Merry Christmas

Hello,  This photo was taken Monday at our annual Christmas party.  This is 16 of the 18 members,  we are missing Cathy and Mary.  Another wonderful year together,  I think we all feel blessed to have a group like this.  Onward to 2013,  lots of new memories and wonderful artwork created.

Merry Christmas to all of you from Mason Area Painters

Painting still lifes

Hello,  Mason Area Painters painted still lifes this past Monday.  We spread out in 3 different rooms in the Snyder House at Cottell park.   Barbara our chairperson brought in a box of props and others brought things of their own to paint.  Several of the group painted on other projects and worked in the back room.  There are 18 people in Maps, short for Mason Area Painters.  Our group has grown over the years and now we limit it to 18 and we have a waiting list.  We are all members of the Mason Deerfield Arts Alliance and it is so great to be part of a group like this.  Sharing ideas with like minded people,  making friendships and sharing laughs.

The photos are a bit dark but you get the idea.

Have a great day

Mural- finished

  Mary,  Nancy and Alicia put the finishing touches on the mural they have been working on for the last several weeks.  It measures around 6 ft. x 8 ft. and I think it came out fabulous.  They all signed it and they should feel proud.  It looks wonderful gals!   Sorry I cropped off the top of it when I photographed it but you get the idea.


Thanks for visiting us!

Mason Arts Festival

Hi,   Every year at the Mason Arts Festival our group Mason Area Painters get a couple of tables to set up and sell a few of our paintings.  Eleven of the eighteen in our group displayed some of their art,  not everyone was available for one reason or another.  It was a great day,  wonderful weather, a good crowd and some sales.  Here are a few photos showing our area of two long tables.

Thanks for stopping by

A fun project

Hi there,  A few of the gals in our Mason Area Painters group are working on a special project.  They are painting a scene on a 6 ft. X 8 ft. screen that they are donating for a secret project.  Mary Lasonczyk,  Nancy Stapleton and Alicia Rizzi are grouping up and tackling this together.  This is 2 days work and they plan to finish in 2 or 3 more days.  Mary is heading this up, she spent a lot of time sketching it out on a smaller scale in watercolors and they are painting it larger in acrylics.

I'll try to get some photos of it finished to share with you too.

Have a good day,  thank you for visiting.

Painting a model

Hi,  This morning Mason Area Painters had a gorgeous gal named Ellen sit for us.  Ten of the eighteen chose to paint or sketch her.  She is a wonderful model,  such a pretty young gal and she sits very still.  She sat for about 3 hours and here is our result.  I missed a few of the people that left a bit early.

Thank you for stopping by.

Middletown Pendleton Art Center ~ Barbara Pask

Hi,  Barbara Pask will be our Featured Artist for July in the Middletown Pendleton Art Center.  We are open for First Friday on July 6th from 5-9 and the following day Second look Saturday from 11-3.  Barbara shares the studio with 9 other artists from Mason Area Painters.  Stop by and visit us in studio #109,  such a fun evening with music, food and lots of wonderful art to view and buy.

There are 4 Pendleton Art Centers with the Middletown location being the newest. Please google "Pendleton Art Center" for more info and directions.

Have a good day

Art in the Garden

Hi,  It has been a while since we posted,  sorry.  Three of our group did an event in Lebanon Ohio today.  It was a fundraiser and we painted in a garden and displayed some of our art.  It was a good day,  a nice crowd and hot dry weather.  We had a few sales and hopefully made some good contacts.  The first photo shows my set up, Barbara Pask.  The second photo is Don Schuster and the last is Mary Beth Thompson.  See you soon

The Woman's Art Club Show

Hi,  Mason Area Painters was represented well at the 119th annual Woman's Art Club show this year.  The show opened today and will hang for a month.   Frankie Wheeler,  Millie Null and Barbara Pask all had a painting accepted into the show this year.  Frankie was awarded The F&W Media Award, 1yr Watercolor Artist magazine subscription.  Not great photos but here are their paintings,  first is Frankie's watercolor painting, "House with Picket Fence".  Second is Millie's oil painting "Quiet Stream" and last is Barbara's oil painting "A Painting in a Painting".  If they do not sell while the show is up they will be available to purchase, contact me at barbarapask@zoomtown.com for purchase info.

Have a wonderful day!

Still Life Painting

Monday at MAPs, we were painting still life set-ups.

With a little help...

...or not!

Painting for Frankie's Birthday

Pictures from the Monday, January 23rd meeting at the Snyder House. Painting while celebrating Frankie's 89th birthday.