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2022-23 Program Summary
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Friday, Sept. 9th
Saturday, Nov. 12th
​Friday, Jan. 13th
​Saturday, Mar. 11th
Thursday, May 11th​
Underpainting Explorations/Show & Tell
Lyn Asselta Virtual Demo
Glen Maxion Virtual Demo
Having Fun with Pastel Painting Exercises
​Live evening with Tony Allain (Demo)


​​Meeting Location
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Starting in May 2022, our meetings will be a hybrid of in-person and Zoom when possible.  Location of in-person portion may vary - see program details below for more information on location.

Friday Sept. 9, 2022

Hybrid In-person/Zoom Meeting
Location: Tuckahoe Library Meeting Room
1901 Starling Drive
Henrico, VA 23229
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12:30 pm: Business Meeting
1:00 pm: Program
Underpainting Explorations / Show & Tell

We will explore a few different underpainting techniques at our hybrid in-person/virtual program with provided materials. We challenged you to try out different underpainting techniques this summer and then share your completed paintings in person if you attend in person. Whether you attend in person or not, please send photos of your underpainting and final painting to Shavon Peacock at [email protected] and we will share them on Zoom.

For those of you who attend virtually, you can either watch with what in-person participants are experimenting or you can also try out different underpainting techniques at the same time. Photo references will be provided before the program. For those participating online, please have a number of 6x4 UART or other white/neutral paper which is water tolerant to experiment with using a variety of underpainting materials and techniques. 


Check out these links and videos to get ideas to try out.
                                             James River Sunset – monochrome pastel with alcohol wash underpainting on UART and final version by Shavon Peacock
Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022

Hybrid In-person/Zoom Meeting
Location - LaPrade Library
9000 Hull Street Rd.
N. Chesterfield, VA 23236

12:30 pm: Business Meeting
1:00 pm: Lyn Asselta Virtual demo
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​Lyn Asselta Virtual Pastel Demo - Inviting Intention

Lyn Asselta, nationally known landscape artist, will do a pastel demo for MAPS via Zoom!  

When we paint, we're not just painting a collection of "things".
We're trying to convey what we feel and what we want the viewers of our paintings to feel.  Knowing exactly why we choose a particular image to work from, and identifying our intent, allows us to make many of the most important decisions about our paintings before we even begin.  Composition, format, editing, color, even edges, should all be linked to the initial intention we have for each piece we create.  Lyn will talk about how different intentions for the same scene can and should create different paintings and will take us through the process of a painting, beginning with her intention.


Find out more about Lyn at her website www.lynasselta.com.

Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

Hybrid In-person/Zoom Meeting
Location: Tuckahoe Library Meeting Room
1901 Starling Drive
Henrico, VA 23229
​12:30 pm: Business Meeting
1:00 pm: Glen Maxion Virtual demo
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Glen Maxion Virtual Pastel Demo - Life's a Beach: An Organic Approach to the Figure

​Glen Maxion, well-known for his figurative beach paintings, will be doing a virtual demo for MAPS!  

I have always loved being at the beach. It is indeed my Happy Place and a natural place for me to go for inspiration for my artwork. I find that inspiration in the gestures and shapes created by beachgoers and the space around them, the cool rhythms of the ocean and the warm sunlight. My paintings are not of lofty subjects. They are of small common experiences.
Working from a photo reference, I will be demonstrating and discussing my approach to drawing and painting the figure in pastel, from image selection and initial drawing through final stages.

​Learn more about Glen at his website 
www.glenmaxion.com. 

Saturday, March 11, 2023

​Hybrid In-person/Zoom Meeting
Location: Bon Air Library
Chesterfield County Public
Library -Large Meeting Room 
Combined A and B
9103 Rattlesnake Rd.
​Richmond, VA 23235

12:30 pm: Business meeting
1:00 pm: Program
Having Fun with Pastel Painting Exercises

We will explore a variety of quick pastel painting exercises.  In-person attendees will engage in exercises on UART paper while those who wish to Zoom in can watch or participate in the activities at home with provided photo references.  You can try some of these quick exercises with your own photo references ahead of time and send Shavon Peacock 1-2 photos at [email protected] if you wish to share your efforts.  Activities may include painting with only 5 or 10 colors, using 10, 20, 30 strokes, color mixing to match a specific color, using black/gray/white to make a three value painting, using prismatic, muted colors, chromatic grays, complementary and/or analogous colors, painting warm and cool and invented colors paintings, using different types of mark making, and playing with edges.
Thursday, May 11, 2023

In-person
Time: 6pm - 9pm

​Fee:  $10 (Member Only)
Fee:  $20 (Member + One Guest)
Location: Provided on Registration Form
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Live Evening Reception with Tony Allain (Demo)  
(SOLD OUT)
NOTE:  Participation in this live reception & demo program will entail a digital registration (Click "Reception Registration" button) and a $10 charge for each member ($20 for member and one guest). There is a 50-person limit to the reception room.
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Live Evening with Tony Allain, Thursday May 11, 2023 from 6-9 pm. Tony Allain will be in Richmond, VA to demonstrate his amazing pastel painting style using quick, confident, and colorful strokes! There will be an opportunity to purchase Tony’s demos for those attending the meeting.

Wine and heavy appetizers will be provided. There will not be a live Zoom program for Tony’s demonstrations.

Due to this special event and extraordinary opportunity to see a world-class artist in person, a business meeting will not be included. Business updates will be provided in an email to members instead. 
 
“Tony Allain is a Scottish based artist. He is an award-winning painter, instructor and author and has been painting for over 50 years. A member of the Pastel Society London, and a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artist among others. A painter of color, light and movement with a complete understanding of his surroundings. His work is regularly featured in The Artist Magazine, the Pastel Journal and the Practique Des Arts.” - from About the Artist, Tony Allain Fine Art.


​Learn more about Tony at his website tonyallainfineart.com.

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