REMINDER & Coupon Link: Colored Pencil Donation

Here's there link to this week's Hobby Lobby 40%off coupon . . .

Remember, the idea is that whoever would like to help collect colored pencils for the art program at the Veteran's Hospital would use the coupon to buy a set of pencils, bring them to our next CPSA meeting, and get reimbursed by the chapter. Mike will see that all the supplies we collect get to the vets in the hospital.

-betty

REMINDER: Masterworks Miniatures ENTRY DEADLINE TODAY

Tomorrow, Saturday March 20th is the postmark deadline for mailing in your miniatures entry form ... which for most of us means put it in the mailbox TODAY, Friday the 19th.

Then when you deliver your pieces next week, they must be in a sturdy openable cardboard box. delivered to the Hispanic Arts Bldg at EXPO NM (State Fairgrounds) between I - 3 pm on SUNDAY, March 28. Guards at the gate will want you to pay for parking. Tell them you're only dropping off pictures. The Hispanic Arts bldg. is to the left on Main Street.

All miniature artists will receive a phone call to notify them of the acceptance or non-acceptance of their works by April 6.

betty

New Sidebar: Upcoming Shows

Look to the left at our sidebar menu and you'll notice a new section. This will be updated on upcoming show dates, entry deadlines, etc. If you're ever in doubt check here for the latest info! Also, if you see something is missing let us know.

-melinda-
CPSA 219 Blog Manager

Meeting Photo Recap: Miniature Presentation by Kim Bell (02/27/10 )

REMINDER: PAPERWORK for MASTERWORKS MINIATURES (entry form only) is due on March 20th via snail mail.
Deliver your artwork and check to EXPO NM on Sunday, March 28th at 1 pm

Of Note: Hobby Lobby Special

Hobby Lobby has all their artists pencils, including Prismacolor at 30% off this week -- until Sat., Feb 20th.

betty

*click image to link to online flyer

Upcoming Meeting: February 27th

Our next CPSA 219 meeting is February 27 (two weeks from this coming Saturday). 12:00-3:00 at the Bear Canyon Senior Center.

The program will concentrate on miniatures for the upcoming MasterWorks show. Remember, the postmark deadline for your entry form & fees is March 20. If you don't have a prospectus please call Ben at (505) 291-5871 and he'll mail you one asap. Or you can download the prospectus here (print pages 1,6-8). Last year was a real colored pencil disappointment. So this year we really want to get back to 20+ accepted pieces.

Please bring ALL your new and old minis to the February meeting. Thanks to Ben, we'll have the expert advice of Kim Bell, an award-winning miniaturist and former MasterWorks judge -- so this is your chance to get your questions answered and hear some on-target feedback about your pieces before you enter the show. For example, I'll be bringing a couple new 3"x5" landscapes -- the look is kind of 'soft focus' amd I want to know if that's likely to mean the jury will put them in the 'out' pile.

If you haven't started your minis yet -- now's the time. One good thing about minis is that you can fill the paper a lot quicker than when you're working big. ; )

Betty Lehnus
President, CPSA Ch. 219

Social Designer: More about the 500 pencils & another reference

The current issue of Drawing Magazine, Winter 2010 (out now) has a profile of Holly Bedrosian titled, "A Colored Pencil Artist Emerges" .... I think this is the only publication that regularly features our medium.

Did a little pooking around and found that the 500 Pencils offer also supports UNESCO -- see "Overview" on this page.

-betty