NEXT GENERAL MEETING MONDAY- OCT 10 SOCIAL - 6:30pm SCOTTISH RITE TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1 WORKSHOP ARTIST OCT MEETING SPEAKER PAGE 2 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE MEETING SCHEDULE PAGE 3 SHOW NEWS PAGE 4 SUMMER SHOWS WESTERN FED PAGE 5 MEMBER RECOGNITION PAGE 6 MINI WORKSHOP NEWS GALLERY NEWS PAGE 7 MEMBERSHIP NEWS PAINT OUTS PAGE 8 WORKSHOP NEWS 2016-17 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 2016 FRANK FRANCESE JANUARY 2017 SUZANNA WINTON FEBRUARY 2017 JEAN HAINES MARCH 2017 CAROLE HILLSBERY Sign up Today! THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA WATERCOLOR GUILD Sketchbook October 2016 www. southernazwatercolorguild.com Frank Francese - November Workshop! Have you signed up for a workshop yet? Do you need inspiration, a new approach to your painting, an expansion of your knowledge of watercolor? Whatever your skill level, workshops offer you the chance to spend a few days with a nationally known artist and teacher who can help you grow artistically and meet new goals in your art expression. In November we are featuring World famous artist and instructor, Frank Francese. Frank s Workshop is upbeat and positive, designed to generate enthusiasm. Each Day s schedule includes a 45 minute morning and afternoon painting demonstration, one-on-one instruction, group critiques and ample time for personal painting. Subject matter will range from nature, country scenes, city, and beach scenes. Watercolors came to the forefront of Francese s artistic work in 1983. His liquid style is unique and distinctive. Frank enjoys working on a very wet surface, letting the pure color mix itself on the paper. His shapes are large and loose, often disregarding fine detail. Frank uses abrupt color changes of the same value with the white of the watercolor paper to bring his paintings to life. ffrancese@bresnan.net Don t be left out! Reserve your place in one of our dynamic workshops by obtaining a registration form on the SAWG website and mailing it with a $100 deposit to: Judy Constantine, 5061 W. Camino Del Desierto, Tuscon, AZ 85745-9119. You can also register online using your credit card. January 10-13, 2017 Realistic Watercolor Portraits with Suzanna Winton. February 14-15 or February 16-17, 2017 World of Watercolor with Jean Haines March 14-17, 2017 Loose and Colorful Watercolor on Paper and Canvas with Carole Hillsbery. Diana Madaras - October Meeting Our guest speaker for the October General Meeting is Diana Madaras. Her topic Living a Creative Lifestyle- Creativity in Art and the Business of Art will highlight her successful art career. She paints her brilliant landscapes and expressionist portraits in both acrylic and watercolor. She is very active in the Tucson community and her art has benefitted more than 100 charities. You don t want to miss the opportunity to meet Diana if you haven t already. Many members know her from submitting their work to one or both juried shows she held at her gallery- the last being The Holiday Art Walk in December 2015. Diana has been a member of SAWG since 1994 and earned her Signature Status in 1999. She was the juror for the SAWG Calendar Show in November 2013. Mark the date now - Monday, October 10 at 7 p.m.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT September is the start of a brand new SAWG year and, though many of our seasonal members were not present, I could feel the enthusiasm and warmth of those who were there. I am looking forward to meeting more of our members at upcoming meetings and throughout the year. Those who were not in attendance missed a great presentation from Susan Morris on the Western Federation show from this past summer in Colorado. In addition, she outlined the evolving plans for our hosting of the event in 2018. Stay tuned for more information! This year is off and running and what a year it s shaping up to be! Have you registered for one of the workshops yet? There is still space in the Frank Francese, Suzanna Winton and Carole Hillsbery workshops. We are fortunate to have such quality artists come to our area. I hope you take advantage of these excellent workshops. We are also planning a December 8 holiday gala in the gallery. You won t want to miss that as well as an event in November to benefit a local charity. We are pleased to be forging a working relationship with SAACA (Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance) with the Waddell Reed exhibit beginning in October and looking toward future opportunities that may arise. This is important to our overall outreach initiative. We will be part of the Heart of Tucson Art (HOTA) open studio event the last weekend in October and are working together to promote SAWG in our community. We are entering our second year in the gallery this fall and are already seeing gallery traffic increase a bit as the weather becomes cooler. A special thank you to those of you who have been active in the gallery this past summer. The See You In September show was spectacular and the upcoming Signature Member show, Crème de la Crème, will be nothing less than that the best of the best. Please make plans to see the show and come to the reception on October 13 (5-7pm). Please note that we are working on alternatives to make things easier for artists who are reluctant to show their work because of docenting requirements. If taking a turn as docent is difficult for you, please do not let that keep you from entering shows because we ll work with you to find a way to make that possible. And because SAWG is an organization that offers so many possibilities, we introduced a new direction in the last issue of the Sketchbook that was discussed at the Board Retreat. We ll focus this year on building SAWG sustainability beyond our 50th Anniversary next year! We can do that with the help of your creative ideas! All of SAWG benefits when we have the involvement of our membership and that means you and me. We are reaching out to the membership and asking you to share your talents and your time with SAWG in this effort. We will be contacting the Links suggested at our Board Retreat and soliciting additional nominations to participate on one of the think tanks (financial, organizational, and gallery). In addition, there are several standing committees (membership, community outreach, marketing, and hospitality, to name a few) that share responsibility for keeping SAWG sustainable. I ll be working with the committee chairs to recruit members for that work as well. Ask me or any of the board officers how you can be involved! Thank you for your support and your commitment to creating art! Remember - To submit any articles for the Sketchbook to Debra Irons at d_irons@cox.net. Deadline is always the 15th of each month. MEETING SCHEDULE 2016-17 Meeting Schedule Oct 10 General Meeting - Diana Madaras talk Nov 14 General Meeting - Frank Francese demo Dec 12 General Meeting/ Holiday Gala - at the gallery Jan 9 General Meeting - Suzanna Winton demo Feb 13 General Meeting - Jean Haines demo Mar 13 General Meeting - Carole Hillsbery demo April 10 General Meeting - Scholarship - at the gallery May 8 General Meeting Saturday & Sunday October 29th & 30th, 11am - 5pm The SAWG Gallery will be included in this Fall Artist Tour this year. This is a Free self-guided two day tour into the intimate settings of the artist s studio! This gives artists a chance to expose & sell their work, while visitors will get the chance to learn more about the individual artist, the artistic process and support the arts! Check out heartoftucsonart.org for a map and additional information.
SHOW NEWS SHOW TIME! Signature Show - Opens October 4th We are already in October! The summer has flown by and we are into that long awaited cooler nights and softer sunlight season of Fall. With it comes the opening of SAWG s first show of the regular season, The Signature Members Show, Crème de la Crème. It promises to live up to its name, filling the gallery with the best that our Signature Members have to offer. Awards Judge, Linda Feltner, will be choosing the award winners and will be on hand at the reception on Thursday, October 13, 5-7 pm, to talk to us about each of her selections. Please put the date on your calendar and encourage your friends to come by the gallery October 4 - November 6 to see this beautiful show. The gallery hours for this show will be 11am to 4pm, Tuesday through Sunday. Other Shows Coming Up You still have time to enter the following shows! Nov. 1 is the deadline for WESTERN FED 2017 Nov. 25 is the deadline for the HOLIDAY 200 UNDER $100 SHOW That s Thanksgiving weekend, so think about your entries EARLY! Don t miss out! Dec. 12 is the deadline for AZ AQUEOUS XXXI in Tubac, which counts as a SAWG point show. For more information go to: http://tubacarts.org/just-for-artists/prospectuses-deadlines/ Important Deadlines! NOV. 1, WESTERN FED 2017 DEADLINE DEC. 6, HOLIDAY SHOW DEADLINE DEC. 12, AZ Aqueous The Holiday 200 Under $100 Show Great things come in small packages! The Holiday Show is a favorite for those of you who have smaller pieces. Nothing over 16 X 20 or smaller than 4 X 4 will be accepted and as the title declares, all entries must be priced under $100. We have had incredible luck selling pieces from this show. So think about what you want to enter now, because this show fills up early! Up to 4 entries per artist and the first 200 get on the walls. If a piece sells, it may be replaced by the artist. Pieces may have been shown before. Entry forms are available on line or at the gallery. Don t wait! Be ready for this show with your small but special pieces. COLOR MY WORLD (*** Point Show) Show Dates: Nov 8 Dec 4, 2016 Entry Deadline: Fri, Sep 30, (form & jpg due) Juror/Awards Judge: Frank Francese HOLIDAY SHOW Show Dates: Dec 6, 2016 Jan 8, 2017 Entry Deadline: Fri, Nov 25 ALL MEMBERS SHOW Show Dates: Jan 10- Feb 5, 2017 Entry Deadline: Fri, Dec 30 (form & jpg due) Judge: Suzanne Winton 49TH ANNUAL SHOW (*** Point Show) Show Dates: Feb 7 Mar 5, 2017 Entry Deadline: Fri, Jan 13, (form & jpg due) Juror and Awards Judge: Jean Haines FIESTA SONORA (*** Point Show) Show Dates: Mar 7- Apr 2, 2017 Entry Deadline: Fri, Feb 10, (form & jpg due) Juror and Awards Judge: Carole Hillsbery EXPERIMENTAL SHOW Show Dates: May 1 Apr 30, 2017 Entry Deadline: Fri, Mar 24, (form & jpg due) Awards Judge: Ben Johnson Pick up the NEW Show Schedule at the Gallery Today! Pass some out to your friends!
MORE SHOW NEWS Summer Shows See You in September! Congrats...People s Choice! Isapat Azumuth s painting Kicking Back was awarded a certificate for the People s Choice Award for last month s, See you in September Show, which also comes with one free painting entry for another Show. WESTERN FEDERATION OF WATERCOLOR SOCIETIES WESTERN FED 2016 - DENVER UPDATES! The September 19th General Meeting was devoted to Western Fed, a larger group we all belong to just by being a member of SAWG. WFWS is made up of 12 societies like SAWG across 9 Western States. Susan Morris gave a presentation on the exhibit that was held in Denver, hosted by the Colorado Watercolor Society this past June. Highlights of that presentation were the members of SAWG who were accepted, won an award and received their Signature Status. She also gave us the heads up for the next exhibit which will be held in Eugene, Oregon April 2017. The prospectus can be found on the SAWG website on the bottomright of the Shows page. The deadline for that is coming up soon, November 1st. Also note that there are new restrictions on the mat size. Fear Not! You can paint any size you want, just keep that outside measurement the same as one of the six standard sizes they offer. The mat needs to be a minimum of 3, but it could be up to 6 or 7. Susan finished up with how the plans for WFWS 2018 are coming when SAWG gets to host here! If you want to be part of the team that gets us prepared, just give Susan a call or shoot her an email. Now, get that Western Fed. entry ready! Fall Cleaning! With the change of the season, many of us do some deep cleaning, or at least do some de-cluttering or dejunking. As you do so, make sure you save all your artsy books, art supplies and excess crafty things to donate to SAWG. We ll be having a rummage sale, auction or the like, to raise funds to go towards helping us host Western Fed spring of 2018. More info will be coming soon! Now go get cleaning!
LONGTIME MEMBER RECOGNITION As we near the 50th anniversary of SAWG it s only fitting that we acknowledge two very accomplished, award winning artists. Jerry Becker has been a member for 44 years and Ruth Tone for 42 years. Both witnessed the early days of the Guild. Ruth Tone Jerry Becker RUTH TONE is one determined lady. She got a late start expressing her art in the way she had always wanted. With a permanent move to Tucson in 1974 and an empty nest she began to paint in ernest. Prior to this, Ruth had earned a BA degree with a double major in Commercial Art and Merchandising and landed a (brief) dream job in San Francisco. There she met and married her husband whose 32-year Air Force career took them through 27 moves while raising a family. It was finally her turn when she joined SAWG in 1974. Gerry Peirce (whose students formed the 10 charter members that became the Guild) was one of her early instructors. He inspired Ruth s passion for the medium of watercolor. She loved its fluid quality and transparency. It wasn t easy in the beginning. She ripped up nearly every painting for six months and endured some harsh criticism from those early workshop instructors. Then it clicked. Ruth persisted and learned so much absorbing what they taught. She worked through rejection, entered juried shows before the days of slides, digital, internet or a permanent gallery. She credits volunteering for the Guild show committees and being in charge of the jurors for an early Western Fed Show held here as being among her best learning experiences. The jurors taught her what makes good art and what judges look for. Along with forming friendships in SAWG, serving on the Board, painting and selling her work Ruth was active for many years in AWA in Phoenix as well as Tubac Center for the Arts. She earned Signature Status in 4 different societies: SAWG, AWA, Western Fed and Arizona Aqueous and received over 75 awards in shows over the years. All of her paintings are based on nature: landscape, flowers and rock formations. Having moved beyond her days as a purist watercolorist she experiments with mixed media including pen and ink. Ruth always loved teaching whether it was private classes, adult education or the memorable experience when a group of guild members taught junior high students on the Papago Indian Reservation weekly for a period of two years. Ruth, we appreciate your contributions to SAWG, your shows participation, your example of hard work, spirit of adventure and persistence- showing us it s never too late to achieve your dreams as an artist. JERRY BECKER considers himself lucky to have lived his entire life and raised a family while pursuing his creative expressions. Those who know him and his work would attribute his success not to luck but to his multiple talents as both an artist and a musician. He played drums, piano and the organ in a music career that spanned the years from age 13 when he had his own 4-piece band to still playing professionally into his late 60 s all types of music. This was coupled with a successful art career! He won his first city (Tacoma, Washington) exhibit art award at age 7 and never looked back. In 1972, tired of the soggy Northwest, Jerry packed up his family and moved to the Tucson desert. He was already an accomplished painter having taught workshops all over the Northwest for 14 years. He had received over 50 awards in juried shows, exhibited paintings in 64 one-man shows, operated his own art gallery and ran an art store that sold supplies, taught classes and did framing. All of his early work depicted the seascapes and landscapes of his former home. It was hard to adjust to the color and light in the desert Southwest. Jerry went to several Tucson galleries including Sanders gallery and El Presidio Gallery. He brought his Northwest pieces and sold them! Over 32 galleries and gift shops over the years represented his work in the Northwest, Sedona and Tucson. Now the only gallery he shows in is in Bisbee where he displays small watercolor pieces. His focus the last 30 years has been his work as a ceramicist, cutting down his amount of painting time. Tohono Chul has carried the ceramic pieces in their gift shop. Jerry remembers early Guild meetings at the gallery of Kay Bonfoey- she was one of Gerry Pierce s Puddle Pushers who later formed SAWG. Jerry also recalls the years of meeting at the Universalist Church near Swan and 22nd where he learned from various workshop artists that visited Tucson. Teaching at all levels including several Community Colleges and more recently in Saddlebrooke has been the highlight of his art career. Jerry has painted in many different styles, both realistic and abstract. What he enjoys most though is semi- abstract and loose realistic landscapes. He draws various techniques from his library of over 150 art books but feels that everyone still has to paint in their own unique style- much like their individual handwriting. Jerry has taught Plein Aire, used slides and photos but emphasizes to his students the value of sketching. Thank you Jerry for your years in the Guild, being an inspiration to your students over the years and also for your example and dedication to truly living a creative life.
GALLERY & MINI WORKSHOP NEWS MINI WORKSHOPS PAINTING SKIES Mini-workshop on Painting Skies using the Wet on Wet Technique taught by Loisanne Keller at the SAWG Gallery Classroom. Learn about painting simple and complex washes and stormy skies as inspired by our monsoons. Dates: Tuesday October 25, 9:30-12:30 & Tuesday November 1, 9:30-12:30 Sign up Today! GALLERY NEWS PUBLICITY FALL ARTS PREVIEW We created a 1/4 page ad that appeared in in three high profile weekly publications: NW Explorer / Marana News Newspaper, Inside Tucson Business Foothills News / Desert Times Tucson Weekly SALES$$$$$ Two paintings off the walls sold and a few cards and bin pieces! Congrats Artists! Fee: $60 for both days, with half the fee ($30) to confirm your space due at time of reservation. For more information, or to reserve your place in the class, contact: Loisanne Keller loisannek@gmail.com cell: 520 445 4774 Class is limited to 10 people. All levels What is the 50/50 Drawing? At every General Meeting during the year, you ll see a table for the 50/50 drawing. When you buy a ticket for $1 or 6 for $5, your ticket(s) goes into the drawing. The winner gets half of the entire amount collected in ticket sales for the night while the other half goes directly into the Scholarship Funds. This monthly event helps grow the fund from which we award our scholarships to high school seniors every year in April. It s a fun way that every member can contribute to one of our important SAWG programs! As of: AUG 31, 2016 Bank Balances: SAWG Wells Fargo Bank: General Fund Checking...$30,125 General Fund Savings...$38,757 Total...$68,882 Restricted Accounts: Scholarship Checking...$4,064 Western Fed...$10,283 Hollander Scholarship...$14,584 Total...$28,931 ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES The Gallery maintains binders of artist biographies. How long has it been since you updated yours? Often a visitor will ask about an artist. A docent may share your biography, which represents your work, so it s worth keeping current. As a docent or a visitor, next time you visit the gallery, please take a look at your own biography to see if it reflects your current work. You may bring an updated bio to the gallery at any time or when you check in pieces for a new show. Artist biographies may be one or two pages (max) and include color images of your best work. Please give updated bios to the show chair or VP of Shows until they can be put in sleeves and placed in the proper order. MEMBERS WHO TEACH A lot of our members want to know where to take classes or who teaches. We want to help you connect. We are still trying to update our list of SAWG Members who teach art. If you teach independently or for an institution, please send your name, contact information, and a short description of what you teach to carolyn@lensview. net Or, if you are part of a paint group who welcomes new members, please send that information also. Please include a contact person, so we can share with members who are looking for expanded art opportunities. These are actual unadjusted bank balances which may differ from our accountant s report due to timing differences.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS MEMBERSHIP NEWS! WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: Brigitte Petersen, Mollie Squibb REMINDER Member News goes in the Seat Announcements PAINT OUT/IN NEWS Mt. Lemmon October 18th EVERYONE Please remember to turn in your form once you reach a new status. We ll help when needed, but it s up to you to track your point shows. For more details, please refer to page 5 in your directory or on line under Membership. WELCOME! PLEASE NOTE: Please send any changes in email, phone numbers or addresses, Membership forms including Juried and Signature Requests to the Gallery address: Mail membership renewals to: SAWG Gallery at Williams Centre: Membership 5420 E Broadway Blvd #240 Tucson, AZ 85711 Do You Donate? SAWG depends upon members and sponsors who support us with their time and their donations. All donations are welcome and appreciated, whether it s $5 or $500. If you can, please help. It s easy to donate on line with a credit card or send a check to the SAWG Gallery to help support one of the following programs. Thank you so much. General Fund, Carolyn Streed, Treasurer Scholarship Fund, Sue Rumsey, Chair 2018 Western Federation Show Fund, Susan Morris, West Fed Rep. Show Awards, Carolyn Thurman, VP of Shows Attention Artists and Collectors! Signature member, Sherry Bryant passed away in December, 2015. Her husband Allen is holding a sale on Saturday and Sunday 10-4, Oct. 15 &16 at 5535 N. Lak-A-Yucca Rd. Tucson, AZ 85743. (Picture Rocks area). Items include: Quality paints in various mediums, watercolor papers, frames, canvases, acrylic sheets and numerous supplies. Also for sale are over 160 original paintings ranging in size from 4 X 6 to 22 X 30 inches. These pieces are discounted ready to go to new homes. If you have not seen Sherry s stunning Animal Gallery go to: www. sherrybryantanimals.com. There is more information on the sale items and her work on her website. Please email Martha to be put on an email list or let her know before a Tuesday if we are going and where. marthalouise1@me.com WHAT TO BRING: Sun hat, sunscreen, and bug repellant along with your painting gear, paint stool, water for painting and drinking, and a sack lunch. Welcome Back!!! LIFE STUDIES OPEN STUDIO Junior League (Campbell and River) First and third Saturdays each month Nude (1st) and Costume (3rd) Models 9 am-12 noon $10/artist contribution to model fee (New artists need NOT contribute to the model fee on the 1st visit) All Levels welcome! OCT 1 & 15 NOV 5 & 12 email: sawgdrawing@comcast.net for map, directions and reminders SAWG Tribute Fund If you would like to make a donation in someone s memory or acknowledge an achievement of a living member, the Scholarship Committee will accept it and acknowledge this in writing to both the honoree and the donor.
WORKSHOP NEWS A NEW YEAR OF WORKSHOPS! Workshop Update SAWG, you burned down the phone lines signing up for Jean Haines s workshops: within two hours of opening workshop registrations, our server crashed AND both her workshops were filled! We currently have a waitlist of 12 artists, so she is clearly a beloved instructor. Frank Francese is coming up with the first workshop of our season, and there are about 5 spots left. This is his last year teaching, so if you are interested in studying with this wonderful artist, catch him now! There are still plenty of openings for both the Suzanna Winton and Carole Hillsbery workshops, so you have time to think about signing up for those. Our SAWG workshops are a wonderful way for artists to have an opportunity to learn from expert, reknowned painters, so we hope you can join us for one or more this season! -- Judy Constantine & Robbie Summers Judy Constantine & Robbie Summers November 15-18, 2016 - FRANK FRANCESE - www.ffrancese.com January 10-13, 2017 - SUZANNA WINTON www.suzannawintonwatercolors.com February 14 & 15 AND 16 & 17, 2017 - JEAN HAINES - www.jeanhaines.com March 14-17, 2017 - CAROLE HILLSBERY- www.carolehillsbery.com The 2016/2017 SAWG Workshop year promises to be another one to learn and be motivated but more than that to HAVE FUN!! The Schedule for 2017-2018 has been revised and is now complete. November 14-17, 2017 with a demo on Monday, November 13 - Birgit O'Connor January 9-12, 2018 with a demo on Monday, January 8 - Carl Purcell February 13-16, 2018 with a demo on Monday, February 12 - Andy Evansen March 13-16, 2018 with a demo on Monday, March 12 - Iain Stewart Western Fed. April 30-May 5 (5 day Workshop) with - Ted Nuttall November 13-16, 2018 with a demo on Monday, November 12 - Pat Weaver Workshop Brochure NOW available at the Gallery, On the Website and at Meetings