Lemont Artists Guild

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We currently are planning Zoom meetings until it is safe to meet in person again via the state mandates and local rules.

UPCOMING PRESENTATION:   

  ONLINE Art MARKETING WITH FASO

presented by Margaret Park

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, 7 pm (ends before 9 pm), Via ZOOM

CLICK  THE BELOW LINK TO REGISTER:  

https://www.homerlibrary.org/faso

 (Note:  After registering, you will receive a link FROM THE HOMER TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY to the Zoom meeting at least 15 minutes or more in advance of the program. Don't see the email? Make sure you check your SPAM/JUNK MAIL folder!) 

•  On November 10, 2021, in partnership with the Homer Township Public Library, the Lemont Artists Guild presents, via Zoom, Artist Margaret Park who will talk about how she uses FASO (Fine Art Studio Online), an online platform, to market her artwork.  She will introduce Dave Gaeda who is the CMO at FASO and BoldBrush.  While artists are always intrigued in watching other artists explain their artistic techniques and see how they work, there are very few resources to explain, how, once created, artists can show their artwork online.  As the world navigates during a pandemic and cannot be together like we once were, having a window to understanding one of the many art marketing platforms is such a necessity these days to help artists make the right choices when showing and marketing their artwork online.
•  Margaret is an experienced artist and works with a variety of media.  Margaret’s love of painting was first fostered by the compliments and encouragement of her high school art teacher. A difficult childhood had left her feeling worthless and those kind words were the kernel of self worth that grew over the years. Her painting not only gave her life meaning but she found that it quieted and centered her soul.  Her after high school art studies were sporadic and diverse and included time at the American Academy of Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Park District Field Houses, the Hyde Park Art Center and finally private classes with Rebecca George who owns The Art House and has a master’s degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  While her studio is currently the second floor of her home in Chattanooga, TN, her art marketing is done mostly on a laptop on her screen porch where she can listen to the splashing of her small waterfall, the sweet song birds and watch her garden grow. Her son is currently living with her, much to her delight, as well as a large tabby cat named Walter, three goldfish that keep outgrowing their home and a blue and red betta fish named Finny-gyn who shares space with a large gathering of snails. Margaret has 3 children, 6 step-children, and eleven grandchildren.
•  As a result of her hard work and perseverance, Margaret has exhibited in many shows in Chicago and suburbs and the Chattanooga, Tennessee area.  She is able to primarily sell her artwork on the internet and has sold her artwork both nationally and internationally. In her quest to show and sell her artwork online, she found FASO, the company that she will speak about that not only offers templates for professional looking websites specifically for artists but they also have a marketing program that works.  She is excited to introduce Dave Geada, who is the CMO of BoldBrush and FASO.  In his almost decade with FASO, he has spoken with thousands of visual artists.  He has helped many of them grow their art sales by developing and applying the best practices that he developed from working with these artists.  He has turned all this know-how into a proven and personalized step-by-step guide to art marketing called The Art Marketing Playbook Formula. It teaches you what you need to do to grow your art sales yourself in as little time as possible based on you and where you are in your art career. He has also developed a complementary program called The Art Marketing Playbook Program that teaches artists the best way to put each step in their roadmap into action so they get results faster.  For more information on Margaret and Dave visit www.margaretpark.net, www.faso.com, www.boldbrush.com

We hope you can attend this program which is free and open to the public!

RECORDING LINK FOR OUR LAST MEETING  

https://youtu.be/iT2uIdyVvtw  

VISIT OUR OIL DEMO 10-13-21 PAGE for Downloadable Resources for this program

This meeting took place on Wednesday, October 13, 2021:

• On October 13, 2021, in partnership with the Homer Township Public Library, the Lemont Artists Guild presents, via Zoom, Artist Mary Dorrell, who will give an oil painting demonstration making use of color and light.  Are you always wondering what to do with warm and cool colors?   Mary will help you to stop struggling with color schemes and learn to generate harmony that elevates the quality of your paintings.  Mary will review oil painting materials, choice of composition, and the basics of the color wheel, emphasizing color temperature. She will present a small still-life demonstration, stressing the use of cool and warm color.     
• Mary’s education and experience includes The Art House, Chicago, IL and Petrified Forest National Park (both Artist in Residence), School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Certificate in Painting), The Art House, (Certificate in Fine Arts), North Central College, Naperville, IL (Master of Arts), National-Louis University, Evanston, IL (Bachelor of Arts), Triton College, River Grove, IL (Associate of Arts), Art Instruction Schools, Minneapolis, MN (Certificate in Art and Certificate in Commercial Art).  She is a member of The Art House, Chicago, Oil Painters of America, and DuPage Art League and has shown in many exhibits over the years.      
• As an artist, Mary is dedicated to challenging herself. She paints and creates daily and is partial to using thick, juicy paint. She works with bright colors and strong contrast. She seeks to make her subjects recognizable but relaxed and suggestive, making the paintings more than a copied image. Of course, there is line, value, shape, and composition, but she has found that after all that, when she focuses on simply painting in the moment, she is most authentic.       
• Threads of adventure travel, as well as friends and family runs through her work to speak to our shared experiences in life and in nature. When you become engaged in an aspect of what she found to be so spectacular about the setting or the experience then she says: ‘"we are in communion." Yet, capturing a feeling is elusive and her ongoing quest remains; to have the paintings communicate the feelings and reflect the moment so that you the viewer have an opportunity to engage and tap into your own responses.  To find out more about Mary, visit her website at www.marydorrell.com.  
   

Mark your calendars for the 2nd Wednesdays in 2021-2022, our Programs are announced as we add them.

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Lemont Center for the Arts current exhibit:

Inaugural Lemont High School Lemont Alumni Exhibit

Thru Oct. 30, 2021

Lemont High School Alumni Artists will be featured at the Inaugural Lemont High School Alumni Art Exhibit through Saturday, October 30.
Artists dating back to the Class of 1979 will be featured, including Emmy winner Ed Kulzer, local muralist Rob Moriarty, students currently pursuing college art degrees, and more!   Let's get out there and support the arts by visiting Lemont Center for the Arts! 

Hours: Noon to 4 pm Fri, Sat, and Sundays

Location: 1243 State Street, #101, Lemont, IL

VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT: https://www.artlemont.org/

Visit and Like their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LemontCenterForTheArts

Please visit our Virtual Member Showings! 

 We have so much talent in our guild, and many mediums and styles.  Thank you to the members who could send your work to be shown, we hope more can participate in future shows.

Visit the Show! Click here!

Visit and Like our Facebook Page at:  https://www.facebook.com/Lemont-Artists-Guild-107474634245261 

Alliance of Fine Art (AFA) 2021 Student Scholarship Competition Exhibit Information:

Visit this link to see the online show and streaming information when the winners are announced:

https://www.allianceoffineart.org/2021-student-scholarship-competition.html

Visit our Interactive Projects Page!!

Also: Check out our Interactive Links page ( https://lemontartistsguild.org/interactive-links) with some web links to interesting sites and articles!