Pleasanton Art League

06/17/2026

🎨 Next Workshop: DESIGN

Join Zelda K. for a fun, hands-on workshop exploring how design principles like shape, placement, pattern, and repetition can strengthen your abstract paintings.

🗓️ Sunday, June 21 | 10 AM–2 PM
💲 $35 PAL Members | $40 Non-Members

Register at www.pal-art.com/workshops

Questions? Email [email protected]

06/14/2026

When a painting inspires you…share it! Fabulous combination of subject matter merged with inspired background.

06/14/2026

06/07/2026

Women in Art

Leonora Carrington’s words cut straight to the bone of the creative experience. For her, and for so many artists, solitude isn’t just a lack of company—it’s a workspace, a sanctuary, and sometimes a demanding partner.

As a Surrealist who populated her canvases and stories with deeply personal, mythical, and alchemical worlds, Carrington knew that bringing the subconscious to light requires a certain detachment from the noise of the everyday world.

05/30/2026

Thanks for beautifying our city. Nonprofits at work giving back to the community!

05/24/2026

🎨 JUNE GENERAL MEETING 🎨

Join the Livermore Art Association & Pleasanton Art League for a special artist demo with printmaker Karen Barry!

Karen will share her creative journey in traditional printmaking, discuss artists who have inspired her work, and demonstrate the process of creating linocut prints from carving to printing.

✨ Learn about:
• Linocut techniques
• Tools & materials
• Traditional printmaking methods
• The artistic process behind hand-pulled prints

Karen will also complete and print a linoleum block live during the demo!

📅 Monday, June 8, 2026
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Bothwell Arts Center – East Room
2466 8th St, Livermore

Free & open to the public.

05/23/2026

Save the Date!
LAA/PAL GENERAL MEETING, JUNE 8, 6:30 PM📍Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 8th St, Livermore --- East Room

DEMO ARTIST: KAREN BARRY

Karen has been experimenting with traditional printmaking techniques since 2012, including etching, stone lithography, woodcut and linocut. She has explored a host of different subject matter and artistic styles.

Karen will talk about some of the printmakers who have inspired her and influenced her work. She will focus on making linocuts and talk about methods, tools, and materials.

During her demo, Karen will finish cutting a complete image into a piece of linoleum and make prints of the block.

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05/19/2026

The Exploring Abstraction Series consists of six workshops – three of which are now open for registration at https://www.pal-art.com/workshops/

Each workshop dives into a specific understanding needed in the production of a painting. It includes a short presentation, a demo for clarity, and hands on exercises. The principals presented will expand your appreciation of abstract art, increase your understanding of what makes a painting of any style stronger and appealing to the eye. It will also help you loosen up when working even on representational paintings.

Dates/times:
Wednesday, May 27, 10am-2pm
Sunday, June 21, 10am-2pm
Saturday, July 25, 10am-2pm

Location: Amador Recreation Center, 4477 Black Ave., Pleasanton (behind the Aquatic Center)

Age range: Adults age 18 and up

Skill level: Open to all levels

Fee: PAL Members $35 Non-Members $40. Pay by PayPal or check.

Min/Max: 12 students minimum, 15 students maximum, A waiting list will be kept after 15 students is reached.

Anyone new or curious about abstract painting should attend!

05/14/2026

PAL Wall Presents🔸️
KRISTIN KUIPERS
floor 2 Gallery
4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton, CA

May 16 - July 11
Meet & Greet: Saturday, July 11, 11am - 1pm

Kristin is an abstract artist. Originally from Washington State and of German and Lebanese descent, her work is influenced by a life shaped by travel and diverse cultures. Working primarily in acrylic and mixed media, Kristin creates vibrant, intuitive compositions inspired by organic forms and the natural world. Her process begins in what she describes as a “joyful mess,” where spontaneity and uncertainty evolve into balance and calm through layered color and movement. Having lived in the Netherlands, Belgium and Boston before settling in California, her work reflects both inner exploration and a sense of place, with the intention of bringing energy, beauty, and connection to the viewer.