JANUARY 2019 Omahaartistsinc.com President s Message: Katie Johnson 402-310-0349 ktjohnson.omaha.art@gmail.com Hello, New Year 2019 and Omaha Artists Inc!!! Did you know 80% of New Year s resolutions fail by February? What artist resolutions did you decide upon for this new year? It does not have to be January1 st to begin afresh or even to decide upon a change! What can we as artists do to improve our creativity? We have 12 months to work on our goals and resolutions allow me to guide you in some choices to get inspired: Learn something new by reading a book or magazine, visiting art galleries or show. Get organized-clean your studio or art space. Set a Create Day each week - take time for you! Do you want to learn a new technique or try a different medium? Then, check out the list of Fun Shops this year to learn that new experience or attend a luncheon meeting hearing a speaker tell you about their lives, creations and dreams! Did you know that learning something new can make one happier and healthier? Please note the scholarships offered by Omaha Artists Inc: this is an opportunity to learn, to fulfill a resolution of health and happiness as well as creating art. I encourage you to complete and submit the enclosed scholarship applications to be considered a recipient! May all your troubles last as long as your New Year s resolutions. ---Joey Adams Wednesday, January 23, Board Meeting 11:00/ Luncheon/General Meeting 12:00 Charlie's on the Lake - 4150 South 144th Street - Back room by patio. Lunch from menu RVSP by Monday, January 21, in order for us to advise the restaurant. If you miss the deadline you may still attend. If coming for program only, make your reservation as such. Contact Carol McCall at 402. 499.7071 or lunch@omahaartistsinc.com Program: Barbara Egr 402.686.0521 bschmidski@cox.net Do 3-D artists think differently than two-dimensional artists as they create? What would life be like to be totally immersed in creating art from wood 24/7? How can an artist carve (pun intended) out a living by working only with wood? If any of these questions resonate or tweak the curiousity of you or someone you know then a invite a friend and come listen to Dan Klima from The Wood Products Company. Dan will share his creative wood working journey. This brief, fascinating presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Give yourself a New Year s gift by attending this entertaining, engaging artist s presentation inspiring you to follow your own artistic dreams.
Fun Shop: Shirley Schmidt 402-592-4873 / Nancy Ralston 402-517-0263 Wednesday, January 16th, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Master, 2617 So. 114th Street. Members - $4.00 /non-members - $5.00 Please join us with OAI member Linda Jones for a fun and interesting class on "Pet Portraits." Bring photos of pets to illustrate so that medium and size can be decided as class progresses. Linda will have several examples of past illustrations done as commissions on hand. In addition, she has downloaded portraits onto Omaha Artist Inc web site under the gallery tab so you can preview her work there now. Demonstration on drawing a foundation for a pet portrait will be key for this class. Therefore sketch paper and pencil and eraser to obtain that perfect pose. Some tricks on approving the pose and illustration will be shared as well. If possible, bring a mirror and media tablet. If you don t have those tools she will share. Work in any medium you feel comfortable with to finalize the sketch of your pet. Linda is comfortable with pastels and have discovered Pastel Mat and Sanded Pastel Paper work well. Although inexpensive pastel paper is fine for sketches. Watercolor is a viable medium even for furry pets. Acrylic or oil both work well for illustration too. Bring what materials you need and an easel to work on. Check list of materials: Pet photos Sketch paper, pencils and eraser Medium materials for final illustration Easel Courtesy: Barbara Mathewson 402-339-7785 mspiggy0219@aol.com Cards sent to: New Members: Mary Oltsman Constance Stilwell Belinda Dworak Karen Jensen Doris Helfrick Mary Buckmiller Get Well: LaVonne Trip Linda Glantz From Cecilia Hiebner..Thanks so much to you and the group of Omaha Artists for the get-well card I received in regards to my husband's health. Art Bridge: Linda Bernett 712.566.2322 gourdartstudios@aol.com On December 12th our lesson was making Christmas wreaths. Fun was had by all. We also provided a small bag of candy, crayons and coloring sheets to the ESL students and their teachers. Classes start at 9:00 am at Augustana Lutheran Church, 3647 Lafayette Ave, usually the second Wednesday of the month during the OPS school year. January lessons we are working with markers. page 2
Membership: Bob Koser 3629 South 46th St. Lincoln, NE. 68506 bkkk@allophone.com 402.417.2227 medium: oil Mary Buckmiller 7512 W 15th St., Sioux Falls, S.Dakota 57234 mbfs4@midco.net 605.690.7049 mediums: acrylic, charcoal, collage, colored pencil, fabric, graphite mixed media, oil, pastel, pen/ink, pencil, photography, quilting, watercolor (paint/pencil) Diana Tweedy 2530 N 166 Ave, Omaha, NE. 68116 dtweedy@gmail.com 402.289.0338 or 402.661.4583 medium: photography Mary Oltsman 3136 South 158th St., Omaha NE. 68130 maryoltmans@gmail.com 402.651.6650 mediums: acrylic, pen/ink, watercolor (paint/pen) Doris Helfrich 1412 South 139th St., Omaha, NE 68144 member123@omahaartistsinc.com 402.707.2332 medium: other not listed Karen Jensen 4855 S 14th St., Omaha, NE 68107 kjen4855@gmail.com 402.734.4540 mediums: acrylic, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel, watercolor (paint/pencil) Constance Stilwell 15942 Arbor Cir., Omaha, NE 68130 cjconnie@net.com 402.333.6064 mediums: acrylic, encaustic, intaglio, mixed media, mosaics, oil, pastel, prints (mono), weaving, watercolor (paint/pencil) Belinda Dworak 683 N 59th St., Omaha, NE. 68132 maddbeesstudio@gmail.com 402.556.9619 mediums: acrylic, collage, computer art, gouche, mixed media, pen/ink, pencil, photography, prints (mono), watercolor (paint/pencil) Correction to roster: Kim Sosin phone should be 402.339.2508 home or cell 402.880.8859 FYI and BTW In December Omaha Artists Inc., donated 414 paintings and easels to the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging. These mini paintings were then delivered by Meals on Wheels along with food trays. Below picture of a visit by Santa during our annual November pot luck and card making workshop. page 3
Art Show /Art Shows: Sharon Clawson 402.572.8486 bsclaw001@hotmail.com Chillin' Winter Art Show Jewish Community Center, 333 South 132nd Street. Registration: Friday, February 1, 11 am - 1 pm Reception: Sunday, February 10, 2-4 pm Take down: Thursday, February 28, 11 am -1 pm No theme. $15 for up to 3 entries, depending on size. The Center takes a 25% commission, so please price your entries to reflect this. - Spring Art Show Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas Street Theme is "Childhood Summers". Along with your entry, you must also write a short explanation of your "Childhood Memory" on a 3x5 card to hang beside your artwork. Registration: Tuesday, April 30, 1 am - 1 pm Reception: Sunday, May 5, 2-4 pm Take down: Tuesday, May 28, 11 am -1 pm - Image Size Guidelines We will be enforcing size guidelines, in order to give the shows a better look, and to avoid overcrowding. These sizes refer to the outside edges of the frame. 3 pieces 11 x 14 or smaller. If one of your 3 pieces is larger than 11x14, then you can only enter 2. 2 pieces when larger than 24 x 30, with maximum size of 40 x 40. Sizes may be figured by adding two adjacent sides, so smallest no bigger than 25 (11+14), middle size 54, (24+30), and largest-when two sides greater than 54 but not larger than 80 total. Restrictions may vary from show to show. Refer to Art Shows News for restriction details of a show. NAME NAME NAME TITLE TITLE TITLE MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM PHONE PHONE PHONE SIZE SIZE SIZE PRICE PRICE PRICE ASSIGNED NO. ASSIGNED NO. ASSIGNED NO. page 4
ANAC: Association of Nebraska Art Clubs www.nebraskaartsclub.org ANAC membership Dues must be paid by February 27 to qualify for entry in the ANAC 2019 Art Show in Albion, NE. June 19-22, 2019. Make check for $12.00 payable to Omaha Artist, Inc. (Postmark before FEBRUARY 26) Send to: Jo Anne Nielsen 7335 Shadow Lake Plaza #312 Papillion, NE 68046 Members listed below have already paid for the 2019 ANAC year. So if you are not sure if you have joined, please see list below to see if you are listed. March will have all the information about the selection show in the newsletter. Any questions please contact: Jo Anne Nielsen 402-250-6464 Dick Brown 402.680.3373 Allen Allen Beig Benn Brabec Brown Bruning Chaney Chirhart Choi Clawson Conway Cozine Devish Dworak Easdale Egr Egr Feltus Fettin Betty Bonnie Marilyn Elsa Esther Dick Madalyn JR Nycole SiBok Sharon Betsy Neva Ann Belinda Danielle Barbara Emmett Garry Carol Jo Ann Nielsen 402.250.6464 Goss Groves Guynn Hanson Haws Hunsicker Kalahar Kibbee Larm Lastovica Lindfors Lontor Luebke Lueke Mack Mae Maliszwski Monke Musilek Nichols Jackie Judy Linda Marilyn Evelo Dorothy Mark James Debi Julie Karen Jean Pat June Denise Jeffry Virginia Wendy Rose Glenda Sandra Linda Jones 402.613.0966 Nielsen Oelke Ralston Reese Rutherford Schapper Schmidt Schram Schroeder Simmons Sinha Sneed Sosin Stevens Tripp Vadon Wamsat Watkins Wharton Williams Jo Anne Cheri Nancy Sherry Rose Kathryn Shirley Julie Grace Carmel Debadyuti Mary Kim Susan Lavonne Janet Sara Sumnick Margaret (Peg) Jennifer Sue page 5
Omaha Artists, Inc. Memorial Scholarship This scholarship entitles you an opportunity to attend a workshop of your choice. Applicants should have a sincere desire to improve their artistic skills. You must be willing to share what you have learned by conducting a Fun Shop after attending the workshop. Previous winners of this award may reapply after a 5 year period. This scholarship awards the recipient $500.00 which includes conducting a Fun Shop within an Omaha Artists, Inc. calendar year. The scholarship will be awarded at the March Omaha Artists Inc. meeting. Name - Phone Address Name and location of workshop: Please describe how you would benefit from this workshop, and how you would share what you learned: Applications Must be received by March 1, 2019 Mail to: Katie Johnson 5871 S. 104th Ave Omaha NE. 68127 Any questions or concerns contact Katie Johnson 402.310.0349 ktjohnson.omaha.art@gmail.com Application forms may also be completed online or downloaded from, omahaartistsinc.com/members/ scholarships. page 6
Genie Schafer Art Memorial Scholarship Established in 2001 in loving memory of Genie by her husband Dave Schafer. Genie loved and attended many workshops, where she learned, laughed and made new friends. This is a great opportunity to attend a workshop of your liking. Applications will be accepted starting January 1st and deadline is March 1. The scholarship shall be awarded at the March meeting of Omaha Artists, Inc. (Check your newsletter for date, time and location.) There will be 2 recipients selected, and each shall receive $400.00. Requirements for the Genie Schafer Art Memorial Scholarship: You must be a member of Omaha Artists Inc. or Bellevue Artist Assoc. Have a sincere desire to improve their artistic skills. The Scholarship is to be used for any art workshop conducted by a recognized teacher. Please provide below: Name - Phone Address Name and location of workshop: How do you feel you would benefit from this workshop: Applications Must be received by March 1, 2019 Mail to: Katie Johnson 5871 S.104th Ave Omaha NE. 68127 Any questions or concerns contact Katie Johnson: 402.310.0349 ktjohnson.omaha.art@gmail.com Application forms may also be completed online or downloaded from, omahaartistsinc.com/members/ scholarships. page 7
Spotlight Member Section: featuring Susan Stevens Q: Can you tell me a little about yourself? A: I am an Omaha native, born at Offutt Air Force Base hospital and have lived in Omaha all but 6 months of my life. Pretty rare for a military brat! I was blessed with two daughters during my first marriage. I married Ed and his two children in 2001. have worked for Union Pacific for 28 years: I started as a print designer and moved into web design at the first opportunity. Q: How long have you been a member of OAI and how did you learn of our organization? A: I've been a member of Omaha Artists Inc. since 2012. I learned about the group from my massage therapist, Carol Radke. I had given her a colored pencil drawing that she put up in her waiting room. Sharon Clawson saw it and told Carol that I should look into joining the group. Not feeling very confident I had the talent to join an art group. It took about a year of coaxing on Carol's part to get me to join. I'm so glad I did! Q: Tell us your story of how you got involved in art. A: My earliest memories of art are sitting with my brother and a box of crayons and a huge piece of blank newsprint paper rolled out in front of us. Thanks to our grandfather who worked for a newspaper, we always had a huge end roll of paper off the press available. I took art classes in high school and went on to take commercial art classes in college. I switched over to graphic design before graduating. I didn't venture into using watercolors until 2012. Before that I worked primarily with graphite and colored pencil. I took a long break from doing artwork while raising my girls. I picked up my colored pencils again in 2010 and it felt great. Being a part of Omaha Artists has been a great motivator to keep it going. Q: What positions have you held with OAI? A: I started with offering to help with the website and accepted taking it on when asked. Shortly after I was approached about becoming the Vice President and decided it would be a good way to get to know the group better. I was right. It has been a very rewarding experience. I currently manage the website, co-chair the membership committee and handle email communications. Q: Tell us something about you that most people do not know about you? A: My daughter Rachel passed away six years ago. She was the biggest fan and cheerleader of my art. It was important to her that I share my work and not keep it to myself. A comment she posted on the Facebook page she set up for my work - You ve got this Mom! - is taped just above the back edge of my art table to remind me that I need to believe in myself so I can make art to honor her. Q: What are your other interests/hobbies? A: My other hobbies are photography and gardening. My favorites: colors are yellow, peach and coral; food is pretty much anything Italian; book is "The Stand" by Stephen King; movie "The Guardians of the Galaxy. and now we know a little bit more about Susan Stevens The Spotlight Member Section meant to get to know each other. Opportunities Creative Design Framing by Kathy Caniglia will frame any type of artwork. She tries to use scrap and extras to keep the cost down. Charge based on the united inch of the frame size. Call 402.319.7535 or email Kathy at creativedesignsframing@yahoo.com, if interested or any questions on pricing. Available a demo loom for $600.00. Norwood Cherry, 23 inch, 4 harness, plus lots of extras, shuttles, etc. Folds up to transport. Large loom and industrial sewing machine also available. Any questions or interested contact Linda Bernett, gourdartstudios@aol.com or call 712.566.2322 or 712.309.2741 and she will contact the seller. page 8
Dates to Remember Fun Shops- 3rd Wednesday Luncheons-4th Wednesday 12:00 noon Lutheran Church of the Masters January 16 January 23 February 20 February 27 March 20 March 27 April 17 April 24 May 15 May 22 June meeting with potluck- date and location to be announced. Jewish Community Center Art Show: Registration: 11-1:00 Friday- February 1, 2019 Reception: Sunday February 10, 2-4 pm Take down: Thursday, February 28, 11-1 Katie Johnson 5871 S 104 Ave Omaha, NE 68127