Josh McDougall–Featured Artist

 

Josh McDougall Artist Statement
The craft of the portrait, the process required to capture the essence of a person, has been a lifelong fascination of mine. Over the last 4 years I have used hand cut stencils and spraypaint to render the likeness of a person.

The creation of a stencil is a complicated process which involves a combination of photography, digital, drawing & hours of x-acto knifing. The end result is a blend of my hand drawn style meeting the unpredictable element of spraypaint.
Creating the likeness of someone using this design process brings me a personal satisfaction which is unmatched by other mediums. I can pull on my favorite experiences in graphic design, experimental methods for screenprinting and illustrative drawing to influence a stencil. The method allows a flexibility which lends itself well to generating custom portraits for clients. Any old photograph can be remembered as a uniquely stylized portrait using this technique.

Come see Josh at the First Thursday ArtWalk, tomorrow – from 5pm to 8pm.

Remember to enter our giveaway!  Time is running out!!

See you downtown!

2 Days Remaining!

Well good morning all!  I hope you all ready for the holidays!  If you still have some shopping needs, please consider shopping downtown! 

I know I will be running to Ingredients today for some last minute chutney for an appetizer and maybe some herbs for my rub for the pork shoulder we will be smoking in the cooker this weekend.  Then to Rogate’s Boutique for some jewelry for my Christmas outfit.  Over to Blondie’s for a peppermint mocha café a lait (um YUM!!).  Hodgepodge for some Christmas ornaments to adorn the top of my Christmas gifts.  Betty’s Antiques for some extra chair shopping for the Christmas table. Finally, I will head up to ARTifacts – get some Christmas cards for the last few family’s that I didn’t have enough for, maybe a knitted hat with a flower for my 9 year old to give as a gift to my 5 year old, from Tutu Good.  Finishing off the morning at Lovin Spoonful for a lunch with my parents who are visiting from out of town (hoping for chivan divan!!)

The possibilities are endless – but the time is not!  Here are the hours we have remaining for your shopping convenience!

Thursday 10 to 7pm!! 
That’s right 7pm!

Friday 10-2pm

Merry Christmas from Paige, Kendall, Crystal & all the vendors here at ARTifacts Emporium!

See you downtown!

Winter Hours at ARTifacts & Hodgepodge

Your two favorite downtown stores (of course I speak of ARTifacts & Hodgepodge) are extending their hours!  And to further tempt you to come downtown, Ingredients & Rogate’s Boutique are also staying open longer for all our customers convenience!  So now you can come downtown after work, do some shopping, dining and then a show at the Roxy!  Can’t beat that! 

Here is when you can find ARTifacts and Hodgepodge open!

Sunday 12pm to 4pm
Monday 10am to 3pm
Tuesday – Saturday 10am to 6pm, 7pm on Thursday

 

More Workshops!

FURNITURE MAKEOVERS 101 October 23, 2010, 2:00-4:00 P. M. Maximum of 8 workshop participants, minimum of 4 Cost of workshop: $25.00
Do you often admire painted furniture and cabinetry featured in magazines or on TV. You know the pieces I’m talking about. They have multiple layers of paint, distressed areas, unique hardware, decorative wood details, etc. The process of reviving your old furniture is both easy and inexpensive. I will show you how to breathe new life into your furniture, cabinets, mirrors, picture frames, etc. Caromal Colours Country Living Paints and products are featured in my makeovers. They are user friendly, “green”, and produce excellent results. Please bring pictures of your furniture or cabinets you want to makeover and also pics from magazines with the look you would like to achieve. We will paint, distress, age, change hardware, etc., on some of my work projects. The finishes we can reproduce are endless. You will paint 2 wood samples to take home and admire. I’m looking forward to seeing you.
Photoshop Elements Classes Instructor: Jillian Romero ALL CLASSES REQUIRE A LAPTOP & PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS SOFTWARE. October 29, November 5 and 12, 10:30 – 1pm (30 minute break) $100 for all 3 classes Must be pre-paid Subjects to be covered during the 3 day class 1. Quick tour of tools bar and element 2. Organizing functions ...a. Create albums and importing images 3. Adjusting color in images ...a. Fix exposure problems 4. Repairing and retouching images ...a. Cropping ...b. Red eye ...c. Removing unwanted items ...d. Removing backgrounds ...e. Enhancing foreground 5. Adding text 6. Working with bitmaps, grayscale and indexed color modes 7. Paintbrush mode 8. Combining multiple images 9. Advanced editing techniques Recommended book – but not required: "ABODE classroom in a book" 3 minimum students, 6 maximum
Luminous Watercolors for Self-Expression Monday, Nov. 1, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., 8, 15 $70 for a 3-week class Learn various techniques employed in watercolor painting (such as drybrush, wet-in-wet, blending, hard and soft edges, salt sprinkling, and spatter). Includes studying color and also learning to paint in an abstract way, so that even without great drawing skills, students can make beautiful art. Students will learn to paint from still life displays and from favorite photographs. Aimed at serious beginners. Bio: Karen Parr-Moody, a local writer, studied watercolor at Auburn University, and continues to paint in the medium. Her main subjects are floral designs and the human figure, particularly dance hall girls from the early 1900s.

More New!

So this blog I decided I would focus on new art that has arrived in the shop. We have so many extremely talented artists here - I was never really someone who bought art before. I don't know if it is my tastes are improving or that I am finally seeing stuff I like! Either way, I am in a quandry all the time now with what pieces touch me more - and for what reasons.

Reisa Peters is a wonderful artist that her work just amazes me. But there are 2 new pieces she just brought in that everyone should come see. This horse painting she just completed is fabulous! It would be a great addition to any horse lovers home. This photo doesn't do the piece justice at all - so please come in to check it out. AND her other piece that I am not going to post on here, instead entice you to come in and see if for yourself. It is so freeing, so beautiful!

Many of you are already familiar with Gabriele Wardiener's work both with the DAC and with ARTZ here in Clarksville. She also has a booth here at ARTifacts displaying her work. One of the crowd favorites are her dragons. She does all kinds of dragons in all different kinds of different media. Here are 2 of her new ones. There is one other, but you will have to come down and see it for yourself!

The final art piece I want to share with you is this darling painting by Gail Meyers. This little girl walking through the field of flowers is just so lovely. Come and see for yourself. A friend just commented on how wonderful it is to me - you have to agree!