MEETING 2/26/11 - Group Critiques

Colored Pencil Meeting this coming Saturday, February 26, 12:00 - 3:00ish at Bear Canyon Senior Center.

• Please bring one or more pieces of your Colored Pencil artwork: recently finished or something you're still working on.

We're going to try doing a group "Critique" . . . please remember that "critique" is not "criticism" in the sense of "it's good" or "it's bad." The idea is to look, really look at the artwork and identify some of its features such as, "what is the mood or feeling conveyed," "why do you think the artist created this work," "what do you think it means," "how did the artist create this piece?" It should be both fun and thought-provoking -- and the more pieces we have to look at the better - so please bring artwork. (If you still have the small landscapes we started when we had the session about values, bring them.)

Of course we'll have our ever-popular 50/50 cash drawing, see what's new in the library, talk a bit more about the upcoming Masterworks-miniatures show and much much more . . .

Hope to see you Saturday.

betty
President DC219

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Rive Gauche Art Galleries, 6x6" Miniatures

Rive Gauche Art Galleries, in Scottsdale, Arizona, in association with American Art Collector Magazine and Southwest Art Magazine, will be hosting a Miniature Art Competition and Show this coming March. Works will be limited to a 6”x6” format (image size), and artists can enter up to 3 paintings. The format limitation should make a very interesting display, and attract all sorts of collectors.

We are opening the show to all artists, in all media, and the show will take place during the height of the Scottsdale’s high season, when a maximum of collectors are in town. The jury will award a certain number of prizes, including several cash prizes (first prize is $5,000). We are also hoping to get much coverage from some of our sponsor magazines.

Attached is a prospectus for your review. I would be grateful if you could forward it to all the artists you know, and spread the word. I am hoping that the event will be wildly successful, and that it will give artists much exposure. Please note that we have extended the deadline to February 20^th, 2011.

Kindest regards,

Frederic de Claremont, Ph.D.

Director,
Rive Gauche Art Galleries

7173 E. Main Street

Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

www.rivegauchegalleries.com

Click on image below to download PDF.

Meeting Photo Recap: Miniature Requirements Presentation by Lin McCay

This past Saturday we had a great meeting over at the Bear Canoyon Senior Center. Lin McCay joined us to give an excellent and informative presentation about requirements for miniatures in preparation for the upcoming Masterworks show. Her presentation included a LOT of information about framing for miniatures and how miniatures are scored before the judges even see the submitted works.

Here are some of the supplies Lin brought as examples of various approaches to framing and supplies.

What an awesome turnout!

October Paint Out Meeting Canceled

Unfortunately the weather really looks bad; it's too cold & too cloudy, possible rain -- so no paint out today!
So sorry!

SHOW: Wooden Cow Gallery Opening & Awards

Last evening was our Colored Pencil Group Show reception at the Wooden Cow Gallery. If you didn't make it, you can still have a belated peak of some of the festivities here:What a nice turn out! But if you missed last night's exciting festivities, fear not! The show is up for another week, come on by and check it out!

The awards have been posted - Congratulations to:
Barbara Nahler Copper Grid
Winner of the Cow's Choice Award, and a $100 cash prize!

Rex Barron Intel Inside
Award of Excellence

Ann Jeffries Pretty Pink Prickly Pear Pod
Award of Excellence

Benn Nurry Spider Rock
Award of Excellence

And last but not least, all attendees of the reception event were invited to vote for their favorite colored pencil piece hanging in the show and when the votes were tallied there was very nearly a tie! There was a last minute tie break and the award and $100 cash prize went to:

Melinda Beavers AquaLuna

And VERY close runner up Les Lamkin with his portrait of William Cody

Member News: Santos' New Website

Santos de los Angeles has a new website up - check it out!
Don't forget to bookmark it and visit again often for updates.

EVENT: Reception at the First Unitarian Art Gallery

Date: Friday June 4, 5:30 to 7:00 pm
Please invite friends, family, neighbors . . .

Please confirm if you can bring:
Punch - water, soft drinks (prefer 'white' - non-staining) - Audrey are you the 'punch person'?
Cookies & or other 'non-messy' nibbles like grapes & crackers
Paper goods (cups, plastic glasses, plates, napkins) Midge please confirm if we/you have plenty of this stuff (I have a stash at home)

I'll be there with a minimum set up by 5:00.

Also, you can have prints, cards or other small stuff to sell at the reception.

Contact me if you have any questions.

See you there.
-betty