Welcome to the Grand Junction Brush & Palette Club
The Brush & Palette Club meets on the third Thursday of the month at 1:00 p.m. at the Art Center, 7th & Orchard, Grand Junction, CO. The meeting starts with a short discussion on club events and member voting on the mini-show (club members are asked to bring a recently completed painting for the show). It is followed by a program at 1:30.
All meetings, workshops, and demonstrations are open to the public. Members receive a discount for paid events.
Keep on painting!
Brush and Palette Club Member Artwork
B&P Members: Helen Stenmark and Linda Dembitsky. Artwork by Connie Syas at Lincoln Park barn.
Paint/Draw at Michaels
The Brush and Palette Club has reserved the classroom at Michaels every Friday afternoon from 1pm until 3pm. It is free studio time for anyone who would like to participate.
read moreLinda Armstrong, February 21, 1pm at the art center, acrylic
Linda Armstrong's love affair with art began in childhood when she and her mother accompanied her father, Charles F. Keck, on weekend 'sketching trips" in southern California. She attended Watercolor Society shows and toured art museums before she could read. In...
read moreSeirrha Key, March 21, 1pm at the art center, printmaking
April 18, Focus on Composition in Still Life with Julia Davis, Main St. Bagels, 1pm
This month we will set up a still-life at Main Street Bagles, 559, Main Street, in the back room, with instruction from Julia Davis on composition. Everyone is welcome to attend, paint, draw, or just watch as we attempt to conquer the still-life. There will be a...
read moreElisabeth Abel, May 16, 1pm at the art center, painting with glass and sand
Terrie Lombardi Workshop Notes
What does a judge look for in a painting? "Composition" - stay out of the center "Shapes" - shapes are unique and different "Lines" - lead you through a painting "Edges" - hard to soft; soft edges around the outside and harder in the interior and at the focal point...
read moreNancy’s Post: Jac Kephart Workshop
Jac Kephart provided a two day workshop over January 23 and 24 to a packed gallery of 18 eager participants (sponsored by the Grand Junction Brush & Palette Group). As Bob Martin said, "He is one of the most benevolent artists I have encountered," and never were...
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