Weblog
Sunday, 30 March 2008
-
Meet the Member: Katrina Methot Swanson
MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MY ARTWORK: Q. How long does it take you to finish one of your paintings?
A. For a small painting 24-36 hours..for a larger paintings 100-125 hoursQ. What does NWS next to your signature mean?
A. I am a signature member of the National Watercolor Society. My work was chosen among the best submitted and I was awarded the signature membership.
Q. How do you create the realistic feel of your paintings?
A. I use a glazing technique built up by several different layers of colors. Blue, purple, and red give the deeper tones needed to achieve the transparent look. No black paint is used.PHONE: 9402-32-0509
EMAIL: Katrina035@msn.com
WEBSITE: www.katrinamethotswanson.com



Sunday, 23 March 2008
-
Meet the Member: Kay Corbin
From http://www.bellevueartists.com/Gallery/corbin.htmI believe art takes many forms in our lives. Art is the skill acquired by experience, study or observation through learning to see and appreciate. Natural and man made art is the world around us. Everything we see and use was a dream or a creation of someone’s originality. The beauty in the world is waiting for us to react and be creative. I like to draw and paint nature in both realistic and expressive ways.
My current focus has been oils and the change back to oils was incredible inspiration for me.. I turned two of my rooms into a studio and I can completely loose myself in my painting. My painting has grown over the years even though I am a beginner. Art is in the eye of the beholder and seeing what the artist meant is not always what a viewer may see. Each of us brings to a work of art our own individual background and as well as our likes and dislikes.
I hold a Bachelor’s of Science in art from Indiana University. I have enjoyed being creative through out my teaching career. I was able to encourage, direct, and foster the growth of creativity in students with the types of projects and classes I set up. I spent my last four years of teaching, in the art world. I have taught in both elementary and middle school in the Bellevue Community for 30 years and I am now retired from Bellevue Public Schools.
Learning never stops. If you are interested in any of the paintings or painting techniques just give me a call. I am willing to provide private or small groups lessons in several media. I choose to begin with drawing and then take students into other media.Kay Corbin
Artist/teacher
3218 Reed Drive
Bellevue NE 68005
Phone: 402-292-5068
kaypcorbin@cox.net

-
April's Featured Speaker: Peter Yesis
"Realism is the new avant-garde." -Peter Yesis
Peter Yesis - Biographical Information
Celebrate the common. This is the theme woven through the artwork of Midwest oil painter Peter Yesis.
Peter's paintings transform commonplace scenes into images of lasting beauty. A few chairs in the yard or an old
man on a porch become the centerpiece of a work that elevates ordinary life to the extraordinary. Peter's work compels us to slow down and value life as it unfolds right in front of us. “I look for an expression, a scene or a moment that tells an unfinished story. Art is not about magnificence or splendor, but about the unexpected simplicity and honesty of our immediate surroundings.”A native of New Jersey, Peter Yesis demonstrated a natural artistic talent early in life, but not until reaching his fifties did he pursue art on a full time basis. Working directly from his home in Omaha, Nebraska, he renders paintings in a softened, realistic style leaving space for thought and reflection. "Whether I am painting a still-life, a portrait, a figurative or a landscape, my goal is to draw the viewer 's eyes to the underlying sentience of seemingly
common objects and scenes."A number of Peter's pieces are presently exhibited at the So-Oh Art Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska.
His web address is www.peteryesisart.com
His daily blog is www.dailypaintingpractice.blogspot.com
He will be giving a demonstration of one of his daily paintings as well as talking about his experience selling online.
Come and Join Us at our next meeting, April 1.
Saturday, 22 March 2008
-
Meet the Member: Roxanna Mullins
From http://www.bellevueartists.com/Gallery/mullens.htm
Roxanne Mullins is an artist, piano teacher and mot her of two living in the Omaha area. She is a native Nebraskan and has been an artist most of her life. She uses oil and mixed media to express her love of nature and color. Roxanne holds degrees in Studio Art and Art History from Doane College, Crete, Nebraska. Her work has been accepted and has won awards in numerous regional juried shows. Her painting studio is located at the Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St., Omaha, Nebraska 68102.You can view some of her work at www.hotshopsartcenter.com and http://www.bellevueartists.com/Gallery/mullens.htm
Artist Statement
“I love nature, color and shape. I am inspired by all subjects of nature and I enjoy painting them in a bright and stylized manner. Flowers, trees, birds, animals. . . all serve as muses for my artwork. My work has also been influenced by many artists including Chagall, Matisse, O’Keefe, and the iconic figures of Southwestern religious art.”Past exhibitions include Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA; Fred Wells Exhibition, Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE; Art in the Woods-Overland Park, KS; Prairie Lights Show-MONA, Kearney, NE; Wings Over the Platte Show, Stuhr Museum, Grand Island, NE; Cathedral Arts Flower Festival, Omaha, and solo shows at Doane College, Crete, NE and Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE.
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” –Aristotle
Phone: 402-292-5390
Email: PMullins1@cox.net



