PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello Fellow Artists!

I hope you all have stayed safe and warm through all this snowy, winter weather. Even though I am not wild about driving in the snow, I do love to watch it snow and see it making the gray, dreary winter landscape white and quietly beautiful. I hope some of you have been painting some snowscapes and creating in general.

Sara Wilson Green, our guest artist for our Tuesday, March 4, meeting at 7:00 pm, will be demonstrating oil painting techniques. I learned so much at our last meeting about oils and am looking forward to learning more and hope to see many of you there!

I want to remind you that our Members’ Fine Art Show will be coming up soon and there will be a few new items in the prospectus, i.e.

  a. The drop off date will be one week earlier this year (Tuesday, April 22).

  b. We will need more volunteers to gallery sit since we will be open during the day on April 26–May 4, May 8–11, and May 18.

  c. Your artwork will be able to be taken immediately when sold, due to out-of-town visitors.

  d. If your artwork is sold before the judging, you may enter another piece.

  e. The show will begin on April 26 and hang until after our June 3 Social.

These rules are for this year only because of the special Dayton Society of Interior Designers 2025 Show House in Fairborn. We are excited to be a part of this and will hopefully expose more of the public to our wonderful Gallery and artwork! More details will be available in the prospectus.

To tandem on this subject, I would like to thank Cindy Sayeedi and Linda Perry for doing such a great job on our Members’ shows. They took over from Connie Gifford and Carol Edsall and have done a superb job! There are many factors and tasks to coordinate, not to mention all the new information I just threw at them because of this special show year, so THANK YOU to you both for all your hard work!!!

With that, I will close this little epistle and remember, Spring is just around the corner! Keep Creating!

Linda Brandenburg, President

MARCH’S GUEST ARTIST – SARA WILSON GREEN

Our March 4, 2025, meeting will feature an oil painting demonstration by guest artist Sara Wilson Green. Sara will be using gamsol which is not toxic and is odorless.

Sara Wilson Green

Visual Artist, Dayton, Ohio

Not chronologically young (b. 1956 in Detroit, Michigan)

Michigander at heart but terribly fond of Ohio.

Inspiration: “Quiet” moments in time. Finding a view in familiar or new places… 

Set up the easel!

Time to paint!  

My love of the “view” has been a long standing interest in my life. I often work “en plein air” (painting observationally outdoors) which requires standing in front of the easel for hours with full focus and study on what you are seeing. For me every work created evokes vivid memories of the day I did it complete with sounds, weather and the connection to that place in time. My studio work is inspired by the photos I have taken while exploring the beauty I find. I have worked in many art media but oil is my confirmed favorite. I am a realist with a dash of impressionism.   

I studied Art at Alma College, Michigan, taught K-12 art all over Ohio including 20+ years in Miamisburg, Ohio. I have been married for 46 years and we have two children, one daughter in law, and two grandchildren. We have lived in Dayton for about 35 years and have a cottage in Michigan. These places, among others, have been a continual source of inspiration. Retirement about 6 years ago has given me the time not only to travel, be with friends and family but to have a more intense focus on art. It seems that “special” places to paint can be found wherever I go. 

Web site: www.saragreenart.com

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MEMBER NEWS

Connie Gifford and her daughter, Brandi Harris, will have an art show at the Beavercreek Senior Center, Lofino’s Art Gallery, for March 2025, with an art reception planned Wednesday March 5, 2025, 5:00–6:30 pm. The Beavercreek Senior Center is located at 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek, OH 45432

GREENE COUNTY SENIOR ARTISAN SHOW IN MARCH 2025

The Greene County Council on Aging and the Fairborn Art Association will present the 2025 Senior Artisan Show on Sundays, March 9 and 16, 1:00–3:30 pm, and Wednesday, March 19, 11:00 am–2:00 pm, at the Fairborn Art Association, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn. For more information, contact GCCOA at [email protected] or call 937-376-5486.

FAA MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW IN MAY 2025

We are getting excited for the Members’ Fine Art Show in May! We will be setting up the show a week early this year (Tuesday, April 22) due to the Dayton Society of Interior Designers 2025 Show House that is taking place in Fairborn. This showcase will be held from April 26–May 11 so we will need some more people to sit the gallery during this event. There will be more information available at the March meeting. During this Designers Show House, there will be tours of the area including the FAA gallery with the possibility of selling some artwork. Due to this special showcase, we will be allowing artwork that is for sale to be purchased and taken home during the two weeks’ time frame. With this in mind, if you have a piece for sale, it could be sold before the judging of the show. 

This year’s show will be judged by Fran Mangino! The prospectus for the show will be available in a week or so and we will have a link to it on the website. We will have volunteer sign-ups at the March meeting. You can volunteer to help on the registration/drop off day or volunteer to sit the gallery on Sundays in May or during the special two week showcase period. We appreciate any help you can give us. There will also be flyers available at the March meeting so take a couple and hand them out to family and friends. We look forward to seeing you.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us: Cindy Sayeedi, [email protected] and Linda Perry, [email protected] 

REGISTER NOW FOR THE FAA MAY 2025 WORKSHOP

Registration is now open for the Fairborn Art Association May 2025 Workshop! “Paint Bold in Watercolor” with guest artist Fran Mangino will be held on May 5–7, 2025:

Watercolor could be the most exciting medium but it is often unforgiving and difficult. Students will go step by step to design a composition while working the human figure into their painting. The goal is to capture the essence of the subject while producing mood and atmosphere, while using values and contrast. Hopefully, students will achieve their next level as an artist. I want each student to choose their own image from what I have to paint. Students will not be on the same level in the process of watercolor. Therefore, I hope to help each student individually with their painting problems. “One size fits all” is rare.

Artist Statement & Biography

“Somewhere deep inside me lies the need to express myself that can only be realized through my art. My paintings are a glimpse into how I view the world around me. The works are not illustrations but interpretations. I want the viewer to feel and see as I do.”

Fran’s award winning watercolors are in public and private collections. They have been featured in art centers, art museum exhibitions in the U.S. and in China. The works are also included in #5 Splash Books, Splash, A Retrospective 20 years; 2017 Art Journal, Animals; The Artist Magazine, Dec 2021. Fran’s latest awards were American Impressionist Society’s 4th Annual Associate Member Online Exhibition May 29, 2024 Award of Distinction for Head Chef. Over 2,242 entries, 258 were juried in; Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition 2024, VA, McDonaldstein Award and Outstanding Whiskey Painting; Zanesville Art Museum 78th Ohio Annual Exhibition, Watercolor Award.

Memberships: Whiskey Painters of America, signature; Florida Watercolor Society, signature; Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, signature/master; Ohio Watercolor Society, signature.

The registration form for this workshop is available in the gallery and on our website.

ROSEWOOD ART ON THE COMMONS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Rosewood Arts Center and the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts will present the 37th Annual Art on the Commons, a juried fine arts and crafts festival, on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Kettering’s Lincoln Park Civic Commons. Complete applications are required by March 31, 2025. For details, visit their website at: https://www.playkettering.org/art-programs-events/art-on-the-commons/

REMINDERS

Our next meeting will be held on April 1, 2025.The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the April newsletter is Monday, March 17, 2025. Please call, or email the article to, April Coppess.

Please note that, for privacy reasons, the Fairborn Art Association will not post personal email addresses or phone numbers in the newsletters or on our website unless we have the respective member’s permission. Consult your FAA Directory for contact information for members. For non-members, we will provide the contact information we are given for them.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello Fellow Artists,

Happy New Year to you all! I can’t believe we are a quarter of the way through this century… where has the time gone? We have had lots of snow and chilly temperatures already this winter and more is expected. We are having a new furnace and air conditioner installed as I sit writing this, which will be very much appreciated with our next artic clipper’s arrival. I could have used this same amount of money to go to Australia and New Zealand with my sister. I believe I made the wiser decision in the long run, but I would much rather be saying, “Good’ay, mate”! I hope 2025 is going well for each and every one of you.

Our Tuesday, February 4, 7:00 pm meeting will feature Chuck Marshall as our guest artist, an oil painter who will be presenting a slide show. I look forward to hearing what he has to say since I haven’t painted with oils since my college days. I pray that we have decent weather that night so we will have a good turnout.

June will complete my fourth and final year as president, so if anyone is interested in taking over that position, please contact any of the board members or Carol Collett. You must be a member and active in the organization.

I want to remind you that we will be having an art show in our gallery this summer to celebrate Fairborn’s 75th anniversary. We will need a chairperson to organize a committee, and I feel that the art pieces should represent Fairborn, present and past. You may contact me if you have any questions.

I would like to thank everyone for all their aid in cleaning up, and putting away chairs and tables, after each meeting. It is so helpful and all the extra hands get it done quickly! What a wonderful group of people you are!!!

I haven’t been able to do much painting this year, but I sure hope you all are, so keep creating and I will see you in February!

Linda Brandenburg, President

FEBRUARY’S GUEST ARTIST – CHUCK MARSHALL

Our guest artist for this month, Chuck Marshall, will give a slide presentation of his process working in oil paints:

Although I am not a fan of titles I am considered a Contemporary American Impressionist. My work is about the dialogue of shapes, tones, colors, textures, edges, and line no matter what the subject matter is. By using these elements as a dialogue in my art I am not bound by subject matter and I am able to explore and experiment in order to create a statement and mood. I work in a range of styles while experimenting from tight realism to loose impressionism, to almost pure abstract. I enjoy a marriage of the styles most of all to achieve my end goal. My hope is to engage and influence the viewer on an intellectual and emotional level.

Chuck Marshall

www.chuckmarshallfineart.com

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SEND IN YOUR ART ACCOMPLISHMENTS

We all enjoy hearing of our members’ accomplishments in the art world! In order to ensure that your art accomplishments are recognized in our newsletters, please send notice of your art awards, art sales, exhibits, etc. to the Corresponding Secretary, April Coppess, via phone call or email by the reporting deadline for the month. Every member’s art accomplishment is important to us, so please let us know about yours!

MEMBER NEWS

Several of our members were juried into the Middletown Arts Center 2024 Area Art Exhibition which was held November 8–December 12, 2024, and some won awards:

Sherry Li Cai – The Voice of Waterfall

Billie Dickson – Half Timber House in Normandy (Third Place in Watermedia)

Carol Edsall – A Tail of Many Swallows and Upstate Gorge

Karen Livingston – Indian Lake – It’s Dawn

Darci Salinas – Sunburst Goldstone (Second Place in Jewelry)

Rose Schultz – Woodland Path (Honorable Mention Mixed Media) and Leeward Boat (Honorable Mention Watermedia)

Tamiko Stump – Scarlet Pulse (Honorable Mention Oils/Acrylics) and Hope Break in the Clouds (Honorable Mention Watermedia)

Connie Weber – On a Clear Day and Lilly

The following FAA members received awards at the Western Ohio Watercolor Society Holiday Fine Art Show held in December 2024 at the FAA Gallery:

Tessa Kalman – Third place for The Homecoming Parade

Billie Dickson – Honorable Mention for The Birder

Carol Edsall – Honorable Mention for Summer’s Last Hibiscus

Paula Whittington – Honorable Mention for The Gardener

Nyeon Ju Woo – Honorable Mention for Late of Autumn

The following FAA members were among those chosen to participate in the Rosewood Arts Center 35th Annual Works on Paper juried exhibition. The exhibition is free and open to the public, and runs through March 1, 2025, ending with the Artists Reception from 1:00–3:00 pm at the Kettering Health Art Gallery (Rosewood Gallery) in the Rosewood Arts Center, 2655 Olson Drive in Kettering, Ohio. 

Shirlee Bauer (2 paintings – Holes Creek Snowfall and Water Dog)

Nancy Dankof

Billie Dickson (2 pieces)

Connie S. Gifford (2 watercolor paintings –Ecliptic Moggy, 2024, and Sweet Fragrance of Spring, 2024)

Yuki Hall

Tessa Kalman

Lorenzo Lee

Rose Schultz

The Rosewood Arts Center staff selected a compilation of artworks as favorites among the entries not juried into the Works on Paper exhibition. Carol Edsall’s work was selected to be part of the Paper 2025 show in the Community Gallery. Paper 2025 is open to the public at the Rosewood Arts Center through March 1, 2025.

Connie Gifford and her daughter, Brandi Harris, will have an art show at the Beavercreek Senior Center, Lofino’s Art Gallery, for March 2025, with an art reception planned Wednesday March 5, 2025, 5:00–6:30 pm. The Beavercreek Senior Center is located at 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek, OH 45432

CALL FOR ENTRIES – 2025 GREENE COUNTY SENIOR ARTISAN SHOW

The Greene County Council on Aging and the Fairborn Art Association invite Greene County residents to enter the 2025 Senior Artisan Show with original artwork created after the artist’s 60th birthday. The show dates are Sundays, March 9 and 16, and Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at the Fairborn Art Association, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn. For more information, including entry packet and entry deadlines, contact GCCOA at 937-376-5486 or [email protected] .

FAA MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW IN MAY 2025

The Members’ Fine Art Show is only a few months away! I hope everyone has been working on something to enter.  These cold winter days are perfect for staying in and creating something new! The Members’ show is held in the month of May with the awards ceremony taking place at the meeting on May 6. Linda Perry and I will be reaching out for volunteers to help hang the show and sit the gallery in the next couple months so be thinking about ways that you can help. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Cindy Sayeedi, [email protected]  and Linda Perry, [email protected] 

FAIRBORN ART ASSOCIATION MAY 2025 WORKSHOP

Fairborn Art Association will present a “Paint Bold in Watercolor” Workshop on May 5–7, 2025, with award winning artist Fran Mangino:

Watercolor could be the most exciting medium but it is often unforgiving and difficult. Students will go step by step to design a composition while working the human figure into their painting. The goal is to capture the essence of the subject while producing mood and atmosphere, while using values and contrast. Hopefully, students will achieve their next level as an artist. I want each student to choose their own image from what I have to paint. Students will not be on the same level in the process of watercolor. Therefore, I hope to help each student individually with their painting problems. “One size fits all” is rare.

The registration form for this workshop will soon be available in the gallery and on our website.

VILLAGE ARTISANS B&W+1 ART EXHIBIT

Village Artisans are presenting a “B&W+1” art exhibit in their Lobby Gallery at 100 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Their artists were challenged to create artwork using only three colors: black, white, and another color of the artist’s choice. The show runs through March 5, 2025, during regular gallery hours, and is free and open to the public.

REMINDERS

Our next meeting will be held on March 4, 2025. The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the March newsletter is Monday, February 17, 2025. Please call, or email the article to, April Coppess.

Please note that, for privacy reasons, the Fairborn Art Association will not post personal email addresses or phone numbers in the newsletters or on our website unless we have the respective member’s permission. Consult your FAA Directory for contact information for members. For non-members, we will provide the contact information we are given for them.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello Fellow Artists!

Well, another year has flown by and soon it will be 2025, which seems unbelievable to me. Thanksgiving is past and our home is decorated with snowmen, Santas, and penguins as far as the eye can see. I will be baking Christmas cookies that I shouldn’t be eating, but will, while listening to Christmas carols, wrapping presents, and then ringing in the New Year! Wasn’t it just summer?  

Speaking of Christmas, I want to remind you of our catered Christmas party on Saturday, December 14, 3:00–5:00 pm at the Gallery. Reservations are due by December 6 to Debbie Cosenza. If you wish to be a part of our gift exchange, bring a $15 gift for a man or woman, and Warren Brown will be our Santa Claus. This is always a fun event so I hope many of you can attend!

This month I would like to recognize Cheryl Miracle as Secretary of our Sweet Corn Festival Committee. Besides taking minutes at all of our Sweet Corn meetings, she makes phone calls to fill all the many shifts for the vendors gate and information booth, highlights the maps for the vendors and gets their packets organized to hand out at the vendors gate, and a myriad of other tasks that I am not even aware of! Thank you so much, Cheryl, for your faithful service to FAA.

I want to wish all of you a blessed Christmas season and a wonderful New Year and as always, keep creating!

Linda Brandenburg, President

HOLIDAY PARTY

Please join us for our annual Christmas Party on December 14 from 3:00–5:00 pm. FAA will cater the food but you MUST make a reservation for yourself and your guest with our greeter, Debbie Cosenza, by December 6. If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a wrapped item, $15 value. We hope to see you there!

FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH

Congratulations to Hyacinth Paul on her beautiful exhibit at our gallery for the month of November! Would you like to stage your own show or a group show next year? As a member of the FAA, you are eligible to stage a show free of charge for any month when the gallery is open. Email or call Carol Collett, Gallery Coordinator, for details.

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MEMBER NEWS

Congratulations to the following FAA members who were accepted into the Middletown Arts Center 2024 Area Art Exhibition:

Billie Dickson – Half Timber House in Normandy (Third Place in Watermedia)

Carol Edsall – A Tail of Many Swallows and Upstate Gorge

Darci Salinas – Sunburst Goldstone (Second Place in Jewelry)

Rose Schultz – Woodland Path (Honorable Mention in Mixed Media) and Leeward Boat (Honorable Mention in Watermedia)

Tamiko Stump – Scarlet Pulse (Honorable Mention in Oils/Acrylics) and Hope Break in the Clouds (Honorable Mention in Watermedia)

This exhibition will be open to the public through December 12, 2024, at 130 N. Verity Pkwy., Middletown, OH 45042. For more information, call the MAC at 513-424-2417.

FAIRBORN ART ASSOCIATION MAY 2025 WORKSHOP

Fairborn Art Association will present a “Paint Bold in Watercolor” Workshop on May 5–7, 2025, with award winning artist Fran Mangino.

Watercolor could be the most exciting medium but it is often unforgiving and difficult. Students will go step by step to design a composition while working the human figure into their painting. The goal is to capture the essence of the subject while producing mood and atmosphere, while using values and contrast. Hopefully, students will achieve their next level as an artist. I want each student to choose their own image from what I have to paint. Students will not be on the same level in the process of watercolor. Therefore, I hope to help each student individually with their painting problems. “One size fits all” is rare.

The registration form for this workshop will soon be available in the gallery and on our website.

CALL FOR ENTRIES – 35TH ANNUAL DAYTON AREA WORKS ON PAPER

There is still time to create artwork for the Rosewood Arts Center’s 35th Annual Works on Paper juried exhibition. Artists living within a 40-mile radius of Dayton, Ohio, may submit two-and three-dimensional works of art on or of paper. Entries can be dropped off at Rosewood Arts Center, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, Ohio, on January 4, 2025, from 1:00–3:00 pm and January 6, 2025, from 12:00–8:00 pm. The exhibition will be held January 21–March 1, 2025.

VILLAGE ARTISANS PEACE ON EARTH GALLERY SHOW

Village Artisans are presenting a “Peace on Earth” art exhibit in their Lobby Gallery at 100 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio. The show runs through January 7, 2025, during regular gallery hours, and is free and open to the public.

REMINDERS

Our next meeting will be held on February 4, 2025. The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the February newsletter is Monday, January 20, 2025. Please call or email the article to April Coppess.

Please note that, for privacy reasons, the Fairborn Art Association will not post personal email addresses or phone numbers in the newsletters or on our website unless we have the respective member’s permission. Consult your FAA Directory for contact information for members. For non-members, we will provide the contact information we are given for them.

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FAA GALLERY ARTIST OF THE MONTH

The gallery at FAA is showcasing the wonderful art of member Dr. Hyacinth Paul for the month of November. Hyacinth is hosting a reception on Sunday, November 17, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm where she will share the process of winning a grant and creating the most amazing sculptures made with Indian saris. Two of her sculptures were already accepted into a national juried show showcased in New York and more recently in an International exhibition in Cincinnati. Please plan to come and share her experience.

FAA MAY 2025 WORKSHOP

Mark your calendars! Fairborn Art Association will present a workshop with guest artist Fran Mangino as the instructor. “Paint Bold in Watercolor” will be held May 5–7, 2025, at the FAA Gallery.

Watercolor could be the most exciting medium but it is often unforgiving and difficult. Students will go step by step to design a composition while working the human figure into their painting. The goal is to capture the essence of the subject while producing mood and atmosphere, while using values and contrast. Hopefully, students will achieve their next level as an artist. I want each student to choose their own image from what I have to paint. Students will not be on the same level in the process of watercolor. Therefore, I hope to help each student individually with their painting problems. “One size fits all” is rare.

Artist Statement & Biography

“Somewhere deep inside me lies the need to express myself that can only be realized through my art. My paintings are a glimpse into how I view the world around me. The works are not illustrations but interpretations. I want the viewer to feel and see as I do.”

Fran’s award winning watercolors are in public and private collections. They have been featured in art centers, art museum exhibitions in the U.S. and in China. The works are also included in #5 Splash Books, Splash, A Retrospective 20 years; 2017 Art Journal, Animals; The Artist Magazine, Dec 2021.

Fran’s latest awards were American Impressionist Society’s 4th Annual Associate Member Online Exhibition May 29, 2024 Award of Distinction for Head Chef. Over 2,242 entries, 258 were juried in; Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition 2024, VA, McDonaldstein Award and Outstanding Whiskey Painting; Zanesville Art Museum 78th Ohio Annual Exhibition, Watercolor Award.

Memberships: Whiskey Painters of America, signature; Florida Watercolor Society, signature; Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, signature/master; Ohio Watercolor Society, signature.

Further details to follow.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello Fellow Artists!

As many of you know, I turned 70 recently which just seems unbelievable since mentally I act and feel 17… LOL, okay, maybe 37. Would you believe 57? 70 is a whole new mindset, which I can choose to respond to positively or negatively. It is easy to complain about aches and pains and believe the end is near, but I hope I will continue to see new possibilities and adventures ahead, since I truthfully feel like I am finally blossoming at this stage of my life (talk about a late bloomer!). We are never too old to learn something new, especially in the art world, i.e., David R. Smith’s demo last month in which he did a painting of rocks. I would never have guessed that painting rocks could be so new and exciting! I pray that every one of you continue to grow and expand your knowledge and experiences so that you may bless others with your creations.

Just a reminder that our Christmas Party will be the second Saturday, December 14, from 3:00–5:00 pm at the Gallery. I know our new directory says the first Saturday, and I’m sure that’s my fault, but I always take part in a craft show in Tipp City the first Saturday of December. Our meal will be catered again so you will need to get your reservations to Debbie Cosenza by Friday, December 6. We will also have a $15 gift exchange, if you wish to participate, with Warren Brown acting as Santa Claus.

This month I would like to thank Sheryl Scott for doing an OUTSTANDING job as our Sweet Corn Festival Vendor Coordinator. She works tirelessly throughout the year, personally calling and corresponding with our many vendors and dealing with various issues and problems that creep up. She is understanding, smooths ruffled feathers, works with their vendor sites, and keeps me informed of all current situations. She goes above and beyond, and I appreciate her so much, so KUDOS to you, Sheryl!

Our Tuesday, November 5, meeting at 7:00 pm will feature guest artist Rosemary Nick doing a demo on collage. I look forward to seeing you all then!

Take care and keep creating!

Linda Brandenburg, President

NOVEMBER’S FEATURED ARTIST – ROSEMARY NICK

Fairborn Art Association welcomes Rosemary Nick as our guest artist for November with a demo on collage. Her bio follows:

My love of all things paper began as a child. My father worked at a paper mill and an abundant supply of paper filled my spare time and fueled my imagination. 

After I retired, I enrolled in the Seniors “Painting and More” class at Sinclair Community College. I started with watercolor and learned many valuable things including perspective, shadows, proportion and design. I love the look of watercolor but when one of our assignments was to “paint” a picture using only torn or cut paper, I knew I had found a medium that I loved.

Last month’s magazine, sharp scissors and a glue stick are my tools. I love to experiment with different backgrounds, patterns and subjects. There are endless possibilities when my supplies are so simple. As I complete each collage, I find that I can’t wait to begin my next adventure.

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FAIRBORN SWEET CORN FESTIVAL UPDATE

The Sweet Corn Festival is the major fundraiser each year for the Fairborn Art Association. The finances for the 2024 Sweet Corn Festival are finally done. This year, the festival made a total of $14,695. Of that, the Watermelon Booth provided $4087. Thanks to everyone who supported the festival in any capacity. All the positions are important and the festival would not be successful if we didn’t have the volunteers. Thank you!

~~Roger Browning

MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW

As the cooler weather starts to set in this winter, it is the perfect time to start painting that masterpiece for the Members’ Fine Art show coming up in May 2025! Fairborn Art members never disappoint in their entries for the show. Look for more details regarding the show some time after the New Year. We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

~~Cindy Sayeedi and Linda Perry

MIDDLETOWN ARTS CENTER ANNUAL AREA ART EXHIBITION

The Middletown Arts Center Annual Area Art Exhibition will be held November 8–December 12, 2024. Visit their website for more information: middletownartscenter.com

35TH ANNUAL DAYTON WORKS ON PAPER

Rosewood Arts Center will present the 35th Annual Works on Paper juried exhibition January 21–March 1, 2025. Artists living within a 40-mile radius of Dayton, Ohio, may submit two-and three-dimensional works of art on or of paper. Artwork to be submitted can be dropped off at Rosewood Arts Center on January 4, 2025, from 1:00–3:00 pm and January 6, 2025, from 12:00–8:00 pm. 

REMINDERS

Our next meeting will be our Holiday Party on December 14, 2024.The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the December Newsletter is Monday, November 18, 2024. Please call or email your articles to April Coppess.

Please note that, for privacy reasons, the Fairborn Art Association will not post personal email addresses or phone numbers in the newsletters or on our website unless we have the respective member’s permission. Consult your FAA Directory for contact information for members. For non-members, we will provide the contact information we are given for them.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello Fellow Artists!

Fall is here and this drought has been hard on everyone and everything. My friend who raises honeybees says that the bees have been eating all their honey and now he has to feed them sugar water … maybe I should be a honeybee!

I stepped out of my comfort zone last month and did a yupo demo for the WOWS organization, which turned out to be a fun, exhilarating afternoon. I felt quite inexperienced and unqualified when asked, but decided to say “yes” because, as the years go on, I try to conquer my fears, step out in faith and try something new, and I can’t tell you how happy I am that I did! I’ve always been afraid to get in front of people and try new things, but when I do push myself, I find that it’s a positive learning experience, so I encourage each of you to get out there, face your fears and see what happens!

Our meeting will take place on the second Tuesday of the month, October 8, at 7:00 pm with David R. Smith as our guest demo artist. I’ve seen him before, and he is an excellent, entertaining, enthusiastic artist who you will all enjoy. Be sure to get to the gallery early to get a good seat! David will also be the instructor for our workshop on October 7–9.

I’d like to thank Debbie Cosenza for doing another fantastic job on our FAA directories this year. I especially like the birds on the cover (what a surprise)! I also want to thank her for managing our membership and dues records, purchasing our door prizes, and greeting us with nametags and her smiling face when we arrive each month for our meetings.  

That’s a wrap for this month. Keep creating and hope to see you in October!

Linda Brandenburg, President

OCTOBER’S FEATURED ARTIST – DAVID R. SMITH

We are pleased to have David R. Smith as the guest artist for our October demo! David began his artistic journey studying Chinese Brush Painting in the United States and China. A decade later, he was introduced to Western style watercolor painting and was amazed at how enjoyable and forgiving it was compared to working on rice paper. Ever since, he has been hooked on watercolor painting, and has become a popular artist and instructor nationally and internationally, as well as a sought after juror. David is the recipient of the Skyledge Award (the highest recognition awarded by the Transparent Watercolor Society of America), an award winner and signature member of the American Watercolor Society, signature member of the National Watercolor Society, and his work has earned him numerous “Best of Show” awards for both his studio and plein air work, signature memberships, showings in galleries and museums across the United States and abroad, and inclusion in publications including Fine Art Connoisseur, International Artist, and multiple editions of SPLASH – The Best of Watercolor.

OCTOBER WORKSHOP WITH DAVID R. SMITH

Our Workshop with David R. Smith will be held on October 7–9, 2024. With over 25 years of experience as a public school teacher, David is skilled at breaking down complex concepts and skills into easily learned chunks and now enjoys helping workshop participants find success with watercolor. As much as he loves to paint, he has found sharing his watercolor passion through instruction even more gratifying and he is most rewarded when he hears a frequent comment: “This is one of the best workshops I’ve ever taken.”

The registration form is available in the Gallery and on our website Home Page under Forms. Register soon to reserve your spot!

FAA DEMO ARTISTS AND WORKSHOPS 2024

FAA DEMO ARTISTS AND WORKSHOPS 2025

MEMBER NEWS

Congratulations to the following FAA members who won awards at the Piqua Arts Council 32nd Annual Fine Art Exhibition held in September 2024:

Yuki Hall – Third Place in Water Media for Vintage Tram in Milan

Donna Pierce-Clark – Honorable Mention in Water Media for Serenity

Debbie Cosenza – Honorable Mention in Miscellaneous for Beneath The Surface

Marsha Elliot – Honorable Mention in Miscellaneous for Winter of Life

Tessa Kalman – Honorable Mention in Photography for Waiting for Otis

Joann Davenport sold a painting, Rainbow Trout, at the Piqua Arts Council 32nd Annual Fine Art Exhibition.

Congratulations to the following FAA members who were accepted into the 47th Annual Juried Exhibition for the Ohio Watercolor Society. Watercolor Ohio 2024 is being held at the Middletown Art Center in Middletown, Ohio, through October 17, 2024.

Shirlee Bauer –Oh That Hair! (Chosen for the 2024 Travel Show)

Billie Dickson –Touristas En La Habana

Yuki Hall –In the Shadow of the Cathedral (Bronze Buckeye Leaf Award / Chosen for the 2024 Travel Show)

Diana Hoke – South Beach

Tessa Kalman – The Homecoming Parade

Donna Pierce-Clark – China Town, San Francisco (Chosen for the 2024 Travel Show)

LANDSCAPES2025 JURIED ART GUIDED HIKE

A Juried Art Guided Hike will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. The target area to inspire Landscapes2025 artists is Koogler Prairie Wetland Reserve, 2779 Beaver Valley Rd. #2735, Dayton, OH 45434. The entrance and parking is on Beaver Valley Rd., just south of New Germany-Trebein Rd. Acquired in 2003, Beavercreek Township secured this site with a Clean Ohio Grant, a contribution from the Koogler family and with support by the BCWA. Koogler Reserve features the only large swamp in the wetlands. The upland prairie and wet prairie were restored by Beavercreek Township and the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Trails and boardwalk were constructed by BCWA volunteers with a Dayton Foundation grant. Trail Wetland Loop 0.6 miles, Prairie Trail 0.7 miles. Please dress for the weather and bring a water bottle. All are welcome.

CITY OF GERMANTOWN SEEKING MURAL ARTISTS

The City of Germantown, Ohio, has recently received Ohio Arts Council and Montgomery County/Culture Works funding to develop mural art and vinyl wraps in the historic downtown district. To assist property and/or business owners to find experienced artists to design and execute the art on their walls, the city and the Mural Art Committee are seeking artists to submit Letters of Intent. For more information, visit the following website:

https://germantown.oh.us/murals-public-art  or call Pat Higgins at 937-855-7255

CPSA 119 PRESENTS SCRATCHBOARD WORKSHOP

Colored Pencil Society of America District Chapter 119 of Greater Cincinnati is holding a 1-day workshop of Scott Krohn’s scratchboard artwork Dramatic Dahlia. The scratchboard surface is a prepared board where the artist removes the top black layer to reveal the white layer below, then colors the discovered white surface using Derwent Inktense pencils and brush with water to create a colorful flower. The workshop will be held on November 2, 2024, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm via ZOOM or you can attend at the Springdale Nazarene Church, 11177 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45246.

Register online at https://cpsa119.org/activities/workshops . Registration ends October 25, 2024.

CALL FOR ENTRIES – MAC ANNUAL AREA ART EXHIBITION

The Middletown Arts Center Annual Area Art Exhibition will be held November 8–December 12, 2024. 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 October 28 through October 31. Visit their website for more information: middletownartscenter.com

REMINDERS

Our next meeting will be held on November 5, 2024.The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the November Newsletter is Monday, October 21, 2024. Please call or email your articles to April Coppess.

Please note that, for privacy reasons, the Fairborn Art Association will not post personal email addresses or phone numbers in the newsletters or on our website unless we have the respective member’s permission. Consult your FAA Directory for contact information for members. For non-members, we will provide the contact information we are given for them.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello Fellow Artists!

We’re Baaaaaack! Where did the summer go? It flew by and now we’re back in session. I hope everyone enjoyed our break and now it’s down to business.

The 2024 Sweet Corn Festival is history, and I’d like to thank all those who volunteered their time and energies to make it a success: Jerry Red, Warren Brown, Sheryl Scott, Cheryl Miracle, and Roger Browning, who all supervise important committees, not to mention Jane Trame, who was constantly running around “taking care of business.” There are many of you who were there as many as all four days setting up, working the vendors’ gate, the information tent or the watermelon booth, tearing down, and filling in when needed. I really can’t thank you all enough because so much of this includes physical labor and long hours, which I find isn’t as easy as I’ve gotten older. You all are “the best” and I hope you accept my heartfelt gratitude.

I want to remind you that we will have an Art Supplies Sale from 5:30–6:30 pm before our meeting, which is Tuesday, September 3, at 7:00 pm, where our guest demo artist is our very own Shirlee Bauer … hooray!  Shirlee is a very talented, award winning artist, and I can’t wait to see what she has is store for us!

Take care and keep creating!

Linda Brandenburg, President

SEPTEMBER’S FEATURED ARTIST – SHIRLEE BAUER

We are proud to have our very own, Shirlee Bauer, demonstrating her artistic techniques this Tuesday, September 3, at 7:00 pm. 

Shirlee Bauer was raised in Centerville, Ohio, and graduated with a degree in Graphic Arts. Her career as a Graphic Designer took over a 30-year span and she is now devoting her artistic endeavors to watercolor painting.

Shirlee’s watercolor journey started when she was privileged to watch demos from a well-known Cincinnati, Ohio, Watercolorist in college. The transparency and flow of colors was intriguing and motivated her to study the medium further with local artists throughout the Dayton and Middletown, Ohio, area. She has furthered her studies by attending workshops with nationally acclaimed artists.

As a Watercolorist, Shirlee is motivated in designing compositions which are compelling in values and design. She enjoys allowing the colors to blend or dance with each other creating unique backgrounds and textures. At times her paintings become abstract in nature. Her work includes portraits, landscapes and figurative paintings.

Shirlee resides in West Carrollton, Ohio, and has two children and five grandchildren. With family living nearby, they have inspired many of her portrait paintings.

FAA DEMO ARTISTS AND WORKSHOPS 2024

FAA DEMO ARTISTS AND WORKSHOPS 2025

ART SUPPLIES SALE

Our Art Supplies Sale will be held on September 3 from 5:30–6:30 pm (simultaneously with our board meeting). Prior registration is not required. If you have art supplies that you wish to sell, you may bring them to the FAA Gallery for set up between 5:00 and 5:30 pm. The doors will be open and a table will be provided. If weather permits, some tables may be set up outside. Set up and all sales transactions are your responsibility so make sure you bring enough money to make change. Final cleanup of all items is also yours to do; nothing is to be left in the gallery or outside.

MEMBER PORTFOLIOS ON FAA WEBSITE

Some new Member Portfolios have been added to the Member Galleries on our website! If you wish to have your artwork displayed in the Member Galleries section of our website, or, if you wish to update your current Member Portfolio with new artwork, please contact April Coppess.

OCTOBER WORKSHOP WITH DAVID R. SMITH

We are excited to have David R. Smith as the guest artist for our October Workshop!

David R. Smith began his artistic journey studying Chinese Brush Painting in the United States and China. A decade later, he was introduced to Western style watercolor painting and was amazed at how enjoyable and forgiving it was compared to working on rice paper. Ever since, he has been hooked on watercolor painting, and has become a popular artist and instructor nationally and internationally, as well as a sought after juror. David is the recipient of the Skyledge Award (the highest recognition awarded by the Transparent Watercolor Society of America), an award winner and signature member of the American Watercolor Society, signature member of the National Watercolor Society, and his work has earned him numerous “Best of Show” awards for both his studio and plein air work, signature memberships, showings in galleries and museums across the United States and abroad, and inclusion in publications including Fine Art Connoisseur, International Artist, and multiple editions of SPLASH – The Best of Watercolor. With over 25 years of experience as a public school teacher, he is skilled at breaking down complex concepts and skills into easily learned chunks and now enjoys helping workshop participants find success with watercolor. As much as he loves to paint, he has found sharing his watercolor passion through instruction even more gratifying and he is most rewarded when he hears a frequent comment: “This is one of the best workshops I’ve ever taken.”

The registration form for the October 7–9, 2024, Workshop is available in the Gallery and on our website. This is coming up fast so please register soon!

FAA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR 2024

We are pleased to announce this year’s Fairborn Art Association Scholarship winners: Abigail Austin from Kenton Ridge High School, Maddie Campbell from Beavercreek High School, and Rosalee Jones from Emmanuel Christian Academy. They each received a $1,000 scholarship award which was presented to them at our June meeting. We wish them the best in their art careers.

MEMBER NEWS

Linda Brandenburg will have an art exhibition during the month of September, 2024, at The Gallery at Lofino Plaza which is located inside the Beavercreek Senior Center, 3868 Dayton Xenia Road, Beavercreek, OH 45432. The Gallery hours are 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Fridays and 9:00 am to Noon Saturdays.

Clarice Moore served as one of the guest artist panelists in a discussion about what motivates their work in an AAVAG exhibition at the Dayton Metro Library in June 2024.

Several FAA members had pieces juried into the Miamisburg Art Gallery 2024 Juried Art Exhibition and some won awards. The show runs through August 31:

Terri Caprio

Nancy Dankof – Third place in Mixed Media

Carol Edsall – First place in Watermedia

Connie Gifford – Doris Harting Award

Tessa Kalman – Second place in Watermedia

Bonnie Kuntz – Honorable Mention in Watermedia

Barbara Olekas

Darci Salinas – First place in Three Dimensional Works

Cindy Sayeedi

The following FAA members won awards in the WOWS Members’ Show held at the Dayton Metro Library in July 2024.

First Place – Yuki Hall

Second Place – Jennifer O’Brien

Third Place – Linda Brandenburg

Honorable Mention: Terry Anderson, Marsha Elliot, and Marie Trittschuh

LANDSCAPES2024 JURIED ART COMPETITION AWARDS

The B-W Greenway Community Land Trust and the Fairborn Art Association sponsored a juried art competition to heighten public awareness of local greenspaces and the need to preserve these assets. Each year, a different location is selected for the artists to visit and be inspired. The 2024 location was Valle View Reserve. On July 14, the opening reception was held at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery and awards were presented to the following artists:

First Place: Renee Hopson  – Menagerie of Greene

Second Place: Marsha Elliot – Ribbit and Autumn Glow

Third Place: James Gifford – Amazing Life

People’s Choice: Sue Seitz – Four Spotted Pennant

Honorable Mention:

Elizabeth Beecher – Light on the Creek Valle Marsh

Warren Brown – Take Off

Jeanne Fehskens – Valle View Visitor

Connie Gifford – Bee Nectar

Lorenzo Lee – Valle View Reserve

David Riel – Stillness

Rose Schultz – Woodland Path

Barb Weinert-McBee – Valle View Reserve

WATERCOLOR OHIO 2024

The 47th Annual Juried Exhibition for the Ohio Watercolor Society, Watercolor Ohio 2024, will be held at the Middletown Art Center in Middletown, Ohio, September 21–October 17, 2024.  Several of our members were accepted into this exhibition.

TIPP CITY AREA ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS PLEIN AIR EVENT

The Tipp City Area Arts Council invites you to a two-day plein air event on October 4–5, 2024. “Great Outdoors Plein Air” will kick off with a Dinner and Demo on Friday, October 4, and outdoor Plein Air as a spectator or as a participating artist on Saturday, October 5. The deadline for early bird registration is September 15. For more information, call 937-543-5115 or visit their website at: tippcityartscouncil.com

CALL FOR ENTRIES – MAC ANNUAL AREA ART EXHIBITION

The Middletown Arts Center Annual Area Art Exhibition will be held November 8–December 12, 2024. 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 October 28 through October 31. Visit their website for more information: middletownartscenter.com

REMINDERS

Please note that our next meeting will be held on October 8, a week later than our usual meetings. The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the October Newsletter is Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Please call or email your articles to April Coppess.

Please note that, for privacy reasons, the Fairborn Art Association will not post personal email addresses or phone numbers in the newsletters or on our website unless we have the respective member’s permission. Consult your FAA Directory for contact information for members. For non-members, we will provide the contact information we are given for them.

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WATERMELON BOOTH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Sweet Corn Festival is approaching and will be here before you know it. We still need help manning the Watermelon Booth. All shifts are open except Saturday morning 10:30 to 1:30. Shifts available are 1:30 to 4:30 and 4:30 to 7:00 pm on Saturday, August 17, and 10:30 to 1:00, 1:00 to 3:30, and 3:30 to 6:00 pm on Sunday, August 18. Email Roger Browning at [email protected] or text to 937.760.5222 if you can work any of these shifts.

MEMBER NEWS

Debora Hurst sold a watercolor landscape painting at the Greene County Senior Artisans Show held in March 2024 at the FAA Gallery. Debora also sold a watercolor painting of an elephant to the Five Rivers Health Center on Miami Chapel Road in Dayton, Ohio, and, has an abstract watercolor in the African American Visual Artists Guild Traveling Art Exhibit.

Barb Olekas won first place for her colored pencil artwork at TriArt Members’ Show held in April 2024.

Debbie Cosenza had a piece accepted into the 30th Annual The View Juried Landscape Exhibition at Rosewood Gallery. The show runs June 10–July 20, 2024. 

2024 MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW AND PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

Congratulations to all our winners at the Members’ Fine Art Show! It is a beautiful show! We are looking forward to the People’s Choice show on June 4 which is also our annual social event. Come out and vote for your favorite top three choices and enjoy some good food and friendship! This is always a good time and it’s so fun to see which works of art are treasured by the majority of members. Please remember to take your artwork home after the evening’s festivities. If you are unable to attend on June 4, Linda and I will be at the gallery on June 5 from 10:00 am–1:00 pm for anyone who needs to pick up their artwork. 

    ~~Cindy Sayeedi

2024 MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show (Sandy Kinnamon Memorial Award): Tessa Kalman “The Homecoming Parade”

First Place (Virginia Hess Memorial Award): Yuki Hall “Vintage Tram in Milan”   

Second Place: Linda Brandenberg “Rooster #2”

Third Place: Susan Scott “Out of the Box”

Honorable Mention: Billie Dickson “Touristas en la Habana”

Honorable Mention: Carol Edsall “Boulder Stream, Smokies”

Honorable Mention: Connie Gifford “Wheels and Spokes”

Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Davis “August”

Honorable Mention: Julie Shuman “Our Love Story”

Honorable Mention: Tom Kinarney “Taylorsville Morn”

Honorable Mention: Nancy Dankof “Garden Bouquet”

Honorable Mention: Clarice Moore “Praise Dance”

Judge’s Merit Award: Eileen Thomson “Katie Faye”

Judge’s Merit Award: Debbie Cosenza “Beneath the Surface IV”

Judge’s Merit Award: Sherry Li Cai “Quiet to Listen”

Judge’s Merit Award: Marie Trittschuh “If I Could Make It Them”

Judge’s Merit Award: Barb Singerman “Lumbering from the Watering Hole”

Judge’s Merit Award: Connie Weber “On a Clear Day”

Judge’s Merit Award: Rose Schultz “Sighting the Mark”

Judge’s Merit Award: Marsha Elliot “Big Blue”

2024 MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW JUROR’S STATEMENT

The paintings in this exhibition delighted me – made my eyes dance across the paper – made me feel something – inspired me – and filled me with wonder!

My standard for selecting the paintings in this show was vivid imagination, bold storytelling, and excellence in design.

Above all I looked for the voice of the painting – the story and emotion. I looked to see if the artist owned that voice and committed to every aspect of the painting. I paid attention to both the loud, dynamic voices as well as the quiet, softer ones.

Best of Show was awarded based on this criteria and set the tone for this exhibit – it excellence in design, and beauty in the brushstrokes – this painting’s voice grabbed my imagination. I felt like I was standing there on that sunny day and watching those children playing!

1st place was awarded to another painting that told a story – thoughtful, moody, excellence of design, and with fresh, confident brushstrokes. I also loved the skilled use of subtle color which leads me through the composition – this painting had a confident voice and the artist boldly owned that voice!

2nd place was awarded to a painting that could not be passed by without stopping – that stare! – it brought me into the story boldly and a dramatic use of color made me stay and fall in love.

3rd place was a painting that has a bold use of colors, shapes, and lines. The organic tension intertwined with strong, geometric shapes made this painting shout “look at me!” – and so I did!

The Honorable Mentions all had these qualities – some of their stories were softly spoken while others were boldly declared – all of them spoke of a strong imagining of a definite moment. They all grabbed me and pulled me further into those stories.

I applaud all the artists who dared greatly and entered this show, took a risk and told their story.

The endeavor of the artist is to pay attention to wonder, be astonished by the ordinary, and make these things heard and seen as something extraordinary. Thank you for sharing your stories and allowing me to see the world through your eyes – you filled me with joy!

Trish McKinney. Juror

LANDSCAPES2024 JURIED ART COMPETITION

The B-W Greenway Community Land Trust & the Fairborn Art Association’s Landscapes2024 juried art competition is underway. It has been held for the past 13 years to heighten public awareness of preserving local greenspaces through art.

The 2024 location for the competition is Valle View Reserve. The reserve is located at 1097 Empire Ct., Fairborn, Ohio.  The reserve extends north and south of Dayton-Yellow Springs Road.

The juried competition is open to all artists 16 years and older, living within 200 miles of Fairborn, Ohio. A 2-D work may be oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, print, drawing, mixed media, or photography. A 2-D art may not exceed 30 x 40 inches. 3D art, less than 60 lbs. in weight. 3-D sculpture, must fit through a standard doorway.

All entries will be received at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn, Ohio (in the rear of the building) on Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30, from 1:00–3:00 pm.

A non-refundable entry fee of $25 for a total of 3 works must accompany all entry forms. Artwork may be offered for sale by the artist; 20% of each sale will be taken as a donation to B-W Greenway Community Land Trust. 

The judge for Landscapes2024 is Esther Kadash, a glass fusion artist and post-impressionistic acrylic painter. She received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Education from Wright State University. She founded Artkare, an Art Therapy program for Dayton area Nursing Home residents.

The Opening Reception will be held at the Fairborn Art Gallery on Sunday, July 14, from 1:00–3:00 pm. The art will be on display at the Gallery and open to the public on July 14, 21, and 28, from 1:00–3:00 pm.

For additional information visit the B-W Greenway webpage: www.bwgreenway.org

YUKI HALL WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP IN JULY 2024

Yuki Hall will be offering a 3-day watercolor workshop called “Capturing the light in watercolor” from July 15 to July 17, 2024, 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery. In this 3-day workshop, students will learn how to transform an ordinary scene into a memorable watercolor painting that speaks the language of light. Students will learn, by focusing on shapes, tonal values, edge qualities and color temperatures, to bring out the true beauty of the watercolor medium such as spontaneity, and fluidity. Strong emphasis will be placed on how to create a powerful yet pleasing composition as well as the economy of brush strokes. Each day will start with a brief discussion of important concepts and a demonstration, followed by students’ own painting time with individual assistance from the instructor.

Yuki Hall is an award-winning watercolor artist known for her loose style and spontaneous approach to working with the medium. She is a signature member of Transparent Watercolor Society of America, as well as Ohio Watercolor Society. Her work has been accepted into prestigious national & international level watercolor juried competitions including the National Juried Exhibition of Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition and National Watercolor Society annual all members exhibition. Her works also have been published by highly competitive national art/watercolor publications such as Watercolor Artist Magazine and Splash – the best of watercolor.   

The cost for this 3-day workshop is $175. To register, please send the payment along with your name, address, phone number and email address to Yuki Hall, 4136 Fox Fern Ct., Beavercreek, OH 45432. For any questions regarding this workshop, please call, text or e-mail Yuki at (937) 679-2464, [email protected] 

CALL FOR ENTRIES – MAC 2024 PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL ART COMPETITION/EXHIBIT

Middletown Arts Center will present the 2024 Photography & Digital Art Competition/Exhibit August 2–September 5, 2024. Digital photographs, film photographs or other digital works of art may be submitted by professional and amateur photographers 16 years or older. Submission of digital images via their website starts June 3 and ends June 20 at 8:00 pm. The Middletown Arts Center is located at 130 N. Verity Parkway, Middletown, OH 45042. More information can be found at: www.middletownartscenter.com

32ND ANNUAL PIQUA FINE ART EXHIBITION

The Piqua Arts Council will hold its 32nd Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibition, representing artists from all over the state, in September 2024. Works of art include drawing, oil and acrylics, water media, photography, three-dimensional and miscellaneous. Registration deadline is Friday, August 16, 2024, with artwork drop off on Saturday, August 24 and Monday, August 26. The Awards Reception will be held on September 5, 2024. The show will be open to the public from September 6 to September 27, 2024, during normal gallery hours at the Apple Tree Gallery, 405 N. Main St., Piqua, OH 45356. For more information, visit their website at: https://piquaartscouncil.org/art-show

REMINDERS

Our next meeting will be on September 3, 2024. The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the September Newsletter is Monday, August 19, 2024. Please call or email your articles to April Coppess.

Please note that, for privacy reasons, the Fairborn Art Association will not post personal email addresses or phone numbers in the newsletters or on our website unless we have the respective member’s permission. Consult your FAA Directory for contact information for members. For non-members, we will provide the contact information we are given for them.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Greetings Fellow Artists!

After having my second cataract surgery, I’m singing, “I Can See Clearly Now” and “Where Have All the Clouds Gone” instead of “Invisible Touch” and “Doctor My Eyes.”  I must say it has made quite a difference, but I’m having trouble with putting on reading glasses all the time. I guess every season of life has its ups and downs, doesn’t it?

I’m excited about our May meeting with our guest demo artist, Trish McKinney, on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:00 pm. She will be judging all of our beautiful Members’ Fine Art Show artwork, which needs to be dropped off on Tuesday, April 30, 11:00 am–6:00 pm at the gallery. I can’t wait to see what everyone enters (including myself!). I’d like to thank Cindy Sayeedi and Linda Perry for doing such a great job organizing this event, as this is their first year. Connie Gifford and Carol Edsall did an excellent job for many years and have now turned over the reins to these two fine ladies, so kudos, Cindy and Linda!

Progress on the 2024 Sweet Corn Festival is moving along with the addition of more vendor spaces, which is a plus for our organization and the community. We still need someone to train with Roger and Jan Browning to take over the watermelon booth and a Facebook administrator, so please consider volunteering for these FAA positions.

Looking forward to seeing everyone (literally!) in May! Keep Creating!

Linda Brandenburg, President

FAA DEMO ARTISTS AND WORKSHOPS 2024

MAY’S GUEST ARTIST – TRISH MCKINNEY

Fairborn Art Association is pleased to welcome Trish McKinney as our guest artist for May. Trish will serve as our judge for the Members’ Fine Art Show, as the instructor for the May 6–8 Workshop, and as the guest demo artist for our meeting on May 7.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Being aware of wonder – that moment when you pause for beauty, for sparkling, incandescent light – and the magical awareness of emotion which wells up inside – these are the things I savor and adore. I love weaving a story through the use of color, words, shapes, lines, and texture – inspiring the viewer to tell their own story.

Trish McKinney is a national and international award-winning artist, instructor, graphic designer, and published author and illustrator. Her unique mixed watermedia paintings are about being aware of a moment then sharing her wonder by telling the story. The passion that drives it all for this artist is to inspire – both through paintings, writing, and teaching. Trish especially loves the unpredictable surprise and spontaneous nature of watercolor and combining layers of meaning in her painting through words and unexpected shapes. She loves to ask “what if” when working in her studio because that always leads her to a new discovery.

BIO/RESUME

Trish McKinney is a Signature member of the Ohio Watercolor Society and has juried multiple exhibits. Her paintings have been juried into several international and national exhibitions – National Watercolor Society, Pikes Peak International Watermedia Exhibition, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Kentucky Watercolor Society, International Society of Experimental Artists, and Ohio Watercolor Society – to name a few. She has consistently won numerous awards in several national exhibitions since 2011.

Trish is a published author, illustrator, and artist and has been featured in Confident Color by Nita Leland, Splash 12 – Celebrating Artistic Vision, The Artistic Touch 4, Do Trees Nap? Children’s Book, and Art Journaling Magazine.

She is also a StencilGirl Artist Designer, a GOLDEN Artist Educator, and a member of the Gel Press Creative Team.

Trish finds joy teaching and sharing her experience through giving programs, demonstrations, workshops and retreats for all ages both locally and abroad. She has been teaching and traveling since 1991 in Italy, Greece, Croatia, Ephesus, France, and throughout the United States.

One of her favorite quotes is – “Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” By Mary Oliver – because this perfectly conveys all that is required to be an artist.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2024-2025

We will be voting for Officers of the Fairborn Art Association at our May 7, 2024, meeting. The slate presented by our Nominating Committee is as follows:

President – Linda Brandenburg

Vice President – Julie Shuman

Recording Secretary – Sheryl Scott

Corresponding Secretary – April Coppess

Treasurer – Roger Browning

If anyone wishes to run for one of the above offices or if you wish to nominate someone else for one of the offices, please contact Carol Collett prior to our May 7, 2024, meeting so a ballot with that name can be prepared. If no one else chooses to run, the election will be held by voice vote.

WATERMELON BOOTH UPDATE

Because we cancelled the April meeting, we are well behind in sign-ups for the Sweet Corn Festival Watermelon Booth. Shifts available are: Saturday, August 17, 10:30 AM–1:30 PM, 1:30–4:30, and 4:30–7:00; and Sunday, August 18, 10:30 AM–1:00 PM, 1:00–3:30, and 3:30–6:00. Please pick the shift you would like to volunteer for and send that to Roger Browning at [email protected] , or text him at 937-760-5222.

FAA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR 2024-2025

Annual membership dues are due prior to June 1 (or the meeting in June) to be included in the FAA Membership Directory. Membership forms are available in the Gallery and on the FAA website Home page under Forms. Please contact Debbie Cosenza if you have any questions.

UPDATE – FAA MEMBERS IN 2024 GREENE COUNTY SENIOR ARTISAN SHOW

The following FAA members participated in the 2024 Greene County Senior Artisan Show held in March at the FAA Gallery: Warren Brown, Lucy Burns, Carol Collett, Debora Hurst, Matt Lammi, Dora Lawson, Theresa Mayer, Linda Perry, Sue Seitz, Barbara Singerman, and Connie Weber. Barbara Singerman won an award. Theresa Mayer and Connie Weber each sold a painting.

MEMBER NEWS

Clarice Moore gave a Dirty Pour Workshop through AAVAG at the Five Rivers Health Center, Edgemont Campus, on April 6, 2024.

Debbie Cosenza was the guest artist for the month of April at the Sugarcreek Photography Gallery in Bellbrook, Ohio, which featured her Encaustic paintings.

Congratulations to the following FAA members who were accepted into Watercolor Ohio 2024, the Annual Juried Exhibition of the Ohio Watercolor Society: Shirlee Bauer, Billie Dickson, Yuki Hall, Diana Hoke, Tessa Kalman, and Donna Pierce-Clark.

2024 MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW ENTRY DROP-OFF

We are looking forward to seeing all the wonderful entries for the Members’ Fine Art Show this year! Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help! Please contact Linda Perry or myself if you have any questions. Entry paperwork and fees are due at the time you drop your paintings off at the gallery on April 30 from 11:00 am–6:00 pm. Awards will be announced at the May 7 meeting. There are copies of the prospectus at the gallery and a link on the website. Also, there are flyers to hand out to your friends and family. I hope you will consider helping us promote this wonderful show.  ~~Cindy Sayeedi and Linda Perry

Best of Show – 2023 FAA Members’ Fine Art Show

“In the Woods” – Tom Kinarney

2024 MEMBERS’ FINE ART SHOW GALLERY HOURS

The Gallery hours for the Members’ Fine Art Show are on Sundays May 5, May 12 and May 19 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Fairborn Art Association, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn, OH 45324.

B-W GREENWAY LANDSCAPES2024 JURIED ART COMPETITION

All entries for the B-W Greenway Community Land Trust & the Fairborn Art Association’s Landscapes2024 juried art competition will be received at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn, OH (in the rear of the building) on Saturday, June 29,and Sunday, June 30, 2024, from 1:00–3:00 pm. The Opening Reception will be held at the Fairborn Art Gallery on Sunday, July 14, from 1:00–3:00 pm. The art will be on display at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery and open to the public on July 14, 21 and 28 from 1:00–3:00 pm. For additional information, visit the B-W Greenway webpage: www.bwgreenway.org

The 2024 location for the competition is Valle View Reserve located at 1097 Empire Ct., Fairborn, Ohio. A walking tour of Valle View III Reserve has been scheduled for Thursday, May 2, from 10:00 am–12:00 pm for artists. The tour will be held starting at the cul-de-sac behind TJ Chumps.

YUKI HALL WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP IN JULY 2024

Yuki Hall will be offering a 3-day watercolor workshop called “Capturing the light in watercolor” from July 15 to July 17, 2024, 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery. In this 3-day workshop, students will learn how to transform an ordinary scene into a memorable watercolor painting that speaks the language of light. Students will learn, by focusing on shapes, tonal values, edge qualities and color temperatures, to bring out the true beauty of the watercolor medium such as spontaneity, and fluidity. Strong emphasis will be placed on how to create a powerful yet pleasing composition as well as the economy of brush strokes. Each day will start with a brief discussion of important concepts and a demonstration, followed by students’ own painting time with individual assistance from the instructor.

Yuki Hall is an award-winning watercolor artist known for her loose style and spontaneous approach to working with the medium. She is a signature member of Transparent Watercolor Society of America, as well as Ohio Watercolor Society. Her work has been accepted into prestigious national & international level watercolor juried competitions including the National Juried Exhibition of Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition and National Watercolor Society annual all members exhibition. Her works also have been published by highly competitive national art/watercolor publications such as Watercolor Artist Magazine and Splash – the best of watercolor.   

The cost for this 3-day workshop is $175. To register, please send the payment along with your name, address, phone number and email address to Yuki Hall, 4136 Fox Fern Ct., Beavercreek, OH 45432. For any questions regarding this workshop, please call, text or e-mail Yuki at (937) 679-2464, [email protected] 

CPSA DC119 19TH ANNUAL COLORED PENCIL EXHIBITION

Registration for the 19th Annual Colored Pencil Exhibition of the Colored Pencil Society of America’s District Chapter 119 of Greater Cincinnati (CPSA DC119) is now open. Online entries will be accepted through Monday, May 6, 2024. Mailed entry forms must be postmarked no later than Monday, May 6, 2024. The exhibition runs May 17 – June 28, 2024, at the Fairfield Community Arts Center, located at 411 Wessel Dr., Fairfield, OH 45014. More information can be found on their website: https://cpsa119.org/activities/exhibit

REMINDERS

Our next meeting will be our Social on June 4, 2024, beginning at 6:30 pm. The deadline for submitting articles to be included in the June Newsletter is Monday, May 20, 2024. Please call or email your articles to April Coppess.

Please note that, for privacy reasons, the Fairborn Art Association will not post personal email addresses or phone numbers in the newsletters or on our website unless we have the respective member’s permission. Consult your FAA Directory for contact information for members. For non-members, we will provide the contact information we are given for them.

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