Visual Art League of Lewisville

A Special Thanks to our members, Wanda Grice, Murthy Mantha, Cheryl White, Courtney White, Dulce Ruque, Lorraine Hayes, Lelia Crandford, Val Corwin, Meg Smith, Tina Alvarez, Joe Seiler, Daren Fagan, Mary Carradine, Beth Dilley, Helen Carter, R’Lene Winters, Dan Coughlin, Meg Smith Ken Adair, Elaine Nienkampe, our summer intern, Sara Corwin, and non-members Jim Wear, Dan Carter, Don Corwin, Adam Corwin, and Mrs. Coughlin for helping make Fresh Ideas 2011 possible.

Below are some action pictures of the show being staged in the MCL Grand Art Gallery.

Wanda Grice Painting a pedestal with shoe polish

Tina Alverez getting ready to attack another wall

Dan Carter and Joe Seiler choosing their measuring tools

NOTE: Please be sure to email your tag and bio info to Colleen Drew no later than 1 week prior to installation.

August 13, 2011 2:00 pm to August 14, 2011 12:00 pm

All VAL Photographers,

Our second annual photography show is getting closer! The Drop off dates for Through the Looking Glass: Abstract Impressionism and Surrealism in Photography are going to be Saturday, August 13 from 2 to 8pm and on Sunday, August 14 from 9am -12pm. These dates and times are firm due to the fact that the show will be hung that Sunday evening and all of the volunteers will be running on a tight schedule. I look forward to seeing all of the amazing images that I know you are all creating! I have included definitions of some terms that I have gotten some questions about, and a very interesting article that is sure to get your creative juices flowing. Please follow this link to find some invaluable info on surrealism in photography. You can also find a wealth of images to inspire you simply by google image searching abstract photography or surrealism in photography.

Some artists that might inspire you are:

• Jerry Uehlsman
• David LaChapelle
• Gregory Crewdson
• Loretta Lux
• Don Thorpe

Remember – all submitted images must fall into the following categories.

Abstract

-adjective

1. thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
2. expressing a quality or characteristic apart from any specific object or instance, as justice, poverty and speed.
3. theoretical; not applied or practical: abstract science.

Impressionism

1. a movement in French painting, developed in the 1870s chiefly by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Sisley, having the aim of objectively recording experience by a system of fleeting impressions, especially of natural light effects
2. the technique in art, literature, or music of conveying experience by capturing fleeting impressions of reality or of mood

Surrealism

1. - n ( sometimes capital ) a movement in art and literature in the 1920s, which developed especially from DADA, characterized by the evocative juxtaposition of incongruous images in order to include unconscious and dream elements

Thanks, Everyone and once again I can’t wait to see what you are creating for this show! Any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Arthur Graye — Photographer, Visual Artist and VAL Secretary [ arthurgraye.com ]

Photo by prozac1

May 14, 2011 7:00 pm to June 25, 2011 6:00 pm

Beth Dilley and VAL Member Show “Pitcher in a Picture” exhibits