2011-2012 Events
Barbara Donnelly, an award-winning oil & watercolor artist, will be painting a vibrant, colorful, representational watercolor during the annual Saltbox Gallery Holiday Show. Take this opportunity to see her at work, doing what she loves!
Hours: Daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., November 18, 19 & 20th. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. IN ADDITION, the public is welcome to enjoy an evening artists reception on Friday, Nov.18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. where they will meet the 18 professional fine artists who produce beautiful artworks in many media. Location: Coolidge Hall, Topsfield Fairgrounds, Route 1 North, Topsfield.
Free admission. Free parking. Handicapped accessible.
Barbara Donnelly Watercolor Classes
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Tuesday Studio Classes for Fall & Winter 2011 - 2012
at 19 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930
Barbara Donnelly’s Studio Watercolor Class begins on Tuesday, November 29 at 19 Harbor Loop, Gloucester. These winter classes help every level from beginner to advanced to build structurally strong, dynamic paintings & develop their own vision, while learning to see and interpret in watercolor. Hone your skills and revisit the “basics” of color, composition and technique in comfort. The small group insures individual attention. Barbara will work with you so that you can progress at your own pace. Take your studio painting up a level and be ready for painting outdoors next Spring!
Hours 10 – 1:00. Six lessons: $150. Send $50. deposit to hold your spot. Mail check to: Barbara Donnelly, 12 Magnolia Street, Beverly, MA 01915. QUESTIONS ? e-mail me at barbaradonnellyartist@comcast.net or leave message at 978-922-0002.
Past 2010 Classes and Shows
BARBARA DONNELLY IN PLYMOUTH SHOW
NEW ENGLAND WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
CELEBRATES 125TH YEARThe New England Watercolor Society (NEWS) is celebrating its 125th anniversary with an extraordinary exhibition of works by over 140 past and recent signature members from Wednesday Oct. 20 to Nov. 14 at the Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North Street
Plymouth, MA.The exhibit is free of charge and open to the public. This invitational show will be held at the Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North Street, Plymouth, MA.
Included in this prestigious exhibit is Signature Member Barbara Donnelly, a resident of Beverly, MA with a Gloucester studio/gallery. Known for her dynamic compositions and luminous color, Donnelly paints in a traditional, representational style in her large, intimate works of still life and paintings of her native New England. The piece featured in this exhibition is a large still life, “Tea & Roses”.
This remarkable event is designed to honor some of the Society’s most acclaimed members and to recognize its place in history as one of the oldest and most prestigious watercolor societies in America.
Membership over the years has included such well-known artists as Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, John Singer Sargent and Andrew Wyeth. Today NEWS ranks include living legends Loring Coleman and Carlton Plummer, among many others.
Though founded in 1885 as the Boston Society of Watercolor Painters, it has expanded beyond the city both in numbers and in geographic scope. It became The New England Watercolor Society in 1980, reflecting membership from all six New England states.
For more information go to www.newenglandwatercolorsociety.org.
March 19, 20 & 21 – The Saltbox Spring Show
Barbara Donnelly’s work in oils and watercolors featured with seventeen other professional fine artist and artisan members. “Silent Auction” of original work all weekend, drawing on Sunday at 3:00.Location: The Coolidge Building, Topsfield Fairgrounds, Topsfield, MATime: Daily, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10 – 5:00
Artists Reception with wine & catered hors d’oeuvres on Friday evening 7 – 9:00
April 25, 2010 – Sunday – Copley Society “Fresh Paint” Day – 9:00 to 3:00
An invited Copley Artist painting on location in Boston in preparation for the CoSo Fresh Paint Auction gala , “A Splash of Green”, on Saturday, May 8. Fresh Paint Auction & Gala at The Copley Society, Newbury Street, Boston. Visit www.copleysociety.org for more info.PAST EXHIBITIONS
BARBARA DONNELLY
“Coastal Essence”Watercolors ~ Oils ~ GouacheArtist Reception
Sunday, September 27
1 -4 pm
September 27 – October 8, 2009
Hours: Mon – Sat 10 – 5 & Sun 12 – 5Rockport Art Association
12 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966
978-546-6604
“A New England native, I have a natural love of the seacoast. Wherever I am, the water, boats, nearby villages and the local people have a spirit that engages me. To saturate my paintings with the color, light and life that embrace their true “essence” is my only desire. “Coastal Essence” reveals but a glimpse of a few of these “captured moments”. – Barbara Donnelly The public is welcome to the Artist Reception for Barbara Donnelly and her show, “Coastal Essence”, at The Rockport Art Association on Sunday, September 27, 2009 from 1 to 4 pm. View her exciting interpretations of the coast and its environs in oils and watercolor. The exhibition continues from September 27 through October 8, 2009.Barbara Donnelly is an award-winning artist member of Academic Artists, American Artist Professional League, Copley Society (Copley Artist), New England Watercolor Society, North Shore Arts Association and the Rockport Art Association. She is included in Who’s Who of American Women and Who’s Who in the World.
Donnelly has traveled and painted in France, Scotland, Ireland, Portugal, Canada and China but this show is all about New England. Enjoy!
2010 Ongoing Watercolor Classes Resume Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Watercolor classes resume at Donnelly’s warm, cozy studio on the harbor Tuesdays at 19 Harbor Loop, Gloucester. 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Class should be there at 9:30 so that we can begin promptly at 10.)Limited class size allows individual attention. Perfect situation to experiment and practice in comfort. Learn and hone your skills with friends and fellow artists. We will work from still life setups, on-site sketches and photographs. Weather permitting we will paint outside by the harbor.
Course will cover concept, composition, values, shapes and color with ongoing instruction. We will explore different techniques in watercolor. There will be demos, individual and group critiques. Main objective of the class is to cultivate artistic “seeing” and to encourage individuality while becoming a better painter.A popular, experienced teacher of drawing, oil painting and watercolor, Barbara will assist with composition, drawing and paint application. She will help you develop your own vision and voice.
Six-week session - $150.00. To register, mail a check for $50.00 with your name, address, phone and e-mail address to 12 Magnolia Street, Beverly, MA 01915. Balance due at first class. After receipt of deposit, you will receive a materials list and directions to the studio. If you have any questions, e-mail barbaradonnellyartist@comcast.net or call her at 978-922-0002.
2009 WORKSHOPS
Weekly Watercolor Classes will continue through 2009 at Barbara's Gallery on Harbor Loop in Gloucester. Please email her for details.
North Shore Arts Association
2009 Outdoor Watercolor Workshop
June 26, 27, 28 - “Capture the Moment” Watercolor Plein Air Workshop
Spring Tide, Winter Island Light
Summer Day, Rocky Neck
"Capture the Moment”
Watercolor Outdoor Workshop
North Shore Arts Association
June 26, 27 & 28, 2009
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.Enjoy the luminous light on the harbor and its surroundings! During this three day “plein air” workshop you will learn to ‘capture the moment’ with light and shade. The“moment” occurs when something grabs your attention and compels you to paint it. The light defines it in space and your painting - saves it forever!Each day will start with an on-site demo, covering composition, shapes, values and color. Donnelly will advise at your easel with an emphasis on individuality. You will learn to judge your own work in a relaxed atmosphere during the positive group critique. This helps you progress, building on the knowledge gained on the previous day. A learning experience with lots of fun and new painting friends.“Traveling often to paint, I love to share how to grasp a concept and develop it quickly. Pure joy!”
Watercolor Studio Workshop
May 4 – 6 , 2009, 10 to 4 at 19 Harbor Loop
Take your watercolor skills to a higher level
What do your paintings need to become more compelling? Concept, composition, values, shapes and color? Explore the importance of light to describe subjects in space. Still life or landscape? Boats or buildings? Individuality and creativity will be stressed. Working for three consecutive days will establish a work rhythm and growth in your artwork. Only $150. for three full days. Materials list will follow after $75. deposit is received with form below.
E-mail barbaradonnellyartist@comcast.net with questions or download a registrstion form (PDF)
THIS WORKSHOP
IS FULL!
"Afternoon Repose" at left
Barbara Donnelly Watercolor Workshop
June 13 & 14 from 10:00 – 4:00
How can you make your watercolors more compelling? Eye-catching? Breathtaking?
Saturday will start at 9:00 with a Still Life demonstration to reveal some answers to these questions. The basics of concept, composition, values, shapes, movement and the enchantment of transparent color will be covered. This still life will remain set up for day two for those who wish to continue on it.However, Sunday will begin at 9:00 with a quick demo of how you “capture the moment” in a scene outdoors or when traveling for those who wish to venture into another motif. Bring reference photos if desired.Barbara will help as you paint and give an informal group critique at the end of each day.Mail $110.00 check to Foxboro Art Association, PO Box 440, Foxboro, MA 02035
E-mail barbaradonnellyartist@comcast.net with questions.
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