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January 2019 Demonstration

Our demonstrator was Karla Cook, who did a Pastel Pet Portrait demonstration.

The meeting was held in the Guild Hall, First Congregational Church (middle side door), Sanborn Street, Reading, Wednesday January 9th, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

We have some photographs of the event in case you could not make it there in person.

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Lou introduced Karla to the audience.



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Karla started out on a toned paper with a basic drawing.



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She works from photographs on her tablet computer.
It is necessary to work from photographs with pet portraits
because the animals will not sit and pose for the drawings.



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She puts in the basic shapes and large masses of color.



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Working on the entire painting, she refines the shapes.



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The dog's face is starting to form on the paper.



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Working on the nose.



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Highlights have been added to the eyes.



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Additional refinement of the face has been done
and some background has been added.



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In celebration of the 60th anniversary season for RAA
we set up a table with some historical information and artifacts.



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This is the original silkscreen that they used to print the program
for the 1966 - 1967 season. RAA was officially incorporated as the
"Reading Art Association" in 1967.



You can see some of Karla's work at her web site, http://karlakcook.com/

Karla Cook's Bio

"If you paint what you love, people will love what you paint."

I believe that the inclusion of animals in our homes serves to enhance our humanity and allows us to appreciate the beauty of the world around us. For my entire life, I have been surrounded by a menagerie: Cats, dogs, hedgehogs, rabbits, birds, mice and fish have all at one time or another inhabited my heart and my home. I have found that using my love of animals with my love of painting makes for a winning combination. With each animal I paint, I attempt to bring that animal's personality through the painting to the viewer. My greatest success is seeing a smile flash across someone's face when they look at my paintings. I live in Andover, MA with my husband, three sons, two Italian Greyhounds, a variety of foster bunnies, and Stuart the Wondercat.

For years I had been a successful fiber artist, creating and teaching, knitting, spinning, felting, and quilting. Nothing quieted an insistent muse until I accepted a challenge by my oldest son and discovered painting.




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