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Newsletter February
2008
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The
next Board Meeting will be on February 18, 2008, 2008/ 7PM at
Nina Uppaluru's - 408-257-1315
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Submission
deadline for the March Newsletter is February 15, 2008.
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FALC
General Meeting, Social Room, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling
Rd., Cupertino
Monday, February 11,
2008/ 7:00pm - 9:30 PM
www.jayasart.com
Watermedia
demonstration
Artist's Statement:
"Surface is just as essential to the finished
piece as the light hitting the face of a figure. Most of my
subject matter requires a very organic background. I use gessoed
masonite as the foundation texture to most of my pieces. Sometimes,
though, I use found lumber which has been weathered and decayed
by time. I scratch into the board with nails and write partially
hidden messages which come to life during the painting process.
Usually the background will be no more than the bleeding of
color to create the illusion on light and depth. I've embraced
the lift-off technique. The high-contrast of light and shadow
is created by covering the surface with gouache paint, then
lifting areas of the paint off with a wet brush to create the
highlights. This is a meticulous process where I am able to
relax into the piece, to let the story tell itself to me. I
am looking forward to demonstrating this technique with a limited
palette in February!"
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At
the January Meeting
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We had a wonderful demonstration of Abstract Figurative Painting
in oils by Ursula O'Farrell.
Our thanks to
Janki Chokshi and Valerie Millar for bringing delicious snacks
for the meeting.
We would
like to welcome new members Jean Claude Roy, Krishna Sastry, and
Rita Winkler.
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Artist of the Month
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We will have an Artist of the
Month event at the February meeting. Only the first 10 paintings
will be accepted.
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"From
the Heart" - FALC Show at the Main Street Cafe, Los Altos
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Reception:
February 7, 2008 - 5:30 to 7:00 PM, Show: February 1 - 29, 2008
Coordinator
- Belinda Lima 408-252-0367
We have 42 paintings at the Main Street Café
in Los Altos for the month of February titled, "From the Heart"
A ballot box has been placed in the Café for the public to vote
on their favorite painting, and we will announce the 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd place winners at the Reception on Feb 7th from 5:30 to
7pm. Please support your fellow members and join us at the Reception!
We would like to thank the members who helped
with the show, Rajiv Khilnani, Jane Ferguson, Joanne Kim, Carrie
Zeidman, Swati Savale, Nina Uppaluru, Iona Ezaki, Laurie Creveling,
Janki Chokshi, and a special thank you to Belinda Lima who organized
the show. Carrie Zeidman did a wonderful job with the graphics.
FALC and the show will be getting some very
nice exposure and will be featured in a full page article in the
Cupertino Courier and Sunnyvale Sun Valentines week and the issues
should come out on Wednesday, Feb 13th. Eight FALC members were
selected to be interviewed in the article. The Cupertino Courier,
is distributed to the Quinlan Center, Valco, and coffee places
like Pete's, Star Bucks, or the Bolangerie. You can also download
or look at a copy online at http://www.cupertinocourier.com/cu-news1.shtml,
http://www.community-newspapers.com/sunnyvale/ or http://www.community-newspapers.com/about/circulation.shtml.
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FALC
Volunteer Brunch in April
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We
will begin to incorporate a FALC Volunteer Brunch held the first
Saturday in April so the new volunteers can get to know each other.
We will be in contact with the volunteers by email soon. The volunteers
consist of the Board, the Steering Committee, and Official Chair
positions such as Membership, Publicity, Refreshments, the Greeters,
Graphics, etc. This is just another way to show how much we appreciate
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Painting
change date at Quinlan - March 10, 2008
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Please contact Leila Sehovic at 408 248-6795
or leilasehovic@yahoo.com with questions about the Quinlan Show.
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Gallery
Pages
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If you have not done so already, please don't forget to send
us the information we require to create a gallery page for you.
We have received several inquires on our artists and only a small
percentage of our members' work is available for viewing. For
instructions on sending in your information, please visit /gallery/submit_new_gallery_page.html
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Open
Studios / Panel Rental
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Panels are available for rent all year at
$5/weekend for members and $7 / weekend for non-members. For
panel rental please email Nina at ninauppal@aol.com
Open Studios: If you are interested
in renting panels for an Open Studios weekends in May 2008,
please email Iona Ezaki at ionaezaki@aol.com.
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Shows
to Visit
Mimi Kearns has a painting
"Waiting for my Interview" at the Triton Statewide Juried Exhibition
from Jan 19th through March 22nd
Belinda Lima and Jane Ferguson
have paintings in the Pacific Art League juried show "Rose
and Rouge". The show will be up for February.
Touch My Heart Art Benefit
Feb 23,2008, 6 to 10pm at the Los Gatos Opera House. Congratulations
to Belinda Lima for winning 3rd place at the show! You can see
over 300 miniature artworks by local Bay Area artists that will
be given away to those who make a donation to the Los Gatos
Museum, go to www.touchmyheart.org for more info. Entry to the
show is $100 donation to the museum.
Shows
to Enter
CreateBetterPaintings.com
is an online instructional magazine with a $15 yearly subscription.
They have an art competition "The Good Earth" with
entries due by April 1. For more info please visit http://www.createbetterpaintings.com/GoodEarthProspectus.php
Artists Magazine Annual online
competition: Submit jpegs online by May 1 2008. Please visit
www.artistsnetwork.com/annualcompetition for details
Creative Catalyst Productions
online competition: Submit jpegs online by February 29.
Please visit http://www.ccpvideos.com/artshows/ for details
Art on Broadway Gallery
in downtown Redwood City is offering dispay space for Artists.
Rates are $135 per month for a 7ft. x 10ft wall space or pedestals
if it is for 3D art. Contact Wendy wendy@dogartz.com for more
information or go to www.redwoodcityartcenter.org/rentals.html
Gallery 2611 in Redwood City
is looking for artists to join their Co-op. Info at www.gallery2611.com.
FALC member Rajiv Khilnani won Best of Show at their November
competition.
Call for Artists for the
City of Mountian View's Center for the Performing Arts for
2008 Go to http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/mvcpa/mvcpa.html or email
joanne.wolkovitz@mountainview.gov for more info
Gilroy Garlic Festival Art
Poster Contest deadline Feb 29th. $750 for 1st place, plus
10 of the posters with their image, $400 2nd place, and $200
3rd place. Go to www.gilroygarlicsfestival.com for more info.
Pacific Grove Art Center
is looking for artists for one month shows. Slides or a
CD with 6 images of your artwork must be submitted for review.
Go to www.pgartcenter.org for more info.
Classes
The
Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society has
some excellent workshops offered in 2007 and 2008. Workshop
artists are Mike Bailey, Joyce Faulknor, Donna Zagotta, Frank
Francese, Mark Mehaffey, Barbara Nechis and more. You do not
have to be a member to participate and the workshops are reasonably
priced. Please visit www.scvws.org
for complete workshop details.
Kay
Duffy: Watercolor classes - 2nd &
4th Monday of the month (408) 867-0508
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Volunteers
Needed!
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Refreshments
coordinator: (Dee is unable
to continue in 2008) 2 people needed We need someone to make
a commitment to set-up the refreshments and coffee, find volunteers
to bring snacks, and remind (before each meeting) the volunteers
to bring something, clear the table after the meetings.
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Panel
Rental: We need 2 people
to take over the Panel Rental. You would store at least 12
3ft x 6ft panels and be the contact person when someone wanted
to rent them. As an incentive, we will offer $200 a year for
one person to store 24 panels or $100 each to two people storing
12 panels each. You can use the panels rent-free for your
own events during the year and will automatically be first
in line for them for events like SVOS.
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FALC
Board 2008
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President: Iona Ezaki - 408-978-6614
/ Agenda
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Vice President: Belinda Lima
- 408-252-0367 / Exhibits & Demos
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Vice President: Nina Uppaluru
- 408-257-1315 / Newsletter, Website, Panel Rental
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Treasurer: Rajani Balaram
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Website: Nina Uppaluru, Janki
Chokshi
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Quinlan Show Coordinator: Leila
Sehovic
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Secretary: Laurie
Creveling
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Publicity: Janki
Chokshi
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Graphics: Carrie Zeidman
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Membership: Reiko Michisaki
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Refreshments: Dee Sullivan
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Mail Pick-up: Dianne Cassidy
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Historian: Zoe Thompson
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Mtg Coordinators: Rama
Chemudupatti, Gary Ratts, Tamar Assaf
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We would
love to hear from you. Please send questions or comments to
information@falc.org
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