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Newsletter
November 2016
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Calendar
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Nov 14, 2016
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FALC General Meeting on Monday at 7:00
Quinlan
Center, Craft Room, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino.
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Nov 17, 2016
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Next Steering
Meeting on Thursday at 7:00 at Panera. |
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Painting change is
on Dec 12th.
Waiver
For framing
guideline refer to the Exhibiting
Rules
Members are requested to
bring 3 paintings for Painting Change. Artwork needs
to be framed and ready to hang. Members need to sign
a waiver while submitting their painting for Painting
change.
Request to all the members
to sign the waiver forms for exhibiting in quinlan painting
change. quinlan authorities will not be putting up the
paintings of an artist whose waiver are not received
by them. Artist has to submit a sign waiver only once
in a year for participating in quinlan show.
Also a kind request to all
the members to sign in - Members Sign in sheet, Vote
for Artist of the month and vote for Jurying in artist.
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2016
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.
Revised membership
fees will be effective for the memberships starting from June
1, 2016.
$45 - full year membership
$25 - half year membership.
Membership fees
are due for the year 2016-2017.
Membership
Form
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By-Law
and Minutes of Last Steering Meeting
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General
Meeting - November 14, 2016
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November
14, 2016
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FALC
General Meeting, Quinlan
Center, Craft Room, 10185 Stelling Rd., Cupertino
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Monday, Nov 14th
2016/ 7:00 PM - 9 PM
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Laurel
Bushman
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Laurel's interest in murals began with a
summer internship working on public murals while a student
at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She moved to California
in 2009 to begin her career. Laurel began as a realist, but
now works in a wide range of styles and applications. Much
of her work is created in partnership with interior designers
and homeowners, as well as businesses. Recently, she has turned
her attention back to public art, with several projects in
Santa Cruz and Monterey scheduled for the fall of 2016. Laurel
lives in Santa Cruz with her partner Geoff.
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Our
next shows
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November
: Library Show
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FALC member show
at the Cupertino Library, 10800 Torre Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014
Show coordinator: Janki Chokshi / janki_chokshi@hotmail.com
Show: Nov 14th to Jan 28th, 2016
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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. Theme required
: 6 Posters on Christmas theme and rest on Spring or general
Holiday theme.
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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2016
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 2015. 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
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President Shows & Events |
Carrie Zeidman
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| Publicity
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Shubha Prithviraj
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| Refreshments |
Open -
Assigning and managing the refreshments for the meetings.
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| Demo
Coordinator |
Peggy
Melovia
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| Panel
Rental |
Carrie Zeidman
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| Greeting
Table |
Nina Uppaluru
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We also need a volunteer with a van
or bigger vehical to transport FALC panels from Carrie Zeidman's
place to every event or show.
Please contact Janki Chokshi(janki_chokshi@hotmail.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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FALC Vice President Carrie Zeidman has published
a book named "Ghosts ". For purchasing the book
or for further inquiry regarding Book contact Carrie Zeidman-
Carrie@CarrieZeidman.com
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Book Description: Ghosts - Images
of War uses uniquely designed images of the past and present
combined to take you on a haunted ride through history. By
expertly superimposing and digitally manipulating historical
images of the past with photos of the present, Ghosts connects
the spirit and people of history to the present day world.
Almost as if you’ve traveled to the past, or the past has
been transported to the present, the images evoke nostalgia,
sadness, reflection, and hope. Battles and monuments included
range from Valley Forge to the Beaches of Normandy. After
visiting concentration camps in Poland in 2008, viewing monuments
and ruins filled with tragedy and despair, author Carrie Zeidman
came home with unrelenting visions of the people who once
occupied these spaces and whose lives were cut short. Searching
out authentic photos from the Holocaust and combining them
with images from her personal travels, she realized she could
mesh the old and the new, contrasting the heartbreaking past
with a hopeful present to create these unique images.
About the Author: Carrie Zeidman
is a digital artist and photographer whose passions are photography,
art, travel, and history, all of which are found in Ghosts.
She is a tenth generation Californian and a fourteenth generation
American. Many years of researching her extensive family history,
traveling to historic battle grounds, and creating her unique
art all come together in her first book. Her paintings start
with a mood, an emotion, or a memory of some kind. Using color
and figure, she finds a way to transfer that mood, emotion,
or memory onto the two-dimensional surface of the painting.
When finished, a successful piece is able to evoke the original
feeling in the viewer. Carrie has won several awards for her
work, including being named Cupertino Distinguished Artist
of the Year in 2012. Her work has been represented in galleries,
and her painting Freedom Rises in the East is in the permanent
collection of the Mauermuseum at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin,
Germany. She lives in Cupertino, California with her husband
Bob, who is also an author of several books. She lives on
a mountain top that affords her a different breathtaking view
of the sunrise over the Santa Clara Valley every morning,
providing endless artistic inspiration.
A Testimony of Beauty
The art exhibit “A Testimony of Beauty “
will be on display at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall from September
16, 2016, to March 2017. The artist’s reception will be held
on Saturday, September 24, from 2:00 pm to 5pm at Town Hall.
The reception is free, and will feature live music, refreshments
and wine. Where: 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills,
CA, 94022.
“Down To Earth”
is the theme behind the new Gallery House
exhibition of paintings by Sandra Cochran and Kevyn Warnock.
This show features Kevyn's view of the lands and waters of
California's coast side while Sandra explores the people who
inhabit the area. The exhibition will run from October 18th
until November 12th, 2016. A public reception is scheduled
for Saturday, October 22, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 320 S.
California Ave, Palo Alto.
Gallery House is located at 320 S. California
Ave, (through the Printer’s Cafe),Palo Alto. Gallery hours
are: Sundays, 11a.m. - 3 p.m Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. (Closed Monday). (650) 326-1668, www.galleryhouse2.com.
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Shows
to Enter
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ART on the Square Holiday Show Call for
Artists Holiday Show : Saturday November 19, 2016 ART on
the Square's 10th Anniversary Season continues on Saturday,
November 19 with our first Holiday Show in the beautiful San
Mateo County History Museum on Courthouse Square in downtown
Redwood City. We have space on two floors under the museum's
spectacular stained glass rotunda for you to sell your original
work. Applications must be postmarked no later than September
30, 2016. Space is limited and there has been a lot of interest
in this show. We'll do an "all at once" jurying in late September
and send acceptance emails soon after. The San Mateo County
History Museum will be free to the public on the day of our
event thanks to our sponsors' generous support (along with a
portion of the proceeds from artist fees). San Mateo County
History Museum: www.historysmc.org
Application, along with more information, can be downloaded
here: http://www.historysmc.org/main.php?page=holidayart
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Classes
and Workshops
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Ranjini Venkatachari will be
starting her "Colored Pencil Possibilities" , an ongoing
beginner/intermediate CP classes in the east bay from September
17th.The class will be on Saturday's from 1:30-3:30. It's going
to be a small class (limited to 10) so that we can have a productive
session learning techniques and working on our own pieces as
well. The registration link is now set up on her website - http://vividpencils.com/shop-2
Feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested
in joining the class. The last date for registration is Sept
15th. Feel free to email her if you have any questions about
the class. See the attached flyer for more information.
June Hibiscus Workshop Join
Kathleen Alexander for a three day watercolor workshop on
painting hibiscus flowers in luminous watercolor. The class
will cover techniques such as underpainting and glazing to achieve
depth and realism. The cost of the workshop is $300. If you
have taken a hibiscus workshop from Kathleen in the past, be
assured we will have a new project to work on! (This workshop
is being held at the Socitey of Western Artists Fine Arts Center,
but is not being sponsored by the Society).When: Friday
June 3, 2016 at 9:00 AM PDT -to- Sunday June 5, 2016 at 4:00
PM PDT. Where: Society of Western Artists Fine Art Center,
527 San Mateo Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066 more details:
http://www.kathleenalexanderwatercolors.com/classinfo.htm
Framing & Matting Workshop
by Kathleen Alexander- If you've ever wanted to learn to mat
and frame your own artwork, this workshop will cover all the
basics. The workshop cost is $125. Here are some of the topics
we will cover: --Measuring properly for framing --Cutting mats
--Mounting artwork --Frame selection and assembly (including
backing & wiring) --Where to purchase tools and materials --Archival
materials vs. non-archival Students are to bring their own artwork
to mat. One sheet of 32x40" mat board and one sheet of foamcore
are included in the class fee; additional mat & foamcore will
be available for purchase. (All off-white mat). There will be
two mat cutters and two instructors available, and students
will take turns cutting mats until 4pm if they would like to
keep using the equipment after the instruction has ended. When:
Monday June 6, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM PDT. Where:
SWA Gallery 527 San Mateo Avenue San Bruno, CA 94066. more details:
http://www.kathleenalexanderwatercolors.com/classinfo.htm
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 10am
- 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.
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 using
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
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 2016
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President: Janki Chokshi
- Website and Newsletter
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Vice President:Carrie Zeidman
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Program and Publicity: Shubha
Prithviraj
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Treasurer:Radha Velluri
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Secretary: Keith Hull
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Membership: Steve Clark
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Refreshments: Open
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Demo Coordinator: Peggy Melovia
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Online Gallery pages: Janki
Chokshi
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Artist of the Month Updates:
Janki Chokshi
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Panel rental: Carrie Zeidman
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Greeting Table: Nina Uppaluru
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Online
mail: Janki Chokshi
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