Southern California

[trevor]

well
tonights the night
gonna be alriiiiight....ew rod stewart

call me if you need directions
if not screw you MWAHAHAHAH


562 972 2244

[character]

hi!!!

[evildisco]

Bye.


Give me a call asshole.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

u guys missed out. last night was a blast.

[evildisco]

Under pressure tudun tudun dududun.


Finals to finish Josh, can't leave the house.

Hooray for procrastination, when will I learn.

[Siko_X]

i call it procrasterbating....and I do it all the time.

[sestan]

Speaking of drawing clubs, are there any good places where I can take some figure drawing classes down here in Orange County? I know there's AI and some local CC's have classes, but I was wondering if there were any other places like the Drawing Club up in LA

[trevor]

you guys are letting all the eat poo guys have all the fun
wednesdays her in long beach at 7 pm to 10 or so
up until now its mainly eatpoo folks
professionals and amateurs alike are welcome
\for info email me
oh and spinefinger will be in town around the 4th of july so we will be doing a special session while hes here ill post some sketch group
pics as soon as i get the scans from all those involved
its every week folks
oh and sestan
there is a weekly life drawing session at cal state long beach on sundays
its only about 5 bucks and you dont need to be a student......as long as you....PRETEND your a student
they actually just dont really care
if you want more info
email me
i plan on going too soon
ive just been too busy
or..... lazy

[Siko_X]

Long beach is a bit to far for me to travel. Sometimes you just have to weigh the expenses, gass or more Tequilla

[Helium Macaroni]

Hey Trev, is something going on this Wednesday? I'd like to take a swing down and hang out. I've been been in the drawin doledrums as of late.. maybe it'd help me get out of my slump.

[sestan]

Thanks for the info Trevor. Hit you up on email about more info on the classes. Anyone else with other classes? I actually went to CSULB a LOOONG time ago, but I was only in the ID program for a year

[evildisco]

Ok out of school, Trev I might come this wednesday, I'll call you beforehand so you can let me know the details.

[trevor]

man it would be nice to have you guys down
sorry about the slump mike
i completely empathise with you
but yeah whether i am alone or people show up
i will do this every wednesday
and troy now that your school is out
you should definitely come down man
email me if you need info

[Sinix]

So, there's a weekly thing going on? I guess I'll pm you for added details. I've been slumping too, so I need something to get me drawing more.

[fukifino]

Me and the Smith brothers have started a weekly thing at my house on Saturdays, Sinix. Yer welcome to drop by some time. I doubt it'd be as exciting as Trevors get togethers, but hey, we'll be drawing anyways. :P

(This Saturday is an exception due to the Gnomon workshop)

[evildisco]

I'll be at the workshop tomorrow.

Look for the dude with an infinity symbol on the right forearm.

See you there.

[Costly]

Hi my name is Nick and I am from Carlsbad Ca and looking to join a sketch group if anyone has any info on any or would like to start one near by let me know.

[trevor]

so whose coming down tonite?
anyone ? anyone?
oh yeah and this sunday
drinkin and drawin in honor of nathan (spinefinger) visiting me all the way from jersey city
good opportunity for some of you to ask questions should you need job advice or even crits or if you just want to get drunk with me and a few of my best friends
call me for info on tonite or sundays meetings
rock on rock


trevroar
562 972 2244

[CENOBITE]

OK. I havnt been hanging out here at CA for awhile. I havn't been to a live drawing for awhile since ones up in Pasadena where my friend, Cassandra used to pose. Been thinking of attending the one downtown at that 'secret' location *wink*

[TheDirtSyndicate]

the downtown one is awesome. i highly recomend it.
trevor, you should go too. tuesday!!!
but anyhting happenin this weekend?

[gaijin]

Hey, just moved to LA area and it'd be awesome to meet peeps and sketch. You guys still meeting weekly anywheres? The secret location downtown?? o_O

[TheDirtSyndicate]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

This coming tuesday there's going to be a figure drawing gig going in downtown LA. Apparently they've been doing on tuesdays regularly for the past 4 years. A model gave me the details so I'll forward them here.

1275 East 6th street

The model told me that there's a "big red door" whatever that means.

It's in downtown LA, from 10 PM to 2 AM on tuesdays.
There's a bar in the building so figure drawing while drunk is an option!

Cheers.

not really much of a secret now....but yeah, its a great group.
i just got back from it tonight. the theme was kinda lame this week :"adam and eve"
got a few good sketches tho.

im tired. off to bed.

[guastaferro]

Hey all! My name's Mike, been in LA for almost a year now. I live in the Santa Clarita area, work in Burbank. I do motion graphics for television, but am desperate to get into illustration. I cant stand not being able to draw all day! Id love to meet up with some of you people and learn from/practice with you guys! Married with a new baby, first one! Its the coolest thing to be a dad! Okay enough of that, just wanted to say hi!

Oh yea, and id love to find these underground meetings you have.....ill definitely try that meeting on Tuesday......is there anything this weekend?

[TheDirtSyndicate]

heh, i do motion graphics too. where you work? i work here: www.belief.com

[guastaferro]

Hey complete2, i know about Belief, great stuff, of course! I work for Telepictures Productions. Its my first job out of college, so its been a good place to start. I checked out your stuff, really like your style!:teeth:

[evildisco]

Ok I'll be back to LA tomorrow, probably next week I'll start going to the workshop again, not this one though because I'll be in jet lag hell.
Anyway Josh I'll prolly see you then.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

unfortunately i was in a car accident yesterday...so i probably wont be there tomrrow night.
:(

[trevor]

perhaps i may go this tuesday
i have wednesday off so ..... hmmmmmmmm
i just have to figure out how i will get home drunk at 2 am

[guastaferro]

doh! a car accident! that sucks man, hope everyone's okay....

[guastaferro]

So i went to that sketch group last night; it was insane! Nothing like what i expected, i was thinking maybe 15-20 people, but imagine my surprise when i walk in and the place was packed! It was very cool, got some great drawings.....next time Ill bring a bigger pad, now that i konw what to expect.
If you went, you probably saw me, i was the one walking around in utter confusion for the first half hour.....:P

[TheDirtSyndicate]

hah, i was the one drunk on negra mordelo trying to pet the snake and the iguana....i was wearing a black shirt with a skull on the back.
glad you had a good time...didn't see evil disco or trevor.
(i got a ride)

oh, and yeah, everone was ok in the wreck. i just got a huge bruise on my shoulder from my seatbelt...then monday i wiped out on my skateboard, landed flat on my chest, so all my ribs are bruised. but aside from that im fine.
:)

[guastaferro]

Ha! I think i saw you, were you talking with another guy with a negro?......modelo that is........(no racial slurs intended) I remember cause negro modelo is my choice and was thinking of getting one. I was sitting on the stool by the entrance to the kitchen/bar area, right in everyones way. Im planning on going next week too, ill haveta catch you there. Glad to hear no one was hurt in the wreck

[evildisco]

You didn't see me because it was the very same day I arrived so I was and am still jet lagged. I ain't driving at night with jet lag, don't want to kiss concrete.
Next tuesday I'll be there for sure.

[DFrey666]

Greetings,

I too am new to the area, live in Studio City. Is there any place where local jobs such as storyboard work can be found out about? Would like to meet fellow cave dwellers like myself. I spend most of the day working on graphic novels... see the sky turn blue then black while I'm churning out the pages.

Stay Hungry

[ArtZealot]

San Diego Anyone? art institute student here...

[trevor]

sketch group tomorrow people
7 oclock or earlier
you want info pm me



ps marco moves to palm springs in two an 1/2 weeks
dont know who he is?
check out the sb thats not mine in my sig
fastest progression ive ever seen from good to master
we will all soon be worshipping him
(but he will pretend hes below us...modest bastard)
art zealot
if you wanna show up its 1.5 hrs away
dfrey the same unless you come b4 traffic and hang out
( i will be around all day took the day off work if u wanna show)
troy.....jet lag is over
get yer ass to mars

[TheDirtSyndicate]

fuck..im sorry trevor... i just got a raise at work...
"with great raise comes great responsability..." or something like that.
basically i have to work late. we gotta get a first version of this animation out to the client tonight, and i only started animating yesterday around 4pm, so i've got a lot to do.
wish me luck, and maybe next week i'll be able to go. just give me some directions that will take me down smooth roads with no dips and potholes... <my struts are still fucked and im bottoming out all over the place. ha!

[loomer]

Hey folks - Thought you might be interested in this gallery show I am pariticpating in at the Thinkspace Gallery (http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/) in Los Angeles I'll have 2 small works (which I'll post here soon) in the show, but I won't be able to make it out there. The show opens Sept. 8 and runs through Oct. 8th. It should be insane -so many sick artists are in it, Brendan Monroe, Sylvia Ji, Chet Zar, Derek Hess just to mention a few and an installation by the always awesome Audrey Kawasaki. Check out the flyer here (http://www.sourharvest.com/thinkspace/images/Thinkspace_sept_postcard.jpg)
I'll post a pic soon too :)

[Helium Macaroni]

So.. same time, same channel this Wednesday boys?

[trevor]

same ass time same ass channel
(7pm)

[Helium Macaroni]

Ohh.. 7pm? I thought you were doin' it during the day.. well no biggie, thats still cool. Same coffee shop as before? That place was 'hip', as the kids say these days.

[guastaferro]

where is this coffe shop? id love to come. The Tuesday night one is too late for this old man

[trevor]

yes the same place man

rc coffee @ 7 pm
994 Redondo Ave
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 987-1027

[Cowlander]

Are you guys only meeting during the week, or any weekend groups? I work nights and go to school so I'm looking for a chance to get some extra drawing in.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

well...i was wanting to start a regular group in santa monica on the weekends. like maybe on sunday... i tried before, but life jumped in the way and fucked it up.
they've already ok'd me on it here:
http://www.unurban.com/
its a really cool place (half a mile away from where i live)
i'll go next sunday sometime around noon... anyone want to join me, just show up.

[Cowlander]

are these the simple, meet up sketch the local color type get together

or an old school meet up and show what we've been working on and getting crits type thing?

[TheDirtSyndicate]

i believe everything is show up and draw
but i'm sure at trevors thing theres more people with more talent than me that could critique.

[character]

hey cowlander, where at in compton? i'm from bell. we live like 10 minutes from eachother

[Cowlander]

pretty much right in the center. you mean bellflower?

[character]

nah just bell, right next to bellgardens, and huntington park

[Helium Macaroni]

are these the simple, meet up sketch the local color type get together

or an old school meet up and show what we've been working on and getting crits type thing?

Trevor's is quite simple and casual. And by casual, I mean that usually things deteriorate into a knife fight where someone ends up being called a nancy and most people leave crying.

If you need crits, I'm sure we can accommodate!

[character]

i'm still recovering from the last one. trev got me in the ribs =(

[Cowlander]

Trevor's is quite simple and casual. And by casual, I mean that usually things deteriorate into a knife fight where someone ends up being called a nancy and most people leave crying.

If you need crits, I'm sure we can accommodate!

If theres knife fights I'm there lol

I'll try and put some stuff together and start a sketchbook at least. If any of the sketch groups are on the weekends let me know

[ElDavisimo]

I am in the Los Angeles area. Yay for me!

www.eldavisimo.com

[llothcat]

when's the next sketchmeet? and where?

damn, we need a calendar

[trevor]

ok guys for the tenth time hahaha
wednesdays in long beach(in other words right this minute)
with occasional weekend meetups

[llothcat]

dood..i be there next week....got the messege too late

[character]

dude, whats the address again? i might be able to take the bus. wootie woot

[TheDirtSyndicate]

oxycotton rocks... i should have surgery more often.

[llothcat]

Car wreck on the 22 kept me from being there in long beach on time...I actually arrived at 8:45...annnnd no one was there:P

bottom line, it's too far for me to go for nothin'.

[trevor]

sorry llothcat
if your running late or get lost but your coming just call my cell
9PM ME for it)
there were only 4 of us by 8:40
and 2 left
so the rest of us left as well
if you had called we wouldve stuck around :(
ill be gone for the next 2 weeks
but after that.....its on
again sorry for the wasted trip

[steve kim]

hi!..

[character]

hey dude! welcome aboard =)

[character]

sorry llothcat
if your running late or get lost but your coming just call my cell
9PM ME for it)
there were only 4 of us by 8:40
and 2 left
so the rest of us left as well
if you had called we wouldve stuck around :(
ill be gone for the next 2 weeks
but after that.....its on
again sorry for the wasted trip

omg i'm such a n00b
i totally showed up tonight
hahahaha
and then i stayed there until 9, walked to the bus stop and read the sign that said
"last bus @ 7:35"

PWND hahahahaha
had to call my mom to come pick me up. wasn't a total loss tho, got some cool sketches done. one of the guys there saw me drawing, turns out he's an illustration major, so i got to kick it with another artist..sort of, hehe

since the last bus leaves at 7:35, it's kinda pointless for me to go down tere to hang for 35 minutes, so i guess i won't show up again until i get my car fixed or a new one, sorry =\

ta ta

[llothcat]

traffic was too bad on my end of things...so i decided not to go. Sorry:o

[character]

boooo u suxorz ! =p

anyways, looks like i'll be moving up to santa cruz. i'll probably be there for a year or two before i come back sooooo
not sure on a date yet, but i'll let you guys know. i'd like to hang out at least one more time before i take off. and i'll be back at least once a month. it's only a 5 hour drive, heh
sooooo i dunno
trevorrrr when do you get back!!!!??????????/

[TheDirtSyndicate]

boooo u suxorz ! =p

anyways, looks like i'll be moving up to santa cruz. i'll probably be there for a year or two before i come back sooooo
not sure on a date yet, but i'll let you guys know. i'd like to hang out at least one more time before i take off. and i'll be back at least once a month. it's only a 5 hour drive, heh
sooooo i dunno
trevorrrr when do you get back!!!!??????????/

yeah, trevor should throw a going away part for you. hehe
i'd come for sure, broken ankle or not.
whatta ya say trevor?

[Sinix]

How many of you plan on going to the san fran workshop? I know some people are going, just want to see who else, and who will be looking for a carpool.

[Waffle_King]

Hey guys,

sorry to just jump on this thread- but are ya'll still meeting? I'm in LA and I'd be interested.

-Andrew

[evildisco]

You damn laser mexican...

Now you will have more excuses to not do shit.


I am going to the SF workshop. Already booked room, just waiting for the final pricetage.

[trevor]

sorry guys on a break for 2 weeks due to my vacation but tonight its on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just got back this weekend
so tonight
7 to 10
994 Redondo Ave
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 987-1027

if you get lost you can call me
pm me for my number if you need it
would love to see new faces

[character]

i miss so cal =(

[Waffle_King]

You damn laser mexican...

Man, I wish *I* was a laser mexican.

I'm just a normal one. *cry*

-Andrew

[Enola_Gay]

Hi, i moved here to San Diego a couple months ago, and I'm tired of being a hermit! Are there any other CA'ers or life drawing/sketch groups around here?

[Bloodstone]

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[thebulfrog]

Hey all,

Thought I'd pass this along to anyone else interested in a free one and a half hours of figure drawing on Monday. I've been emailing around on Craigslist for jobs and this came up-here's the email I got back copied directly:

We will be filming on Monday, Jan. 19th, most likely in West LA from
2pm - 4pm. (I am just making final arrangements with the art studio
and can confirm with you after that.) We would love to have you come
to the class! There will be a nude model there, and we'll be bringing
some supplies but if you would like to bring your own, that would be
great!

There will be some interuption in the class for the purpose our
filming, but it will be fun and (hopefully!) funny. :)
-----

I talked with them and it's located in West LA and the finalized time is 1:30-3PM. They said bring friends, if I care to (looking for collegeish age) so I thought I'd pass it along. Shoot me an email at thebulfrog@gmail.com if you're interested. Should be fun.

-thebulfrog

[TheDirtSyndicate]

goddamnit, i JUST NOW got a notification that there was a response to this thread... thats over a 24hr delay...

anyway, unfortunately i have to work. i live in west LA, so this is kind of a bummer..
:(
by the way, you didn't mention the address. might wanna throw that in there.
:)

[Bunny Dragoon]

I'm in So Cal!
I'm usually around Irvine since that is where my school is.
Or else I'm in my room all day XD

[thebulfrog]

Y'all missed a good time. There was free food, good jokes, about an hour and a half of drawing, and a celebrity or two for good measure....I think I'm under an NDA so I can't say anymore, but next time hopefully I can grab a couple of you and we'll head off together.

[thebulfrog]

So I just moved here and wanted to figure out where there's figure drawing in this city. Here's what I found:

Dr. Sketchy (http://www.myspace.com/dr_sketchy_losangeles) - every other Sunday, $10 - looks like a fun scene
Lynn Studio (http://www.laaa.org/calendar/workshops.html) - Wednesdays, 7p to 10p - $7
Avenue 50 Studio (http://www.avenue50studio.com/pages/figure1.shtml) - Tuesday, 7pm to 10pm - $10
The Drawing Club (http://www.thedrawingclub.com/home.asp) - 7-10 Thursday $20; one Sunday a month 10am-1pm (a bit steep for me, but short poses and costumed for those interested)
List of more figure drawing classes around town (http://art.blogging.la/archives/2005/08/life_drawing_cl_1.phtml) - got some of links from here

Does anyone know what the deal at the Animator's Union is? I think it's only two month long classes (not drop ins)
Does the Illustrator's guild do anything around here? (In NY there was a Jazz & figure drawing 3 hour session every week at the SoI where a few CAers would meet up)
Also is there any figure drawing at USC, UCLA, cal-state or any other colleges around the area? Free would be nice. Cheap would be nice too.


While I'm at it, here's some other good links for people looking for art related things to do around town-

art.blogging.la (http://art.blogging.la/) - Blog on art events around LA
50 mml Los Angeles (http://www.50mmlosangeles.com/events.php) - list of art gallery openings and the ilk
LA.com's art listing (http://www.la.com/events/art)
LACMA Calendar (http://www.lacma.org/events/Calendar.aspx)
experienceLA (http://www.experiencela.com/Calendar/eventlist.asp?query=&d1=&d2=&monthly_view=&year1=&monthname1=&monthsearch=&sorttype=all&searchstringer=Event_VisualArts&searcharea=all&psearchtype=&yearnumber1=&year=&day=) - art calendar listing
calendarlive.com (http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/search-events.front?categories=cl-art*&regComm=&size=40&eventSortOrder=date&x=17&y=12) - LA Time's art happenings list
losanjealous.com/events/ (http://www.losanjealous.com/events/) - The Losanjealous Benevolent Society gathers a list of strange happenings and fun events in LA - the more bizarre, the better.
Comedy Clubs (http://www.10best.com/Los_Angeles/Nightlife/Comedy_Clubs/index.html) - ok, not art, but still fun.
Music Concerts (http://www.laweekly.com/music/) - still not art, but might as well even out the comedy

This is all from a fairly brief google search. I'd love to hear where other's are finding out what's going on around this town.

-bullfrog

[AphexTweak]

Hello, looking for some people to draw with... need some peer motivation (kinda like a gym workout buddy)... is there still a group meeting in Long Beach? I live in Huntington Beach so its not that far from me.

Thanks for the different links bullfrog, I've been looking for places to get some figure drawing in other than just classes at schools...

[BlueJackal]

Hey everyone. I'm in 29 Palms. Anyone in the high desert wanna get together and draw/paint?

[FactorZero]

I'm in south orange county >>>>Mission Viejo. looking for some local groups.

[trevor]

how does everyone feel about next wednesday?
ive had to stop hosting them due to work but it just might be calm enough to have a session next week maybe ill start doing it bi weekly instead of weekly
but yeah im sure i posted directions in this thread so if yer interestd PM me or just look back in this thread for the info

its on!

[Act.Appalled]

Myself, JoeSolo, and Johny5 meet up every sunday and monday nights, and we meet up with trevor every once in awhile

...anyone is welcome to come to our sunday and monday night group... here are the details...

Sunday Night
Starbucks
1030 Hamner Avenue
Norco CA, 928603113
We meet up from around 9pm-11:30pm which is closing.

Monday's
McClain's Coffeehouse
817 N. Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, CA, 92832
We meet up here from 8:30pm-Whenever you want to leave. They close late so its nice.


If you are interested in showing up, send me a PM and ill send you my phone number...

[trevor]

sorry to anyone that was interested but
nix this wed
no time
ill post when its possible

[AphexTweak]

Dang, I was looking forward to coming out and sketching this Wednesday... Hope you get some free time soon trevor. Let me know when you plan on doing it again...

Hey Factor Zero where in Mission Viejo are you located? I'm just North of you in Huntington Beach. Anyone else interested in meeting up in the OC area?

[FactorZero]

Aphex- i'm right around the corner from trabuco hills high school. i'm over on los alisos and trabuco

[FactorZero]

Any local groups down here closer to south OC? i'm in mission viejo, so it'd be nice to have a group in the Irvine/Tustin/Mission/Lake Forest/Laguna/San Clemente area. If there isn't one..we should start one. Are there any CA'ers down here?

[Act.Appalled]

Im in Irvine...
I have that sketch night night every monday night at the coffee shop in fullerton if you want to come along you are more than welcome too!

[FactorZero]

sounds good. i'll come down on monday night and check it out.

[Pothology]

Here is the plan "OC group" I live in Irvine and would like to open a gallery in a high traffic street front retail space close by(costa mesa, NB, Balboa, HB, maybe LBC). What I need you all for is to sublease a chunck of the wall to sell your own art. I'm 24, work full time and into low brow, kustom kulture art. I have Mondays and Tuesdays off. My goal is to have 10 - 20 local artist be silent partners all selling their own art on set schedules. You wouldn't pay me any commission just rent around $100 monthly( depending on location). I plan on selling my own. I haven't seen anything like this and I think it could do really well. I'm open to suggestions and would like your feed back.

[buffaloe]

Ok, who's drawing downtown in LA tonight? :) I'm heading out there again and want to put some names with some faces!

[|NTeRN]

hey guys. Watts Atelier is going to be starting up a weekly sketch night at the school every Sunday night at 6pm starting the 24th. everyone is invited. drinks (water and soda) will be provided, but feel free to bring a few bucks for pizza and whatnot. Erik Gist and Doug Stambaugh are the ones putting this on.

if you dont know Erik here is a link of his life drawing thread.

http://conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1337817&postcount=94

if you need directions then go to www.wattsatelier.com or pm me.


hope to see some of ya there.

[llothcat]

gah...got the wrong days off again:P

wednesdays and thursdays for me...im in riverside, still.

[E.M.GIST]

As Intern mentioned above some of the guys and I are running a sketch night at Watts Atelier. We plan on running it every Sunday at 6 pm during our three week breaks and then every other Sunday during our 10 week sessions. It would be great to meet all of you, so come by. You can also checkout the schools myspace page for sketch night scheduling and updates. www.myspace.com/wattsatelier You can also email me emgist@erikgist.com with any questions

[PeggyChung]

hey, any body still down for a meet?

[buffaloe]

I'm always up for that :D Just name the time and place....

[culfinglin]

Monday's
McClain's Coffeehouse
817 N. Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, CA, 92832
We meet up here from 8:30pm-Whenever you want to leave. They close late so its nice.


hey there; is this still up and running? if so, i'd like to come by.

[PeggyChung]

gotta get this southern thread goin

anyone up for the los angeles zoo?

[ToKoArt]

iam from the la area down to meet up as will

[ricoartistico]

hey im in anaheim/long beach area, if anyone wants to set up or knowsabout a sketchgroup plz lemme know

ricoartistico@msn.com

gracias.

~rico

[ChaoticKnight]

Hey I'm gonna be in Laguna Beach for the summer. Anyone around that area? Also, transportations gonna be tough, any carpooling going on?
Thanks! (P.S. I know NOTHING about Cali. I just did a google maps direction thing and saw that it was an hour drive to Phuzion's Pasadena group, so I think that might be out f the question... >.<)

[TheDirtSyndicate]

hey guys whats up? been awhile since i posted here.
i'd like to start a drawing group in my area.

anyone interested in meeting in the Pacific Palisades?

right across the street from where i live, we've got this sweet clubhouse that overlooks the ocean. theres a pool table, bbq pits, heated swimming pool and hot tub, and its got its own kitchen.
the place is nice and big with about 4 couches and a couple tables with chairs to sit and draw at, also places to sit outside and draw.
on top of that, if we take a 2minute walk up the hill, theres a bench on top of the ridge with a 180* panorama of unobstructed ocean view.

im not sure when the best time would be to have this thing... i sometimes dont get off work until 8 or 9... and my girlfriend and i like to travel if we can on the weekends...
maybe it could be a specific weeknight, from like 8 to 10?
in our neighborhood all the neighbors are in their 80's, so the place should be empty by 8pm... they'd mostly be asleep by then. haha

well, if there's any interest, let me know so we can plan something.
if not a drawing group, maybe a BBQ/swim party thing.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

so nobody interested?

[NuSketch]

I'm planning to get some people together who live in the Pasadena area. Just wondering who might be interested.

[CKMyers]

not many people posting for SoCal these days. I'm going to assume that we are all to busy rather then to lazy. Either way, if anyone is gathering anywhere around Hollywood, let me know. It would be great to meet other artists in the area. I just moved here so I'm lacking in the network department :/

[jubjubjedi]

Anybody going to the workshop event next weekend??

[GrimTuesday]

Artist with photoshop digital painting skills to help us with a series of character renderings. Artists must be able to mimic exsisting artwork painting style in a fast efficient way. Artist will be paid per character, several hundred images are required.

We need fast painters who can mimic all types of styles. Looking for people with good fundamentals and color theory. Less advanced people who can under paint or bring characters up to almost finished status also please apply. SPEED and EFFICIENCY are key.

We DO NOT relocate artists. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA artists only!

EMAIL links to portfolios to: gregsdesk7@gmail.com

[RichKid]

hey all, some coworkers and people ive bumped into around the coffee houses here are talking about starting a once or twice a week get together. i currently am usually drawing at the gypsy den at the lab most saturday and sunday afternoons. a couple people have expressed interest in drawing at milk and honey at the camp or this boba place down the street from there. but i figure bouncing around bristol for the most part would give a good variety of people to draw and places to try out. then later on if we feel like settling down we can stick to one spot, or we could stay nomadic.

anyway, i was thinking of starting this up next week, maybe saturday at milk and honey. im going to check it out first and post up some more before hand. but it sounds like this is a decent middle ground for most people. its right off of the 405 and pretty easy to find.

pm me if there are certain nights of the week that would be better for you and if you have any other suggestions of places we could check out. and tomorrow i think im going to try and meet up with you guys at mcCains. i dont drive so it will be dependant on if i can get some folks from work to come on out with me.

so yeah, hit me up, and lets get some sessions going finally

[Vertrucio]

I'm in, I live in the southern Orange County area and know exactly where that is. I'll send you a PM.

Also, I'm looking for fellow artists who want to car pool with me (I'm driving) up to the The Drawing Club's (http://www.thedrawingclub.com/) weekly drawing sessions every Thursday, and monthly long pose once a month of Sundays. It's a long drive, but well worth it. The sessions are $20, but the models are excellent and in costume, they have lots of props, excellent lighting setups, and even appropriate mood music. I'll be looking for some gas money (around $2) from anyone who wants to tag along.

So, if anyone lives in the Orange County area and wants to come, send me a PM.

[RichKid]

dude, drawing club sounds awesome. i would be down for going with you once or twice a month for sure, and once i get this dental work out of the way and dont have to worry about those bills i will be down all the time :D

ok, so, for those close enough to the costa mesa santa ana border, on bristol there is a place called milk and honey, its nice little coffee shop at the camp(earthy mall place across from the lab). i went there for a while tonight and it has a chill little atmosphere. the seating area is pretty small, but they said people dont really come in and hang out, its more of a grab stuff and go back to work type of place. they seemed hyped on having a group just hanging out and drawing so this saturday i am thinking i will go there around 4ish. then whoever wants to trickle in can pop through and say what up and chill and draw.

here is my # for people that want it for some reason
707 616 2485

did i mention the seating area is in a garden type environment, kind of awesome. and i saw a couple outlets too, so its laptop friendly, might be a little bright during the day but it closes at 11 on the weekends

[RichKid]

hey, anybody out there interested. this friday my roommate is doing a green fashion show thingy. he is trying to get the orange county area more interested in green living little pokes at a time. he did an art auction a couple months back and raised around 2-3 thousand for surf rider and one other organization. this one is going toward coast keeper. please come check it out, as long as these things make back more than is put in, it is a success for the organization. here is a link to the event
http://ocgreenguide.com/

also, drawing last weekend was fun, thanks for those who came out. i am thinking this saturday again? same time, maybe try another place but same general area. any recomendations for other places just shoot em out

[RichKid]

tomorrow i will be drawing at milk and honey again, and if not there across the street at the gypsy den. come one come all. if anyone is down for another day and another place, just say the word and i will try and make it

so saturday the 30th, afternoon till they kick us out, milk and honey at the camp, or gypsy den at the lab across the street. both just west of bristol and baker

[GrimTuesday]

Los angeles based digital painters needed for card character illustrations. Payment is per card. Company has tight deadline and needs fast artist to work in-house with top of the line equipment. Must be able to mimic this style - www.playbrainstorm.com

Great work environment and fun people.

Los angeles artists only who must work in house. Sorry, no out of studio freelancing!

Please send portfolio web address to: gregsdesk7@gmail.com

[RichKid]

my buddy is doing an open life drawing session this wedsday if anyone wants in. its 15 bucks a head, 730-10. pm me if you are interested. his studio is in costa mesa. if it has a good turnout than he wants to make it a weekly thing

[FactorZero]

Any current OC groups? i'm in Orange

[anticonnor]

It's been a while since I've been active on this site and thought I would come out of hiding. I used to be pretty active with the Seattle group when I lived there a couple of years ago, but am now looking for some community drawing opportunities here in LA. It looks like a lot of the artists here are in OC... yall ever get up to the city? I'll try to update my sketchbook over the next couple of days with a few new bits. Let me know if anyone is looking to draw in the LA area, yeah?

[TheDirtSyndicate]

well anticonnor, i am.
i live right on the coast, just outside of santa monica. got a sweet spot to draw too with a pool, hot tub, pool table, ping pong, bbq grills, lots of couches, an amazing view, etc.
its the "club house" for our little community here. its literally right across the street from my our house. i've been wanting to put together a drawing group here for awhile now. also, right up the hill is a 180 degree view of the ocean thats completely free of any obstructions. no trees or buildings... and this broken road that i walk the dogs to almost every day...
only problem is finding a day that everyone can agree on to meet.
i can talk to the owners and reserve the clubhouse, i just need to set a day that everyone is happy with.
:D
but i dont want to do it unless i have a few people who are actually gonna show up.
if its just 1 or 2 people, i probably dont need to reserve anything. we can all just chill over there and draw, and if there's someone there we could all chill at my place or on top of the hill looking out over the ocean.
but any more than 2 or 3 people and i'll have to make a reservation.

if you're interested let me know.
anyone who's interested let me know.

[a la bapsi]

bapsi is in the valley.
bapsi would like to sketch
who wants to sketch with bapsi? O:

[Ashtonw]

Since I moved to LA I have not made any friends, who wants to be my friend? Or maybe an acquaintance?



I'm so lonely.

[GK Smith]

I am looking to join a sketch group in the Pasadena area. If anyone knows of any that are going on, I would love to join. If there isn't one, I may start a group myself. But I would prefer to join an existing group.

[Pierce9]

I know L.A.'s the hot sex but is there anybody doing art in the Riverside/San Bernardino area?

[JSpayde]

I know L.A.'s the hot sex but is there anybody doing art in the Riverside/San Bernardino area?

I'm in the Ontario/Chino Hills/Rancho Cucamonga area. Off the 60 freeway. I'm up for starting a group of artists from this area.

Anyone else from this area? I really want to meet other artists out here who want to hang out and draw; I feel like theres nothing out here of any interest though.

Probably a risk, but if anyones interested in drawing and just hanging out, my number is 909 702 5314

BTW, I'm actually new to this thread (and lazy to read all 30+ pages). I'm usually out in Fullerton for school, are there any groups in the Santa Ana area willing to let me part of their gang? Pleeeease!

[RichKid]

YO
im not much further than santa ana. for a while a couple of us were getting together fairly regularly but it kind of dwindled down. i generally draw at the gypsy den at "the lab" on weekends. google map it. its a coffee shop full of silly hipsters that are fun to draw. its got plugs if you have a laptop and wifi.

pm me or shoot me an email or call or whatever if you ever make it down this way. if you are going to school in fullerton i also go some weeknights. so i am pretty much always down to draw unless we are crunching at work

my buddy jakob is doing his illustration masters at fullerton and has one of the artist lofts next to the gypsy den in santa ana, you could probably hook up with him somehow too

here is my digits baby
707 616 2485

[JSpayde]

YO
im not much further than santa ana. for a while a couple of us were getting together fairly regularly but it kind of dwindled down. i generally draw at the gypsy den at "the lab" on weekends. google map it. its a coffee shop full of silly hipsters that are fun to draw. its got plugs if you have a laptop and wifi.

pm me or shoot me an email or call or whatever if you ever make it down this way. if you are going to school in fullerton i also go some weeknights. so i am pretty much always down to draw unless we are crunching at work

my buddy jakob is doing his illustration masters at fullerton and has one of the artist lofts next to the gypsy den in santa ana, you could probably hook up with him somehow too

here is my digits baby
707 616 2485

Hm... I might be interested, but probably won't be out in the Orange County area any time soon since school let out and I'm not doing summer session. I'll let you know though.

[Vertrucio]

Hey Gavin, it's Anthony. If you're still drawing at the den, let me know. Things got really busy for me with a horrific disaster of a group animation project alongside graduation, so I haven't been in contact. Same phone number as before if you still have it.

[RichKid]

hey man, yeah, im still out and about. i got super busy with work and was taking a class at the concept academy so i kind of went awol as well. but i just got a new bike so i am all about riding out there. ill give you a calll

[RichKid]

btw all the socal folk still hitting this thread. check this shit out
http://www.marshallart.com/seminars/info/index.php

marshall is putting on all sorts of workshops this summer. if you havnt taken any of his courses, they are well worth the money. he crams soooo much info in you that even if you only retain a quarter of it, that is still more than you would have gotten out of a normal class on the subject.

[Vertrucio]

Gotta agree, Marshall's classes are amazing. Just don't ask about story or he'll go on for hours on theory. ;)

[RichKid]

hahhahah, very true

[FIG]

I want to meet and get together to draw with other CA members who are in the San Diego area. Oh and if I lived in LA I'd be all over Bob Katos class, hes a great teacher. Maybe soon I will have to drive up there just for a class. I've also heard all kinds of great thinks about Marshal.

San Diego Anyone? art institute student here...

Yes.

yo, tumbra, or anybody else in the diego. we get together every saturday, usually at the living room in pt loma. then randomly in the week we jump from coffee house to coffee house. so if you want to come out, pm me with your # and i will drop you a call when we throw down.

also, we are going out tonight if anybody is on right now. pt loma shop, its on rosecrans.

peace:yayca:

Oh I want in on this.

[JSpayde]

Hey, just reviving this thread. College courses have started up again, I'm in the Santa Ana (Fullerton) area Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings if anyone wants to join up for a few drawing sessions.

[RichKid]

hey man, wednsday nights at the district in tustin/irvine there is a sketch night/beer wednesday thing that goes on. its pretty chill, in the bar a bunch of people networking and drinking, outside a bunch of people hangin and drawing. it all takes place around the aulde dubliner.

any other night, if you would want to come to costa mesa area i could meet up. im just on my bike so any farther than that from newport beach and its out of my range

[JSpayde]

hey man, wednsday nights at the district in tustin/irvine there is a sketch night/beer wednesday thing that goes on. its pretty chill, in the bar a bunch of people networking and drinking, outside a bunch of people hangin and drawing. it all takes place around the aulde dubliner.

any other night, if you would want to come to costa mesa area i could meet up. im just on my bike so any farther than that from newport beach and its out of my range

This sounds pretty cool. I'm not too familiar with that area though (I see it's off Jamboree), furthest I've been in Irvine is the Irvine Spectrum. Keep me updated, I might be interested for this week or next.

[karmazon]

I just registered to say hi, and let people know I'm interested in meetings and trips in southern cali. I live in Orange County in Mission Viejo area.

[Ivory_Oasis]

I just moved to LA (Hollywood) last month :) Going to be going to school here for a year.

Just saying hi...Hi.

[nakirush]

Hello!

I've been living in LA now since January and it just occurred to me that there was probably a SoCal group here at CA.org. It would be cool if we could organize a LA meet up and go drawing together.

Also, if you had to choose one... MOCA or LACMA (I think that's one)? I want to visit one, but I don't know which would be better. MOCA is just down the street from where I work, though. So...

[Gwenlyn Norton]

I live in the Ojai Valley within Ventura County.

Anyone near here?

[karmazon]

Anyone in Orange County wanna do some drawing?

[FactorZero]

I'm in Costa Mesa by South Coast Plaza. Anybody wanna set up something in this area?

[TheDirtSyndicate]

i live right on the coast, just outside of santa monica. got a sweet spot to draw too with a pool, hot tub, pool table, ping pong, bbq grills, lots of couches, an amazing view of the ocean, etc.
its the "club house" for our little community here. its literally right across the street from my house. i've been wanting to put together a drawing group here for awhile now. also, right up the hill is a 180 degree view of the ocean thats completely free of any obstructions. no trees or buildings... and this broken road that i walk the dogs to almost every day...

im still down to make this happen.
right now Sundays are looking like the best day for me. i'm free every sunday until 4. i leave for the beach at 4, you guys are more than welcome to go there with me too.
let me know!

[karmazon]

I'm willing to travel up to Irvine Spectrum to meet up with people from Orange County and elsewhere.

[RichKid]

if i could get a ride to santa monica with some other oc folk that would be a lot of fun. next week im out of town, but ill pm you if i can get some folks together for the week after

factor zero, take my number and give me a ring if you go out to draw. and pm me yours or just post it up here. i went out to the gypsy den a couple times last week for some drawing action, but didnt really know how to contact you

707 616 2485

anyone else in the newport area go ahead and grab that too if you wanna start sketching. im free every night but mondays

[FactorZero]

here: 949 228 6694 call or text me.

I'm thinking about going down to the Gypsy den tomorrow or tuesday if anyone else wants to join.

[RichKid]

im down for a little tuesday night jam session. i get off work around 7-8 depending on my creative director.

[FactorZero]

Alright I'm gonna go down to the gypsy den tonight. There's also a japanese boba cafe called Chaya that i hang out at sometimes. It's another possible place near The Lab.

[karmazon]

Is there anyone else in southern orange county(laguna beach area)?

[karmazon]

Bumping the thread. I'm pretty desperate. Since I'm self taught I feel like my education is severely retarded from the lack of contact with other artists.

[Siko_X]

Been A while since I posted here. But now that I got more means and time I'd like to know if anyone has any information about life drawing sessions in the L.A area. Or if anyone knows any good places to meet up and sketch.

[SmallPoly]

I live in the Ojai Valley within Ventura County.

Anyone near here?


I'm trying to start up a Santa Barbara group actually. Right now I'm figuring probably something bi-weekly on weekends.

Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=312796365397

[SmallPoly]

Hi again. The group is going forward a bit. The first meeting is going to be on Monday Jan 18 (MLK Jr. Day) at the benches in front of the theatre in Camino Real Marketplace (map is here (http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=13094712413231012255&q=camino+real+shopping+center,+santa+barbara,+ca&hl=en&cd=1&cad=src:pplink&ei=NfRMS8qmKp_kpgS1zLGqDw&sig2=TfOWNEjkd0-ged4HjY-0yg)). Right now i'm figuring around 4pm-5:30pm, though that may change depending on what feedback I get from people.

Not too many people in the group so far - a few friends of mine. I'm going to try putting up some flyers around the art building in the university and around town.

The event page on facebook is here (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=251400471743&index=1), and the new group URL for the facebook page is http://www.tinyurl.com/SBDrawing

[karmazon]

Bump for Orange County

[SmallPoly]

Been A while since I posted here. But now that I got more means and time I'd like to know if anyone has any information about life drawing sessions in the L.A area. Or if anyone knows any good places to meet up and sketch.

Hey Siko,

Check out this group:
http://www.meetup.com/LosAngelesFigureDrawing/

I drove down on Thursday, and it was a pretty nice setup with around 20 people there.

[Siko_X]

Thanks for the link velenosangue. :)

[AliciaHollinger]

Hi, I'm new here on this site. I'm in West Hollywood just off the Sunset Strip.... Does anyone recognize the backdrop for my digital girl??? Hint--it's in Hollywood...

best,

Alicia

http://www.WonderlandArt.biz

[JSpayde]

Is anyone here from the Inland Empire? I'm from Ontario and I've been wanting to start a sketch group for some time now.

[SmallPoly]

The last group fizzled after a while, but I'm starting a new one. The group is based off facebook, and can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/346633238734937/

The new group follows a Drink & Draw style format based on a group in LA.