Upcoming Events - Chicago Pastel Painters
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Upcoming Events - Chicago Pastel Painters
www.chicagopastelpainters.org Spring 2016 N o i N O Wild from the president’s corner G et ready for our member show, Strokin’ VI! opening September 30. All of you should have seen the prospectus (if not, see page 4). I hope you are working on your paintings (or already have some ready) for submission. Two years ago on our 10th anniversary, we made the choice of stepping into Chicago’s art “world” to select the jurors for our member shows. We are continuing with this tradition by asking some of Chicago’s wellknown artists, Sergio Gomez and Clayton Beck, to jury and judge this year’s show. I expect that we will continue to impress all who see our exhibition with the wonders of the pastel medium. Our member shows (which alternate every other year with our national shows) are smaller and more intimate, where we not only try to shine as individuals but have the opportunity to project who we are as the Chicago Pastel Painters. Watch for our upcoming announcements — we are planning various events for summer and fall. There will be two workshops with Clayton Beck in mid August, a mutually beneficial opportunity, I believe. Upon closing, we are sorry to have Lauren Petersen and Elaine Lorenz resign from the Board. We thank them for volunteering and wish them all the best. And we thank Evelyn Brody for stepping up yet again to help the CPP, this time to fill the vacant position of Secretary. Best to all, –tatijana Welcome New Members The following have recently become CPP members: Stella De Genova, Chicago, IL Carol Gildar, Highland Park, IL Chicago Pastel PaiNters Upcoming Events MAY 5/1 CPP Strokin’ VI! submissions open online June 6/26 Bill Schneider Studio Tour (see page 10) july 7/31 Strokin’ VI! submission deadline (midnight CDT) August 8/29 Jury notification for Strokin’ VI! the week of August 29 (TBA) Clayton Beck workshops September 9/23 Strokin’ VI! painting hand delivery 9/19–9/23 Strokin’ VI! shipped work to arrive 9/30 (Friday 6–9:00 pm) Strokin’ VI! opening reception and award ceremony October (TBA) Art Institute Viewing Event 10/30 Strokin’ VI! show closes 10/31–11/01 Pick up art from Strokin’ VI! (10 am – 6 pm) November (TBA) CPP Holiday Party Diana Mitchell, Wheaton, IL Russell Sup, LaGrange, IL Plus, more events in the works c h ic a gopa ste lpa i nters.org Nancy Miller’s Meet the Member scholarship to Mundelein College, her parents were hesitant about her career choice and told her that she had to have something she could fall back on. So she earned both a BFA and a liberal arts degree. M el Thompson said that she tries to attend every event that CPP offers at The Art Institute. She told me how in 1998, a visit to the Mary Cassatt Exhibit there had a huge impact on her. That experience is what drew Mel to pastel. She loved the colors and was intrigued by the delicate strokes of Cassatt’s paintings. Mel was also struck by Cassatt’s own fingerprints, in pastel, on her pastel [Mel]…heard rumblings about a group of artists who had gotten together to form Chicago Pastel Painters. She joined and has been a member ever since. case. Mel decided that she, too, wanted to try pastels, (instead of the watercolors she had been using). For a year, she researched the medium and pastel artists.“It wasn’t like it is today, where you could take a pastel class or workshop when you wanted. There weren’t any, unless you wanted to go back to college, which I couldn’t afford. So I pretty much had to teach myself. There were only a few varieties of pastels and pastel papers in those days.” She bought some and began experimenting on her own. Mel developed a very colorful, Impressionistic style. As one of seven kids, Mel Thompson drew and doodled in her Ohio home. Her parents recognized her talent immediately. Mel was lucky enough to have a fantastic art program in high school. When she won an art After college, she decided to stay in Chicago. She met her husband of 39 years, while working as an interior designer/saleswoman for John M. Smyth. She continued working there, while raising their two boys. Later on she designed draperies and eventually worked in human resources for Smyth. Creating her own art was a hobby, which she squeezed into her busy schedule. MEL THOMPSON her shows but he refused to handle the sales, which was fine with Mel. They started off in Chicagoland, often doing 10 to 15 venues a season, but when that market became saturated, they started traveling to other venues in the Midwestern U.S. They often made a mini-vacation of it. Mel explained that she felt very fortunate to do art fairs. “Art fairs allowed me to connect with people, which I needed after being isolated in my studio. s When her oldest son was a high school junior, Mel decided to quit her job and become a full-time artist. From then until now, her mornings are for painting. Afternoons are for framing, matting and doing the necessary business related paperwork, e-mails and phone calls. Lucky for Mel, her studio is right across the street. Mel got into the art fair circuit right away. “You could earn a decent living at it in those days,” she said. Her very supportive husband, Owen, traveled with her to help set up and take down Edge of the Fox. Brockway Mountain II. Mel uses Le Carte and Wallis papers primarily. She works in a variety of standard sizes, with some being over four feet long. 2 Meet the Member MEL THOMPSON, continued Even if they didn’t buy a painting, I felt blessed to hear how much my art meant to people.” One of her favorite memories was of a little girl, who brought her birthday money to the art fair and chose one of Mel’s smaller pieces as her first art acquisition. The little girl was delighted! Another memory was the contacts she made. She sold many corporate and insurance company paintings to Summer Pool and hospitals. You had to be chosen to display work there. The person who was supposed to display backed out, and they called Mel to fill in. Someone from Rush Hospital saw her work and purchased fifteen paintings for Rush’s newly remodeled Elective Surgery Floor! Along the Fox River people who just wandered through. Her paintings are in Japan and Korea because foreign travelers were looking for something to fill their afternoon and happened to meet Mel at an art fair! Her work is also in galleries in Chicago and Michigan but selling something there isn’t the same. “You usually don’t get the connection with people who buy your work in that setting. With selling paintings, sometimes it’s just DUMB LUCK,” she told me. For example, she told me about a satellite gallery that once existed in Oak Park, that was sponsored by corporations Art fairs are sadly a thing of the past for the Thompsons, after last year. Mel explained, “They just haven’t been the same since the economy tanked in 2008. Attendance is down and people aren’t buying my type of art at art fairs any longer. Many art fairs are more craft fairs than fine art venues. Entrance fees have skyrocketed. Also, the fact that it’s getting harder as we get older, made us decide to give it up.” She wants to spend more time with her grandchildren. The Illinois Artisan’s Program was her first professional organization. Her work was published in Pastel Journal years ago. In 2003, Mel achieved Signature status with Pastel Society of America. Next, she joined Great Lakes Pastel Society. She was looking for a pastel group in Chicago for over a year, when she heard rumblings about a group of artists who had gotten together to form Chicago River Pines Pastel Painters. She joined and has been a member ever since. Her advice for budding artists is “Just paint as often as you can. Keep experimenting and growing. You are a different artist everyday.” c h ic a gopa ste lpa i nters.org 3 Sixth Biennial Member Juried Exhibition 2016 Prospectus SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 30, 2016 Opening Reception and Award Ceremony Friday, September 30, 2016, 6 - 9 pm ART AND COMPANY 15609 South 94th Avenue Orland Park, Illinois 60462 www.artandcompany.net 2016 CALENDAR Submissions open May 1, 2016 Submissions close Midnight, CDT, July 31, 2016 Jury Notification the week of August 29, 2016 Shipped Work to arrive September 19-23, 2016 Hand-Delivery 10 am-6 pm, September 23, 2016 BEST OF SHOW 2014 Member Juried Exhibition Paris Bus Stop, Tatijana Jacenkiw, CPP-M, PSA, IAPS Master Circle Pick Up 10 am-6 pm, October 31 & November 1, 2016 Return of Shipped Work to start October 31, 2016 ELIGIBILITY Open to all current members of the Chicago Pastel Painters. To become a member or renew, visit CPP’s website, www.ChicagoPastelPainters.org. All work must be original, created, and produced by the artist without class, workshop, or any other supervision and have at least 80% of the image area in soft pastel. No oil pastels. Compositions taken from published material will not be considered original. Work previously exhibited in any CPP Exhibition is not eligible. CPP reserves the right to refuse any painting that does not meet these professional standards. Return of such paintings will occur at the artist’s expense. All accepted work must remain on exhibit for the duration of the show. All work must be for sale. Once prices are submitted, they are final. SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES Artist may submit up to 3 images. All entries for this exhibition are digital, submitted online through ShowSubmit, and may be linked online at www.ChicagoPastelPainters.org. LIMITATIONS No size limitations. All work must be professionally framed and ready to be hung. No screw eyes. No sawtooth hangers. Glass at artist’s own risk. SALES If work is framed by Art and Company, CPP will retain a 10% commission. Artist will receive 90% of sale. If work is already framed, Art and Company will receive a 30% commission and CPP a 10% commission on all sales. Artist will then receive 60% of sale. JUDGE OF SELECTIONS Sergio Gomez www.virtualartist.com Sergio Gomez was among the first group of artists who moved to the Zhou B Art Center and started Third Fridays in the Fall of 2004. Currently, he is Curator/Director of Exhibitions at the Zhou B Art Center, Owner/Director of 33 Contemporary Art Gallery and coaches artists to excel in their art careers. Sergio has curated a number of important exhibitions including ten years of "The National Self-Portrait Exhibition," "Chicago's Twelve," and "National Wet Paint MFA Biennial“. JUDGE OF AWARDS Clayton J. Beck III www.claytonbeck.com After graduation from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Clayton studied at the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts with Richard Schmid. Clayton’s career began while still at the American Academy, exhibiting at Jody Kirberger’s Talisman Gallery and winning awards from the Midwest Pastel Society, the Palette & Chisel, and the Pastel Society of America. He conducts classes at the Palette & Chisel Academy on a regular basis and is a Master member of the American Impressionist Society. ENTRY FEES Current members: $35.00, up to 3 images. No refund of entry fees. AWARDS Best of Show - $1,000. Cash and Merchandise awards will total up to $4,000.00. Winners will be announced at the opening reception. DELIVERY Accepted artists will receive detailed information about handdelivery, shipping and handling, and exhibition labels. A handling fee of $40.00 minimum per container will be charged for shipped work. AGREEMENT OF ENTRY AND LIABILITY All reasonable care will be taken with paintings and submissions. However, the Chicago Pastel Painters, its officers or volunteers, and the Art and Company, its officers or volunteers, will not be responsible for loss or damage. CPP suggests that participants carry separate insurance for loss or damage in transit. CPP reserves the right to reproduce accepted artwork for publicity purposes. All accepted work (no substitutes) must be delivered or shipped as specified in this prospectus. If accepted work is not available for the exhibition or for the entire time of the exhibition, the artist may be prohibited from exhibiting in future CPP shows. Artist will release the Chicago Pastel Painters and Art and Company from any liability by entering this exhibition. QUESTIONS - Mike Barret Kolasinski [email protected] - 773-583-8391 4 Photo Credit: Michael Coakes Meet the Judges of our 2016 Member Exhibition Judge of Selections Judge of Awards Sergio Gomez Clayton J. Beck III www.virtualartist.com Sergio Gomez is a Chicago based visual artist and creative entrepreneur. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Northern Illinois University. Sergio was among the first group of artists who moved to the Zhou B Art Center and started Third Fridays in the fall of 2004. Currently, he is Curator/Director of Exhibitions at the Zhou B Art Center, Owner/Director of 33 Contemporary Art Gallery and coaches artists to excel in their art careers. Sergio has curated a number of important exhibitions including ten years of “The National Self-Portrait Exhibition,” “Chicago’s Twelve,” and “National Wet Paint MFA Biennial.“ Sergio’s work has been subject of solo exhibitions in the United States, Italy and Vienna. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Spain, Sweden, London, Mexico and the US. His work can be found in private and public collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art, Brauer Art Museum, and the MIIT Museo Internazionale Italia Arte, among other public and private collections. www.claytonbeck.com After graduation from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Clayton Beck studied at the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts with Richard Schmid. Clayton’s career began while still at the American Academy, exhibiting at Jody Kirberger’s Talisman Gallery and winning awards from the Midwest Pastel Society, the Palette & Chisel, and the Pastel Society of America. He now conducts classes at the Palette & Chisel on a regular basis and is a Master member of the American Impressionist Society. Clayton’s Artist Statement states: “My love for painting has always been enhanced by my love to teach. Any artist who thinks they understand painting should try teaching. They will soon realize how little they know. I have always felt that I have a responsibility to teach because I have been given a generous gift from my teachers (i.e., Bill Parks, Ted Smuskiewicz, and Richard Schmid) and it should be passed on to the next generation of painters who share this love of art. 5 Workshop Adventures with Clayton Beck by Evelyn Brody W ith planning underway on Clayton Beck’s workshops this summer, I’m excited at the prospect of his focusing on our medium. Clayton is multi-accomplished (for a taste, watch his astonishing charcoal and oil demos at http://www.claytonbeck. com/Instructional.html) but he loves to paint with pastel. And what a clear, inspiring and dedicated teacher he is! Last July, I signed up for Week 1 of his “Forty Heads in Four Weeks” marathon at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago – and re-upped for a second week and then for a third. (See two 3-hour head studies below.) In January Clayton returned (and I signed up again) for a 5-day workshop: two days of still life and three days of portraits (with a different set-up/model each day). For the still life days, Clayton asked us to bring in an object or two we wanted to paint “to work on a particular problem you think you may be having.” So, of course, I picked the most complicated portable object in the house (other than the cat), an elaborately patterned and unusually shaped ewer (below). Clayton pressed me to re-do the pomegranate on the left until I successfully showed that it was old and dried out, in contrast to the two other pomegranates that still had some juice in them. He also advised making the orange a bold disk, which worked perfectly! If you haven’t studied with Clayton before, you’re in for a treat – but prepare to work hard! Look for details to come on Clayton Beck’s August workshops. E. Brody, “Head Study I, July 2015” E. Brody, “Seville Ewer” E. Brody, “Head Study II, July 2015” 6 Plein Air Painting in Cuba: Beauty with Decay I n February of this year, Plein Air Magazine sponsored a trip to Cuba for 100 artists to explore and paint for six days. We were such a large group of artists to descend on Cuba at one time, that it was considered a very “historic” trip in the fact that it was open to the U.S. for who-knows-howlong, and happened before changes occur to improve their infrastructure. We lined the streets of Havana to paint most days; other days offered trips to nearby villages for painting. But no matter the location, the Cubans were very gracious and were honored that we were painting their culture. Repeatedly I have been asked how I would describe Cuba…and I say: it is “elegantly disgusting.” The architecture offers the beauty of Europe, but much of it is crumbling away. The poverty is so apparent and upsetting, that it resembles the back roads of Jamaica. Put the two together and you have beauty with decay. The environment provides much for the artist’s eye, but those who are wanting a beautiful, romantic get-away, Cuba is much too rugged. Along with scheduled cultural experiences and tourist spots, we were provided much time to paint. Only two of us brought pastels for the plein-air-only painting. The oil painters often remarked they were sorry they hadn’t brought pastels due to our ease in setup and transport. For this trip, I made a very lightweight pastel box out of Coroplast to attach to my tripod because we were so limited on weight on our charter flight. It contained plenty of the sticks I needed and weighed next to nothing. It was part of my carry-on for the flight, as were all of the completed paintings that were carefully separated and lashed together to avoid smudging. Cuba’s Inner Beauty, a large studio painting on gessoed Gatorboard In the six days, I completed 13 paintings and when home, completed larger pastels and oils from reference photos from the trip. On April 8th, we hosted a large Cuban show of my work at our gallery on Clark in Chicago, complete with Cuban food from a nearby restaurant. The response was amazing, as Americans seem enchanted with All Things Cuban right now. Four of the paintings have since been packed to send to McBride Gallery in Annapolis. They selected a few of the other Cuban artist/travelers to exhibit plein air and studio work as a group through July in their gallery, with the opening in early May. It’s How We Ride, a Cuban taxi; finished pastel of model (pictured with Nancie, above); the 13 unpacked plein air pastels by Nancie King Mertz, PSA-MP, CPP-MP, IAPS-MC c h ic a gopa ste lpa i nters.org 7 CPP Outing Art Institute Masterworks Inspire CPP O Toulouse Lautrec “May Milton” 1895 n Tuesday, April 5, 2016 the Art Institute of Chicago Prints and Drawings Department once again opened its doors for CPP to view pastels of various genres, which are not always available to the public. “The painting that got the most attention was the Severini selfportrait. We had tried to view it before, but it was on loan out of the country and needed to be reframed,“ says Jean Fargo, CPP member and organizer of the event. Available to us for admiring, photographing or sketching were: Gino Severini, “Self-Portrait” 1909 Willem de Kooning “Two Women’s Torsos” 1952 Francis Chapin “Boat Composition” c1950 Camille Pissaro “Church and Farm at Eragny” 1895 Eugene Boudin “Seaside Port of Honfleur” 1860 Maurice Utrillo “The Village Spire” N/D Toulouse Lautrec “May Milton” 1895 Edgar Degas “Café-Concert” 1876-77 Raoul Duffy “Ascot” 1938 Henri-Gabriel Ibels “Lovers in an Arbor” 1895 Odilon Redon “Ophelia” 1906 Wm Penhallow Henderson “Navajo Spring Dance” 1917 Jack Beal “Landscape-Lovegrass” c1970 Edgar Degas “Dancer Stretching at the Bar” 1877/80 Alfred Sisley “A Corner of Moretsur-Loing” 1895 Gino Severini, “Self-Portrait”, 1909, pastel on gray wove paper with blue and black fibrous inclusions Cosette Kosiba sketches one of the selections. In all, fifteen CPP members and friends enjoyed viewing this inspiring event. Afterwards several continued their art discussions over a cafeteria lunch, then visited the special exhibit of the Van Gogh Bedrooms. 8 CPP Membership Framing – an Elegant Affair by Mike Kolasinski F Membership Designations raming for an exhibition is a lot like getting dressed for an elegant affair. Your wonderful masterpiece needs to look its finest for its adoring public. The first thing to consider is whether to mat or not. Foremost, a totally professional appearance should be employed. Even though traditional matting is a viable option, there is a general feeling that a pastel framed with a mat has a tendency to appear as a print or poster thus giving the impression that the artwork is of lesser value. If accessorizing with mats, apply neutral colors like white, off-white, or beige and use spacers to maintain a separation between your work and mat to channel any loose dust so it falls into that space and not on your precious covers. Nothing is more horrifying than viewing an absolutely beautiful pastel with dust splattered all over the mats. Instead consider the in-vogue fashion of using just frame and glass as in a plein air application, or possibly using a liner, with or without a fillet, that acts as a spacer. Whichever method of framing “A good frame won’t help is employed, always use wood a bad painting, but a frames. Metal frames again add bad frame will hurt to the demeanor of your work a good painting.” looking like a print or poster. Now that the outer garments have been discussed, let’s walk the runway about protection. Glass is always used to protect your valuable accomplishment from touch and moisture. Use glass, never plexiglass. Plex contains static electricity that will pull pastel particles from its surface. Instead pay the extra cost and purchase not just regular glass but anti-reflection (AR) glass or museum glass. Both cut down the amount of reflections, museum glass goes a step further by adding ultraviolet light protection, and the appearance of the painting is extremely enhanced. Since the glass virtually and visually disappears, it’s worth the added expense. Obviously, it goes without saying, the glass should be clean in appearance without those dreaded smudged fingerprints. Now that your strokes-of-genius is in a place of safeguard, it needs the readiness of “hangability.” Our focus turns to the back of the frame where a system of proper suspension is required. No eye screws (they bend) or sawtooth hangers (they’re not strong enough) are allowed by most credible exhibitions. In place, use D-rings with picture wire placed about a quarter of the way down your frame. Judges, whether they admit it or not, do have a tendency to judge work in an overall manner taking into account the work and the frame job. A good frame won’t help a bad painting, but a bad frame will hurt a good painting. So if your complete presentation exudes a flair for smart professionalism and stylish panache, it’ll be dressed to kill. Signature Status – CPP To receive CPP Signature Status, an artist must be a member in good standing and be juried into three different CPP exhibitions, either Member or National. Distinguished Status – CPP-D To receive CPP Distinguished Status, an artist must be a member in good standing and receive three awards in three different CPP exhibitions, either Member or National. Master Status – CPP-M To receive CPP Master Status, an artist must be a member in good standing and receive three awards in three different CPP National exhibitions. Honorary Status – CPP-H To receive CPP Honorary Status, an artist must be selected by CPP’s Board in showing their achievement of advancing the merits and goals of CPP. Are you looking for CPP signature status? If you are working toward your CPP “letters,” it’s important not to let your membership lapse. Good for one year beginning each January, your membership may be renewed at any time. only $35 for the year! Please sign up or renew at: www.chicagopastelpainters.org/ membership-registration/ c h ic a gopa ste lpa i nters.org 9 Announcements Chicago Pastel Painters Officers & Committee Chairs PRESIDENT Tatijana Jacenkiw [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT Brian Sauerland [email protected] EXHIBITIONS Mike Barret Kolasinski [email protected] TREASURER Arlene Tarpey [email protected] SECRETARY Evelyn Brody [email protected] NEWSLETTER Dotty Carringi [email protected] WEB DESIGN Randy Karey [email protected] MEMBERSHIP Pat Hagle [email protected] PUBLIC RELATIONS Nancie King Mertz [email protected] PRESIDENT EMERITUS Jessica Fine [email protected] Tobi Star Abrams’ pastel Canadian Mountains was juried into a show at Sun City West, Arizona. Exploding Colors in the Sky was juried into the 5th National Pastel Show at Butler Center for Arkansas Studies in Little Rock, Arkansas this past winter. Julie Skoda’s painting Chicago Harbor was juried into the Hudson Valley Art Association National Juried Exhibition at the Salmagundi Art Club in NYC this spring. Gloria Zucaro’s painting The Schoolhouse has been accepted into the juried exhibit starting in May at The Clearing Folk Art School in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. The exhibit is called “The Clearing Speaks: Inspirations From The Clearing.” Gloria is also showing, along with Judy Skulborstad and Dotty Carringi, at the Advocate Good Shepherd Fitness and Health Center in Barrington, Illinois through May. BILL SCHNEIDER STUDIO TOUR Join us on Sunday, June 26 at 3:00 for a tour of Bill Schneider’s studio in Crystal Lake, Illinois. View his art collection and hear his lecture with a slide show. Bill has recently been honored with the Master Circle designation from the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS). If you’re interested in attending this CPP event, please respond to: [email protected]. “The Schoolhouse” 12” x 9” by Gloria Zucaro Ideas for Awards for the 2016 Member Show? The CPP Fundraising Committee is beginning to solicit sponsors for awards for this year’s show. Because 2016 is a member show, we’re brainstorming about local individuals or businesses – such as a restaurant or hotel – who might be a good match for us. If you have suggestions or can help us recruit, please get in touch with committee chair Evelyn Brody, at evelynbrody@ icloud.com. Many thanks for helping make the 2016 show a success! Thank You to all who contributed photos, stories, ideas and time to this issue of Wild Onion. Deadlines for Wild Onion July 15, October 15, January 15, April 15 c h ic a gopa ste lpa i nters.org 10
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