<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bon Air Artists Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bon Air Artists Association fulfills the wants of a group of avid artists and extends its opportunities to Chesterfield County's community.]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:42:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bonairartists.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[BAAA May Program - Getting to Know You]]></title><description><![CDATA[How well do you know your fellow BAAA member? Is she an oil painter and a part time tap dancer? Does he paint dog portraits and play the bagpipes? All will be revealed during our BAAA May meeting interactive program where you can learn much more about your fellow Bon Air members and have fun in the processs. This will be a creative time for our new and existing members to get together to build connections and discover the many traits we have in common as members of this artistic community. So...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/baaa-may-program-getting-to-know-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ee886ca376fc1e0eca6655</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:11:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_a0bfd28dde9f4b7b9ec2b883563d4b0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_966,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAAA April Program - Bob Oiler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bob Oller, our guest speaker on April 10th, is captivated by color, line, and movement. An artist since childhood, Bob grew up in Florida, often borrowing his brother’s art supplies. A middle school teacher recognized his talent, leading him to study graphic design at the University of Central Florida. He ventured into the commercial sector as a creative designer and illustrator, maintaining a keen interest in technology. Bob's latest enthusiasm is Vector paintings, which blend drawing and...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/baaa-march-program-bob-oiler</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c45616653657f03d5dbfc6</guid><category><![CDATA[BAAA News and Announcements]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:47:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_8d5a00085e174b2788610f14cec12296~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_656,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAAA March Program - David Cochran ]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Cochran will be the March 6th, 2026 speaker. He currently lives in Richmond after maintaining a studio at Torpedo Art Center in Alexandria for 33 years. David is a highly sought after portrait painter and has included as many as 38 individuals in one painting in a style he calls “A Different Kind of Family Portrait”. He is also known for music related paintings especially of Jazz clubs. He combines realistic portraits with mixed media to create an individual style of a very loose,...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/baaa-february-program-david-cochran</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698df8a4e8f2edcb7703bf52</guid><category><![CDATA[BAAA News and Announcements]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_ed9d6518bcda46819e8b71a5f1f4c633~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_843,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAAA February Program -                 VMFA Curator,  Valerie Cassel Oliver]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Friday, Feb. 6th speaker will be Valerie Cassel Oliver from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. She will talk about the latest VMFA exhibition (ending March 1st, 2026), Giants: Art From the Dean Collection of Swizz Beats and Alicia Keys. The exhibit features more than 130 works of art by 36 Black artists from Africa, Europe, the US, and the Caribbean. Valerie will talk about the collection and the curation of the art. Her work, as curator, often focuses on highlighting artists of different...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/baaa-february-program-vmfa-curator-valerie-cassel-oliver</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696f914dee73dbf75cdfb3f3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_b60ca60bbfd24f7aa6344a5d578b8c49~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAAA January Program - Matt Lively]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Jan. 9th, 2026 speaker is Richmond artist Matt Lively . Matt graduated from VCU and has been a self employed artist ever since. He teaches at VMFA and has a plein air class called “Painting Outside with Matt Lively”. He has created many public art works; among his latest are “Strides” a public sculpture commissioned by Bon Secours (installed 2024) and a lobby mural in the Midlothian Library (2024) depicting a history of coal mining. Perhaps you’ve see his trademark around town - the...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/baaa-january-program-matt-lively</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69498bc2d749dd5605b726e3</guid><category><![CDATA[BAAA News and Announcements]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_d67c9eeb231f4a1a80fcde8adf62b6c4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_780,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAAA December Luncheon]]></title><description><![CDATA[December Luncheon - Signup and Pay by November 21 All BAAA members are invited to attend our annual December Luncheon, which takes the place of our regular, monthly meeting. It will again be held at Extra Billy’s BBQ Restaurant, on Alverser Drive in Midlothian. The deadline to sign up and pay is November 21.  The cost is again $27, which includes tax &#38; tip, and must be prepaid by check (written to ‘BAAA’ for ‘Dec. lunch’) or by PayPal (add $2 for a total of $29) in the members-only section of...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/baaa-december-luncheon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6920840d0acaec313276f66b</guid><category><![CDATA[BAAA News and Announcements]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_766ddb38357f43f5aab9347fe35f9d9e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAAA November Program -              Karen Eide, Mixed Media Illustrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karen Eide   is a mixed-media illustrator and painter whose work centers on animals, wildlife, and the quiet poetry of the natural world. She maintains a studio at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, VA where she both paints and teaches. For more than 20 years, she has worked in the ancient art of encaustic painting, a medium dating back to the 5th century BCE. Encaustic involves melting pigmented beeswax on a heated surface and applying it to rigid panels with brushes, producing...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/baaa-november-program-karen-eide-mixed-media-illustrator</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6902756bce9830dbadebca60</guid><category><![CDATA[BAAA News and Announcements]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_dc1421961e364fdcbf8df0f1762c1134~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_750,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAAA October Meeting Program - Sculptor Christopher Wagner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher Wagner is a sculptor originally from Kentucky but has lived and worked all over the country. He currently lives in...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/baaa-october-meeting-program-sculptor-christopher-wagner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d9acce4c8425dc7bfe4df6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 21:54:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_919cf2f32c104918b989bf20c90eac58~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_874,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[September BAAA Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been BAAA tradition to have artists bring a painting or work of art to the September meeting for a “show and tell”. This September...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/september-baaa-meeting-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b49afdc28c89cd6264c486</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_e6f34286e9d1418684c12b3d5baf53bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_306,h_306,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petrykivka Paintings at St. Michael's Episcopal Church Art Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover the magic of Ukrainian Petrykivka painting by Iryna and Olena Litvinova at St. Michael's Episcopal Church Art Gallery located at...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/petrykivka-paintings-at-st-michael-s-episcopal-church-art-gallery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a6412d8efa79f18afb4fc6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:53:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_8bd6ce2858a84f6e8ce5b7a34ecc8f0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[June Luncheon]]></title><description><![CDATA[This a reminder that we have our June Luncheon at the Salisbury Country Club this Friday, June 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM.  The Salisbury...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/june-luncheon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6840e5c0da05b0dd55195977</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:45:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_ffe1273a29b544bb9359a07118b991df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_929,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[May BAAA Meeting Program, Dr. Sarah G. Powers, Exhibition Curator for Frida: Beyond the Myth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Sarah G. Powers is the Exhibition Curator for Frida: Beyond the Myth and Curatorial Research Specialist in American Art at the...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/may-baaa-meeting-program-dr-sarah-g-powers-exhibition-curator-for-frida-beyond-the-myth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6812729c4e9826ca826a3246</guid><category><![CDATA[BAAA News and Announcements]]></category><category><![CDATA[For Members]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:25:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_a02c38f6a4d34234be6adb5ad32cf207~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_450,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[April BAAA Meeting Program, Ed Hatch Demonstration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Hatch will demonstrate the luminous work so connected to his subjects, so rooted in his environs, that one feels an immediate sense of...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/april-baaa-meeting-program-ed-hatch-demonstration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f584fab81e3a616d4fa40b</guid><category><![CDATA[BAAA News and Announcements]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:38:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_e7a66db590754a988b5c6952fd474af3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_360,h_285,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watercolor Classes  March 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Hoyle teaches watercolor classes starting with the basic fundamentals of handling the water and paint and ending with painting a...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/watercolor-classes-march-2025-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67db0a33435d9350127653d7</guid><category><![CDATA[Art Classes]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:26:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_f916020c61ba41c384a3be6099aa5887~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watercolor Classes March 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marti Franks teaches four six-week watercolor classes at the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) in Midlothian for artists over fifty years...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/watercolor-classes-march-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d9e7997190489f196611d4</guid><category><![CDATA[Art Classes]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:41:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_f7c2e0d1a6884e83869f8a8f74294579~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watercolor Workshops May 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eleanor Cox will teach two workshops in May, one in White Stone from May 13 thru 16 and one in Nags Head, N.C. from May 19 thru 22, 2025....]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/watercolor-workshops-may-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d9df52a50d554bfef61693</guid><category><![CDATA[Art Workshops]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art Classes]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:18:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_333a759cbcdd4a7486dc489d625e00e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_601,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Painting Classes March 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kathy Rivera is teaching oil painting Tuesdays in her home studio (pictured) in the morning from 10 am to 12:30 pm and in the afternoon...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/oil-painting-classes-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d98a95bb19256df9f14a19</guid><category><![CDATA[Art Classes]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:14:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_8b113bff81554346959ab91b67c33917~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_422,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[March BAAA Meeting Program, A Scratchboard Presentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jan Priddy will demonstrate and give a presentation of Scratchboard Art.  She will offer a hands-on experience for those interested in...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/march-baaa-meeting-program-a-scratchboard-presentation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c70d59d60f623a9b575032</guid><category><![CDATA[BAAA News and Announcements]]></category><category><![CDATA[For Members]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:45:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_f1e4796ae0d44efa858351099cd629c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[February BAAA Meeting Program, A Stained Glass Art Demonstration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joyce Libron will demonstrate the process used in the construction of stained glass art at our regular meeting  this Friday, February 7,...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/february-baaa-meeting-program-a-stained-glass-art-demonstration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a23cb05cfe37560ec9a5eb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:37:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75f134_54a9846893ad499b995089d79a15db82~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_226,h_152,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[January BAAA Meeting Program "Eye Magic: Insights for Artists and Patrons"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. John Partridge gives a brief description of the anatomy and physiology of sight, discusses how the brain sorts out and tries to make...]]></description><link>https://www.bonairartists.com/post/january-baaa-meeting-program-eye-magic-insights-for-artists-and-patrons</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677d94362784a703b4bd0b76</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:15:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/07e09b_184f074289c447848c590f8c84688ccf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_451,h_451,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>bonairartists</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>