Critique Crowd

No doubt about it- the weather has been pretty nice lately.  We put the word out that we'd be doing the critique on this first Monday of the month, and got a pretty good turnout.  We had art from seven veterans of the group, plus a first time visitor, and a few people there with no art, but just hanging out.

The Cafeteria space was unclaimed, so we decided to move our crowd into it.  Our initial tack board group (above) included Margery (photo at top, sculpture lower right), Molly (various shoe image prints), Jill (one straight painting, one mixed media photo), and my new block.  Over to the side, we had a mixed media illustration from Mary's daughter Kate, and some small paintings from Elizabeth, a friend of Sheilagh, who had introduced her to me at an art reception in Belmar a few months back.  Mary had a recent white line monotype, which was cut off in the photos, plus her PCNJ exchange portfolio.

Sheilagh arrived late, blaming a clock mix up, and showed the figure in landscape below, who most of us recognized as a reworking of a painting she had shown at our Belmar critique.  The composition is the same, but the color is very different, especially that sun in the upper right corner.

We had three other people there without art, but maybe they'll be ready for July.  Meanwhile, reaction to my piece was very positive.  The more finished composition is more interesting, and everyone liked my cute little animals.  Showing my calendar of old map images didn't hurt, as it gave everyone a better idea of what I expect it will look like when printed.