You are Invited!

La Jolla Art Association presents Celebrate the Old Year, Welcome to the New Year, an exhibition of fine art and digital photography by members of the association. The exhibition runs from Monday, December 5th through Friday, February 3rd from 9 am- 5 pm, weekdays, at the La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA.

A festive reception for the artists will be held on Thursday, December 15th from 4 - 6 pm. The exhibition and reception is free and open to the public.

Featured artists at the exhibition include: Ernest Alvarez, Ann Chaitin, Mary Duarte, Ralph LaZar, Dana Levine, Caroline Morse, and Valerie Saiag.

Composition Workshop

On Thursday, November 17th, Dana Levine led an interactive workshop exploring composition. It was an informative and fun afternoon for everyone who attended.

During the workshop Dana covered a number of compositional concepts. She covered the "Rule of Thirds' and showed various examples. Attendees were then able to experiment by doing some simple abstract drawings to create a composition and then work to refine it. She also discussed composition concepts for figure placement in artwork and showed various examples, including several works she has completed of Mexican Dancers that she has photographed, painted and drawn in various compositions, each time experimenting with placement of the figures. Attendees then had a chance to make their own composition using the photos of the dancers.

Thank you to Dana for sharing her expertise with the group in such a fun and engaging way.

Please plan to join us for our next demonstration scheduled for Thursday, January 26th from 4-6. Member Valerie Saiag will be giving a workshop on creating the Artist Resume and Bio.

Sign up for Interactive Demonstration, Exploring Composition, on Nov. 17th

Exploring Composition: A talk, demo, and workshop exploring Composition - Presented by Dana Levine, artist and photographer

RSVP in advance to Dana. Email: danabet@yahoo.com

When: Thursday, Nov. 17 from 4 - 6 pm Where: La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla

Two essential elements of a good work of two-dimensional art – no matter the subject or whether it is realistic or abstract - are value and composition. To explore what makes a good composition, we will consider these important ideas when creating an image: - Verticals, horizontals, and diagonals - Focal point and the Rule of Thirds - Overall design: triangular or circular

During the session, participants will sketch and make preliminary designs for three artworks.

Please bring the following materials with you:

- 10 sheets letter sized paper

- Pencil, Charcoal or charcoal pencil

- Eraser

- Ruler

- Scissors

- Scotch Tape

This is a free demonstration. We look forward to having you join us!