Drawing Apps at next Creative Artisans' meeting, Jan 13

Artists are flocking to smart phone and digital tablet technology. At the next Artisans' section meeting, Thursday, Jan 13th, 7pm at the St. Louis Artists Guild, we will plug in an iPad to a digital projector and take a look at two popular drawing apps: Brushes and Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. British painter David Hockney used Brushes to create all the images in his current exhibition in Paris. “I love to draw,” says Hockney and he uses his iPad as a drawing tablet to capture sunrises, flower arrangements and interior vignettes in his expressive, painterly style. Hockney also likes the feature that replays his finished paintings from beginning to end, brush stroke for stroke. Artist Susan Murtaugh’s digitally-painted images are used as promotional pieces on the Sketchbook Pro catalog page on the iPhone/iPad App Store. Many of her paintings feature distinctive brush strokes and textures. Drawings created in Sketchbook Pro can be exported as layered Photoshop files.

All are invited to attend this no cost event as well as join Artisans' section members as they conduct their regular business meeting after the presentation. Agenda items will include member nominations for the new Exhibits Planning Committee, formation of a nominating committee for 2011-2013 slate of officers and more info about the upcoming Creative Artisans’ members' exhibition in September 2011.

Creative Artisans' section meetings are now listed on the St. Louis Drawing and Painting Meetup calendar. Artists can RSVP for this event and other great meetups here.

Creative Artisans' section meeting,
Thurs, Jan 13, 7-9pm
St. Louis Artists' Guild, Second Floor Members Gallery,
Two Oak Knoll Park, Clayton, MO 63105

For more info email Mike Anderson, mike@michaelandersonstudio.com

Illustration: Brushes and Sketchbook Pro Color wheels, Michael Anderson Studio