Hollywood Forever

Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Sunday, November 5th, 1pm-3pm

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery welcomes Roofless Painters for a day of Painting on their beautiful grounds. One of the world’s most fascinating landmarks, Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the final resting place to more of Hollywood’s founders and stars than anywhere else on earth.

Join plein air award-winning painter Julio Panisello for an afternoon of fun and inspiration at this historical architectural landmark.

Only 10 pay-per-paint easels offered.
Sunday November 5th, 1-3pm.
Any level and experience welcome.
Please make arrangements to arrive 15 minutes before 1pm to allow yourself to park and get settled. Session introduction will start promptly at 1pm.

How do I get there?

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery is at 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles.

Where do I park?
There are parking spots available after the security gate.

What's included:
Authorization to paint in the grounds of the cemetery.
All the materials needed for painting (easel, panel, oil paint, brushes, supplies).
Set up and clean up.
Instruction and individualized feedback.
A relaxed, safe, nonjudgmental, and requirement-free environment.

What to bring:

Layered clothing
Hydration.
Sunhat.
Sunblock.

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles. Those in the graves, crypts, niches, and sarcophagi at the cemetery include culturally significant people as well as celebrities, including iconic actors, directors, writers, etc. from the entertainment industry. People who played vital roles in shaping Los Angeles are interred throughout the property. The cemetery is active and regularly hosts community events.

Julio Panisello, the recipient of the Grand Prize and the Audience Choice Award in the 2016 Los Angeles Plein Air Festival, earned his BFA (cum laude) in Painting and a postgraduate degree in Pedagogy from the University of Barcelona, Catalonia. He has exhibited widely in Los Angeles and Spain including a solo exhibition with ShoeboxLA, THE LODGE, the Los Angeles Arboretum, the main branch of the New York Public Library, and Gallery 825. He is the creator of The Havisham Hour, a multi-media, visual arts and literature project based on Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations, Julio with a P, a collection of recorded conversations with local artists, and the founder of Roofless Painters which hosts educational painting sessions in iconic locations. He lives and works in Los Angeles. www.juliopanisello.com