September 2021 Business Meeting

The meeting was held via Zoom on Thursday, September 9, 2021.

Welcome

Linda Poche opened the Zoom meeting with a welcome.  

Creativity Exercise

Ilona Isaacs led a creativity exercise called Target Practice, which included seven drawing activities to spark creativity and build eye-hand coordination .

Upcoming Events/Outings

• Zoom Open Studio Playtimes

• Playdates or Open Studio times, which are free to all members, are scheduled for the Saturday before the business meetings at 10AM and a Sunday afternoon later in the month.  The upcoming dates include the following:

• Sunday, September 26 at 1PM.

• Saturday, October 9 at 10AM.  

• NC Museum of Art Sketching Outing

• Katherine Stein is organizing a trip to NCMA on Saturday, September 11, from 11:30AM to 2PM.  If the weather cooperates, the group will focus on the sculpture garden.  If it is too hot or raining, the group can visit one of the buildings.  Entrance to the museum is free; however, since Covid you must get a ticket online to enter.  

• Duke Gardens Outing

• Marcia Streithorst has planned a trip to Duke Gardens to be inspired to sketch or paint.  It is free to enter the gardens, but there is a $2 parking fee.  This event was organized for Saturday, October 16 at 1PM.   

Trunk Trade

• Plans are being made to schedule another trunk trade.  Sunday, October 24, 2021 is the tentative date. Updates will be provided when a location and date have been secured. 

Social Media Update

• Kathy King is the September Spotlight Member on the CMMAG website (blog.)  

Creative Challenges

The fourth quarter Picked Prompts are as follows.

• Medium: Charcoal, Graphite

• Texture Mark Making:  Tapes—masking, packing, drywall, washi

• Theme:  Quote, Poem, Song Lyrics

• Color:  White

• Bonus:  Replicate a sketch, drawing or painting by a master or from an art book

Third Quarter Picked Prompts Challenge Reveal 

Members shared the pieces they made using the prompts for 3Q2021.  Shannon and Lisa shared their creations. 

Demo 

Linda reviewed an Inchies Challenge that she participated in and led a demo. Linda suggested the word egg and asked us to write down words we associate with an egg. Then we created an inchie based on one of the words we associated with Egg using watercolors and markers.  Amy Maricle is the artist who lead the Inchies Challenge.