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.

E-mail Updates

If you are a member of the Tustin Art League and are not receiving the monthly newsletter and e-mail  updates from Marsha, she probably doesn't have your e-mail address.  Please send your address to her so that you can receive any important information about what's happening with our group. Her e-mail address is fuzz_42@pacbell.net.

April Meeting

Jim Salchek will be demonstrating watercolor for us on April 9th at 7:00.  He will be donating the demo painting for our raffle.

John J. "Jim" Salchak has been captivated by

the medium of watercolor for the over thirty

years. His paintings have been shown in

numerous local and national juried exhibitions,

including the American Watercolor Society,

National Watercolor Society and Watercolor

West. Jim is a signature member and past

president of both the National Watercolor

Society and Watercolor West and has also

achieved signature membership in the Nevada

and San Diego Watercolor Societies.

In Jim’s workshops he emphasizes the

importance of selective vision through

simplification and focus and using the design

principles to create strong compositions. Jim

encourages direct painting, getting the right

value and color with the first wash, to achieve

good clean color and prevent overworking.

~ from Jim Salchak's website 

March Meeting

We will be having Ede Streiff demonstrating in pastels for our March meeting on March 12th.  Please join us and feel free to bring any friends that might be interested.

Here is a bio from Ede:

"I am a Southern California artist who loves to paint and be outdoors. I have painted in oil, but more recently I have been focused on watercolor and pastel. Painting is fun for me, and I enjoy the process of creating a new piece. As often as I can. I paint on location. When painting in my studio, I use photos and sketches gathered from traveling to various interesting places. I have enjoyed painting trips to France and Italy. I have studied with varied and accomplished artists at workshops in new Mexico, Arizona and locations along the West Coast."

February 12th meeting

This month we will be having a live model so bring your drawing or painting materials of choice (please no oils) as well as an easel and any other items you usually use and we will have an evening of depicting the human figure.

January 2014

Tonight is our annual planning meeting tonight at 7:00.  Please bring your ideas for programs that you would like to see this year.  This meeting is for members only.  If you are interested in joining the Tustin Art League, please join us tonight and you can sign up to become a member.  Our meetings are held at the TUSD board room, located at 300 S. C Street in Tustin.

October Meeting

Our speaker for October will be Kamillia Hardy.  She is a very talented pastel artist and an excellent teacher.  Please join us for our meeting on October 9th at 7:00.  Kamillia will be bringing one of her pastel paintings to raffle also.  The tickets are $1.00 ea. or 6 for $5.00.

On Thursday, October 3rd, we will be going to the Laguna ArtWalk.  If you would like to carpool, meet at the Tustin Senior Center at 5:30.

Also, the Tustin ArtWalk is on Saturday, Oct. 19th from 10-4.  Tustin will be sponsoring a plein air contest that takes place prior to the 19th and judging is done at the ArtWalk.  Check the City of Tustin website for details.