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• February 2026 Members' Meeting

  • When
    Wed, February 11, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Via Zoom

  Featuring Demonstration by Guest Artist Alex Hillkurtz from Paris

  Via Zoom Zoom link will be sent the day of the meeting

  6:30 pm:  Salon
  

  We welcome your in-process and completed paintings.  Please send in your recent artwork as jpeg files to both our PowerPoint Master, Shannon Kelly, at skelly823@gmail.com, no later than Sunday, February 8th. Please crop your photo appropriately.  Note TITLE and SIZE. Back story about painting to share is appreciated. You can include your inspiration or purpose for the painting, process, or anything else you would like to share, including questions for improvement or problem solving.
  
  During salon, members are encouraged to type their critiques in chat, which will be recorded and emailed to the artists who participated in the Art Salon.

  7:00- 7:15 pm:  President, Linda Luke, gives club updates

  7:30 pm:  Demonstration

  Alex has taught sketching, plein air, and watercolor workshops in Germany, Russia, Italy, the Netherlands, France, the UK, and the US. He has exhibited his work at L'Entrée des Artistes in Paris, Matite en Viaggio in Venice, and MiArs in Milan.
  
  Alex believes that in our too-crowded lives, sketching and plein air painting invite us to move at a more deliberate pace to discover a true sense of place, and in the process, unexpected stories are revealed. Alex currently lives in Paris with his film editor wife, Tiffany, and enjoys discovering the hidden corners of the city that sketching and plein air painting allow.
  
  Visit his web site and see his gallery of art: Alex Hillkurtz Art

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• Plein Air at Artist's Home, Columbia, MD

  • When
    Thu, February 19, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Columbia, MD

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  Indoor 'Plein Air' Event
  

  Date:  Thursday, February 19, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

  Location:    Columbia, MD (address will be sent to registrants)
  Registration:  registration mandatory, deadline Feb. 16

  Limit:  10

  Parking: The artist shares a driveway with neighbors so please park on the road and not on the driveway.

  For this wintry plein air, an artist will open their home to AWC members for painting, sketching, and sharing tips with fellow artists. A selection of still life pieces will be provided or bring your own small pieces. We will paint at tables, counter tops, or wherever strikes your fancy. There is a deck with trees in the yard and if you feel like a winter stroll, there is a running creek and pond by the path at the end of the cul-de-sac. Drinks and Snacks will be provided.  

  
  

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