GVAL Benefit Show and Sale 2013

The Gilbert Visual Art League 5x7 Benefit Show and Sale

turned out great.  The Gilbert art walk and farmers market

were right across the street and Postino Wine Cafe has

wonderful bruschetta that we sampled throughout the day.

You can't beat our weather in November!  Any paintings that were not

sold will be offered at a later venue.  Please visit my web site to

view or purchase my paintings http://www.maryopat.com

Gilbert Beautification Award

Here is the Gilbert Beautification Award 2013.  I was

tempted to take it home, but I think a better

spot will be at American Legion Post 39, where the mural and pocket

park is located.  Skip is building a display case for it and it

can be appreciated by the members who were so nice and helpful to me

while I was working there. 

A few photos from the Bruce Marion "Breakout Workshop" Nov 9th and 10th

Receiving instruction on the portrait 

Me making and executive decision on my happy little painting

 Bev, Jean, Barb, me, Jim and Bruce taking a lunch break

I made a new friend

Congrats Barb Janecka

Congratulations to Barb Janecka on her Gilbert Visual Arts League

"Artist of the Month" ribbon!  A well deserved honor and beautiful

painting.  Barb will be one of many artists who have contributed

paintings to the 5x7 GVAL benefit this Saturday.  Click

on the photo below for info.

Paintings from the Breakout Workshop

I spent last weekend at Bruce Marion Studio's "Breakout Workshop"

in Chandler.  We finished five large paintings and here are

two of them.  Each of the five were done using different methods and produced

different looks.  I'll post photos from the class and more of my finished

paintings in a few days.  It was a fun workshop and we worked so fast that

there was no time to think or plan ahead.  It's a good way to get the creative

juices flowing! 

GVAL Meeting

Rather than have a speaker/presenter last night at the Gilbert Visual Art

League monthly meeting, we invited members to bring supplies and 5x7 inch

panels and work on paintings for the fundraiser on Nov. 16th.  It was a fun

social gathering called the Lush and Brush (a few bottles of wine and

yummie snacks were brought).  The night was a hit and it was fun to see

the variety of painting styles used by the members.  There were at

least 150 finished paintings turned in and many more to come.  If

you live in the area, drop by Postino Wine Cafe on Sat. Nov. 16th!
To visit my web site, follow this link http://www.maryopat.com