MONTHLY MEETING, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16TH. In the Blue Room, 3rd floor of the Civic Center Building at Pioneer Park
REFRESHMENTS:
This month our Refreshment list has Tom and Nelda Nixon and Anne Aleshire. With a short list again, any Additional snacks will be greatly appreciated, if you’d care to bring some. Contact Marj Moberly at 457-4661 if you have any questions or are unable to be there.
PRESIDENT'S PAGE
Happy belated New Year's all, hope it's off to a good start for you.
I'm looking forward to serving as your President for the next 2 years, working with Steve Holford, your new VP, and bringing fun exciting things and hopefully more painting to each meeting. Plan on bringing your paints, sketching materials, whatever, to the meetings.
Hopefully we will have time to do something at each meeting.
Don't forget Patterns of Influence juried show is coming up. Intake will be
Jan 25-27th, 12pm-6pm Fri and Sat, 12-5pm on Sunday. In the past FAA usually needs a few volunteers for intake, so if you can help them out, call 456-6485.
Also, in March is Art Expo 2013, Saturday March 9th from 11am-6pm.
FWS normally has a booth there, promoting the Watercolor Society and answering
questions the public may have. We will be needing members to sit at our booth if you can volunteer a few hours.
Nikki Kinne will be our program presenter on Wed. I understand that she will be presenting a talk on Photoshop, not sure of exactly what. I suppose if you have a laptop with Photoshop you can bring it and follow along.
See ya Wed the 16th !!
Thanks,
Matt Moberly
Matt Moberly
NELDA’S NOTES:
Well, the New Year is here. Ta Da!! Time now to do all the things you put off during the holidays (or rather I did!).
Firstly, is to remind everyone that Dues for 2013 are Due. I’m anxious to check the post office, as I know most of you must have printed out the membership form in the Dec. newsletter, and mailed in your check, or paid at the meeting. And….if any of you have any questions about what it will take to bring you up to date through 2013, just give me a call at 456-3329. Thank you! in advance. It is very important for your dues to be current, so we can pay all our little bills and cover expenses for the upcoming show and workshop. Which brings me to….
Secondly, I’m including the guidelines for our annual March show, which is much the same as last year, and the entry forms and info sheet for the paintings you will enter. As we’ve mentioned a few times, the theme this year is“Vintage Alaska Well Street . It will be exciting… remember: watermedia, since we are a watercolor society, which means watercolor or acrylic.
Thirdly, I wanted to remind you about our web site. www.fairbankswatercolor.org I was checking it out last night, and the newsletters through November and the Ticklers are posted in a blog. Really easy to read. I think the print is a little bigger than here and it’s easy to find. We will get forms on there for the show.
AND, As soon as we have a signed contract for the Joe Garcia Workshop. May 13-17, we will have the forms on the site as well. I expect that in early February. (By next newsletter)
I kind of squished the Guidelines, so it would take up less space here. I have also attached the Guidelines to this newsletter, (if you want a bigger copy) and the Artist Painting Forms for you and your paintings. Pretty self-explanatory.
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GUIDELINES
14th Annual Watermedia Show
“VINTAGE ALASKA
March 1st through March 30th, 2013 - Well Street Art Company
First Friday opening is March 1, 2013 from 5:00p-8:00p
1) Any paid-up FWS member may submit a watermedia work in the required format.
2) Maximum of 3 paintings per artist. Paintings must not exceed 36” on any dimension.
3) All paintings must be hand delivered to Well Street Art Gallery
4) Each painting must be for sale. We will have entry forms available in the newsletter for attaching to your paintings.
5) Paintings must be matted and framed under glass with proper wire for hanging according to gallery specifications. Paintings larger than 20”x 28” exterior dimensions must be under plexi-glass. No sawtooth hangers, tape, fishing line, string, or hooks.
6) Each artist will need to sign in each painting on the log sheet with each painting receiving a number at intake. This is the number used for the People’s Choice Award.
7) There will be a first and second place People’s Choice award.
8) Each artist will also be asked to provide a brief 1 page bio to be included in our “Fairbanks
9) The commission is 50/50. 50% for Well Street and 50% for the artist.
Additional Information
Intake/Drop Off will be at Well Street Gallery on Saturday, February 23rd from Noon to 5pm. If you aren’t able to deliver your paintings then, contact Nelda 456-3329 for other arrangements.
Take Down/Pick-up will take place Saturday, March 30th.
Post card: Digital photos of artwork are needed. E-mail Cheryl at araven@mosquitonet.com a photo of the art you plan to enter. Deadline for Cheryl is February 4th by noon. David Mollett will pick one for the postcard. Pick your very best and be sure to include your name and the painting title. __________________________________________________________________________________________
ART LEAGUE MEETING: Wednesday night (2nd Wed. of the month) Ken K. tells me the meeting will be: forming a new Art Salon and they expect a speaker from “Fairbanks First” to talk about art.
Also, Helen Klebesadel will be teaching a short evening course March 5th. 'Turning paintings and photographs into fabric designs using digital print on demand technology' 5:30PM till 8PM. $40, at the Arts Learning Center 535 Second Ave. Suite 202
FACEBOOK: I asked Becky Anderson for a list of the different pages and sites on Facebook that have periodic information about events and/or comments. So these are what she sent me. I would say, novice that I am, to type in the name and then Friend them to get on their outgoing.
“Here are some useful pages/groups....I hope I'm not missing anything....Becky….”
Fairbanks Watercolor Society
Fairbanks Art League
Alaska Watercolor Society
Tom's word of the day page should be included, too. Thanks!Posting Shows, etc:Fairbanks Area First Friday, Third Friday Art Shows, Plus!
Downtown Association of
Fairbanks First Friday
SUE COLE Is teaching one-on-one, children or adults, at her studio or she will come to you by appointment. Call 456-3635 or 799-1120 or email scoleak@gmail.com
TOM NIXON: Teaches weekly classes in watercolor and drawing. He has some times available for private classes. Contact him for more information if you are interested. Call Tom or Nelda at 456-3329 or emailtnnixon@alaska.net for more details.
LIFE DRAWING: Just a reminder, Life Drawing is every Tuesday, 7PM at the Grange Studio, North Pole. Contact John (907) 322-0623 for additional information and to get on his email list!!
VLADIMIR ZHIKHARTSEV – CLASSES: January 4; 11; 18; 25 and February 1; 8; 15; 22.
Classes are designed to advance intermediate level watercolor painting skills and will focus on how to improve color relationships, values and composition in your painting. Every class, Vladimir will complete the painting in-front of your eyes from scratch using different watercolor painting techniques and answering questions to give your few creative ideas how to make critical decisions in your painting process. Never the same and always a challenge!
10am to 4:00pm. Cost is $65. Bring your own lunch. Fresh coffee, tea & cookies are provided. Address is:1604 Turner St Vladimir
10am to 4:00pm. Cost is $65. Bring your own lunch. Fresh coffee, tea & cookies are provided. Address is:
JOIN FbxWCS@yahoogroups.com now.
To be up on the latest ‘in-between notices’ from a member to all group members, please join our Yahoo Group. Messages can come into your Yahoo account or any email account you choose,. You need to sign up to be able to receive it. It is a useful tool. Go to: http://Groups.Yahoo.com/group/FbxWCS/ and follow directions to become a member. It is free. What is great about this tool is you can post a note to everyone listed from the watercolor society with one posting. It will go to everyone signed up in the group to receive a message. I think there are 55 listed now. Problems? Call Nelda Nixon
Or friend the facebook spots, that Becky has set up. She talked about it and is our resident expert.
CALL FOR ART
ARR February 22 Deadline: Alaska Railroad Corporation is soliciting print proposals for the 2014 posters. Details are at this web site. http://
NEWSLETTER ITEMS should be sent via email by the first weekend of each month. Text only, and please include specific dates. Please make it easy on me so I don’t make a mistake. Usually, I copy and paste what you send. Send to Nelda Nixon at tnnixon@alaska.net. Thank you very much.
FIRST FRIDAY and THIRD FRIDAY TICKLER INFO should be sent the Monday of the week of the specific Friday (submissions preferably in 10pt Arial font) to Nelda Nixon at tnnixon@alaska.net or Call 456-3329 to remind me. Text only, and please include specific dates. Please make it easy on me so I don’t make a mistake. Usually, I copy and paste what you send.
WORKSHOP COMMITTEE Report: Good news! Joe Garcia (author of two books – Watercolor Washes & Watercolor Bible) will be coming up to do a workshop for FWS on May 13-17. It will be at St. Raphael’s.
President Matt Moberly, 388-8262; Vice President Steve Holford, 799-6554;
Secretary/ Newsletter/ Membership Nelda L. Benson-Nixon, 456-3329;
Treasurer Olga Hesketh, 452-1210;
Historian Pamela Hansen, 388-8268
HAPPY PAINTING !!
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I have some additional newsletter information. These items came to me after the newsletter was finished and emailed.
Regarding our program for Wed. Becky contacted us with more info about what Nikki Kinne will be doing for our program on Wed. the 16th. Sorry for the confusion.... Really looking forward to this... as I have elements...
Nikki Kinne will be our program presenter at our Wed. meeting. Come and learn the magic of using Adobe Photoshop Elements to compose a painting. The "Vintage Alaska" March show theme will be the subject matter----great timing! This tool is a powerful asset to add to any artist's supply bag. (no need to bring your own computers for this informative demo)... see you there!
Also....If you are not a member of Fairbanks Arts Association, then I would share with you their notice in case you might be interested:
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