Coming attraction, the International Show promos are going out now! You have a chance to become a part of this elite affair. Come one and come all, tell your friends around the world that they can enter this prestigious annual event. Joyce Trinh is working hard to get it going and have asked me to help promote it. So “all you who blog” (the AUWB’s) help us get the word out and you also should consider getting involved with this project. Meet some exciting members and reach out to the art world from your own home town!
Susan Wormsley is iShow secretary; Cris Weatherby has stepped in to be iShow assistant director; Shuang Li agrees to be graphic art director, overlook overall graphic design and presentation. MarySue, James and Mike are also on this team working hard. Thanks everyone for your attention to the details so we can all enjoy the show in October.
Call for Entries starts February 2, so get crackin’ and paint a masterpiece by May 8, good luck!
REMINDERS:
Drop off for the next show is this weekend Jan. 31 at Liberty Station from 10-4:00.
BlogChallenge– this month is HATS, check the first of the month for the next one, it will rock ya!
FirstFriday February 6, bring goodies if you get into the show! Join in the fun and meet the artists you might be competing with for the International Show.
Ever wonder why a bunch of people around the world spend days schlepping equipment to places just to paint? Ever want to try it yourself but are a little apprehensive about how to go about doing it? Well, here’s a plan for “plein airing” out in public.
Grab a hat and sun screen, then fill a bag (or cart, preferably on wheels) and throw in: your paints, a water jug, something to put the water into, your brushes, paper towels (or a toilet paper roll) a pencil, an eraser, an easel, some clips or tape, and a chair or stool if you like to sit and paint. A board or a thick piece of cardboard backing will do, or use the back of one of those white corrugated, plastic political/advertising sign boards and you will be all set to strut your stuff.
So now, all you bag ladies and gentlemen, you look around and see what interests you for an inspiration, remembering that the light and shadows will be changing from time to time. A good idea is to take a photo if the shadows are what drew you into the piece to begin with. A nine square grid (like a tic tac toe board) could also give you the idea where to place your focal point (on one of the lines or where they criss-cross.)
Number 1 Rule– SAVE YOUR WHITES! Our demo leaders are always telling us to have the whites “dance” in and throughout the work, so this is a good idea. If you can create a values study so you can see in advance where you are going. Map in the planes, mix colors on the paper (use several of the same value for interest), use repeated shapes, vary the sizes, create depth, use odd numbers, and go for it. Before long, you too will become an outdoor painter.
Grab your hat and paint it! Send it in for us to see.
There is nothing plain about becoming a plein air painter. You can get so much pleasure by doing it by yourself or with others. So go catch the LIGHT and join in the fun.
REMINDERS:
Drop off is Jan. 31 for next show
Feb, 6 is FirstFriday at Liberty Station 5-8:00pm
January BlogChallengewas met by Julie (It’s Ali in a straw hat!) Thanks for sending in your painting. So grab your hat and paint it, you still have time to submit it here.
Weds. PAINTOUTS:
Jan. 28 -Torrey Pines Headquarters building, top of hill
Check out the SDWS calendar for other events
SAVE The date:
HERE’S a HEADS UP.
Feb. 14 Shuang Li’s SDWS special demo paintout will be at:
Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park, 6200 Flying Leo Carrillo Lane, Carlsbad, CA
760-476-1042
Directions: From Highway 8 Take 805 North. It turns into 5 North. Take exit
44, La Costa Ave Turn Right. Then turn Left onto El Camino Real. Right onto
Alga Road. Left onto Melrose Drive. Left onto Carrillo Way. Right onto Flying
Carrillo Lane. Please allow yourself enough time to get there by 9:00am. It
takes about 45 minutes to an hour. We will begin the paintout at 9:15 since the
park opens at 9:00. If you are unsure of how to get to the location please feel
free to call the park. Also be sure to bring your lunch and drinks.
In all the years of art school, we have been taught to use the color wheel. There are a few artists in this organization that do it so naturally, I wish I could learn how to do it when I paint. June Maxion is one of those artists who hits this all the time with no effort.
Here are some eye-openers that I am teaching my class in Laguna right now. So next time you have the opportunity to incorporate these concepts, you will succeed.
Not only does the color wheel help, but look below at the high contrast and same value photos and how the mood changes with these concepts. I hope you get some great inspirations and ideas of how to use these within your paintings. Let me know if this is helpful. Thanks, Penni
Even complementary colors muted work wonders.
REMINDERS:
Jan. 28 -Torrey Pines Headquarters building, top of hill
Drop off January 31 from 10-4:00 pm at Liberty Station
FirstFriday Feb. 6 5-8:00 pm
JANUARY’s BlogChallenge– Hats, paint them or draw them
ShowOff
Jan 24th Chuck McPherson, live….. show from 11- 4 with cookies n’ beverages at:
Foothills Art Association Gallery Porter Hall 4910 Memorial Drive, La Mesa
Hi Penni, another thought provoking blog. Love it! Francine
Have sketch book, will travel. Brenda certainly filled her sketch book up ever since her teacher said she had to fill it everyday and do it in ink. Our members got to see her many travels and hear the story of how her son picked up a case of poison ivy which led to her finding out her son had cancer. Good news is he is in remission and she continues to share her artist talent with others.
Francine, again, thanks for the photos. I can see that everyone had a good time on their trip to Trinadad.
REMINDERS:
WEDS. Paintouts–
Joes Crab Shack and coffee or lunch there so you can park for free.
Next week, Torry Pines, Gordie sent the directions by email.
Next Member Show Entry Day: Jan. 31, 2015 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat.
Come enjoy the art and the food every FirstFriday.
NEWSFLASH: The Point Loma Credit Union (PLCU) has invited us to continue our relationship with them for another year. We will hang our first bimonthly show of the year on January 31. Entries for this show will be entered for jurying from 10:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday January 27, at the Gallery.
Think about becoming a volunteer this year also.The gang’s all here. Meet the artists and schmooze with them.
For this Point Loma Credit Union first show, paintings must be entered ”in person,” and Entry forms can be completed at the Gallery. Framing standards will follow those outlined in the Membership Directory with two exceptions:
1) The paintings may have hung in a previous SDWS show.
2) The paintings may be older than two years. All paintings will be for sale,
and the show will hang during February and March.
This is a great opportunity for an off-site exhibition, and we hope to see you with your great paintings on January 27!
We are headed back to Belmont Park in February. Join us just for the new ride!
REMINDERS:
Have a mini “ShowOff” here in the blog or “Brag It” also about what you are up to.
Send in your BlogChallenges of HATS this month (and check blog Feb, first to find out the next one!).
WEDNESDAY Painters:
Jan. 21 Check calendar on the website or with Gordie about location, seems there is a parking problem at the Crab Shack.
Jan. 28 -Torrey Pines Headquarters building, top of hill
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Sneak Peek- Feb 4 -Belmont Park/beach Feb 11 -Balboa Park Space Museum
First Friday of the year 2015 brought out the big guns and roses and poses. Hey Charles, you are very well hung this month! Chuck, you couldn’t find anyone to pose for ya’ and Bev, didn’t your Mom say you should eat your vegetables? Golly G Glory and MarySue/MaryAnn, glad to see you guys got into the show this month! (FYI- If you didn’t get into the show, send me your work so we can get a glimpse of what you are working on for our “Brag It” or “ShowOff” new sections of this blog.) Jim, we were happy to see you in the sunlight at Saturday’s painting demo in Coronado. To see more of the paintings, look on the SDWS.org website.
Check out the calendar of events also. this year should hold lots of interesting and inspiring shows and remember , we love to feature our members on this, so consider putting together your mini show and answer the questions below. And attempt our BlogChallenge each month! this month is HATS. (Last month was BOXES, you can still send in your practice sheets.)
And we need volunteers at the front desk and other occasions too – so check out the many places your faces are needed.
Francine, you sweetheart, thanks for all the photos. I was told people love to see them on the blog so I appreciate them.
People send me pictures for the blog at events and paintouts. PLEASE??
REMINDERS:
Subject is “Hats” for our BlogChallenge
Chuck (or “Bobby” McPherson), I see you already worked on your hats challenge.
WEDS. Paintouts
Jan. 21 -check with Gordie = gbats@aol.com for a possible change in this location
After a few weeks of Rainouts instead of Paintouts (and holidays) we finally had a meeting of the Weds. Painters. Yeah team, way to go!
Here are the brave few who attempted the Snack Shack above the ocean on the island.
Below are photos of my granddaughter Brigit and me at Balboa Park lily pond the week before. (FYI: this was the very first time she ever did plein air painting.) The amazing thing was that this egret posed for us the entire time we were there.
Sorry you guys missed this wonderful experience with nature and we missed everyone. I guess people were wrapped up wrapping presents for their Christmas parties.
REMINDERS: WEDS. Paintouts
Jan. 14 -Coronado Hotel Del, come to the front (lunch at Miguel’s?) Jan. 21 -Joe’s Crab Shack (lunch- fish n chips), 525 E. Harbor Drive Jan. 28 -Torrey Pines Headquarters building, top of hill
“Awakening”, the wonders of the world and our members await you. You may know I moved out of town so I miss coming to events. BUT, (a big BUT), I need fodder from my troops in boots out in the field in San Diego (or our members who may also not trek the SD turf!) I need your input and help as I like to aim for two blogs a week.
So wake up and get busy this year providing us with what curious minds want to know, about you!
Drew, drew a pooch!
This new year, I want your participation. The blog is about us and gossip about our membership. If you enjoy reading it, then maybe you can add to it. Give me some ideas or pass on your beauties so the rest of us know you better. I know how bad we feel when we do not get in the show, but love the piece(s) we entered. This is the place to send it, we want to see what you have been working on. Everyone has a favorite painting or even a photograph that they would love to share with the world, don’t they? Here is the opportunity of your life’s wishes. We wish to ShowOff you!
Little Miss Rosie Rubin May 28, 2014
Besides that, we do not always have chances to meet and greet our members and this blog could become a great gossip column. I am willing to spread the news this way. Jamie Wright wrote a book on painting lighthouses, I photographed and wrote “Why Is The Sky Blue?” and it was in the local paper here in Laguna last week.
Did you take a gorgeous photo or do a sketch for a future painting? Send it here. I’ll bet others have done something like that too. We all have congrats or mosel tuv’s in our family lives so here you can say it out loud. I have a brand new adopted granddaughter so I will be the first Brag It– here is little Miss Rosie, and some day I will try to capture that face on paper or canvas! How about you? Do you have a photo or something you want to let the world know about your new book, or CD or show coming up? New house? New car? Come on, bring it here and inform our members all about it (and I really could use your help.
SUNSHINES: Know anyone who is ill or needs a sunny remark from us? Let me know.
June M. hope you are up and around painting your masterpieces! Does anyone else have wishes or “sunshines” to announce?
REMINDERS:
January BlogChallenge, is HATS (fedoras, caps, chapeaus, berets, straw hats, who cares, just paint ’em and send ’em in).
WEDS. PAINTOUT:
Jan. 7 -Snack shack area in middle of Shelter Island, (fun Hotels on right side)
Jan. 14 -Coronado Hotel Del (lunch at Miguel’s afterwards)
Jan. 28 -Torrey Pines Headquarters building, top of hill
SPECIAL SDWS Paintout DEMO
January 10, 9-1:00 Jim Millard will meet us at the Coronado Ferry Landing for a live demo.
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ShowOffs:SPECIAL upcoming members ART shows & Demo’s:
Saturday, January 10th
for Chuck McPhearson, Featured Artist
reception at the
Foothills Art Association Gallery in Porter Hall, La Mesa, CA 91941
Web link for show is: http://chuckmcphersonart.com/workshops
Live demo Thursday (Jan 8th) at 1pm, Food, libation, lots of additional artists displaying
and LIVE music by Ramon Cruz 2 to 4pm
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Minnie Valero invites you to her studio for a reception
“DANCING INTO THE NEW YEAR”
January 10, 2015 5-8:00 PM
The Glashaus: 1815 Main Street
San Diego, CA 92113
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Our Sweetheart, Shaung Li’s 2015 Workshop:
Feb. 14. 2015: Plein Air Demo (SDWS Saturday Paintout) location to be announced
Margrit Spears is a member and a volunteer and recently we met at the volunteer appreciation evening. She sent me several pieces to share with you and answered the questions below so we know how she thinks and paints.
1. My art background is curiosity and I am self-taught.
2. My work is in psychology. I have a Ph.D in Counseling psychology and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Counseler. My work continues in researching the principles of Holographic Psychology.
3. Nature and out of the box things.
4. My thought process is watching how the painting creates itself. No sketching, no trials.
5, I let my intuition guide me i I let my intuition guide me into wonderful surprises.
REMINDERS:
WEDS. PAINTOUTS
HAPPY 2015
Jan. 7 -Snack shack area in middle of Shelter Island, (fun Hotels on right side)
Coming attraction, the International Show promos are going out now! You have a chance to become a part of this elite affair. Come one and come all, tell your friends around the world that they can enter this prestigious annual event. Joyce Trinh is working hard to get it going and have asked me to help promote it. So “all you who blog” (the AUWB’s) help us get the word out and you also should consider getting involved with this project. Meet some exciting members and reach out to the art world from your own home town!
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Have sketch book, will travel. Brenda certainly filled her sketch book up ever since her teacher said she had to fill it everyday and do it in ink. Our members got to see her many travels and hear the story of how her son picked up a case of poison ivy which led to her finding out her son had cancer. Good news is he is in remission and she continues to share her artist talent with others.
Next Member Show Entry Day
SDWS Blog 