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At yesterday's Illustration Friday at GAC, a young man was compelled to illustrate an iconic Texas landscape scene when prompted by the word "Home."

A self-professed "non-artist," he told us he came to Illustration Friday at GAC because he was visiting town for just two days, and it was raining, and it seemed like a good "rainy day" thing to do.


Indeed it is!  Rainy day, Friday...it's really just about picking a day and letting yourself go with some basic art supplies.
Another self-professed "non-artist" pulled this profound image right from her imagination. What a lovely way to interpret the word "home." Perhaps it had to do with the fact that she was on her way home this weekend, to a country half-way around the world!

Illustration Friday happens every first and third Friday at Galveston Arts Center.  Drop in between 4:00 and 6:00 and bring your creative license.  No charge/materials provided.

Light

This 6-year-old got right down to business during Illustration Friday at GAC yesterday.  We were a little surprised that the old incandescents are still the first thing that came to this young mind in response to the word "Light."

In a whimsical turn of events, however, the rest of the session was given over to spontaneous creation of paper snowflakes, inspired by the seasonal window treatments now decorating our ArtWorks museum store.

As the early visitors to Dickens on The Strand began walking by the windows in Victorian costume, tiny bits of paper (or "schnibbles" as they're called in some German families) happily flew everywhere, creating a miniature snowstorm in one corner the gallery.

It just goes to show how the simple invitation to explore our creativity can lead just about anywhere...