Dear Friends,
Welcome to the November 2008 issue of the Bay Area Contemporary Plein Air Circle (BACPAC) newsletter.
In this issue:
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BACPAC show: In Color, In Season
We invite you to attend the reception with the artists
on Friday evening, December 12, 5:00 to 7:30 pm.
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Jim Smyth is a guest artist in our show "In Color, in Season" and will show some delightful oil figure paintings.
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> Brigitte Curt returned from her three-month painting trip to Provence with a series of lovely plein air paintings of red poppies and lavender fields. She is now represented locally by the Stone Griffin Fine Art Gallery, 287 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell, CA 95008. Phone 408-374-5200.
If you would like to get more information and to register for the next year's workshop, please contact Brigitte Curt at bcurt@sonic.net Brigitte participated in the Oil Painters of America (OPA) paint-out September 20 at the Palo Alto Baylands.
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> Kim Holl and Alice Weil were each awarded an Honorable Mention for their paintings at the Menlo Art League annual show in October. The juror for the show was George Rivera from the Triton Museum in Santa Clara, CA.
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> Kim Holl and Morning Nichols will be participating in the 2008 Pacifica Open Studios at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, CA. Dates for the open studio are Friday, December 5 (7-9 pm), Saturday & Sunday, December 6 & 7 (11 am-5 pm). Sanchez Art Galleries are located at 1220 Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica, CA. 94044. (http://pacificaopenstudios.com/)
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> In September, Krishna Kopell had a very successful show of a collection of 31 of her landscape paintings at Gallery House, a coop gallery of which she has been a member for 28 years. The show was called Postcards from the Bay Area because all the paintings were small and modestly priced. Because the evening of the artist’s reception coincided with the first debate of the presidential campaign, attendance was lighter than usual at the reception. However, an amazing number of paintings (16) were sold, either at the reception or later during the 3 and a half week show.
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> Susan Brott Lawson will participate in the December portfolio show at the Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA (December 1st through 31st).
During January and February of 2009, Susan will have a dozen recent paintings on display at Brian’s Restaurant located at 680 Los Altos Rancho (Rancho Shopping Center) in Los Altos, CA.
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> Sandy Ostrau won two Judges Awards for paintings she entered and exhibited in the Art in the Redwoods Festival in Gualala, CA in early September.
Sandy participated the Coastal Impressions group show at the Sea Ranch Lodge in October.” The show was beautifully presented and looked especially good on the wood paneling of the fireside walls.
Sandy will exhibit several large paintings at the newly built real estate offices of Liisberg and Kalinoski in Gualala, CA . Hanne Liisberg is hoping to brighten up her space in the midst of the gloom of the current real estate market. The office is located at 39351 S. Highway 1, Gualala, CA and it is open for anyone who wants to stop in. The paintings will be on display until February.
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Two of Mary’s pastel paintings were accepted into the annual members’ juried show of the Pastel Society of the West Coast. The exhibit was on display at the Vacaville Museum during the month of October.
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> In early October Mary K. Stahl participated in the Seasons of Martis plein air event in the Truckee/Lake Tahoe area. (http://www.northtahoearts.com/plein_air_event.php). Noted painter Kevin Macpherson and Jean Stern, executive director of the Irvine Museum, selected participants from a field of applicants. The event included three days of plein air painting throughout Martis Valley, an evening gala and silent auction, and a public display of paintings for sale. A portion of the proceeds from art sales was donated to North Tahoe Arts and to the Truckee Donner Land Trust.
In addition, Mary’s painting, Stormy, was accepted into the annual member juried show of the Los Gatos Art Association. She received an Honorable Mention award for her painting. The juror was Susan Hillhouse, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections for the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz, CA. The exhibit continues until December 4 at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, 4 Tait Avenue at Main Street, Los Gatos, CA. Phone 408-354-2646.
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> Alice Weil is featured in a one person exhibit at the Menlo Recreation Center, Menlo Park, CA. The exhibit features nine new paintings of California landscapes.
The Menlo Recreation Center, Main Hall is located at 700 Alma St. Menlo Park, CA. The show continues until December 31.
Two of Alice’s paintings were accepted into the Los Gatos Art Association’s annual members show. The exhibit continues until December 4 at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, 4 Tait Avenue at Main Street, Los Gatos, CA. Phone 408-354-2646.
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> Karen White won third place in the “Oil and Acrylic” category of the University Art 2008 Open Competition for her painting, Hot Summer Geraniums.
Karen is now represented locally by Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State Street, Los Altos, CA 94022 (phone 650-941-5789), and Gallery House, 320 California Avenue, Palo Alto CA 94306 (phone 650-326-1668).
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> On September 13, several BACPAC members participated in a plein air paint out sponsored by Portola Art Gallery at the historic Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, CA. A portion of the proceeds benefited the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Participants included Kim Holl, Susan Brott Lawson, Morning Nichols, Mary K. Stahl, Alice Weil and Tonya Zenin.
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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.
> Saturday painting. This is a casual paintout. You can join in whenever you have time to paint. We are planning on changing painting locations every 3 weeks. In this way, we will be able to paint different sceneries.
If you are interested in joining the distribution list for Saturday paintouts, please email Danjue Li at lidanjue@gmail.com. She will add your name to the list.
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We look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
BACPAC Members
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