Maine, a side trip from prep for Gamble Garden

exploring visual approaches, Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden

searching for a visual shorthand, garden painting

practice for Gamble Garden Show

practice practice practice, I'll have 4 hours to paint outside, in front of a circling crowd

Art in the Garden

Inspirations of Nature

Friday, July 15, 7:00 to 8:30PM

Saturday, July 16, 10AM to 2PM 

http://www.gamblegarden.org/events/artInGarden.html

buttons at Two Buck Tuesday

Maria's Make Ur Own Button station is back!
In a world filled with buttons, you can’t seem to find the right button...well come by our button making machine table! this month- Maria will help u design & make a button that is all YOU!.


Directions, Info and everything else at tonight Two Buck Tuesday


THIS IS WHAT YOU DO

THIS IS WHAT YOU MAKE

time for all artists to get ready for Easter

mom was right . winsor & newton demo .

hey, mom was right!

went to free Winsor & Newton demo at University Art, San Jose.

received free permanent sap green & cotman brush.

did some little pencil drawing of customers at local japanese bakery.

then redrew/painted her at home.

nice smooth color, interesting subtle variation in color. brush holds very fine sharp end

also, demo-ist (that a word) Christine Hanlon mentioned an interesting starter

triad to work with. and once I saw it, wham. immediately felt the color palette that i think in.

was funny as she was talking about it as if only good for drawing children's toys or something else artificial. nope, for me, is what i'd work in.

opera rose

transparent yellow

phthalo turquoise

i'm interesting in watercolor as a more portable way to paint not at home: outdoors, or in donut shops

hey Mom - do you know the difference between between pans and tubes?

which paint has a fragrance, why and what is it?

i believe this will work

Happy Meal One - for WORKS auction

Happy Meal One

acrylic on cigar box

WORKS San Jose 

Exhibit opens March 4, Auction is March 19!

Exhibition: March 4 through March 19

Reception: First Friday March 4 from 7pm to 11pm
Auction: Saturday, March 19 with final preview starting at 5pm and Auction at 7pm

join in and help crowd source art for San Francisco artist Tim Roseborough

I met Tim Roseborough at one of the 2010 01SJ Biennial meetings. We share an interest in digital art, new media art. He features such works at his San Francisco Scenius gallery.


www.scenius.com


He just informed me about his first New York Art Fair Exhibition.


And, we can all participate. I've been reading through the information, not sure how he would describe, but this seems to be in the real of "crowd sourced". Interesting project.


Vote for a total of nine (9) works to become unique art objects that will be featured  in my show, "Primary, Black and White" at Art Expo New York: March 25-27, 2011 at Pier 94 in New York City.
Learn about the project and vote.
Read the project-based blog.

Voting ... closes at 11:59 pm PST on Friday, February 25, 2011.

Let your voice be heard and become engaged in a new dimension in Art practice.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Tim Roseboroug info (at) scenius (dot) com

CALL FOR CREATIVES FOR Kaleid Gallery TWO BUCK TUESDAY

Hi there! You are invited to be a part of KALEID Gallery's Two Buck Tuesday event!


NO FEE NO COMMISSION !!!


Two Buck Tuesday is a monthly (3rd Tuesday of every month) $2 art sale and artist/quirky people get-together with music, live art, open sketching table, demos, performances, informal speakers and other artsy happenings!  Those of you who have participated before are always welcome back!

This month the event is February 15th from 7-9 pm at KALEID Gallery, 88 S. 4th St. ste 130 San Jose, CA 95112  www.kaleidgallery.com

• -We're looking for artists who would like to come out and paint/create live.  Set up your easel and let people see you at work!  You'd be welcome to bring a small table to sell your artwork.  
• -We are especially interested in anyone who would like to do a demo especially something interactive.  It would be okay to have a small fee if you help a person make something they can take home with them.
• -We're also looking for performers-musicians, puppeteers, actors, comedians, jugglers, dancers, etc.

If you are interested (or know someone who is) just send me an email and let me know what you'd like to do!


Matthew Seigel
MBSEIGEL (AT) GMAIL (DOT) COM

• Also include a link to your website/facebook if you would like us to promote you as a part of the event.
• If you are painting, please remember to bring a dropcloth to put under your workspace.  
• If you are selling anything please be prepared to handle your own sales (bring change).  The gallery does not take any commission on sales you make at your table.
• PLEASE bring your own table and chairs and any other supplies you need, we don't have enough for everyone.  If you need power, please let us know ahead of time!
• It's a great idea to have a little sign with your name or what you are demonstrating and prices (if any).
• We do not charge anyone to be a part of Two Buck.  It's all about you sharing what you do and having a great time!

$2 TWO DOLLAR ART (why do you think we call it Two Buck Tuesday?)

1. If you would like to make artwork for the $2 sale, bring us as many pieces as you would like that are 4"x6" or smaller with your name (and website if you like) on the back.
2. Bring it to us by the Saturday before a Two Buck Tuesday to be a part of the upcoming event.
3. We handle the 2 buck sales so you can submit artwork for the sale even if you can't be there for the event.
4. You can pick up your sales money (again the gallery takes no commission) at the next month's event, just ask at the front desk. 

Thanks so much for taking the time to consider sharing your talents with us!

THE NEXT TWO BUCK TUESDAY WILL BE FEBRUARY 15th

4 artists from The Pacific Art League showing at Cafe Zoe in Menlo Park Jan-Feb 2011

RECEPTION 1-3 Sunday Janurary 23 2011 at Cafe Zoe

Refreshments courtesy Cafe Zoe.

We welcome you to our reception and show.

Cafe Zoe is a cozy community coffee cafe located at intersecion of Menalto and Gilbert in Menlo Park.
Coffee, espresso, pastries, bagels and delicious panini. Free WIFI and local live music.
cafezoemenlopark.com

The 4 artists are all showing through The Pacific Art League community sites exhibit program. PAL, founded in 1921 is a Palo Alto based art organization.
40 percent of all art sales goes to PAL.
pacificartleague.org

ARTISTS

Lena Kashigin
My style is a balance between traditional representational painting and impressionism, based on my desire to create harmonious feeling of peacefulness and beauty. I strongly believe in the importance of positive emotions in our stressful lives, and I hope that my art evokes feelings of peace, happiness and well being in those who view it.
http://www.lenakashigin.com/about

Darwin Poulos
Darwin utilizes 35mm and large format cameras, primarily a Canon A-1 and Shen-Hao 4x5. His B&W photographs are silver gelatin prints produced using traditional darkroom methods. They are usually selenium toned.

The beauty of nature has always fascinated him. The emphasis of his landscape photography is to share the form, texture, and tones that nature has intermingled into such imaginative subjects and stories.
Mr. Poulos has been greatly influenced by Ansel Adams and Edward Weston throughout his photographic career.


Matthew Seigel
Through energetic cascading sheets of color Matthew reinvents Japanese scrolls in modern materials.
matthewbaileyseigel.com


Cathy Zander
My styles vary as widely as the media I use, and I draw inspiration from everything around me. Exploring colors is a dominate theme in most of my artwork. When asked what my favorite color is, I'm likely to reply, “the whole rainbow!” My individual art works vary from serene landscapes to playful twists on a theme (like unexpected puns).
cathyzander.com

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worth the wait

I've been patiently working with Pacific Art League and Silicon Valley Community Foundation to place art with the PAL community sites program into the SVCF San Mateo location. So when an opportunity came up, we all pulled together and made it happen.

Wow! it was worth the wait. Always amazes me how art takes on a different look depending on where it is shown. I create the scrolls in my small studio space, somewhere between refrigerator and dishwasher. Then they bloom in different ways depending on space and light.

This location has wide expansive wall with plenty of muted natural light. And is great to see how in the smaller room, they bring color to the place.

Thank you to Ric, Ann, Ed & Joy of PAL, and onsite Steve, also from  PAL & of course to Lydia & Josiah of SVCF for working with us & appreciating the results.

I'm working to create some custom works just for this location, to swap out over the duration.

Gianfranco+Matthew

ok, so Gianfranco and I had our BETA test at San Jose street market, then a super mini tiny BETA at chocolate and coffee Pacific Art League, so finally ready for official rollout of Vignette for the night of 01SJ AbsoluteZERO, which I should make it clear, we were not part of, but thanks to Anno Domini gallery, we were able to enjoy the afternoon and evening (noon - midnight), in front of their gallery.

we should have been part of AbsoluteZERO, as being at the very end of the street, we were first line of question for everyone arriving, so we sent Craig (I think? thanks to you or whoever) to get us a pile of the hard to find maps, which we then handed out.

here, in the order as the half day unfolded, are our Vignettes. if you are one of the ones in the photos, we hope you enjoy your art. we had much fun meeting all of you and making these.

photo of Michael is almost all dark (my fault, tried cover flash to see what would happen, since unable to shut flash off) however, Michael is dark, so here he is dark and in a box and watched over by kitten

thank you Cherri

and yes, the photo does look good

instant and this one

at the exact other end of the entire several blocks, in front of ICA, they were creating tin types. I really wanted one, even at $30, however the sign up sheet was full. they had lights, big set up, developed them in front of you, showing the process.

we also had lights, and developed in front of you, and showed the process and were priced less. ( their $30 was a fair price )

Moose waited and waited and waited for her friends. They never came. Then she waited. So we got to know her, talked about art, you don't need to go to art school to be an artist, just do it. If your Grandfather is famous photographer, learn from him. Next day we learned from the friends Moose was waiting for that we know them, Kate & Eric.

hello Lisa (and Brenda), if you do any more reporting, report on us! seriously,  I mean what I said a couple months ago, someone needs to be the "art beat" reporter for this city, why not you?

We don't mind if you wander off as we take as long as we take to finish. These 3 friends we thought were gone for good. Came back way later. They made the most of the event, trying everything and creating at the craft tables. Gianfranco wrote something Italian on most of the art. Here he writes: Le tre amiche con due baci. (i'm going to check with him to see if I got this right). which means, three friends, two kisses.

crown/tiara created and donated by the 3 friends mentioned earlier

all is explained: how a scroll painting is created and what it means

title about says it all . 3G was not even supposed to take video, so it's a little hero here . imagine the damage i could do with iPhone 4 .

Gianfranco + Matthew : Vignette

In Silicon Valley where all is digital and infinitely reproducible, Gianfranco + Matthew create unique non reproducible moments in time.

Starting with an instant photograph, prototypically developing as you watch, through the original analog process of chemical and paper.

Mounted to common, found substructures serving as support, frame AND canvas, they then work onto, around and across in mixed media.

Their collaborative work takes from and interacts with their individual working art methods.

The finished product, ready for you to hang.

Gianfranco + Matthew are interested in the idea that every moment is a unique creation.

Visit them and have a unique work of art created as you watch.

They debut, nay, BETA test @ San Jose's South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk with STREET MRKT, Friday, September 3rd at 7pm!

gianfrancopaolozzi.com

matthewbaileyseigel.com

vitrine july 20 two buck tuesday

process and preview of cat in a box vitrines for july 20 2010 two buck tuesday kaleid gallery san jose ca, curated by trina merry

6 paintings that are built into found and constructed frames - such that the frame and art are one

wanted frames for the art, to take them beyond just little pieces of paper, but did NOT want to use real frames. the good ones are too expensive $100 more on what is at most $10 art and the cheap ones are.... cheap crap

these frames are from egg crates, cut up orange crate boxes

and THEN went more 3D, with plastic food containers which had clear plastic covers

initially intended to just have the painting inside, however, as began to discover the possibilities of the actual container, painting on sides, hanging ribbon, paint on the inside of the front, further brought to life, as gave sense of space, object

final touch was ribbon and hanging on the wall - I could see what they could become, kind of thing seen in a home, perhaps embroidered with sayings - samplers

only 6 of these, i'll do more as these are exciting
$2 each

and yes, I do realize I started this out with a sort of self conscious parody that might only be funny to me of artist interviews - I did NOT intend to diminish Two Buck Tuesday, just to be a bit silly

as for the vitrine - yeah, snarking on something, went to WAY too many museum and upper end gallery shows where the art was in a "vitrine", which is just basically a glass case

yes matthew barney, it is you I'm thinking of

so, these little plastic food containers are vitrines

weird thing is, it works
maybe that is why we collect action figures and leave them in the packaging

OPENINGS AVAILABLE Oliver Ranch sculpture tour

Hi all, I've just been informed by Joy Chase, President of The Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, that there are still some openings for a

rare tour of Oliver Ranch in Sonoma County.

One of the largest collections of site specific sculpture in the world.

Sort of a Storm King Art Center of the West coast.

Maria and I will be going courtesy of a benefactor! THANK YOU!!!

Information on location, tour and sign up below. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I've just watched the KQED videos, and this is worth it.

And yes, I realize Maker Faire and SF Fine Art Fair are this weekend as well.

(if going to SF Fine Art Fair type discount code "anglim" for free ticket - thanks Laura Bennett)

tour info PDF here, I've also copied text and HTML info below

http://web.me.com/pacart/FrontPage/oliverranch.pdf

youtube : about Olive Ranch, about Ann Halmilton Tower

KQED Spark - Steven Oliver

KQED Spark - Ann Hamilton

OR same HD KQED QT

http://kqed02.streamguys.us/anon.kqed/spark/stevenoliv.m4v

http://kqed02.streamguys.us/anon.kqed/spark/annhamilto.m4v

SUNDAY, MAY 23

Oliver Ranch Walking Tour

Join us on a unique PAL day trip to Sonoma County to visit the Oliver Ranch, one of the most ambitious private collections of site-specific sculpture in the world.

Steve Oliver will lead us on an engaging tour of his picturesque 100-acre ranch, describing how he commissioned a group of internationally-known artists to create a world-class outdoor sculpture collection that complements and punctuates the undulating landscape. Get a taste of the tour in this episode of "Spark" on KQED. After our private tour we will enjoy lunch and wine tasting at Armida Winery before heading back to Palo Alto on our chartered bus. 

Members: $125  Non-Members: $150 Price includes transportation, morning refreshments, tour, lunch and wine tasting.

REGISTER NOW!

Space is limited, so sign up early! Call the League at 650-321-3891, or come in to the PAL office (M-F, 10-5, or Sat., 10-4) to reserve your space by credit card or check.

Featured artists at the Oliver Ranch include: Terry Allen, Miroslaw Balka, Roger Berry, Ellen Driscoll, Bill Fontana, Kristin Jones/Andrew Ginzel, Andy Goldsworthy, Ann Hamilton, Dennis Leon, Jim Melchert, Bruce Nauman, Martin Puryear, David Rabinowitch/Jim Jennings, Fred Sandback, Richard Serra, Judith Shea, Robert Stackhouse and Ursula Von Rydingsvard.

SUNDAY, MAY 23 ITINERARY

 6:45am

Check in at PAL 

 7:00am

Depart 

 10:00am - 12:30pm

Oliver Ranch Tour (approx. 2.5 miles)

 1:00pm

Lunch and Wine Tasting at Armida Winery

 2:30pm

Depart

 5:30pm

Arrive at PAL

Casual attire and comfortable walking shoes are recommended. The tour is not wheelchair accessible.

	668 Ramona St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 650.321.3891 www.PacificArtLeague.org

SUNDAY, MAY 23Oliver Ranch Walking Tour	Join us on a unique PAL day trip to Sonoma County to visit the Oliver Ranch, one of the most ambitious private collections of site-specific sculpture in the world.
Steve Oliver will lead us on an engaging tour of his picturesque 100-acre ranch, describing how he commissioned a group of internationally-known artists to create a world-class outdoor sculpture collection that complements and punctuates the undulating landscape. Get a taste of the tour in this episode of "Spark" on KQED. After our private tour we will enjoy lunch and wine tasting at Armida Winery before heading back to Palo Alto on our chartered bus.
Members: $125  Non-Members: $150 Price includes transportation, morning refreshments, tour, lunch and wine tasting. REGISTER NOW! Space is limited, so sign up early! Call the League at 650-321-3891, or come in to the PAL office (M-F, 10-5, or Sat., 10-4) to reserve your space by credit card or check.Featured artists at the Oliver Ranch include: Terry Allen, Miroslaw Balka, Roger Berry, Ellen Driscoll, Bill Fontana, Kristin Jones/Andrew Ginzel, Andy Goldsworthy, Ann Hamilton, Dennis Leon, Jim Melchert, Bruce Nauman, Martin Puryear, David Rabinowitch/Jim Jennings, Fred Sandback, Richard Serra, Judith Shea, Robert Stackhouse and Ursula Von Rydingsvard.	SUNDAY, MAY 23 ITINERARY  6:45am Check in at PAL   7:00am Depart   10:00am - 12:30pm Oliver Ranch Tour (approx. 2.5 miles)  1:00pm Lunch and Wine Tasting at Armida Winery  2:30pm Depart  5:30pm Arrive at PAL  Casual attire and comfortable walking shoes are recommended. The tour is not wheelchair accessible.