
at Lake of the Woods
Locust Grove, VA
LOW Arts meetings are open to artists and art lovers in LOW. We meet monthly.
Join us!
Our LOW artists work in a variety of media and invite you to view samples of their artwork.
The 2023 Show was a great success and we hope to see you again in 2024!
LOW Community Center Meeting room 2
Our next meeting will be held on Monday, December 4th at 10am. There is also a critique session at 9:30am. No special speaker this time, tho...
LOW Community Center Meeting room 2
LOW Community Center
Thank you to everyone who attended our annual art show and sale over the November 11-12 weekend. We hope you enjoyed meeting our artists and...
LOW Community Center
The LOW Arts exhibit at the Fareways Cafe in the Woods Center is awaiting your visit. Stop by and take a look at the artwork created by your LOW neighbors. The artwork is for sale and you can access the price list on our website by scanning the QR code on each of the art tags. You can also check the price list linked below and contact the artist directly if interested in purchasing.
Our latest exhibit will be available from October 1 through mid-January 2024.
"Tree of Life" by Bill Mann
Congratulations to our artists exhibiting locally and in nationally juried exhibitions and events. Please visit our Call for Artists page to learn about upcoming exhibits in our area and beyond.
Ellen Raguette attended a Botanical Art Retreat at Domaine d’En Naudet, France (near Toulouse) with 13 other artists from the US, Canada, Spain, England, Switzerland, and Belgium. The retreat was organized by UpTek.
On October 21st and 22nd, four of our members participated in Grace Episcopal’s 75th annual fundraiser by contributing artwork for their show and sale in The Plains, Virginia. Bill Mann, Karen O’Donnell, Sigrid Wares, and Karen Weingartner all had pieces accepted for display in this show and Bill, Karen O. and Karen W. each sold one piece in the show.
Did you see the LOW Players' production of "Guys and Dolls" and see our own Elena Pratt in the role of Miss Adelaide, the long-suffering fiancé of Nathan Detroit. She stole the show! Congratulations, Elena, on a wonderful run of performances.
Gary Close was the featured artist in September at Art First in Richmond. His focus was "paleo art."
Catherine Hillis had an article published in the latest issue of PleinAir Magazine (available at Barnes & Noble), which focused on choosing the right watercolor paper for plein air painting. The article content is available to view on the American Watercolor website here. Thank you for sharing your expertise, Catherine!
Here's a good book to pick up to learn more about the value of artmaking to you health and wellbeing - "Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us" by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross. LOW Arts photographer Buck Best reports that he is mentioned in this book....we can't wait to read it!
Artist and art educator Maribeth Logan has her own studio right here in LOW, called Creative Gatherings, offering artistic learning opportunities. To be added to her list for notices of programs, email her here. We appreciate Maribeth making her studio available for our DoArt events.
The Artful Dimensions Gallery in Fredericksburg, dedicated to exhibiting 3-D artwork, has accepted jewelry artist Kathy Walters into their gallery. Stop in and see her wonderful creations.
Catherine Hillis now has a studio in the Sophia Street Studios, 2nd floor, 1104 Sophia Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. Please visit her website to learn more at https://www.catherinehillis.com/workshops.
Spend some time with 13 of our artists as they introduce you to their art and their studios here at Lake of the Woods. Each segment is 3-5 minutes in length. Scroll to see the artists and click on any image to view the video. We also have videos of our Artist Spotlight presentations on our YouTube channel here - enjoy!
Elaine and Joe Freeland
Pottery
Patty Bell
Watercolors and Pastels
Wally Shaw
Photography
Allita Irby
Photography and Mixed Media
Linda Shaw
Watercolor Painting
Jennifer Heinz
Photography
Lisa Spencer Ballard
Watercolor, Acrylic, Jewelry, Graphic Design
Kathy Walters
Jewelry
Pete Brown
Oil Painting
Peggy Pope
Pastels, Acrylic and Oil Painting
Sigrid Wares
Acrylics, Alcohol Ink, Encaustic Painting
Denise Berg
Painting, Mixed Media and Jewelry
Lake of the Woods is located in Locust Grove, Virginia, halfway between Fredericksburg and Culpeper on Route 3. Our 500 acre lake is the center of this vibrant community of more than 8,000 residents, the largest population center in Orange County.
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