Saturday, January 13, 2018

"Out and About" Italy Street Scene In Progress and There's a Winner!

"Out and About" work in progress (almost done), 36"h x 24"w, oil on linen, ©2018 Jill Banks
Well, I'm not quite there ... but getting close on "Out and About." Even the name is a work in progress so title suggestions are most welcome.

The Winning Ticket
Congratulations go to Pat Neuman who had the winning raffle ticket to my painting
"Village Centre Walk." Sales of raffle tickets benefited the Walker Road Streetscape Project led by Celebrate Great Falls. Next up, Pat and I are discussing how she, husband Reed and dog Timber will be subtlely painted into the scene though we may need to wait until
"Village Centre Walk," oil, 24" x 24" -- Won by Pat Neuman
Spring.  Thank you to all the raffle ticket purchasers and to Celebrate Great Falls for sponsoring the Project.

Winter Classes
Time to Sign Up for Winter Classes --They Start Soon!
Painting the Portrait in Oils -- Sundays, starting January 28 (NOTE:  The start date is different than I'd originally had on my website.)
Still Life Plus -- Tuesdays, 10:30am to 1:30pm starting January 23 (Class Full)
Evening Paint -- Tuesdays, 6:30 to 9:30pm (Almost Full)
Taught through the Arts of Great Falls School in Great Falls, VA.  Register now. 



Winter Events
  • January 9-26: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Open Juried Exhibition at the National Arts Club in NYC.  ("Randy and Me" included in the exhibit. ) Benefit Reception supporting the Metropolitan Museum of Art: January 19, 5:30 to 8pm at the National Arts Club. 
  • February 2-June 3: Women Artists of the West Spring Showcase at RS Hanna Gallery  in Fredericksburg, TX (I'm one of 50 artists included in the showcase with five pieces at one time ("Old Market," "Day at the Ranch," "Cactus Corner," "Fiddlin' Around" and "Chicken Chat" are all heading to Texas) over this four month period.  I will be giving a painting demo there on Friday, February 2 and attending the First Friday Art Walk opening at RS Hanna from 6-8pm that day. Hope to see you there!
Thank you for reading!

Jill Banks

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Read the Article: Southwest Art Artist to Watch,  July 2017
Here's a link to the PDF of the wonderful Artist to Watch article written by Kim Agricola. 






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