Newsletter June
2014
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Calendar
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June 9, 2014
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Falc General Meeting on Monday at 7:00
(PLEASE
NOTE VENUE CHANGE)
at Creekside Park Building 10455 Miller Ave.,Cupertino,CA
95014.
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No Meeting
in July. |
June 12, 2014
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Next Steering
Meeting on Thursday at 7:00 at Panera. |
Aug 11, 2014
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Next Quinlan painting
change in Aug 11, 2014. |
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2014
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 meetings.
Membership for continuing
members is $30.00 per year, January through December.
Membership fees are
due for the year 2014.
Membership
Form
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General
Meeting - June 9, 2014
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FALC
General Meeting,
(PLEASE
NOTE VENUE CHANGE)
at Creekside Park
Building 10455 Miller Ave.,Cupertino,CA 95014.
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Monday, June 9 2014/
7:00 PM - 9 PM
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Painting
the Essence of Nature
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Artist's statement "I
explore how color and light affect space and the physical sense
of place. For me Atmospheric Conditions are more than weather
conditions, they elicit a personal response to the landscape.
The setting of my work may be abstracted landscapes, but the
root of my work is an emotional reaction to the environment.
My paintings are based on nature, fashioned from memory and
imagination, and imply landscapes not necessarily seen, but
felt. I dissolve the landscape, leaving only what I consider
to be the essence of nature. I hope to draw the viewer to the
light and colors that radiate from the canvas and give them
pause."
Victoria Veedell is a painter
who captures the essence of nature by examining the effects
of light on form in the natural world. Her paintings, vibrant
and colorful abstractions of landscape, have been noted for
their calming influence on the viewer, allowing for reflection.
Victoria was born in Texas and received a Bachelor of Fine Art
in Painting at Texas A & M CC and worked toward MA at NYU. She
has been painting for over 20 years.
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Profile
of The Month
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Its always been FALC tradition
to introduce one member of steering commitee or an Artist of the
month first place winner. This month's Artist of the month first
place winner was Slava Shabrov.
Slava is a self-taught artist.
He was involved in photography since childhood, devoting much
time to develop technical skills and artistic vision. Slava’s
main interest lies with endless aspects of nature – redwoods,
wild and garden plants, rock formations, streams and vistas. His
specialty is breathtaking panoramas that bring the great outdoors
closer, encompassing the viewer. His photographs passionately
reveal the beauty of parks, preserves and gardens and remind us
about beauty that we often forget in our urban life. For years
Slava was working with black and white film, exploring light,
textures and shapes, inspiring imagination of the viewer. Once
the quality of digital cameras improved enough to make it compelling
to try them, Slava made the transition to the new technology.
Flexibility of digital processing along with improvements in printing
technology opened new horizons in revealing full potential of
light and color. Regardless of technique, being in the right place
at the right time, selecting your subject and making the best
judgment about composition and lightning is what ensures the best
result.
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Reward
Points For Members
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Falc is excited to introduce
New Membership Incentive Program. Please visit the Link for more
details.
Members
Incentive Program
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Our
Next Show
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"Midsummer
Art Celebration" at the Triton Museum of art
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Show: June 2014 from 10AM
to 6PM at the Rotary Park.
1505
Warburton Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95050
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FALC participates in this one day event with several other
Bay Area art groups.
http://falc.org/midsummer.htm
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2014
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 2014. You can nominate yourself or any other FALC
member for any position listed below. All nominations will be
voted on at the 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 -
Vice
President Shows & Events |
Janki Chokshi
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Vice
President Website and Newsletter |
Janki Chokshi
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Membership |
Yelena Shabrova
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Refreshments |
(Open) Assigning and managing the refreshments for
the meetings.
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Demo
Coordinator |
Nina Uppaluru
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Panel
Rental |
Carrie Zeidman
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Greeting
Table |
(Open) Managing the greeting table for all general
meetings.
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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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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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Triton Museum of Art's Statewide Photography
Competition&Exhibition: Exhibition May 10-August 10, at
1505 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA. FALC member Yao Pi's
two pieces are displaying in the show.
Harrington Gallery "Fresh
Works" 4th Annual Open Juried Exhibit : May 3-June 9th 2014,
4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton, CA.Yao Pi has one Piece displaying
in the show.
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Shows
to Enter
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Deadline to send nominations
for the Cupertino annual Distinguished and Emerging Artist awards
is fast approaching. Please visit The Cupertino web site for details:
http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=609
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/
Calling all photographers! Send Triton
Museum your submissions for the 2014 Photography Competition &
Exhibition. The 2014 Best of Show winner will receive a solo exhibition
at the Triton Museum of Art in Winter 2016! Additional awards
will be given.
Important Dates: March 24, 2014 - Deadline for
receipt of CDs April 4, 2014 - Selection notifications sent (via
email if provided on the prospectus) April 30, 2014 - Deadline
for receipt of accepted work May 10, 2014 - Exhibition opens May
23, 2014 - Artist Reception, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. August 10, 2014
- Exhibition closes August 12-24, 2014 - Pick-up artwork.
For the full prospectus and more information
on this exciting opportunity... Any questions about the competition
or exhibition? Please email Chief Curator, Preston Metcalf at
pmetcalf@tritonmuseum.org. No phone calls please. Triton Museum
of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara, Ca 95050 Office Phone:
(408) 247-3754 / Gallery Phone: (408) 247-2438 staff@tritonmuseum.org
/ www.tritonmuseum.org
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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.
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 Wednesday
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. Classes are on 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 mornings
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.
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.
University Art in San Jose presents
a GOLD LEAF WORKSHOP: "Learn how to use Gold Leaf Within Your
Painting" Saturday March 22nd, 2014 2pm to 5pm $80.00 Artist Tanya
Larina will show you the steps to add gold leaf into your oil
or acrylic painting. Call the store to reserve your spot. This
will fill up fast and space is limited. University Art 456 Meridian
Ave. San Jose, Ca. 95126. Contact No. 408-297-4707.
An Artist Workshop by George
O’Hanlon, Director of Natural Pigments November 16 and 17
at Accent Arts in Palo Alto Saturday, November 16 at 9am to 5pm
Sunday, November 17 at 9am to 5pm Accent Arts, 392 S. California
Ave, Palo Alto, CA The small class size provides each attendee
personal attention and guidance with materials. Registration now
open: $325 per person Due to limited class size we ask that you
register early and pay for the workshop upon registration to insure
your space. All workshop materials are included in the tuition.
Registration open now.
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Resources
Page on website
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Please check out our
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 using the form
at the bottom of this page and add "Artist Resources recommendation"
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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
http://www.falc.org/gallery/submit_new_gallery_page.htm
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. Full payment
plus a $100 refundable deposit are due when panels are picked
up.
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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 2014
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President: Slava Shabrov
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Vice President: Janki Chokshi
- Website and Newsletter
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Program and Publicity: Carrie
Zeidman
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Treasurer: Todd Kruse
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Secretary: Keith Hull
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Membership: Yelena Shabrova
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Refreshments: Vacant
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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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Historian : Sid Veloria
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Panel rental: Carrie Zeidman
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Greeting Table: Kalpana Adesara
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Online mail: Slava Shabrov
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