Author: Michael
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Figure & Gesture Drawing Tool
Figure & Gesture Drawing Tool Need it be said? Nothing compares to life drawing from a live model. But maybe there’s no life drawing class in your town. Or maybe there is a class, but it’s too expensive. Or maybe you can afford the class, but you want more practice before you draw in a…
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Conrad van Wyk
Drawings by Conrad van Wyk Prompted by Jean and R. B., I stopped by the Plaza de la Constitución on Sunday afternoon to see the work of local artist Conrad van Wyk. Conrad sells prints of his artwork under the covered area facing the Bridge of Lions. Have a look at his outstanding draftsmanship the next…
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Second Sunday on Magnolia Avenue
Three Anonymous Artists settled along the curbside of Magnolia Avenue on Sunday morning to share the challenge of rendering the foliated street. Each of us worked in acrylic and composed our own one point perspective painting of the view while sharing stories, laughs and insights. Next week we were scheduled to paint the San Sebastian…
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Magnolia Avenue for Sunday, July 15 and 22
Running alongside St. Augustine’s Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is one of our town’s most beautiful streets, Magnolia Avenue. An arching live oak canopy has turned the wide avenue into a well-shaded tunnel. We’ll be here for the next two Sundays, July 15th and 22nd. Please find parking on a side street or within the…
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Sunday Session at North Holiday Lake
The shaded, paved pathway alongside North Holiday Lake in St. Augustine Shores was an ideal spot for Sunday’s drawing and painting session. We set up a safe distance from the swarms of mosquitoes and enjoyed the cool morning breeze, well caffeinated coffee and the company of other artists. Look for us next Sunday beneath the…
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Meeting Tonight at Ann O’Malley’s and Other Upcoming Events
In conjunction with St. Augustine’s First Friday Artwalk, the Anonymous Society of Artists will hold its monthly meeting from 7pm to 8pm tonight at Ann O’Malley’s Deli & Pub. We will use this opportunity to catch up with one another, plan future group activities and welcome new artists. Also during the meeting our group’s founders…
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First Sunday at Vaill Point
The Anonymous Society of Artists returned to Vaill Point Park this morning, one of the first locations we visited when we began drawing and painting en plein air just one year ago. For this session we set up camp on a wooden deck overlooking the mouth of Moultrie Creek and stayed until the temperature rose…
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Today’s Drawing and Painting Session is Canceled
Our plan was to meet and work under clear skies at Vaill Point Park this morning, but Tropical Storm Debby has other ideas for us. Our revised plan is to sleep in and try again next week. As a result, we will move our schedule back one week. Our revised schedule is below. Stay dry…
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Second Sunday at Vilano Boat Ramp
Southern rock was blaring from the boat ramp’s bait shack yesterday morning, so we relocated to a dirt road just a short distance away and settled in a spot facing the Fountain of Youth and Mission of Nombre de Dios. For the next two Sundays, June 24 and July 1, we’ll be returning to one…
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First Sunday at the Vilano Boat Ramp
With an overcast sky following several days of rain, the marsh grasses were intensely green for the Anonymous Society of Artists’ first plein air session at the Vilano Boat Ramp. We’ll be returning to this site this coming Sunday, June 17, at 9:00am. Since the tide will be high in the morning, we may choose…