Work of Art

Kimberly brought a beautiful sample of her painting to our last meeting. The oil was on a canvas somewhere near 40”x 40” and features a woman's nude backside. She does wonderful work and has an amazing eye for art – as you can see in her other samples from the previous post on 1/29/07.

The body shot that she brought to the meeting is from the woman's mid-back down to mid calf – body laying on it’s side. Kimberly's original thought when doing the portrait was to create the upper ½ of the body on a separate canvas in contrast to the colors used on the finished painting. When hung side by side, the paintings would complete each other to make the full length of the body -- but in the reverse color scheme of each other. Really creative idea and interesting perspective to use the contrasting colors to offset each painting from it's mate.

Kimberly has done a few nudes and enjoys the reactions to her paintings. Whether good or bad, she’s intrigued by the opinions of the viewers.

Come and join us a week from Friday for our next meeting -- February 23.
Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to David Sabbagh – our metal, glass, wood, etc. sculptor who has recently bought his own studio in Pontiac to expand his occupation in artistry! David had been working out of another facility in Royal Oak, but has moved up to owning his own place – with his own tools – and is branching out in his skills! EXCITING STUFF

Along with his commissions work for specific clients, David will begin teaching a six week class on sculpting beginning February 19. He’ll be starting up a new session following that one – no dates scheduled yet. If you’re interested in ANY type of funky sculpting – this could be a terrific class for you. The idea is for each student to have a general thought of what they’re hoping to accomplish and to bring their own basic material to begin with. During the classes, David will help to visualize the piece from the students ideas and help to construct the elements into the physical adaptation of their concept.

In a nutshell -- You have the idea -- You bring the basic material you're hoping to work with -- David has the tools and the know-how to get your piece to an amazing finished product!

Check out David's website @ www.dasadesigns.com