This Project is funded in part by the City of Richardson through the Richardson Arts Commission Volume 51 Issue 1 Sept. 19, 2017 6:30-8:45 PM Richardson Public Library Marie Renfro Pastel Collage Color and creativity best describe Marie Renfro s paintings in oil or acrylic. A very versatile artist, Marie enjoys using various media to express her emotional response to a subject. Her work has received numerous outstanding rewards and is included in major collections. She holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Texas Women s University in Denton, Texas and has studies in several European countries. Marie is a lifetime member of the Plano Art Association, a Signature member of the Southwestern Watercolor Society, the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies and Associated Creative Artists of Texas, and the Texas Visual Arts Association. She is also a member of the Dallas Museum of Art Celestial Wonder Acrylic Collage Celestial Wonder Acrylic Collage 1 Entrance Acrylic Collage
MAY DEMONSTRATION Janice Hamilton Pastel Landscape Janice began her demo by explaining some of the pastels she uses in her work. She likes Sennelier pastels even though they are expensive because they are very good. She uses some Rembrandt pastels, but they add black and white to lighten and darken their pastels, which chang-es their color, so she also uses several other brands to get the colors she needs. She uses water-based, not oil-based, pastels. Oil pastels are not accepted into pastel shows. She sometimes undercoats her work with water-color or acrylic, but warns against using too much because it will fill up the tooth of the paper. Janice uses sanded papers because they hold colors better. She sometimes uses colored papers and prefers neutral paper for portraits and dark papers for florals. She recommended a frame shop she uses called Frames Destination located at 13539 Method St., Dallas, TX 75243. You can order frames from their website at www.framedestination.com. Their phone number is 972-479-1188. She likes to doublemat her work and said that you can use glass or plexi for pastels, but must be careful not to rub the plexi because it builds up static electricity. Janice begins with a quick sketch and then uses charcoal to lay in the major shapes on the paper. Then she adds acrylic for the shapes and watercolor washes. To lift or distribute pastels on the paper, she uses a brush and a kneaded eraser (lightly tap, don t rub). She shared an anecdote about a time when she did a demo painting she wasn t very pleased with overall, but she did like one small section of it. She cut out and framed that section and then won a Grumbacher Gold Award for it. Janice s demo piece was a lovely landscape with trees in the background and water in the foreground. As she painted, she explained why she was using certain colors like darks to hold the painting together and lights to cause the viewer s eye to move around the painting. She humorously stated that she is not old and grumpy. Instead she is wise and discriminating. She also explained that she is not lazy, but is instead efficient in her painting techniques. Janice graciously donated three packages of her note cards to be raffled off at the meeting. During the break, members were reminded that it is time to renew their memberships for the coming year. They were also reminded to vote for painting of the month and to get a raffle ticket from Mickey Archer. 2
GETTING TO KNOW YOU Personal Art History of RCAS Members Everyone has a special personal art History, and we would be Pleased to feature your history In this column Contact Helene Levitan 972-519-0270 hdlevitan@gmail.com MEMBER SPOTLIGHT JANICE HAMILTON This fall she will be teaching Oil Classes, Pastel Classes and a one-day workshop on Perspective For Artists at the Artists Showplace Gallery. Janice won Merchants Award at the RCAS Regional and Honorable Mention at the IAC Annual Show. SPRING SHOW 2017 L. to R.: Jones C. McConnell, RCAS President, Michael Archer, 2017 Show Chair, Mark Solomon, Mayor Pro Tem, Place 2, Ann Hardy, Best of Show and Purchase Award Winner, Mayor Paul Voelker, Bob Dubey, Council Member, Place 1 and Marta Gòmez Frey, Place 5 3
MEETING DEMONSTRATIONS DATE ARTIST MEDIUM September 19 Marie Renfro Collage/Liquid Acrylic October 17 Cecy Turner Oil November 21 Pete Quaid Oil December - Party Benjamin Vincent Graphic Ink January 16 Soon Warren Watercolor February 20 George A. Jones Watercolor March 20 Guy Beals Wild Flower Collage April 17 Frank Sowells Acrylic May 15 Nel Dorn Byrd Watercolor RCAS Officers & Chairs 2017 2018 RCAS Shows & Chairpersons 2017 2018 President - Jonesy McConnell Membership Show - Susan Martin & Kathy Elliott - October 7 - November 4 Vice-President (Programs) - Debbie Langham Altrusa / RCAS World Peace Show - Beth Eschbach - November 7 - December 1 Membership and Yearbook Chairperson Rosalinda Trevino Stone Secretary - Denise Weeren Young Peoples Scholarship Show Debbie Langham & Co-Chair? Treasurer - Lari Howard Rosemary Cheney Show - Chair? Parliamentarian - Pat Fekete Regional Show - Mickey Archer & Juli Lewis April 30 - May 28 Sketchpad - Helene Levitan Spring Show - Patricia Fekete & Lari Howard March 24 - April 28 E-mail Blast & Facebook - Linda Clary Publicity -? Summer Show & Sale - Chair? July 14 - August 25 Graphic Designer - Jan Lorine Matthews Photographer -? Civic Center Display - Jonesy McConnell Videographer - Mickey Archer Huffhines Recreation Center - Mickey Archer Painting of the Month Chair - Denise Weeren Heights Recreation Center - Juli Lewis Show Data Collection/Archiving - Linda Clary Greeters/Nametags Marianne Phelps & Betty Anderson 4
May January PAINTING OF THE MONTH WINNERS 1. Muriel Mimura 2. Mickey Archer 3. Betty Anderson "Reflection-Puerto Rico" "Early Start" "Winter Chill" W/C W/C W/C Thanks to Asel Art and Artists Showplace for their continued support of the RCAS Painting of the Month competition. Please Support our Sponsors Beasley s Fine Art GICLEE PRINTS 214-741-1176 Artist s Showplace Spanish Village, SW Corner of Coit & Arapaho WWW.CANYONCREEKART.COM 5
Message from the President Jones C. McConnell, Jr. Hope everyone had a wonderful summer of painting, traveling, relaxing, or whatever you did! September is upon us whether we are ready or not. Debbie Langham has a great lineup of artists arranged for us for the coming season. As an all-volunteer organization, we are always looking for members -- new or longtime members -- to step up to help with the various Shows and committees. Many jobs are one-time short duration projects, and every Show will have more than one person working on it. So, if you've never had a chance to volunteer, please do. We currently need help with the Membership Show, the Rosemary Cheney Show and the Summer Show. If you have ever had a painting accepted into one of the RCAS shows, we kinda expect some personal participation as a volunteer. It's a great way to get to know other RCAS members. A big Thanks to my upcoming Board members, many of whom were Board members last season too. We expect a super 2017-2018 year for RCAS. JONESY Watch for the Email Blast which will be sent as-needed to notify the membership of upcoming events. Richardson Civic Art Society P.O. Box 831027 Richardson, TX 75083-1027 October Meeting Cecy Turner Oil Landscape 6