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 first and 3rd. Tuesday open paint days have been successful. I am also posting photographs on SCWS Facebook page under Santa Cruz Watercolor Society.
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)
Nancy Howe and Alison Parham will be showing at the Bonny Doon Art Show July 30 and 31st 11am-5pm
Linda Curtis had a painting in the SCAL statewide Landscape Exhibit and I have a watercolor in the SCAL National Black & White Exhibit in August.
Show Opportunities:
A reminder: Our annual show at the Robert Blitzer Gallery is fast approaching:
Robert Blitzer Gallery running for the month of August. The reception will be the First Friday, Aug. 5. (SCWS name tags will be available for the opening reception.)
If you have a bin to loan for the show, please contact Aimée.
Advertising for the show will appear in The Good Times.
This year’s image for the postcard features a landscape by Anne Harding. If you require more than 10 postcards, please notify Aimée.
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Classes/Workshops:
Santa Cruz Art League:
| Loosening Up Watercolor Painting – Leslie WilsonLoosen up your watercolor paintings using a “direct” painting approach. We will focusupon improving drawing techniques, planning the composition, mixing colors on thepaper and applying the elements of design for dynamic results. There will be dailyteacher demonstrations as well as a description of materials – paints, brushes, paper,
palette, etc. Using photographs as source material, each student will develop a painting using their own creative abilities and with individual attention from the teacher. At the conclusion of the workshop, we will have a critique (voluntary participation) which is intended to help reinforce the concepts and techniques. Bring a bag lunch. Level: All, Offered: Aug.20 & 21, 9am-3:30pm. Fee: $160 / $140 Members. Instructor: Leslie Wilson, has focused on watercolor painting for more than 25 years, capturing the moment in vibrant light and color, both en plein air and in the studio. “I love transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary and reminding people of the places they have been, the people they have met, and the truly remarkable light and color in our world.” University of Maryland, B.A. Secondary Art Education, 1973. She teaches in the East Bay area. She is a Signature member of CWA and is published in North Light Books, Splash 11, Spring 2010 – “The Other Side of the Mountain”
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Watercolor – Linda Lord – Thursday
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: August 18,
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.
| Botanical Art in Graphite, Watercolor and Colored PencilTHIS CLASS IS NOT FULL
Botanical art involves accuracy as wellas 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: Oct. 24, 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:
The Fool’s Journey-An Exhibition of Paintings-Special Event-Gallery Talk:
Sunday July 24th 2 pm. Pamela Eakins, Ph.D. “The Fool’s Journey”
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Following in the tradition of the Tarot, with its 22 illustrations of life passages,
gifts, and challenges, 18 women artists paint their experience of life’s journey.
Based on a painting course developed and taught by Susan Heinz. Curated by
Betsy Anderson and Susan Heinz.
Artists: Laurel Andres, Sharon Bosley, Maureen Davidson, Bonnie Friedmann,
Ruth Garland, Susan Heinz, Aisha Hudson, Lynne McGolrick, Eileen Nazzaro,
Christine Price, Kathy Pouls, Nora Sarkissian, Barbara Schatan, Karen Schembs,
Peggy Snider, Berdell Spellman, Janet Trenchard, Karen Zelin
Opening Reception First Friday July 1, 5-9 pm. Live Jazz by Stolen Moments
Exhibit Dates: July 1 – July 30, 2016
Gallery hours -Tuesday – Saturday, noon – 5 pm
SPECIAL EVENT: Gallery Talk, Sunday July 24th, 2 pm-Scholar and
author, Pamela Eakins, Ph.D., speaks on “The Fool’s Journey”
Coming to the R. Blitzer Gallery August 5: Santa Cruz Watercolor Society:
20 Artists. Reception: First Friday, August 5 from 5-9PM
Exhibits In Bay Area:
Interesting Books/Websites:
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