Art Group Exhibit MMA = The Joys of Art

Coming up NEXT Week!! March 11.  I will be co-ordinating and helping hang a group

show in Westminster Hall at the First Presbyterian Church of Yellow Springs.  

We will have many mediums represented in this lovely exhibit - pastel, computer

art, watercolor, colored pencil, fabric art quilts, acrylic and mixed media. 

Artists - Toni, Brian, Mary, Sue, Libby, Theresa, Ron, Angie, Mary Beth, Marti, 

Margrit, Ruth, Kathryn and Fran....maybe more? will be in the show.

The show will be in place through April 30.  Many pieces will be for sale and 

patrons can contact the artist directly to purchase.  Some of the artists will give 

the proceeds or a portion to the church from purchases.

Monday Morning Artists meet the first Monday of the month at 9:30 to create, 

critique, talk about art, opportunities, encourage artistic expression, etc.  You

are invited to join us.

                        Please join us for our Artist Reception! 

Sunday, March 17 at 11:45 = St Patricks Day

for Irish Music, Food & Fellowship

               

'Seneca Lake'  watercolor 16x20  $450

Here's what I'll put in the Reflections Show at YS Arts Council July 17-August 16.  This hung in the Western Ohio WC Society exhibit in Troy in 2014.  See monmornartist.blogspot.com for more information.

Next week - coming up - a mini-workshop on Painting flowers in WC at the YS Senior Center at 2:45pm, Friday, June 5.  I will bring supplies but feel free to bring your own brushes if desired.  Donations gladly accepted to help offset my costs....

oh - just took work down to the Would You, Could You gallery for their Miniature Show...opening Friday, June 19 during the YS Art Stroll...

ok - one more thing - I'm reading the newest Artist Magazine and love the illustrations of Lucile Prache of recipes.....

http://www.lucileprache.com/recipe-illustrations-4/ 

Upcoming events and classes with...me!

I'll be teaching a few classes soon..the first is an exploration of watercolor techniques and materials at the YSArts Council - May 17, 2-5p for $20 Contact YSAC ysartcouncil.org.
   I'll also teach my second class at YS senior Center...this time on "Flowers in WC" on a donation basis...bring your supplies to paint with me..I'll bring paper.
  In June, I'm helping put up a display for Monday Morning Artist group at the YS Library.
  In July MMA will host a group show  of "Reflections" with an opening 7/17, 6-9p at YSAC. I'll teach a class Sat., 7/18, 2-3p "Watercolor Tricks" for $12 pp.  Many others in the group will teach classes too! Yuki Hall, Sandy Kinnamon, Mary Cargan...even a kid-class with Clara Rose...: )

 Happy Spring...

Painting flowers with Hake brushes

  I took a workshop recently with S Korean artist Buong-Kil Joung. He worked with wide Hake brushes, sweeping color onto the stretched watercolor paper and adding multiple layers to refine the shapes and colors.
  In his last demo, he did an exquisite painting of the 'lowly' yet intricately beautiful thistle. We all thought that he must surely have used miskit to retain the crisp whites of bristles. However, he showed us that he brushed in the main shape structure and continued to cut in with a succession of color to find the bristle shapes...negative painting.
It is inate for us to paint positively, not the shape around or in between the object. I am consciously trying to be more aware of the relationship of positive/negative space now...
  Here is my latest piece...fun!

Flowers for today. WC....L Rudolf

Collaging and Collecting..

I have begun collage painting anew since I signed up to lead a book project at the local elementary.. The book will be all about the way we get energy from the foods we grow in a garden, etc  - should be fun. I need to figure out how to get 19 first graders to do components of each page together - it'll work out.

"the world came to Haiti's side to help"
collage by Libby Rudolf

   Here's a piece I created for the YS Arts Council show 'Art For Change'. In 2011, when Haiti was struck by an earthquake , I held a tie-dye sock making to raise funds...aeveral local shops sold our socks and we raised about $400. Maybe you can see the tiny spirits..surrounding the island with loving care. Look closely. The piece will be on exhibit at YS Arts Council with opening gala on 2/15.

   Here too is a photo of fabrics my generous friend Yuki brought to give away during our ourgathering..Monday Morning Artists. I immediately called my quilting friends...who rushed in to collect!  Pam Geisel was already planning to come.  Yuki hand dyed these cottons and also offered art quilting books.  She will bring more to the Fairborn Art Association meeting tomorrow...looking forward to it!

creating together inspires

Monday Morning Artists

viewing a Chihuli exhibit...

I met today with artist friends to work on our respective projects - about 10 gathered.  I played with my chinese inks and rice paper - painted a nude and a friend's face.   As I looked around the table, I saw such a variety of beautiful souls - knitting, painting in watercolors, pastels, colored pencils, oil paints, one organized bits and pieces of photos that inspire into a notebook - we all talked of art and life.  My friend Moira came simply because I saw a wonderful knitting she posted on facebook - I texted to come on down to our gathering.  sweet

Most happily, one of the artists has wall that she will loan me for an upcoming show!  I hope that I can give her something she will appreciate, in gratitude.

The world is giving, yet it takes away as well...carry on
and expect joy around the corner.

'Exuberance' Show - paintings, quilts, workshops and more...

The show is doing well.  It will be up through Saturday, July 14.  I teach a workshop from 2-3p this coming saturday, June 23, from 2-3p on 'Watercolor Sketches'.  We'll have fun!

I checked out one of the members' blog and saw this bit of news....How awesome that Pam has quilts spread far and wide - in 6 shows?! 

  Two of them are in the Exuberance Show at the YS Arts Council space with our group, the Monday Morning Artists.  See Pam's stuff at For Quilts Sake. 

Here is a picture of the group - Y.S. Woodwind Quintet - that played at our opening. They performed beautiful music, despite the weather being in the mid-90s. 

Exuberance Show Opening tonight! 6-9p - come on down

Here's a little sketch I did of the YS Arts Council space where I've been laboring to put together a group show with fellow artists.  We've got it up beautifully, YSAC has been very supportive and loads of good nosh is coming to fill our tables for the opening tonight....music too! 

Come enjoy an air-conditioned space - and lots of wonderful artwork.

 PS - I'm teaching a 'Watercolor Sketching' workshop on Saturday, June 23 from 2-3pm   - $10 pp     sign up tonight!

xox, Libby

a loosely painted mountain scene

Here is one of the peices I painted last week...it felt great to put in the strong colors...paint in an expressive way...not too finicky.  I am determined to dash out a few plein-aire sessions between the raindrops of this soggy spring!
yes - that's my thumb on the bottom - not too pro, but I wanted to get this little beauty out to you : )

"Flower Power" at the Emporium

Come see beautiful flower-oriented art at the Emporium/Underdog Cafe in Y.S, through January.  We're doing a reception this coming saturday from 5-7pm.  If you'd like, bring a canned good to donate to the local food pantry

Here is my painting next to Ann Gayek's.  We painted at the Tecumseh Land Trust  planted land - Whitehall Farm.