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SEPT/OCT 09 M E M B E R S H I P N E W S

VOL. 09/10-09

SAN DIEGOART INSTITUTESINCE 1941

Museum HoursTuesday - Saturday: 10am - 4pmSunday - Noon: 4pmClosed Monday

website: sandiego-art.org

Financial Support for the San Diego Art Institute (OSP 2008) is provided in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, QUALCOMM Incorpated, and the Chris and Lorraine Wolfe Fund.

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July 28, 2009

Dear Tim,I was so hoping circumstances would bring us together before this but this damn chemo thing limits my ability to mix—and for that I am sorry. Sooo there are thoughts I wanted to express and I’ll take this second method of contact.I brought to our first meeting in the office of SDAI just the knowledge of your mysterious functions there—but liking what I had seen with what you did for the presentations of the various shows. My background was engineering, successfully leading to my own business, retirement and finally having time for my beloved realistic humanistic art.We talked about our beloved Brooklyn and pasts for a while and I felt the “click.” As you know, I was in the midst of a tough battle with cancer and the chemo had made me physically weak. This is to explain why what followed was from me just sitting and observing after you said “Let’s go down and see what you’ve got.” You and my hired hand, Roberto, then spread the reliefs, bronzes and paintings on tables for you to inspect. You studied them, all while walking, and then started seeing concepts, colors, arrangements, statements and presentations all within your mind and started moving, changing tables, talking colors and even took the time to explain where you were coming from and why.I must stop here for diversion and try—just try—to explain why I sat there through all this—experiencing the most emotional experience of my life and could only give you a thumbs-up salute while tears rolled down my cheeks.The attached page [see “Inside and Outside the Box”] helps tell the story of working within the box from early educational experiences in Engineering School till we sat together there at SDAI. [Please take a moment to see page 8 before continuing.]

I had spent some time before our meeting at the site of my show, measuring the wall, space, etc., and went home and carefully, as an engineer should, laid out my suggestions from within the box. You, Tim, in just a few minutes from your vantage point #1, saw the box, my conceptions, the art, stories tried to be told, colors needed to highlight the show and switched into a mode beyond what I could possibly envision—all without a ruler!

When it was all roughed out, you had to leave and so did I, exhausted from chemo and this life experience. I goofed up by misunderstanding that we were to return the next day to help paint and set up and I let Roberto go. That next day you were not there but had returned the previous day to have colors picked, matched at the paint store and

I would like to strongly suggest, as Vice Chair of the SDAI Board of Directors, that you read the letter below from one of the current featured artists, Neil Greenstein. As is so often the case with any organization, more negative comments are received than positive. It’s an unfortunate human trait that we are more likely to put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard or phone keys, for the purpose of complaining than praising. Below is well deserved praise for the SDAI staff, particularly our President and CEO Tim Field, whose creative and other talents compelled Neil Greenstein to take the time to write this wonderful letter. Thank you, Neil, for your effort, and we wish you all the best with your current health challenges.

Claire Slattery,Vice Chair of the SDAI Board of Directors

PRESERVE OUR PLANET—SWITCH TO READING THE JOURNAL ONLINE AT WWW.SANDIEGO-ART.ORG... CALL KERSTIN ROBERS AT 619.236.0011 TO REQUEST THE REMOVAL OF YOUR NAME FROM THE MAILING LIST FOR THE HARD-COPY “JOURNAL.” Please take time to change to green for the Journal. You all are aware of the difficult economic times we are in and when you change to greening the Journal you also reduce overhead costs.

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SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTEMuseum of the Living Artist

House of Charm, Balboa Park, 1439 El PradoSan Diego, CA 92101-1617

(619) 236-0011 • Fax (619) 236-1974website: sandiego-art.org

email: admin@sandiego-art.org

San Diego Art DepartmentEducational Facility: 3830 Ray St.,

San Diego, CA 92104(619) 299-4278

email: info@sdartdept.comwebsite: www.sdad-sdai.org

Board of GovernorsBill Hawkins, Schuyler Hoffman, Susan Leonard

Ted Mintz, Ginger Wallace, Chris & Lorraine Wolfe

Board of DirectorsChair: Elaine Ellis

Vice Chair: Claire Slattery (past COVA Board Member)

Secretary: Jimmy Van NormanTreasurer: Ruth Hoffman

(Alpha Board of Directors)

Kathye KramerJean McKeeJoe Nalven

Larry Poteet (Attorney)

Educational & Outreach CommitteeAndrea Chamberlin

Bruce Groff

SDAI Advisory BoardVincent Andrunas

(Social Editor: Décor/ Style Magazine)

Elizabeth Basinet (Barrett Resource Group)

Liliana Garcia (Host / Univis)

Pamela HartwellGeorge Lofland (Founder/Art Dept.,Ray Street)

Debra A. Morse – AttorneyPeter B. Rutman (AdminEstate Corporation)

Vaughn Woods, CFP

Co-SponsorsCommission for Arts & Culture, City of San Diego

Friends of SDAI

San Diego Art Department/Ray StreetDirector – Andrea ChamberlinStudio Assistant – Alex Field

Studio Assistant – Jack Harmanian

Staff of SDAIPresident & CEO – Timothy J. Field

Executive Administrator – Kerstin RobersGallery Assistant/Public Relations – Marc Pickett

Graphic Designer/Production Coordinator - Jack WadePoet Program Coordinator – Michael Klam

PR & Development - Debora WellsEducational Programs – Andrea Chamberlin

Elene RamirezClerical /Accounting Assistant – Joanne MellClerical /Accounting Assistant – Paul Stolte

Journal StaffTim Field, Kerstin Robers, Jack Wade,

Deb Wells, Richard ChauDavis Photos – Richard Messenger, L. J. Sullivan,

Website DesignMichael Hanes, Roark Dority

Camey McGilvraySDAI Featured Artist: August 28 to October 4, 2009

“DECONSTRUCTING CHAOS”About the Artist

McGilvray uses wood and metal to create abstract, contemporary sculptures that tell a story or convey an emotion. The artwork is evocative rather than representational and relies on shape and placement of the component pieces, the shadows that are cast and the color and texture of the paint to convey the message to the viewer. In some works, such as Geometrica, the mood is created using components that are exclusively geometrical. In other works, such as Tropicana, the curving, earth-toned shapes are pure abstraction, but their placement and composition suggest the exotic and sultry atmosphere of the tropics.

Some of McGilvray’s most characteristic sculptures possess figurative associations; In Three Sisters, Sunbather and Lovers, the components are whimsical and abstract but the resulting illusions are gracefully anthropomorphic. Works such as Blue Moon, City, and Interior represent another genre of McGilvray’s sculpture, the architectural relief, perhaps her closest flirtation with a symbolic romanticism. These works often hark back to her past in New York City, where she studied at the Art Students’ League and the New School, and carry a hint of the age of Deco glamour.

Lastly, the piece that best exemplifies and provides the unifying theme for “Deconstructing Chaos” is Nude Descending a Staircase (Homage to Marcel Duchamp), which includes all of the characteristic features of McGilvray’s sculptures. Components of this piece are geometric, abstract and figurative and the setting is an architectural relief. The inspiration for McGilvray’s piece is Duchamp’s avant-guard painting Nude Descending a Staircase, which caused a sensation when it was first exhibited at the Armory Show in 1913 in New York City. One critic said it looked like “an explosion in a shingle factory.” While the figure is indeed shattered, the result is not chaotic. A pattern and order emerge that depict the descending, graceful movement of the figure. Likewise, McGilvray’s goal is to deconstruct the chaotic array of shapes and colors to create abstract, contemporary sculptures that tell a story or evoke an emotion. Her goal as an artist is to involve, amuse and excite the viewer.

Judy PikeSDAI Featured Artist: August 28 to October 4, 2009

“ORDINARY MOMENTS”Artist’s Statement:

Whatever the medium, the human form has always had a prominent place in my art. For this exhibition it is front and center. For the past three years my focus has been on recording contemporary life, albeit within the studio setting. My intention has been to draw the clothing, attitudes, activities, ethnic groups, age, class, rela-tionships, family we encounter every day that make up our community and our lives. Because of the informal settings and multiple sessions, conversations with the models (about half professional and half acquaintances or just people I asked to sit) were possible and an unexpected benefit was getting to know them more personally -- career aspirations, relationships, attitudes, pastimes and thoughts as well as their exterior form. Sometimes I have recorded these experiences on the drawings. Hopefully viewers will see these more intimate aspects of the individuals in the ORDINARY MOMENTS as well as the lines and shadings.

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Betty HockSDAI Featured Artist: October 9 to November 15, 2009

“Town and Country: Common Threads”Artist’s Statement:

I paint the uninhabited landscape but I also paint the busy city street. My intent is not to contrast or compare, but to express a love shared by both. Born and raised in Manhattan, and also an out-of-doors enthusiast, I find it quite natural to reference the crowded street as well as the open landscape in my art. Each provides an unending source of ideas and inspiration. I love nature’s contrasts — the dramatic sky against the quiet land, the bright color of trees against muted earth tones. I never tire of this visual stimulus. But I also love the fast-paced action of the big city. I embrace its energy. Although different in subject and feeling, forms in the landscape and figures in the city share another common thread — I use shape and color to create a subjective mood. In my landscapes, dark silhouettes and the rich colors of early evening provide the basis for my shape-making and color choices. My street scenes try to capture a single moment of yellow cabs and rushing pedestrians. In all my paintings, shapes become simplified and invented color is used for impact. Memory and imagination help fuel the painting process. I want to create a mood that the viewer can feel.

Betty received her BS Ed and MS Ed degrees from The City University of New York (CCNY). Her work has been accepted into many juried exhibitions and has won numerous awards. She is represented by Metro Galleries, Inc. in Bakersfield, CA.

Judith ParenioSDAI Featured Artist: October 9 to November 15, 2009

“Wax, Wood and Clay”Artist’s Statement:

Greek and Egyptian artists as far back as the 5th Century BC practiced the ancient painting method with molten beeswax, tree resin and sometimes pigment, called encaustic. For the past 6 years I have worked with this medium, experimenting with the myriad ways it can be used.

Having worked off and on for most of my adult life in clay sculpture, the texture and malleability of that material has had influences in how I produce my pieces, even in painting and printmaking. Always looking for new ways to use these mediums, I arrived at the knowledge that I could make a sculpture, glue it onto a wood surface (on which many encaustic artists work), draw and paint on the wood, and even transfer Xeroxes of images on top of the wax, to combine various mediums! The process is the thrilling part for me, and working at being a good technician was learned from my Dad when he let me help work with wood in his work area. (My jigsaw and I are good friends!) This show is the evolution of my experiments, which sometimes have messages about the demise of our natural world. I feel so fortunate to be able to do what I love and share it with you! Judith Parenio’s education was at UC Long Beach, Orange Coast College, Chouinard Art Institute, and Mesa Community College. Her work is a part of collections throughout the United States, Mexico, Australia and Europe. She has been an exhibiting member of SDAI off and on since the early 70’s.

Welcome SDAI New Members!Patricia A. NeuhoffWilliam Jeffrey PalmerJo and Milton CoulthurstDavid A. OmbrelloRobert D. LovellMohammad N. KarimiSergey I. GornushkinDrew FehlmanMark SlusserDebra L. FlanaganMark Brodie & Elinor MerlPatti and Coop CoopriderLinda NehmeReynaldo Fulgenico LubasDebra O’TooleTom HangerDan Allen

• Dan Adams Dan Adams – Eighteenth Annual Juried Exhibition Athenaeum Music and Arts Library Aug 1 to Sept 5, 5 paintings.Solo Show – Oct 2009

• Jeffrey R. BrosbeJeffrey has received 2 Special Recognition Awards for his artwork in the 8th Annual Summer All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition hosted by Upstream People Gallery. (For his work “Kusadasi Sunset – Rothko Homage” and “Pamukale #2”.) This international exhibition received approximately 600 artworks from around the world by 156 artists which were selected by Juror Larry Bradshaw, Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

The exhibition will be featured through August 31, then can be viewed in the archives section online through July 31, 2010 at www.upstreampeoplegallery.com.

Video Camera Needed!The Institute is expanding its position in supporting the featured artist exhibitions. We are looking for a donated video camera to film the featured artists and their works to help their professional development and for the SDAI archives.This donation, of course, would be tax-deductible. We are a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization with the FED ID #95-1816068. (Call Kerstin at 619.236.0011)

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The San Diego Art Institute’s Educational Facility, The San Diego Art Department, provides an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters artistic expression, for all ages and proficiencies, using art to contribute value and diversity to the community with educational programs, exhibitions and workspace.

CLASSES OFFERED IN:• Stained Glass • Oil & Acrylic Painting • Drawing • Watercolor • Collage • Silk Painting • Life Drawing • Jewelry • Mosaics • Youth Classes • Fused Glass As Art And More!

September Exhibition featuring “Reincarnated: Eco Art,” by Connie CannonOn display Sept 19 – Oct 11

October Exhibition featuring “Creature of the Imagination” by Lois Adler-RoussellOn display Oct 17 – Nov 15

Also on exhibit will be artwork by students, members, and SDAD instructors.Opening receptions during North Park Nights, Saturday, Sept 19 & Oct 17, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

SDAD is located at 3830 Ray Street in North Park. For a detailed schedule of our classes please visit the website: www.sdad-sdai.org or call: 619-299-4ART.

David G. Fleet Young Artist Gallery – Montgomery Middle School

Featuring artwork from the “Page to Canvas to Stage”

SDAI Artist Residency Program

An awards reception for students, teachers, administrators, and parents will be held in conjunction with the regional exhibition on Friday, September 4th from 6-8pm.

The purpose of the “Page to Canvas to Stage” program was to provide a project that incorporated creative writing, poetry, and visual and performing art for students of Montgomery Middle School. Montgomery Middle School concluded their program on June 26, 2009. This show exhibits the artwork made during this program. Poets Jackleen Holton, Brandon Cesmat and Michael Klam taught students poetry for the first 5 weeks of the program. The poets discussed personification and read poems that used this device to convey feelings. They introduced poems that used color to help convey emotion. Discussions were led by teaching poets about what feelings were conveyed by certain colors. Susan Osborn, Elene Ramirez and Thia Nevius (visual artists) began teaching the students how to describe and analyze the elements and principles of art and how they are used to create and express meaning in a work of art. The visual artists discussed the use of the elements and principles of art in their work and students began making connections in their own artwork, realizing the importance of these tools in the creative process. The student projects, such as creating shape poems, incorporated both language and visual thinking skills. To complete the shape poems, students learned how to use words to create a form or object visually, as well as demonstrate their ability to brainstorm descriptive words to use in their poems. A connection was made between using both visual and language strategies. A variety of art mediums were used throughout the program, allowing the students to practice different art techniques and applications. For example, student exercises and projects included the creation of landscapes in the style of realism and fauvism, color mixing studies using tempera paint and watercolors and the creation of large-scale portrait paintings, and shape poems. In the final weeks, performing artists Sharla Mandere and Emily Calabrese gathered the poems that each group of students wrote at the beginning of the program in their journals and combined them into three different plays. Students were taught several performance techniques, such as stage presence, interpreting poetry into body and facial expression, focusing on speaking as one voice, cue pickup and timing and letting music inspire your body. Students worked in groups to encourage team-building. Montgomery Middle School students performed two plays entitled “The Forest” and “The Dream.” Every student involved in the program had a part in the play.

Through our partnership at both schools we have successfully developed a stronger understanding and awareness of the arts within the lives of students, teachers and school administration. By providing students with the opportunity to

participate in all forms of expression we are in turn teaching youth to become patrons of the arts, collectors, and mentors for future generations. Most students involved in the program did not have any formal training in the arts. Through their experiences, students became empowered by the arts and stated they began to look forward to coming to school.

The David G. Fleet Young Artists Gallery provides a venue for art from public, private and parochial schools (K-12) throughout San Diego City and County in conjunction with SDAI’s art and education programs.

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GREEN SCENESan Diego, CA (August 17, 2009)- On Saturday September, 19th from 6pm – 10pm North Park Nights, non-profit arts collective, will celebrate their third collective event—“Green Scene.” September’s event will feature local artists and businesses as they respond to the “green” theme. NPN believes in sustainability, responsibility and an overarching respect for our immediate community and by extension the planet at large. The date for the event was chosen specifically to build on the efforts of local architecture firm Zagrodnik + Thomas, who for the past few years laid the groundwork for green events in their annual “Green Scene.” The collaborative spirit has made this year’s event bigger and better. Artwork will be featured at local galleries, restaurants, retailers and bars.

Together we’re going to paint the town “green,” freckling the North Park landscape with creative eco-inspired works of art.

CARDBOARD CHALLENGE:In the spirit of “green,” select members are responding specifically to a cardboard challenge that coincides with our second scavenger hunt. Local artists and business were invited to create a window display, artwork or installation that is built primarily from cardboard. It will be juried, and participants will compete to win prizes for first and second place. Most importantly, the public is invited to come and enjoy the creativity. Stroll through and take a peak or head out on the scavenger hunt that will lead you to each participating location and ultimately to a wide array of prizes, from gift certificates to artwork, all donated by different local businesses. Local artists will show SD how North Park can convert objects that are ordinarily thrown out into works of art. Creativity meets sustainability in this interactive project.

ABOUT NPN:NPN is a non-profit collective of North Park businesses, artists and community leaders dedicated to the support and preservation of arts and culture in the North Park community. Through the organization and promotion of individual artists and collective events, NPN insures the continued revitalization of the arts in North Park and by extension all the businesses therein. The strength of a committed collective group has laid the foundation to set North Park, its artists, businesses and general spirit, apart from any other community on the map.

FOR MORE INFO OR TO CONTACT: www.NorthParkNights.orgE-MAIL: npn@northparknights.org

Please visit the San Diego Art Institute’s website. Check for the lastest information,

events and updates. Get the newsletter online, see the current gallery shows, look over the events calendar and find out about what classes are

offered.

Also, you can find most SDAI artists’ bios and samples of their work along with an archive of previous shows.

Artists – take advantage of posting your work on the members’ space so you won’t miss out on a service the

Institute offers to you for free.

So check it out at www.sandiego-art.org.

“LEAP INTO THE ARTS” FEATURING ARTWORK BY Allen School for the

ArtsThemed: Why School is Cool

Student artwork will be on display September 15th through November 15th at the corporate offices of Cricket Wireless located in Sorrento Valley. The theme of the exhibition is “Why School is Cool.”

About the Partnership: Through its collaboration with Leap, SDAI will feature a quarterly, rotating exhibition of art at the corporate offices of Cricket Wireless, highlighting both young and professional artists in the San Diego community, with a goal to broaden the understanding and exposure of the visual arts into the corporate culture and San Diego community.

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The GOLDEN Acrylic LectureThere is always something new going on at Golden Artist Colors. Spend an evening hearing about the latest and greatest innovations available including our newest line of paints, OPEN, which have an extended working time, increased blendability factors, in addition to being completely compatible with all of our other paints.

You will hear about our Digital Mixed Media line which invites your Ink Jet Printer to participate in all of your mixed media projects. Discover how you can now print at home on surfaces that are truly amazing and innovative.

The GOLDEN Acrylic Lecture Demo is a fun, fast-paced informative lecture covering a technical review of acrylics and their varied application possibilities. The lecture demo will present information on pigments, viscosities, gels, mediums and more.

Artists of all levels will come away from this lecture demo with fresh new insights to feed their creative expression.

All participants will receive free product samples and a literature packet, including hand-painted color charts.

Space is limited, so register today!

Presenter: Chris Cozen

Date: Wednesday, September 23

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Location: San Diego Art Institute: Museum of The Living Artist1439 El Prado, Balboa Park, House of Charm

Phone: 619-236-0011

Fee: $5 SDAI/SDAD members $10 non-members

RSVP: Contact Andrea Chamberlin at eduprogramSDAI@gmail.com

Chris Cozen,

Pasadena artist, Chris Cozen was trained by GOLDEN for the Working Artists Program in 2005. Since then she has been offering lecture/demos and hands-on workshops around Southern California. Chris is a self-taught artist with a Masters in Education. She has been exhibiting her work professionally since 2000 in both solo and group shows.

Her paintings, collages, and assemblages are included in numerous private collections in the US, Canada, and Europe.

She has published two books entitled “ALTERED SURFACES,” published in 2008, and “TRANSFERS & ALTERED IMAGES,” 2009.

Through SDAI’s collaborative partnership with the Japanese Friendship Garden, Paint-Out artists are NOW able to enter the beautiful garden, Free of Charge, and use it as a backdrop for their art creations. Co-Hosted by Maura McHugh and Lee SautereauMaura McHugh is currently studying fine art in the Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. In 2001 she started painting and taking classes at the Athenaeum in La Jolla and studied there under Pat Kelly. She has a BA in Visual Arts from University of San Diego where she studied under John Halaka. Maura has been a participant of the SDAI Paint-Out since the program started in 2003, is on the SDAI Gathering Committee and often volunteers for SDAI: Museum of the Living Artist. Not only has Maura’s work been exhibited throughout the San Diego area but her work has also been selected to receive Juror’s Choice honors.

Please Note: Maura McHugh is looking for a co-host for the Paint-Out since Lee Sautereau is no longer able to be part of the Paint-Out. If you are interested in co-hosting the Paint-Out with Maura, give her a call at 619-977-1226. Thanks

Admission: FREE to members & guests

Sat., Sept. 19 & Sat. Oct 179:00am-12:00pm

Paint/draw/explore Balboa Park and the San Diego Japanese Friendship Gardens

Whether you work in oils, acrylics, watercolor, digital, charcoal, pencil, pastels or mixed media, all artists, amateur to professional, are encouraged to participate. At noon meet back at SDAI for a group discussion of the work created (and other relevant topics).During this time there’s a potluck meal (bring food and/or drink to share). For more information about this event call 619.236.0011

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About Art from Artists by LJ Sullivan

As each artist is distinctive in visual expression, this column’s guest artists are unique in their approach to selecting personal favorites out of all the wonderful art exhibited at the July-August SDAI show. In the last of the two-part series featuring Lemke and Martin, both SDAI artists are consistently individual as they choose favorites and write about their choices. Again (sigh) guest artist Douglas Martin’s schedule forced him to bow out. Baudelaire, the legendary dog art critic and Martin’s friend, bounded to the rescue saving the day a second time by agreeing to select his own exhibit favorites. To avoid being mobbed by famous artists, the canine viewed the SDAI Regional and One-Foot shows cleverly disguised as a human. In the true spirit of paparazzi, alert photographer Gabriela Anaya Valdepeña quickly saw through his incognito. She seized a photo opportunity as Baudelaire momentarily paused in the reception area. Brian Lemke, our other return guest artist, stays true to his own sensibilities. Twice he has selected a favorite work of art only from the Regional show and decided not to fake it with the One-Foot show. (If nothing grabs us as an individual, then nothing grabs us.)

Lemke’s Choice:As if rendered from the memory of a dream, Tina Sgro’s “Sleep Defeated” is my artist’s choice this month. Loose and gestural, with just the right amount of information to tell the story. A well planned composition, seemingly painted early in the morning while the moment was still fresh. Wonderful. Brian Lemke

Baudelaire’s ChoicesOne-Foot Show: Monique Straub, “Sardines”My master occasionally slips a left-over sardine into my kibbles, and I enjoy the dense and slippery taste, as well as the way iridescent scales and oily residue, which inevitably stick to my dog dish, capture the morning light. Monique Straub’s “Sardines” similarly combines the gustatory and the aesthetic, using a few simple strokes of paint to emphasize both the stubborn fishiness of the subject matter, and the power of art to bring grease, dull metal, fish eyes, and abstract background into an inevitable balance. I only wish I too had opposable thumbs, so that I could twist tin

and sardine key into that saucy angle.

Regional Show: Petey Dietz,“Red Bird Squared”I peed, once, against an old school desk discarded in our back alley, and I couldn’t help but pause to admire the stories written there, in faded ink, worn paint, and idle scratches. Petey Dietz’s “Red Bird Squared” reminds me of that magical moment. I don’t know who sketched that red bird; I don’t know who scrawled that surprised green profile; I don’t know who traced with care the flaming heart at the center of the composition. But I do know there is a tale, puckish or pathetic, behind every clumsy figure, dimly recalled through the red and yellow membranes of human memory. Douglas Martin

Chris Cozen,

Pasadena artist, Chris Cozen was trained by GOLDEN for the Working Artists Program in 2005. Since then she has been offering lecture/demos and hands-on workshops around Southern California. Chris is a self-taught artist with a Masters in Education. She has been exhibiting her work professionally since 2000 in both solo and group shows.

Her paintings, collages, and assemblages are included in numerous private collections in the US, Canada, and Europe.

She has published two books entitled “ALTERED SURFACES,” published in 2008, and “TRANSFERS & ALTERED IMAGES,” 2009.

“Sleep Defeated”

“Sardines”

“Red Bird Squared”

Baudelaire

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Neil’s LetterContinued from page 1

left instructions where and what colors were to be used. Kerstin wonderfully stepped in and did the painting—we helped in the clean-up—and left again—tired.

You returned in the night, and hung my show magnificently. It kind of reminded me of Rumpelstiltskin who we never saw yet returned to spin his gold and disappear. The entire presentation was beyond what this old boy could have imagined. So when next we meet—please—I need a Brooklyn hug.

Love,Neil Greenstein

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BOXIn a development and design class in my Mechanical undergraduate days, the professor drew the following 9-dots box on the board with the following comment: “Can you place your pencil on a dot and without removing it from the paper draw four continuous straight lines and connect all the remaining dots?”

There was a long silence as we tried and I was absolutely so proud that I presented the following attempt as the solution—just start at 1 and follow to 2, 3, 4, and back to 2.

I raised my hand and was told to go to the blackboard and show it to the class. Most complained that I had gone outside the box and broken the rules. The teacher explained I had the correct answer and it did require thinking outside the box and there was no such rule stated.

That outside the box inclusion stayed with me throughout life until that moment with Tim at SDAI where Tim absolutely changed it all but going around my teacher’s initial statement that we should start with the pencil on a dot in the box. I suddenly watched someone who started outside the box (went beyond the teacher’s limited conception) stayed within the rules and solved the problem. Tim started at his point 1 (outside the box)—got a different perspective—yet solved the problem completely differently than I would have. It was amazing to me.

This program will provide an op-portunity for artist members to share work, questions and infor-mation through visual representa-tion and dialogue.

New members: this is a great opportunity to meet other members, show your work and see the work being created in the San Diego area.

Everyone else: show us your work, whether you’re getting into the juried shows or not, we want to see what you are doing and have the opportunity to talk with you.

Members: Free Nonmembers: $5.

The next Gathering will be:

Sept. 6, 2009

Description and schedule:4-6pm Sunday. 4-4:30 bring artwork and check in; 4:30 doors locked. If there is a guest artist the presentation will begin at 4:30.

Members can bring up to 3 pieces of artwork and will be displayed either leaning on the wall around the gallery, on empty pedestals or easels if available or they bring them.

From 4-6pm artists have the opportunity to discuss their work, ask questions of other artists, discuss general and specific artist issues and share information.

Artists are encouraged to bring books, announcements, magazines, etc., to share.

Artists may also bring food and beverages to share.

Cosponsored by:

and The San Diego County Community Enhancement Fund Feedback is always appreciated and if you would like to do so, please email Andrea Chamberlin at: eduprogram@sandiego-art.org.

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SDAI Reception - July 24, 2009photos by R. ChauDavis & Sullivan/Messenger

▲ Marion Mettler, Honorable Mention “Rufus’ Scarf” and Debby Wells (SDAI PR & Marketing)

▲ Constance Rawlins, Honorable Mention “Untitled” and Debby Wells

▲ Neil Greenstein, featured Artist “ A Slice of Life”

▲ Glen Maxion, featured artist “Between the Sun and the Sand”

▲ John Brodie, juror’s choice “Viewer and Viewed”

▲ Sigal Govrin and friends

▲ Dan Adams, juror’s choice “Luccio”

▲ Elena Lomakin & Richard Messenger ▲ SDAI artist member

Hank Gross▲ Suzanne LaJoie, featured artist “Natural Instinct”

▲ Jana Sanchez, Honorable Mention for “Exam”

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SDAD Summer Camp Wrap UpThis summer the San Diego Art Department held four weeks of summer youth art camps. Over 40 kids “got their art on” as they created jewelry, sculpture, cartoons, paintings, and yes, even shoes and skateboards. Children from six to sixteen, explored the arts, made new friends and captured their creativity through a variety of artful endeavors. New to SDAD this year was “Teen Week,” which focused on designing skateboards and shoes. Each teen sketched their skateboard design onto a template and Soul Ryde, Inc. (located across the street from SDAD) custom-engraved each board. Students had the opportunity to paint their skateboards and a pair of sneakers throughout the week. (Photos attached.) A big thank you to the summer camp crew of Instructors: Alexis Arhcibald, Denise Bonaimo, Billy Martinez, Thia Nevius, Sally Phillips and also to camp volunteers, Caroline Wells and Myra Sierra.