May Meeting

On May 14th at 7:00, Nancy Goldman will be demonstrating silk painting.  She will have a variety of examples to show and will demonstrate the different techniques used in silk painting.

Nancy has been painting for a couple of decades but has had a lifelong interest in art.  She works in almost every medium with watercolor being her favorite.  She began silk painting several years ago and has really enjoyed the beauty of the bright colors on the silk fabrics and the graphic look that can be achieved with the resist lines.

Here is an example of her work:

Please join us at 300 S. C Street, Tustin to see this demonstration.

April Meeting - Tom Fong

We are so lucky to have Tom Fong as the demonstrator for our meeting on April 11th starting at 7:00.  Tom is a well known watercolor artist who has been featured in many magazines, had paintings juried into  international watercolor shows and earned signature membership in Watercolor West.  He teaches at various colleges and conducts workshops teaching his unique style of painting. He is as nice as he is talented and loves to share his knowledge and this promises to be a wonderful demonstration.

We will also be having a raffle and the winner will receive Tom's demo painting.  The tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00

Scenes of Tustin Juried Competition

It's that time of year again.  The Tustin Art League and Chemers Gallery present the "Scenes of Tustin" juried exhibition.  This is a wonderful show featuring artwork depicting places in Tustin, North Tustin and Peter's Canyon.  If you are interested in participating, please read the following flyer.  To download the entry form, click on the "Scenes of Tustin" page at the top of this blog.

March Meeting

For this month's meeting we will have a pastel workshop with Victoria Templeton.  This workshop is for members only and you must RSVP by contacting Marsha at 714-544-7715 or fuzz_42@pacbell.net

The materials will be supplied by TAL but if you have your own pastels or a paper or other surface that you prefer to use, please bring them.  If you have extra pastel sets that you can share for the evening, let Marsha know when you RSVP.

February Meeting

Next Wednesday, February 8th, B.J. Wilson will present a series of slides

on: How to Create a Great Painting!  Bring a piece or two of your artwork,

BJ will group the work by the type of artist. Once you know what type

of artist you are, you can paint to your strengths or work on your weaknesses.

7:00 at the TUSD building

November Meeting

At our November meeting, Alice Leggett will do an animal portrait.  Members should bring an 8" x 10" picture of their pet.  Alice will pick a name and that member will be taking a portrait of their pet home.
Also, there will be a raffle to win a painting donated by the family of Barbara Bryant.  The tickets will be $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00

Here is a portrait of Marley which was painted by Alice and was on display at the Orange County Fair.

The meeting will be November 9th at 7:00 at the TUSD board room.  Hope to see you there.

Tustin Art League Annual Member's Show winners

Friday night was the reception for our annual member's art show.  As usual, the food and art were great.  These photos don't do justice to the paintings because of the indoor lighting and reflections.  Also, not all of the paintings are listed so please plan to visit and see this wonderful show. (See the previous post for information) Here are the winners for this year:

Best In Show

"Napili Boy II"

Anita Zantos

Best Use of Color

"Italian Vista"

Ed Doyle

1st Place - Watercolor

"Wavering Muse"

Nancy Goldman

1st Place - Oil and Acrylic

"Winter Sycamores"

John Sawyer

1st Place - Other

"Corey"

Bill Flood

2nd Place - Watercolor

"Home Sweet Home"

Rosie Weiner

2nd Place - Oil and Acrylic

"Picture Window"

Joyce Lang

2nd Place - Other

"Monet's Garden"

Sharon Sakimoto

3rd Place - Watercolor

"Roses"

Cathy Anderson

  

3rd Place - Oil and Acrylic

"3 Whites"

Linda Keyes

3rd Place - Other

"Graphic Guy"

Beverly Weber-Fow

Honorable Mention - Watercolor

"Still Life"

Ramona Anderson

Honorable Mention - Watercolor

"Pink Apt. Bldg., Laguna Beach

Noreen Statler

Honorable Mention - Oil and Acrylic

"Lavender Fields"

Linda Yoder

Honorable Mention - Oil and Acrylic

"Laguna City Hall"

Lou Henkel

Honorable Mention - Other

"Sierra Winter Chill"

Rayma Casey

Honorable Mention - Other

"School's Out"

Nancy Gerhard

Tustin Art League Member Show

The Tustin Art League is having it's annual member art show at the Tustin Senior Center from September 1st through September 29th.  It's a great show.  If you are interested in seeing it, the address is:

200 South C Street
Tustin, CA  92780

Their hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 - 5:00