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SOUTH CENTRAL REGION OF
www.artteachers.org
WINTER 2012
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
CREATIVE PAINTING CONVENTION
February 24-March 1- 2013 Tropicana Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEETING April 6-7, 2013
Norman, Oklahoma
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL MEETING April 4-7, 2013
St. Simons, Georgia
GREAT LAKES REGION HOMECOMING HUES September 3-8, 2013
North Bend State Park Cairo, West Virginia
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world and behold, everything is softer
and more beautiful. (Norman Vincent Peale)
PRESIDENT CAROLYN VANDEVENTER
SECRETARY SUSIE SCHERTZ
TREASURER JUNE HEAD
NEWSLETTER EDITOR NEVA SHAW
“I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.” (Vincent van Goch)
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Christmas is just around the corner and another year is almost
gone. We have great times to look forward to in 2013. I am putting
new work together for my classes and catching up on things here at
home.
The Christmas tree is up and the stockings are hung on the
fireplace.
I am really looking forward to our South Central Regional meeting
in Norman, Oklahoma next year. We have a very pretty still life
picture to paint in shades of lavender. Then we will be working with
pen-and-ink. You will have your choice from 3 pictures. If you’ve
not worked with pen-and-ink before, it is not hard to do and the
results are immediate. So plan on joining us for 2 fabulous days of
art.
MERRY CHRISTMAS. See you soon.
Carolyn
“Young people today who prefer the later works of Degas and Renoir hardly realize how much of its looser character was due to their failing eyesight.” (William Rothenstein)
You can start
making your
reservations in
Norman any time
now. I know
everyone will be busy
with Christmas this month so if
you don’t make your reservation
in December, be sure to make it
in January. We have a special
rate so when you call, be sure to
say you are with the South
Central artists group. We’ll be
staying at The Courtyard Inn
in Norman again. It is located at
770 Copperfield Drive and
the phone number is:
1-405-701-8900.
Our special room rate is $85.00
+ tax for rooms with 2 queen
beds. This includes free
breakfast both Saturday and
Sunday. They have set aside a
block of rooms for us so make
your reservations early and tell
them you want to be with the
group.
PLEASE FILL OUT THE
REGISTRATION FORM IN
THE BACK OF THIS
NEWSLETTER AND SEND
IT IN AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
This is a very important meeting.
We will have election of officers at
the meeting. Officers hold office
for two years. So be thinking
about who you want your new
officers to be.
Many of you know John Gibson who was a TEAM member for many years. Brenda Harris sent a note to say he passed away recently. He was 64 years old. He will be missed by all who knew him.
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THE 2013 MEETING is just around the corner! Time to start making plans to attend.
A Registration form is included on the last
page of the newsletter. Please send in your
registration and fees as soon as possible. It is
helpful for Carolyn to know how many
canvasses to prepare for our Sunday class.
On Saturday we will be doing a pen-and-ink
picture – your choice of the three pictured
below:
On Sunday, we will do the following oil
painting on a 12”x16” canvas:
“Inspired by Lavender”
“Life obliges me to do something, so I
paint.” (Rene Magritte)
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SUPPLY LIST FOR PEN-AND-INK If you don’t have your koh-i-noor rapidograph pens and cleaning systems yet you should order them as soon as possible as art supply stores might not have them in stock if you wait too long.
ART SUPPLY WAREHOUSE, www.aswexpress.com
Pen size 00 point .30mm – $23.75 (Order #38-4044) Cleaning system - $18.96 (Order #38-4073) Black ink for later use – 3085-f - $3.75 (Order #38-4040)
JERRY’S ARTARAMA www.jerrysartarama.com
Prices are the same but if you order from Jerry’s use Order #09240 for the Pen Order #09158 for the Cleaning system Order #34708 for the ink. They also have colored inks for $3.55 each. Carolyn also found the pens on e-bay. The bids start at $45 plus shipping (about $4.00) for a 7-pen set with ink included. This set retails for as much as $150.00 so this is a real bargain. If you are interested in this set go to e-bay and enter “art supplies”. They also have individual pens so you might want to check out this source for your pens and cleaning system before going to ASW or Jerry’s.
SUPPLY LIST FOR OIL PAINTING BRUSHES: ¼” synthetic angle brush Scriptliner 5/8” flat semi-soft synthetic brush Any other small brushes you are comfortable with. You will also need: Paper towels Tabletop Easel Soap to wash your brushes Washout container Palette paper The paint and medium will be furnished by SCR. We will be painting with water soluble oils.
The SILENT AUCTION that takes place every year has proved to be a very popular event with our
members. You can bring anything you want for the auction table. Some members become very creative when coming up with ideas for it. Anything you bring is okay. It does not have to be art related. Proceeds from the silent auction help defray expenses incurred throughout the year.
Also, keep in mind the ARTIST OF THE YEAR contest. It was great to see so many entries last year – the best turnout ever! To compete, you must bring something you have done by yourself. It can be something you’ve done in class and you can get advice, but you must do the painting yourself. You can enter a painting or drawing in Acrylic, Oil, Pen-and-Ink, Pastel or Charcoal. They must be unframed but you can cover the charcoal or pastel with plastic wrap to protect it. Paintings are judged by everyone present. Ballots are passed out at the meeting on Saturday evening and you will be asked to vote for the artwork you think is best. The names of the artists are covered so you will be voting for the painting rather than the artist.
One more thing – ELECTION OF OFFICERS will be held at the meeting Saturday evening. Offices are held for 2 years, so be thinking about who you want to hold the offices of President, Secretary, Treasurer and Newsletter Editor.
“By amusing myself with all these games, all this nonsense, all these picture puzzles, I became famous…I am only a public entertainer who has understood his time” (Pablo Picasso)
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. There will be one more newsletter before the meeting so you will have another chance to get your registration forms in.
http://www.aswexpress.com/http://www.jerrysartarama.com/
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South Central members apparently love to paint and thankfully, they are willing to share some of their work with the rest of us.
Lorena Green has just completed a beautiful
painting of an egret.
Irene McDowell painted a couple of pictures of
Indian girls.
Regena Bell painted “Smith’s Court”, a commission
for a judge in Abilene.
June Head has started a painting of an old cowboy.
Madeline Humphrey’s Regena Bell’s painting Painting of Jesus of a cowboy
Rita Cooper, our member from Illinois won Best in
Show in a local art show this summer with this painting of a Mexican lady.
Katie McCarty is working on a cityscape – a very
large cityscape.
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Neva Shaw recently finished a still life.
Regena Bell’s “Rustic Hilltop”
Rita Cooper’s painting of a lighthouse – “Sakonnet
Light” at Sakonnet Point in Rhode Island
Barb Haberstroh is painting a Christmas candle.
Regena Bell’s “Lonesome”
Rita Cooper has painted several pictures of Johnny Depp as Capt. Jack Sparrow. This is Johnny and
Penelope Cruz.
I really appreciate all of you sharing your beautiful artwork. What a lot of talent there is in the South Central Region of TEAM! You should all be very proud.
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This ‘n That A canvas of violent black brushstrokes by abstract
expressionist Franz Kline sold for $40.4 million at
Christie’s in New York recently, setting a new record
by far for the artist. This was four times higher than
the previous high
auction price for
Kline, whose
works have tended
to be
overshadowed by
those of more
famous abstract
artists like Mark Rothko.
A new book about Bansky (a pseudonym for a London
based political activist, film director and artist) has
just been released. Bansky is perhaps the best known
living artist. His pieces have fetched millions of
dollars at the world’s most
prestigious auction houses and
he was nominated for an
Academy Award for his film
“Exit Through the Gift Shop”.
But for as famous as Bansky is,
he is utterly unknown. His
identity is a mystery. He never
shows his face in public, never
gives interviews except by
email. An example of his work is shown on the left.
The art world’s apparent immunity to economic hard
times has been underlined by the record $375 million
paid in a single day for a series of trophy paintings in
New York. The sale of works recently by post-war
masters including Francis Bacon, Mark Rothko, Andy
Warhol and Jackson Pollock was the highest one-day
haul in auction house Sotheby’s 268-year history.. A
“screaming pope”
piece – called
Untitled (Pope) by
British artist
Francis Bacon sold
for nearly $30
million (pictured
left).
Untitled
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“I could never put anything into a picture that wasn’t actually there in front of me. That would be a pointless lie, a mere bit of artfulness.” (Lucien Freud)
When painting portraits remember the rules
for heads: 9x12 = position chin slightly below
center of canvas. Same for 12x16. If you want
a bigger head, use a bigger canvas. If you are
painting a ¾ bust – hands need to be inside
picture. If at knee level, paint below knee to
give hands some room.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it. (George Bernard Shaw)
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ART COMES IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. It is limited only by the artist’s imagination and skill. Some of the following are unique examples of what artists everywhere can come up with.
Here’s another example. Chalk painting on sidewalks. Awesome!
Examples ofChicken Wire Art
Graffiti Art
HAND PAINTING ART?
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SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL MEETING April6-7 2013
Please cut out or copy this form and return it to:
June Head
12341 Wingfoot Drive Kansas City, Kansas 66109
NAME:_____________________________________ ADDRESS: _________________________________ CITY:________________STATE:______ZIP:______ PHONE:_____________________ EMAIL:_____________________________________ I plan to attend: ______Saturday _______Sunday I enclose: WORKSHOP FEE $100.00 2013 DUES 20.00
TOTAL ENCLOSED $120.00 _____I won’t be able to attend the meeting but I am enclosing $20.00 for my 2013 dues. PLEASE RETURN YOUR COMPLETED REGISTRATION
FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
NOTE: FEES MUST BE PAID PRIOR TO THE MEETING
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THE ASHCAN SCHOOL of art is defined as a realist artistic movement that came into prominence in the U.S. during the early twentieth century and was best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in New York’s poorer neighborhoods. The movement grew out of a group known as “The Eight” whose only show together in l908 created a sensation. Its members included William Glackens, Robert Henri, George Luks, Everett Shinn and John French Sloan. Other members of The Eight were Arthur B. Davies, Ernest Lawson and Maurice Prendergast whose work diverged from the Ashcan School in style. “The Eight” are remembered as a group because of the impact of their only show, despite the fact that their work was diverse in terms of style and subject matter. Their unity consisted of a desire to tell some truths about the City. The artists of the group rebelled against American Impressionism, which was the vanguard of American art at the time. Samples of some of their work:
1South Central Winter cover2Carolyn's comments3THE 2013 MEETING is just around the corner4SUPPLY LIST FOR PEN5South Central members apparently love to paint and thankfully6Neva Shaw recently finished a still life7Art world news page78ART COMES IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZESpage 89REGISTRATION FORM page 9