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Posted: November 29, 2007 at 10:10 pm · Filed under Online Art Tour
I’ve always been attracted to nature. For years I attempted to capture the environment using photography, though the photographs often left me unsatisfied. I turned to painting; I’ve found that this medium gives me greater freedom to express the emotions generated by what I see and sense around me. My subjects are usually from nature: landscapes, flowers, animals, and portraits - whatever moves me. Examples of my work in oil and acrylic can be found at my website.
My art pays tribute to my mother, who was an amazing artist and inspiration. I hope you enjoy viewing it as much as I enjoy creating it.
Posted: November 28, 2007 at 9:05 am · Filed under News (home)
Brush Strokes December newsletter, posted Nov. 28, can be found by clicking on
Brush Strokes
under the News column on the right.
Posted: November 28, 2007 at 8:59 am · Filed under Brush Strokes Newsletter
Corvallis Art Guild Holiday Social
Tuesday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m.
Corvallis Public Library Meeting Room
Bring a finger food/appetizer and a painting to show.
Share your art/card and tell others about you and your work.
Punch will be provided.
News & Notes
With no general meeting until after the new year, Exhibit Chair Norma Eaton requests that you call or e-mail her to fill the openings for Hanging Art Around Town. Also, the Solstice Café has closed and it is yet unknown whether the new restaurant is a site. Fidelity National Title is being considered as a new site. Norma requests that everyone fill out the sales survey even if there were no sales. E-mails are welcome and the responses confidential.
Dale Draeger will show current landscape paintings from December to mid-January in the dining room, open Mon.-Sat. at Bomb’s Away Café at 2527 Monroe in Corvallis.
Frances Stilwell is exhibiting oil and pastel paintings at Wildfire Restaurant through December and January.
Toni Acock was the featured artist at Sam’s Station last month and was juried into the “Something Red” show in Salem sponsored by Artists In Action. Toni says that she entered an egg tempera painting of red pears. An ongoing art walk in downtown Salem will include her work. The awards presentation will be on December 5 at 7 pm at the Reed Opera House in Salem.
Cherrill Boissonou found hers was the mystery name in last month’s newsletter, but donated the $10 prize back to the Art Guild fund. Thank you, Cherrill, for your gift.
Diane Hoff-Rome exhibits “Impressions of Peru and Belknap Hot Springs†including fusion paintings, ink jet mono prints and a book of her Isle Skye poems at Pegasus Gallery in Corvallis through December. She will answer questions about her art or poetry at a reception all day Saturday, December 15 or e-mail to diane@artistlife.com.
Tom Allen says “hello†from Arizona after leading a paint out Nov.20 and will be giving an acrylic watercolor demo Dec. 13, a workshop Dec. 19-20 followed by more paint outs every Tuesday for the Santa Rita Art League in Green Valley. Happy painting, Tom. See you in May.
Special thanks to Barbara True who assisted in the stamp, label and folding of the newsletter this past month.
For Sale
Used professional grade, full set of Rembrandt soft pastels in a wooden box, as is, for $85. Mixed brands soft pastels including Rembrandt, Unison, Grumbacher-over 200 colors, as is for $100. Contact Donna Beverly for more information or to purchase pastels.
New 2007-2008 Membership Directory
Membership Chair Gretchen Bencene is preparing the directory for printing. Check your label for paid-up-to-date dues. Some of you have not paid and will not be receiving any future newsletters or be listed in the member directory. Gretchen says that eight paid-up members have chosen to opt out of receiving a mailed newsletter, but will go to our web site at www.corvallisartguild.org to keep current with CAG.
Call to Artists
An local engaged couple needs a calligrapher to pen their marriage certificate for a late spring/early summer 2008 wedding. If you would like to design and write, contact Gwen, the bride-to-be, directly at 610.389.5089.
Out & About
Janet Ekholm reports that The Art Center’s Annual Meeting is November 28, 5-7 pm. Food and drinks will be served by Nearly Normal. New officers, volunteer recognition and funding thanks to the Oregon Community Foundation along with the Winterlights Festival art sale are scheduled.
Thursday, December 6, Dine For the Arts at Iovino’s.
Next CAG Board Meeting, December 18, 1 pm.
Thursday, December 20 , 5-8:30 pm is Winterlights Procrastinator’s Night Out at The Art Center in Corvallis.
Welcome, new Art Guild members
Rose Amberwulf, painter
Alicja Bajorska, oils
Peggy Joyce, watercolor
Harold Wood, photography
“Everything you can imagine is real.†-Pablo Picasso
Posted: November 18, 2007 at 10:18 pm · Filed under Online Art Tour
M. Ambrose (Molly) Perry
Born Mary (Molly) Ambrose in Linthicum, Maryland, the artist grew up in the Tidewater area of eastern Virginia, but spent many summers visiting her grandmother in Albany. So she felt right at home when she moved permanently to the Willamette Valley in 2000. Ms. Perry graduated with a Master’s Degree from Old Dominion University and taught biology in Virginia and on the Florida Space Coast before moving to Albany, where she continues to work as an online instructor for Keiser University in Florida and to paint at every opportunity.
Ms. Perry works primarily in watercolor and acrylic media on a variety of surfaces, including paper, masonite, canvas, and matboard, although she has also produced works in oil and combinations of oil pastel and watercolor.
The subject matter of Ms. Perry’s paintings is varied, from imaginative non-objective abstracts influenced by her background as a biologist, to light-filled landscapes of Oregon. In all of her work she has attempted to capture the energy of and the moods inspired by the interaction of light with surfaces, both real and imagined, and her landscapes glow with the unique quality of light one finds through the seasons in the Willamette Valley.
Ms. Perry has studied with a variety of artists who have influenced her style, including Nancy Baur Dillen in Melbourne, Florida and Mark Allison, Bill Shumway, Annette Orrock, and Lavonne Tarbox-Crone in Oregon. She is an active member of the Corvallis Art Guild and Vistas & Vineyards, and is a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon..
Ms. Perry has exhibited since 2004 in most of the Corvallis Art Guild locations around the area, and she has participated in several juried shows, including Vistas and Vineyards’ 2005, 2006, and 2007 exhibits and Guistina Gallery’s Mary’s Peak 2007 exhibit.
Posted: November 12, 2007 at 10:22 pm · Filed under Online Art Tour
Chapel Fine Art
Summer Celebration, acrylic, 30 x 40″
Posted: November 10, 2007 at 8:34 pm · Filed under Monthly Minutes, News (home)
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
November 5, 2007
At 7 PM the social half hour commenced.
The turnout was approximately 50 members plus one visitor.
Co-president Brandi Dayton called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.
Snack volunteers: The snack volunteers were thanked.
December Social: A social event will be held Tuesday, December 4th at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Attendees are welcome to bring a piece of their artwork to hang during the social, to give everyone a chance to see each other’s work.
Positions open: Two positions are currently open: Clothesline Art Sale chair and a conveyor for planning field trips.
Dues: A reminder was made that dues are now overdue. Checks should be mailed to DiAnn Acevedo (treasurer).
Artists in residence: Applications for artists in residence were available at the meeting.
Exhibit chair: Norma Eaton (exhibit chair) gave an update on exhibit locations. The Solstice Café is being sold to a new restaurant; it is unknown yet whether CAG may continue to hang there. Fidelity National Title is being considered as a new site. Norma requested that everyone fill out the sales survey, even if they had no sales. Emails are welcome – all responses will remain confidential.
Budget: DiAnn Acevedo (treasurer) stated a current balance of $10,486.97.
Get-well wishes: A get-well card for Harry MacKay was available for signing during the meeting.
Newsletter: Ann Rosé reported that from November 2007 onwards, the CAG newsletter will be available on the CAG website. To opt out of receiving paper copies of the newsletter, please fill out the form in the latest newsletter. An email will be sent to all members (who have provided their email addresses) every month when the newsletter has been posted.
PROGRAM : Using Computers to Create Art
Anna Tewes (exhibit chair) welcomed and introduced the three presenters. Each presenter was allocated 15 minutes for presentations, leaving time for discussion afterwards.
Terry Tallis
• History of computers and machines in art
• Overview of software available (the most common being Adobe Photoshop)
• Suggested checking out MOCA (Museum of Computer Art)
• Showed samples of work from different software and artists
• Major museums and galleries now accept digital art
• Some artists maintain originality by deleting files immediately after printing them
• Asked if CAG would consider accepting digital art
Richard Helmick
• Started creating digital art in the 1970’s before any software tools were available!
• Software can be expensive (> $1000)
• Many computer-related tools are available for creating art such as graphics tablets and pen plotters
• Created custom pens (for his printer) to make the look he wanted
• Showed samples of the diverse works he has created
Kerry McFall
• Combines traditional techniques with computers (painting, fabrics, computers, printers, gloss varnish, …)
• Considers the computer as another medium, but it is exciting since it is constantly evolving
• Was initially inspired by satellite images
• Showed samples of painted/printed/quilted/framed artwork
In January CAG will hold a forum to discuss dealing with digital art. A jury team is being put together for judging digital art.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.
Next general meeting: Monday, January 7th at 7:30 PM (library).
Next board meeting: Tuesday, November 13 at 1 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Jasmine Nahorniak, secretary
Posted: November 1, 2007 at 5:38 pm · Filed under Online Art Tour
Cherrill works mainly in pastels and acrylics. She especially enjoys the spontaneity of working on-site and combines travels with painting.
She has formal training in art from the University of Hawaii.
Associations with the Corvallis Art Guild, Vistas and Vineyards and Oregan Crafted and an ongoing art critic group further her education.
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