The Art Club of McKinney

September 2010 Meeting
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Heard-Craig Gallery
306 North Church Street
(park in back of building and enter there)
McKinney, Texas

Join us at our monthly Art Club meeting. Club business will be conducted from 9:30am-10am followed by the program at 10 am. As usual guests are welcome to join us.

Members, remember to bring one of your works of art for the mini art show. When the votes are tallied, the first and second place winners will receive gift certificates for Asel Art.

Guest Artist: Bruce Peil

We are fortunate to have renowned oil painter Bruce Peil as our guest artist this month. Bruce will demo for us from 10am-noon.

Then, from 1pm to 4pm, he will conduct a workshop for those who wish to participate. The cost of the workshop is $50. Contact Patricia Crain to sign up. We will post more information and supplies needed for the workshop on the website prior to the meeting.

Be sure to visit www.brucepeilart.com to see his paintings, and learn about monthly workshops at his studio in Athens, TX. where he and his wife operate a Bed and Breakfast / Artist Retreat.

Bruce is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, and is the co-founder and signature member of the Outdoor Painters Society. His paintings are in many corporate and private collections and he is widely recognized for his landscape paintings of the American West. He has been featured in such books and magazines as Art of the American West, Rockport Publishers, Art Talk, Southwest Art Magazine, and The Artist’s Magazine.

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The Art Club of McKinney, founded in 1914 in McKinney, Texas, was created to encourage the appreciation of visual art in the community. Nearly 100 years later, the club continues to support this goal with:

• monthly meetings for members and visitors
• lectures on art topics
• demonstrations and workshops of various media and techniques
• art shows for adults and children
• organized visits to museums and gallery exhibits
• field trips to “paint outside the gallery”
• directory of local artists
• online gallery for art club members

Monthly Meetings
The Art Club of McKinney meets at the Heard-Craig Gallery, 306 North Church Street, McKinney, Texas, on the 2nd Thursday of each month, August through May. The business meeting starts at 9:30 am and the program starts at 10 am.

The program generally includes a presentation/demo by a visiting artist and, after a brief lunch break, a workshop taught by the visiting artist.

Light refreshments and time to socialize are available at the beginning, middle, and/or end of each meeting.

Starting in September, each artist is invited to bring a piece of their work for members to enjoy and vote on. The winner receives a gift certificate and is featured on this page.

You may join the Art Club of McKinney in person at the monthly meeting or any time by completing the membership application located in About Us.

A big THANK YOU to all members who have paid your 2010-2011 membership dues. If membership dues are still on your "to-due" list, print the membership form, fill it out, and bring it and your $25.00 check made out to "The Art Club" to the next meeting (or you can mail it to the address on the form).

What's happening in art scene in the North Texas area? Check it out at Art This Week in DFW, Aug. 23-29.

Laura Moore Fine Art Studios presents ECHO, with over 100 works of art, at the Laura Moore Fine Art Studios, 107 S Tennessee, and echoes into a 2nd location at the McKinney Performing Arts Center, 111 N Tennessee. The display is open in both locations through September 8th, open Mon-Sat 1-5pm or by appointment.

ECHO includes artworks from the Art Club's own Elaine Adams, Toni Andrukaitis, Lynda DeGrow Kingsley, C.E. Kovacs, Debbie Little, Angela McDonald, Anne Royer and J. Packard Wright.

Thanks to our sponsor, Asel Art Supply, for supporting our club.