Author: Jean
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Repeat performance at the Fort Sunday 9/11
Are we meeting at the same place as last weekend? Remember there is free parking at the Castillo’s parking lot on Sundays. The weather is cooler now, so sketching should be more comfortable. Perhaps we should dedicate this sketch session to the memory of those who suffered the tragedy of 9/11. Maybe sketch in silence.
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Inspiration Recap
A big thanks to those who attended Friday’s meeting! I forgot my camera, so no images for this post. The topic was inspiration, and attendees made connections between Edward Hopper from the ’30s, several Illustrators, different Impressionists, Realists, and a spin with printmaking and photography. I spent some time sharing the history of Robert Ripley…
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A doodle for Hot Shot Bakery
Thanks to Sherry of “Hot Shot Bakery” and Mark with “The Market” for supporting local artists. When this is finished it will be her promo card.
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Robert Ripley, a self-taught artist
Our next meeting for the Anonymous Society of Artists will be about “inspiration.” I’d like to take a minute to warm you up to the idea of Robert Ripley as an artist. He started drawing political cartoons for the San Francisco Chronicle in the early 1900s. The style he adopted was copied from his peers…
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Next Sunday Sketch Series, August 7th
On Sunday, August 7th, at 8 a.m. we will meet at the parking lot of Mission Nombre de Dios and set up in the shade of the shrine for sketching and painting. This location is sacred ground for the Catholic Church and it is our privilege to honor it with quiet reverence. For directions and…
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Fourth Meeting Announcement
PRESS RELEASE For release on August 1st, 2011 St. Augustine’s Anonymous Society of Artists will hold their next meeting on Friday, August 26th from 6pm until 8pm. The location will be 3 Cordova Street, St. Augustine FL, 32084 – the Ripley’s Red Sightseeing Train building next to Ann O’Malley’s Pub downtown. We will discuss artistic…
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June 25th Portrait Party
A productive portrait party with attendees sketching with charcoal, pencil, pastels and obscure Japanese colored pencil.