Updated January 26, 2010
OPAS sponsored Carl Dalio Workshop Flyer - Sept. 14 - 17

January Museum Paint-in Photos now online!

Plan a Paintout in your area!
Want to schedule a paintout in your area for 2010 or 2011?
For now, you will be working directly with the webmaster.
Contact: debra@ohiopleinairsociety.com and
Click to plan a paintout.

Many thanks to Chuck Harris
for his service as 2009 Program Chair.

Just updated with photos!
JANUARY 2010
Museum Paint-ins : in chronological order

PLEASE NOTE: - click and print the permission to paint forms as needed
Artists, you must bring a drop cloth, use odorless solvents, and clean up after yourself. Most museums allow you to have business cards available, but you cannot solicit sales on site at the museum. And as always, be polite to visitors and museum staff. And wear your name tags!

"Dayton Art Institute" - January 9, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Montgomery County
Address : 456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton, OH
Website: http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/info/general_dir.html
Museum hours : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
General Admission : FREE
OPAS Host : Edy Martin lemarti73@sbcglobal.net
Copy Form: Click , Print & Read
 
OPAS Host Edy Martin
writes about the
2010 Dayton Art Institute
Paint-in:

I thought the museum paintout went very well.

There were three of us. Ruth Ann Sturgill came from Lima, Michelle Walker from Wapakonetta, and myself from Huber Heights.

It was a pleasure to paint there.

The museum staff was gracious and helpful. They were all interested in what were painting, as were the museum visitors who stood back and quietly watch us.

  
Left is Michelle Walker; at right, Ruth Ann Sturgill.

January 16th, 2010 - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
"Cincinnati Art Museum"
Hamilton County
Address : 953 Eden Park Drive
Museum Phone : 513.639.2975
Website : http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/
OPAS Host : Barb Chenault, barbarachenault@cinci.rr.com  or 513.234.0408
Parking Fee: Cinci Art Museum Members - Free; $4.00 for non-members.

Copy Form : Click , Print & Read
 

OPAS Host Barb Chenault writes about the 2010 Cincinnati Art Museum Paint-in:
"The Cincinnati Art Museum Paint In was so much fun!! There were about 14 all together. Ray Hassard, Edy Martin, Ruth Ann Sturgill, Nancy Achberger, Michelle Walker, Carol Strock-Wasson and Barbara Chenault, all OPAS members, plus Cincinnati Art Club members painted from 11 until "Show and Tell" time.

It was a fun to get together, paint AND chat!

Thanks so much for coming!"

 

Click on the above thumbnails to enlarge.

"Butler Museum of American Art" - January 23, 2010 - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Mahoning County
Address : 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown, OH 44502-1213
Website : www.butlerart.com
OPAS Host : Nancy Hawkins
Please RSVP to Nancy: email nanquaker@aol.com ; 330.429.5686 cell
No Permission form is needed.

OPAS Host Nancy Hawkins
writes about  the 2010
Butler Museum of American Art
Paint-in:
"The Butler paint-in was so much fun! Everyone did a wonderful job. No one chose to copy the recently acquired 2 million dollar Jackson Pollack painting.

Altogether there were 13 painters spread out over the museum:  Mark Gingerich, Carrie Lewis, Michelle Walker, Sue Birgeles, Judy Griffith, Katie Pursley, Cathy Mulligan, Elayne Bozick, Dino Massaroni, Susan Dexter, and Virginia Rhinerson. Oh . . . and I was there too, Nancy Hawkins.

Eight stayed for the critique (photo above): Myself, (taking photo) Katie, Elayne, Carrie, Susan B., Cathy, Mark and Dino.

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"Toledo Museum of Art" - January 23, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Lucas County
Website: www.toledomuseum.org
OPAS Host : Mary & Rick Dziak, dziak@cros.net 419.494.4445 cell

Painting time : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
PLEASE NOTE : RSVP to Mary is MANDATORY for this museum.
Toledo Museum allows only eleven copyists at one time. First eleven artists that RSVP will be those that paint.
Copy Form:  Click , Print & Read
 

OPAS Host Mary Dziak writes:
We had nine members come to the paintout..Everyone had a good time.
 

       

        Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

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Just updated for 2010
February 6, 2009
"Urban Blight"
Franklin County
Address: 4th Floor office of Jon Browning, 243 N. Fifth Street, Suite 420, Columbus, OH  43215
Telephone : 614.221.8988
OPAS Host : Jon Browning
The Warehouse Cafe on the first floor is a great place for breakfast and lunch.
Challenging, but the office windows provide a great birds-eye view!

Click on the images from 2009 to enlarge.

       
Painting inside the office: Edie Dean, Michele Walker, Ruth Ann Sturgill and Jon Browning.

        
On the street: Bob Davitian, Debra Joyce Dawson, Chuck Harris, and Sherpa Martin Dawson.

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Just updated for 2010
March 20, 2010
"Annual Meeting" - with Election of Officers
Franklin County
Address : Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State St., Westerville, OH 43081-2095
Phone : 614.882.7277
Website : http://www.westervillelibrary.org/

Featured Artist - demo and lecture :     
Carl Dalio
http://carldalio.com/ • Artist Statement

OPAS sponsored Carl Dalio Workshop Flyer

Afternoon Demos by OPAS Members :

 Karen
 LaValley

 Oil Demo
 "Expressive, Colorful Portraits from Life"

 Karen LaValley painting in 2008 at the OPASCanter's Cave Paintout.

http://www.ohiopleinairsociety.com/member_pages/LaValley/LaValley.htm

  Joe Lombardo
 Oil Demo
 "Architecture in the Landscape"
 http://jlombardoart.com/

 "Lavendar Light" 14" x 11"
 

MEETING SCHEDULE:
MORNING
• 9:15 AM : Registration & Refreshments
• 10:00 AM : Meeting called to order. Intro by Jeff, very short
• 10:15 AM : Featured Artist : Carl Dalio - 2 hour demo and lecture

LUNCH : 12:15 PM -1:15 PM

AFTERNOON
• 1:15 PM : Business Meeting with Election of Officers
• 2:00 PM : Demos by OPAS members Karen LaValley & Joe Lombardo 
• 4:30 PM : Meeting Adjourns at 4:30p.m.

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Just updated for 2010
April 10, 2010
"April in Athens"
Athens County
Address : Dairy Barn, 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens, OH 45701
Phone : 740.591.8504 (Risner's cell phone)
Website : http://www.dairybarn.org/
OPAS Host : Jeff Risner  jeff.risner@gmail.com

Come join OPAS President, Jeff Risner, in his hometown and express yourself in paint!
In 2009 the cherry blossoms were in full bloom along the river. But Jeff had many other possibilities for artists to paint.

9: 00 AM
Meet in the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center on Dairy Lane for coffee, donuts and discussion of interesting painting locations.
2:00 PM
Artists re-grouped for a critique and show of the day's work in one of the Barn's classrooms.
3:00 PM
You are on your way home, or out to paint just one more in this gorgeous area of Ohio.

Directions and Map at this link.
http://www.dairybarn.org/index.php?section=209&page=222Meet at 9:00 AM at the Dairy Barn on Dairy Lane of coffee and donuts and locations.
Return at 2:00 PM and leave for home by 3:00 PM.

        Click for 2009 photos
Left to Right: Dairy Barn, Athens, OH; Ray Hassard and Edie Dean; Ray Hassard; and last, but not least, OPAS President, Jeff Risner. Many artists tried painting the cherry blossoms with the old Asylum across the river and looming in the distance. Photos courtesy of John Halley.

Link to some 2009 press:
http://thepost.ohiou.edu/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=39&ArticleID=27824&TM=1283.016

2009 Testimonials:
"A BIG thank you to Jeff Risner for his grand reception and thoughtful planning for the Athens Paint Out this past weekend.  There was a wonderful assortment of plein air artists present and ready to tackle the blooming southeast Ohio scene.  We had a "fun" critique afterwards at the historic Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center.  Thanks again, Jeff."
               - Martha Carmody, Cincinnati

"At approx. 9 AM Coffee tea, and pastry was in abundance and maps and Athens county literature was provided along with plenty of courtesy, friendship, and introductions. Lee, Bill, and I met up with Kit Dailey who joined us and became our guide and led us to a great mill site where we set up on the opposite side of the river at the HABITAT for HUMANITY center, where we spent  about 5 windy hours, doing our thing. I enjoyed the output of our groups efforts . . . thus I say it was a venture well worth the time and effort.       - Claude Deegan, Belpre

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Just updated for 2010
May 15, 2010
"Sauder Village"
Fulton County
Address : Sauder Village, 22611 State Route 2, PO Box 235, Archbold, OH 43502
Phone : 419.446.2541
Site Contact : Dawn L. Hauter, Marketing & Special Events Coordinator
                     419.446.2541, ext. 3076
Hours : Door to Visitor's Center open 8 AM
Website : www.saudervillage.org
OPAS Hosts :
       Norma Thomas-Herr, 419.335.2314 home, 419.277.1939 cell, email travelnherrs@yahoo.com
       Nora Sallows 419.335.5110, email nora@dancinglightstudio.com
                RSVP to Nora - by April 30 - 20 needed for group discount & reservation must be made.

Here's a great opportunity to paint period costumed people from Native American to Victorian in re-constructed settings.   Interesting log structures, buildings, flowers and animals. Coffee and sweet treats at the Doughbox Bakery, lunch at The Barn or Cafe' with plenty of restrooms on site.

At Left: a photo of our Founding Father, Richard Canfield in front of his painting of Sauder Village which was completed for the Paint Ohio Project. Richard loved this site.

Should be an exciting and interesting place to paint.

ENTRY FEE  - $9.00 (for group of 20)
                       $14.50 normal entry
RSVP by April 30 so we can go for the discount!

PARKING FREE

8:00 AM : Door to Visitor's Center open
9:00 AM-2:00 PM : Paint out
2:00 - 3:00 PM Critique in Museum Building

Thanks to Norma and Nora for planning this paintout!

From the Sauder Village website:
From the sheep shearing and planting in the spring to harvesting and preserving in the fall, every day at Historic Sauder Village is unique and special! Experience history up close as our costumed staff leads many activities and demonstrations of daily rural life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Depending on the day and season, your visit may include hymn singing, demonstrations of old printing techniques, samples of a 19th century recipe or a chance to taste a homemade pickle or help with food preparation.

The craft buildings and studios are home to several nationally recognized craftsmen working with traditional crafts in both historic and modern interpretations. With daily displays of their skills, these artisans perpetuate American craftsmanship right in front of your eyes.

In 1934, local farm boy Erie J. Sauder (1904-1997) with plenty of vision, determination and God-given mechanical ability, founded the Sauder Woodworking Company, today a world leader in ready-to-assemble furniture.

Although he was always a forward thinker, Erie was well aware that the past had paved the way. He was particularly partial to the stories of his ancestors who had been among those who settled NW Ohio's Great Black Swamp in the mid 1830s.

That's why, in the 1970s, he had dozens of structures, built by hand a century earlier, moved from locations throughout NW Ohio to create the Sauder Village.

Today, the third generation of his family oversees the Village, which includes a 350-seat restaurant; a bakery; a campground; a 98-room country inn and an exhibit/performance center, Founder's Hall.

Map link: http://www.saudervillage.org/history/villagemap.asp
 

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Just updated for 2010
June 12, 2010
"Cedar Bog Nature Preserve" more info to come
Champaign County
Address : Cedar Bog, 980 Woodburn Road , Urbana, OH 43078-9417
Phone : 1.800.860.0147
Website : www.cedarbog.org
OPAS Host : Paul Reif wtrclr@ctcn.net

   Entrance fee : $4.00
  Paint from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

 
 
  Thanks Paul for a great job!
  MAP : here

DIRECTIONS :
CINCINNATI TO CEDAR BOG :
 - I-75 to Dayton 52 miles, connect with with route 4 Northeast to Springfield 28 miles, connect with route 68 north to Urbana.
- One mile north of where route 68 goes from four lanes to 2 lanes turn left on Woodburn Rd. at Cedar Bog Sign.
- After crossing RR tracks, turn right at second entrance.
COLUMBUS TO CEDAR BOG :
- I-70 west to Springfield, 45 miles, turn right on rt 68 north to Urbana. One mile north of where route 68 goes from four lanes to two lanes turn left on Woodburn Rd.
- at Cedar Bog Sign. After crossing RR tracks, turn right at second entrance.
CLEVELAND TO CEDAR BOG :
- follow I-71 south to columbus, 142 miles, then follow directions from Columbus shown above.
TOLEDO TO CEDAR BOG :
- take I-75 south to Piqua, 120 miles. turn left on rt. 36 in Piqua going east to Urbana, 25 miles. in Urbana turn right on rt. 68 south at the square.
- go three miles south of Urbana and turn right on Woodburn Rd. at Cedar Bog sign. After crossing RR tracks, turn right at second entrance.

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Just updated for 2010
July 16-18, 2009 - Lakeside Plein Air Paintout
Lakeside Association and the Wooden Boat Society Show
Ottawa County
Lakeside, Ohio
Contact:  Mary Dziak - 419.494.4445 or dziak@cros.net
OPAS Host : Rick and Mary Dziak & Lakeside Association: Please RSVP to dziak@cros.net by July 10th to guarantee a gate and car pass to Lakeside.

More Information here

 It's
 always
 a great
 weekend.

Left: Rick Dziak's "A Bird Bath" 16 x 20"       
was completed at the 2008 Lakeside Paintout
 

Photos from past paintouts.

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Just updated for 2010
August 7, 2010
"Milford" - paintout & 'Wet Paint Show & Sale'
County : Clermont
Location Name : City of Milford
Address of Location:  Main and Garfield Streets
Website : www.milfordohio.org & www.downtownmilford.com
OPAS Host :  Nancy Achberger

In 2009, Nancy planned a fantastic paintout in the town of Milford. It was well attended by artists from a tri-state area, well publicized with lots of public attendance and lots of sales!

Please RSVP to Nancy if you intend on coming :
     • email : nachberger@cinci.rr.com
     • cell phone : 513.505.2928

Paintout : 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Welcome/Info Tent : location TBA
     - Artists sign in and are welcomed.
     - Information about 'prime painting spots' and 'residences that welcome painters' will be available.
Wet Paint Show & Sale 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM :
      - After the paint out, artists set up along the Main St. business area for a Wet Paint Show & Sale.
     - Bring an easel and your artist information for the wet paint show.
Restrooms : in the 'Main Cup', local businesses, and the American Legion Hall.
Restaurants : Milford has several unique restaurants and fast food chains a mile up the road.

Thanks, Nancy for planning another wonderful paintout and sale!

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Just updated for 2010
September 17-19, 2010 - more info to come
"7th Annual OPAS Competition"
OPAS partnering with Lakeside Association
Lakeside/Marblehead, OH
Ottawa County

OPAS Competition Chairs : Rick & Mary Dziak, dziak@cros.net 419.494.4445 cell
Workshop Chair : Fran Mangino, franmangino@yahoo.com

Juror & Workshop Instructor : Carl Dalio - http://carldalio.com/


Winners Circle 2009
Back row : Larry Churski - Excellence in Oils & Artist's Choice, Sharon Weaver - 3rd Place, Nancy Hawkins - Best of Show, Ruth Ann Sturgill - HM, Larry Golba - Excellence in Water Media.
Tom Harbrecht - Spirit of Lakeside, Bridgette Turner - HM, & Dave Smith - 2nd Place.
Front row : Mark Gingerich - 1st Place, Carol Strock Wasson Excellence in Pastel, & Michelle Walker - HM
Quick Draw Winner : Larry Churski

Click here for more photos

2009 SPONSORS:
National Sponsors: Hackman Frames • Omega Moulding Company ● Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine • Art Boards
Ohio Sponsors: Dziak Gallery • Jodie McCallum Gallery ● Lakeside Association • Split Winds Gallery
Spirit of Lakeside Award:  Lakeside Association - The winner gets their room free for the 2010 competition.
Artist's Choice Award:  Ohio Plein Air Society
Purchase Awards: Mame & Bill Drackett  & Dziak Gallery

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October 2010 - info to come

"Cleveland"

Cuyahoga County

OPAS Host : Diane Farr  

Thanks to Diane for planning this paintout !

 
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Just updated for 2010
November 6, 2010
"High Banks Metro Park" - 1,159 acres of nature!

Northern Franklin & Southern Delaware Counties
Address : 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH 43035
Web Site : http://www.metroparks.net/ParksHighbanks.aspx
Hours : Open 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. April through September /
    6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. October through March
Phone : Nature Center phone 614.846.7157
 

OPAS Host : Thanks to OPAS host Edie Dean!
                       email : pdfgrp@earthlink.net
                       phone : 614.846.0113

"Highbanks Rain" by Edie Dean • 8" x 10" Oil on RayMar Panel
 Painted at the 2008 Highbanks Paintout.


Schedule :
9:00 AM - Meet at the Nature Center at the top of the park.

Find your spot in the park and paint until you are done.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Critique & maybe Hot Dogs in the "Big Meadow"

Photos and text below are from the 2009 paintout!

Edie Dean picked one of the last great days of the year to paint, sunny, warm, a little breeze, and nature. Edie met the artists at the Nature Center. New and old "OPAS friends in art" met and chatted over the coffee and donuts that Edie brought before dispersing to "find that spot".

 
Edie Dean, pointing her paintbrush for emphasis, most likely telling a great story to Gary Chaconas, Carol Cosgrove and Angela Gage.
At right, the hand of Edie Dean working on an autumn masterpiece.   Photos courtesy of John Daniels & Edie Dean.

Artists in attendance: Gary Chaconas, Duane Palmo, Debra & Sherpa Martin Dawson, Mike Stegman, Marianne Miller, Laura Dressler, John A. Daniels, Jody Hall, Edie Dean, Mark DeLong, Audrey Oliphant, Carol Cosgrove, Angela Gage, Alice Seyfried, Jon Browning.  Thanks to Mike Stegman, Laura Dressler, and Mark DeLong for coming from Cleveland, Akron, and Huron to take part in this paintout!

 
Painting by Gary Chaconas. Coffee and chat, left to right: Duane Palmo, Marianne Miller, Laura Dressler, Gary Chaconas, Debra Dawson.

        
Parking lot painters.  Critique. Dawson painting. Gathering for the critique.

  DIRECTIONS below & the MAP from the park's website, address above.

From I-270 : take U.S. 23 north about 3 miles. Entrance is on the left, just before Powell Road.

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Just updated for 2010
December 4, 2010
"Lynd's Fruit Farm or Beautiful Downtown Pataskala"
         Breakfast, Paintout, Critique with Soup & Sandwiches at the Dawson's
County : Licking
Breakfast Address: 63 West Broad Street, Pataskala, OH 43062-7568
                              Corner of Rt. 310 & Broad Street, in Pataskala
Phone : 740.964.0056
Website : Nancy's Nutcracker Sweets
Orchard Address : 9090 Morse Rd. SW,  Pataskala , Ohio 43062-9125
                              Corner of Rt. 310 & Morse Rd.
Website : www.lyndfruitfarm.com
Dawson Address : 52 Lookout Lane, Pataskala, OH 43062
Dawson Phone : 740.927.3078 (h); 740.739.1791 (c)

Thanks to Debra Joyce & Martin Dawson for hosting this paintout!

Enjoy the beauty of Ohio in winter and the challenge of painting a winter orchard.
We hope for some snow, which makes turns the winter orchard into a stunning site.
     In 2009 OPAS members gathered at the orchard and painted on a 25 degree F morning. There was no snow, but lots of apples still clinging to the trees. The camaraderie was high, and the paint was stiff, but OPAS artists turned out some lovely painting under trying conditions.
     Artists brought back their paintings to the Dawson home for a potluck and critique. By Noon, the sun was breaking through. It was still 25 degrees, but we were all saying, we should go back out and paint!
     For 2010, the Dawson’s propose a slightly different format: Breakfast at their local dinner Nancy’s Nutcracker (to give the day a little time to warm up), painting, and critique with warm fire, and snacks back at their home five miles from the orchard.
    It can be cold, but misery loves company and OPAS painters have always had a great time trying this. Still, if you want to just come for breakfast, or the critique, that is fine too!
    Thank you to Lynd's, who has always been welcoming to Debra and OPAS artists.

e-mail RSVP to debra@ohiopleinairsociety.com
          or call 740-927-3078 or 740-739-1791 cell

Loose time table – could change as I figure this out better
9:00 AM - meet Debra and Martin for breakfast at Nancy’s Nutcracker. Don’t forget to use that bathroom after you drink your morning coffee and go paint.
            - Go paint whenever you like, the orchard is straight up Rt. 310 N from the dinner. Lynd’s parking lot is at the corner of Rt. 310 and Morse Rd. There are driving trails through the orchard as well. You can paint from the parking area or drive through the orchard - providing the ground is not soggy.
1:00 PM (or when you get cold) - head back to the Dawson house (5 miles from the site)
                                                 for a warm fire, a hot drink, and sandwiches and soup.
2:00 PM – Critique - everyone participates and learns a lot.

Map to Lynd's Fruit Farm

Get directions

Map to Nancy's Nutcracker

Driving Directions
From Columbus:
Take I-70 E to 310 N (exit 118) until it dead ends at SR16 (Broad Street) in Pataskala. Turn right at light and Nutcracker is on the right before the next light.
From the East:
Take I-70 W to 310 N (exit 118) until it dead ends at SR16 (Broad Street) in Pataskala. Turn right at light and Nutcracker is on the right before the next light.
Restaurant Hours :
Sunday 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Monday 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday thru Saturday 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

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Please check back often for additions and changes.

Weekday paint outs are scheduled by the members. Dates and times may vary.
Critiques are at the discretion of the members.
Paint outs are rain or shine. You decide if you want to come.

CENTRAL REGION:

NORTH EASTERN REGION:

WESTERN REGION:

SOUTHEASTERN REGION:

SOUTHWESTERN REGION:
SWO PLEIN AIR PAINTERS - Nancy Achberger, contact
2010 SCHEDULE TO COME

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