ArtyFacts Astro Street, Hereford, AZ, , Volume 44, Issue 12

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1 ArtyFacts December 2013 Newsletter of the Huachuca Art Association, Inc Astro Street, Hereford, AZ, , Volume 44, Issue 12 ArtyFacts, (USPS LRR), monthly, P. O. Box 748, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636, Periodical Postage Paid at Hereford POSTMASTER: Send address changes to ArtyFacts, P. O. Box 748, Sierra Vista, AZ December Members Show Joyce Geerlings-Griffith Featured Artist for the month of December Open Reception December 1 st, 3:00-5:00 P.M. - at the Sierra Vista Mall Gallery - Featured Artist Art was my secret garden until I moved to Sierra Vista in 2001, and joined the Huachuca Art Association! This native Iowan fell in love with the desert and mountains and the Paris of the southwest. The new Mall Gallery encourages us to paint more. HAA artists expand my art skills and social life. I loved drawing as a child, and when living in Atlanta, I realized historical buildings are my forte. Nearby Bisbee and Tombstone provide endless architectural subjects. My latest acrylic paintings are landscapes. Colored pencil is still a favorite but takes more time. My parents and my late husband Bill always encouraged my art. College years included a B.A. rom the University of Iowa plus Ringling School of Art in Sarasota and the Chicago Art Institute. Those Art History courses from U. of I. are now very helpful in teaching art to children. A career in Advertising an PR for thirty years required writing, which I am still studying with a local group. Our communication skills promote interest, cement friendships and increase sales in art. My paintings are done from personal photographs. Photography is my hobby, and a day trip capturing local scenes on film is a mini vacation for me. Carefully chosen are shows such as Art in the Park Member Booth exposure and sales. There s extra effort involved but shows can bring rewards. Creative people know the high cost in time and money to make an art career successful, but we wouldn t choose another way of life! 1

2 Hwy. 92 HAA BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF President Elizabeth Horning Vice President Elizabeth Line Secretary Edie Manion Treasurer Sue Ziegler Membership Rachel Mathews Board of Directors Pat Anderson Trilby Arnold Lois Bravo Elizabeth Horning Gabrielle LaFargue Elizabeth Line Edie Manion Sue Olivo Angel Rutherford Bill Willis Lollie Yancey Carolyn Yeutter Sue Ziegler Member at Large Sue Thatcher Art in the Park artintheparksierravista.com Bill Willis Gallery Director Edie Manion Programs and Workshops Gabrielle LaFargue Carolyn Yeutter Publicity Angel Rutherford Historian Sylvia Rosenkrans ArtyFacts Editor Chasity Seibert Astro St. Studio Gallery at the Mall MAP TO HAA GALLERY & STUDIO Sierra Vista Buffalo Soldier Trail Yaqui Ramsey Canyon Rd. Hobbs Carr Canyon Astro St Stan Greer Mesquite Tree N Ramsey Rd. Huachuca Art Association Gallery HAA Library The Dale Boatman Collection Library hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm Thursdays Noon - 4:00pm - Friday through Sunday Members only may borrow two books for two weeks. Children under 18 may borrow books if an adult member signs for the book. Renewals are available. Please treat the books with TLC as you must pay for lost or damaged books. Library donations of recent publications are most welcome. Librarian - Sue Ziegler, or sziegler@powerc.net Visit Our Member s Web Sites Trilby Arnold Katherine Baccaro Joanne Berry Lois Bravo Patty Dunbar Bruce Hunn & Nancy Mehaffie Robert Luedtke Bruce McKellar Georgia McKellar Yvonne Navarro Sue Olivo June Payne Hart Maggie Polen Bryce Carol Reilley Angel Rutherford Roderick Stevens Susan Rae Thatcher Angus Bowie Wilson - Bowie Wilson William Zivic 2

3 Member News & Information 2013 Calendar of Events If you have anything to add to the schedule, please contact the Gallery Director. Monday of each week, portrait painting with a live model. $7 fee for three hours, 10 to 12. Carol Reilley will be finding models for the Monday morning drawing sessions. If you want to contact her, her tel nr is Wednesday of each week, selfdirected drawing session with a live model, $5 fee, 10 to 12. Thursday of each week, Open Studio, no fee, 9-4, fun, info sharing, support. Bring your own supplies and project to work on. 3rd Monday of each month Paper Arts Group 12:30-2:30. w/gabrielle LaFargue contact her at or gjlafargue@gmail.com Board of Directors Meetings are normally the last Monday of the month at 1:00 pm. Members Meetings Members' Meetings are held the third Saturday of the month, 10:00 am at the Astro Street Studio December 21 HAA Holiday Party January 18 Dorothy Bowman, Zentangles If you wish to do a monthly presentation or workshop please contact either Gabrielle LaFargue, ; or Carolyn Yeutter, December ArtyFacts deadline is Saturday, December 28th HAA Mall Gallery Mall at Sierra Vista 2200 El Mercado Loop Curators Pat Anderson patanderson3@juno.com Trilby Arnold arnotr59@aol.com Richard Etheridge bravov40@yahoo.com Elizabeth Line elizabethjline@aol.com Sue Olivo jsolivo@q.com Public Display Coordinators Huachuca Art Association Gallery Contact Edie Manion, Director HAA Gallery at or edieartist@cox.net HAA Website Contact Chasity Seibert at or Chasity.seibert@gmail.com Harlan White, Les Stafford at Dine with the Artist. Photo courtesy Edie Manion. 3 President s Message Liz Horning Season's Greetings Artyfolks, I can't believe I'm saying this, but 'tis the season already. Jolly or not, put the turkey roasters away, make soup, and then go to the Mall Gallery and buy some Christmas cards, sparkly tee shirts, arts, crafts, and all the other things that make the season bright. But before you do that, please read, elsewhere in this Artyfacts, all about our first ever collaboration between the HAA and the Sierra Vista Symphony. We all know that the patrons of the Symphony tend to be among the more artistically discerning folks in town, so who would not want to have their work featured in such a venue. I admit, that some of Mussorgsky's subject matter may be a little bit strange and dated. It was 140 years ago, and halfway around the world, but, for me, the crazy nutcracker and the wild Russian witch, present some of the more interesting artistic challenges I've seen in a while. Google Baba Yaga. And of course, we don't have catacombs here. It's too hard even to dig a basement in most places, and there's way too much sunshine to make it creepy enough for a lantern. But we do have monuments to the dead, and even a Day of the Dead. We will need to work with what we have. I really think we can put together a good show. And please do plan to attend our annual Member's Meeting/Turkey Dinner, on Saturday, December 21, starting at 11:30 AM. This is when we elect new members to the Board. We do conduct a general meeting, albeit, a very informal one, and aside from the candidates for the Board, no votes are taken. Any serious issues you might have will need to be brought before the Board at another time for discussion and a vote. However, this is a good opportunity for you to bring any issues you may have to the attention of the Board members and ask that they be put on a future agenda. Hope to see you there! Enjoy the Holiday Season! Liz Horning, President

4 From the Galleries From the Gallery Director Edie Manion The Studio at Astro St. is busier now that the Winter Residents have come home! It is so nice to see them all come back! We will be having the "Dine with the Artists" on December 7th. this Month. Please mark your calendars! Bring a simple dish and come from 4:00 to 6:00 that Saturday. You know artist's love to party! Our Christmas Party is Dec. 21st. Be sure to come to a good Christmas dinner and vote in our elections for the Board of Directors. Tim Hurst, Mary Stafford, Hank Edwards and wife, Saundra White. Photo courtesy Edie Manion. Jewelry Making Workshop with Lori Kovash at the Astro Street Studio Up coming dates for jewelry classes: 1. Sun. Dec. 15, Wire and beads necklaces. 2. Wed. Dec. 18, Hanging window ornament. 3. Sun. Jan. 5, Etched copper/brass pendant with beaded necklace. $30 4. Wed. Jan. 15, Earrings, Earrings, Earrings! $20 5. Sun. Jan. 19, Basic beaded necklace class.. $20 6. Wed. Jan. 29, Wire wrapped earrings. $20 All classes are located at the HAA gallery on Astro street from 1-3. All supplies are included in the class fee. Call Lori for more information Portrait Painting Fundamentals with Clement Scott January 11, a.m. to 4p.m. at the Astro Street Studio Cost $60 If you are interested in the workshop contact Clement at scott@clementscott.com This workshop is great for all levels of painters. Whether you have been painting portraits for a while or you are just starting out you will learn great tips and techniques for executing portrait paintings. Clement will cover many topics, including: 3 Essential Palettes Finding the lay-in approach that is right for you Symmetry Proportions Color Harmonies Edges Values Shape Design TITLE CARDS NO CHANGE OUT IN NOVEMBER There will be no change out Wednesday, December 25 the next change will be Wednesday, January 29. If you need a new title card during December to replace sold pieces, please send your title information to Elizabeth Line at elizabethjline@aol.com or call Curator of the day will hang your new piece. 4

5 Workshops & Events ANNUAL MEETING/TURKEY DINNER/HOLIDAY PARTY Put this date on your calendar: December 21, 2013 Astro Street Gallery 11:30-2:00 p.m. It's the date for our Annual Meeting/Turkey Dinner/Holiday Party. Bring a side dish or dessert to go with the turkey and dressing, which will be provided. It is also the annual elections for HAA Board candidates. Come and enjoy the company of your fellow artists and the delicious food in a festive setting. Please bring ballot below for voting at the December 15 election Elect to serve Trilby Arnold Elizabeth Horning Edie Manion Lollie Yancey Sue Ziegler Debi Hadley Phil Micheau Gary Shreve HAA Board for MESSAGES Do you have an announcement, cancellation, change of plans, etc. for the HAA membership. Let Gabrielle LaFargue (gjlafargue@gmail.com) know and she will get your message out through . Kudos...To Linda Feltner who s two transparent watercolors were accepted into the America's Parks II - Through the Beauty of Art.. "Desert Fan-Crested Saguaro" (12x25") and "Canyon Illumination" (13x10.5"). competitions.html 5

6 Workshops & Events CALL TO ARTISTS The HAA has been invited by the Sierra Vista Symphony to provide artwork to be displayed at a Symphony performance on March 8, 2014, featuring the Russian composer, Modeste Mussorgsky s work, PICTURES AT AN EXHIBI- TION. The music was written in 1874, and was inspired by the drawings of Mussorgsky s then recently deceased artist friend, Viktor Hartmann. Only six of those pictures survive, and we have but vague descriptions of the others. What we hope to do is put together an exhibit of original works by our members that, without getting too literal, are in keeping with the mood and the spirit of the music and the pictures that inspired it. We are open to considering all kinds of media, including photography. If you want to listen to the music, and learn more, just google Pictures at an Exhibition. If you think you have a piece in your archives that might be fitting, please a picture of it to me at lhorningfa@q.com, or call me at Or, if any of these concepts intrigue you enough that you would like to produce a new piece especially for this occasion, let me know. The deadline to submit work will be January 31. Here s what the music is all about. I have added my impressions of the musical moods. You may visualize different things. PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION The music starts with a Promenade: This is the main theme that recurs occasionally between the movements, of which there are 10. It is about viewers at an exhibit, moving from picture to picture. The music is processional in mood. 1. Gnomus. Hartmann s picture was said to depict a fantastic, shrieking, waddling, bandy-legged, gnomish nutcracker, just like the ones I m sure we all have stashed in drawers somewhere around the house. Okay. We ll have to make that one up. The mood is a little jerky, jumpy, off-kilter and unpredictable. 2. Old Castle. Hartmann s picture was said to depict a troubadour, singing a sad lament in front of a ruined fortress. The musical mood is dark, mysterious and sad, as for something lost. 3. Tuileries. Hartmann s picture was of children playing and arguing in the Paris Tuileries Garden. The musical mood is playful. 4. Cattle: Hartmann s picture was of a peasant in an old ox-drawn wagon, approaching from afar, while singing a plaintive melody, and then going off into the distance. Lonesome cowboy? Wagon train? Cavalry? Evocative of travel through a vast, majestic landscape. 5. Ballet of unhatched chicks. Hartmann s drawing is of children in costumes that are enormous eggshells. Only their arms, legs, and heads are showing. The music is a children s dance. The mood is playful, twirling, leaping and skittering. Could even be real chicks. 6a. Portrait of wealthy person, and 6b. Portrait of a poor person. In Hartmann s drawings, both were Jews from the Warsaw ghetto. The music was inspired by incantations heard in Jewish synagogues. The mood shifts back and forth from gravitas to a kind of pleading, like a conversation between the two men. 7. Marketplace: A bustling market, with shoppers and vendors bargaining over goods and prices. Mood is busy, animated, and lively, with arguments, shouting, and commerce. 8. Catacombs. In his picture, Hartmann is being led by a guide with a lantern through underground tombs. The musical mood is dark, mysterious, ominous, and somber. 9. Little hut on chicken s legs. Hartmann s drawing is of a fantastic clock, suggested by the legendary hut of Baba Yaga, the Russian witch, who eats bones that she grinds up with her mortar and pestle, which she also uses, instead of a broomstick, for flying around on dark and stormy nights. Her wild chase then turns sly and crafty, with lots of pouncing. 10. The Great Gate of Kiev. Hartmann s drawing was a design for a gate, which never was built, but the music was intended to invoke an imposing, massive, majestic edifice with great arches through which a jubilant procession goes marching. The mood is heroic, and ends with the pealing of bells. 6 Palo Verde Palettes The Palo Verde Palettes are having their Christmas Party on Sunday, 8 December 2013 in lieu of a regular meeting. Regular meetings will return in January Thank you for your support..

7 Astro Street Studio Art to be hung the last Thursday of the month Dine with the Artist Reception held the following Saturday Contact: Gallery Director Edie Manion Gallery: Home: Artist s Name Address Address Phone Artist s Signature (I accept the terms of this prospectus) Title #1 Title #2 Title #3 Medium Medium Medium Size Size Size Price $ Price $ Price $ Mail this portion to the Show Chair (see address below) or bring to the gallery when you deliver your artwork. Retain the bottom section for your future reference. ARTISTS!! Please note that Monthly Members Shows invite ALL media and artists; entries are not limited to the theme or media chosen by the Chairperson. Please retain this portion of the form for your reference. I will deliver my art to the HAA Gallery on the last Thursday of the month between 9 am and noon. HAA keeps 20% commission on sales. Dine with the Artists reception on the 1 st Saturday of the month from 4 pm to 6 pm at the HAA Gallery, 3818 Astro Street, Hereford. Please bring a finger food dish of your choice to help with refreshments. Artwork must be delivered in a condition suitable for exhibition as follows: Two-dimensional work must be wired for hanging and must be clearly marked on the back with the title, medium, price, and artist s name, address, and phone number. Artists displaying three-dimensional work should supply a stand and a small card containing the same information as above. Art must be original work of the artist. No copies from magazines, books, online images, or photographs (other than photographs taken by the artists him/herself unless submitting artist gets written permission from the copyright owner.) No work done from kits will be accepted; work must be the artist s own design. I understand that my work is entered at my own risk. The Huachuca Art Association is not liable for any loss, damage, or injury. I agree to abide by HAA exhibit rules. I understand that my work is entered at my own risk. The Huachuca art Association is not liable for any loss, damage, or injury. 7

8 Huachuca Art Association P. O. Box 748 Sierra Vista, AZ Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Hereford, AZ Permit #3 Colored pencil by featured artist Joyce Gerrlings-Griffith General Membership January 1 through December 31 of each calendar year. Available categories are as follows: Individual $35 $17.50 after July 1 (new members only) Family (2+) $40 $20.00 after July 1 (new members only) Sustaining $50 $25.00 after July 1 (new members only) Student $10 Honorary Life (70+)Free (Must have been a paying member for at least 5 years.) Supporting Sponsorship (no vote) Individual $10 ArtyFacts subscription only Group $35 $ after July 1 Corporate $100 $ after July 1 Patron $500 $ after July 1 Membership entitles you to receive our monthly newsletter, ArtyFacts, show discounts, workshops, preference in limited enrollment activities and HAA voting privileges. Members may have their own listing on our web site. Members receive a discount on Art in the Park fees and a slight advantage in the Art in the Park jurying. 8