Last night was a blast. Thank you to everyone who came and helped make the night a success. Our studio and hallways were filled to capacity with new and old friends, who kept us laughing and talking until long after we lost an hour to Spring. It was great to have so many people warming the place up and enjoying the company of the art community and the art appreciators in La Crosse and beyond. We're still in a bizarre state of stunned encouragement by the showing we had last night, and we can't thank you all enough. Here are some pictures from the amazing night (once we could finally find a camera and snap some pics!). Click on the images for a larger version. Don't forget to check our blog for more images.
If you didn't get a chance to come out last night we hope that you can still drop by at a future event. If you did happen to make it last night, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
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On Saturday, March 7, we will be hosting a studio visit and reception to celebrate our one year anniversary. Last year we had a great turn out for our Grand Opening, and we would love to have you back to see what we've been up to since. There are so many things that we'd like to share with you, and we will just touch on a few of the latest items here in this newsletter. At our reception, we can share more of them with you over some hors d'oeuvres, recent artwork, good company and...our new press!
Announcing the GBSS Spring Break Art Workshops! Designed for younger students, either middle or high school-age, this four-day set of workshops covers the various processes involved in creating paintings, both realist and abstract. Included will be discussions of creativity and motivation. It will be packed with information that even adult artists strive to find out, and will be an invaluable experience for young artists as they enter high school or college. Put together by artists who have examined their own pre- and post-secondary experiences and shortcomings, the aim is to provide young people with a knowledge and understanding of art that is often provided too late--after the development of necessary skills that takes place in our teenage years. We look forward to having fun and sharing our knowledge with young artists in an exciting stage of their lives. Check back soon or email us for registration form and more information, including schedule of events.
Workshop cost is $100 for four days.
To register, email us at: info (at) g b s studio (dot) com.
(Just take out the spaces and put the symbols where they need to go--we don't
want any spam attending these workshops!)
The classes will be taught by Erich Boldt and Matt Duckett. Erich Boldt is a substitute teacher for the La Crosse School District, and has taught in five school districts in Wisconsin. He graduated in 2007 from UW-Stout with a B.S. in Education and a B.F.A. in Fine Art. He has exhibited work across the state. Matt Duckett is a recent UWL grad with a B.A. in Fine Art and a B.A. in English. He has already won numerous awards and commissions during his young career, including being commissioned to create a portrait of new UWL Chancellor Joe Gow for his inaugural ceremony, and being the only UWL student commissioned by the UWL Foundation to create a new piece of work for their collection. He is also the two-time winner of the Dale and Betty Kendrick Award for a Painter, the highest award available for a painting student at UWL.
Matt Duckett will be teaching a figurative drawing class at the Pump House Regional Arts Center starting in February. The Pump House just announced their next year of Arts Education classes and workshops. The four-week session will cover the basics of rendering a figure, from proportion, to musculature, faces, and line and tonal techniques. The class will be working in charcoal, but can accommodate your medium if you'd like. Students will work from a live model, so this is a grand opportunity to tighten up your figure drawing abilities in an instructional, structured environment.
The class is a four-week session, either Wednesday afternoons or Thursday nights. That's:
February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2 pm - 3:30 or
February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 6p - 7:30.
The cost is $95 ($85 for Pump House Members).
Head over to the Pump House website for more information, the materials list,
to see the other shops offered, and to register.
The Studio will be hosting an ALL SAINTS' MASQUERADE!
We will have a costume party on November 1, 2008. It will be quite the affair,
so dust off your sewing machine and shake the spiders out of your masks,
because this is an event you will not want to miss! Beer will be available,
so you have to be 21 or older to get in. Don't miss our first annual (?)
halloween party. We have some pretty awesome costumes lined up, and some
great ideas to boot, so the challenge is on. Art by studio artists will
be on display, as will terrifying things to horrible too mention. See you
there!
Every Wednesday night, GBSS holds a figure drawing session from 6-8pm. We do numerous poses, from quick warm-ups to longer 45min -1 hr poses. Every fourth Wednesday is our extended session, which lasts from 6-9 pm and allows artists to work on more detailed, involved work. We have a growing pool of experienced models who are gracious enough to help out local artists.
All sessions are $3 for members and students, $5 for public.
The Studio offers both workshops and classes, taught by our experienced artists. Topics range from intaglio to portrait painting to figure drawing, and even cover the technical aspects of being an artists, such as building canvas stretchers etc. Our well-trained and educated artists allow us to offer opportunities for all experience levels, from introductory to advanced.
Our Fall 2008 schedules are still being finalized. If there is anything you would like to see, please email us.
| Wed., Jan 21 | 6-8 pm | FIGURE DRAWING |
| Wed., Jan 28 | 6-8 pm | FIGURE DRAWING |
| Wed., Feb. 4 | 6-8 pm | FIGURE DRAWING |
| Wed.., Feb 11 | 6-8 pm | FIGURE DRAWING |
| Wed., Feb 18 | 2-3:30p | Figurative Drawing Workshop, Pump House Regional Arts Center |
| Wed., Feb 18 | 6-8 pm | FIGURE DRAWING |
| Thur. Feb 19 | 6-7:30 | Figurative Drawing Workshop, Pump House Regional Arts Center |
| Wed, Feb 25 | 2-3:30p | Figurative Drawing Workshop, Pump House Regional Arts Center |
| Wed., Feb 25 | 6-8 pm | FIGURE DRAWING |
| Thur., Feb 26 | 6-7:30p | Figurative Drawing Workshop, Pump House Regional Arts Center |
| Wed., Mar. 4 | 2-3:30p | Figurative Drawing Workshop, Pump House Regional Arts Center |
| Wed., Mar. 4 | 6-8 pm | FIGURE DRAWING |
| Thur., Mar. 5 | 6-7:30p | Figurative Drawing Workshop, Pump House Regional Arts Center |
| Wed., Mar. 11 | 2-3:30p | Figurative Drawing Workshop, Pump House Regional Arts Center |
| Wed., Mar. 11 | 6-8 pm | FIGURE DRAWING |
| Thur, Mar. 11 | 6-7:30p | Figurative Drawing Workshop, Pump House Regional Arts Center |