Dear Friends,
Welcome to the October 2009 issue of the Bay Area Contemporary Plein Air Circle (BACPAC) newsletter.
In this issue:
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20/20 Show in Sacramento
Kim Holl, Alice Weil, Sandy Ostrau and Karen White were accepted into a show
at the 20th St. Art Gallery in Sacramento.
The show will feature 20 8"x8" paintings by 50 artists.
It opens Nov. 11 & closes Dec. 24. There will be 2 receptions on
Saturday, November 14 and December 12 from 6-9pm.
www.20art.net
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Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco
will be showing 21 paintings
by Sandy Ostrau in October.
Thomas Reynolds Gallery is located at the corner of Fillmore
and Pine Streets at 2291 Pine Street, San Francisco.
The show opens October 3 and will run through the month.
Gallery hours Thur-Sat 12-5, or by appointment (415) 441-4093
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Los Gatos Framing Co. Presents Tonya Zenin
as an Artist of the Month
Los Gatos Framing company will be showing some of Tonya's plein air work
during month of October. For more information call (408)395-2022.
Address:
220 N. Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos, CA 95030
Store Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday Noon - 5:00 pm
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Quick Figure Sketches in watercolors and ink.
> Jim Smyth, noted figure painter and instructor has had his book published "Quick Figure Sketches" at Lulu.com.
These watercolors sketches were done at the Palo Alto Cultural Center during the "Quick figure sketches " classes on Friday afternoon.
You can come and see it at this address and purchase either a printed book or a download PDF: http://www.lulu.com
Brigitte and Jim are now starting Fall quarter of Plein Air landscape painting in a new location, that has a full Early California flair.
For more information visit www.classart.org
or call 408-739-6037.
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> Brigitte Curt returned from Provence with a series of beautiful oil paintings that you can see on the website www.provenceworkshop.com
We are now taking registrations for the 2010 painting workshop. Special price until January 1st, 2010.
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> BACPAC artists Alice Weil and Susan Brott Lawson both had paintings juried into the Society of Western Artists 59th Annual Exhibition.
“The Destination” by Alice and “The Trailhead” by Susan were on display from June 17 through August 9 at the SWA gallery in Redwood City. The juror for oil paintings was Kevin Courter.
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> Tonya Zenin will be participating in the 2nd Annual
Plein Air Event & Exhibit at the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park
October 24th from 9 am - 4 pm.
25 local artists will be painting at the event. There will be an Artists Choice Award, a People’s Choice Award and live music and refreshments during the afternoon reception.
20% of the proceeds will benefit the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. |
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> Sandy Ostrau Studio Gallery, San Francisco will be showing
some very small works by Sandy Ostrau for their "tiny" Show in December. Works for under $400 will be shown from November 3 through December 23.
Studio Gallery is located on Polk Street in San Francisco at 1815 Polk Street, 415 931-3130.
Gallery hours Wed-Fri 11-8pm
Sat and Sun 11-6pm.
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> Mary K. Stahl is now exhibiting her artwork at the Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts in Menlo Park, CA. She was featured artist of the month in July along with fellow BACPAC member Alice Weil.
Her painting, Autumn Splendor, was accepted into the Pastels USA 2009 exhibition and was on display at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA during August and September.
Recently, Mary has participated in two separate juried plein air events. In July, she participated in the Plein Air Affaire sponsored by the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz, CA. In September, she painted in the North Tahoe Plein Air event that took place in the North Lake Tahoe area.
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> Alice Weil was invited to exhibit at the SVOS Invitational Exhibit at The Pacific Art League. The show is in all three galleries (upstairs and downstairs) It runs through 9/29/09. She was awarded an honorable mention.
Alice was also accepted into a show at the 20th St. Art Gallery in Sacramento (www.20art.net) . The show will feature 20, 8"x8" paintings by 50 artists.
The show opens 11/11/09 and closes 12/24/09.
Alice was awarded Best of Show and second place in oil at the Menlo Art League annual show, judged by George Rivera from the Triton Museum. The show runs from 10/4-10/31, Wed-Sat, 2-4pm, at the Menlo Park Library (downstairs). |
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> Morning Nichols will participate in the Art Guild of Pacifica's 51st Annual Exhibit at the Sanchez Art Center/Sept.11 - Oct. 17, 2009, 1220 Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044.
Reception: Friday September 11, 7 - 9 pm.
Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday & Sunday
from 1 - 5 pm. info:650-355-1894.
Morning was juried into a summer 50/50 show at the Pacifica Art Guild which ran in July and August. |
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> Karen White has 21 paintings on display now through October 17
at Gallery House, 320 California Avenue, Palo Alto.
"Land and Light," a two-artist exhibit, also features San Mateo landscape painter Carolyn Shaw.
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> We paint on Sundays, most weekends, (generally two to three times a month). It is a very informal gathering. People come when they can, and paint for however long they are able. Emails usually come out Thursdays or Fridays for that weekend's location.
If you are interested in joining the distribution list for Sunday paintouts, please email Kim Holl at kimhollpainting@yahoo.com. She will be happy to add you.
> Tuesdays paintout from 10:00am to 5:30pm, Call Brigitte at (408) 739-6037 or email bcurt@classart.org for a map and more information. It is always a pleasure to paint together, and our new location is perfect for Autumn painting.
> The Thursday and Saturday morning landscape classes are in session and you can still join us for a half quarter or for a few sessions. For more information please email Brigitte at bcurt@classart.org.
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Best wishes,
BACPAC Members
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