- When ever you can, paint and photograph out in the open for people to see. We will get more attention/publicity. People like to see us in action. It will be one of the best things we can do for ourselves.
Thanks to-
Commissioners
Committee
Dustyn- Tip of the Week
Kamie- Blog
Lisa- Food
Katie- Decorations
Kevin and Angela- Advertising
Michelle Knight - Photography
Each one of you for accepting the “Challenge”!!!
15 Warm Up
20 Challenge
Paintings
Prayer - bless the food
Go through the Buffet and eat
Commissioner Cowley -
Michelle will be photographing tonight - If someone needs more time get with her.
I thought I would start by telling the inspiration that brought about this “Severe Art Challenge”
Suzette Billedeaux Gertsch ---- www.themidwayartist.com
* President and Creator of Midway Art Association
* She went on a painting trip to Europe in 2009 to paint with Jon Hall a ‘plein air’ artist she admired. It was he who introduced her to the notion of a “limner contract” and encouraged her to take the challenge. (A ‘limner’ was a skilled illustrator of manuscripts in medieval Europe. Later - self-taught painters of portraits and landscapes who traveled from town to town, finding subjects along the way and selling the work to the local populace.) Jon combined this tradition with a personal artistic challenge. Therefore leading to what Suzette’s calls her ...
* Limness Contract
300 sketches in one year
She said “What happens when you sign a contract -with yourself- to produce an ambitious quantity of work in a year? It’s positively life changing!” She said that all the degrees that she earned from BYU and having taught art in High schools in Australia and SLC for many years... Cannot compare to the lessons she’s learned and is still learning since the beginning of her challenge.
I thought it interesting that her contract ends today and ours begins today!
* Documented her progress in a blog.
15 minutes after reading about Suzette’s contract with herself I knew that something along the same lines would not only be the Big Event that I was hoping for - that would make our 30th Anniversary spectacular. But it would also be the vehicle that would empower us to bring our creativity to the level of proficiency that we find ourselves dreaming about.
The words “Can You Imagine” kept going through my head. Pretty soon the “Severe Art Challenge concept was born. Most of you know what it is but...
Lets go over the details-
What is the Challenge?
Beginning Today!! (register $30.00) -set your goals if you haven’t already- forms available
Think about productivity and process. It is a contract with yourself!
You can create any size any medium and as fast or as slow as you choose.
Promotion-
T-shirts and Aprons-Wear them every where to let people know what we are doing - can pick them us afterwards - names are on them
Blog - Send your successes, failures, tips and ideas to severeartchallenge@gmail.com along with a few pictures and we will post them on the blog. The more information we get, the better.
ATV Jamboree- Sept 20th. Need paintings at the City Park Monday morning 7:00
-Framed, Priced with 20% commission.
Reaper - Kevin and Angela will call you and come interview and take photos.
April show- Only frame the ones that you want to sell.
At that time all participating artists will be recognized at a
dinner in their honor.
Last Day of the Challenge is April 1st. Select your favorite piece and bring it to Kevins office to be photographed. These pieces will go into a 18 month Calendar (2011-2012) that will be available for purchase at our April Show (18-23) and continue through the ATV Jamboree in 2011.
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