The Nature Artists’ Guild liason to The Morton Arboretum, Suzanne Wegener thanked everyone at our meeting last night on behalf of the Arboretum for doing such a great job of painting eggs for their upcoming Cirque Du Soleil promotion. Suzanne started out with 100 plain tan eggs, and as of last evening, only two were not [...]
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Eggs-cellent job!
Posted in Events, Meeting Information, Member Artwork, Outside Exhibitions, Paint-Outs on June 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
EGG-stravaganza this Thursday!
Posted in Events, Meeting Information, Member Artwork, Outside Exhibitions on May 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You are invited to stop by this Thursday evening before our formal Nature Artists’ Guild meeting to paint an egg or two for Cirque du Soleil. There will be paints available in Thornhill, Room C from 5-7 pm. The eggs will be used for a eggs-ceptional promotional event at the Morton Arboretum. Please join us in this wonderful opportunity [...]
Priscilla Humay’s Colored Pencil Landscapes, June 2, 2011
Posted in Events, Meeting Information on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Priscilla Humay is a talented, established artist, who will be sharing some of the inspiration and techniques behind the creation of her colored-pencil landscapes at the June 2, 2011 meeting of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum, from 7 to 9 pm. Priscilla’s artwork is included in numerous private and corporate collections, as [...]
Nature Artists’ Guild Field Trip Next Week!
Posted in Events, Meeting Information, Paint-Outs on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our fellow Nature Artist Guild member Diana Sunyog has arranged for Guild members to have a private tour of the Nettie McKinnon Gallery in LaGrange Park next Friday, April 1st from 11 am until about 1 pm. This gallery is a hidden gem featuring over 120 works of art by many major artists, including Hudson River [...]
Join Us At Our March Fundraising Fun Workshop
Posted in Events, Meeting Information, Member Artwork on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our Nature Artists’ Guild Fundraising Chair, Nancy Thyfault, asks, Are you tired of hearing that your note cards are so lovely that people won’t use them? Are people telling you that they frame them instead? Are people buying your note cards but not your artwork? If you answered yes, head out to our Workshop on Saturday, [...]
The Fiber Art of Sharon Malec, March 3, 2011
Posted in Events, Meeting Information, Member Artwork, Member News on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Although we’ve all seen and admired her beautiful creations, soon we’ll also have the opportunity to see just how she does it! We’re talking about, of course, Sharon Malec, one of the Nature Artists’ Guild’s own talented fiber artists. At our formal meeting on Thursday, March 3, 2011, from 7 to 9 pm, Sharon will [...]
Stencils from your own Artwork – Think of the Possibilities!
Posted in Events, Meeting Information, Member Artwork on February 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow, from 10 am to 2 pm, the Nature Artists’ Guild will be hosting one of our two scheduled spring workshops. Tomorrow’s workshop will focus on creating stencils from your own artwork, which can then be used on almost anything – fabrics, furniture, walls, you name it! You should have received an e-mail earlier this [...]
Winnie Wowed Us!
Posted in Events, Meeting Information on February 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last evening at our formal program, Winnie Godfrey captivated us with her artwork, her warmth and her humor. Seeing slides of her artwork, hearing stories of her art adventures, asking her questions, and getting the chance to see many of her original paintings (including a favorite of hers and most of the audience – Peony, [...]
“Bring a Book, Take a Book” returns this Thursday
Posted in Events, Meeting Information on February 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After a successful trial run last autumn, “Bring a Book, Take a Book” returns this Thursday at our formal meeting featuring Winnie Godfrey! Our membership chair, Sylvia Tester notes that “many of us have a host of books about art and natural history”, and “the idea is to bring a book you have read and probably [...]
The Stunning Floral Art of Winnie Godfrey, February 10th
Posted in Events, Meeting Information on February 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
At the first formal meeting in 2011 of the Nature Artists’ Guild, on Thursday, February 10 from 7 to 9 pm, we will have the privilege of welcoming accomplished artist Winifred Godfrey. While best known for her stunning grand-scale floral paintings, Winnie also has a national following for her work in other subjects. Winnie has been featured in [...]
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