FAIRBORN ART ASSOCIATION NEWS!
June 2015 F.A.A. Social
On Tuesday June 2, 2015, the F.A.A. membership gathered at the Gallery. The agenda for the June Social was full, with important items to be accomplished.
First item was the introduction of the 2015 Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival King and Queen. This year’s King and Queen are Leroy Farthing and Ellen Sloner Farthing. They will reign over the Festival on August 15 & 16 at Fairborn Community Park. The Festival is the sole fund raising event for F.A.A., so it is very important to us!
Next on the agenda was the presentation of the 2015 F.A.A Scholarship Winner. This year’s winner of a $1000 award was Mila Nickelman from Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio. In addition to her natural artistic gifts, her innovative spirit, and willingness to practice, create, explore ideas and materials have resulted in her growth as an artist. Ms. Nickelman speaks fluent Italian, and has also studied Spanish. She is a member of Fairmont’s swim team and is in the National Honor Society. She intends to pursue her art education at the University of Cincinnati’s Design Art Architecture and Planning School in the fall of 2015. In addition to the scholarship awarded by F.A.A., Ms. Nickelman received a $500 scholarship award from the Miamisburg Starving Artists, Inc. This award was presented by F.A.A. member Cass Barth.
The Board of Directors and the Staff of Fairborn Art Association also were acknowledged and honored at the meeting. The Board members and staff perform their tasks diligently throughout the year to keep the organization running smoothly.
Finally it was time for good food and drink, fellowship, and a good time! Skip Hoyt provided musical entertainment for the enjoyment of the members. Everyone brought good things to eat and there was plenty of food for everyone. In all it was a wonderful time. Photos by R. Beireis unless otherwise noted.
Ellen Slone-Farthing and LeRoy Farthing, 2015 Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival Queen and King. The Royal Couple were presented to the F.A.A. members on Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
Mila Nickelman receives her Scholarship Award Tuesday, June 2, 2015. (L-R) Susan K. Bennett, Fairmont High School Art Instructor, Mila Nickelman, F.A.A. President Sandy Kinnamon
Mila Nickelman Receives an additonal scholarship award of $500 from Miamisburg Starving Artists, Inc. Presenting the award was F.A.A. member Cass Barth.
F.A.A. Officers for 2015 – 2016. (L-R) Sue Red, Treasurer, Jackie Albright, Corresponding Secretary, Sheryl Scott, Recording Secretary, Louise Jackson, Vice-President, Sandy Kinnamon.
F.A.A. Staff (L-R) Robert Beireis, Publicity, Gayle Beireis, Gallery Coordinator, Barb Arnold, Photographer, Yuki Hall, Workshop Coordinator, Rose Shultz, Refreshments, Larry Hawkins, Facility Manager.
The members and guests enjoyed good food and the entertainment provided by Skip Hoyt during the evening Tuesday June 2, 2015.
Everyone is having a fun time Tuesday night. Good food, good music, and good friends gathered on Tuesday night.
Skip Hoyt provided musical entertainment for the F.A.A. members and guests.
Yuki Hall Painting Trip to Cuyahoga Valley, OH
Yuki Hall is planning a 3-day trip to Cuyahoga Valley, Peninsula, OH for plein aire painting, sketching, sightseeing, and fellowship, July 6 through July 8.
- If you share a room with another person: $135 for 2 nights. If you do not share a room with another person: $270 for 2 nights.
- Car-pool, gas money to the driver – approx. $20 – $30, depending on how many people are riding.
- $10 admission fee if the group decide to paint in Hale Farm.
A flyer attached to this article gives more information.
To sign up or for more information, please contact;
Yuki Hall at (937) 426-7229
Attachment: Yuki Hall Cuyahoga Valley Trip Flyer
June 2015 Newsletter
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Dear Members and Patrons,
This will be our last meeting for this year. That means Party Time – a time when we can rejoice and have fun. We will get to see some artwork from our two scholarship winners and will get to meet the 2015 Sweet Corn Festival King and Queen. I feel that this has been a great year. I would personally like to thank the Board for being easy to work with and for getting a lot accomplished. All the members of the Board are staying on the Board for next year. That makes my job easier. Anything I needed or didn’t know how to do, the Board pitched in and we got the job done. Let’s all paint this summer or try something different that we have not tried in the arts. I feel that is what makes art so interesting. There is so much to learn and we never get bored. Have fun, enjoy the summer, and paint, paint, paint. Our next meeting is our June Social starting at 7 pm. There will be no Board meeting.
Sandy Kinnamon, AWS
President
JUNE SOCIAL
The June meeting is always our Social with lots of food and entertainment. We will have artwork on display for the Popular Choice Judging and the newly elected Board members will be installed. We ask for everyone to bring one of their favorite dishes for attendees to enjoy. We expect a full house so please be generous with your food.
POPULAR CHOICE JUDGING: You Be The Judge!
Each member may bring one or two paintings or other artwork for the POPULAR CHOICE JUDGING. Registration will be from 6 to 7 pm. As members arrive, each piece of artwork will be given a number. At break time, everyone present may vote for his/her favorite three pieces of artwork. Ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded for the artwork receiving the most votes. Awards to be given for First Place – $50, Second Place – $40, Third Place – $30, Six Honorable Mention Awards at $20 and Six Merit Awards at $10. You must be present to win a Popular Choice award. Please take your artwork home with you after the meeting; there will be a show in the gallery in July and classes as well.
2014/2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The following officers were elected at the May meeting to serve on the 2015/2016 Board of Directors of the Fairborn Art Association:
President: Sandy Kinnamon Vice President: Louise Jackson
Treasurer: Sue Red Recording Secretary: Sheryl Scott
Corresponding Secretary: Jackie Albright
MEMBERS SPRING FINE ART SHOW
I would like to say thank you to all who worked on setting up and sitting the gallery for the Members Spring Fine Art Show. We could not do it without you. You do not know just how important this is to us and other members. Robert and I would like to also thank those who did our jobs for us while we were taking care of family. Sorry that we missed you at the meeting in May. Submitted by gayle Beireis
Congratulations to all the winners.
Judge’s Merit:
“Fly Fishing Lesson” Pat Dunker, “Says Who” Larry Hawkins, “Frog” Sue Seitz, “Snow Day” Babs Ney, “Lilac” Walter Murch, “Buffalo Soldier” Bonnie Kuntz, “Little Pond” Sherry Li Cai, “Do Dogs Dream in Color?” M.J. White
Honorable Mention, $25:
“Red” Nan Draves, “The Four Sentinels” Rose Schultz, “Cat Nap” Linda Owens, “Remembrance” Rebecca Graves, “A Splash of Daisies” Connie Gifford, “Connie in Summer Light” Sheryl Scott, “Little Boy Blue” Elizabeth Martin, “Peach and Grapes” Jean Lutz
Third Place, $50: “Too Many Directions” Sandy Kinnamon
Second Place, $75: “Hannah” Misuk Goltz
First Place, $100: “Winter Day Detroit” Yuki Hall
Best of Show, The Joan McCoy Award, $150: “Ebony” Jim Moore
SWEET CORN FESTIVAL BOOKLET ADS
FAA members and the community at large are invited to place a business ad in the 2015 Sweet Corn Festival Booklet. Ads range in size from a full page (5 inches by 8 inches) for $135, a half page, a quarter page, to an eighth of a page (2 by 2-1/2) for $35. Thousands of people attend the festival each year and will have access to your ad. This could be especially effective for you if you do commission work. Your artwork or business card can be used as the text and/or graphic. Please see Dora Lawson at the June Social or contact her for more information.
EN PLEIN AIR 2015 JURIED ART EXHIBIT
En Plein Air is a juried painting exhibition presented as a collaboration between B-W Greenway Community Land Trust & Fairborn Art Association, which will occur in July. This year B-W Greenway will be sponsoring three painting events to assist artists, who would like to gather and paint with other artists. Please see the article on En Plein Air on our website for additional information.
For more information or a prospectus, please contact: Bob Coates, 937-689-4855, [email protected] or Marti Riddle, 937-879-0725, [email protected]. You may also obtain a prospectus in our Gallery or on our website www.fairbornart.org.
Attachment: PleinAir_flyer_2015_020215_B
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP with Mark Mehaffey, AWS, DF, NWS, TWSA Master
This watercolor workshop, presented by the Fairborn Art Association, will be Monday through Thursday, November 2 to 5, 2015, from 9 am to 4 pm daily. The workshop will be held at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery, located in the rear of the Fairborn Senior Apartment Building, 221 N. Central Ave., Fairborn, OH. In this 4-day workshop, participants will create paintings using the elements of shape, line, value, and color to simplify subject and use a variety of color plans to create emotion and mood. Discussion of content, the importance of color schemes and line quality will also be discussed. Participants will also work intuitively with shape, color, line and especially texture to produce an abstraction with a personal focus and a representational work based on personal reference choices. All levels are welcome as long as everyone is comfortable with their materials. Nationally and internationally recognized artist Mark Mehaffey is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, DF, National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Master, and the Watercolor West. Mark has won many major awards in juried exhibitions across the world, including Beverly Green Memorial Purchase Award from the National Watercolor Society, the Silver Medal of Honor and the Arches Paper Co. Award from American Watercolor Society. He is also an author of Creative Watercolor Workshop, published by North Light Books, and many instructional DVDs by Creative Catalyst Productions as well as Artists Network Productions. Fees for this workshop are $230 for FAA member; $250 for non-member. To register, please send a non-refundable deposit of $40 along with the registration form to Yuki Hall, 4136 Fox Fern Ct., Beavercreek, OH 45432. Make checks payable to Fairborn Art Association. The final payment must be made by August 20, 2015. For questions or more information, call Yuki at 937-426-7229, or email [email protected]. Flyers with the registration form are available at the Gallery or on our website at www.fairbornart.org.
Attachment: Mark Meheffey Workshop Nov 2015
MEMBERSHIP DUES
It is time to renew your club membership. Membership fees are due June 1 for 2015/2016. A membership form is attached to this newsletter and is also available on our website www.fairbornart.org. We request that you fill out the form completely so that we can update your information if necessary. You may bring the membership form and your check (or cash) to the June meeting and submit them as you sign in at the door. Or you may send them to Fairborn Art Association, P.O. Box 1231, Fairborn, OH 45324. The cost is $25 for Individual membership; $15 for Seniors; $30 for Family membership; and there is an optional donation line if you choose to contribute to FAA as a tax exempt organization. You may also want to check on the form to have your email address printed in the members’ directory. All members who pay by the June 2nd meeting will be included in the new Directory.
Attachment: 2015 Membership Form
MEMBER NEWS
Yuki Hall’s painting “Commuters in Detroit” was selected to be published in Splash 16, Exploring Texture, North Light Books. The book will be circulated in June 2015.
Misuk Golt was awarded first place in water media for one of her self portraits at the Sidney Arts Council Annual juried show, and the portrait of Tim from Yellow Springs was awarded for a second place at the Western Ohio Watercolor Society annual spring show.
ART SUPPLIES SALE
Make plans for September – we will have an art supply sale of your art supplies in the Gallery before our September meeting. Start sorting out your unneeded art supplies and bring them to the meeting so someone else can make use of them. No artwork will be permitted in this sale. A reminder of this will be in the September 2015 newsletter.
MARIA STEIN ART SHOW 2015
Jordan Nepper from the Piqua Arts Council recommended that I share this information with you.
The 2015 Art Show will be held at the Maria Stein Shrine, 2291 St. Johns Road, Maria Stein, OH 45860
Saturday, June 27 – Thursday, July 2, 2015. A flyer/poster and a brochure for artists who may be interested in the Show is available in our Gallery and on our website.
Attachment: 2015 Maria Stein Art Show Brochure 3.27.15
HELP WANTED
The Fairborn Art Association needs help on several committees, most especially the Refreshment Committee. Rose Schultz has been our Committee Chairperson for 4 years and now wants to turn this position over to someone new. The Board would like to see two volunteers who could work together monthly or take turns. Please talk to any Board member if you are willing to take on this job.
Jackie Albright would also like to relinquish her position as Corresponding Secretary in the next election and is willing to accept a follower to see how it’s done. This involves the monthly Newsletter and maintenance of the website and the database for membership listings. Please call Jackie at 937-233-7532 if you are interested.
REMINDERS
The Fairborn Art Association will not hold meetings in July and August. However, we will be quite busy with plans for and the event of the Sweet Corn Festival the weekend of August 15 and 16. Enjoy your summer!
Our next meeting will be September 1, 2015. The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the September Newsletter is Monday, August 17, 2015. Please email your articles to [email protected] or call Jackie Albright at 937-233-7532.
En Plein Air Painting Events
This year B-W Greenway will be sponsoring three painting events to assist artists, who would like to gather and paint with other artists. On Sunday, May 17, Tuesday, May 19, and Tuesday, June 16, from 11 am to 2 pm, artists can gather in the parking lot at Spangler Road and Union Road to visit the Estel Wenrick Wetlands to select their painting subject. For more information, contact Bob Coates at 937-689-4855 or [email protected] or [email protected]. Pat Higgins Development Coordinator, [email protected] Ph: 937-281-1313 Cell: 937-609-1326. Please see the attached flyer for detailed information about the En Plein Air Event.
Attachment: PleinAir_flyer_2015_020215_B
May 2015 Meeting
Our speaker for the night was Frank Francese, who gave a demo of his method or creating realistic, yet abstract looking watercolors. He uses a full sheet of Arches 140# watercolor paper, usually a large flat brush, and lots of water and color. He does no drawing on the paper, just following a black-and-white sketch he made, usually on site. He starts by drawing the background, saving the whites for highlights. He adds shapes in color. This demo was of a street scene, so the shapes were buildings and streets. He literally builds the town on paper, putting in the major shapes first, then adding some details to define the particular building. In one hour, Frank completed a full-size watercolor, commenting and joking, and wowing everyone in the audience. Frank commented to paint fast to paint from the heart.
Frank Francese, NWS, TWSA- Master
Frank starts his painting with broad strokes
As the painting progresses:
Frank continues to create shapes with color
Frank adds detail and shadows
The finished painting
Spring Fine Arts Show Awards
Twenty artist received awards for their paintings entered in the 2015 Spring Fine Arts Show. Frank Francese, AWS,TWSA-Master, was the judge. Frank was the instructor for our 2015 spring workshop during the week of May 4 to May 7. The winners in each category were
Best of Show, The Joan McCoy Award, $150: “Ebony” Jim Moore
Jim Moore receives his award from Jim McCoy
First Place, $100: “Winter Day Detroit” Yuki Hall
Yuki Hall receives her award from President Sandy Kinnamon
Second Place, $75: “Hannah” Misuk Goltz
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Third Place, $30: “Too Many Directions” Sandy Kinnamon
Sandy Kinnamon receives her award from Lori Luckner
Honorable Mention, $25: “Red” Nan Draves, “The Four Sentinels” Rose Schultz, “Cat Nap” Linda Owens, “Remembrance” Rebecca Graves, “A Splan of Daisies” Connie Gifford, “Connie in Summer Light” Sheryl Scott, “Little Boy Blyue” Elizabeth Martin. “Peach and Grapes” Jean Lutz
JUDGE’S MERIT: “Fly Fishing Lesson” Pat Dunker, “Says Who” Larry Hawkins, “Frog” Sue Seitz, “Snow Day” Babs Ney, “Lilac” Walter Murch, Buffalo Soldier” Bonnie Kuntz, “Little Pond” Sherry Li Cai, “Do Dogs Dream in Color” M.J. White
May 2015 Newsletter
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Dear Members and Patrons,
Boy, spring is speeding right by or so it seems. After a long cold winter we deserve a nice spring. It’s time to get out of the house and get a great start on painting. The Frank Francese workshop is very soon. He is an amazing painter and it would be a great chance to learn something new. I know each of you will enjoy the May Meeting as he will start and finish a full sheet watercolor. Hope to see you at the meeting. Our next meeting will be May 5, 2015, at 7 pm. The Board will meet at 6 pm.
Sandy Kinnamon, AWS
President
MAY SPEAKER—FRANK FRANCESE
Frank Francese, who is conducting our May Workshop, will be our featured speaker for our May 2015 meeting. Frank is a landscape artist who uses brilliant color and eye-catching composition in his watercolors. Frank is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society as well as Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Master Status. He has won enumerable awards for his artwork, both here and abroad. Frank recently had a painting accepted by the American Watercolor Society for a landscape he painted during a trip to Guatemala to teach children. We hope he will tell us about that trip.
2015 MEMBERS’ SPRING FINE ART SHOW
You must be a paid member of the Fairborn Art Association to be eligible to enter this Show. A non-member may enter the show by paying dues for the coming year (2015/2016) plus the prorated amounts for the months of April and May 2015. (See article in this newsletter “Membership Dues.”) Registration for the 2015 Members’ Spring Fine Art Show will be Monday, April 27 from 9 am to 12 noon and from 1 to 3 pm; and on Wednesday, April 29 from 10 am to 12 noon. The Show will be open to the public Sundays, May 3, 10, and 17, from 1 to 4 pm. Please have your sales information, entry forms, and fees ready when you come for registration. The awards will be given at the May meeting; best of luck to all of you. To those of you who have volunteered to help set up and sit in the gallery, I thank you and will see you there. But we still need some help — We need someone to bring snacks for all three Sundays. We need volunteers to sit in the Gallery on Sunday, May 17 from 1 to 5 pm for the show and pickup of artwork; and on Monday, May 18 from 10 am to 12 noon for pickup of artwork. The Prospectus for the Show (which includes the entry forms) is available in the gallery, on the FAA website, in this newsletter, or from gayle at 937-390-1992 or [email protected].
Attachment: 2015 Spring Prospectus
WATERCOLOR FAST & LOOSE with Frank Francese, NWS, TWSA-Master
Frank Francese is one of the most recognized names in watercolor painting in the United States. We have an excellent opportunity to host his workshop and keep the fee reasonable. Come on, folks. This is a great workshop and you will be missing it if you do not sign up soon. We currently have 14 artists signed up for this workshop. We do not expect to make any profit on our workshops, but we would like to show the visiting instructor that it is worth his/her time to visit Fairborn, Ohio. We need at least 4 or 5 more to sign up.
Join us in this exciting workshop with Frank Francese, where Frank will show and teach us his signature way of painting watercolor – Fast & Loose approach. Frank will be demonstrating a variety of subject matter, showing us the time tested method of creating an eye-catching composition with brilliant color and interesting shapes. Plenty of individual help will be provided. All skill levels are welcome. Frank Francese is a signature member of National Watercolor Society as well as Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Master Status. He has been awarded 50+ national awards for his watercolor painting. His recent awards include: Colorado Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition, Best of Show 2013-14; Watercolor West International Watercolor Exhibition, Signature Members Award 2013; Third Invitational Exhibition of Complementary International Water Media Masters, Nanjing, China 2012; Shenzhen Biennial International Exhibition of Watercolors, Shenzhen, China. You can learn more about Frank by visiting his website at www.ffrancese.com. This will be a 4-day watercolor workshop from May 4 to May 7 (Monday through Thursday), 9 am to 4 pm. The cost is $260 for a FAA member, $280 for a non-member. Contact Yuki Hall, 937-426-7229, [email protected]. A flyer showing examples of Frank’s artwork with an application form is attached to this article on our website www.fairbornart.org.
Attachment: Frank Francese workshop registration form pdf
FAIRBORN SWEET CORN FESTIVAL
The next Sweet Corn Festival meeting is May 21 at 7 pm at the Gallery. Anyone interested in volunteering, please let us know. We are looking for people to help in many areas including marking the field on Thursday; checking vendors in and working the vendor’s gate on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; working in the Information Booth on Saturday and Sunday; working in the Watermelon Booth Saturday and Sunday; and working in the Fine Arts Tent on Saturday and Sunday. Please remember that this is the only fundraiser that we do and we need everyone’s help. The money raised from this event helps to keep your membership costs low, pays for the rent and utilities for the FAA Gallery, goes to scholarships, and goes to help the community.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Election of Officers to serve on the 2015/2016 Board of the Fairborn Art Association will be held at the May meeting. We will welcome nominations from the floor at the May meeting of anyone who would like to serve in any position. There are also several committees which will welcome your participation to keep the Association running smoothly. Our Nominating Committee will present the slate of Board officers for the coming year:
President: Sandy Kinnamon Treasurer: Sue Red
Vice President: Louise Jackson Recording Secretary: Sheryl Scott
Corresponding Secretary: Jackie Albright
MEMBERSHIP DUES
As May approaches, it is time to renew your club membership. Membership fees are due June 1 for 2015/2016. A membership form is attached to this newsletter and is also available on our website www.fairbornart.org. We request that you fill out the form completely so that we can update your information if necessary. You may bring the membership form and your check (or cash) to the May or June meeting and submit them as you sign in at the door. Or you may send them to Fairborn Art Association, P.O. Box 1231, Fairborn, OH 45324. The cost is $25 for Individual membership; $15 for Seniors; $30 for Family membership; and there is an optional donation line if you choose to contribute to FAA as a tax exempt organization. You may also want to check on the form to have your email address printed in the members’ directory. All members who pay by the June 2nd meeting will be included in the new Directory.
Attachment: 2015 Membership Form
The Board of Directors voted in 2014 to make a change to the By-Laws of our Constitution regarding the collection of dues. By-Law #1 will now read as follows:
- The FAA membership dues will be a fee set by the Board of Directors at the February board meeting. Memberships will run from June 1st to May 31st of each year. Starting on February 1 of each year, the Fairborn Art Association will prorate membership dues for the current year in the following manner: the membership dues for the current year will be prorated to $2.00 per month for the remaining months of the year, to include the current month through the month of May. The prorated amount will be accepted only if membership fees for the following year are paid at the same time.
EN PLEIN AIR 2015 JURIED ART EXHIBIT
En Plein Air is a juried painting exhibition presented as a collaboration between B-W Greenway Community Land Trust & Fairborn Art Association. The show is held in the Fairborn Art Association Gallery at 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn, OH 45324. It was established in 2009 to heighten public awareness of our local greenspaces and the need to preserve them, as well as to foster an interest in painting from nature.
Each year a different location in the Fairborn, OH, area has been chosen as the subject of the paintings. The 2015 location is Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway, which begins at Rte 40 in Springfield, OH, and continues to Rte235/Rte4 just south of I-70 south of Medway. (A map is provided in the Prospectus.)
The juror for En Plein Air 2015 is Mr. Kevin Harris. Kevin Harris teaches Drawing and Printmaking at Sinclair Community College. He is a graduate of Hampton University and the University of Cincinnati. (For more about Kevin, see the Prospectus.)
This show is open to artists 16 years and older, living within 200 miles of Fairborn, OH. Work must be original 2D, created by painting outdoors from March until July 4, 2015. Painting may be created in oil, acrylic, pastel, or watercolor, and can include mixed media within the painting. Cash prizes totaling $300 will be awarded at the Opening Reception July 12, 1-4 pm.
For more information or a prospectus, please contact: Bob Coates, 937-689-4855, [email protected] or Marti Riddle, 937-879-0725, [email protected]. You may also obtain a prospectus in our Gallery or on our website www.fairbornart.org.
Attachment: PleinAir_flyer_2015_020215_B
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP with Mark Mehaffey, AWS, DF, NWS, TWSA Master
This watercolor workshop, presented by the Fairborn Art Association, will be Monday through Thursday, November 2 to 5, 2015, from 9 am to 4 pm daily. The workshop will be held at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery, located in the rear of the Fairborn Senior Apartment Building, 221 N. Central Ave., Fairborn, OH. In this 4-day workshop, participants will create paintings using the elements of shape, line, value, and color to simplify subject and use a variety of color plans to create emotion and mood. Discussion of content, the importance of color schemes and line quality will also be discussed. Participants will also work intuitively with shape, color, line and especially texture to produce an abstraction with a personal focus and a representational work based on personal reference choices. All levels are welcome as long as everyone is comfortable with their materials. Nationally and internationally recognized artist Mark Mehaffey is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, DF, National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Master, and the Watercolor West. Mark has won many major awards in juried exhibitions across the world, including Beverly Green Memorial Purchase Award from the National Watercolor Society, the Silver Medal of Honor and the Arches Paper Co. Award from American Watercolor Society. He is also an author of Creative Watercolor Workshop, published by North Light Books, and many instructional DVDs by Creative Catalyst Productions as well as Artists Network Productions. Fees for this workshop are $230 for FAA member; $250 for non-member. To register, please send a non-refundable deposit of $40 along with the registration form to Yuki Hall, 4136 Fox Fern Ct., Beavercreek, OH 45432. Make checks payable to Fairborn Art Association. The final payment must be made by August 20, 2015. For questions or more information, call Yuki at 937-426-7229, or email [email protected]. Flyers with the registration form are available at the Gallery or on our website at www.fairbornart.org.
Attachment: Mark Meheffey Workshop Nov 2015
MEMBERS NEWS
David Yarnall has a major show at a gallery in Columbus in May. The Art of David Yarnall, Watercolors at: The Mac Worthington Gallery of Contemporary Art – in the heart of Columbus’ art district – 749 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio, thru the month of May. Congratulations, Dave.
Libby Rudolf will teach a workshop Sunday, May 17, 2–5 pm at the Yellow Springs Arts Council called “Fun with Watercolor.” We will experiment with different ways to create with watercolor as well as play with watercolor pencils, crayons, sprays, wet into wet, etc. The fee is $20. Sign up by calling YSAC at 937-679-9722 or email [email protected].
Libby will also teach a “Flowers in WC” class at the YS Senior Center on Friday June 5, 2:45–4ish. Donations appreciated–materials furnished by Libby.
Monday Morning Artists group will have an exhibit “Reflections” at the Yellow Springs Arts Council July 17 through August 16 with an opening 6–9 pm on Friday, July 17. Several artists are FAA members, Libby Rudolf, Sandy Kinnamon, Mary Cargan, Theresa Mayer, Toni Larrichiuta, Yuki Hall, Kari Tulecki, Marti Davenport, etc. We will be manning the gallery Saturdays, 1–4 pm and the gallery is open Wed–Sun 1–4. Many mini-workshops will be available too on Saturdays – Libby on July 18, Sandy on July 25, Mary on Aug. 1, Yuki on Aug. 8/8 song with a children’s class by Clara Rose, ‘Finger Knitting’. We will have sign-ups at the opening or you can contact the artists directly for more info. We will be featured on the YSAC website closer to the date – ysartscouncil.org. Class fees will probably be $10?
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
We received an email request from a former Fairborn resident. If you have any information you would like to convey to Mr. Shapiro, please respond to his email address:
If possible I would ask that you inquire of the membership to see if anyone can provide information on Roger Middleswart and Sam Davis as follows:
Full Name
Date of Birth – Date of Death
Place of Birth
Where and with whom did they receive their artistic training.
Any specializations in types of works created.
Awards or recognition they might have received.
Any known works held by museums or other collections.
Any help that the membership can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Brian Shapiro, [email protected]
REMINDERS
The following people signed up to bring refreshments to the May meeting: Clarice Moore, Jan Lendino, Ellie Ditmer, Bonnie Rashilla, Lana Kim, Virginia Roche, Sherry Li Cai, Cass Barth, Billie Dickson, Sheryl Scott, Kathy Robertson, Jim and Margaret Brooke. Thank you for volunteering.
Our next meeting will be our Spring Social on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at 7 pm. The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the June Newsletter is Monday, May 18, 2015. Please email your articles to [email protected] or call Jackie Albright at 937-233-7532.
Homer Hacker Artwork Auction
Thanks to the generosity of artist Homer Hacker’s family, a group of watercolors by the well-known Dayton artist will be auctioned at Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church, 4417 Bigger Road, Kettering, on April 19.
Hacker, who passed away at the age of 96 in 2013, was art director/chief photographer for the Dayton Daily News from 1945 through 1957, and was best-known for his lovely watercolor paintings. He was a member of Sugar Creek Presbyterian.
The 34 paintings will be displayed in the Fellowship Hall of the church with bidding for the silent auction beginning at 11:15 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. Monies raised will go to the church’s Building for Outreach program. For more information, call Carolyn Berry at 937-434-8494.
Mary Cocca Obituary
Mary A. Cocca, a former president, officer, and board member of the Fairborn Art Association, passed away early on the morning of April 1, 2015 at Hospice in Dayton. Mary was 89 years old. Morris & Sons Funeral Home will take care of the visitation and burial. Visitation for Mary Cocca was on Monday, April 6 at 9 am in the Bride’s Room inside the entrance of Mary Help of Christians Church, 954 N. Maple Ave., Fairborn. The funeral mass followed at 10 am. Being that it was Easter Monday, there were lots of Easter flowers decorating the church.
April 2015 Watercolor Show in the Gallery
The Fairborn Art Association Gallery will house a display of an art show, “Thursday Class/Paint-in Art Show; Instructor, Misuk Golz.” A reception was held on Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 1 pm to 4 pm where food and beverages and live entertainment were provided. The reception was a huge success with many attendees expressing their enjoyment of the artwork. The show will be open on three consecutive Sundays, April 12, 19, and 26, also 1 pm to 4 pm. Fairborn Art Association Art Gallery is located in the rear of the Fairborn Senior Apartment Building on 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn, Ohio.
Paintings are available for sale. The artists are members of the ThursdayClass/Paint-in group. We painted together for over two years with Misuk Goltz instructing and coordinating. The artists are both advanced and intermediate watercolorists. At the show you will find a variety of subjects including portraits expressed in beautiful watercolor.
You may contact Shirlee Bauer at [email protected] or Connie S. Gifford at [email protected] for additional information.
Misuk Goltz demonstrates a watercolor portrait