Fall 2008
Events
November Talmadge Show
November 23, 2008
www.talmadgeartshow.com
2557 3rd Ave.
San Diego, CA
in Hillcrest at the corner of Laurel and Maple
619 559-9082
Amigos de Allende Show
Reception: November 15 2 to 5pm
November- December 08
The Ink Spot www.sandiegowriters.org/
2557 3rd Ave.
San Diego, CA
Jill Hall - mostly mosaics
Andy Hein - oils
Jane LaFazio - fabric art
www.plainjanestudio.com
www.janeville.blogspot.com
Laurie Mika - mixed media mosaics
www.mikaarts.com
Al Rodriguez –book arts www.yagottahaveart.com
Josie Rodriguez - encaustic collage
www.yagottahaveart.com
Helen Shafer Garcia –watermedia
www.helenshafergarcia.com
www.agavelatte.blogspot.com
Virginia Sumner - glass mosaics
Don Strom – watercolors
Classes and Workshops
Quail Botanical Gardens
www.qbgardens.org
Sunday, November 9th, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Watercolor Journal
This workshop is a great opportunity to create an extraordinary handmade Journal to express your thoughts with prose, drawings, collages and paintings.
We’ll start the day painting in the gardens at selected locations with watercolors. Construction of the journal will begin in the afternoon with beautiful decorative rice papers along with the paintings. Watercolor supply list available upon registration.
Paper supply fee for book construction: $15.00
Palomar College
www.palomar.edu
3 units Fall Semester starts August 30th
Acrylic I # 225, Acrylic II #226, Watercolor I #235, Watercolor II #236
Saturdays 9:00am to 3:30pm
Concepts of studio painting utilizing acrylic based colors and watercolors as the primary medium. Exploration of different styles and techniques with emphasis on contemporary modes of expression. Concentration of gaining skills in composition, brush handling, and the use of color.
Oceanside Museum of Art School of Art
219 N. Pacific Coast Hwy.
Oceanside, CA
Book Arts: Structured and Altered
Design, paint, collage, stamp and assemble handmade books with various mediums. Explore Book binding techniques, printmaking, papermaking and transfer methods to complete beautiful unique books. Experiment with writings and images with a variety of themes.
All levels welcome
Wednesdays, 9 AM - 12 PM
Classes ongoing – sign up for 6 or 8 week classes
and show up whenever you can!
OMA members $87, non members $107 -6 weeks
$143.00 OMA members, $163.00 nonmembers -8 weeks
Email Helen at henstudio@cox.net, Helen@oma-online.org
or call Oceanside Museum of Art to register:
760 721-2787
WATERCOLOR--all levels welcome!
Tuesdays, 1 PM - 4 PM
September 2- October 7
October 28- December 2
Cost $107, OMA members $87
Oceanside Museum of Art offers art classes at the
School of Art located at 219 N. Coast Hwy. Oceanside, CA.
Escondido Adult School Classes
3750 Mary Lane
Escondido, CA 92025
www.escondidoadultschool-rop.com
760 739-7300
Call or go online for brochure, locations and cost
Classes start the week of August 25th, 2008
Drawing Basics-Nature Details
Mondays 6:15 to 9:15pm 10 weeks August 25 to November 10
Nurture yourself and develop your own creativity. Explore techniques to draw leaves, flowers, animals and other objects of nature in a relaxed atmosphere. Develop basic techniques and build skills needed to create with confidence and to draw illusions of depth and volume. This course will focus on sketching and painting basic nature forms with pencil, pen and ink and colored pencils.
Painting in Pastel
Fridays 1 to 4pm 11 weeks
August 29 to November 14
For all skill levels in pastel. Incorporates drawing and painting simultaneously. Explore techniques and gain drawing skills. Includes cross-hatching, broken color, blending and feathering. Landscapes, animals and botanical subject matter will be emphasized. Different papers and grounds are explored to
determine which is best for your style of painting.
Watercolor Fundamentals
Mondays 9 am to 12pm 10 weeks August 25 to November 10
For beginning and intermediate watercolorists. Learn different techniques including glazing, washes, wet into wet and dry brush. Subject matter will consist of plants, animals, landscapes and architecture. Create textures using salt, scraping tools, sandpaper, resists and sponging. Gain vocabulary skills necessary for color mixing. Classes consist of demonstrations, critiques and classroom painting sessions.
Expressions in Watercolor- Capturing Nature
Fridays 9am to 12pm 11 weeks August 29 to November 14
For intermediate to advanced watercolorists. Capture the beauty of nature in watercolor. Focus will be on plants, landscape and water. Achieve luminosity in your paintings through demonstrations and experimentation. Exercises include mixing powerful color combinations, composition and light passages. Group demonstrations, critiques and individual guidance are stressed.