WHAL Newsletter

Demonstrator Corner

Look Who's Coming!

Kathleen Flaherty

Thursday, January 21, 2010,

7:00 pm meeting of WHAL

Meeting location and directions

The West Hills Art League welcomes Kathleen Flaherty, our January demonstrator.

Kathleen has spent twenty years developing and evolving her painting style and subject matter. Well versed in many mediums and subjects, she uses the peony flower as her main inspiration to express her style and imagination.

Not limited to one flower, she has used Jasmine and Lotuses, drawing out the inner light of the bloom. Kathleen also has passion for painting tomatoes and other vegetation. Expanding the images on large canvas brings a dramatic element to her work.

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Newsletter Deadlines

Connie will accept newsletter articles and announcements as late as the 1st of every month for publication in that month's newsletter. Both Connie (hardcopy newsletter) and Cathy (online newsletter) require this lead time to write, assemble and distribute the newsletter to our members prior to our meeting dates.

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Ask not what your art league can do for you; but what you can do for your art league, namely fill the open position of Membership Director.

Relative to some of the other board positions this one is not time consuming. It does require access to email, access to the Internet and rudimentary knowledge of Excel.

Some of the tasks performed by the membership director:

Periodically check the league’s PO box in Moon Township, more frequently during the annual membership drive (September and October.)

Attend monthly member meetings and any board meetings with some consistency.

Maintain membership directory (an Excel spreadsheet) and periodically distribute to the board members.

Maintain an email mailing list at our web hosting site. (Other than access to the Internet, no other resources or skills are required.)

Log and forward membership fees to the treasurer.

Send welcome emails to new members.

Renew lease for PO box twice per year (using WHAL funds)

If you are interested in volunteering to fill this position, contact Kim or Cindy.

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Attention WHAL members: Get ready for our Annual Juried Show! Artwork drop-off will take place at the Robin Hill Mansion on March 27th, with the show opening on Sunday, April 10th.

This year's judge will be artist Robert Yonke.

MORE INFORMATION (including prospectus) NOW AVAILABLE!

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The West Hills Art League will host two March events featuring Golden products and Golden Artist in Residence Merle Rosen.

Friday, May 14th, 2010 (7:00 – 9:00 p.m.): Demonstration of Golden Products (FREE)

Location: Sharon Community Presbyterian Church – Fellowship Hall. Guests welcome.

For information about this upcoming demonstration visit www.merlerosen.com/demo.html

Saturday, May 15th, 2010 (9:00 – 3:00 p.m. Merle Rosen Workshop Using Golden Products.

MORE INFORMATION (including registration form) NOW AVAILABLE!

Location: Sharon Community Presbyterian Church – Fellowship Hall

Merle Rosen will provide a 5 hour water media workshop using Golden products

(Non-members welcome on a first-come/first serve basis). Refreshments will be provided; bring a bag lunch.

For additional information on Merle Rosen workshop visit her website at www.merlerosen.com

WHAL members: we need volunteers to make this event a success. A sign-up sheet will be available at the January meeting for those of you willing to help with setup, refreshments, cleanup, etc.

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Award winning artist Robert Yonke will conduct a watercolor workshop at Haley Farm B&B in Garrett County, Maryland from April 16th-18th.

The workshop is geared toward both beginner and intermediate students. Some of the class will be conducted outdoors if weather allows, taking advantage of the beautiful surroundings.

For pricing and more information visit Haley Farm's website at www.haleyfarm.com.

To read more about Robert Yonke visit his website at www.appalachianstudio.com.

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Your WHAL webmaster offers three websites of interest this month.

This website offers artists a new venue for selling their art. The webmaster has not personally bought or sold art via this website so please do not consider this an endorsement. At the very least, it's interesting to explore the portfolios of such a variety of artists.

www.zatista.com

The following two links are about pan pastels. The first link, in particular, offers a demonstration using this medium. Those who might have sworn off pastels because of their dusty property might find the pan version particularly interesting. It's a longer clip (20 minutes) but worth it. Settle in with a cup of coffee, or a little vino, and enjoy the show:

http://vodpod.com/watch/2509899-deborah-secor-demo?mp=2&pod=pastelo

www.panpastels.com

WHAL members, what art links have you found lately during your surfing journies?