Bonnie J. Smith - "Forming My Life" Exhibit in SF

Bonnie J. Smith's solo exhibit "Forming My Life", at the Women's Health & Recreation Center runs through April 27, 2014.  Hours are Mon- Sunday 10:00 - 4:30 pm.  The center is located at  3698 California Street, San Francisco, Ca.

 

Mom and Me

Solo Show by Yvonne Newhouse

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.”

 Edward Abbey.

Watercolor Paintings

Hidden Treasures in Full View

Flowers and Landscapes 

at the

The Foster City Gallery

February 26 to April 11, 2014

Reception March 8, 2-4 pm

The event is free and open to the public.  Foster City Art Gallery is located in the Recreation Center lobby at 650 Shell Blvd.  Gallery hours are 8am-10pm Monday through Thursday and 8am-12pm Friday and Saturday.

I hope to see you there..

SIERRA SPRING

 WINDY HILL TRILLIUM 

New Venue for Peninsula Chapter Exhibit is a big hit!

JUST A FEW MORE DAYS TO SEE THIS EXHIBIT!

Honorable Mention for Yvonne Newhouse

Watercolor painting “Nairobi Guard” has received recognition in the Society of Western Art member show. The SWA gallery exhibit at 2625 Broadway, Redwood City, runs January 29 – March 28 2014, Wed – Sat, 10am – 3pm. Stop by for the reception Sat, Feb 22  1 ­ 3pm to see a variety of art included in the show.

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Coffee with the Curator Monday, January 27, 2014, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. You have poured your heart and talent into creating a masterpiece, and now, heeding the advice of our last Coffee with the Curator you have entered competitions while avoiding pitfalls along the way, you have stayed on the radar of decision makers throughout the community, and now you are ready to put your work out there! But is that all it takes? Well, actually … no. Whether it is a museum exhibition, a competition, a community art club show, or an installation in a coffee shop, there are still better ways to increase your odds and make a better presentation of your art. Please join Chief Curator Preston Metcalf Monday, January 27, 8:00-9:30 a.m. for an overview of practices and how-to’s that will certainly improve the professional presentation of your work and your chances of having it seen by others. Practical issues of framing and matting, photographing your work (for that all important portfolio or competition submission), social networking, legal issues of copyright and reproduction, and a number of other peripheral issues will be presented and discussed. This is the “how-to” art lecture they don’t give in your studio art class. For any artist or art enthusiast who wants to know how to better play the game, we hope you will join us.  General Admission: $5.00/TMA members: Free Coffee and light snacks provided. RSVPs are helpful, but not required. To RSVP email: staff@tritonmuseum.org

Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara, Ca 95050 Office Phone: (408) 247-3754 / Gallery Phone: (408) 247-2438 staff@tritonmuseum.org / www.tritonmuseum.org For directions, click here.

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Hand painted silk scarf display at San Mateo City Hall By Yvonne Newhouse

If you are at City Hall in San Mateo for any reason take a moment to look in the glass display cases in the central lobby. I have a display of 10 of my favorite – and your favorite hand painted silk scarves. Or take a short trip to San Mateo City Hall, 330 W 20th Ave, San Mateo to see the display. The show runs from Jan 2 – Feb13, 2014, during business hours. Here are a couple of examples you will see there:

A New Year - A New Beginning

“The human spirit is a natural gardener, producing bouquets in the soul constantly,” says Leigh Toldi, one of the artists whose painting “Unfolding Bouquet” will be in the art show at City Hall in Daly City to celebrate the induction and inaugural term of David J. Canepa as Mayor of Daly City.

The exhibit, “New Beginnings,” runs from January 16 through March 31 an

features twenty-two members of the Peninsula Chapter of Women’s Caucus for Art - painters, photographers, textile artists, printmakers, sculptors and mixed media artists.  A reception for the public will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. January 16.  The reception will be catered by Elephant Bar.

Alysanne McGaffey describes her recent watercolor poetically, “Waves sweep in roiling, tumbling, scrubbing the beach clear to begin life anew with each passing tide, creating my ‘Blue Beach.’”

Fiber artist, Bonnie J. Smith’s work titled, “The Team,” is based on a long, life changing project that involved team work.  She feels that it relates to the project of becoming mayor and needing a team to make it work.

Lorraine Capperell maintains a regimen that includes tai chi, meditation and producing a new watercolor painting each day.  Her piece for this show is titled, “ Awakening.”

This exhibit is co-curated by Marian Yap and Bonnie J. Smith.

About Women’s Caucus for Art

Founded in 1972 in connection with the College Art Association (CAA), WCA is a national member organization unique in its multi-disciplinary, multicultural membership of artists, art historians, students/educators, and museum professionals.  The mission of the Women's Caucus for Art is to expand opportunities and recognition for women in the arts.

Fiber Art Now Magazine Publishes Article on Bonnie's Work

 Here is the first page of the article about my series.  If anyone would like to read the entire article I can email it to them or they can purchase the magazine 2014 Winter Issue - Fiber Art Now at newsstands now.   My web address is www.bonniejofiberarts.com

WCA Peninsula Chapter Christmas Party December 17, 2013

                                          

We will gather together to celebrate the Holiday Season on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at the Coastal Arts League, 300 Main Street, Half Moon Bay.  Please note that we will start at 7:00 PM.  Please bring a finger food item - nothing spillable, please - can be sweet or savory. 

Last year the art exchange at our Christmas Party was a big success so we will do it again this year.

Members will be creating 4-5 pieces of original art in the size range 4 x 3 up to 6 x6 or 5 x7 inches and no more depth than a quarter of a inch. So anywhere, in between those sizes - create to your heart’s content.

 

Please wrap your art works individually in holiday wrapping paper and be sure to stabilize the art so it does not bend. The reason behind the wrapping is, yes, it is a surprise and you will know immediately pulling your art works from the paper bag if by accident, you retrieve your own artwork and it will still be a surprise to others.

 

Remember if you bring four pieces of artwork you will leave with four and bringing five means you will be able to leave with five.

 

Be sure and create each piece of artwork different as someone just might pull from the bag all of your art so we want them to have a variety.

 

WCA Peninsula Chapter Christmas/Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Coastal Arts League, 300 Main Street, Half Moon Bay

7:00 PM

 

 

Finding BALANCE in Chicago

“Riding Chaos,” by Leigh Toldi, is chosen to be part of the group show “Equilibrium” at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. Artworks displayed explore the tensions, demands and challenges inherent in living in a rapidly changing world. This exhibition runs in conjunction with the yearly conference of the Women’s Caucus for Art and the College Art Association. Show dates are January 17 through February 27, 2014.

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