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Newsletter June
2009
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FALC General Meetings are held at 7:00
PM on the 2nd Monday of each month. For specific meeting
sites, please visit the Demo page. |
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Calendar
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June 6, 2009
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Our
next off-site show - AVArtfest at the Mountain View Pioneer
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June 8, 2009
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General
Meeting - Craft Room,
Quinlan Center, Cupertino |
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Artist of the Month -
There will be no Artist of the Month at this meeting. |
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June 8, 2009
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The
next painting change at Quinlan. Please come in early
at 6:30 PM to register your new paintings and take down
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June 15, 2009
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Next Board Meeting at 21471
Columbus Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014. All members are encouraged
to attend and become involved with the club. |
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2009
Membership Dues are now due
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We request all continuing and new members to fill out the membership
form and mail the form and $30 check to the PO Box address
on the form. You may also bring the form and payment to the
meeting on Monday and hand it over to Iona Ezaki, our membership
chairperson.
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June
8 , 2009 General Meeting
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FALC
General Meeting, Craft Room, Quinlan Center, 10185 Stelling
Road, Cupertino
Open
to the public. Guests welcome.
Christine
Hanlon - Education advisor for Winsor & Newton
http://christinehanlon.com
For artists working in oils,
alkyds or acrylics, this lecture will explore the advantages
and the downsides to various paints with a focus on the oil
paint film. The sources, history and working characteristics
of pigments will be discussed. How do oils, alkyds and acrylic
paint films function and compare, and why are there so many
different mediums? What do all these mediums do?! What's the
difference between a rigid and flexible support in terms of
stability, and what's the best ground to use? Do I need to varnish
my paintings, when and why? What about solvents? What's the
best brush to use with my paints? What's the best oil for oils?
Can I paint oils over acrylics? What are alkyds?
Paint samples will be given
out to members attending the meeting.
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At
the May meeting
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Holly Van Hart did a very informative demonstration
of the palette knife technique. She did an abstract painting of
the San Franciso skyline and led us through her "process"
of creating the image and talked about the necessary ingredients
of a successful painting.
Robin Emmig, grandson of the FALC Founder- Peter
Emmig, was presented with a large framed photograph of his grandfather
who passed away a few years after founding FALC in 1968. Peter
Emmig was a plein air painter who organized groups of artists
to go out and paint the local landscape and historic sites around
Cupertino. This was the first time that grandson Robin had seen
his grandfather's photo since it had been in the collection of
the Cupertino Historic Society for many years.
We would like to welcome new members Karen Mumford,
Jeanne O'Brian, and Vlad Levinsky who were all juried in.
Our thanks to Anju Bhagavan and Kalpana Adesera
for bringing refreshments to the meeting.
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Volunteer
Positions Open
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We
are still looking for volunteers for the following jobs. Please
contact Laurie, Nina or Iona if you are interested in volunteering.
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Coordinator
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Duties include contacting possible demo artists for our
general meetings, setting up dates to demo, supplying
them with information and making the demo artist's information
available for the club newsletter. We will supply you
with a suggested list of artists who might do demonstrations
or you are welcome to suggest anyone. Our thanks to Tamar
Assaf who coordinated demos till October 2009. We need
someone to fill this position for the last quarter of
2009.
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Our
next show - AVArtfest in June at the Mountain View Pioneer Park
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June 6, 2009 / 10 AM - 6 PM
Organizers - Iona Ezaki, Priyanka Gupta and
Tanushri Mathur
2009 AVArtfest will be held this year at the Mountain View Pioneer
Park on June 6th, 10am to 5pm. Priyanka Gupta and Tanushri Mathur
have volunteered to help organize FALC participation in AVArtfest
this year.
We now have 24 artists registered to show with the FALC group.
Updates and instructions will be emailed to the participants.
All members who are not participating are invited to visit the
show and spread the word.
Please read the important new FALC
Guidelines regarding copyrighted material. These guidelines
apply to artwork entered at all shows with FALC.
Congratulations to the following members who have
won awards in the AVA show!
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Brian Haney
Merit Award
"Orchids"
Oil on Canvas
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Jim Burns
Merit Award
"Divine Inspiration"
Pastel
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Priyanka Gupta
Merit Award
"Eternal Abode"
Acrylic on Canvas
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The
2009 FALC Fall Fest Annual Juried Show
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Planning is underway for the 2009 FALC Annual Juried Show in
September. We hope to make the show an even bigger success than
it has been in the past. Our juried show presents the very best
that FALC has to offer to the community and we hope to have
the involvement and participation of all of our members.
Photos from the
2008 Show
The entry form will be posted on the website in June and details
will be discussed at the June 8th meeting. Entries will be submitted
by photographs and each artist will be allowed 3 submissions.
Awards will be given out in 4 categories - Watermedia on Paper,
Acrylics and Oils on Canvas, Digital Media and Photography,
Mixed and Dry Media. The FALC Board reserves the right to make
the final decision on which category a particular entry falls
into.
Jose Arenas- Foothill College Professor, will be the Juror
for the show.
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Show dates-
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September 19 - 20, 2009 |
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Entry deadline-
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August 14, 2009 |
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Notification of acceptance by email-
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August 26, 2009 |
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Receiving-
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September 17, 2009 (timing
to be determined) |
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Reception & Awards-
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September 18, 2009 / 7 PM
to 9 PM |
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Takedown-
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September 20, 2009 / 6 PM |
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Show entries delivered to Quinlan-
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September 21, 2009 / 12:00
PM to 1 PM |
We advise all members to review the
FALC guidelines regarding
copyrighted material and FALC
exhibiting rules.
Photos from 2008 Juried Show
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Artist
of the Month
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There will be no Artist of the Month event at the June meeting.
Images from March 09 Artist
of the Month
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Next
Painting change date at Quinlan - June 8, 2009
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Please come in early at 6:30 PM to take
down your old paintings and register your new ones. FALC is not
responsible for unclaimed and misplaced paintings.
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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.
For instructions on sending in your information, please visit
submit new allery page
and email all necessary information to janki_chokshi@hotmail.com.
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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 and availability please email Carrie Zeidman
at czeidman@elanstudios.net or call her at 408-741-5809.
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FALC does not endorse the classes, venues
and events listed below. We simply list any information that
we determine would be of interest to our members.
Shows
to Visit
Cupertino Library Show:
Torre Avenue, Cupertino. April 1 to June 30th. The library unveils
their first art display titled "Spring Fever". Congratulations
to the FALC artists who were accepted to the show. The library
will hold 4 shows each year. For details on how to enter, please
visit http://www.cupertinolibrary.org/foundation/art_display.html
The DeAnza College Student
Show: Euphrat Museum at De Anza College, Cupertino. May
21 - June 17, Reception June 9 at 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Shows
to Enter
The Cupertino Library will
now show art by artists in the community. Their next show "Go
Figure" will run from July 1 through September 30th. The
registration and entry submission deadline is June 1. Please
visit their website for updated information for entering the
show http://www.cupertinolibrary.org/foundation/art_display.html
Allegro Framing and
Art in Cupertino and Los Altos has a monthly rotating art
exhibits. They are looking for artists to feature. The gallery
takes 40% commission. Please call Irina Gorelik at 510-703-1534
if you would like to exhibit. www.allegroframing.com.
The Art of Crafts: CALL
FOR ENTRIES Deadline: Monday, June 15, 2009 5 p.m. Postmarks
not accepted. Bay Area artists are invited to compete for cash
awards in “The Art of Crafts” Indoor Art Exhibition sponsored
by the City of Santa Clara and its Cultural Advisory Commission.
Artists are encouraged to enter artwork in any traditional or
non-traditional craft media, such as ceramics, enamels, fiber,
furniture, glass, textiles, metalsmithing, paper, wood, and
mixed media. Winning entries in this juried competition will
be on display at Santa Clara City Hall September-December 2009,
and will be featured in a “virtual” exhibition on the City’s
website and cable television channel. For purposes of this exhibition,
"crafts" is loosely defined as the production of original pieces,
unique or in several copies, aimed at a utilitarian, decorative
or expressive function. Prospectus and entry forms may be obtained
from the City's website at http://santaclaraca.gov/events/art-of-crafts.html.
There is no entry fee. For more information, call (408) 615-2219
or send an email to culturalcommission@santaclaraca.gov.
The Fremont Art Association
is pleased to announce the 44th Annual Fine Art Show. This popular
event will take place September 25 through October 11, 2009
at the Fremont Art Association Gallery, located at 37659 Niles.
Blvd, Fremont, CA . Entry of original artwork into the show
is open to artists from the Bay Area and beyond. Prizes will
be awarded in 5 categories: Oils and Acrylics, Water Media,
Graphics (includes Pastel, Graphite, and Mixed Media) Photography
and Computer-generated and Three-Dimensional. The deadline for
mailing your entry form is September 14. The entry form and
prospectus can be downloaded at the Fremont Art Association's
website at www.FremontArtAssociation.org.
Classes
and Events
Jose Arenas: There have
been several inquiries about classes conducted by Jose Arenas
(our Juror for the Fall Fest Show). Jose would like to invite
you to join his summer quarter 2 Dimensional design class (5A).
In addition, Jose will open a "directed study" registration
- meeting with students about once every 2 weeks for an individual
session of critique, for those who are interested and will make
it for the first day of class (same as 5A).
Summer Quarter - M-T-W-Th, 10:30
AM - 12:50 AM
Students who are interested
in the 5A may register on line through the Foothill college
website. For "directed study" registration, you need
to show up for the first day of class - June 29 at 10:30 AM
Room 1601 (Art Department). According to the amount of people
who show up, Jose will give an "add" code to register
online for "directed study". If you have further questions
please email him at arenasjose@fhda.edu.
Society of Western Artists:
3 day Pastel Workshop with pastelist Alan Flattmann at their
gallery in Redwood City on July 15, 16, 17, 2009. Information
and registration at www.societyofwesternartists.com
Kay Duffy Watercolor classes:
Hakone Gardens in Saratoga. Every 2nd and 4th Monday morning.
Go to K@kayduffywatercolors.com for detailed information.
The Grand View Ranch Workshop-
Stefan Baumann's 3 day weekend workshop in beautiful Mt. Shasta
at the Grand View Ranch. Info at www.thegrandview.com
1-800-511-1337 baumann@thegrandview.org
Landscape painting classes
with Stefan Baumann. Weekly on Thursdays in San Jose. Info
at www.thegrandview.org
The
Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society has
free demos offered in 2009. Location: Hoover Theater, Room A
& B, 1635 Park Avenue, San Jose. 1:30 to 4:00 PM. Workshop
artists are -
| 2009 |
| June 21, Don Andrews, Watercolor Figures
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| Aug 16, Gerald Brommer, collage, surface
treatments |
| Sept 13, Ken Hosmer |
| Oct 18, Betsy Diller Stroud experimental |
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| 2010 |
| Jan 10, Myrna Wacknov, Liquid Watercolor
Portraits |
| Feb 7, Christopher Schink |
| March 8, Ratindra Das |
| April 25, Steven Quiller Color |
| June 6, Katherine Chang Liu, Finding
yourself as an artist |
| Nov 6, Frank Webb, Saving whites
in a pattern to get you thru the painting |
Please
visit www.scvws.org for complete
workshop details.
Opportunities
for Artists
Allegro Art Academy
is looking for art instructors to teach art classes for children
and adults. Allegro Art Academy has two locations – Portola
Valley and Cupertino (border of Los Altos). If you are interested,
please inquire with Irina Gorelik at 510-703-1534 or email igorelik@earthlink.net.
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FALC
Guidelines - Criteria for Jurying-in new members
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FALC has been fortunate this year to welcome many
new members, and with our annual art show coming up in September,
we can look forward to many others being interested in joining
our club. One of the questions that we get asked the most from
current members and those who are interested in joining is about
our criteria for acceptance. Our process is clear and simple.
Anyone who wants to join needs to bring three pieces of art
to one of our meetings. The members present at that meeting
will vote, and, if a majority of people approve, that person
will be accepted, pay their dues, and become an exhibiting member.
The question about criteria is not so simple.
We all know that Art is subjective. Sometimes we benefit from
that subjectivity, and sometimes we don't. No one can tell you
what good Art is or isn't.
As a juried club, FALC strives to maintain a certain
standard of proficiency since organizations that invite us to
exhibit assume a certain selectivity. One rule of thumb commonly
used when voting in new members is to ask yourself this question
- Would I like to exhibit with this work? Would this new work
add to the reputation of the club? Just as we support each other
by bringing our best work to shows and by providing new, fresh
work for the painting changes at Quinlan, we can use our Artists'
eyes to make decisions about what work will be hanging beside
us at the next show.
Voting "no" during the jurying-in process does
not bar an artist from joining the club. The artist can still
be a member, just not an "exhibiting member". Non-exhibiting
members can attend demos and meetings that provide an environment
for their art to grow. As they continue to develop their skills,
they are welcome to jury in at a later date.
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FALC
Guidelines - Copyrighted material
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The laws regarding copyrighted
material are complex and not uniform from state to state. In order
to avoid liability and the burden of determining whether a particular
image involves copyright infringement, FALC has created the following
guidelines for member artists. FALC assumes that it is the respoinsibility
of the artist to honestly follow these guidelines and assumes
no liability for work that is submitted or displayed not following
these guidelines. It reserves the right to disqualify a painting
if there is reasonable doubt about copyright infringement or plagiarism.
- Work entered for a show must be the
artist's original work in concept and execution.
- It cannot be copied from copyrighted
material or photographs belonging to another person or organizaion
except with the copyright holder's explicit written permission.
- It cannot be the reproduction of a
painting done by another person even if the original artist
is acknowledged on the painting.
- It cannot be the reproduction of a
historic painting.
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FALC
Board 2009
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President: Laurie Creveling
- 408-243-9791 / Agenda
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Vice President: Iona Ezaki
408-978-6614 / Membership
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Vice President: Nina Uppaluru
- 408-257-1315 / Newsletter, Website
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Demos and Programs: Tamar Assaf
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AVArtfest Coordinator: Priyanka
Gupta and Tanushri Mathur
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Treasurer: Yelena Shabrova
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Website: Nina Uppaluru, Janki
Chokshi
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Quinlan Show Coordinator: Yelena
and Slava Shabrova
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Secretary: Janki
Chokshi
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Publicity: Janki
Chokshi
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Graphics and Panel rental:
Carrie Zeidman
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Refreshments: Ralph Otte, Krishna
Mitra and Jiradit Thurma
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Mtg Coordinator: Gary
Ratts, Holly Van Hart and Grace Seidman
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We would
love to hear from you. Please send questions or comments to
information@falc.org
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