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January 2015
~The monthly newsletter for the Carlsbad Oceanside Art League~
Kevin Davidson, Watercolor - January Demo
Our Location:
COAL Gallery
300 Carlsbad Village Drive,
Suite 101
Carlsbad Village Faire
Carlsbad, Ca. 92008-2990
760-434-8497
www.coalartgallery.com
Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, &
Sunday: 11am - 5pm
PST Friday & Saturday: 11am - 5pm
DST Friday & Saturday:
11am-8pm Closed Tuesday
Inside this issue:
January Demo Artist
1
President's Column
2
Show Winners
Artist Recognition &
Opportunities
3
Jan. Featured Artist
Teachers
4
Membership Report
Sales, Announcements
5
Board Members
Calendar of Events
6
January Inserts: 2015 Members
Renewal Form, 2015 Calendar
Kathi St. Peter, Brushmark Editor.
Deadline for submissions is the 15th
of each month.. Please send your
information to:
kstpeter18@gmail.com.
Brushmark committee:
Lynne Crealock and Kathleen
Hamilton
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Kevin Graduated with BFA in illustration
from Art Center College of Design in
1973. He has been a freelance illustrator
for almost 4 decades, working with local
ad agencies and designers, as well as
national publishers. Around 2001 he
began to take a watercolor class from
noted exhibitor at the Watercolor
Gallery in Laguna Beach, Barbara
Stutheit. It was in her class that a fellow
student gave Kevin a few sheets of Yupo
plastic synthetic “paper”. He tried in on
an illustration and liked it so well that
he used it on a seascape in the class,
and has been using it almost exclusively
ever since for watercolor. “The Yupo
and Plein Air Painting are a perfect
match for my style of painting,” he
notes. “The ability to completely lift the
paint allows for great flexibility when on
location, and when I get back to the
studio, I can take my time for cleanup
without fear of overworking. I love the
freshness and intensity of color I get
with it.”
Past President of The Southern
California Plein Air Painters Association,
member of San Clemente and Orange
Art Associations,
Gallery representation: Mission Fine Art
Gallery in San Juan Capistrano, Laguna
North Gallery, Judy Schroeder’s
Studio/Gallery in Old Town Orange,
Crystal Cove “Store”, and Newport
January DEMO - Jan. 9, 1:30 pmHarbor Nautical Museum Gallery.
3:30 pm
At the Buena Vista Nature Center,
2202 S. Coast Hwy, Oceanside.
This program is made possible in
part by a Community Arts Grant
from the City of Carlsbad's
Cultural Arts Office.
President's Column by Bob Mussay
I sincerely hope that everyone had a healthy, happy
holiday and is looking forward to a successful 2015.
Our annual meeting and member's party was very well
attended and all had a good time.
For those who were not able to be there, the
financial presentation by our Treasurer, Bruce Bartells
highlighted some good news and some not good
news. The good news was that Gallery sales were well
ahead of last year, which might indicate that the
economy is beginning to turn around. The not so
good news was that our total revenue stream is not
keeping pace with our total expenses. We did have a
couple of major non-recurring Gallery expenses which
drove up expenses, but the area we need to improve is
our membership. We all need to be COAL
ambassadors and actively recruit new members. We
can solicit people coming through the Gallery, our
neighbors and friends, fellow art school students and
even artists from other associations.
As we move forward in 2015 we will be looking to
create more opportunities for sales. We have added
"unframed oil". We will hold three show-in-show
events this year in addition to our small image show in
December. The planned categories are "water",
"black and white" and "fall." We will be participating
in
in two Carlsbad Street Faires, one in May the other
in November, as well as holding our own COAL
Art Faires in June and August. We will continue to
look for new opportunities for you and if any
member has an idea please let us know.
Bob Mussay
HAVE YOU JOINED YOUR FELLOW
ARTISTS YET?
ALMOST EVERYONE HAS!
RENEW FOR 2015
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10 EXCITING DEMONSTRATIONS
THEMED SHOWS
MORE CASH AWARDS
RETAIN YOUR ARTIST PAGES ON THE COAL WEBSITE
FABULOUS FEATURED ARTISTS- that could be you!
FUN RECEPTIONS WITH HOR’S DE HORVES AND DRINKS
ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER MARCH MEMBERS’ SHOW
TWO ART FESTIVALS IN THE COURTYARD
CONTINUE TO SHOW YOUR ART ‘ON THE GREEN’
MONTHLY NEWS LETTER
ART TEACHERS
Without YOUR membership and show participation COAL
GALLERY would not be Possible.
Enclosed is a 2015 renewal form .. GRACE PERIOD
FOR RENEWAL UNTIL 1/31/2015.
MARCH 2015 MEMBERS SHOW
The 2015 Members Only Show is
around the corner.
$1860 - PRIZE MONEY.
Are you ready to participate?? This is
your chance to try something
adventurous.
Being rejected is not a factor. Try
something new! Be gutsy!
We have selected an excellent judge,
Stan Goudy, from Julian.
www.Stangoudey.blogspot.com
The prospectus and entry forms are
attached and on the COAL website.
www.Coalartgallery.com .
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
Take-in - Monday, March 2nd from
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The show runs 6 days a week from
March 4th through April 5th, that’s
29 selling days.
Be sure that your 2015 membership
dues are paid.
We’ll have postcards by New Year’s
Day for each member to help
advertise their show. More visitors
will translate into recognition and
more sales. We are opening the
flood gates on our advertising. We
need your help to make this a high
quality show with terrific public
exposure. Get your shrink wraps in.
Up to 3 per monthly entry.
Have fun making your entries.
Judy Richardson, Joy Buckels and
Barb Earhart
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BEST OF SHOW
Marta Hotell
Imagine: (AKA) Down the
Rabbit Hole (S)
DECEMBER SHOW WINNERS
SCULPTURE:
Scott Beale Too Much of Everything 1st Place
Victoria Griffin Gilded Giraffe 2nd Place
Marjorie Weaver The Sculpturer 3rd place
WATERMEDIA:
Diane Adams Approach to Paradise 1st Place
Lois Athearn Night Flight II 2nd Place
Gitta Pfhal Oh What Fun It Is 3rd Place
Ann Force Eclipse Light/Shadow HM
Carolyn Robertson Winter Shadows HM
Bonnie Gleason Holiday Spirit HM
Lou Kasza Star Fish HM
Lynne Crealock Summer’s End HM
Gitta Pfahl Resting on One Leg (Sam) HM
COMPUTER ART:
David Schlegel Debriefing a Magician 1st Place
Charles Dozer My Cup of Tea 2nd Place
Thomas Smith Timothy’s Garden 3rd Place
David Schlegel Peak HM
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Ann Hurd Ponto Beach Ice Plant 1st Place
Don Truett Street Scene- Salamanca 2nd Place
Joy Buckels For Everything There is A Season 3rd Place
Thomas Smith Yellow Flower HM
Doreen long Turquoise Tanager HM
Thomas Smith Garden Fairy HM
Deb Capetz Granite Relections HM
Diane Adams And The Snow Kept Comin’ HM
MIXED MEDIA:
Christine Ames Respiro 1st Place
Bonnie Tucker Red & Yellow Forest 2nd Place
Phaya Inn Of The Golden Touch 3rd Place
Carol Reardon Hello Puss HM
PASTEL/DRAWING AND PRINTMAKING:
Joan J. Grine Torrey Pine Trees (P) 1st Place
Anita Plaks Don’t Forget Me (P) 2nd Place
Vita Sorrentino Windy Day HM
OIL/ACRYLIC:
Sharon “Sunny” Hilliker Autumn Pears 1st Place
Karen Crowell A Walk in the Woods 2nd Place
Irene Bender Friday Afternoon 3rd Place
Alexsandra Babic Passing Grace HM
Kathleen Graham Splash HM
Shirley Calvert May The Course be With You HM
Patricia Hunter Rooster Hula HM
Ted Lozano Carmel Beach HM
Please see page 5 for SMALL TREASURES winners
list
CONGRATULATIONS!
ARTIST RECOGNITION AND OPPORTUNITIES
- “Reunifying Hideyoshi: A Photographic Essay”, Felix Bonomo, narrative photographer. This photographic
essay reunifies Japan’s Great Unifier Hideyoshi—his castle and artifacts from his castle—all together one last
time at the Japanese Friendship Garden. Thru January 4, 2015. Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park, 2215
Pan American Road, E., San Diego, CA.
- Rita Pacheco will be teaching an all-day plein air workshop; limited to 10 students. (Please only oil or acrylic
painters) $100 for 6 hours of instruction time. Saturday, March 14, 2015: (Crystal Cove Cottages, Newport
Beach) To reserve your spot, contact her at rita_pacheco@me.com, and for more information and a materials
list, go to Rita’s website ritapacheco.com
- Anita Plaks has won the Louis Tiencuff Award for her pastel painting, "Night Visitor" at the annual Wildlife
Show at Foothills Art Association, juried by Joe Garcia.
- Coal member, John Linthurst was selected as one of ten representing artists for the ‘Balboa Park & City –
Panama/California Centennial Exposition’ which will be in celebration throughout 2015 in downtown San Diego.
John’s half dozen pieces will hang in the airport terminals one and two for the whole year, and are drawn from
his “Downtown Series” - a body of work that combines mixed media on top of digital collages.
- Vita Sorrentino's painting ATLANTIS has been juried into the 5th Signature American Water media Exhibition
2015; juror was Steven Quiller a national and international renown Colorado artist. The exhibition will open in
Fallbrook at the Fallbrook Art Center the beginning of February 2015.
Another of Vita's paintings DRAMATURG was juried into the 45th National California Watercolor Association,
Pleasenton, Ca."
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January's Featured Artist - Alan Katof
I have been involved in Education and Art in New York for over forty years. Early
in these pursuits I dabbled in crafts such as candle making and stained glass. I
spent two years teaching these crafts and selling my own work. That endeavor
became meshed with my teaching in the elementary school, and evolved into
digital photography, and the more technical aspects of printing photographs using
computers.
As I evolved from film photography to digital photography, the computer
classroom became my laboratory. Sharing my interests with the elementary school
children that I taught, and with colleagues too, became the motivation to explore
and develop my own skills. I used photography as a tool to motivate and to teach.
At the same time, I became motivated by the children I taught, and by the beautiful
photography produced by one of my very talented colleagues.
Today, I try to capture a little bit of the beauty that surrounds us, and share that beauty via my
photography. I love to photograph flowers and what better place to do that than in California. I love to
travel our country and the world, and photograph almost all that I see. I like to smile when I look at my
photographs, and I hope that you do too.
LOOKING FOR AN ART TEACHER? COAL HAS ART TEACHERS
January Show
Alexsandra Babic
Char Cee Colosia
Audrey Franc
Bonnie Gleason
Joan Grine
Jim Millard
Rita Pacheco
Rikki Reinholz
Oil/Watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor/Acrylic
Watercolor
Pastel
Watercolor
Oil-Adults, children
Watercolor
ababic@cox.net
charlotte.charcee@gmail .com
adrianapizzia@gmail.com
bgleason@miracosta.edu
grine@roadrunner.com
jqm33@att.net
www.ritapacheco.com
rikkibr@roadrunner.com
Regular Entries,
show dates from
Jan. 7 thru Feb. 1
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November 2014 MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Welcome to 7 new COAL members. Total Members 213
NAME
LAST NAME
Nancy
Julie
Phyllis
Jim
Cathy White
Gina
Judy
STATUS
MEDIUM
Pro
Am
Pro
Am
Am
Pro T
Pro
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PMMW
MM O
P PH
P PH
W PH D
WO
Atheerton
Compton
Gifford
House
House
Lee
Mock
Cards - Sunset
Cards - Carlsbad Coast
Cards
Cards
Break Time -Watercolor shrinkwrap
3 Cards sets & Still Life w/Candle Shrinkwrap
Untitled - Shrink wrap
Collage III Painting
Untitled III & Untitled IV Shrinkwraps
Cards
Zee Braff - Sculpture
Pacific View -Oil painting shrinkwrap
Carlsbad CA -2 Photography Shrinkwraps
Flaming Sky & Carlsbad Sunset Shrinkwraps
ART ON THE GREEN
If you would like to find out
more about joining 'Art on the
Green' contact Ann Hurd at:
photosbyannh@att.net
Stop by, Enjoy!
NEWSLETTER SPONSOR
Check out San Clemente Art Supply for all
your art needs and classes! SCAS is a good
partner to the art community and is just 35
miles away from the gallery. Check out their
offerings and classes at:
www.scartsupply.com or call the store at: 949-369-6603.
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DECEMBER SHOW WINNERS . . . . . . .
continued from page 3
November 2014 - Sales $1,225.00
Bruce Bartells
Ann Hurd
Lois Athearn
Pat Dispenziere
Judy Richardson
Vita Sorrentino
Vita Sorrentino
Vita Sorrentino
Vita Sorrentino
Vita Sorrentino
Victoria Griffin
Rita Pacheco
Bruce Bartells
Drew Duke
CONTACT
SMALL TREASURES:
Pat Dispenziere To The Beach (WM) 1st Place
Diane Adams Seeds of Change (WM) 2nd Place
Arlen Roper Dancing (WM) 3rd Place
Christine Ames Tipping Point (MM) HM
David Schlegel Of Rajasthan (D/PM) HM
Diane Adams Soft Country Light (WM) HM
David Schlegel Jaipur Sunset (D/PM) HM
Doris Bertch Hillside Oaks (P) HM
CALL FOR ARTISTS - Artbeat on Main Street
Gallery in Vista is looking for talented artists
to jury into their unique and established
gallery. Wall space of various sizes available
for visual artists working in various mediums.
The gallery is in a great location and has
recently opened its wine bar and has regular
entertainment to add to its exciting vibe.
Contact: www.artbeatonmainstreet.com
Info@artbeatonmainstreet.com 760-295-3118
CMI Moulding - Framing
Metal and Quality Wood Framing, Plexi, foam
core, matt board, hardware
Wholesale Pricing for COAL Members
Fuel delivery charge $3.75 most
SD coastal cities.
5% discount for cash or checks.
858-564-0380 www.cmimoulding.com
Come on in for a catalogue, then you may do all
your ordering by phone.
7696 Miramar Rd., San Diego 92126
COAL Gallery
300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Suite 101
Carlsbad, CA. 92008
760.434.8497
www.coalartgallery.com
http://carlsbadinnart.blogspot.com/
Backup Gallery Hosts:
The following members are available to
substitute as gallery hosts for $25 per 3 hour
session. If you are unable to host, it is your
responsibility to contact someone on this list
or another member to insure that your
commitment is covered.
Doreen Long
Jayne Nichols
John Robinson
Shirley Shabazian
Tom Smith
Jenn Grum
858-487-3672
760-703-9880
760-994-0219
760-439-6844
760-518-7219
724-301-9437
[address label here]
Make this a great year, VOLUNTEER!
Get involved!
Board of Directors
President: Bob Mussay, 760-730-9274, lazyram@aol.com
VP & Parliamentarian: Diane Adams, 760-757-5368
Secretary/Corresponding Secretary: Arlen Roper, 760-522-3997
arlenroper@gmail.com
Treasurer & Strategic Planning Chair: Bruce Bartells, 951-845-1458,
bbartells9@verizon.net
Director of Gallery Operations: Bernie Worby, 760-295-7635,
sunburst90@att.net
Assistant of Gallery Operations: Jim Doss, 760-216-3910, jimadoss@gmail.com
Director of Youth Programs: Diane Adams, 760-757-5368
Director of Membership: OPEN – Need Volunteer, contact Judy Richardson
Assistant Membership Director: Scott Bruckner, 760-729-2085,
sbruckie@earthlink.net
Directors of Children's Show: Kathleen Hamilton, 760-295-4555,
khamiltonsdca@aol.com
Assistant of Children’s Show: Open - Need Volunteer, contact Kathleen Hamilton
Director of Awards Shows: Open - Need Volunteer, contact Judy
Assistant of Awards Shows: Joy Buckles, 760-685-5403, info@joyphotocards.com
Director of Programs: Open - Need Volunteer, contact Bob Mussay
Assistant of Programs: Open - Need Volunteer, contact Bob Mussay
Art on the Green Chair: Ann Hurd, 760-579-3811, photosbyannh@att.net
Assistant of Art on the Green: Deb Capetz, 760-845-3985
Hospitality Chair: Becky Wergers, 760-212-1648, bwergers@yahoo.com
Brushmark Editor: Kathi St. Peter, kstpeter18@gmail.com
Director of Computer Services: : OPEN – Need Volunteer
Publicity Director : Gina Lee, 760-822-2829
Calendar of Events
Mon. Jan. 5
Take-in Regular Entries
Show, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Mon. Jan. 5
Board Meeting 5:00 pm
All members welcome
Wed. Jan. 7 thru
Mon. Feb. 2
Regular Show
Fri. Jan. 9
Monthly Demo and
meeting at Buena Vista
Nature Center 1:303:30 pm
Sun. Jan. 11
COAL Reception
3:00-5:00 pm
Looking ahead . . .
Feb. Show Regular Entries, March 2015
Member's Award Show March 4 thru April 5
Don't forget the Art on the Green each
weekend!
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