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- October 2011 Newsletter -
FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS
South
Okanagan-Similkameen Chapter
113 - 437 Martin Street, Box 154
Penticton, BC V2A 5L1
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News
from the (Vice) Chair
What is there to say?? It's all good !!!!!
MEMBER NEWS
Bill Hibberd ----------------------------
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Bill Hibberd - has a couple of paintings off to the FCA Gallery in Vancouver. Don (the Scribe) has been accepted into the 70th Year Anniversary show and The Reader has been accepted into the Small, Smaller, Smallest show. If you are interested in seeing more of the process of painting this little sweetheart go to www.billhibberd.blogspot.com. Bill is still looking for more victims to sit for his portrait project so if you or anyone you know might be interested please contact him.
Viv McElgunn-Lieskovsky
Viv
McElgunn-Lieskovsky - had two pieces accepted into the FCA's "Small,
Smaller, Smallest" juried exhibition which will run from Nov. 15
to Dec. 4 at the Federation Gallery on Granville Island. The jury originally
accepted all 3 submissions, but then advised that they had to decline
one of them as they will only hang 2 accepted pieces per show.
Debby
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Debby Merkel - her abstract entitled Where Am I? was accepted into the Federation of Canadian Artists 70th Anniversary Show in Vancouver under the Student/Emerging Artists' Category.
Lynne Marand and Sharon Snow
Lynne Marand and Sharon Snow - recently journeyed to Italy for a ten day watercolour workshop put on by Amanda Nightingale and Julien Hyzler. It was held at their home - a beautiful old restored farmhouse on a 1500 acre hunting estate, "Le Coste" - midway between Florence and Rome on the borders of Umbria and Tuscany.
The course is structured for any level of artist - from beginner to experienced. There were only 7 of us which allowed for a lot of individual instruction. This was a watercolor course but we were free to use any medium that we wished. All art materials were supplied. We also experimented with monoprints and had a crash course on PhotoShop.
We
painted plein aire on the estate and surrounding areas and spent time
working in the studio. We visited several beautiful towns in both Tuscany
and Umbria - Chiusi, Arezzo, Siena, Citta della Pieve, Florence, and Castiglione.
Julien gave us informative tours of many art gallerys and museums, e.g.
in Arezzo we saw a true Renaissance fresco masterpiece by Piero della
Fransesco - the Legend of the True Cross. This was only one of many original
works by the great Renaissance artists that we saw.
We had a great opportunity to go on a 2 hour tour of the labyrinth tunnels
deep under the Tuscan town of Chiusi. These tunnels date back to Etruscan
times - circa 1200 BC and are now used as storage areas for many artifacts.
We ate wonderful Italian food - Amanda is a great cook - and enjoyed the ever present Italian wine. The weather was mostly hot so we often ate out on the rustic patio overlooking Tuscany and the hilltop town of Chiusi. We ate pizza and drank Cappucinos at small village bars and sidewalk cafes. We got quite addicted to "gelatos". Julien drove us around in his Land Rover - the back roads are not the smoothest or widest.
It was an excellent workshop and we highly recommend it to all of you. More information can be obtained by looking up Artists in Italy on the internet.
After the workshop we spent two days in Florence and four days in Rome on our own. Besides shopping, we toured the amazing Acadamia and Uffucci Gallerys in Florence, and in Rome - the Vatican Museum, St. Peter's Basillica, and Sistine Chapel. Michaelangelo's paintings were awe-inspiring. It was art immersion seeing all the paintings, frescos and sculpture dating from 1200 forward.
Alex Fong's demo September meeting
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WATERCOLOUR
WORKSHOP ---
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With
ALEX FONG
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. LEIR HOUSE, Penticton, BC
$50.00 per person Class Maximum: 15
To
register contact:
Debby Merkel Ph: 250-4925340 email: 8deb@telus.net
"Taking
no risk in art, is like having no sex and expecting children!"
Thanks Dianne
Article by J.Jason Horejis
Xanadu Gallery, Scotsdale, Arizona
Question
I
have a show this month at XXXXXXX in XXXXXXX. Because it is in the heart
of horse country I thought I would do an equestrian portrait sample. I
took a lot of photos at the XXXXXXXXXXX show and I picked reference to
paint from that I thought could pull some portrait business from the horsey
set.
I had a reception last night and a friend who paints western watercolors
thought I should have permission to use the young lady's image.From the
number on the horse blanket, cross referenced with the event catalog,
my wife was able to find out who it is and who owns the horse. What do
you think? I painted the 40×30? portrait from a photo I took at
a public event, which had several photographers present.
I am using it on my portrait brochure and probably will use in advertising.
Answer
I believe that you have to have permission from the individual to use his image if you are going to publish. Famous people are exempt from this because they are already in the public image. It is the same if you take a picture and publish it in the news. Famous personalities do not have the right to protest because they are already published, but private individuals have more privacy to their image. At least that is why the paparazzi can steal their images and get away with it. When you become a public image, you give up your right to privacy. Not so as a private citizen.
I
recently sent paintings to be juried for a show. In the prospectus they
asked that if images of people were used to send written permission by
that person for their image to be exhibited. This is the first time I
have had a request like this. It makes me think that this may be becoming
a problem. In answer to the question whether famous personalities images
can be used, I think one does need permission to use a famous person's
face as part of a business product or in advertising. It is understood
that dead people cannot give permission so use of their images is somewhat
more open but still if there is a foundation in their names still holding
the rights to their image it can be a legal problem (i.e. images of Elvis).
Even a cartoon image like Mickey Mouse cannot be used without permission
or Disney will sue.
The painting in question is not a general photo or painting of a public place containing people, it is a portrait. It is going to be used as advertising for portraits. I think once the image is specific, focused on one person with the clarity of that focus used as advertising, you would best serve your own intent by going to the person and asking their permission to use the image. Otherwise change a few features to make the portrait look less recognizable as that specific person while keeping the portraiture looking as if it is specific. Change the color of the hair and the jawline or nose some. Darken the horse a little since horses too are easily recognized. It is easy to do this and then to feel free using the image in your advertising.
While I am not a lawyer and do not intend my comment to be legal advice my understanding is as follows based on a Supreme Court Decision related to a photograph published a few years back. If I remember correctly they looked at two things: was it art and was there a reasonable expectation of privacy on the part of the subject. They ruled that in this particular case there was no violation. As I read it the ruling generally held that if the image has artistic value(intent?) and if the person was in an environment where there was no reasonable expectation of privacy then there is no issue. So I suspect that in your case there is no problem. However it is always best to have permission and most people in any competitive environment are flattered by the attention. If you can find out who she is contact her and ask for permission then you know you have no problem.
We are talking painting here and not photography, which is governed by similar but different rules. Any painter worth his salt knows that everything and anything in a painting can be changed, and often should be for composition and content reasons. So if a painting contains a recognizable likeness, one has to assume that the likeness is not only purposeful but also integral to the content of the painting- in other words, the painting is then ABOUT the recognizable person, and not simply containing the recognizable person. If it were not so, the painter would change some features to make the person more generic.
So if you are making a painting about a Joe, then that Joe is influenced by your portrait if published or exhibited. If the influence can be proven to be negative, then that Joe is entitled to compensation. If the painting profited from the use of Joe's likeness, then the profits are partially owed to Joe. If neither is the case, then Joe has no legal say in the matter although it could be considered rude.
In photography, a photo journalist is not required to get everyone's permission to use their likeness before publishing the picture unless the picture identifies minors. But again, a lawsuit might arise to determine of anyone was harmed by the photo since we live in a litigious culture and in a litigious time.
Nk'Mip Show
Coming Meeting Programs
Everyone is encouraged to stay for the program; it is a wonderful way to get to know each other and to learn something new. We are very fortunate in our Chapter to have such talented individuals who are willing to share their talents. Thank you to all for graciously agreeing to participate:
November 5th - demonstration on 'tissue/ink collage' by Barb Hofer
December - Christmas party? (no meeting)
January 7, 2012- Revenue Canada talk on taxes and how it impacts on artists.
February 4, - Round Table Discussion - moderated by members Brad Hillis, George Traicheff, Carol Munro and Karel Doruyter on four separate topics - the goal is to familiarize members, old and new with how things are done in the FCA and particularly our Chapter, so they might feel more inclined to participate. More to follow next month.
March - AGM
April
- critique session by Bonny Roberts
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- October 2010 Newsletter -
FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS
South
Okanagan-Similkameen Chapter
113 - 437 Martin Street, Box 154
Penticton, BC V2A 5L1
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News from the Chair
Welcome to new member, Sandy Boblin. Congratulations Sandy for being juried to Active status.
Congratulations to Dave De Gruchy who won the Peoples' Choice Award at the Tinhorn Creek show for his painting "The Guardian". Doug Wilson's "Winter Reflections" and Art Moore's "Immergence" were tied for second place.
See you on October 2nd, for our meeting at Leir House, and don't forget to bring your camera to participate in the Program. Please read the information below from Nick BEFORE you come to the meeting.
- Kate Kimberley, FCA-SOS Chair.
Photographing
your Art with Nick Vincent
The workshop will cover the basic process of:
1. Taking a photo of your artwork using any point and shoot camera (basic
settings, flash use and setup)
2. Transferring the photo to your computer (Mac or PC)
3. Editing the photo to suit FCA juried show specifications
4. Saving the photo to a CD for your personal records
5. Submitting a photo using email for a Juried Show
Please
bring answers to the questions to the workshop:
1. What type of computer do you use at home;
a Mac or a PC?
2. If you use a PC, what is the version of Windows you use? The answer could
be one of WIndows 2000, Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.
Please bring your camera to the workshop. You will not be taking photographs,
but Nick will be able to show you where to find the relevant settings discussed
during the workshop.
during the workshop
Upcoming Member Exhibitions
Good news from Carol Munro. She has had work accepted in several major shows recently. Her "The World is Not Flat" earned a place in Painting on the Edge at Federation Gallery in Vancouver. 600 entries from around the world were juried, with 52 selected for the show, which ran into early September.
The
next large exhibition at Federation Gallery is AIRS (Annual International
Representational Show). The inaugural show will be held in early October,
and Carol's painting "Interwoven" has been juried in. Jurors for
Art Visions 2010 have accepted Carol's submission "Enclosure".
Grace Shaw, Bill Hibberd and Irene Gray will be showing at the Red Rooster Winery for the month of November. The artists present will be present at the Opening on November 7th from 1- 4pm.
Samples of the upcoming Red Rooster Winery exhibition.
Below left, 'Adios' by Irene Gray - below centre, 'Beach Boys' by Bill Hibberd - below right, 'Picnic' by Grace Shaw.
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Member News
Over
the summer, Barb Hofer, Sharon Leonard and Bev Inkster spent a wonderful
week at Gabriola Island plein aire painting with 120 other FCA members.
The presenting artists along with other invited SFCA and AFCA artists shared
their expertise.
Here are some photos of demos at some of the painting locations.
- David McEown,
painting in watercolour at Gray's farm.
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- Above left, Brent Heighten showing his value sketch and,above right, his painting in acrylic.
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- Above left, Mike Svob, with his colourful acrylic painting and,above right, Deanne Lemley painting in oil.
Programs
Thank you so much to Bill Hibbard for his great presentation on self portraits at the September meeting program. It was very interesting to see such a variety of styles and approaches to painting through history.
October
meeting - Nicholas Vincent will discuss how to photograph your artwork for
FCA
juried shows. Bring your camera and a piece of art to photograph. There
will be reference notes.
November meeting - George Traicheff will demonstrate the use of egg tempera.
December - Potluck dinner and painting exchange at the Leir House. Details to follow in the next newsletter.
January meeting - Painting critique courtesy of Sandra Albo.
Exhibition Committee
We are indeed so fortunate to have Lang Winery as an ongoing venue for selling our Art. The Artists of the Okanagan Similkameen Show has been at this beautiful winery on Naramata Road since August 6th, and will continue until November 3rd, 2010. The show is titled "Originals Only", and certainly the customers appreciate our work as is evident by the success of it.
To
date we have sold 13 paintings! Congratulations to: David deGruchy, Karel
Doruyter, Irene Gray, Thea Haubrich, Barb Hillier (3), Barb Hofer, Diane
Korsch (2), Lynne Marand,
Margaret Phillips, and Kristos Raftopoulos. When the artist has sold their
work, they have it replaced by another of theirs - similar size, to keep
the 'look' of the show.
When buying your Okanagan wines, please support Lang Winery as they so willingly support us.
- A view of "Original Only", on display at Lang Winery until November 3, 2010
UpComing FCA Calls
"Small,
Smaller, Smallest"
Exhibition: November 16 - December 5, 2010
Entry Deadline: October 14, 2010
Paintings Due: November 12, 2010
Open to Active and Signature members.
"Spilsbury
Medal Show"
Exhibition: December 7 - December 24, 2010
Entry Deadline: November 4, 2010
Paintings Due: December 2, 2010
Open to Signature members.
UpComing
Local Exhibitions
The popular Rip Offs will be featured at Handworks Gallery in Oliver from October 5-29. This year they have chosen to produce their own individual representations of Lauren Harris's "Mount Lefroy".
The artists are all local to the Okanagan, including our own Enid Baker, as well as Marion Trimble, Terry Irvine, Diane Birnie, Kurt Hutterli, Russel Work, Leo Pedersen, JoAnn Turner, and Barbara Levant.
You will marvel at how successfully this famous piece has been interpreted in various mediums by the different artists.
The artists will be in attendance at the Opening Reception on Wednesday, Octtober 6 from 2-4 pm. Refreshments will be served. Door prize is available.
Handworks Gallery is located at 35648 - 97 Street, Oliver, BC. Call for more information 250-498-6388
Courses
Bonnie Roberts is
offering two courses this fall.
o Having fun with abstracts - November 6 & 7. This course is filling
up with a few spots still available.
o Tri Hue Landscapes - October 29 & 30. There are six spots currently
available.
For these courses contact Sharon Leonard to register saleonard@persona.ca or 250-495-2019. Sharon is collecting money for these courses. Cheques to be made out to FCA - SOS Chapter. Her address is 4402 - 37th. St. Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V6.
Jerry
Markham is offering courses this
fall. For more information check his website www.
jerrymarkham.com. To register for any of Jerry's courses contact him directly
through his website.
For Ron Stacy's courses contact him at Stacy Studios: stacystudios@shaw.ca.
SOS Chapter Reminders
Don't forget our wonderful website www.fca-sos.ca
We also have a great library with dozens of art books just waiting for you to browse through. Contact Kate Kimberley for more information.
As well, the FCA website is always an inspirational online location www.artists.ca. It provides a listing of current shows taking place at the Federation Gallery.
The Shatford Centre also has a website to view current updates that are taking place, like the ReImagine Shatford event that took place on Saturday, September 25.
To register to receive the weekly online updates go to www.shatfordcentre.com.
OCTOBER 2009 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
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR: Kate Kimberley
Wow, what a busy month! Thank you to everyone for
dropping off your paintings for the two juried shows. I'm sure you all
enjoyed Gaye Adams chat about her role as the Standards Chair with the
FCA. The critique session was very valuable and I'm sure we are all looking
at our paintings in a whole new way. Remarks the jurors kept repeating
were: lack of true focal point, no lead in, lacks visual impact, design
not strong, no soft edges. All of these facts we know, just need them
reinforced from time to time.
Several of our members travelled to Kelowna for Art Visions 2009. Two
artists from our chapter received awards, Bill Hibberd received an Honourable
Mention for his Backlit Gulls diptych and Bonny Roberts received an Award
of Excellence for her painting Througha, which has now been sold. Congratulations
to
Karel Doruyter, Carol Munro, Dona Smithson, Victoria Rodgers, Gary Langrish
and Irene Gray who all had paintings accepted into the show. Great photos
on the Art Visions website.
Congratulations to the two Honourable Mentions at the Osoyoos Show, "Serendipity"-
George Traicheff and Bill Hibberd, and to Best In Show recipient, Mike
Jorden.
Information below about the Tumbleweed juried show, looking forward to
seeing many of you there. I am off to Victoria for a workshop with Leslie
Redhead plus a Victoria Chapter FCA meeting.
See you at our next meeting, November 7th. We will be discussing whether
or not to hold a Christmas Potluck and painting exchange, so come with
your ideas .
Happy
painting.
Kate Kimberley
A
warm welcome to new members, Katie Hicks & Margaret Phillips.
IMPORTANT
DATES TO REMEMBER - The monthly meetings
Mark your calendars!
All programs start after meetings around 11:00 am -see you there!
November 7th - General Meeting at 10 am
The program for the Nov meeting will be a presentation by Judith Rackham, one of our members about book illustration. She has illustrated a children's book and will talk about her experience.
No December Meeting
DON'T FORGET OUR WONDERFUL WEBSITE - www.fca-sos.ca
WHICH INCLUDES OUR GREAT LIBRARY OF ART BOOKS JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO BROWSE THROUGH!
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.
George Traicheff ~ Sandra Albo
SOS Chapter website at www.fca-sos.ca .
Artists are encouraged to contact Brad to be included
on our website.
Upcoming shows in Vancouver FCA gallery
Federation
of Canadian Artists - 2009
A REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS
FCA ENTRY DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 7, 2009
The
Federation of Canadian Artists is seeking artists in all mediums
for a themed exhibition, Capturing the Canadian Spirit,
in celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
This
show intends to feature art depicting all aspects of Canada:
the place, the people and the spirit that defines this country,
our landscapes, cityscapes, sports, arts and lifestyles.
October
15, 2009 Registration opens at 9:00 AM PST for Gabriola
2010
Email registration info to: gabriola@artists.ca
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October 6 - 18, 2009 A Rare Canadian Find STAFFORD PLANT exhibit and sale currently on at the Federation Gallery
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October 20, 2009 6 pm - 8 pm Thumbnail Sessions- A study of a Dancer's Form with Suzanne Northcott, SFCA & Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki, SFCA Location: Federation Gallery Free to members
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October 22, 2009 6 pm- 8 pm "Vision x Six" Opening Reception Member Group Show with GlennaHayes, AFCA, Lynn Erin, Donna Houston, Sharyn Olfert, Dale Redfern, Braun Werner Location: Federation Gallery
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November 7, 2009 ENTRY DEADLINE Capturing
the Canadian Spirit
3rd
FCA Member Group Show
October 20 - November 1, 2009
* Application due: January 22, 2009
* Paintings due: October 16 , 2009
· Open to Active & Signature members. Individual applicants must submit an image list and eight images. Applications will be juried by the standards committee.
Chapters
Show
November 3 - 15, 2009
* Entry deadline: September 24, 2009
* Paintings due: October 30, 2009
· Annual exhibition of works from FCA chapter members only. Images from Canada. Open to Active & Signature members.
Small
Painting Salon
November 17 - December 6, 2009
* Entry deadline: October 1, 2009
* Paintings due: November 12, 2009
· Image no larger then 165 square inches, any subject, any medium (including original prints). Open to Active & Signature members.
Spilsbury
Medal Show
December 8 - 24, 2009
* AFCA Entry deadline: October 15, 2009
* Paintings due: December 3, 2009
· Annual Signature members prize competition. Any subject, any medium. Open to Signature members.
December 11, 2009 ~ 6:00pm - 9:00pm: Annual Christmas Party and Spilsbury Medals & Silver Pin presentations at Federation Gallery
Register online at www.artists.ca, by phone at 604-681-8534 or in person at Federation Gallery (Tuesday to Sunday between lOam - 4pm)
EXHIBITION COMMITTEE
2009 - Exhibitions in the valley
Our
very successful Lang show with 14 sales is ending this month. Please pick
up your paintings on Tuesday, November 3rd between 11am and noon.
"Serendipity"
FCA Juried Exhibition and Sale, Oct. 10th through 31st 2009 - Osoyoos Art Gallery
*
· Pick up from Osoyoos Show on Sunday Nov. 1st between 10 and 11
am
* · Osoyoos Art Gallery
* Open 12:00 - 4:00 pm Tues. - Sat.
* Commission is 30% for the Osoyoos Show
"Small Smaller & Smallest"
FCA Juried Exhibition and Sale - Nov. 5th through Dec. 24th, 2009
Tumbleweed
Gallery
101-207 Main Street
Penticton, BC
*
Opening reception is Thursday, November 5th from 1:00 - 4:00 pm and is
being extended to accommodate the afterwork crowd until 7:30pm FCA artists
in the show are asked to be in attendance from at least 2 - 4 with awards
presentation at 3:00 pm. The reception will continue with Gallery artists
until 7:30pm and obviously we are welcome to stay.
* open Tues. - Sat. 10:00am - 5:00pm
* Commission is 40% for the Tumbleweed Show
* artists to provide nibblies at Opening Reception
* framed size is to be no larger than 150 square inches
* drop off paintings, Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 9:00 am
* Remember our Opening Reception at Tumbleweed Gallery, Penticton is Thursday, Nov. 5th
WORKSHOP COMMITTEE
~ BONNIE ROBERTS- FIX IT AND FINISH IT WORKSHOPS
Bonnie will offer a 2 day workshop at her Studio, this will be a FCA Workshop, but due to the fact she would have to haul a lot of supplies it is easier to do in her Studio in Keremeos. It will consist of 2 separate workshop of 10 persons each. Hours 9:30 am to 3:30 pm with set up at 9:00 am
Phone
Sharon Leonard 250- 495-2019 or e mail saleonard@persona.ca to register.
A $50.00 deposit is requested as soon as possible to hold your seat. There
will be no monies refunded for cancellations after March 1st. 2010 unless
you find a replacement.
Please date your cheques for Jan. 2010 they will be held until the New
year.
Make cheques payable to the Federation of Canadian Artists SOS Chapter
and mail to South Okanagan-Similkameen Chapter/FCA 113-437 Martin St.
Box 154,
Penticton BC V2A 5L1 attention Thea Haubrich.
PLEASE INDICATE ON YOUR CHEQUE THAT IT IS FOR THE BONNIE ROBERTS WORKSHOP
DATES:
APRIL 29 & 30TH 2010 THUR. AND FRIDAY max 10 persons
May 6 & 7th. 2010 THUR. AND FRIDAY max 10 persons
Total
Cost for FCA Members is 135.00
Total Cost for non- FCA members is 155.00
COURSE
OUTLINE:
Each participant would bring in up to 5 paintings (finished or in the
process) with which they are unhappy about or are unsure on how to complete.
Day 1 will be an in depth critique of them and discussions around how
to "resolve" them. All mediums can be submitted and subject
matter can be representational or abstract.
Work on pictures.
Day 2 - critique and further discussions on resolving until we have 5 masterpieces each.
Bring
your lunch, coffee, tea, water and snacks provided.
Any questions call Sharon or Bonnie Roberts.
~ Possible workshop for 2010 is one with Ron M. Stacy from Summerland. Ron does Beginner and Intermediate workshops. More info to come.
~ Another possible workshop in 2010 would be one with Calum Cameron. This would be 3 to 5 days. More info to come.
BITS & PIECES
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Bill Hibberd accepting his award for Honourable Mention. Bonnie Roberts accepting her Award of Excellence.
~ ARTS COUNCIL NEWS
~ Oliver - The 26th annual Fall Art Show will be held on October 3rd & 4th 2009 at the Oliver Community Centre Hall. Applications will be accepted until Saturday September 19th 2009. The theme for the show is 'Autumn'.~ Osoyoos - No New Information.~ Penticton -
- Dream House Tour 2009 takes place on November 27th & 28th 2009. Designers decorate houses at Christmas time. Local schools will be given trees to decorate and they will be displayed at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre. Volunteers are required for inside the homes on the 27th & 28th. Volunteers will receive a free ticket for the tour, 2 for 1 meal and an invite to the volunteer appreciation dessert at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre on November 28th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. For more info contact Sharon at the PDCAC office or Thea.
~ Summerland - No New Information.
Member news
~ Carol Munro has had a paintings accepted for the show "A Bird, A Stone, A Letter" running from September 22nd to October 4th 2009 at the FCA Gallery in Vancouver. Carol has also had a painting accepted for "Art Visions 2009" in Kelowna.
~ Bill Hibberd has had 2 paintings accepted for "Art Visions 2009" in Kelowna.Two paintings accepted into the FCA Chapters Show and one accepted into the Small Salon show. Both of these are taking place at the Granville Island gallery.
~ Kate Kimberley & Dona Smithson will be having a show at Leir House in October called "Wet on Wet" A Red Dot Affair.
Laughter at it's best:
You Must Be An Artist If:
1.
You were more concerned about the color of your car than the fuel consumption.
2. The highlights in your hair are from your palette and not Clairol.
3. You are having lunch with the girls and the fragrance you wear is eau
d'linseed oil.
4. The only piece of new furniture you have in your home is a $2000 easel.
5. You butter your toast with your fingers, just to feel its texture.
6. You think about taking a picture to a show.
7. You talk about going to a show where the pictures don't move.
8. You are over 50 and still have no health insurance.
9. Your family takes out a life insurance plan on you for less than $5000.
10. You know what shade of green the lichen on the trees is.
11. You can't find a nice outfit for your date because everything has
paint smears on.
12. Your date ends up with paint smears on her/him.
13. You're late for the date because you suddenly knew exactly what that
detail of your latest painting needed and just had to fix it while it
was fresh in your mind.
14. You chose to buy that new Russian Sable Number Six Round instead of
a Big Mac, a Large Fry, a Milkshake, Desert, and five gallons of gas.
15. Your favorite home repair store refuses to work with you to repaint
your den, because you rename all of their paint swatches and you get upset
that they don't carry the exact nuance of raw umber you had in mind.
16. You purchase a ton of books, and most are blank inside.
17. When viewing a sunset, you think in terms of cadmium yellow (light
hue), salmon and gold, a tinted teal mixed with gold for the water...."
18. Strangers save your 'regular' spot at the park,
perfect for observing children and pigeons.
19. There are Prussian blue fingerprints on your phone.
20. You stay awake late at night wondering how to render on canvas the
dimly lit shapes and the shadows in your room.
21. When you go out, you are always stopping and gazing at the world around
you.
22. You travel far to sketch a place of scenic beauty.
23. You clean your brushes in your coffee.
24. You carry pencils instead of pens.
25. You have watercolor swatches on cardboard in your pocket.
26. You explain your deplorably bad housekeeping by saying, "it's
a work-in-progress..."
27. You do judge a book by its cover.
28. You watch the latest kids' digital animation movies and drool over
the effects as much as the story.
29. You bought paint instead of food!
30. You paint more than you talk.
31. You draw your letters instead of write them.
32. You like to get plastered and paint the town red.
33. You're in love ... with your studio.
34. You know that art does not match your sofa.
35. If dust bunnies are part of your mixed media.
36. You buy expensive brushes, and have nothing to do your hair with.
37. You get a feeling of calmness from holding and stroking the bristles
of your clean paintbrushes.
38. When going on a quick errand in your painting clothes you're finding
people rave over the 'fashion statement' you didn't even realize you were
making.
39. You know the difference between beige, ecru, cream, off-white, and
eggshell.
40. You know more than 28 colors.
41. You get excited about football season because it means your significant
other will finally be sitting still on the sofa long enough for you to
paint him.
42. At the gym you take note of the instense facial expressions of the
heavy lifters.
43. You never look at a person's face as a whole. You break it up into
shadows and lines and shapes, and think how they would look on a canvas.
44. When others are needing to be with the in crowd, you feel lost in
the crowd.
45. You long to be alone with your thoughts while others are lonely without
much thought.
Here's
another laugh and it's really true!
Sludge by Tri-Art
Sludge
(sluj) noun
A viscous, usually offensively dirty substance. Semisolid material such
as the type precipitated by sewage treatment. Any thick messy substance.
Synonyms: goo, gook, guck, gunk, mire, muck, ooze, slime, slop, slush.
intr.v., Sludg-ed, sludg-ing, sludg-es.
sludg'y adj.
To
agglutinate or aggregate into a semisolid mass; form a SLUDGE.
[Perhaps alteration of dialectal slutch, mire.]
What
is it?
SLUDGE is the newest Tri-Art acrylic to hit the
shelves. It's ugly, gooey and we produce it in vast quantities. SLUDGE
is a by-product of acrylic paint manufacturing. It is the combination
of the precipitated solids amassed from our washwater, which has then
been re-processed into thick and thin acrylic paint formats.
The waste solids are made up primarily of assorted pigments, additives (such as calcium carbonate, coloured Mylar and matting agents) and dried acrylic particulate. These act as the colorant in this product. SLUDGE has the same handling qualities as regular acrylic paints and can be used as a paint, primer or paint medium. It is manufactured with 100% acrylic emulsion, is semi-opaque and contains a fine particulate giving it a lightly toothy texture.
Sludge is produced from the washwater from production accumulated in every two-week period. SLUDGE is predominantly neutral grey in tone as the combination of colours produced in the factory during this time period dictate its hue. As it will contain any and all products we make, it will invariably vary in tone from batch to batch.
How
is it made?
SLUDGE is made through a process of flocculation,
separation, pressing, filtration, re-dispersion, production and packaging.
100% of water used in the factory for clean-up processes goes into a waste pit and is then pumped into a storage tank. The water is chemically processed every two weeks by flocculating the washwater. The accumulated solids sink to the bottom of the tank (1). The clear water is then siphoned off and re-introduced into the plumbing system and used for cleaning. The remaining semisolid material is then pumped into a filter press (2) that compresses it at 9000 psi into what is called press cake. These cakes are then broken up and re-disperse into water to form an aqueous dispersion. The aqueous dispersion is re-filtered and is introduced into thick and thin acrylic paint bases. The resulting SLUDGE is then packaged, labeled and is ready for use.
Breathe
it - or paint with it.
Tri-Art endeavors to make the most efficient use
of its equipment, people and resources while staying in tune with environmental
issues. At this point in the company's development, every effort is being
made to re-use and recycle whenever and wherever possible.
The production of acrylic paint generates a significant quantity of wastewater, as all of our equipment and tools are cleaned with water. By producing SLUDGE, we are able to keep 100% of the water used in cleaning out of the local sewage system. This amounts to more than 1500 US gallons per every two-week period.SLUDGE is our most expensive and time-consuming product to process and manufacture; however, by doing so we are keeping our liquid waste out of your water system and our solid waste from being incinerated. We are offering SLUDGE as a commercial paint product so that you can help us in our efforts to be responsible.
What
can you use it for?
SLUDGE is an economical alternative to both a neutral
ground and neutral colour. It can be used in the place of gesso when a
muted base is desired. SLUDGE is semi-opaque and although grey in tone,
can be used in small quantities as an opacifier or medium toned colour
extender. The Thick SLUDGE has similar texture holding capabilities as
our High Viscosity colours, while the Thin version is comparable to our
Liquid line. There is a quantity of solid particulate in the paint, giving
SLUDGE a light tooth that make it a suitable ground for mixed media applications.
As this is paint made with 100% acrylic emulsion, it is comparable in
character to other acrylics. Hence it is highly adhesive to a variety
of surfaces, dries to a water resistant, semi-gloss finish and can be
easily applied with painting tools.
Warning
This product may contain every product we manufacture
including cadmiums and nickel azo yellow. If you have a known allergy
to, or feel you may be adversely affected by exposure to any components
of our products, do not use this paint.
Glossary
of terms
Flocculation: Process
by which clumps of solids in water or sewage aggregate through biological
or chemical action so they can be separated from water or sewage.
Aqueous dispersion: A liquid system in which very small solid particles are uniformly dispersed in water.
Incineration: The destruction of solid, liquid, or gaseous wastes by controlled burning at high temperatures. Hazardous organic compounds are converted to ash, carbon dioxide, and water. Burning destroys organics, reduces the volume of waste, and vaporizes water and other liquids the wastes may contain. The residue ash produced may contain some hazardous material, such as non-combustible heavy metals, concentrated from the original waste.
Acrylic
emulsion: A water dispersion of polymers
or co-polymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or acrylonitrile. Acrylic
emulsions dry by evaporation of the water and film coalescence
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OCTOBER 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
A REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
IMPORTANT
DATES TO REMEMBER
Mark your calendars!
NOVEMBER 1st - GENERAL MEETING @10AM, LEIR HOUSE (UPSTAIRS) - PROGRAM - SUCCESS SLIDE SHOW 2008
DECEMBER - NO MEETING
JANUARY 9th - GENERAL MEETING @10AM, LEIR HOUSE - PROGRAM - CRITIQUE BY SHANDRA ALBO
Executive meeting times will be announced
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
1st
Annual FCA/SOS
Christmas Potluck and Painting Exchange
Thursday
December 4th
5:00 - 9:00 pm at the Leir House
... an event not to be missed ...
this is not a business meeting, come and socialize with your fellow artists
Event details:
Pot Luck Dinner:
.
Thurs. Dec. 4th (5 - 9 pm) Leir House upper lounge and kitchen
. Bring food and your own plates, cutlery, cups
. coffee, punch and bread will be supplied
Painting Exchange:
For
those wanting to participate, bring an original (no prints) small painting
ready to hang: no larger than perhaps 12 x 12 and wrapped as a present.
Each painting will be numbered, the President will start the draw and gets
the painting corresponding to that number. The artist who's number was drawn
picks next and so on.
Come with a painting, go home with a painting!
... what a fabulous opportunity to own an original painting by one of your peers ...
You do not have to participate in the painting exchange to come and enjoy socializing at the Christmas Pot Luck.
***
Hope to see you there ***
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
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
Upcoming shows in Vancouver FCA gallery
Federation
of Canadian Artists - 2008
A REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS OF UPCOMING EVENTS.
Mixed
Media
February 3 - February 15, 2009
* Entry deadline: December 11, 2008
* Paintings due: January 29, 2009
· Works must be executed in more than one medium. Open to Active & Signature members.
Landscapes
February 17 - March 1, 2009
* Entry deadline: December 11, 2008
* Paintings due: February 12, 2009
· Landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, any medium. Open to Active & Signature members.
Register online at www.artists.ca, by phone at 604-681-8534 or in person at Federation Gallery (Tuesday to Sunday between lOam - 4pm)
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.
Workshop Committee
The colour workshop with Bonny Roberts has been fabulous. It's about colour theory and fascinating. We should all be able to produce much more interesting paintings after this course.
JUST WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR!!
Kiff Holland's watercolour and oil workshops in May 2009 require a $50.00 deposit in January 2009 with the remainder due on March 1st 2009. These workshops will be held at the Oliver Community Centre on May 14th & 15th 2009, (Oil Workshop), and May 16th & 17th 2009, (Watercolour workshop).
BITS & PIECES
MEMBER NEWS
~ New Members: Bill Hibberd from Summerland and Judith Rackham from Pentictons.
~
The "Art Visions 2008" show in Kelowna will run from October 25th
to November 7th 2008. The show was open to all 'Active', AFCA and SFCA members.
There were over 325 submissions from 5 separate provinces and territories
for the 50 show places.
Congratulations to Kate Kimberly for receiving the "Athena Framing
Honourable Mention" prize of a $100.00 gift certificate for her painting
'A Warm Weathered Welcome'.
~
An
email from Carol Munro: ... While touring my ancestral homeland of
Ireland last month, Don
and I got word (thanks to Kate Kimberley, who with perfect timing managed
to email me the good news, which I got in a tiny internet cafe in remote
Donegal!) that I had a painting accepted for the juried FCA
Open National show "ArtVisions 2008" in Kelowna. Moreover, that
painting, an encaustic titled "The Road from Here to There", won
first place in the show, receiving the Founding Patron's Gold Award and
a cash prize of $2008.00. I attended the opening and award ceremonies on
Oct. 25, and ---since the HWy 97 closure prevented many people from getting
to the event, was especially delighted to be there to accept the award.
Among those who could not get to Kelowna that day was Kate Kimberley, whose
own painting "A Warm Weathered Welcome" had received the Athena
Framing Award, as a Runner up---so I was able to
reciprocate her earlier kindness by accepting the award on her behalf.
Other news: have just gotten word that I have had a painting accepted for showing at Federation Gallery in Vancouver, for the upcoming "Artists Choice" show. And another acceptance for "Small, Smaller, Smallest"---also at the Federation Gallery in later November.
~ There will be a show at Red Rooster from November 1st to December 28th 2008 that will feature artists Barb Hofer, Sharon Leonard and Sandra Albo,
~ At the last meeting Angela McIntosh talked about the "Bear Festival Days", which was held in Stewart B.C. August 4th to 13th 2008,and that everyone had a great time. If you are interested in going next year see Angela for more info..
~ The Penticton 100 Web Gallery is still up and running. If you have images that you would like displayed on the site please contact Angela McIntosh.
~ Angela McIntosh will have an exhibition titled "Images Of BC" until December at her studio at 3961 Lakeside Drive, Penticton.
~ Thea's, "Calendar Of Encaustic Artwork", will be out soon. The calendar sells for $20.00 and all excess funds will be given to the Summerland Art Gallery.
Here's all about Realism
Realism(1850-1880)
The second half of the 19th century has been called the positivist age. It was an age of faith in all knowledge which would derive from science and scientific objective methods which could solve all human problems.
In the visual arts this spirit is most obvious in the widespread rejection of Romantic subjectivism and imagination in favor of Realism - the accurate and apparently objective description of the ordinary, observable world, a change especially evident in painting. Positivist thinking is evident in the full range of artistic developments after 1850- from the introduction of realistic elements into academic art, from the emphasis on the phenomenon of light, to the development of photography and the application of new technologies in architecture and constructions.
Realism sets as a goal not imitating past artistic achievements but the truthful and accurate depiction of the models that nature and contemporary life offer to the artist. The artificiality of both the Classicism and Romanticism in the academic art was unanimously rejected, and necessity to introduce contemporary to art found strong support. New idea was that ordinary people and everyday activities are worthy subjects for art. Artists - Realists attempted to portray the lives, appearances, problems, customs, and mores of the middle and lower classes, of the unexceptional, the ordinary, the humble, and the unadorned. They set themselves conscientiously to reproduce all to that point ignored aspects of contemporary life and society - its mental attitudes, physical settings, and material conditions.
Realism in France appears after the 1848 Revolution. In France it expresses a taste for democracy. At the same time in England artists - Realists came before the public with the reaction against the Victorian materialism and the conventions of the Royal Academy in London.
In spite of its social inclinations Realism produces no new style in architecture and few valuable sculptures.It was the time of introduction of new technologies in constructions. The revolutionary modular construction and largest spans in structural skeleton that could then be mass-produced - used on exhibition halls, railway stations; the use of cast iron as building material and invention of twisted-wire cable that extended main spans of bridges in Europe and United States. Less positive attitude toward technological progress can be seen in the first attempts to incorporate structural iron into architecture proper.
We recognize a few Realism schools of painting:
The Realists (1800 - 1899)
This is a group of international artists in Paris which begin to devise new methods of pictorial representation. They are focused on scientific concepts of vision and the study of optical effects of light. The Realists express both a taste for democracy and rejection of the inherent old artistic tradition. The Realists felt that painters should work from the life round them. Indisputable honest, the Realists desecrated rules of artistic propriety with their new realistic portrayals of modern life. Artists: Marie Rosalie Bonheur, John Singleton Copley, Gustave Courbet, Honoré Daumier, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas, Thomas Eakins, Ignace Henri Theodore Fantin-Latour, Wilhelm Leibl, Edouard Manet.
Barbizon School (1840s - 1850s)
Barbizon School was a group of French landscape artists one of first formed outside the Academy. They were named after the Forest of Fonteblau near the village of Barbizon where they got away from the revolutionary Paris to produce their art. They attempted to paint nature directly; Constable who pioneered in making landscape painting a faithful depiction of nature was their model.The Barbizon painters helped establish landscape and motif of country life as vital subjects for French artists. They also cherished an interest in visible reality, which became increasingly important to the later artistic styles. Artists in the group: Camille Corot, Charles-François Daubigny, Jean-François Millet, Pierre-Etienne-Théodore Rousseau.
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848 - late 19th Century)
In 1848 a group of English painters, poets and critics formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to reform art by rejecting practices of contemporary academic British Art. They have been considered the first avant-garde movement in art. They accepted the doctrine of imitation of nature, as central purpose of art. Instead of the Raphaelesque conventions taught at the Royal Academy, their central doctrine was that artists should seek to represent the natural world. They believed that the only great art was before high renaissance, before Raphael. He was representative of the time when painters would scarify the reality of the subject to their own ideals of beauty and morality. The Pre-Raphaelite Brothers condemned this art of idealization, and promoted works based on real landscapes and models, and paid intense attention to accuracy of detail and color. They advocated as well a moral approach to art, in keeping with a long British tradition established by Hogarth. The combination of didacticism and realism characterized the first phase of the movement. The landscape compositions were painted outdoors, what was an innovative approach at the time.
The interest in the Middle Ages inaugurated the second, unofficial phase of Pre-Raphaelitism. Their subject matters were from medieval tales, bible stories, classical mythology, and nature. With technique of bright colors on a white background, they achieved great depth and brilliance. However, we can see now the curve from their immature rebelliousness, through the realistic painting of detail without idealization, to works of art that are finally more surreal than real. Their work cannot be realistic with the mythological matter and medieval tales that they chose - they can only be envisioned in the mind and do not exist outside of there. So they ended up closer to some other art rebellions - -Symbolists.
www.huntfor.com/arthistory/c19th/realism.htm
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FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS
South Okanagan-Similkameen Chapter
113
- 437 Martin Street, Box 154
Penticton, BC V2A 5L1
Important Dates to Remember
Check your calendar today.
Nov 3 General meeting @ 10:00 (Executive meets @ 1pm on Oct 31 at the Can Coffee Co.)
George Traicheff will do an egg tempera demo
Dec - No Meeting
Jan 5 2008 General meeting @ 10:00 executive meets @ 9am
Sandra Albo will give us a critique on our paintings in January 2008
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
Upcoming shows in Vancouver FCA gallery
Red
and Gold
January 29 – February 10, 2008
*
Entry deadline: November 8, 2007
Paintings due: January 24, 2008
* Any subject, any stile, any medium, open to Active& Signature members.
Works must have red or yellow (gold) color.
Landscapes
February 12 – February 24, 2008
*
Entry deadline: January 10, 2008
Paintings due: February 7, 2008
* Landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes Open to Active & Signature members,
any medium .
Experimental
and Mixed Media
February 26 – March 9, 2008
*
Entry deadline: January 31, 2008
* Paintings due: February 21, 2008
* Works must be executed in more then one medium, open to the Active&
Signature members.
2007/08 – Exhibitions in the valley. - EXHIBITION COMMITTEE
No
further shows are scheduled for 2007 but we will try to arrange one for
Artists of the South Okanagan in the early part of 2008.
Please start thinking about painting for 2008 shows We know we will have
shows in at least two wineries, and we have an application in to the Summerland
Gallery for a juried show titled 'Serendipity', We heard many times this
year that members ran out of paintings and so couldn't enter shows, so do
plan ahead and start painting for these shows and save your paintings. It's
difficult to arrange juried shows if there are not enough entries. We just
scraped by with enough paintings for the Osoyoos Gallery and now that two
of them have sold it is looking pretty empty with no replacements to put
in.
Get your Bio's ready for any show you enter please, SEND
THEM TO Sharon Snow!
Below is a separate page for your library - Please keep it on-hand…
Here's a list FYI , please keep this list for reference:
LIST
OF BOOKS IN THE FCA resource Library
To take a book out on loan, call Kate Kimberley and arrange for pick up
DRAWING:
Master Drawings - The Woodner Collection - Royal Academy
of Arts
Drawing On The Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards
Drawing on the Artist Within - Betty Edwards
Nicolaides - The Natural Way to Draw
Bridgman's Life Drawing - George B. Bridgman
The Quickest Way to Draw Well - Frederic Taubes
Keys to Drawing - Bert Dodson
Figure Drawing Comes to Life - Calvin Albert
The Lines are Coming - Han Georg Rauch
Learn to Sketch - Alwyn Crawshaw
WATERCOLOUR:
Painting More Than the Eye Can See - Robert Wade
Watercolour from the Heart - Barbara Nechis
The Art of the World's Greatest Watercolourists - Fiona & Isla Hackney
Painting
Nature's Details in Watercolour - Cathy Johnson
Fill Your Watercolours with Light & Colour - Roland Roycraft
Gardens in Watercolour - Wendy Jelbert
It's a Watercolour World - David MacLagan
Watercolour
School - Hazel Harrison
Watercolour & How - Graham Scholes
Webb on Watercolour - Frank Webb
Cowboys & Images - The Watercolours of William Matthews
The Watercolour Handbook - Learning from the Masters - Ettore Maiotti
The Watercolour Painter's Question & Answer
Book - Angela Gair
Learn to Paint with Watercolours - Alwyn Crawshaw
Learn to Paint Outdoors in Watercolour - Alwyn Crawshaw
Making Colour Sing - Jeanne Dobie
Watercolors - Ron Ranson
Learn Watercolour the Edgar Whitney Way - RonRanson
Artist at Large in the Queen Charlotte Islands - Sue Coleman
Painting Outdoor Scenes in Watercolour - Richard K. Kaiser
Buildings in Watercolour - Richard S. Taylor
MISCELLANEOUS:
History of Modern Art - H.H. Arnason
Kathe Kollwitz - Works in Color - Schocken
HRH the Prince of Wales Watercolours
Being an Artist - Lewis Lehrman
Degas by Degas - Artists by Themselves - Rachel Barnes
West Coast Homeland of Mist - the Art of Carol Evans
Colour Choices - Making Color Sense out of Color Theory - Stephen Quiller
Artists of Mexico - El Viajero
Vasarely - Werner Spies
Georgia O'Keeffe - Charles Eldredge
Georgia O'Keeffe - Penguin Books
Egon Schiele - L. Schmidt
American Illustrations - Edward Booth-Clibborn
The Art of Emily Carr
Onley's Arctic - Diaries & Paintings of the High Arctic - Toni Onley.
WORKSHOPS
Bonny Roberts gave an outstanding workshop for 11 members over three days in October at the Naramata Center. The meals at the Naramata center were wonderful; there may be diets in the future! Bonny's use of color and color theory enthused the participants to go beyond their comfort zone in color choices.
BITS & PIECES
Member News.
·
Janice Cornett-Ching and Beverly Inkster each sold a painting
at the Osoyoos Show.
· Barbara Mosby sold a painting at the Handworks Show.
· Juror's Choice awards went to Dona Smithson, Grace Shaw
and Janice Cornett-Ching.
· The Van Gogh show is at Leir House, please sign the
guest book in the hall.
· We should look at attending the Art Walk in Kelowna next year as
we did quite well there this year. -
· Elaine Clarke is receiving an award from the Osoyoos Art
council.
· Reminder to bring in 1 or 2 paintings at the January meeting as
Sandra Albo will be doing a critique.
In the last Newsletter under the heading ' News from our Sept. Minutes' it says " Osoyoos - Sandra Albo has an upcoming new show with Bonny Roberts and Myra Hammond and three other artists" This is not correct. It should say " Osoyoos - Bonny Roberts and Myra Hammond and three other artists have an upcoming show in the Osoyoos art gallery." Hope this clarifies. Thanks! Sandy Albo.
Kate Kimberley has had her painting "Bright Lights" accepted into the "Artists Choice" show in the Vancouver FCA gallery from October 16th to October 28th. She also had her painting Melons 2 accepted for the Small Smaller Smallest show which will hang from November 13 to December 2nd.
Thea Haubrich
and Carole Munroe both received Active status yesterday so congratulations
to the two of them..
We've had 9 sales at Lang Vineyards since early August so it's been a good venue for our art. Take down is scheduled for Lang Vineyards 2 pm on Sunday, October 28th.
The Can Coffee Shop for the "Paint" exhibition is scheduled for take down between 12 and 1 pm on Sunday, October 28th.
30 entries were received for the Osoyoos Art Gallery show 'Latitudes', and 16 were accepted. Congratulations to Janice Cornett-Ching, Grace Shaw, and Dona Smithson for each receiving a Juror's Choice award. Other artists in the show are Marlene Aikins, Sandra Albo, Barb Hofer, Bev Inkster, Sharon Leonard, Barb Mosby, Sharon Snow, and George Traicheff. Bev and Janice have each sold a painting. Although the show is small it looks quite good. The Osoyoos Gallery put on an excellent opening reception for us on Oct.6th.
Take
note that the taking down of the Latitudes show in Osoyoos is 4 pm Sat.,
October 27th.
The
Secret to
Making Better Paintings...
By
Robert Bissett www.buildart.com/secretofcritiquing.htm
"Your ability to paint will never exceed your ability to critique."
Robert Bissett
How to critique
From
the initial sketches to the final stroke, we make judgments about what we
have done. We must cultivate a sensitive awareness of how a shape/value/color
affects what is already there. Does it contribute to the emotional content...does
it fit within the visual concept? Or does it suggest a better direction.
Gradually the painting develops guided by our aesthetic judgment at each
step.
Technical ability is important, but the ability to critique is essential.
If a beginning painter had the judgment of a master like Rembrandt he would
soon be producing great art.
Learning to critique the work of others is the place to start. You can learn
from the paintings you admire greatly and from the one's you don't care
for. If you like it analyze what the artist has done with the elements and
principles of design that made for a successful picture. If you don't like
it, what has gone wrong and how would you fix it. The more you do this the
more you will learn about painting and the better your own paintings will
be. Find two paintings that are similar, one you like and one you don't.
Compare and contrast what each artist has done and how they did
it. Try to use the good stuff in your next painting
and avoid the bad stuff.
Below are some things to think about when critiquing a work of art:
Emotional Content. Everyone who paints pictures was originally drawn to it because of a powerful, gut-level reaction to the painting of some master. The first question must be: Does it have emotional impact...low, medium or high? This question is answered in the first spit second you look at the painting. You have to be alert for this emotional reaction. It is always accurate and can not be explained by reason and logic...it just is. It often goes unnoticed or is disregarded as the intellect immediately takes over.
Visual Concept. This is the visual idea that has been employed to communicate the emotional content. What is the organizing principle, the artistic concept? If it has emotional content it will have a visual concept.
These fourteen points are taken from Robert Genn's 10/25/05 Newsletter, "Ignorance":
Compositional integrity. A composition that knows its edges, balances internally and "works" in the "big picture." The superior creative eye often simplifies and is not distracted by minor elements or extraneous detail.
Sound craftsmanship. No sloppy craftsmanship detected. Artist appears to be grounded in accepted means of application, order, and seems to have knowledge of media chemistry. Work looks like it is not liable to fall apart shortly.
Colour sensitivity. Appears to have understanding of colour choices-complementary, analogous, etc. Often shows colour paucity and attention to sophisticated grays. I hate to use the word "taste," but I will.
Design control. Artist appears to have an understanding of how the eye is managed and led by the design, flow and activation of a work-effectively 'seducing' me. I often have the feeling of a masterful eye managing mine.
Gestural momentum. Brushwork or line-work is often expressive and has bravura, bravado, courage and élan. It often shows variety of stroke and is generous in the "hand made" conveyance of visual energy.
Artistic flair. Artist does something beyond blind representation and/or just moving the materials around in some form of lazy play. Work has style and panache and captivates in its artistry. "Wow, that's artistic!"
Expressive intensity. All stops are pulled to enhance the central idea or general motif. It can be a "look," a mannerism or an illusion, but the intensity convinces me of the presence of a non-jaded, passionate, particular author.
Professional touch. Artist avoids amateur methodology and gives a direct, confident, seasoned look to the work. Some people seem to know what they're doing, others do not. Professionals often, but not always, tend to leave their strokes alone.
Surface quality. Up close and personal the surface is intriguing and a joy to cruise. This may be because of the texture, handling of pigment, or the complexity of surface abstraction, gradation, or other quality-anything that makes the surface fascinating.
Intellectual
depth. Artist
gives me something to think about. There is an enduring resource here-not
just a pretty picture but a thoughtful metaphor or other device that has
staying power without retreating to sentiment or kitsch.
Technical challenge. Artist has chosen something that requires above average skills or technical ability. Not just something that anybody could do. I love to see artists challenge themselves, take the technical risk, and win.
Artistic audacity. Artist is "in your face" with some element that dazzles-skill, idea, technique, or some other in spades of the above mentioned points that makes me sit up and take notice.
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