Monday, April 26, 2010

13th North Bay Plein Air - Tiburon (Results)

(L-R: Allen Dollberg, Sergio Lopez, Jessica Back, Jocelyn, Katie Holbrow)

Artist: Katie Holbrow

Artist: Jessica Back

Artist: Jocelyn and Joe Jaqua

Artist: Joe Jaqua

Artist: Jocelyn

Artist: Sergio Lopez
Sergio's 8 oil thumbnails from our view!
Artist: Allen Dollberg

Artist: Allen Dollberg and Joe Jacqua
Artist: Jessica Back taking time to share with the kids about sketching :)

Two painters traveled all the way from Pleasanton!
Artist: Meg Jeong

(photos provided by Gerald de Dios)

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Christopher Queen Gallery: Fish Tales - feat Sergio Lopez, May 2nd, 2-4pm



A Show & Sale of Paintings Depicting Fish, Fishing, Fishing Holes & Fishermen

May 2, 2010 12:00 - 4:00

A Show & Sale of Paintings
A 1 1/2 Hour Quick Draw By Artists
Auction of Quick Draw Paintings
Fly Tying Demonstration
Fly Casting Demonstration
Champagne, Music & Fun

Participating Artists
Ray Carpenter
Thomas Creed
Christine Crozier
Don Ealy
Allen Figone
Ronald Goldfinger
Jane Hofstetter
Paul Kratter
Sergio Lopez
Tatiana McWethy
Terry Miura
Tom Rissacher
John Seerey-Lester
Dave Sellers
Morten Solberg
Bart Walker
Wanda Westberg
F. Michael Wood

& A Selection of Early California Paintings

In Memory of Frank Bertaina

A Portion of the Proceeds Will Be Donated to the Russian River Wild Steelhead Society

Friday, April 16, 2010

13th North Bay Plein Air - April 25th in Tiburon


Our next destination will be back in Marin and in the town of Tiburon. Beautiful open grassy area looking directly at Angel Island, boats and backdrop of San Francisco/Golden Gate Bridge.

Just walking distance to plenty of cafe's and restaurants for food, drinks and restroom.

Meeting spot
At the Tiburon Railroad Ferry Depot Museum (as seen in photo).

1920 Paradise Dr
Tiburon, CA 94920
(415) 435-1853
Sun hours: 1 - 4pm
Website

Directions
From San Rafael, take 101 S and take Exit 47 for E Blithedale Ave. Turn left at E Blithedale Ave/CA-131 E
Continue to follow CA-131 E.

Parking
Can be found at the corner of Paradise Dr and Mar W St. It's a small lot, so if that lot gets full more parking down Main street (sidewalk parking and parking lot).

11:00 - 11:30am - We'll meet briefly at the Museum or feel free to start painting!

11:30 - 2:30pm - Let's Paint!

2:30 - 3:00pm - Let's meet back at the Museum to share our findings, techniques or just to chat

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Juried Show featuring Cameron Chun - starting March 25th

26th Annual Los Gatos Art Association Juried Show 2010

One of Cameron's plein air paintings from this past summer was accepted to a state-wide open juried show running from March 25th - April 23rd. It will be on display with other artworks at The Museums of Los Gatos in collaboration with the Los Gatos Art Association.


More of Cameron's work can be seen here:

website: http://www.pthaloblue.com/

blog: http://cameronchun.blogspot.com/

Cameron painting on location (Petaluma): http://nbpleinair.blogspot.com

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Spring Show featuring Iris Sabre - Friday, April 9


The California Watercolor Association will be presenting oil paintings by Iris Sabre, guest artist for the Spring Show.

Reception: Friday, April 9, 2010
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Concord
1765 Galindo
Concord, CA

Gallery Dates: April 1 - June 27

More of Iris' paintings can be seen here: http://sabrepainting.com/

Photo featuring Iris in the San Francisco Chronicle: http://nbpleinair.blogspot.com/2009/08/san-francisco-chronicle-iris-sabre.html

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

12th North Bay Plein Air - March 28th- Freestone CA

Sunday, March 28th (11am - 3:00pm) Feel free to stay for dinner....more details below.

It's just west of Sebastopol. Lots of rolling hills, serene farmlands, and quaint barns... Plus the bread shop smells oh-so-good!

Let's meet up by the iconic-looking Freestone Country Store, maybe get some bread at the Wild Flour Bakery before going out to paint... Janice recommends dinner in Occidental, up the Bohemian Highway, at Negri's or the Union Hotel Pizza.

11:00 - 11:30am - We'll meet briefly at the General Store and we'll discuss areas to paint.

11:30 - 2:30pm - Let's Paint!

2:30 - 3:00pm - Let's meet back at the Freestone Country Store to share our findings, techniques or just to chat.

Any questions or concerns (Call anytime...even during the day of the event):
email: nbpleinair@yahoo.com
phone/text: (415) 342-6764
phone/text: (707) 304-3265