Matinee outing -September 25th , 2021 OAG is heading to the MOVIES!!!! What better way to spend an afternoon ? Grabbing a bite and then heading to a CLASSIC MOVIE? We want to see our lovely OAG Art Show inspired by the Beatles Movie:” A Hard Day’s Night”. Some of us are going to meet at… Continue reading Lunch and a Movie! Sept 25, 2021
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Classic Movie Challenge
September 2021 We set up a “spur of the moment” NEW scheduled event: we plan on attending TOGETHER a Classic Beatles’ Movie date at the Marion Theater …. Watch for date and time– quick lunch locally then do the $5 Matinee….Hope you can make it!!!! Lee How many of these can you match up with… Continue reading Classic Movie Challenge
June Luncheon- June 9, 2021
Installation of Officers at Braised Onion Luncheonclick below to see the 1 minute video…. A Message from new OAG President Leona (Lee) Asta June 2021…was an exciting month for me!!! On the FIRST of the month, I stepped into the shoes left behind by our DEAR outgoing President Sharon Harris. Sharon gave us a strong term… Continue reading June Luncheon- June 9, 2021
Dana Fox Jenkins “Watercolor Sketchbooks/Journals”- January 13, 2020
Dana Jenkins demonstration focused on her travel journals that are brilliantly colored and evocative. A few sample pages from her journals are shown below. To complement her friend Dana’s demo, OAG member and Program coordinator Milly Sheffer showed how to make our own journals from scratch using bits of fabrics, cardboard, and leftover watercolor paper.… Continue reading Dana Fox Jenkins “Watercolor Sketchbooks/Journals”- January 13, 2020
“That’s Life” Exhibit May, 2019
Ocala Art Group Exhibit “That’s LIFE!” at Brick City Center for the Arts May 3 – June 1, 2019.
The Figure in Pastel
“Pastel simplifies the craft of applying color in art. The mechanics of drawing with a stick of pastel is much like sketching with a pencil only in color and a plus is no solvents or water needed. Cleanup is washing your hands!” Don Borie Don says, “Drawing and painting to include the character or actions… Continue reading The Figure in Pastel
Plagiarism and Appropriation in Art
The Paradox of Originality Guest lecturer Kyle Novak traced appropriation by artists from cubist collages and Picasso’s works that borrowed from African art. Kyle cited works of Richard Hamilton acclaimed for the earliest “pop art”; Roy Lichtenstein who appropriated images from comic books and ads, often cropping and enlarging to create stunning compositions. Andy Warhol… Continue reading Plagiarism and Appropriation in Art