Scheduled Meetings:

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January 17, 2023 -

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February 21, 2023  - Demo Artist -  Jennifer Blalack - Textile Collage

Jennifer will demonstrate how to use a variety of textiles to piece together fabric collages whose design is driven by the colors, patterns, and shapes contained within the textile.

Jennifer-Blalack Art

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March 21, 2023 -

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April 18, 2023  - Demo Artist - Scott Downs - The use of complementary and analogous color schemes in paintings.

Scott will discuss using complementary and analogous color schemes to create unique color treatments in paintings.

Scott is the President of the Valle del Sur Art Guild and on the Board of the Gilroy Arts Alliance. An accomplished artist and a well-respected art teacher, he is now retired from teaching in the Los Gatos school district.

Scott Downs Art

 

May 16, 2023 - Demo Artist - Denise Ballou, Oil Painting.

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June 20, 2023 - Demo Artist -  Karen Garnett - how to make painting panels for oil, acrylic, watercolor, and other media.

Karen will demonstrate the use of archival materials at a fraction of the cost of the prepared panels available online. She will also demonstrate how to frame watercolor paintings without glass.

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We will also view some videos with some Tricks and Techniques for Painting Coastal Scenes.

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July 18, 2023 - No Meeting.

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August - Summer Break - No Meeting.

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September 19, 2023 - Sketch/Paint a WERC Live Animal Model.

A WERC Animal Ambassador will pose for us. Bring your sketch or paint materials and enjoy. Ambassador Model to be announced.

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October 17, 2023 - Can this Artwork be saved?

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November 21, 2023- TBD

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December 19, 2023 - No meeting, see below for Holiday Get together.

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December 28, 2023 - Holiday Social Pot Luck and PaintOut at Clos LaChance.

Winery, 1 Hummingbird Lane, San Martin. 12:30 – 4 PM. Meet at Lower Terrace. Pot Luck Lunch and Paint.

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