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Francesca Pastine

Artist, San Francisco // February 2013

SPRING CLASSES AT CCSF AND KALA ART INSTITUTE

My Class, Introduction to Water Color, at Kala Art Institute Starts March 12:

Introduction to Watercolor

Francesca Pastine
Class #28: Tuesdays, March 12, 19, & 26, 6:30-9:30pm
Tuition $135

The spontaneity and luminosity of watercolor on paper is unsurpassed and can be used to enhance and personalize your prints. This class will engage you in a laboratory of techniques and practice designed to make you comfortable with the watercolor medium. You will begin to set up experiments that will lead you to your own unique visual language. Methods of critical analysis, color literacy, contemporary painting issues, and basic painting methods and skills will be introduced. I will demonstrate color flooding, wet into wet, color luminosity, soft and hard edges, and special techniques to create verve and visual interest in your work.
Francesca Pastine was born in New York City and received her MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute. She has had exhibitions throughout the Bay Area and many major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Milwaukee, and Sofia. Pastine is represented by Eleanor Harwood Gallery in San Francisco and Pentimenti Gallery. in Philadelphia. She will participate in an exhibit, Rebound: Dissections and Excavations in Book Art, at Halsey Contemporary Art Centre at the University of North Carolina in 2013. Pastine is the recipient of Pollock-Krasner Grant and a Kala Art Institute Fellowship. She has taught art at the San Francisco Art Institute, California College of the Arts, the City College of San Francisco, and Dominican University.
http://francesca.pastineart.com

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& I have two classes starting in April at CCSF:

Painting: Introduction to Watercolor Workshop
Class #: AR425 Register Now
Watercolor is a beautiful and versatile medium which has recently been embraced by contemporary art practice. It is suited for larger studio work, for quick journal and travel sketches, or for painting in plein-air. This workshop is designed to introduce students to all aspects of watercolor materials and techniques such as color, transparency, texture, wet into wet, and other tricks of the trade. You will be introduced to artists working in this medium through books and local art exhibitions. Gain confidence with watercolor and begin your exploration of this luminous and exciting medium. Take advantage of the spontaneity and inherent beauty of the watercolor medium, while engaging your personal vision through the unique experience that watercolor has to offer.
Instructor: Francesca Pastine
Cost: $150
Cost: $135 (if registered up to one week before the class begins)
Day: Tues.        # of meetings: 5
Date(s): 4/9 - 5/7
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Fort Mason, Bldg B     Rm: 203

Painting with Water Media
Class #: AR478 Register Now

The purpose of this class is to engage you in a laboratory of contemporary practice using water based media such as watercolor paint, gouache, ink and non-traditional media such as coffee.  We will explore how watermedia reacts on different surfaces. The spontaneity and luminosity of water based material on paper is unsurpassed. You will begin to set up experiments that will lead you to your own unique visual language. Methods of critical analysis, color literacy, contemporary painting issues, and basic painting methods and skills will be introduced. There will be slide lectures, suggested exhibitions and readings, and group interaction through critiques and shared experience.
Instructor: Francesca Pastine
Cost: $150
Cost: $135 (if registered up to one week before the class begins)
Day: Thurs.        # of meetings: 5
Date(s): 4/18 - 5/16
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Fort Mason, Bldg B     Rm: 203
Material fee (pay to instructor):  $10

HEARTFELT EXIBITION AT THE VANCOUVER PRINT ROOM

I am currently in a group show, Heartfelt,  at the Print Room in Vancouver curated by Torrie Groening.

You are Invited to a Reception for the Artists Wednesday, February 13th  Heartfelt 2013   www.vancouverprintroom.com

Heartfelt 2013 Opening Reception Wednesday, February 13, 7-9pm Opening hours for Heartfelt 2013 12-5pm Wednesday-Saturday 11am Saturday mornings: Coffee + behind the scenes peek Other times by appointment The Vancouver Print Room occupies the top floor of a former church in the Strathcona neighbourhood. Open by appointment or by invitation, the showroom space features contemporary prints and works on paper. Most of the framed and unframed artworks are available for purchase. With print exhibitions, projects and events, the Vancouver Print Room celebrates traditional printmaking while exploring the connection artists are making to new media. 823 Jackson Avenue @ Prior St. Vancouver (604) 889-4150 info@vancouverprintroom.com www.vancouverprintroom.com

Contemporary Painting with Water Based Media Class

HAPPY 2013 TO ALL AND HOPE YOUR NEW YEAR WILL BE ADVENTUROUS, CREATIVE AND FULFILLING!

I am teaching an exciting course at UC Berkeley Extension for those that may be interested in pursuing more art opportunities.  If you know any artists, students, or art enthusiasts that may want to explore water-based practices and media, pass this on.

The class starts on Thursday, February 7 at 6:30pm

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Contemporary Painting With Water-Based Media

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San Francisco, Thurs. Feb. 7, 6:30 pm, 10 meetings

X414.3 (2 semester units in Art)

An elective in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts and the Specialized Program in Painting

Get an introduction to the process and techniques of traditional watercolor painting and water media as a component to mixed-media works. Engage in a laboratory of contemporary practice using water-based media such as paint, gouache and ink. Through directed experimentation, you learn to develop a unique visual language using this luminous and spontaneous medium. You also gain expertise by examining methods of critical analysis, color literacy and contemporary painting issues.

Prerequisite: Drawing Fundamentals X405 or consent of instructor

JUST ADD WATER EXHIBITION AT STUDIO QUERCUS

JUST ADD WATER: Watercolor Exhibition at Studio Quercus

STUDIO QUERCUS

Phone: (510) 452-4670
385 26th Street
Oakland, CA 94612

First Fridays: 6–9 pm (in conjunction with Oakland Art Murmur)
Saturdays: 1pm–5pm (for the duration of each show)
Thursdays and Fridays, by appointment
 

JAN 12 – FEB 16, 2013

Just Add Water

A survey of Bay Area artists who use water-based media on paper.

Studio Quercus is pleased to present Just Add Water, a survey of Bay Area artists who use water-based media on paper. The show, featuring works by eight artists with widely varied approaches, opens January 12 and concludes February 16.
Water-based work, employing watercolor, gouache, ink, or acrylic, traditionally has been used to explore ideas that might later be fully developed in oil on canvas. However, the spirit of experimentation and exploration that is associated with works on paper can be beautiful and inspiring, and is echoed by the artists featured in this show.
The featured artists — Amy Wilson Faville, John Fadeff, Michael Hall, Scott Hewicker, Alex Jackson, Carrie Lederer, Kara Maria, and Francesca Pastine — offer a broad overview of what is possible in water-based mediums.