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Letter F rom The P residentOcean & Chestnut Aves.
Island Heights, New Jersey 08732
Ocean County Calendar of Events
It’s been a hectic summer and fall looks to be just as busy!In
the first week of September, the Board of Directors had their board
meeting
and installation of the new officers/trustees. We have a great
group of people on our board this year who are all very dedicated
to the advancement of the OCAG. However, our reopening plans have
proven to be laborious, we could use some help in publicity (making
posters, writing articles about our upcoming events for local
publications, making short films with your i-phones of local
events.) I’d love to hear from you!! My email address is below.It’s
been a busy fall for our exhibitions. Hopefully you have either
checked out
the exhibitions in person or will take a browse through them on
our website. There’s some truly outstanding work!In order for us to
reopen, the Guild has put Health procedures in place for the
safety of all. Adherence to these procedures is required of all
who wish to continue coming to the building, as non compliance
poses a liability risk for the Guild. We certainly want to be able
to remain open. I hope everyone has a very productive fall and that
you get as much artistic time
as you want or need.Please feel free to contact me if you
have
any ideas or opportunities that you think the OCAG should
pursue. You can email me at [email protected] Have a safe
Fall Season,Wendy KovacsOCAG President
October 2020 October 4 (Sun) 1-4 PM
Reception All Galleries: Juried Photography Show
October 6 (Tues) 4-6 PM ZOOM Board Meeting October 10 (Sat)
Workshop Marcie Falconetti: Beginner Gourds (Fall Theme) October
19-20, 10-4 PM
(Mon-Tues) Workshop: Renee Leopardi,
Pastels-Color in the Landscape October 28-29, 1-4 PM
Pick up/receiving for gallery shows October 30 (Fri)
Halloween SceneNovember 2020November 1 (Sun)
Reception, 10-2 PMGallery 1: Dot Johnson - “The Joy of the
Still-Life”
Gallery 2: Mariellen Smith - “Watercolor Wanderer”
Studio Gallery: Themed Members show (Pet Portraits &
Beautiful Blooms)November 3 (Tues) 4-6 PM
Board MeetingNovember 7 (Sat)
Workshop Marcie Falonetti: Beginner Gourds (Winter Theme)
November 18-21 (Wed-Sat) Workshop: Tom Lynch via ZOOM -
Watercolor
November 24-25, 1-4 PM Pick up/receiving for Holiday
gallery showsNovember 30 &
December 1 (Mon-Tues) Watercolor with Steve Zazenski
December 2020December 1 (Tues) 4-6 PM
Board MeetingDecember 5 (Sat) Reception:
Victorian Open House and Members’ Holiday Show
Beginner Gourds-Fall Theme w/Marcie FalconettiDate: Oct 10,
2020; 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$65 members / $80 non membersPainting Color in the Landscape -
Renee Leopardi
Date: Oct 19 - 20, 2020; 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM$150 members / $165
non members
Beginner Gourds-Winter Theme w/Marcie FalconettiDate: Nov 7,
2020; 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$65 members / $80 non membersWatercolor with Tom Lynch via
ZOOM/YouTube
Date: Nov 18 - 21, 2020; 10:00 PM - 5:00 PM$440 members / $440
non members
Watercolor with Steve ZazenskiDate: Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2020; 9:30
PM - 3:00 PM
$125 members / $140 non members
Upcoming Workshopswww.ocartistsguild.org/workshops
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GIFT CERTIFICATES are now available for purchase online
atwww.ocartistsguild.org/giftcertificate OR by clicking the blue
button at the top of any page.
October Juried Photography Show
In the GalleriesNovember 2020
Gallery 1 • Dorothy Johnson Click to see Dot Johnson’s Virtual
Solo Show
“The Joy of the Still LifeThere is so much beauty in all of our
lives. It is in the simple things around us. The colorful foods we
eat, the
handwoven baskets made by artisans, the pottery, the flowers,
plants and vegetables in our own backyards. These everyday objects
make me want to tell the world I’m here, I see what you offer me. I
feel alive and inquisitive when I look at you. Trying to capture
the beauty of the everyday things I see is why I paint. Watercolor
is a medium that permits me to play with the hardness of a garden
trowel to the softness of
a pussy willow. It helps me create the rich deep purple in an
eggplant and the muted shades and loose background colors of the
“Still Life.” I choose to paint “Still Life” because I am always
seeing new angles, shapes and perspective. They challenge me to
capture what I can of their beauty. I try to capture the peace and
tranquility of what I see and feel when painting them. They give me
a reason to wake up every morning ready to tackle a new project. I
hope that people viewing my show will feel some of what I try to
capture.
Gallery 2 • Mariellen SmithClick to see Mariellen Smith’s Solo
Show
“Wanderers”I always wanted to be an art teacher, so while in
high school, I saved all of my electives for my senior year.
All of them were in art. At the fall show, I was creating a
watercolor, when my instructor told me that it wasn’t too bad
considering that I had no talent. I was devastated and became an
elementary school teacher instead. I did that for thirty years.I
didn’t pick up a brush for many decades. One year we had so many
blizzards in northern NJ, that I bought
a painting magazine and bought some supplies. I was thrilled.For
many years I dabbled in acrylics. I moved to Toms River five years
ago. I stood on my porch and said
to no one in particular, “I want a watercolor teacher.” About
two months later, I noticed a woman, taking a picture of my front
porch. She was embarrassed but explained that she was my neighbor,
a watercolor artist, and she wanted to paint my porch. That was
over three years ago, and I’ve taken weekly lessons from Rose
Sinatra ever since. The first art contest that I entered was last
year’s OCC Senior Show. I received an honorable mention in
watercolor and was thrilled. I’m an interfaith minister and have
given over 80 paintings away. It feels like what I’m called to do.
This is my first gallery exhibit and I’m thrilled.
Opening Reception November 1, 2020 (10-2 PM)
The Ocean County Artist Guild is proud to announce its annual
photography show, “Exposure 2020”. This year’s show will see
photographs submitted in five unique categories of Nature, People,
Monochrome, Abstract & Manipulation and this year’s special
category of “Capturing Quarantine. The show is being judged by
Monmouth County Photographer Andrea Phox. Submissions will be
received Sunday September 27, 2020 from 10am to 2pm. The opening
reception and awards will be presented on Sunday October 4, 2020
from 1PM to 4PM at the Ocean County Artist Guild’s building located
at 22 Chestnut Avenue, Island Heights, NJ 08732.
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The Gallery Committee invites you to come enjoy the company of
fellow artists and join our plein air sessions at the Guild. Bring
your art supplies, water, a folding chair, camera and enthusiasm.
As all sessions are out of doors a mask will not be required as
long as you social distance. You might want to bring one anyway in
case you need to go inside the Guild.We will meet on the
following
dates with the next day being the rain date:
Thursday, October 8 (rain date 10/9) on the
grounds of the Guild. 1-3pm.Wednesday, October 14
(rain date 10/15) down by the river to catch the sunset.
4-6pm.
Tuesday, October 20 (rain date 10/21) at Cattus Island
off Fischer Blvd in Toms River. Meet in the parking lot.
1-3pm.
You are then invited to participate in an art show at the Guild
in March 2021. You may enter 2-3 pieces based on work inspired by
these plein sessions – photographs, paintings, collages,
prints.Need information? Call Tamara
Woronczuk 732-998-8286.
Attention crafters, artisans, or anyone interested in doing a
good deed. We are in need of small homemade items to be donated for
our Holiday Bazaar. Right now is a great time to getout our paints,
scissors, and glue guns and activate our creativity to make items.
100% of the profits will go to the guild for maintenance and
upkeep. Email [email protected] or call 732-270-3111 to let
us know about your creations. As always thank you for your
support.
Welcome New MemberMarilyn BrownKaren Bloch
Megan RabensteinSally Dracikiewicz
Brooke ArevaloFrances Doran
THE SALE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE GRACE HOUSEBy Joan Adams
I don’t remember the date but I do remember what the weather was
like. It was a beautiful sunny, Saturday morning. The OCAG members
were ready for a yard sale after talking about it for quite some
time - organizing it in our minds, pricing articles and deciding
where we would hold the sale. Guild members started early bringing
out articles for sale and placing them on the lawn. Of course,
there were a few large articles left in the house. I have a memory
that there was a piano in the parlor which my friend Leah Reese
bought. (Her husband Bill was an officer of OCAG at the time and
helping at the sale.)People came early to view the items but we
were ready. I don’t remember
how we advertised the yard sale or how much money we received,
but I do remember it was a success. All members worked very hard
that long day.Several of us purchased some items, as did I. I don’t
have any excuse
or reason why I bought certain items except that my purchases
helped to increase the amount we earned at the sale. Here is the
list of what I bought:
• 8 very, very old incandescent light bulbs. (Why?)• 6 small
embossed brass bowls• An Atwater Kent wooden radio cabinet on four
legs and without a
working radio. (Who would want that? Really?)I don’t remember
what the other members bought but my treasures were
unique, weren’t they? I took the Atwater Kent wooden radio
cabinet home with the light bulbs and brass bowls. After a while,
the radio cabinet was moved another fine home. It did not fit in
with my decor. I was hoping it would change its appearance to
become a beautiful piece of furniture. Alas, for me it never did,
but the new owners were very happy!I kept the light bulbs and brass
bowls for years after the sale until Super
Storm Sandy took our house and the light bulbs and the brass
bowls with it. Gone forever, but not forgotten. But an experience
and pieces I would always remember. I still wonder now and again
what made me pick them out as the things I wanted to take home.
Finally, we Guild members thought this was a new start and a
permanent
place for us to set our easels, have meetings and art
demonstrations. The yard sale was worth all the time and work. We
were so grateful to get the beautiful Victorian house and its
contents donated to us by Mrs. Grace, who I do remember. So, so
lucky! We were on our way to a happy new beginning.
October Plein Air at the Guild
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This program is made possible in part by a grant administered by
the Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission from funds
granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Ocean & Chestnut Aves. PO Box 1156Island Heights, New Jersey
08732
Ocean County Phone 732-270-3111Website:
www.ocartistsguild.orgemail: [email protected]
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STAFF
OPEN STUDIO GROUPSFor MEMBERS and GUESTS
Print ClassTuesdays, 12:30-3:15 pm $7 Guild donation +
materials
Reduction printing in all forms– In the Studio
Do Your Own ThingThursdays, 12:00-3:00 pm. Come paint or
sketch
$5 Guild donation—In the studio.
Life Drawing StudioSaturdays, 10-12:30pm
Model fee $10 in the Studio
Clothed Model Studio2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays, 2:30-4:30 PM
Portraits & Figure
Model fee $7 in the Studio
Nude Figure Drawing, Long PosesPostponed til Spring
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Newsletter in the subject heading
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NOTICE: Payment on sales will be made within 30 days from the
end of the month in which the commission was earned.
REMINDER: If you are exhibiting your work in the Members’ Shows,
you are requested to provide some
refreshment. Finger food is best.
