June 2024 News and Notes
Spring Nest by Marla Mears
For Art and Joy go together, with bold openness, and high head, and ready hand - fearing nought, and dreading no exposure.
James McNeil Whistler
FROM THE QUOTABLE ARTIST, BY PEGGY HADDEN
Tuesday July 2nd, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
The “New Members” Gallery Show will be up!
Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, and meet new members as we hand out awards!
AARON S. BIVINS
Take Your Painting to the Next Level:
TWO-DAY ACRYLIC PAINTING WORKSHOP
JULY 19–20, 2024
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. | Toledo Artists' Club
Toledo Artists' Club members $235.00
Others $275.00
Urban Structures and Landscapes Show
August 4, 2024–October 2, 2024
Open to everyone
Legislative Assembly of Toronto by Nancy Light
August 4, 2024–October 2, 2024
Open to everyone
Online entries open Wednesday, June 5, 2024 to Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
Elaine's Children's Art Camp
July 8 to 12 at the club
Cost $8.00 (cash or check) at the door. All supplies provided. For more information, or to
Pre-register for the first class, contact Elaine.
Portrait of Gabriel Bernard de Rieux
by Maurice Quentin de la Tour
1739–1741, Pastel and gouache, 79 × 59 inches
Getty Museum Collection
This large, full-length portrait, still in its original, massive gilt frame, was assembled from separate sheets of paper laid on canvas and drawn entirely in pastel. The most sought-after portraitist of his day, La Tour worked exclusively in pastel, producing likenesses of the nobility and the wealthy middle class that were applauded for both their technical mastery and their astonishing verisimilitude. In fact, one contemporary critic marveled that such a work as this portrait could be created using crayons. Learn more about the portrait here.
The Artist
Self Portrait, Maurice Quentin de la Tour, 1737, Pastel on Board
18 x 22 inches
Toledo Museum of Art
