Northern California Arts

When master potter Chris Thompson was the presenter at the March meeting, he glazed some bowls, that he had made. A final fairing of one of them is in this picture.

Penny Hanscom won Northern California Arts "Artist of the Month" for April. Her fiber piece is "Untitled" Penny Hanscom paints with fabric. She creates intricate collages utilizing hundreds of pieces of fabric each carefully selected for their contribution to the larger composition. She has spent the last decade... developing and mastering her unique process. Her subjects range form humorous to serious, still life to social commentary and are inspired by the people and events of daily life. Penny also draws inspiration from art history and the great masters. Every piece is precisely planned and meticulously executed. Whether creating a realistic interpretation of Rene Magritte’s quiet surrealism or a humorous statement on culture her attention to detail and understanding of color and composition is evident. Penny’s landscapes in particular possess a persuasive sense of spatial depth not often seen in the fine fiber art. Penny’s award-winning artwork has been exhibited both locally and internationallyincluding Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, the California State Fair and in numerous galleries throughout Northern California. She is represented in private collections as well as the Permanent Collection of American River College in Sacramento. Art is a large part of who I am and what I do, says Penny who hopes her fastidiously made homage to art history, culture and the natural environment will appeal to viewers for their beauty and rich textural qualities.

Workshop April 17-18 2021: Painting EN PLEIN AIRE With a limited Palette Along with learning how to use water-based oils, Chella will be teaching her methods and techniques for mixing harmonious, standard colors using a limited six color palette. The students will be guided through exercises exploring properties of hues, values, perspective, and the universal elements and principles of design and composition. Landscape painting by Chella Gonsalves... Chella En Plein Aire Workshop Flyer (PDF) https://norcalartsinc.org//Chella-En-Plein-Aire-Workshop3- Instructor: Chella Gonsalves Subject: Painting EN PLEIN AIRE With a limited Palette When: April 17th & 18th 2021, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Where: Sacramento, location TBA upon enrollment Cost: $200 for NCA members, $240 for non-members Sign Up Please direct any questions to 1st VP Northern California Arts, Inc. Eric McGhie at [email protected]. Chella's painting, "On the Point" is below. To pay by check, please download the flyer and fill out the form. Send the check made payable to Northern California Arts, Inc. to: Sacramento Fine Arts Center C/O Joan Hall, Treasurer 5330-B Gibbons Drive Carmichael, CA 95608

This post is from my personal Facebook page. It is about the NCA sponsored workshop by master charcoal artist Anne Murphy Robinson.

Our March general meeting featured master clay artist Chris Thompson as the presenter, via ZOOM. He taught us about throwing pottery, glazing, his the electroplating process he uses to deposit metal decoration on pots, and gave us a studio tour. Some of the pots, similar to those used in his demo, are in this picture.

Jeanne Elise Reilly won artist of the month for March at our Northern California Arts general meeting. Her soft pastel work is titled "Stampede on a Merry Go Round", inspired by the historic Tiden Park, Oakland, California, Loof merry go round.