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Samatha meditation techniques. The one that we teach is based on increasingly refined attention to the breath according to a struc- tured sequence. This method was first taught in Great Britain during the 1960s by a med- itation master from Thailand. It is designed to be suitable for practice by ordinary peo- ple in everyday life. It may be practiced by anyone regard- less of belief. Classes will be held in The Garden Cottage at The Home of Truth Spiritual Center, 1300 Grand St., on Mondays from 7 to 9:30 p.m., beginning Monday, Sept. 8, and continuing through Monday, Nov. 24. All are welcome to attend. There is no charge, although dona- tions are accepted. To learn more about this tradition of practice, visit www.samatha.org. For information about these classes call 545-4481 or email: samatha.meditation@ sbcglobal.net. 12 Sept. 4, 2014 www.alamedasun.com Alameda Sun Diana Redding Diana Redding, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A, is an Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of W. Lance Russum, A Professional Corporation, who practices law in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Trust and Probate Litigation, Taxation and Family Law. Diana offers practical advice to assist her clients. Diana is a member of the Alameda County Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service (LRS). Most LRS referrals are low income which gives Diana an opportunity to give back to her local community. Diana provides a free inital half hour consultation. Diana attended Golden Gate University in San Francisco, where she received her J.D., M.B.A. and LL.M. degrees. Diana holds a black belt in Karate and is also an avid runner. Law Offices of Lance Russum • 522-6900 2500 Santa Clara Ave. • [email protected] Attorney-at-Law Affordable Luxury Artificial Grass & Putting Greens Sales & InStallation Oakland Landscaping Cell: (510) 325-5768 Office: (510) 917 -8033 • Pool Areas • Side Yards • Children’s Play Areas • Dog Runs • Courtyards • Putting Greens Save Water! Save Money! Save on Maintenance! chattering, unruly mind gradu- ally becomes calmer and devel- ops clarity. The way our mind works becomes less confusing to us. We begin to understand the ways of thinking and habits that hold us back from happiness and freedom. We become kinder to ourselves and those around us. With increased awareness, we are better able to act skillfully and maintain our balance amidst the ever-changing conditions of our daily lives. There are many different BUDDHIST MEDITATION CLASSES A graduated course in mindfulness of breathing to develop calm, inner strength, and clarity Mondays at 6:30 to 7:45 pm September 8 through November 24, 2014 The Garden Cottage The Home of Truth Spiritual Center 1300 Grand Street, Alameda, CA 94501 Offered with the support of The Samatha Foundation of North America No charge (donations accepted) ALL WELCOME Please call: Chris at (510) 545-4481 or email: [email protected] www.samatha.org PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • RENTAL SERVICE REAL ESTATE SALES (510) 522-8074 www.ommhomes.com • 2514 Santa Clara Ave. It is with great sorrow that we mark the passing of our mentor, broker, and friend Hadi Monsef, 1933-2014 Vice Mayor, City Councilman, City of Alameda President of Alameda Association of Realtors among his many achievements. A Celebration of Hadi’s Life will be held Friday, Sept. 12, at 1:30 p.m. Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave. Course: In meditation set for upcoming weeks Continued from page 10 RCFE #015601222 You’re invited to our Special Concert... Santos & Granger Duo: Sunday, September 7th • 7:00pm 2431 Mariner Square Dr. • Alameda, CA 94501 510-984-3769 oakmontofcardinalpoint.com Please RSVP at 510-984-3769 as seating is limited This event is free and open to the public. Violinist Philip Santos and pianist Priscilla Carter Granger perform a program of music by Bach, Vivaldi and Mozart. Watercolor Exhibition Set at Library Sun Staff Reports Members of the California Watercolor Association (CWA) are exhibiting their art at the Alameda Free Library through Saturday, Sept. 27, on the sec- ond floor of the Main Library, 1550 Oak St. The nonprofit CWA was founded in 1967 to promote water media painting. CWA fos- ters interest in the art of water media painting. The associa- tion sponsors educational pro- grams, displays and exhibi- tions to increase the skills of its members and to further the understanding and apprecia- tion of water media art. For more information on this show and other events at Alameda’s library branches, visit www.alamedaca.gov/library. Contact Sun staff at editor@ alamedasun.com. Karen Braun Malpas The current show at the Frank Bette Center is the immensely pop- ular annual Plein Air Paintout. Forty artists came from as far away as Maryland and Colorado to paint our local scene and now exhibit what they saw. For the viewer, it is a valu- able opportunity to literally see the world as others see it. While many artists chose to paint the things that are unique to Alameda — the boats, houses, trees, bodies of water, others used the locale to expand their vision out of the spe- cific into the general. Their paint- ings are about organization, light, color and shapes. When Ed Bertolet goes out at dawn to paint, it is less specifi- cally a “Crab Cove Sunrise” than it is land, water and sky in a time- less, eternal daybreak. Cat Stevens would have seen it as “morning has broken, like the first morning.” Similarly, Markus Lui, the flu- ent watercolorist whose second language is watercolor, may have situated himself by the “Encinal Shops” but the result is a universal Plein Air Artists’ Works on Display Now Jeff Gullen Artist Terry Burris paints en plein aire at Crab Cove. pathway leading to and through any commercial development with rampant foliage leaning into the pathway and into the pictorial for- mat. Locals will be delighted by the paintings that immortal- ize Alameda’s landmarks. Garr Crookston painted “Ole’s” famous waffle house and also “High Street Playhouse.” Laura Williams and Mark Monsarrat were smitten with the distinctive facade of “Spritzers” coffee shop. Lisa Greenstein cap- tured the head-turning green flow- er shop at “Santa Clara and Oak” which has a fortuitously red pickup parked in front of it as well as the only “Little House Cafe” we know painted in precisely those colors. Carol Rudisill paints a deep shot of “Park St. Flags” that includes the historic old firehouse building fea- tured on antique postcards when Park Street was still dirt. Jason Skyle Conn saw clean muscular beauty in the order of industrial buildings. “A Block of Cheese,” a no-nonsense building, is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the Victorians of five to seven colors and metallic trim. There were several watercolor painters this year. Sara Kahn did large formats featuring broad areas of overlapped color that evoke silk screen prints. John Hewitt also produced some very large format pieces. He used large brushes, large gestures and a fearless attack of raw color to produce open, breezy images. The paintings of Justin Pastores are skillful orchestrations that speak to his refined instincts loosed with focused surety. It is often his calligraphic linear ele- ments, weaving into and over the masses of color which pull the composition together. Stunning use of light is found in Rhonda Egan’s “Waiting to Play lll,” a lagoon scene that is literally flooded with light. Paul Feinberg’s paintings have an uncommon clarity — the partial result of strong values side by side as seen on the dappled wall near the “Temple Gate.” We could decide on a theme, skies, for example, and go through the show looking at the many, many different handlings of sky — the dif- ferent colors, presence or absence of clouds, flat or active brushwork, utilitarian backdrop or moody pres- ence, etc. Or, we could examine the way the artists divided their images, what percent was allotted to water versus land for example. Or we could see how many ways cars were articulated. Forty artists interpreted Alameda and we get to interpret their work, a most fortu- itous relationship. The show runs through Saturday, Sept. 27. Frank Bette Center for the Arts is located at 1601 Paru St. The center is open Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 523-6957 or visit www.frankbettecenter.org. Karen Braun Malpas is an Alameda artist. Courtesy photo Follow Buddha on the path to enlightment with medita- tion classes at Home of Truth this month. We could decide on a theme, skies for example, and go through the show looking at the many, many different han- dlings of sky. Painting the Town
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Samatha meditation techniques. The one that we teach is based on increasingly refined attention to the breath according to a struc-
tured sequence. This method was first taught in Great Britain during the 1960s by a med-itation master from Thailand. It is designed to be suitable for practice by ordinary peo-ple in everyday life. It may be practiced by anyone regard-less of belief.
Classes will be held in The Garden Cottage at The Home of Truth Spiritual Center, 1300
Grand St., on Mondays from 7 to 9:30 p.m., beginning Monday, Sept. 8, and continuing through Monday, Nov. 24. All are welcome to attend. There is no charge, although dona-tions are accepted. To learn more about this tradition of practice, visit www.samatha.org.
For information about these classes call 545-4481 or email: [email protected].
12 Sept. 4, 2014 www.alamedasun.com Alameda Sun
Diana ReddingDiana Redding, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A, is an Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of W. Lance Russum, A Professional Corporation, who practices law in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Trust and Probate Litigation, Taxation and Family Law. Diana offers practical advice to assist her clients. Diana is a member of the Alameda County Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service (LRS). Most LRS referrals are low income which gives Diana an opportunity to give back to her local community. Diana provides a free inital half hour consultation. Diana attended Golden Gate University in San Francisco, where she received her J.D., M.B.A. and LL.M. degrees. Diana holds a black belt in Karate and is also an avid runner.
Law Offices of Lance Russum • 522-69002500 Santa Clara Ave. • [email protected]
Attorney-at-Law
Affordable Luxury Artificial Grass & Putting Greens
Sales & InStallation
Oakland Landscaping
Cell: (510) 325-5768Office: (510) 917-8033
• Pool Areas• Side Yards• Children’s Play Areas • Dog Runs• Courtyards• Putting Greens
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chattering, unruly mind gradu-ally becomes calmer and devel-ops clarity. The way our mind works becomes less confusing to us. We begin to understand the ways of thinking and habits that hold us back from happiness and freedom. We become kinder to ourselves and those around us. With increased awareness, we are better able to act skillfully and maintain our balance amidst the ever-changing conditions of our daily lives.
There are many different
BUDDHIST MEDITATION CLASSES
A graduated course in mindfulness of breathing
to develop calm, inner strength, and clarity
Mondays at 6:30 to 7:45 pm September 8 through November 24, 2014
The Garden Cottage The Home of Truth Spiritual Center
1300 Grand Street, Alameda, CA 94501
Offered with the support ofThe Samatha Foundation of North America
No charge (donations accepted)
ALL WELCOME Please call: Chris at (510) 545-4481
or email: [email protected] www.samatha.org
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • RENTAL SERVICEREAL ESTATE SALES
(510) 522-8074 www.ommhomes.com • 2514 Santa Clara Ave.
It is with great sorrow that we mark the passing of our mentor, broker, and friend
Hadi Monsef, 1933-2014Vice Mayor, City Councilman, City of AlamedaPresident of Alameda Association of Realtors
among his many achievements.
A Celebration of Hadi’s Life will be held Friday, Sept. 12, at 1:30 p.m.
Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave.
Course: In meditation set for upcoming weeksContinued from page 10
RCFE #015601222
You’re invited to ourSpecial Concert...
Santos & Granger Duo:Sunday, September 7th • 7:00pm
2431 Mariner Square Dr. • Alameda, CA 94501510-984-3769
oakmontofcardinalpoint.com
Please RSVP at 510-984-3769 as seating is limitedThis event is free and open to the public.
Violinist Philip Santos and pianistPriscilla Carter Granger perform a program of
music by Bach, Vivaldi and Mozart.
Watercolor Exhibition Set at Library
Sun Staff ReportsMembers of the California
Watercolor Association (CWA) are exhibiting their art at the Alameda Free Library through Saturday, Sept. 27, on the sec-ond floor of the Main Library, 1550 Oak St.
The nonprofit CWA was founded in 1967 to promote water media painting. CWA fos-ters interest in the art of water media painting. The associa-tion sponsors educational pro-grams, displays and exhibi-tions to increase the skills of its members and to further the understanding and apprecia-tion of water media art.
For more information on this show and other events at Alameda’s library branches, visit www.alamedaca.gov/library.
Contact Sun staff at [email protected].
Karen Braun MalpasThe current show at the Frank
Bette Center is the immensely pop-ular annual Plein Air Paintout. Forty artists came from as far away as Maryland and Colorado to paint our local scene and now exhibit what they saw.
For the viewer, it is a valu-able opportunity to literally see the world as others see it. While many artists chose to paint the things that are unique to Alameda — the boats, houses, trees, bodies of water, others used the locale to expand their vision out of the spe-cific into the general. Their paint-ings are about organization, light, color and shapes.
When Ed Bertolet goes out at dawn to paint, it is less specifi-cally a “Crab Cove Sunrise” than it is land, water and sky in a time-less, eternal daybreak. Cat Stevens would have seen it as “morning has broken, like the first morning.”
Similarly, Markus Lui, the flu-ent watercolorist whose second language is watercolor, may have situated himself by the “Encinal Shops” but the result is a universal
Plein Air Artists’ Works on Display Now
Jeff Gullen
Artist Terry Burris paints en plein aire at Crab Cove.pathway leading to and through any commercial development with rampant foliage leaning into the pathway and into the pictorial for-mat.
Locals will be delighted by the paintings that immortal-ize Alameda’s landmarks. Garr Crookston painted “Ole’s” famous waffle house and also “High Street Playhouse.” Laura Williams and Mark Monsarrat were smitten with the distinctive facade of “Spritzers” coffee shop. Lisa Greenstein cap-tured the head-turning green flow-er shop at “Santa Clara and Oak” which has a fortuitously red pickup parked in front of it as well as the only “Little House Cafe” we know painted in precisely those colors. Carol Rudisill paints a deep shot of “Park St. Flags” that includes the historic old firehouse building fea-tured on antique postcards when Park Street was still dirt.
Jason Skyle Conn saw clean muscular beauty in the order of industrial buildings. “A Block of Cheese,” a no-nonsense building, is at the opposite end of the spectrum from the Victorians of five to seven colors and metallic trim.
There were several watercolor painters this year. Sara Kahn did large formats featuring broad areas of overlapped color that evoke silk screen prints. John Hewitt also produced some very large format pieces. He used large brushes, large gestures and a fearless attack of raw color to produce open, breezy images. The paintings of Justin Pastores are skillful orchestrations that speak to his refined instincts loosed with focused surety. It is often his calligraphic linear ele-ments, weaving into and over the masses of color which pull the composition together.
Stunning use of light is found in Rhonda Egan’s “Waiting to Play lll,” a lagoon scene that is literally flooded with light. Paul Feinberg’s paintings have an uncommon clarity — the partial result of strong values side by side as seen on the dappled wall near the “Temple Gate.”
We could decide on a theme, skies, for example, and go through the show looking at the many, many different handlings of sky — the dif-ferent colors, presence or absence of clouds, flat or active brushwork, utilitarian backdrop or moody pres-ence, etc. Or, we could examine the way the artists divided their images, what percent was allotted to water versus land for example. Or we could see how many ways cars were articulated. Forty artists interpreted Alameda and we get to interpret their work, a most fortu-itous relationship.
The show runs through Saturday, Sept. 27. Frank Bette Center for the Arts is located at 1601 Paru St. The center is open Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 523-6957 or visit www.frankbettecenter.org.
Karen Braun Malpas is an Alameda artist.
Courtesy photo
Follow Buddha on the path to enlightment with medita-tion classes at Home of Truth this month.
We could decide on a theme, skies for example, and go through the show looking at the many, many different han-dlings of sky.
Painting the Town
