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Newsletter August
2011
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Calendar
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August 8, 2011
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General Meeting
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Next Quinlan painting
change on September 12. We will hang the Autumn Festival
paintings at that time. |
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August 19, 2011
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Deadline to
submit your entry for the Autumn Festival Show. See details
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September 9, 2011
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Silent Auction
and Reception, 7 to 9PM |
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September 10-11, 2011
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Autumn Festival
Juried Show, 10AM to 6PM |
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2011
FALC Membership
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All continuing members
are required to complete the form and mail it in with their
check for $30. New members who
join after July 2011 may follow instructions on the membership
form and mail in a check for $15.
Membership
form
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General
Meeting - August 8, 2011
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FALC
General Meeting, Quinlan
Center, Craft Room, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino
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Monday, August 8,
2011/ 7:00pm - 9:30 PM
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Raja
Guha Thakurta - Portraits and Figures
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Raja's
Website
Raja will discuss
some pencil drawing techniques in the context of portrait and
figure drawing - elements such as light and shade, balance,
composition, texture, form, proportions, etc. Much of the focus
will be on the ideas behind each piece of art. He will also
discuss techniques and underlying ideas for his award winning
oil paintings.
Raja Guha Thakurta specializes in detailed,
realistic oil and pencil portraits of people and animals. He
also works in other media including wood carving, glass/ceramic
painting, etc. He has been fortunate enough to receive recognition
for his art, most notably the Best of Show award at the Fine
Arts League of Cupertino 2007 annual show, an Award of Excellence
at 2007 AVArtFest, and 2nd place in the Triton Museum purchase
award at 2007 AVArtFest. Over the years, he has done several
commissioned pieces. His love of art can be traced back to a
family of artists: mother, sister, and especially his maternal
grandmother whose charcoal portraits served as a tremendous
source of inspiration. He was born in Calcutta (India), moved
to the US in 1985, and has been a professor of astronomy and
astrophysics at the University of California Santa Cruz and
UC Observatories/Lick Observatory since 1994, his day (and night!)
job.
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Our
Next Show - Autumn Festival Juried Show
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Show Chair - Iona Ezaki ionaezaki@aol.com
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Deadline
for entry: August 19, 2011
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Reception & Auction: September 9, 2011.
Show: September 10 & 11, 2011
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Juror:
Mike Bailey, President of the National Watercolor Association
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$1000 in prizes sponsored by
the Rotary Club of Cupertino
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Silent Auction: Coordinator
Kathy Qi / quji2005@gmail.com
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We will hold a Silent Auction of 10 pieces of artwork by FALC
artists during the Reception on September 9. 100% of the proceeds
from the Auction will be donated to Habitat for Humanity, which
is in the process of construction housing for disadvantaged
families in Cupertino. Images of the donated pieces will be
shown on the online invitation and the printed postcard.
We would like to thank the following FALC Members for generously
donating their beautiful paintings- Amy Do, Nancy Near, Dee
Sullivan (2 paintings), Yao-Pi Hsu, Ran Wu, Yun Wu, Tanushri
Mathur, Kathy Qi, Nina Uppaluru.
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Profile
of the Month
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Each month we would like to profile
a member who has volunteered time toward helping the club.
Karen Mumford was encouraged and inspired
by her aunt who was a sculptor and as a young girl began taking
drawing classes, which she continued attending through college.
A few years ago she made the transition from drawing into oil
painting. Residing in Northern California since 1992, she enjoys
the sights and sounds of the ocean, the coastal blue mountains
and the colorful blooms of spring from which she draws inspiration
for her organically flowing oil paintings.
"Motion, movement and change are part
of our everyday lives. The influence of this concept can be
found in the motion and flow of my paintings. The shapes in
my work are derived from forms in our natural surroundings.
Once the shapes are sketched on the canvas I like to paint spontaneously
until it resonates within. In using this approach the painting
is found through intuitive feeling and does not aim to reproduce
the external form in a material sense, but strives to convey
the internal."
Karen is a member of Gallery House and
is currently having a feature show. You are all invited to stop
in and see "A Summer's Dream" from July 19- August 20, 2011.
A Fine Art Exhibition of Vivid Colors, Flowing Forms and Rich
Patinas, Featuring Artists: Patrica Nojima - Watercolors Karen
Mumford - Oil Kris Taylor - Bronze. Gallery House 320 California
Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-326-1668 www.GalleryHouse2.com
www.karenstudionline.com
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Shows
to see
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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. If you
have a show or reception that you would like to list in this section,
please send the information (under 40 words) to nina.uppaluru@gmail.com
along with a picture of the display if you have one.
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Ran Wu has 2 paintings accepted to
the exhibition "Century of Landscapes" hosted by California
Art Club. The exhibition is at the California Historical Society
in San Francisco from July 14 to October 15, 2011. California
Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Yao-Pi Hsu has 9 pieces of photography
up at the Cupertino Library on Torre Avenue until August 27,
2011. If you would like to display your work at the Cupertino
Library, please see instructions under Shows To Enter/Cupertino
Library Art Display below.
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Shows
to Enter
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Yamagami Nursery in Cupertino is looking
for artists (acrylics or watercolor) to paint on various days
at Yamagami's. Your information will go in the Yamagami's newsletter.
They will hold an Art Auction/Dinner on August 11, 2011. If you
are interested, please immediately contact Jeff Bramschreiber
at snjbram@aol.com.
Los Altos History Museum calls for submission
for its "Shaped by Water: Past, Present and Future"
exhibit at the Los Altos Library. Deadline for submission is August
31, 2011. The exhibit will run November 1-30, 2011. Prospectus
The Cupertino Library Art Display sponsored
by the Library Foundation is now taking applications from artists
who would like to display their work at the Cupertino Library
on a 9' x 9' space for a period of 2 months. The library takes
no commission on sales and there is no charge for displaying there.
The application form is at http://cupertinovideo.cupertino.org/libraryfoundation/ArtistInfoForm/
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Classes
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Lake Alpine Women’s Journaling
and Painting Retreat with
Elaine Frenett & Jean Warren
With the penetrating heat of summer
upon us, try envisioning the air as autumn crisp, leaves
begin to turn golden and thoughts turn to introspection.
Such is the setting for the second annual "Visual Art Journaling
Retreat", September 11 - 16, 2011 at Lake Alpine Resort,
near Bear Valley, California. The clean mountain air invites
us to hike and explore, along with our watercolor journals,
the shimmering lake’s surroundings where Miwok rocks line
the shore. Come breathe creativity into your days ... fully
packed, yet gently paced. This year's "Retreat Chef" is
from the Culinary Institute of America - our meals will
be scrumptious! This all-inclusive retreat is for the spirited
who love words, art, journaling and the energy of other
women. Still available is our "Emerging Artist" Scholarship!
For more information: http://VisualArtJournaling.wordpress.com/
Contact: Jean Warren jean@jeanwarren.com
Bodega Bay, CA 707.875.9240 Contact: Elaine Frenett elainefrenett@live.com
Jacksonville, OR 541.899.0606.
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Mike Kirschel Learn and
practice oil painting (or acrylic) in the MontaVista neighborhood
of Cupertino. Beginning and advanced students welcome, class focus
is on painting and picture making fundamentals with an emphasis
on composition and color. Indoor studio painting is Wednesdays
mornings, 9:30 - 12:00 and outdoor painting on location is on
Saturdays also 9:30-12:00. Private and small group lessons are
also available. Please visit the website at www.kirschel.com
for more information or call Mike Kirschel at 650-521-1856.
Jeanne Tillman Paper Making
workshops: 4 one day workshops. Explore the art of making
unique decorate paper using recycled papers and plant fibers.
In this five-hour time period, the focus will be on creating many
sheets of recycled papers with decorative flourishes. To reserve
a space in one of these workshops, please send a check payable
to Jeanne Tillman to 15000 Old Ranch Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033
For more information, call (408) 353-3921.
Society of Western Artists
in Redwood City conducts workshops throughout 2011. Workshop instructors
will be Dale Laitinen, Karen Frey, Sonya Hamilton, Randall Sexton,
Linda Harris, Jim Gleeson and doug Dawson. Please visit their
website for details www.societyofwesternartists.com
Zoya Scholis conducts advanced,
intermediate and beginners watermedia painting classes through
the FUHSD Sunnyvale Cupertino Adult education and at the Cupertino
Senior Center. She also conducts Mixed Media Workshops and Collage
Workshops in the summer. For more details please visit http://www.ace.fuhsd.org.
Contact Zoya at zoya@artforpersonalgrowth.com
Stefan Bauman Weekly Oil
painting classes in Saratoga the first and third week of each
month Mondays from 6-9pm and Tuesdays from 10 - 1pm. Please call
415 606-9074 or email stefan_baumann@yahoo.com. More Info at www.thegrandview.
SCVWS
offers a 10 week painting course with Mike Bailey, Watercolor
Beyond the Obvious. You can register on their website at www.scvws.org
Info: 650-941-8073.
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Resources
Page on website
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new Artist Resources page which
lists many recommendations by FALC artists. Members are welcome
to submit their recommendations for the organizing committee to
review. Please make your recommendations as detailed as possible
and let us know what you find useful. Submit your recommendations
to the form at the bottom of this page and add "Artist Resources
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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 Krishna Mitra at krishna@jakubson.com
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Panel
Rental
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Panels are available for rent all year at $5/weekend for members
and $7 / weekend for non-members. There will be a $25 charge
for checks returned due to insufficient funds. 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
Guidelines - Criteria for Jurying-in new members
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FALC has been fortunate this year to welcome many
new members and 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.
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 2011
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President: Iona Ezaki - 408-978-6614/
ionaezaki@aol.com
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Vice President: Nina Uppaluru
- 408-257-1315 / Newsletter, Website
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Vice President: Janki Chokshi
/ Programs and Publicity
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Treasurer / Quinlan show: Position
Open
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Membership: Kathy Qi / qiji2005@gmail.com
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Refreshments: Masha Schultz,
Kalpana Adesara, Yao Pi Hsu, Zlata Rabinovich
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Demos: Reema Sachar
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Online Gallery pages: Janki
Chokshi, Krishna Mitra
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Artist of the Month Updates:
Janki Chokshi
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Quinlan Show Coordinator: Yelena
and Slava Shabrova
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Graphics and Panel rental:
Carrie Zeidman
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Greeting Table: Grace Seidman,
Amy Do, Nancy Near, Solange Glaize
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Online mail: Nava Attia
Benoit
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