Dear Members and Patrons of the Arts:

Is it too late to wish you a Happy New Year? I don't see why not. as it is the first time this year that I get to send you presidential greetings. Yes, our first meeting of 2010 is coming up on Tuesday, February 2, at 7:00 pm, with a Board meeting beginning at 6:00 pm. I hope all of you have been keeping up your art creativity during the holiday layoff—we don't want to get rusty, you know! If you need a little prodding to get started in your art for the new year, be sure to attend the upcoming meeting to get the juices stirred up and to get going. I hope to see you there!

Jim McCoy
President

FEBRUARY 2010 SPEAKER—CYNDY JIVIDEN

Our February speaker, Cyndy Jividen is the assistant director for the Clark County Park District. She has taught classes at the Davidson Interpretive Center since 1999. The Interpretive Center is in Springfield (off Rt. 4) across from the George Rogers Clark Park. She teaches 18th Century hearth cooking classes, spinning wool or flax with wheel, and drop spindle classes. She also teaches making center seam pucker toe Indian moccasins. She has several of our Art Association members in her Sumi-e classes. Cyndy learned Sumi-e from her Japanese brother-in-law and enjoys reading Sumi-e painting books and watching videos. Cyndy has been interested in puppets and marionettes since she was very young and received a Howdy Doody puppet as a gift. Jim Rose was her teacher in creating, building and entertaining with marionettes. Jim's father made the original Howdy Doody marionette. She will show us her Sumi-e and some puppets—BUT another of her talents is the ancient art of reverse painting on glass that she has been doing for 10 years. She learned reverse painting from Linda Katon, a member of the George Rogers Clark Heritage Association, and will show us the many stages of painting on glass with oil paints. Her authentic art glass painting is done in layers and is very interesting. This will be a presentation in many different types of Early American art and a demo of reverse painting. Don't miss it.

SWEET CORN FESTIVAL

The Sweet Corn Festival Committee will meet February 10 at 7:00 pm in the Gallery. Warren Brown is the new Chair of the Committee. Anyone who would like to participate in the planning for this event is invited to attend this meeting.

FRANK FRANCESE N.W.S. WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP

We are delighted to have Frank Francese, N.W.S., from Grand Junction, Colorado, return for a five-day watercolor workshop to be held Monday through Friday, May 3–7, 2010, for intermediate to advanced artists, from 9–4 pm each day in the Fairborn Art Association all-purpose room in the rear of Fairborn Central Senior Apt. Bldg., 221 N. Central Ave., Fairborn, Ohio. Frank’s workshops are upbeat and positive, designed to generate enthusiasm in the participants. The workshop will instill a sense of renewed energy toward painting. The well-planned schedule includes daily demonstrations of his use of vivid color and his loose and liquid style. He provides adequate time for personal painting, group critiques, and one-on-one assistance. Each day will explore different subject matter, ranging from landscapes to cityscapes, to flowers, etc. Frank stresses the importance of value sketching for the preparation of painting in strong, rich watercolor. Frank has taught many workshops throughout the United States, has won over 30 national watermedia awards and has judged many state and national art competitions. He has been featured in many artist magazines and in the art book, Creative Watercolor, by Mary Ann Beckwith. and Watermedia Painting with Stephen Quiller, 2008. Recently he was the judge and juror of awards for the 2009 Western Colorado Watercolor Society. Frank’s artwork and information about him may be viewed at www.ffrancese.com. Cost for the five-day workshop is $195 F.A.A. member, $210 non-member. To register for the workshop, please send a non-refundable deposit of $25, payable to: Fairborn Art Association to: Jane Trame, 8881 Haddix Rd., Fairborn, Ohio 45324. For further information, contact Jane at jane@trame.com or call her at 937-902-8875.

THE TENTH ANNUAL GREEN COUNTY SENIOR ARTISAN SHOW

The Tenth Annual Greene County Senior Artisan Show will be held at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery, March 7 through March 24, 2010. Grand Opening is Sunday, March 7, 1:00–4:00 pm. Then it will be open to the public Sundays, March 14 and March 21 from 1:00– 3:30 pm. The last day for viewing the show will be Wednesday, March 24 from 11:00 am–2:00 pm. Age is not a factor for artists, especially those in Greene County! Please bring a friend and enjoy the amazing work of senior citizens, from 60- to 90-something. This event showcases some of this talent and reinforces the importance of promoting our own creativity and activity as we age. The show will include a variety of mediums, including oil and acrylic, watercolor, pastel, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, woodcarvings, hand-thrown pottery and ceramics, jewelry and photography. The Senior Artisan Show is being co-sponsored by the Fairborn Art Association and the Greene County Council on Aging. For more information, please call 937-376-5486 or 1-888-795-8600 or e-mail carol@gccoa.org.

COLORED PENCIL/PEN & INK with Tom Kinarney

Come & enjoy a couple of mediums that will surprise you with their ease of use & dramatic, beautiful results. Experiment with either or both & see how they can be combined with watercolor or other mediums. The 8-week session begins Tuesday, Feb. 2 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost is $70. Contact Tom at 937-236-1959 or just show up at the Gallery on the 2nd.

CONTACT GAYLE BEIREIS ABOUT FREE GALLERY SHOWS

Happy New Year Members! This year I hope that more of you will be smart enough to use our FREE Gallery to show your Beautiful Works of Art. I've seen them and I know how talented you are. Teachers, give your class a chance to put their work on display (remember they must to be a member). It is a good time to pick a friend or two and do a show with them. We can put it in the newspapers and you can mail out some notes to all your friends, coworkers, gym buddies, clients, and family, and ask them to come. You might be surprised at what could happen. I have done so, and I enjoyed myself while making money. Patty Tateman and I are doing a show together in April 2010. There are still other open months; they are July, September, October, and November of 2010. You could book as far ahead as February 2011, to give yourself lots of time to get together and plan some fun. All you've got to do is call: Gayle Beireis at 937-390-1992 or 937-207-9046 to see what time is best for you.

GREEK ISLE ART WORKSHOP WITH ROSIE HUART AND TRISH McKINNEY

The next presentation for the 7N Greek Isle Art Workshop will be held Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 6-8 pm, at Town & Country Fine Art Center. Trish Fleig from Uniglobe VIP Travel will be available to answer questions and to specifically book interested parties. We will be flying into Venice, Italy, and spending one night. The dates are October 1-9, 2010. For further information: contact Trish McKinney at www.trishmckinney.com or Rosie Huart at www.rosiehuart.com.

NICHOLAS SIMMONS WATERMEDIA WORKSHOP

Town & Country Fine Art Center in Kettering, Ohio is proud to sponsor a workshop featuring nationally recognized watermedia artist, Nicholas Simmons. Dates: May 17-20, 2010. Time: 9:30am - 4pm. Fee: $450. Location: Town & Country Fine Art Center, 300 E. Stroop Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 - www.tandcgallery.com Contact: Leonard Williams, leonard@brokenantlerstudio.com - 513-897-5222. Nicholas Simmons is an award winning, nationally recognized watermedia artist, who won the top award in the NWS in 2007. He has also been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine in June 2009 and most recently February 2010, as well as a variety of other publications. Mr.. Simmons’ art is characterized by its diversity and power. His work is both colorful and textural at the same time. To see some of Nicholas Simmons artwork, go to www.nicholassimmons.com .The workshop will concentrate on concepts & techniques for which Simmons is noted: diversity in subject matter; large scale painting; fluid acrylic used as transparent watercolor; unusual textures such as Nicholas’ popular “batik” technique; computer-aided design (computer not required for enrollees); composition; poured watercolor; and creative photography for obtaining unconventional reference shots.

REMINDERS

The following people signed up to bring refreshments to the February meeting: Connie Weber, Linda Keller, Denise Ferguson, Barb Arnold, Maly Bucy, Ros Nichols, Mark Fox, and Irene Ferriman. Please note that our meetings now attract 50-60 attendees and we sometimes need to stretch our refreshments. Thank you for volunteering.

Our next meeting will be March 2, 2010 at 7:00 pm. The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the March Newsletter is February 15. Please email your articles to Albright10@msn.com or consult your directory to call Jackie Albright.