As a special treat for our long-pose life group, model extraordinaire Cassandra posed as JS Sargeant’s iconic Madame X. We got to paint her in the round– every point of view a bit different. Keep going to find Sargeant’s study for the well-known life size version.
The first Monday of each month will feature clothed models for both the morning and afternoon. Come challenge yourself!
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Quimper Arts members are getting their paintings, drawing and sculptures ready for next Saturday’s Open Studio at the Masonic Lodge in uptown, just north of the post office. From 10 am to 6pm, come meet Quimper’s artists and see some of their work. And, from 1pm to 4pm, try your hand at sketching or painting Cassandra— free, and some art materials will be supplied (or bring your own).
Our open studio will feature work by–
Brenda Barcelo
Bobbie Blinder
Wayne Brown
Shelley Brown
Jackie Hardin
Mary Henson
Rita Kepner
Renee Loeffler
Madeline Nelson
Izzy Rosane
Toni Rosetti
Kelly Traenkenschuh
Chris Witkowski
Kat Zecca
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In our weekly studio space in uptown PT’s Masonic Lodge, a diverse group of Quimper Arts members will be showing paintings, drawings and sculptures done in our studio and elsewhere. We’ll be open from 10am to 6pm, with a rotating staff of artists welcoming visitors. And, from 1pm to 4pm, visitors can artists sketch and paint from a live (clothed) model, or try their hand at it themselves.
This is part of return of the Port Townsend Studio Tour, largely due to the efforts of Raw Art Collective founder Jen Cohen. (Yay! Thank you Jen!) 59 studios, some (like Quimper Arts) featuring multiple artists, will offer a great overview of the vibrant arts scene here on the Quimper Peninsula. See further info at the Raw Art Collective website.
If you are a Quimper Arts member and haven’t yet signed up to participate, you have until August 12. Come to the Masonic Lodge August 5 or 12, pay $20 to help offset the cost of the space on August 24, and sign up for a shift of talking with visitors. Those who can’t come to the Masonic Lodge before the event can sign up email (artsign1@hotmail.com) and pay the $20 when you come to set up (8am-9am on Aug 12).
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On May 13, 2024, Quimper Arts kicked off our late PM life drawing program. It’s a “best of” our morning short pose and afternoon long pose formats, at the same price ($10 for members, $15 for non-members for a 2.5 hour session). Chris brought wine; others brought their dinners to eat between the afternoon and evening session. We have the use of a fridge, microwave and more for our all-Monday rental of the Masonic Lodge, 1338 Jefferson Street.
So if you haven’t joined us because your daytimes are scheduled, or you just want to have a full day (9:30 am to 8:30 pm) of sketching, drawing and painting from life, come join us! Members and non-members, any medium you prefer. Doors re-open at 5:45 pm for setup. We will start at 6:00 pm with a series of short poses, take a 15 minute break, and wrap up with a single one-hour long pose. We wrap up and put our toys away at 8:30 pm.
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Starting April 10 and continuing through the fall, Quimper Artists will be gathering outdoors twice a month— 2nd and 4th Wednesdays– to draw, paint and sketch. Our lineup will take us to sea, forest, farm and town locations here on the Quimper Peninsula. Always free and open to the public, we meet at 9am (or come earlier, if you prefer) to enjoy creating pictures inspired by our amazing local scenery. At about 11:30 am each session, we gather and admire what each of us has done. For full information, visit our Plein Air Landscape page.
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Quimper Arts members are encouraged to come to our session today, January 8. We will have a potluck lunch starting at the break (noon to 1pm), and our official annual meeting after the afternoon long pose session.
This is the meeting where the board is ratified for the year. On the slate now, with additional volunteers possible, are:
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Art Walk reception January 5th, 5pm to 8pm
Free life drawing session January 9th, 1pm to 4pm
236 Taylor Street, Port Townsend
Grover Gallery member Tracy Grisman has invited Quimper Arts as the Featured Guest at Grover Gallery for January and February. Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday, 11am to 5pm.
Join Quimper Artists and Grover Gallery members Tracy Grisman, Larry Crocket, Julie Read and Max Grover for Art Walk at the Gallery on Saturday, January 5 from 5pm to 8pm.
And on January 9, a live, clothed model will pose in the Gallery from 1pm to 4pm. This free event is open to the public, so invite your friends to draw, or just to watch. Those wishing to draw should RSVP to thegrovergallery@gmail.com, and plan to bring your drawing supplies, drawing horses and easels, as well as a tip for the model. Coffee, tea, soda water and light snacks will be served.
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Happy holidays to all! While we will be closed next Monday, December 25 (Christmas), we will start the New Year (1/1/24) at the Masonic Lodge sketching, drawing and painting from life with our wonderful local models. We welcome our regular artists—as well as holiday drop-ins—to sketch short poses from 9:30am to noon, and draw or paint from one long pose from 1pm to 4pm. See you there!
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Luke Tornatzky
Sept. 25th, 2023
Luke returns for another workshop to teach you his unique drawing style. Check the Classes and Workshops page for full details! If you would like to participate you may leave your name below.
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July 9th
July 23rd
Aug 27th
What could be better than combining life drawing with plein air? From noon to 6 pm on the dates below, Quimper is hosting outdoor Nude in Landscape sessions. The first two hours of each session will be short poses, and at 2pm we will move into a long pose for the remaining time. Come by whenever you can. For locations, contact Sawyer, paintingsawyer@gmail.com
$30 Quimper Arts members, $40 dollars non-members.
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