Hi there,
This “newsletter” is more a calendar of coming events.
October 29, Byrd and Street in Bastrop
November 5, First Friday, Bastrop
November 2 - 29, Austin Pastel Exhibit Northwest Hills Gallery, Austin
November 18, Art Demo, Marble Falls
December 3, First Friday, Bastrop
January 13 - 14, Pastel Workshop, Marble Falls
Revel Music
For those of you that are not in this area, please check my website, blog, and facebook. My art is available on-line with free shipping at the moment.
There is much to look forward to, so I’ll get right to it:
Byrd and Street, artists, are performing at the Roadhouse in Bastrop, Friday, October 29 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with Greg Lowry on dobro and accordion. I have prints for sale at my studio/gallery of Tommy Byrd"s drawings and Kathy Street's paintings. I also have some of their CD's. Don't miss the great music and have a good dinner there, too.
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First Friday in Downtown Historical Bastrop is growing every month. Visitors can do some gallery hopping , starting at my gallery of course. There are restaurants for dinner and live music in several locations. Hope to see you one of these Fridays or all of them. :)
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Jo Castillo Art Studio & Gallery
1009 Main Street #3
Bastrop, TX 78602
First Friday, November 5I’m back in town! The gallery has new work by Jo and jewelry by Judy Hawes. It is always changing. Refreshments will be served.
I have a couple of tickets For the Festival of Trees a great fundraiser for the Family Crisis Center here in Bastrop. This year’s Festival of Trees is November 20th, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., and will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa located at 575 Hyatt Lost Pines Road, 7 miles west of Bastrop and 20 minutes from the Austin Airport on Hwy. 71. I would like to award them to you. Then you can go to this fabulous party, enjoy some great food and drinks. For a donation of $10.00 to the Crisis Center, I will put a ticket in a drawing for the pair of tickets. I will have the drawing on November 6 at the First Friday Reception at my studio. I have been a volunteer with the Crisis Center since February of 1997 and have raised a few dollars at my shows raffling off tickets, usually for paintings. You can buy as many chances as you want! You can buy them at my studio/gallery or on-line on my blog, link in the right hand column at
http://jocastilloartblog.com The tickets are $55 each and available by calling the Family Crisis Center at
512 321-7760. You can also be a sponsor of make a donation.
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November 2, 2010 - November 29, 2010 I will have two paintings in the Austin Pastel Society exhibit at the Northwest Hills Gallery for the month of November. “She’s My Sister” and “Summer Aspens” are entered. Eve Larson is the juror. It is a beautiful show with some of the area’s finest pastelists, approximately 50 paintings. It is amazing to see how much more alive paintings are than photos on the
internet. I hope you can get by to see this show.
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church
7050 Village Center Drive
Austin, TX 78731
The reception is Sunday, November 7, 2010, from 12:15
p.m. - 1:30
p.m.
The show is up November 2, 2010 - November 29, 2010
Monday - Friday 10:00
a.m. - 5:00
p.m.
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - 8:30
a.m. - 1:00
p.m.
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Thursday, November 18 is just around the corner. I will be giving a demonstration in Marble Falls at
The Highland Arts Guild & Gallery
318 Main St.
Marble Falls, TX 78654
http://www.highlandartsguild.org/home.htm(830) 693-73249:30 a.m. to lunch and after lunch "hands on" advice.
I will be painting a landscape in pastels with the theme of how to get light in your pastel paintings. I will talk some about marketing and presence on the internet including hand outs. The day includes my demo, lunch with the Art Guild members and guests. Artists can then try out painting with pastels after lunch for an hour or two. I hope the demonstration will be very interactive and not just a monologue. I always have an adventure when I travel so come share in the adventure!
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The First Friday December 3, will be “Austin Highlights” featuring work by Regina Burchett, Johanne Morin and Jan Weaver from Austin. Their works include pastel paintings, wood cuts, oil paintings and more. A good chance to fill your stockings for Christmas. Refreshments. There is more information on my website at
jocastilloart.com/galleries.html
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I will be giving a pastel workshop January 13 and 14, in Marble Falls at the same Highland Arts Guild & Gallery. We will explore as much as we can about pastels in two days. More info on the next letter or you can check with me and on-line. $135.00 including some supplies.
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I would like to mention the
Revel concerts. Joel Becktell on the cello and Carla McElhaney on the piano, fantastic classical musicians, put on great concerts in Austin. The concerts are casual and fun.
I met Joel first, in Magdalena, New Mexico, of all places. Both musicians are so talented and sharing. Attend one of their concerts for an evening of pure enjoyment.
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Thanks for reading and I look forward to seeing you at one of these events. Feel free to contact me with any questions or ideas.
Thanks,
Jo
"Windmill at Sunset"
