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Concord Art Association
May 2020 Newsletter
concordartassociation.org
A 501c3 non-profit
organization
Dear Members:
Our member meeting returns to Zoom again on Tuesday, May
12th at 1:30pm. RSVP to concordartassociation@yahoo.com to receive the Zoom
invitation. Note: Please log into the call
with your real name or an email that contains your name so that we can
verify who you are! As recommended by Zoom in order to prevent disruption to
meetings, we validate that each screen name matches an RSVP. There were members
who were not admitted to the April meeting last month because the screen name
did not match any of our records. Thank you!
For May, Beth Grimm will present a first time ever program
for CAA about digital art using iPhone apps, specifically Snapseed which you
will need to download from the App Store before the meeting. The app icon is
white with a green leaf!
Beth
Grimm has been teaching iPhone Artistry at Once Upon A Canvas, a studio/gallery
in Benicia, for more than three years. She has been a photographer for more
than thirty, an artist and author for more than five years. In her former life
she was a lawyer. Switching from left to right brain endeavors was not easy but
gave her a good background in technology (since she was a “road warrior”) on
the business side of things, not easy for artists. When Covid 19 came along she
was ready to go online, just waiting for the right time to slow down and learn another
technology. She offers free iPhone lessons on Tuesdays at 3:00. Visit her
website at bethgrimmcreativearts.com for more information. If you have any
trouble downloading the Snapseed app, Beth says she will try to assist if you
email her at bethspassion@aol.com.
What
is the simplest tool for creating beautiful photographic images in art? The
iPhone of course! No mess, easily positioned for any shot, versatile,
lightweight, and a complete camera and art kit in one. In this hour of fun, you
will learn about iPhone photography and how to make art on your iPhone by using
two sample images and the Snapseed app. The sample images will be sent to
you when you RSVP for the meeting. Beginners and intermediates are welcome.
Beth
will lead you through the process using Snapseed, focusing on many of the tools
in that app and the two sample images. Download the images to your phone before
the meeting. You can use your own images, but if you get stuck it will be more
difficult for Beth to help you get unstuck. By the end of class, you can easily
apply the principles you learn to your own photos!
Mini Art Show!
Please send an
image of a current piece of your artwork by 5pm on May 10th to
concordartassociation@yahoo.com. Include in the file image the title of the
piece and your name. Any media can be submitted: painting, collage, mixed
media, photography, and craftwork. We would especially like to see art or
craftwork that has been created during this period of physical isolation. Please
send as small a file as possible as we will be putting the images into a slide
show and then posting on our blog. AND! Please send the file as an attachment,
not embedded in the body of the email. Thank you!
April Program-All About Texture!
Video Finally Posted!
Due to technical difficulties, it took some time to get the
video posted on the CAA blog. Check it out now! The video will expire on May
28th. Click here to view.
Feedback Requested from
Members!
If you have any suggestions for ways for our members to stay
connected outside of our regular meetings, please send them to
concordartassociation@yahoo.com. Some of the ideas circulating are kitchen
table art parties...artists or crafters get on a video conference and make art
together, an online show of work created during this period, expanding the
Rotating Gallery to include an online version.
Please stay safe and continue
to create art!