Weekly critique group: Tuesday 1PM at the Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz. The first Tuesday and third Tuesday will be an open paint day and/or presentation day. These have proved to be enjoyable. Bring your supplies and join us.
Plein Aire: Thursdays (Call Shirley for location and time.)
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)
Opportunities to exhibit:
The SCWS annual show ‘The Best of the Central Coast’ will be March 28- April 20, 2014 Reception: Sunday, April 6 from 2-4pm. Plan to exhibit 1-3 works. Work will be received Tuesday, March 25 from 2-5.
Particulars:
Call for Entries to 2014 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition
Deadline for entries: May 12, 2014 (mailed)
May 26, 2014 (online through CaFE)
41st Annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition
CALL FOR ENTRIES Submission Deadline: May 12, 2014 (mailed in)
May 26, 2014 (online) Exhibition Dates: September 13 – October 26, 2014
2014 JUROR
Foothills Art Center is pleased to announce that Linda Doll will serve as the juror for the 41st annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition.
Ms. Doll will offer a workshop, “Seeing the Light”, at Foothills Art Center August 5-7, 2014 (Tuesday-Thursday). For more information, please visit the ‘education’ page on our website: www.foothillsartcenter.org or email education@foothillsartcenter.org or call 303-279-3922 extension 32.
DESCRIPTION The Rocky Mountain National Watermedia (RMNW) exhibition, in its 41st year, is presented by Foothills Art Center in Golden, Colorado. This is a highly competitive juried exhibition and Foothills Art Center encourages artists to submit work that is appropriate for display in a fine arts institution.
Artwork will be selected based on content, composition, and technique. Artists are encouraged to choose subject matter carefully and avoid clichéd imagery. RMNW attracts entrants and jurors from throughout the United States, and is regarded as one of the top watermedia exhibitions in the country.
FOOTHILLS ART CENTER In 2013, Foothills Art Center (FAC) celebrated its 45th anniversary. Located in historic downtown Golden, Colorado, Foothills Art Center (FAC) was created for, and is devoted to, leading and inspiring the community through art, education and cultural excellence. FAC was founded in 1968, and is housed in a former First Presbyterian church constructed by pioneers in the Gothic style (1872), and a Victorian mansion built by Perre O. Unger (1899). The buildings are both works of art themselves, and are official members on the United States National Registry of Historic Buildings.
Linda A. Doll is a painter, digital
photographer, graphic artist, instructor and juror. A teacher of workshops and seminars
throughout the US, Mexico, Canada, France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Ireland and Bali, she is the
President (2012-2014), a Past-President and Life Member of the National Watercolor
Society, a Past Board Member and Juror of the American Watercolor Society, and a past
Board Member of Watercolor West . She is a Life Honorary Member of the Federation of
Canadian Artists and an Elected Life Member of the San Diego Watercolor Society.
Valli Thayer McDougle
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition Committee
Valli Thayer McDougle
Contemporary Watermedia and Collage Artist
8057 E. 24th Drive
Denver, CO 80238-3062
Phone: 303/955-8750 or cell: 858/442-2699
E-mail: valli@mcdougle.com
Web: vallimcdougle.com
Santa Cruz Art League: This Is Santa Cruz! Exhibition open to Santa Cruz County artists.
March 7- 23
Reception Saturday, March 8, 3-5 PM
What does Santa Cruz mean to you? The ocean, the mountains, the people?
Drop off (one piece per artist- all mediums);
Sunday March 2 from 12-4
Monday March 3 from 2-4
$25/$20 for SCAL members
Classes:
Watercolor – Thursday Santa Cruz Art League:
This class is geared to facilitate those who have never painted and those who have advanced their skills. Most class sessions will include a demo and then time to work on the elements of the demo. Information on materials, including colors and “gimmicks”,and tools is given throughout the six-week period. The goal of this class is to encourage the joy of painting, while improving skills and knowledge. This is a “fun” class, so bring a sense of humor and whatever materials you have and enjoy. Instructor Linda Lord is a self-trained artist and illustrator with over 16 years teaching experience in her studio and via the SC Watercolor Society; an Open Studio artist whose exhibits include Cozumel, Mexico. Linda also publishes with a decorative art publisher.
Levels: All
Offered: 6 Thurs. beginning March 13
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Class Fee: $145 / $125 Members
Instructor: Linda Lord
Also at the Santa Cruz Art League:
Foundations of Watercolor It is true, possibly…that watercolor requires more knowledge of the paints than other media. However, I believe it’s a fallacy that it is the most difficult medium! Come and learn the basics with a seasoned teacher of 40 years (wow! am I really that old?). We will review color theory and how it applies to watercolor. You will practice the techniques of wet into wet, washes, glazing, creating hard and soft edges. You will learn the most important tools for watercolor and you will see for yourself that most errors are repairable. At the end you will have 3 or 4 small finished projects to mat and frame, not to mention and have had a whole lot of fun. Oh yes, I am ALL about painting and fun!! Bring a lunch. Jo-Neal comes to us with 40 years of teaching experience, more than 20 of them working for Santa Cruz City Schools. She began painting in watercolor 25 years ago, then returned to school so that she could teach painting and art at the secondary level. During that year’s leave she studied fresco painting and restoration, serigraphy and oils in Florence, Italy. Her first love will always be watercolor but recently she has been painting in oils, acrylics, pastels, as well as on silk, which she also marbles.
Level: Beginner
Offered: July 12 & 13
Time: 9:00am – 3:30pm
Fee: $150 / $130 Members
Instructor: Jo-neal Boic
Workshop through the Santa Cruz Art League:
Color and Light Intensive Advance your artistic self by devoting a weekend to painting in watercolor!! Bonni will lead a watercolor workshop in her Watsonville garden; it’s a delicious time of year to get outside and paint. She will demonstrate different techniques in the morning and give practical pointers throughout the day aimed at clarifying the process. Light refreshments will be provided. Bring a brown bag lunch. Offered: May 24 & 25 Time: 9:30 – 3:00 Fee: $150 / $130 Members. Instructor Bonni Carver was born and raised near Buffalo, New York, but lived most of her life in California. Attended the Academy of Art Studying with Charles Reid had a strongly influence and encouraged her to paint the figure. She has been an ongoing Open Studio participant. Has conducted art classes on international cruises, has been artist-in-residence at Yosemite National Park. Bonni has been teaching art for the past 13 years.
Level: All
Offered: May 24 & 25
Time: 9:30am – 3pm
Fee: $150 / $130 Members
Instructor: Bonni Carver
Member News;
Exhibits around town:
Santa Cruz Art League :
BAY AREA, SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO MISS:
Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery
LEGION OF HONOR
Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art. Impressionist and post-Impressionist works from the National Gallery are on view. Artists included in the exhibition: Monet, Renoir, Gauguin and Degas and many others.
Matisse from SFMOMA
Legion of Honor, November 09, 2013 – September 07, 2014
This jewel-sized exhibition features 23 paintings, drawings, and bronzes from SFMOMA’s internationally acclaimed collection of the work of Henri Matisse, joined by four important paintings and drawings from the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Celebrating the Bay Area’s early and long-standing enthusiasm for the French artist, the exhibition traces four decades of Matisse’s career, from a Cézanne-inspired still life from the turn of the last century to his richly patterned interiors from the 1920s and 1930s. Of special note are the vibrantly colored pictures from the artist’s Fauve period, from 1905 to 1908, when Matisse first rose to prominence as a leader of modern French painting.
Asian Art Museum:
THE CARVED BRUSH: CALLIGRAPHY, PAINTING AND SEAL CARVING BY QI BAISHI
October 29, 2013 — July 13, 2014
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