MAY: Nancy Collins will demonstrate a variety of techniques including “Help me Fix This Painting!”, What Do I Do Next/or How to Make This Painting Pop/Dazzle. Workshop “Help me Fix this Painting" follows on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 14, 15, 16, 2010.
JUNE: Our annual critique. Manette Fairmont, artist and owner of Fairmont Gallery in Sonoma will do the critique. Go to her website to find out more: http://www.fairmontgallery.com
JULY: Patricia Irish Amez will demonstrate “How’d You Do That”. She will recreate one of her paintings showing her techniques.
AUGUST: ‘Lights, Camera, Action”. Annual slide show of all slides submitted for the Aqua Areas 2010 with popcorn and drinks.
SEPTEMBER: No meeting due to Aqua Areas 2010 Show September 10 – 19, 2010.
OCTOBER: TBA
NOVEMBER: Ted Heinrich, the First Prize Winner of the “Show and Tell” January meeting will demonstrate techniques he developed for advanced use of frisket/masking fluid, i.e. how to avoid hard edges, how to dilute masking fluid and how to use masking fluid on wet paper to create sky and clouds.
DECEMBER: Holiday Party and painting exhange. Bring non-perishable food for a second ticket for Door Prize drawing.
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February 19, 20, and 21, 2010 – Part Two of Color Theory by Nancy Collins. If you took Part I in January 2010 (or 2009) and would like to take Part II, please call Grace immediately even if you would like to repeat Part II.
April 12 – 16, 2010. Frank Webb Workshop. There are a few spaces available. Please call Grace/Joan Immediately $450.00.|
April 14, 2010 at the Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center. We will have a coffee and dessert reception and Frank Webb will do a demonstration. $10 ($5 for WASCO Members) to have a reserved seat – make check to WASCO and Mail to WASCO – Demo, POB 269, Windsor, CA 95492 must be received by March 15.
May 14, 15, 16, 2010. “Please Help me Fix This Painting” with Nancy Collins. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn how to correct/salvage/make your painting pop. Remember – Aqua Areas is coming up and slides are due in July. Joan says this kind of help is acceptable for the show since Nancy does not touch your painting. Use Nancy’s comments, suggestions and Demo on your own sheet of special plastic with on site printed photos to work on your painting. $175.00 for all 3 days or $60.00 per day.
September 25 & 26, 2010 – Beginners Workshop with Nancy Collins. Learn design, color and other techniques for beginners and those who want to refresh and learn something new. $100.00
November 13 & 14 – Advanced Techniques with Nancy Collins. “Not Just Another Hollyhock” Have you always wanted to paint flowers that just jump right off the page, but you are just not sure how to achieve that effect – this is the workshop for you. (Sorry not for beginners – call Grace for Nancy’s criteria for advanced painters). $100.00
For more workshop information on workshops, call Grace Cunningham at 938-3326.
The Personal Image Revealed: The Art Journals of Susan Cornelis, a solo exhibit in Gallerie II at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, February 11-March 21. Art journals, wall hung journal art and demonstration videos are presented. The viewer becomes both voyeur and participant as the art chronicles the inner and outer shape of life, dreams, contemplations, revelations, emerging archetypes and moments of breakthrough.
Opening reception: February 11, 6-7:30pm, 6780 Depot St., Sebastopol, CA www.sebarts.org
Don Drummond is a new member. Welcome!
Katrina Small was elected for a third year as president of the art association called AWS, or Artists Workshop of Western Sonoma County. She also won by a vote of her peers the Apple Blossom Show print competition. Her watercolor "Apples and Blossoms" will be the painting to appear as the first annual ABS collectable print, which will go on sale in April, 2010 at the Apple Blossom Fair Art Show held in Sebastopol.
Katrina also is a featured artist in the window at the Upstairs Art Gallery in Healdsburg, CA through February.
Kathy Byrne won Best of Medium for watercolor in the Professional Category at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair this year for her painting "Misty Morning". Kathy Byrne says about the award: "It was a surprise and honor."
Melinda Shook and Carolyn Wilson are the winners of the WASCO People's Choice Awards.
Fran Hewlett has recently taken ill due to a stroke and is currently hospitalized. Join us in wishing her a safe and speedy recovery.
Susan Cornelus invites you to subscribe to her Imagine With Art Newsletter available online: http://imaginewithart.com/IWA_Newsletters.htm
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