Weekly Critique group: Tuesday 1PM at the Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway.
The third Tuesday will be an open paint day and/or presentation day. These have proved to be enjoyable. Bring your supplies and join us. *note: We have eliminated the first Tuesday as an open paint day.
A reminder: Please send your SCWS annual $35 dues to Dale Johnson. Also, if you have a gallery page on this website, please remember to also send a $10 fee to take care of the annual hosting fee with Iversen Design. Also reminder: you must be a member to have a page on the website. If you are needing a refresher on posting on your page, please contact Aimée.
Plein Air: Thursdays (Call Shirley for location and time- Shirley’s phone number appears on the membership calendar on this site.)
If you would like to receive the membership newsletter for contact information on Plein Air and other membership events, please refer to ‘contact page’ and become a member. ($35 yearly)
Show Opportunities:
Santa Cruz Watercolor Society annual show at the Blitzer Gallery for the month of August:
Membership and $100 for essentially a ten foot hanging space, $35 for single entries and $25 for 2nd and 3rd entries. (Guidelines for the ten foot spaces can be found in the SCWS April 2016 Newsletter on this website.) We encourage your entries to be for sale. When you are pricing please remember that the gallery holds 20% of the sale price. Please commit to entries by June 30, 2017. I will need your name, the entry fee the titles, sizes and prices of your entries. Sometime in June I will email a form for the entries. Please just type in the information within the format so that I can paste it all together in a consistent manner. All pieces need to be framed and ready to hang. *Please use white matting. If your framing varies from this, please consult with Linda or Aimée. The hanging committee will attempt to make the show cohesive if there is any variation. The option for matted entries will also continue. If you have reserved the ten foot option, you may also share a bin for up to 10 matted entries. Last year’s show included 5 shared bins. We need to continue sharing bins. Otherwise the show becomes too crowded. I will also need a record of the matted pieces, their titles and prices for cataloging.
Please send entry fees to Dale Johnson 709 Walnut Ave Santa Cruz 95060
List of entries will be received in June (sent to: Aimee Nelson 229 Fridley Drive Santa Cruz 95060)
Santa Cruz Art League:
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7th Annual California Statewide Landscape Exhibit August 11 – September 10, 2017 Reception: August 19, Saturday, 3-5pm For almost nine decades, the Santa Cruz Art League’s Statewide Landscape Exhibition has showcased the work of artists across the Golden State who depict California’s foothills, mountains, seashores, and deserts of the interior and coastal regions. Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, Pastel and Mixed Media will be accepted. This is a painting show for traditional media. Juror: Frank Galuszka –Artist and Professor,University of California at Santa Cruz, CA Deadline: Monday, May 15, 2017 (11:59pm) Juror will grant $2,000 in Awards Shipping Drop Off: August 3, Thursday & August 4, Friday Drop off: August 6, Sunday, 12-4pm & August 7, Monday, 2-4pm At Drop Off, staff will need 1 label for each art piece and Artist Bio. Pickup: September 10, Sunday, 4-6pm & September 11, Monday, 2-4pm There is a $5 a day Late Pickup fee. Details: Juried Show open to artists of California Entry fee paid to: www.OnlineJuriedShows.com. Fees are Non-Refundable. SCAL Members – $35 for one entry, $10 for each additional entry up to 5. Non-Members – $40 for one entry, $10 for each additional entry up to 5. Digital Entries An entry is one individual artwork. jpegs: 1920 pixels@72 dpi. Artists agree to donate 45% of any sale of work / 30% if SCAL Member, to Santa Cruz Art League (SCAL). Work requiring special handling is to be installed & removed by artist. No work may be substituted or exchanged for any reason. Work must be original, for sale, ready to install. Work should arrive on required dates. Shipped entries must have a Prepaid Return Shipping Label (UPS & FedEx) & a $20 check for unpacking/repacking fee per box.
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Santa Cruz Art League:
| Painting Abstract Watercolor – Robert Dvorak- 1 day Full/ Waiting list
Have fun creating rich, colorful, abstract paintings. In this creative workshop you will learn the most important criteria for any successful painting. It will make you see all your painting endeavors as abstract compositions, full of energy, drama, light, and color. Using a variety of creative watercolor techniques you will paint beautiful abstract paintings. You will learn: a variety of composition secrets, how to exaggerate your colors and create drama, masking, brush techniques, and alternatives to the brush, the correct use of sprays and spatters to create colorful textures. Levels: All, Bring a lunch, Offered, Sat, April 22 Time: 10-4, Fee: $89… $15 material fee to instructor… Instructor Robert R. Dvorak, FAAR is a watercolor artist and public speaker on creativity. His books include: The Practice of Drawing as Meditation, Travel Drawing and Painting, Drawing Without Fear, Experiential Drawing, The Pocket Drawing Book, Selling Art 101. He has been a featured artist in American Artist Magazine and Watercolor Magazine. For more information: email: robert@youcreate.com |
| Watercolor Collage on Canvas with Soup – Seana Mallen
Using a technique that I’ve been developing and loving for years, we’ll collaborate to create our materials by painting tissue paper with watercolor in a very free, loose and expressive way. Each sheet of tissue is then like a piece of stained glass, ready to be torn, cut, layered and collated to create images of pure color and texture that are unique and beautiful.You will learn a new technique, create one beautiful piece of artwork, enjoy a simple and delicious lunch, meet some other artists, and it’s really fun. Offered: April 29th 10-4 $89 with $10 material fee and again on May 13th, 10-4 $89 with $10 material fee. All materials and lunch are provided. Level: All, Instructor: Seana Mallen , MA, is happy to be back to Santa Cruz after 40 years overseas. She’s exhibited her work internationally, in the US, England and Bahrain, and has an MA in Drawing from Kingston University, UK. She has over 25 years experience teaching painting and drawing at university and adult education level, and she loves to share her enthusiasm for painting. This is her first workshop in Santa Cruz. www.seanamallen.com, |
Greetings to Fellow Watercolor Societies from the National Watercolor Society,
We are pleased to announce two upcoming workshops, one with Bob Burridge and the other with Geoffrey McCormick, and our Call For Entry to the National Watercolor Society International Exhibit. I have enclosed copies of these three events for your use in your newsletters and/or to show to your members at your upcoming meetings. We hope you will encourage your members to enter the International Exhibit. We expect the awards to again be very high and magazine publicity for the First Place Award. If you have members interested in either workshop to be held in San Pedro, CA, our headquarters, I can tell you that the town has nice hotels and restaurants, is on the water with picturesque marinas and a major Port, numerous small art venues and is in proximity to Los Angeles. If you have any questions, the information and phone numbers can be found on our website. Thanks so much for your interest.
Beatrice Trautman
“Improvisational Watermedia”
Contemporary materials for contemporary times
Robert Burridge Workshop
Workshop: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday May 22,23,24, 2017 • 10am–3pm Demo/Lecture: Sunday May21,2017 • 10am–Noon
NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA Register online – www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org
This powerful painting course will cover the latest in avant-garde watermedia materials and techniques that Bob is currently doing. The new Burridge bright and vibrant Color Wheel and Design Composition principles are emphasized. You will learn how to create with higher intentions and personal stuff. Be ready to create a huge frenzy of painting on paper or watercolor canvases in a variety of subject matters. Watercolor varnish techniques included. Plenty of time for personal critiques; daily demos and handouts included. Not your normal watercolor techniques class! Think experimental, contemporary
Aquamedia Painting. Bob Burridge – robertburridge.com
Workshop and Demonstration held at Further inquiries contact Penny Hill: Phone; 760-908-3389, eMail; NWSAnnualExhib@gmail.com
Enrollment will be processed in order received. Register online – it’s easier & speedier. To register by mail, send the form below with a check payable to NWS to:
NWS Workshops, c/o Penny Hill, 1145 Barham Drive #130, San Marcos, CA 92078 ————-
Be prepared for a different approach to water media in Geoffrey McCormack’s latest three-day workshop at the NWS. Geoff is an emerging master of aqua-media, best known for his Rock series and Cardboard Box series: images with startling realistic textures, colors, perspective, lighting and shadows. His compositions form an intriguing interplay of shapes and contrasting values, often with objects appearing to float on multiple planes. 2016 saw Geoff shift his
focus to an abstract series using all the features of his preceding series. He will share studio practices and techniques he developed or learned over fifty years as a professional artist. He will demonstrate an array of new materials, tools and techniques, revealing just how and why he creates such distinctive paintings. Geoff will focus on designing paintings with an engaging point of view, using rich color triads, unique textural effects, and dramatic lighting. You will combine these techniques and tools with your favorite aqua-media in a series of exercises and paintings. You will get several demos daily, personal instruction and critiques, plus plenty of painting time. Advanced beginners to masters will benefit from applying these new techniques and materials, suitable for abstract and representational painters. Special masking materials and films will be supplied the instructor.
aws, nws, cws www.mcsurf.com
Workshop and Demonstration held at the NWS Gallery 915 South Pacific Ave, SanPedro, CA 90731. Further inquiries contact Penny Hill: Phone; 760-908-3389, eMail; NWSAnnualExhib@gmail.com Enrollment will be processed in order received. Register online – it’s easier & speedier.
A Series of Good Ideas….That Work! Geoff McCormack Workshop Workshop: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 24, 25, 2017 • 10am to 3pm Demo/Lecture: Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 • 10am–Noon NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA Register online – www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org
‘Heidi Woodmansee sends a link form Filoli’s Newsletter for March (when the daffodils are blooming:
| 2017 is Filoli’s Year of the Garden
Our three–year Centennial Celebration will culminate this year with the Year of the Garden. In addition to garden lectures, art exhibits, and a cultural series that all reflect on the 100–year history, Filoli will present new and exciting events and programs that allow visitors to access the Estate in new ways. Learn More / Maker Your Reservation » Artist Access Thursdays, April 20, May 25, June 22, July 13, August 24, September 28, or October 26, 2017, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Filoli extends the opportunity for artists and photographers to have access to the gardens after hours. Experience the quiet beauty and stunning vistas of this rare and historical country estate. Artists may work in the medium of their choice; provide all their own materials and storage containers for the removal of all used water and non-toxic cleaning fluids. Fee for each class: $20 members; $30 non–members Non-members: Fee includes same day admission to Filoli. You are welcome to arrive anytime between 10:00 am – 2:30 pm to visit the historic House and Garden and scout locations for your next masterpiece. Classes, Walks, Talks, and More: Begin your journey of learning the art of home floral design as you learn about mechanics, tools, flower conditioning, and choosing the best materials. Take a Guided Tour, Walk, or Hike Filoli offers a variety of guided tours, hikes and walks, some new this year, to help enrich your Filoli experience. Take a House and Garden Tour, enjoy a Nature Hike, experience a guided walk in our Gentlemen’s Orchard, a Camellia Walk in the Garden, or an Art Walk in the House. Space is limited so advance registration is recommended.
Fiioli 86 Canada Rd. Woodside, CA. 94062 Phone: 650 364 8300 Website: www.filoli.org Email: newsletter@filoli.org |
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| Artist access: Select Thursday evenings during the 2017 visitor season: March 23, April 20, May 25, June 22, July 13, August 24, September 28, October 25. Time: 4-7PM
Fee per day: $20 members, $30 non members Non members: Fee includes same day admission to Filoli during normal business hours Register: www.filoli org/art-exhibits to register or call the Ticket Office at 650 364 8300 ext 508 Mon.-Fri 10am-5pm
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Exhibits Around Town:
At the MAH
The Museum is located in downtown Santa Cruz at
705 Front Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 429-1964
Fax: (831) 429-1954
Museum Hours
Tuesdays – Sundays: 11am – 5pm, Fridays until 9pm.
Community Festivals on the 1st and 3rd Friday evenings each month.
Closed Mondays,
We Who Work: Prints and Tapestries by Hung Liu: March 3rd 2017 – June 25th 2017
Honor laborers past, present and future with vibrant portraits from Hung Liu alongside tools from Santa Cruz County workers and stories by Working for Dignity.
Explore tapestries and mixed media prints by artistHung Liu— one of the most renowned Chinese artists living in United States today. Raised in China during the Cultural Revolution, Hung Liu creates vibrant portraits that honor workers– shoemakers, soldiers, farmers and more. Based off historical Chinese photographs, Liu’s prints and tapestries (many never seen before) not only celebrate workers (particularly women) but also expand the idea of what it means to “work.” Alongside Liu’s work will be tools from Community members and photos of local day workers from Working For Dignity artists Edward Ramirez and Leo Alas.
Hung Liu was born in Changchun, China in 1948, growing up under the Maoist regime. Trained in Socialist Realism, Liu studied mural painting at the Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing before immigrating to the US in 1984 to attend the University of California, San Diego. A two time recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in painting, Liu also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Printmaking from the Southern Graphics Council International in 2011. Hung Liu lives in Oakland, and exhibits internationally. We Who Work presents a collection of prints, tapestries, and cast resin paintings Hung Liu created in collaboration with master printers atPaulson Bott Press, Magnolia Editions, and Trillium Graphics.
Also at the MAH:
Miguel Arzabe: April 2017 – January 2018 (Stairwell Installation)
View colorful paper weavings by Miguel Arzabe as you climb the museum stairs.
Miguel Arzabe transforms discarded paper into colorful weavings. Honoring his Andean heritage, Miguel’s patterns celebrate cultures that preceded and continue to survive colonization. He uses promotional materials from contemporary art exhibits and fairs. By collecting, cutting, and remixing images of artworks that are not his own, Miguel questions authorship and how value is created in contemporary art.
Miguel Arzabe is a San Francisco-based visual artist who works across media, including painting, video, and paper weaving. Arzabe’s work has been featured in such festivals as Hors Pistes (Centre Pompidou, Paris) and the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Montreal); and in museums and galleries including RM Projects (Auckland), FIFI Projects (Mexico City), Marylhurst University (Oregon), Berkeley Art Museum, Albuquerque Museum of Art, the de Young Museum, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He has held many residencies including Headlands Center for the Arts, Montalvo Arts Center, and Santa Fe Art Institute. He holds a BS from Carnegie Mellon University, an MS from Arizona State University, and an MFA from UC Berkeley.
Exhibits In Bay Area:
Legion of Honor
https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/exhibitions/monet-early-years Monet: The Early Years February 25, 2017 – May 29, 2017
ROSEKRANS COURT, SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERIES 20B-F
Monet: The Early Years will be the first major US exhibition devoted to the initial phase of Claude Monet’s (French, 1840–1926) career. Through approximately sixty paintings, the exhibition demonstrates the radical invention that marked the artist’s development during the formative years of 1858 to 1872. In this period the young painter developed his unique visual language and technique, creating striking works that manifested his interest in painting textures and the interplay of light upon surfaces.
This exhibition is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Monet’s mastery before Impressionism, and includes paintings that are profoundly daring and surprising. Depictions of moments both large and small, with friends and loved ones, in the solitude of forests and fields and in the quiet scenes of everyday, offer new revelations about an artist that many consider to be ubiquitous.
With a selection of works gathered from some of the most important international collections – the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and other public and private collections worldwide – Monet: The Early Years authoritatively demonstrates the artist’s early command of many genres, not only the landscapes for which he has become so renowned but also still lifes, portraits and genre scenes.
This exhibition follows the Legion of Honor’s strong history of showing highly important moments in French Impressionism. By following Monet before Impressionism, visitors can see the emergence of his style and how he helped shape the movement. Monet: The Early Years will be on view at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco from February 25 through May 29, 2017. This is the first of two exhibitions curated by George Shackelford, Deputy Director of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas to examine the full artistic career of Claude Monet. The companion exhibition, Monet: The Late Years, will come to San Francisco in 2019. Esther Bell is the curator of both exhibitions for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Legion of Honor
https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/exhibitions/degas-impressionism-and-paris-millinery-trade
Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade
June 24, 2017 – September 24, 2017
ROSEKRANS COURT, SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERIES 20B-F
Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade is a groundbreaking exhibition featuring 60 Impressionist paintings and pastels, including key works by Degas—many never before exhibited in the United States—as well as those by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and 40 exquisite examples of period hats.
Best known for his depictions of Parisian dancers and laundresses, Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917) was enthralled with another aspect of life in the French capital—high-fashion hats and the women who created them. The artist, invariably well-dressed and behatted himself, “dared to go into ecstasies in front of the milliners’ shops,” Paul Gauguin wrote of his lifelong friend.
Degas’ fascination inspired a visually compelling and profoundly modern body of work that documents the lives of what one fashion writer of the day called “the aristocracy of the workwomen of Paris, the most elegant and distinguished.” Yet despite the importance of millinery within Degas’s oeuvre, there has been little discussion of its place in Impressionist iconography.
The exhibition will be the first to examine the height of the millinery trade in Paris, from around 1875 to 1914, as reflected in the work of the Impressionists. At this time there were around 1,000 milliners working in what was then considered the fashion capital of the world.
This exhibition is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Saint Louis Art Museum. Presenting Sponsor: John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn and Diane B. Wilsey. Patron’s Circle: Marion Moore Cope.
The catalogue is published with the assistance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Endowment for Publications.
Interesting articles/websites:
From Lenore Doler: Dorothea Tanning Flower Paintings http://www.alisonjacquesgallery.com/m/exhibitions/138/works