02.27.09
One Day Photography Workshop
As I mentioned in previous posts I am forming several workshops for the upcoming year. The third workshop in the series is a photography workshop. It will cover basic photography instruction in the morning with a local photo shoot in the afternoon. It also includes a follow-up (online) review. Details for the day are:
“One Day Photography Workshop” (High school age & adults)
This class is geared for students who understand the basic operations of their individual camera and are looking to expand the technical & creative aspects of their photography!
WHAT: In class instruction with an emphasis on composition and capturing subjects creatively followed by a time for local photography. A follow-up (online) review of what we learned and samples of images taken from the class will also be included.
WHEN: Saturday, July 18th, 2009, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Location to be announced
FEE: $30, must provide your own camera & have a working knowledge of how it functions. Using a digital camera would be helpful for review & feedback, but is not required. Tripods recommended. Dress for the weather as we will spend several hours outdoors taking photos!
DETAILS: Registration & prepayment required. Minimum of 5, maximum of 10 participants. Morning coffee and afternoon lemonade, ice tea and cookies provided. Bring a sack lunch, plenty of bottled water and an eager-to-experiment attitude!
To register you may contact me by email (info@lynnemedsker.com) . You might want to sign up early to be sure you get to participate in this workshop, there is not an alternate/additional date for this class, once it’s filled, it is closed. To see samples of my photography you can visit my webpage.
In addition to the previously announced Photoshop Elements Workshop my other upcoming workshops for 2009 will include:
I will announce the details for these workshops in the next few weeks. Stay tuned!
Lynne
02.26.09
Filling in the schedule
It seems like my calendar is starting to fill itself with art events in a very easy fashion lately. It feels a little strange (in a nice way) to have everything “clicking” at once! In addition to the workshop dates that I have been announcing I am also slated to show my work in different venues during March, April, June, August even as far away as November!
The artwork I currently have at the Hoosier Salon will be there until March 10th. Earlier in the month I mentioned being accepted into the show at the Union Street Gallery that will open in Chicago on March 13th and run into April. I also will have artwork included in a group display at Urban Optiks in Broad Ripple (840 E 64th St) beginning March 13th and running into April. I have one other show that I entered that runs during that same time period, I will find out by Monday if any of my work was accepted to it or not. I’ll be gone for the first & middle part of April but after I return I will show some of my art during the “ArtsGo!” event here in Hendricks County on Saturday, April 25th. Not only will I have a display of my work featured in a window on the square in downtown Danville I plan to have entries in the Central Indiana Artist Spring Show, in the Avon Town Hall, which runs at the same time. Other than a workshop (or two) June looks pretty quiet until the end of the month when I will be participating in the “Brick Street Walk” in Zionsville, Indiana. I will return to Zionsville to show my work at the “Corner Vise Gallery” in August. There is a strong possibility I will have another local show of my work in the near future, we are just trying to find a time that works best for both the gallery & me.
I am excited about all this activity – what fun! I will post more details (and some reminders) as these events get closer!
02.25.09
Creating Art with Photoshop Elements Workshop
”untitled #5″ Digital Collage (c) 2006, Lynne Medsker
As I mentioned in my last post I am forming several workshops for the upcoming year. The second workshop in the series is all about creating art using Photoshop Elements. Here are the details:
“Creating Art With Photoshop Elements” (High school age & adults)
Have you ever seen digital art images and wondered “How did they do that?” if so, then this is the class for you! With a mix of demonstrations, group projects and individual instruction you’ll be creating digital art in no time.
WHAT: Learn about and create your own art using Photoshop Elements
WHEN: Saturday, June 6th, 2009, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Lynne Medsker Art & Photography, Brownsburg, Indiana
FEE: $75, must provide your own laptop (with Elements installed).
DETAILS: Registration & prepayment required. Minimum of 2, maximum of 4 participants. Morning coffee and afternoon lemonade, ice tea and cookies provided. Bring a sack lunch and an enthusiastic attitude!
To register you may contact me by email (info@lynnemedsker.com) . I would suggest signing up soon to be sure you get to participate in this workshop, class size is very limited to ensure lots of one-on-one attention throughout the day. (I do have an alternate/additional date reserved on the calendar (June 20th) as I anticipate this one filling up quickly.) To see samples of my work that were created in Photoshop Elements go to the “Art Portfolio” page and select from Digital Art, Digital Collage and/or Photographic Art to browse through the images.
In addition to this workshop, other upcoming 2009 workshop topics will include:
I will announce the details for these workshops over the next few weeks. Thanks for reading!
Lynne
02.24.09
Reception, Friday February 27th
Beginning February 27rd, 2009
Artistic Designs Gallery, Inc. | Brownsburg, Indiana
Gallery Exhibition – Oil Paintings by Thomas Himsel
Open House and Artist Reception, Friday, February 27th, 2009 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Artistic Designs Gallery Inc. located at 152 East Northfield Drive Brownsburg, IN 46112.
Artwork will be on display through March 31st.
02.23.09
New Artist Trading Card Workshop
“good company” ATC (c) 2008, Lynne Medsker
I think I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was forming some workshops for the upcoming year. The first of the workshops will be held on Saturday, May 2nd from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sugar Creek Art Center. I will be revisiting Artist Trading Cards/ATC’s for this first workshop. Here are all the details:
“Artist Trading Cards” (High school age & adults)
These mini works of art are becoming popular with all sorts of artists! They originated in 1997 and have spread world-wide since that time. Cards can be created in virtually any media and can be as ornate or as simple as their creator wishes, as long as they stay within the 2.5″x3.5″ format.
WHAT: Learn about, view samples of and then create your own cards. At the end of the day we will have a swap!
WHEN: Saturday, May 2nd, 2009, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Sugar Creek Art Center, 127 South Pearl Street, Thorntown, Indiana
FEE: $40, basic supplies provided (a list of optional supplies will be made available upon resgistration)
DETAILS: Registration & prepayment required. Minimum of 4, maximum of 12 participants. Morning coffee and afternoon lemonade, ice tea and cookies provided. Bring a sack lunch, your imagination and a playful disposition!
To register you may contact me by email (info@lynnemedsker.com) or you may also register via the art center if you would prefer. Although I do have an alternate/additional date reserved on the calendar if this one fills up quickly (May 16th), I would suggest signing up soon to be sure you get to participate in this fun day. More info about & images of ATC’s are available on my ATC website page.
Other workshop topics for 2009 will include Creating Art with Photoshop Elements, Photography, Hand Coloring B&W Photographs, Alternate Printmaking Techniques and Mixed Media Explorations. I will announce the details for these workshops over the next few weeks. I hope you can participate in one or more of these workshops, I am excited to be presenting them!
See you soon,
Lynne
02.22.09
Reminder about “Wonderful Winter Giveaway”
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Just a reminder that the deadline for my “Wonderful Winter Giveaway” contest is this Saturday, February 28th! You can read the details in my previous blog entry.
Prize choices include:
*One (1) 5×7 “Mini Art” mixed media piece (from available stock) –you can view this art at: http://www.lynnemedsker.com/mixedmedia.html
*Two (2) 11×14 prints of any image(s) from the Photographic Art, Digital
Collage, Digital art or Photography Portfolios located at:
*Two (2) hours of private art instruction. You choose the subject from
photography, digital art, printmaking or mixed media
How will you ever decide? You’ve got until February 28th to figure it out!
Good luck,
Lynne
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02.19.09
Late night creativity
Although I’ve been making an effort to get proper sleep lately, some nights I just get caught up in what I’m doing. So here I sit at 2 a.m. posting to my blog! I haven’t created anything fun with the computer lately so I indulged myself tonight and came up with this:
"sunny day in the garden" (c) 2009, Lynne Medsker
I can rarely stop with just one version of an image, which is part of the fun of creating art with a computer. The possibilities are endless! Along with the original version I tweaked it just a bit to make this image:
"night time in the garden" (c) 2009, Lynne Medsker
Now I can’t decide which I like best, maybe I’ll figure it out after I get some sleep. 
Any opinions?
02.15.09
Words into Art
I am facinated by words & language and frequently like to include it in my artwork. Today I was doing a little surfing and found this cool new website (well, new for me…you may have known about it a long time ago!)…it’s called Wordle. According to their site:
“Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.”
You can change fonts, colors, layout, etc….it’s a fun little gadget to play with! I made this image by inputting my artist statement:
"Artist Statement" Wordle
Anyhow, the next time you want to present your words or message in a new way or even if you just want to spend a few minutes “playing” give Wordle a try!
02.14.09
Accepted!
I spent the day a few weeks ago sending out entry forms for two national art exhibits and basically kind of forgot about them after that (which is much better than obsessing over them!). Anyhow, I checked my email this weekend and found from one gallery that two of the three pieces I submitted made it into the show. Cool beans! It’s always nice to see something in your inbox that says “Congratulations! Your art is accepted”. :)
The show is called “Multiplicity” and it is at the Union Street Gallery in Chicago Heights, IL. next month. The opening reception & awards are Friday, March 13th from 6 to 9 p.m. and the show runs through April 10th. I’m a little bummed I won’t be able to make it to the reception, that would be a great excuse for a road trip and to check out the gallery! It looks pretty awesome online. Maybe someone will be kind enough to post a first-hand report for me?
Now I am anxious to find out about the other entry and one from an earlier submission too, both are announced at the end of this month. I’ll keep you posted!
Enjoy your Valentine’s Day…
Lynne
02.12.09
Gallery Exhibit in Plainfield
Something else you might enjoy this weekend (opens on Sunday):
Beginning February 15th, 2009 at the Plainfield Guilford Township Public Library, Plainfield, Indiana
Gallery Exhibit – In the Gallery… ‘Versions of Paper’
Art using Paper: 2 different identities with paper by Rhonda Laurent and Ryan Hoffar will be on display through March 14th, 2009
