Fall 2011
Events
San Diego Botanic Garden
Garden Expressions Invitational Exhibit
Saturday and Sunday August 20-21 9am to 5pm
Outdoor Art Exhibit set in the garden. My booth will be at the Lawn Garden.
http://www.sdbgarden.org/expressions.htm
San Diego Botanic Garden is just 30 minutes north of downtown San Diego in Encinitas, California.
It covers approximately 35 acres at 230 Quail Gardens Drive, which runs parallel to Interstate 5 between Encinitas Blvd and Leucadia Blvd.
Talmadge Autumn Show
November 20 10am to 4pm
www.talmadgeartshow.com
NTC Promenade Event Center, 2875 Dewey, San Diego, 92106
Classes
Palomar College
www.palomar.edu
3 units Fall Semester 2011 Starts August 27th
Acrylic I # 225,Acrylic II #226 , Watercolor I #235, Watercolor II #236 3 units
This is your chance to paint for 6 hours every Saturday in a studio setting. Demos, critiques and field trips are held periodically. Audit the class; take it for credit/non credit or the full blown “grade”!
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.
Fallbrook School of the Arts
310 East Alvarado
Fallbrook, CA 92028 760 728-6383
www.fallbrookschoolofthearts.org
Book Arts: Embellished and Stitched
Thursdays 1pm to 4pm September 15 to November 10 – no class Sept. 29
Discover the art of book making using contemporary mixed media techniques. Exposed spine cover multi signature journals, panoramic concertina books, and linocut image books will be explored in contemporary directions. Content and concept will be approached with prose, images and text. Have your art passion awakened as you learn mixed media techniques with printmaking, acrylics and other mediums to create various embellished and collaged papers to bind into books. Learn classic binding techniques using Coptic, French and Pamphlet stitches. Explore endless possibilities and approaches for book construction. This is a great way to “repurpose” art papers, unresolved paintings, ephemera and other assorted found objects!
Materials List: Supply list will be discussed at the first class meeting. Periodically, some supplies will be available for purchase in class. Please bring the following materials to the first day of class: Acrylic paints (just bring paints you already own), palette, one 1" flat acrylic brush, one round #10 or #12 acrylic brush, Water container, art journal for notes and ideas, acrylic gloss or satin medium and any thin collage decorative papers you may already have on hand.
Watercolor Basics
Mondays 1pm to 4pm : September 12 - November 7
A class for the pure beginner: Experience the process of watercolors in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. This class will focus more on the process rather than product which will allow you to easily develop painting skills. Practice different techniques including brush marks, glazing, wet into wet, direct painting methods and washes. Discover ways to create surface textures using scraping tools, stamps, and resists. Gain color theory vocabulary and skills necessary for color mixing plans. Returning students will benefit from new class assignments each quarter.
Supplies will be discussed at the first class meeting.
Please bring the following materials to the first day of class: 1 sheet 140 Arches 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper, 1 round #12 or #14 watercolor brush, watercolor pigments that you already have on hand in a palette, water container, 2b pencil, journal for notes.
Pastel Painting- In the studio and Plein Air
Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm September 14 - November 9
Pastels are an exciting and immediate medium, which incorporates both drawing and painting simultaneously. Explore techniques and gain drawing skills in a relaxed atmosphere. Techniques include hatching, broken color, blending, and feathering and we will explore various kinds of under paintings. Still Life, landscapes and other nature inspired subjects will be investigated. Different papers or supports will be used to determine which is best for your style of painting. We will also discover effective approaches painting on location with pastel. Learn how to capture the beauty of light on location and create effective illusions with values, color relationships, shapes and edges. Along with studio time we’ll explore 2 or 3 painting locations including beautiful Santa Rosa Plateau near Murrieta. Demonstrations will include techniques, problem solving, texture methods and composition components. Supplies will be discussed at the first class meeting.
Please bring the following materials to the first day of class: 1 set of (24 or more) hard Prismacolor Nupastels, vine charcoal sticks, 2 sheets 19 ½ x 25 ½” (or a pad 12” x 16” or larger) middle valued Canson Mi-Tientes Pastel paper, support board 12” x 16” or larger, artist’s tape, 2b pencil, journal for notes. Limit 12 students.
Mixed Media Investigations with Watermedia
Thursdays 9am to 12noon September 15 to November 10 - no class on Sept. 29
This class will focus on watercolor, gouache, and acrylic contemporary approaches of painting with additional mixed media explorations. Surface textures, collage, pours, mark making with dry mediums, and batik methods will be explored along with development of conceptual compositional approaches. All skill levels are welcome although Pure Basics Watercolor class is recommended first for the absolute beginner. Alternative surfaces will be explored with layers of fiber and paper. Pigment characteristics, color theory, composition, and design will also be covered with demos, critiques and individual instruction. Returning students will benefit from new class assignments each quarter.
Supplies will be discussed at the first class meeting. Please bring the following materials to the first day of class: ½ sheet (15" x 22") Arches 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper, 1 round #12 or #14 watercolor or acrylic brush, watercolor or liquid acrylic pigments that you already have on hand in a palette, water container, 2b pencil, journal for notes.
Escondido Adult School Classes
www.escondidoadultschool-rop.org
760 739-7300
220 W. Crest
Escondido, CA 92025
Located just north of Mission between Broadway and Escondido Blvd near the end of the 78 Freeway.
760 739-7300
All Classes held at the Crest location in Room 104
Fall Quarter: September 6- December 16
Winter Quarter 2012: January 2 – March 30
Painting with Pastels
Fridays 1 to 4pm
For all skill levels
Watercolor Techniques and Methods
Mondays 9 am to 12pm
For advanced beginners to intermediate watercolorists.
Expressions in Watermedia-Transparency and Light
Watercolors and Acrylics
Fridays 9am to 12pm
For intermediate to advanced watercolorists.