By Laurie Hill
The Capitola Arts and Cultural Commission will welcome over 30 artists to paint outdoors Oct. 31 – Nov. 5 as a part of their 7th Annual Capitola Plein Air.
The City of Capitola purchased this plein air painting by Chris Potter in 2018.
These artists will set up their easels to capture on canvas their impression of the sites, images and natural
surroundings of Capitola, Nisene Marks, and Pleasure Point.
On Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., these same artists will be painting in and around Capitola Village. This is a great chance to take a closer look at many of the artists as they create their work onsite.
On Sunday, Nov. 6 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, the paintings will be on display at Capitola’s Jade Street Community Center. Each artist will produce 3-8 paintings during this brief stay in Capitola, paintings that will compete for prizes and will be available for sale.
The first and second place pieces will become a part of Capitola’s growing Plein Air art collection.
Visitors to the Nov. 6 exhibition can enjoy seeing Capitola through the eyes of these professional artists, talk with the artists, and purchase a piece of original art. In addition to the displayed paintings, there will be light jazz music performed by Renata Bratt and Brian Fitzgerald, an art activity for all ages provided by Watershed Arts’ Linda Cover, and lunch from Sauceyz’s Food Truck. Enjoy a wonderful couple of hours of art appreciation and education.
The exhibition is free. www.capitolapleinair.com