Weekly critique group: Tuesday 1PM at the Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz will not meet again until January 3, 2017. Happy Holidays!
Resuming Jan 3, 2017,*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:
Several SCWS members are participating in the ‘Small Works in a Great Space’ at the Santa Cruz Art League, through Dec 23.
New book by SCWS member, Lee Taiz and her husband Lincoln Taiz:
Flora Unveiled
The Discovery and Denial of Sex in Plants
Lincoln Taiz and Lee Taiz
Provides a new theory to explain a longstanding problem in the history of botany: why did it take so long to discover sex in plants, and why was it such a contentious topic for another 150 years after the theory was proposed?
Covers an extremely broad range, from the Paleolithic to the nineteenth century
Represents a broad synthesis of multiple fields and disciplines, including botany, history, anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, literature, history of science, gender studies, comparative religion, and philosophy
Richly illustrated and aimed at the general audience, which sets it apart from other books in this field.
It’s available for pre-ordering from Amazon, but you can pre-order it directly from the Oxford Press website ( OUP Website ) and get a 30% discount. The promo code to receive the discount is ASPROMP8, which you type in at checkout.
Members Exhibits:
Please send any information.
Show Opportunities:
Dear Artist,
A PROSPECTUS is attached, for a Juried Exhibition, which will be on view from February 10 to March 5, at The Coastal Arts League in Half Moon Bay. The CAL Gallery is located in Zaballa Square, at 300 Main Street, Suite 6, in downtown Half Moon Bay, California.
This show will feature work that celebrates the American Southwest, from the California Coast, to New Mexico and the Rocky Mountains, and the frontier between the U.S. and Mexico. We are looking for artworks that celebrate the environment, the people, and the creatures who inhabit its various locales. Collectors may submit original works from noted artists of the Southwest, or artifacts of historical value. Lithographs by famed Santa Fe artist, R.C. Gorman will provide context for the diverse southwestern art made by 21st century artists.
Juror, Thomas Goodson, is a silversmith, who lived in Arizona for several years, where he developed his interest in the art and culture of the region. He has lived in California since 1996, and has taken many trips to Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico in his search for turquoise, pottery, and baskets.
Your application and images of your work are due by January 15. You may submit one or more images, digitally uploaded. Exhibition of historical artifacts will be accepted on a space available basis at no cost. All proceeds will support exhibitions, operations, and educational programming.
Letters of acceptance will be emailed by January 22. Exhibiting artists will receive a receipt form, and more details, in the acceptance letter. Exhibitors will be asked to donate $20 for the first entry, payable at delivery.
Application Details:
• Submissions are open to all visual artists working in all media. Artworks may be two-dimensional or three, and of any material or fiber. Collectors may submit original works by others, as well as, historical artifacts.
• Fill out and return by email the Application to Exhibit (included below)
• Include digital photographs of your art. For the best image quality, it is suggested that each image be submitted as 300 dpi, JPEG files.
• Entries will be accepted exclusively via e-mail to: CalJuriedShow@gmail.com
• Identify your name and the titles of your works in the email.
• Work must be “gallery-ready” in appearance and finish. 2-D work must be ready to hang, with picture wire.
• Work is to be labeled on the back (artist, title, medium, image size, and price).
Summary: • Donation: $20 for the first accepted work, and $10 for each additional. • Artwork details: Original two or three-dimensional work, or artifacts of historical value • Location: Coastal Arts League Gallery, Zaballa Square, 300 Main St. Half Moon Bay, CA, in a large ground floor gallery. • Submission: All entries must be submitted through CALJuriedShow@gmail.com
Important Dates:
• Submissions open: December 15, 2016 • Submissions close: January 15, 2017 at 11:59pm (PST) • Notification of Acceptance: January 22, 2017 • Artwork in-take: February 6, Noon to 5:00pm • Exhibition on view: February 10 to March 5, 2017 (4 weekends) • Reception: February 11, 2017, 2:00-4:00pm • Artwork pick-up: March 6, 2017
Contact information:
• For questions about this Exhibition, please contact Jane Lewis, janelewis402@gmail.com or call 619-886-5882
Classes/Workshops:
Santa Cruz Art League:
| Realistic Painting in Watercolor – Intermediate and up – Hanya FojacolsOur goal will be to continue developing your watercolor painting skills and personal expression within a realistic painting context. We will be layering color to arrive at the luminous qualities of the medium. There will be some short lectures, demonstrations and practice, but you will mostly be painting and you will each have the instructor’s individual attention. This will be a safe, supportive, noncompetitive class where we will improve our artistic skills and have fun doing it! Level: Intermediate and up, Offered: January 14 & 15, 2017 ,9am – 3:30pm, Fee: $160/$140 Members, Bring lunch. Materials fee to instructor: $10.00. Instructor: Hanya Fojaco is a watercolor artist with a BFA from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago. She paints her favorite subjects, flowers and succulents with rich transparent color. She has been teaching watercolor and exhibiting for several years. Images of her work are on her web page, www.hanyafojaco.com, Contact Hanya if you have any questions. hanya@hanyafojaco.com | ||
| Watercolor – Free and Easy – Bonni CarverCome prepared to be inspired as Bonni open-handedly shares simple, easy to learn principles which appeal to beginners as well as seasoned artists looking for renewed inspiration. Beginning each class with a demonstration and instruction, Bonni leads painters into thinking “out of the box” and approaching their subject in terms of creating rather than copying. Learn how to achieve colorful darks, consider your values, simplify the subject, and edit out distractions. Bonniʼs workshops are upbeat and fun! Bring a lunch. Offered: February 4 & 5. Fee: $160 / $140 members. Instructor: Bonni Carver After receiving her undergraduate degree from the University of Buffalo, Bonni moved from her hometown of Buffalo, New York to San Francisco where she attended classes at the Academy of Art and the Art Institute. Since making the Central Coast her home, her interest in art has been nurtured by local artists and instructors. Studying watercolor in Provence, France during 1996 with Barbara Nechis proved to be the catalyst for a yearlong painting odyssey throughout Western Europe the following year. Bonni is an Open Studio artist.
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| The Art of Selling Art – Robert Regis DvorákSelling art, your own or other artist’s is easy when you know how! This workshop will cover: prospecting for clients, developing rapport, planning sales meetings and phone calls, telephone techniques, emotions–how to use them, what not to say or do, closing secrets, what questions to ask, what words to use, portfolios, slides, artist’s statements, presentations, goal setting, pricing the art, art gallery selling, referrals. This is a comprehensive sales program oriented to the individual artist and art representative. Be prepared for a fun-filled day of lively lecture and in-class games. You will learn how to sell art to individual clients, collectors, and corporations. Robert Dvořák, a successful California artist, will demonstrate what works and what doesn’t work so that by the end of the workshop, you can begin selling–and prospering–immediately with confidence and self-assurance. One day: February 11th, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Cost: $89 A comprehensive handout is included. The book, Selling Art 101 will be available. Important: Remember to bring one artwork, which is framed or mounted and available for sale. Frequently sales take place in this class. Also bring lunch and a clip board. Instructor: Robert Regis Dvorák is the author of the new book, Selling Art 101. He has been teaching The Art of Selling Art to artists, art representatives, and art gallery sales people for 25 years. His paintings and prints and films are part of many individual, corporate, and institutional collections.
Botanical Art in Graphite, Watercolor and Colored Pencil CLASS IS FULL Botanical art involves accuracy as well as artistic technique and creativity, but you don’t need to be a botanist, and artists at all levels are welcome. In this class we’ll follow a traditional approach to drawing and painting a botanical subject – from study to finished work. Some drawing experience is a plus. We’ll practice particular methods of applying graphite pencil, watercolor and colored pencil. Each of these media has its own beauty and appeal for artists. The plan will be to render plant subjects in each of the three media first, then to use whatever one or more media you choose in a unified composition. You’ll get plenty of individual attention as you work, to challenge and encourage you at your own level of skill. Plant material will be provided for each lesson, but you may bring botanical subjects of your choice (live plant material, not photographs) if you wish. Level: All, Offered:6 Mondays,beginning: January 9th, 9:00 AM – noon, Fee: $155 / $135, Instructor: Maria Cecilia Freeman is a professional artist with 25 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. You can see her work at her website: mcf-art.com.
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Exhibits Around Town:
Small Works in a Great Space, Santa Cruz Art League through Dec 23.
Exhibits In Bay Area:
Anyone?
Interesting website:
interesting article:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/05/15/t-magazine/17older-female-artists-agnes-dene-herrera-rockbourne-farmanfarmaian.html?_r=0
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