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Demonstrations 2011
| See Contact for information about meeting time, location and directions. All demonstrations start at 8:00 p.m. |
| January 22 |
INSTALLATION/AWARDS LUNCHEON. Harry's Hofbrau, reserved room in the back, 11:30am. |
| February 25 |
 Terri Hill (watercolorist). Terri Hill has been producing colorful works of communication for the last 32 years. Her background in Graphic Design, Photography, Art Direction, Marketing and Advertising have all influenced her watercolor art. Her paintings are known for their rich, saturated color and unusual vantage point. Being a healthy lifestyle enthusiast, Terri paints what she loves. It’s pretty obvious from her paintings that she runs, bikes, and swims as well as enjoys the wonderful local fruits and vegetables and libations. You can find Terri’s paintings at Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos, Los Gatos Museums Gallery and on her website, www.designerhill.com. |
| March 25 |
Claire Schroeven Verbiest (pastel). Claire is considered one of the finest pastel and watercolor artists in the San Francisco. Bay Area, and is well known for her lively, crisp and truthful depictions of people, landscapes and flowers. She teaches watercolor and pastel plus workshops throughout the US, Canada and Europe. The Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara displayed 29 of her pastel paintings in May-June 2007. Her obsession is “to charm the eye with intense color, dramatic light and strong design." Visit her website at www.claireverbiest.com. |
April 15
(3rd Friday) |
 Sonja Hamilton, SWA (watercolor fast/loose flowers). This San Francisco born artist, teacher, art show judge, demonstrator and calligrapher is noted for her fluid, concise watercolors, whether landscapes, seascapes or florals. Sonja has taught in adult education for more than 30 years and has had numerous workshops in Hawaii, California, Arizona and Nevada. She also was an instructor on tours in Italy and Greece, the Canadian Rockies, France and Belgium, as well as a demonstrating artist and lecturer in China in 1999. Sonja is affiliated with Auburn Old Town Gallery, Auburn, CA, and Yosemite Art & Education Center. Visit her website at www.sonjahamilton.com. |
| May 27 |
 Laurie Johnson (oil portrait). Laurie began drawing and painting at age 12, and continued her art studies through high school and college, then moved to Scottsdale, AZ, to study full time at the Scottsdale Artist School where she studied under 10 well known artists. In 2006 Laurie traveled to Paris, France, where she attended French immersion classes, painted afternoons around Paris and attended museums weekends, especially the Musee D’Orsay. She also painted in Monet’s Gardens for 10 days while there. After returning, Laurie continued her studies at the Watts Atelier in Southern California and found Renate Fine Art Gallery in Carmel, California, to represent her. She currently teaches oil painting on the weekends at the Redwood City Art Center. |
| June 24 |
 Marsha Heimbecker (oil animal). Marsha is a Bay Area native and educated engineer who was forced into a very early retirement because of familial heart condition. After a heart transplant in 2001, she found great joy and passion in drawing and painting. She treasures the beauty, color and energy in what she sees, painting with risk, creativity and emotion using vivid colors and bold brushwork. She took classes at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and at many other Bay Area colleges. She is a member of Portola Art Gallery—Allied Arts, POPS and Sanchez Art Gallery. View her website www.MarshaHeimbecker.com. |
| July |
N/A no meeting |
| August 26 |
 Video DVD (street art). "Exit through Gift Shop" is a quasi-documentary on the underground world of street art by Frenchman Thierry Guetta that takes an unexpected twist at the end. |
| September 23 |
 Floy Zittin (watercolor on gesso). Floy’s formal education was in biology. Her art career began when she needed to illustrate her own papers for publication. This led to work as a scientific illustrator and she spent 10 years working on textbooks and field guides while she and her husband were living in British Columbia. Since returning to California in 1983, she has been focusing on watercolor particularly depicting birds with an oriental touch. Her paintings possess a unique depth of field affect. She teaches classes and workshops and her work can be seen at Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos and Alexander’s Fine Art, Pleasanton, CA. Visit her website at www.floyzittin.com. |
| October 28 |
 Debbie Bakker (watercolorist). After her first career as an elementary school reading specialist, Debbie decided to tackle children’s literature from the other side of the table – as an illustrator. She is a recent graduate of the Academy of Art University Illustration BFA, is currently a member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), and is working toward entering the publishing arena (and is happy to share her resources and experiences). Her painting focuses primarily on images to delight children, as well as the child in all of us! She has shown her work publicly and in juried shows for the past four years in various San Francisco and Bay Area locations/competitions. Debbie combines her love of teaching and her love of visual storytelling by teaching art classes whenever possible. View her website at www.DebbieBakkerArt.com.
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| November 18 |
 Video DVD (using salt). Any artist familiar with videos by Judy Morris, AWS, will want to see “TUSCAN TEXTURES, Rich Textures Using Salt.” Judy takes the mystery out of choosing the right colors and salts to achieve amazingly rich textures. She shows the versatility of watercolor and the subtle differences combining various types of paint (opaques, transparents, stains, etc.) that paper and salts will achieve. Judy charges in color while the salt is doing its work and tweaks it after all is dry. She breaks a few “rules” as she spots in color contrasts and finishes with glazing an opaque to make a textured surface that is a vibrant feast! Judy’s video will make everyday walls an inviting subject for any watercolorist. |
| December |
N/A no meeting |
| Jan. 28, 2012 |
INSTALLATION/AWARDS LUNCHEON. Harry's Hofbrau, reserved room in the back, 11:30 a.m. |
| Prior Year(s) |
Demonstrations for current year. |
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