feelings about war. Her Renaissance series is based upon characters from different Renaissance Faires throughout the years. Nancy’s website is www.june-marie.net.
Lynne Krestan is a self-taught woodcarver, who recreates her original carved illustrations of Aesop’s fables and other stories in cold cast copper. Her inspiration arose from the stories her parents read to her as a child. She hopes people who see her plaques and read the story booklets will be inspired by them as she still is today. Lynne’s website is www.simplewisdomfables.com. Lynne is also editor of the AFAF newsletter.
Nancy’s and Lynne’s show will run the entire month of April at The Gallery, located at 983 Main Street, downtown Antioch , Illinois. For more information about the gallery, call 847-838-2274 during business hours: Th/Fr/Sa 10-4pm , Su 12-4pm.
Children’s Art Classes: Drawing Animals!
Posted on | March 22, 2010 | No Comments
AFAF member Patty Rodgers, BFA, will be teaching a three session class beginning in April on drawing animals. Children will learn to draw three dimensional forms by using stuffed animals as models. Students may bring their own favorite stuffed animal, or use one provided by Patty, and learn proportion, foreshortening, overlapping, line quality, and compositions. Students will then be able to apply what they learn to drawing dogs, cats, or any other pet.
To sign up your children for this fun class, please visit the Antioch Fine Arts Foundation website.
Drawing Animals
Saturdays, 3 sessions, April 10, 17, and 24; 10:00 am – 12 noon
The Antioch Fine Arts Foundation Gallery
Plantable Paper Making Workshop in April
Posted on | March 15, 2010 | No Comments
Plantable seed paper is all the rage right now and is very pricey…. so why not learn to make your own?
AFAF member artist Elizabeth Wank will teach students how to recycle the paper we commonly find in our home or office to create plantable handmade paper. Plant-able handmade paper can be used to make wonderful greeting cards, wedding or baby shower favors, hang tags, wedding confetti, etc.
In this three hour “hands on” workshop each student will learn the basics of making handmade paper, and will make a number of different seed papers, in different colors, shapes, and sizes.
Class size is limited due to the “hands on” nature of this class. For more information on AFAF classes, please visit the Antioch Fine Arts Foundation website.
Plantable Paper Making Workshop
Saturday, April 24
9:00 am – Noon, at the Antioch Fine Arts Gallery
Stained Glass Class starting soon!
Posted on | March 11, 2010 | 1 Comment
AFAF member artist Marjie Krutsch will be teaching a hands-on class introducing students to the basics of stained glass, in her studio on Park Avenue in Antioch, Il., starting on Wed. April 14th. Students will learn how to choose glass, cutting, foiling, soldering, and finishing, and can expect to finish one or two projects. New beginning and advanced classes will repeat every 6 weeks, and days and evenings can be adjusted to accommodate students. For more information on all of the art classes AFAF offers, please check out our website.
Nature Printing – AFAF March Meeting Demo
Posted on | March 8, 2010 | 2 Comments
AFAF member artist Elizabeth Wank will be presenting a demonstration on leaf printing at the March meeting on Tuesday March 9th.Leaf printing, also known as “nature printing,” is art form has been around for centuries. It was used as an early form of embellishment centuries before Christ, and as a method of recording plant specimens by early biologists which is still used today. Nature printing allows artists to see and appreciate nature’s amazing, often overlooked details in a surprising new way.
Elizabeth will be demonstrating how to make leaf prints using printing ink, water colors, and cyanotype fabric. Join us Tuesday, March 9th in the art room of the Upper Grade School in Antioch at 6:30. New members are always welcome!
Watercolor classes coming right up…
Posted on | March 2, 2010 | No Comments
Founding AFAF member artist Roger Shule will be teaching two popular watercolor classes this spring!
Learn to be “free as the wind” as you experiment with flowing color in Roger’s “Skies in Watercolor” class. Wet in wet, resist, blotting, lifting, pouring, and other techniques for painting expressive skies will be covered.
In Roger’s “Abstract Watercolor” class, students will learn what he promises to be a “painless” approach to abstract painting. This technique begins with the drawing of 4 real objects that will become the basis for an abstract experience.
These classes will be held at the Antioch Upper Grade School Art Room, in Antioch, IL, and they start soon! Check out the Antioch Fine Arts Foundation website for details.
AFAF Announces Spring Art Classes!
Posted on | February 23, 2010 | No Comments
Registration for spring art classes for both adults and and children has begun! For more information, check out the Antioch Fine Arts Foundation website, or stop by the Gallery (983 Main Street, Antioch, IL) for an application form.
Interested students can register for classes by mail, phone, or in person. The Gallery is open Thursday – Saturday form 10:00 – 4:00, and Sunday from 12:00 – 4:00. Early registration is encouraged, as class sizes are limited.
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