David Hobson - Artist

David Hobson - Artist's cover photo

Registration for the 2017 Tour is open on the MAST website! mckinneyartstudiotour.com

Arts and Music Guild

McKinney Art Studio Tour - MAST

The MAST online auction is live - check it out!

The online auction is live! Check it out - there's some great stuff on it.

Arts and Music Guild

MAST is coming!!! Nearly 70 artists across McKinney at 28 unique locations. WOW! The best year yet! www.McKinneyArtStudioTour.com November 12th and 13th.

David Hobson - Artist

Plano Profile

November 12 and 13... would you like to volunteer as a docent during the tour? Just a few hours, Saturday or Sunday, or both! Send an email to [email protected] for more information.

Save the date for the McKinney Art Studio Tour - MAST—Saturday, November 12!

Arts and Music Guild

David Hobson, portraitist, is always so popular at Music in Motion. He'll be painting live from 11am-5pm on Oct 8th. See more of his exquisite work at www.davidhobsonportraits.com

McKinney Art Studio Tour - MAST

Calling all artists: MAST 2016 application deadline is quickly approaching!!

All McKinney artists interested in participating in the 2016 McKinney Art Studio Tour must apply no later than July 31.

Application is quick and easy using the online form and payment. Let us know if you need help with photos. We don't want anyone left out!

http://mckinneyartstudiotour.com/register16.html

RSVP to [email protected]

If you are an artist with interest in the growing visual art scene in Mckinney, or wanting to learn about local art events and opportunities, please join us for beer, food, fun and sharing of ideas. Artists representing several local art organizations and events will be there to talk about all the exciting opportunities in McKinney! It is also a chance for you to share your needs, wants and visions with them. Our goal is to bring people together, to empower local working artists and to energize the growing art movement in McKinney!

Please RSVP to: [email protected]
This Sunday, May 22 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Tupps Brewery
721 Anderson St.
McKinney, Texas

McKinney Art Studio Tour - MAST

Great art event this weekend. Visit 70 artist at 18 studios. I'll be at pin #15 on the map, stop by and watch the raku firing. Map and details: http://mckinneyartstudiotour.com/map.html

McKinney Art Studio Tour - MAST

This is Lynda Kingsley's auction item for MAST. She says "This is a monoprint, collaged with rusted papers and rusted metal, coated with epoxy resin." Isn't it lovely?

David's studio will be open for the tour November 14 and 15. Come by and see him - he will be painting and talking to people!

MAST 2015 Artist Profile - David Hobson
Thanks to David's involvement in MAST years ago, he and his wife Stephanie have become much loved and appreciated pillars in McKinney's arts community. Since he first opened his studio to the public through MAST, he has completed several portrait commissions and developed a following of private drawing students. His beautiful grandchildren are his favorite subjects. When I see how David has captured family relationships and faraway gazes, I'm reminded of Mary Cassatt's exquisitely candid portraits. David paints the love in the heart of his subject.

MAST

This is the place to sign up as a docent for the McKinney Art Studio Tour (MAST). Please share on your personal pages - maybe you have friends that would be interested in spending a day or part of a day with some working artists!

signupgenius.com To volunteer as a docent, please select the location and time slot. You may select as many shifts as you would like. Docents are needed at all location for both days, Saturday, Nov 14th and Sunday, Mov 15th. For students performing volunteer hours, please bring your paperwork to be signed.

Annie is one of the artists whose studio will be open to the public during MAST, on November 14 and 15. Come meet her - not only is she an excellent artist but she is also a very engaging person.

MAST 2015 Artist Profile
Annie Royer
I love MAST! I consider it the most important art event of the year because through MAST, McKinney folks learn about the artists who live and work right in their neighborhoods, and visitors to McKinney begin to understand the depth of McKinney's community of artists. I remember when Sona Knox convinced me that we could start small, just like the White Rock tour. Look how we've grown. I invite you to my studio, which will be sorted and cleaned just in time.

Event: Music In Motion.

ragskanyiphotography.wordpress.com This past weekend I and more than 85 artists had the awesome opportunity of participating in this years Music In Motion show put up by the Arts and Music Guild. The woman behind this event...

McKinney Art Studio Tour (MAST) Opens Studio Doors to Public | Dallas Morning News

yourmckinney.dallasnews.com McKinney Art Studio Tour (MAST) Opens Studio Doors to Public Anne Royer Email [email protected] Published: October 13, 2015 2:24 pm November 14–15, 2015 Saturday Nov 14: 10:00am-6:00pm Sunday Nov 15: 12:00-5:00pm FREE The artists of McKinney, TX will be opening their studios to share, to inspire,…

McKinney Art Studio Tour - MAST

Come on by and ink and print your own plate this Saturday with the Guild. 8AM-Noon at the McKinney Art in the Market at Chestnut Square.

The Guild is a collection of professional artists based in the North Texas Region who strive to increase exposure for the printarts through collaborations, discourse, gallery shows, hands on educational demonstrations and guild driven exchanges. Original hand made prints by our members will be available for sale during Saturday's market.
Watermelon image by Terri Thorman, detail of Resurrection by Karen Karnuta, Lynne Hubner during a gallery presentation. and many more.

McKinney Art Studio Tour - MAST

This week Art in the Market is honored to feature talented painter, Renee Wrenwood. Renee is a fabulous watercolor artist and she will display her work and talent Saturday morning during the McKinney Farmers Market!

"I love the natural world, be it flowers, the human form, or landscapes. As an artist, I feel that it is my calling to express the beauty, the wonderment, and sometimes, the unloveliness, of nature."

"I am attracted to watercolor paintings because of their luminosity and transparency. I choose to work in watercolor because I love the way the paint flows, and because watercolor allows me to explore and play; to challenge myself as an artist. To let the paint and water move on the paper, creating themselves even as I create, is an act of faith, of letting go. Faith in my ability to respond to the natural beauty around me, a letting go of the results, almost a metaphor for all of the letting go I’ve learned to do in life."

"To me, the unexpected, the surprises that the medium presents, the puzzle of how to create my vision, are part of the thrill of watercolor painting. Though I sometimes work in other media, I am always excited to return to the inspiration, the challenge, and the beauty of watercolor."

"I find pure joy in creating. Art is my offering to the world and my salvation from it. When I am immersed in art, I am one with the universe, and life is good!"

Art in the Market is a production of MAST and is held in the beautiful Chestnut Square Historic Village in conjunction with McKinney Farmers Market. This Saturday, September 5th: 8:00am until 12:00 noon.

McKinney Art Studio Tour - MAST

The featured artist for Art in the Market this Saturday is David Hobson. David works in oil and is primarily a portrait and figurative painter.

"I can't remember a time when I wasn't drawing. When I was a kid my mother always knew where to find me - in my bedroom, on the floor, drawing. Usually from a comic book.

Faces have always been fascinating to me, and I still draw bits and pieces of them everywhere. I've probably drawn a million eyes in my life!

The great painters of the past along with many excellent contemporary artists have been my inspiration. Now, by the grace of God, I am doing the thing that I love."

David will also be painting downtown on the Square during Second Saturday.

McKinney Art Studio Tour - MAST

Our second Featured Artist for Saturday is Sherry Daerr, a watercolorist whose work can be seen at her website, www.petportraitsbysherryd.com.

"I had been painting watercolors for several years which included still lives, landscapes and florals. I was struggling with the medium until one day I painted a yellow lab from a photograph I took of a lab sitting in the back of a jeep in Redstone, Colorado. Once I painted the dog, I said, “This is what I need to focus on in my watercolors!” Hence, I launched my Pet Portraits business.

I love painting animals because I have a great compassion for them. It makes all the difference in the world if you are passionate about the subject you are painting. For me, painting animals is painting from the heart. And, painting from the heart is a good thing."

David • McKinney

David entered this painting in a contest. Voting starts tomorrow and you can vote once a day. He (and I, Stephanie) would appreciate your votes.

blickartmaterials.offerpop.com David • Call For Entries - The Art Of Portraiture

David's current work in progress. Almost done, or abandoned as Leonardo de Vinci said. "Art is never finished, only abandoned."

Calling all artists! Come join us - share this with your friends. The more the merrier!

If you are an artist with interest in the growing visual art scene in Mckinney, or wanting to learn about local art events and opportunities, please join us for beer, food, fun and sharing of ideas. Artists representing several local art organizations and events will be there to talk about all the exciting opportunities in McKinney! It is also a chance for you to share your needs, wants and visions with them. Our goal is to bring people together, to empower local working artists and to energize the growing art movement in McKinney!

The party is Sunday, June 28 at Tupps Brewery from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. The bar at Tupps will be open for business and we will have food and soft drinks as well.

Please RSVP to: [email protected]

June 28, 2015 - 5pm to 7pm
Tupps Brewery
721 Anderson St.
McKinney, Texas

Tomorrow is Second Saturday. Lots of stuff going on! Farmer's Market and Art in the Market at Chestnut Square, Tupps Brewery has their "Locals Art Show", and last but not least, there is Art on the Square in the evening! Several artists will be doing their thing on the square from about 7 to 9pm. I'll be on the south side of the square, in front of Orisons. Come see me!

After a rain delay, MAST is proud to finally present "Art in the Market" demonstrator: Jill Luigs, fabric artist.
"After discovering the amount of fabric waste in landfills, I knew I had to change the way I did business. Instead of purchasing new fabrics, I recycle garments from friends' closets, thrift stores and garage sales, and transform them into fresh garments and home decor items such as pillows, wall hangings, and rugs. Instead of throwing away scraps, I create whimsical embellishments for the upcycled items. Even the pillows are stuffed with the smallest scraps. My desire is to impart my love for the environment and my evolving creativity to those who resonate with upcycling and whimsy." Feel free to contact me at [email protected] and see some of my work on Facebook and Etsy.
Art in the Market, a production of MAST, is held each Saturday morning from 8-12 during McKinney Farmers Market in the beautiful Chestnut Square Historic Village.

It's supposed to be sunny this Saturday... head out to Chestnut Square in the morning to the Farmer's Market and Art in the Market.
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This Saturday morning at Chestnut Square, Art in the Market is proud to present McKinney artist, Bob Bruu.

Bob is a talented and diverse artist with work ranging from paintings using acrylics, alkyds and watercolors to sketches in graphite and ink, to his latest medium of choice – wood.

"My current focus is on creating wood sculptures using subjects that range from every day use, like a baseball hat, to whimsical subjects like a canoe or bicyle that completes a unique diorama. I've been fortunate to work with a number of well trained wood carvers over the years and learned a lot by sharing a passion for carving. The collection of handcrafted wood sculptures are all created in my workshop in McKinney, TX, using a combination of hand and power carving tools. An average piece can take anywhere from 40 to 200+ hours to carve, using a number of different paints and stains to complete each piece. Creating unique wood realistic sculptures that fool the eye is my passion and goal."

The forecast is sunny at last! Come see Bob and a host of other artists at Art in the Market, a production of MAST, held each Saturday from 8-12 during the McKinney Farmers Market in the beautiful Chestnut Square Historic Village.

Odysseus Chamber Orchestra with Frisco Chorale present Beethoven's Symphony No. 6..
April 24 at First Baptist Church, 1615 W. Louisiana Ave., McKinney, TX.
April 25 at First United Methodist Church, 7659 Preston Rd. Frisco, TX.
Reserve tickets at www.odysseusorchestra.com.

Beethoven Symphony No. 9.
Odysseus Chamber Orchestra
with
Frisco Chorale.

April 24 and 25 2015

Reserve tickest: www.odysseusorchestra.com

Thanks to everyone that came by to see me this weekend. 190 pairs of feet in two days! I really enjoyed visiting with y'all.

Art Club of McKinney, TX: Home

If you're doing the McKinney Art Studio Tour today, which you certainly should be doing, don't forget about the Art Club of McKinney's 100 Year Celebration. That's quite an achievement!

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