tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169335672011-04-21T19:59:16.282-05:00We are the Plein Air Painters of Chicago - SouthWest (PAPC - SW). Painting the South West Wonders of the Chicago area is what we do. Our regularly scheduled paintouts are on alternating Saturday mornings so our members can paint with the Plein Air Painters of Chicago (PAPC) on the other Saturdays....Year Round. We are united in our love of Plein Air! JOIN US!Ritanoreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16933567.post-44405801750867201032007-04-14T17:01:00.000-05:002007-04-14T18:08:38.904-05:00

PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF CHICAGO - SOUTHWEST (PAPC-SW) WHAT:We have been given permission to paint not just the Exterior, but the INTERIOR of the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet -- not the walls, but paintings OF the walls; the esplanade, patterned after the Palace of Versailles; the grand arches of the ceilings; chandeliers; staircases; rotunda and the very proscenium itself.

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WHY:Awhile ago I invited folks to provide us with some suggestions for paint out sites. Susan Hong-Sammons responded with the following thoughts and information:"If you decide to come paint in Riverside. I suggest everyone going to their website and printing out a map of my little village..."http://www.riverside-illinois.com/index.html(Here's the map:)http://www.riverside-illinois.com/

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The Artist's Reception for the 2nd Annual PAPC - SW isFriday, January 26th at THE TAVERN CLUB 333 North Michigan Avenue 25th Floor CHICAGOLook forward to seeing you all.

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WHY:TO HELP YOU PLAN -- AND DECIDE FOR THE SHOW, I AM SENDING ON THE PAINT OUT SITES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS -- SO YOU CAN FIND A PLACE THAT WILL WORK FOR YOU TO GET YOUR PAINTINGS!WHAT:THOUGH WE CAN PRAY FOR SNOW, THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES. SO, I AM THINKING OF OTHER THINGS THAT IMPLY WINTER.THEREFORE:THIS SATURDAY -- NOVEMBER 25THPAINT OUT SITE IS A CUT-YOUR-OWN CHRISTMAS TREE FARM -- IDE'S

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IT IS HERE AGAIN!     WE WERE INVITED BACK!    IT IS A RE --- PEAT!WHERE:We will have our SECOND ANNUAL PAPC - SW SHOW at the TAVERN CLUB at the top of Michigan Avenue from December 16th 2006 thru January 31, 2007. The Tavern Club is a prestigious club that was founded in 1927  "to encourage the arts, intellectual recreation and a good humored interest in life."   It resides in its own two

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WHAT:Paint out Site for this coming Saturday is Lake Katherine in Palos Heights. Check out the following website for all of the information including directions:http://www.palosheights.org/lake/index.htmI will not be able to join the group -- though I love this place -- because I am hanging my Show -- (ugh).Lois has ageed to step in and you know how much we all love working with her!WHY:Take a

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WHERE:   Hidden Lakes Trout Farm in Bolingbrook -- near everyone!Check out the website:http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/facilities/hiddenlakes/index.shtmlClick the following line to see the Google map:http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=425+Trout+Farm+Road,+bolingbrook,+il&ie=UTF8&ll=41.718415,-88.076534&spn=0.020565,0.066605&om=0Essentially, you go South on Boughton Road off of 355.   WATCH

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WHAT: The Cathedral of St Raymond, Joliet, IllinoisSt. Ray's is a quite magnificent Cathedral, built in the 50's.    It has some architectural uniquenesses and occupies nearly a full city block.   We have permission to work inside from many vantage points, or outside also from many vantage points of gardens around the Church and a covered cloister garden adjacent to the body of the Church

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WHEN: Saturday, August 12 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM critique.WHAT: Our Paint Out Site this weekend will be the Riverwalk at Centennial Park in Naperville. WHY: Check this out! PASTE THIS it into your browser line -- let it load and then move the items around to see the overview and enjoy the virtual tour. It looks as though this location offers us great reflective surfaces, trees,

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WHAT:Paint out Site for this coming Saturday is Lake Katherine in Palos Heights. Check out the following website for all of the information including directions:http://www.palosheights.org/lake/index.htmWHY:Take a look:http://www.palosheights.org/lake/images/new_images/gardens.jpgWHERE:Let's meet in the spot on this image marked 'parking'http://www.palosheights.org/lake/images/photos/

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This week's outing will be at Graue Mill in OakBrook. We went to this site last October and it was beautiful. There is a waterfall, a still working waterwheel mill, ducks and facilities.THANKS TO HALINA for locating the spot for us.The enclosed map shows the place where we can meet -- the parking loop marked on the East side of York Road at 8:30 AM and re-convene there at 12:30 PM. i have

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This weekend we will welcome Spring with a revisit of the Morton Arboretum at:4100 Illinois Route 53.Visit their website:http://www.mortonarb.org/Here is a map of the grounds:http://www.mortonarb.org/maps/wholemap_rollovers.htmlWe can meet at the Visitor's Center at 8:30 AMhttp://www.mortonarb.org/branching_out/branchingout_visitor_center.htmlThen, we can go our separate ways and I am sure we

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Hello All! WHAT:     How about a return to THE ZOO!     BROOKFIELD ZOO!       WHY:    First and foremost because it doesn't open until 10:00 AM.  That means that for those of us who are going to be at the PAPC Show Opening Friday night -- we can have a few more hours in the sack.          Second,   because Saturday is expected to still be COLD and at Brookfield Zoo we can paint Plein Air

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WHO: PAPC - SWWHAT: FINALLY -- PROMISE OF A WARM SUNNY PAINT OUT DAY! CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE I & M CANALWHEN: Saturday, March 11 8:30 AM to 12:30 PMWHERE: Pioneer Village Lockport, IllinoisWe can meet in the parking lot at the North West corner of State St and 8th Street in Lockport at 8:30 AM. The parking lot is adjacent to,

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I think there were more unusual things about our Paint-Out this weekend, than any I can think of.  First, it was probably the coldest of the PAPC-SW Paint-Outs -- Baptism of the SoWesters!BUTWe planned to gather outside of the Lemont Historical Society only to discover that Art Garibay's wife is the Vice-President of the Historical Society and he had the key to let us in from the cold.And Art had

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WHO:   PAPC - SW:    AND --- there are some new members on our email list -- members of the Great Lakes Pastel Society.   I am sooo glad that some other Pastellists will be coming out with us in the future.   We all know that it may take several email notices before people get up to an outing, but the day will come when they join us.   WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE GREAT LAKES PASTEL SOCIETY.WHERE:    

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Turtle Lake at Lake Renwick Preserve in Plainfield, Illinois.We have talked about getting back to this site when there is SNOW. This weekend looks like it might be our only chance this Winter. So, let's take it!Paint Out Site This Saturday will be at the Lake Renwick Preserve in Plainfield, Illinois. There are three entrances to this preserve -- The Lake Renwick Heron Rookery off of

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WHAT: This Saturday we will do a combined Paint Out with the PAPC at Berghoff's Restaurant in Chicago.WHO: BOTH GROUPS -- PAPC AND PAPC - SWWHY: Berghoff's is a Chicago landmark that is closing at the end of February. It is the oldest restaurant in the City of Chicago and was the first establishment to get a liquor license after prohibition. People are lined up outside waiting to

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WHAT: Our Paint Out Site this Saturday will be Little Mexico on Joliet's East Side.WHEN: Saturday, January 14, 2006 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.WHY: Because the weather is dreary gray and we don't even have the benefit of picturesque snow. So we will be energized and stimulated by COLOR. Little Mexico is an old area of Joliet that has become a hub of the Latin community of Joliet.

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Before we ring in the NEW, we must ring out the OLD.What a year 2005 has been for the PAPC - SW!PAPC - SW had its first Paint-Out on the last Saturday of April. As a group, we essentially had a 3/4 year. We had 3 members at that first paint out and have reliably had more than that number ever since. PAPC-SW #1Our email list (which is not our complete list because some folks are not 'wired'

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WHAT: --- The Final PAPC - SW Paint Out of 2005 --WHERE: BIRDHAVEN GREENHOUSE Pilcher Park -- Joliet 225 Gougar Road http://www.jolietpark.org/facilities/greenhouse.shtmlWHEN: We will meet at the Birdhaven Greenhouse at 8:30 am - reconvene at 12:30 for critique.WHY: Currently featuring the annual POINSETTIA SHOW -- BRING YOUR REDS! This site offers

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Hello All!WHAT: How about a Paint Out Site that allows us the option of painting in Plein Aire Indoors, or inshelter, if that is our wish?This week's Site will be the Brookfield Zoo. It is loaded with paintability!WHY: Because it is Cold and this place is great Fun!WHEN: This Saturday December 17. BUT IT REQUIRES A DIFFERENT TIME FROM WHAT WE ARE USED TO. (Anyone for sleeping

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We are back at it, Folks! The Holiday is over and I hope yours were all Wonderful!The Site where we will paint this Saturday is the:Log Cabin Center for the Arts12700 SouthWest HighwayPalos Park, IllinoisYou will recognize this name as having recently shown up in your In Box -- April, Leona, Lois, Midge and Tish invited us all to their Annual Christmas Gala last weekend.And you have to have

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The First Annual Show of the PAPC - SW was launched with the best fanfare she could hope for. It was a lovely evening and I am so grateful to you all for your hard work and team spirit. And the staff at the Tavern Club could not have been kinder, or more helpful.This Saturday's Paint Out will be downstairs from our precious cargo. We will meet at the 333 North Michigan Avenue building at 8:30

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Click on title to see map.This week's outing will be at Grau Mill which on the enclosed map is the lower P for Parking. I have heard a lot about it as a site. Sergio and I tried to track down a place with a waterfall at York and Ogden and couldn't locate it further. Click on title to see map.But THANKS TO HALINA we have the spot identified as Grau Mille.We can meet in that parking lot located

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Hi Folks!Everyone was so happy with the paint out last weekend that we decided to do it again this weekend -- both groups!The Morton Arboretum main parking lot at 8:30 AM. We will decide when we meet if we want to reconvene there.Our Critique/Get Acquainted time will also include:*** Invitations are available for the Show at the Tavern Club. OUR HUGE THANKS TO LINO FOR HIS WORK IN PUTTING

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I highly recommend the new book by Dan Burstein and David Kline called "blog! how the newest media revolution is changing politics, business and culture".Anyone who can compare the Cave paintings of Dordogne (where we will be going for my painting/mentoring workshop next July) with Blogging, has my attention. It has been long awaited and is JUST out.These guys last wrote together with "Road

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This weekend we will meet at the Morton Arboretum at: 4100 Illinois Route 53.(Click the title line to link to their website)While you are there check the map of the grounds.We can meet at the Visitor's Center at 8:30 AMWhile this will not be THE high color weekend, I am sure we will all find something beautiful to set our sights on!See you Saturday!Rita R

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If you click on the Title line above you will learn about where we will meet this Saturday. I am trying to import the map of the site into this post. And HERE is the MAP of the SITE:It is the head of the historic Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal. As such, it is a designated site for the Art in the Parks National Competition -- (entry deadline June 2006). It is thus, a great place for US to

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This Saturday the Paint Out Site for PAPC - SW is a combination paint/show/sale. We may do all of the above -- especially PAINT PLEIN AIR. The fee has been paid. There is no commission for sales. This is the first Annual of this event. They would like us to provide our individual contact information for next year's event. DIRECTIONS: Click the title line to go to the Inwood website

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Though this is not a regular SW Saturday to paint, we are scheduling additional painting options to help us have choices of paintings for our possible show in November/December. This Saturday we will go to Plainfield Fishing Resort 741 East Renwick Road ` Phone: 815 436-5251PLEASE NOTE -- IF YOU CLICK ON THE TITLE AT THE TOP OF THIS POST IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE PLAINFIELD

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Bear with me, all. I am new to 'Blogging'. Yet, I can see the usefulness. This can help us. Find your way in and around.Rita R

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