dupageartleague N E W S L E T T E R DPAL Board 2010-2011 President Tanya Berley Treasurer Kandice Husarik Secretary Arlene Martin VP Activities Margaret Bucholz VP Building/Grnds. Edward Massart VP Education Kay Wahlgren VP Exhibits Julie Luedtke VP Finance Carol Kincaid VP Office Mgt. Open VP Membership Services Tammy Proctor VP Publicity/ Promotions Bill Black Pres. Emeritus Kay Wahlgren DPAL Newsletter NOT-FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL & GALLERY 218 W FRONT STREET WHEATON IL 60187 Newsletter Editor: Valerie Lorimer e-mail: vlorimer@yahoo.com Newsletter articles and pieces are due to Valerie by the 15th of the month. Typed pieces are preferred via e-mail, on disk, faxed or put in the Newsletter drawer at the league. Please put submissions on full pieces of paper so they don t get lost! Thanks. Upcoming Calendar May 2 June 1-2 Opening Reception for Valerie Lorimer s Gallery II Exhibit (2-4 pm) Pick-up for Letting Go Drop-off for It s Alive June 29-30 Pick-up for It s Alive Drop-off for Pattern Recognition M A Y 2 0 1 1 President s Letter Dear DPAL Members, May is such a cheerful month with the return of finer weather, spring blossoms and refreshing shades of green everywhere. Speaking of refreshing things, look for our new website which should be up by midmonth. Rocio Hernandez, a student at College of DuPage, won our votes for best design in her class. Our thanks to instructor John Caligari and member Nancy D Agostino for all their help. Our slate for the open positions on the Board have all been filled. We have three new faces, Marguerite Paris Secretary, Vicki Joyce VP Publicity/Promotions, and Yvonne Thompson, appointed to fill VP of Office Management. Returning are Treasurer Kandi Husarik, VP of Buildings and Grounds Ed Massart, VP of Membership Tammy Proctor, and VP of Activities Margaret Bucholz. We thank them all for stepping up, we re lucky to have such a highly qualified Board. We ve had some very successful workshops and classes thanks to the hard work of Kay Wahlgren and Ellen Rottsolk. Be sure to check out the summer class schedule and try something new. See you at the League, Tanya Berley President Welcome to All New Members If you are a new member and would be willing to receive your DPAL newsletters and class schedules via email rather than regular mailing, please send me an email so your email address to the DPAL online address book. You ll normally receive the newsletter sooner this way, and you ll also receive any special, time sensitive notices that arise. Send emails to Ann Johnson at ajohnsondpal@yahoo.com With Gratitude Thank you so much for your cards, kind words, and encouragement during my traumatic health ordeal. Thinking of you gave me smiles and strength. I am getting better every day and hope to see you all real soon! Gail Dragon
2 www.dupageartleague.org April Award Winners Name That Tune Best of Show Sharon Guest, Hungry Like the Wolf, Oil Theme Award Chris Hughes, Sax Player, Acrylic Artist Choice Award Suzanne Massion, Morning Has Broken Special Merit Awards Perry Lipham, Song of the Romani People, Acrylic Daniel Danielson, Red Door Chicago Blues, Watercolor Ken Gonzales, Purple Haze, Acrylic Merit Awards John Grek, The Blues are Killing Me, Acrylic Paul Nemetz, Up on the Roof, Gouache Carol Gorman, Walking in a Winter Wonderland, Pastel Bill Baykan, Bourbon Street, Watercolor Sally Sharp, Blue Suede Shoes, Oil Pastel Jean DeVaud, Cacophony, Acrylic Gaylord Walter, What Tune Would You Like?, Colored Pencil Linda Danner, Our Day Will Come, Photo Digital Thomas Gorman, On Bass Ray Brown, Lithograph Dianne Grieco, Dance the Flamenco, Watercolor Anne Fines, The High Note, Gouache and Colored Pencil Roberta Sieber, It s Another Tequila Sun, Oil Stick Judge Debbie Venezia Executive Director of the Naperville Art League. DPAL Annual Meeting The DuPage Art League would like to invite you to the annual meeting on... Sunday, June 5 from 4 to 7 pm at The Kincaids 2S109 Apache Drive Wheaton, IL 630.682.0107 Come prepared to enjoy dinner provided by the board as our thanks to all who volunteer at the league, and members who would like to hear reports about the league and how the year has gone. It's our chance to share our goals and achievements. All are welcome. Please RSVP to the art league 630.653.7090 and feel free to bring your spouse or other family member. Directions from the art league are as follows: Travel south on West Street. Cross over Roosevelt and continue south (West Street becomes Warrenville and then Plamondon) until it ends at Orchard (a three way stop with a blinking light.) Turn left onto Orchard and then turn right onto Flint Creek (second street on the right.) Turn left onto Apache Drive (first left.) The Kincaids home is in the middle of the first cul-desac on the left(east) side of the street. It s a white two-story colonial with the address on the house and mailbox. Tom Lynch Workshop Tom Lynch had a very successful three-day watercolor workshop at the league recently. Here are a few of the quotes from people in the class. The man s a fountain of information, it s totally awesome. I always admired his work, never thought I d meet him let alone work with him. One of the best workshops I ve ever taken. I recently joined the League, saw his work in the window and signed up. It was wonderful, I hope he comes back again. If you missed attending, look for his and other workshops we re planning for you.
www.dupageartleague.org 3 Collectors' Corner is Closing Down! Yvonne Thompson 630.966.9616 dupage_art_league@sbcglobal.net Well, I m sure that headline got your attention! No, don t worry there is still going to be that wonderful area at the art league, but after getting the full support of the board, I m just changing the name. For some time now the name Collectors Corner has bothered me. First, it is no longer in a corner. Those members who have been with us for many years will remember it was in a corner when we had the building across the road. Secondly, I think the name does not reflect the real nature of the area. It is where customers find the best gifts even if it is a gift for themselves! This does not really become a problem once someone is inside the store because it is evident it is the gift area. But what if someone sees Collector Corner advertised or on the website? Will they automatically know it is the best place for unique reasonably priced gifts and cards? What will I call it? I researched some of the larger museums, including The Art Institute in Chicago, to see what they called their gift area and decided that name would fit us too. So, from now on that area will simply be called The Gift Shop. The Dupage Art League Gift Shop to be precise, but that is a bit of a mouthful and if I get a sign made, it could be bigger than the actual area! So, in the next few weeks (and months!) you will see a few changes. It will be mainly just to the paperwork and inventory forms which will be titled The Gift Shop. Guidelines and criteria will stay the same, with a limit of three wall hanging pieces and six pieces of portfolio work. I am also planning a relaunch reception on Sunday, August 4, which will be open to the public and the press. I would like to set up a Meet the Artist for all Gift Shop exhibitors for that day. Call or e-mail me if you would be interested in being there. Two artists would share a table and display a tiny selection of the items they have in the Gift Shop. It will be a great way for everyone to match a face to the artwork and hear firsthand from the artist how their artwork is created. There will be no charge for this event to anyone and all work maybe purchased. We ll supply refreshments and may even have a raffle or two. Also, I will be on hand to answer questions should you want to know how to enter work in the gift shop or our holiday show Yuletide Treasures which starts in November. Russian Artist Will the member who came in with an artist from Russia please contact the league and leave your number? Valerie Lorimer, featured Gallery II Artist for May 2011 The May Gallery II exhibit will feature the work of mixed media artist Valerie Lorimer and runs from April 29 through May 31; an opening reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 1. Everyone is welcome. Through all the twists and turns of my journey, creativity has always taken center stage. I have loved creating for as long as I can remember, and have always been involved in the arts in one way or another all my life. A bit of info I thought you might find interesting my bachelor s and master s degrees are in Music, and I worked professionally in Chicago for many years as an accompanist for the Chicago Opera Theatre and Chicago Symphony Chorus. I also Morning Glories enjoyed writing musical pieces for my singer friends, but found that the pull to create art was stronger than my desire to create music. My mixed media creations tend to have a lot of detail (or so I ve been told!), and have also been described as whimsical, nurturing, spiritual, intuitive, and fun! I love blending different media including pan pastel, acrylic, ink, Prismacolor markers and colored pencil, and also really love blending text into my pieces. My inspiration comes from nature, architecture, music, theater, the written word inspiration is everywhere if your eyes and ears are open. I love traveling to new places and seeing how it reflects in my work. Creativity is what fuels my heart and soul it is, in a sense, spirit and energy. I cannot imagine a day when I wake up and don t have the freedom to create. It s great fun to start a piece and see where it will lead. I believe a piece of art should take you down a path a path that always means different things for each person. Valerie is a member of the DuPage and Naperville art leagues, the Chicago Artist Coalition. Her work has been exhibited in various venues, won numerous awards, and has been used for book covers in the United States and the United Kingdom. I look forward to meeting fellow DPAL members at the reception on May 1. If you can t make it that day, I hope you ll stop in and see the exhibit. If you d like to take a peek at my work, stop by my website at www.valerielorimer.com!
4 www.dupageartleague.org Winner of Program Raffle At our March program, Virginia Thompson won this piece of art from Gary Wick s pastel demo. She s one lucky lady! Time to buy a lottery ticket or two because this is the second time she s won. Welcome to New and Returning Members Welcome to the following people who are either new or returning members to the Dupage Art League for April 2011. Bill Wallrab Richard Kadas Rosemary Sieben James Banks Debra Leahy Jana Cronin Ron Farnum Gail Berley Sue Tracy Jozik Dana Stewart Mary Alice Seville Terry Musclow Kenneth Jacobs The art of investing with a long-term perspective For 125 years, throughout major shifts in the markets, we ve been helping investors stay on track toward their goals. Our Financial Advisors have the knowledge, resources and long-term vision to help you reach the financial milestones in your life. And no matter what, we ll be with you every step of the way. Exhibitions, Awards & Accomplishments Lisa Garrison has two pieces, The Dog Who Lost the Poker Game and The Road to Paso Robles, featured in the Reflections Gallery at the Aurora Public Library Eola Branch from April through June. The Aurora Public Library opened their new Reflections Gallery in January of 2011 featuring 10 area artists. The library is located at 555 Eola Road, Aurora. Kristen Hill won Best Of Show for her watercolor, Farmer s Market, in the Naperville Art Leagues March show, Fresh Perspectives. Alliance of Fine Art News Hugh Skibbens, AFA delegate from DPAL For those unfamiliar with the Alliance of Fine Art, it is an umbrella organization of fifteen art leagues and guilds throughout the west and southwest suburbs. The AFA is hosting a Fine Art Fair on July 23 and 24 at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oakbrook. Spaces are still available if you wish to display. Now through May 5 the AFA "Best of the Best" show is on exhibit at the same location. The show features more than 90 award winning works from the member art leagues. Pieces include everything from paintings to clay and book and paper art. For more information on these and other happenings in the various leagues throughout our area, visit the AFA website at www.allianceoffineart.org. Papier Maché was the Material Imagination was the key word as students in Nancy Tait's class, Creative Crafts for Children, fashioned whimsical animal sculptures. Using newspaper and wheat paste, simple materials were transformed into a blue hippo, a wrinkly dachshund, a smiling swan, a bright frog, and a floating otter. Emphasis in this new class in on individual expression with large doses of fun! Kandice A. Husarik, Associate Vice President Investments 500 Park Boulevard Itasca, IL 60143 630-285-8875 800-282-8846 Investment and Insurance Products: NOT FDIC Insured NO Bank Guarantee MAY Lose Value Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Member SIPC, is a registered broker-dealer and a separate non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. 2009 Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. All rights reserved. 0709-2825 [78786-v1] 07/09 Plein Aire Painters Group While Gail Dragon is recuperating, contact Mary Kent Goebel for information or to receive the summer schedule for painting dates and locations. Suggestions for painting locations are much appreciated. The schedule will begin with warmer weather and will be available at the DuPage Art League. Call 630.782.9577 and leave a name, phone number, or email address for a return call or message.
www.dupageartleague.org 5 Board Notes The board voted to change the name of Collector s Corner to Gift Shop, because it more accurately describes what is sold there. The board discussed how to change the POS so staffers could tell who is an active member with paid dues and who is inactive or has not paid their membership dues. Yvonne needs volunteers to help with computer information including data base entry, print class reports from POS, rewrite or add information to the menu, someone to print out end of day sales and make it match daily tender receipts, class adjustments. If you are interested see Yvonne. Invitations have been mailed to new members inviting them to a reception at 6:30 p.m. before the regular scheduled Monday night meeting on April 18. The summer class schedule is out. The board voted to begin a new policy for workshops beginning in the fall. The policy will be no refunds if student cancels the workshop five days or less before the workshop begins and half price refund if student cancels more than five days before the workshop begins. Exceptions will be dealt with on a one by one basis. Investigation of a stair climber to get handicapped to the library was too expensive. The DPAL annual meeting will be held at Carol Kincaid s home on Sunday, June 5. Food and drinks will be provided. The slate of officers will be voted upon at the April program meeting night. Rocio Hernandez will be paid for up to five hours per month to operate our new website which we hope will be up and running by the middle of May. From the Library Barbara Grabowski Library Volunteer A little something for everyone this month Becker. How to Sketch with Watercolor. (Watercolor) Borgeson. Colored Pencil Fast Techniques. (Drawing) Hagen. Romantic Oil Painting Made Easy. (Oil Painting) Pratt. The Best of Pastel. (Painting) Presnell. Illustration & Drawing styles & Techniques. (Drawing) And for your inner Charlie Brown or Batman Bailey. Great Cartoons of the World. (Cartooning) Biegeleisen. 1001 Cartoon-style Illustrations. (Cartooning) Bohl. Guide to Cartooning. (Cartooning) Gautier. The Career Cartoonist. (Cartooning) Glasbergen. Getting Started Drawing & Selling Cartoons. (Cartooning) Glasberger. How to Be a Successful Cartoonist. (Cartooning) Jacobs. Jumping Up and Down on the Roof, Throwing Bags of Water on People. (Cartooning) Markow. The Art of Cartooning. (Cartooning) Nordling. Your Career in the Comics. (Cartooning) Enjoy! The Art of the Internet by Melody Williamson As I struggle to gain some semblance of technical and artistic skill, I ve also turned to the Internet. Sure, there are lots of sites out there, but there s also a huge wealth of information well worth the effort. Let me give you a few ideas. Use the search site Google (www.google.com). Your search query should describe what you need with as few terms as possible. Choose your words carefully (3 to 8 key words). Google offers search help; click Advanced Search to the right of the query entry box I recommend taking a look even if you re experienced. Google has a number of ways to search for information. The four best are located on the top left portion of the main web page. Remember all results are based on matching your query. Don t hesitate to refine or restate or even redo your query. Web: Will give you all the matching websites same as if you were to enter your query and click on the search button. A good place to start, but you can narrow your searches using: Images: Besides the obvious, this is a good way to search if you re visually oriented or to narrow your search as in I will know it when I see it approach. It works! Video: Great way to find demos, instruction, or more graphically illustrated info. I have found some really great videos but take notice of the length of the video before selecting. Short 1-2 minutes are likely sales snippets only. Most helpful free videos are 5+ minutess in length. More Blogs: Art related blogs are another great source of info, inspiration and friendship. These artists/bloggers have created a community. The sites are more informal and encourage participation. I have asked many a question and get very helpful responses. A place to start: http://www. artcareer.net/2008/100-must-see-art-blogs-of-every-form/ One last suggestion to find info in a more indirect way is to use the Links section of websites and blogs (have other names) you like. Not all sites have these but look for them on those you find most helpful. Can introduce you to some things you haven t thought about. Give it a try. It s a whole world of information. Drop me a note if you have questions or would like help with an in-depth art related search at my email- myartsearch@gmail.com. Artist Choice Award Winner for April The Artist Choice Award Winner for the April Gallery I exhibit was Suzanne Massion's oil painting "Morning Has Broken. There were many clever entries based on a musical theme. Thanks to everyone who participated.
6 www.dupageartleague.org Visit our Web site: www.dupageartleague.org This newsletter, archives and class schedules are downloadable in PDF file format at this site. To receive your newsletter by email: ajohnsondpal@yahoo.com Email your newsletter articles by the 15th of each month: vlorimer@yahoo.com Monthly Meetings Our monthly meetings are on the third Monday of each month (from September through April). Social hour is 7 p.m. and programs start at 7:30 p.m. Mark your calendars and come! May 2011 Newsletter dupageartleague SCHOOL & GALLERY 218 W Front St Wheaton IL 60187 (630) 653-7090