JANUARY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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1 JANUARY ANNOUNCEMENTS President s Message Happy New Year to all SRAL members! I wish you all an artful, healthy and exciting I hope that the Santa Rita Art League will be a part of helping you find creativity and joy in your creative endeavors this year. The 2019 SRAL Board is starting their term. I am starting my second year as President, the VP position is vacant for now, Arlene Szypulski is 2 nd VP, Susan Ettl is the Treasurer and Leslie Berry is our Secretary. A special thanks to each of them and all the other volunteers for their willingness to keep our wonderful club a vibrant club! GVR has designated funds for our club to receive some of this year s requested items. GVR rarely gives us everything we ask for, but we are always happy for their financial help. This year we will be getting a new video camera for our monthly demos in the De Anza room. We are also receiving a new computer projector in the SRAL studio to be used by Mini Workshop Instructors and Special Interest Groups. Our busy show season is underway. Please read all requirements for each show. The Criteria of Art should be reviewed so you are aware of what is expected of you and your art. Each artist is responsible for reading and abiding to all criteria including dates of shows, times of delivery and pick-up, hanging requirements, etc. Please contact the Show Chairperson for questions and clarifications. Best wishes in the New Year and may the year be filled with many painting days, Nancy Wesorick 2019 President

2 Barbara Borgwardt Is the Feature Artist for Our First Meeting of the New Year. January 10, 2019 Originally from Milwaukee Wisconsin, Barbara was a professional fashion illustrator and an instructor of fashion illustration and design at a private women s college for over twenty-five years. Since she has moved to Arizona she continues her transparent watercolor painting, exhibiting, and teaching. In 2015 Barbara received an award at the National Watercolor Society s 95 th International Exhibit. This piece was also selected for the National Watercolor Society traveling exhibit. Barbara has won many other awards, including the MASTERMEED AWARD, 2008, 2011, 2012 at the Tubac Center of the Arts. As a fashion illustrator she has had her artwork published in Milwaukee magazines and newspapers with clients such as Harley Davidson and Florence Eiseman. Borgwardt is also a self-publisher, author, and illustrator of the No Milk Cookbook. You can view her work at ANNOUNCEMENTS! 1 st VP In the absence of the President, the First Vice-President shall perform all duties of the President; act as hostess/host for The League at regular meetings and special functions, and cooperate with the hospitality chair; count members present to determine if there is a quorum; select and chair the Nominating Committee; be responsible for GVR facility reservations; and perform other duties as may be assigned by the President. The First

3 Vice President agrees to serve as President of The League in the year immediately following his or her term as First Vice President. Mentors: Nancy Wesorick, any past SRAL president Open Shows In the past we have had an Abstract Show in November. We need someone to be Show Chair. This show can have a reception or not (it is up to the show chair). Duties would include finding people to help you with collecting entry forms and making a database, check in and hanging of paintings, reception if desired and take down of show. Mentors: Rich and Altie Metcalf, Nancy Wesorick, Susan Ettl Annual Member s Show We need a chairperson/s for this show in May Sub-chairs/workers needed are Publicity, Check-in, Art hanging, Turn-in day, Bio Book, Reception, People s Choice Award. Mentors: Nancy Wesorick, Susan Ettl Please contact a Board member or the Mentors if you have interest or questions about specific duties. We have written job descriptions for many of these positions and the mentors will be happy to guide you. We cannot have art exhibitions/shows without your help!!! Locker & Slot Rentals A reminder that renewals for locker and slot rentals are due by the January general meeting. You may pay at the Jan. meeting, or fill out an application and leave it with your fees in the studio. If you are vacating your locker or slot, or wish to find out about availability please contact Val St.Marie at SRART LEAGUE WORKSHOPS Workshop: Beginning Acrylic Painting Part 2 Description: In this follow-up workshop you build on skills learned in BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTING PART 1 and paint your choice of subject. Continue to learn about mixing colors, values, and balance. This class is not designed for experienced acrylic artists. Date: Thursday, 17 January 2019 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: Main Studio Instructor: Arlene Walsh

4 Last Date to sign up: Monday, 14 January 2019 Workshop: Loose n Juicy Creating an Abstract with Acrylics Description: Still trying to conquer our fear of letting go with brush in hand. This workshop will help you forget to be uptight and play joyfully with the acrylic medium. Date: Thursday, 17 January 2019 Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Where: Main Studio Instructor: Bonnie Nelson Last Date to sign up: Monday, 14 January 2019 Workshop: Doodling What Fun Description: Use lines and patterns to develop a design of rhythm, patterns, shapes and colors. Your design style will evolve as your personality appears right on the paper. It will be a fun and creative challenge and will open your thoughts to new avenues of expression! Date: Thursday, 7 February 2019 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: Main Studio Instructor: Marlene Stephenson Last Date to sign up: Tuesday, 5 February 2019 SRAL CURRENT SHOWS Canoa Hills Social Center The Sky Island Painters The Sky Island Painters, all SRAL members, are exhibiting their most recent works at the Canoa Hills Social Center through Jan 31. The artists are: Francie & Fred Ginocchio, Cindy Haase, Linda Long, Jean Makela, Nanci Sheppard, Linda Sparks, Nancy Wesorick, and Sharon Wirth. The show includes oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, & mixed media pieces. This is a fantastic show -- bring your friends. "Waiting for the Sun, Tucson" by Fred Ginocchio "Four Letter Words" by Cindy Haase

5 "In the Pink" by Nanci Sheppard "Puppy Love" by Sharon Wirth Canoa Hills Permanent Show Display your art at the Canoa Hills Rec Center - Palo Verde Auditorium. The new show goes up January 12 th and will hang until April 13th. Hang something new or something that needs a second look. The show is open to all members and paintings can be any size, media and style, framed unless gallery wrapped. The walls easily hold 3x3 abstracts to small 8x10s. There is no theme and it is not juried. Please follow the SRART guidelines for framing, hanging, and use of glass (please no glass over 16x20). Send an - to Deanna Brooks: deannab@srart.org by December 28th or call with the following information: (1)Your Name and GVR number (2)Painting title/s and Medium used (3)Outside dimensions (including frame) (4)Phone number and address for the display cards

6 Desert Hills Permanent Show The Desert Hills Permanent Show is changing out on January 5 th. Those of you that have paintings there now need to pick them up at 1:45pm on January 5, Please do not forget!! Delivery of new paintings is at 2:00pm. Thanks for your help and send us your paintings! Nancy Wesorick and Linda Sparks. Posada Java Exhibition Linda Sparks and Nancy Wesorick have an exhibition of their art at Posada Java Coffee Shop January thru February. Linda is a studio painter who does detailed pastels of cowboys and animals. Nancy paints plein air using oil or pastel and also does studio works in both mediums. Please stop by and take a look at two of the many SRAL members art.

7 West Center MASTER'S SHOW The Masters Show is up and running at The West Social Center. Paintings from museums from around the world, painted before 1940, were reproduced by 30 SRAL members. The show is open every day through January 31. The hanging committee found it difficult to put the show up because so many folks visiting the center were interested in the fine art -- several wanted to know how to join the Art League. Comments from those viewing included, "It is a wonder that we have so many professional artists living here." and "This show looks like you are visiting a major, fine arts museum." There will be a reception to meet the artists on Friday, Jan 11 from 4:30 to 6pm AT THE West Center and everyone is invited. Andre Derain's Woman in a Chemise by Jean Hanson, Andre Derain's Charing Cross Bridge by Altie Metcalf, Raoul Dufy's Yacht with Flags at LeHavre by Cheryl Jackson Schaeffer

8 SweetArt Gala Fundraiser Continental School Foundation is having their annual SweetArt Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, February 9, at CPAC. Continental School is our only public K-8 school in Green Valley. Please consider donating a painting for the silent auction that evening. All proceeds from the silent auction go to the Continental School Foundation, which supports the teachers and the school with supplies and field trips that the regular budget does not provide. These funds also help provide Art related activities. To donate a painting or two, simply leave your donated paintings on the small black cart in Room A. Please drop off your painting no later than noon on Tuesday, Feb 5. Follow the directions on the sign on the wall above the cart. For questions, please contact Joyce Cox at or joycekcox@cox.net. Thank you for your support, on behalf of the Continental School Foundation.

9 "Collage/Mixed Media Celebration" CPAC ART SHOW 2O19 JANUARY 4 TH TO 31 TH CPAC is pleased to announce a visual art exhibition: Collage/Mixed Media Celebration. Artists will be asked to submit their best collage and/or mixed media artwork (representational and/or non-representational) to celebrate the diversity of these mediums. Arizona artists are invited to participate in this juried exhibition at CPAC. Each artist can submit up to three pieces. The entry fee is $30. All artwork must be for sale. CPAC will retain 25% of the sale & handle the paper work. Please remember this as you price your work on your entry form. Artist agree to pay CPAC their 25% commission on any work displayed during the exhibit that is sold within 30 days after take-down of the show. Prizes: First Place - $200, Second Place - $150, Third Place - $100 Juror/Judge: Francheskaa has been working as a professional artist since 2002 after retiring from teaching art for the California and Nevada Public School Systems. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California, San Jose, CA and her Secondary Teaching Certificate from San Francisco State University, CA. She also has a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Francheskaa is a signature member of Southern AZ Watercolor Guild, SAWG and Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona, CASA and Southern Arizona Art Guild, SAAG. She has been teaching and exhibiting abstract paintings for 15 years. She View works by Francheskaa at Click here for more info Workshops More Information Available at: ABSTRACT PAINTING Instructor: Francheskaa Dates: January 17 th and 18 th Fee: $245 Early Bird Special $220 if paid in full by December 18, 2018 Booklet Fee: $5 Layering Pastels - Warm and Cool Instructor: Judy Wegenast Dates: January 22 nd, 23 rd, and 24 th Fee: $220, Early Bird Special $200 if paid in full by December 23, 2018

10 Process Purpose Passion: Introduction to Abstract Painting with Oil & Cold Wax Instructor: James Edward Scherbarth Dates: January 29 th, 30 th, and 31 st Fee: $385, Early Bird Special $350 if paid in full by December 30, 2018 Beyond Process: Bringing Our Purpose & Passion to Abstract Painting with Oil & Cold Wax Instructor: James Edward Scherbarth Dates: February 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th Fee: $385, Early Bird Special $350 if paid in full by January 7, 2019 Painting the Soul in Watercolor, Animals and People Instructor: Michaelin Otis Dates: February 20th, 21st, and 22nd Fee: $375, Early Bird Special $335 if paid in full by January 21, 2019 Supply Fee: $10 The Best of Both: Mixed Media- Watercolor and Pastel Instructor: Tonja Sell Dates: March 18 th and 19 th Fee: $265, Early Bird Special $240 if paid in full by February 16, 2019 Supply Fee: $20 Bold Brush! Textural abstraction & acrylic application Instructor: Tonja Sell Dates: March 20 th and 21 st Fee: $265, Early Bird Special $240 if paid in full by February 18, 2019 Supply Fee: $20 Balancing Opposites: The Yin and Yang of Composition Instructor: Jane Davies Dates: April 29 th, 30 th, May 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd Fee: $610, Early Bird Special $550 if paid in full by February 25, 2019 Supply Fee: $ ON-GOING WEEKLY CLASSES More Information Availability at: Scratchboard/Watercolor: Combining Drawing with Painting

11 Instructor: Rick Wheeler Dates: Every Tuesday, January 8 to April 23, 2019 Time: 9 AM - 11:00 AM Fee: $40/2-hour Session Beginning-Intermediate Watercolor Instructor: Rick Wheeler Dates: Every Tuesday, January 8 to April 23, 2019 Time: 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM Fee: $40/2-hour Session Acrylic Landscape: a Painterly Approach Instructor: Rick Wheeler Dates: Every Tuesday, January 8 to April 23, 2019 Time: 2:00 AM - 4:00 PM Fee: $40/2-hour Session THE TUBAC SCHOOL OF FINE ART'S Schedule is now available. Check their website for more info - click here Check out the new weekly plein aire practice with Betsy Kimbrough an Jan Holland. For more info click here Tubac Center of the Arts Tubac Center of the Arts offers workshops in a variety of mediums and skill levels. There's something for everyone. Learn something new today! Register for a course with your credit card anytime, day or night. We are located in the historic artist community of Tubac, AZ, about 40 miles south of Tucson. We look forward to your visit.

12 Visit our website Juried Show Opportunity Tubac Chamber of Commerce is seeking applications from Southern Arizona Artists for a themed temporary art exhibit from Feb 3-May 2, 2019 at the Tucson International Airport! Opportunity to Publish Your Art This is a request for a SRAL volunteer. If you can or want to meet his criteria for drawings, please contact Nancy Wesorick at nawesorick@gmail.com I am looking for someone who could produce black and white images to be included in an anthology book of poetry for the Tucson Poetry Society. We need eight to ten prints for the book. Because the book is for the Tucson Poetry Society, we would like images that are iconic or representative of the Tucson area and Sonoran Desert. For example, a mission, A- Mountain, The Barrio, a Sabino or Madera Canyon landscape, an animal or plant found in the desert. To be sure there are many possibilities. Maybe you have a member that already has a portfolio containing some suitable images. Again, the image must be in black and white or can be successfully rendered into black and white. Thanks for your help, Steve Chaffee Tucson Poetry Society

13 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ABSTRACT BRIGGade The upcoming monthly meeting of the Abstract group will be on Friday, January 11, 2019 at 9:30 am in the SRAL Studio. Our get together is always open to all SRAL members even if they re just curious. Your winter visitors are also always invited! Come join us for the fun of looking over the art pieces that our members are working on (maybe the Briggs?) Bring something along to share (there is no special challenge for this month) and we will learn from each others! Also, Bonnie Nelson will demo her abstract painting style using a squeegee tool. Nan Lux, Chair COLLAGE MIXED MEDIA The Collage Mixed Media Group meets on the First and Third Wednesdays of every month in the Main Studio unless there is a class being presented and we then meet in Studio A.

14 DESERT DOODLERS The Desert Doodler Group provides a venue for anyone interested in challenging their creative spirit through doodling: repetitive, meditative lines and patterns. We share doodling ideas, techniques and materials information and provide encouragement and support in a relaxed, social environment. The group meets most Wednesdays from 1:00 to 3:00 in the studio. Contact Pat Chaloux ( ) for more information. FIGURE DRAWING The Figure Drawing group is in full swing. We hire models, sometimes nude, to pose for us in the studio. We meet the first Saturday of each month through May. Any medium, any level are welcome. We charge $5 for each artist for the session to help pay for the model. We meet 9am to noon. Please consider joining us. It is a fantastic way to learn and a terrific value. Hope to see you there. Any questions about this program please contact Nanci Sheppard at nancis@srart.org or (541) OIL PAINTERS of the ART LEAGUE There will be no OPAL meetings during December. OPAL holds art sessions on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays from October to April, 9am to noon, in the SRAL main studio. There is no cost to participants all instructors volunteer their time to help the artists. The group is open to all Art League members interested in pursuing their love of creating fine art with oil paints. New this season will be OPAL s first, Fine Art Extravaganza, which will be held at the Desert Hills Social Center during the month of February. Artists plan to show their finest works for all to enjoy. Any member who wants to learn more about oil painting is certainly welcome to attend the sessions we would love to have you. For more information about the OPAL group go to Opal. PASTEL GROUP The SRAL Pastel Group meets on the first and third Monday of each month in the main studio from 9 am - 12 pm. One of the lesser known mediums but one of the most vibrant, versatile, forgiving and proven to stand up to the test of time, soft pastels have become my favorite, as it was with some great old masters - Degas, Monet and Renoir to name a few. Our members meet to support each other, to work independently, to share their knowledge, tips and techniques and to make friends. Come join us and discover the great properties this medium has to offer. The following website does a fabulous job of introducing soft pastels - PLEIN AIR

15 We are up and running with the Plein Air Painters. We meet Thursday mornings...any medium, any level, to paint scenes all over Southern Arizona. We have a great schedule on our website under Groups/Plein Air. We also post the monthly schedule in the studio. We hope to see more artists join us, even if you have never painted plein air before. Anyone can enjoy new places and the outdoors because we have so much fun. We often have lunch after the session and provide carpools at the meet point. Any questions about this program please contact Nanci Sheppard at nancis@srart.org or (541) PORTRAIT The Portrait Group which meets every Tuesday from one to three is looking for volunteer models. We have a very comfortable chair and music. Promise it s interesting to see the various artists work. PRINT GUILD The Printmakers Guild will meet on Thursday January 24 at 9:30 AM in Room A, SRAL Studio. This month our topic is Something NEW to go with the New Year. Joyce Fearnside will get us started. Bring an idea (new technique, new material whatever you might think of), and we will go from there. Everyone is encouraged to work on art for our SRAL Print Show at Desert Hills, March All are welcome. WATERCOLOR The SRAL Watercolor Group meets on Fridays from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. Sharon Irish and Brian Bauman will continue to open the facilities for the SRAL Watercolor Group in the absence of Vera Anderson this summer and fall. This is an informal group where individuals develop and paint their own watercolor pictures. We do not critique, but if you come to a place where you want some input there is always someone to ask. We welcome beginners as well as those who have painted for years. The SRAL Library also has many books on Watercolor for your reference. Bring your name tag, paints and join us! What we do JOYCE S CORNER Our SRAL mission is to promote... awareness, appreciation and development of talent for all two dimensional fine art forms. Promoting... SANTA RITA ART LEAGUE 2019 January through the next few months is traditionally the beginning of the busiest time of year for us. Because there are so many members here during this time there are more opportunities to enliven your creative life. Our members are very generous to share their talents.

16 It seems to me there are at least four good ways to find something of interest to you. # one is to simply go to the Studio. There will most likely be someone painting or a group meeting. Explore, talk to people, ask questions, observe the group. You are always welcome there! # two is to check the website Almost everything you might want to know is available on this very user friendly site. # three is to watch for and read the E-blast that is ed to members two times each month to keep you up with the latest news about us. # four is to come to the General Meetings at 1 pm each month in the Anza Room of the Santa Rita Springs Social Center for a monthly program presented by outstanding and talented artists just for us. You will also find a place to exhibit and see the latest pieces of work. Refreshments are served and not to forget, the nicest and most interesting membership anywhere to meet. Joyce