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 that we will not hold critique on the weeks leading up to Christmas. Our last session will be December 16 and we will resume on January 1.
Please take note that the memorial for SCWS member Bess Blodgett will be on Tuesday December 23 at 2 PM at Dominican Oaks.
Plein Aire: Thursdays (Call Shirley for location and time.)
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)
Note to membership: The Society is considering a $10 yearly fee for maintaining artist pages on the website (to pay an annual hosting fee with Iversen Design.) A reminder also that to have a page on the website, you must be a member, so if you haven’t yet paid your 2014 annual membership ($35), please send it soon. Our annual meeting date will be posted soon.
Members exhibits:
Nancy Howe paintings at “Carried Away”, Aptos Center @7564 Soquel Dr. The show will run from Nov. 10 through the Holidays.
Coastal Art Alliance: The Hindquarter ( Linda Lord, Anne Harding, Lee Taiz, Sammy Fantham, Judy Feinman, Jere Ann Hall, Marilee Gregory, Nancy Howe)
Lee Taiz has paintings on view at Valley Heights in Watsonville and the old Avanti Restaurant in Palm Center on Mission Street through February.
Lee will also be participating in a self portrait art show at the Scotts Valley Library beginning January 24 and running for three months.
Member News:
Our lovely Bess Blodgett, a dear friend and founding member of Santa Cruz Watercolor Society, has in her words ‘ exited the stage” Please see her obituary under events on this site.
Exhibition Opportunities:
NWWS 75th Annual International Open Exhibition –Call for Entries
The prospectus for the 75th Annual International Open Exhibition is posted on the Northwest Watercolor Societywebsite — www.nwws.org.
Entry deadline February 7, 2015 at 6 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: July 11 to September 30, 2015
Exhibition Location: Washington State Convention Center (WSCC), Downtown Seattle
Artists Reception 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Gala Awards Banquet 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza-Seattle
Internationally acclaimed artists, Judy Morris and Álvaro Castagnet are the jurors for the exhibition.
Judy Morris, AWS, NWS, TWSA and NWWS, Judy’s paintings have received more than 50 national and regional awards along with recognition in numerous international shows. Judy’s work has been featured in numerous prominent publications, including nine editions of SPLASH, International Artist Magazine, and L’Art De L’Aquarelle. Author of: Watercolor Basics: Light,
Álvaro Castagnet internationally renowned watercolorist and author. Álvaro’s works have been recognized with top honors in esteemed international art competitions and he is a signature member of many prestigious watercolor societies around the world. His latest book: Painting with Passion: Beyond Technique,
Judy Morris will be teaching a 5-day studio workshop M-F, July 6-10, 2015
Álvaro Castagnet will be teaching a 5-day plein air workshop M-F, July 6-10, 2015.
Workshop Registration Forms will be available on NWWS.org beginning December 1, 2014.
PLEASE NOTE: The 75th Annual International Open Exhibition is open to all water media artists.
Artists may submit one or two paintings. Only one painting per artist may be juried into the Exhibit. Please see the prospectus (CLICK HERE) for additional details.
Cindy Briggs & Theresa Goesling, Exhibition Co-Chairs, MakeEveryDayAPainting@yahoo.com, 541-420-9463 or 425-802-3487
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The Santa Cruz Watercolor Society has engaged the Blitzer Gallery (Please see photos under events): 2801 Mission St. (the old Wrigley building) www.rblitzergallery.com for our 2015 annual show for November of next year. Our reception will be on Nov. 6 which will be part of Santa Cruz’s First Friday event. It is a beautiful space and we are excited to the challenges that this new venue offers.
There is a plan in place to put aside space in the 2015 annual show at the Blitzer Gallery that will be devoted to a historical perspective of the Watercolor Society. There will be a narrative telling of the history of the organization: Bernie Waymire, Bess Blodgett, Lloyd Organ, Janet Rillet, Lois Monagham, Emily Clark, Marian Goodman, Jo Juett, Jan Moss, Gail Karen, Dave Mcguire (who many credit with establishing the format of the Crit Group) and Melita Israel and Shirley Motmans who are presently holding the original plein air together. If any significant others have been left out out, please inform Aimée. Also if you have any visuals of pieces or events that would be interesting within this context, please send them to Aimée or plan to bring them to the annual meeting or Crit so that Aimée can photograph. The postcard for 2015′s show will reflect the history. (Blitzer Gallery is assuming some of the costs for 2015′s card.)
Classes:
Watercolor -Thursday, Linda Lord, Santa Cruz Art League to begin January 8
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. To begin again in the new year, Time:1:00- 4:00pm 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.
website: mcf-art.com.
Foundations of Watercolor #2- JoNeal Boic Santa Cruz Art League
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. 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: Dec.13 & 14. Time: 9:00 – 3:30, . Level: Beginner. Instructor: Jo-Neal Boic
Drybrush Watercolor Class Santa Cruz Art League, Curtis Mothershed
The technique is (drybrush It takes patience to learn the techniques. You use very little water on the brush to apply the paint using crosshatching and scrubbing.
The technique that can expand your love for watercolor painting. Bring a photo of your favorite landscape to work from. You may have it sketched out on watercolor paper or board to save drawing time.
Instructor Curtis Mothershed is a watercolor artist and illustrator with over 35 years of experience in the field of traditional art and conceptual illustration & design. Open Studio Artist, Art/Graphic Design/Illustration
coursework – AA/BAUniversity of the Pacific, Stockton, CA •Delta College, Stockton, CA • Cabrillo College. See Curtis’ work at: curtismothershed-illustrations-fineart.com
Level: Intermediate Offered: January 7 Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm
Tom Lynch workshop : Artists and friends, coming to Sonoma County in March of 2015 from the 16th- the 20th WASCO will be hosting Tom Lynch. The overall objective of the workshop is to show the vast range and flexibility of watercolor and to put emotion and conviction into painting by exploring and experimenting.This 5 day workshop will be held at the 4-H foundation of Sonoma County on Commerce Blvd, Rohnert Park from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm daily. The cost is $450.00. Payment due with entry. Please call or email any time with questions: dianaliebe03@yahoo.com or 707-245-7512, 707-739-7285
Exhibits you might not want to miss (Santa Cruz):
Blitzer Gallery: Catamaran Show
Twenty-six artists who have been featured during 2014 in the Catamaran Literary Reader on exhibit from November 7 – November 29,2014. Featured artists are Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Frank Galuszka, Philip Rosenthal, Andrew Purchin, Poppy de Garmo, Fanne Fernow, Paul Fortis, Jane Gregorius, George Hitchcock, Gary Irving, Ralph Joachim, Mary Karlton, Katell LeBourdonnec, Heejin Lee, Michael Mote, Anna Oneglia, Catie O’Leary, Brad Orsburn, Gillian Pederson-Krag, Andrew Purchin, Cristina Sayers, Ronna Schulkin, Emily Silver, Ed Smiley, Matthew Taylor, Zach Weston and Jan Wurm.
Exhibits in the Bay Area:
Asian Art Museum: 200 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102 415.581.3500
-Tetsuya Ishida (1973-2005)
A melancholy man opens his shirt to reveal a detailed map drawn or tattooed upon his torso. Behind him, a line of bright fire stretches across a blue stream. Later, a remarkably similar face appears in the seat of a baby’s stroller, a toddler in red overalls guiding it through the grass. Next, the head is transported into the cab of a backhoe, an open beer tilted from its bucket, filling a glass extended by someone out of frame. This is the world of Tetsuya Ishida.
Tetsuya Ishida: Saving the World with a Brushstroke is the first U.S. exhibition of paintings by the Japanese artist, who died in 2005. Ishida blended dreamlike realities with everyday life and melancholy isolation with bizarre wit, producing a body of work that triggers strong emotions but actively resists easy explanation.
Ishida once said he wanted his paintings to “depict the world as [he felt] it and let other people feel it freely.” The Asian Art Museum is proud to introduce eight remarkable paintings that exhibit the range of Ishida’s themes, including the pressures of academic and office life, social dislocation, the dulling effects of mechanization and the search for identity.
Ishida noted being drawn to artists who “feel the pain of all mankind” and who “truly believe that the world is saved a little with each brushstroke.” Ishida’s desire to use humor as a way of dissipating the tension inherent in difficult themes amplifies the darkness and lightness in these paintings. Their highly personal subject matter is sure to resonate a little differently with each viewer. Whether the paintings provide insight—or even salvation—is left for you to decide.
Bolinas Museum Hours: Friday 1:00 – 5:00 Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 Museum Office Hours: 10:00 – 4:00 Tues.- Fri.
Contact Us: t: 415.868.0330 f: 415.868.0607 e: info@bolinasmuseum.org 48 Wharf Road P. O. Box 450 Bolinas, CA 94924
Nudibranchia: Butterflies of the Sea New Paintings by Isabella Kirkland SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 – JANUARY 4, 2015 / CURATED BY JENNIFER GATELY
This exhibition debuts a new series of paintings by Sausalito artist Isabella Kirkland entitled AQUAE that examines lesser-known life inhabiting the Earth’s aquatic realms. While the ocean is nearly 70% of the surface area of Earth, much of it still remains a mystery. Nudibranchs, commonly called sea slugs, are widely believed to be some of the most colorful creatures on earth. More than 3,000 species live at virtually all depths of the ocean with the greatest diversity seen in shallow reefs, much like Bolinas’s own Duxbury Reef. Meticulously researched and rendered, these paintings remind us of the great wonder living within the sea and why we should care about the health of the ocean and the countless life forms that depends on it.
Color photographs of the seafloor at the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary accompany Kirkland’s paintings. Taken about 20 miles off the shores of the Marin/Sonoma coastline, these stunning images reveal the significance of this rocky reef that was designated as a National Marine Sanctuary by NOAA in 1989. Cordell Bank is a hotspot for ocean life with nutrient-rich waters that swirl around the reef, providing food and shelter for a wealth of resident fish, invertebrates, and migratory visitors from across the Pacific Ocean.
Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California September 20, 2014–April 12, 2015- Oakland Museum and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California illuminates local histories and social forces that changed the face of art in—and beyond—the Golden State. Weaving together art and ephemera from the collections of the Oakland Museum of California and SFMOMA, the exhibition tells the stories of four creative communities at decisive moments in the history of California art: the circle of artists who worked with, influenced, and were influenced by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in San Francisco in the 1930s; the legendary painters and photographers associated with the California School of Fine Arts in the 1940s and 1950s, including Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Minor White, and Imogen Cunningham; the free-spirited faculty and students at UC Davis in the 1960s and 1970s, such as Robert Arneson, Wayne Thiebaud, William T. Wiley, and Bruce Nauman; and the streetwise, uncompromisingly idealistic artists at the center of a vibrant new Mission scene that took root in the 1990s through the present, including Barry McGee, Chris Johanson, Margaret Kilgallen, Amy Franceschini, Ruby Neri, Alicia McCarthy, and Rigo 23, along with many others. Focusing equally on the artworks and the contexts that fostered their creation, Fertile Ground presents an intimate and textured history of personal relationships, artistic breakthroughs, and transformative social change.
Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California is jointly organized by the Oakland Museum of California and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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