PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Happy Fall Y’all, (wasn’t that original!?)
It was wonderful to see everyone last month after our summer break, and I always enjoy our demos and am happy to pick up some pointers. I have just finished painting an octopus, two dog slates, (a commission) and am now working on an old saw, (another commission), so life is interesting and keeps me hopping!
This month’s meeting is on Tuesday, October 7, at 7:00 pm with Janet Rogers as our guest demo artist, so come early to get a good seat!
I also want to remind everyone that if you are considering being our next FAA president, please contact Carol Collett or myself, as this will absolutely be my last year.
Take care and keep creating!
Linda Brandenburg, President
OCTOBER’S GUEST ARTIST – JANET ROGERS
The Fairborn Art Association is pleased to welcome Janet Rogers as the guest artist for our October demo and workshop.
Janet Rogers has been a working professional artist for over 40 years, and is a National Instructor, conducting workshops across the United States and Europe. She is a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Florida Watercolor Society, and many others, winning numerous awards for her paintings. As well as a National Instructor, she has demonstrated extensively for various groups and exhibitions. Her demos are widely seen on YouTube and Florida Watercolor Society.
Artist’s Statement
I love the qualities of watercolor – its fluid nature. To me, the interaction of artist with the medium is like a dance – full of motion, feeling and expression. I love to watch the painting develop and to discover new color and composition. As a teacher, I would like to enable students to find their connections with watercolor in a new and expressive way.
Janet Rogers AWS
OCTOBER WORKSHOP WITH JANET ROGERS
Our workshop, “Expressive, Loose Watercolors – Flowers to Figures” with Janet Rogers, will be held October 6–8, 2025, in the FAA Gallery, 221 N. Central Avenue, Fairborn, Ohio, 45324, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm each day. The workshop is now full. Please email [email protected] if you would like to be put on the wait list.
FAA GALLERY FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH
FAA member Joyce McCartney will be exhibiting her artwork at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery during the month of October 2025. Joyce plans to host a reception on October 25 from 2:00–4:00 pm for friends and family, including FAA members.
Artist Statement
I just love to paint. My routine is to go for walks in nature each day, take some photos and then paint them. I try to capture the peace and beauty I experienced on my walks or drives in the country. When I paint, I focus my mind on just one thing which gives me relief from all other thoughts which might be stressful or disturbing. In that focus, I connect with that small still voice that most artists encounter. It is the same “presence” that the mystics talk about, and it comes with a distinctive feeling of peace and contentment. With that, I feel happy. And so, that is why I paint. I didn’t attend art school, nor do I find that I sell much of what I do, but that does not matter because nothing compares to the happiness and peace that I feel while in nature and when painting. I also love to be in the company of other artists who feel this way because they also seek the relief from the stresses of life and enjoy diving into the delight of creating beauty. They do beautiful things and never any harm, so they make good companions. And so, we all make our way through life.
Thanks for coming to view this collection which represents where I have come so far. Next year’s collection will be different and somewhere else down the road of an artist’s journey to create beauty in this world, but it will contain the same feelings of peace and bliss. That’s just what art is all about.
Joyce McCartney
FAIRBORN SWEET CORN FESTIVAL NEWS
“Sketches from the Cornfest” by Paula Whittington
At the Sweet Corn Festival, one of our 2023 FAA Scholarship recipients, Emma Williams, stopped by to visit. She is studying architecture and digital art at the University of Cincinnati DAAP (Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning). Such a bright and dynamic young lady! The $1000 scholarship helped with her school expenses, and Emma sends her thanks!
Paula Whittington
WATERMELON BOOTH REPORT
Leigh and I would like to thank everyone who supported the Watermelon Booth during the Sweet Corn Festival! We chopped and sold approximately 1,845 cups of watermelon!! This is our first year as co-chairs and we couldn’t have done it without all the volunteers!!! A big Thanks and Shout Out to Roger Browning for guiding us through it all!!
Susan Fosnot and Leigh Andrews
FAA DONATION TO FAIRBORN PHOENIX
On September 6, 2025, FAA member Paula Whittington presented a $500.00 donation from The Fairborn Art Association to Fairborn Phoenix Director Jordan Terrell at the 75th Anniversary Gala.
FREE PORCELAIN PAINTS
Please contact Barbara Singerman (see Membership Directory) if you are interested in a free set of porcelain paints.
MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations to the following FAA members who won awards at the Piqua Arts Council 33rd Annual Fine Art Exhibition held in September 2025:
Tom Kinarney – First Place in Drawing for “Frog in Puddle”
Carol Edsall – Second Place in Water Media for “Merry-Go-Round Fantasy”
Diana Hoke – Third Place in Water Media for “South Beach”
James Gifford – Honorable Mention in Photography for “Thorny Situation”
Debbie Cosenza – Second Place in Miscellaneous for “Contemplations 4”
Congratulations to Yuki Hall whose work “Vintage Tram in Milan” was chosen for the Travel Exhibition of Watercolor Ohio 2025.
We are happy to announce that Warren Brown, who served as our Sweet Corn Festival Chair for many years, has been named as an Inductee into The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2025 which honors outstanding service and accomplishment following honorable service in the military. Congratulations, Warren!
LANDSCAPES2026 JURIED ART HIKE
A Juried Art Hike will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 11:00 am. The target area to inspire Landscapes2026 artists is Estel Wenrick Wetlands Nature Preserve in Bethel Township, managed by B-W Greenway Community Land Trust and owned by the Clark County Park District. Another Juried Art Hike at his location is planned for Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 10:00 am.
TIPP CITY AREA ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS PLEIN AIR EVENT
The Tipp City Area Arts Council is hosting a plein air event on October 4, 2025. Register online before October 4 for the early bird rate or register day of/in-person at 9:00 am at the Hotel Gallery, 109 E. Main Street, Tipp City, Ohio. For more information, call 937-543-5115 or visit their website at: tippcityartscouncil.com
CALL FOR ENTRIES – MIDDLETOWN ARTS CENTER AREA ART EXHIBITION
The Middletown Arts Center Area Art Exhibition will be held October 24–December 11, 2025. Any artist 18 years of age or older and living within a 50-mile radius of Middletown, Ohio, is eligible to enter this juried competition. Work will be received starting October 9. Visit their website for more information: middletownartscenter.com/events-exhibits
FAA EVENTS 2025
October 6–8……9:30 am–4:30 pm Watercolor workshop with guest instructor Janet Rogers
October 7……….7:00 pm–8:30 pm Watercolor demo by guest artist Janet Rogers
November 4……7:00 pm–8:30 pm Mixed media demo by guest artist Charmaine Boggs
December 2……Holiday Party (Date subject to 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 artist TBD (Workshop TBD)
June 2…………….6:30 pm–8:30 pm Social
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 artist TBD (Workshop 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 November 2025 newsletter is Monday, October 20, 2025. Please call, or email the article to, April Coppess.