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Setting up that tasty pastel palette, some technical details

04 Sunday Oct 2015

Posted by Marsha Connell in Art, Art workshops, Drawing, En plein air, Exhibits, Landscape, Mendocino Art Center, Open Studios, Painting, Pastel, Sonoma County Art Trails, Watercolor

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There will be color hors d’oeuvres and tasty demos of pastel and watercolor at noon each day of my open studio (click for catalog page), Oct 10, 11, 17, 18. Click for map.

I’ve always loved an essay by Henry Miller in “Paint as You Like and Die Happy” about hungry painters discussing the juicy names of colors like hors d’oeuvres!

My plein air pastel boxHere’s the container for my tasty new pastel palette. Good enough to eat?!
I researched many pastel boxes and easels ’til settling on this Heilman backpacking box. I might like a larger box, but not a heavier one. Then I made a switch from my trusty but weighty French easel to an old camera tripod, attaching a “quick release” gadget from the photo store (Glad I brought my filled pastel box and tripod along to work it out.), inserting the Heilman metal easel into the two pre-drilled holes in the opened pastel box. This, theoretically, lightened the potential load by 6 pounds. I attach my Bestbrella to the tripod legs. I can carry all into a deep backpack.

My new plein air pastel set up is a work in progress. It was a dramatic move to peel and break off chunks from my collections of many years, stored in several kinds of boxes, mostly Unison, Rembrandt, Nupastel, Sennelier, with additional samples from Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend, Schmincke, and more. Sometimes I’ve bought pastels in sets, when they come in their own box, sometimes by the stick. Creating and recreating order after making each painting, light to dark, warm to cool, more or less, and cleaning the pastels to let their color shine through and speak with each other, is an intellectual, meditative and time-taking experience.

Pastel painting in progress Mendocino Headlands West 3  Pastel painting in progress Mendocino Headlands West 2Pastel painting in progress Mendocino Headlands WestI had my misgivings about the stability of this set-up. So far it held up well painting during Mendocino Open Plein Air, which was a week of extraordinarily calm and sunny coastal weather. http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org/pleinair.

The blue flag was for viewers to find the “celebrity artists”. I was the pastel specialist, a good motivation for setting a deadline to reorganize. And two weeks before I taught a Mendocino Art Center workshop “Lively Pastels”. I’ll teach this again April 16-17, 2016.

It’s harder to detach the box than to set up. Inside, I use a table and/or a studio easel and keep carrying pastel paintings outside to knock off the extra dust between layers.

  • Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino Open Paint Out – September 7-12, 2015

    mendocinoartcenter.org

    You might enjoy seeing more examples of pastel set-ups and conversation among artists here: Pastel Society of America
    Adrian Frankel Giuliani
    Yesterday at 1:22pm
    that would be Oct 3, 2015

     

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A Tasty Palette: Sample My New Pastels and Oils at My Open Studio

29 Tuesday Sep 2015

Posted by Marsha Connell in Art, ARTrails, Drawing, En plein air, Exhibits, Landscape, Mendocino Art Center, Oils, Open Studios, Painting, Pastel, Sonoma County Art Trails, Watercolor

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Come sample the dishes that are emerging from my tasty new pastel palette!My plein air pastel box

MARSHA CONNELL
OPEN STUDIO and SALE #47
October 10-11, 17-18 10am-5pm

Sonoma County Art Trails

New plein air paintings in oil, pastel and watercolor from Northern CA and the Adirondacks

Also art from my collections will be available, some at special prices for my friends and collectors, as I make space for new work, as well as reduce inventory for a potential move. . . . no, we haven’t found just the right place yet and are still looking, especially in west Sonoma County.

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This pastel, “Illumination”, painted last month while I was a “celebrity artist” at the Mendocino Open Paintout, can be seen when you visit  my studio.

Headlands West, 3, 12 x 16, pastel
This pastel, “Headlands West, 3”, can be seen when you visit the Art Trails exhibit at Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Notice the warm feelings of perfect summer days on the Pacific coast, compared with the cooler Adirondack oils below.

SONOMA COUNTY ART TRAILS PREVIEW EXHIBITION

at THE ART TRAILS GALLERY AT CORRICK’S
and MY DAUGHTER THE FRAMER
637 Fourth Street, Downtown Santa Rosa
Reception: Friday, October 2, 5-7pm
Presented by Corrick’s / My Daughter the Framer / Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Enjoy a celebration of creativity with the work of over 80 artists!
Preview here, then select your favorite studios to visit during
the Art Trails weekends, October 10, 11, 17, 18.

Exhibition Dates: Friday, October 2 – Saturday, November 14, 2015

These Adirondack oils, painted this June, sometimes under umbrellas in the rain (imagine that, my drought stricken West Coast friends) at the Publisher’s Invitational Paintout at Paul Smith’s College, can be seen at the Art Trails Gallery at Corricks.

Marsha Connell_Clearing_oil on linen panel_12 x 16 “Clearing”

Marsha Connell_Vivid Darkening_oil on linen panel_16 x 12“Vivid Darkening” Marsha Connell_Rainy River_oil on canvas_12 x 16“Rainy River”

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Thank you Satri Pencak for the Art Trails photos!

12 Monday Jan 2015

Posted by Marsha Connell in Art, En plein air, Exhibits, Oils, Open Studios, Painting, Sonoma County Art Trails

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I’m amazed that I just discovered this photo of myself and my catalog painting on Satri’s Sonoma County Arts Blog. Thank you, Satri! I do appreciate your selecting my artist photo at the coast with sketchbook and my oil painting “Pond and Wild Iris” to represent the wonderful community of Sonoma County Art Trails artists!

The October 2014 Open Studio weekends may be over, but look for us again October 10, 11, 17, & 18, 2015, our 30th year! And we invite our friends’ interest and support year round as we continue to exhibit and to teach and to create new work in our studios and en plein air.

Here’s the very fine article Satri wrote about Art Trails, and links back to her blog pages, where you can also regularly find out about many other Sonoma County art events and profiles on artists. Having been the visual arts coordinator at Sebastopol Center for the Arts for many years, Satri’s circle is wide and knowledgeable.

http://www.sonomacounty.com/blog/art-trails-open-studios-2014

Art Trails Open Studios 2014

  • bySatri Pencak
    Published: October 9th, 2014
    See Satri Pencak’s Profile Page

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Autumn in Sonoma County means harvest time — grapes, apples, pumpkins, and all sorts of luscious things. It’s also when Art Trails Open Studios is happening over two weekends, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12 and 18-19, with studios open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In its 29th year, this is the largest open studios event in Sonoma County. Art Trails is a great opportunity to visit artists in their studios, talk with the artists, and see where and how art is created. It’s also an excellent time and place to buy art directly out of the studios for holiday gifts, or to add to your own collection.

                    

For the first time, Art Trails Open Studios is sponsored by Sebastopol Center for the Arts, and will complement the Art Center’s long-standing annual Art at the Source Open Studios event that takes place in western Sonoma County during June.

Art Trails Open Studios encompasses the entire county and features the work of 161 artists. A number of the artists are offering free demonstrations throughout the weekends where you can talk with the artists, observe, and learn about traditional and experimental materials and techniques.

The best way to begin is to visit the main preview exhibition at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, where a piece from each of the artists is on display. This gives you an opportunity to look carefully and decide which studios you want to visit. You can also visit one of the five satellite preview exhibits presented throughout the county.

Then at any of the venues pick up a catalog with maps, schedules, and details, and hit the road, following the blue signs for an easy self-guided tour through beautiful Sonoma County.

For more information call Sebastopol Center for the Arts at 707-829-4797, or go to www.sebarts.org, or http://sonomacountyarttrails.org/.

Locations and dates of Art Trails exhibitions:

Sebastopol Center for the Arts
282 South High St., Sebastopol
707-829-4797
Through Oct. 19

Regular gallery hours are Tuesdays through Friday 10am to 4pm, and Saturdays 1-4pm. Extended gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the tour weekends.

Corrick’s
637 Fourth St., Downtown Santa Rosa
707-546-2424
Through Oct. 31

Gallery One
209 Western Ave.
Petaluma, CA 94952
707. 778.8277
Through Oct. 21

Cloverdale Arts Alliance
204 N. Cloverdale Blvd.
Cloverdale, CA 95425
707.894.4410
Through Nov. 13

Ice House Gallery
405 East D St.
Petaluma, CA 94952
707.778.2238
Through Oct. 19

Fulton X Gallery
1200 River Road
Fulton, CA 95439
Oct. 8 – Nov. 2
Reception: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 6-8 p.m.

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Open Studio: Sonoma County ART Trails

06 Monday Oct 2014

Posted by Marsha Connell in Art, Art workshops, Landscape, Oils, Open Studios, Painting, Sonoma County Art Trails, Still Life, Watercolor, Workshops

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August-Afternoon-for-emailIf you’re nearby, please do stop in! Map. If far, please enjoy a virtual visit by clicking links below. I’ll be delighted to see you or hear from you!

Journey with me through landscape and still life in oil and watercolor. . . enter the inner worlds of Dream Vessels Collages.

The upstairs studio is featuring skies and waterways,
downstairs is a gallery of fields and flowers.
Hats and a Murder of Crows may appear in surprising locations.

Originals grande and petite, prints, and cards. Many new small works and an opportunity to discover “specials” in all sizes. (I’m reducing studio inventory in preparation for a move. . . details yet to be revealed. . .)

You may also view paintings year round, by appointment,
at the studio, in your home or office, and at
ART Trails Gallery at Corrick’s  637 4th Street, Santa Rosa
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Follow my new blog Marsha Connell Studio, where you can also register for our November watercolor workshop at Pepperwood Preserve.

My paintings are in these current Sonoma County ART Trails exhibitions:
Sebastopol Center for the Arts (our new program sponsor), Corrick’s, Fulton Xrossing Gallery, Cloverdale Arts Alliance, Icehouse Gallery Petaluma.
Marsha_Connell_The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life_collage_11" x 17"
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life.

Dream Vessels collage created for Take Five project of the 2014 Sonoma County Jewish Film Festival.

On exhibit at Corrick’s in October and at the Rialto Theater, Sebastopol, Tuesday, October 14, during the two screenings of award-winning film, The Lady in Number 6.

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Reception for Sonoma County Art Trails Gallery Preview Exhibit at Corrick’s

05 Friday Sep 2014

Posted by Marsha Connell in Art, Exhibits, Painting, Sonom County Art Trails

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The painting I've featured for my catalog image can be seen now at the Art Trails Gallery at Corrick's. It will return home for Open Studios, October 11 & 12, 18 & 19. Corrick's is open M-F 10-5:30 and there will be two Art Trails parties, First Fridays in September and October, 5-7. Join us!

“Iris and Pond”, the painting I’ve featured for my catalog image can be seen now at the Art Trails Gallery at Corrick’s. It will return home for Open Studio weekends, October 11 & 12, 18 & 19. Corrick’s is open M-F 10-5:30 and there will be two Art Trails receptions, First Fridays in September and October, 5-7. Join us! Meet and greet and enjoy the inspiring works in many media by over seventy artists, and of course wine, food, and music, too.

Sally Baker and I have been hanging art shows for two intensive days, yesterday the Preview Exhibit at the Art Trails Gallery at Corrick's and the day before, Art for Life, at Sebastopol Center for the Arts. It's like making three dimensional collages, finding connections and building bridges between disparate objects, so that they have harmonious conversations, but do not blend so much that they lose their individual characters. A visual and physical challenge, and gratifying when it all comes together!

Sally Baker and I have been hanging art shows for two intensive days, yesterday the Preview Exhibit at the Art Trails Gallery at Corrick’s  and the day before, Art for Life, at Sebastopol Center for the Arts. It’s like making three dimensional collages, finding connections and building bridges between disparate objects, so that they have harmonious conversations, but do not blend so much that they lose their individual characters. A visual and physical challenge, and gratifying when it all comes together!

First Fridays at Corrick’s– Art Trails Preview Show

 

 

 

 

 

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Open Studio Two October Weekends

01 Tuesday Oct 2013

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Open Studio Two October Weekends

MARSHA CONNELL
OPEN STUDIO 2013

October 12-13, 19-20   10am-5pm
Studio #63
2180 Beverly Way, Santa Rosa CA 95404
707-527-7754 marsha@marshaconnell.com
http://www.artrails.org

View paintings year round, by appointment at the studio
or in your home or office, and at

ARTrails Gallery at Corrick’s
637 Fourth Street, Downtown Santa Rosa
707-546-2423 10-5 Mon-Sat, 12-5 Sun

GESTURE and STILLNESS Watercolor Workshop
with Marsha Connell and Sally Baker at Pepperwood Preserve,
Nov 2 & 3
info @ http://www.marshaconnell.com  or
https://marshaconnell.wordpress.com/

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