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!

Frolic on Franklin this weekend!

Come downtown on Saturday for Frolic on Franklin, the Farmers Market, and see our sidewalk sale!

Postponing 15-50-15

So, the weather is bad.  Schools are closed, and the roads are not safe.  So, I am going to delay our first day of our 15-50-15 sale.

 

But that is ok!  It will give everyone a chance to get their sidewalks cleared, snow off their cars, and make it downtown tomorrow for our first day of this sale!

So, here is your hint for the 3 vendors that will have the 15% off sale in their booths tomorrow.

1.  Once you walk through our doors, you have already seen this vendor. Full of old stuff and collectibles.

2.  This vendor loves flowers, and expresses them on canvas.

3. Can we fix it?  Yes we can!

See you downtown!

12 Days & Parades & Cookie Contest & More!

There is so much going on today – I don’t want to miss out on any of it (thanks Crystal for swapping work days with me so I can have fun with the family!!)

First we are on day 4 of our 12 Days of Christmas Event!  You wouldn’t believe the sales that most of our vendors are offering to all of you! 

 

 

 

 

 

We have drawings for all kinds of goodies, and wonderful refreshments for everyone to enjoy and use to warm up from the cold outside.

And tonight, don’t forget is Nighttime Christmas Parade!

Come up for some shopping and hot cider after the parade!  I will be around as long as customers keep coming in!

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

 

Furniture Makeover 101

Fall 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.

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.

Downtown for the Holidays Events!

more downtown events for this weekend! Don't miss out on these annual events!
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