FAIRBANKS WATERCOLOR SOCIETY - NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY – 2013
MONTHLY MEETING, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH. In the Blue Room, 3rd floor of the Civic Center Building at Pioneer Park. 6:30 Social time, 7:00 Meeting starts.
REFRESHMENTS:
This month our Refreshment list has Steve Holford, Dan Kennedy, Ritchie Musick and Nikki Kinne. We all thank you so much. We love the goodies!! Contact Marj Moberly at 457-4661 if you have any questions or are unable to be there.
PRESIDENT'S PAGE
Hello all.
Don't forget to bring your painting supplies to this months meeting, as we will be painting. Steve will have details.
Congratulations to all who had art accepted into The Patterns of Influence Juried Exhibit. It will hang thru Feb so be sure to check it out if you haven't already.
A reminder, Art Expo is coming up March 9th at Alaskaland. FWS will have a booth there, promoting watercolor. I think we may need a few volunteers to help booth-sit, so let Nelda know if you can make it.
See you on the 20th.
Matt Moberly, President
STEVE’S SCOOP:
Hellooooooo fellow FWS members; thank you for being crazy enough to nominate and trust me with being your Vice President! It’s kind of like giving your blind uncle the keys to the car. I’m excited to announce we have a great year ahead of us with great outings, talented keynote speakers, and more painting during meetings. We will be pushing the boundaries on our watercolor skills, discovering the myriad of talents amongst our members, and strengthening our business acumen. Members, such as Tom Nixon & Sue Cole, have agreed to share their well-earned knowledge during meeting workshops. Art gurus such as Jill Marshall have agreed to share the business side of things. February’s meeting is going to be full of romance (don’t worry, I won’t be kissing anyone) as we explore “the Romance of Art” through watercolor painting. Bring your supplies, paints, & paper to this meeting so we can spread some love with our brushes. If you are new to the FWS, don’t have supplies, or intimidated by painting amongst your peers; have no worries …I’m bringing extra supplies and we have an amazing group of helpful members brimming with raw talent!
Sincerely,
Steve “CROSS” Holford 907.888.0825
NELDA’S NOTES:
Thanks to all of you who have paid your dues. It is gratifying to see all the checks come rolling in. There are still a few to come yet. Remember if you want to put a painting in our Annual show, your dues need to be up to date. We will have forms at the meeting and I can always email you one if you can’t get it from the website. Email me or call 456-3329 if you need anything additional.
Last month I included the guidelines for our annual March show, which is much the same as last year, as well as 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” which can mean just about anything old…. Scenes, landscapes, buildings, cars, trucks, equipment, trees, old bottles, clothing, hair-do’s and of course, people. I think we can have a lot of fun with this theme, and it will be interesting to see what we all come up with. That’s why I love helping with intake. This year it will be on Feb. 23rd, noon to 5pm at Well Street. It will be exciting… remember: watermedia, since we are a watercolor society, which means watercolor or acrylic.
Check out our web site. www.fairbankswatercolor.org I just checked and Twila has it up to date with forms for the show and I know she will put the Garcia registration form on there too. The newsletters through January and the last Tickler 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. Look under News for show forms.
AND, This month I am including the registration sheet for the Joe Garcia Workshop. May 13-17, at St. Raphael’s. Most all the information is there. Please get your registration in as soon as you can to make sure you get a spot. Again space is limited. You can pay the one half deposit or the full amount now. The full cost is going to be $375. He is very excited to be coming to Alaska and has us listed on his website. www.joegarcia.cog.
I kind of squished the Guidelines, so it would take up less space here, and attached again the Artist Painting Forms for you and your paintings. Pretty self-explanatory. We’ll have some copies at the meeting as well.
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GUIDELINES
Fairbanks Watercolor Society
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, on Feb. 23rd from noon to 5pm unless otherwise arranged. (Call Nelda, 456-3329, to make special delivery arrangements. It is possible.)
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 Watercolor Society Artists”. This book will be available at the reception table for public viewing. If you are offering classes, an information sheet on them would be helpful.
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.
Postcard: The selection has been made! Betsy Bear’s “Jack Wade Dredge” was the winner. It definitely is “Vintage Alaska”. We hope to have the postcards for the Feb. 20th meeting, but if not, we should have them at the intake and you can pick up yours to send out to your friends and family.
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VLADIMIR ZHIKHARTSEV – CLASSES: FEB 22 and March 15; 22; 29 Focused on ALASKA WILDLIFE.
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. Contact Vladimir to sign up and find out what the animal for that day’s class is, so you can supply your own reference materials. To sign up call 455-4423 or email vladimir@acsalaska.net (preferred).
10am to 4:00pm. Cost is $65. Bring your own lunch. Fresh coffee, tea & cookies are provided. Address is: 1604 Turner St. Contact Vladimir to sign up and find out what the animal for that day’s class is, so you can supply your own reference materials. To sign up call 455-4423 or email vladimir@acsalaska.net (preferred).
ART LEAGUE MEETING: Wednesday night (2nd Wed. of the month) Blue Room – Pioneer Park
“Alternative Sales Options”, with a panel of speakers; Nikki Kinne, Becky Anderson, Matt Moberly, Cindy West Hanson, and Kim Krinke. Carrie Seward is going to join the panel, giving a push for Art Expo.
THIS SATURDAY !! February 15, “ART SUPPLY SWAP” at the Arts Learning Center, Downtown Fairbanks in the Co-Op Plaza, Suite 202, 535 2nd Ave. Artist are invited to sell their slightly used or new art supplies, books & tools (a large table is $20, a small one $10) Each artist deals with their own transactions, with all proceeds going directly to them. Partnering with friends for renting one table is acceptable. If looking for good deals, to add to your own supplies, drop on by between 10am & 4pm. Call 456-2787 to reserve a spot.
ARTS LEARNING CENTER: has a web site now where you can see a calendar of their upcoming events. Just click on it and it will give you more information. It is www.theartslearningcenter.com Check it out.
ARTS LEARNING CENTER: Reserve your spot now. Nationally acclaimed watercolor artist, Helen Klebesadelhttp://klebesadel.com/ will be teaching March 2nd, 3rd & 4th Mixed-Media Creativity Workshop, designed to encourage individuals to find or expand their own authentic artist's voice and subject matter. 10AM till 4PM. $350, some supplies included at the Arts Learning Center, 535 Second Ave. Suite 202. Call 452-2787 to register. Class size is limited to 15.
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. Call 452-2787 to register. Class size is limited to 20.
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 time 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!!
The UAF Community & Technical College is looking for 1-2 more women artists to showcase some of their work for an All Women’s First Friday show, March 1. Please message Karen Wilken if you are interested or need more information.
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
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.
THIRD FRIDAY AT THE GRANGE: NORTH POLE GRANGE GALLERY AURORA BOREALIS ART SHOW Friday February 15th. Featuring Lara Poirrier photography and Sue Cole Watercolor. The Show opens Friday February 15th, 5:00pm to 9:00pm. And Saturday they are open from Noon to 4:00pm.
COMING IN MARCH:
March 1st - Gallery 49, “Beneath the bark” hand crafted woodturned bowls by Ken Whitten. Feature Artist Reception March 1st 5-8PM, at 535 2nd Ave, Suite 103. Call 452-ARTS (2787) with questions.
March 1st - The Arts Learning Center "As Natural As Breathing" Alaska Watercolors by Helen Klebesadel. Feature Artist Reception March 1st, 5-8PM, at 535 2nd Ave, Suite 202. Call 452-2787 with questions.
President Matt Moberly, 388-8262; Vice President Steve Holford, 888-0825
Secretary/ Newsletter/ Membership Nelda L. Benson-Nixon, 456-3329;
Treasurer Olga Hesketh, 452-1210;
Historian Pamela Hansen, 388-8268
HAPPY PAINTING !!
