Art Circuits Around the Tri Valley

AVA’s Downtown Livermore Art Stroll - Website

Bankhead Theater’s Uncle Credit Union Gallery - Berkshire Hathaway Home Services - Panama Bay Coffee - Ryan’s Automotive

Dublin Arts Collective Art Circuit - Website

Patti’s Pizza - Keypoint Credit Union - Rhama Mediterranean Grill - Dublin Public Library - Dublin San Ramon Services District

Livermore Art Association - Website

LAA’s Member Gallery at the Carnegie Park - Lincoln Dealership

Pleasanton Art Circuit - Website

Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce - The Bagel Street Cafe: Pleasanton - The Bagel Street Cafe: Dublin - Bank of America

About the Figure Drawing Workshop:

Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 Eighth St., Livermore, Ca.:

What: Figure Workshop: We start off with gestures, then two 10 min. poses, then 20 min. poses unless we love it and we have the model do it again. We do gestures and then one long pose on the last Fri. of the month. No instructor. Tables, chairs, drawing boards, a few standing easels and table easels are provided. Bring your own drawing/painting materials. Only odorless turpenoid please. Soft music played. Refreshments are served. Drop in’s Welcome!

When: Most every Friday Morning - 9:30 - 12:30 

(FYI: There will be no workshops on holiday weeks)

Where: Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 Eighth St., Livermore, Ca., 94550 (usually in the West End of the building.)

How Much: $20. per session. If paying with PayPal use microangelo@earthlink.net (Please add .50).

Weekly Friday Figure Drawing Workshop - Live Model @ Bothwell Arts Center (map)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cost $20 per person. Must be over 18 or have parental permission. Models will be nude. No instructors present.

Open to all artists over 18. Under 18 with parental permission in writing.

We get our models through the Bay Area Models Guild: http://www.bayareamodelsguild.org/   Models pose mostly nude, but sometimes with costumes or props. We average about 4 females to 1 male. All different body types and ages.

Sign up for Figure Drawing Reminder Newsletter:  https://www.barbarastanton.com/classes

Barbara: Land Line: 925-373-9638   Cell: 925-518-9273 Email: microangelo@earthlink.net  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you didn't already know, we have our own facebook page too. Please "like" the page if you are on facebook. I encourage you to post your sketches on the site (so I won't be the only one who ever does)https://www.facebook.com/BothwellFigureDrawingWorkshop

 

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BAMG Virtual Drawing Sessions

The Bay Area Models Guild conducts live weekly drawing sessions over Zoom where artists from all over the globe can draw world - class models. Their Thursday night Zoom group runs 6pm-8pm PT. These drawing sessions range from quick warm up gestures to long poses.

For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/bayareamodelsguild-30282741652

For more questions or tech issues, always feel free to DM us on Instagram @bayareamodelsguild or email us at bamg.board@gmail.com

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BAMG Models

https://www.bayareamodelsguild.org/our-model-gallery

http://www.bayareamodelsguild.org/drawing-marathons/

bayareamodelsguild.org/becoming-a-guild-model

 Contra Costa Plein Air

This group connects plein air artists in and around Contra Costa County in Northern California. Paint-outs are announced in the "Events" section. Posts focus on opportunities and resources for plein air artists, sharing our work and encouraging each other.

Connect with them on their FaceBook page: Contra Costa Plein Air Facebook Group




JADE FON PLEIN AIR PAINTERS 

…is a group continuing in the tradition of Jade Fon Woo (1911-1983), a nationally recognized watercolor artist who taught locally at Diablo Valley College and many other locations. He was known across the country for his very popular Watercolor Workshops at Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California.

This group is free, casual, non-instructional and open to everyone. Just show up!  Our annual calendar and information is available by contacting Becky Davies at: beccamae30@yahoo.com  or on Facebook as member of our group. 

Jade Fon (1911-1983): The founder of a well-known watercolor workshop in Asilomar, California, Jade Fon became a California plein-air painter whose work combined Oriental influences and regionalism called “California Style.” His subjects range from cityscapes to wildlife in natural surroundings. He initiated plein-air painting classes and groups wherever he lived, and we are the lucky recipients of his tradition in our area. He was born in San Jose, California, was raised in Winslow, Arizona, and attended the University of Arizona at Flagstaff before continuing his higher education at the University of New Mexico. In the 1930s, he moved back to California where he attended the Art Students League in Los Angeles and exhibited with the California Water Color Society. In the art world, he was called “Jade Fon”, although his full name was Jade Fon Woo.

Painting Group at Charles R. Vineyards:

Bonnie Bartlette of Charles R Vineyards hosts an informal painting group every other Tuesday at 10:00 in the tasting room garden. New painters are welcome. (This is the winery where the LAA/PAL potluck was held.) Email Bonnie to find out when the next meeting is (in case they have to skip a week). bonnie@charlesrvineyards.com.