April 2015 (1.17MB, PDF)
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April 2015 (1.17MB, PDF)
25 Years of Colored Pencil Excellence Decisions Newsletter of the San Diego Chapter of The Colored Pencil Society of America Volume 24 - Issue 4 April 2015 -Karen Rhiner Our Mission The Colored Pencil Society of America, Inc. (CPSA), is a not-for-profit organization founded to promote the stature and awareness of colored pencil art as a viable art form to all professional art establishments and to the general public, and to provide a forum for education, communication, and recognition of colored pencil artists. We meet the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10am Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library 9005 Aero Drive, San Diego 92123 Exit Interstate 15 at Aero Drive and go west. The library is on the left side of the street. Saturday, April 11 Karen Rhiner is one of our beloved members and an award-winning colored pencil artist who enjoys painting the world from a slightly different angle. Read about Karen and how she “got hooked” on colored pencils. Get more info and see her work at http://rhinerart.com. CRAZY DRAWING “If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.” Karen says she will lead (or maybe drag) us through this one! Émile Zola They say drawing is 90 per cent looking and 10 per cent drawing. Will it help us see? CPSA Yes, our group is going to Balboa Park! What fun, what joy!! Please see details on page 5 of this NL.. BRING: 1. Your sense of humor. Can you laugh at yourself? Do you mind if other people laugh at you? 2. Paper. A sketchbook or pile of paper that you don’t mind messing up. DC202- http//www.cpsa202.org National- http//www.cpsa.org COVA- http//www.covasd.org 3. Pencil. Graphite (2B or darker) or colored pencils or a ball point pen or markers or (if you’re really brave) a big, black sharpie. SDVAN http//www.sdvan.net CPSA on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/2224455495/ We would love to see any project you are working on, or have completed. Bring it on in! We can all learn from each other during the “Show and Tell” session” of our meeting. 1 The following businesses offer a 10% discount when presenting a CPSA membership card: ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY 3804 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 688-1911 www.artistcraftsman.com THE ART STASH 5575 Baltimore Drive #107 La Mesa, CA 91942 (619) 460-0368 www.theartstash.com BLICK ART MATERIALS 1844 India St San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 687-005 www.dickblick.com AZTEC GRAPHICS AND FRAMES 1439 Garnet Ave San Diego, CA 92109 (858) 272-7760 FRAME IT YOURSELF- 20% discount Madison Square Shopping Center 5523 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92117 (858) 571-3540 www.frameityourself.net We Need Our Separate Category for “Colored Drawing” Back! Back Story You might have noticed, we colored pencil artists no longer have our separate class, “Color Drawing”. The Fine Art Exhibition for the S.D. County Fair has “lumped” us into their Printmaking Class 20, of Division 1001 (2-D). Due to the lack of Colored Pencil entries, a decision was made to make this change. Don’t you want to have our separate category again? All it takes is for you, our members to again submit at least 2 (two) of your CP artworks. Need help accessing the info online? Need assistance with your digital “capture”? The S. D. County Fair Entry Office is filled with kind, helpful people. I know this for a fact. Let’s Talk Money Awards in 2-D (Division 1001) has 26 classes; each class receives the following awards: 1st Place/$200, 2nd Place/$175 & 3rd Place/$150, and Best of Show for 2-D works/$250. Personal Note I have a long history (since 1959) with the Fairgrounds. As a student, during the summer, I worked there. It was the most fun I’d ever had. I can direct you to the Entry Office, contact me! Let’s work together to get our separate “Color Drawing” category back! Bobbie SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR ENTRY INFO ...check for discounts CAMPOS PHOTOGRAPHY Photography of Fine Art 917 Seph Way Escondido, CA 92027 (760) 504-0324 www.camposphoto.net VALLEY MOULDING & FRAME 1561 East Frontage Road Chula Vista, CA 91911 (858) 536-9077 AMERICAN FRAME An online framing supplies company. www.americanframe.com The Entry Office is open Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm and Friday, April 17 & 24 until 7:00pm to answer questions and provide assistance (858) 792-4207 or email [email protected]. Deadline for Online Entry Registration: Friday, April 24 by 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Digital Image Upload Support: All digital images of your art must be uploaded online. Need help with photographing your fine art project? Make an appointment and bring your project to be digitally photographed at the San Diego County Fair Entry Office. A staff member will take a digital photo of your project and assist you with the online entry process. Accepted Entries: Notification of accepted entries from Tier 1 online judging in Division 1001 (2-D) and 1002 (3-D) will be sent via email by Wednesday, May 6, using the WEN Number listed on your confirmation receipt. Delivery of Accepted Entries: Noon - 7:00pm Tuesday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 13. Award Judging Results: Awards will be posted online, Saturday, June 6. Notifications will be delivered via email. 2 CURRENT SHOW GALLERY 21 The show is Art...It’s Elemental in Gallery 21, SVAC. Our members Susan Salazar, Vicky DeLong, John Davis, and Deb Gargula have pieces based upon the 4 elements: Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. Show runs thru April 11, gallery open 11am-4pm daily. The judging, for the photos, of the new brochures was done by Susan Roden. Thank you Susan, great job! Her picks are very diversified. It shows the spectrum of what colored pencils can achieve. These are the chosen in alphabetical order: Afternoon Delight - Carolyn Kenny, CPSA Coco - Susan Salazar, CPX Las Comadres - Teresa Rodriguez-Ross Mellow Yellow - Blade Vroom - Vroom. Here We Go - Karen Rhiner * ATTENTION SELECTED ARTISTS * APRIL 11 & 12 RAMONA ART Ramona Open Studio Tour 2015, April 11&12, 10a-4p. Lori Sutherland says her new studio is finally done, so she will be part of this happening!! It is worth the visit to Lori’s. Tickets $10. APRIL 25, 9-11am INTRO TO COLORED PENCILS WORKSHOP Covers basic, techniques, tools & materials. The ART STASH 5575 Baltimore Drive #107 La Mesa, CA 91942 (619) 460-0368 or contact Blade (619) 266-0671, [email protected] $30 fee Over 35 years experience. I will be demoing at this Please bring your original piece to our April meeting., We would like to feature these pieces during “Show and Tell”. Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS on a job well done. Deb Gargula was awarded 1st place for her piece “Breath of Heaven” in the show Art…It’s Elemental . Susan Salazar was awarded 1st place for her piece "Max in Repose with his Trusty Sidekick" in Gallery 23’s Top 100 Show for 2015. Kudos!!! Is your “DC Project” ready? Yes, we are continuing our tradition, of displaying our project at the CPSA 2015 Convention Hospitality Suite in the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. locale Sun April 11 from 12-2pm and Sat, April 18 from 12-2pm. Come see me, sign up, get your supply list! Blade♥ Please extend a big “Thank You ” to our member Nancy Dobbs and a very special “Thank You ” to husband Jim. He generously put together a lightweight, totally portable display unit!! APRIL 25 & 26 ART WALK For our project we want to highlight images of our beautiful city and county of San Diego. We have Stonehenge paper available at meetings. Here are the specifications: Don’t forget Little Italy Art Walk 2015, April 25&26, 11a-6p. Susan Salazar will be at her booth, #367, on Cedar Street. Be sure to stop by. Great event! JUNE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR Size: 4” by 6” Orientation : portrait or landscape Subject: rocks, flora, fauna, ocean, etc. Medium : 75% colored pencil Deadline: CPSA DC202 Meeting, June 13, 2015 We are demoing at the fair on Sunday June 21st from 11a-6p with 2-3 hour shifts. We would like at least 2 people per shift. Entry to fair, parking and shuttle from/to your car are FREE. Do it, you’ll like it!! You do not need to frame, simply hand over to Bobbie at June meeting. Your image will be inserted into a heavy, clear plastic sleeve. This will be attached to our display unit. Contact Bobbie ASAP for preferred times ([email protected]). If you don’t make it to Atlanta, you will also find the DC Project on display, during our show in October , Spanish Village (SVAC), Balboa Park. Note: Dates for the 23rd CPSA International Exhibition & Convention are Tuesday, July 28 to Aug 1, 2015. Find Details at www.cpsa.org. 3 OCTOBER SPANISH VILLAGE DAZED and CONFUSED Balboa Park’s Centennial Celebration Our chapter will be involved as we hold our Annual Open Juried Exhibition in Gallery 21 at the Spanish Village Art Center (SVAC) from Wednesday, October 7, 2015 to Monday, November 2, 2015. ONE ENTIRE MONTH!! Gemma Gylling Workshop Carolyn, Teresa , Deb, Lori, and Susan all attended “Painting Cats With Confidence” in March. Ask them to share their own experience of drawing on suede board. Heard it was really fun! Always Wanted an Icarus Board? Here is your chance! We still have a few of Ester’s SPECIAL DEMO DISCOUNT COUPONS. However, they do expire on 05/15/2015. Seize the day, pick up your coupon at our April meeting. The first time I arrived at a, CPSA DC202, meeting, in 2006, I did not know what was going on. I did not understand local and national, what? I was confused about the business part of the meeting. I thought, “I need help!”. However, the people were friendly and welcoming. Then I saw some of their work! Wow!!! I knew I wanted to be part of this group. I didn’t really feel ‘a part of’ until I started participating and volunteering. So my journey began. Later, I was asked to be Vice-President, me? I knew nothing!!! These kind people supported me and taught me what I needed know and do . As a board member, I truly began to understand the business aspect of CPSA DC202. I learned a lot. I learned about team work and being accountable. Being part of this group has really made a difference in my life and my art. I would not be where I am today if I had not said yes. Step up, join us, work with us. Be a part of this group. We need fresh creativity and energy. It can be a little or a lot of your time. It is up to you! Be happy, Blade♥ ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY Lois Adler-Roussell and Carolyn Kenny, CPSA for that very informative ‘demo’ about values and textures. We learned a lot about how “lines”, including how crosshatching can enhance our final project. You also offered a possible solution to the long time question, “What do I do with the back ground?”. Thanks again, there is always something new to learn. April Sale for Colored Pencil PRISMACOLOR Premier on Sale Just over $1 per pencil through April. A&C has a large, open stock (150+) selection of these pencils. THE ART STASH 25% off : Caran D'Ache Luminance Colored Pencil Sets & Koh-I-Knoor Hardtmuth Triocolor pencils. Strathmore Colored Pencil Pad specials too! ogether veryone chieves ore FREE Drawing Table Works as is or fix it up to look pretty! Yours for the taking. Contact Blade (619)266-0671 or blade.artist@ yahoo.com 1. Find out the name of your local town/community newspaper or newsletter such as, The Ramona Sentinel, The La Jolla Light, etc. Get the email address of the person who is in charge of publishing current events in the community 2. Select the digital images of your work that you want to be published in these periodicals. 3. Finally, email this information (#1-2) to our Bobbie Bradford for safe keeping at [email protected]. If you decide to accept this assignment...our group will be able to send out a “prepared” press release 3 weeks prior to our workshop and exhibit. Usually the interested reporter will then ask us to email images to be published. This is an exciting opportunity to let our public know what we have been up to. Let’s get our images our there and show the world what colored pencils can do!!!! 4 PUBLICITY CHAIR NEEDED No prior experience needed! We want someone to get on the phone or email our public. Let newspapers and social network groups know the goings on of CPSA DC202. We willingly train and provide all info needed. Get on board...we need YOU!!! May Meeting Field Trip to Balboa Park Contact Bobbie Bradford [email protected]. SAN DIEGO 2015 DISTRICT CHAPTER 202 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President – Bobbie Bradford, CPSA [email protected] 1st Vice Pres./Librarian – Robert Fisher [email protected] 2nd Vice President – Lois Adler-Roussell [email protected] Secretary – Katherine Miller [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer – Teresa Rodriquez-Ross [email protected] Membership – Lori Sutherland [email protected] [email protected] Newsletter – Blade [email protected] Webmaster – Greg Holtz [email protected] Public Events/Presentation Books – Susan Salazar [email protected] Special Projects – Vicky DeLong [email protected] Publicity – We will have sign-up sheets at our April meeting. We will provide drivers; they will arrive about 8:40am in our Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library parking lot. We plan to leave the library parking lot at 9:00am sharp. Why, you ask, are we doing this? The theme of our 23th Annual Exhibition is Balboa Park. We urge you to bring your camera, sketch book, pencils, water, and maybe a folding chair. Lunches too! This is your chance to see, first-hand, what our City of San Diego has planned for the celebration of the100th Anniversary of Balboa Park. You’ll be able to visit Gallery 21, in Spanish Village Art Center (SVAC). There you will find the newly installed exhibition of Contemporary French Ceramics, and you’ll have plenty of time to check out “The Patio’s” many activities. Then find your favorite subject, and draw the park!! This is your jump start for October 6th, 2015, when we will be accepting your fabulous colored pencil artworks for our show “Color in the Park: Balboa Park - Past, Present & Future”. In October, while “sitting” the gallery, work on your current project to demonstrate how we each are able to bring our ideas into a wonderful piece of colored pencil art. During our show, members with works accepted, by our juror, will have an opportunity to sell cards, prints, and original art. Carpe diem! COLORED PENCILS HAVE ARRIVED “Perhaps no other drawing medium has seen it’s stock rise so dramatically in recent years as colored pencils. The medium has only lately been adapted for use by fine artists, but colored pencil artworks are now purchased by collectors and exhibited in museums the world over. If you love drawing and love the feeling of a pencil in your hand, colored pencil might be worth exploring.” This is the opening paragraph from an article entitled Colored Pencil Primer by Sherry Camhy in the winter 2015 issue of Drawing Magazine. This issue is also packed with articles about colored pencil artists. Check it out. We can let go of any stigma the medium has had in the past. All our hard work is paying off. We as colored pencil artists are victorious. Bring out the champagne and let’s celebrate! I’ll draw to that!! We are colored pencils and we are a viable medium all over the world. 5