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Tucson Pastel Society
Monthly Newsletter
OCTOBER 2015
NEXT GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY
OCT. 21 – 2-4pm
NEW LOCATION
2447 N. Los Altos Ave.
PROGRAM:
SYMMETRY & PROPORTION
COME BEFORE LIKENESS
Enter your art in our show at Tohono Chul Park … deadline is Oct. 15
www.TucsonPastelSociety.org
Ready … Set … ENTER!
Are your pastel paintings ready to enter in our three upcoming shows? No?! Why
not? We’ve got a wonderful line-up of shows for you this season – share your pastel
paintings with the Tucson community. In a nutshell, here are the key dates to put in
your calendar for our upcoming shows:
HOLIDAY & CHARITY SHOW. Show is up from Dec. 6,
Presented By Artist Paul Mohr
Portrait demos of a face full-on,
a profile and a 3/4 view
2015 to Jan. 7, 2016. TPS members Holiday & Charity Show at the Murphey Gallery
at St. Philips in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ.
Proceeds from the Charity part of this show will go to benefit the Tucson Art Brigade.
ENTRY DEADLINE: NOV. 15; Hang show on Dec. 5, from 8 a.m. to noon;
Opening Reception on Dec. 6, from noon to 2:30 p.m.; take down show on Jan. 7,
beginning at 1 p.m. The entry form is on our TPS website, under the SHOWS tab.
Art Critiques after the meeting
(Bring your art for a critique)
JURIED SHOW - TOHONO CHUL PARK. Show
NEXT BOARD MEETING
Friday, Oct. 2 – 1-3 p.m.
2447 N. Los Altos Ave.
All members are welcome.
BIG RUMMAGE SALE!
Saturday, Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. at our new building (2447 N.
Los Altos Ave.)– Proceeds from all
sales will go toward renovating our
new building. Tell your friends.
Bring your money! Holiday
decorations, file cabinets, sound
speakers, kitchenware galore: pots
and pans, coffee makers, flatware,
plates, cups and saucers, glasses,
AND MORE!
is up from Dec. 18, 2015 to March 14, 2016. A juried show at Tohono Chul Park,
7366 N. Paseo Del Norte, Tucson, AZ. Juror is Brenda Semanick.
ENTRY DEADLINE: OCT. 15; Notification to TPS members of juror results: Nov.
7; Deliver art: Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Show opens: Dec. 18; Artist’s
Reception: Feb. 19, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Show closes: Mar. 13; Pick up art: Mar. 14,
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The entry form is on our TPS website, under the SHOWS tab.
JURIED SHOW – MESCH, CLARK &
ROTHSCHILD LAW OFFICES. Show is up from Jan. 2 to
April 30, 2016. A juried show at Mesch, Clark & Rothschild Law Offices, 259 N.
Meyer Ave, Tucson, AZ. Juror is Maurice Sevigny.
ENTRY DEADLINE: NOV. 17; Notification to TPS members of juror results:
Dec.5; Deliver art: Jan. 2, from 9-10 a.m.; Show opens: Jan. 12; Opening Reception:
Jan. 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Pick up art: Apr. 30. The entry form will be available
on the TPS website beginning Oct. 15.
THESE ARE OVERLAPPING SHOWS so you will need different paintings to
enter in all of them. Go to our TPS website for more details outlined on the entry
forms, under the SHOWS tab: www.tucsonpastelsociety.org
Tucson Pastel Society
October 2015
Meet Our Member...
Pat Dolan
Affiliated with The Drawing Studio as a teaching
artist since 1997, Pat also is the Program Director
of The Drawing Studio’s senior art outreach
program (OATS) and co-director of ARTMoves,
outreach classes incorporating movement and art.
She also has taught art classes at Pima Community
College since 1993. She was a resident and member
of Rancho Linda Vista Artist Community in Oracle, Ariz. from 1979 to 1995.
Pat earned a BS in Art History from Trinity College, Wash. DC, in 1969. In 1970,
she completed an Independent Study course in Drawing from the Academia di Belle
Arte in Florence, Italy, and then earned her masters degree in Visual Design from the Institute
of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. In 1998 she completed a threeyear program in Advanced Initiations in
Shamanism at the Foundation for
Artist Statement
Shamanic Studies in California, and
Shamanic Healing in 2005 at the
Pat Dolan
Tacheria School for Spiritual
www.patdolan.net
Direction in Tucson.
My work comes out of my love of
drawing and my spiritual connection
to the natural world. I draw
because it is a way for me to
connect to the moment. When I
draw, I experience energy flowing
through me on to the paper. I feel
as though I am meditating, being in
that space between thoughts. In
these moments I walk out of linear
time and am filled with a sense of
grace.
My art is about connections; I feel
with the animals that I draw. In my
work, I am giving voice to the
voiceless endangered animals, birds
and their habitats. I feel their
essence being expressed by my
mark making.
The animals in my work are visual
prayers asking the viewer to
remember that once they felt a
deep connection to these soulful
beings.
Teaching
Teaching is my passion. It thrills me
to bear witness to my students
growing in their craft and finding
their unique artistic voices.
Students come to work with me
when they want to loosen up and
become more expansive in their
exploration of color.
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In addition to teaching art at The
Drawing Studio and Pima Community
College, Pat also has taught numerous
art courses – from pastel, expressive
drawing, mixed media, intuitive color,
animal spirits, art history and mixed
media to life drawing, watercolor, photography,
video, lithography, art appreciation,
and basic design – at Central Arizona
College, the University of Arizona,
DePaul University in Chicago,
Western Illinois University, the
University of Illinois at Chicago, and
in the early 1990s served as artist
mentor for MFA candidates at
Vermont College.
Sister J’s Jag
Danu Returns
Her artwork has been exhibited in
many invitational, solo and juried
shows over the years, the most recent
being: 2013 “Seeing the Santa Ritas,”
and as a featured Master Artist in “The
Paper Ball,” at The Drawing Studio;
2012 “Drawing The Perfect
Circle,“ The Drawing Studio; 2011
“Works on Paper” merit of
excellence award, Tubac Art
Center; and 2011 “Playing with
Fire,” Tubac Art Center.
She has been featured in numerous
publications, including Art in
America, Artspace, Tucson
Weekly, Tucson Citizen, Tucson
Green Times, and Arizona Daily
Star, and on KUAT-TV’s Arizona
Illustrated.
Flying Free
Pat enchanting a seal in the
Galápagos
October 2015
October
Paintout
WEDNESDAY
OCT. 28
8 – 11 a.m.
SAGUARO
NATIONAL PARK
EAST
Javelina Picnic Area
3693 Old Spanish Trail
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson Pastel Society
MEMBER NEWS
ELIZABETH MANIFREDI - It is with deep sorrow and regret that we
learned our long-time member, Elizabeth Manfredi, recently passed away
peacefully in her sleep in Minnesota. She was highlighted in the “Meet Our
Member” column in the April 2015 TPS newsletter, and will be sadly missed.
DAVE BURNS – recently attended his 50-year high school class reunion in
Hardin, Montana, where he donated a print of his painting "Homecoming" for
a raffle to benefit the Big Horn County Historical Museum. His classmate,
Bill Rogers, won the print and together they presented the Museum with the
$450 proceeds.
SUSAN WOODWARD - is taking Deb Steinberg's Portraits in Pastel class at
The Drawing Studio during October and will be attending SUVA's
Community Art Exploration workshop on Saturdays this semester, working
primarily in oil.
GAY SCHEIBL – painting, “A Brush of Copper,” was accepted into the
"Colors of Copper Internationale" Competition & Art Exhibit, Nov. 7-9, in
Clifton, Ariz. Artists who were accepted and displayed are eligible to travel to
France in 2016 to display and sell their art in Paris and Toury, France. A
reception will be held on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. at the Blue Door Sanctuary, 112
Park Ave., in Clifton. Gay also entered 12 of her paintings in the Grant
County Fair Artist Competition in Cliff, NM, in September.
KARYN VAMPOTIC – recently attended a three-day pastel workshop in
Taos, NM presented by Mike Mahon. She also has three paintings showing in
the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild’s “See You In September Show” at
5420 E. Broadway. The show ends on Oct. 4.
ENTRY FEE of $10 per car, or an
America the Beautiful National Park
Annual Pass or Senior Pass
is required.
Driving Directions: Take I-10 east
and exit at Houghton Road (exit
#275). Drive 9.5 miles north to Old
Spanish Trail and turn right.
Drive 3 miles southeast on Old
Spanish Trail and watch for signs to
the park entrance, which will be on
the left side of the road.
A National Park Pass,
For maps and more details, see
our website (click on Activities
and then on Paint Outs):
www.tucsonpastelsociety.org
LEE ACKERMAN, DENYSE FENELON, EMELY McCONKEY, MEREDITH
MILSTEAD, BECKY NEIDEFFER, JOYCE NELSON, MIKAELA QUINN,
MIMI VANBALLENBERGHE and SUSAN WOODWARD – were juried in and
will be participating in The Black Range 2015 Plein Air Competition in Deming, NM
Oct. 7-11. They will be staying at the Bear Paw Ranch outside of Silver City and
painting during the week. The competition will be held on Sunday, Oct. 11.
CHRISTY OLSEN - will be participating in the Heart of Tucson Art midtown open studio tour on Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday, Nov. 1, from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. both days, at 3910 E. Lind Rd. The free studio tour is open to the
public.
GERI ACOSTA – recently checked off another item on her "bucket list" by
taking a plein air trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, where she painted
eight new pieces.
BONNIE GONZALES – had a busy summer with lots of company and not nearly
enough painting (she says)! But she did manage to enter the Glen Arbor Art
Association’s Quick Draw paint-out, All-Day paint-out, and Member’s Show in
Michigan during the summer. She sold two paintings, “Crystal Bend” and “Dune
Willow.”
PAT FREDERICK, BECKY NEIDEFFER, JET SHEPARD & SUSAN
WOODWARD - are participating in the Art Trails Open Studios weekend in
the west and northwest areas, Oct. 24 & 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. See the
website for their studio locations: www.arttrails.org
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Tucson Pastel Society
From the Board Members
Diane Shelby
Workshops Chair
Dear Members,
Do you want to become a better artist? If the
answer is yes, a workshop might be the place to
start.
The Tucson Pastel Society sponsored my very
first pastel workshop – five days of wonderful
instruction from Richard McKinley! The first day of the workshop I was terrified
because as a new TPS member I didn’t know anyone, had no idea what to expect or
what was expected and I had only completed four pastel paintings since my
retirement in 2012. That workshop was invigorating. The TPS members in the
workshop were friendly, talented, encouraging and fun and I believe the knowledge I
gained from Mr. McKinley improved my paintings tremendously. There have been
subsequent TPS workshops and I’ve gathered new insights from each and every one.
If you share my goal of becoming a better pastel artist, sign up for one of our
workshops - TPS offers four each year. Two are for members-only and two are for
members and the public. The next workshop is free to members only and will be
taught by Deb Steinberg on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 (See Page 6 in this newsletter
for details). Phil Starke will be with us in December and Dawn Emerson will join us
in March 2016.
We are looking for an artist to teach our spring members-only workshop. We have
so many talented and knowledgeable artists within our organization that it would be a
bonus to have one of you teach this class. The focus of the class could be on any
topic related to pastel painting – design, composition, the business of selling your
work, how to create the illusion of depth, space or texture within a painting, art
terminology – the topics are boundless. Please let Becky or me know if you are
interested in teaching one of our workshops.
So, how did I become the TPS Workshop Chair? Well, recently Kitty Tobin stepped
down from the role and Becky Neideffer asked me if I’d be interested in taking the
position. I said yes, after she assured me that she and Kitty would be there to guide
me along the way – and they both have been true to their word. Being on the board is
new to me, but the experience is similar to being a member of TPS – friendly people
fostering growth and encouragement to ensure success. Maybe being a board
member is something you’d enjoy doing in the future. Think about it and let Becky
know where your passions lie.
~ Diane
FALL OPEN STUDIO TOURS AROUND TUCSON
Local artists will be presenting three Open Studio Tours this fall.
Free to the public, these are being held all over metro Tucson and
Oro Valley. Mark your calendar and plan to visit the many talented
artists of our area at THREE Open Studio Tours this fall:
ART TRAILS in the west and northwest areas, Oct. 24-25, 11 a.m. to
5 p.m. ((www.arttrails.org), HEART OF TUCSON in mid-town Oct.
31 and Nov. 1, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (www.heartoftucsonart.info) and
TUCSON-PIMA ARTS COUNCIL all over the metro area, Nov. 14-15,
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (tucsonpimaopenstudiotour.org)
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October 2015
NEWS from the TPS BOARD
BIG RUMMAGE SALE! TPS is holding a
Rummage & Yard Sale on Saturday,
Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our
new building (2447 N. Los Altos Ave. –
north of Grant Rd. and west of 1st
Ave.) Proceeds from all sales will go
toward renovating our new home
base building. Bring your money and
check it out: Holiday decorations, file
cabinets, sound speakers,
kitchenware galore: pots and pans,
coffee makers, flatware, plates, cups
and saucers, glasses, etc.
WE ALSO NEED VOLUNTEERS to help
with the sale on Oct. 3:
* 8-10 a.m.
* 10 a.m. – noon
* Noon – 2 p.m.
* Takedown
If you can help during any of those
shift times, email Becky at
[email protected]
DO YOU LIKE TO WRITE? ARE YOU
GOOD AT DESIGNING LAYOUTS?
OUR PUBLICITY COMMITTEE NEEDS
YOUR HELP ≠ with the monthly
newsletter and our email message
reminders about our events. If you
can help, please contact Mikaela
Quinn at
[email protected]
NEWS from our PARTNER VENDORS
Sarnoff Artist Materials – was
nominated for a Lumies Arts &
Business Award by the Tucson Pima
Arts Council. This award is given to
an organization, individual, or
business that helps make Southern
Arizona a wellspring of creative
vitality.
NEWS from other ART GROUPS
THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA
WATERCOLOR GUILD – presents
“The See You In September Show”
from Sept. 9 through Oct. 4, 2015,
at their new gallery in the Williams
Centre, 5420 E. Broadway, Tucson
AZ. (behind Olive Garden and right
next to a gelato shop!) The Artist’s
Reception for this show was held on
Friday, Sept. 11.
October 2015
Tucson Pastel Society
MEMBERS GALLERY
JOIN US!
STILL LIFE
OPEN STUDIO
SATURDAY, OCT. 24
9:30am to 12:30pm
Who Is That?
By Cindy
Hierl
Monitor: Meredith Milstead
LOCATION:
at our TPS Home Base
2447 N. Los Altos Ave.
(west of 1st Ave. and north of
Grant Rd., behind Fry’s). Parking
is available in the rear of the
building.
Crystal Bend by Bonnie Gonzales
Homecoming by Dave Burns
NOTE: The Tucson Pastel Society‘s
costumed Figure Drawing from Life
Open Studios will resume beginning
on Saturday, November 7
TPS Open Studios
Are Great For
Drawing Practice
Glacier Meltdown by Geri Acosta
These sessions offer a place for
artists of every level to practice and
improve their craft while they
collaborate, share ideas and learn
from each other in a fun and
creatively encouraging environment.
Berkshire View by Kathy Harvey
A Brush
of Copper
By
Gay
Scheibl
Tables and chairs are provided.
Bring your own art supplies, and
easels. All media is okay – pastels,
oils, watercolors, graphite, colored
pencils, pen & ink, etc.
Taos Adobe by Karyn Vampotic
Everyone is welcome to attend – TPS
members and non-members alike –
so come, and invite a
friend to join you!
Fee:
$10 per person per session.
Alberta
Falls by
Geri
Acosta
Red Rock Lake, Mont. By Cindy Hierl
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Tucson Pastel Society
CREATIVE POWER …
Uncovering the Abstract
A TPS members-only workshop
taught by artist Deborah Steinberg
As part of our mission to nurture the
artistic growth of our members, TPS
offers two free half-day workshops a
year for members only. Please attend
this special workshop for TPS
members:
Thanks to Arizona Art Supply and
all of these vendors
for their generosity in providing
discounts and gift certificates
to our members.
Show your TPS membership card and
get a special discount when you
shop with these vendors.
American Frame – online at
www.americanframe.com
Arizona Art Supply
4343 N. Oracle Road
www.arizonaartsupply.com
UNCOVERING The ABSTRACT
Taught by artist DEBORAH
STEINBERG
Saturday, NOVEMBER 14
9 a.m. to noon
at TPS Home Base,
2447 N. Los Altos Ave.
Tucson AZ
Arizona Picture & Frame Gallery
4523 E. Speedway
www.azpictureandframe.com
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
The composition of a work of art, when
stripped to its essence, is an abstraction.
Learning to think abstractly can improve your design skills. In this workshop you
will participate in a series of exercises to help you think abstractly. This new
knowledge can help improve your compositions, regardless of subject matter.
Framed to Perfection
2900 E. Broadway Blvd.
www.framedtoperfection.com/
ABOUT DEBORAH:
Deborah Steinberg is an oil painter and pastel artist who has been sharing her skills
with students for over 30 years. Currently, she teaches drawing and pastels at The
Drawing Studio in Tucson, AZ (www.thedrawingstudio.org). Her artwork has
been shown in galleries and group exhibits throughout the area. Born and raised in
Minnesota, Deborah received a BA in Studio Art from the University of Minnesota.
She has lived in Arizona since 1974.
This workshop is free to members, but space is limited to 25 people. A sign-up
sheet will be available at the Oct. 14 general meeting, or if you cannot be at the
meeting and want to attend the workshop, contact Diane Shelby by email.
Paul Mohr to Give Portrait Demo
at TPS October Meeting
The highly skilled master portrait artist and plein air
painter Paul Mohr will be giving a demo on drawing a
face at our Oct. 21 general meeting. A teaching artist at
The Drawing Studio, Paul directs their Open Studio
Figure Drawing program. He has a background in
science, studied perspective in the Architecture Dept. at
the University of Arizona, and has been drawing from
the figure continuously since 1987. His philosophy as an
art instructor is to demonstrate the methods and tools
used in the practice of art, a practice based on observation from life. You don’t want to miss his demo!
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October 2015
BD Matboard
4175 S. Fremont Ave.
www.BDmatboard.com
Frame 56
1542 W. Sage Brook Court
www.frame56.com
Posner’s Art Store
944 E. University Blvd.
www.posnersartstoretucson.com
Professional Art/Design Supplies &
Copies (SUVA Bookstore)
2538 N. Country Club Road
www.suva.edu/studentlife.php
Sarnoff Art & Writing Materials
2504 N. Campbell
www.sarnoffart.com
The Poster Warehouse
2900 E. Broadway
www.posterwarehousegallery.com
TPS Vendor Liaison:
Karyn Vampotic
Visit our website for details.
www.tucsonpastelsociety.org/
meet-our-vendors.html
October 2015
Tucson Pastel Society
Tucson Pastel Society
Financial Report: August 22, 2015 – September 22, 2015
Beginning Balance
Income
Membership
Payments
Pay Pal
Workshop
50/50 Raffle
Show Fee
Open Studio
Donations
Cash/Checks
Miscellaneous
Building
Total Income
Expenses
Pay Pal
Workshop
Meetings
Meetings
Meetings
Show
Open Studio
Donations
Web
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Building
Building
Building
Building
Building
Total Expenses
Ending Balance
General
1,179.84
Workshops
2,452.10
Advertising
1,381.31
Building
-858.51
Total
4,154.75
67.36
67.36
29.50
29.50
40.00
Notes
40.00
5.00
184.31
286.17
184.31
40.00
0.00
0.00
326.17
32.48
0.00
32.48
201.45
75.00
201.45
75.00
90.00
27.61
60.00
486.54
0.00
0.00
850.00
112.52
37.08
250.00
120.00
-1,369.60
979.47
2,492.10
1,381.31
-2,228.10
Board Officers
Reimb. Weebly Charge
0.00
0.00
90.00
27.61
60.00
850.00
112.52
37.08
250.00
120.00
1,856.14
2,624.78
New Member Badges
Printing Membership
Booklets
Program 9/16/15
Weebly Charge 1 yr.
TPS Bus Cards
Articles of Inc.
Az Company - new column
TEP Ser Estab. & Deposit
TPS Sign for Building
SW Gas Deposit
Fix Coolers & Remove Veh.
Committee Chairs
Building: Dave Burns
President:
Becky Neideffer
Vice President:
Melinda Garrahan
Secretary:
Mimi VanBallenberghe
Treasurer:
Cheryl Bullard
Membership: Lee Ackerman
Plein Air Paintouts: Becky Neideffer
Programs: Meredith Milstead
Publicity: Mikaela Quinn
Shows: Jet Shepard
Workshops: Diane Shelby
[email protected]
Committee Chairs
Building: Dave Burns
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LEARNING ART
Many of our members are professional
artists who also teach art. Grow as an
artist, and support our teaching members
at the same time, by signing up today to
take a class:
WHAT: Color Fundamentals
WHO: Taught by CHRISTY
OLSEN (TPS Member)
WHEN: Saturdays, Oct. 10 to
Nov. 14, 1-4 p.m.
WHERE: The Drawing Studio
Class Description:
Color is not always intuitive and doesn’t
always lead to predictable results. Properties that underlie the ability to visually
communicate in color include: hue, saturation, light (value), temperature and
contrast. In this class Christy will isolate
the properties, develop an understanding
of how to communicate with color, how
color works to create mood, harmony or
discord. By the end of the class, you will
have honed the skills to work with the
basic color properties in any medium
that you desire to pursue. (For Beginner
to Intermediate).
Register online at
www.christyolsen.com/classes
Tucson Pastel Society Monthly Newsletter
OCTOBER 2015
OUR MISSION
The Tucson Pastel Society unites artists working in
the soft pastel medium, promotes enjoyable art activities,
nurtures artistic growth, and creates awareness of the versatility
and value of pastel fine art among its members, the public, gallery
owners and art collectors by offering events and programs.
Tucson Pastel Society
2447 Los Altos Ave., Tucson, Arizona 85705
520-237-6386
[email protected]
http://www.tucsonpastelsociety.org
** NEWSLETTER DEADLINE **
Please email your items for the November newsletter by
OCTOBER 20 to [email protected]