BIG MARKS and SMALL MARKS Cloyde Snook Gallery at Adams State University, Alamosa, CO
All of September 2021
You are invited to the Artist Reception, Friday, September 10, 5pm- 7pm
The show is FINALLY going up and will hang all of September, 2021.
Artist Reception will be on Friday, September 10th in the beautiful Cloyde Snook Gallery on the
University campus in Alamosa, Colorado.
Next week, on July 8th we will be painting at Margaret Jones' near the corner of Country Rd. 6 South and Hwy 17 behind Splashland. From town, take State St. north out of town to the T intersection and turn right/east, then turn into the property when you see the "Jones" sign. If you get to Hwy 17, you have gone too far.
Bring your toys and join us in the landscape. The drop-in fee is $15 per class meeting. Pay at the Rec Center first and meet the class at 9 am at the sight.
This was a happy surprise! Here is my acrylic piece, "Little One", hanging at the Western Rendezvous Show hosted by the Spanish Peaks Arts Council in LaVeta, Colorado. Thanks to Cheryl St.
John, show judge, who awarded "Little One" 1st Place. This show will hang until end of July.
Home to the Spanish Peaks Arts Council Gallery - open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 11 - 3; Saturdays 10 - 3, La Veta is a great destination town for summer trips in Colorado. They enjoy some of the prettiest landscape in southern Colorado and the town itself has several galleries, the Fort Francisco Museum, a wonderful bakery, and Charlie's market for ice cream and fabulous deli sandwiches.; worth the trip.
Our first meeting on July 1st will be at the Alamosa Family Recreation Center and will include a paint-a-long demo. Bring your painting toys, and I will have schedules with all of the locations for where we will meet in the weeks ahead.
To register for entire class session, go on line at www.alamosarec.org, or call the Rec Center at 719-589-2105. Registration for the entire session gives you the best price at $100. for 8 weeks of painting; or you can drop-in to each class for $15. a meeting (pay at the Rec Center before joining us in the landscape).
The Alamosa Family Rec Center is offering a short, 4 week painting class during the month of June. Classes start on Thursday, June 3rd, 9 am to noon, and finish up on Thursday, June 24th.
A
big "Thank You" to the Alamosa Family Rec Center for being very
conscientious about preparing the room for distancing and ventilation,
and for creating protective protocols for classes that meet there.
4 week class session starts on June 3rd, and goes until June 24th, 2021
Thursday Mornings, starting June 3rd, 9am to noon.
8 Student maximum. If you have been vaccinated - YAY - You will not need to wear a mask! If you have not been vaccinated, we ask that you would wear a mask.
Fee is $50. to register for this 4 week session. Beginners are welcome.
This class is limited to 8 students - giving priority to students who are registered for the entire session.
Drop-ins are $15 per class.
Also, beginners who have never painted in oil and would like to have supplies provided, can purchase a supply "kit" from me, and have ALL supplies provided for the 4 week session. The "kit" is $40, paid to me at the first class meeting.
Register for the Painting Class by calling the Alamosa Family Recreation Center at 719-589-2105, or register on-line at: www.alamosarec.org.
A big "Thank You" to the Alamosa Family Rec Center who have been very conscientious about preparing the room for distancing and ventilation, and put protective protocols in place for classes that meet there.
Class info: Thursday Mornings, 9am to noon.
Class session starts on April 8th and continues to May 27, 2021
7 Student maximum and masks will be required.
Fee: $100. to register for the entire 8 week session. Beginners are welcome.
This class is limited to 7 students - giving priority to students who are registered for the entire session.
Drop-ins will be allowed if there are not already 7 students in class on any given day.
Makes are required.
Also, beginners who have never painted in oil and would like to have supplies provided, can purchase a supply "kit" from me and have ALL supplies provided for entire 8 week session. The "kit" is $75., paid to me at the first class meeting.
Register for the Painting Class by calling the Alamosa Family Recreation Center at 719-589-2105, or register on-line at: www.alamosarec.org.
If you have not yet been into the Narrow Gauge Bookstore, at the corner of State and Main - grab your mask and treat yourself. GO! enjoy!
Back in February 2018 when the Narrow Gauge was closing after 40 years in the valley, the loss seemed insurmountable but not to a group of folks who had the vision for a community run store to sell new and used books. Julie Mordecai, one of the original visionaries said, " Bookstores can be a place where people can gather and learn and write and buy books and create community. I don't want to lose the anchor in downtown Almosa. But we're going to need help and volunteers."
That was just the beginning.
This gem of a store is now a showplace in the valley where they
beautifully curate new and used books, a great assortment of local
goods, foods, and cards, - but they also highlight authors and artists of
the San Luis Valley. Read more about the Narrow Gauge at: https://www.narrowgaugebooks.com/
These photos pretty-much say it all.
Yes, I heard the predictions on Monday, but after record breaking heat - I did not pay a whole lot of attention.
We woke up to at least 12" of very wet, and heavy snow in Alamosa. We need the moisture, but it is not anticipated at this time of year and trees are down everywhere.
It is a record for September 9 - and I surely HOPE - this makes a positive impact on the current fires here in Colorado.
AND - Plein air Painting Class for tomorrow is cancelled because snow and rain is predicted for the morning hours. This time - I am listening
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We have had a great summer of outdoor painting here in Alamosa. Things continue to change as schools open again. Our own Adams State University has students back- but outsiders are not allowed on campus so the show that I had hoped to hang in March, then September - will be put off again. Maybe next Spring.
None of this stops us from painting out and enjoying all of the natural beauty that our valley offers at this time of year. The Summer Session ends this week but we will start the FALL Session on August 27th and continue to paint into October as Fall takes over the landscape.
The painting location, with directions, is always on this blog; to the right.
Sign up with me for the entire session -which is $90 for 8 weeks, or drop-in for $15 a class. We meet Thursday mornings from 9 - noon.
