Weekly critique group: Tuesday 1PM at the Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz.
Tuesday Nov 18 will be project day. Dale will set up a still life. Bring your paints!
The Crique Group will meet on only the first two Tuesdays in December. The first Tuesday will be an open paint day. Bring your supplies and join us.
In January we will continue the first Tuesdays as paint day and the third Tuesdays as project day.
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)
The Santa Cruz Watercolor Society annual meeting, potluck will be held on Tuesday, January 28 at 11:30 AM at the home of Aimée: 229 Fridley Drive, Santa Cruz. Please make plans to attend this important event.
The annual exhibit, ‘The Best of the Central Coast’ is scheduled for March 28- April 20, 2014 at the Santa Cruz Art League Gallery, reception: April6 from 2-4.
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
Northwest Watercolor Society: 74th Annual International Open Exhibition-Call for Entries
The prospectus for the 74th Annual International Open Exhibition will be posted on the Northwest Watercolor Society website : www.nwws.org — October 20, 2013
Entry deadline: January 11, 2014
Exhibition Dates: April 19 – June 6, 2014
NWWS Reception & Awards Ceremony: Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 2pm to 4pm-
Location: American Art Company-1126 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402-Tues–Friday 10 am–5:30 pm/ Sat 10 am–5 pm (253.272.4327)
The juror for the 74th Annual International Open Exhibition is Donna Zagotta. Donna has been a professional painter in watercolor for more than twenty-five years, and is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society. Donna will be teaching a 5-day workshop M-F, April 21-25, 2014.To see samples of Donna’s work, visit www.donnazagotta.com.
PLEASE NOTE: The 74th Annual International Open Exhibition is open to all water media artists and will accept two submissions per artist. Only one painting per artist will be allowed in the Exhibit. Please see the prospectus for additional details
Che Lopez and Jolene Sanborn, Exhibition Co-Chairs -jhsanborn@hotmail.com, 425-391-9553
Our mailing address is:
Northwest Watercolor Society, P.O. Box 50387, Bellevue, WA 98015-0387
Santa Cruz Art League: Luck of the Draw Nov. 30 – Dec. 8 Drawing & Reception Dec. 8, 2:45 Drop-off Dates: Nov. 24, 12-4pm and Nov. 25, 2-4pm
Bok Kai Festival Year of the Horse Art Competition!The competition is to select the original artwork that will be used by the Bok Kai Parade Committee for the posters and t-shirts celebrating the Chinese Year of the Horse during the 2014 Bok Kai Festival.
Gallery Route One The 29th Annual Gallery Route One Juried Show 2014: Catalyst. January 17, 2013-February 9, 2014 Opening reception Sunday January 19, 2014 Juror is Scott Shields, Associate Director and Chief curator at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento $250 best of show, 3 non-cash Awards of Merit, Deadline: 12-06-2013 Gallery Route One Point Reyes, CA Contact: Candace Loheed email:janjuried@galleryrouteone.orgWebsite:www.galleryrouteone.org
Classes:
Linda Lord class at the Santa Cruz Art League
This class is geared for all levels. The main objective is to improve your skills, while having fun. Guided projects are a portion of each class session. Also covered areas are: How not to make mud, mixing greens that sing, and what makes a good composition. Bring your materials, ready to paint, and a sense of humor. Levels: All Offered: 6 Thurs. beginning January 9, Time:1:00- 4:00pm Fee:$145 / $125 -Members Levels: 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.
Painting Beyond What You See,
Playing with Color- Jo-Neal Boic
This two-day mixed media workshop will explore some of the possibilities for using color in a non-traditional way. We will begin with watercolor and build up our subject with a variety of colored media. Topics to be explored; color intensity, temperature, complementary colors, color glazing. All levels are welcome! Offered: Nov. 16 & 17 Time: 9am – 3:30pm, Fee: $150 / $130-Members Instructor: JO-NEAL BOIC Jo-Neal comes to us with 35+ 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 years 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.
Member News:
Linda Lord will be having a show “All About Birds” in the lobby of the Santa Cruz Art League Dec. 14- January 6.
Diana Henrichsen is going to have a show at the Bay View Boat Club for the month of December ’13 …The Bay View is at 489 Terry François Blvd. in San Francisco (near the Giant’s Stadium) A small reception is planned for Dec. 6, Friday … Watercolors mainly with a boating theme
Exhibits around town:
Santa Cruz Art League :
Luck of the Draw
Preview Nov. 30 – Dec. 8, 2013
Drawing and Reception: Dec. 8th, 2:45pm
BAY AREA, SAN FRANCISCO SHOWS YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO MISS:
Anders Zorn at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco through February 2 This work of Swedish master painter begins with dazzling watercolors: paintings, works on paper and photographs (415) 750 3600 www.legionofhonor.famsf.org.
Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, 94102 ‧ (415) 581-3500 ‧ TSun 10-5 web: asianart.org
Among Korea’s historical distinctions is the memory of a royal family’s rule that prevailed for more than half a millennium, leaving a cultural legacy that’s alive to this day.
In this exclusive presentation, In Grand Style celebrates the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), showcasing more than 110 treasured objects that speak of a glorious heritage. In Grand Style focuses on celebrations, festivals, elaborate rites, dance, music and processions.
In Grand Style narrates and illustrates the history of the dynasty’s 27 kings and its queens through their rituals.
The art highlighted in the exhibition is lent to the museum by numerous institutions in Korea and the U.S., primarily the National Museum of Korea and the National Palace Museum of Korea. In Grand Style is based on the exhibition Scenes of Banquets and Ceremonies of the Joseon Period held by the National Museum of Korea in 2009.
Water to Paper, Paint to Sky The Art of Tyrus Wong
August 15- February 3 The Walt Disney Family Museum 104 Montgomery Street, The Presidio, San Francisco
waltdisney.org/wong
Watercolor artist for Disney Studios, this exhibit explores Tyrus Wong,s career beyond the Disney Studios: paintings, sculptures, kites, works on paper and fabric.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ‧ (415) 357-4000 ‧ web: sfmoma.org/
To May 2014 – Mark di Suvero: at Crissy Field (On view at Golden Gate National Recreation Area)
de Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, 94118 ‧ (415) 750-3600 ‧ TSun 9:30-5:15, Fri 9:30-8:45 web: famsf.org/deyoung/
To Feb. 2014 – Modeled Bodies
To Feb. 2014 – The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950-1990Modeled Bodies
Oct. 26 – Jan. 2014 – David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition
Legion of Honor Lincoln Park, San Francisco, 94121 ‧ (415) 750-3600 ‧ TSun 9:30-5:15 web: famsf.org/legion/index.asp
To Dec. 29 – Darren Waterston: A Compendium of Creatures
Nov. 9 – Feb.2014 – Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Master Painter
Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, 94102 ‧ (415) 581-3500 ‧ TSun 10-5 web: asianart.org
Oct. 11 – Dec. 8 – Proximities 2: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Oct. 25 – Jan. 2014 – In Grand Style: Celebrations in Korean Art During the Joseon Dynasty
Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, 94607 ‧ (510) 238-2200 ‧ WSun 11-5, Th/Fr 11-8 web: museumca.org
Oct. 9 – Dec. 8 – The Tree of Life & Death: Dias de Los Muertos
To Jan. 2014 – Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay
To Feb. 2014 – Above and Below: Stories from Our Changing Bay
To Apr. 2014 – Hard Times in the OC
University of California Berkeley Art Museum 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, 94720 ‧ (510) 642-0808 ‧ WSun 11-5 web: bampfa.berkeley.edu
To Dec. 8 – Yang Fudong: Estranged Paradise, Works 1993-2013
To Dec. 22 – Beauty Revealed: Images of Women in Qing Dynasty Chinese Painting
Oct. 18 – Dec. 22 – Linda Stark / Matrix 250
San Jose Museum of Art 110 So. Market Street, San Jose, 95113 ‧ (408) 271-6840 ‧ T-Sun 11-5 web:sjmusart.org/
Oct. 17 – Feb. 2014 – Hidden Heroes: The Genious of Everyday Things
To Apr. 2014 – Around the Table: Food, Creativity, Community
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