News: National Convention Details

President Jeff will be bringing three hard copies of the convention information to the meeting this Saturday for those without computers. 


Click on this image to link to a complete version of the printable/downloadable PDF document.

Upcoming Show: Old School House Gallery, Nov. 2nd

Hello CPSA 219 Members! We have a quickly approaching new show event to prepare for. To the left is the Prospectus and entry form for our upcoming Old School House Gallery show, that will hang for the month of November - all pertinent information is included within this document.

There are three ways to fill out and submit this form:
1) Simply click on the image to the left and link to the PDF version that can be downloaded or printed, fill it out and bring it to our Oct 22nd meeting.

2) Copies of the Prospectus will be available at the Oct 22nd meeting, so bring your information and fill out the form at the meeting.

3) This blog post has been emailed to all members with email addresses, a Word Document version of the entry form is attached to the email - simply open it and either print it out and bring it to the Oct 22nd meeting or complete the form digitally and email it as details within the form instruct, to Les Lamkin.


Some important dates:
OCT 22nd : Our CPSA monthly meeting; All printed & written entry forms MUST BE DELIVERED to board member, Les Lamkin at this meeting. *Also, anyone not available to deliver artwork to the gallery on the set delivery date can bring artwork to this meeting to be collected and delivered to the gallery by board members.

Oct 28th : We must receive all emailed entry forms by this date, in order to prepare labels for the show.

NOV 2nd : Artwork Delivery - 12pm-6pm - Old School House Gallery - 12504 North Highway 14 (1/4 mile north of Frost Road), San Antonito, NM.

NOV 4th : Opening Reception, 5pm-8pm

NOV 27th, 30th, & DEC 1st : Pick-Up artwork from the gallery, between 12pm-6pm

*Special Note:
*Please number and label each piece with its corresponding entry number (ex: Entry #1) on the back of the framed artwork.
Any members with email that know members without email - please share information included here to make sure everyone knows about and is prepared for the event and its details.

Let's make this a super-successful show and annual event!

First Unitarian: Group Show Label

Download a Word document by clicking on the image to the left. Fill out one label for each piece you plan to submit (in Word, please no handwritten labels) then print the label and cut it out. Please bring all printed & cut labels to our meeting on May 22nd.

Please note: You still need to fill out and sign the entry agreement handed out at the meeting. That is the official "contract" with the church. If you missed the meeting or did not get one of these forms, more will be available at the May 22nd meeting.

Email me if you have any issues downloading the Word document.
Thanks!
-melinda-

Member Suggestion: Free e-book from Artist Daily

This little 9 page e-book is worth printing out for the drawings alone: download here.
Betty Lehnus
CPSA Ch.219 President
(you may need to sign-in or create an account with Artist Daily to download).

DOWNLOAD: 12th Annual Masterworks Fine Art Show

Here's all the information you need for entering the upcoming Masterworks minitures in the colored pencil category. Remember - we need 20 accepted entries to maintain our category, so get creating!

DOWNLOAD: Nature Journaling Info from Margy O'Brien

As a follow-up to our last meeting, here is a helpful list of nature journaling sources and resources from Margy O'Brien. Thanks for the wonderful presentation Margy!

Member Suggestion: American Artist Download

Member Betty Lehnus has found another great internet gem for us, a three page pdf from the American Artist website. The document is titled "Faster, Richer Effects with Colored Pencil" and can be downloaded here.