Visual Art League of Lewisville

Darla Bostick – a Demonstration with Watercolor and Tissue Paper

October 11, 2011 – 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Darla Bostick will give a demonstration with Watercolor and Tissue Paper on Tuesday evening, October 11 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

Darla is a Denton, TX resident and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Texas Tech University in 1976. She has been involved in the arts since that time as an art educator in Des Moines, Iowa, Houston, and Denton, Texas.

In her personal work she finds the greatest challenge and satisfaction in watercolors and photography. Love of travel is evidenced primarily in her photographic images which later inspire paintings in watercolor with mixed media. Since painting on site is not always convenient when traveling, Darla began using the camera as a sketchbook to capture the colors of a region, its architecture, unique landscapes and the people’s daily lives. She has traveled to about 50 countries at last count. http://www.darlabostick.com

September 7, 2010

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Art Talk: Colleen Drew will discuss about the process of migrating from film to digital photography.

June 1, 2010 Art Talk

Visual Art League members enjoyed the exciting, interesting and humorous narrative delivered by Fred Gardner — ArtFest 2008 Featured Artist. Fred shared his stories on how he developed his love for wood and people that later evolved into his own unique, rare and intense art — he simply calls “CUTZ”. His process begins with a sketch, which he skillfully scrolls with a saw out of wood, paints with vivid colors, mounts and then displays.

Learn more about Fred Gardner at neighborsgo.com

View the art talk photos » | Watch the video »

Last March 6, 7 p.m. at the VAL Gallery, Don Van Radke talked about the history behind figure painting, starting with the Altamira cave paintings, followed by a discussion on how that history relates to his work, and his work in general.

Don has been teaching painting and drawing courses at the Texas Women’s University since 1984. He earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees of fine art in painting from University of North Texas. Don previously worked in oils, but uses acrylics exclusively at this time.

• View the photos on VAL’s online gallery
• View the video slideshow
  A pop-up window will open where the video will start playing. If the video does not start playing, click on the middle of the pop-up window to activate the video. This video requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Download it now »

Last March 6, 7 p.m. at the VAL Gallery, Don Van Radke talked about the history behind figure painting, starting with the Altamira cave paintings, followed by a discussion on how that history relates to his work, and his work in general.

Don has been teaching painting and drawing courses at the Texas Women’s University since 1984. He earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees of fine art in painting from University of North Texas. Don previously worked in oils, but uses acrylics exclusively at this time.

• View the photos on VAL’s online gallery
• View the video slideshow
  A pop-up window will open where the video will start playing. If the video does not start playing, click on the middle of the pop-up window to activate the video. This video requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Download it now »