New Project, Historic Richardson, Lopez Island

New project in the works, large oil painting for a contemporary home on Lopez. Painting will be based on a historic photograph from the Lopez Historic Museum of the 100 year old busy fishing hub of Richardson. Will be posting progression of this project as it develops. Smalls study in place.

Digital Art

Andrew Lewis

Poster Designer

http://www.alewisdesign.com/

Denotations:

Within the poster there is a tire, a jet plane, boxes with a check mark and a X through it, a piece of wheat, a chainsaw with animals at the tips, an eye with letters in it, a red and a green square that says, "Libertad", and a white deer with graffiti in the background.

Connotations:

The whole poster is clearly about man verses pure nature. In the right corner it even says, "man and nature". The box with the wheat and jet is implying that wheat is more natural than a giant machine. The chainsaw with the animals at the ends is implying that humans are destroying environments where these animals live. The bottom right square is implying that deer and animals are more natural than graffiti in the cities.

Denotations:

Within the poster there is a colorful abstract design with a Starbucks logo in the corner, a 10th anniversary recognition with a crab holding two forks in the middle and it says, "eat", another colorful abstract design that says, "market" at the top, a little yellow man carrying something on his back that says, "80 Years", a woman in a swimsuit on a surf board and says, "Surf Sisters", and a fancy blue and white shoe ad.

Connotations:

The whole poster seems to be about entertainment and pleasure ads. The anniversary ad shows the crab with forks to imply that it is for a restaurant and that they serve seafood. The little yellow man ad implies that whatever they are celebrating 80 years for it must have been something big to be carrying all that weight on his back. The surf ad implies that surfing is sexy because the girl is in a swimsuit. The shoe ad implies that the designer of the shoes is very classy and elegant because the shoe is shiny and a classic looking shoe.

Winter Art Class: Beginning Drawing starts Feb 6th

For San Juan Islanders and On-line Learners
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Beginning Drawing For novice artists and those wishing to improve their drawing skills. We will start from the very beginning, developing an artist's eye. Small easy-to-understand steps will teach skills in a playful and informed way. Classes will meet Sunday mornings at the Islands Arts League, in the blue building at the bend in the road on left side on Mullis Street. Cost $72. 6 week starting Feb. 6th, 2011. Each week will have a specific lesson, and for those that wish, take home projects expanding each lesson. Topics will include line shape & form, texture and vocabulary, observation, light & values, simplifying perspective and other spacial considerations. There will be a presentation of some art history to illustrate artists who have used concepts that we will be working with. Open to any age and ability, geared for beginning artists and for skill enhancement for those with some art experience. On-line lessons available through out the course.


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NEW this year,artists not able to attend classes in Friday Harbor, will be able to take this class on-line. Open to any and all, same cost, same 6 weeks. Questions, email me at anniehowelladams at gmail.com. We will have an online group for the class with lessons, examples, and take home projects. I will post images of our work along with the week's lesson. Online learners can email their work digitally via jpegs for critiques and discussion. Online students limited to 12 people, for personalized attention.
Welcome Lora Meyer, our first online student from New York City! Online learners will receive weekly lessons on Mondays over the course of our 6 weeks.

12/31/2010 Nutcrackers

Last day for the Nutcrackers to stand guard in 2010!

12/30/2010 Evening Sky and Tree

This tree down the street looked so dramatic with its empty branches in the evening sky.

New work from Arts Student League, Pencil, Sumi & Collage

Working with both long poses in pencil and quick poses in collage, sumi ink and a wooden coffee stick, in Nikki Orbach's experimental figure drawing class.

Happy Camper, Christmas email....

This is what I'd call a happy camper, received this first thing Christmas morning from Ted Valentine

Merry Christmas Annie,

I just wanted to thank you so much for the awesome painting. It is absolutely fantastic and I couldn't be more pleased, thanks so much. I just couldn't wait to thank you. My favorite boots ! It will always have a place of honor in our home!!

Thanks so much and best wishes to your entire family for a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year!


The Christmas Commission Project is closed for the time being, but think of next Christmas! I will be opening next year for a limited number of Christmas Commission paintings. In the meantime, back to the studio......