Oakmont Art Association eNewsletter, March 2019

Don't forget to renew your membership. Dues for 2019 are due now. $20 a year. Download a renewal form here and send it with your check to the OVA address on the form.

No March General Meeting

There is no general meeting this month because of the Bus trip to the Monet exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

April General Meeting

The general meeting in the Berger will feature a docent from the De Young Museum talking about the current Monet Exhibition. Meet at 10 am for refreshments, 10:30 am for the talk on Friday April 12.

Hangings

The changeover date for hanging art in the Berger and card room is March 9th. Bring your works to display at 9:30 am that date to Room G in the Berger Center.

Susan Berg will be the featured artist for two months in the Berger Center beginning on March 9th. Susan has lived in Oakmont with her mother for 25 years, and is now planning her move to Roseville where she can be close to her 2 young grandsons.

Her artistic talent was first recognized in the First Grade when she won the Marin County all city schools annual art contest with a tempera painting of a Pegasus horse on 3 foot wide butcher paper!

Over the years her medium changed from oils and acrylics to watercolor. For the last 30 years, she has worked exclusively in watercolor, and has won many more awards since the First Grade.

Please plan to visit her solo exhibit of original artwork and framed prints in the Berger Center from March 10 through May 10.

Classes and Workshops

Oil Painting Workshop, Huihan Liu

3-Day Painting Workshop by Huihan Liu

Dates: May 2,3,4^th 2019
Location: Art Room, Central Activities Center
Class Schedule: 9:30-4:30 PM, One Hour Lunch Break
Oil Painting / For All Levels

Objective:
This intensive 3-day workshop is designed for painters who already have painting experience but would like to continue improving their craftsmanship and visual concept. The workshop will focus on painting from a model in different settings. There will be deep discussion regarding visual elements such as design, placement of composition, and focal point. The instructor will be doing a painting demonstration each morning and a one-hour slide show presentation. Individual attention will be given to each student throughout the workshop.

Huihan has been teaching many invitational painting workshops around the country such as: Fechin Painting Workshop in Taos, NM; Scottsdale Artists’ School in Scottsdale, AZ; Fredericksburg Artists School in Fredericksburg, TX; Pixar Studio in Emeryville, CA; California Art Club in Pasadena, just to name a few. He was an award juror for Oil Painters of America National Show in 2015, and several times in different venues.
Huihan served in the Academy of Art University in SF from 1993-2011, as an instructor and graduate school advisor.
Huihan is a Master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America. A Signature Member of California Art Club. A Master Signature Member of America Impression Society.
Huihan and his wife Weizhen Liang who is also a professional painter moved to Santa Rosa from Kensington, East Bay in 2017. Their work and Bio can be viewed at: http://huihanweizhenart.com

Anyone interested or needs more details can sign up with Dan Fishman by clicking here.

Lian Zhen Workshop

June 6, 7, 8, 2019
Location: Art Room, Central Activities Center
Schedule: 9:30-4:00 each day
Workshop Fee: $235.00

Class description:

Lian teaches basic techniques such as composition and coloring, and his unique methods include "Color Pouring and Blending" and "Paint Around". Only three primary colors will be used for painting. There are 4-6 short demos each day with student practice in between, so that they can absorb and assimilate the lessons. In critiques Lian helps students by touching up their paintings.

By the end of the workshop students will be able to finish a couple of paintings, or learn enough techniques to complete them later.
See watercolor materials list at the instructor’s website: http://www.lianspainting.com/workshops.htm

For those interested, contact Dan Fishman at dfishman@pacbell.net.

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