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 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)
Membership News:
The 2016 SCWS Annual Meeting was held on Tuesday 23rd. of February. Thank you to all who attended. To those of you who couldn’t make it: We missed you.
Dale reports that SCWS finances look good.
*Shirley encourages more attendance at the plein air outings. Please contact her if you have an interest.
There was some discussion of future SCWS shows with concern on parking and accessibility to membership and support of the SCWS Art League.
At present we are committed to 2016 at the Robert Blitzer Gallery and have a verbal agreement to maintain this August scheduling. If there is further discussion, I think we need to be considering two years in advance, or possibly adding an alternate ‘membership show’ at the League (or elsewhere) and developing the Robert Blitzer Gallery site for membership showcasing and sales.
*The 2016 Watercolor Society Show will be held at the Robert Blitzer Gallery for the month of August. The reception will be the First Friday, Aug. 5.
The fees will be similar to last year’s show: $100 for approximately a ten foot space or $35 for single paintings. We encourage your entries to be for sale and do not require that they be recent works. Please commit to entries by June 30, 2016. 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 Society voted to contribute $100 to the Art League to support the Art League’s annual student show and $50 award for a student watercolor entry to be selected by the Critique Group.
Conversation at lunch included discussion that the Society needs more contributions to the Newsletter. If you are showing your work, taking a class, reading a book, visiting shows, have a useful suggestion or rumination, please send a description to Aimée to include in the Newsletter.
Paul mentioned that he is presently building a studio. I imagine there would be quite an interest in this topic. Anne, Nancy?
The Crit Group is encouraging the first and third Tuesday group painting to emphasize figure study by having more volunteer modeling during the sessions.
Framing was discussed. (Some brave souls are still doing their own framing.)
During the delivery/pick up for last November’s show, I became aware of commercial bubble bags. I promptly researched and purchased online: http://www.framedestination.com/bubble_bags/gallerypouch
Recipe from lunch soup:
parsley,watercress soup
onions- maybe two
celery – several stalks
sauté in butter until limp
add chicken stock
maybe four small chopped potatoes
cook until potatoes are tender
add a bunch of fresh parsley leaves
and a bunch of fresh watercress leaves
cook for a few minutes
let cool
purée in a food processor or blender
put back in the pot and season with chicken bouillon and tabasco
add milk or cream to desired consistency and/or flavor
good hot or cold I think
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If you are needing a refresher on posting on your website page, please contact Aimée.
Members exhibits:
Coastal Art Alliance: ongoing at The Hindquarter ( Linda Lord, Anne Harding, Lee Taiz, Sammy Fantham, Judy Feinman, Jere Ann Hall, Marilee Gregory, Nancy Howe)
Other Exhibit Opportunities:
Santa Cruz Art League:
STRICTLY WATERCOLOR
Open to Central Coast Artists
March 25 – April 17, 2016
Reception: Sat., April 2, 3-5
DROP OFF DATES Sunday, March 20,12- 4pm & Monday, March 21,2-4pm
Get your forms at the Santa Cruz Art League
Enter up to 3 entries
Members: 1 art piece $30, 2/ $35, 3/$40
Non-Member: 1art piece/$35, 2/$40, 3/$45
$500 in Awards
Awards will be chosen by Jane Hofstetter
Classes:
At the Santa Cruz Art League:
| Mission San Antonio dePadua Watercolor Retreat with Bonni CarverWed. evening through Friday morning May 4-6, 2016.This painting retreat includes all meals: Wednesday’s dinner, three meals on Thursday and Friday’s breakfast. Bonni brings snacks, and games. Participants are welcome to bring adult beverages.Thursday Bonni will instruct and demonstrate her loose watercolor style, in both the morning and afternoon. Thursday evening there will be a social hour where painters display their work and and enjoy an informal critique. Friday morning there will be another demonstration. Accommodations: There are two twin beds in each room. (Folks pay the same price for single or double occupancy.) There are banks ofbathrooms and showers – for about every six rooms. Everything is clean and tidy and reminiscent of a quieter time. Arrive for dinner by 6pm. Fee $300. Bonni Carver a seasoned teacher and perennial Open Studios participant, Bonni open-handedly invites one and all to go for it with watercolor. The only prerequisite is resolving to paint. She has been teaching art for over 15 years, has led international workshops, taught on international cruises, made books of her work, and will be leading local workshops in 2016. If you have further questions contact Bonni. Visit her at bonnicarver@aol.com – website: www.carverart.com or call Bonni @ 831-763-3603 To register visit our website: www.scal.org or call 831-426-5787. Material list and directions will be sent when you sign up.
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Watercolor – Linda Lord – Thursday This class is Full
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. Level: All. Offered: 6 Thurs., Beginning: March 3, 1 to 4pm Fee: $155 / $135 Members 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.
| Watercolor, Techniques & Fun – JoNeal BoicIt 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. Offered: March 5 & 6, Time: 9:00 – 3:30, Fee: $160 / $140 Members. Level: Beginner. Instructor: Jo-Neal Boic: 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 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. |
| Children’s Books: Visual Storytelling – Brian BowesChildren’s books are open to anyone, from amateurs who want to create a unique gift, aspiring artists who are full of hopes and dreams, and veteran professionals. There is no secret formula, but all things considered it is best for you to begin by being yourself and to learn by experience. This workshop aims to offer you such an experience. In this weekend workshop we will work with an existing story and be covering some basic process steps to creating children’s book illustrations. We will discuss idea generation, thumbnails, story beats, reading between the lines. The instructor will be sharing professional practices and examples of original artwork. This workshop is a good opportunity for people who have a sincere interest in illustrating children’s books. Have you ever wondered; how do those artists do it? Where do they start? What comes after? How do they know if they’ve got it right? Let’s find out together! Bring a bag lunch. Offered: April 2 & 3, 9am-3:30pm. Level: All. Fee: $160 / $140 Members. Instructor: Brian Bowes is a professional illustrator and an Open Studios artist who has a deep love for visual story-telling. A graduate from the California College of Arts and Crafts, he is currently enrolled in the Hartford University’s MFA in Illustration Low Residency program. A fun and engaging instructor, Brian has given private drawing lessons since 2006. He is an avid drawer and uses the language of comics for fun and personal journaling. Find out more about him at www.BrianBowesIllustration.com |
Exhibits in Santa Cruz:
Robert Blitzer Gallery:
Original works from artists featured in the last four quarterly issues of Catamaran Literary Reader. The magazine brings the best of the literary and visual arts
to homes four times a year but you can only see the original artwork once a year at the annual exhibit. Exhibit runs March 4 – March 31.
Preview the art on First Friday and then come back to the
gallery on Saturday, March 5 from 3 – 5 pm for the Annual Art Gala including special artist talk from 3 -4 pm followed by light refreshments, violin by Rowan O’Neal and cello by Eireene Nealand and a raffle. A portion of the sales of the art benefits Catamaran Literary Reader.
Artists in the exhibit are:
(Saturday’s speakers are designated with an asterisk)
Richard Bennett
Andrea Borsuk
Noah Buchanan*
Poppy de Garmo
Jessica Dunne
Frank Galuszka*
Melissa Gwynn
Julie Heffernan
Molly Cliff Hilts
Gary Hughes
Ralph Joachim*
Barbara Lawrence
Peter Loftus*
Tim Matthews
Larry Morace
Margaret Niven*
Yari Ostovany
Ian Pines*
Cher Roberts
Christina Sayers
Colby Sempek
Neal Snidow
Robin Winfield
| MAH Exhibit:2nd floor landingShuffle Shows are curated by the community. Guest curators select artworks from the museum’s collection to create temporary exhibitions. About the work“To be true to nature one must abstract. Nature does not waste her forms. If you would know the clouds, then study the rocks.” Henrietta Shore (1880-1963)Henrietta Shore, Women of Oaxaca, 1910, Lithograph Gift of Ruth FraryThe natural beauty of the Central Coast inspired artist Henrietta Shore. The land and its inhabitants became her muse and the subject of many of her works. She built a collaborative friendship with photographer Edward Weston, who shared her love of nature. Together, they captured the contours of objects and landscapes in their own styles.Henrietta Shore created a series of murals about local industries with support from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). You can still see the most famous of these murals in the Santa Cruz Main Branch US Post Office just up the street. |
Exhibits in the Bay Area:
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The first West Coast survey of the art of Pierre Bonnard in half a century at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. “Pierre Bonnard: Painting Arcadia”
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Trilogy by Ranu Mukherjee through Aug. 14, Asian Art Museum, SanFrancisco
Where is the line between history and mythology?
In Extracted, artist Ranu Mukherjee eclipses the boundaries between the two, placing them in the same universe. Commissioned for the Asian Art Museum’s 50th anniversary, this new exhibition draws inspiration from California’s Gold Rush, the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the ancient text The Classic of Mountain and Seas, and the museum’s own collection. Through colorful, collage-like video, textiles and works on paper, Mukherjee invites you into otherworldly landscapes inhabited by miners, a shape-shifting alligator, a Chinese goddess with a leopard tail and tiger teeth, and other fantastical beings. By adding video and artworks to Extracted, located within the museum’s Chinese galleries, Mukherjee will create an evolving experience that invites multiple visits. Through its countless layers — image over image, fact mingled with fiction — Extracted creates tension between history and myth.
Interesting Websites:
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