Demonstrations
The Grand Junction Brush and Palette Club offers demonstrations and one or two-day workshops throughout the club year. Local artists teach a variety of skills including, composition, technique with varied media. Everyone is welcome. Costs vary. Members receive a discount. Check back often for updates.
September 20, Jody Ahrens, 1pm at the art center, glazing
Jody Ahrens is an experimental artist. Her current abstracted landscape paintings frequently start with plein air oil studies or photographs that focus on capturing a feeling or mood. In the studio, she uses colored pencils to convert the traditional landscape objects...
Cassie Gobbo, October 18, multi-media, 1pm at the art center
Cassie Gobbo has had a difficult and interesting life. She uses art as her self-motivation, escape and for growth/therapy. Her passion for art led to a BA in Media Arts and Animation in 2009. She works professionally as an artist, and art teacher, and has been in...
Paint/draw, November 15, location tba
Members art show with $60 in prizes plus food and drink, December 20, 1pm at the art center
Bring your artwork to this meeting for prizes and critiques.There will be food and drink provided by the board, and (6) ten dollar prizes awarded. Everyone votes for six of their favorite artworks, and later we talk about art and maybe even give some helpful critiques...
Vinje Lawson, January 17, 1pm at the art center, ink on foil
Linda Armstrong, February 21, 1pm at the art center, acrylic
Seirrha Key, March 21, 1pm at the art center, printmaking
Susan Metzger, April 18, 1pm at the Blue Pig Gallery in Palisade, batik/encaustic
Susan Metzger fell in love with batik while living in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The cracking that occurs in batik seemed to her to be the perfect way to interpret the age and beauty of the old manors and plantations that dot the island of St. Croix. She also uses the...