Plein-air workshop in Carmel with Mark Monsarrat

Hi Friends,

I'll be leading a plein-air workshop in Carmel hosted by Galerie Julianne (see below)...

Please contact Mark directly for all questions and interest, see links below

(Link if graphic not visible): http://markmonsarrat.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/2012-9-11-pam-oct-nov-2012-qtr-pg-ad-2-300dpi-jp.jpg

Hosted by Galerie-Julianne, Carmel, CA

                        Dolores St., 2 doors NW of Ocean Ave.; www.Galerie-Julianne.com; 

Come paint with us in beautiful Carmel, California, in the best fall season, among the graceful cypress trees, rocky coast and surf, a beacon to artists for over a century. I'll lead the way with my easy-to-follow approach, creating beautifully layered paintings in the timeless Craftsman style.

The dates are your choice, from Thursday Oct. 18-Sunday, Oct. 21.

Choose the days that work for you, as many as you like, just $95 per day (at least two days recommended--up to all four, best). Hosted by Galerie-Julianne (Dolores St., 2 drs NW of Ocean), we'll meet at the gallery and head out to paint (staying inside in case of rain).

Contact me directly to reserve now—

Email: MarkMonsarrat@sbcglobal.net; or Phone : 415-824-8819 (PST).

 

Accomodations, the responsibility of the attendees, tend to be more available and economical at this time of year, particularly for Thursday night.

 

(Also see-- www.MarkMonsarrat.com --and linked blog).

 

Thank you, and we hope you can make it!.  --Mark

 

36th NBPA Plein Air Paintout @ Napa Valley State Park

Sunday, July 22, 2012

12:00 PM To 4:00 PM

Bothe Napa Valley State Park

3801 St. Helena N, Calistoga, CA (edit map)

Parking Lot at the head of the Ritchey Canyon Trail

SELECTED BY: SERGIO LOPEZ

It's sure to be a warm one, so we are going to paint under the trees at the Bothe-NapaValley State Park.

This often-overlooked park offers a long hiking trail along the creek that goes through the middle of the park. Paint near the head of the trail or hike deep into the hills.

Painting Times
12:00pm - 4:00pm

Between 12:00pm and 12:30pm, we will all meet at the Parking Lot at the head of the Ritchey Canyon Trail.

http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/477/files/BotheNapaPDF.pdf

How to find us:
Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, or follow us @NBPleinair on Twitter.

Directions Click Here For Google Maps

From the south: Head up about 5 miles from St. Helena on Highway 29, the park entrance will be on your left at the intersection of Larkmead Lane. It's fairly easy to miss the entrance so keep your eyes open.

From the north: Head down about 4 miles from Calistoga on Highway 29, the park entrance will be to your right at the intersection of Larkmead Lane. It's fairly easy to miss the entrance so keep your eyes open.

Parking
At the head of the Ritchey Canyon Trail there is an ample parking lot. This can also serve as our meeting point.

Make sure to bring cash for any day use parking fee.

35th NBPA Plein Air Paintout @ China Camp on Sunday, June 24th 11am-6pm

35th NBPA Plein Air Paintout @ China Camp on Sunday, June 24th

Greetings Painters, We are having a combined North Bay and Benicia Plein Air session at China Camp! Summer Time is here and we are planning to have a BBQ potluck/paintout.

Use this address for your GPS: 899 North San Pedro Road San Rafael, CA 94903

COOKOUT & PAINTING

POTLUCK: Please bring a contribution of food, snacks and/or drinks (any volunteers to help BBQ is greatly appreciated).

Kindly bring good for 8-10 people. Write what you plan to contribute in the comments box

Sign up sheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlrmX89-WKoEdEV4blVfa3Z0YWxKNDE3Y0NZTk9SRUE

Please add your name and type of dish you will bring.

Example of Items to bring:
utensils, plates, cups, napkins
Juice
Ice
chips, tortilla chips, salsa, crackers, veggie plate, cheese
chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs
bread,
buns,
your specialty dish
salads, pasta salad
desserts - “strawberries, pie, pastries
table clothes
charcoal and lighter
BBQ utensils and platters

Place: CHINA CAMP VILLAGE
899 North San Pedro Road San Rafael, CA 94903

Date: SUNDAY, June 24, 2012

Time: 11am - 6pm (Times may slightly change)

11am - 3pm: Let's Paint!!!

3pm - The Benicia group critiques once a month (not mandatory to participate)

4pm - BBQ cookout begins!

PARKING: Parking lot at the top charges a $5 fee, good views across the bay. Picnic area with barbeques here. Lot below is pay lot ($5) with great access to dock and beach. PARKING SPACES FILL UP QUICKLY, come early for good parking and to enjoy our picnic :)

Many thanks & See you there!!!
Gerald, Sergio and Janice

Questions? Contact us at nbpleinair@yahoo.com

34th NBPA Paintout: Old Lakeville

Sunday, April 29, 2012, 12:00 PM

SELECTED BY: SERGIO LOPEZ

Old Lakeville No 3 Rd

Old Lakeville No 3 Rd, Petaluma, Ca (edit map)

Meet at the white fence near the intersection of Lakeville Rd. and OL#3Rd.

SELECTED BY: SERGIO LOPEZ

Painting Times
12:00pm - 4:00pm

Between 12:00pm and 12:30pm, we will all meet at the white fence near the miniature horses.

Location
Old Lakeville #3 Rd. (north side)

How to find us:
Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, or follow us @NBPleinair on Twitter.

Directions Click Here For Google Maps

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From the south: If you're on the 101, turn east on to the 37 towards Vallejo. Head about 4 miles and turn north onto Lakeville Road. Drive up another 2 miles and ignore the first "Old Lakeville #3" sign. Go up another mile and a half and turn east onto the second "Old Lakeville #3" to find us.

From the north: Head south until you get to the intersection of Highway 116 East and 101 South in Petaluma. Head east on 116 and keep on the same road after the fork, follow the route that sends you toward "Vallejo." Head south for about 2.5 miles and turn left onto Old Lakeville #3 Road.

Parking
There is no real parking but you can park on the dirt next to the row of eucalyptus, or wherever else you can find near the meetup point.

Here's a handy video showing the views:
http://youtu.be/oXy6Of4rkuE

See you there!

Next Paintout scheduled for March 25th (location TBA)

Apologies for the late notice but the coordinators will not be available to host this Sunday's paintout. Feel free to continue painting Sunday (discuss a Meetup location on our Meetup forum), otherwise we are scheduled for a end of March paintout. Have a great weekend!

My Painting of Shollenberger Park

 Additional photos at my Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10830591@N05/sets/72157629093184649/with/6787201589/

-Sergio

33rd NBPA Petaluma Paintout this Sunday, Jan 29th, 1pm - 4:00pm

Petaluma Marina
781 Baywood Dr
Petaluma, CA 94954-5388
(707) 778-4489

Painting Times
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Between 1:00pm and 1:30pm, we will all meet at the parking lot behind the Sheraton Hotel.

Location
781 Baywood Dr
Petaluma, CA 94954-5388

How to find us:
Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, Email: nbpleinair(at)yahoo(dot)com

Directions Click Here For Google Maps Go up the 101 and head east on 116. The Sheraton hotel is highly visible from the junction.

Parking
There is ample free parking right next to the park behind the hotel.

A Marin Art Show...

Hey everyone, just found out about this show... Randy Sexton and Kim Lordier showing in Marin!

Marin Masters

Event Dates: 2/10/2012 - 2/11/2012

Location: The Outdoor Art Club in Mill Valley

415 388-9886

1 West Blithedale

Mill Valley California 94941

www.outdoorartclub.org

Our New Twitter Account - Please Read!

Please follow our new Twitter account! We have a plan to make it extremely useful for our painters during paint-outs - http://twitter.com/NBPleinAir

This is a joint account that Gerald and I are establishing. We are going to be using it as a mass communication tool for people to better keep track of what's going on during the day we are painting. Gerald and I will use it as a mass text alert system to let people know our whereabouts and what's going on. If you are already on Twitter, simply follow NBPleinAir and turn on text alerts for us.

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New To Twitter?

1. Sign up for Twitter and pick your username.
2. Find our account: twitter.com/NBPleinAir
3. Click on the "Follow" button.
4. Click on the button with the black head-and-shoulder icon.
5. Scroll down to where it says "Turn on mobile notifications"
6. Click on it. This means that you will be texted every time we post to Twitter.

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We will only use this Twitter to let you know where we are, weather conditions, anything pertinent to the paint-out at the time. We will NOT spam you! This is meant to be a service to everyone wanting to be kept in the loop of what's going on without having to call us or anything like that.

If you have any more questions please let me know.

-Sergio

Group Art Show @ Walnut Creek, Ca until Jan. 30th, 2012

A few NBPA painters will be in a Group Art Show @ Renditions Art Gallery until Jan 30th, 2012

Renditions Art Gallery
1383 N. Broadway
Walnut Creek, Ca 94596
www.RenditionsArtGallery.com

Check it out if you can, Cheers!

"Small Works" Group Show @ Rendition Arts Gallery Friday, Dec. 9th, 6pm-9pm (Walnut Creek, Ca)

Small Works" Group Show Reception @ Renditions Art Gallery (Walnut Creek, Ca) this Friday 6pm-9pm featuring works from over 25 artists including NBPA painters: Gerald De Dios, Catherine Fasciato and Mark Monsarrat.

32nd NBPA Paintout Results - Hudeman Slough, Sonoma CA

The day started with showers during the first 2 hours but we set up underneath an abandoned structure.

Artist: Glen Kramer setting up on top of the truck flatbed.

(photo by Gerald de Dios)

While Glen painted a view of the Vineyards across the road Sergio and Gerald started with a tractor study.

(photo by Gerald de Dios)

Artist: Sergio Lopez
(oil study on canvas)

Artist: Sergio Lopez

(photo by Gerald de Dios)

Artist: Sergio Lopez
(oil study on canvas)

(oil on canvas)

After the rain cleared up, there was some incredible cloud-break effects.

(photo by Sergio Lopez)

Artist: Gerald de Dios

Handful of watercolors studies throughout the afternoon.

Artist: Glen Kramer

(photo by Gerald de Dios)

32nd NBPA Paintout: Hudeman Slough

Sunday, November 20, 2011
11:30 AM - 2:30 AM

Hudeman Slough

25500 Ramal Road, Sonoma, CA

Map: 

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This area has great views of the wetlands, Mt. Tam, and the surrounding hills. It's primarily a walking trail but there are plenty of areas along Ramal Road to set up and paint. There are vineyards to the opposite, and an interesting little pond as you drive down the road to Hudeman Slough.

Here is a panorama of the area at sunset (click on image to enlarge):

Here are a few more panorama shots of the area during the day:

You can see to the right that there is a small lot to park. This will be our meet-up point.

Agenda
11:00pm - 11:30am - We'll meet briefly at entrance to trail or feel free to start painting! Feel free to drive off and paint as well. Lot's of areas to explore!!!
11:30am - 2:30pm - Let's Paint! 2:30 - 3:00pm - Meet back at the picnic table. We will share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).
How to find us: Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, Email: nbpleinair(at)yahoo(dot)com

Golden Frame Contest - Ends Dec. 30th

The contest starts Nov. 1st and runs through Dec. 30th on CAPAP website. All members (who live within the continental United States, sorry Alaska and Hawaii), are eligible to apply. The winner will be announced Jan. 10th, 2012 and will receive a prize the beautiful Payne 12x16 frame. Second and third place winners will be featured on CAPAP website for one month. Please read the rules below to submit your entry

The Golden Frame Contest is the first in a series of contests to promote artists participation in sharing your work with other artists. Not only will you be able to post your work on CAPAP, you'll be able to vote whose work you think is the best! The artist with the most tallied votes will win a 12x16 beautiful Payne Gold plein air frame complements of ArtFrames.com

Go to the link below more more details and to enter your work.

http://californiapleinair.ning.com/page/win-a-frame

SF Open Studio at Fort Mason GATEHOUSE feat: Mark Monsarrat - Friday Opening Party!!! Oct, 21, 6pm-8pm

You're all invited to my SF Open Studio at Fort Mason GATEHOUSE--this Weekend, Oct 22-23, with

Friday opening party,

Oct. 21, 6pm-8pm.

For more info contact Mark: Mark Monsarrat, markmonsarrat@sbcglobal.net

31st NBPA Paintout - RING MOUNTAIN, Corte Madera, Sunday, October 23rd, 12:30pm-3:30pm

Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve

5300 Paradise Drive

Corte Madera, CA 94976

This location was recommended by one of our painters, Renny. There's parking along the sidewalks. But if that fills up, there's a dirt shoulders at the bottom of the hill (off main road of Paradise Drive - but you'll have to walk a little bit to get to the entrance of trail) So walk up this hill towards the Blue trash can under the trees.

I only found 2 entrances. This one takes you closer to the top of the hill. The other entrance is around the corner of Paradise drive.... very flat entrance, I'm assuming is a much longer hike to get up on the hill.

Here's the entrance along Paradise Drive.

There's quite a few mountain bikers zipping down the trails. So make sure to set up off to the side.

Agenda

12:00pm - 12:30pm - We'll meet briefly at entrance to trail or feel free to start painting! Feel free to drive off and paint as well. Lot's of areas to explore!!!

12:30pm - 3:30pm - Let's Paint!

3:30 - 4:00pm - Meet back at entrance of trail. We will share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).

How to find us:

Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, Email: nbpleinair(at)yahoo(dot)com

October 7th-9th, Calistoga Art Center Paintout

The Calistoga Art Center is hosting an October 2011 Paintout!

Download the entry form here: http://www.calistogaartcenter.org/events/currentupcomingevents.html

Entry Fee: $35.00

Any questions? Contact coordinator directly:

phone: (707) 942-2278
email: info@CalistogaArtCenter.org

The Art Center is pleased to announce our upcoming plein air Paint Out. Scheduled to take place October 7th – 9th, the Paint Out is an open-air competition which will invite both professional and amateur artists to come and paint our vibrant community. Artists will gather at the Art Center on Day 1 to have their canvases stamped, and then head out into town and the surrounding area with packed easels, paints and brushes, looking for inspiration. The paintings will be turned in at the end of Day 2, and on Day 3, the Art Center will hold a gala to show the finished art.

For more info: http://www.calistogaartcenter.org/events/currentupcomingevents.html

Marin Art & Garden Paintout - Saturday, Oct. 1st

Join us to watch participating artists during the paintout! Or Join us.... and register to participate as an artist!!!!! (details below) Good luck to our participating painters: Sergio Lopez, Bob Amos, Glen Kramer, Mark Monsarrat and Catherine Fasciato!!!!
Saturday, October 1, 2011 10am to 3pm Marin Art and Garden Center (MAGC) at the Marin Society of Artists Gallery 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross, CA. 42nd National Exhibition Plein Air Paint Out at MAGC

Open to all artists working in any medium (non-CWA artists are invited to participate)

Sponsored by the California Watercolor Association

$15 On-site registration by check payment at MAGC on Saturday 10/1/11 between 9am to 10am

A Combination of CASH and MERCHANDISE PRIZES

First Place…………………….$100.00 value

Second Place………………….$75.00 value

Third Place……………………$50.00 value

People’s Choice Award………$75.00 value

Rules:

9 am to 10am – REGISTRATION (canvas, paper, etc. will be registered prior to painting)

Pre-registered participants go to the registration table at the Marin Society of Artists Gallery to register your paper or canvas and receive your packet.

Participants who register on 10/1/11, the day of the event, go to the registration table at the Marin Society of Artists Gallery to pay fees, register your paper or canvas and receive a on-site packet.

10am to 2pm - PAINT

Select a subject and paint any scene visible from the grounds of MAGC using any style or medium.

2pm to 2:15 pm – DISPLAY in the tented area near the Marin Society of Artists Gallery.

Each artist may exhibit one completed work in the display area. Do not mat or frame work until after the judging is completed. Work may be displayed on an easel or stand.

2:15 to 2:30pm - VOTE

Participants will vote for 1st, 2^nd, 3^rd place awards using the ballot provided. You cannot vote for yourself.

The “People’s Choice Award” will be decided by the viewing public

3:00 pm - AWARDS PRESENTATION

3:00 pm-4:00 pm - EXHIBIT THE WORKS

Contact CWA directly for any question and concerns.

30th NBPA - RESULTS

Started off with a morning of rain and drizzle....
but the weather got better throughout the day!!!

Artist: Mark Monsarrat

Mark's First Painting

Mark's 2nd painting along the beach!

Artist: Catherine Fasciato

Catherine's 1st painting in the morning
Catherine's 2nd painting

Artist: Glen Kramer

Closer look at Glen's 2nd painting
Here's 2 paintings by Glen during Satruday's
California Art Club retreat!

Artist: Gerald de Dios

30th NBPA Paintout - Limantour Beach, Pt. Reyes, Sunday Sept. 25th

Let's head to Limantour Beach.... in Pt. Reyes!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 11am - 3:30pm

Agenda
11:00am - 11:30am - We'll meet briefly at the parking lot or feel free to start painting! Feel free to drive off and paint as well. Lot's of areas to explore!!!
11:30am - 3:00pm - Let's Paint!
3:00 - 3:30pm - Meet back at parking lot. We will share our findings, techniques or just to chat (not a critique).
Directions from San Rafael
San Rafael, CA 94901 1. Head southwest on Robert Dr toward Laurel Pl 0.2 mi 2. Slight left onto Laurel Pl 466 ft 3. Take the 1st right onto Wilkins St 243 ft 4. Turn right onto Mission Ave 0.1 mi 5. Turn left onto B St 85 ft 6. Take the 1st right onto Mission Ave 0.4 mi 7. Turn left onto G St 0.1 mi 8. Take the 3rd right onto 4th St 0.8 mi 9. Continue onto Red Hill Ave 0.5 mi 10. Slight right onto Sir Francis Drake Blvd 16.9 mi 11. Turn right onto CA-1 N/Sir Francis Drake Blvd 0.1 mi 12. Take the 1st left onto Bear Valley Rd 1.8 mi 13. Turn left onto Limantour Spit Rd 7.5 mi 14. Turn right onto English Way 292 ft Limantour Beach, California 94956


Limantour Beach, shore birds, and kelp
A little bit about Limantour Beach
A long, narrow spit of sand, bound between Drakes Bay and an estuary, is a bountiful wildlife area. Scores of shorebirds feed in the wetlands and along the beaches during the fall. Ducks abound in winter at old, freshwater stock ponds created during the peninsula's ranching era. Harbor seals are often seen bobbing offshore in the gentle waves or basking in the sun's warmth. Mother gray whales guide their calves along the shoreline during the spring. Dogs are allowed on a 1.8-meter (6-foot) leash on the southeast end of this beach. Dogs are not permitted to the northwest as this area is protected habitat for harbor seals and the endangered snowy plover.

How to find us:

Call or Text 415.342.6764 or 707 304-3265, Email: nbpleinair(at)yahoo(dot)com