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Monotypes - by Julia Ayres
Current Techniques with water-based materials

The interest in creating monotypes with water-based colors has increased substantially in recent years. Watercolourists in particular, are well-suited to this means of expression, since it is compatible with the techniques and tools they are already using. It's been exciting to share this discovery process with other artists through my work.

There are four basic elements to the monotype process: the plate, the colors, the paper, and the transfer mechanism. The nonglare plastic used to glaze watercolour paintings works especially well as a plate, as does 1/8 inch thick clear acrylic sheets. A drawing that is placed under the transparent plate acts as a guide when applying colour to the top side of the transparent surface.

Watercolours, water-soluble printing inks, and Createx monotype colors are among the media currently used for making watercolour based monotypes. The colours brush easily on a printing plate with watercolour brushes or soft rubber brayers. After the painted plates dry, they are printed on moist paper using a variety of methods.

An etching or lithographic press is an ideal tool for printing monotyes. The advantage of mechanical presses is that the paper and plate can be pressed together with heavy, even, controlled pressure, but few artists can afford one for their studio. As an alternative, artists can hand-rub the paper and plate, or use either a brayer made for printing woodcuts or the metal printing pin recently introduced by Createx Colors. The metal pin rolls the plate and paper together in a manner similar to an etching press. Hand-transferred prints require more moisture than those transferred by a press, and a good guide is to print just after the last reflection of water leaves the paper surface.

Arches 88 is a reliable choice of paper for most monotypes. Misting moistens this waterleaf paper, and its smooth, absorbent surface facilitates the transfer of the image.

As with several other printing processes, the printed image will be a reverse of the one applied to the plate. For that reason, if artists want to include words, clocks, compasses, or other objects that need to read correctly, they have to paint them in reverse on the monotype plate. Likewise, if they want the center of interest to appear on the right side of the print, it has to be painted on the left. Using a reversed drawing as a guideline helps to maintain this perspective so the printed monotype will read correctly.

Because watercolours are very transparent, it is necessary to be generous with their application as they dry lighter. To ensure that all the colour transfers, cover the plate with a thin layer of gum arabic first.

If you are interested in this art form, our member Diane Estabrook has a printing press, and would love to have members come over to her studio and try this creative approach. Check with Dona Smithson and Kate Kimberly to start a list and we will come up with a date! (Minimal cost for supplies.)

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JULY/AUGUST 2008 Monthly Newsletter

FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS

South Okanagan-Similkameen Chapter

113 - 437 Martin Street, Box 154
Penticton, BC V2A 5L1
http://www.fca-sos.ca

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A REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS:

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Mark your calendars!

There will not be a meeting in August.

SEPTEMBER 6th - GENERAL MEETING @10AM, LEIR HOUSE (Upstairs)

OCTOBER 4th - GENERAL MEETING @10AM, LEIR HOUSE (Upstairs)

NOVEMBER 1st - GENERAL MEETING @10AM, LEIR HOUSE (Downstairs)

DECEMBER - NO MEETING

Executive meeting times will be announced

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A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS :

*Please pick up a “New members information booklet” at the next meeting*

The following people have volunteered to be “Mentors” and will help new members navigate the world of the Federation of Canadian Artists

If you think you might like to have a mentor, please contact one of the following volunteers. They look forward to hearing from you.

Laila Campbell ~ George Traicheff

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Our Library news:

Send your reviews to dianeestabrook@shaw.ca and we'll publish it here, this gives us an opportunity to decide if it has sparked an interest to borrow it. We have a wealth of information available to us, just give Kate a call.

LIST OF BOOKS IN THE FCA resource Library is available just email dianeestabrook@shaw.ca

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Upcoming shows in Vancouver FCA gallery

Federation of Canadian Artists - 2008

Exhibition Program

Check due dates carefully

Plein Air Pantings
September 23 - October 5, 2008
* Entry deadline: August 14, 2008
* Paintings due: September 18, 2008

· Paintings and sketches created outside your studio, on location including life drawing. Any subject any medium, Active & Signature members.

Northern Lights Chapter Show
October 21 - November 2, 2008
* Entry deadline: September 11, 2008
* Paintings due: October 16, 2008

· Annual exhibition of works from FCA chapters, Active & Signature members. Images from Canada.

Artist Choice
November 4 - November 16, 2008
* Entry deadline: September 25, 2008
* Paintings due: October 30, 2008

· Any subject any medium, , any style, Active & Signature members.

Small, Smaller, Smallest
November 18 - December 7, 2008
* Entry deadline: October 2, 2008
* Paintings due: November 13, 2008

· Image no larger then 168 square inches, any subject, any medium including original prints, Active & Signature members.

Spilsbury Medal Show
December 9 - December 24, 2008
* Entry deadline: October 23, 2008
* Paintings due: December 4, 2008

· AFCA & SFCA members only. Any subject, any medium.

Register online at www.artists.ca, by phone at 604-681-8534 or in person at Federation Gallery (Tuesday to Sunday between lOam - 4pm)

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***FOR YOUR INFORMATION***

We recently received a letter from the Standards Chair, of the FCA, Janice Robertson that a six person committee met and made three new rulings:

1. Juried Chapter shows can now include non-qualifying paintings if there aren’t enough qualified paintings to make a show. “Chapter’s Choice” wording will be eliminated and referred to as ‘non-qualifying’ paintings. Qualifying paintings will be clearly marked with labels designed and sent from FCA headquarters in Vancouver.

2. Recommended individual submissions for a juried show are now 6, with maximum of 3 to be chosen.

3. This third decision has not rested easily with our group, and our secretary, Brad Hillis has written a great letter voicing our concerns.

- There will no longer be critiques returned to us when our images are declined for a juried show. Alternatives being considered by the FCA are- more group critiques, or charging a critique fee for individuals by application.

We await their reply.

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2008 - Exhibitions in the valley. - EXHIBITION COMMITTEE

Get your Bio's ready for any show you enter please, SEND THEM TO Sharon Snow! Entry fees for juried shows to $11.00, ($6.00 for the FCA and $5.00 for SOS). Non-juried shows $5.00 to SOS.

Tinhorn Creek exhibition, “Creative Harvest", will set up on August 29th, Friday, at 8 am, and take down will be Sunday, September 14th at 5 pm. This will be a non-juried show open to all members. In order to participate, each member must sit the hall at Tinhorn Creek at least once. The shifts start August 29th and end September 14th. They are from 10 am to 2 pm or 2 pm to 6 pm;
anyone interested must call Sydney Boultbee at 250 493-3932 or email her at optimasydney@aol.com to choose a time to sit the winery and to give her the number of paintings (up to 3) to hang. This has been a successful show in the past with lots of viewers so don't miss out, - get signed up today!

“Okanagan Treasures" exhibition at Lang’s Vineyard, will hang starting 10 am August 11th with 19 new paintings. We had 4 sales with the first group's show so congratulations to Dona Smithson, Lynne Marand, Sharon Newton & Vicki Rodgers. Show runs until the end of October.

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Workshop Committee

Here are some workshops worth looking into:

Heading North West –Art Activities August 4th to 13th 2008 in Stewart B.C. in conjunction with ‘Bear Festival Days’ will feature works by Angela McIntosh. There will be Plein Air Painting from Aug 4th to 8th, Art displays at the Pavilion on August 9th & an Acrylic Workshop, with New Zealand artist Lorna Allen, from Aug 11th to 13th. More information is available at www.worldarttours.net

Heading South East - www.inspiringminds.ca
Windborne Bed & Breakfast, the home of Inspiring Minds Fine Art, a place to treat your soul and inspire your mind. www.windbornebb.ca or just email mirja@inspiringminds.ca - 250-365-6697
3900 Broadwater Road
Castlegar, BC V1N 4V4

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BITS & PIECES

Congratulations to our members who have recently been juried to active status

Brad Hillis, Dale Matthews, Angie McIntosh, Faigee Niebow and Vicky Rodgers.

Also, Dorothy Tinning has also received her active status, so congrats to all.

Thank you to Bonnie Roberts and Karel Doruyter for doing the jury duty. They took the time to write comments for each participant which was greatly appreciated by all.

~ From the “Painting Passions” juried show at Handworks Gallery in Oliver, the ‘Juror’s Choice’ awards went to Sharon Snow and Carol Munro. There were 3 sales -paintings of Barb Hofer & Sandra Albo.

MEMBER NEWS

~ New Members: Karel Doruyter & Angela McIntosh

~ Thea Haubrich was invited to Gabriola Island to teach Encaustic Art. Thea has also been invited to hold an Encaustic workshop in Portland.

~ Grace Shaw had 3 large paintings up at "The Bench" espresso bar on Vancouver Ave. for the month of June. She will also be in a show "Rosa Dos Ventos" with 3 other artists at the Can Coffee Co. June 30th to August 30, 2008

~ Watch for the opening of a new gallery at 60 Front Street. Several of the artists involved are FCA members.

~ There Brilliant Moments II - A Group Exhibition of Encaustic Paintings

Encaustic artist and teacher Thea Haubrich has organized a second showing of Encaustic paintings of her students and herself at Leir House Cultural Centre. The show features work of some 14 different artists. 220 Manor Park Ave, Penticton - Runs August 7 to 29, 2008

Mon-Fri 10 am – 4 pm

Opening Reception, Thursday August 7, 2008, 7 – 9 PM

In the Brilliant Moments II exhibition there will be works from Carol Munro, Vicki Rodgers

~ To celebrate Penticton's 100 Years Centennial, all members can expose their creativity on the internet through www.worldarttours.net/penticton100 Angie McIntosh will place your digital image on this site for free to allow viewers from around the world to see the artistic creativity of our artists and the lovely Okanagan scenery. The image of your painting should be 100-300kb with the painting title, medium, artist, and artist contact info. Email to angiemcintosh@shaw.ca

~ Arts Council News

~ Oliver - There will be another Oliver Arts Council Challenge this year, (If you remember last year it was a Van Gogh painting), that will feature a painting from Gustav Klimt, and be held from August 4th to 9th at the Quails Nest Arts Centre. All the artists will display their work on Saturday August 9th at Quails Nest Arts Centre. Thea will see if she can bring the display to Leir House as they did last year with the Van Gogh display.

~ Osoyoos - There will be a watercolour class with Dale Matthews September 27th. It will be a one-day class and cost $160.00.

~ For the Museum show there were 20 artists that said they would participate but on the day to set up 38 showed up. This caused a lot of extra work for the exhibition committee and some people had to be turned away. Many thanks to Dianne Korsch, Barb Mosby, Jack Deppisch and Kate Kimberly for their help. In future when you drop off a painting for a show please stay and help the exhibition committee.

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For anyone thinking of experimenting with the beauty of oils, or to just refresh your techniques…I hope you enjoy this -

Oil Painting Techniques: Making it Simple

Oil painting is straightforward, far simpler than etching or even watercolour painting. If you can see something, you can paint it in oils. To create something memorable, however, you need to:

1. Formulate what you hope to achieve, and devise a workable route to that objective.

2. Research the market if you wish to sell the work.

3. Approach the painting process in logical steps, which usually entail:

A. drawings to investigate compositional possibilities.

B. blocked-out charcoal/pencil/oil sketches to arrange tonal values.

C. oil sketches to experiment with various color schemes and harmonies.

D. preparing canvas and paint for the anticipated task

E. applying paint to canvas, either incorporating the results of b and c in direct

painting, or by tackling them in distinct phases.

F. varnishing, framing and hanging the work.

Yes, it does help to know what you're about. But though the objectives of painting, and even how to go about them, can all be stated in a few pages:

1. Acquiring the necessary eye and manual skill takes years, and

2. Producing something significant requires individual gifts, strong personal qualities and unceasing application.

Whatever you attempt, you'll get there quicker if you appreciate the larger dimensions of oil painting techniques, and continually study the work of other practitioners, both the old and contemporary masters

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August 2007 Monthly Newsletter

FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS
South Okanagan-Similkameen Chapter
113 - 437 Martin Street, Box 154
Penticton, BC V2A 5L1

For Your Information:

2007 Executive List	Prime	Co-Chair	Helpers
CHAIRPERSON	Sharon Newton
PAST CHAIRPERSON	Robert Neal
1st VICE-CHAIR	George Traicheff
2nd VICE-CHAIR	Kate Kimberly
SECRETARY	Brad Hillis
TREASURER	Thea Haubrich
MEMBERSHIP	Elaine Clarke
NEWSLETTER	Diane Estabrook		Irene Gray Marlene Aikins
WORKSHOPS	George Traicheff	Dona Smithson	Sydney Boultbee Marg Sharp June Byard Myra Hammond
PROGRAMS	Barb Hofer		Sharon Leonard
PUBLICITY	Laila Campbell		Eunice Purdy Dorothy Tinning
EXHIBITIONS	Dianne Korsch	Sharon Snow	Bev Inkster Irene Gray Mabel Gawne
BIO BOOK	Sharon Snow
HANGING COMMITTEE			Gary Langrish Jack Deppisch Janice Cornett-Ching
FAN-OUT	Marlene Aikins	Sharon Leonard-Osoyoos	Enid Baker - Oliver & elsewhere
PHONE COMMITTEE	Marlene Aikins	Sharon Leonard-Osoyoos	Enid Baker - Oliver & elsewhere
HISTORIAN	Barb Hofer
HELPERS AT LARGE			Mae Wallin Thea Haubrich Enid Baker

DO THINK ABOUT BECOMING PART OF THE EXECUTIVE - WE DO NEED YOU!

REMEMBER - WE HAVE A LIBRARY!!

To take a book out on loan, call Kate Kimberley and arrange for pick up.

Important Dates to Remember

þ your calendar today.

Sept 8 General - 10:00
Oct 13 General - 10:00 executive meets @ 9am
Nov 3 General - 10:00 executive meets @ 9am
Dec - No Meeting
Jan 5 (2008) General - 10:00 executive meets @ 9am

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A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

*Please pick up a "New members information booklet" at the next meeting*

The following people have volunteered to be "Mentors" and will help new members navigate the world of the Federation of Canadian Artists
If you think you might like to have a mentor, please contact one of the following volunteers. They look forward to hearing from you.

Marlene Aikins ~ Laila Campbell
Kate Kimberley ~ George Traicheff

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S0S FCA Programmes for 2007

Let's plan for some great workshops this fall. Any ideas? Bring it up with our committee members George Traicheff and Dona Smithson, at our August meeting!

Bonny Roberts Workshop October 15, 16 the 17th at the Naramata Center and there is one space left. If anyone is interested they can email me at donaclair@shaw.ca or phone 493-5737 A $50.00 deposit is required to hold the spot.

Upcoming shows in Vancouver FCA gallery.

Let's clarify Framiung Rules as members of the FCA whether we hang at our local juried or non-juried, shows or sending our paintings to Vancouver

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FCA JURIED SHOWS: applications due:

Plein Air paintings
October 2 - 14, 2007
· Entry deadline: August 30, 2007
· Paintings due: Sept. 28, 2007
· Paintings and sketches created outside your studio, on location including life drawing. Any subject, any medium, open to Active & Signature members. No photo sources.

Artists Choice
Tell me what show you'd like to see hanging in the Gallery
October 16 - 28, 2007
· Entry deadline: Sept. 13, 2007
· Paintings due: October 12, 2007
· E-mail show ideas to fcagallery@artists.ca until March 30th. Final show choice to be announced April 2007

Images from Western Canada
October 30 - November 11, 2007

· Entry deadline: Sept. 27, 2007
Paintings due: October 26, 2007
· Annual exhibition of works from FCA Chapters, Active & Signature Chapter members only.

Small, Smaller, Smallest
November 13 - December 2, 2007
· Entry deadline: October 4, 2007
Paintings due: November 9, 2007
· Images no larger than 165 square inches, any subject, any medium including original prints, Active & Signature members.

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2007/08 - Exhibitions in the valley. - EXHIBITION COMMITTEE

Get your Bio's ready for any show you enter please!

· "Paint'', Mat & Mitre Gallery - August 21-Sept 30th. Opening reception changed to Tuesday, August 21st, 7-10PM. 196 Eckhardt Ave.. Penticton. Please park on Winnipeg Street, handicapped parking is available at the rear of the gallery.
The show runs from August 21- September 30th, and then moves to the Coffee Can Co. in the
Cannery building at 1475 Fairview Ave., Penticton from Sept 30 to October 28th

Paintings to Mat & Mitre Aug. 16th - 10 to 5 pm.

Please remember all oils and acrylics must be framed unless they are the Gallery Wrap deep canvasses which can be painted on the outside edges. The 3/4 inch wrapped canvasses must be framed.

There were 23 paintings accepted by the jurors out of 39 for the upcoming Mat & Mitre Show, "Paint". The jurors mentioned that they thought the quality of the work presented was very good.

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Set-up hanging day is Friday, Aug. 31st at 8 am
Take down is Sunday, Sept. 16 at 9 am.
If you hang there, you must also sit at least one 4 hour session or arrange for a replacement sitter. In order to hang there, you must email or phone Sharon Snow to register with how many paintings you will hang and your choice of sitting times.
Ph. 493-1208 and email s.snow@shaw.ca Tinhorn is open 10 - 6 so sitting times are 10-2 and 2-6.

Anyone coming to the Tinhorn Creek show without proper framing on their artwork, will be rejected. (see FCA framing rules above).
This show is open to all members and is non-juried. You can enter up to 3 paintings and we will try to hang as many as we can.

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George Traicheff has one day set aside to take photos for presentation to the FCA in Vancouver. That day is Tuesday, Sept. 11th.

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· Craft Fair at the Lakeside Hotel in early November is a go,
"Santa Presents", Nov 4 and 5th. We need 60 paintings, shrink wrapped, $10 each. Cards sold well there last year too! (The price to enter has gone up to $600 for the space we had last year which was nice and light). Proceeds go to a new Mammography machine at Pent. General Hospital, which is a great cause!

Check for all the details with Diane Korosch - 496-5100

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BITS & PIECES

· Lloyd Gallery update: There was a small very successful fundraiser in Summerland where artists donated some lovely work and businesses donated also. Alphonse and Nel were very moved by the generosity of everyone and the kind gesture of Anne Currie for organizing it!.

Besides the Whittman's loss, our hearts go out to the artists who lost their work also!

· We had 3 paintings sold at Handworks Gallery - Grace Shaw, Barb Mosby and Dianne Korsch
The second group will be at Lang's until the end of October. To date, we have had 8 sales there. (Lynne Marana-2, Velma Bateman-2, Dianne Korsch-2, Barb Mosby-1, Bonny Roberts-1.)

· Laila Campbell is still looking for more jpeg images
for the posters and invitations, please!
Email me at:
lailac@shaw.ca

At the moment I am busily painting for Wine Festival Show held at the Evans Gallery in Kelowna the end of September and trying to paint new works to replace those that were lost in the Lloyd Gallery fire, so that hopefully I will have something ready for their new gallery.

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