The next scheduled general membership meeting is Monday October 20, 2008 at 7:30 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the South Hills on Washington Rd.
If you have any news to share, please email Anne Trimble with the information.
Patrick Varriano had a painting accepted into the Keystone National 2008 Show at the Art Center School and Galleries in Mechanicsburg, PA. This show will run from September 28 to November 8, 2008.
Diane White'sTurquoise Pot with Pears was accepted into the Salon International 2008 exhibit at the Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio TX.
Check the following links for helpful information on creating and promoting your artwork:
Dick Blick--The best prices and most extensive product list.
Cheap Joes' Art Place--Mostly watercolor supplies, a lot of humor, good products, and a very comprehensive list of workshops in all media.
Graphik Dimensions--Great prices on frames, mats, and frame kits. You can upload an image of your piece and "try on" mats and frames before you order them.
The following information did not make it into the 2008 member directory:
If you would like a sample of your work on the SHAL member web page please send the following to the webmaster via email:
A short biography (3-4 sentences about your history/experience and your work/medium)
Contact info (phone/email/address if you want)
If you have a website, the URL of that site.
An attached digital file of one piece of your art:
-- In .jpg format
-- Maximum dimensions in pixels: w=800 h=575 (dpi not important)
For those of you who do not yet have your art in digital format, there are several options:
An arts/graphics service: Pixel River (Mt. Lebanon) Alpha Screen Graphics (South Side), World West Galleries (Washington, PA) are three in the Pittsburgh area. If you're having this done, have the service do it at the highest resolution possible for your archives -- you'll want the "original" as well-defined/big as you can get for giclee or other prints. You can also have them provide a smaller image for the website.
Take a photo of your piece with a digital camera (the quality of the resulting image is dependent on the quality of the camera and the lighting setup).
If your 2D piece is small enough, you can use a flatbed scanner to scan your art.
If you have any suggestions or links to contribute to this website please send them to web@southhillsartleague.org or call 412-343-0498.
