ABOUT THIS SECTION
The BHS Class of 1957 can share their artistic talent (amateur or professional) in this "Art & Crafts Gallery" section. Recognizing that art appreciation is highly subjective, no judgments are made (except that Marilyn has to find the artwork pleasing since she's providing the time and web space to display it).
No art is sold from this BHS-57 web site. Marilyn will not act as a go-between or agent. If you are interested in purchasing artwork from classmates, you must contact them directly.
Contacting an artist:
Since artwork of only BHS-57 classmates is included here, you can find their email addresses or postal contact info in the BHS-57 50th Reunion Memory Book or, perhaps, in the Email Contact section of this web site. Links to the artists' own Art Portfolio or Art Gallery web sites, if they have them, are provided in this section. There, you can view more of their work; some of their art shown there may be offered for sale by the classmate-artists.
Please share your art in this web section. Everyone would love to see it.
The art can be recently made or it can be something you did as a young child. Something you saved from "BHS school days" would be appropriate to share here, as well as something you created last week. Send a variety of your art or artistic crafts work; it would be interesting to see art styles and techniques applied in various media.
Information on how to submit art for this "Art Gallery" section is given at the bottom of this page.
Artist:
MARILYN MOIR COUGHRAN
Media: New Media Art (created on Mac computer)
Style: Abstract
Web site:
www.softguide.net/art/welcome.html
The above art are a few samples of Marilyn's abstract digital artwork. She has created thousands of art and several animations on a wide variety of computers over most of her adult life. She has created "new media" (digitial) art and animations on Amiga, Mac, and PC computers since the late 1980s. Since the early/mid-1990s, her preferred computer for graphics and wall artwork has been the Mac.
Art software on Marilyn's computers include Painter, Photoshop, Freehand, Illustrator, and several others. Her digital artwork has been shown in several states, and she has won dozens of awards in juried art shows since the late 1980s.
Artist:
ROGER LeCOMPTE
Media: Pencil Sketches
Style: Realistic
The above pencil sketches by Roger LeCompte are the result of his recently (2007) taking an art class at a local Community College. (Think you can't draw? Take a class and find out! You might surprise yourself while having fun.)
Artist:
DAVID BLAIR
Media: Woodturning
Style: 3D Woodwork
The above is a small sampling of David's wide variety of woodturning work which he has done for about 20 years. As a child, he turned and carved wood - mostly tables and chair legs. He used a lathe in junior high wood shop classes. Working with wood has been his hobby most ofhis life. He uses a chain saw to prepare logs for turning blanks. He makes urns, vases,square bowls that he carves or burns in figures or designs. He also dyes some bowls or vases to accentuate the grain or some other feature he sees in the wood; this work is done with a spray brush, dipped or wiped on a lint-free towel. sometimes brushed on. He has also created Christmas ornaments for earrings and has made wooden bracelets for his granddaughters.
David sells at arts and crafts fairs, does well at juried shows, and shows in an Anacortes studio during the month of August. He says other woodturners in our BHS-57 class include Russ Ensign and Paul Miller - and there may be others.
HOW TO SUBMIT ART
One "art row" can hold one, two, or three photos of your artwork, depending on their size and orientation (horizontal or vertical). Use the above art shown as examples of size. You can email files or mail snapshots of up to six of your original art works; Marilyn will select which art will be shown here.
Media: The term "art" or "artwork" includes wall art created in traditional or new (digital) media, sculptures, or other artistic crafts. For example, your art media can include pencil drawings, paintings in traditional media, photographic "art" (as opposed to photos that may be more appropriately shown in the "Scenic Snapshots" section), digital art created on your computer, etc. Send photos of your special crafts such as handmade quilts, sculptures, tattoos, jewelry, woodworking, or other artistic projects. Almost anyhing goes, as long as it is pleasing to the eye - i.e., it passes Marilyn's test of "pleasing." (Got questions? send email to Marilyn).
Art formats: Got a digital camera? A scanner? Know how to make gif or jpeg (jpg) files? If so, you can attach your gif or jpeg (jpg) formatted files (pictures of your art) in email that you send to
Marilyn.
Otherwise, you can mail photo snapshots (or good color Xerox copies) to her at:
Marilyn Coughran
P. O. Box 1553
Green Valley AZ 85622-1553
Be sure to include cardboard liners to keep photos from bending in the postal mail process. If you send photo snapshots (or good color copies), they will be scanned in and the files formatted and sized for you. Snapshots and color copies will not be returned UNLESS you include SASE for their return.
Formatted file size: The total width size in pixels is important and determines whether one, two or three of your art works fit across an "art row." As an example, Marilyn's three artworks above were originally each 8x10 inch prints that she reduced in Photoshop to 126 by 162 pixels at 72 dpi and saved as gif files. (The art was actually reduced a bit smaller so "mats and frames" could be electronically created around them and included in that 126x162 pixel size.)
If your files are close to that 126x162 (72 dpi) size, photos of three artworks will fit. Or, in one "art row," you may have one or two horizontal art works instead, for example. Also, you may have both horizontal and vertical art works in the row. Just send your artowkr; Marilyn will decide the best way to display it.
Link to your own web site: You may include the link to your own art portfolio web site, if you have one. (It is not required that you have an online art portoflio web site to submit examples of your work here.)
Amateur or professional artists: You do not need to be a professional artist. You can be experienced or beginner at your art/craft. The main rule is that the work you submit for display here must be your own original art/craft work that you are willing for BHS-57 classmates to view and enjoy. The more variety of styles shown here, the better.
Copyright: The art copyright belongs to the artist who created the art. (Because these are all small 72 dpi or 150 dpi files, viewers cannot enlarge them to a size that is acceptable for printing as wall art. They would be far too digitized, so don't worry about anyone "stealing" your art from the web.)
Other questions? If you have questions or need more detailed information on how to submit art for this web section, send email to
Marilyn.
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