Polly H. Nunn, Artist

Williamsburg, VA

pahnart@cox.net

www.pollynunnart.com

           

         I  currently have art work in the following galleries:

 

Exhibits and Awards

 

June 2008:  Merit Award,  This Century Art Gallery Member’s Show.

 

February 2008:  Honorable Mention in Artist Who Teach (Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton. VA)

 

January 2008:  One Woman Show at Sentara Region Hospital, main lobby (Williamsburg)

 

July 2007:  Honorable Mention in Virginia Artist 2007 (Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton. VA)

 

April 2007:  One Woman Show, Sage Moon Gallery (Charlottesville, VA)

 

February 2, 2007:  The Williamsburg Flower Show:  Floral, Botanical and Still Life Paintings

 

January 2007:  Advanced Clay Class Mural Received by Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

 

September 14: Art in Bloom ’06 Champagne Preview and Live Auction

 

September 16 & 17, 2006:  Art Escape (a tour of local galleries and studios in Williamsburg)

 

August  12, 2006:  Sentara Hospital Grand Opening Juried  Exhibit

 

July 23-Sept. 10, 2006:  Charles Taylor Art Gallery Bay Days Annual Juried Exhibition

 

November 2005:  Art Escape

 

October 1992-2005:  Exhibited in the Occasion for the Arts (Williamsburg, VA)

 

July 2005: Honorable Mention in Best of Virginia (Kennedy Promotions Book Series)

 

July 2005:  Charles Taylor Art Gallery Bay Days Annual Juried Exhibition

 

June 2005:  Merit Award, This Century Art Gallery Members' Show

 

March – June 2005: One woman show, The Trellis Restaurant Gallery (Williamsburg, VA)

 

March 2005:  One woman show, Ganache Hill Gallery (Williamsburg, VA)

 

February 2005:  One woman show, Bay School of Cultural Arts (Matthews, VA)

 

July 2004:  First Place in painting category, Bay Days Annual Juried Exhibition (Hampton, VA)

 

June 2004:  James Strauss Award, This Century Art Gallery Members' Show

 

March 2004:  One woman show, Two Rivers Country Club (Williamsburg, VA)

 

March 2004:  Selected to exhibit in This Century Art Gallery’s 45^th Anniversary. 

 

April 2003: Three person show, This Century Art Gallery (Williamsburg, VA)

 

May 2001: One woman show, Blue Skies Gallery (Hampton, VA)

 

October 2000: Second Place award, Orchids from the Colonies to the Future Exhibit (Williamsburg, VA)

 

March 1998:  Williamsburg Camera Club Photo Contest, First Place award in Color Photography

 

March 1997:  Williamsburg Camera Club Photo Contest, Second Place award in Color Photography

 

April 1996:  On the Hill's "Best of the Best", First place in the painting category. (Yorktown, VA)

 

June 1995:  Juror's Award at the Twentieth Century Gallery Members' Show (Williamsburg, VA)

 

July 1994: One woman show at Williamsburg Regional Arts Center Gallery (Williamsburg, VA)

 

April 1994: One woman show, Blue Skies Gallery (Hampton, VA)

 

June 1984:  Award of Distinction, Gypsy Hill Art Show (Staunton, VA)

 

September 1983:  Merit Award, Neptune Festival Art Show (Virginia Beach, VA)

 

Education

            

     Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from James Madison University (1980).

     Graphic concentration with commercial art and education emphasis.

Questions about the Classes?  Contact me at pahnart@cox.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Prince George Art

 

107 Colony Square

1303 Jamestown Road

Williamsburg, VA 23185

www.Wiliamsburg Art.com

 

2010 Winter/Spring Classes

 

I am teaching adult, teen, and children art classes at

The new Art Education Center located in

Williamsburg Crossing Shopping Center ( intersection of Rt. 199 and Rt. 5)

Classes include Acrylic and Oil painting, Pastel drawing, Clay sculpture, Teen and Elementary art.

To sign up and learn more go to 

 

                                           www.thiscenturyartgallery.org , call the gallery 229-4949

 

       Or contact me at pahnart@cox.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Century Art Gallery

 

219 North Boundary St.

Williamsburg, VA 23187

(757)229-4949

www.thiscenturyartgallery.org

Supply Lists

 

Acrylic Painting

Artist Acrylic paint (not the craft paint)

Red: alizarin crimson and cadmium medium

Yellow:  cadmium medium or primary

Blue: thalo, primary or Prussian

White

Acrylic mat medium

gesso

 

These are the minimum colors needed. Liquitex value series is a good beginners brand and comes in kits with most of these basic colors. Other colors you may wish to purchase are burnt sennia, raw umber, yellow ochre, Thalo Green, and magenta.

 

Brushes: Bristle brushes in fourth, half and one-inch sizes (approximately), several sizes of sable style brushes, foam brush (two or three inch), and Q-tips.  Nice inexpensive brushes can be purchased at Ace hardware store on Richmond Rd. (get the white bristle with green wood)

 Pallet knife

Pallets: Several large plastic containers with lids, or a package of Styrofoam white plates or large white meat trays can be substituted.

 

Large size container for water (coffee cans, ice cream tubs)

 

Clear plastic ruler

 

Paper towels and cotton rags.

 

Stretched canvas, canvas boards, primed masonite, clay board, illustration board, or heavy watercolor paper.  You may want to try assorted surfaces.

 

 Optional: folding table top easel

 

Pencils and charcoal for sketching.

 

Oil Painting

Same as Acrylic expect substitute oil paint for acrylic, odorless turpentine for water, glass jars with tops for container,

 

Pastel Supplies
Pastels come in different hardest and many different sets.  You can choice which ones meet your interests and budget.  I recommend the following:

Nupastels Sticks, box of 12 or more

Soft Pastels,  box of 12  or more

Pastel or Colored pencils

9x12 or larger pastel paper, assorted colors (these come in pads or individual sheets)

Sheet of medium grit sand paper

Workable fixative

 

 

Pastels

Course Fee: $125, Members $110
Draw still life, landscapes, flowers, animals and portraits using both soft and hard pastels, and colored pencil. Learn how to use line, value, and color to show form and space. Learn  new techniques, adding other mediums, using the power of white, cool,  warm, and complimentary colors, adding emotion, painting portraits, landscapes, and animals, finishing the painting, miniatures, and other topics.   Work from still life provided or from your photos and ideas.  Open to all levels of experiences.

ASP-3-1  Wednesdays, Jan. 6, 13, 27, Feb. 3, 10   12:30 PM to 3 PM

ASP-3-2  Wednesdays, Feb 17, 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17     12:30 PM to 3 PM

ASP-3-3  Wednesdays, Mar. 24, 31, Apr. 14, 21, 28   12:30 PM to 3 PM

ASP-3-4  Wednesdays, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2     12:30 PM to 3 PM

 

CLAY SCULPTURE  (Adults and High School)Course Fee: $120    Members $105

Sculpt the human face, figures, animals, wall hangings and containers with boneware, self-hardening clay. Learn hand-building techniques and 3 dimensional design while enjoying the relaxing power of clay. Finish your dry pieces with paint or stains.
Notes:  A $15 supply fee includes clay, tools, and paints.

 ASP-11-1  Thursdays, Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25    6 PM to 8 PM

Elementary School Art Classes
YSP-14-1  Mondays, Jan 11, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 2010
          Times: 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM   Course Fee: $50
YSP-14-2  Mondays, Apr. 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2010
          Times: 4:30 PM to 5:45 PM   Course Fee: $75
Experience drawing, painting, and sculpture in different mediums
Notes:  Open to 2nd - 5th grade students.  Create still life, landscape, animals, portraits and other subjects in acrylics, watercolor, charcoal, pastel, mixed media, clay and more. Different subjects and techniques will be taught in each session.

Teen Art After School
YSP-2-1  Wednesdays Jan. 6, 13, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 2010
          Times: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM   Course Fee: $90
YSP-2-2  Wednesdays Feb. 24, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2010
          Times: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM   Course Fee: $90
YSP-2-3  Wednesdays Apr. 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2010
          Times: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM   Course Fee: $90
Learn the elements of art through painting, drawing, and sculpture. Create still life, landscape, animals, portraits and other subjects in acrylics, watercolor, charcoal, pastel, mixed media, clay and more. Different subjects and techniques will be taught in each session.
Notes:  Open to middle school and high school students