2nd Saturday Artists in Action

Every 2nd Saturday from 3 pm - 6 pm we have a model and everyone is invited to come paint, draw, sculpt, write poetry, make art.  This session is free (but we always welcome donations to our Make Art Project).  We had a wonderful model, and artists from 4 years old to ??  came and joined in the creative fun. 

 In the evening, we had a community music jam session led by John Gruber who brought lots of  percussion instruments for people to play and .join in -- and together we made some great music.  We've got talent at Patris Studio and Art Gallery!

Another great artist workshop!

Phillipe explains about setting up, simplifying, and
choosing a subject when painting plein air 

For his block in, he used a red tone to contrast
with the very grey morning atmosphere.

By editing, simplifying, and composing his painting carefully, our master artist teacher showed how
any scene can become a beautiful painting. 

A great outdoor painting workshop with Philippe

Our day began with a demo and preparation for outdoor painting with master artist Phillppe Gandiol.  Originally from France, he now resides in Davis and travels internationally to paint and teach workshops.  We are so fortunate he is our friend, our mentor and artist colleague!

In the afternoon, we set up a still life to paint outside the studio to practice simplifying and capturing the essence of the scene.  A very great day with some artist friends and some new artist fiends from Davis and San Francisco. Thanks Phillipe for a great day to learn and practice. Make Art!!!!

A great article on Patris Studio and Gallery in Oak Park

http://sacramentopress.com/headline/79940/Locally_Owned_Patris_Studio_and_Art_Gallery

Many people have never really heard the full story of my artist journey and my passion for creating art, my dedication to on-going learning, and my committment to Oak Park revitalization efforts.  This is a wonderful story about how the gallery and studio came into the heart of Oak Park. 
"With passion and purpose, you can overcome a lot of doubt and obstacles if you remain committed to your dream."

And another door opens.  "The future belongs to those who
believe in the beauty of their dreams."

One door closes and....

Figure Drawing Tuesdays

We are working on short poses from 2 minutes to 20 minutes in our Tuesday evening figure drawing open studio session here at the studio. 

Hard-working students practicing their drawing skills

My hard-working and dedicated students in my Foundations of Drawing class are making amazing progress in their drawing skills.

And all my students get to enjoy the best popcorn in town!

POP UP Fridays--short and long poses with great model!

We did two poses in the morning and one long pose in the afternoon during POP up Friday.  I love having Mr. Planes of the Head as our reference when working on head studies of the model.  I'm using acrylic; Trude is doing some fantastic mixed media pieces.  Lots of fun!

10 am - 1 pm =  2 or 3 poses
1:15 pm - 4:15 pm = one long pose