Foot in the Door 4 - Videos of Submissions & Opening

Foot in the Door 4

I finished my apple painting just in time to enter it in the Foot in the Door 4 show at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This exhibit has been held once every ten years since 1980 and is open to all Minnesota artists. All works must fit within a 12-inch square box.

The 2010 foot in the Door exhibit will run from February 19 until June 13. You can still see The Foot in the Door 2000 Exhibit online.

I titled my painting "Apple Family (Homage to Cezanne)." It reminded me of a family portrait, and it was inspired by an early Cezanne painting. I used three varieties of apples: Braeburn, Red Delicious, and Granny Smith. I made my arrangement on a cutting board and propped a big pad of tinted charcoal paper behind it. I made several digital photos and picked my favorite to use for the painting. I printed out the photo in 8" X 10" size and used graphite paper to transfer the composition to an 8" X 10" canvas.

Below is Cezanne's painting "Glass and Apples" (1879-1882).

More Twin Cities Drawing Co-ops

Studio 510 Drawing Co-op

When: every Sunday, without exception, 2:00 to 5:00
Where: California Bldg at Mill City Cafe parking lot door
2205 California St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418

Types of poses: two-minute up to 25-minute
Types of Media allowed: nontoxic media only
Cost: $6

Easels, drawing boards, or benches available? Yes, and tables also.

Co-coordinator or contact: Florence Hill 612-782-0353 fhill510@aol.com

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Minneapolis Drawing Workshop

Drawing on Wednesdays
Activities:9-12 (Short poses)12:30-3:30 (One long pose each day)

Costs:10-week session prepayment is $100 for the morning or afternoon sessions, or $150 for both.The current 10-week session started onApril 8 and will continue through June 10.Drop-in rate is $15 each for morning or afternoon, or $20 for the whole day. Easels and drawing boards are supplied.

Location: Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art Studio 228250 Third Ave NMinneapolis, MN 55401
For more information, contact us.

MCAD Life Drawing Co-op

Monday nights
May 11 – Aug. 10.
7 to 9 p.m.
Room M109

Cost per session:
$5 for the general public
$4 for MCAD alumni, faculty and staff
no charge for MCAD degree-seeking students

The Sunday co-op will resume after Labor Day on September 14.

Please call Continuing Studies with any questions: (612) 874-3765.

These open drawing sessions focus on drawing from the live model. Drawing horses and easels are provided. While an MCAD staff member is present to facilitate the co-op, there is no instruction available.

Preview Dr. Sketchy's Twin Cities

More Info at: http://www.myspace.com/drsketchys_twincities

Where art class meets cabaret, Dr. Sketchy's will cure you of every boring art class you've ever been to.

The common view on life-drawing classes involves a silent room, a bored model, and no liquor in sight. From the mind of New York artist and burlesque performer Molly Crabapple comes Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, the cabaret life drawing party that has taken the hearts of hipsters from New York to Melbourne. A combination of performance, life-drawing sessions, amazingly complex costumes, and all the booze in town, Dr. Sketchy’s has become THE art event for all artist and awesome hipsters to attend. Of course we had no choice but to start our very own – Dr. Sketchy’s Twin Cities!

At any Dr. Sketchy's event you can grab a chair, a drink, and enjoy an eyeful of intriguingly clad and talented performance artists. We plan on getting only the hippest hosts and the coolest models with the weirdest careers-- burlesque girls, drag kings, roller derby girls, bodybuilders and sideshow freaks. Naturally as music runs hand in hand with inspiration, we’ll have good tunes. Dr. Sketchy’s also features irreverent drawing contests, where the lucky winner can win such prizes as booze or fancy trinkets from local retailers.

All scribblers, doodlers, cartoonists and Toulouse Lautrec wannabes are welcome. Come armed with sketchpads; dry drawing materials or simply a good sense of humor. Thankfully talent is not a pre requisite. In fact you can just stick to the drinking and enjoy the show if that’s your skill set. If Dr. Sketchy's doesn't cure what ails you, at least the booze will. As always, booze = 21 and up.

Fourth Sundays in the afternoon at the 331 Club, 331 13th Ave NE Minneapolis.
Admission $10. Registration recommended.

Art-A-Whirl in Northeast Minneapolis

The 2008 Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association Art-A-Whirl is this weekend May16-18. For information see the NEMAA website.

Utrecht Plein Air Painting Events

Utrecht held a plein air painting event in Loring Park on Saturday, May 10. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate. I attended this, along with a couple of other people. I attempted a pastel drawing but it started to rain earlier than expected, so not much was accomplished.

Another plein air painting event is planned for May 31 at Eloise Butler Wildlife Garden. Details can be found by going to www.utrechtart.com and clicking on the link for the Minneapolis store.