Galerie Copper Gazette
Weekly www.townhallarts.com
January 2014
Featured artist for the month of January at Galerie Copper is stained glass artist Kathie Peery of
Copperopolis. Kathie has been teaching the very popular mosaic glass blocks and stepping stones classes
at Town Halls for two years. Read more about Kathie under “Galerie Artists 2014” at
www.townhallarts.com.
Galerie Copper artists include Dorothy Babinsky, Kim Barrington, Diana Boyd, Judie Cain, Patricia
Cherry, Barbara Conley, Kitty Davids, Geneva Davis, Marlene Dotur, George Allen Durkee, Dava
Ellinger, Diana Eppler, Sarah Evans, Margo Flanagan, Brent Frazer, Dola Garretson, Debbie Gurich,
Gemma Gylling, Renetta Hayes, Susie Hoffman, Don Hukari, Frank Hynes, Marie Jobes, James Kelly,
Randy Klassen, Nancy Macomber, Carolyn Macpherson, Pamela Mejia, Ken McBride, Ruth Morrow,
Kathie Peery, Pat Rohovit, Mary Jean St. Claire, Selma Sattin, Michael Severin, Sunny Sorensen, Dianne
Stearns, Ellie Stone, Irene Taylor, Rey Varela, Eva Walker, Glenn Wasson, Staci Williams, Janet Wilmeth,
and Terri Wilson.
Congratulations to Margo Flanagan,
Top Selling Artist At Galerie Copper Last week
Town Hall Arts
under the clock, 145 Stone St., Copperopolis Town Square
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 10 am to 5 pm
Fridays and Saturdays 10 am to 6 pm • Sundays 12 to 5 pm
CLOSED Tuesdays, and Christmas and New Year’s Day
Classes/Events as of January 6, 2014 Atelier Copper
Please sign up for classes with Larry,
larry@townhallarts.com, or phone 785-2050
A deposit is required to hold your place in most classes.
Drawing
Mondays, January 6, 13, 20, 27 • 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Get Started Sketching with Libby Fife of Valley Springs
This four-session class is for anyone who is interested in the
benefits of casual sketching both outdoors and indoors.
Recording the natural environment through words and pictures
can be rewarding and satisfying. Being able to sit still for a bit, while quieting the inner voice
in order to observe and record, has a very calming effect. This class will focus on developing basic
observational skills, learning how to describe the environment simply, and creating sketches from
these observations.
The concepts and exercises presented are appropriate for absolute beginners and those with some
casual doodling time under their belts. Even advanced sketchers can have some fun here. You do NOT
need to be able to draw a straight line to enjoy this class! Supplies needed include a sketchbook such
as the 8x8 spiral bound Super Bee Sketchbook for wet and dry media, an assortment of graphite
pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, and pens—try a variety. You may also want to use colored pencils,
crayons, pan set of watercolors--such as Koi, watercolor pencils, and a larger wash brush. This is a
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small class, from two to five students. Cost is $15 per class or $60 for the four-week session. Please
leave deposit with Larry by January 3.
Oil
New Beginner Oil Painting Session with Diana!
Mondays • Noon to 2 pm
Session I: January 6, 13, 20, 27
Session II: February 3, 10, 17, 24
Cost is $75 a session.
Mondays • 2 pm to 5 pm
Session I: January 6, 13, 20, 27
Session II: February 3, 10, 17, 24
$125 per session
Discounted $200 for 8 weeks
if sign up at first lesson
Expressions in Oil with Diana Boyd of Sonora
Tried and true right brain methods have made this oil painting class fun and popular.
Classes include instruction in painting from upside-down photos, right-side-up still lifes,
and timed pieces, using a variety of grounds. Diana's style both on canvas and as
an instructor is loose, expressive and full of spirit!
Copper Art Club
Wednesday, January 8 • 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Open Painting with Optional One-Drawing-A-Day #8 Warm-Up
For the drawing exercise, you will need charcoal, a kneaded eraser,
and strong paper with texture. Bring a photo of a person you would
like to draw, preferably an older family member. This lesson suggests you also
draw an additional portrait in pencil and one in pen and ink. Join or renew your
membership to Copper Art Club for 2014 now and receive a free tube of paint
while supply lasts!
Life Drawing
Thursdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30 • 9 am to noon
Life Drawing with George Allen Durkee
Draw from a live nude model on Thursday mornings. No experience
needed. $10 per session. Limited instruction if you want it, or George
will stay out of your face if you don’t. Materials available at Town Hall
Arts. You will need an 18x24 newsprint pad and drawing pencils
(charcoal or graphite – 4B and/or 6B).
A Day with Carol
Friday, January 10 • 9 am to 4 pm
Carol Earle of Oakdale
Watercolor in the Morning 9 am to noon
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Carol will furnish paint and brushes. $20.
Oils in the Afternoon 1 pm to 4 pm
Bring a blank 16x20 canvas. Carol supplies everything else. Class cost is $20.
A Day with Claudette
Saturday, January 11 • 9:30 am to 4 pm
Watercolor a Happy Frog with Claudette Garcia of Tracy.
Please bring a quarter sheet Winsor&Newton watercolor paper
(available at THA). Holbein colors used include Hookers Green,
Royal Blue, Cobalt Blue, Lemon Yellow, Burnt Umber, Paynes
Gray, 0pera, and Aureolin. Brushes include #8, #10 rounds & liner brush. Cost is $50.
Copper Art Club
Wednesday, January 15 • 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Free Color Fundamentals Lesson for club members
Ariana’s
Lighthouse
Age 8
Learn the color wheel, analogous and harmonious colors,
complementary colors, colors inside the color wheel, and cool and
warm colors from a DVD. Paint a 12x9 or larger watercolor of a
lighthouse afterwards, using what you have learned. Bring any
watercolor supplies you have, paper towels, and a sketchbook and
pencil for notes. Susie will be there if you have questions.
Copper Art Club
Wednesday, January 22 • 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Taking a Complement—Watercolor with Susie
Use color pairs to add drama to your work. Bring your usual
watercolor supplies, pencil, ruler, paper towels, photo of an
animal to paint, and a quarter sheet or smaller of good
watercolor paper with a light sketch of your animal already
on it if you like. Cost: $10 members, $15 non-members.
Three-Day Outdoor Oil Painting Workshop
with George Allen Durkee
Friday – Sunday, January 24-26 • 9 am to 5 pm
George Allen Durkee is a San Francisco street artist turned Northern
California landscape painter. He has been a contributing writer for The
Artist’s Magazine and American Artist and is author of Expressive Oil
Painting - An Open Air Approach to Creative Landscapes (North Light
2009) as well as two instructional videos.
During this outdoor oil painting workshop you can get plenty of one-onone help. George will not only show you the how of painting, but will explain why, and
then help you learn by doing. You’ll receive personal coaching tailored to your current
level of development and the painting goals you have set for yourself. To make the most
of this workshop, you need some painting experience, but you don’t need to be an expert.
You will need a minimum level of drawing skill. A deposit of $100 must be paid at the
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time of registration to guarantee placement. Enrollment is limited to eight painters. Cost
for workshop: $300. Ask for materials list from Larry.
Copper Art Club
Wednesday, January 29 • 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Open Painting
Folk Art
Saturday, February 1 • 10 am to 4 pm
Daisies and Berries—Folk Art with Cathy Chambers of Morgan Hill
Join Cathy to make a darling little piece of 5x5 art that can be
displayed on small black easels available for purchase at Town Hall Arts. You will need
a 5x5 canvas painted with black acrylic paint (prepared before class), disposable
Strathmore 9x12 palette paper, 9x12 tracing paper, a sheet of black and white transfer
paper, Connoisseur 6810 pallette knife, a stylus, and Royal Majestic brushes 4170 #4,
4250-#4, and 4595 #1. All supplies are available at Town Hall Arts. Cost of class is $40,
with $20 deposit due January 25.
Watercolor and Collage
Thursday and Friday, February 6, 7 • 10 am to
3 pm
Watercolor & Collage
with Martha Wallace of Avery
Scenic waterfall on Thursday
and abstract floral Friday.
Rice paper kit and glue will be available for purchase at Town Hall Arts. More
information to come. Larry has Martha’s watercolor supply list. Cost of instruction is
$80 for two-day workshop.
Don’t miss Martha’s free demo with Masa paper at the
Mother Lode Art Association meeting, 1 pm, January 20, at the Sonora Library.
Watercolor
Wednesday-Friday • February 19-21
Three-Day Watercolor Camp
with Carolyn Macpherson of Oregon
Bring your usual watercolor supplies and any photos you would like to
paint.
Wednesday, February 19 • 10 am to 1 pm
Backlit Florals in Watercolor
The thrill an artist receives from creating a well-executed backlit floral can
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be exhilarating. Learn how following Carolyn’s simple steps for laying out a strong
design and using paths of light to turn on the drama!
Thursday, February 20 • 10 am to 1 pm
Birds of a Feather
Birds are a popular symbol in today’s art market. Learn how to create
realistic textures in feathers and also how to simplify shapes to create more
abstracted symbols.
Friday, February 21 • 10 am to 1 pm
Layers of Hidden Meaning
Learn how to reveal hidden layers of meaning in your paintings. Carolyn
will demonstrate how to develop acrylic skins to lay over your watercolor
designs created in a “free play” session. The result? Moody, evocative
paintings that can be full of hidden messages, looking much like encaustic
(wax) paintings.
Cost is $20 for each workshop--$60 for the three workshops.
Don’t miss Carolyn’s free demo on Layers of Hidden Meaning at the Mother Lode Art
Association meeting, 1 pm, February 17, at the Sonora Library.
Mosaics
Saturday, February 22 • 10 am to 2 pm
and Sunday, February 23 • noon to 1 pm
Stained Glass Mosaic Stepping Stones
with Kathie Peery of Copperopolis
Saturday: glue pieces in place.
Sunday: grout stone and polish (sealer will be given to apply the
following day). Kathie will provide a pattern and jars and jars of colored glass for your
background. All supplies are included for this project. Kathie has been doing stained
glass for ten years and has expanded into mosaics as a means to use all of the scraps from
glass panels. You can never have too many stepping-stones! Class cost: $20.
Pastels
Saturday, March 1 • 10 am to 4 pm
Pastels with Tina Moore of Stockton
A pastel workshop to help you get the most out of the wonderful
medium of pastels will be offered by award-winning
artist/instructor Tina Moore. Tina is a Distinguished Pastellist with
the Pastel Society of the West Coast and a Signature member of the
Pastel Society of America, the Women Artists of the West and the
Sierra Pastel Society. Learn to put life, depth, and drama in your pastel paintings. Both
experienced pastel painters and those new to the medium will be able to make a beautiful
painting with plenty of one-on-one instruction. Participants can make their own choices
regarding subject matter. The principles apply whether you are painting a portrait,
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landscape, or anything else. Bring a photo to draw or still life to set up. Supply list
available from Larry at Town Hall Arts, 785-2050, larry@townhallarts.com. Cost of
class is $40.
Improve Your Painting
May and June 2014 • 10 am to noon
Improve Your Painting with Sunny Sorensen of Hathaway Pines
Lesson plans will include instruction and practice in creating the armature
(structure) with line and notans, massing and abstracting shapes, keying value to
color and creating color shapes, types of edges and how to use them effectively,
and various methods of guiding the eye through the painting--when
you need a focal point and when you don't. All work will be done from
life, most in studio, and some outside in the second month. Students
should be willing to do one 1/2 hour drawing a day on their own.
Beginner’s welcome. Class size limit: 8. More information to come.
Life Drawing
May and June 2014 • 1 to 4 pm
In The Raw--Serious Life Drawing with Sunny Sorensen
Students draw from a live nude model. More information to come.
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