Jun 25

How to Photograph Your Art
For those of you putting your artwork online or emailing it to friends and family:
How to Photograph Your 2D Art the Right Way

Hundertwasser 




Friday was a quirky, energetic, fun time at the library. We had a moment remembering, appreciating and enjoying a great artist and an inspiration to many of us.
Slideshow: Hundertwasser, the painter
Website, a little hard to manage but try it: Hundertwasser
Wikipedia page: Friedensreich Hundertwasser
 
Quote of the Week
“Perfection is boring. Getting better is where all the fun is.” -Dragos Roua

Painting Figures

 


Tuesday Cafe + Art brought up a discussion on painting figures. I have saved a bunch of YouTube videos on the subject. Here are the first bunch, I know I have some others, somewhere:
Watercolor Figures 1
Watercolor Figures 2
Watercolor Figures, Simple Poses



Francis Towne
Lee H. thought this was interesting:
Why Francis Towne is having a moment
 



Jun 18

Not Quite Watercolor
Netflix has just added the "Bob Ross; The Joy of Painting" series. The first episode is the one where he shows, in the middle of his demonstration, a video about how he feeds some baby squirrels.
Everyone knows who Bob Ross is, regardless of age, race, gender and/or artist temperament. So, a question came to mind; "Has anyone ever seen a real life Bob Ross painting?"

Product Junkie Alert
Check this out: The Little Brass Box Company

Quote of the Week
Found this in Watercolor Techniques by Michael Reardon: "Humidity and temperature are very important in painting wet-in-wet. If it is too hot and dry, mixing colors before they dry can be problematic. There is a reason the British make watercolors and the Navajo make sand paintings."


June 06

Handprint
This is a great site for all you watercolor geeks out there. I have posted this before but it is so good, I am doing it again.
This is the section on Watercolor
If you want to see what else Bruce has to offer, go to Handprint

Quote
“Each color lives by its mysterious life.” -Wassily Kandinsky

Book to Check Out
I found this book that may be interesting to the Tuesday Cafe + Art group. Amazon is showing a lot of pages, so see if it intrigues you:
Jean Haines' World of Watercolour









May 29 Addendum

Heather S. sent us some great pictures of the show. We managed to hang every one, so if you can't find yours, it's because of too much glare in the photo, not because of lack of wall space. Enjoy!

"Pat and I had lunch today at Goat Hill Pizza
The show looks GREAT!! Good job.
Pass it on!" ....Janie D.












May 16 and 28

The Hang!
49 Pieces on the Walls
The group working on the Goat Hill Pizza did such a good job, I thought you might like a sneak-preview of what you will see at the reception.

Art was laid out on the tables, along with the set-ups.
Pieces waiting to be hung, on tables, chairs and against the walls.


There was much discussion and consideration and evaluation.

And hammering and measuring and moving about and adjusting.
And leveling and securing and generally making it all work!

It looks great among the tables and chairs and exit signs.





















































































The show is a wonderful amalgam of all our friends and fellow artists and their work and creativity. It is just a really good show!
Come to the reception, please.
Sunday, June 05, 1 - 4 pm
Goat Hill Pizza - Potrero
300 Connecticut Street at 18th St, San Francisco
- Pizza and non-alcoholic beverages are provided by Goat Hill Pizza.
- Beer and wine is for sale at the restaurant. Please don’t “byob”.
Show dates:
Saturday, May 28 through Sunday, July 31

Virtual Art Museums
Through the Virtual Gallery Tour, users can virtually walk through the galleries of each museum, by clicking on the gallery’s floorplan. You can zoom in on a particular artwork to view the picture in greater detail.
This is the link to the site: Google Art
This is a link to Amit Sood introducing his project at a Ted talk, many years ago. It is much more sophisticated now and the interface has changed, but it will give you an idea of how it was conceived and built: Building a museum on the web
For more information: Google Art Project on Wikipedia

Art Exhibit
The Art & Photography of Margo Borsan exhibition at the Helen Crocker Russell Library.
"Her watercolors are really crisp and the embossed stuff was very interesting" -Janie D. 
May – August, 2016
Reflections: The Art & Photography of Margo Bors


Come out of Mourning (or delay it)
FLAX Pop-up Outlet Now Open on Market Street

May 14

Interested in Illustration Board?
Watercolor on Ilustration Board

Coffee + Art - May 10
Use Only Wet Washes













Next Week:
11 - Paint from a Painting

Quote
“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.” -Michael Jordan

May 07

We're on Facebook
Jesse's been working on our Facebook presence and doing a wonderful job.
Check it out at:
Watercolor Community of San Francisco



Coffee + Art
Paint on a Narrow Sheet by Shirley







Next week: 
Use only Wet Washes

Quote
"Mistakes are the portals of discovery." -James Joyce