HIGH VIEWS AND NEWS
VOLUME XII ISSUE I MAY 2011
Welcome all to another exciting season for HCWS! Now with more than 100 members, our club unites beginners and professional artists in promoting the visual arts within the High Country. Join us at 9:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month at Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff in Boone for our morning meetings which include an artist’s demo and refreshments.
Our HCWS Spring Show at the Broyhill Inn and Appalachian Conference Center is now on display. Many thanks to Pam Smith and her committee for hanging paintings in the Jackson Dining Room. We appreciate General Manager Douglas Uzelac offering exhibit space at this prominent ASU venue.
You’ll find Nell Kline, our HCWS program director, presents a diverse series of six workshops with new faces, in addition to familiar instructors returning. Spaces are still available, yet limited. Workshops provide a three-hour session of instruction and remain one of the most affordable classes in the area. Thanks to our partnership with Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff in Boone, we benefit from a friendly staff just a step outside the door along with an exceptional choice of art supplies.
We are honored to support the local community through our endowment award program spearheaded by Board Director Bettie Bond. When you donate to HCWS endowment, you’re helping the arts remain a vital part of education for many.
Our newly designed web site now includes news to keep you posted on arts events and organizations. Forward your questions and announcements to info@HighCountryWatermediaSociety.com.
Please thank volunteer JoAnn Pippin and Beth Andrews, newsletter editor/ board member for keeping us up-to-date.
For 2011, the new treasurer is Marilyn Herman of Newland. Judy Clarke will serve as vice president. Beth Andrews, Bettie Bond, Nell Kline, Inge Mahler, Barbara Quatrano, Judy Prevost and Adrienne Sherrow complete the board roster. Annual membership dues will remain only $30.
The High Country Watermedia Society will help improve your skills, introduce you to new friends, and inspire your creative spirit. See you on Saturday, May 14!
Sarah Gilley
Sarah Gilley, President
Home phone: (828) 295-3970
What’s Inside...
2 Alexis Lavine, workshop artist
3 2011 workshop schedule
4 Milestones
5 Membership Form
Alexis Lavine Demo Artist for May
Alexis Lavine loves to create watercolors in her studio, using photos for ideas and inspiration. But she never just copies her photos ... instead she manipulates them, interprets them, combines, edits, and drastically changes them ... to end up with paintings that look nothing like the photos which gave them their humble start. She thinks it is quite fascinating and satisfying to start with a handful of photos, which are pretty good, or maybe pretty bad ... and end up with a painting that is way more interesting and evocative than the photos, and is a truly original and personal statement.
In this workshop Alexis will share with you some of her ideas and methods of working with photos. You will learn how to re-use old photos in new ways, and how to find paint-worthy subjects in photos that you might have previously considered to be lost causes! Alexis is a watercolor painter but this workshop is for ALL painters, working in ALL media ... who want to expand and enhance their own use of photographic references.
All you need to bring with you for this workshop are:
- your usual supplies, in your choice of media, (but be sure to bring a sketchbook)
- a bunch of your own photos, good, bad, or indifferent (but please bring your own photos, not photos from magazines, calendars, or other people’s cameras!) - and a sense of adventure and exploration!
Alexis began her art career with a Masters degree in Medical Illustration from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. However, since 1980 she has devoted most of her artistic energy to watercolor painting. Her award winning paintings have been included in numerous juried and gallery exhibitions, and they hang in private and corporate collections throughout the country, as well as overseas. She is a signature member of the National Association of Women Artists, the Baltimore Watercolor Society, Watercolor Society of North Carolina, and the Piedmont Outdoor Painting Society, and she is a founding member of The Western Maryland Watercolor Society. She is represented by galleries from Philadelphia all the way south to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Alexis has thousands of photographs of all kinds of places, people, and things ... from her backyard ... to places on other continents. Many were taken with cameras that used film - remember that? - and thousands more are now stored digitally on her computer. You do not need to be a computer wiz or even own a computer or digital camera to benefit from this workshop! We’ll be relying on good old-fashioned drawing, designing, and imagination when working with our photos!
www.alexislavineartist.com
alexis@alexislavineartist.com
www.alexislavineartist.blogspot.com
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2011 WORKSHOPS
Dear High Country Watermedia Member,
I hope you have enjoyed your winter break, whether it was in some warm weather climate or up here in the snow. We have a great line up of artists for you to learn from this summer and I wanted to give you the opportunity to look over their web sites so you can get a head start on deciding which workshops you would like to sign up for.
When you decide which workshops you would like to sign up for, just send your check for $30.00 (Make sure you make it out to HCWS and write the artist’s name in the memo area) directly to me at 7041 Globe Rd, Lenoir, NC 28645. As soon as I receive your check you will be confirmed for the workshop.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Nell Kline
nellkline@gmail.com
828-295-0606 home 504-296-0145 cell
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
Your place at a workshop is guaranteed only upon receipt of payment. The workshop fee is nonrefundable, but in exceptional cases one may appeal to the Board for a refund. If one decides not to attend a workshop in which he/she has a guaranteed position, he/she can secure a substitute attendee and collect the appropriate fee from that person.
Workshop fees (only) may be paid to Nell at a general meeting or mailed to her at 7041 Globe Road, Lenoir, NC 28645.
Make checks payable to HCWS. Note on your check the titles of the workshop of workshops for which you are paying.
Send a phone number and e-mail address along with the check.
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CHEAP JOE’S WINTER ART CONTEST WINNERS
This year, a new category was added to Cheap Joe’s Winter Art Contest---Professionals. The winners in the adult categories are:
Adults
1st - Amber Brown (Left/Overs)
2nd - Justin Leitner (Autumn Landscape)
3rd - Kevin Winebarger (Moonlight)
Honorable Mention - Sara Leverett (Bog Twilight) Honorable Mention - Caroline Edwards/Dee Pelliccio (Ode to Chagall)
Professionals
1st - Marion Cloaninger (Rainy Day Fun)
2nd - Marsha Holmes (Italian Diner)
3rd - Elliot Coatney (Kitchen Scene)
Honorable Mention - Holly Soukup (Early Hours) Honorable Mention - Jeff Martin (Phoenix)
2011WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
May 14 Alexis Lavine
alexislavineartist.com
June 11 Jane Slivka
janeslivkagallery.com
July 9 Ann Abgott
anneabgott.com
August 13 Betsy Reid
betsyreid.com
September 10 Judy Mizelle
judymizell.com
October 8 Greg Barnes
barnesstudios.com
All HCWS Meetings are held at Cheap Joe’s
9:30 AM--Noon; Workshops begin at 1PM
HCWS Scholarship
Endowment Report
Bettie Bond and the Scholarship Committee urge every member to talk this program up in your community. The good news is that the funds not awarded will continue to draw interest and build the fund’s balance.
In April 2010, a grant application from The Children’s Playhouse in Boone, NC was approved by the board.
Memorial Gifts and Donations
If you would care to remember a loved one, or to make a gift in honor of some one, make out your check to the “Watauga County Community Foundation” specifying that it is for the HCWS Endowment in memory, or honor of, the person you name. Send the check to P.O.Box 2851, Hickory NC 28603. For credit card contributions, call (888)375-8117.
This is our society’s endowment. Contributions are tax deductible. You will receive a receipt for your taxes whenever you contribute to this fund. If you would like someone notified of your gift, please include their name and address.
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Coffee Cup Alert:
Remember, there will be a fee of 10 cents for each Styrofoam cup used.
Please bring your own cup and help save the environment! Thanks for a great start last year!
Broyhill Spring Exhibit
Congratulations to Pamela Smith! General Manager Douglas J. Uzelac of the Broyhill Inn & Appalachian Conf. Center selected her painting, “School,” as the Manager’s Choice. She will receive “Sunday Brunch for Two” at the sumptuous Jackson Dining Room.
Artists exhibiting this spring include Nancy Beuttel, Vaun Healey, Mary Earley-Holloway, Sarah Gilley, Jackie Flood, Judy Greene Prevost, Jody Bargerstock, Beth Andrews, Marsha Holmes, Nell Kline, Jan Martin, Pamela Smith, Judy Clarke, and Shirley Story.
Milestones— Personal & Artistic
Judy Rider’s painting, “Breakfast Room Light I” won an award in the National Watercolor Society in San Pedro, CA. It is posted on the website with the other show winners. Scroll down to the 13th painting and you will see it!!!!
http://nationalwatercolorsociety.org/exhibits/2010-Annual-Show/index.html
Marsha Holmes has a one-woman show at the Mazie Jones Gallery at Jones House throughout May. The opening Reception is Friday, May 6, 6:30 until....(rumor has it Marsha will be celebrating her birthday that night as well). The exhibit will be up until June 7. Visit her website.
www.marshaholmes.com
Gail Champion’s painting, “Hikers’ Paradise” was juried into the North Carollina Watercolor Society’s Eastern Regional Exhibit entitled “Gifts of Spring.” The show will be at the historical Turnage Theater on Main Street Washington, NC. It runs from April 4 through May 17 with a Reception on April 15 at 6:30.
Annual Jones House Exhibit Slated for August
This is one of the most popular shows for HCWS members. Be ready with your masterpiece. Details soon and volunteers wanted!
Plein Air Fans to Schedule
Summer “Paint Out” Sessions
Many of you asked about informal “Paint Out” locations. If you enjoy plein air painting in our spectacular locales, please come to the May meeting with suggestions on organizing monthly sessions.
HCWS Board – 2011
OFFICERS (elected by the membership)
President
Sarah Gilley 828-295-3970
Vice President:
Judy Clarke 828-264-6875
Secretary TBA
Treasurer
Marilyn Herman 828-733-4101
DIRECTORS (appointed by the President)
Endowment
Bettie Bond, 828-264-4275
Membership
Barbara Quatrano 828-265-3137
Hospitality
Inge Mahler 828-262-0845
History
Judy Prevost 828-758-8583
Publicity
Adrienne Sherrow 336-846-8707
Newsletter
Beth Andrews 336-877-9317
Programs
Nell Kline 828-295-0606
Web Master
JoAnn Pippin 603-387-6766
www.HighCountryWatermediaSociety.com
info@HighCountryWatermediaSociety.com
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www.HighCountryWatermediaSociety.com
Dues are due. Please pay Marilyn Herman at a meeting or send a check payable to HCWS.
HIGH COUNTRY WATERMEDIA
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP FORM
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DUES CATEGORIES ANNUALLY:
Active Member Categories (please check one)
Individual $30 ____
Patron $50 ____
Donor $100 ____
Honorary (granted only by the Board)
Inactive Member Categories
Benefactor $101 - $499 ____
Sponsor $500 - $999 ____
Golden $1,000 and over ____
Please get involved with our society and help it grow! I would like to help with:
Refreshments Publicity Newsletter Membership Exhibitions Sale Shows Advertisements History Contributions
Photographs Future Programs
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Please send your dues to:
High Country Watermedia Society, PO Box 2254, Boone, NC 28607.
We are really going online this year. At last, we have our own web hero, JoAnn Pippin. Please take a look at our revitalized website. JoAnn has been working diligently to get the site with a new host and she has been working hard to get all the important elements we want for our website up and running. Going forward, you will access your newsletters (current and past) on our website. This is our last printed edition (saying goodbye to hours of folding, labeling and tabbing).
Many thanks to Terry Henry, artist and graphic designer at Cheap Joe’s... and our champion for many years as he has generously done everything from print out our newsletters to setting up our original website. He and Cheap Joe’s have been so supportive of High Country Watermedia Society on many levels...including our very wonderful meeting/workshop space.
ACKNOWLEGEMENTS
High Country Watermedia Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 2254
Boone, NC 28607
Please let us know if you change your address.
Newsletter Director
Beth Andrews
beth@artlifehealth.com
