Brushstrokes. September Meeting. September/October 2017 Penns Woods Painters. Bird on Bucket

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1 September/October 2017 Penns Woods Painters Brushstrokes Bird on Bucket PWP member, Joyce Gutierrez will be the instructor for our September program, Bird on Bucket. The design is by Pat Zelechowski. Supplies needed, surface of your choice, line drawing is included so you can size accordingly, all purpose sealer, extender, glaze, Filbert #2 or #4, stippler brush medium size and old scruffy brush. DecoArt Americana Colors Asphaltium, Black, Black Green, Blue Chiffon, Burnt Sienna, Camel, Dolphin Grey, Forest Green, Grey Sky, Hammered Iron, Lt. French Blue, Mistletoe, Mocha, Sand, Taffey Cream, Traditional Raw Sienna, Traditional Raw Umber and White. No prep work required. Basic supplies for acrylic painting, palette paper, tracing paper, palette knife, stylus, paper towels, pencil, eraser, water container, assortment of brushes and transfer paper. Please bring your own lunch and drinks. RSVP by September 9th September Meeting DATE: Saturday, September 16, 2017 TIME: 9:00 Doors open 9:30 Business Meeting 10:30 - Program Location: Carlisle Area Sertoma Club 311 E North St., Carlisle RSVP: Barb Lehman, rblehman2@verizon.net or phone or Betty Lou Zimmerman, phone

2 Presidents Message Hello Painters. As I m writing this article my brain is spinning with all the activities we have planned for the remainder of There is the September meeting with Joyce Gutierrez and then our annual ornament exchange at the November meeting. In October, we have the wonderful seminar with Lynne Andrew s, the Paint-In with July Vetock and our Annual Tea and Art Show. You will find more information about these activities in the newsletter. Hopefully I will see you at one, two or all these fun events! Then I start thinking about Bobbi Brady has been busy calling members to try and find nominations to fill our open slate of officers. I hope you will seriously consider being an officer and/or committee chair and/or a committee member in With our membership numbers dropping, we need to have everyone involved to keep our chapter successful. After we have a full slate of officers, we need to plan our calendar for We already have two seminars on the calendar. It is my hope to have three successful Paint-Ins in This can only happen if you volunteer to teach a Paint-In. I m sure our co-vps will have exciting programs for each meeting. In closing, I want to thank the members who have made 2017 a fun year. Thank you for volunteering your time and talent to our great chapter. Remember, you are the reason we have fun at PennsWoodsPainters!!! Linda Kapp 2

3 Lynne Andrews Seminar October Hello Fellow Painters!! Lynne Andrews will be here October 21 st & 22 nd and we will be painting 2 projects. One is called the Poppy Santa and the other is a Lamb/Sheep pulling a cart of violets. The pictures are included with this newsletter article. The cost for each day will be $40.00 for members and $60.00 for non-members. There will also be an additional cost of the Santa surface. You will need to provide your own surface for the Lamb/Sheep project. We will be having a Pot Luck lunch for each day. I will have sign-up sheets that will be passed around at the general meetings as well as the sign-up sheets for the seminar so I can get a good head count of how many people will be attending. Happy Painting! Joyce Seminar Update: We have gotten a line drawing from Lynne and I have taken it to Andy DePalma s Wood crafts and the cost of the Santa will be $ I did get 2 samples from him and had him make a base for the Santa which is included in the price. If you me you want a surface I can have Andy cut them out and bring the surface to the September meeting. The Sunday project is on a 14 plate but you can choose your own surface to put it on. I still need people to volunteer to help with bringing a food dish and sign -ups will be at the September meeting. Joyce 3

4 October 14th Judy Vetock Paint - ins Our last Paint-In for the year will be on October 14th. Judy Vetock will be teaching us to paint Little Jack by Susan Boerman. You can paint on a RocLon banner or any surface of your choice. The medium will be Jo Sonja acrylic paint and will be provided by the teacher. Feel free to bring your own paints if you have them. If you want the paint list ahead of time, please me. The registration deadline is September 23rd. Thank You Bobbi Brady Thanks to Bobbi Brady for teaching the August Paint-In! We had a great student turn out. I m glad everyone enjoyed the class. We learned how to paint/design Christmas candy. Oh how Fun! Wanted Paint In teachers for 2018 If you have a project you d love to teach, please submit your idea by November 1, The members will vote on the 2018 Paint Ins at the November 2017 General Membership meeting. if interested, Please contact Melissa Crowther at lucreziaart1022@yahoo.com. 4

5 Open Painting Chapter Happenings Please join us! Wednesday October 11th. We are opening the Clubhouse doors at noon each Board Meeting Day to all members for a relaxing afternoon finishing any project in your stash. Based on last month s get together, you can be assured there will be interesting stories, lots of tips and plenty of laughs Project painted by Pat Meyers at the last open painting. Membership Happy summer! Fall is coming and in no time it will time to renew your membership. We have redesigned the form to include any certifications that you may have. We are asking everyone to please fill out a form this year. Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Doris Kohler VP Membership Messiah Art Display We will be meeting at Messiah on September 1st at 10 a.m. to hang our art and possibly place small items in their display cabinet. Jamie said to park in the visitors lot and enter by door #6 that morning. Thanks so much. Pat Happy Birthday Jackie Nowak 9/2 Nancy Mallewin 9/27 Mary Lank 10/17 Sharon Wilkes 10/23 5

6 MEMORY BOX PROGRAM TOUCHING LIVES THROUGH CREATIVITY Dee DeLorenzo found a large box of small paper mache boxes in her garage that Hilary Felinski passed on to her when she moved. There were 40 small boxes in it. At one time, our local hospitals did not want the small boxes, but now the NICU at Hershey is using them for hand and foot casts. We are low on small painted boxes, so I will be bringing all small paper mache boxes to the meetings for a while. The Tole Friends Memory Boxes Association ( sent out an with an urgent request for memory boxes. On July 31, after checking to see whether the NICU at Hershey needed more boxes, the Board approved shipping 24 memory boxes to help fulfill the urgent request. I shipped 8 boxes each to three different hospitals in Allentown, Philadelphia, and Dublin, OH. We currently have 64 painted boxes and 108 unpainted boxes. I will continue to bring paper mache boxes and patterns to regular meetings. We keep at least 10 boxes in the storage cabinet at The Carlisle Area Sertoma Club if you need some in between meetings. Keep painting boxes as we never know when the next call will come for more boxes. Thanks for supporting this worthwhile community service project. Carol L. Henry Co-Chair, Memory Box Program These are some of the painted rocks that members did at the opening painting. They put our website on the rocks in hopes that people will find them and seek us out. A great way to peak peoples interest in art. Paint a rock and place it someplace in hopes that someone else will pick it up. 6

7 Treasurer's Report: Calendar Meeting Times 7

8 LIBRARY DISPLAY-- Our library display at Simpson Library in July was a success, I have received positive feedback from the library events coordinator. We also received a nice thank you note from the board of directors for displaying our art. A big thank you to Lois Eckert, Joyce Gutierrez, Barb Lehman and Pat Meyers for their participation. Bobbi Brady Tea & Art Show SAVE THE DATE PLEASE Our annual tea and art show is October 29th at Messiah Community room. Come and enjoy having tea and cookies with your fellow PWP members. Check out everyone s painted artwork and please bring some of you own to show. All the information will be sent at a later date, hope you can join us. 8

9 Member spotlight Jeannine Lewis I was lucky enough to have grown up in a very creative family, and have been painting (or at least playing in paint) for as long as I can remember. I mostly paint with oils or acrylics, but love trying new things. I ve done everything from watercolor, colored pencil, pastels, mixed media, leather work, sculpting, glass-blowing, costume-making, woodcarving, quilting, ceramics... Pretty much, if it qualifies as visual arts, I will try anything! I am the co-owner of a movie memorabilia company that deals in film and television prop replica model kits. Kit production has introduced me to a variety of the artistic and industrial techniques required to produce realistic looking props. I feel this experience has also helped me mature as a fine artist. I am currently working on my Certification. I passed ADP level in still life in 2016, and tried, but did not pass, CDA level this year. Trying for certification has been an amazing experience so far. It really makes you think about everything you ve learned in different classes, and brings them all together. It also had the side benefit of giving me more painting time, since I was scheduling times to work on the certification, instead of just trying to paint when I had spare time. I highly recommend the program! Photos: The passing ADP painting center), the non-passing CDA (bottom left), the Ruby Lamp is from the first class I ever took with Cheri Rol (bottom right), the dinosaur is a model kit that got a 3rd place at Wonderfest ( big model kit show) (top left), then the Mouse toys is N original by me, took a 1st place at HOOT and a 3rd at SDP (bottom center). Also pictures of me, one from the beach at SDP (top right),and one from a sci-fi convention (center right). 9

10 Basic Supply List BASIC SUPPLIES FOR ALL MEDIUMS Palette paper Tracing paper Palette knife Stylus Paper towels Pencil Eraser Transfer paper (gray & white) Tape ACRYLIC, GOUACHE, TRADITIONS, HERITAGE, MIXED MEDIA A good assortment of brushes, including flats, angles, liners, rounds, filberts, and mops. Container for water Brush cleaner Small containers in which to store paint should the project not be finished in class COLORED PENCIL Non wax graphite paper (gray & white) Drafting or artist s tape Battery powered pencil sharpener 6 or 12 C thru ruler Foamcore board or other flat surface for support Optional: handheld pencil sharpener, scissors, photo holder, note paper, battery eraser, kneaded eraser WATERCOLOR Watercolor brushes (1 and 1 ½ flats, #8 or 10 round, liner brush) 2 water containers Masking fluid Pencil and sharpener White vinyl eraser Cotton swabs Spray bottle Handheld fan Scissors Toothbrush for spattering 6 or 12 C thru ruler Optional: photo holder, sea or synthetic sponges, note paper, 1 ounce container for masking fluid (bottle cap works well) old #1 round brush, and small bar of soap for masking fluid. OIL PAINTS Small containers for odorless turp and mediums Mechanical pencil Brushes: bristle or sable, flats, rounds, liners Round or filbert for a stroke class Optional: photo holder, note paper, plastic cling wrap to cover palette, aluminum foil for heat-set oils 10

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12 Lynne Andrews Seminar Sponsored by Penns Woods Painters Chapter Saturday, Sunday October 21 st & 22nd 9:00am 5:00pm Carlisle Sertoma club 311 E North St Carlisle PA Possible location Messiah Village TBD Registration Fees: $40 per day Non-PWP Members: $60 per day Price above includes paints Saturday October 21 st Sunday,October 22 nd Out of town students may want to consider travel insurance. Classroom doors will open at 8:30am each morning. A potluck lunch each day, sign-up sheets will be at the meetings. All Deposits are non-refundable. Bring the following to class: All your usual painting supplies Please check days of attendance and include payment with registration form. Payment confirms your reservation in the class(es). Mail payment and registration form to Joyce Gutierrez, 16 May Dr Dillsburg PA _ Name SDP# If applicable Address City State Zip Address Emergency Contact Name Phone Saturday $40 Sunday $40 Non PWP member fee/day $60 Total Amount Enclosed $ Make check payable to Penns Woods Painters Open to PWP members until September 15. Then we will open up to others, with a maximum 30 students The surface for Saturday s class The Poppy Santa will be available for purchase for $ I will need to get a firm count of how many before I order. The Sunday class (Lamb/Sheep pulling cart) you will need to provide your own plate surface which should be a 14 diameter or a surface of your choice. 12

13 Penn s Woods Painters Paint-In Registration Form Teacher: Judy Vetock Title: Little Jack (Design by Susan Boerman; used with permission) Date: Saturday, October 14, 2017 RSVP by September 23, 2017 Price: $20 members/$25 nonmembers Skill Level/Medium: Intermediate/Acrylic *Must provide your own surface, supplies and lunch. **Surface is your choice. Suggestions: Roc Lon (to make a banner) or Wood (large dutch noodle board, paddle board, and round plate). Pattern can be reduced to any size. Jo Sonja acrylic paints is the medium. Name: Member (Y/N): Address: Phone Number: Address: Preferred method of contact: Mail: Phone: Please make checks payable to Penn s Woods Painters and send checks to Melissa Crowther: 117 Lighthouse Drive, Mechanicsburg Pa Contact Melissa Crowther at lucreziaart1022@yahoo.com or (cell) 13

14 PENNS WOODS PAINTERS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2018 Becoming a member of PWP is easy once you have joined The Society of Decorative Painters. Just send a check for $20 made payable to Penns Woods Painters along with the following membership application to: Penns Woods Painters ATTN: VP Membership PO Box 1124 Mechanicsburg, PA SDP Membership No. NAME ADDRESS - Home Phone No. Cell Phone No. New or Renewal? If New, how did you hear about PWP? address NOTE: All newsletters are distributed electronically, please see the VP of Membership if you don t have an address Permission to print name, address, phone number(s) and address in our annual directory? Yes No Are you a decorative art teacher? Yes No Level of Achievement through Certification Program with SDP ADP CDP MDP NA We love for everyone to be involved, so please join a Committee which committee would you like to be a part of in 2018? Memory Box Ways n Means Treasure Boxes Seminar Paint-In Hospitality Newsletter Art & Tea Show Thank you for supporting our chapter and SDP VP Membership Only Check# Date 14 Received

15 Penn s Woods Painters Board Meeting Minutes At Carlisle Sertoma Club June 14, 2017 Attendees: Joyce Gutierrez, Melissa Crowther, Linda Kapp, Dee DeLorenzo, Pat Meyers, Barb Lehman, Bobbi Brady, Doris Kohler, Lois Eckert, and Jane Allen Meeting called to order by Linda Kapp at 6:00pm Secretary: Melissa Crowther The April board meeting Minutes and May General meeting minutes were sent via for approval; one correction was made for Memory Boxes. Pat Meyers made the motion to approve the minutes as printed with new correction and was seconded by Barb Lehman. Motion carried. Treasurer: Dee DeLorenzo The treasurer reports for May were sent via . We gained some income from the Art sale ($48), 50/50 May meeting raffle ($21.50) and the sale of the camera arm ($40). Expenses for the month were bank checks for $42.81 and reimbursement to Linda Kapp for SDP convention. The bank balance is $9, The reports were filed for audit. VP Programs: Barb Lehman The July program is Pat Meyers teaching how to design your own stroke work. In September, Joyce Gutierrez will be teaching an acrylic design. Membership: Doris Kohler we have 42 members. Dee DeLorenzo has a new address and phone number, which was sent via . Committees: Memory Box: Carol Henry was absent. Report sent via to Linda and Melissa. We delivered 57 boxes to hospitals. There are 76 painted boxes (Carol has 58 and Dottie Shultz has 18). There are 73 unpainted boxes (Carol has 63 and Sertoma storage has 10). Hospitality: Absent, no report Treasure Box: Absent, no report Paint Ins: Melissa Crowther Jane Allen is teaching on June 17 th. Bobbi Brady will be teaching a Lynne Deptula candy design on August 26 th. Metal reindeer can be purchased from Bobbi at $10 each. Judy Vetock will be teaching a Susan Boerman design called Little Jack on October 14. Ways and Means: Lois Eckert We had a 50/50 raffle at the May meeting and we made $ We need to do a fundraiser this year. A discussion was held and several ideas were tossed around. Historian: Vacant Linda Kapp reminded us that Lois E has several boxes of history to go through and needs to be addressed. Seminars: Joyce Gutierrez The Lynne Andrews seminar is on October 21 & 22, An had been sent to the board members to pick projects to vote on. 3 projects were selected for the vote: Violets, Lamb pulling cart, and Poppy Santa. A vote was held at the meeting and the following was chosen: Lamb pulling cart (1-day class/ BYO surface) and Poppy Santa (1-day class/surface TBD). Cost per student was 15

16 discussed and it was decided that members would pay $40 and nonmembers pay $60. We will have a potluck lunch each day Seminars Sandy McTier (April 20-22) and Brenda Stewart (July 20-22) Website/Publicity: Carol Henry absent The website and Facebook are up to date. Newsletter: Jane Allen is our new editor. Linda K thanked Dee DeLorenzo for taking care of the newsletter the past months. Newsletter article deadline is June 23. Jane volunteered to print and send newsletters to Betty Lou Z and Fran H. Library Display: Bobbi Brady We will be displaying artwork at the Simpson Library during July. Artwork can be given to Bobbi or Lois. Its ok to bring artwork to the June Paint In. Tea and Art Show: No committee. The event is scheduled for October 29 at the Messiah Community Room. Old Business: Linda K could not sell the camera tripod and cables. The tripod will go to Community Aid and the cables will be trashed. Open Painting was held today June 14 th with 4 members in attendance. New Business: Linda K announced that on June 23 rd the 2 nd half of the Pocono Painters auction will be held. We will be leaving at 7:30am and meet at the Cumberland Parkway Park/Ride. Linda K reported about the SDP Convention. She attended the Annual Meeting and the SDP Dues have been raised to $60. A discussion was held about whether the chapter should stay with or leave SDP. Pros/Cons were discussed, such as losing insurance and nonprofit status if we disband. Linda asked each board member to give their opinion on the state of SDP/PWP. The chapter decided to stay with SDP and to alter the bylaws to allow nonmembers to attend meetings/events for unlimited number of times at the cost of a fee. o Linda also reported that over 700 hundred attendees were at the convention. The trade show was very small. She was unimpressed with her 1 st class of the day there was no water available in the room and no trash bags taped to the tables. Linda K suggested we Spotlight members achievements and hidden secrets/hobbies in the newsletter. There are many things we do not know about each other. Pat Meyers suggested we honor teacher certification status in the membership list. Meeting was adjourned at 7:20pm. The motion to adjourn was made by Lois Eckert and seconded by Joyce Gutierrez. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Melissa Crowther, 2017 PWP Secretary 16

17 Penn s Woods Painters General Meeting Minutes At Carlisle Sertoma Club July 17, 2017 President: Linda Kapp called the meeting to order at 6:09pm. Linda welcomed former member, Tracy Ludwig, back to PWP! Secretary: Melissa Crowther- the April board meeting minutes and the May General meeting minutes were posted via and in the July newsletter. Previous corrections had been made and no further corrections were made at the meeting. Fran Huffman made the motion to approve the minutes as printed and was seconded by Carol Henry. Motion carried. Treasurer: Dee DeLorenzo sent the bank summary/financials via . The bank balance as of June 17, 2017 is $9, It was reported that the June Paint In made money this year because we had 15 students registered. Expenses were paid to Jane Allen for teaching the Paint In class. VP Programs: Barb Lehman Pat Meyers is teaching stroke work at the July business meeting. At the September meeting, Joyce Gutierrez will be teaching an acrylic painting of a bird on a bucket. VP Membership: Doris Kohler reported that we have 42 members. She is collecting teaching certifications from all PWP members who have received them. Please contact her if you haven t done so. Reminder: Please submit a completed membership application with your PWP dues. Committees: Memory Box: Carol Henry reported that nothing has changed since the June board meeting. Paint-Ins: Melissa Crowther reported that we had 15 students at the June Paint-In with teacher Jane Allen. On Aug 26 th, Bobbi Brady will be teaching a candy design on a metal reindeer. The reindeer can be purchased from Bobbi for $10. Any surface can be used. Judy Vetock will be teaching Little Jack on Oct 14 th. Judy brought an example and the prep instructions. She will be providing Jo Sonja paints for those who do not have any Paint In applications were available at the meeting. Any member interested in teaching a class should apply by November 1, Voting will take place at the November General Meeting. Hospitality: Jeannine Lewis provided snacks and drinks for the meeting tonight. Treasure Box: Linda Fleming reported that Barb Lehman took 16 boxes to Kaitlyn Smiles. Ways and Means: Lois Eckert there is a 50/50 raffle at the meeting tonight. She is looking for fundraiser ideas. Jeannine Lewis suggested painting rocks that we can leave around town to promote PWP and would act as a fundraiser to gain new members. The rocks would have our Facebook and website info on them. It was decided to paint rocks at the Open Painting before the board meeting on Aug 9 th. Another fundraiser idea: Lois suggested we paint ornaments to sell at the next Sertoma Club fundraiser. Seminars: Joyce Gutierrez reported that Lynne Andrews will be teaching on October 21-22, There are 2 signup sheets to see who is interested in attending. The Messiah room was booked for the seminar. Publicity: Carol Henry reported that the Facebook page is up to date. Tea and Art Show: It is scheduled for Oct. 29, 2017 and the room is booked at Messiah. A committee chair is still needed. 3 members have volunteered to help. Newsletter: Jane Allen is absent. The July Newsletter turned out nice. Linda Kapp suggested at the June Board meeting that we should Spotlight members. She has discovered that several members have many hidden secrets/hobbies and 17

18 wants them to show and tell. Jeannine Lewis will write an article for the September newsletter. Elaine Moran will be in the November newsletter. Carol Henry suggested adding a Basic Paint Supply list in the newsletter. Library Display: Bobbi Brady reported that 5 members contributed to the Simpson Library display in July. Messiah Art Display and Sale: Pat Meyers reported that we are selling in September at Messiah. Set up will be at the beginning of September; info to be announced. Nominating Committee: Linda Kapp is looking for someone who will call members and ask if they ll help. Bobbi Brady stepped up to the challenge. We will need the following positions filled for 2018: Treasurer, Secretary, and VP Membership. Old Business: Linda Kapp reminded us that October is Decorative Painting month. We should do something and the painted rocks idea came up again. New Business: Linda Kapp reported that we received a letter from Sertoma Club. They were upset about the state of the room, and position of the table and chairs from the last meeting. We now have guidelines to follow such as cleaning up the floor, correct table/chair setup, resetting the thermostat, and taking out the trash. Linda made a table and chair map for us to follow. SDP now has a rolling 12-month dues system for each member. The payment of dues begins when a member signs up. For example, if you sign up in May then your membership is from May to April and you will pay dues in May. Question: should PWP follow the same schedule? Show and Tell Fran Huffman painted birds on preprinted canvases she bought at a thrift shop. She also painted a butterfly design that was in a Decorative Painter magazine. Elaine Moran showed us cards she and her husband had designed/painted with fraktur and PA Dutch designs. They are Derwent Inktense pencils on antiqued watercolor paper. Jeannine Lewis showed us a still life painting she submitted for certification. It did not pass, but she received great feedback at SDP conference. Dee DeLorenzo was cleaning her house and found 3 artist trading cards she had painted of seascapes. Eileen Betton painted a beautiful seascape with a horse running on the shore. Joyce Gutierrez painted a Rosemary West design God Bless America on a USA wood cutout. Linda Kapp painted a treasure box with her own zentangle design. Hattie Ogle made a motion to adjourn the meeting and was seconded by Lois Eckert. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 6:53pm. Respectfully Submitted, Melissa Crowther 2017 PWP Secretary 18

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