PAL Holiday Party 2010 Rosedale Hall, Gig Harbor

Next Meeting: January
7:00 P.M.—Public Welcome
Boys & Girls Club
GH
253-502-4670
PAL Holiday Party 2010
Rosedale Hall, Gig Harbor
Thanks to Charli Meacham and friend for the beautiful
music—it added cheer and musical atmosphere and got
us in a Holiday mood!
Happy Holidays to you all—we wish you
a good season and a Happy New Year
filled with art, creativity and fun and
friends!
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PAL Board for 2009 & 2010—
President:
Anne Knapp
253-265-6700
[email protected]
1st VP Co-Chair
George Hineman
360-876-0568
[email protected]
2nd VP Show Chair
Carol Lemon
206-409-2564
[email protected]
253-857-9261
[email protected]
With Patti McQuillan as assistant 2nd VP
Secretary
Mary McInnis
253-858-9224
[email protected]
Treasurer
Jon Lonning
253-851-4866
[email protected]
Mem @ Large
Sherry Weitzel
253-265-1575
[email protected]
Mem @ Large
Virginia Alvarez
253-851-0015
[email protected]
Mem @ Large
Rhene Johns
253-858-8668
[email protected]
Newsletter Ed
Myrna Binion
253-857-4222
[email protected]
253-853-2178
[email protected]
Festival Chairs
Russ and Christy Camerer
PAL Committee Chairpersons:
Membership
Debbie Dorn
425-442-1140
[email protected]
Nwslttr Distribution
Roma Loehmer
253-851-1610
[email protected]
Program Co-Chair
Carol Lemon
206-409-2564
[email protected]
Program Co-Chair
Susan Blais
253-278-4313
[email protected]
Regional Show Still Open position for 2011
need candidate(s) Regional Show Chair—work with Donna Trent
Hospitality
Nancy Bartlett
253-851-3911
[email protected]
Video Library
Charli Meacham
253-858-9388
[email protected]
253-858-6191
[email protected]
Bi-monthly Exhibit & Sunshine
Chris Cotton
PAL Workshops
Jeanne Crider
253-857-5132
[email protected]
Scholarships
Sherrie Bonsell,
253 858-4032
[email protected]
Poster & Plein Air
Sherrie Weitzel
253-265-1575
[email protected]
Equipment/storage
Patty McQuillan
253-857-9261
[email protected]
Web Mistress
Charlee Glock-Jackson
253-857-5604
[email protected]
Screenings
Marti Green
360-871-2906
[email protected]
& Michele Sleight
360-876-0117
[email protected]
PAL Blog
Kari Tirrell
[email protected]
Publicity
Judy Buskirk
[email protected]
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President's Letter December 2010
All I want for Christmas is:
More time for my Artwork
More opportunities to show my Artwork
More customers to buy my Artwork
More travel experiences (that include Art being made!)
More opportunities to Teach Art
More opportunities to develop my Art, & learn about art
All I want for PAL for Christmas is:
A permanent home for us to meet and show our art and give workshops (along the artwalk route!)
Lots of volunteers to help- the more the merrier! (really, the more helpers- the more fun we can
have!!)
Lots of new opportunities to interact with our community- from kids through adults
Yet another successful Festival to support our group and our scholarship program
As you can see- a lot of my wishes for PAL support my own personal dreams. This is a great group of
artists and art-lovers, and I am honored to be involved with the organization.
My very best wishes to all for a joy-filled Holiday and may all our Dreams come true!
Anne Moore Knapp
Inspired by Arvid Anderson, I did a related technique
(Monotypes) with my 1st and 2nd graders at Olalla
Elementary. There were 20+ (young) kids and blessedly 3 Mom volunteers with brayers and all had a
good (slightly messy) time.
Nice results from the kids- all proudly bearing
them home in print sleeves to give to their parents!
Anne
January—Members Show at the Kimball Gallery—details in Newsletter –Jan 10 to Feb 7
Kimball Show Reception– January 16, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Miniature Show at Ebb Tide Gallery in GH—PAL Members– go to Ebb Tide Gallery webpage
Mini Show Reception– Saturday, January 22, 3-5 p.m.
PAL Meeting– January 27, 7:00 p.m. at the GH Boys & Girls Club
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PAL Board minutes November 16, 2010, Meeting held at Anne Knapp’s home, Gig Harbor
Called to order at 10:08 am by President Anne Knapp
Members present: Anne Knapp, Mary McInnis, Jon Lonning, Debbie Dorn, Sherri Weizel, George Hineman, Myrna
Binion, Carol Lemon
Treasurer’s Report – None; PAL needs a new CPA accountant that can do payroll.
Old Business: Should have 10 voting members – President, 1st VP, 2nd VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Newsletter Editor,
Membership Chair, and three Members-at-Large.
Open show 2011 – We are still looking for someone to run the open show, someone with good organizational skills –
you would have lots of help. Please consider stepping up for this very fulfilling position.
McKinley workshop – Donna Trent reports that there are two spots left and will be starting a waiting list soon.
City decision re: art show restrictions – The city is working with the Gig Harbor Arts Commission to come up with
policy for next years’ prospectus.
Publicity – Judy Buskirk and Charlee Glock-Jackson. The Gig Harbor Arts Commission’s next meeting will be on Tuesday, December 14 at 5:30pm in the upstairs conference room at the Civic Center.
Gig Harbor Garden Tour – Patti McQuillin will be liaison between PAL and the Tour.
Membership - Non-renewing members can still see the newsletter online. Debbie will reformat the membership/
volunteer list categories in Excel for easier use. She will be incorporating ideas from Snohomish County Arts which
might include inserting an extra card in the new directory to facilitate donations to PAL. This card might include donations for different activities, memorials, various levels of membership, etc.
Screening for the next member’s show will take place before the November 18th meeting.
New Business:
PAL Christmas Party/Potluck – Dec 10th from 6 to 9pm at Rosedale Hall: We need people to help set up tables
(gentlemen?) and decorate at 5:30pm. Discussion of preparations ensued. Charli Meacham will fiddle for us. Please
bring something to share. More information will be emailed to the membership.
Ebb Tide Miniature Show invited PAL to participate. Check their website for more information.
Member Show at Kimball Gallery is scheduled for January 10th – Feb 7th 2011. We are looking for a juror.
Festival is scheduled for July 16-17, 2011. Any new ideas for next year? Shall we hire the Scouts to oversee recycling?
Other Arts groups may be allowed to have free a free booth in the new Children’s activity area if they are offering free
children’s art activities.
Permanent home for PAL – We really need to find a permanent home for PAL where we can have meetings, workshops, shows, etc. We would like to stay in the downtown Gig Harbor area. Perhaps revisit the Gig Harbor museum possibilities or the old kayak building where we had the art sale last year. If anyone hears of anything along these lines, let
us know.
Tacoma Art Supply is having a big closing-store sale.
Meeting adjourned at 11:20am
Respectfully submitted by Mary McInnis
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NPS International Show
November 13 through December 21, 2010
at the American Art Company, 1126 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402.
2011 Gig Harbor Open Studio Tour
Screening for new artists
Mimi VanBallenberghe is pleased to report
that one of her paintings was selected for the
New Perspectives Exhibit at Bellingham's
Blue Horse Gallery. The pastel painting is on
exhibit through the month of December. Arlene Towne also had one of her acrylic paintings selected for the same exhibit.
Left―Will they Buy‖
by Mimi VanBallenberghe
Right- ―Vision
Squared‖ by
Arlene Towne
SAVE THE DATE - CALL TO ARTISTS:
The Gig Harbor Open Studio Tour will be
screening artists for the 2011 Tour on February 12, 2011 at the Gig Harbor Public
Library. We are looking for professional,
exhibiting artists in the Gig Harbor, Key
Peninsula area who would like to open
their studios, demonstrate their processes
and sell their finished art work. Tour
dates for 2011 will be September 17 and
18. Information including screening requirements, participation terms and conditions, participation fee and application
forms will be posted on our web
site www.gigharboropenstudiotour.
org by January 10, 2011. You may also
receive an application packet by contacting
Kate Larsson at 253-265-1662
or [email protected].
PAL Screening Results—Members Shows
The following members passed screening on
November 18, 2010 in these Mediums:
Helen Robilliard—Acrylic
Gail Kelly—Stoneware/Colored Pencil
Cathie Johnson-Watercolor
Melodee Dahl—Chinese Ink
Joseph Barrow—Watercolor
Larry Parkhurst– Oil
Terri Soha– Watercolor
I won 2nd place in photography at the Frank Tobey Jones exhibit for seniors. ―Haunting
Branches in an Oak Orchard‖ on canvas—
Beverly Hanson
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After a prolonged illness, Barbara Peterson passed away this
month. Barbara was a friend to many PAL Members and was a supportive member of our group for years. Many times, she opened her home
to painting groups and photography groups to take advantage of the
view and the boat parades going by her house. She enjoyed being
around creative people and loved to laugh and share with others.
Barbara was mother to Robin Peterson and was her biggest fan
in all her adventures and in her art career. A few years ago, Robin and
Barbara went on Safari in Africa together having a wonderful trip, culminating in a series of paintings by Robin of the wildlife they saw together.
Barbara’s family, her children and grandchildren, was of utmost
importance to her—she was their supporter and their center and she
filled their lives with joy. Family and friends, we will all miss Barbara.
From the Editor— Here we go into a new year with PAL—2011—sounds like a date out of a Sci-Fi movie!
Right away in January we have two shows coming up for PAL Members to hang their work
and show their stuff! You will find all the information accompanying this newsletter for the Kimball
Show - Jane Wallis will be the Juror— show, Jan 10 to Feb 7—reception, Jan 16 from 3-5 p.m.
The second show is an exhibit of miniatures which will be hung at the Ebb Tide Gallery downtown. Go to the Ebb Tide Gallery website to download the prospectus. Please read the entry details
carefully so you don’t miss out on this opportunity.
Other items on our plate for this year are the Summer Art Festival coming up in July—that
always takes lots of effort by many people and will be led again this year by the intrepid Christy and
Russ Camerer. They will be contacting you to help out.
Jeanne Crider has feelers out to several artists/teachers and is making plans for two workshops in the coming year—they will be affordable and close to home—that’s always easier on the
budget and PAL presents great workshops.
Donna Trent has already been taking names for the upcoming fall 2011 workshop with Richard McKinley. He is a nationally known pastel and oil painter and teacher and we are so lucky to
have him coming to Gig Harbor! Donna is in charge of the workshop— However, we are still
lacking a leader for the Open Regional Show—that can be one person or a group of people but
the deadline for beginning work on that show is coming soon—please contact Anne Knapp to volunteer to head that committee or it may not happen! Help!
Myrna Binion
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Ongoing Classes presented by PAL Members:
Calligraphy—Yulene Brasel—253-853-3623 or [email protected]
Decorative Painting—Dori Wheeler, Teacher, Tole and decorative Classes at 253-851-3192 or-851-3193
Jeanne Crider CDA , Teacher. Tole and decorative classes and Watercolor 253-857-5132 or [email protected]
Pastel & Oil
Donna Trent—call 265-6532 for information
"Portrait and life drawing/painting group meets every Friday from 1 to 3 PM at the Peninsula Retirement building (3445
50th St. Ct. NW). Live models. Contact Doug Michie, 851-7579."
Chinese Brush Classes— Laura Mosley, 253-377-6025 or 253-884-1081
Workshops Susan Paredes, printmaking. 265-2645
Judy Shiner— 253 265-8179 Judy Schiner art classes are now Wednesday and Fridays 253 265-8179
FOX PAW-Wednesday painting group 10:00 AM until 2:30 PM at Nichols Community Center, on Fox Island. Any interested artist is
welcome for a $10.00 a month fee. Contact Cece Anderson at 253-549-4646
Jewelry Making - Joan Tenenbaum, Teacher. Private instruction in jewelry fabrication. 253-858-7478 mer-
[email protected]
Open studio with a model once a month at Dianne Gardner's studio in Olalla. Second Thursday of the month from 10 am to 2 pm.
Potluck lunch. $10 model fee Email to get on Dianne's list for announcements and reminders. [email protected]
Dianne Gardner is holding an oil painting class in her studio in Olalla every Monday morning from 10 until 1. The cost is
$25. She is also teaching a 3 hour portrait class once a month in Gig Harbor - class is also $25 &$10 model fee.
Email her for information on the day and time.
Robin Peterson www.Fernwood Studio.com—info on Sketching classes
Tacoma Art Place, 1116 S. 11th, Tac, WA 98405, 253-238-1006, Judy Gilbert – Encaustic http://www.tacomaartplace.org/
Events___Classes.html
GO Figure To be placed on an email list, contact: On hiatus until Second week in January—please contact Donna Trent
to be on email list Donna Trent at 253-265-6532 or check email list.
Sumi class: by Fumiko: Learn the gestural figure drawing based on Asian brush calligraphy and colorful fall harvests in
freehand style painting. Fourth Friday of the month; 10am -1:00PM, Oct. 22, Nov. 19. 2010. Fircrest Community Center, 555 Contra Costa, Fircrest, WA. Call Fumiko for reserved space and other details of the class.
Sumi class by Fumiko: Learn the basic freehand style sumi painting. 4:00pm -5:00pm, Sunday, Sept. 12, Tacoma
Art Museum. Free supplies: Call TAM: 1-253-272-4258 for registration. Miniature sumi/watercolor painting class finishing with greeting card making: Nov. 13 (Sat.) 10 am -2pm, Fircrest Community Center, 555 Contra Costa St,. Call
Fumiko, 253-752-3845 for details and registration.
Email [email protected] to inquire about classes & workshops 0r 253-851-9255
Many thanks to the following for their support of the PAL Regional Show by the donation of
prizes:
Fast Frame
Framers’ Workshop
Dick Blick
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