The USk-DFW sketch crawl is this Saturday, Nov. 17th in Grapevine. Meet in front of the Visitors’ Center at 1:30. Free parking is behind the Visitor Center building. Address: Grapevine Visitor Information Center, 636 S Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051 https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/listing/grapevine-visitor-information-center/122/
Grapevine is loaded with great sketch opportunities: the old train station, the Farmers’ …
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Juried Art Competition Call for Entries
Open to all artists 18 and older, using oil, acrylic, collage, pen & ink, watercolor, pencil, etc, and photography. On registration day, you pick up your map, names and locations of designated places to paint or photograph, and a Rowlett Chamber of Commerce Welcome Bag. NOTE: Artists MUST …
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Plein air artists and those who would like to try are welcome to paint, draw and create at historic Pecan Grove Cemetery using the art and scenery as inspiration, every second Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Located at 1701 S. McDonald, McKinney, Texas artists share in a time of creating and learning …
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Let’s Sketch Deep Ellum!
Greetings sketchers!
Our next sketch outing for Urban Sketchers Dallas/Fort Worth will be 10:30 am Saturday, May 19th at the Deep Ellum. Deep Ellum is a neighborhood composed largely of arts and entertainment venues near downtown in East Dallas. Deep Ellum is one of the most historically significant neighborhoods in the city. Place is full of restaurants, Tatto Parlors, bars, musicians, graffiti …
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Dogwood Trails Celebration
Palestine, Texas
March 31 – April 1
The weekend for our Palestine Paint-Out is March 31-April 1, to coincide with the 80th Annual Dogwood Trails Celebration. David Tripp, who is coordinating this event, has arranged a special rate for paint-out participants at The Redlands Historic Inn. The Redlands, built …
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Looking for fresh inspiration for your art? Join our informal painting and sketching sessions held once a month in Irving. Follow in the footsteps of the French impressionists!
Locations and dates: (All outings are weather permitting )
Saturdays 10am-2pm
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St Patrick’s Cathedral for a St. Patrick’s Day SketchCrawl!
This March our monthly outing falls on St. Patrick’s day! We’ll meet at Bailey’s Barbeque located at 826 Taylor Street at 12:00 for lunch. We’ll walk a couple blocks east to arrive at St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 1206 Throckmorton St, Fort Worth, TX 76102 arriving at 1:30 pm for 2 …
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PAINT HISTORIC WAXAHACHIE!
When: 14 Apr 2018 , UTC-06:00 (deadline to enter)
Where: ART on the Square
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
13TH ANNUAL
PAINT HISTORIC WAXAHACHIE!
Easels in Ellis County:
**Pre-Paint on 3 weekends in April:
April 14 &15
April 21 & 22
April 28 & 29
**PRE-PAINT opportunity: Artists registering by April 10, …
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REMINDER
The 2018 Plein Air Event
Reception is this weekend
Saturday, February 24
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
ArtCentre of Plano
Last Friday and Saturday, Plano Art Association, in conjunction with The Outdoor Painters Society, Southwest Watercolor Society and ArtCentre of Plano, conducted an exciting …
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Plano Art Association, in conjunction with The Outdoor Painters Society, Southwest Watercolor Society and ArtCentre of Plano, will be conducting an exciting two-day plein air event in Downtown Plano and nearby areas.
Up to 100 artists are expected to participate from all over North Texas. The artists will focus on the interesting subject matter …
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Eligibility
Open to all artists 18 and older, using oil, acrylic, collage, pen & ink, watercolor, pencil, etc, and photography. On registration day, you pick up your map, names and locations of designated places to paint or photograph, and a Rowlett Chamber of Commerce Welcome Bag. NOTE: Artists MUST begin on site …
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Registration is now open for painting in historic Waxahachie, TX: https://www.outdoorpainterssociety.com/event-2627753.
Sponsored by the Outdoor Painters Society. Annual associate membership is $45.
“The Downtown Square in Waxahachie, with its charming turn-of-the-century architecture and friendly people, is truly a time capsule of an era long …
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Mark your calendars for the Southwestern Watercolor Society Fall Paint Out!
When: October 6-7 2017
Where: Jefferson & Marshall, Texas
A signup sheet will be at the September SWS meeting or contact Ron Bigony, paint out chair RonBigony@aol.com
For more details, see flyer: SWS Fall Paintout Marshall-Jefferson 2017
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Arts take center stage in new Keller festival
A new family-friendly festival celebrating the arts is coming to Old Town Keller thanks to a partnership between the city’s Public Arts Board and the local nonprofit Keller Public Arts Society.
Keller, TX – The first annual Keller Art Walk, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14 from …
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Paint plein-air and studio in watercolor, acrylic or oil, the spectacular Fall colors of the Aspens in the mountains surrounding Lake City, CO. Sept. 18-23rd. 5-1/2 Days.
In the mornings we will make preliminary basic structure value sketches, color sketches and drawings, painting in the studio in the afternoon. Mixed media will …
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Let’s Sketch Irving Convention Center!
Greetings sketchers!
Our next sketch outing for Urban Sketchers Dallas/Fort Worth will be 10:00am Saturday, May 20th at the Irving Convention Center. The Irving Convention Center is a 275,000 sq ft (25,500 m2) facility located on a 40 acres (16 ha) tract in Las Colinas Urban Center in Irving, Texas. The center is a piece of Innovative Design in Engineering and …
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CALL FOR ARTISTS!
“Paint Historic Waxahachie!”
A Competition Paint Out Event Sponsored by Ellis County Art Association
May 6 – 14, 2017
Entry Deadline, April 1 to be eligible for *Pre-event Painting
Late entries accepted on space available basis.
*Pre-event Painting Opportunity: Register by April 1 and you can paint ANY day, ANY where …
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The Artists Showplace Gallery is delighted to host one of the premier art events of the season. Plein Air Southwest Salon is a juried competition, exhibition and sale sponsored by the Outdoor Painters Society and showcased every April in Dallas. The annual event seeks to promote an appreciation for the process of en plen …
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In conjunction with the Irving Heritage Society‘s Celebrating Irving event, Irving Art Association is hosting Irving-themed exhibits at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts and the West Irving Library. This is the Irving Heritage House’s 100th Anniversary, and the focus of the celebration is on anything Irving. The West Gallery at Jaycee Park will be devoted mainly …
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“OMA’S ” 9×12 Watercolor
“NEW TO PLEIN AIR” WORKSHOP with TINA BOHLMAN
3/17/2017 – 3/18/2017
Fee: $150.00
Class limited to 8
Are you an experienced painter but NEW to PLEIN AIR? This is the workshop for you! The focus is on the challenges encountered when painting …
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2017 SWS Spring Paint Out: Palestine, TX and Buffalo Ranch April 21-22
This will be a GREAT event! Palestine is a treasure of rustic and historical buildings and antique shops. Flyer: Palestine Paint Out
Bryce and Trish Weigand have graciously offered to host the Saturday 5pm reception at their ranch, in Oakwood, about …
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Instructor Bruce Peil will be offering a Studio / Plein Air Workshop on January 19 -21 at his studio in Athens, TX.
These workshops are about how to capture the feeling of the light and mood of the scene. You will also learn how to mix the colors that you see with a simplified …
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January 2017 PAINT OUT
Ft. Worth Stock Yards
Ft. Worth, Texas
January 20-21, 2017
Join us for two days of fun and painting at the historic Ft. Worth Stock Yards. There are sure to be plenty of painting subjects: …
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(Mon. – Fri.) Jan. 9 – 13, 10 am to 4 pm
Tuition: $300 for HCAF Members & $340 for Non-Members
Participants will take their small plein air landscape study and turn it into a large format painting. We will focus on drawing, composition, value, edges, and color, implementing rules of perspective and principles …
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Entries are now being accepted for Plein Air Southwest Salon 2017.
Visit the OPS website for more information and the prospectus.
Enter online: Plein Air Southwest Salon 2017
https://onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=8686
PASW 2017 Juror is Kenn Erroll Backhaus. The exhibit is held at Southwest Gallery in Dallas,
CALENDAR:
Entry deadline: January 8, 2017
Acceptance …
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Texas Hill Country Paint Out
Paint Out at WENMOHS RANCH in the Texas Hill Country
Cypress Mills, Texas
November 18-19, 2016
Host: Dena Wenmohs
Once again we will return to this marvelous ranch for a few days of painting the …
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Jane Jones has studied with over 80 of the country’s leading instructors and is in demand herself as an instructor, lecturer and juror. Winner of innumerable prestigious awards in local, regional, and national juried exhibitions, Jane is a signature member of Southwest Watercolor Society, Associated Creative Artists, Texas Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, National …
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We are pleased to announce Lilian Garcia-Roig’s exhibition, Fleeting (Autumn Woods and Flowing Waters), from October 22 through November 26, at Valley House Gallery.
The exhibition opens Oct. 22, with a reception from 6:00pm to 8:30pm. At5:30pm, Lilian Garcia-Roig will give a gallery talk about her recent paintings and watercolors.
This exhibition includes on-site …
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It’s that time again. Call for entries for the 4th annual Paint & Photograph Rowlett Juried Art Show.
This show is open to anyone 18 and over. Previously only a plein air painting competition, this year photography was added to the art media, because of requests from photographers in the area. The …
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Once again Carol Devereaux will be hosting OPS painters at this quaint East Texas town on October 21, 2016. Walk the brick streets and step back in time to enjoy that old town feeling. The piney woods, mixed with the glorious colors of the fall leaves should be picture perfect this time of year. …
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JOHN P. LASATER IV – SUNSETS & NOCTURNES
Price: $475.00
Workshop Dates: 9/22/2016 – 9/24/2016
Location: Ellis County Art Association
113 W. Franklin St.
Waxahachie, Texas 75165
ONLINE REGISTRATION: https://elliscountyart.net/workshop/13081/john-p-lasater-iv-sunsets-and-nocturnes
left:
“Radient Light” by John Lasater IV
www,lasaterart.com
“Sunsets, Late Light & Nocturnes” …
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Liz Bonham, Beverly Boren, Maryann Brummer and Steve Miller will be our featured artists for “Fresh Paint: Plein Air Works by 4 Artists”, July 5 to 27, 2016. Each artist brings the beauty of the natural light and landscape to life in their oil paintings. All are accomplished, award winning artists who strive to share …
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On Friday morning, May 13, 2016 – Paint Historic Waxahachie artists kick off a week-long painting “marathon”. The downtown business district and Saturday’s Farmers Market is the destination of the event artists as well as along the streets of the city’s historic neighborhoods.
MAY 13 THROUGH MAY 22, 2016
“SUN-UP TO SUN-DOWN” DAILY
SEE …
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Meetings are held on the first Monday evening of the month (except for Labor Day.) Visitors and guests are welcome to attend our monthly meetings and demonstrations. Our next meeting will be on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Location: Trinity Arts Guild Gallery, Bedford Boys Ranch, 2819 R. D. Hurt Pkwy., Bedford, TX 76095-0671
(817) …
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Outdoor Painters Society with A Double Weekend of Featured Artists
Saturday, April 30, 2016
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
TED CLEMENS
Best of Show in OPS 2016
RANDY SAFFLE
Award of Excellence in OPS 2016 Live Demonstrations & Light Refreshments ********************************* Saturday, May 7, 2016 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Cecy …
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