This past weekend, we had the thrill of attending both the
Spectrum exhibit at the
Society of Illustrators in New York City AND going back the next day for Art Out Loud. Painting demonstrations were being given by
Donato Giancola,
Gregory Manchess,
Charles Vess,
Sam Weber, and
James Gurney, who was painting a portrait from life of the great art historian, Walter Reed. It was such a blast! By the way, in case you didn't know about it, James Gurney not only paints awesome life portraits and is an honest-to-goodness nice person, but he has one of the best
blogs about painting we know of.
So now our heads are filled with new art and inspiration as well as all the fun we had getting together with our fellow art-loving friends! If you are anywhere near New York City, you will be doing yourself a great favor by stopping by the SOI to see the show while it's up.
