OAA eNewsletter April 2019

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Oakmont Art Association eNewsletter, April 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.

April General Meeting

The general meeting in the Berger Center will be on Friday April 12th, at 10 am for refreshments, 10:30 am for the presentation. Julia Geist, a docent from the De Young Museum, will discuss the current Monet Exhibition which many of us took a bus trip to see last month.

News of Interest to OAA Members

The new art work for the East Rec Center is now hung in the upstairs section. Four works for the downstairs area will be hung after the downstairs renovations are completed, and those in the upstairs section are protected from dust and damage and not openly displayed at this point. We hope to complete the hanging process in early April.

The Oakmont Community Foundation gave us a grant that we used to replace the old heavy pegboard displays in the Berger Center with modern lightweight wire grid ones. This will make the art display in our annual October Show more accessible and viewable. Thanks OCF!

Here are a few of the wire mesh panels.

The main wall of the East Rec. Auditorium facing the entrance.

Susan Berg's painting is the first work hung.

The Running Monk Heart of the Flower and Mechanical Bones

Egret is in place.

Open Studios

Open Studios will be on the weekend of June 22 and 23. Its time to register, and you can do so by downloading the registration form and completing it as instructed.

Download the form here

Hangings

Susan Berg is the current featured artist for two months in the Berger Center. 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.

News from Other Clubs

Artists Round Table

Featured Wednesday April 3rd Demonstration—Sally Baker
Sally Baker is a watercolor artist living in Sebastopol, California. She received her B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and her secondary teaching credential from the University of Southern California. She taught fine arts at the high school level for 34 years.
She is noted for her sharp-focus watercolor still lifes. Her subject matter includes a still life series that focuses on Asian artifacts, kimonos and bamboo.
Website: http://sallybaker.com