Resources
ResourcesPage Contents:
Local Clubs, Galleries and Museums
Local Artists' Blogs
Classes
Other Artist's Resources
Demonstrator Artists
Commercial Resources
(NOTE: Please contact webmaster Leslie Grimm to add other resources to this page.)
Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society
Triton Museum, Santa Clara
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto -- classes and exhibits
Peninsula Outdoor Painters (POP)
Sunnyvale Art Club
http://www.sunnyvaleartclub.org
Sunnyvale Art Gallery, Phone: (650) 321-0220.
(http://sunnyvaleartgallery.com/) The gallery has added a second website to include exhibitions, calendar of events, even their café menu. You can visit them at: (http://foursquare.com/venue/139034) and stay abreast of all the current and upcoming happenings at the Gallery.
Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos
These are blogs by local artists with useful information, tips and techniques.
Mike Bailey, http://mebaileyart.blogspot.com/
"Here you will find adventures in painting. . . . Victories, absolute defeats, frustrations, highs, lows, lessons learned, commentary and thoughts from me and other artists." Mike often includes step-by-step processes he uses in designing and completing a painting.
Chris Beck, http://chrisbeckstudio.blogspot.com/
Chris gives her own technique tips, and shows links to sites of other artists, art magazines, and art resources. Regarding technique, Chris says "Without a solid grounding in technique, all the fabulous ideas in the world are just elusive mists. The goal is to reach a point where the technique becomes so integrated into your process that it becomes second nature."
Myrna Wacknov, http://myrnawacknov.blogspot.com/
Myrna's site is named "Creative Journey". She is exploring ideas and techniques "beyond her comfort zone" in drawing, line, texture and color. She posts "exercises and challenges for myself and any others who wish to join in the Creativity Journey."
Floy Zittin, http://floyswatercolors.blogspot.com/
Floy teaches watercolor classes and offers workshops locally. Her blog is a combination of exercises from the workshops and classes she teaches as well as thoughts about her own watercolor paintings. Her classes and blog focus on both design and techniques.
Community School of Music and Art, Mountain View, Figure drawing Monday nights, 650-917-6800
Mountain View Los Altos Adult Education, Oil, Watercolor, Drawing, etc. 650-940-1333
Photography: If you are just doing photography, or taking photos to paint later, here is a good site to browse for new and different ideas: http://artphotographytips.com/. It is an interesting website which provides tips for art photography.
These are links to local artists who have given demonstrations
at LAAC.
Many offer classes and workshops.
Joyce Faulknor and Guy Magallanes, Feb. 2011, Painting "light to dark" and "dark to light".
http://www.joycefaulknor.com/
Susan Vandiver, Jan. 2011, rose underpainting technique http://susanvandiver.com/Artist.aspx
Kay Duffy, Nov. 2010, Impressionistic Landscapes, Collages
http://www.kayduffywatercolors.com
Edna Windes Piersol, Oct. 2010, Art Juror
http://www.ednawagnerpiersol.com/
Cathy Zander, Sept. 2010, Impressions of Landscapes
www.cathyzander.com
Maratha Castillo, June 2010, Clayprint
http://www.marthacastillo.net/
Frances Freyberg, May 2010, photography
http://www.francesfreyberg.com/
Terri Ford, August 2009, pastels
http://www.terrifordart.com
Marianne Lettieri, February 2010, mixed media
http://www.mariannelettieri.com
Kathleen Alexander, January 2010, watercolor, http://www.kathleenalexanderwatercolors.com
June Levin, November 2009, California Landscapes
www.lebeausoleilgallery.com
Joyce Barron Leopardo, June 2009, watercolor http://www.societyofwesternartists.com/joycebarronleopardoswa.html
Sherry Hahn, May 2009, dog portraits, www.sherryhahn.com
Myrna Wacknov, April 2009, tyvek paper
www.myrnawacknov.com
Guy Magallanes, March 2009, watercolor,
www.guymagallanes.com
Natasha Foucault, Feb. 2009 Silk paintings (415)-826-5022
E-mail: nfouco@yahoo.com
Natasha Foucault
Paulina Shapona, Nov. 2008
www.theartscool.com
Steve Curl, Oct. 2008
http://home.earthlink.net/~stevecurl/ and http://homepage.mac.com/stevecurl/Menu1.html
Anna Lee Steed, Sept. 2008, Color,
www.gallerysaratoga.com/artists/Steed
Mark Nardini, Feb. 2008, Oil Portraits
www.marknardini.com, 408 510-2694
Jerry Tanner, Jan. 2008, Fantasy Art
www.toucanking.com
Julia Munger Seelos, Nov. 2007, plein air oil
www.juliaseelosgallery.com
Harlan Howard, Oct. 2007, Bubble Art
http://harlanhowardart.com
James Aschbacher, Sept. 2007, Pricing and Marketing
www.aschbacherart.com
Karen Honaker, June 2007, "shine"
www.karenhonaker.com
Nancy Ann Rice, March 2007, Poured Acrylics
www.NancyRice.com
Genevieve Leland Guracar, Feb. 2007, Cartoon Artist
www.bulbul.com
Alice Freund, January 2007, Pastel Portraits, 408-732-0421 or by
e:mail: corporate.portraits@yahoo.com
Eva Zorc, October 2006 Still-lifes, Landscapes and Portraits
E-Mail: evaartgallery@yahoo.com
http://www.evaszorc.com/
Chris Beck, September 2006 Pouring technique
www.chrisbeckstudio.com
E-mail: chris@chrisbeckstudio.com
Natasha Foucault July 2006 Silk paintings (415)-826-5022
E-mail: nfouco@yahoo.com
Judy Gittelsohn June 2006 Lecture on Acrylics Paints, Gels and Mediums
Toaa Dallo May 2006 Lecture/Demo on Portraits, Santa Cruz, (831) 425-4537
Jane Hofstetter April 2006, May 2007, Art tips and critiques
Sheetal Seth March 2006 "Scraffito", an oil pastel technique
Jaki Ernst February 2006 "mail art and pop-up art"
Sue Lyttle January 2006 "Tygerag paper"
Kay Duffy, October 2005 "wet and loose"
Ed Terpening September 2005 "plein air artist"
Frank Walsh August 2005 "marine life"
Listed here are local and online stores that provide art supplies.
Aaron Brothers, Sunnyvale, framing materials, some paints and papers. Discount coupons if on their e-mailing list. 408-738-0330
Art & Frames, 2284 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View. Standard and custom frames, art supplies, discount coupons on web site. 650 967-7033
Accent Arts, Palo Alto, Fine Art Supplies, 650-424-1044Cheap Joes, Fine Art Supplies and Cheap Joe's Art Stuff 800-227-2788
Daniel Smith, Daniel Smith paints, Fine Art Supplies 800-426-6740
Dick Blick, Fine Art Supplies 800-828-4548
Documounts, Framing materials, $50 minimum order, 800-769-5639
University Art, Palo Alto, paint, brushes, paper, framing materials, etc.
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