Cheers to the weekend!

Bucket of Brews

12 x 12  oil on board

Cheers to the weekend friends.

I love this time of year, things begin to cool off and the weather is beautiful.

Plus it's my birthday month so it always feeling like

a new beginning to me.

Upcoming Events:

For the Austin locals: Plein Air Austin Group Show

We are excited to announce that the PAA Art show at the Corridor of Arts is up and open for viewing!

Come out and meet fellow artists on Thursday, Sept. 26th 4-6pm.

Exhibition Viewing: Sept. 8 - Nov. 2nd, Mon -Fri 8am-6pm.

Corridor of the Arts, 700 Lavaca St., Austin, Tx

Also for locals:

My friend Robin Cheers has a wonderful show at the Russell Collection in downtown Austin.

It's a great show featuring three very different women artists. Really worth a visit.

Upcoming events:

Full with wait list

Full with wait list

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Farm Fresh and crash site.

Farm Fresh 12 x 16 oil on board

This was the painting I managed to do 

once I got my easel back on it's feet.

Crash site:

Oops!  My bad.

Upcoming Event:

ONLY ONE SPOT LEFT

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OPA Show Acceptance for Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

12 x 12 oil on board

 I am thrilled to have been accepted into the
Oil Painters Of America National Show
with my painting, Buried Treasure, shown above.
The show this year will be at the Beverly McNeil Gallery
in Birmingham, Alabama
and details can be found on the OPA website.

Events:
I am hosting a workshop for friend and Plein Air Convention Faculty Member
2015 and 2016, Francesco Fontana, in Austin, Texas
November 10th, 11th, and 12th.
More info can be found on my website: www.brucebingham.com
oils and watercolors
Only a few spots left.

Ellen Willis and I are hosting a 

Free Paint Out on a private ranch in November.

More details can be found on my website,

www.brucebingham.com

and on the Oil Painters of America website under Events.

PAINT OUT FULL WITH WAIT LIST 

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Workshop with Sunny Apinchapong Yang

Last week I attended a workshop in Scottsdale with Sunny Apinchapong-Yang, a former student of one of my all time favorite painters, Sergei Bongart. Sunny gave me permission to share his demo with you that he did on the first day. 

If you haven't seen his wonderful book called Intuitive Painting, check it out, it's available on Amazon books.  

The workshop was: Painting with emphasis on color:

Still life and Figure.

Sunny starts with laying in large shapes on a toned canvas.

Next he starts adding colorful darks:

Close up of colorful darks:

Then he adds the mid tones:

He continues to cover the canvas:

Then begins to refine:

And Sunny's fabulous finish:

Sunny completed this in about an hour and a half, making it look easy.

He's a wonderful painter, good teacher and has a great sense of humor.

I really enjoyed the workshop and I think all the other nice

people I met there did too.  

Funny story:  Sunny painted this with borrowed paints that students left at the school,

but he did remember to bring his golf clubs!

I hope you enjoyed seeing Sunny's demo process.

Thanks for following along!

Inner Courtyard

Inner Courtyard 6x6 oil on museum board

sold

Doesn't this look like a cozy spot where we can sit

and share our secret hopes and dreams?

That's just what happened here in the inner courtyard to

Le Vieux Couvent in France,

a truly magical place!

This is one of the paintings I completed during my stay there while

attending the workshop given by Dreama Tolle Perry.

This wasn't the only treasure I brought home, I am

fully stocked with wonderful memories shared with other fellow artists.

On Top of That:

I was lucky enough to buy one of Dreama's demos she did for us.

I spoke up to buy the demo and a second later another lady said she

wanted it as well. Personally I wanted to arm wrestle for it as I felt I would

have a distinct advantage, but for the sake of fair play and sportsmanship

I offered a coin toss.

Ron, Dreama's hubby, oversaw the toss and guess what?

I WON- YIPPEE- YIPPEE!!!

Photo of Dreama and Me with Treasure:

P.S.- I learned that it's easy to be nice when you win;)

JOY!

50 Scarfs and 150 Pounds

Le Vieux Couvent, Frayssinet, France

What do 50 scarfs and 150 pounds have in common?

The BEST workshop ever!

That's right, we were the ultimate consumers in every since

of the word.  I might actually be underestimating that

we gained 150 lbs.collectively, the number could be higher,

and we all did out best to keep the local economy going too.

Dreama managed to keep us all somewhat on track

with lots of demos and chocolate tastings.

If you get a chance to do a workshop with Dreama or

visit this charming French B & B- 

go for it!

I'm home again and sorting through my suitcases-

Postcard winners will be announced tomorrow!

Thanks for following along:)))))

France!

France!

I'm leaving for France early in a.m. for a petit sejour

followed by a ten day workshop with

Ovanes Berberian!

Not complaining at all:)))))))) Silly grin.

I hope to post if WiFi is available, but in the

countryside of Burgundy, anything can happen.

If I run into technical difficulties,

I  promise to share when I return at the end of May.

Thanks for staying tuned....

Yes!  Off to France, tra la la, tra la la!

Joy!