Copyright 2010 NW Oil Painters Guild
The next meeting will be located in the tiny town of Ridgefield, Washington at
the Pickled Heron Gallery and Arts and Events Sanctuary.
This location hosted the first meeting
of the Northwest Oil Painters Guild in 2002. Twelve oil painters were invited to
the meeting and ten showed up for an informal gathering. The first “official”
meeting was held in the same location on August 26, 2002. The (N)OPG started
functioning with the same ten members who attended the prior month.
Pickled Heron Gallery
Arts & Events Sanctuary
418 Pioneer St.
P.O. Box 727
Ridgefield, Washington 98642
(360)-887-2295
The “Challenge” meeting will start promptly at 6:00 PM with the General
Meeting starting at 7 PM.
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We are going to review and critique the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge photograph. 
It is actually a somewhat difficult challenge for most of us.  I have spent less
time on much larger paintings than I have this one, and I am still not happy with
it, completely.  It really tests an artists ability to take a scene that may be
somewhat unappealing and turn it into a decent painting.  That, of course, is the
purpose of our challenge program, to become better artists through adversity. 
People who choose to paint something else are missing the point.
Members are encouraged to bring your current paintings in progress or complete
for our “Show and Tell” segment which may be extended at this meeting.