David Lussier Workshop set for January 29th IS NOW FULL

David Lussier Workshop
Jan. 29th
Walpole, MA

We are pleased to announce that the David Lussier workshop is now fully booked. The workshop with the team of David Lussier and Pamela Simpson will focus on painting water scenes. In this one-day workshop, we will learn how to interpret and simplify harbor scenes (boats, water, reflections, etc.). You will learn to draw and paint boats accurately and learn to understand how water and reflections behave and need to be interpreted. References photos will be provided or you can bring your own. This will be a fun workshop.

This workshop is open to all mediums as the Lussiers are proficient in all mediums and the concepts learned will apply to all mediums.

Thanks to Tony Donovan (tony@asdonovan.com) for organizing this workshop. Sunday, Jan. 29 is the week before the Soperbowl, so you won't miss any football games that day.
Cost: Because of the increased number of participants, the cost has been reduced to $55.
Location: East Walpole Library, corner of Walcott Ave and Union St in East Walpole. There is limited parking so you may want to consider carpooling -- or parking in the back of the post office around the corner.
Time: 10-4

Portrait Workshop

There is still room for one more painter at Dianne Panarelli Miller's portrait workshop, Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10-3 at the Artist's Studio & Gallery at Patriot Place. The cost is $50. And don't forget that on the following Saturday, Dianne will provide half-hour portrait sketches for $100 from noon to 3 pm. Interested? Contact Frank Quinn at fxquinn@yahoo.com.

November Demo Recap and Resources

Hello,  Foxboro Art Association! As promised here is a blog summary of the demonstration I did for your November meeting. This post is a long one, but it's jam-packed with good source information about a bunch of topics discussed at the meeting.

Please feel free to contact me with a comment on this blog or by emailing kimweineck@gmail.com should you have further questions. It would be my pleasure to help. 

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RECAP OF STUDIES CREATED AT THE DEMO

The nearly two-hour demo concentrated on four different surfaces and somehow I quickly was able to sketch four (!) paintings to show just how varied these surfaces can be.

Sennelier's Pastel Card is my favorite and so it was my opener. I created this landscape with two hay bales on dry-mounted charcoal colored Pastel Card. I find the paper, with its cork tooth, grabs color vibrantly.

©2011 Kim Morin Weineck
WORK IN PROGRESS: Hay Bales
original pastel, 12x16"
Sennelier Pastel Card

The next surface was Canson Mi-Teintes paper, which has two distinct sides. The 'right' side (with the Canson watermark) offers a zillion small circular 'nubbies' on it which I am constantly feeling the need to eradicate. I have a hard time with this paper on the 'right' side, but this paper keeps you 'true' and the effect of it can be soft and beautiful.

A member made the observation that this piece looked like it had a netting over the entire surface - the exact 'nubbies' I'm describing! Yes, I think you're right on!

©2011 Kim Morin Weineck
WORK IN PROGRESS: Marsh Light
original pastel, 12x16"
Canson Mi-Teintes paper, RIGHT side

If you turn this Canson Mi-Teintes paper over to the 'wrong side, an entirely different effect is achieved. No 'nubbies' are there. It's smoother and, for my way of working, I enjoy myself more as I am not fighting the paper the entire time I'm painting. The pastel pigment sits nicely on the paper, simple as that. 

©2011 Kim Morin Weineck
WORK IN PROGRESS: Hay Bales
original pastel, 12x16"
Canson Mi-Teintes paper, WRONG side

To finish up the demo, I painted this incredibly dull start of a pastel which needs so much work I nearly didn't post it here. For the purposes of being accurate, I'm including it, pride be damned!

PastelMat by Clairefontaine is a relatively new surface which is so mind-boggling in its ability to accept more and more pastel and yet confounds because it has no tooth or grit to grab the pigment. The paper I had was white, and a lot is still showing through. More work to be done, but those in attendance got to see how one works on the surface. 

©2011 Kim Morin Weineck
WORK IN PROGRESS: Marsh Stream
original pastel, 12x16"
PastelMat

My goal is to finish up what I can on these and post when they're completed. I hope I can keep on this positive flow of energy since the demonstration this week and get to them soon! Please cut me some slack on these studies. They were done in great haste and aren't refined yet.

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RESOURCES AND QUESTIONS ANSWERED:
People asked me some wonderful, pertinent questions about materials. Keep in mind that this is my opinion. Please experiment and enjoy your own process of discovery! I'm reluctant to use the word 'best' here, but in my opinion, that's what they are!

The plein air set

The best go-to set of pastels for plein-air:
Sennelier's 80 half-stick set for Plein Air

The best paper for plein-air:
Sennelier's Pastel Card pad in either size available

The best fixative to protect your pastel and not have too much dulling of color:
Lascaux fixatif

The pastels I used for the demonstration:
Sennelier (so beautiful with Sennelier Pastel Card), Unison (loved these with the PastelMat surface), Terry Ludwig, Nupastel, and Girault.

The best sources for on-line ordering of pastel supplies:
Dakota Art Pastels
Dick Blick
Jerry's Art A Rama
Terry Ludwig

Please find me online at kimmorinweineck.blogspot.com and follow my blog, should you like.
I'm also at Gallery9 at Custom Art Framing as the Gallery Director. I'd be delighted to see you there.

What a wonderful experience it was to test myself for this demo. The crowd was wonderful with amazingly on-point questions and such encouraging comments.

Thank you to Foxboro Art Association for having me!

Some Coming Attractions

Sat. Nov. 12: Reception 2-4 pm at Norfolk Library for RISD Photography Exhibit “Let the Light In”

Sat. Nov. 12: 6:30 Art & Music Show at the Foxboro Orpheum. $10 admission. Featured artists include Karole Nicholson and Donna MacLure, plus 3 one-hour concerts.

Nov. 17-19: 15th Annual Boston International Art Show, Cyclorama Building, 539 Tremont St. (near Back Bay Station) $15 admission, under 12 free. Friday 1-9pm, Saturday 11am-8pm, Sunday 11am-5pm.

Fri. Dec. 2: Reception 6-8 pm for Ann Gorbett & Polo Barrera At Custom Art Framing & Gallery 9, 45 Central St., Norwood

Sat. Dec. 3: Dianne Panarelli Miller Portrait Workshop at Patriot Place Gallery Limited to 6 participants, $50 each. (5 hae already signed up!)

Sat. Dec. 3: Artists’ Reception 7-9 pm at The Next Door Gallery, Mansfield' Artists include Christina Beecher, Betty Brenton, Daydre Hamilton, Donna MacLure & Karole Nicholson.

Sat. Dec. 10: Dianne Panarelli Miller “Half Hour $100 Portrait Sketches” 12-3pm. At Patriot Place Gallery

Tues. Dec. 13: Next meeting of the Foxboro Art Association

November Demonstrator :: Kim Morin Weineck

©2011 Kim Morin Weineck
CLOUDS AND CONIFERS
original pastel, 16x12"

Kim Morin Weineck will demonstrate various techniques in pastel related to the wide variety of surfaces available for use in the medium at our next meeting, November 8th at 7pm St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Foxboro, MA

©2011 Kim Morin Weineck
BEACH BIKE
original pastel, 16x12"

More information can be found about Kim and her classes on her blog kimmorinweineck.blogspot.com and on her Facebook page: Kim Morin Weineck's Art and on Twitter @kimweineck.

Power Outage at the Gallery

The Saturday night snowstorm created a power outage at Patriot Place, forcing the gallery to close on Sunday. Members can pick up their art work from the Fall Members' Show Monday afternoon 2-4 pm and Tuesday evening 6-8 pm (provided the power is restored by then). Members can also retrieve their works this weekend during normal gallery hours, when RISD photgraphers will be showcased.

Call for Artists!

Gallery9, Norwood is seeking artists for their 2012 First Friday art show schedule.
Are you interested?

Please click here to be directed to their blog with more information and a link to their submission page on their website www.customartframing.com

Sounds like a  great opportunity!

Gallery Volunteers Still Needed

We still need volunteers to "gallery sit" for 1-5 and 5-9 pm, Saturday Oct. 22, for Saturday 5-9 Oct. 29, and for Sunday 11 am-3 pm Oct. 30. If you are available, please call or e-mail Frank Quinn (508-668-7031, fxquinn@yahoo.com).

Franklin Art Show & Sale Nov. 5

The Franklin Art Association will hold its spectacular, one-day only event, its Fall Members Show & Sale on Saturday, November 5, 11:00 am to 9:00 pm at Restaurant “3,” 461 W. Central Street (Rt. 140), Franklin. Free H'ors D'oveurs and a cash bar provided by Restaurant "3". Ribbons will be awarded.

Bill St. George Workshop Oct. 29

Boston Impressionist and Copley artist, Bill St. George, will conduct a one-day workshop "Painting Outside the Lines" 10 -4 on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the East Walpole Civic Center. The workshop is being sponsored by the Walpole Rec Committee at a price of $50 for Walpole residents and $60 for non-residents. St. George is a dynamic, larger-than-life artist who promises to "loosen up" your painting technique. Examples of his work can be seen on his web page at http://www.stgeorgegallery.com/. Anyone interested in enrolling should contact the Rec Committee at 508 660-7353 or http://www.walpolerec.com/.

Cindy Baron Demonstrated at Oct. 11 Meeting

Cindy Baron loves to paint outdoors. And when she does, she usually paints in oil. Even though she is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, and teaches watercolor at RISDI, she is also an elite oil painter and her demo at this month's meeting was in oil. She so loves the outdoors, that she spent a good part of Hurricane Irene photographing the heaving coastline of Rhode Island. She believes that painting outdoors is one of the best ways to properly see things and to grow as an artist. Growing up in Indiana, she used to be known as the “Painter of Barns”. But since relocating to Rhode Island, she has become known as the “Painter of Rocks” – specifically the rocks along New England’s coastline. Fittingly, this was the subject of her demonstration Tuesday evening, the waves crashing against the rocky sea coast during Hurricane Irene. If you missed the meeting, you missed a terrific, and somewhat unique, demonstration in painting a tumultuous and dynamic sea coast. For a fuller description of her demonstration see Tony Donovan's web page: www.asdonovan.com. To see examples of her work, visit her web page, http://www.cindybaron.com/.

Volunteers Needed at Gallery

The Foxboro Art Association needs volunteers to sit at the gallery for the remaining Saturdays in October. E-mail fxquinn@yahoo.com to sign up.

Art Reception Saturday 7-9 pm in Mansfield

The Mansfield Art Association will host an opening reception this Saturday evening, Oct. 15, 7-9 pm at the Morini Gallery for a special show of original works by more than 15 artists entitled "Artistic Journey". Among the artists represented are several members of the Foxboro Art Association, including C.J. Carr, Marilyn Healey, BJ Bjork, Karole Nicholson, and Claire Norris. The Morini Gallery is also home to the Black Box Theater and is located near Mansfield center, 377 North Main Street. The show runs from Oct. 15 to Nov. 18.
The following Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Mansfield Art Association will hold their monthly meeting at the Morini Gallery. BJ Bjork will demonstrate his oil painting technique.

Great Watercolor Show in Pawtucket10/9-11/3

The 18th Annual National Watercolor Competition is now showing at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society (RIWS) gallery in Slater Park, Pawtucket, RI. The opening reception is Sunday, Oct. 9 from 1 to 4 pm. This is a national show you definitely don't want to miss. The show continues through Nov 3. See the web site for more info: www.riws.org.

Reception Draws a Crowd

The Fall Members' Show held their reception on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at the Patriot Place Gallery and attracted more than a hundred visitors, not including the artists themselves. Everyone who came had a chance to mingle, second-guess the judge, and enjoy a delightful spread of low-calorie and not-so-low-calorie delights. We hope to do it again in March. So keep painting!

Ribbons for the Fall Members' Show

Pictured above is Copley artist, Dianne Panarelli Miller, the judge for this Fall's show, with her pick as the "Best of Show", Ann Bridge's "Buckets of Beach Fun". Dianne was amazed by the quality of the show and had a difficult time choosing among so many worthy offerings -- especially the watercolors. In the end, these were her picks:

Watercolor - 1st, Jerry Aissis, "Watering Hole". 2nd, Donna MacLure, "Life Is". 3rd, Margaret DeVito, "Walking in Quebec City". And there were 3 Honorable Mentions: Karen Gordon, "Sweet & Sour", Haydi Hurley, "Rooster", and Leslie Berman, "Sisters".

Oil/Acrylic - 1st, Frank Quinn, "Skipjack's". 2nd, Paul Padalino, "Venice". 3rd, Ellen Little, "Lupine Fields". And 3 Honorable Mentions: Adele Corrigan, "Florian Cafe Musicians, Venice", Tony Donovan, "Blue Bomber", and Bob Finneran, "A Good Read".

Pastels - 1st, Nancy Bacevich, "Seashore Dance". 2nd, Diane O'Brien, "Still Life with Hydrangea". 3rd, Elizabeth Brenton, "Sammie". Honorable Mention, Tatiana Roulin, "Liz Taylor".

Mixed Media - 1st, Stephen Cross, "No Rain on this Parade". 2nd, Nancy Antico, "Mount Greylock, Red". 3rd, Jack Gannon, "Love". Honorable Mention, Rebecca Skinner, "Porthole".

Thanks to all the members for making this a great show. And don't forget the reception is this Saturday, October 8, from 2-4 pm. Light refreshments will be served. And we are still looking for "gallery sitters" for the rest of the weekends in October. The more, the merrier!

Fall Members Show at Patriot Place

120 pieces of art, created by 62 members of the Foxboro Art Association, were hung at the Artists' Studio and Gallery at Patriot Place on Friday, Sep 30 -- about twice what was displayed last year at the Boyden Library. These pieces will remain there for the entire month of October, rain or shine, Red Sox or not, until Sunday Oct. 30, when they will be taken down -- unless previously sold. This exposure at Patriot Place is an entirely new experience for our members, and it will be interesting to collect feedback from gallery visitors. It would also be appropriate for our artists who are exhibiting there to volunteer 4 hours of their time to sit at the gallery and collect such feedback. Two such volunteers are pictured above: Haydi Hurley and Joan Sweeney are holding court for the inaugural show Friday evening, Sep. 30.

(Note in the photo the new panels that were installed to accomodate the larger-than-expected show. We can thank Jack Gannon, our Vice President, for procuring and installing these panels just in the nick of time.) Remember that next Saturday Oct. 8, 2-4 pm, we will hold our reception. By then, ribbons will be awarded, and tomatoes will be made available to throw at the judge who couldn't possibly recognize the talent of so many of our talented artists!

Oh well. Art is subjective. And judges are more subjective than most. The important thing is that 62 members participated and made Patriot Place a prettier place to visit. Thanks to them for putting on a great show!

Robin Carroll at the Art Emporium, Needham for October

Please join Foxboro Art Association member, Robin Carroll at a  Wine and Cheese Reception at the Art Emporium, October 15th, 1-4 PM 

Robin Carroll original watercolor

Watercolors, pastels and calligraphy of Robin Carroll, and the monoprint and mixed media pieces by Amy Schupler Veaner, on Saturday, October 15, 1-4PM at the Artists' Wine & Cheese reception. 




To preview the exhibit and/or for those who can’t attend the reception, the artists’ works 
will be on exhibit for the entire month of October in the gallery at The Art Emporium, 32 
Chestnut Street, Needham.

Paintout @ Patriot Place Cancelled

The scheduled Paintout @ Patriot Place has been rained out. Sorry. But don't forget the Fall Members' Show will exhibit at the gallery during the month of October. The dropoff is Thursday Sep. 29 3-7pm. And don't forget we need you to volunteer for a 4-hour shift during one of the weekends.

Franklin Art Gallery

The Gallery in the Franklin Art Center has gallery space available to artists working in all media, including but not limited to: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, ceramics, fiber, and digital works. The gallery accept unsolicited submissions on a rolling basis, which are reviewed quarterly by the Center Gallery Committee. We accept proposals from individual artists, collaborative teams, and individuals who would like to propose a curated exhibition. If you have questions about the enrty, please email Linda at franklinartcenter@gmail.com. Or call 508 887-2797.