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.
Plein Aire: 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 Aire and other membership events, please refer to ‘contact page’ and become a member. ($35 yearly)
Membership News:
Santa Cruz Watercolor Society presents 23 artists at the R. Blitzer Gallery : This membership showcase and historical perspective opens October 30 and runs through November 28.
The gallery is open Tuesday- Saturday 11Am-5PM – 2801 Mission St. Ext. (old Wrigley Building) Santa Cruz. The Opening Reception will be the First Friday November 6 from 5PM-9PM with music and refreshments. Hope to see you there.
Exhibit Opportunities:
The Capitola Art and Cultural Commission: On Nov. 7 we are sponsoring a “Plein Air” event in Capitola. New for us……need more artists to sign up and folks coming to the Village to watch and purchase. Please see the website for details and share with your artist friends. Two divisions: one for professionals and one for amateurs. The professional winner receives $1500 for their piece and their art will become a part of the City’s art collection. Capitolapleinair.com Let me know if I can answer any questions. Laurie Hill 535-3326
Central Coast Watercolor Society: Aquarius 2016 water media exhibit- Feb 5- March 27 at San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. The prosectus is available on the Central Coast website:www.CCWSart.com. juror, Chris Van Winkle. The submission deadline is November15.
Classes At the Santa Cruz Art League:
Linda Lord Class: Full
Botanical Art in Watercolor- Intermediate -Maria Cecilia Freeman
This workshop is designed for those who have some acquaintance with botanical art or watercolor painting. Some drawing experience is a plus. We’ll take a practical, traditional approach to drawing and painting a botanical subject – from study to finished work, emphasizing both accuracy and artistic technique. We’ll review a process of observation, drawing, composing, color mixing, and techniques of watercolor brushwork particular to botanical art. You may bring a botanical subject of your choice (live plant material, not a photograph); or you may paint seasonal plant specimens that will be provided, chosen to offer some interesting challenges and beautiful possibilities. You’ll get individual attention as you draw and paint. Level: Intermediate, Offered: October 24 & 25, 2015, 9:00-3:30. Bring a bag lunch. Fee: $160 /$140 Members. Instructor: Maria Cecilia Freeman is a professional artist with 20 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.
Watercolor, Techiques & Fun Jo-Neal Boic 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: Nov. 14 & 15, Time: 9:00 – 3:30, Fee: $160 / $140 Members. Level: Beginner. Instructor: Jo-Neal Boic
For other workshops and classes, please see entries under ‘events’ on this website.
Exhibits in the Bay Area:
The first West Coast survey of the art of Pierre Bonnard in half a century will open at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco in early February 2016. “Pierre Bonnard: Painting Arcadia” opens this week at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and will travel to Madrid before coming to San Francisco, its sole American venue.
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Stanford Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. Edward Hopper : New York Corner and Richard Diebenkorn: The Sketch Books Revealed Wed. Sept. 9-Jan. 18 11am-5pm wed.-Mon. ; 11am-8pm Thursday. www.museum.stanford.edu
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