Galer ie Copper Gazet te August 2012

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Featured artist for the month of August at Galerie Copper is Tina Moore of Stockton. Tina is presently serving as exhibits chair and president on the board of the Pastel Society of the West Coast. Her genres range from animals to portraiture, landscape and floral. (Pictured is “Working Class”.) Tina is teaching a pastel class at Atelier Copper August 18. Read more about Tina on our website under “Galerie Artists 2012--August”. Come view Tina’s work, along with artwork by Dorothy Babinsky, Kim Barrington, Terry Benner, Diana Boyd, Jay Brackett, Judie Cain, Barbara Conley, Kitty Davids, Geneva Davis, George Allen Durkee, Diana Eppler, Sarah Evans, Jill Figler, Dola Garretson, Jerry Gililland, Debbie Gurich, Gemma Gylling, Susie Hoffman, Frank Hynes, Marie Jobes, Janet Kinney, Sulastri Linville, Nancy Macomber, Carolyn Macpherson, Ken McBride, Tina Moore, Ruth Morrow, Scott Nieman, Dana Sue Palemone, Pat Rohovit, Selma Sattin, Helen Scofield, Michael Severin, Rio Sobala, Sunny Sorensen, Dianne Stearns, Ellie Stone, Marian Swanson, Irene Taylor, Glenn Wasson, Staci Williams, Janet Wilmeth, and Terri Wilson at Galerie Copper.

Congratulations to Judie Cain, Top Selling Artist last week Galerie Copper last week!

Town Hall Arts          under  the  clock,  145  Stone  St.,  Copperopolis  Town  Square

Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 10 am to 5 pm Fridays and Saturdays 10 am to 6 pm • Sundays 12 to 5 pm

CLOSED Tuesdays Sign up for classes with Larry, larry@townhallarts.com, or phone 785-2050.

A deposit is required to hold your place in most classes.

Classes/Events as of August 1, 2012 Atelier Copper

Copper Art Club First Wednesday Open Painting Wednesday, August 1—9:30 am 12:30 pm Fourth and fifth Wednesdays are open painting from now on for Copper Art Club members. Come have a cup of coffee and work on your project with friends. No instruction; no cost.

Jay Brackett will be available for help finishing your oil paintings for a $10 fee, but we will still have open painting that day.  Oil  Eight-­week  class  on  Thursday  mornings  August  2,  9,  16,  23,  30,  September  6,  13,  20  9  am  to  12+  pm  Oil  Painting  with  George  Allen  Durkee  of  Mountain  Ranch  Students  will  meet  once  a  week  at  Atelier  Copper  for  instruction  and  individually  tailored  weekly  assignments.    On  occasion,  students  will  paint  during  class  time,  or  en  plein  air  nearby.    Emphasis  will  be  on  color  mixing  and  paint  handling.    Some  painting  experience  and  minimum  level  of  drawing  knowledge  are  required  for  this  class.    Supply  list  available  from  Larry.    Cost  is  $300.    

   

Oil  Eight-­week  class  on  Thursday  afternoons  August  2,  9,  16,  23,  30,  September  6,  13,  20  2  pm  to  5  pm  Oil Tips and Techniques—A Step-by-Step Approach to Painting Like the Old Masters with Jay Brackett of

Copperopolis. The first painting will include most landscape elements, such as in this photo (which will be provided). Jay will show you both how to compose a good paintings and give you tips and tricks on how to paint trees, rocks, water, etc. You will need the following supplies (all available at Town Hall Arts): a 16x20 canvas, a 6810-66 Connoisseur palette knife, Simply Simmons brushes: ½” flat, ¾” flat, flat shader #6, script #1, spotter #10/0, angle shader ¼”, and a Winsor & Newton Eclipse double thick bright #11. Larry is offering all Winsor Newton brushes at 25% off for any student taking Jay’s class. Paints for Jay’s class include a large tube of Permabla white, and the following landscape colors: burnt umber, burnt sienna, yellow ochre, Thalo blue, cad red medium, cad yellow medium, Payne’s gray, cerulean blue. Optional colors are sap green and Naples yellow. Cost for each session is $15, walk-in; however, if you sign up the week before the class cost is $10, non-refundable. Watercolor Saturday, August 4, 10 am – 12:30 pm Peppers on Parade with Selma Sattin of Copperopolis This is a fun watercolor workshop tailored for beginning artists (those who have been painting 3 years or less). Participants will use their "artist eye" to paint the intriguing shapes and colors of peppers, a mainstay ingredient of many Southwestern recipes. We will paint from life and use re-prints of some of Selma's pepper paintings to spark ideas in composition and technique. Workshop participants will learn how to plan a painting, develop a contour sketch and work out a palette of harmonious colors. Emphasis will be placed on the use of lights and darks to define and enhance form. Participants can expect to complete (or come pretty close) an original 8 x10 or 11x14 watercolor painting by the end of the session. What to bring: two or three peppers (red or yellow only), pencil or pen, and your watercolor supplies to include: 140 # cold-pressed paper or heavier if preferred, 3/4 " or 1 " flat in addition to assorted rounds, sketchbook at least 8x10. We will be using the following pigments: alizarin crimson; a warm red such as permanent red, cadmium red, or scarlet lake; lemon yellow, or cadmium yellow, ochre, French blue ultramarine, and sap green. All materials --except fresh peppers!-- are available for purchase at Town Hall Arts. Class size is limited to 8. Adults and children age 14 and up with some experience in watercolor painting are welcome. Cost: $15 per person. Deposit of $5 will hold place your place.  

Copper Art Club Wednesday, August 8—9:30 am to 12:30 pm California Quail Watercolor with Susie We will be using only three Daniel Smith colors for this painting: French Ochre, a soft, wheat-colored gold that imparts a subtle glow to your watercolor work; Lunar Blue, a moody hue that evokes the mystery of a stormy sky; and Quinacridone Burnt Orange, a warm pigment that brings a bold, yet neutralizing orange to the belly of your bird. (This kit is available at Town Hall Arts.) Plan to paint on

a 9x12 or larger sheet of Arches 140 lb. paper. Bring a small scrap pieces of wc paper for color chart. Look for pictures of backgrounds that you would like to incorporate in you quail painting. Bring your usual watercolor supplies, including paper towels and water containers. Cost is $10 to members, $15 non-members. Kids Saturday , August 11 • 10 am to 11:30 am Southwest  Landscape  with  Carol  Earle  A  fun  way  to  learn  perspective!    Supplies  included.  Cost:    $15;  $10  deposit  due  July  25.   Copper Art Club Wednesday, August 15—9:30 am 12:30 pm Instructor Monika Stattner Graphite Drawing with Monika For this class, you will need to bring a photo that is big with a sharp image so you can see details Beginners welcome. Cost is $10 to members, $15 non-members. Please sign up by Monday. Pastels Saturday, August 18 • 10 am to 4 pm

Pastels with Tina Moore A pastel workshop to help you get the most out of the wonderful medium of pastels will be offered by award-winning artist/instructor Tina Moore of Stockton. Learn to put life, depth, and drama in your pastel paintings. Both experienced pastel painters and those new to the medium will be able to make a beautiful painting with plenty of

one-on-one instruction. Participants can make their own choices regarding subject matter. The principles apply whether you are painting a portrait, landscape, or anything else. Bring a photo to draw or still life to set up. Supply list available from Larry at Town Hall Arts, 785-2050, larry@townhallarts.com. Cost of class is $40. Please register by August 10.

Oil Every other Tues. Aug. 21 through October 2 • 10 am to 1 pm Expressions in Oil with Diana Boyd Four Tuesdays--Aug. 21, Sept. 4, Sept. 18, Oct. 2 Cost: $125; $50 deposit required to hold your spot. Sign up now—only a few places left.

 Acryl ics and Oi ls Friday,  August  24  •  10  am  to  4  pm  Western  Bluebird  with  Kitty  Davids  Cost:  $30.    $15  deposit,  check  or  cash,  saves  your  spot.        Mosaics Saturday,  August  25,  10  am  to  2  pm  and  Sunday,  August  26,  noon  to  1  pm  

Stained Glass Mosaic Quail Stepping Stones with Kathie Peery of Copperopolis Saturday:  glue  pieces  in  place.  Sunday:  grout  stone  and  polish  (sealer  will  be  given  to  apply  the  following  day). Kathie  will  provide  a  quail  pattern  and  jars  and  jars  of  colored  glass  for  your  background.    All  supplies  are  included  for  this  project.  Kathie  has  been  doing  stained  glass  for  ten  years  and  has  

expanded  into  mosaics  as  a  means  to  use  all  of  the  scraps  from  glass  panels.    You  can  never  have  too  many  stepping-­‐stones!  Class cost: $20. Deposit of $10 due July 2.

Calaveras Outdoor Paint ing Society Sign-up now for this summer Calaveras Outdoor Painting Society with Sunny Sorensen of Hathaway Pines This new plein air group, lead by Sunny, will paint the beautiful scenes in our county this summer. Joining COPS requires that you paint from life outdoors at least twice a month. Members will be e-mailed a bi-weekly choice of locations and times. All locations will

be in Calaveras County. Members buddy up with a fellow COPS or paint on their own. At the end of summer (September), members meet at a Town Hall Arts to bring and talk about their work. At that time, Galerie Copper will set up an exhibit of COPS summer work. There is no charge to join COPS, but artists must be experienced in plein air as there is no instruction. All paintings for this group must be done in Calaveras County. To join, call 785-2050 or e-mail larry@townhallarts.com.    

Monoprint ing Saturday,  September  8    •  9-­12  noon  and  1-­3pm  

Pour  it  On  with  Ken  McBride  of  Oakdale  Ken  returns  to  Copper  for  some  fun  paint  play  on  the  square.    In  the  morning  session,  we  will  “pour  it  on”  under  canopies  on  the  square.    In  the  afternoon,  we  will  come  inside  and  learn  Ken’s  finishing  tricks  to  complete  our  paintings.    Cost  is  $45  for  the  day,  which  includes  supplies.    $20  deposit,  check  or  cash,  saves  your  spot.    

Watercolor Friday, September 21 Watercolor Pencils with Pat Strout of Concord More  information  to  come.    

Watercolor Saturday, September 22 Autumn Leaves in Watercolor with Pat Strout of Concord Pictured  is  student  work.  More  information  to  come.        

Acryl ics Saturday,  Sunday,  October  13,  14  •  9:30  am  to  4  pm  All  About  Acrylics  with  Priscilla  Klass  of  Half  Moon  Bay  Join  well-­‐known  peninsula  artist  Priscilla  Klass  and  paint  a  beautiful  autumn  still  life.    This  class  will  emphasize  composition  and  value  in  developing  a  painting.    Beginning  and  intermediate  students  welcome.      We  will  be  using  Graham  gloss  medium  and  Golden  Heavy  Gel  Medium.    You  will  need  two  16  x  20  canvases,  which  may  be  purchased  together  in  a  Value  Pack  at  Town  Hall  Arts  and  bristle  brushes:  #10  bright,  8  bright,  4  bright,  and  4  filbert    (a  good  choice  to  go  with  the  #10  bright  is  the  Princeton  Real  Value  Packet  of  seven  brushes.)    Other  supplies  include  a  #110  palette  knife,  a  12x16  resealable  palette  for  acrylics,  a  bar  of  conditioning  soap  for  brush  cleaning.    Priscilla’s  palette  colors  include  Liquitex  tubes  of  cobalt  blue,  ultra  marine  blue  green  shade,  alizarin  crimson  hue  permanent,  cad  yellow  medium,  titanium  white,  sap  green  permanent,  ivory  black,  and  Graham  colors  of  yellow  ochre  and  cad  red  medium.    Easels  are  supplied;  bring  a  TV  tray  to  use  as  a  supply  table  if  you  have  one.    This  class  is  limited  to  ten  students.    Cost  of  two-­‐day  class  is  $225.  Please  sign  up  with  a  $75  deposit  by  Sept.  14,  non-­‐refundable  after  Oct.  5.  

 WatercolorJournal ing Friday, October 19 • 9 am to 2 pm Watercolor Journaling with Nancy Snyder of Alamo. More  information  to  come.     Colored Penci ls

Saturday  and  Sunday,  October  27,  28  •  10  am  to  3  pm  Wolf    Workshop  with  Gemma  Gylling  of  Valley  Springs  In   Gemma’s   Wolf   Workshop,   you   will   learn   to   create   realistic  animals  using  colored  pencils.  By  learning  to  draw  an  animal’s  eye,  nose,   mouth   and   fur,   you   will   master   the   steps   needed   to   create  believable   looking   animals.   Gemma   will   share   her   secrets   on   the  

best   ways   to   break   a   reference   photo   down   to   small   manageable   sections   rather  than  viewing  the  drawing  as  a  whole.  You  will  do  this  by  drawing  an  animal  portrait  on  suede  matboard,  which   is   included  in  the   instructional  kit  provided  by  Gemma.      If   the   animal   portrait   is   not   completed   in   the   class,   you’ll   have   the   step-­‐by-­‐step  instructions  along  with  a  photo  to  take  home.    Supply  list  available  from  Larry.    Cost  for  workshop:  $60,  which  includes  one  Wolf  Kit.    Gemma’s  other  animal  portrait  kits  may  be  purchased  at  Town  Hall  Arts  at  any  time.  

Oil Saturday, November 3 • 9:30 am to 4 pm Color Demystified— Oil Painting with Judie Cain of Murphys Classes  will  focus  on  color,  values  and  fundamentals.    Individual  instruction  will  be  emphasized  in  an  atmosphere  of  inspiration  and  learning.    Some  painting  experience  is  helpful.  Cost is $30.    Photography

Saturday,  November  17  1-­3  pm—classroom  3-­5  pm—shooting  in  the  field    Foundation  Skills  for  Landscape  Photography  with  Ellie  Stone  of  Valley  Springs  A  strong  foundation  is  important  when  trying  to  learn  or  improve  any  skill.    Ellie  will  discuss  composition  and  exposure  

and  help  you  learn  more  about  your  digital  single  lens  reflex  camera.    Total  class  cost:  $20.