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June 13 - Yard Sale & Business Meeting at Nancy Cagle's
We met on Nancy
Cagle's shady driveway, where Nancy had set up tables for items
to be bought or traded. The Letzler Scholarship Fund benefited from some
sales. After a while, President Charleen Isbell called the meeting to
order and welcomed Ingrid Erickson, one of our newest members. After the
usual reports and announcements, there was discussion of several future
possibilities, with the following outcomes:
1. Nancy Cagle will check with Waco Charter School about finishing our
mural, and holding meetings there.
2. Awarding ribbons for Show and Tell will resume.
3. The Art Guild will not meet in July or August. The
next general meeting will be on September 12, but the location is
uncertain.
4. Several venues for displaying and selling paintings
were suggested, without any consensus or commitment to explore them.
5. Myrl Luper offered to take members in her RV to an
RV park in Whitney where she has a membership.
6. The Letzler scholarship committee was encouraged to
meet soon to work out the details for next year's contest, so that
schools can be notified in August and get it on their calendars.
7. Bobbee Watts showed us her beautiful painting of
aspens.
Then the meeting was adjourned, and Nancy and Charleen treated us to
cold drinks, crackers and cheese dip, which we enjoyed as we visited in
air-conditioned comfort inside.
May 12-June 14 - Carleen Bright Arboretum Exhibit & Reception
The reception on May 16 was attended by many Art Guild
members and quite a few others. There were 38 paintings by 20 artists on
display, including very nice work by several new members. The paintings
are below, beginning to the right of the entrance door and continuing to
the right around the room. They are much better seen at close range than
in the images shown here, however. The arboretum is open 9-5 weekdays
and 10-2 Saturday, but access to the exhibit is limited, since many
functions take place there. To see the exhibit in person, it's best to
call first (399-9204).
 
Ingrid Erickson
Bill Franklin
  
Judy Franklin
Carol McClinton
Bill Franklin

Hilda Giles
Gloria Meadows
 
Larry Garza
Charleen Isbell

Kay Lamb Shannon
Bobbee Watts
Nancy Cagle
 
Linda
Green/Charleen Isbell Nancy Cagle/Bobbee Watts
Pam Eggebrecht
 
Pam Eggebrecht
Julie Cash
 
Sandy Overcast
Christine Niekamp
Julie Cash

Larry Garza

Gloria
Meadows/Bobbie Lee Bobbie Lee/Donna
Pacheco

Jason Sorley
Christine Niekamp

David Leifeste
Donna Pacheco/David Leifeste
April 11 - Frank Letzler Art Awards Honorees
The following
honors in the Frank Letzler Art Awards program were determined by vote
of the Art Guild of Central Texas members on April 11:
1st Place ($100): Morgan Warren, South Bosque Elementary School
2nd Place ($50): Brian Llescas, Lake Air Intermediate School
3rd Place ($25): Katie Barbur, Montessori Christian Academy
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):
Joshua Barbur, Brazos Valley Co-operative
Molly Martinsen, Waco Baptist Academy
Samantha Newman, Oglesby Elementary School
The exhibit will be on display at the Waco Central
Library, 1717 Austin Ave., through April 30. On May 1, exhibitors will
pick up their paintings, and be awarded certificates and checks.

April 11 - Jeanne Lubey - Still Life in Oil, Using a Shadow Box
Jeanne
Lubey demonstrated shadow box painting using a still life called "Onions
and Garlic in a Ceramic Bowl." She got her inspiration from a course she
took from Carol Marine, who had exhibited her kitchen-themed shadow box
paintings.
She
began with a slide show of her approach, showing her box (which she also
showed us "live"), how she arranged and lighted her objects, her palette
and brushes, and how she drew her charcoal sketch, which she protected
with hairspray.
Her
oil paints were Gamblin earth red and perline red; and Windsor Newton
titanium white, brown ocher, yellow ocher, ultramarine blue, alizerin
crimson, and ultramarine violet. She looks at her painting through a red
film to check its values. She likes to sit while she works, and uses a
reducing
glass to get a distance view of the work, as Julie Cash is shown doing
at the left. She used Babywipes for wiping her hands, and Viva paper
towels and wipe rages to keep her workplace free of wet paint. She
emphasized that one should look at the subject more than the canvas
while working, and that a good drawing is essential.
Beginning
with a strong charcoal
sketch,
she quickly painted a dark background, using ultraviolet blue and
violet, alizarin crimson, and earth red. She painted into the
composition to avoid a "halo" around the painting. She added brown ocher
for the plate. She painted the shadows very dark next to the object, and
lighter as she moved out.
In
lieu of waiting for the background to dry, she switched to a partially
completed
painting to work on the foreground. She painted in the lighter colors
first, then added the darks. Yellow ocher and perline red were added to
the onions. She varied the values and let the colors mix on the canvas
rather than on the palette.
Jeanne
added highlights to the shallots, using perline red and yellow ocher.
She painted the dark areas on the white garlic. She added light areas
and shadows, and painted
darks
on the bowl. She used a soft dry mop brush to blend colors and shadows
to get softness where needed. She kept her brush clean and dry. She said
that Murphy's Oil Soap was good for cleaning brushes. Jeanne will let
the painting sit a few days, then look at it anew, and often making
changes, before considering it done.
Jeanne
was an excellent instructor, and her technique of working with a shadow
box with a strong light will be very useful in creating dramatic and
vibrant still lifes. Our thanks to her, to Kathe Tipton, Gloria Meadows,
Karin Laws, and Nancy Cagle for refreshments, and to those who brought
paintings for show and tell. Deanie Chastain is show at the right
telling us about some of her paintings. Those brought for the Arboretum
post card vote, which Julie Cash won, are shown below.

Nancy Cagle
Julie Cash
Jack Fortenberry
Judy Franklin
Charleen Isbell Rose Jacobson
David Leifeste
Gloria Meadows Christine Niekamp
Bobbie Watts
April 5 - May 5 Exhibit at MCC
The Exhibit at MCC
is very nice, much invigorated by several new members. Altogether there
are 25 paintings by 11 members. Long time members are encouraged to look
for the new members and their works. The exhibited works are shown
below, but of course you can see them much better up close. Visit the
Ball Performing Arts Center to do so. It shows up best at night, so come
to one or more of the performances (all at 7:30) and enjoy both the
performances and the art. Dates of interest are:
April 6
CCM
(Contemporary Christian Music) Concert
April 12
Country Band Concert
April 14-17
the
play "Shipwrecked! An Entertainment"
April 19
Chorale Concert
April 23
Vocal Tech Concert
April 26
Wind Symphony Concert
April 29
Spotlight Concert (Broadway tunes)
May 4
Waco Community Band Concert

Bill Franklin

Nancy Cagle

Nell Godby

David Leifeste

Pam Eggebrecht

Ingrid Erickson

Martha McKinney

Judy Franklin

Christine Niekamp

Charleen Isbell

Debra Duke
May 1 - the Hunting Art Prize Gala in Houston
The Hunting prize
contest is appealing in several ways. Submitting an entry is easy and
free. You just email a photo of a work (only one) within the time frame
(in the fall). After the jury has made its decisions, you are notified
whether your entry was accepted. If so, you need to ship or deliver your
entry around April 1. You are also invited to the Gala around May 1,
after which you can pick up your entry or have it shipped back to you.
Your only cost is shipping (or travel, if you deliver and pick it up
yourself). If it sells, you get to keep the entire sales price, and you
don't have to worry about picking it up.
Less
appealing is the fact that there is only one prize, $50,000. Your
chances of winning that are slim, and there are no other awards for the
almost as good entries, except that your piece might sell. Bill
Franklin's "Reflection" (shown at the right) was one of 134 entries
accepted this year from over 1400 submissions. It didn't sell and it
didn't win the prize, but he and Judy enjoyed the gala, where there was
gobs of delicious food and beautiful flowers. There were also many
chances to discuss art with the other artists and invited guests.
The 2010 winner was Houston artist Lane Hagood. His
painting,
"Books I Have Possessed,"
consisted of over a hundred small paintings of book jackets on a canvas
about three feet square. The Franklins were not impressed, but
apparently the judge was. There's no guessing what a judge might
like, so you just have to submit something that you are happy with, and
hope for the best. Considering the odds, holding your breath is not
recomended.
Hagood is among the youngest artists to earn the Prize. A
2008 graduate of the University of Houston, his works have been
exhibited at BiRDHOUSE Gallery, which supports eclectic and emerging
artists; the Joanna in Houston; and Domy Books in Houston and Austin. He
was also featured in Pen To
Paper, a book published in Berlin, Germany, by Pictoplasma,
and in March 2010 was part of an exhibition at San Antonio’s LoneStar
Studios that showcased the Houston art scene.
April 3 - May 1 Frank Letzler Awards Exhibit at the Central Library
The Letzler Awards will be judged by our members on April
11, 1:30-2:00. First through third place winners will receive $100, $50
and $25, respectively. The exhibit is on the first floor to the left of
the entrance from the parking lot. A photo of the entries appears below,
but they are best seen in person.
Left to right, then down, the artists are Brian Llescas,
Lake Air Intermediate; Molly Martinsen, Waco Baptist Academy; Samantha
Newman, Oglesby Elementary; Katie Barbur, Montessori Christian Academy;
Joshua Barbur, Brazos Valley Co-operative; and Morgan Warren, South
Bosque Elementary. We salute the artists and their teachers, and we
thank Myrl Luper for making arrangements, and Bill and Judy Franklin and
David Leifeste for hanging the exhibit.

Many Days in the Summer - Mural Painting at the Waco Charter School
We
got a start May 30, and made more progress on June 7, 11 and 24. Work
has continued on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, beginning at 10
am. To get
in on the fun, check with Nancy Cagle (754-4416). The
photos here were taken on or before June 11.

The suspension
bridge being sketched by Don Magid, painted by Bill Franklin (painting
was also done by Nancy Cagle), and more or less complete

Pat Blackwell, Judy
Franklin, and Nancy Cagle sketching, and the ALICO building nearly done.
Sketches of
the Dr. Pepper building and the Mammoth were done on paper pending
approval of their placement by Mr. Glinski.

Additional
photos taken June 29, courtesy of Bill Foster and the Waco Citizen, show
Ellen Foster and Robert Glinski with the bridge, and Ellen with the Dr.
Pepper Museum. Not shown are photos that appeared in the Waco
Tribune-Herald on July 6, including one of Gloria Meadows painting the
mammoth.

Additional photos by Myrl Luper and
Gloria Meadows show Don Magid and Bobbee Watts sketching, Myrl Luper and
Robert Glinski drawing a grid, the Mayborn Museum, the Texas Ranger
Museum and
The Cameron Park Zoo.

Also, the McLennan County Courthouse, the Waco Suspension
Bridge, the Mammoth, and Baylor statue and bear. Although she is not
shown, Gloria Meadows has done a lot of the animal painting.
The mural is still unfinished, but we hope to finish it
eventually.
Exhibit News
A number of exhibits are scheduled for this year and next. Reports of
them will appear here after they are hung. For the schedule, see the
Upcoming Events page.
Group Painting
The
Art Guild's "Group Canvas" has been donated to the Waco Charter
School, 615 N. 25th Street. It may be seen there during Art Guild
meetings or other times by appointment. Call 754-8169.
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