Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Milwaukee Sketch Club at Mukwonago River on Hwy I 3/15/12



Thank you for the pictures, John!

This Thursday planning to meet in the Elegant Farmer's parking lot, Hwy 83, Mukwonago, at 2:30pm.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Art City Newsletter by Mary Louise Schumacher of MJS

Hello Art City readers,
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design has stepped forward to take a unique leadership position in asking questions about art and the art community. The school is also daring to do what it encourages its students to do all of the time -- fail.
The incredibly ambitious "New Exchanges" show achieved a great deal and failed in some important ways, too. Here's my own take on the show. In the spirit of the dialogue MIAD is trying to foster, I hope you'll share you own thoughts.

Also this week at Art City, I took a look at the new designs for a sleek hotel at Potawatomi. Can a crisp, modern tower fit into the industrial feel of the Menomonee Valley? Here's a peek at my Sunday column.

In other local news, the wonderful Sarah Luther will be part of Present Music's "Around 30" event and concert Saturday evening, a night to celebrate the best and brightest young artists in our community. To get you warmed up, Art City contributor Jessica Steeber visited her studio and posed some questions for our latest edition of Art City Asks.

Local painters Reggie Baylor and Shelby Keefe made announcements this week. Baylor, who is known for transforming his iconic paintings into lots of formats, including coloring books and T-shirts, has a new smart phone app. And Keefe has committed to painting the area's performing arts groups in a painting-a-day challenge.

For a bit of news beyond Wisconsin, the Priztker Prize went to a Chinese architect for the first time, Occupy Wall Street is taking on the art world again, the Ghent Altarpiece is getting up close and personal and the Dot Wars are heating up.

Next week, I'll review the FIX Development, a new, "radically green" building in Walker's Point, among other things.

If you are looking for art to experience this weekend, I'd recommend "Sleeping Inside Our Bodies" at UWM, "Forward" at the Charles Allis, the "New Exchanges" exhibit, which closes after Saturday, and the "Around 30" concert.
Have a great weekend,
Mary Louise Schumacher

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Monday, March 5, 2012

Painting the Poetry of Clouds and Sunlight, March 9


Spacious Skies & Spectacular Sunsets:
Painting the Poetry of Clouds and Sunlight

Great landscape artists throughout history have relied on the exceptional range of atmospheric effects of the sky to create both the emotional tone and drama of light in their artwork.

Join us as we paint step by step in an depth study of extraordinary masterworks of the genre. Through this process we will explore how to see and create the spectrum of subtle hues found in the broad dome of the sky, from rich azures overhead to ethereal cerulean above the horizon. We will also consider the anatomy and classification of clouds while we perceive and paint the prismatic colored layers in a blazing sunset.

When: Friday, March 9th, 10:00 am - 4:00pm (with a 1/2 hr break for lunch)

Where: James Hempel Fine Arts
133 W. Pittsburgh Ave. Studio 503
Milwaukee, WI 53204

Class fee: $50

*A materials list will be sent to those who respond with interest.
jwhempel@hotmail.com

Vernon Marsh off Frog Alley, Thursday 3/1/12




Overcast day. Thank you John for the pictures!

Thinking of returning to Falcon Crest, possibly Thursday or Friday.

"The weather forecast is good, in the forties and sunny. The golden grass was so great when the sun was shining." John

Plein Aire at Falcon View Crest has been tenatively scheduled for Friday March 9 at 2:30pm.