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2010-05-31T23:23:00.000-07:00

Alice Weil-Salon International 2010

2010-02-21T22:13:00.000-08:00

I'm pleased to announce that my painting "Palo Alto Hills" was accepted into Salon International 2010, hosted by the Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, Texas.

Alice Weil's Latest Art News

2009-11-11T08:55:00.000-08:00

I have news and two upcoming events to share with you.

Alice Weil

"Palo Alto Afternoon"

was awarded Best of Show at the Menlo Art League 2009 Annual exhibit. Judge-George Rivera, Curator of the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA

"Stanford Grove"
The Triton Museum of Art
I will participating in the 1st annual holiday gift fair at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara. This painting and 20 additional small works, 8x10 and smaller, will be available.

Where: The Triton Museum of Art

1505 Warburton Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95050

When: November 14-15th, 2009 (Saturday and Sunday only)

Over 30 artists will be selling ceramics, glass, mini paintings and sculpture, jewelry, cards, wood turnings and origami art.

This will be a great time to do some early holiday shopping and support the Triton Museum of Art. This is an opportunity to purchase unique gifts directly from the artists.

www.tritonmuseum.org

"Dusk"

The 20 Street Art Gallery

presents the 1st annual 20/20 Show, featuring 20, 8"x 8" pieces of art from over 50 artists. The theme of my 20 paintings is " Dawn to Dusk Reflections". All 20 paintings can be previewed on my website.

Where: The 20th St. Art Gallery
20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
When: November 11-December December 24, 2009

Receptions: November 14th & December 12th, 6-9pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, Noon to 5pm

www.20art.net

Thank you for your continued support and interest in my artistic journey.

Alice Weil
www.aliceweil.com

Palette Dreamer: my pencil sketches

2009-10-15T23:35:00.000-07:00

Palette Dreamer: my pencil sketches

Palette Dreamer: Painting in the rain, quick, quick, quick.

2009-10-15T23:31:00.000-07:00

Palette Dreamer: Painting in the rain, quick, quick, quick.

2009-10-12T10:48:00.000-07:00

Brigitte - I like the new look of your blog. Very nice! Love your small sketches too!

North Tahoe Plein Air

2009-09-05T20:04:00.000-07:00

Mary Stahl will be heading up to Lake Tahoe on Monday 9/7 to participate in the North Tahoe Plein Air event. Plein air painting takes place throughout the North Lake Tahoe area Wednesday through Friday. Wet paintings are framed and displayed on Saturday and Sunday 9/12 - 9/13 at the Village of Northstar. The weekend show and sale coincides with the Autumn Food and Wine Festival also being held at Northstar.

Mary Stahl's painting in Pastels USA 2009

2009-06-10T22:31:00.000-07:00

I have some news to share. My painting Autumn Glory has been accepted into the 2009 Pastels USA show to be on display at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara, CA. Show dates are Saturday, July 25 until Sunday, September 27. There's a reception on Friday evening, July 31, although I will be out of town and not able to attend.

Color Notes exhibit

2009-04-29T20:08:00.000-07:00

Many of the BACPAC artists are participating in a show at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica, CA. The exhibit is called "Color Notes" and is being displayed in the theater at the Sanchez Center.

The show is on display from April 5 through July 5, 2009. The Gallery is open in conjuction with Saturday evening concerts. Check the schedule on the Pacifica performances website (See below), and enjoy music and art together.

Pacifica Center for the Arts

Pacifica Performances Sanchez Concert Hall

1220 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica, CA 94044

www.pacificaperformances.org

650.355.1882

The exhibiting artists are:

Selora Albin, Brigitte Curt, Marcia Enns, Kim Holl, Susan Brott Lawson, Krishna Kopell, Morning Nichols, Linda Stanley, Mary K. Stahl, Alice Weil, Karen White, and Tonya Zenin.

2009 Salon International, The Greenhouse Gallery

2009-02-03T18:32:00.000-08:00

This painting, "Palo Alto Afternoon", by Alice Weil was accepted into the 2009 Salon International Exhibit at The Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonia, Texas.

In Color, In Season

2008-11-29T16:34:00.002-08:00

BACPAC members are pleased to be exhibiting their recent work during the month of December 2008 at Main Street Cafe & Books in Los Altos, CA.

Participating artists are Selora Albin, Brigitte Curt, Marcia Enns, Kim Holl, Krishna Kopell, Susan Brott Lawson, Morning Nichols, Sandy Ostrau, Mary K. Stahl, Linda Stanley, Alice Weil, Karen White, and Tonya Zenin. Guest artist will be Jim Smyth, well known Bay Area art teacher/mentor.

Location: Main Street Cafe & Books, 134 Main Street, Los Altos, CA

Dates & times: December 1-31, 2008

Monday - Saturday, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm

Sunday, 8 am to 2:30 pm.

A reception with the artists is planned for Friday evening, December 12, 5:00 to 7:30 pm. We hope to see you there!

LGAA Member Juried Show

2008-11-18T14:03:00.000-08:00

Two of Alice Weil's paintings and one of Mary Stahl's paintings were accepted into the 2008 Los Gatos Art Association Annual Member Juried Show. Mary won an Honorable Mention award for her pastel painting Stormy.

The exhibit is on display from October 30 through December 4 at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, 4 Tait Avenue (at Main Street), Los Gatos, CA .

Pastel Society of the West Coast exhibit

2008-09-23T16:24:00.000-07:00

Two of Mary Stahl's paintings have been accepted into the 2008 exhibit of the Pastel Society of the West Coast. On display will be her paintings titled "Farmland" and "Reflections." The venue is the Vacaville Museum, 213 Buck Avenue, Vacaville, CA from October 4-31, 2008, with a reception the evening of October 4. (Phone 707-447-4513 for hours and directions or see the musuem's web site at http://www.vacavillemuseum.org/.)

Seasons of Martis Plein Air Event

2008-09-20T19:58:00.000-07:00

Mary Stahl has been selected to participate in the Seasons of Martis Plein Air Event in the Martis Valley area near Truckee, CA Oct. 1-5, 2008. A presentation by Jean Stern, director of the Irvine Museum, on the "First 100 years of Plein Air Painting in California" is open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 4. The Gala auction event on Saturday night is open to ticket holders, and the exhibit is open to the public on Sunday, Oct. 5. See http://www.northtahoearts.com/plein_air_event.php for more information.

Plein Air Paintout

2008-08-17T11:30:00.000-07:00

"PAINT ALLIED ARTS"
Invitational Paintout

5 members of BACPAC will be joining a group of over 30 renowned artists, painting the historic grounds of The Allied Arts Guild.

The public is invited to shop, visit the gardens, and watch "art in action".
September 13th, 2008
10am-3pm
75 Arbor Rd, Menlo Park, CA

Maria Boisvert in Carmel Plein Air Festival

2008-04-23T10:42:00.000-07:00

BACPAC member Maria Boisvert has been accepted into the Carmel Plein Air Festival for 2008. This well-known festival will take place May 15-18, 2008. This will be the second time Maria has participated in this event. She was also juried into the 2002 festival.

A Breath of Plein Air exhibit

2008-04-23T09:21:00.000-07:00

BACPAC members Karen White and Mary Stahl were recently juried into an upcoming exhibit titled A Breath of Plein Air which will be on display at History San Jose from May 2 to September 21, 2008. History San Jose is located at the south end of Kelley Park in San Jose.
You can read more about the exhibit here and here.

Los Gatos Art Association's Open Juried Show

2008-04-03T10:04:00.000-07:00

The work of several BACPAC members will be displayed in the Los Gatos Art Association's annual open juried show. Members whose art was accepted into the show include: Maria Boisvert, Mary K. Stahl, Karen White and Tonya Zenin.

There will be an Artists' Reception on Sunday, April 6, 1-5 pm at the
Los Gatos Art Museum
4 Tait Avenue (at W. Main St.)
Los Gatos, CA
tel: 408-354-2646

(Images, top to bottom: Tonya Zenin, Karen White, Mary K. Stahl)

Pastels USA 2008

2008-03-24T13:19:00.000-07:00

Two of my pastel paintings have been accepted into the upcoming Pastels USA 2008 exhibition.
The moody painting to the left is "Farmland" and was a studio painting.
The plein air painting to the right, done on a warm late summer day, is "Red Barn."
The exhibit will be shown in Stockton, CA at the Haggin Museum. It opens May 18 and ends June 22. There's a reception/awards ceremony on May 31 from 2-4 pm.

BACPAC Newsletter Launch

2008-03-13T14:04:00.000-07:00

BACPAC has launched a quarterly newsletter. In the newsletter we'll list news and upcoming events such as exhibits, member's open studios, paint-outs, etc. We'll also have a few images of our recent art work.

To see the March 2008 inaugural issue of the newsletter, you can read it on the BACPAC web page at this link.

Then, if you'd like to sign up to receive the newsletter via email each time it is published, click the sign-up link on the right hand menu bar.

This is an "opt in" mailing list -- if you don't sign up for the newsletter, you won't receive it.

Triton Museum Competition Results

2008-02-14T15:07:00.000-08:00

I was thrilled to have two paintings accepted in the Triton Museum's Statewide Competition, so imagine how excited I was to find out that one of them, "Storm at Sundown", was given a Silver Award of Merit!

A Brush with Nature

2008-01-11T10:15:00.000-08:00

BACPAC members will be exhibiting their plein air paintings at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA. Please join all the BACPAC members and others at a Museum reception for the artists on Friday, January 18, from 7-9 pm.

California Art Club exhibition

2007-11-06T09:05:00.000-08:00

Mary K. Stahl's pastel painting "Stormy" was juried into the California Art Club's exhibition, Rivers and Sources/Harbors and Confluences. The exhibit will continue through June 5, 2008 at the Women's City Club of Pasadena.

BACPAC members in Triton Museum Show

2007-07-11T19:24:00.000-07:00

Three BACPAC members are showing their work in a new exhibit at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara, CA. Alice Weil, Maria Boisvert and Brigitte Curt all have paintings in the exhibit
Landscapes: Rural and Urban Realities. The exhibit dates are July 7 through September 30, 2007. There will be reception for the artists on Friday, August 3, 7-9 PM.

Almond tree at Cuesta Annex

2007-02-26T16:46:00.000-08:00

Here's a painting I did last week at Cuesta Annex in Mountain View. The day was cool and cloudy.
Pastel, 11" x 14"

Winter Sunset

2007-02-26T14:14:00.000-08:00

This one is still wet.
Painted late in the day at the Baylands. I see a few " tweeks" I might make...edges, a little warmth..
Alice Weil 8 x 10

New Painting

2007-02-24T16:02:00.000-08:00

This is my new painting I just did today from photos I took in Tahoe.

Watercolor sketches

2007-02-22T12:24:00.000-08:00

This is one of the plein air
watercolor sketches of
Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite
National Park that I did last summer.

10" x 7"

First post

2007-02-18T20:44:00.000-08:00

This is the first post to the BACPAC blog.
I've added an image, my pastel painting
of a farm in San Luis Obispo.
11" x 14"