CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 NOVEMBER 2016: THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA VOLUME 5 / ISSUE 11

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1 1111 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 CPPG Pencil points NOVEMBER 2016: THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA VOLUME 5 / ISSUE 11 Message from the President by Amy Ottilige Awesome! Over 250 people visited the Rohan Fine Art Sale/Show on November 12, and many were amazed and very interested in the colored pencil paintings. Congratulations to the co-chairs Linda Carpenter and Lydia Busch for helping to make our presence known in the southern area of The Villages. Thank you to the greeters, monitors, and artists for participating in making this show successful. Our December meeting will be our Holiday Party. Please don t forget to bring your favorite dish (4-6 people) and a roll of quarters. There will be a cup next to each dish for you to drop a quarter or more. At the end, the member whose cup has the most quarters will win a surprise gift. All the money collected will be donated to the Food Pantry. Also, don t forget your creative holiday cards. The cards will be taken to patients at The Villages Hospital. Let s work together and bring a smile to all the people who need assistance and those who need cheer over the holidays. Please don t forget all those people who took the Cynthia Knox workshop; remember to bring in your picture for the December meeting. During this past year so much has happened not only in my personal life but also with the CPPG organization. Thank you to all members who have supported me and continue to work and support the CPPG organization. Sending you warm wishes filled with love and affection. Have a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year! Amy

2 for number of ti mes to offer this progra m. Me mbers liked re ceiving two di ffere nt critique s, and we re ceived a sugge stion to better manage the r otation of the critiquers. Given thi s fee dba ck, we will again offer Round Table Critiques in April 201 7, so be sure to bring your pai ntings for helpful feedback CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 2 Dolores Paré s table shines. The Guild s First Annual Fall Festival Fine Art Sale and Show was held on November 12, 2016, at Rohan Regional Recreation Center. The Festival featured 14 artists who displayed and/or sold their work, and several other services and activities were on display. Jan Jones represented the Guild at the membership table where she shared information about CPPG with guests at the show; Pam Young and Dorée Voychick represented the Lifelong Learning College and its colored pencil classes; Barb Perron shared information about the SEYA instructional program and offered some guests the chance to use colored pencils; and Victoria Peterson spent the day working on a painting so visitors were able to see some of the process. The Festival also offered visitors the opportunity to view demonstrations on DVD. Jane Routte managed the technology and reported more than 20 viewers at some of the demos. Eleven members served as Greeters and Monitors. Thanks to Carol Brady, Suzanne Carroll, Bob Dumas, Diane Dumas, Angie Fox, Doreen Lowther, Ellen Miller, Jill Miller, Amy Ottilige, Marge Phillips, and Susan Watson for welcoming visitors and giving exhibiting artists breaks from their display tables. Organizers of the Guild s first Fall Festival Fine Art Sale and Show called the event a success. More than 250 people came to the show and at least 15 people inquired about membership; although no one sold a lot, everyone sold something. The sale and show met the goal of introducing colored pencil painting at the southern end of The Villages. Greeters give guests a warm welcome. Jan Jones signs up new members. Pam Young and Dorée Voychick present LLC offerings. Barb Perron displays SEYA s activities. Joy and Dave Martin share artwork. Dawn Mastrodonato explains art to a visitor. Linda Carpenter displayed her art. Jean Martin s table helped the Humane Society. Cheryl Gates displays her cards and prints.

3 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 3 Jackie Ullrich s display includes award-winning art. Marsha McGill shares her work at the Festival. Sue Franz s art was very popular with the Fall Festival guests. Kathy Enos offered many beautiful pieces to the visitors. Bea Dale and Linda Bambas shared a table of artwork. Jeanette Robinson displayed a wide variety of colored pencil work. Visitors watched demos from past Jubilees, and everyone was treated to live colored pencil art by Victoria Peterson.

4 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 4 A beautiful fall centerpiece set the mood. The November meeting brought the members up-to-date on the Scholarship Committee, how to effectively use the CPPG website at upcoming bus trips and other topics important to our organization. Please remember that the website is updated constantly, and will provide members with important updates, forms for shows, membership information and calendar. Below: Dolores Paré was recognized for her birthday; Renée Conboy informed us about the website; Diane Dumas held the bus trip vote.

5 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 5 Member contributions to the Christian Pantry Food Bank are looked after by Nancy Bortone, Dotty Anderson, and Bea Dale. Bea Dale stands behind the Veterans Day centerpiece. The Scholarship Committee updated members on its progress. Linda Carpenter (left), Jackie Ullrich (center), Jane Routte (right). Barb Perron was absent. Membership Matters The Membership Committee wishes to extend a warm welcome to our newest member, Diana Fendley, who joined our Guild at the November monthly meeting, and to our seasonal members. We want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are looking forward to seeing you at our December Holiday Party. Renée Conboy, Membership Co-Chair Maureen Sullivan, Membership Co-Chair renee3088@embarqmail.com maureensc93@gmail.com

6 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 6 Programs At our December Monthly Meeting we will celebrate the holidays in a big way! The Tasters Choice Chef competition will offer the chance to taste an array of holiday dishes and vote for our favorite. So bring quarters to vote proceeds will go to Lady Lake Christian Food Pantry. There s still time to let us know if you d like to bring a dish, and if so, what you ll bring. We ve extended the deadline so you have til December 5 to contact Linda Carpenter to let her know what you ll bring. And there s a surprise gift from CPPG for the winner! The Holiday Card Display will show members artwork on holiday cards which we will donate to The Villages Regional Hospital. Instructions are on the Guild s website for how to convert your paintings to greeting cards. Remember that cards must be with envelopes and in clear sleeves; you can sign them from the Guild your name is optional. The CPPG logo is also on the website: It s at the lower left corner and you can copy / paste it to your cards. A Cynthia Knox Painting Display will give the members who attended Cynthia s workshop in October a chance to show their finished pieces. Any member who has completed the little-girl-at-the-beach scene is invited to bring the painting to the meeting for others to view. And FYI: it doesn t need to be framed. Entertainment for the party will be provided by Betsy Starr. She will play holiday music while we taste and vote, socialize, and view cards and paintings. Members will also have the time to visit side tables: Lake Miona Judged Show registration Rohan Exhibits Gallery of Winners, Themed Open Exhibit, Spotlight Display registration Bus Trips registration Guild shirts and accessories And more! Then, while we count votes to determine the 2016 Tasters Choice Chef, Betsy will lead us in a holiday sing-along. January 11, 2017: Dennis Kaminski New Products Our first monthly Meeting of the new year on January 11 will feature Dennis Kaminski. Dennis will talk with us about new products that he learned about at a recent trade show.

7 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 7 Food Pantry Donations We will be collecting donations of non-perishable goods (including pet foods) for the Christian Food Pantry in Lady Lake. Bring your donations to the December monthly meeting. Delivery to the food pantry will be made in December. 5 th Annual Colored Pencil Painters Guild Spring Jubilee Show and Sale It is that time again to think about participating in the Spring Jubilee which will be held on March 18, 2017, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. at the Colony Cottage Recreation Center. Registration will be on January 11 at 8:30 a.m. and February 8 at 8:30 a.m. Both days are CPPG meeting dates. Members will register on a first-come basis. (You must have your Villages I.D.) Greeting Card Donations We are asking members to bring seasonal greeting cards that they have had made from their colored pencil work. Cards should be in plastic sleeves along with envelopes (but not IN envelopes. Dawn Mastrodonato (gramadawn403@aol.com; ) has plastic sleeves available, and instructions based on her presentation from last year are available on the Guild s website ( We are hoping members can donate at least six cards, and all those donated will be displayed on a side table at the December meeting. They ultimately will be presented to The Villages Regional Hospital for distribution to patients who are hospitalized over the holidays. You can sign your cards with your name and The Colored Pencil Painters Guild, if you wish. You can also have the Guild s logo printed on the back of your cards, if you bring the logo to Office Depot on a jump drive. The Guild s logo is available for downloading on the CPPG website. Last year we donated over 150 greeting cards to the hospital. We hope to do as well, or better this year as the patients appreciate the gesture. Additional detailed information will be forthcoming.

8 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 8 ROHAN EXHIBITS SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATIONS FOR JANUARY The Rohan Exhibits are really three displays, each occupying one wall in the Mulberry Grove Room at Rohan Recreation Center. The Gallery of Winners hangs on the north wall, while the Themed Open Exhibit occupies the east wall and the Spotlight Display the west wall. Paintings hanging in these three displays will change out on January 18, 2017, from 9:30 til 10:30 A.M. and will continue to hang until May 17, The Gallery of Winners displays colored pencil paintings that have won a ribbon in the past at a judged show. If you would like to hang a painting in this exhibit, send your registration form to Lydia Busch. The Themed Open Exhibit shows paintings that reflect the theme. The current theme is Reversal Painting, and any member who has completed a painting using the reversal technique is invited to submit her or his work for the Themed Open Exhibit. If you would like to hang a painting in this exhibit, send your registration form to Linda Carpenter. The Spotlight Display includes work completed in a Lifelong Learning College class that focused on the theme for the Open Exhibit. In the January May 2017 exhibit, the spotlight will be on the reversal painting class that Frank Zampardi taught from September 1 October 29, All CPPG members who took that class are invited to submit a painting for the Spotlight Display. If you would like to hang a painting in this exhibit, send your registration for to Linda Carpenter. Rules/guidelines and registration forms for the Rohan Exhibits are on the website. You ll find the rules/guidelines under shows (in the tabs across the top) and registration forms under forms (in the links at the left side of the page). If you download a form from the website, use the Open Exhibit form for both the Themed Open Exhibit and the Spotlight Display; and if you register for the Spotlight Display, please write spotlight on your form before sending it. Forms for the Rohan Exhibits will also be available at the December 14 and January 11 meetings. Judged Show Our next CPPG Judged Show is on January 22, 2017, and it will be a special one! In addition to the judged competition, we will have People's Choice Awards and a raffle of a beautiful painting! The registration form is being updated and will be on the website soon, as well as the tracking form. We will also have forms available at our December meeting for members unable to print their own. The rules and criteria for the Judged Show are also on the CPPG website. We look forward to wonderful paintings and a great show! See Ellen or Jackie for any questions. Ellen Miller and Jackie Ullrich, Co-chairs For All CPPG Members For personal use or for gift giving, suspense novels with a Western flair. 20% of all sales goes to CPPG's Charitable Giving. Each single book is $12.95 The Cooper Series (4 volumes) $42.95, a 17% discount over list price. Autographed for you. I will have them with me at the December meeting or you can call me at home (352) or to jacobsgrampy@msn.com Jim Meyer, Author & CPPG Member Suspense Novels with a Western Flair Book Signings - to be announced. My ebooks are available at: amazon.com/author/jim_meyer_western_auth or

9 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue 12 9 Two new bus trips have been added! Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park - February 23, 2017 (Thursday) 8:30 AM-3:30 PM (approx.) This is prime time for Manatee viewing! The park showcases Florida wildlife, including manatees, black bears, bobcats, whitetailed deer, American alligators, American Crocodiles and river otters. Be sure to bring your cameras! Enjoy a visit to the gift shop. The cost is $44 per person and includes bus, driver tip, admission, snack bag with a bottle of water and lunch at the park s Wildside Café. Lunch choices include hamburger, cheeseburger, hot dog, ham/cheese sandwich, turkey/cheese sandwich and veggie wrap and chips with a choice of water, Coke, Diet Coke, or Sprite. Lunch choices will be made when you sign up. Payment deadline is January 11, Visit to learn more about the park. Bok Gardens - March 13, 2017 (Monday) 8:30 AM-4:30 PM (approx.) Enjoy the Bok in Bloom tour package. This tour features admission to the garden, one-hour docent-led walking tour of the gardens, and lunch from a pre-selected menu. Attend the 1:00 PM Singing Tower Carillon Concert. Visit the Tower and Garden Gift Shop. Pack up your camera gear for a photo excursion to one of Florida s most photographed sites! The pre-selected menu includes a choice of a tropical salad, a turkey and Swiss sandwich, and a vegetarian wrap. The tropical salad is a salad of mixed greens, strips of turkey, apples, mandarin oranges, gorgonzola cheese, sweetened pecans, strawberries with honey, with a lime dressing and a roll. The turkey and Swiss sandwich is deli sliced turkey with Swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato on multi-grain bread with fresh mixed fruit. The vegetarian wrap is Swiss and cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, green and red peppers, hummus, and green olives in a tomato-basil wrap served with chipotle ranch dressing and fresh mixed fruit. All selections include fresh baked cookie, coffee, iced tea, or soft drink and free refills. The cost is $55 per person and includes bus, driver tip, admission, snack bag with a bottle of water, and lunch. Lunch choices will be made when you sign up for the trip. Payment deadline is February 8, Visit to learn more about the gardens. Please sign up at the December meeting! Make checks payable to CPPG. We will need a separate check for each trip. Please feel free to invite others that would like to attend. Note we have 56 openings and need 45 attendees to hold each of these trips. For more information contact Diane Dumas at ddumas151@verizon.net or call Lifelong Learning College Scheduled Workshop Sorry. Due to the recent and unexpected closing of the Lifelong Learning College, the workshops have been cancelled. The LLC has reported that all money will be returned to students who had already paid for the workshop. All other classes have been cancelled at this point. We are all surprised and saddened by this disruption in the colored pencil art classes offered at the college.

10 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue Product Review: Prismacolor Colorless Blender Marker by Jan Jones Did you know that alcohol can be used as a blender for colored pencils? Well, it can, and one of the things I really like about it is that it doesn t change the color like odorless mineral spirits (OMS) or Turpenoid do. There is a choice for which method you use to apply the alcohol, but I think the most convenient is a marker. Prismacolor produces two styles of colorless alcohol blender markers. Each of them has double tips and a tiny end. Depending upon the style, you will also have either a chisel end or a brush end. I purchased the style that has the chisel end, but I would like to try the marker with the brush end, which I think I might prefer. DK s Dennis Kaminski did a comparison blending demo for me using four different blenders -- the Prismacolor Colorless Pencil Blender, Prismacolor Colorless Marker Blender, Gamblin Gamsol, and are you ready for this?? Kettle One Vodka. Yes, that s right, vodka. You can sip it, then dip a Q-tip in it and blend away. It works equally as well as the marker, but you might be a little more creative using the vodka method.. One of the downsides to my Prismacolor Marker Blender is that it requires the strength of Hercules to remove the cap. I ve said a few nasty words while attempting to get it off and think that Prismacolor really does need to redesign the cap to make it easier to remove. However, the one I have may be faulty because another one of our members has one that was not difficult for me to remove. A note of caution in using the marker: When you blend one color and then move to another, you have to remember to wipe the marker on a spare piece of paper first because color is retained on the tip and will dirty the new one. This is particularly undesirable when going from a dark to a light value. Bottom line: I really like the colorless blender marker for dark backgrounds and think you might find it worth a try. Here is a link to a helpful YouTube video that shows it in use: A Helpful Tip from Dorée As an artist making art work, I always like to extend my creativity when using art media. You can mix together any of your brand-name colored pencils: Prisma, Faber Castel, Caron d'ache, Derwent, Van Gogh, etc. You can also mix with your pencils, watercolor pencils and watercolor crayons. So if you use Prisma pencils and then add your solvent, you may want to add watercolor pencil work on top - that is ok! If you want to add water to the watercolor pencils on top of the solvent - that is ok, too! All of this depends on the "look " that you want for your painting. Try experimenting with layering and working with both watercolor pencils, water, Prisma pencils and solvent - together. Enjoy!

11 CPPG PENCIL POINTS VOLUME 5 Issue CPPG Calendar for 2016 Monthly meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. for social time with the business meeting and program beginning at 9:30 a.m. Meetings are on the second Wednesday of each month at La Hacienda Recreation Center. Planning meetings begin at 1:00 p.m. at La Hacienda Recreation Center. Lake Miona Workshops are on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. Laurel Manor Workshops are on the first and third Monday of each month at 9:00 a.m. Rohan Regional Recreation Center Workshops are on the third Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. December 2, 2016 December 14, 2016 December 21, 2016 December 28, 2016 January 2, 2017 January 6, 2017 January 11, 2017 January 18, 2017 January 21, 2017 January January January 25, 2017 February 3, 2017 February 8, 2017 February 22, 2017 March 3, 2017 March 8, 2017 March 17, 2017 March 18, 2017 March 22, 2017 DECEMBER Monthly Meeting-Holiday Gathering CPPG Workshop Rohan CPPG Calendar for 2017 JANUARY Take Down and Hanging - Laurel Manor Exhibit Monthly Meeting- Dennis Kaminiski, New products Take Down and Hanging - Rohan Rec. Ctr. - Exhibit/Gallery of Winners Winter Show Hanging at Lake Miona Judged Show Reception at Lake Miona Workshop TBA FEBRUARY Monthly Meeting Melissa Nece, CPSA MARCH Monthly Meeting Emerging Artist Exhibit; swap table Set-up for Spring Jubilee Fifth Annual Jubilee Show and Sale April 7, 2017 April 12, 2017 April 26, 2017 APRIL Monthly Meeting- Critiques of Work MAY May 1, 2017 Take Down Laurel Manor Exhibit May 3, 2017 May 10, 2017 ` Monthly Meeting Frank Zampardi Composition in Still Lifes May 17, 2017 Take Down and Hanging Rohan Rec. Center Exhibit/Gallery of Winners May 20, 2017 Spring Show Hanging at Lake Miona May 21, 2017 Judged Show Reception at Lake Miona May 26, 2017 June 2, 2017 June 7, 2017 June 21, 2017 JUNE Monthly Meeting- Ruth Paul, Animals on Suede