Muddy River Art Association

03/06/2024

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12/15/2018

We had a good time at the November meeting! Ginnie Conway gave an explanation of how alcohol inks became an art medium and how to use them. Then we experimented with various techniques on paper and tile. There were three visitors at the meeting, including a young man who shared his intricate drawings with us. Making something during the meeting was enjoyable. Thanks, Ginny!

02/22/2018

Yesterday we had our monthly meeting at South Fork Recreation Center in Winston-Salem. Jim Carpenter was our guest speaker and showed us various samples of his carved birds. Thank you for sharing your work with us.

10/23/2017

On Tuesday, October 17th, we had our monthly meeting at South Fork Recreation Center in Winston-Salem. Our guest speaker was the talented Anne Murray. She brought along some examples of her work and also gave a demonstration of making marbled paper which she uses in her handmade books. I’m including her contact information and some photos taken at the meeting. Thank you Anne Murray for showing us your technique!

06/26/2017

Thanks to everyone who came to our monthly meeting last Tuesday at South Fork Recreation Center.
Our talented guest speaker, Jonathan Hayes, spoke briefly about his artistic background and education. He told us about his 2 favorite art books which greatly influenced his art career.
He then gave a painting demonstration of the park right next to our meeting place in the picnic pavilion.
I'll share more pictures and info about his very educational narration of the choices he made in his demonstration painting.
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06/20/2017

Come join us tonight for our June meeting at 6 and bring a friend!
Here is the biography of our wonderfully talented guest speaker.Jonathan Hayes Artist Bio

Jonathan Hayes (b.1971) is a native North Carolinian whose first interest in painting and drawing was generated by his parents, both amateur painters without any formal training. This interest, always encouraged, only grew and led to his first formal training at East Carolina University (ECU) where he received his bachelor’s degree in fine art with a concentration in painting. After leaving ECU, Jonathan was accepted in the painting program at the George Washington University (GW) and spent the years from 1995 through 1998 studying under William Woodward, Frank Wright, and Arthur Hall Smith. His first year at GW he was the recipient of a full teaching assistant scholarship and several drawing awards, including a study abroad program in Greece during the summer of 1996. While Woodward helped Jonathan develop techniques in painting through the likes of Velazquez, Sargent, Sorolla, and Zorn; Wright helped develop his drawing technique based squarely on those of the Old Italian and French masters from the Renaissance onward. It was Smith, however, a student of Mark Tobey, who introduced Jonathan to the works of Modern Masters of the 20th century such as Diebenkorn, Fischl, Park, and Tobey. This eclectic mix of influences has allowed Jonathan to develop into an artist who is both heavily influenced by traditional modes of painting, but also looks to contemporary ideas about subject, composition, and expression. Therefore, representation has become less about accuracy of depiction or being descriptive than it is about exploring the various moods and forms found in the visual world.

05/20/2017

Some more photos from our May meeting when we had fun painting with Ginnie Conaway. Here are some of the results of experimenting with watercolor on canvas.

05/19/2017

Tuesday was our monthly meeting at South Fork Recreation Center and our guest speaker was Ginnie Conaway, a local talented watercolor artist and instructor. She demonstrated some techniques for painting on watercolor canvas and talked about her favorite art supplies for the techniques. Best of all, everyone got to paint!

05/16/2017

Coming up next Tuesday, May 23, 2017!

05/16/2017

The Muddy River Community exhibits crew this morning at Salemtowne, putting up a new show! Join us at the reception next Tuesday, May 23 at Salemtowne, 4:00 to 6:00 pm.

04/13/2017

Thank you all. The show was great!

Thank you Tom Lee, William Huffman, Charlotte Willhite, Wendy White and Charlin Coley for helping hang the Scholastic Art Show yesterday. We are ready for today's reception from 2:30-4pm at the Clemmons Library.

04/13/2017

Here are some photos from the Scholastic Art Show hosted by Muddy River Art Association at the Clemmons Public Library. The reception was Sunday, April 9th. Just one of the many great things about Muddy River Art Association!