Ricky in Costume

Ricky A. Lenart, the owner of the House of Teddy Bears, came dressed up for the Christmas Party. His costume included a hood and train. It was decorated with spirals
of glitter.

Let's Dig In!

After members and guests had a chance to mingle, a serving line formed. Before long everyone was trying out a the various dishes brought. Afterwards, the group watched as participants in the gift exchange picked out gifts.

Food, Drink and Gifts

Each participant brought a food or drink item. Those that wanted to be a part of the gift exchange brought a gift. There were a variety of items to choose while in the serving line.

Night Shots from the Open Art Show Reception

It didn’t take long to get dark. I took some night shots before the awards were given out. Folks crowded in for that part of the evening.

West Bank Art Guild Open Art Show

The West Bank Art Guild held a reception for its Open Art Show on the evening of November 6th. It had been a while since the guild had one. Anyway, members and guests feasted before the awards were given out.

Kelly Newsome Introduces Atelier Interactive

Last Thursday, artist Kellie Newsome introduced Chroma’s new Atelier Interactive to a group of artists at a workshop. It’s a new acrylic paint that does not dry as a plastic. This new paint is much easier to remove from paper and canvas. Different additives liquids are used to affect drying time and permanence. The workshop was held at the Westwego Art Center in Westwego, LA.





Kelly talked about the work she has created using Atelier Interactive. She discussed her experiences with the medium and the additive solutions. Also she had sample squares showing the different techniques that were possible with the paint and specific additional products.



After going over the paints and the additive solutions, she turned artists loose to experiment with the medium on paper and canvas. There were two or three artists at each table. Below are some photos I took during the workshop.

Painting with Atelier Interactive Acrylics

Glen Weber Demonstration

Past president of the West Bank Art Guild Glen Weber demonstrated acrylic landscape painting at the October general meeting of the West Bank Art Guild. He showed his secret method for keeping acrylics wet on his palette. With the assistance of a member relay team, he quickly painted four landscape “starts.” A start is simply the initial blocking in of paint to get a piece going. He discussed what he emphasized in each painting as he played with different sky color combinations. As usual he kept members giggling with his cheerful and casual presentation. And voilà, below are the four “starts.”

West Bank Art Guild Meeting

Here are a few of shots from the October West Bank Art Guild meeting. The Glen Weber demonstration had not begun yet.