26 Years of Colored Pencil Excellence

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 Volume 26 - Issue 11 November 2016

Decisions

Karen Rhiner

Our Mission The Colored Pencil Society of America, Inc. (CPSA), is a nonprofit organization founded to promote the stature and awareness of colored pencil art as a viable art form to all professional art establishments and to the general public, and to provide a forum for education, communication, and recognition of colored pencil artists.

We meet the 2nd Saturday of each month from 10am-12:30pm Community Room Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library 9500 Aero Drive San Diego, CA 92123

 “Creativity takes courage.” Henri Matisse

Through out this newsletter you will find photos of the winners of our 26th Annual Exhibition, Colored Pencils Have Arrived, 2016. Enjoy!

 CPSA District Chapter 202, San Diego Email - [email protected] Website - cpsa202.org Facebook - facebook.com/cpsa202

 PRINCIPLES OF ART We are going to recap our information presented by our president, Bobbie Bradford, CPSA, presented at our October meeting. A short presentation of the means an artist uses to organize the elements within a work of art. Examples will be shown for each element, to demonstrate how to incorporate these principles into your compositions. We will then continue with: THE

KAREN PROJECT 2

November meeting will be the first of several meetings centering on our Karen Rhiner Project 2. For our “newbies”, Karen spent many years creating her version of Colored Pencil art. She bequeathed all items from her studio split between West Cost Drawing Group and our chapter. Karen passed in 2015, a happy artist. To honor her we have created this group project. Upon arriving at our meeting this month, you will find waiting for you, all sorts of pieces of Karen’s passion. You may take, at least one piece, for your Karen Project 2, integrating it into something new. You have “carte blanche’, go for it. We are giving you a Member’s Only, (free) “Karen Project 2” exhibition, here in our meeting room, of the Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library, July/August 2017.

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I hope you, your friends and family, found time to visit our most recent exhibition! We had days where groups of visitors spent time looking, and questioning if this beautiful art work had been accomplished with the “Colored Pencil”. Many visitors wondered how we created such depth and variation of color. One visitor, from England, left this message: “Hats Off”, and another visitor (an oil painter) wrote:“You are an inspiration”!! Our “sitters” brought their current project while “sitting”, allowing people to see how we create our wonderfully colorful masterpieces. A special “Thank You” to my trusty “crew”, several of whom spent more than one day in the gallery. So why do I want to be part of an exhibition (show)? It’s hard to explain, because in deciding to create art, I started out with only a dream. I wanted to be an artistic presence in Southern California. How would this play out? I had no idea what it would bring to me (inside). Being part of a show gives me the chance to look at other artists’ work. The thought comes, “if they can win an award, why can’t I?” I’m not thinking of $$$, I’m thinking of what is “said” about a person’s piece when it is looked at in a gallery. All the good feelings I get from exhibiting my work makes me feel proud, accomplished, whole. Of my many favorite artists, I’ll mention only three, first, “Georgia O’Keefe (she had guts), and her softness is so strong. In San Diego, Dianne Adams, her watercolor work makes me want to live “inside of it”. Finally, Bet Borgeson, colored pencil artist, her use of color and lines is very exciting! Seeing, even thinking about such pieces of “art” makes me very happy inside. It energizes me, I want to pull out a piece of paper, and dig deep within myself, exploring the joy of line & color. Experience your own joy, Bobbie

 We would love to see any project you are working on, or have completed. Bring it on in! We can all learn from each other during the “Show and Tell” session of our meeting.

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 Vicky DeLong Vicky is a ceramic artist who has been professionally working in clay for the past thirty years. She generally uses colored pencil when she begins drawing a design for a new clay project. The pencils have lent themselves to testing just the right colors for a new design. Many of her friends are colored pencil artists belonging to the Colored Pencil Society (CPSA) in San Diego, District Chapter (DC) 202. They encouraged her to work in colored pencil, not only to use them strictly for designing new clay projects. Many have also given her gifts of colored pencil sets and other supplies needed to create in colored pencil.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: “Tea for Two” Lori Sutherland

ogether veryone chievesore  WORKSHOP ● Drawing Outside the Box Saturday, November 5, 2016 Artists will learn image transfer technique as well as work on two images, one on the top, and one inside an Ampersand wood box kit. More information : Deb Gargula: [email protected], or Susan Salazar: [email protected]

FRONT PORCH GALLERY “Art Telling: Where We Are” November 13,2016-January 7, 2017 2903 Carlsbad Blvd Carlsbad, CA 92008 Gallery Hours: W-F, 12-6p, S-Su, 11a-5p Reception: Sunday, November 13, 12-2p Show of 8 artists, including Deb Gargula, creating a visual conversation from a common set of words.

In 2014, Vicky gave a demonstration/workshop to CPSA DC 202 at one of their monthly meetings. She made six inch clay tiles so the members could experiment drawing on the tiles with whatever pencils they wished. Afterwards everyone discussed the success or not with drawing on the tiles. Since that time, when not creating in clay, Vicky goes to colored pencils. In late 2014, she became a member of National CPSA and DC 202. Prismacolor is her preferred brand of pencils because of the wide range of color choices and the waxy character of the pencils. Her colored pencil creations have been displayed at ~ 2014 – CPSA DC 202 Show Gallery 21/SVAC 2014 – Rancho San Diego Library with CPSA DC 202 2015 – Small Image Show Gallery 21/Spanish Village Art Center 2015 – “Color in the Park” juried show – CPSA DC 202 Gallery 21/SVAC Vicky’s art is created in her studio at the Spanish Village Art Center, Balboa Park, Studio 16B. She is a member of Spanish Village Art Center, the San Diego Museum of Art Artist’s Guild, and Southwestern Artists Association in Spanish Village Art Center. You may view more of her art on her website – www.zhibit.org/ vickydelong

GALLERY 21 ● SPANISH VILLAGE Entry Deadline: November 15, 2016 for 2D&3D fine art and photography. For more info go to: doggoneartshow.wix.com/doggone-art-show

DOGGONE ART SHOW December 21, 2016 - January2, 2017 1770 Village Place San Diego, CA 92101

“Here’s Lookin’ at You” V. DeLong “Morgan”

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Vicky DeLong

WE ARE MEETING IN DECEMBER We are changing things by having our celebration meeting in December. New sign-ups can meet us before year end.

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 November 30, 2016 - January 7, 2017 Ashton Gallery 4434 30th Street San Diego 92116 Hours: MWThFS,11a-4p & T,5-9:30p RECEPTION: December 10, 2016, 6-8pm Art on 30th “C” Note Reception same night. *Please email your ‘title card’ info to: Bobbie Bradford at [email protected], ASAP.

DECEMBER POTLUCK End of year celebration! Bring food, we will have fun and gifts for all. Please join in for our final hurrah of 2016. Let’s do it, party on!!

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CPSA 2017-18 Online Exhibition November 15,2016: Deadline for entries January 15, 2017: Accepted list posted at www.cpsa.org February 1, 2017: Awards revealed on CPSA website February 1, 2017 to January 31, 2018: Explore This! 13 online exhibition posted at www.cpsa.org Explore This! 13 is a juried annual online mixed media exhibition hosted by the Colored Pencil Society of America.

 INVITE LIST We artists just love living in the right side of our brain, the free creative side. Some of us have a difficult time engaging the left side where we take care of business. As an artist in business for myself I find I have to toggle between the two. Someday when I am rich and famous, like next lifetime, I will have a business manager. In the meantime I persevere. Entering art shows is a part of my life. The artist reception is one of the most important elements of the show. Foremost on my mind is preparing for this event by sending out invitations via email or snail mail. I feel it is every artist's responsibility, as a show member, to do this. The success of every show depends on the attendees. In this day of computers it is very easy to create a distribution list. Once your distribution list, or group list, is created, you are ready to go. Now, simply create an email announcing the show. Be sure to include the most pertinent information and the date of the reception. About two weeks prior to the show or reception simply email this invitation out to your list using blind copy. Here the sender would be yourself, send to yourself and in the blind copy (BCC) field, put in the name of your group list. I call mine “Invites”. With one or two little presses of a button you can email out to everyone on your list. I email out to anyone who has shown interest in my art or an art show. I keep an open mind, I mail out to my doctors, friends, pharmacists, neighbors, salespeople, lawyers, florists, anyone new I meet, clerks, waiters, church acquaintances, and family members. Honestly I invite anyone and everyone I can think of. If they give me their email, and I state it is for this purpose, they get an invitation to any show I am in. One never knows who will become a patron or buyer. Some bring friends who want to acquire art! This is NOT difficult. I probably invite over 200 people. Usually 10-20% show up. This is the common statistic. The bigger the list the better the turn out and it is a win win for everyone! So create your distribution list as part of your proclamation of being an artist. Support yourself and your CPSA district chapter. There is nothing worse than going to a reception and the only people there are the artists. Be a team player, do your part. Live long and prosper as an artist, spread joy and beauty!

WINNER: “Aloe del Dios”

Brenda “Blade” Villegas

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To [email protected] CC BCC Invites (Subject ) Art Show Reception December 10, 2016, with Blade Dear friends and art lovers, I have several pieces in this show ...

Colored Pencils Have Arrived

Board Positions Open We are looking for member volunteers to help on our board. There are many opportunities to share your talents as a board member. NO experience needed. We are willing to train you! Talk to any board member or come to a board meeting. Support your chapter!

First: Brenda ”Blade” Villegas Second: Bobbie Bradford Third: Carolyn Kenny Honorable Mention: Connie Grace Honorable Mention: Katherine Miller Honorable Mention: Gary Dyak People’s Choice: Lori Sutherland

 Time to join or renew. Go online for CPSA National $45 or mail in a form provided by Carolyn Kenny. She will take local dues for CPSA DC 202 of $25. Contact Carolyn.

SAN DIEGO 2016 CPSA DISTRICT CHAPTER 202 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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President – Bobbie Bradford, CPSA [email protected] Secretary – Katherine Miller [email protected] Treasurer – Teresa Rodriguez-Ross [email protected] Membership – Carolyn Kenny [email protected] Newsletter Editor – Blade [email protected] for Newsletter: [email protected] Webmaster – Greg Holtz [email protected]

 In Ann Kullberg’s newest third book in her series, “CP Hidden Treasures 3”, you will find two of our own chapter members. Published works are by Carolyn Kenny, CPSA, Gargoyle With Heart and Susan Salazar, CPX. A Time For Reflection. Loads of congratulations to you both!!

Facebook/Publicity – Sharon Meng [email protected] Events/Presentation Book - Special Projects Vicky DeLong [email protected]

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