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 Fine Art Shows and Exhibits.

The Schoolhouse Group of Artists
 
9th Annual Art Show and Exhibition of original paintings
 
Saturday, October 25th and Sunday, October 26th, 2008 
 
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
 
Lemonville Community Centre
13453 McCowan Rd.
Stouffville, On
 
North of Stouffville Rd. and south of Bloomington Rd.
20 minutes north of Hwy. 7
 
 

Art Terms

Acrylic
Thicker and stronger than tempera or watercolor paint, Acrylic is a water-based "plastic" paint.

Achromatic
Black, white and greys. Artwork that is executed without color.
 

Artists Proof
A small group of outstanding prints for the artists use which have been set aside from the edition prints.
 

Impressionism
Impressionism is referred to as the most important art movement of the 19th century. The term impressionism came from a painting by Claude Monet. His painting was titled titled Impression Sunrise. Impressionism is about capturing fast fleeting moments with color, light, and surface.
 

Monotype
A one of a kind print made by painting on smooth metal, creating a texture that is not possible to paint directly on paper.
 

Silver print
This generic term covers all prints made on paper that is coated with silver salts. Black and white photographs are usually silver prints

Tempera
Tempera is a word used to describe any type of binder such as oil, water or egg that makes a pigment workable as a paint form.
 

Giclee on Canvas or paper                                                                                                            A GICLEE (pronounced ZHEE-clay) comes from the French term for "fine spray". A giclee print is created with digital printers using four tiny ink jets that spray more than 4 million microscopic water-based coloured ink droplets per second onto a sheet of fine art paper or a canvas, spinning on a drum at the rate of 250 inches per second. Precise computer calculations control these ink jets to produce over 500 shades of dense, water-based ink. A computer directly scans an artist's original work to control the jets - no printing film or plates are used. The final product is a superior, lush, vibrant, near original quality, textured art print; one that has the feel of a watercolour, and the look of an original lithograph. A Giclee has more long-term value and is the highest quality fine art reproduction available.

aAcrylic paints - Synthetic paints, with pigments dispersed in a synthetic vehicle made from polymerized acrylic acid esters, the most important of which is polymethyl methacrylate. First used by artists in the late 1940s, their use has come to rival that of oil paints because of their versatility. They can be used on nearly any surface, in transparent washes or heavy impasto, with matte, semi-gloss, or glossy finishes. Acrylic paints dry quickly, do not yellow, are easily removed with mineral spirits or turpentine (use acetone if those don't remove enough), and can clean up with soap and water.

Complementary Colors
Complementary colors are those which appear opposite to one another on a color wheel. The complimentary colors are red and green, blue and orange, and yellow and purple.
 

Shade
Using a mixture of black mixed with a color to make it darker. The opposite of shade is tint.
 

 Artist links

Ken  MacFarlane  Painting lessons Watercolour   www.macfarlanewatercolours.com

Dianne Scott.    Portraits        www.dianne-scott.com

Ron Brown     Landscapes   905  597- 5083

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