The American Dreamscapes Art Show at the Milford Town Hall is live for the weekend! Come by Saturday Night April 30, 2016 to enjoy the Claflin Hill Orchestra show!
https://bvaa.org/2016/04/08/claflin-hill-american-dreamscapes/
Author: Blackstone Valley Art Association
Tower Hill Field Trip Wed 4/27
Reminder! The BVAA has a fun field trip to the Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Wed April 27, 2016!
We’ll be there starting at 2pm – come on out and join us!
Last Call Claflin Hill
Last call! Get your submissions in for Claflin Hill by TONIGHT Mon 4/25 to participate in the show! All BVAA members are invited to participate and participation is free!
Details:
https://bvaa.org/2016/04/08/claflin-hill-american-dreamscapes/
Milford TV Station – Jul-Aug Summer Show
Our theme for July through August 2016 is “Summer” – bring your best summertime images to celebrate!
Our drop-off is **UPDATED** TUESDAY JUNE 28th from 6-8pm. Please bring drink and food to share. All are welcome as we enjoy and take down the previous “florals” show!
Usually we are the last Thursday but for June we need to move it to TUESDAY.
The Milford TV Station is at:
Milford TV Station
138 South Main Street
Milford, MA
Sutton Art Festival – Sat June 4th
Sutton, Massachusetts is hosting their second annual Art Festival on Saturday, June 4th, 2016! The Blackstone Valley Art Association will have two booths there. The festival runs from 9am to 4pm. All art goes up in the morning at 8am and comes down in the afternoon after the festival’s close. It’s free for BVAA members to participate. Make sure you get your titles and prices submitted via our online form by Thursday, June 2nd.
One booth will be to feature the results of the Gerard Blouin Plein Air event as well as art depicting Sutton. Here’s details on the plein air –
and photos from that plein air event –
https://bvaa.org/2016/05/21/bvaa-plein-air-event-at-shaws-farm-21may2016/
The second booth will be open to all BVAA members.
Again, use the standard submission form to let us know what you’re bringing! We will be putting tags up with the artwork. The standard BVAA show commission of 20% applies but there is no entry fee to participate.
If you have a bin you may also bring a bin of matted prints to sell.
If you’re able to do some painting on-site, or origami, or other crafts, please do! They love making this an interactive experience.
The Sutton festival will be held on the Sutton Common, right outside the library and town hall. The address is:
4 Uxbridge Road
Sutton, MA 01590
There are bathrooms across the street at the Sutton library (beneath the town hall).
End-of-Year Pot Luck Party
May is traditionally the end of the meetings year for the Blackstone Valley Art Association! We don’t have meetings in June, July, or August so members are free to go paint or photograph. Then September we begin up fresh with newly elected officers and we pay our dues for the coming year. So our schedule is sort of like the school year.
We will be bringing in main dishes and asking members to bring in an appetizer or dessert to share. Please let us know at INFO at BVAA.ORG what you’re bringing so we can coordinate. Also, let us know if you’re planning on attending so that we can figure out how much to get from the restaurant. In the past the price per person was about $12. We’ll know the price for this year once we get a headcount.
Before the dinner, we’ll be having our election of fresh officers for the coming 2016-2017 year. Those officers will begin their duties in September.
Let us know if you have any questions!
BVAA Plein Air Group
Carol Frieswick, Becky Smith, and several other BVAA painters are organizing a loose plein air group to enjoy the warmer months. Here’s a photo of the group out on Sat April 12, 2016.
If you’d like to get notices about when the group will go out to paint, please let us know at INFO at BVAA.ORG. Let us know if you prefer weekdays or weekends, the time of day that works well for you, and so on.
As you might imagine, the field trips will be dependent on weather.
Tower Hill Field Trip – Wed April 27th
Breathe in the fresh spring air! The BVAA is taking a field trip to the Tower Hill Botanical Garden on Wednesday, April 27th, 2016.
Tower Hill reports that their daffodil field is now at its peak, so it’s the time to go! And Wednesday is forecast for sunny weather. Because of the warm winter the field isn’t as lush as it’s been in years past, but it’ll still be a fun opportunity for great photography and painting!
More info on Tower Hill –
Let us know at the main INFO @ BVAA.org email address if you’d like to join us. The plan is to go in mid-afternoon when it’s both sunny and warm. Most people are arriving around 2pm but earlier or later is quite fine. Contact Lisa via text or cell or her gmail.com email address once you get there if you’d like to hook up. Or just meander over to the daffodils :).
Also, Tower Hill is running a photography contest. The photo must have been taken between April 1 and April 30, 2016 at Tower Hill. Check out the full details and enter!
https://towerhillbotanicgarden.tumblr.com/post/141848803334/contest-submit-your-best-daffodil-photo
Minutes of BVAA Meeting Tuesday 19Apr2016
Minutes of BVAA Meeting April 19, 2016
The Canal District Art Walk will take place every third Tuesday from 5:00-9:00. The artist must be present and, preferable, demonstrating their art. Preferred size is one side at least 24” wide. No photography.
The Milford TV changeover to florals for May and June is 4/28/16 from 6:00-8:00.
The last Claflin Symphony of the season is 4/30. Drop off is 4/28 and 4/29 from 5:00-7:00 and pickup is 5/1 from 8:00-10:00am
The Annual Meeting/Dinner/Election of officers is 5/17/16. Main dishes will be ordered from Oliva’s ($10-12 per person) with appetizers and desserts provided by attendees. Members are asked to email info@BVAA with what they will be bringing.
The Plein Air class is 5/21/16. A $25 deposit is required to secure a spot.
The Sutton Art Festival is 6/4/16 from 9:00-4:00. We will have bin art and 2 booths – one for plein air and one for other member’s art. e
Amazing Things will be contacted to secure a date for next year’s Spring show. The works will be on display for a month.
Members were asked for ideas for demonstrations and programs for next year’s meetings. If there is no input we might have to cut down to 5 meetings similar to the past operation.
Al Weems presented a comprehensive workshop on photographing artwork.
Photographing Art Work by Al Weems
BVAA member Al Weems presented a master class on how to photograph artwork for our April meeting.
This was very interesting and Al gave us many tips on how to effectively shoot artwork. Points to note include:
- Avoid glare
- Control your light with reflective panels
- Keep the camera and artwork parallel to each other and at the same height
- Ensure even illumination (check with an exposure meter if you have one)
- For submissions do not include the frame, for sales of mounted artwork include the frame
- If 3D artwork extends beyond the main boundary of the artwork then shoot on a neutral backdrop so item can be silhouetted in PS
- Colour matching is critical, always shoot in raw and use a colour checker ( I use the Color Checker Passport by XRite) to select neutral 18% grey and adjust in PhotoShop/LightRoom
- If colour accuracy is essential then ensure you use a calibrated monitor and printer and/or select a professional print house
- Always use a tripod, never shoot handheld
- Photographing glass artwork is a challenge-may need to mask camera in black and use black clothing to prevent reflections.
Also, great LED worklights are available from Home Depot m.homedepot.com/p/Husky-5-ft-2500-Lumen-Multi-Directional-LED-Work-Light-3PL-TP-DF-24W/203455015
There are many apps for the iPhone (and Android) which can measure colour temperature.
Great presentation Al and thank you from everyone
Bob
