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Newsletter December
2012
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Calendar
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December 10, 2012
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Falc General Meeting at 7:00 at Quinlan Craft Room
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December 17, 2012
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Next Steering
Meeting will be December 17, 2012 at 7:00 at Panera. |
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January 14, 2012
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Next Quinlan painting
change on January 14, 2012. |
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2013
FALC Membership
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To participate in FALC
sponsored shows and exhibits, one must be juried in as a exhibiting
member. Artists who have submitted 3 pieces of original art
which meet with the approval and acceptance of the voting members
will be awarded "Exhibiting Membership".Jurying
in will take place at most meeting.
Membership for continuing
members is $30.00 per year, January through December. Only new
members joining after July 1 will pay $15.00 for the second
half of the year.
Membership
form
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General
Meeting - December 10, 2012
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FALC
General Meeting, Quinlan
Center, Craft Room, 10185 North Stelling Rd., Cupertino
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Monday, December 10,
2012/ 7:00 PM - 9 PM
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2012
FALC Holiday Party and Paint-In
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Paint-In: Please join us for
our most enjoyable yearly event! It has been a FALC tradition
for several years to come together and paint Holiday posters
which will be donated to the Pleasant View Convalescent home
in Cupertino. If you are shy about painting with a group, please
join us anyway. We would appreciate the opportunity to talk
and get to know one another. Please join us in celebrating the
Holidays!
Bring your watercolor or quick
drying acrylic paint, brushes and palette. No oil paints. Paper
will be provided. You could choose to paint a simple secular
holiday picture of your choice. We have designs that you can
pick from to paint.
Optional: Please bring a small
wrapped gift (approx. $10) for the patients at the Convalescent
Home who may not have relatives visiting them during the holidays.
Please mark if it is for a male or female. No liquids, lotions
or perishable goods please. Suggested gifts are gloves, scarves,
socks etc.
Optional: Please bring a snack
or food to share at the pot-luck.
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2013
Nominations and Elections
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With the beginning of the new year all FALC board positions are
open for new nominations. We would like to ask that each FALC
member give some thought to how they can be more involved with
our club for 2013. You can nominate yourself or any other FALC
member for any position,listed below. All nominations will be
voted on January Meeting. The club has many talented members with
many skills that are urgently needed to run the group. A club
is only as good as it's members and if everyone takes turns at
running the group we can achieve great results. Please ask
yourself what you can do to contribute. We will do everything
we can to make your involvement a positive experience and you
will have plenty of guidance to help you get started. You may
consider sharing a job with a friend. We invite nominations for
any of the following vacant positions -
| President |
Conduct General as well as Steering meetings.
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| Vice
President Shows & Events |
Learning to organize art shows with a fun group of people.
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President Website and Newsletter |
Manages website and Newsletters dor the club.
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| Treasurer |
This position includes financial management for the club.
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| Secretary |
Taking down the minutes of the general as well as steering
meetings.
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| Membership |
Managing the membership records for the club.
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| Refreshments |
Assigning and managing the refreshments for the meetings.
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| Demo
Coordinator |
Searching for enriching demo artists for the club.
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| Panel
Rental |
Keeping and Managing Panels.
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| Greeting
Table |
Managing the Greeting table for all general meetings.
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| Historian |
Keeping the history of Falc up to date.
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Please contact Slava Shabrov (slava@shabrov.com) if you would
like to discuss volunteering for any of the above vacant positions.
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Profile
of the Month
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Carrie creates digital art in
a style she calls Contour Topographical Painting. Most of her
paintings start with a mood, an emotion, or a memory of some
kind. When finished, a successful piece is able to evoke emotion
in the viewer.
Her art is a hybrid style that
combines the techniques of digital illustration with traditional
fine art. Her Ghosts series, based on the Holocaust has had
a successful series of shows and sold several prints. Her piece,
Freedom Rises in the East, is a part of several prestigious
collections and is on permanent display at the Checkpoint Charlie
Museum in Berlin.
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Upcoming
Show : From The Heart Show
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Show Coordinator: Janki Chokshi
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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
50 words) to janki_chokshi@hotmail.com
along with a picture of the display if you have one.
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47th Annual Fine Art Show
– Fremont Art Association www.FremontArtAssociation.org
Deepa Tuteja and Janki Chokshi
has their work displayed at the Cupertino Library on Torre Avenue
in Cupertino. Their work will show at the library until the
end of Dec.
Nina Uppaluru's "Yosemite Cliffs" is
in the Triton Show! Everyone is invited to the reception Dec
7 from 6-8pm.
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Shows
to Enter
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Gallery 9
in Los Altos (a coop gallery)
invites artists in all media to apply for membership. Gallery
9 has 30 artists displaying work in acrylics, oils, mixed media,
water media, photography, ceramics and jewellery. Address: 143
Main Street, Los Altos. 650.941.7969 gallery9losaltos.com.
Contact Suej McCall at (408) 295-6523 for membership info and
the jurying process.
43rd National watercolor Exhibition
Update : The exhibition opens in Thursday, January 17, 2013, at
the Harrington Gallery, Firehouse Art Center (firehousearts.org),
4444 Railroad Avenue, one block east of Main Street in downtown
Pleasanton, California. Artists’ and Award Reception, Saturday,
January 19, 2013, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm., stop by to see this amazing
show. Click HERE
to see the overview and get the Prospectus, or go to the Shows/Exhibitions
tab, then National Prospectus. Belinda Lima's painting "Shopping
Day" was accepted into the California Watercolor Society's 43rd
National Exhibition.
The 56th annual Saratoga Rotary Art
Show : Sunday, May 5, 2013 West Valley College, Saratoga,
CA. It’s Easy! Participation in the jurying process can be as
simple as filling out a form and uploading images of your art
to our web site. Apply now online! www.saratogarotary.org/artshow/artists.shtml
Application/Registration Deadline: January 19, 2013 Jurying completed
and invitations to our show emailed: February 3, 2013 .
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://cupertinolibraryfoundation.org/programs/art-wall/art-wall-entry-form/
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Classes
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Anna Lee Steed will be
teaching a painting class for oil and acrylic painters at the
Quinlan Center in Cupertino starting January 9th. Classes will
be on Mondays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Students will paint abstracts,
still life and landscape. As always, Anna Lee’s lessons will have
a strong focus on color. Painters of all levels are welcome, extra
help for beginners. Cost is $150 for five classes Please contact
Anna Lee at 831-662-8979 for more information, a registration
form and the material list. See Anna Lee’s paintings online at
www.linstromart.com.
Artist
Access Days at Filoli : Filoli extends the opportunity
for artists and photographers to have access to the gardens after
hours. Experience the quiet beauty and stunning vistas of this
rare and historical country estate. Photographers may use tripods;
other artists may use easels and work in the medium of their choice.
Artists provide all their own materials and storage containers
for the removal of all used water and non-toxic cleaning fluids.
No fluids of any type are to be disposed of at Filoli. Space is
limited, pre-registration is highly recommended. Fee: per day:
$20 for members; $25 for non–members. Non-members: Fee includes
same day admission to Filoli. You are welcome to arrive anytime
between 10:00 am – 2:30 pm, visit the historic House and Garden
and scout locations for your next masterpiece. Dates : Thursdays—
March 22, April 19, May 24, June 21, August 16, September 20 and
October 18 Time: 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm To reserve your spot for this
unique opportunity, visit www.filoli.org/special-events-and-exhibits/art-exhibits.html#artistaccess
or call Member Services at (650 - 264 8300,ext 508).
Mike Kirschel Learn and
practice oil painting (or acrylic) in the Monta Vista 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.
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 https://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.
Joy Kuo Teaching Chinese
Brush Painting Beginner or Advance students on Wednesday morning
10:00am.-12:00pm at Joy's studio 154 Quail Hollow Dr. San Jose,
CA 95128 . $40.00/per class. Please call 408-598-6085 or email
kuojs@yahoo.com.
Martha Zlatar is an Artist
Success Coach who can help you define your unique goals for your
art and support you in the process. Coaching is a wonderful way
to be accountable for your actions. Martha will help you identify
what you want to do, when will you do it by and how will you get
it done. Please contact her for a complimentary half hour phone
consultation at 415-839-8085 or email her at martha@artmatch-coach.com.
Collage Workshop with Kay Duffy
- Kay will show you how to color and create texture on special
oriental papers. These lovely papers are very absorbent and often
imbedded with fibers or patterns. These papers will be used to
create abstract patterns. For more info K@dayduffywatercolors.com
Saturday September 15, 2012 9:30-3:30pm in the workshop area at
Hakone Gardens, Saratoga $55/day includes most supplies and a
sample packet of papers; additional papers may be purchased. Your
reservation is a check made out to Kay Duffy, 20637 Leonard Road,
Saratoga, CA 95070. Space is limited! A more complete information
sheet will be sent. Virtual gallery www.kayduffywatercolors.com.
Kay also teaches on-going WATERCOLOR CLASSES, every 2nd and 4th
Monday morning drop in at 9:30. $20/ class.
SCVWS
offers a 10 week painting course with Mike Bailey, Watercolor
Beyond the Obvious. It also offers SCVWS 2012 workshop brochure.
You can register on their website at www.scvws.org Info: 650-941-8073.
Member
of Falc Kathy Qi has started a website for artists for selling
and promoting their work. website: http://www.key2arts.com/
Key2ARTS.com is a FREE community service for artists to exhibit
and sell their own original, prints, and cards of artwork with
very low commission rate. Membership is free and it's open to
any art club juried-in artist, and people who appreciate art.
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Resources
Page on website
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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
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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 email: janki_chokshi@hotmail.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 2/3 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 2012
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President: Slava Shabrov
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Vice President: Janki Chokshi
- Website and Newsletter
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Vice President: Vacant
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Program and Publicity: Belinda
Lima
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Treasurer: Joy Kuo
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Secretary: Iona Ezaki
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Membership: Kathy Qi / qiji2005@gmail.com
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Refreshments: Yao-Pi Hsu
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Demo Coordinator: Nina Uppaluru
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Online Gallery pages: Janki
Chokshi
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Artist of the Month Updates:
Janki Chokshi
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Quinlan Show Coordinator:Vacant
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Panel rental: Carrie Zeidman
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Greeting Table: Kalpana Adesara
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Online mail: Kalpana
Adesara
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