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.comIllustration: Brushes and Sketchbook Pro Color wheels, Michael Anderson Studio
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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.
Jerry Cox, Creative Artisan section-member, considers furniture to be functional sculpture. He designs and builds custom cabinetry and furnishings for NewSpace, Inc. Formally trained as artist, he also mixes sculpture, painting and photography with his furniture making career. His work can be viewed on his new website that he rolled earlier this month.
the online local news source The Patch . Bonnie will also be one of several artists recognized in a video tribute for their longtime service to the St. Louis Artists' Guild at 125th Anniversary Kickoff Party on December 15th. Bon is a master woodcarver and has completed many corporate commissions for signs, sculptural elements and carvings. She is a former president of the Artists' Guild.
Margaret von Kaenel, decorative artist and muralist, will speak about her work at the next Artisans' Section meeting at the St. Louis Artists' Guild, Nov 11, 7pm. Margaret's portfolio includes murals, trompe l'oeil, and custom textural wall finishes including Venetian plaster, Luster stone, marmorino, and sandstone. Besides earning a degree in fine art and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University she has trained in the decorative arts through a variety of trade schools notably the North America School of Decorative Arts (NASODA) in Chicago, IL and Koch Brothers Studio in St. Louis, MO. 
Apropos the upcoming St. Louis Artists' Guild exhibit Collective Reasoning check out the InstaDaily blog post on art made from all kinds of trash and recycled materials. Particularly impressive is Korean sculptor Ji Yong Ho's menagerie constructed from used tires.