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Tomorrow's plein air meetup (Sunday Sept. 13th) has been CANCELLED. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused! UPASLA is going to take a hiatus, and we'll be back in a couple months with some exciting new programming. Thanks again to everyone who participated in the last 6 months!

Thank you to everyone who participated by submitting their work for our Urban Plein Air show! Your paintings were a great addition to the space this summer. The Public School is moving into a new space on Chung King Road in the coming weeks and unfortunately we won't be able to have the paintings and drawings hung again in time for the art walk next month. We will have work available for pick-up beginning tomorrow. Please come by any Friday or Saturday between noon and 6pm. Thanks again and keep up the awesome work!

-cybelle

Hi Everyone,
Seems like there will be another Chinatown Art Night event on September 12, the night before our next meeting (Brief info is at http://www.chinatownla.com/news.php?newsId=41). Since Public School still have our artwork, are they planning to show it again on September 12? Let me know if that's that case, so I can invite more friends to show up!

Thanks,

Shiho

Hey guys -
Thanks to both Kristin and Shiho for suggesting painting at the beach! Awesome idea.

We will be meeting in Marina del Rey this Sunday 8/9, where BALLONA CREEK (one of the tributaries of the LA River) empties into the Pacific. http://tinyurl.com/mx3uz4

We will be there during our normal time, from noon to 4, but as always come by whenever you like.

Bring beach umbrellas, sunscreen, hats, shade etc.

And to prepare for our super smooth plein air chill sesh in Marina del Rey, check out Yacht Rock http://www.channel101.com/shows/view.php?media_id=2333

see you Sunday!
Lily and Daniel

Hi everyone,

Let me know what time/where we're meeting on August 9 since I have another event to attend in the morning.

Also: since being too hot is understandably an issue, for future classes, we can meet at the mouth of the river in Long Beach, where it's a bit cooler. If anybody wants to veer off the river, West LA/beaches area are still pleasant, about 75 degrees and breezy.

Thanks,

Shiho

hey plein airers,

sorry to cancel again, but it's TOO HOT TO PAINT outside. 85 degrees and counting tomorrow, so instead of meeting outside as a group we will temporarily become the URBAN AIR CONDITIONED PAINTING INDIVIDUALS OF LOS ANGELES and paint on our own from the comfort of somewhere with a/c or at least a fan.

we WILL convene again August 9, shine or shine. if it is still hot at that time, we may make it an evening class. stay tuned!

congratulations again on a great exhibition!

Lily and Daniel

NOTE: In light of our recent activity and Lily being out of town, we're going to rescheduling our session for the 19th to the 26th. Thanks for a great show last weekend!

The opening for the plein air exhibition will be this Saturday, July 11 from 6 to 9 pm.

Final drop off for the show at the Public School is this Thursday and Friday from noon until 6pm!

Telic Arts Exchange (it's in the alley)
972B Chung King Road
Los Angeles, CA 90012

More detailed directions here: http://www.telic.info/about.html

When we have more info about the opening we will post it here

yo! plein air today July 5

12-4 pm

Egret Park one block southeast of Riverside Dr & Oros St. in Elysian Valley

I also wanted to mention that The Public School/Telic is requesting a donation of a piece (from our forthcoming show) to an auction. If anyone is interested, let me know! dingroff@gmail.com

Also if you feel like bringing some snacks to share for our july 5th session that would be awesome.

Also by "DRAWING" I meant painting, sculpting, interpretive dance, whatever

New people are always welcome!

Call us if you get lost:
Lily 510-684-6566 or Daniel 909-267-8454

Hi Everyone,

Adam Katz, administrator at the Public School, has asked UPASLA to do a one night show of work made during our class on the evening of July 11th at Telic Arts Exchange in Chinatown!

Due to the laid back nature of previous sessions, Lily and I have decided to do another Sunday session, on July 5th from noon-4pm. During this session everyone who's interested can bring work or make something new for the show. If you can't attend let us know, and we can work out a time to drop off work made in one of our previous two sessions.

Here's the details:

BONUS DRAWING SESSION
July 5th
12-4
Egret Park one block southeast of Riverside Dr & Oros St. in Elysian Valley (This is a very interesting, visually diverse section of the river, part of the Glendale Narrows, the longest section of the river in which the riverbottom is earthen rather than concrete)

Here's a map to the location:
http://tinyurl.com/lp976z

Ok! See you Sunday the 5th!

Yesterday's session in Studio City/Burbank was awesome!

Just wanted to share a couple of links:

1. http://kcet.com/local/departures/la_river/

Great site with info about the river. (thanks Shiho)

2. http://www.cornerstonetheater.org

A theater company that is doing a play on the banks of the river, called "Touch the Water" starring Lewis MacAdams, guest speaker for next session. Through this week.

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross

Get inspired with painting god Bob Ross

4. http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?gid=93862718513#/group.php?gid=9...

Our facebook group: join!

Hi Lily and Daniel,

I had no idea that you two were in cahoots! Yes, I will come
Thanks,

Danielle

a series of LA plein air paintings would not be complete without imagery of a Big Network Studio, so this Sunday we will meet where the LA River goes thru Warner Bros Studios!

Unless we get kicked off, we will be on the sidewalk of Barham Blvd where it crosses over the LA River, a short distance north of Forest Lawn Drive. Here's a map: http://tinyurl.com/lr867d This is at the border between Los Angeles and Burbank (I think the River IS the border!)

See you at NOON! (note the time change!)

If you don't see us, call Lily 510-684-6566 or Daniel 909-267-8454

And remember, we have extra supplies, so if you don't have your own, just bring a snack to share.

HI! uc berkeley u betcha. see you sunday! we will announce the exact spot soon. stay tuned for announcements about guest "speakers" as well

Lily Simonson of UC Berkeley Lore? If it be you, I'm definitely in!

We'll be meeting in a new spot on the LA River each time... and we are open to suggestions!
Stay tuned for updates about our location, as well as special guest appearances from LA River experts.

NOTE: our time has changed as well... We will be meeting from 12pm to 4pm (10am is just a little too early for lazy sunday)

Also, we are changing the pushing back our July 12 meeting to July 19. Our new dates are as follows:
June 14, 2009 at 12pm
July 19, 2009 at 12pm
August 9, 2009 at 12pm
September 13, 2009 at 12pm

I think this looks great! Will you be posting the location for
next month, or will you stay in the same area?

Here's a map of the location:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ripple+and+f...

Also street parking is a little limited in the area, you can park on some of the side streets off of Fletcher.

Actually the Gates are 1 block up from Larga, on Ripple. Also Shiho it would be wonderful if you could post the class on the Society of Illustrators website. This first class isn't "taught" in the sense that there will be someone leading exercises; it's more of an open drawing session. There isn't a limit on the number of people that can participate.

Hi Lily, thanks for organizing. I love sketching in urban environment, so I'm looking forward to it!

Are you still accepting artists for this class? If so, I can post the info on Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles site, just let me know.

Thanks,

Shiho
shiho at shihonakaza dot com

HELLO PLEIN AIR-ERS!!!

For our first meeting this SUNDAY 5/17, we'll be near the crane gates to the River on Fletcher Drive (closest cross street = Larga Ave) in Atwater Village/Los Feliz.

We may roam a bit but we'll be in that vicinity from 10 am until around 2 pm.

If you have trouble finding us call Lily 510-684-6566 or Daniel 909-267-8454

Bring any materials you have to make some images: paint, pencil, pastel, charcoal; gessoed canvas or panel, paper; easel or something to sit on; water, sunscreen. If you are lacking materials don't worry, if you have materials to spare bring 'em. Maybe we can set up a snacks-paints barter economy.

what sorts of materials should i bring? don't own an easel, have some paint, have lots of cookies.

Lily and I have decided to bump back the first session, May 10th, to May 17th. Stay tuned for more details!

daniel and i talked about meeting once a month starting in May. As for materials, I own 3 easels and a lot of other such "gear." Maybe the people who have lots of materials could share? I'd trade paint for cookies. I like cookies!

Hi Daniel -
How often would this society meet? What other sites do you think would be good ones? I don't have an easel or whatever you need to do this. How would we handle materials?

When does it start? I'm currently taking a class in plein air but would love to just have people to paint with. I also love the idea of the urban landscape and have painted at the l.a. river. I think it'd be fun to do L.A. landmarks as a class.

Thanks