The Annual Critique of Member Artwork will happen at the April Monthly Meeting. Member artists are invited to show a piece of artwork to be evaluated and commented upon by a professional artist. Theresa Somaio will conduct the event this year. Theresa is a well known local artist and has appeared before our group several times before. She has conducted many classes through the continuing education program of the Bethlehem School District, local colleges and local museums. Theresa has a Master of Fine Arts degree from SUNY Albany and undergraduate degrees in art and history.
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The March Monthly Meeting presenter was Takeyce Walter. Takeyce is an award winning contemporary painter and instructor who lives in upstate NY. Her paintings often depict rural landscapes. She is especially drawn to and inspired by bodies of water. Takeyce has been a presenter at BAA events in the past and made a presentation on pastel painting at the meeting. To learn more about Takeyce and to see her artwork, click here:
The February 2021 Monthly BAA Meeting was a Mardi Gras Party. This was a ZOOM meeting in which members celebrated Mardi Gras by discussing and showing works of art that they have created that reflect a Mardi Gras theme.
Those works are all included in a Mardi Gras Gallery that can be see by clicking here:
Cynthia Rosen joined us for the January 2021 Meeting. Cynthia is a contemporary post-impressionist painter who specializes in palette knife painting. Her work has evolved to focus on color rather than detail. An advantage of ZOOM is that Cynthia was able to do her demonstration from her studio in Dorset Vt. and we were able to see close up how she controls splashes of color. The finished version of the painting that was begun at the meeting is shown at the right. You can see more of Cynthia's by clicking here:
Cynthia recommended a plein air workshop in the Adirondacks this summer. Click here for more info:
The Holiday Meeting on December 17 featured a mixed media presentation by BAA member Michael Joyce. Michael was born in Albany and now lives and works in Glenmont. He began his art career as a photographer and was a photographer with NYS for over 30 years.
Michael provided a fascinating slide show that gave us insights into the many steps involved using acrylic paint, epoxy resin and polyurethane foam to create works that leap off the canvas as 3D abstract sculpture.
Click here to go to a page that shows more of Michael's mixed media work as well as his photographs:
Fall 2020 Show - The show was set up in November and was conducted as a virtual show. A virtual reception was held on November 16 and comments were provided by the juror, Jon Christopher Gernon. The Best in Show painting, "2020 Marathon Bouquet" by Christine Capuano, appears to the left.
Since viewership was curtailed because our usual venue, the Bethlehem Library, was not available, we have decided to keep the show online in order to allow more people to enjoy the works created by BAA member artists.