LOCATION FOR SUNDAY 23RD!!

The location for this coming Sunday the 23rd, "Painting Outdoors. Landscape. People. Places," will be on the Marina Green Park in downtown Long Beach. There is MUCH to paint there, from the Green Park itself, the Queen Mary, the harbor with many boats, the ocean and beach off to the east, Long Beach Convention Center, skyline and buildings of downtown Long Beach and anything else you can choose to paint! There is ample parking (must pay) and is easy to get to from Studio 1021, less than 5 minutes away. I will be there by 9:45 setting up, you will see me on top of the "small hill/rise," closer to Linden Ave. The event is free, so please come and paint with fellow artists! Remember to bring sunscreen, water, etc., that you may wish to have with you . . . and of course all of your painting supplies! I will bring extra drawing benches that work fine to paint on if you don't have an easel. See you Sunday at 10 a.m.!
Located just off of E. Shoreline Dr., just east of Shoreline Village, "across" from Rainbow Lagoon Park and Long Beach Convention Center. From Studio 1021, go west to Alamitos Ave., turn left, take that through Ocean Blvd and it turns into E. Shoreline Dr. Follow it down a slight hill to S. Linden Ave, turn left and then right into the parking lot. I will be right there.

"Painting outdoors. Landscape. People. Places"
There has been a strong interest from my fellow artists to schedule an outdoor event . . . so here it is!! Let's give it a try! Sunday, May 23rd at 10am. I will be in contact with all of you and keep you informed with all the particulars as I figure them out myself. I'm looking forward to it, and thank all of you for your continued support and ideas. We are very happy to be a part of this artistic community and we look forward to its continued growth!

Hello to all fellow artists!
With the intent to continue moving things forward creatively by offering some variety here at Studio 1021, we are adding a little artistic diversity to our Wednesday night schedule. On the second Wednesday night of each month, the workshop focus will be a costumed, 3-hour pose (first one on April 14th). This will enable artists to do a larger, more refined drawing if desired, and painters will have the opportunity to paint the model for a long, 3-hour pose. For now, the two new workshop varieties will be "Second Wednesday: Costumed/Long Pose Workshop" AND “Second Sunday: Portrait/Long Pose Workshop” in the same week each month. Our goal is to keep the painting momentum moving by allowing everyone to have their paints ‘out’ and ready to roll if they would like to paint both days each month. Of course, for non-painters, it gives the opportunity to complete more polished works of art!

For clarification:Second Sunday: Portrait/Long Pose Workshop: This is geared towards the portrait and the model will be seated.
Second Wednesday: Costumed/Long Pose Workshop: There will be a strong emphasis on the pose and composition, and the model will be costumed. The model may be standing, seated, or reclining, and the composition may include props as well.

If people like this (aka, a lot of people show up!), then we can consider doing this twice a month if artists are interested. As always, we appreciate feedback and we are always looking to give our artists the kind of workshops they want. However, we can't know what you want unless you tell us! :) So please, if you have any requests and/or feedback, do not hesitate to let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate.
Hope to see you soon at Studio 1021!
Patrick and Sonia Farrand

Hello All!
I have decided to do a "Second Sunday Portrait/Long Pose Workshop!" It will be held every second Sunday of each month (the first one being March 14th at 10a-1p). It will be ONE seated pose with emphasis on the portrait. Of course you are welcome to paint and/or draw the entire figure (model may be fully or partially clothed). Any medium is welcome but please be considerate of others when using oils and solvents (meaning odorless and non-toxic please).
Looking forward to the workshop and seeing you there,
Patrick Farrand

For those who follow the "MEETUP" calender, my apologies for the lapse in keeping up with it. YES! There is a workshop tonight at 6pm! See you soon!
Patrick

Well OF COURSE "right after" I posted that the workshop was canceled . . . it stopped raining! Ahhhhhh such is life. The good side to this adventure is that the studio is fine, the source of the leak was found and dealt with! So all is good!! I look forward to seeing you on Friday(s) from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and of course Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m.