July 2024 News and Notes

Paul Brand • July 2, 2024

A Family Stroll by Suzanne Gwodz

We belong to our time. We share its opinions, preferences and delusions. All artists bear the mark of their time, and the great artists are the ones in whom the mark lies deepest.

Henri Matisse

FROM THE QUOTABLE ARTIST, BY PEGGY HADDEN

A fundraiser benefiting the Parkinson Foundation of NWO
and the Toledo Artists’ Club.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024, 6 P.M.–9 P.M.
Toledo Country Club | 3949 River Road, Toledo, Ohio

An evening of fine cuisine, fine art, and socializing.

Featuring Aaron Bivins and the Toledo Artists’ Club.

All works exhibited are available for purchase that evening.

Prospecus Paint the Town

Teri Utz Bersee oil and soft pastel pieces in a solo show at the Maumee Branch Library until July 30.

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Teri with examples of her work from her website.

Teri Utz Bersee Home Page

Figure Drawing with Michelle Arnold Paine

Toledo Artists' Club

TUESDAY, August 6th, 6:30-9:00 p m

Join other artists for a monthly evening of life drawing from a live, undraped model. Poses will range from 1 minute to 60 minutes. Tables and chairs are available to use. Bring your own drawing materials and easel (if you need an easel). Cost is $10 for each 2.5 hour session. Relaxed, respectful, non-judgmental atmosphere. No instruction, just people who love drawing the human figure.

Exhibition at the Art Supply Depo Sylvania

July 5 to 26

Hello TAC members! Please attend the opening reception for a unique collection of paintings by Bowling Green artist Doug Vanderzwart. The opening reception is this Friday, July 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 as a part of the Redbird Sylvania Art Walk.

Doug is a wood carver and painter. He combines super thick Golden gel medium with paint and paper and other media to make portions of his paintings three-dimensional. He also hand makes each of his frames, and will sometimes carve the edge of the frame to extend the image of the painting into the frame.

In all of my years as an artist, I’ve never seen anything like it. I think it’s really interesting and inspirational. Please stop by if you’re able, or stop out anytime before July 26 to look at his work.

Jules Webster

Review of Nancy Reyner's YouTube Video "How to Apply Gold Leaf"

Video and Book Reviews: an occasional feature in the Sketchpad

I have been considering adding gold or metal leaf to my paintings, because of the striking effects that can be achieved with metal leaf. I came across an excellent YouTube video by Nancy Reyner (link below). Nancy carefully explains how to apply and work with metal leaf while creating artwork. Her video presentation is well organized, providing clear step by step demonstrations applying leaf to artists' panels, and introducing and critiquing the needed materials.She also references a book she published on the topic, Acrylic Illuminations, which is available in paper or ebook form on Amazon.

Paul Brand