Fred Bell's Class "How to use a sketchbook" at Riverside starts 11/5/12

From: Fred Bell <fred@fredbellpaintings.com>

Hello art students of Fred Bell!!

I have a new class coming up and want you all to know about it.  There are still some openings so now is a good time to enroll.  The class is basically a drawing class.  We will learn about sketching as a way to record your life.  Even though a drawing may be from years ago, when I look at it I can remember where I was and how I was feeling. You can learn to do that too.

To enroll call:414-475-8811 and tell them you want to enroll in class 35587

How to Use A Sketchbook

Everybody can use a sketch book to develop their own creativity.

Keeping a visual diary not only helps you to enjoy your life more, changes

can go much deeper than that.  A sketchbook is a personal creative resource

and often develops into a place to recreate yourself. Learn more about the 

pleasures a sketchbook can give.

Riverside High School, Class 35587

Starts Monday, November 5 -December 17 6-8pm

$38. for residents, $57. for nonresidents
 

 

Fred Bell 

Website: http://fredbellpaintings.com

Marn's Beyond the Canvas by Marn 10/26 5-9pm

From: Jeanne Olivieri

Dear friends,

Don’t miss the Closing Reception for Beyond the Canvas, presented by the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network! Over 60 established and emerging artists working in all types of media have created work featuring the Menomonee Valley (I have two pieces in the show). The art will be sold via Silent Auction. The reception takes place on October 26, 2012 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at the Pedal Milwaukee Building, 3618 W. Pierce Street.  Awards will be given at 7:00 PM. The Silent Auction ends at 8:00 PM. Admission is free!  There will be live music by VIVO, www.vivojazz.com, 

 and complimentary hors d'oeuvres from area restaurants.

The artwork this year is fabulous! Many established artists have chosen to participate. Hope you can make it!

Jeanne Nikolai Olivieri

http://www.jnikolaiart.com/Jnikolaiart/Home.html

Beyond the Canvas Chair

Urban Sketchers October Newsletter

Drawing Attention ***now available via email to our mailing list subscribers!*** [Oct. 2012] Issue #28   Welcome New USK Communities     Urban Sketchers Kuching is a new group in East Malaysia. Group leader Peggy Wong explains: “Kuching is the capital city of Sarawak, a state on the Borneo island of Malaysia. Our history and heritage (tangible & intangible) is much different from the rest of Malaysia. Sarawak was under the Brooke family reign for 100 years until World War II. This time left an architectural legacy which is quickly being swallowed whole by modernization and globalization. We began taking measured drawings and quick sketches of these buildings before they were demolished. Documenting vanishing structures became one of the driving forces of our little group.”       Urban Sketchers Switzerland is the reincarnation of the original Basel Urban Sketchers blog started by Rob Carey. USK Switzerland is born thanks to the initiative of André Sandman, who wrote months ago to let us know about the growing community of Swiss sketchers and the need for their own blog.   New York City Urban Sketchers have formed a flickr group, Urban Sketchers NYC where they are posting sketches and photos from their frequent sketch meet-ups.  (photo on right by flickr user joantav1)     Two Continents Meet to Sketch Last month, Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo (Three Cultures Foundation) and Urban Sketchers Spain organized an exchange project between Andalusian and Moroccan artists called Cronistas de las dos Orillas (Chroniclers From Both Sides).   The sketchers crossed the Strait of Gilbralter twice, meeting and sketching together first in Cadiz, Spain and then in Asilah, Morocco. Seville, Spain USK Correspondent Inma Serrano reported on the initiative here (and did the sketch below).   Sketchers in the News   Congratulations to London USK Correspondent James Hobbs for his great article (photo right) in the the Summer issue of Artists and Illustrators Magazine.     Te quiero Barcelona (I love Barcelona) is a 5.5 minute video by Clone Magazine featuring Barcelona USK Correspondent Lapin.     Books   Industrial Designer and Urban Sketcher Mike Daikubara recently completed his third book called Egypt Sketch Mike Sketch. All the sketches in the book were captured during a nine-day trip to Egypt. Stacy Fiorentinos, President of Classic Escapes, said of the book:  " As you progress through the sketch book, you will feel as if you were with Mike on his journey. Through his keen observations, he is able to recreate almost all aspects of his journey - diagrams of his hotel room, the layout of the cruise ship and the sketches of some of Egypt's greatest archaeological wonders - and bring to readers at home a rare and magical experience."  You can preview the book here.   Exhibitions   Work by two USK Correspondents in Spain, Inma Serrano (Seville) and Lapin (Barcelona), was featured in the show during the 2nd edition of the travel book festival Matite in Viaggio 2012 in Mestre, Italy earlier this month.     Do you have urban sketching news to share in Drawing Attention? Please send fully written items with links (and graphics, if possible) to: drawingattention at urbansketchers dot org   Until next month... happy sketching, Lisbeth Cort, member of Whidbey Island Sketchers

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Milwaukee Sketch Club at Mukwonago Library 10/18/12

To stay out of the misty rain we decided to do our plein air from inside the Mukwonago Community Library. We were warm and had good interior and exterior views to sketch. John

Next Thursday we are planning to go to to Papa Steinke's Greenhouse S92 W32460 county Road NN, Mukwonago WI.
http://www.papasteinkesgreenhouse.com/ 

WIPAPA open paint at Horicon Marsh October 27

From: WIPAPA <mricl4hlth@aol.com>

 

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October 27th WIPAPA open paint day:

Horicon Marsh!! 

 

 

       Open to all members and non-members!!!

       Come paint with us!!
       When: As early as 7AM on October 27th till noon

 

 

 

 

 

       Where: We will meet at the Horicon Marsh International Education Center
       (N7725 Hwy 28, Horicon)

   at noon for critique.
   I will be painting around there starting early. However...the marsh is a beautiful 33,000 acres
   and you may paint wherever you wish...just meet us at noon!!!
   (http://www.service-life.com/sysfiles/member/custom_public/custom.cfm?memberid=481&customid=4783)
    We will be inside the building for critique.

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch: Bring your own and eat while we critique. 

   I know this is a bit of a drive for you but believe me it is worth it!! Find a carpool buddy!
   The Marsh is magical this time of year!! See you there! Pray for one of those great warm late October days!!!

 

PS....2013 dues are now due!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Plein Air Magazine 10/17/12 Newsletter

from: info@pleinairmagazine.com

October 17, 2012 OutdoorPainter.com  |  Community  |  Events  |  Directory Listings  |  Advertise  |  Subscribe  |  Contact To receive PleinAir Today, our FREE weekly e-newsletter, enter your email below.
Eric Bowman with his painting that won the Artists' Choice and PleinAir magazine awards
Awards:
"Valle de la Luna," by Eric Bowman	Sonoma, CA Plein Air Festival During the 10th anniversary of the Sonoma Plein Air event in Sonoma, California (October 1-6, 2012), 40 artists competed for awards and exhibited their outdoor paintings. PleinAir staff member Krystal Allen sent in this report on the award winners and provided photographs of the event. [read more]
Ken Christensen with one of the two Best of Show paintings	San Luis Obispo, CA Steven Berg-Hansen picked two paintings to receive Best of Show awards in the recent 2012 San Luis Obispo Plein Air Festival in California, and PleinAir staff member Richard Lindenberg was pleasantly surprised when he received the People's Choice award. Find out who received the top honors.   [read more]
Robin Cheers, winner of the PleinAir magazine Award for Excellence	Kerrville Outdoor Painters' Event in Texas Albert Handell selected the award winners in the first Kerrville Outdoor Painters' Event in Kerrville, Texas (October 4-6, 2012). The participating artists painted along the Guadalupe River, which runs through the historic town in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Find out who won the awards.  [read more]
News:
L to R: Donald Demers, Susan Hallsten McGarry, and Eric Rhoads	PleinAir Launches Exclusive DVD Program With PAPA Starting in January 2013, PleinAir magazine will introduce a new series of DVDs featuring members of the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America. Filming for this exclusive series began in early October at a private gathering of PAPA members and guests in Maine.  [read more]
Sue Simpson (left) from the Simpson Gallagher Gallery with the widow of Red Smith, for whom one of the festival's awards is named	Western Visions at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Wyoming The National Museum of Wildlife Art presented it 25th annual Western Visions event (August 18-September 26, 2012), and more than 150 painters and sculptors participated, along with 2,000-plus enthusiastic supporters. PleinAir staff member Charlie Bogusz reports on the big event. [read more]
Clive Tyler working on his quick draw painting	Quick Draw in Cody, WY The Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale in Cody, Wyoming (September 21-22, 2012), included a quick draw competition for 30 sculptors and painters. The event benefited the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Find out who participated.  [read more]
Crowds watching one of the artists painting in Cranford, NJ. Photo by Rob Hopkins	Paint the Town, Cranford, NJ We finally received the list of award winners in the Paint the Town Plein Air Event & Sale, held in Cranford, New Jersey, from June 5-10, 2012. Find out who received awards from Joseph McGurl, this year's judge.  [read more]
Extreme Painting:
Richard L. Weber painting on frozen Lake Wazeecha in Wisconsin	Bitter Cold, Crashing Waves & Rising Tides Going outdoors to paint inspiring subjects sometimes involves putting up with extreme weather conditions or facing unexpected challenges. Both of those things happen to Richard L. Weber with increasing frequency. [read more]
Tips:
Ryan S. Brown demonstrating for students in Utah	Following a Classical Approach Ryan S. Brown is a gifted young artist who has been offering classical training through the Center for Academic Study and Naturalist Painting (CAS) in Utah and who will be on the program at the Plein Air Convention in Monterey, California next April (www.pleinairconvention.com). He recently invited students to join him in painting on location. Here's a summary of his plein air demonstration. [read more]
"All Tucked In," by Hiu Lai Chong, 2012, oil on linen, 10 x 20 in. Private collection.	Painting Nocturnes It's not unusual for Maryland artist Hiu Lai Chong to spend a total of eight hours developing one of her plein air paintings, either in one long session that extends from dusk until dawn or over several days of painting under similar lighting conditions. Read about her approach to nocturnal paintings here and in the November 2012 issue of PleinAir magazine.  [read more]

Local Artist Enjoys Unique Experience in Giverny

from: Peninsula Pulse editor@ppulse.com

By Patty Williamson 

Fenendael visits the Hotel Baudy on Rue Claude Monet in Giverny, where Monet took many meals.

  

It was a thrill for Ed Fenendael, a well-known Door County watercolorist, to arrive in Giverny, France, the home of Claude Monet, and be greeted by locals as he walked the village streets. "Everyone is so welcoming to visiting artists, and that's part of what makes the place so special," Fenendael says.

Over several years, he's become close friends with a number of Giverny residents, including Christian Avril, an artist who paints every day on Rue Claude Monet; his wife, Fanfan; Michel Mallay, a retired general from the French Army; and his wife, Luce, also a painter. He looks forward to special time with them on each return trip.

Fenendael's most recent visit - his seventh to Giverny - was the result of an invitation to be a guest artist with a group of eight other people from three countries, who painted for a week in mid-September in Monet's garden and nearby sites familiar to the founder of French Impressionism.

 

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Art Highlights
* On Oct. 20 and 21, seven galleries and two schools in Ellison Bay will open their doors and studios to the entire community for the Ellison Bay Arts Crawl.

* Base Camp & Ecology Sports is currently displaying a sampling of Matthew James Smith's black & white photography.

* Registration is open for an upcoming one-day workshop taught by Door County artist Craig Blietz at Artists Guild in Sturgeon Bay.
* Dozens of La Catrina dolls are on display and available for purchase at the Santa Fe Shop in Fish Creek.