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Newsletter ARIZONA ARTISTS GUILD
April 20, 2010 Hal StewartA Rancher and Contractorturned Sculpture Artist Hal Stewart is a construction worker turned artist. He has lived in Arizona for over 40 years working primarily in the construction industry. He has raised and successfully shown Appaloosas, Quarter, and Saddlebred horses. For many years he owned and operated a small ranch in southeastern Arizona, raising alfalfa hay and a few head of cattle. During this time Hal became very much aware of the Native American Indian culture when he started riding in parades dressed in an authentic Nez Perce Indian Chief outfit. In 2000 Hal completed his first sculpture called Treaty Talker. Since, he has completed over 34 additional sculptures. His subject matter is varied – Native American Indians, cattle, trappers and mountain men, birds, cowboys, pioneers, animals, spiritual, and others. The first time he ever showed any of his work was at oneof the AAG shows in 2000. He has supported the AAG since then, both as chairman of the Sculpting Group.
Hal’s art education consists of carefully selected courses at colleges, museums, and the Scottsdale Artists School. He has studied under Bruno Lucchesi, Richard Greeves, Tuck Langland, Wilfred Stedman, Walter Matai, John Coleman, Sandy Scott, Betty Pat. Gatliff, and Mehl Lawson among others.
For the summer of 2005, The Grand Canyon National Park selected Hal to be the Artist-In-Residence at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Today, one of his sculptures is a permanent part of the Artist of the Grand Canyon Collection. Today Hal Stewart makes his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He teaches both publicly and privately, wanting to share his talent with as many people as possible.. His sculptures can be found in galleries and private and corporate collections throughout the world.
Hal Stewart’s Studio 7067 N.Via de La Siesta
Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Studio Phone: 480 659 2321
Spring Membership Exhibition Award Winners
Best of ShowBetsy AguirreEmergence
Award of ExcellenceTrish MayberryLong Road Home
Merit AwardsSheri FarabaughGirl with a Pearl Earring
Matt WernerTrace of Water on Mars
Juror’s AwardSue HunterNude Study
Honorable MentionTom DennyAutumn LeavesMerrill RobertsThe Herd
Betsy Aguirre poses next to her alabaster sculpture Emergence during the awards
reception.
Merchant Awards Ed CaldieTransitions
Cristina HasiganTohono Rising
Two New Classes offered on Tuesdays
Noted nature Watercolorist Arlene Powers will teach four, three - hour sessions on Watercolor Techniques, focusing on Textures - Feathers and Fur. Four Tuesdays in May ( May 4, 11, 18, and 25 ) from 1 until 4 PM. Cost $100. Write check payable to AAG, mail to Arizona Artists Guild, P.O. Box 41534, Phoenix, AZ 85080.Ruth Knowles will teach Composition: Color, Texture, and Shape in Acrylics for six sessions on Tuesday mornings 9 AM until Noon beginning April 27. No class on May 11. Emphasis will be on Abstract Painting. Cost $150. Write check payable to AAG. Mail to Arizona Artists Guild, P.O. Box 41534, Phoenix, AZ 85080.Check the web site for more details and supply lists. www.arizonaartistsguild.org Then, mail your check today.
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MESSAGE FROM!
THE PRESIDENT Members, we need a President-Elect. I can guarantee by this time next year if you shadow me the next few months, you will know exactly what to do. Please volunteer yourself or speak up for one of your friends.
We also need a May LUV Party Chairperson and Committee.
Take a workshop from AAG and exhibit with us May 11 until May 28. Drop off artwork Saturday, May 8, 10 AM until 2 PM. So far we have Plein Air, Pastel Portraits, Pastel Still Life, and Abstract Expressionism. Don’t forget to sign up for one of two workshops left in April: Julie Gilbert Pollard, oil and/or watercolor; Barbara Freedman, acrylic.
Sharpen your Life Drawing skills so we can host a special exhibit. Meet with us Wednesday mornings or evenings.
This is our final newsletter for the season, and my last chance to thank all of you for your support. See you April 20 at 6 PM for the pre-meeting critique with sculptor Hal Stewart, and later at the May 2 “Brunch & Bargain” Studio Clean-out Sale.
Ruth KnowlesArizona Artists Guild
PO Box 41534Phoenix, AZ 85080 -1534
AAG LEADERSHIP TEAM
2009-2010
PRESIDENT
Ruth Knowles
1st Vice President Membership
Laura Cohen-Hogan (Chair)
2nd Vice President-Exhibitions
Ann Osgood (Chair)
3rd Vice President-Programs
Sam Morse (Chair)
Recording Secretary
Roger [email protected]
Corresponding Secretary
Veronica Francis (Newsletter)
Jill Helms (E-blast)
Treasurer
Charles Bonstelle, MD
Sculptors’ Group
Matt Werner
Building Use and Operations
Jack Hampton
Guild School of Art
Suzanne O'Malley
Open Studio
John Swauger
Life Drawing
Maureen McGuire
Note: Please refer to the AAG Web site or Directory for a complete list of Co-chairs, Committees, and Activities.
Your participation is invited . . . fun, food and
fantastic bargains !Brunch & Bargain Sale Sunday, May 2We invite you and your fellow artists to help AAG and yourself on Sunday, May 2. BRUNCH & BARGAIN studio clean-out sale 10 AM to 5 PM in the AAG Building. Open to ALL art organizations. Three ways to participate:DONATE , SELL YOUR OWN, or VOLUNTEERBring your DONATIONS of art work, art books, supplies, and/or equipment to the building March 31, 2:30 to 4:30 PM, Tuesday, April 20, before the meeting, and on Saturday, May 1 from 9 AM- 3 PM. Donated items will be auctioned at various times throughout Sunday by our volunteers.SELL YOUR OWN items during the day on Sunday. Sign up and pay by April 20. Pay AAG $50 for each table rental, $10 for each pedestal; $20 for each Pegboard panel; $5 each for wall hooks; $3.50 per sq. ft. for floor space.You get to keep whatever you make in sales, much like an art fair. (Sales agreement available on request.)Enjoy Brunch including quiche by the slice, muffins, sweet rolls, fruit, coffee, juice, water, each for just a $1 ticket. VOLUNTEER on Saturday and Sunday to help set up and sell.Contact Maureen McGuire 602- 277-0167 or [email protected]
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Membership News
AAGWho’s Showing Where
Alice Pelchat has a painting Runoff juried in the Arizona Watercolor Association SpringExhibition at the AAG Building April 1 to the 30. Sue Hunter had three paintings accepted for the JuriedGammage Exhibition at Scottsdale Artists League. She also hadtwo paintings juried in the Shemer Alive Show and a watermediapainting accepted in AWA Spring Show. Judy Lawson’s painting Sedona Rocks Abstract #3 was juriedinto the 2010 Spring AWA Exhibition and At the Circus withKeith and Henri was juried into the Northwest WatercolorSociety's 70th National Exhibition. Newly juried member of AAG, Sharon King, won anHonorable Mention ribbon at the Peoria Celebration of FineArts. Norma Cox Miller had paintings accepted in the followingspring shows: Glendale Arts Council Fractured Landscape,Peoria Celebration of Artists Far Horizons and Unsymmetrical Spaces, Manheim Gallery Membership show in Cottonwood Castle Ruins. Monique Spinabella received First Prize for her paintingRed Velvet, oil category, at the Peoria 2010 Celebration of Artists. She was awarded Third Place for her collage Sunspot at the Arizona Art Alliance Spring 2010 Fine Art Exhibition.
Time Management Eases Stressby Barbara Lacy
Do you want to make better use of your time but just can’t do it?Local time management specialist Patricia L. Brooks* says you have to want to get organized. Time Management starts with a de-cluttered workplace and a plan.Brooks is a speaker, author and coach rather than an artist but she says her tips can apply to any creative endeavor.Artists are professionals. “Your painting or sculpture is your product. Take a professional approach and feel good about yourself and what you do.”Start by deciding to do what it takes to make your life easier. “Get rid of clutter, file papers, read mail, keep good records,” she says. “Too many people say, ‘I am creative and I do well with clutter.’ That is not true. Clutter and disorganization are stressful.”Call that Step One. The next may be harder. Brooks sets goals, outlines, checklists and timelines for her projects. She finds structure makes things happen.Multitasking may be counter-productive. “ I am a firm believer in focusing on a project and setting certain days and times for that project. Ask your friends and family to respect that time.“I have a routine. I block my time. I don’t run in and out a couple of times a day. It is helpful most of the time to do the same thing at the same time each day. I like to know what the day will bring, but there can always be an interruption.“You deserve to bring out your creativity. . .do not cheat your work.”*Read more about Patricia L. Brooks at www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com .
Looking for a space to teach a class, to instruct a one to five day workshop, or to
hang a solo exhibition, a large group exhibition or a critique group exhibition,
consider reserving the AAG Building.We are now taking reservations for
2010 - 2011See Page 5 for details.
Contact Ruth Knowles 602 - 569 - 7415 or [email protected] to visit the building.
As a result of the Spring Membership Exhibition, we welcome new AAG Juried Members: Tom Denny, Sharon King, Judy Magid, Maureen McGuire, and Judith Visker.
We are happy to welcome the following new members into AAG:
Jewel Lynam - [email protected] Clark - [email protected] Warner - [email protected]. Randall (Randy) Wilcox - [email protected] Schoenfeld- [email protected]
Continuing members, NOW is the time to renew yourmembership for the 2010-2011 year.Please, take time to look over the membership form andindicate any areas in which you have a particular interest.
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AAG Sculptors’ Group For our March meeting, the Group visited the studio of sculptor Jose Benavides in Chandler. Jose is an engineer/artist with a flair for mechanical and structural artistic statement. His work is characterized by a Latino flair for color and expansiveness. He creates principally with found metal and wood - many of his pieces are mechanically active and humorous. The highlight of the visit was the opportunity to appreciate the flowing lines and ingenuity of his Madonna car. His discussion of his work also revealed the pervasive symbolism, often religious, in his pieces. Jose Benavides displays a found metal component of one of his installations. The component was decorated by school children, with whom he works extensively.
On Tuesday, April 6 we’ll be visit the studio of glass artist B J Katz to explore the possibilities of three dimensional expressions in poured and slumped glass. We’ll gather at 7:00 at Ms. Katz’ Meltdown Glass Studio, located at 3225 N. Washington St. Chandler, AZ 85225.
Sculptors’ Group Visits Dual Allan Houser Exhibits The Sculptors’ Group took advantage of a rare opportunity to view an exhibit of work by Native American sculptor Allan Houser currently showing jointly at the Heard Museum and the Desert Botanical Garden. Starting at the Heard, the group took a docent - led tour of the artist’s earlier works from his 1942 illustrations through his earliest stylized Apache figures (1950’s to 1960’s), and ending with 1977 vintage deconstructed abstractions. After lunch and conversation in the Heard Café, the group reconvened at Desert Botanical Garden for a self-guided tour of larger-scale, and generally later Houser bronzes. Of particular
interest were Houser’s 1990’s monumental works, in which the signature stylized Apache figures that characterized his earlier work had progressed to organic, and finally geometric abstractions. Retrospective exhibitions that span the active life-span of an artist are always a treat, and this was a fine example focussed on one of America’s premiere sculptors.
Sculpture in glass by B J Katz
Roger Lateiner offers his profile for comparison with Apache portrait.
John Swauger contemplates organic abstraction by Allan Houser
Artist of the MonthNew member Ron Anderson wins Artist of the Month
for War Party. Jack Humphreys’ Iris in Bloom won Second Place
Choose Artist of the YearAt the April 20 Meeting
All of you artists who have won Artist of the Month, September through March, please bring your winning pieces to the April 20 meeting. During the break before the program begins, attendees with vote for their favorite art work and its creator to win Artist of the Year.
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Criteria for Student Art Exhibit
To acknowledge your time spent creatively in one of the AAG workshops, we are hosting a special student and instructor exhibit in May. Drop off date is Saturday, May 8.
* The art work must have been started in the workshop, perhaps even finished that day.
* You may enter one piece for each workshop, on 1 !½ to 3 inch gallery wrap canvas, sides painted, !unframed, ready to hang with substantial wire; !works on paper and/or board need to be simply !framed and wired substantially.
* This does not count toward becoming a juried !member of AAG.
* This piece will have been started (and perhaps !completed) under the supervision of your !instructor.
* Instructors are welcome to hang with their !students.
!* The work must be for sale.
* Entry fee is $10; we suggest a 30% commission !paid to AAG for any sales. Art work should be !priced $300 or less.
* Students do not have to be a member to take a !workshop or to be part of this exhibit.
AAG Scholarship Winners to Exhibit at Paulina Miller Gallery
in April! Take time to greet AAG’s newest college scholarship winners at the opening reception Thursday, April 1, from 5 until 9 PM in the Paulina Miller Gallery, 817 N. 1st Street, Phoenix, AZ. In
addition to the $1000 financial aid money, each of the four winners receives a year’s AAG membership plus this month-long exhibit to showcase their work. Look for winners Andrea Jensen, Angela Young, Chad Gunderson, and Judd Schiffman at the April 20 meeting when they share an example of their art work. More information about each student and the college scholarship
program is available on AAG’s web site. Click on Scholarships. Scholarship Committee Needs Your HelpWe need your help with the AAG Visual Arts Scholarship Program. We are looking for members to aid in next year’s call to student artists and exhibition arrangements. Please contact Karen Perry 602-996-1293 OR [email protected] We are also looking for a committee to organize a fund raising event to continue our support of young Arizona artists who are full time college/university art majors in Arizona. Past fundraisers include Zoo Paint and Artstravaganza! Art Auction. Contact Heather Green 602-430-2390 OR [email protected] We are currently accepting tax-deductible donations to the scholarship program. Please mail your checks to AAG Treasurer, Chuck Bonstelle, 3437 E. Dunlap Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85028. Include a note designating the funds for scholarships.
Julie Gilbert Pollardclasses & workshops ● watercolor oil acrylic
623-849-2504 [email protected] - JulieGilbertPollard.com
2010●Highland Valley Studios, Ramona, CA – Apr 23, 24, 25 - $285●City of Surprise – Sat morning wc, Sat afternoon oil (call for dates)
●Dillman’s, Lac du Flambeau, WI – Aug 29 - Sep 3 (4 class days)
See more detailed info on all classes and workshops on websites!Author of: Brilliant Color – a North Light Book, 2009
Watercolor Unleashed! – Chapters 1 & 2 available a self-published “chapter at a time binder book” – call or email for info
Teachers: Rent AAG’s Classroom SpaceBeginning May 1, we are considering renting the building space for the following fees:
1/2 day for multiple rentals = $50 a session. ( 1/2 day means until noon and then from noon until 6 PM.
Open evenings also. )
Multiple rentals = a three to six week class, meeting once a week or more often.
1/2 day for single rental = $75. One time use. ( $150 a day for a one to two day workshop. )
We would like to have the building used six days a week. We are open to renting the space for meetings and seminars as well, not just art classes. Life Drawing meets on Wednesday mornings and evenings, leaving only the larger space available. Call 602 - 569 - 7415 or email [email protected]
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BRILLIANT COLOR: PAINTING VIBRANT OUTDOOR SCENES
JULIE GILBERT POLLARD Sat. April 10, 2010,
9 AM – 4 PM Choosing oil, watercolor or acrylic as your primary medium, learn to use “acrylic underpinnings” to create vibrant colors in landscape paintings. Julie often begins a watercolor andan oil painting in exactly the same way:
This technique used for watercolor is “Watercolor in Reverse”. Demos in all three mediums, critiques, and lots of painting time. $75 for AAG Members; $85 for non-members $75.
For either workshop, contact Suzanne O’[email protected] or call 602 - 843 - 8789 weekday evenings after 7 PM
Guild School of Art Workshops
FLUID ACRYLICS ON PAPER – TRAVEL INFLUENCE Barbara Freedman Sat. April 17, 2010 9 AM - 4 PM
Students will experiment and learn together how to create a cityscape or landscape with real or imaginary shapes with under-painting techniques using Golden Fluid Acrylics and scraping tools, both common and
professional. Barbara highlights the influence on her work from travel photographs of Chinese buildings, Beijing, houses in the French Countryside along with Costa Rica, Jerome, AZ and Michigan landscapes. $75 for AAG Members; $85 for non-members.
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