Westlake Village Art Guild February 2015 Newsletter

www.wvartguild.org
Please join us on
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
for an
oil painting demonstration
by
Scott Kiche
Scott Kiche is a contemporary representational realist artist living in Los
Angeles. He has worked as a realist
artist throughout his entire career
and his artwork continues to be collected by art enthusiasts, corporate
buyers, and fellow artists.
Kiche was born in Guatemala in
1974. Like many artists, his art
journey began at a very early age. His
natural talent, along with encouragement from teachers and family,
helped to instill his commitment to
become a fine artist. He has exhibited in Mexico City and throughout
the U.S.
In 2014, Kiche received an honored
invitation by The Representational
Art Conference 2014 (TRAC2014)
presented by California Lutheran
University to participate in the
prestigious and historically important annual gathering of influential
representational artists throughout
the world.
In 2011, Kiche’s work appeared
in the movie Spy Kids 4. In 2010,
his artwork completed a successful
tour with the International Realism
Guild-a two year traveling museum
exhibition that explored the current
state of realism in the 21st century.
He has received awards in several
group shows and is published in
books and artistic publications. One
of his drawings is included in book
Strokes of Genius 6: The Best of
Drawing.
He has been and is a member of
several prestigious art organizations: California Art League,
California Art Club, International
Realism Guild of America, and
currently by invitation the American Society of Traditional Artists.
He is currently represented in Texas
by the Wally Workman Gallery in
Austin, and the Jack Meier Gallery
in Houston, and the Waterhouse
Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.
All images courtesy of Scott Kiche©
Dinner/Demo is at Los Robles Greens West Ballroom · 299 S. Moorpark Road · Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
Members: $25, Guests: $30: includes
buffet dinner, beverage, dessert, tax, tip
& Art Demo. Our format does not allow
for a demo only, no food option.
Reservations
Must be made at least 7 days in advance
of the event by calling (805) 379-5655.
Dinner/Demo Schedule:
5:30 Check-in opens
6:00 Buffet Dinner
6:45 Announcements
7:00 Demo Begins
9:00 Meeting Ends
WVAG Open Juried Art Show April 3-29 Results
Ribbon winners present at the awards ceremony celebrated their achievement. (Image by Lawana Godwin)
Judges
Patrish Kuebler
Johan Andersson
Lynn Le Tourneau
Ramya Sarveshwar
"You are Incredible. You made our first
online show a reality.
Show Chairs - Rod Seeley (L) and Dennis
Griffin (R) with Pamela Fong, WVAG President. (Image by Lawana Godwin)
2015 Westlake Village Art Guild Open Juried Show Winners
Piece
ID
TITLE
CATEGORY
ARTIST
AWARD
375
Catching Raindrops
Oil & Acrylics
Wendy Gordin
356
Chicken Dinners
Oil & Acrylics
Debbie Martin
362
Byron
Oil & Acrylics
Susan Nelson
Third Place
360
Sunrise Ferris Wheel
Oil & Acrylics
Shannon Celia
Honorable Mention
358
Barns Old and New
Oil & Acrylics
Ron Souza
Honorable Mention
Making Choices
Oil & Acrylics
Michael Hartstein
Honorable Mention
Hawk in Conejo Valley
Oil & Acrylics
Roland Roy
Honorable Mention
18
Oil & Acrylics
Cindy Yeoman
Honorable Mention
439
Woman With Cat
Oil & Acrylics
Michelle Daniel
Honorable Mention
822
Springtime Reflections
Watercolor
Dorothy Shepherd
First Place
825
Winter Razzle-Dazzle
Watercolor
Linda Shaner
Second Place
845
Khemo Sabe
Watercolor
Carol Ratafia
Third Place
826
The Village
Watercolor
Lyn Conlan
Honorable Mention
831
After The Masquerade
Watercolor
Sheri Jones
Honorable Mention
852
Grand Canal
Watercolor
Lee Zimmerman
Honorable Mention
933
Sack It
Mixed Media
Allen Wah
First Place
923
Red Mountains
Mixed Media
Barbara Welch
Second Place
382
363
354
First Place
Second Place
M Dynasty Vases
Mixed Media
Ruben Yadao
Third Place
941
Raging Waters
Mixed Media
Barbara Zager
Honorable Mention
533
Snow Prince
Pastel & Graphics
Kathi Colman
First Place
543
Salmon Sunset
Pastel & Graphics
Iris Carignan
Second Place
529
The Bough Will Break
Pastel & Graphics
Carolyn Ryan
Third Place
544
Storm's Coming
Pastel & Graphics
Lynn Byrne Simon
Honorable Mention
512
Red Fox
Pastel & Graphics
Kyong Cassell
Honorable Mention
641
Who Moved My Rock?
Photography/Digital
Peter Scifres
First Place
Photography/Digital
Nikolai Sklobovsky
Second Place
Third Place
649
Point Sublime
658
Suspended
Photography/Digital
Janet Milhomme
668
Tim
Photography/Digital
Howard Ehrlich
Honorable Mention
644
Quebec City
Photography/Digital
Nancy Peloso
Honorable Mention
647
Red Tail Fox
Photography/Digital
Michael Koch
Honorable Mention
678
Beng Melea Cambodia
Photography/Digital
Brent Shannon
Honorable Mention
722
Motododo
Sculpture/Glass/3D/Ceramics
Chasen Boswell
First Place
726
Sassy Carousel Horse
Sculpture/Glass/3D/Ceramics
Tesi Sanchez-Halpert
Second Place
716
Sisters-Cherry Blossom-vs-Willow
Sculpture/Glass/3D/Ceramics
Carol Blaylock
Third Place
713
Nuance
Sculpture/Glass/3D/Ceramics
Frances Elson
Honorable Mention
832
Siblings
Watercolor
Gregory Radionov
BEST OF SHOW
WVAG Open Juried Art Show April 3-29 Results
Best of Show - Gregory Radionov - "Siblings"©
First Place Winners
Oil & Acrylics
Wendy Gordin
"Catching Raindrops"©
Pastel & Graphics
Kathi Colman
"Snow Prince"©
Sculpture/Glass/3D/
Ceramics
Chasen Boswell
"Motodoto"©
(Image by Lawana Godwin)
Photography/Digital
Peter Scifres
Watercolor
"Who Moved My Rock"©
Dorothy Shepherd
"Springtime Reflections"©
Mixed Media
Allen Wah
"Sack It"©
"We had a great group of Volunteers that made the show a success," said
Rod Seeley and Dennis Griffin. The fantastic crew was: Carole Starr,
Priscilla Burgeson, Debbie Martin, Peggy, Al & Trevor Luddington,
Cindy Yeoman, Susie, Lennie & Johnny Ciufo, Ramya Sarveshwar,
Bob & Karen Phipps and their team, Keith & Shirley McCay, Pam
Schneider, Shannon Celia, Wendy Gordon, Debbie Martin, Dan Barton,
Lee Zimmerman, Paul Abravaya, and Eva Svitck, June & Jennifer Seeley,
Janet Milhomme, Pam D'Ambrosio, and Pamela Fong.
Susie Ciufo, her husband Lennie & son Johnny share a moment in front of her artwork. (Image by Lawana Godwin)
Recap of Workshops Offered During WVAG Open Juried Show
Be sure to check out the WVAG website www.wvartguild.org for upcoming
workshops and registration forms.
"Small"
May 1-29
Please join us at the
reception on
May 16, 5-8 p.m.
Irv Morgan©
Irv Morgan
Exploring Watercolor
April 10-11
(Images by Pamela Fong)
Susan Lasch Krevitt©
Susan Lasch Krevitt
Exploring Encaustic
April 19-20
(Images by Pamela Fong & Anette Power)
Artist Brushes 50-80% off.
We find the best deals from top
brush manufacturers and our
low overhead allows us to offer
rock bottom prices!
Coming May 5th to the WVAG
Dinner/Demo.
Don't miss out!
Welcome - New Member
Laura Shannon, Ventura, oil, acrylic,
watercolor, pastel, and photography.
Greater Conejo Valley Open Studio Tour Highlights
April 18, 2015
Paul Abravaya
Dan Barton
William Blackman
Shannon Celia
Susie Ciufo
Juliet Chayet Cole
David Deyel
Wendy Gordin
Annee Hahn
Theodora Ilowitz
Priscilla Kromnick
Carmen Lamp
Peggy Ludington
Craig Morton
Anette Power
Ron Souza
Fred Stone
Eva Svitek
Barbara Welch
Cindy Yeoman
Lee Zimmerman
Westlake Village Art Guild extends a big thank you to the city of Thousand
Oaks, Cultural Affairs Deputy Director, Stacy Parks-Minasian and her
assistant Marissa Hanke, along with WVAG past president Craig Morton for
organizing the Greater Conejo Valley Open Studio Tour 2015 once again.
The event was a great success for our artists in the community.
(r) Stacy Parks-Minasian and (l) Marissa greet visitors at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery during the Greater Conejo Valley Open Studio Tour.
(Images by Pamela Fong &Lawana Godwin)
WVAG
Student Awards Show
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Thousand Oaks Arts Festival
September 19 & 20, 2015
The 12th Annual Thousand Oaks Arts
Festival will be held on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20,
2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
and The Lakes.
This event has become the most important outdoor event of its kind for
fine artists living and working in and
around the Greater Conejo Valley.
As a Silver Level Sponsor of the Festival, WVAG Members receive a 10%
discount on booth fees and other benefits as detailed in the enclosed entry
form. Entries postmarked by May
15, 2015 will enjoy the lowest fees.
2015/2016 WVAG
Officers Nomination Committee
The President has selected a nominating committee for the purposes of
nominating a slate of officers
for the
upcoming membership year as noted
below:
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
3rd Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Parliamentarian
If you would like to make a nomination for one or more of these officers,
Please contact the Nominations
Committee Chair, Lyn Conlan at
[email protected]
Also, please help WVAG by volunteering or even co-share one of the
several positions for the 2015/2016
year.
If you would like to learn a new skill
team up with one of the veterans.
Reception & Award Presentation
April 24, 2015, 4-7 p.m.
30400 Rainbow Crest Drive
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Visit www.91301.org/studentartshow
or www.wvartguild.org for more information.
Sponsored by the Westlake Village Art
Guild, hosted by the City of Agoura
Hills’ Cultural Arts Council, and supported by the Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks, and the Thousand Oaks
Arts Festival, the purpose of the 2015
Greater Conejo Valley Student Awards
Show is to encourage and recognize,
in a meaningful way, the dedicated
high school teachers and talented students that enrich and strengthen the
fabric of our respective communities.
WVAG member Judges:
Dennis Griffin
Theodora Ilowitz
Priscilla Kromnick
Arts Alive 2015
WVAG will be Participating
Second annual showcase for arts organizations and their artists in the
Western United States.
Saturday, May 30, 12:00-7 p.m. and
Sunday, May 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information http://www.
studiochannelislands.org/artists/artsalive-2015.
If you would like to sit the WVAG
booth, you may bring 6 pieces of
your artowrk to hang for the duration of the event. Please contact
Anette Power at (805) 209-8069 or
[email protected].
Thousand Oaks Gallery
2331-A Borchard Road
Newbury Park, CA 91320
(805) 498-4390
www.toartgallery.com
GALLERY HOURS
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and by appt.
May 1-31,2015
Arts Council of the Conejo Valley
(Pat Johnson)
June 1-30, 2015
Wide Open Photo & Digital Show
(Craig Morton)
July 1-30, 2015
Passion for Pastels
pastelsocietyofthegoldcoast.org
(Lynn Byrne Simon)
August 2-31, 2015
Valley Visions
San Fernando Valley Art Club
sfvartclub.org
(Jennifer Bentson)
September 1-30, 2015
Splash 2015
Phyllis Doyon Studio & Gallery
(Phyllis Doyon)
phyllisdoyon.com
October 1-15, 2015
Extreme Quilters
www.extremequilters.com
Octobr 11-31, 2015
LaxWax Art
www.laxwaxart.com
November 2015
Members Show
Thousand Oaks Art Association
www.thousandoaksartassoc.org
Now Showing Locally
Seven Oaks Rehabilitation
Center
141 Triunfo Canyon Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
May 13-July 15
Judith Crowe
Now Showing Locally
To exhibit in WVAG's Now Showing
Locally outside venues, contact
Phyllis Drenning at (805) 492-9123
or by email at phyllisdrenning@
verizon.net.
Calendar
Now Showing Locally
Westlake Village Library
141 Triunfo Canyon Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
May 13-July 15
Carolyn Ryan
Seven Oaks Rehabilitation
Center
141 Triunfo Canyon Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Presently showing until May 13
Nadine Suber
May 13 - July 15
Judith Crowe
All Fished Out©
Judith Crowe first joined Westlake
Village Art Guild in 1973. She has recently become a more active member
and is currently Membership Chair.
She began working in pastels about
twelve years ago, and has enjoyed that
medium for its fresh, vibrant colors
and ease of application. More recently,
she has been working with acrylics,
oils, and colored pencils.
Her work is currently shown at galleries in Ventura, Thousand Oaks,
Camarillo, Westlake Village and Ojai.
Her paintings hang in a number of
private and corporate collections,
including Los Robles Hospital and
Kaiser Permanente offices in Thousand Oaks, and on the television show,
“How I Met Your Mother.”
Judith is married to photographer
Gary Talbot, and has a son and daughter, and two grandchildren, all of
whom live within visiting distance.
July 15 - September 16
Rod Seeley
September 16 - November 11
Anette Power
November 11 - January 13, 2016
Eva Svitek
January 13 - March 9
Pamela Fong
March 9 - May 11
Open
Westlake Village Library
141 Triunfo Canyon Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Presently showing until May 16
Dorothy Shepherd
May 16 - July 11
Carolyn Ryan
July 11 - September 5
Lee Zimmerman
September 5 - November 7
Open
She and Gary are addicted to travel
and most of their work comes from
these experiences.
Visit her web page at www.judithcrowe.com for her gallery of work and
her teaching and exhibition schedule.
Susie Ciufo has our Facebook page
up and running. Like Us at www.
facebook.com/westlakevillageartguild.
111 Likes
"There and Back"© etching
Carolyn Ryan is vice president of the
Thousand Oaks Art Association, and
a member of Studio Art Quilters Association, Westlake Village Art Guild,
Studio Channel Islands Art Center,
Arts Council Conejo Valley, and The
Group of 8 Professional Fiber Artists.
She is a printmaker and fiber artist,
and also works in multimedia.
She says, “When my artwork is described by others as “evocative” I’m
satisfied. I used to focus on “intent”
in my pieces, but now I understand
that each viewer brings his or her own
particular universe of emotion and
experience to the viewing moment.
In fact, that very interactive space is
what completes art – what finishes the
journey.”
She has won numerous awards and
exhibition examples include: Ojai
Valley History and Art Museum,
Long Beach Convention Center,
Poway Center for the Performing Arts,
Escondido Art Gallery, Florida Center for the Performing Arts, and the
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum.
She is a native Californian, Claremont
Colleges graduate, and was a magazine
editor for 25 years. Her career developed a rich background to inform her
life as an artist.
She and husband Tom have been married 46 years (three children and eight
grandchildren).
12th Annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival
CALL FOR FINE ARTISTS
September 19 & 20, 2015
Eligibility: The Festival is open to fine artists residing in the Greater Conejo Valley, Ventura County and
members of any active arts organization/association in those regions. Please refer to Artist Prospectus at
www.toartsfestival.com for additional details.
Entry Deadlines & Fees1
Application Fee (non-refundable) Check 1
Early Entry
June 1, 2015
$25 per artist
Regular Entry
July 15, 2015
Late Entry2
August 15, 2015
Booth Fee (Single)1
Booth Fee (Double)1
2’ x 6’ Table Rental @ $10 ea. (no linen)
Chair Rental @ $2 ea.
Total Booth & Rentals Check 2
$225 ($202.503)
$450 ($405.003)
$250 ($2253)
$500 ($4503)
$275 ($247.503)
$550 ($495.003)
Postmark Deadline
$35 per artist
$45 per artist
1
Check for Booth Fee and Chair/Table Rental is considered a deposit and will be processed and cashed upon receipt. Refunds will be issued to
those applicants not juried into the show. Not refundable after August 15, 2014.
2
Applications will be processed only if space is available.
3
Westlake Village Art Guild Members (Silver Level Sponsor)
Notification of Acceptance or Rejection – August 20, 2015
Applicant Information
First Name
MI
Media that Best Describes
Artist’s Work
(check all that apply)
Last Name
Mailing Address
City
State
Zip
E-Mail Address
2-D Fine Art
Oil/Acrylic)
Watercolor
Drawing
Digital Art
Photography
Printmaking
Primary Telephone
Alternate Telephone
Federal Tax ID (SSN or EIN)
California Tax ID #
Sculpture & 3-D
Sculpture
Ceramics
Glass
Metalwork
Woodwork
Jewelry
EMERGENCY CONTACT
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE
Mass produced work will not be
accepted.
Web Site
IF NOT A GREATER CONEJO VALLEY OR VENTURA COUNTY RESIDENT, please indicate the Greater
Conejo Valley or Ventura County Art Organization or Association in which you are an artisan member in the space
provided below:
Westlake Village Art Guild
Artisan Member of Above Greater Conejo Valley or Ventura County Art Organization
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12th Annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival
CALL FOR FINE ARTISTS
September 19 & 20, 2015
Image Submission Requirements
Each artist must submit a CD containing four (4) high resolution JPEG images of their artwork and one (1) photograph of the
artist’s booth or display. The file name for each JPEG image must be the TITLE of the artwork (or BOOTH). The images should be
put in a Folder with the Entrant’s name and burned on a CD that is permanently marked with the submitting artist’s name. Detail
each entry on the form below. CDs will not be returned to entrant unless special arrangements are made in advance.
Image
1
Title
Dimensions (WxH)
Price ($)
2
3
4
BOOTH
Picture of artist’s booth or display.
Artist Statement/Biography – Enclose with Application
Describe the materials, techniques and processes used in your work and explain the mission, motivation or philosophy inherent in
your work. If you are “co-artists”, you must describe the collaboration. Your comments will be available to the Jury and should
describe any details, materials, and/or processes that are unusual or not easily determined by viewing the JPEG images provided.
This information may also be used for promotional purposes.
Release
I have read and agree to the specified terms and conditions as set forth in the Thousand Oaks Arts Festival Application. I understand
that a condition of my entry is that the work I submit be original, and that it be a result of my efforts alone. I release the Festival and
its officers, agents and volunteers from any and all liability for any injury, damage or loss to person and/or property sustained by
exhibitors, guests, invitees or any other person, to personal property including, but not limited to, works of art, at any time as a result
of display or exhibition of my work or the use of my equipment or materials. I understand that the Festival reserves the right to
remove any works, mine included, that do not meet the criteria of the application or determined to be not appropriate for family
viewing. Failure to comply may result in my removal from the Festival and jeopardize my participation in future Festival events. I
understand, in consideration of the acceptance of my application, I agree to accept all decisions of the Festival officials and
designees however identified as final. I also agree to allow the Festival the use of my work, and any reproduction thereof, however
made, including slides, but not limited to slides, photographs and video recording, solely for the purpose of promoting the Festival in
this and future years. I also agree to allow Thousand Oaks Art Festival to release my name & telephone number, e-mail & website
addresses to the public for sales & promotion. I understand that the Thousand Oaks Art Festival reserves right to revise these
regulations and/or terminate this agreement at its sole discretion.
Artist Signature_______________________________________________Date_____________________
Co-Artist must complete a separate application. Be sure to reference both artist names so to keep the applications together.
Entry Procedure & Check List
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Completed Entry Form (both sides)
Check 1 - One (1) non-refundable check payable to ACCV for application fee (see reverse side)
Check 2 - One(1) check payable to the ACCV for Booth, Table & Chair Rental Deposit (see reverse side)
Include a CD with JPEG images of art work and display
Include Artist Statement/Biography (please include on CD if possible)
PLEASE NOTE: All materials included with applications will not be returned unless special arrangements are made.
Mail all materials to: Thousand Oaks Arts Festival, c/o Alliance for the Arts, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand
Oaks, CA, 91362
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April Demo Artist
Susan Lasch Krevitt
Susan Ciufo was the winner of the
Student Awards Show drawing prize
created by Susan Lasch Krevitt.
Images by LawanaGodwin.
Demo Artist Schedule
2014/2015 Officers
June 2, 2015
(805) 496-7576 – [email protected]
The WVAG Dinner & Art Demos are Pamela Fong – President
held the first Tuesday of the month
(805) 523-1260 – [email protected]
from September through June. The
Dennis Griffin – 1st Vice President
preliminary schedule of demo art(805) 262-2168 – [email protected]
ists is shown below and is subject to
change.
Judith Crowe – 2nd V.P. Membership
(805) 498-9514 – [email protected]
To recommend an artist for future
demos or workshops, contact Anette Lawana Godwin – 3rd V.P. Communication
Power, program chair, at (805)
(805) 336-5722 – [email protected]
209-8069 or anettepow@gmail.
Keith McCay – Treasurer
com.
Holly Woolson
Mixed Media/Printing
www.tireswingstudio.com
Carla Davey-McQuestion – Secretary
(805) 985-8829 – [email protected]
Shirley McCay – Parliamentarian
(805) 496-7576 – [email protected]
Craig Morton – Past President
(818) 991-6158 – [email protected]
2014/2015 Committees
Dinner and Demos
Program Chair - Anette Power
Reservations - Lyn Conlan
Check In - Sara Tilkian
Raffle Tickets - Phylllis Drenning
Audio/Visual - Lee Zimmerman
Audio/Visual - Burt Misevic
Table Decorations - Heidi Ritterbush
HollyWoolson©
Reservation Policy
WVAG Dinner & Art Demo
Reservations and Cancellations
are required! They can be made/
cancelled 7 days prior to the Dinner/
Demo by calling (805) 379-5655.
“No Show” reservations made, but
not cancelled 7 days prior to the
event, will be subject to an invoice
for dinner guaranteed but not served.
www.wvartguild.org
Maintained by John Conforti,
WVAG's website is an excellent
source of up-to-date information on
the Guild.
Interested in joining WVAG?
Download the application from the
website at www.wvartguild.org.
Member Show
Show Co-Chair - Lee Zimmerman
Show Co-Chair - Burt Misevic
Hospitality - Susan Ciufo
Open Juried Show
Show Chair - Rod Seeley
Hospitality - Susan Ciufo
On-line entry - Ramya Sarveshwar
WVAG Student Awards Show
Show Co-Chair - Priscilla Kromnick
Show Co-Chair - Craig Morton
WVAG Outside Exhibits
Coordinator - Phyllis Drenning
Communications
Webmaster - John Conforti
E-Mail Blasts - Lawana Godwin
Mailing - Pam D'Ambrosio
Newsletter Design - Lawana Godwin
Publicity - Lawana Godwin
Facebook - Susan Ciufo