Book Club: “The Last Van Gogh” Feb. 7, 2023

The Last van Gogh by Alyson RichmanHostess- Verna Sheldon Summer, 1890. Van Gogh arrives at Auvers-sur-Oise, a bucolic French village that lures city artists to the country. It is here that twenty-year-old Maurguerite Gachet has grown up, attending to her father and brother ever since her mother’s death. And it is here that Vincent Van… Continue reading Book Club: “The Last Van Gogh” Feb. 7, 2023

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Holiday Lunch

Thank you, John Ford, for contributing these photos of our Annual December Luncheon. It was a festive gathering at the Braised Onion. Vivian Drawneek kept us creatively entertained with a fun drawing game while we waited for our entrees.

First Book Club Meeting – Nov 1, 2022

First OAG Book Club -November 1st, 2022, at Braised Onion in Ocala. Our first book was: “Fake Like Me” by Barbara Bourland was rated by us as a 4 (ratings were 0-5 highest). Summary: this book was very interesting to me as an Artist—I found the Author’s use of colorful phrases and language basically stimulating.… Continue reading First Book Club Meeting – Nov 1, 2022

Dracula! at the Civic Theatre

October 20-23, 2022 The stage at the Ocala Civic Theatre soon will be “darkened” by the performance of Dracula! Ocala Art Group members have had unusual painting parties lately. Their Bats!!! that will hang from the Civic Theatre ceilings and will be for sale during the run of Dracula in October. Several OAG members will… Continue reading Dracula! at the Civic Theatre

Sandra Fox – Silk Painting – Oct. 10, 2022

Sandra provided an opportunity for each of us to paint on a piece of silk during her program! We learned a lot about using resists for silk painting. Even the common Sharpie marker makes an excellent resist for controlled flow of color. Thank you, Sandra for a very informative and most enjoyable silk painting experience!