The Great California Paint Out

The 10^th Annual California Landscape Exhibition and Great California Paint Out will be held September 10, 2011 at the John Natsoulas Gallery. The day long workshop will feature plein air paintings demonstrations by eminent Sacramento Valley landscape painters including: Deladier Almeida, Chella, Dwarka Bonner, Marti Walker, Mike Bagdonas, Philippe Gandiol, Marie-Therese Brown, Andrew Dorn, and Leslie Toms. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from and paint alongside these artists during the Paint Out session. The work produced by both the artists and attendees will then be hung in a one night exhibit and silent auction held that evening at the John Natsoulas Gallery.

Workshop: $50

Guidelines: A $50 fee allows each artist to attend an all day workshop led by various master plein aire painters. The work made by attendees during the day will be hung in a one evening exhibition held at the spacious John Natsoulas Gallery. Completed pieces will be up for sale at a silent auction, of which you will receive 50% of the sale price. You will have a minimum of one piece juried into the exhibition and a maximum of three. These pieces must be created during the daylong plein aire event. The opening reception is 7-10pm. One image of your work will be included in a catalog which will be available for purchase by the end of September. The festival will include photography for the work. All work must be delivered for hanging no later than 4:30pm September 10. There will be ten sites in downtown Davis throughout the eastern fork of Putah Creek Arboretum on the University of California, Davis campus where you will be able to paint alongside the participants. You will be able to ask questions and get help and support for you work from the ten master painters. A map will be provided upon morning registration at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 8am. You can also register on Friday, from 1-6pm. There will be a maximum of 100 artists accepted. Acceptance will be determined by the order of registration. First come first serve.

Silent Auction and Reception/Party: 7pm—9pm