November meeting

What:   General meeting
When:  Saturday, November 2, 10 AM to 12 noon
Where: Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach

This Saturday we welcome Jackie Hird from the St. Johns Cultural Council, with another interesting presentation from the Council.

Her topic will be:

How to Sell your Artwork Online  

This will touch on different social media, pros and cons of each, costs, etc.

Social media can be an absolute minefield difficult to navigate and I'm sure we all have interest in this topic and probably lots of questions! So write down your questions now so you can be prepared to look for some answers on Satuday.

Donna's workshop

(photo courtesy of Kathleen Trued)

This past weekend we were lucky to have Donna Grasso present a one-day workshop for us at the North Shores Community Center in Vilano Beach.

(photo courtesy of Kathleen Trued)

Donna is an amazing local artist who works in various mediums including pastel.  Her topics were the importance of composition, and drawing from life.

(photo courtesy of Kathleen Trued)

The North Shores Community Center is quite a nice venue with beautiful light and a good kitchen.

(photo courtesy of Kathleen Trued)

We had a good turnout of artists and I hope that everyone enjoyed their day.

(photo courtesy of Kathleen Trued)

The afternoon session saw everyone working from life on a still life, and I hope all got to put into practice the lessons and tips from the morning.

(photo courtesy of Kathleen Trued)

FSCJ Show

Our show at the Florida State College of Jacksonville, at the Deerwood Campus is a beautiful display of our skills and talents. The staff at FSCJ did a wonderful job of displaying our work in this great well-lit venue. However, sorry to say, the opening reception was not well attended, possibly due to the stormy weather. 
The winner of the People's Choice Award was Betsey Hogan for 'Ocher Field'.  Wonderful news --There was one sale during the reception. That was 'Forest Floor' by Richard Lundgren. Congratulations Betsey and Richard! 
I hope you all get a chance to view the show before it closes on December 9.

People's Choice, Ocher Field by Betsey Hogan