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Art Notes: In plein air
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CommentArtist Gretchen Kimball offers would-be painters a fool-proof opportunity to create a painting with her two-day plein air workshops in the valley.
Kimball sets up everything in a private, (no gawking tourists wondering what you’re doing) scenic location in the valley — easels, canvases, paints, brushes, palettes, and linseed oil along with a picnic lunch, and wine for a little added inspiration.
Kimball sets up everything in a private, (no gawking tourists wondering what you’re doing) scenic location in the valley — easels, canvases, paints, brushes, palettes, and linseed oil along with a picnic lunch, and wine for a little added inspiration.
Most of all, Kimball provides step-by-step instruction, from framing a scene, to sketching it to taking the plunge and putting oils on a blank canvas.
A recent weekend foray into the vineyards above Quintessa Winery, brought together an artist from Angwin, a mother and daughter visiting the valley to celebrate the daughter’s 21st birthday, and two participants who had never before done as much as pick up a brush, and by the end of the first afternoon session, each had produced an oil painting, or at least the beginning of one.
A recent weekend foray into the vineyards above Quintessa Winery, brought together an artist from Angwin, a mother and daughter visiting the valley to celebrate the daughter’s 21st birthday, and two participants who had never before done as much as pick up a brush, and by the end of the first afternoon session, each had produced an oil painting, or at least the beginning of one.
Kimball holds two more workshops this year, Oct. 21-22 and Nov. 10-11. She’ll resume the workshops next spring.
For more information about the sessions, visit www.allaprimastudio.com or call All Prima Studio at 265-8536./Register
For more information about the sessions, visit www.allaprimastudio.com or call All Prima Studio at 265-8536./Register
Bridges of Napa County
The Gaw Van Male law offices in Napa, in conjunction with the board of trustees of the Napa Valley Heritage Fund, hosts an art exhibit, “The Stone Bridges of Napa County,” opening Friday. The works will be on view through November. No appointment is necessary to view this historical art. The law office is at 1000 Main St., Napa./Register
Go fish
The Napa Valley Museum in Yountville presents “Fish Tales: A History of Fishing,” Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. Shari Gardner, a local biologist and project coordinator for the Napa River Watershed Historical Ecology Project and a member of Friends of the Napa River, discusses the history of fishing on the Napa River. The program is free with museum admission. Call 944-0500 for reservations./Register
Harvest concerts
The Napa High School fall concert Oct. 18 at the District Auditorium is sold out, but a few tickets remain for the Harvest Concert Sunday at 2:30 and 5 p.m. at Mont La Salle on Redwood Road, featuring four of the school’s performing choirs. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling the Napa High music office at 253-3705./ Register
The Gaw Van Male law offices in Napa, in conjunction with the board of trustees of the Napa Valley Heritage Fund, hosts an art exhibit, “The Stone Bridges of Napa County,” opening Friday. The works will be on view through November. No appointment is necessary to view this historical art. The law office is at 1000 Main St., Napa./Register
Go fish
The Napa Valley Museum in Yountville presents “Fish Tales: A History of Fishing,” Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. Shari Gardner, a local biologist and project coordinator for the Napa River Watershed Historical Ecology Project and a member of Friends of the Napa River, discusses the history of fishing on the Napa River. The program is free with museum admission. Call 944-0500 for reservations./Register
Harvest concerts
The Napa High School fall concert Oct. 18 at the District Auditorium is sold out, but a few tickets remain for the Harvest Concert Sunday at 2:30 and 5 p.m. at Mont La Salle on Redwood Road, featuring four of the school’s performing choirs. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling the Napa High music office at 253-3705./ Register
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