January 11 , 2010 / 7:00pm

FALC General Meeting, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino

Open to the public. Guests welcome.

Claire Schroeven Verbiest - Watercolors and Pastels

Artist's Statement

"I paint because I must and I am a painter most of the time. My goal is to create indelible images that transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. My desire is to represent the absolute truth of what I see and to capture the moment in time that best portrays my subject. My obsession is to charm the eye with intense color, dramatic light and strong design."

Claire Schroeven Verbiest is a Belgian native who lived in the Congo and in Germany before moving to San Jose, California with her husband and their two children. An award-winning artist and a signature member of several art societies, Verbiest is considered one of the finest watercolor and pastel artists in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1999, her painting “Haute Cuisine” received the High Winds Medal at the American Watercolor Society’s annual exhibition. She is well known for her lively, crisp and truthful depictions of people, landscapes, flowers and objects and for her distinctive use of color. She teaches watercolor and pastel painting classes and conducts painting workshops throughout the US, Canada and Europe. She frequently serves as a juror for local art shows. The Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, California displayed 29 of her original pastel paintings in May and June 2007.

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February 8 , 2010 / 7:00pm

FALC General Meeting, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino

Open to the public. Guests welcome.

Jose Arenas - Painting with Acrylics

Jose Arenas will demonstrate a painting with Acrylics. He currently teaches sevaral art, design and critique classes at Foothill College in Los Altos. He studied at UC Davis and has shown at several galleries in San Francisco and the Bay area.

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March 8 , 2010 / 7:00pm

FALC General Meeting, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino

Open to the public. Guests welcome.

Jane Hofstetter - Art Critique

Jane Hofstetter will critique paintings brought in by FALC members. FALC members should bring in 1 or 2 completed paintings for her to review. Paintings on paper should be matted if not framed. Unframed canvases are acceptable.

Noted for her exceptional versatility in painting and teaching all types of subjects, Jane has a rare ability to bring out the best in all artists who study with her. She is a popular workshop instructor, author and juror who has conducted numerous workshops across the nation and Europe for more than thirty years.

She has won many awards, and is a member of the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Northwest Watercolor Society, Alabama Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Allied Artist West, and many more. Jane trained at the University of California, Berkley and Chouinard Art Institute of Design, Los Angeles. She has also studied with many nationally and internationally knows artists since 1971.

Her book published by North Light Publications “Seven Keys To Great Paintings” is now available in all major bookstores. Her paintings have been in many national shows. Jane has been featured in “Watercolor Magic”, “The Collected Best of Watercolor”, “Splash 7", and the “International Artist Magazine” and many others.

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April 12 , 2010 / 7:00pm

FALC General Meeting, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino

Open to the public. Guests welcome.

Kathleen Alexander - Watercolors

Artist's statement -

I began painting in watercolor in 1983. I took my first drawing and painting class at San Francisco State University to fulfill a graduation requirement, and found that I was more interested in my art class than in my major. I kept painting, but didn't take another art class until 1991. I studied watercolor with photo-realist painter Jim Torlakson in the early 1990's, and with his encouragement I began to paint seriously. In 1999, I was awarded a one year scholarship to the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. I attended the AAC in 2000-2001, and fulfilled my dream of attending art school. After staying home for ten years raising my kids, it was very exciting to attend art classes in downtown San Francisco.

I paint from photos I've taken while in Hawaii and at home in California. Sometimes I combine many photos to create my composition. Lately, the focus of my painting has been tropical flowers and still life. I try to capture the grace and beauty of my subjects, and hope viewers of my paintings can share in the happiness they bring me. My goal is to make my paintings look alive.

I began participating in local art festivals in 2005, and really enjoy them. It's like having my own art gallery for a weekend. Check my show schedule for upcoming festivals. I am now a member of Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos, CA. Viewpoints Gallery is a co-op gallery made up of 14 local artists.

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FALC General Meeting, The Cupertino Room, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino

Monday, May 10, 2010/ 7:00pm - 9:30 PM

http://www.natashasilkart.com

Painting on Silk

Natasha Foucault once literally walked the heels off her boots taking photographs and sketching in the south of France for a new series of silk paintings. It is this unswerving devotion to her work that has produced her brilliant silk paintings and wearable art. Natasha's works on silk have been exhibited and sold in both museums and commercial galleries throughout the world. In 1995 she had a one-woman exhibit of her silk painting and wearable art at the Silk Museum in Holland. She received second prize at the First International Silk Painting Congress in 1998 for Excellence in Silk Painting and The Best of the Show Award both at 2004 and 2006 Silk-In-Santa Fe Festivals.

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FALC General Meeting, The Cupertino Room, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino

Monday, June 14, 2010/ 7:00pm - 9:30 PM

Barry Levin

www.imagerygroup.com

Making Reproductions of your Artwork

Barry Levin from the Imagery Group will talk about Giclee printing and making reproductions of your artwork. The Imagery Group is a "one stop shop" for graphics, marketing and photography. They make fine art reproductions of up to 84" originals and limited edition giclee prints. They shoot fine art on either film or digitally depending on the artist's need.

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Monday, July 12, 2010/ 7:00pm - 9:30 PM

Summer Break / No meeting

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FALC General Meeting, The Cupertino Room, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino

Monday, August 9, 2010/ 7:00pm - 9:30 PM

Painting with Oils

www.kirschel.com

A native of California, Mike has lived on the San Francisco Peninsula for more than thirty years. His formal art education started in 1996 when he began to study figure drawing at the Palo Alto Cultural Center's open studio. Soon after, he took classes from Peninsula artist and teacher, Jim Smyth. Through Jim, Mike was introduced to the painting and workshops taught by colorist Ovanes Berberian. A student of the late Russian master Sergei Bongart, Berberian was able to provide a strong foundation in the fundamentals of painting. More recently, Mike has had the good fortune to continue his study with another Bongart student (and teaching assistant), Sunny Apinchapong-Yang. From all of these lessons Mike has broadened his art experience and continues to study on his own. Painting directly from nature, whether still life, figure or landscape, he works to put feeling into his painting. Creating rich color harmonies with a vigorous approach is a hallmark of his work. Showing since 1998, Mike's work has won awards and been collected widely. Currently he continues to paint and teach in Mountain View, California.

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