Village Art

We had a great time and Ryan’s presentation on composition was very good. Most people ended up doing watercolors. Hope to see you at the next one, Friday March 23rd. 6:00pm at Joel and Blanca’s house.

When: Sunday morning, March 11th
Where: Sweetwater Trailhead, Saguaro National Park West
***Meet at Ryan & Andrea’s house at 9,15am to carpool***The weather forecast for Sunday is warm and sunny, so we’re going to try a plein air experience! Hopefully we’ll get to see some wildflowers if it’s not too early in the season.

We’ll meet at our house at 9,15 and leave at 9,30 SHARP (not Village time!). The trailhead is on the West side so it’s a drive across town to get there. If you want to go on your own, click here to get directions to the trailhead.

At 10,00am I will be giving a short lecture on composition. After the lecture, enjoy a short hike, explore the Sonoran desert and try out compositions of your own. At 11,30am we’ll gather back together for an informal critique.

What to bring:
* Pants and good closed-toe shoes for walking in the desert
* Your own materials, and a means to carry them - if you don’t have any and want to come, call me and I’ll see if I can get you something
* Water - never go into the desert without water!
* Snacks if you want ‘em

Remember, meet at our house at 9,15 because we leave promptly at 9,30… see you Sunday!

***Directions to Sweetwater Trailhead***

from Speedway/Campbell Intersection: Drive north on Campbell Avenue to Fort Lowell Road. Turn left on Fort Lowell Road to Stone Avenue. Turn right on Stone Avenue to Wetmore Road. Turn left on Wetmore Road. Continue on Wetmore to Romero Road. Turn right on Romero. Romero becomes Ruthrauff at the curve, which becomes El Camino del Cerro after passing under Interstate 10. Continue on El Camino del Cerro until it dead-ends at the trailhead. A paved trailhead parking area has room for fifteen cars and two horsetrailers.

Our first art gathering will be Friday Febuary 23. We will meet at Joel and Blanca’s house. Benji Park will give a short presentation on color values starting around 7:30 P.M.

The Village is starting up meetings for people to come together and do art. There will be two meetings a month. The evening one on the 4th Friday of the month at Joel and Blanca’s house. The meeting will start around 6:00 P.M., at around 7:30 P.M. we hope to have a little bit of art instruction for those interested. There will be a designated artist on duty to help anyone.

The morning meeting will be the second Sunday of the month at 9:30 in the morning. The morning meeting will have more instruction. Some mornings will be field trips. If we arn’t going to a location then we will meet at Joel and Blanca’s house. Check villagersonline or this blog if you are unsure where we are meeting.

All levels and forms of art are accepted. There is no skill requirement to come.