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							Thursday informal Plein Air Paintout
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Civita Park 
							
														Date: 07/04/2024							 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM   
							
						
							Thursday informal Plein Air Paintout
  
Independence Day!
  July 4, 2024 
Civita Park 7960 Civita Blvd San Diego, CA 92108 
  
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vwdphNeppbrBUAvR7?g_st=ic 
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							First Friday FREE Art Reception
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Gallery & Education Center 
							
														Date: 07/05/2024							 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM   
							
						
							FREE reception at SDWS
  Each month on The First Friday 5-8pm 
we present a FREE reception for the fresh art exhibition.
  Artists, family and friends and the art loving public are all welcome. 
 IF you received an acceptance email, please consider participating in the suggested snack rotation.
  Regardless, it's a free date-night at Liberty Station. 
 Enjoy. 
						 				
																									
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							FREE Reception Plein Air Show 2024
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Gallery Education Room 
							
														Date: 07/06/2024							 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM   
							
						
							SA 7/6/2024 1-3pm 
reception for SDWS OPEN Annual Plein Air Show  Out N About 
 Shuang Li, juror
  Reception  treats and fun + Awards announced 
 Special  Plein Air Recognition Award to painter Joyce Trinh
 
 
 
  
						 				
																									
																																																
							SDWS MyPoint CU July/August Show On display
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: MyPoint Credit Union - Sports Arena 
							
														Date: 07/06/2024							 09:00 AM - 12:00 AM   
							
						
							Map 
MyPoint Credit Union - Sports Arena, 3777 Sports Area Blvd, San Diego, CA 92110 
From I-8W take Exit 1 toward Sports Arena Blvd for 0.3 mi, use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto Sports Arena Blvd for 0.3 mi, use the middle lane to turn left to stay on Sports Arean Blvd for 0.2 mi, turn right after 430 ft, destination will be on the right.  Park in the lot. 
  
						 				
																									
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							Alison Watt ZOOM Workshop
							
				
				
				
											Date: 07/08/2024							 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
																																																
							Sit N Paint
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Education Room 
							
														Date: 07/08/2024							 09:15 AM - 12:15 PM   
							
						
							Monday, 7/8/2024
 
  
9:15am - 12pm
  note:  Plein Air Show July 2024 will be on display on partitions 
 Sit N Paint is welcome to set up around these features, leaving the display in place.
 
  
OK to stay longer, if staffers are at the gallery desk.
  FREE Sit N Paint
 
  
San Diego Watercolor Society Education Room
 
  
OPEN to all active SDWS members and adult member-hosted guests with Staffer-Trained SDWS member artists  in the mix.
 
  These FREE sessions must be flexible as to days and hours 
and participants must willingly yield to scheduled SDWS events & sudden conflicts. Check the Calendar for adjustments as this program evolves.
 
  
   No lesson plan, just bring your art supplies, set up and paint. Finish your plein air efforts, create greeting cards, get a painting ready for exhibition, work on a series, practice techniques, revive sorrowful paintings.  
 Discussions inevitably turn to art design and composition and options, art shows and events. No politics / religion / sales pitches Focus on painting. Ear buds are a good item, if you prefer music or words plus a bit of isolation within a group. Few people enjoy the same music at the same time.
  Materials Bring your own kit Water - Color - Paper/substrate - Brush
  There is ramp access to our building 200;  
on the southeast side (beside the Quilt Museum)
 
  
We have 6' tables and folding chairs.  
If you prefer to stand, consider your options.
 
  
Let's reduce our footprint within the gallery by bringing a table cover and our own paper towels. SDWS is for watercolor and mixed water media painters (NO oil paints or oily additives, please). Over time, full bodied Acrylics can clog a sink, so plan to clean thick paints from brushes and palettes onto disposable paper towels/rags before rinsing with soap and water to minimize the flow of paint down the drain. 
  Many of us need the commitment on a calendar 
or to other people - to show up and paint.Otherwise, life presents other things to do.Let's paint together, now and then.---
Drew Bandish, SDWS President Drew Bandish <president@sdws.org> 
 
						 				
																									
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							Alison Watt ZOOM Workshop
							
				
				
				
											Date: 07/08/2024							 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Alison Watt ZOOM Workshop
							
				
				
				
											Date: 07/08/2024							 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Thursday informal FREE plein air paintout
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Marston House, Balboa Park 
							
														Date: 07/11/2024							 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM   
							
						
							TH 7/11/2024
  9am - 11:15am 'throw down' &  exit  or  stay and paint on to a finish.
 
  Marston House 3525 Seventh Ave San Diego, CA 92103
 
 
  
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hrsbmdUHV6XdnMoW7?g_st=ic 
  
  
						 				
																									
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							Paintout - see next Saturday
							
				
				
				
											Date: 07/13/2024							 09:00 AM - 08:01 PM   
							
						
							July paintout  see Calendar for the THIRD Saturday, this month: 
 July 20, 2024 Geoff Allen.  Master Plein Air watercolor painter.
  Location to be determined 
						 				
																									
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							MEMBER General Meeting
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Zoom 
							
														Date: 07/14/2024							 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Sit N Paint
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Education Room 
							
														Date: 07/15/2024							 09:15 AM - 12:15 PM   
							
						
							Monday, July 15, 2024 
  
9:15am - 12pm
  note: Plein Air Show July 2024 will be on display on partitions 
 Sit N Paint is welcome to set up around these features, leaving the display in place.
 
  
OK to stay longer, if staffers are at the gallery desk.
  FREE Sit N Paint
 
  
San Diego Watercolor Society Education Room
 
  
OPEN to all active SDWS members and adult member-hosted guests with Staffer-Trained SDWS member artists  in the mix.
 
  These FREE sessions must be flexible as to days and hours 
and participants must willingly yield to scheduled SDWS events & sudden conflicts. Check the Calendar for adjustments as this program evolves.
 
  
   No lesson plan, just bring your art supplies, set up and paint. Finish your plein air efforts, create greeting cards, get a painting ready for exhibition, work on a series, practice techniques, revive sorrowful paintings.  
 Discussions inevitably turn to art design and composition and options, art shows and events. No politics / religion / sales pitches Focus on painting. Ear buds are a good item, if you prefer music or words plus a bit of isolation within a group. Few people enjoy the same music at the same time.
  Materials Bring your own kit Water - Color - Paper/substrate - Brush
  There is ramp access to our building 200;  
on the southeast side (beside the Quilt Museum)
 
  
We have 6' tables and folding chairs.  
If you prefer to stand, consider your options.
 
  
Let's reduce our footprint within the gallery by bringing a table cover and our own paper towels. SDWS is for watercolor and mixed water media painters (NO oil paints or oily additives, please). Over time, full bodied Acrylics can clog a sink, so plan to clean thick paints from brushes and palettes onto disposable paper towels/rags before rinsing with soap and water to minimize the flow of paint down the drain. 
  Many of us need the commitment on a calendar 
or to other people - to show up and paint.Otherwise, life presents other things to do.Let's paint together, now and then.---
Drew Bandish, SDWS President Drew Bandish <president@sdws.org> 
 
						 				
																									
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							Thursday informal FREE paintout
							
				
				
				
											Date: 07/18/2024							 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM   
							
						
							TH, 7/18/2024
 
  
Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Ladera St. San Diego, CA 92107
  
 This location is below the Point Loma Nazarene University campus. 'Spectacular views of ocean at the Cliffs.
  note: the high cliffs are unstable. Stay well back!  It's a 50 foot drop to rocks.
 
  
There is a dirt parking lot access  at the top of Ladera St.
  Three outhouses for the public restroom.
 
 
 
  
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1pVjdhh4Wz4TE7JJA?g_st=ic 
  
						 				
																									
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							Shuang Li Workshop
							
				
				
				
											Date: 07/19/2024							 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Shuang Li Workshop
							
				
				
				
											Date: 07/19/2024							 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
																																																
							Free Plein Air demo and paintout
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: Shelter Island 
							
														Date: 07/20/2024							 09:00 AM - 01:30 PM   
							
						
							FREE Paintout  on the THIRD Saturday this month: 
July 20, 2024 
  Geoff Allen will demo
 
 
  Location 
 
  
Shelter Island     Get yourself onto Shelter Island Dr.  At the roundabout go ¾ around and park.  We will be near the boatyard and docks along the west side sidewalk. 
  
  
Expect a FREE demo 9-10AM 
 followed by a paintout 10am  - 12:15pm
 
  
Round up for a show & tell around 12:20pm 
  
Geoff Allen is a masterful plein air painter. SDWS Gallery has a feature exhibition, Plein Air Show #8 through July. His painting took the 2nd Place Award.  PLUS, it is featured on the cover of Plein Air Magazine for June/July 2024. 
 Geoff is a sought after for articles, workshops and painting travel events.  He is a local San Diegan and this event is  Free and open to all artists! 
 
 
  
 
  
						 				
																									
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							Shuang Li Workshop
							
				
				
				
											Date: 07/19/2024							 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM   
							
						
							
						 				
																									
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							Sit N Paint
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Education Room 
							
														Date: 07/22/2024							 09:15 AM - 12:15 PM   
							
						
							Monday, July 22, 2024 
9:15am - 12pm
  note: Plein Air Show July 2024 will be on display on partitions 
 Sit N Paint is welcome to set up around these features, leaving the display in place.
 
  
OK to stay longer, if staffers are at the gallery desk.
  FREE Sit N Paint
 
  
San Diego Watercolor Society Education Room
 
  
OPEN to all active SDWS members and adult member-hosted guests with Staffer-Trained SDWS member artists  in the mix.
 
  These FREE sessions must be flexible as to days and hours 
and participants must willingly yield to scheduled SDWS events & sudden conflicts. Check the Calendar for adjustments as this program evolves.
 
  
   No lesson plan, just bring your art supplies, set up and paint. Finish your plein air efforts, create greeting cards, get a painting ready for exhibition, work on a series, practice techniques, revive sorrowful paintings.  
 Discussions inevitably turn to art design and composition and options, art shows and events. No politics / religion / sales pitches Focus on painting. Ear buds are a good item, if you prefer music or words plus a bit of isolation within a group. Few people enjoy the same music at the same time.
  Materials Bring your own kit Water - Color - Paper/substrate - Brush
  There is ramp access to our building 200;  
on the southeast side (beside the Quilt Museum)
 
  
We have 6' tables and folding chairs.  
If you prefer to stand, consider your options.
 
  
Let's reduce our footprint within the gallery by bringing a table cover and our own paper towels. SDWS is for watercolor and mixed water media painters (NO oil paints or oily additives, please). Over time, full bodied Acrylics can clog a sink, so plan to clean thick paints from brushes and palettes onto disposable paper towels/rags before rinsing with soap and water to minimize the flow of paint down the drain. 
  Many of us need the commitment on a calendar 
or to other people - to show up and paint.Otherwise, life presents other things to do.Let's paint together, now and then.---
Drew Bandish, SDWS President Drew Bandish <president@sdws.org> 
 
						 				
																									
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							Thursday informal FREE plein air paintout
							
				
				
				
											Date: 07/25/2024							 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM   
							
						
							Thursday, July 25, 2024
 
  
Liberty Plaza,  
Liberty station 2850 Womble Rd San Diego, CA 92106 
 this is near San Diego Bloodbank and Trader Joe's. 
There is a fine fountain and distinctive cupolas on original building tops.
  Restroom at Trader Joe's or other nearby office building lobbies. 
  
https://maps.app.goo.gl/P1VpHyWsouch4QhC7?g_st=ic
 
 
  
						 				
																									
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							Sit N Paint
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Gallery Education Room 
							
														Date: 07/26/2024							 09:30 AM - 12:15 PM   
							
						
							Friday, July 26, 2024 
9:30am - 12:15pm
  note: Plein Air Show July 2024 will be on display on partitions
  AND  tables will need to be set up in that room for August show rotation action on SA 7/27/2024. 
  
 Sit N Paint is welcome to set up around these features, leaving the display in place.
 
  
OK to stay longer, if staffers are at the gallery desk.
  FREE Sit N Paint
 
  
San Diego Watercolor Society Education Room
 
  
OPEN to all active SDWS members and adult member-hosted guests with Staffer-Trained SDWS member artists  in the mix.
 
  These FREE sessions must be flexible as to days and hours 
and participants must willingly yield to scheduled SDWS events & sudden conflicts. Check the Calendar for adjustments as this program evolves.
 
  
   No lesson plan, just bring your art supplies, set up and paint. Finish your plein air efforts, create greeting cards, get a painting ready for exhibition, work on a series, practice techniques, revive sorrowful paintings.  
 Discussions inevitably turn to art design and composition and options, art shows and events. No politics / religion / sales pitches Focus on painting. Ear buds are a good item, if you prefer music or words plus a bit of isolation within a group. Few people enjoy the same music at the same time.
  Materials Bring your own kit Water - Color - Paper/substrate - Brush
  There is ramp access to our building 200;  
on the southeast side (beside the Quilt Museum)
 
  
We have 6' tables and folding chairs.  
If you prefer to stand, consider your options.
 
  
Let's reduce our footprint within the gallery by bringing a table cover and our own paper towels. SDWS is for watercolor and mixed water media painters (NO oil paints or oily additives, please). Over time, full bodied Acrylics can clog a sink, so plan to clean thick paints from brushes and palettes onto disposable paper towels/rags before rinsing with soap and water to minimize the flow of paint down the drain. 
  Many of us need the commitment on a calendar 
or to other people - to show up and paint.Otherwise, life presents other things to do.Let's paint together, now and then.---
Drew Bandish, SDWS President Drew Bandish <president@sdws.org> 
 
						 				
																									
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							Entry Day in the Gallery for August 2024
							
				
				
				
											
							Location: SDWS Gallery & Education Room 
							
														Date: 07/27/2024							 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM   
							
						
							Entry Day is in the Gallery
 
  • Please register your paintings through on-line entry, print entry slips and bring them with your paintings.
  • Be sure you follow our framing policies. Staffers will inspect the presentation details.
  • The monthly show rotation... Bring ready to hang paintings to our Gallery on the Last Saturday, before a First Friday 10:00am - 3:00pm   = Saturday, July 27, 2024
  • Pay on-line is best but we will accept payment in our Gallery,  and we have entry slips available if you can't pre-print at home.
  • Each artist may enter 2 regular sized paintings and 2 miniatures. Check your measurements.
  • Images of paintings must be in .jpg / JPEG format, must be no more than 1200 pixels on the longest side and must be no more than 4 MB in size. (medium size digital sharing of your photos seems to work.)
  The images will display on our website's online slide show of the exhibition and will make your art available for online purchase.
 
  • Each month, Judging will be in-gallery on The Monday, before First Friday.
  Artists will receive an email of acceptance status after that processing - often on a Wednesday.
  (note: your member account  might display results as Declined  until the processing is accomplished! Relax and wait for the news in email.)
  Thanks for sharing your painting expressions with water media in our regular Member Shows.
  --- August 2024 is a CASH Award Show 
and it will hang extra long, until September 14, 2024. 
Robin Erickson, juror --- 
						 				
																									
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