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.

 

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.

 

Plein Aire: 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 Aire and other membership events, please refer to ‘contact page’ and become a member.   ($35 yearly)

 

Membership News: Annual Membership Show November 2015 at the Blitzer Gallery particulars:

The Watercolor Society annual show (November: the Blitzer Gallery http://rblitzergallery.com) will be limited to membership only. The approach is an historical perspective and showcase of membership

The reception for the show will be the First Friday of November.

The Blitzer Gallery will hold 20% of sales. Pieces that are not for sale are acceptable and will be included in the exhibit.

Ignacio Alvalos, Dale Johnson, Nancy Howe, Aimée Nelson and Linda Lord will handle the hanging preview for the show:

*Please commit to entries by Sept 30.

 Particulars:

$35 single painting entries with $25 second and third entries or a $100 ten foot space to show a body of work. (The number of paintings will be determined by the width size (see below.)

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.

* We want this show to reflect our organization and do not want to eliminate any member due to cost of hanging. We want your work represented in this show. If you

anticipate any difficulty in covering hanging fees, please notify Aimée, Linda or Dale.

If cost of framing is also an issue, please ask for assistance through the Crit Group, we can likely come up with a solution.

 For the ten foot spaces:

There should be a minimum of four inches between paintings. Large or full sheet paintings (30”x40”) you probably want to hang singly, but if they relate well to one another, stacking of two is possible.  Smaller pieces may be stacked in other multiples particularly if they relate to one another. For instance, I have three 13”x13” pieces that I would stack in threes. Or I have a 17”x21” and a 14”x14” painting that relate well and I would stack them in two. Keep in mind that the walls are mostly ten feet high, some are eight, but we do not want the show to look crowded. We are not anticipating needing to use exact measurements, so if your layout goes over or under the estimated 10 ft. space, please do not stress over it.

• Stacking more than three is not advisable unless they are small and are a series. (We want this to look like a professional show.)
• What we need from you is an estimate of your entries: i.e. Please measure width x length.
• As we get closer to the show, you may want to switch out an intended painting. That will be fine as long as it is switched for one that is near in width.

For instance:

I want to hang seven paintings: 2 (20”x28”) stacked, 3 (13”x13””) stacked, 1 (24”x30”) and 1 (40”x30”) or (113” in width space)

or: I want to hang three full sized paintings two 40”x30” and one 30”x 40” (122” in width space)

We anticipate hanging the show to the best advantage of both your paintings and the show as a whole. We think the positioning will be best served if the ten foot spaces are not isolated in regards to artist. Part of your ten foot space may appear as you enter, another part in a different section of the gallery.

Here are common dimensions for framed paintings:

FRAME SIZE SUGGESTED PAPER 5 x 7 8 x 10 9 x 12 11 x 14 12 x 16 14 x 18 16 x 20 16 x 20 18 x 24 18 x 24 20 x 24 20 x 27** 22 x 28 22 x 28 24 x 30 1/16 Sht. – 5.5 x 7.5 or 6 x 9 Montval Block – 6 x 9 1/8 Sht. – 7.5 x 11 Std. 9 x 12 Block 1/4 Sht. (or 10 x 14 Block) 1/4 Sht. (or 10 x 14 Block) 12 x 16 Block 12 x 16 Block Half Sheet or 14 x 20 Block 18 x 24 Block Half Sheet or 12 x 16 Block Half Sheet or 12 x 16 Block 18 x 24 Block 18 x 24 Block *Typical Dimensions listed, may vary with manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a sample hanging. If I add the spaces width wise, I am using only 105 inches rather than the 120 available (the actual width size of the paintings + four inch spaces in between each):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have any ideas for Critique surrounding development of the show (demos for presentation) please contact Aimée

 

 

 

 

Members exhibits:

2015 Bonny Doon Studio Tour

Nancy Howe will be participating in the 5th Annual DoonArt  Studio Tour the weekend of July 25 and 26.  The studios are open from 11am until 5 pm and this is a free event.  Look for flyers around town and at the Art League.  For more information call:  Nancy Howe at 458-5218.

 Nancy will also be showing paintings at Pizzeria in the Palm Center on Mission Street from May through mid July.

Lee Taiz will be exhibiting a watercolor, “California Silk Moth,”  at the Pajaro Arts Council Gallery’s show, “Transformation: Invisioning Change,” July 8 to August 9.

 Coastal Art Alliance: ongoing at The Hindquarter  ( Linda Lord, Anne Harding, Lee Taiz, Sammy Fantham, Judy Feinman, Jere Ann Hall, Marilee Gregory, Nancy Howe)

 

An invitation from Elizabeth Schilling to Santa Cruz Plein Air watercolorists:

Hello,

Our organization is hosting a First Friday at the SC Mission to feature Plein Air artists in action Aug. 7 from 5-8. People are invited to capture scenes in the sunset hours, exhibit and sell. We will have a light dinner buffet as a treat for those that RSVP to me.

Elizabeth Schilling,Events Coordinator-Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

831-239-6012-144 School Street,Santa Cruz, CA 95060

 

Workshop:

Bonni Carver Workshop:

Paint our Central Coast with Bonni Carver.  Every Tuesday and Thursday in July, from 10 am to 1 pm Bonni leads plein air classes at different venues on the Central Coast.  A few of the spots we’ll be visiting this July are the Castro Adobe and Nest Egg Succulent Gardens. Each class is $20 – drop ins welcome.  A demo and instruction at each class.  The first class is July 2 at 688 Delta Way, Watsonville.  E-mail bonnicarver@aol.com for more info.  She’ll be posting the itinerary on her website www.carverart.com.

 

 Santa Cruz Art League Classes:

1.Watercolor – Linda Lord – 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. Levels: All, Offered: 6 Thurs. July 2, Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm, Class Fee: $155 / $135 Members, Levels: All.   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.

2.Botanical Art in Watercolor- Intermediate -Maria Cecilia Freeman- Santa Cruz Art League

This workshop is designed for those who have some acquaintance with botanical art or watercolor painting. Some drawing experience is a plus. We’ll take a practical, traditional approach to drawing and painting a botanical subject – from study to finished work, emphasizing both accuracy and artistic technique. We’ll review a process of observation, drawing, composing, color mixing, and techniques of watercolor brushwork particular to botanical art. You may bring a botanical subject of your choice (live plant material, not a photograph); or you may paint seasonal plant specimens that will be provided, chosen to offer some interesting challenges and beautiful possibilities. You’ll get individual attention as you draw and paint. Level: Intermediate, Offered: October 24 & 25, 2015, 9:00-3:30. Bring a bag lunch. Fee: $160 /$140 Members. Instructor: Maria Cecilia Freeman is a professional artist with 20 years of experience bridging scientific illustration and botanical fine art. Her award-winning drawings and paintings have appeared in solo and juried exhibitions across the U.S. and in Europe.

3.Watercolor, Techiques & Fun Jo-Neal Boic- Santa Cruz Art League

Learn the basics with a seasoned teacher of 40 years. 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.  Bring a lunch. Offered: Nov. 14 & 15, Time: 9:00 – 3:30,  Fee: $160 / $140 Members. Level: Beginner. Instructor: Jo-Neal Boic:

 

 

Exhibits you might not want to miss (Santa Cruz):

 Blitzer Gallery Santa Cruz (old Wrigley Building):

 Owner/Artist Robert Blitzer exhibits his paintings and metal sculpture June 5 – June 25.

Shawn Barney Barron- August Exhibit A great artist, friend and surfer.  In his memory, the Blitzer Gallery will host an exhibition of his art, opening First Friday August 7.

 

 

Santa Cruz Art League:

85th Annual Statewide Landscape Exhibit: June 5 through July 5, 2015

 

Exhibits in the Bay Area:

The first West Coast survey of the art of Pierre Bonnard in half a century will open at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco in early February 2016. “Pierre Bonnard: Painting Arcadia” opens this week at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and will travel to Madrid before coming to San Francisco, its sole American venue.

 Asian Art Museum: 200 Larkin St.  San Francisco, CA 94102  415.581.3500-‘Exquisite Nature’ 20 masterpieces of Chinese painting from 14^th-18^th centuries through Nov. 1

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Portraits and Other Likenesses from SFMOMA- May 08 – September 27, 2015

On view at the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco
  Featuring approximately 45 artworks, Portraits and Other Likenesses will demonstrate how artists from the early 20th century to our own time have negotiated a vast array of European, African, and American visual-cultural forms to redefine what it means to make a portrait. On view in the newly renovated galleries at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), Portraits and Other Likenesses will feature paintings, sculptures, photographs, and videos from SFMOMA, many of them recently acquired and on view for the first time as part of the collection. The exhibition situates key historical artworks by Romare Bearden, Sargent Johnson, Seydou Keita, and Wifredo Lam in dialogue with recent works by living artists including Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Dawoud Bey, Nick Cave, Mildred Howard, Glenn Ligon, Rodrigo Moya, Chris Ofili, Paula Santiago, Yinka Shonibare, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Jack Whitten, Fred Wilson, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, among others. Portraits and Other Likenesses is curated by Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, guest curator for MoAD and Caitlin Haskell, assistant curator of painting and sculpture at SFMOMA.

Monterey Museum of Art–Pacific Street
559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA 93940
831.372.5477 http://www.montereyart.org

 

 

 

 

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