- Art Challenge
Each monthly Guild meeting has an assigned topic challenging members to create art with that topic in mind. The art can be newly created or a past painting, photo, sculptor, etc.
The art does not have to be framed, it can be a quick sketch or illustration, etc., easy-peasy. During the monthly meeting, members vote for their favorite art. The chosen artist will have his/her picture with the art and a short artist statement placed in the Brighton Art Guild website and in the Newsletter for all to see.
August Challenge: no challenge due to Brighton Wine Arts and Music Festival
September Challenge: "Sanctuary" - this Challenge is coordinated with a "Sanctuary" CoBACH exhibition. Bring in your Sanctuary artwork to the General Meeting on September 4 and be part of the CoBACH exhibit. Drop off your Sanctuary pieces on Thursday, September 5 before 11 am if you can't make it to the meeting and still want to be in the exhibition.
If possible please send jpg of your artwork to pameladay@ameritech.net ahead of time.
October Challenge: no challenge due to 20th Anniversary Celebration at Brewery Becker
November Challenge: 'Harvest"
Each monthly Guild meeting has an assigned topic challenging members to create art with that topic in mind. The art can be newly created or a past painting, photo, sculptor, etc.
The art does not have to be framed, it can be a quick sketch or illustration, etc., easy-peasy. During the monthly meeting, members vote for their favorite art. The chosen artist will have his/her picture with the art and a short artist statement placed in the Brighton Art Guild website and in the Newsletter for all to see.
August Challenge: no challenge due to Brighton Wine Arts and Music Festival
September Challenge: "Sanctuary" - this Challenge is coordinated with a "Sanctuary" CoBACH exhibition. Bring in your Sanctuary artwork to the General Meeting on September 4 and be part of the CoBACH exhibit. Drop off your Sanctuary pieces on Thursday, September 5 before 11 am if you can't make it to the meeting and still want to be in the exhibition.
If possible please send jpg of your artwork to pameladay@ameritech.net ahead of time.
October Challenge: no challenge due to 20th Anniversary Celebration at Brewery Becker
November Challenge: 'Harvest"
Deb Guidot won July’s monthly challenge theme of “Water.”
Artist’s Statement
The Shape of Water II is a water color using thin multiple washes layered on top of each other, wet on dry. Resist was used to maintain the white paper color for the splash using a toothbrush, an atomizer and a ruling pen, to define some of my more delicate shapes. The remainder of the white are areas that I do not paint.
My painting is a response to the spontaneous flow of watercolor being transformed into the energy of the water breaking into a wave; how I would use the media to show that energy.
This painting is actually a compilation of several different photos. I teach at Washtenaw Community College and one of the things my students wanted to learn was how to paint water. In addition to water, I wanted to show them how to take more than one reference photo and combine them to come up with their own composition.
As a young child, I was that kid in class who was not paying attention and getting into trouble because I was always drawing. My interest in art continued all through my schooling and led to earning a BFA. After graduating I was seduced into going into business and doing commercial art and that continued for a number of years, architectural renderings, that kind of thing. After my children came along, I worked part time.
Both my children who are quite talented, hated art during their middle school years due to the teachers they had. That was the impetus to go back to school, get my Masters, a teaching degree and start teaching, which continues to this day.
Artist’s Statement
The Shape of Water II is a water color using thin multiple washes layered on top of each other, wet on dry. Resist was used to maintain the white paper color for the splash using a toothbrush, an atomizer and a ruling pen, to define some of my more delicate shapes. The remainder of the white are areas that I do not paint.
My painting is a response to the spontaneous flow of watercolor being transformed into the energy of the water breaking into a wave; how I would use the media to show that energy.
This painting is actually a compilation of several different photos. I teach at Washtenaw Community College and one of the things my students wanted to learn was how to paint water. In addition to water, I wanted to show them how to take more than one reference photo and combine them to come up with their own composition.
As a young child, I was that kid in class who was not paying attention and getting into trouble because I was always drawing. My interest in art continued all through my schooling and led to earning a BFA. After graduating I was seduced into going into business and doing commercial art and that continued for a number of years, architectural renderings, that kind of thing. After my children came along, I worked part time.
Both my children who are quite talented, hated art during their middle school years due to the teachers they had. That was the impetus to go back to school, get my Masters, a teaching degree and start teaching, which continues to this day.