Laurel Art Guild Highlights www. April 2018 April Member Meeting Program Montpelier Art Center April 9, 7:00 pm On April 9, 2018, Kathy Daywalt will demonstrate ways to make a start with YUPO; using the start to inspire; adding richness and texture to a composition with artistmade stamps and found objects to create patterns; using linear elements to tighten a composition and adding unexpected color notations. The advantages and disavantages of YUPO will be discussed. It promises to be an interesting evening. Ms. Daywalt is an accomplished artist with many years experience in a variety of mediums, including watercolor, gouache, watercolor crayons and pencils, linocut prints and oil. Most recently she has been studying the effects of watercolor on YUPO, a synthetic material. Her interest in figures and pattern is evident in these recent works. Here her experience with linocut and artist made stamps has helped her create richly textured, patterned paintings. Kathy says: I find figures to be continually interesting and beautiful. Bold color thrills me subtle color and nuance draw me in to see what is there. I enjoy the give and take that water media provides...sometimes, I tell them what to do but sometimes, they tell me. Kathy s work is held in private collections from New York to California. Her work has been included in numerous juried exhibitions; most recently LAG s 49th Open where her painting The Favored One was awarded First Place. Please see her website, www. KathyDaywalt.com, for more details. Patchwork Haven Day Dreams I Love You, But I Jest 1
49th LAG Open Congratulations to the Winners of the 49th Juried Open! 1st - The Favored One by Kathy Daywalt 2nd - Hesitant by Karash Payne 3rd - Time Travel by Sally Davies Honorable Mentions to Schizoid Paradigm by Perry Douros View from Above by Roxana Sinex Tuesday Morning by John Cholod The Exhibition runs through March 31. Stop in at Montpelier Arts Center to see these and 54 more outstanding works by local artists! Lois Ward-Wolford Juror) with 1st Place Award winner Kathy Daywalt L to R: Melissa Price (LAG VP), Sonya Kitchens (Dir MAC), and Lois Ward-Wolford (Juror) 3rd Place - Time Travel by Sally Davies HM: Roxana Sinex HM: Perry Douros 2 HM: John Cholod
Member News Anne Harter has moved to 3210 Powder Mill Rd., Adelphi, MD 20783 and has a new phone number is 240-965-0103. Anne welcomes phone calls and visitors. Carol Leo will have paintings on display and for sale at the Sips at C Street Café until March 31. The address is 24 C Street, Laurel MD. April Rimpo is very excited to announce her painting The Orator was selected for the Missouri Watercolor Society s 2018 International Exhibition. It will be held in Quingdao, China during June and July. During April she has a triptych, Worth the Price?, on exhbiti at Pocono Arts Council s ARTSPACE Gallery as part of the Earth Speaks IV Exhibition. During May April s painting, Percussion: A Serious Business, is in the 41st Southern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition at ArtCenter Manatee in Bradenton, Florida. Plein Air and Indoor Painting Events Our February paint-in from a live model on Saturday, February 24, was a very productive event as 13 LAG artist met in the Carriage House and drew and painted for three hours. Our model was highly skilled and everyone marveled at her ability to stay still and to return to the same position after each break. We started with four five-minute gesture drawings and then advanced on to the main pose, which she held for two and a half hours (with breaks). Comments included this was the first time I have done this since college, very enjoyable experience, we will have to do this again. At the end of the session participants lined up their works on the table and there was a gasp of admiration as we observed the paintings that had been accomplished. The model 3 photographed the array of paintings and was very pleased with the experience. Thanks to all who participated, and we will have another live model session later this year. See the schedule below for plein air opportunities with the Potomac Watercolorist group. Our next paint our opportunity as LAG will be in April, probably at the Herbs, Teas, and Arts Festival. Wednesday, April 11 - Nat l Arboretum Azaleas, DC Tuesday, May 22 - Bishop s Garden - Nat l Cathedral, DC Thursday, June 7 or Saturday, June 9 - Belle Haven Park & Marina, VA Thursday, June 21 - Kenilworth Gardens, MD Monday, July 9 - Wilson House, DC August - date to be confirmed - Lake Accotink Park, VA (Park also has a boat ride around the lake!) Saturday, October 6 - C&O Canal, MD - Great Falls Saturday, October 20 - Patuxent Wildlife Center, Laurel Movie - Cézanne: Portraits of a Life The Old Greenbelt Theatre in historic Greenbelt is showing CEZANNE: PORTRAITS OF A LIFE at 8 pm on Sunday, March 25. If anyone would like to meet up and see it with me, email me, Sally. sallyjkdavies@hotmail.com Trailer for the film: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=p4l_0pumeb8 http://greenbelttheatre.org/home/spring- 2018-stage-on-screen-series/ 2nd showing: Monday, Mar 26, 1PM.
Floral Gesture Workshop on March 31 We are happy to report the Jackie Saunders workshop is full, and we have two people on the wait list. Saturday, March 31, 2018, from 10 am through 4 pm at Riderwood Village, 3110 Gracefield Rd, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904 Learn about our next workshop on page 5. Exhibitions by Diane Shipley June 1-30 Patuxent Research Center National Wildlife Visitor Center, Laurel, MD. I will need approximately 30 pieces. Our display area will be six 6 x 6 panels. Paintings should be of wildlife, nature, and/or environmental conservation issues. No domestic animals. Guidelines are attached to the Entry Form on pages 7 and 8. Please follow them closely. July 2 August 15 - The Howard County Conservatory, Woodstock, MD. You may submit the same paintings that were displayed at Patuxent and we also will need many more nature-themed paintings, i.e., landscapes, animals, etc. We will need at least 60 paintings, possibly more depending on size. LAG Online Exhibits by John Cholod The latest LAG Online Exhibit theme is Melody. As always, you can post your own image to this exhibit (one per member) or you can send a jpg to me and I will post it for you. To login to the online gallery go to http:///olexhibit/ main.php the username and password follows the algorithm described in the Online Exhibit instructions. If you have forgotten or lost your copy, I can send the instructions to you - just ask for them. I look forward to seeing everyone s images. The more the merrier, so if you have never provided an image, please consider doing so. You can also provide images for the other three exhibits: Fire, Air and Earth. You must use a separate login for each exhibit so the image ends up in the right exhibit. If you send me images, please be sure to also provide the title, medium and size. Optionally, you can also provide price, and contact information, but based on what we learned from Kathryn Goldman, the Copyright Office will consider this a published work (made available for sale) and must be handled as such. October 18 December 15, 2018 Slayton House Gallery. It is a large space and we will again need lots of paintings. Please remember that I need help with hanging all shows. You don t have to be in the show to help out. All help is greatly appreciated. 4
LAUREL ART GUILD HISTORY QUESTIONAIRE I would very much appreciate our current member s input so I am asking once again if you would kindly complete this questionnaire and return it to me tonight or at our next meeting. If you need more writing space use the back of this form. I am looking forward to reading your stories. Best, Leigh Marget, Historian 1) Name: Date joined LAG: E-mail address: 2) Describe your art work: Is it abstract?/realistic? What subject matter inspires you? 3) How has LAG given back to the community? Is there a project you would like to see us do in the future? 4) Tell a story: What is your fondest memory from your time with LAG? If you are a new member tell us about an experience in your life as an artist that you d like to share. We d like at least one good story from everyone. If you have more even better!!!! 5
Stamps, Stencils, & Canvas: Workshop with Jan Rowland Saturday, June 2 (10-4pm) at Montpellier Arts Center $30 LAG members ($40, non-lag members) Maximum 12 participants. Payment is required to reserve a place in the workshop. No refunds after May 5. Supply list will be emailed to participants. A workshop of new ideas, new techniques and spontaneous discoveries! Stretch your creativity using gel plates and glass sheets with many layers of paint and textures. In the morning, we ll create textured papers and participants are requested to bring along texture producing objects, for example, stamps, stencils, lego sheets, netting, lace fabric, bubble wrap, leaves etc. Using many layers of paint you will create fun printed sheets of implied textures with an easy interactive process. Each printed paper will be as unique as the small painting that will be produced in the afternoon. It is up to your imagination! Mistakes are never made as it is all part of the creative process. Paper and card will be provided. To see some of her paintings visit - www.janrowland.wixsite.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Instructor: Jan Rowland is a former High School art teacher of twenty years. Her first love in art was for ceramics where textures could be created. However with time her passion turned to canvas and she found using texturized papers with harmonizing color combinations a stimulating start to innovative work. Another twenty years of experimentation with papers and paint techniques on furniture and canvas have led to a greater interest in textures - implied or real. Degree in Art Education 1970-73, Associate Diploma in Visual Arts. 1985-86 Additional questions, contact Sally Davies at: sallyjkdavies@hotmail.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entry Form (Detach and return with payment to address shown at bottom of form.) Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 10 am - 4 pm Montpellier Arts Center Cost is $30 for LAG members ($40 for non-lag members.) Maximum 12 participants. Payment is required to reserve a place in the workshop. No refunds after May 5. Supply list will be emailed to participants. When your check is received, an email will be sent to confirm your reservation and provide the materials list. Name of Participant: Contact phone number(s): email address: Send checks made out to Laurel Art Guild to: Sally Davies 157 Research Road Greenbelt, Maryland, 20770 6
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708 Exhibit Dates: June 1-30, 2018 Deadline to Enter: Friday, May 18 Drop off: Pick up: Friday, June 1-11:00 am 12:00 pm Saturday, June 30, 11:00 am 12:00 pm Specifications: All art work should be should feature wildlife, nature to increase public awareness of wildlife conservation and environmental issues, including endangered species. Guidelines are attached. Please limit the size of your pieces to a maximum of 30 in any direction. If matting and framing is needed on your art work, please be sure it is clean and the frame is in excellent condition and securely wired. No saw-tooth hangers. A frame is not needed if the sides of the canvas are finished. Art work must be appropriate for all ages. Paintings must be labeled with artist information on back (name, title, size, medium, and price). Up to three (3) pieces per artist will be accepted in order of receipt. I may increase that number if I find more are needed. The gallery does not handle sales, therefore no commission but a donation would be appreciated. All sales will be made individually. The gallery does not cover the art work with insurance. It is the artist s responsibility to pay sales tax. Send one $5.00 check (hanging fee) made payable to LAG, along with this signed form to: Exhibition Agreement Diane Shipley 3600 Dunnington Road Beltsville, MD 20705 I acknowledge that in the event of damage, loss, injury, or theft, neither the Laurel Art Guild, nor its officers, volunteers, nor any receiving agent or gallery will be held responsible. Insurance, if desired for exhibition, is the responsibility of the individual artist. LAG will not be responsible for any artwork not picked up at the designated time. Name: Phone: E-mail: Title: Medium: Price: Size: Title: Medium: Price: Size: Title: Medium: Price: Size: Signature: Date: List your medium as: A=acrylic, C=color pencil, K=casein, G=graphite, O=oil, Pa=pastel, Ph=photography, M=mixed media, S=scratchboard, W=watercolor
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2016-17 Executive Board President Vice President Secretary Treasurer/ Membership/ Scholarship NEEDED president@ Melissa Price 301-464-1261 lagopen@ Peggy Benedict 240-965-6776 secretary@ Exhibits Webmaster Workshops Plein Air Diane Shipley 301-586-0705 exhibits@ MAC Liaison Marleen Cunningham 301-776-7084 John Cholod 301-755-7879 webmaster@ Laurel Arts District Liaison Ada Ghuman 301-490-8003 Sally Davies 301-441-1645 sallyjkdavies@ hotmail.com Historian Leigh Marget 301-395-2715 Mary Ellen Simon 301-776-6721 treasurer@ or membership@ Carol Leo 301-423-6466 paintoutdoors@ Program Speaker Coordinator Mary Ellen Gordon 301-509-8290 Adaspace@gmail. lilyzmd@gmail.com maryellengordon17@gmail.com tedmar1@msn.com com Publicity LAG Open Festival Activities Newsletter Editor Barb Mertens Melissa Price?HELP NEEDED? barb.mertens@ 301-464-1261 gmail.com lagopen@ April Rimpo 443-766-0148 newsletters@ Items with? are in need of a Volunteer 9
Newsletter Input Due the 10th of the Month Please provide items you would like to have included, as space allows. Any work in a show? Pictures welcome to brighten our newsletter! Recent sales? Your upcoming exhibits? Calls for artists that you know about and others should know. Suggestions for Plein Air location? Laurel Art Guild Highlights Montpelier Arts Center 9652 Muirkirk Rd. Laurel, MD 20708 10