Drink and Draw! OSA

Oregon Society of Artists 2185 SW Park Place Portland, Oregon 97205 info@osartists.org 503-228-0706   MARCH DRINK & DRAW:   CARICATURES: LET'S FACE IT!

Friday, March 6, 2020 | 7-9pm | $20 Hosted by Allen Schmertzler Fee includes instruction, materials, wine, and light snacks Leave this 7-9pm Drink & Draw with multiple caricatures of you and ample opportunity to apply these new methods to your own portraiture. Join Allen Schmertzler, an award-winning artist and a retired educator of 34 years, who writes, publishes, exhibits, and ventures out of his studio to serve as  entertainment at events for corporate clients with his live caricaturing.

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What's new at OSA? Fall 2019!

Look What's Happening at OSA!
OCTOBER  3 - 10,  2019
Your weekly schedule of exhibits, classes, workshops, and demonstrations. 

OSA/Portland Photographers' Forum Collaborative Exhibit October 7 - 24 Opening Reception: Sunday, Oct. 6, 1-3pm

Ron Croft. Abandoned Ron Croft. Iceland Church

OSA welcomes PPF for this joint exhibit. Expect to see photopraphs produced in a myraid of ways - from pinhole and toy cameras to large format view cameras. The work may be digital, traditional color, and black and white, silver, ink jet or platinum. Come experience photography as fine art!

click here to see the OSA/PPF Collaborative Exhibit Prospectus

IN THE GALLERY DEMONSTRATIONS UPCOMING WORKSHOP THIS WEEK'S CLASS SCHEDULE

IN THE GALLERY

The OSA Gallery is free and open to the public:  Monday - Saturday, 1 - 4 pm with special opening reception hours as announced in exhibit listings.

COMING UP IN THE GALLERY

2019 200 FOR UNDER $200 Art Show and Sale November 1 - December 5 Opening Reception:  November 1, 6-9pm Juror: Anji Grainger This year's Annual 200 for Under $200 Art Show and Sale breaks the record with 125 participating artists from the Portland area and beyond. With, actually, over 200 12" x 12" panels priced at or below $200, you don't want to miss this exhibit! Join us at the opening reception for awards and prize drawings on November 1, 6-9pm. Find that perfect gift for yourself or someone special. We are still accepting donations of new art materials for the raffle and award packages for the winning artists.

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DEMONSTRATIONS

FREE 1st THURSDAY DEMO

Planning Your Landscape With Steve Kleier Thursday, October 3 | 6:30 - 8:00pm | FREE OSA Instructor Steve Kleier discusses how to plan a landscape painting effectively. While he will be doing the demo in watercolor, the techniques he will share apply to any medium. As one student shares, "I have learned much from Steve over the past five years about drawing, perspective, painting loose and using a limited palette." Steve Kleier. Autumn Waterfall

OCTOBER FIRST FRIDAY DRINK & DRAW

French Alelier With Joanne R. Kollman Friday, October 4 | 7 - 9pm | $30 Includes supplies, wine, appetizers, and model fee Join Oregon Society of Artists in true French Atelier style...Enjoy a relaxed open studio setting, or seek drawing guidance from the hosting OSA Instructor, Joanne Kollman. We will provide a model, charcoal, newsprint, wine, and good music. No experience required! Please Register at https://public.osartists.org/public/classes

FREE 2nd THURSDAY DEMO

Large-scale Collage and Mixed Media With Poca Kim Thursday, October 10 | 11am - 12pm | FREE Join Poca Kim as she discusses her unique artistic process of working with large scale collage and mixed media. A figurative oil painter, Kim was born and raised in South Korea where she loved to write poetry. Painting became her mode of artistic expression after she studied oil painting at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas

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UPCOMING WORKSHOP

WATERCOLOR BATIK ON RICE PAPER with Kristie Mooney October 11-13, 2019 9:30am - 4pm This will be a 3 day workshop focused on creating a Batik using watercolors on Enryu rice paper.  Kristie will meet each student individually to help with their own photo (or they have the option of using one of the instructors) focusing on technique, composition and design. Please Register at  https://public.osartists.org/public/workshops

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OUR 2020 WORKSHOP LINEUP IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION! With over 20 workshops in a variety of mediums, there's something for everyone. Come learn with us! Register for 2020 workshops HERE Oregon Society of Artists 2185 SW Park Place Portland, Oregon 97205 info@osartists.org 503-228-0706

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UPCOMING IN THE GALLERY

2019 FALL JURIED ART SHOW September 8-23 Reception and Awards Ceremony: Sunday, September 8, 1 - 3pm Juror: Steve Kleier

This September OSA hosts the Fall Juried Show for members only. Steve Kleier is our Juror. Artwork must be original and not shown in previous shows at OSA, and may be any medium or style. Cradle boards accepted. Collage material must be the artist's original media on paper. Photography, digital art, and 3D art will not be accepted for this show. $25 for one painting, $30 for two paintings; maximum two paintings per artist.

Art Take-in: Thursday, Sept 5, 10am - 4pm Friday, Sept 6, 10am - 1pm

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CALL TO ARTISTS

2019 200 FOR UNDER $200 Art Show and Sale November 1 - December 5 Juror: Anji Grainger   THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF PANELS LEFT PURCHASE YOUR PANELS AT OSA BEFORE WE RUN OUT!!

Come one, come all! OSA invites students, emerging, and established artists to participate in our popular annual 12" x 12" challenge. Registered participants will create an art piece on a supplied cradle panel. All artwork will be displayed in the OSA gallery for a gala reception, exhibition, and sales extravaganza in November. Participants will be eligible to win cash, valuable prizes, and awards.

click here to see the 2019 200 FOR UNDER $200 Prospectus

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FREE DEMONSTRATION AND DRINK & DRAW!

FIRST THURSDAY AT OSA:

LIFE-LIKE PORTRAITS With Elaine Evans September 5, 6:30 - 8pm | FREE

Join us for an informative study of painting portraits using oil paints presented by Elaine Evans. Breathing life into your portraits can be the difference between an "okay" painting, and a life-like portrait. Evans paints with oils, acrylics and watercolor. She loves the challenge and excels in painting portraits and developing realism.

FIRST FRIDAY DRINK & DRAW:

THE BLUEGRASS SPECIAL Hosted by Steve Kleier September 6, 7 - 9pm | $20, includes materials

Get your country on with the bluegrass styling of Red Cedar Shakes. This good-time group plays traditional bluegrass instruments and songs. Charcoal, Newsprint, and wine proved - or, bring your own moonshine to share!

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

OUR 2020 WORKSHOP LINEUP IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION! With over 20 workshops in a variety of mediums, there's something for everyone. Come learn with us! Register for 2020 workshops HERE

WATERCOLOR BATIK ON RICE PAPER with Kristie Mooney REGISTER NOW!  October 11-13, 2019 | 9:30am - 4pm please register at https://public.osartists.org/public/workshops

This will be a 3 day workshop focused on creating a Batik using watercolors on Enryu rice paper. The workshop will start with a slide presentation meant to inspire students to create their own Batik. The presentation will be followed with Kristie showing her process step-by-step. Kristie will meet each student individually to help with their own photo (or they have the option of using one of the instructors) with a great amount of help with technique, composition and design.

REGISTER NOW! please register at https://public.osartists.org/public/workshops   Oregon Society of Artists 2185 SW Park Place Portland, Oregon 97205 info@osartists.org 503-228-0706