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CommentSt. Helena artist Nancy Willis hosts a series of upcoming workshops, plus a 10-day painting tour to France.
Workshops offered at the Napa Valley College upper valley campus include a Painting Studio Workshop on Fridays, Jan. 25 through May 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Workshops offered at the Napa Valley College upper valley campus include a Painting Studio Workshop on Fridays, Jan. 25 through May 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On Wednesdays, Jan. 26 through March 26, Willis teaches a class in experimental printmaking 1-6 p.m. Beginning March 22, on Saturdays she leads a class in Solarplate Etching, 10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. through May 3.
In addition, through Nimbus Arts in St. Helena, she’ll teach a three-day intensive, Below the Painted Surface, March 7-9. For further information on this workshop e-mail info@nimbusarts.org
In addition, through Nimbus Arts in St. Helena, she’ll teach a three-day intensive, Below the Painted Surface, March 7-9. For further information on this workshop e-mail info@nimbusarts.org
Willis also leads a painting tour to France, visiting Paris, Bordeaux and Bergerac May 22-June 1. To learn more about this trip, contact nancy@nancywillis.com or 963-9410.
Napa Valley College holds auditions for the spring production of “The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and his Friends” by Joseph Robinette on Monday, Jan. 28 and Tuesday Jan. 29, at 4 p.m. in the college theater.
Napa Valley College holds auditions for the spring production of “The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and his Friends” by Joseph Robinette on Monday, Jan. 28 and Tuesday Jan. 29, at 4 p.m. in the college theater.
Roles are open to those ages 16 and older. Come ready to read from the script. Prepared monologues are not required.
Five tales, including “Peter Rabbit,” “The Tailor of Gloucester” and “Jemima Puddle-Duck,” are interwoven with the life of their creator, Beatrix Potter in this work, which moves between the fantasy world she created and the story of Potter, who overcame a lonely, strict childhood in the male-oriented Victorian era that discouraged her writing and drawing
The Napa Valley College Theater is in building 1200 on the college campus, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa. For more information, contact director of drama Jennifer King at 253-3209 or jking@napavalley.edu
Auditions for “A Year With Frog & Toad,” at Solano College Theater take place Jan. 29 and 30, 6-11 p.m., at the Harbor Theatre, 720 Main St., Suisun City. Callbacks are Jan. 31. This family musical is based on the best-selling children’s books by Arnold Lobel. All roles except Toad are available.
Call the Solano College Theatre production office at 864-7199 to schedule an audition appointment. Arrive 15 minutes early to complete paperwork. Actors should prepare 32 bars of an up-tempo song with a ’20s, ’30s or ’40s feel and be dressed to dance. Please bring a photo and resume. Song selections and sides from the show will be provided for those called back.
Rehearsals begin Feb. 11. Performances are March 20 through April 13 in Fairfield.
The Napa Valley Art Association’s next meeting Jan. 28, features guest artist Kerry Smith of Kerry Smith Watercolors. A professional watercolorist for more than 15 years, Smith has also worked in the commercial art industry.
Kerry recently moved to the Napa Valley after living down south all her life. For her Open Studios project last year, she taught visitors how to paint images with fun and quick “tricks of the trade” techniques. Kerry assembled those paintings in a larger painting that was exhibited on her Web site and donated for a fundraiser.
Guests are welcome to the meeting, 1-3 p.m. 1520 Behrens St., Napa. The cost is $3 for nonmembers. For information, contact Sherrell Harper at 265-9050 or sherrell@nvart.org. Visit www.nvart.org for member artist and gallery information.
Napa Valley College Art Gallery presents Beebonibroom (Disturbance in the Field), an installation of bee-themed artwork curated by Napa artist and beekeeper Rob Keller. The show includes Keller’s art as well as work by artists John Bonick and Joy Broom. The exhibit opens with a reception Thursday, Jan. 31, 5-7 p.m. and runs through March 9. The gallery, at 1360 Menlo Ave., Napa, is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 2-6 p.m. Admission is free.
“Man has had a relationship with bees since Paleolithic times,” said Keller. “Honey has been considered the nectar of the gods and the sticky substance of the underworld.”
Keller, an instructor at Napa Valley College and Diablo Valley College, has used live bees and bee imagery in his sculptural installations for years and has been shown in New York, Southern California and the Bay Area.
Artist Joy Broom layers images of seeds, vines, cells, hives, life-cycles and, recently, the destruction of bees by the Varroa mite in drawings and paintings.
John Bonick’s artwork deals with interconnectedness and vibration. In recent paintings he has developed images of ribbony forms he calls channels, which are metaphors for the flow of life. “I’m also fascinated by the way, at the very deepest level, all life is built around vibrations,” Bonick said. “In the world of bees, this is especially apparent. The bees’ vibratory effect is vital within its own world through sound and motion, but throughout our world as well. We are seeing this plainly with the agricultural bee crisis we currently face.” Bonick’s work is shown in galleries locally and nationally.
Curator Rob Keller can be reached by e-mail at bordog@napanet.net
Five tales, including “Peter Rabbit,” “The Tailor of Gloucester” and “Jemima Puddle-Duck,” are interwoven with the life of their creator, Beatrix Potter in this work, which moves between the fantasy world she created and the story of Potter, who overcame a lonely, strict childhood in the male-oriented Victorian era that discouraged her writing and drawing
The Napa Valley College Theater is in building 1200 on the college campus, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa. For more information, contact director of drama Jennifer King at 253-3209 or jking@napavalley.edu
Auditions for “A Year With Frog & Toad,” at Solano College Theater take place Jan. 29 and 30, 6-11 p.m., at the Harbor Theatre, 720 Main St., Suisun City. Callbacks are Jan. 31. This family musical is based on the best-selling children’s books by Arnold Lobel. All roles except Toad are available.
Call the Solano College Theatre production office at 864-7199 to schedule an audition appointment. Arrive 15 minutes early to complete paperwork. Actors should prepare 32 bars of an up-tempo song with a ’20s, ’30s or ’40s feel and be dressed to dance. Please bring a photo and resume. Song selections and sides from the show will be provided for those called back.
Rehearsals begin Feb. 11. Performances are March 20 through April 13 in Fairfield.
The Napa Valley Art Association’s next meeting Jan. 28, features guest artist Kerry Smith of Kerry Smith Watercolors. A professional watercolorist for more than 15 years, Smith has also worked in the commercial art industry.
Kerry recently moved to the Napa Valley after living down south all her life. For her Open Studios project last year, she taught visitors how to paint images with fun and quick “tricks of the trade” techniques. Kerry assembled those paintings in a larger painting that was exhibited on her Web site and donated for a fundraiser.
Guests are welcome to the meeting, 1-3 p.m. 1520 Behrens St., Napa. The cost is $3 for nonmembers. For information, contact Sherrell Harper at 265-9050 or sherrell@nvart.org. Visit www.nvart.org for member artist and gallery information.
Napa Valley College Art Gallery presents Beebonibroom (Disturbance in the Field), an installation of bee-themed artwork curated by Napa artist and beekeeper Rob Keller. The show includes Keller’s art as well as work by artists John Bonick and Joy Broom. The exhibit opens with a reception Thursday, Jan. 31, 5-7 p.m. and runs through March 9. The gallery, at 1360 Menlo Ave., Napa, is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 2-6 p.m. Admission is free.
“Man has had a relationship with bees since Paleolithic times,” said Keller. “Honey has been considered the nectar of the gods and the sticky substance of the underworld.”
Keller, an instructor at Napa Valley College and Diablo Valley College, has used live bees and bee imagery in his sculptural installations for years and has been shown in New York, Southern California and the Bay Area.
Artist Joy Broom layers images of seeds, vines, cells, hives, life-cycles and, recently, the destruction of bees by the Varroa mite in drawings and paintings.
John Bonick’s artwork deals with interconnectedness and vibration. In recent paintings he has developed images of ribbony forms he calls channels, which are metaphors for the flow of life. “I’m also fascinated by the way, at the very deepest level, all life is built around vibrations,” Bonick said. “In the world of bees, this is especially apparent. The bees’ vibratory effect is vital within its own world through sound and motion, but throughout our world as well. We are seeing this plainly with the agricultural bee crisis we currently face.” Bonick’s work is shown in galleries locally and nationally.
Curator Rob Keller can be reached by e-mail at bordog@napanet.net
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