Weekly Classes Beginning January 24th!

Current Adult Workshops:
Monday:Drawing Fundamentals/Rita Pacheco
$400
Workshop Dates: 1/24/2011-1/14/2011
10:00am-1:00pm
Location: Prior Studios
Semi-private (maximum 6 students) begins Monday, January 24, Open to beginners or those interested in improving their drawing skills. This course will focus on the fundamentals of drawing from life: composition, proportion, perspective, light and shadow, foreshortening, value and texture. If you are unable to commit to 8 weeks, there is a $75 drop in fee for one session. Space is very limited.
*Materials: graphite pencils of your choice, kneaded eraser, 18” by 24” newsprint (I prefer smooth print) and backing board.
If you have any questions, please contact Rita: email: rita@pacheco.ws
cell: 951 965 2517 www.ritapacheco.com

Celebrating in 2011 (without a hang over!)

Happy New Year! 2010 went out with a bang for Rita Pacheco Fine Art; being awarded a "Juror's Choice Award" from the California Art Club, and First Place for the COAL gallery's Winter Exhibit, finding into a new studio space in the Carlsbad Village, and selling 5 paintings all in the last few days of December was huge fun! Worth Celebrating for sure! The rainy and cold weather kept me indoors a lot of the time and that left me with all of these beautiful and colorful still life possibilities! I've posted 9 new still life paintings on my website this morning, even one "black and white"! The two shown here are both 10" h x 8" w oil on canvas panels; "Gin & Tonic" and "Celebrate!" They are both still available and I can guarantee there will be no "hang over/side effects"!

Christmas 2010

While it's been rainy and cold outside, I've been busy in my studio with still life paintings. This one I had printed for our Christmas cards. 12"h x 9"w "American Christmas" depicts a few items that make me smile; a vintage "Coca Cola" bottle, some old and frail (german) Christmas ornaments that belonged to my grandmother, and in the background a holiday kitchen towel given to me by my dear friend when I lived in Lake Elsinore. I only put these things together, you understand, because I liked the way they looked together and the memories that they brought to mind. But when I was done, I reflected on all these random objects from different places and different times that made up this composition and how it's so like Americans who are made up of so many different ethnic origins and traditions. How good it is that we can enjoy one another's differences in brotherly/sisterly love and God must smile on us when we do!

Thanks for Bob Ellis!

In memory of a dear man who was one of our beloved neighbors/friends from our Tuscany Hills neighborhood in Lake Elsinore, this small (6"h x8"w)piece is a "thank you" gift for his surviving wife, Myra. For reference, I used a snapshot taken one morning a few years ago, when Bob and Myra were going out for a leisurely ride. Bob was a friendly man, with a charming British accent and a great sense of humor. Buddy and I are indebted to him for his neighborly kindness, and feel blessed that we shared a bit of time with him! Thanks Bob! We know that heaven is enjoying your company until we meet again!

Demonstration at Grove Park

This morning I met with a group of painters from the Southern California Plein Air Painters Association at Hosp Grove Park in Carlsbad. Weeks ago, when I was asked to do the demo, I was hesitant because I'd never done a "formal demonstration", but decided that it would be a good experience for me, and I turned out to be right! It was an absolutely beautiful morning, and the eucalyptus trees were radiant in the sunlight. Thank you God! I had a wonderful time, and completed the first 10"h by 8"w demo in record time (It must be sort of like giving a speech-when you're nervous in front of people, you talk fast) I was drawn to the image of one of the artists painting in the sunlight, and decided to include her in my second 10"h by 8"w painting of the day. After painting, it was great to walk around and see what all the other artists were doing and talk to them about their work. Thank you to all the artists who battled rush hour traffic to watch my demo and visit Carlsbad!

California Art Club "Magnificent Miniatures"

"Seahorse Resort", 8"h by 6"w plein air, oil on canvas panel and "A Girl and Her Dog" 10"h by 8"w oil on panel were juried into the California Art Club's "Magnificent Miniatures"! This is a a special 1-day (1-evening) exhibition and sale event at The Historic Blinn House in Pasadena: Magnificent Miniatures. This special exhibition will take place on the same evening as the opening of the next rotating exhibition at the Blinn House, Golden State Treasures.

EVENT DATE & TIME: December 4, 2010
5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

LOCATION: The Blinn House
Women's City Club of Pasadena
160 N. Oakland Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101

California Art Club "Golden State Treasures"

8"h x 10"w plein air "Overlooking the Hedionda Lagoon"

This painting was juried into the California Art Club's "Golden State Treasures" exhibit!
EXHIBITION DATES: December 4, 2010 - April 14, 2011

ARTISTS' RECEPTION: Saturday, December 4; 5 p.m.

LOCATION: The Blinn House
Women's City Club of Pasadena
160 N. Oakland Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101