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– Featured Artist –
Margaret HuddyHave Brush, Will Travel
by Gale WaldronWhen Margaret Walsh first saw her friend’s box of
48 color pastels, she wanted to go to art school too!Born in Philadelphia, she remembers riding the train
to theUniversity ofthe Artswhere thetwo youngladies tookSaturday artclasses. Itwas therethat aninstructorrecognizedMargaret’stalent andconvinced
her family to invest in the young artist’s studies. “Thepower of a teacher!” exclaims Margaret.
She continued taking art classes at Moore College ofArt, where she majored in interior design and learnedabout watercolor painting and perspective. She left theprogram after two years to marry her soul mate,Norman, an ROTC graduate. Now married for 56 years,together they have seen the world. “The best thing Iever did was leave school,” she says with a laugh.
Margaret and Norman moved 16 times in his careerwith the Marine Corps, living in North Carolina,Virginia, Hawaii, California and Cuba and raisingfour children along the way. In those days, shesays, “Painting was my salvation – a full threehours of pleasure while my kids were safelybeing watched in the base nursery.”
Plein air painting is Margaret’s true calling.“Other people go fishing,” she comments.Nothing seems to bother her when she’s paintingoutdoors: not wind, not rain, not snow. In fact,she loves to paint in the snow: “When the suncomes out after a storm it can be lovely.”
“I can’t work from photographs, I have tosee it,” she continues. So she has to work fast.Not one for chattering, she stomps arounduntil she finds her vantage point where she willstand for hours as she covers her paper.
On Norman’s arm, Margaret has traveledat every opportunity, and she has capturedthose travels in her paintings. She has alsotaught many classes and workshops, in the
US and abroad, and on bargesand cruise ships that sail alongthe Mediterranean and Balticseas. She has even painted frommoving trains. “It’s a wonderfulway to capture the spirit of thelandscape,” she says.
Closer to home, Margaretcontinues to be drawn to an oldsycamore tree just five blocksaway. “That tree is over 200years old, and it is magnificentthe way it reflects light.” Now
working on her 43rd painting of this sycamore, shesays you can see it from a block away. “It sits on a bitof a rise, and it is masculine and commanding.”
In addition to painting with the Sketch Club onTuesdays, Margaretpaints in her studioin the TorpedoFactory, a spacethat she has occupied for 32years. She is a signature, award-winning member of The AmericanWatercolor Society,The NationalWatercolor Societyand The Watercolor USA Honor Society and a memberthe Washington Society of Landscape Painters. Thisenergetic artist has a lengthy list of awards and honors,too numerous to list here. You can visit huddy.com tolearn more.
NewsletterCreating and Supporting the Visual Arts in Loudoun County, Virginia since 1944
LSC Newsletter Online: www.LoudounSketchClub.com March/April 2013
Loudoun Sketch ClubVivian Attermeyer, Membership Chair7216 Timber LaneFalls Church, VA 22046
Margaret Huddy, Skecth Club E-mail Concierge
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A Note from the PresidentDear Sketch Club Members,
The executive board and committees have beenbusy planning for a busy season coming up in 2013.Looking forward, there are some great venuesplanned as well as the spring show. Save the date,May 7 at 10 AM, for our spring business meetingthat will be hosted by Janie and Reg Jones.
Coming up in May, “Civil War Sites Today” atOatlands, is our spring show. Because this is a bigevent and a great opportunity for us, I hope thateveryone will participate in some way. The mostimportant and immediate need is for members tosubmit their image so that we may select a show
that will represent a wide range of locations as well as represent our bestpaintings. More information is in this newsletter and on our website undercalendar. –Vivian Attermeyer, President
Membership UpdateWelcome to LSC
Welcome to new members Patricia Farrell, Bob Magneson andSuzanne L Sliger.
In addition to our new members, we now have 132 members in good stand-ing. If you know someone who is interested in joining the Loudoun Sketch Club,please contact me at [email protected] or by phone, 571-291-2829.Membership Forms may be found on www.LoudounSketcClub.com.Send the form with your check for $20, made out to Loudoun Sketch Clubto Steve Huelsman at 360 Deerpath Avenue, SW, Leesburg, VA 20175.
–Mary Champion, Membership Chair
LoudounSketch ClubVolunteers
OfficersPresidentVivian Attermeyer 703-647-0260
Vice-President
Elly Friedman [email protected]
SecretaryPatrick Roth 703-250-0641
TreasurerSteve Huelsman 703-777-8725
MembershipMary Champion 571-291-2829
E-mail ConciergeMargaret Huddy 703-356-2363
NewsletterNewsletter Desk/Compilation and DesignDana Thompson 540-454-1989
[email protected] WritersGale Waldron 703-771-0127Mary Champion 571-291-2829
also thanks to Betty Wiley and Patrick Roth.
Outdoor SessionsCommittee
Mary MacDonnell 540-554-8181Lee Kincaid 540-554-2640
Show CommitteeGale Waldron 703-771-0127
Development CommitteeVacant
WebmasterDana Thompson 540-454-1989
–––––––––––––––Would you like to help?
Do you have a suggestion? Let us know.
View from Sky Meadows by Mary Championl
Vivian Attermeyer
Artistic OpportunitiesSketch Club Exhibit
“Civil War Sites Today”May 1 - 31, 2013 • Oatlands
Heads up, members! This special exhibit is May 1 – 31in the Oatlands Carriage House. An application form withdetailed instructions is contained in this newsletter oronline at LoudounSketchClub.com and it is due, with pho-tos of your paintings, on March 28. You may submit up to8 entries that represent landscapes and historic buildings,and they will be juried. Below are important dates to note:
March 28 Applications are due to Ellie Friedman withphotographs of your paintings
April 25-26 Drop off selected paintings to Oatlands Carriage House
May 5 Opening Reception from 4 - 6 pm, hosted by Loudoun Sketch Club (Invite your clients, patrons and friends!)
June 1-3 Pick up paintings See the application form/instructions contained in this
newsletter, and don’t miss that March 28 deadline. Ourexhibit is being publicized in Piedmont Virginian, élanmagazine and many local media. This is an excellentopportunity to honor the many Civil War sites in our areaand present your paintings to a broader audience.
2013 Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour
All applicants will be notified by March 1. This year’sStudio Tour dates are June 22 and 23, 10 to 5 daily.Complete information is online at wlast.org.
Four Seasons of OatlandsThe 15th Annual Four Seasons of Oatlands Art Show andSale will be July 1 - 31, 2013. This popular juried show willonce again take place in the Carriage House at OatlandsPlantation, 8 miles south of Leesburg, Monday - Saturday10 am - 5 pm and Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm. To get on their mail-ing list to receive the Prospectus/Entry Form, contactCarolyn McCarthy or Carolyn Casey at 703-777-3174 or staytuned to www.oatlands.org for updated information.
Plein Air CompetitionsEaston & Frederick, MD
2013 Plein Air-Easton! Timeline:March 8 – Artists’ deadline to enter juried competitionMarch 29 – Competition artists announcedJuly 15–21 – Plein Air–Easton! Competition & Arts FestivalJuly 19 – Plein Air–Easton! Collectors’ Preview PartySaturday, July 20 –Quick Draw for All Ages. You don’thave to be previously juried in to participate!For more information, visit www.pleinaireaston.com, [email protected] or call 410-822-7297.2013 Easels in Frederick:Deadline for jurying is closed. The 30 juried artists and 7alternates will be announced March 1.But on Saturday, June 22, juried and nonjuried artistsalike will meet for the annual Quick Draw Contest. Inaddition to the chance to win $1,500 in prize awards,artists can sell their work right off their easels. QuickDraw details and online application available Monday,April 1, 2013. Three of the four prizes are reserved fornonjuried artists. Visit www.easelsinfrederick.org.
Local Exhibit OpportunityDisplay your work at Prudential PenFed in Hamilton!
Interested Sketch Club members should contact GaleWaldron at [email protected] to schedule a solo orgroup exhibit that will hang for three months. The nextavailable slot is July-September 2013 and includes anArtist’s Reception hosted by Prudential.
Burwell-Morgan Mill’s Art at the Mill
Spring ShowSaturday, April 27 – Sunday, May 12, 2013
Sundays - Fridays 12 noon - 5 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 5 pmAdmission: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, students freeArtist’s Reception: Sunday, May 5 • 2 - 5 pm
Visit www.clarkehistory.org for more.
– Coming Soon –
Plein Air Workshopwith Catherine Hillis
Milan & Lake Garda, ItalyAll Levels & All Media Welcome
September 28 - October 5, 2013Il Chiostro
23 W. 73rd Street, #306New York, NY 10023www.ilchiostro.com1-800-990-3506
(speak with Michael or Linda)If you want a once in a
lifetime experience…this isit. If you need to experiencepeace and serenity, alongwith a restorative time painting…this isit. If you want to paint and photographdramatic light, historic villages, themajesty of the Alps reflected in the lake,olive and lemon groves, mountains,water, and, did I say light?…this is it.
Please join me on a magical tour ofnorthern Italy, including Milan, Verona and Lake Garda.Students will stay in a restored convent, located close to thewater’s edge and convenient to the ferries that transport youfrom village to village. We will enjoy a private chef and a staffdevoted to our needs. Register by February 26 for a lower cost.Please feel free to contact Catherine Hillis, or the wonderfulstaff at Il’ Chiostro, for questions….
National Gallery of ArtColor, Line, LightNow through May 26, 2013
Color, Line, Light: French Drawings,Watercolors, and Pastels from Delacroix to Signac isshowing at the National Gallery of Art until May26th. The exhibition presents part of the collectionof John Dyke and his wife Helen Porter. Every mediumapplicable to work on paper is on display, a significant number ofthem done en plein air. Most of the big guns of 19th century French paintingare represented, along with a number of terrific works by painters I never heardof. Dyke and Porter collected exceptional work regardless of the fame of theartist. Water media artists are going to be surprised at the strength of Frenchwatercolorists. Who knew that they matched, and maybe surpassed, their
British counterparts!? Try PaulGavarni’s “Pierrot’s Son Asking FatherlyAdvice” or Henri-Joseph Harpigenies’ “APotted Fuchsia with Children’s Toys.”This exhibition should not be missed.(West Bldg./Ground Floor.)
While you’re there, do not miss thefour Thomas Moran watercolors andone oil also on exhibit on the groundfloor. All are stunning, the watercolorsespecially so. One, “Mountain of theHoly Cross,” is being shown publicly forthe first time. –Patrick Roth, Secretary
Two Women Ironing by Edgar Degas c. 1885, pasteland charcoal on brown paper.
Exh
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Cat
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From theNewsletter DeskHere’s the schedule for Newsletter copy and images:
Deadlines for Issues for 2013: submitting info:May/June April 10July/August June 10September/ October August 10November/December October 10Issues for 2014: submitting info:January/February December 10March/April February 10Please send your news and pictures to Dana at
[email protected] e-mailing your news: Please put
“LSC News” or other clear and relevant words inthe subject of the e-mail so I don’t delete it thinkingit’s spam from an e-mail address I don’t recognize.
Please include Images!! We’re a visual organi-zation, and our newsletter (and website for thatmatter) should reflect that. Images should be colorjpegs, 300dpi, at least 3” wide or larger (no less that1000 pixels if possible). If the image is your artwork,please include title, unframed size, medium and datefor each. If the image is a person or event, pleaseinclude an appropriate caption and identification.
Contributing Writers Wanted: Helpful Hints;Upcoming Shows and Exhibits; Classes andWorkshops; Competitions and Deadlines; GreatWebsites or Organizations... Anything that would be of help or interest to our members. Thank youto the contributers who continue to inform andinspire. And please know, all members are encouraged to participate. Keep it coming!
Lost Your Newsletter? Or maybe you’d likeanother copy to send to a friend or potential newmember? You can now go to the Sketch Club website and download any newsletter you need. Go to www.LoudounSketchClub.com
–Dana Thompson
Show Us Your StuffFranklin Park Arts Center ––––––––––––––––––
Youth Art Show: “Expressions” will be on display in the gallery atFranklin Park Arts Center until March 4 weekdays from 9 am - 5 pmand weekends during performances. Then, coming Saturday, June22 and Sunday, June 23 FPAC will be one of the many stops dur-ing the 8th Annual Western Loudoun Studio Tour. Please visitwww.FranklinParkArtsCenter.org, call Barbara Sample at 540-338-7973 or visit www.wlast.org for more information.ArtSquare ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Open Daily, 10 am - 5 pm; Sundays 1 - 5 pm and by appointment.Current Gallery Exhibit: Petite Perspectives continues to March 3.On Exhibit March 8 – April 7:
Octavia Frazier-Colour Mapping and John Peterson-ConnectionOpening Reception: Friday, March 8 from 5:30 - 8 pm.
On Exhibit April 12 – May 5:Diff4ent Strokes featuring original works by Trisha Adams, Elaine Elinsky, Christine Lashley and Libby StevensOpening Reception: Friday, April 12 from 5:30 - 8 pm. Diff4ent Strokes Demo & Reception: Saturday, April 13 from 2:30 - 5 pm. Reception immediately following.
Upcoming March & April Workshops include:• Secrets of Powerful Painting with Trisha Adams
Saturday & Sunday, April 20 & 21, 10 am - 5 pm both days.• Floral & Still Life Painting Workshop with Robert Johnson
Friday, 6 - 9 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm, May 17 – 19.New Session of ArtSquare Classes, Workshops and Open Studios
begins week of March 3 and runs through April 27, 2013. For more information or to register for classes, visitwww.LoudounArtSquare.org or call 703-777-8043.
The Gateway Gallery –––––––––––––––––––––This Spring at the Gallery features a series of decorating chal-
lenges to demonstrate how to use original artwork to bring color,texture and that WOW factor to your home. Join them Saturday,March 16 from 2 - 4 pm for the presentation On Decorating with Artby Decorator, Elizabeth Pickett of Bittersweet Design Studio. Thisevent includes refreshments and is FREE to the public!
Gateway Gallery is a well-established group with a proven trackrecord and requirements of only two four-hour shifts per monthand $30 monthly dues. The gallery will consider artists working inall media, though it is especially interested in leather, basketry,blown glass, and fiber arts. To find out more or to download anapplication, visit www.TheGatewayGallery.com/invitation.htm or e-mailany specific questions to [email protected] Hill Arts Center –––––––––––––––––––––Current Exhibit: Joys of the Table Juried Photography Exhibit
continues through March 31.On Exhibit April 1 – April 27: Open Weds. - Suns., 11 am - 6 pmThe 3rd Annual Woodgrove High School Emerging Artists’ Show
Opening Reception: Friday, April 19, 7 - 9 pmMarch Ladies’ Night Out:Make & Take Felted Soaps with Nancy Reaves Friday March 15, 6:30 - 9:30 pm. $20 + $15 materials fee
Upcoming Classes:•Surface Decoration for Clay Forms with Amy Manson
Tuesdays, 7 - 10 pm, March 12 & 19 and April 2 & 9, $100 plus $25 materials, Ages 18 & up.
•The World of Watercolor Series with Catherine HillisFridays 12 noon - 3 pm, March 15 - April 26 (6 weeks, no class on March 29). $185. Ages 18 & up.
•Make Your Own Paper Workshop with Joe CunninghamSaturday, March 16, 2 - 5 pm, $30 includes all materials. Ages 10 & up.
What To Do, What To Do...
National Portrait GalleryOutwin Boochever
Portrait Competition 2013March 23, 2013 through February 23, 2014
This juried exhibition of portraits includes 48 works cre-ated from both traditional media like oil paintings, drawingsand photographs as well as more surprising materials suchas rice, glitter, thread and video. The tri-ennial competitioninvited artists working in the figurative arts to submit por-traits of people close to them. The museum received over3,000 entries in a variety of visual arts media.
The winner of the National PortraitGallery’s third Outwin BoocheverPortrait Competition will receivethe grand prize of $25,000 a commission to create a portrait of a living individual for the museum’spermanent collection. It will be accompanied by a fully-illus-trated publication. Dorothy Moss, assistant curator of paintingand sculpture,is the competi-tion directorand curator of the exhibition.
Welcome!The Sketch Club welcomes new members:Patricia Farrell, Bob Magneson
and Suzanne L. SligerSend your May/June news to
the LSC Newsletter.E-mail [email protected] by April. 10.
Join us on Facebook!
Be A SpongeI asked several professional artists to
give their thoughts on getting the mostfrom classes and workshops. Below arethe responses of two highly-regardedartist/instructors.
Easton artist and instructor NancyTankersley teaches at the Easton Studioand School. Her work can be found atwww.southstreetartgallery.com on herwebsite www.nancytankersley.com, orwwweastonstudioandschool.com. Nancyoffered this insight:
“People sign upfor a workshopbecause there issomething they wantto learn from theinstructor. You’ll getthe most out of aworkshop if youleave your egos andyour old way ofworking at the door.Most instructorsdon’t really careabout your resumé.They have somethingto teach you, that’s why they are there.Be a sponge, soak up all the knowledgeyou can. Some of it will stick and a lotof it won’t. It may take a while afterworking at home to realize how what
you learned has influ-enced you.”Nancy Tankersley, artist,
Easton, MD
Steven Walker providedthis thoughtful response. His landscapeswere recently featured in a group show atArtSquare in Leesburg, and you may viewhis work at www.stevenwalkerstudios.com.
In his own words:There are a few things that keep studentsfrom getting the most out of workshops/classes with a professional. The three bigareas that come to mind for me as aninstructor and as a student of art areresearch, trust and participation.
Research is the first step to makingprogress when trying to learn from a pro-
fessional. It's extremely impor-tant to determine if the profes-sional that you want to learnfrom is the right fit for you. It’sunfortunate, but not all greatartists are great teachers aswell, so ask around about theartist’s teaching track record.There are a few questions thatyou have to ask yourself. Whatare my goals as an artist anddo these goals match thedescription of the class? Willthis class cater to my skilllevel? What is my reason fortaking this class/workshop?
These are only a few questions thatshould come to mind when consideringwhether or not to take a class with a pro-fessional.
Trust is hard to come by but it is nec-
essary. You wanted to study with thisartist for a reason, so you have to trustthat he/she is leading you in the rightdirection. It's especially hard when you’retold to take a chance and do somethingthat is not the standard for you when cre-ating artwork. I can't tell you how manytimes I have instructed a student to try atechnique or use a color that they wouldn’tdo ordinarily only to have them later say“hey, you were actually right.” In your mindit's a risk, but as a student it’s necessary.
Lastly, there’s participation. This iswhen you have to leave your ego at thedoor and ask questions that you thinkeveryone else but you knows. Chancesare that you're not alone. From my ownexperiences as a student, the thing that ismost frustrating is not knowing whichquestions to ask. It’s always good to havea list of questions that pertain to anythingfrom materials to technique. It’s a lot tothink about, but it's better than walkingaway from a workshop with the sameunanswered questions plaguing you.
Steven Walker, artist, Westerville Ohio– Mary Champion
PaintingPointers
The Heart of Winter by Steven Walker, 18” x 24”, oil
White Roses by Nancy Tankersley, 12” x 12”, oil
2009
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A Note from the PresidentDear Sketch Club Members,
The executive board and committees have beenbusy planning for a busy season coming up in 2013.Looking forward, there are some great venuesplanned as well as the spring show. Save the date,May 7 at 10 AM, for our spring business meetingthat will be hosted by Janie and Reg Jones.
Coming up in May, “Civil War Sites Today” atOatlands, is our spring show. Because this is a bigevent and a great opportunity for us, I hope thateveryone will participate in some way. The mostimportant and immediate need is for members tosubmit their image so that we may select a show
that will represent a wide range of locations as well as represent our bestpaintings. More information is in this newsletter and on our website undercalendar. –Vivian Attermeyer, President
Membership UpdateWelcome to LSC
Welcome to new members Patricia Farrell, Bob Magneson andSuzanne L Sliger.
In addition to our new members, we now have 132 members in good stand-ing. If you know someone who is interested in joining the Loudoun Sketch Club,please contact me at [email protected] or by phone, 571-291-2829.Membership Forms may be found on www.LoudounSketcClub.com.Send the form with your check for $20, made out to Loudoun Sketch Clubto Steve Huelsman at 360 Deerpath Avenue, SW, Leesburg, VA 20175.
–Mary Champion, Membership Chair
LoudounSketch ClubVolunteers
OfficersPresidentVivian Attermeyer 703-647-0260
Vice-President
Elly Friedman [email protected]
SecretaryPatrick Roth 703-250-0641
TreasurerSteve Huelsman 703-777-8725
MembershipMary Champion 571-291-2829
E-mail ConciergeMargaret Huddy 703-356-2363
NewsletterNewsletter Desk/Compilation and DesignDana Thompson 540-454-1989
[email protected] WritersGale Waldron 703-771-0127Mary Champion 571-291-2829
also thanks to Betty Wiley and Patrick Roth.
Outdoor SessionsCommittee
Mary MacDonnell 540-554-8181Lee Kincaid 540-554-2640
Show CommitteeGale Waldron 703-771-0127
Development CommitteeVacant
WebmasterDana Thompson 540-454-1989
–––––––––––––––Would you like to help?
Do you have a suggestion? Let us know.
View from Sky Meadows by Mary Championl
Vivian Attermeyer
Artistic OpportunitiesSketch Club Exhibit
“Civil War Sites Today”May 1 - 31, 2013 • Oatlands
Heads up, members! This special exhibit is May 1 – 31in the Oatlands Carriage House. An application form withdetailed instructions is contained in this newsletter oronline at LoudounSketchClub.com and it is due, with pho-tos of your paintings, on March 28. You may submit up to8 entries that represent landscapes and historic buildings,and they will be juried. Below are important dates to note:
March 28 Applications are due to Ellie Friedman withphotographs of your paintings
April 25-26 Drop off selected paintings to Oatlands Carriage House
May 5 Opening Reception from 4 - 6 pm, hosted by Loudoun Sketch Club (Invite your clients, patrons and friends!)
June 1-3 Pick up paintings See the application form/instructions contained in this
newsletter, and don’t miss that March 28 deadline. Ourexhibit is being publicized in Piedmont Virginian, élanmagazine and many local media. This is an excellentopportunity to honor the many Civil War sites in our areaand present your paintings to a broader audience.
2013 Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour
All applicants will be notified by March 1. This year’sStudio Tour dates are June 22 and 23, 10 to 5 daily.Complete information is online at wlast.org.
Four Seasons of OatlandsThe 15th Annual Four Seasons of Oatlands Art Show andSale will be July 1 - 31, 2013. This popular juried show willonce again take place in the Carriage House at OatlandsPlantation, 8 miles south of Leesburg, Monday - Saturday10 am - 5 pm and Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm. To get on their mail-ing list to receive the Prospectus/Entry Form, contactCarolyn McCarthy or Carolyn Casey at 703-777-3174 or staytuned to www.oatlands.org for updated information.
Plein Air CompetitionsEaston & Frederick, MD
2013 Plein Air-Easton! Timeline:March 8 – Artists’ deadline to enter juried competitionMarch 29 – Competition artists announcedJuly 15–21 – Plein Air–Easton! Competition & Arts FestivalJuly 19 – Plein Air–Easton! Collectors’ Preview PartySaturday, July 20 –Quick Draw for All Ages. You don’thave to be previously juried in to participate!For more information, visit www.pleinaireaston.com, [email protected] or call 410-822-7297.2013 Easels in Frederick:Deadline for jurying is closed. The 30 juried artists and 7alternates will be announced March 1.But on Saturday, June 22, juried and nonjuried artistsalike will meet for the annual Quick Draw Contest. Inaddition to the chance to win $1,500 in prize awards,artists can sell their work right off their easels. QuickDraw details and online application available Monday,April 1, 2013. Three of the four prizes are reserved fornonjuried artists. Visit www.easelsinfrederick.org.
Local Exhibit OpportunityDisplay your work at Prudential PenFed in Hamilton!
Interested Sketch Club members should contact GaleWaldron at [email protected] to schedule a solo orgroup exhibit that will hang for three months. The nextavailable slot is July-September 2013 and includes anArtist’s Reception hosted by Prudential.
Burwell-Morgan Mill’s Art at the Mill
Spring ShowSaturday, April 27 – Sunday, May 12, 2013
Sundays - Fridays 12 noon - 5 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 5 pmAdmission: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, students freeArtist’s Reception: Sunday, May 5 • 2 - 5 pm
Visit www.clarkehistory.org for more.
– Coming Soon –
Plein Air Workshopwith Catherine Hillis
Milan & Lake Garda, ItalyAll Levels & All Media Welcome
September 28 - October 5, 2013Il Chiostro
23 W. 73rd Street, #306New York, NY 10023www.ilchiostro.com1-800-990-3506
(speak with Michael or Linda)If you want a once in a
lifetime experience…this isit. If you need to experiencepeace and serenity, alongwith a restorative time painting…this isit. If you want to paint and photographdramatic light, historic villages, themajesty of the Alps reflected in the lake,olive and lemon groves, mountains,water, and, did I say light?…this is it.
Please join me on a magical tour ofnorthern Italy, including Milan, Verona and Lake Garda.Students will stay in a restored convent, located close to thewater’s edge and convenient to the ferries that transport youfrom village to village. We will enjoy a private chef and a staffdevoted to our needs. Register by February 26 for a lower cost.Please feel free to contact Catherine Hillis, or the wonderfulstaff at Il’ Chiostro, for questions….
National Gallery of ArtColor, Line, LightNow through May 26, 2013
Color, Line, Light: French Drawings,Watercolors, and Pastels from Delacroix to Signac isshowing at the National Gallery of Art until May26th. The exhibition presents part of the collectionof John Dyke and his wife Helen Porter. Every mediumapplicable to work on paper is on display, a significant number ofthem done en plein air. Most of the big guns of 19th century French paintingare represented, along with a number of terrific works by painters I never heardof. Dyke and Porter collected exceptional work regardless of the fame of theartist. Water media artists are going to be surprised at the strength of Frenchwatercolorists. Who knew that they matched, and maybe surpassed, their
British counterparts!? Try PaulGavarni’s “Pierrot’s Son Asking FatherlyAdvice” or Henri-Joseph Harpigenies’ “APotted Fuchsia with Children’s Toys.”This exhibition should not be missed.(West Bldg./Ground Floor.)
While you’re there, do not miss thefour Thomas Moran watercolors andone oil also on exhibit on the groundfloor. All are stunning, the watercolorsespecially so. One, “Mountain of theHoly Cross,” is being shown publicly forthe first time. –Patrick Roth, Secretary
Two Women Ironing by Edgar Degas c. 1885, pasteland charcoal on brown paper.
Exh
ibit
Cat
alog
From theNewsletter DeskHere’s the schedule for Newsletter copy and images:
Deadlines for Issues for 2013: submitting info:May/June April 10July/August June 10September/ October August 10November/December October 10Issues for 2014: submitting info:January/February December 10March/April February 10Please send your news and pictures to Dana at
[email protected] e-mailing your news: Please put
“LSC News” or other clear and relevant words inthe subject of the e-mail so I don’t delete it thinkingit’s spam from an e-mail address I don’t recognize.
Please include Images!! We’re a visual organi-zation, and our newsletter (and website for thatmatter) should reflect that. Images should be colorjpegs, 300dpi, at least 3” wide or larger (no less that1000 pixels if possible). If the image is your artwork,please include title, unframed size, medium and datefor each. If the image is a person or event, pleaseinclude an appropriate caption and identification.
Contributing Writers Wanted: Helpful Hints;Upcoming Shows and Exhibits; Classes andWorkshops; Competitions and Deadlines; GreatWebsites or Organizations... Anything that would be of help or interest to our members. Thank youto the contributers who continue to inform andinspire. And please know, all members are encouraged to participate. Keep it coming!
Lost Your Newsletter? Or maybe you’d likeanother copy to send to a friend or potential newmember? You can now go to the Sketch Club website and download any newsletter you need. Go to www.LoudounSketchClub.com
–Dana Thompson
Show Us Your StuffFranklin Park Arts Center ––––––––––––––––––
Youth Art Show: “Expressions” will be on display in the gallery atFranklin Park Arts Center until March 4 weekdays from 9 am - 5 pmand weekends during performances. Then, coming Saturday, June22 and Sunday, June 23 FPAC will be one of the many stops dur-ing the 8th Annual Western Loudoun Studio Tour. Please visitwww.FranklinParkArtsCenter.org, call Barbara Sample at 540-338-7973 or visit www.wlast.org for more information.ArtSquare ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Open Daily, 10 am - 5 pm; Sundays 1 - 5 pm and by appointment.Current Gallery Exhibit: Petite Perspectives continues to March 3.On Exhibit March 8 – April 7:
Octavia Frazier-Colour Mapping and John Peterson-ConnectionOpening Reception: Friday, March 8 from 5:30 - 8 pm.
On Exhibit April 12 – May 5:Diff4ent Strokes featuring original works by Trisha Adams, Elaine Elinsky, Christine Lashley and Libby StevensOpening Reception: Friday, April 12 from 5:30 - 8 pm. Diff4ent Strokes Demo & Reception: Saturday, April 13 from 2:30 - 5 pm. Reception immediately following.
Upcoming March & April Workshops include:• Secrets of Powerful Painting with Trisha Adams
Saturday & Sunday, April 20 & 21, 10 am - 5 pm both days.• Floral & Still Life Painting Workshop with Robert Johnson
Friday, 6 - 9 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm, May 17 – 19.New Session of ArtSquare Classes, Workshops and Open Studios
begins week of March 3 and runs through April 27, 2013. For more information or to register for classes, visitwww.LoudounArtSquare.org or call 703-777-8043.
The Gateway Gallery –––––––––––––––––––––This Spring at the Gallery features a series of decorating chal-
lenges to demonstrate how to use original artwork to bring color,texture and that WOW factor to your home. Join them Saturday,March 16 from 2 - 4 pm for the presentation On Decorating with Artby Decorator, Elizabeth Pickett of Bittersweet Design Studio. Thisevent includes refreshments and is FREE to the public!
Gateway Gallery is a well-established group with a proven trackrecord and requirements of only two four-hour shifts per monthand $30 monthly dues. The gallery will consider artists working inall media, though it is especially interested in leather, basketry,blown glass, and fiber arts. To find out more or to download anapplication, visit www.TheGatewayGallery.com/invitation.htm or e-mailany specific questions to [email protected] Hill Arts Center –––––––––––––––––––––Current Exhibit: Joys of the Table Juried Photography Exhibit
continues through March 31.On Exhibit April 1 – April 27: Open Weds. - Suns., 11 am - 6 pmThe 3rd Annual Woodgrove High School Emerging Artists’ Show
Opening Reception: Friday, April 19, 7 - 9 pmMarch Ladies’ Night Out:Make & Take Felted Soaps with Nancy Reaves Friday March 15, 6:30 - 9:30 pm. $20 + $15 materials fee
Upcoming Classes:•Surface Decoration for Clay Forms with Amy Manson
Tuesdays, 7 - 10 pm, March 12 & 19 and April 2 & 9, $100 plus $25 materials, Ages 18 & up.
•The World of Watercolor Series with Catherine HillisFridays 12 noon - 3 pm, March 15 - April 26 (6 weeks, no class on March 29). $185. Ages 18 & up.
•Make Your Own Paper Workshop with Joe CunninghamSaturday, March 16, 2 - 5 pm, $30 includes all materials. Ages 10 & up.
What To Do, What To Do...
National Portrait GalleryOutwin Boochever
Portrait Competition 2013March 23, 2013 through February 23, 2014
This juried exhibition of portraits includes 48 works cre-ated from both traditional media like oil paintings, drawingsand photographs as well as more surprising materials suchas rice, glitter, thread and video. The tri-ennial competitioninvited artists working in the figurative arts to submit por-traits of people close to them. The museum received over3,000 entries in a variety of visual arts media.
The winner of the National PortraitGallery’s third Outwin BoocheverPortrait Competition will receivethe grand prize of $25,000 a commission to create a portrait of a living individual for the museum’spermanent collection. It will be accompanied by a fully-illus-trated publication. Dorothy Moss, assistant curator of paintingand sculpture,is the competi-tion directorand curator of the exhibition.
Welcome!The Sketch Club welcomes new members:Patricia Farrell, Bob Magneson
and Suzanne L. SligerSend your May/June news to
the LSC Newsletter.E-mail [email protected] by April. 10.
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Be A SpongeI asked several professional artists to
give their thoughts on getting the mostfrom classes and workshops. Below arethe responses of two highly-regardedartist/instructors.
Easton artist and instructor NancyTankersley teaches at the Easton Studioand School. Her work can be found atwww.southstreetartgallery.com on herwebsite www.nancytankersley.com, orwwweastonstudioandschool.com. Nancyoffered this insight:
“People sign upfor a workshopbecause there issomething they wantto learn from theinstructor. You’ll getthe most out of aworkshop if youleave your egos andyour old way ofworking at the door.Most instructorsdon’t really careabout your resumé.They have somethingto teach you, that’s why they are there.Be a sponge, soak up all the knowledgeyou can. Some of it will stick and a lotof it won’t. It may take a while afterworking at home to realize how what
you learned has influ-enced you.”Nancy Tankersley, artist,
Easton, MD
Steven Walker providedthis thoughtful response. His landscapeswere recently featured in a group show atArtSquare in Leesburg, and you may viewhis work at www.stevenwalkerstudios.com.
In his own words:There are a few things that keep studentsfrom getting the most out of workshops/classes with a professional. The three bigareas that come to mind for me as aninstructor and as a student of art areresearch, trust and participation.
Research is the first step to makingprogress when trying to learn from a pro-
fessional. It's extremely impor-tant to determine if the profes-sional that you want to learnfrom is the right fit for you. It’sunfortunate, but not all greatartists are great teachers aswell, so ask around about theartist’s teaching track record.There are a few questions thatyou have to ask yourself. Whatare my goals as an artist anddo these goals match thedescription of the class? Willthis class cater to my skilllevel? What is my reason fortaking this class/workshop?
These are only a few questions thatshould come to mind when consideringwhether or not to take a class with a pro-fessional.
Trust is hard to come by but it is nec-
essary. You wanted to study with thisartist for a reason, so you have to trustthat he/she is leading you in the rightdirection. It's especially hard when you’retold to take a chance and do somethingthat is not the standard for you when cre-ating artwork. I can't tell you how manytimes I have instructed a student to try atechnique or use a color that they wouldn’tdo ordinarily only to have them later say“hey, you were actually right.” In your mindit's a risk, but as a student it’s necessary.
Lastly, there’s participation. This iswhen you have to leave your ego at thedoor and ask questions that you thinkeveryone else but you knows. Chancesare that you're not alone. From my ownexperiences as a student, the thing that ismost frustrating is not knowing whichquestions to ask. It’s always good to havea list of questions that pertain to anythingfrom materials to technique. It’s a lot tothink about, but it's better than walkingaway from a workshop with the sameunanswered questions plaguing you.
Steven Walker, artist, Westerville Ohio– Mary Champion
PaintingPointers
The Heart of Winter by Steven Walker, 18” x 24”, oil
White Roses by Nancy Tankersley, 12” x 12”, oil
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Help WantedModels Needed. Male and female, clothed or nude forpainting and drawing classes and two Open Studios.Morning, afternoon and evening positions available.Warm, serious and professional atmosphere. $17 - $20 perhour. Call ArtSquare at 703-777-8043 or [email protected].
Services ProvidedPet Portraitsby Kathy Rottiervisit sockeye-images.comShrink WrapService. 24”max.width, unlimitedlength. Examples:12” x 12”=$2.50; 24” x24”=$5. Contact Dana
Thompson: [email protected] You Serious? If your art is a serious business,then you may need help with copywriting, basic websitedevelopment, photography, marketing and promotion,events and other consulting services. Contact GaleWaldron at [email protected] Classified Section is a free feature of the LSC Newsletter. Take advantage of it! Do you have some-thing you’d like to buy, sell or give away? Any job opportuni-ties you’re looking for or have to offer? E-mail your free ad to [email protected].
MemberNewsCatherine Hillis had paintings accepted in severalnational watercolor exhibits: She just shipped “Round‘n Round” to the Gadsden Arts Center in Quincy, FLfor the Southern Watercolor Society’s Annual exhibit,featuring about 80 paintings from the southern half ofthe USA; this week, she’ll be shipping “Buzz on 5thAvenue” to the Rockies West National Exhibition at TheArt Center in Grand Junction, CO.Catherine is teaching several workshops in 2013. She’llbe teaching plein aire painting at the Acadia WorkshopCenter in Bernard, Maine, from August 12 – August 16.Painters will be selecting sites in and around beautifulAcadia National Park. Check out their website for regis-tration information at www.acadiaworkshopcenter.com.
Catherine is also teaching at the incomparable LakeGarda, Italy, from September 28 – October 5. Studentswill paint in Milan, and along the shores of Lake Garda,at the foothills of the Alps. For registration information,go to www.ilchiostro.com.
Carolyn Grossé Gawarecki,watercolor artist, andher husband, photographer, Stephen Gawarecki are fea-tured in a joint show entitled “Artistic Duo IV” at Green
SpringHorticulturalCenterGallery fromFebruary 26through April 28,noon - 4:30. A receptionwill be April 7from 1 - 3:30 pm.Paintingsrange from
realistic to abstract, photographs include Steve’s windowseries and moody landscapes. Free admission. 4603Green Spring Rd., Alexandria, VA 22312. 703-642-5173.www.greenspring.org.
Debra Keirce, in addition to ArtSquare’s PetitePerspectives, has work in a number of shows throughoutthe country including the Miniature Art Society of FloridaExhibition, Leepa Rattner Museum, Tarpon Springs, FL;Masterworks in Miniature 2013 in Mentor, OH; Oil Paintersof America, Insight Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX and theWomen Painters of the Southeast, Franklin, TN.
To All LSC MembersKeep us posted! When sending your member news,please compose in paragraph form, no more than 100words. And don’t forget your accompanying photo.
–Thank you.
Womens WorksContinuing until March 1,
you hopefully did not miss theopportunity to view the art ofWomens Works in Gallery Oneat the County Governmentbuilding on Harrison Street in Lessburg. This bright andvaried display of talent featuresmany of our Sketch Club’s fem-inine hands and hearts holdingthe brush or camera. Amongthem were Catherine Fetterman,Michelle Foster, Bea Snyder,Jessica Wilson, Dell Keathley, Carol Clay-Ward,Ruth Cheronis, Betty Wiley, Jan Hundshamer,
Suzanne Lago Arthur,Catherine Hillisand Libby Stevens.
The LoudounArts AdvisoryCommittee (ACC)is responsible
for exhibiting the permanent collection of Loudounartists, handling portraits in the Loudoun CountyCourthouse, and curating six art exhibits each year inthe Loudoun County government building’s exhibithall, Gallery One. Jeff Stern, AAC staff liason of thecounty Parks and Recreation Department and manag-er at Franklin Park Art Center, had done a remark-able job hanging many of our former and present clubmembers’ work, so generously contributed to theGovernment Center in past years. Visit all three floorsand wander the halls for that treat. – Betty Wiley
Spray of Cala Lilies by Carolyn Grossé Gawarecki, watercolor,2013©
Womens Work Exhibit
The Pomodoro TechniqueBloggers and artists, Robert Genn,
Liz Wiltzen and others have all recentlynoted the benefits of employing a not-so-new technique of time management andproductivity known as The PomodoroTechnique developed by FrancescoCirillo in the late 1980s. They all claim itreally works!
The technique uses a timer (originally, Francescoused a kitchen tomato timer, ‘pomodoro’) to breakdown periods of work into 25-minute intervals called‘Pomodori’ (‘tomatoes’) separated by breaks. Thebasic premise lies in the idea that frequent breaks canimprove mental agility.
There are five basic steps:1. Decide on the task to be done. This can be the hardest partbecause you have to become skilled at estimating the timerequired to finish a specific task. A skill worth honing.2. Set the pomodoro (or any timer) to 25 minutes.3. Work on the task until the timer rings; check it off on achart. If interupted during a pomodoro, you’ll either have tostart that pomodoro over later or ignore the interruption.
4. Take a short break (3-5 minutes)5. Every four “pomodori” take a
longer break (15–30 minutes).Visit www.pomodorotechnique.comto find out more, download the bookand charts (pdfs), order their special25-minute tomatoe timer from Amazon,
join the community or even order a T-shirt. – Dana Thompson
Be very cautious if you receive anemail purporting to come from someonewho’s interested in purchasing one or moreof your paintings found on a website – eitheryour own site or a group site. While it’snice to think that discerning people outthere are seeing our work and dying to ownit, the far greater probability is that theemail is a scam. Here, in a simplified ver-sion, is how it usually works.
The scammer sends you an email to sayhe’s seen your paintings online and wantsto buy one or more. He’s moving/relocat-ing soon and is in a hurry to conclude thesale. You add your estimated costs for pack-ing and shipping to the price of the paintingand ask him for that amount: let’s say it’s$2,000. He quickly agrees and says he willsend you a certified check. However, thecheck that you receive will be for anamount in excess of that agreed-upon price
– like $2,500. He may have some semi-plau-sible reason for overpaying you by $500 andwill ask you to use the extra money to pay athird party (his moving company, forinstance), or you will notice when the checkarrives that he’s overpaid and you will askhim where to send the extra $500. Eitherway, the name and address (usually aWestern Union) that he gives you to wirethe $500 to is actually the scammer himself.You’re a nice and honest person and youagree to help him out. You deposit the$2,500 certified check in your bank accountand then you wire the extra $500 as instructed.U.S. financial institutions are required bylaw to give their depositors immediateaccess to deposited funds, usually within 5days. It can take far longer (weeks!) for thebank to discover that the scammer’s certi-fied check is a fake, so by the time the banknotifies you, you’ve already sent the scam-mer that $500, and now it’s coming out ofyour own funds. If you’ve also shipped thepaintings, you’re out those, too.
How can you protect yourself?Here are five tell-tale signs that the emailis a scam:1. The person usually says they’re relocat-ing, often to a different country.2. The person’s English grammar, syntax,and spelling are poor.3. The person is in a big hurry to concludethe sale (they need to instill a sense ofurgency so you’ll send them the excess cashbefore the check is discovered to be a fake).4. They don’t even fill out the form letterthey are using ie: “I really liked your paint-ing < > on your website.”5. The person overpays you and tells youwhere to send the excess money.Scam FAQs: There is NEVER a legiti-mate reason for this “overpayment.”Cashier’s Checks are easy to forge. NEVER give your personal information, noteven address and phone number, to some-one who has contacted you via email.
– Mary Champion Sketch Club Exhibits at Prudential PenFed Realty
Lorrie Herman’s paintings continue on display throughMarch 30 at Prudential PenFed Realty in Hamilton.
Alice Power follows as the next featured artist April 1through June 30. Just in time for spring, her exhibit “It Caught My Eye” displays a lovely selection of watercolorpaintings of flowers and gardens. The opening receptionwill be hosted on Thursday, April 25 from 5 - 7 pm.
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Ink Cartridges – for an Epson Stylus Photo R2400 printer.Eleven new, unopened ink cartridges: 2-Light Black (T059920); 1-Light Light Black (T059720); 2-Matte Black (T059820); 1-PhotoBlack (T059120); 2-Magenta (T059320); 1-Light Magenta(T059620); 1-Cyan (T059220); 1-Light Cyan (T059520); 1-Yellow (T059420) -- $35 for all eleven. Email Dana Thompsonat [email protected] Taborets only $25. Long legs for easy cus-tomization. Contact ArtSquare: 703-777-8043 or e-mail [email protected].
Help WantedModels Needed. Male and female, clothed or nude forpainting and drawing classes and two Open Studios.Morning, afternoon and evening positions available.Warm, serious and professional atmosphere. $17 - $20 perhour. Call ArtSquare at 703-777-8043 or [email protected].
Services ProvidedPet Portraitsby Kathy Rottiervisit sockeye-images.comShrink WrapService. 24”max.width, unlimitedlength. Examples:12” x 12”=$2.50; 24” x24”=$5. Contact Dana
Thompson: [email protected] You Serious? If your art is a serious business,then you may need help with copywriting, basic websitedevelopment, photography, marketing and promotion,events and other consulting services. Contact GaleWaldron at [email protected] Classified Section is a free feature of the LSC Newsletter. Take advantage of it! Do you have some-thing you’d like to buy, sell or give away? Any job opportuni-ties you’re looking for or have to offer? E-mail your free ad to [email protected].
MemberNewsCatherine Hillis had paintings accepted in severalnational watercolor exhibits: She just shipped “Round‘n Round” to the Gadsden Arts Center in Quincy, FLfor the Southern Watercolor Society’s Annual exhibit,featuring about 80 paintings from the southern half ofthe USA; this week, she’ll be shipping “Buzz on 5thAvenue” to the Rockies West National Exhibition at TheArt Center in Grand Junction, CO.Catherine is teaching several workshops in 2013. She’llbe teaching plein aire painting at the Acadia WorkshopCenter in Bernard, Maine, from August 12 – August 16.Painters will be selecting sites in and around beautifulAcadia National Park. Check out their website for regis-tration information at www.acadiaworkshopcenter.com.
Catherine is also teaching at the incomparable LakeGarda, Italy, from September 28 – October 5. Studentswill paint in Milan, and along the shores of Lake Garda,at the foothills of the Alps. For registration information,go to www.ilchiostro.com.
Carolyn Grossé Gawarecki,watercolor artist, andher husband, photographer, Stephen Gawarecki are fea-tured in a joint show entitled “Artistic Duo IV” at Green
SpringHorticulturalCenterGallery fromFebruary 26through April 28,noon - 4:30. A receptionwill be April 7from 1 - 3:30 pm.Paintingsrange from
realistic to abstract, photographs include Steve’s windowseries and moody landscapes. Free admission. 4603Green Spring Rd., Alexandria, VA 22312. 703-642-5173.www.greenspring.org.
Debra Keirce, in addition to ArtSquare’s PetitePerspectives, has work in a number of shows throughoutthe country including the Miniature Art Society of FloridaExhibition, Leepa Rattner Museum, Tarpon Springs, FL;Masterworks in Miniature 2013 in Mentor, OH; Oil Paintersof America, Insight Gallery in Fredericksburg, TX and theWomen Painters of the Southeast, Franklin, TN.
To All LSC MembersKeep us posted! When sending your member news,please compose in paragraph form, no more than 100words. And don’t forget your accompanying photo.
–Thank you.
Womens WorksContinuing until March 1,
you hopefully did not miss theopportunity to view the art ofWomens Works in Gallery Oneat the County Governmentbuilding on Harrison Street in Lessburg. This bright andvaried display of talent featuresmany of our Sketch Club’s fem-inine hands and hearts holdingthe brush or camera. Amongthem were Catherine Fetterman,Michelle Foster, Bea Snyder,Jessica Wilson, Dell Keathley, Carol Clay-Ward,Ruth Cheronis, Betty Wiley, Jan Hundshamer,
Suzanne Lago Arthur,Catherine Hillisand Libby Stevens.
The LoudounArts AdvisoryCommittee (ACC)is responsible
for exhibiting the permanent collection of Loudounartists, handling portraits in the Loudoun CountyCourthouse, and curating six art exhibits each year inthe Loudoun County government building’s exhibithall, Gallery One. Jeff Stern, AAC staff liason of thecounty Parks and Recreation Department and manag-er at Franklin Park Art Center, had done a remark-able job hanging many of our former and present clubmembers’ work, so generously contributed to theGovernment Center in past years. Visit all three floorsand wander the halls for that treat. – Betty Wiley
Spray of Cala Lilies by Carolyn Grossé Gawarecki, watercolor,2013©
Womens Work Exhibit
The Pomodoro TechniqueBloggers and artists, Robert Genn,
Liz Wiltzen and others have all recentlynoted the benefits of employing a not-so-new technique of time management andproductivity known as The PomodoroTechnique developed by FrancescoCirillo in the late 1980s. They all claim itreally works!
The technique uses a timer (originally, Francescoused a kitchen tomato timer, ‘pomodoro’) to breakdown periods of work into 25-minute intervals called‘Pomodori’ (‘tomatoes’) separated by breaks. Thebasic premise lies in the idea that frequent breaks canimprove mental agility.
There are five basic steps:1. Decide on the task to be done. This can be the hardest partbecause you have to become skilled at estimating the timerequired to finish a specific task. A skill worth honing.2. Set the pomodoro (or any timer) to 25 minutes.3. Work on the task until the timer rings; check it off on achart. If interupted during a pomodoro, you’ll either have tostart that pomodoro over later or ignore the interruption.
4. Take a short break (3-5 minutes)5. Every four “pomodori” take a
longer break (15–30 minutes).Visit www.pomodorotechnique.comto find out more, download the bookand charts (pdfs), order their special25-minute tomatoe timer from Amazon,
join the community or even order a T-shirt. – Dana Thompson
Be very cautious if you receive anemail purporting to come from someonewho’s interested in purchasing one or moreof your paintings found on a website – eitheryour own site or a group site. While it’snice to think that discerning people outthere are seeing our work and dying to ownit, the far greater probability is that theemail is a scam. Here, in a simplified ver-sion, is how it usually works.
The scammer sends you an email to sayhe’s seen your paintings online and wantsto buy one or more. He’s moving/relocat-ing soon and is in a hurry to conclude thesale. You add your estimated costs for pack-ing and shipping to the price of the paintingand ask him for that amount: let’s say it’s$2,000. He quickly agrees and says he willsend you a certified check. However, thecheck that you receive will be for anamount in excess of that agreed-upon price
– like $2,500. He may have some semi-plau-sible reason for overpaying you by $500 andwill ask you to use the extra money to pay athird party (his moving company, forinstance), or you will notice when the checkarrives that he’s overpaid and you will askhim where to send the extra $500. Eitherway, the name and address (usually aWestern Union) that he gives you to wirethe $500 to is actually the scammer himself.You’re a nice and honest person and youagree to help him out. You deposit the$2,500 certified check in your bank accountand then you wire the extra $500 as instructed.U.S. financial institutions are required bylaw to give their depositors immediateaccess to deposited funds, usually within 5days. It can take far longer (weeks!) for thebank to discover that the scammer’s certi-fied check is a fake, so by the time the banknotifies you, you’ve already sent the scam-mer that $500, and now it’s coming out ofyour own funds. If you’ve also shipped thepaintings, you’re out those, too.
How can you protect yourself?Here are five tell-tale signs that the emailis a scam:1. The person usually says they’re relocat-ing, often to a different country.2. The person’s English grammar, syntax,and spelling are poor.3. The person is in a big hurry to concludethe sale (they need to instill a sense ofurgency so you’ll send them the excess cashbefore the check is discovered to be a fake).4. They don’t even fill out the form letterthey are using ie: “I really liked your paint-ing < > on your website.”5. The person overpays you and tells youwhere to send the excess money.Scam FAQs: There is NEVER a legiti-mate reason for this “overpayment.”Cashier’s Checks are easy to forge. NEVER give your personal information, noteven address and phone number, to some-one who has contacted you via email.
– Mary Champion Sketch Club Exhibits at Prudential PenFed Realty
Lorrie Herman’s paintings continue on display throughMarch 30 at Prudential PenFed Realty in Hamilton.
Alice Power follows as the next featured artist April 1through June 30. Just in time for spring, her exhibit “It Caught My Eye” displays a lovely selection of watercolorpaintings of flowers and gardens. The opening receptionwill be hosted on Thursday, April 25 from 5 - 7 pm.
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– Featured Artist –
Margaret HuddyHave Brush, Will Travel
by Gale WaldronWhen Margaret Walsh first saw her friend’s box of
48 color pastels, she wanted to go to art school too!Born in Philadelphia, she remembers riding the train
to theUniversity ofthe Artswhere thetwo youngladies tookSaturday artclasses. Itwas therethat aninstructorrecognizedMargaret’stalent andconvinced
her family to invest in the young artist’s studies. “Thepower of a teacher!” exclaims Margaret.
She continued taking art classes at Moore College ofArt, where she majored in interior design and learnedabout watercolor painting and perspective. She left theprogram after two years to marry her soul mate,Norman, an ROTC graduate. Now married for 56 years,together they have seen the world. “The best thing Iever did was leave school,” she says with a laugh.
Margaret and Norman moved 16 times in his careerwith the Marine Corps, living in North Carolina,Virginia, Hawaii, California and Cuba and raisingfour children along the way. In those days, shesays, “Painting was my salvation – a full threehours of pleasure while my kids were safelybeing watched in the base nursery.”
Plein air painting is Margaret’s true calling.“Other people go fishing,” she comments.Nothing seems to bother her when she’s paintingoutdoors: not wind, not rain, not snow. In fact,she loves to paint in the snow: “When the suncomes out after a storm it can be lovely.”
“I can’t work from photographs, I have tosee it,” she continues. So she has to work fast.Not one for chattering, she stomps arounduntil she finds her vantage point where she willstand for hours as she covers her paper.
On Norman’s arm, Margaret has traveledat every opportunity, and she has capturedthose travels in her paintings. She has alsotaught many classes and workshops, in the
US and abroad, and on bargesand cruise ships that sail alongthe Mediterranean and Balticseas. She has even painted frommoving trains. “It’s a wonderfulway to capture the spirit of thelandscape,” she says.
Closer to home, Margaretcontinues to be drawn to an oldsycamore tree just five blocksaway. “That tree is over 200years old, and it is magnificentthe way it reflects light.” Now
working on her 43rd painting of this sycamore, shesays you can see it from a block away. “It sits on a bitof a rise, and it is masculine and commanding.”
In addition to painting with the Sketch Club onTuesdays, Margaretpaints in her studioin the TorpedoFactory, a spacethat she has occupied for 32years. She is a signature, award-winning member of The AmericanWatercolor Society,The NationalWatercolor Societyand The Watercolor USA Honor Society and a memberthe Washington Society of Landscape Painters. Thisenergetic artist has a lengthy list of awards and honors,too numerous to list here. You can visit huddy.com tolearn more.
NewsletterCreating and Supporting the Visual Arts in Loudoun County, Virginia since 1944
LSC Newsletter Online: www.LoudounSketchClub.com March/April 2013
Loudoun Sketch ClubVivian Attermeyer, Membership Chair7216 Timber LaneFalls Church, VA 22046
Margaret Huddy, Skecth Club E-mail Concierge
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