Quimper Arts

Let’s get outside to draw and paint! Starting tomorrow, we’ll be in PT and around the county every 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday from April through November, 9am until noon. All events are free and everyone is welcome, including beginners and non-members.

Tomorrow we’ll be at Pope Marine Park in downtown PT. Showers are in the forecast, but the park features a long covered pier with some seating (views are better standing up) and great marine and town views. On street parking, plenty of places nearby to warm up and get a hot drink, public restrooms around the corner. We’ll meet on the covered pier. Dress for the weather and bring your favorite portable art supplies.

Below are a few of the pictures we created last year at this location.

And, here the rest of the locations for April and May; more details on the website on our website’s “plein air” page. Since locations are subject to change, please check the web page before you head out!

April 15 – Fort Townsend Park.  

April 29 – Enfield Green, a small park in PT.

May 6 –Point Wilson lighthouse in PT. Special: Joyce Hester will give plein air demonstration at 9am.

May 20 – Anderson Lake.

Here are the results of our two-week pose inspired by Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, reflecting our artists’ different approaches and styles. Many thanks to Chris Witkowski and our model Cassandra for sparking our imaginations.

This coming Monday afternoon, April 7, and the following Monday, April 14, our wonderful model Cassandra will be in the same pose for the two sessions. There will be a costume, setting and props around a theme. Don’t miss this opportunity to create a more fully developed drawing or painting.

(illustration: 3 multi-session long pose paintings by Quimper Arts member Madeline Nelson)

Today is our first plein air date and yup, we’ve got April showers. The weather app says it will stop before 9am. Just in case, the building on the south side of Washington Street, where the accounting firm is, has a long, deep overhang under which we can paint views of the park and fountain without blocking any foot traffic or shop windows. Standing at an easel would work best if that is the case. Hope to see you there!

April 2, 9am to noon – Haller Fountain and steps, downtown PT. Let’s see how the springtime light and foliage change the fountain and PT cityscape views. Services nearby; on-street PT parking.

The weather’s getting (a little) warmer, the rain is starting to ease up, buds are starting to pop. Aren’t you itching to get outside to draw and paint? Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday from April through November, 9am until noon, in Port Townsend and out in the county. All events are free and all are welcome.

Here are the locations; more details on the website on our website’s “plein air” page. Since locations are subject to change, please check the web page before you head out!

April 2 – Haller Fountain and steps, downtown PT.

April 16 – Fort Flagler Park.

May 7 – Chetzemoka Park in PT.

May 21 – Heron Hill, 241 Sand Road (outskirts of Port Townsend, off Cape George Road).

June 4 – Finnriver Farm in Chimacum.

June 18 – outside Ajax Café, Lower Hadlock Road.

July 2 – Kah Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend.  

July 16 – Point Wilson Lighthouse at Fort Worden in PT.

August 6 – Port Ludlow Marina.

August 20 – Bell Tower Park in uptown PT.

September 3 – Pope Marine Park, downtown PT.

September 17 – Fort Townsend Park.  

October 1 – RoseWind cohousing west in PT.

October 15 – Point Hudson Marina west of downtown PT.

November 5 – Old Alcohol Plant in Port Hadlock.

Folks are asking if we are open today, Feb 3. The answer is, yes! This morning and afternoon, enjoy the wonderful clothed poses of our favorite muse, Cassandra, and in the evening experience our newest model, Lexi. See you there!

(Below: interpretations of 3 of Cassandra’s 2024 poses, by artists Renee Loeffler, Izzy Rosanne and Madeline Nelson)

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!