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PRESIDENT'S LETTER
May 2014
Greetings,
Well, it is Deja vu all over again! Having served two other terms as President of the Guild, this is a familiar and welcome feeling. The Guild is a family, and being asked to lead the family for another year is an honor.
My first thought goes to our prior President and Board of Directors. We owe them a big thank-you for their service. Out of six hundred fifty members, not many choose to serve, but they did, and we all benefited from their dedication.
With new officers, and a new Board of Directors we turn to the coming year with renewed enthusiasm. Fresh ideas and new strategies will advance our Mission, enrich our Outreach Programs and promote our Gallery.
I have a few new ideas to share with you over the next few months, to give our Guild Members more benefits, and to make our shows and art exhibits more enjoyable for exhibiting artists. I most especially look forward to working with our volunteers in all of our Outreach Programs to help them continue, and yes even expand, on the great work they do.
I will be forever available for your suggestions and advice. I look forward to seeing all of you at our meetings and shows and if you have any comments, good or bad, feel free to call or E-mail me at any time.
Personally, I think we have the best artist guild in South Carolina. So, when you renew your membership, ask a friend or relative to join too. You will be doing them a favor!
Ron Gibb, President
Charleston Artist Guild
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CAG MEMBERS' MEETING
Tuesday, May 13th - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
at the GIBBES Museum
Hello Charleston Artist Guild members and friends:
Don't miss our May members' meeting program! The Guild is very excited and proud to announce our next presentation given by Mrs. Angela Mack, Curator of the Gibbes Museum. It will be a very interesting evening and promises to be a great night for our members and friends.
DATE: Tuesday, May 13, 2014
TIME: 6:00pm, Social followed by meeting and
program from 6:30pm - 8:00pm
PLACE: Gibbes Museum, 135 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29401
MEMBERS: Please bring a snack to share if you can. Finger-food preferred. Please make sure to deliver your snacks between 5:30pm and 5:45pm to have time to set up.
Come join us for a wonderful evening, and remember this will be our last members' meeting until September 2014!
Mercedes da Silva
Programs Director
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Art Workshops
by Tina Mayland
Director of Workshops
This is a wonderful opportunity to study with nationally-known painter Susan Sarback and learn her unique pallet-knife painting techniques. This five-day workshop, Sept. 15 -19, 2014 starts with a demo by Susan and a step-by-step discussion of her approach to capturing radiant light and color. More demos and class room critique/discussion follow, with ample opportunity for students to apply the techniques demonstrated by Susan en plein air.
This workshop is back by popular demand; in fact, several CAG members have taken Susan's workshop multiple times. For the last 3 years, the workshop has sold out in the spring, so don't delay if you're interested. The Charleston Artist Guild (CAG) member price is $650 if you pay by Oct 1. After then, the price is $675. The workshop is also open to non-CAG members at a price of $700 by Oct 1 and $725 thereafter. A deposit of 50% is required to hold your spot, with the balance due July 30. Registration closes July 30 .
The workshop is open to all levels, in oils and pastels, and will be held September 15th through the 19th. Susan will demonstrate in oil. Some plein air experience is recommended. For more information about this workshop, please contact Tina Mayland at [email protected]. The workshop is sponsored by the Charleston Artist Guild and is open to members and non-members. To see more about Susan's work and her approach to painting instruction, go to www.lightandcolor.com.
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EXHIBITIONS
by Russell Buskirk
Director of Exhibitions
2014 SIGNATURE EXHIBITION
Many thanks go to all who helped with the show and to all the artists who entered. Although it was a small show; the quality of the work was superb. We had some usual winners and some new Exhibiting members who received honors as well. This was Haydee Verdia's first show and she received an 'Of Interest" award. Congratulations go to all the Award winners!
Award Winners
Artwork
First Place
Rick Parker - 'In the Pink'
Second Place
Chuck Morris - 'Marsh Heaven'
Third Place
Brenda Gilliam - 'Goin' Surf Fishing'
Honorable Mentions
Sherri Bardsley - 'Sharing the Log'
Louise Aug - 'Pursuit'
Russell Buskirk - 'A Bit of Muse'
Patricia Huff - 'Rockville Beauty'
Lisa Graves - 'Moove Closer Ladies'
Deborah Palmer - 'River Sentinels II'
OF INTEREST
Helen Beacham - 'Sweet Balm'
Claudette Bell - 'Botany Bay Simplicite'
Catherine E. Case - 'Vecchia Donna'
John Duncan - 'East Battery Row'
Barbara Greaux - 'Red Bridge'
Amanda Rose - 'Orchid on Yellow'
Linda Williams - 'Prelude to a Storm'
Nancy Wilson - 'Pelican'
Haydee Verdia - 'Spring Marsh'
Andrea Hazel - 'Old Reliable'
Photography
First Place
Jim Miller - 'Irish Counrtyside'
Second Place
Pam Eccles - 'Untitled'
Third Place
Sonny Dugal - 'The Beauty Within'
Honorable Mention
Stan Ullner- 'Gathering Greens'
Patricia Schaefer - 'Summers End'
Larry Gale - 'Cabbage Study #1'
Susanne Frenzel - 'Rendezvous of Silhouettes'
Of Interest
Stan Ullner - 'Reading Between the Columns'
Sonny Dugal - 'Rebirth'
Jolene Cleverly - 'Window Shopping'
Russell Buskirk - 'Blue Violet'
Susan Budnick - 'Old Exchange Shadows, No.2'
Pam Eccles - 'Attitude - Havana'
Gazie Nagle - 'In Spirit'
Patricia Schaefer - ' Statuesque'
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2014 Piccolo Spoleto Art Exhibition
The Guild will not be organizing the exhibition this year.
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2014 People's Choice Exhibition
This exhibition will be opening the first week in October in association with Art Walk. Entry is open to Exhibiting Members only. Invitations are sent by eMail in September.
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Director of Exhibitions position ~~
As many of you know, this is my last year. I would like to thank everyone who has helped with the shows over the years. As they say, "Couldn't have done it without you. THANKS!"
The new Board members will be approved at the April Board meeting and then elected at our April Members' meeting. Please contact Steve Jacobs if you are interested in serving on the Board.
contact Steve Jacobs at the Guild office at 843.722.2454
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Eagle Eye Artists at
Chicora School of Communication
Charleston Artist Guild again sponsored a gifted/talented art enrichment class at Chicora School of Communication this Spring. Students enjoyed painting, drawing and a clay sculpture. Ten students participated and several students had work that was exhibited at the 2014 North Charleston Arts Festival. Many thanks to volunteers, Muriel Lanciault and Rosie Phillips for their support of the program. Gary and Blaine Dixon treated the group to Eagle Eye Art Club hoodies in school uniform color at the close of the program.
Donations to the visual arts program have been welcomed this last year and have been put to good use throughout the school and in the classroom. A bolt of fabric was used as a backdrop for Black History Night. Several nearly new or new art sets and sketchbooks will be used for graduating fifth grade art awards.
Thanks again to the Charleston Artist Guild for their support of young artists.
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GALLERY NEWS
Featured Artists for the Month of May
Pam M. Schussel, Gale Roland and Bonnie Taylor
The Charleston Artist Guild announces Pam Miller-Schussel, Gale Roland and Bonnie Taylor featured artists for the month of May. Their exhibit is entitled "All that Glitters" and celebrates the uniqueness of their hand-made jewelry. An opening reception is planned for Friday, May 2nd from 5pm to 8pm at the CAG Gallery located at 160 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC. The reception is free and open to the public.
Come visit the Charleston Artist Guild Gallery during business hours, Mon-Sun 11am - 6pm from May 2 - May 31.
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Where does the time go?
by Debbie Daniels
Director of Publicity & Marketing
To market your art, you need to have a decent inventory of work and keep producing new paintings. Art is hard work. People who are not artists tend to think artists are having fun and "playing" all day. Art may be fun to create, but a lot of time, thought and planning go into each piece we work on. I tell myself I'll paint as soon as I finish what I'm doing, but some other task always seems to get in my way. I started out this year with all good intentions to spend more time painting, but I don't. I need more time.
As I sit here typing this article, I know full well the door behind me leads to my studio where 2 unfinished paintings and a primed blank canvas await my return. I have the same excuses. I have so much to do. I don't have time to paint. I have to write a newsletter article, or go shopping for a birthday gift, or work on an ad, or answer emails, or update the CAG Facebook page, etc. As well as being a procrastinator, I don't manage my time well and when I do get some time to paint, I tend to hurry through a painting because I'm running out of time. Then I'm not happy with the way it looks and I plan to come back to it later. And so it goes...
However, I seem to spend a lot of time on my laptop. How is that possible? So, since I was already online, I searched for time management ideas and found the "Pomodoro technique" on Alyson Stanfield's art blog in March about "time stealers" and thought I'd give it a try! Here's the link to her blog: http://www.artbizblog.com/2014/03/time-stealers.html
The technique was developed by an Italian in the 1980's and breaks down tasks into 25 minute intervals with short breaks in between. I found a free Pomodoro app online but chose to buy the $1.99 version that I saw on the art blog for my iPhone. It's basically a timer that you start and it plays a happy little tune when the time is up and tells you to take a 5 minute break. Then it starts up again for the next interval. You obviously don't really need an app for this. You can use any type of timer to let you know when your time is up on whatever you're doing. I won't use it in the studio, but I'm going to try using it to limit the time I spend on "time-stealing" tasks. I'll let you know how this works for me next month, so stay tuned!
I'd like to hear how you deal with this problem. Email me your thoughts and ideas so I can print them in the next newsletter.
"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult
when you do."
~Edgar Degas
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ART HISTORY SERIES
Edvard Munch
(1863 - 1944)
by Cisco Lindsey
When one sees the image of "The Scream", the initial reaction is: Why is that miserable person screaming? Actually, he is not. In Munch's own words: "I was out walking with two friends - the sun began to set - suddenly the sky turned blood-red - I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on a fence - there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city - my friends walked on, and there I still stood, trembling with fear - and I sensed an endless scream passing through Nature." So he isn't screaming, he is trying to block out the sound of existential angst echoing through the universe. Munch painted fifty (50!) versions of "The Scream", four of which are now in museums.
The Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (mʊngk) (1863-1944) was a tortured soul. He lost his mother when he was five, his beloved sister Sophie when she was 15, and his father when Munch was 26. Throughout his life, Munch insisted that his paintings tell a story, and that story was often of loneliness, sadness, sickness, death and despair - and love. He had little use for pictures that were merely pretty landscapes or still lifes, and of his visit to the Paris Salon he stated: "Seven years ago I traveled to Paris, consumed by a burning desire to see the Salon - I thought I would be in seventh heaven, but all I felt was repugnance . . "
In 2002, I visited the High Museum in Atlanta specifically to see Munch's paintings in an exhibition entitled "After the Scream." On arrival, I walked through the door with the curator of the show, and mentioned I had come to see the "Munch". My pronunciation was immediately corrected. The proper pronunciation of "Munch", the artist, does not rhyme with "lunch", the meal. With this bit of education, I proceeded to thoroughly enjoy the show. "The Sick Child" was my favorite.
Many of Munch's paintings have a harsh, unfinished appearance. He often scraped his paintings with sharp objects to leave gashes and lines on the surface. For a time, he painted in an outdoor studio with no roof, standing in the snow, and left paintings exposed to all sorts of weather. This produced exactly the effect that Munch wanted. He lived in fear that his paintings would mistakenly be varnished and lose the dry surface that evoked fresco painting.
In 1908, as a result of excessive drinking and overwork, Munch suffered a severe breakdown and checked himself into a psychiatric clinic where he remained for eight months. Upon his release, he was determined to remain healthy and is quoted as saying: "I now confine myself to nicotine-free cigars, alcohol-free drinks, and non-poisonous women - either married or unmarried."
Munch painted prodigiously for the remaining 36 years of his life and died in 1944 at age 80. His paintings after his breakdown never quite matched the passion of his work during the first 15 years of his career, but now he was financially successful. Munch was treated harshly by critics in his youth, and of course, was despised by Adolph Hitler and the Nazis. It seems Fascists always hate art that is not strictly representational.
But today, any Munch is worth big bucks. In August 2004, a version of "The Scream" and another painting, "Madonna", were stolen from the Oslo Museum. Thieves, of course, are generally stupid about art - there was no way they could have sold these very famous paintings. Fortunately for art lovers everywhere, the thieves were caught in May 2006, and the paintings recovered in August 2006, with minimal damage.
To me the lesson from Munch is this: If you feel the urge to paint something other than a lowcountry marsh or a live oak tree or something else pretty that will "sell", go for it. Express your emotions and you might end up with something REALLY good!
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HOSPITALITY
by Karen Gaag and Mila Garro
Co-Directors of Hospitality
The last event of the year will be a party to celebrate our talented membership. It is the final meeting of the year and will be held at Gibbes Art Museum, as it has been in the past, on May 13th at 6pm. Angela Mack will tell us of the museum's accomplishments and also the plans for renovation. It should be a fun evening in which we will have time to visit with old friends and fellow artists.
The hospitality committee could use your help in making this event successful. We will need a few people to serve wine and a few more to help keep our food table organized and of course we always need finger food. If you can help please let me know. [email protected]
Thanks to all who have helped make this a good year.
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Supporting the
Fine Arts Community
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2014
May
May 2 - Featured Artists reception at CAG Gallery, "All that Glitters...", Pam M. Schussel, Gale Roland and Bonnie Taylor. 5pm - 8pm.
May 2 - French Quarter Gallery Association Art Walk, evening hrs.
May 13 - Monthly CAG member meeting at The GIBBES Museum, 6pm - 8pm.
May 20 - All material due for the July issue of S.C. Art Guide. Send materials to Debbie Daniels.
May 23 - June 7 Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibit.
June
June 1 - CAG Membership Drive
June 6 - Featured Artist reception at CAG Gallery, "Driven to Abstractions", Muriel Lanciault. 5pm - 8pm
June 1 - 7 Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibit.
June 20 - All materials due for the August issue of S.C. Art Guide. Send materials to Debbie Daniels.
July
July 5 - "History Fair" at Magnolia Gardens. 10am - 6pm
July 4 - Featured Artist reception at CAG Gallery, "Gates of Charleston", Alicia Colella,
5pm - 8pm
August
August 1 - Featured Artist reception at CAG Gallery, Title to be Announced, Russell Buskirk, 5pm - 8pm
To get a map with directions to Irene Dixon Auditorium at Roper Hospital
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Guild Officers
PRESIDENT:
Ron Gibb 716.998.6307
VICE PRESIDENT:
Cathy P. Fuller 843.452.0444
SECRETARY:
Linda Williams 843.557.0210
TREASURER:
Linda Weber 843.817.0805
Guild Directors
PAST PRESIDENT:
David Scheffler 614.395.9574
EXHIBITIONS:
Vacant
PROGRAMS:
Mercedes daSilva 843.442.7149
Deborah Sisco 843.870.4564
Mary Sayas 843.762.0945
NEWSLETTER EDITOR/
WEBSITE DEVELOPER:
Haydee Verdia 843.743.1364
Diane Musgrove 843.972.8930
Faye Sullivan 843.849.1833
Susanne Frenzel 843.388.7848
Whaley Baynard 843.884.0978
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
Muriel Lanciault 843.486.6328
PUBLICITY/MARKETING:
Debbie Daniels 843.763.0608
HOSPITALITY:
Karen Gaag 843.207.1222
Mila Garro 843.225.6838
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Steve Jacobs 843.722.2454
OFFICE: 843.722.2454
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"AND SO WE GROW!" by Steve Jacobs Business Manager
Please welcome our newest members to the
Charleston Artist Guild!
Joshua Benedict
Suzanne Compton
Jennifer Deject
Lorie Jill DiBiase
Julie Ely
Elena Evan
Daryle Halbert
Carla Hood
Paul Hood
Mark Kelvin Horton
Patricia Kammerer
Curt Keisler
James Kim
Tom Olcott
Robert Prior
Bob Ragsdale
Maci Scheuer
Joanne Senkus
Debbie Snyder
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Thank you to all our renewing
CAG members!
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Please remember to renew your membership to the Charleston Artist Guild if
you have not, as after
Sept. 10, 2014 you will no longer receive the monthly EASEL newsletter, and will
no longer receive our e-blasts listing all the opportunities which come our way.
Also consider upgrading your membership status with the regular $50 member fee to one of our Patron status memberships.
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WE NEED YOUR
HELP
if we want to continue the fine tradition of refreshments at our meetings and special events.
PLEASE CALL
Karen Gaag at
843-207-1222 or eMail at
or
Mila Garro at
843-225-6838
or eMail at
and
VOLUNTEER
TO HELP AT AN EVENT
or a
MEETING
THANK YOU!
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We would love to hear about your exciting accomplishments, art tips, and stories you would like to share with your colleagues.
Send them to [email protected] and I will list them in the
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THANK YOU
Charleston Artist Guild
renewing members
and
member patrons.
Renewing your membership insures that our Outreach Programs, such as our Extraordinary Arts, Pattison's Academy, Art of Alzheimer's, and High School programs will continue with your support, as well with the support of our Ellis Foundation and SC Arts Commission grants.
It also assures that our informative Easel newsletter, as well as our opportunity filled eblasts will continue to come your way, via email.
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If you have exciting news you would like to share with all our Guild members of your artistic accomplishments, and or upcoming events please email the Newsletter Editor,
Haydee Verdia
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Sponsorship rates
are available
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Sponsorship rates
are available
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Sponsorship rates
are available
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In September's issue we will start adding a classified section in the EASEL at no charge to our members.
~ FREE Listing will be for individual use and members only.
No businesses, companies, or galleries.
~ NO workshops, classes, individual instructions allowed in listing.
If you have a closet full of unused canvases, paints, tables, lights, cabinets, brushes or tools, you can try and sell or donate them by listing them in our classified area in the EASEL. This will be your opportunity to either sell or donate your unwanted items.
~ ONLY ART MATERIALS and SUPPLIES from member to member
~ Limit 30 words or less
~ All listings will be at the discretion of CAG approval.
SAMPLE 1:
FOR SALE: Large drawing artist table. 36" x 48" (top drawing area). Wood, in good condition, almost new. Asking price $250.(negotiable). Contact: Name, email address or phone #.
SAMPLE 2:
TO DONATE: 3 Flat File cabinets, solid oak. 36" x 40" used, and in fair condition. Pick-up at location. No deliveries. Contact: Name, email address or phone #.
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Disclaimer: The Charleston Artist Guild is NOT responsible for any transaction between seller and buyer.
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Sponsorship rates
are available
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