PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hello Fellow Artists!
We are now on the fast track towards Thanksgiving and Christmas! Wasn’t I just wearing shorts and flipflops? I am now wearing sweaters, sweatshirts, jeans, huddling in blankets, and decorating my house in pumpkins and turkeys. I hope you all are enjoying the experience of changing seasons and the joy they bring.
The guest demo artist for our meeting on Tuesday, November 4, at 7:00 pm will be Charmaine Boggs who works in mixed media. I look forward to seeing you all there!
This month I would like to thank Debbie Cosenza for all she does as Membership Chairperson. She greets us each month and is in charge of keeping track of membership paperwork and collecting dues, makes sure we have a new directory printed every year to distribute to members, and brings our door prizes. She is such joy to work with, and I appreciate all she does!
Just a reminder that our Christmas party will be held on Saturday, December 13, from 3:00-5:00 pm. It will be catered, and you need to bring a $15 gift if you want to participate in our gift exchange. We always have a good time with Warren Brown playing Santa Claus.
That’s all for now, so keep creating, my friends!
Linda Brandenburg, President
NOVEMBER’S GUEST ARTIST – CHARMAINE BOGGS
Charmaine Boggs will demo at FAA on Tuesday, November 4, at 7:00 p.m. Charmaine, visual artist and photographer, is a long time Centerville resident and retired Incarnation School teacher. Her present work is focused on mixed media experimentation, combining the traditional art materials of canvas, paint, and ink with photography, cyanotype print-making, and collage. Her work is often inspired by the beauty of the natural world, by the written word expressed in poetry and literature, and sometimes just by the materials on her worktable. All find their way into her art, as she experiments with layers of paints, inks, and other art mediums, combining them with her photography, cyanotype prints, and even repurposed older artwork.
Charmaine is a member of the Dayton Society of Artists, the Miamisburg Art Gallery, and the Women’s TriArt Society. She shares her work regularly on Instagram and Facebook, offers tutorials and behind the scenes video clips on YouTube, and has a website at www.CBoggsArt.com
FAA GALLERY FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH
The walls of our gallery will feature the works of member Shirlee Bauer for the month of November. Besides being a long-time member of FAA, Shirley is a signature member of the Ohio Watercolor Society and is a member of the Western Ohio Watercolor Society.
If you would like to showcase your art at our gallery, please contact Carol Collett.
MEMBER NEWS
Bonnie Kuntz has a painting at the Springfield Museum of Art’s 79th Juried Members’ Exhibition which runs through December 28, 2025. She had two paintings in the “Earth Tones” show at the Woodbourne Library and a solo exhibit “One Woman’s Journey” at the Gallery at Sinclair College in Centerville in October. She is also teaching watercolor classes now at that same campus.
Congratulations to the following FAA members whose entries were accepted into the Middletown Arts Center 2025 Area Art Exhibition. The exhibition runs through December 11, 2025, at 130 N. Verity Pkwy., Middletown, OH 45042.
Billie Dickson – “Pensive” (Watermedia)
Carol Edsall – “Botanical Wonder” (Watermedia)
Darci Salinas – “Royal Malachite” (First Place in Jewelry), “Opal Ice with Topaz” (Honorable Mention in Jewelry), “Hemimorphite in Copper” (Jewelry)
Rose Schultz – “Ready, Set, Go” (Mixed Media), “Wallflowers” (Mixed Media)
Francis Trick – “Mulberry in the Fall” (Oils/Acrylics), “An Iridescent Cosmos” (Oils/Acrylics), “After the Rain” (Oils/Acrylics), “The Pink Garden” (Mixed Media)
Mary J. White – “Geraniums” (Third Place in Watermedia)
Yuki Hall won second place for her painting at the Ohio Plein Air Society’s Annual Competition in September.
WOWS FALL MEMBERS SHOW
The Western Ohio Watercolor Society Fall Members Show “Essence of Autumn” will be held November 1–22, 2025, at the Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery, 111 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Hours are Thursday–Sunday 1:00–4:00 pm with a reception on November 7 from 4:00–7:00 pm.
FAA EVENTS 2025
November 4 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Mixed media demo by guest artist Charmaine Boggs
December 13 3:00 pm–5:00 pm Holiday Party (Note date change)
FAA EVENTS 2026
February 3 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Watercolor with pastel demo by guest artist Pam Hartford
March 3 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Watercolor painting in steps by guest artist Marcia Hartsock
April 7 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Watercolor demo with guest artist Andrea Walker
May 5 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Demo/Workshop artist TBD
June 2 6:30 pm–8:30 pm Social
August 15–16 Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival (Community Park)
September 1 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Oil painting demo with guest artist Marybeth Karaus
October 6 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Demo/Workshop artist TBD
November 3 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Oil/acrylic/mixed media demo with guest artist Dr. Hyacinth Paul
December 1 Holiday Party (Date subject to change)
SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR NEXT NEWSLETTER
The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the December 2025 newsletter is Monday, November 17, 2025. Please call or email the article to the Corresponding Secretary, April Coppess.