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Volume 26 - Issue 12 December 2016
“An artist's only concern is to shoot for some
kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not
anyone else's.”
J.D. Salinger
We meet the 2nd Saturday of each month from
10am-12:30pm Community Room
Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library 9005 Aero Drive
San Diego, CA 92123
26 Years of
Colored Pencil
Excellence
Decisions Karen Rhiner
Our Mission
The Colored Pencil Society of America, Inc. (CPSA), is a nonprofit organization founded to promote the stature and awareness of colored pencil art as a viable art form to all professional art establishments and to the general public, and
to provide a forum for education, communication, and recognition of colored pencil artists.
CPSA District Chapter 202, San Diego
Email - [email protected]
Website - cpsa202.org
Facebook - facebook.com/cpsa202
COVA - covasd.org
SDVAN - sdvan.net
CPSA National
Website - cpsa.org
Facebook.com/groups/2224455495/
Blog-coloredpencilsociety.blogspot.com
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ANNUAL POTLUCK & PARTY
It has finally arrived…our “Annual Potluck & Party”, bring food!
Please bring your special dish to share and enjoy with others. This is a party, so there will be fun and celebration!!! Lots of free stuff and a gift drawing. You are sure to take home some art supplies and much more! Joy to the peeps!
ONE STOP SHOPPING
Yes, that is correct! Get them at your CPSA dc 202 meeting. The perrrfect Christmas gift or stocking stuffer!
This pamphlet was created by your Chapter for it’s members and anyone else that wants all kinds of inside tips regarding the use, techniques and care of colored pencils. Inside you’ll find information that you won’t find anywhere else.
Only $5, they make the affordable gift!
CPSA 25th Annual
International Exhibition
Deadline for Entry is March 31, 2017.Questions? Go to www.cpsa.org or talk to Bobbie Bradford.
Prospectus will be available "online" SOON.
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“What You Get”
What does a chapter member receive from our non-profit volunteer organization? A whole lot of “goodies”- a newsletter packed each
month with news, a “bio” of a member, a webpage with a gallery of
member’s art, a Facebook page. “Show & Tell” is an important part of our meeting. We encourage each of you to bring in your current pro-
ject, if you need advice, ideas, etc., we are here for you. During meet-
ings we present cp demos, or watch a DVD, all hoping to give each of you “tips and hints” to help you grow in your knowledge of the cp.
Your board is constantly offing you information about new products
and techniques, and so much more.
All of this is possible because of volunteers ( your Board) working at supporting you, finding exhibition sites, holding workshop, setting up a
library program, etc. We need more volunteers to sustain our chapter
and help it grow. In turn we will all grow as artists.
I must admit, I had never taken art classes, and never joined an organi-zation. BUT when I was introduced to the Colored Pencil, I was in
“love”. I wanted to learn every bit of knowledge, and in 1987, there
was ‘nada’ – except for Bet Borgeson’s “The Colored Pencil”, Key Concepts in Handling the Medium. And guess what? At Bet’s wonder-
ful workshop (filled with people from across the US), Bet announced
that an art society was being formed: the CPSA! I’m sure you’ve fig-
ured out the rest. I wrote to Vera Curnow, saying I wanted to be part of this new organization.
I went from a non-joiner, to getting this chapter founded. I have truly
expanded as an artist and what fun I’ve had!
You are a vital part of this chapter, and I welcome you to our “team”.
Happy Drawing in 2017.
Bobbie
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We would love to see any project you are working on, or have completed. Bring it on in! We can all learn from each other during the “Show and Tell” session of our meeting.
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Arnold “Al” Meloche
Arnold (Al) Meloche was born in Nogales, Arizona in 1935. He moved to San Diego in 1949 where he currently resides. He has retired three times. He first retired from a Naval Air Reworks Fa-cility on North Island. But Al could not rest, he decided to go to work for General Dynamics Space, and retired again. Finally he thought he would try something different, so he became a mas-sage therapist. Feeling it was now time to lay his table down, to-day he devotes his time to more creative endeavors of art. He and his wife also enjoy traveling whenever possible.
Al attended college with the hopes of becoming an industrial art teacher. He started at San Diego City College and went on to San Diego State. But that was not enough for Al, he then at-tended National University and has a degree from all 3 schools. While in college he worked in many forms of art: jewelry, sculp-ture pottery, wood carving, painting with oil and acrylics, water color, pencil, and ink. He has won awards in competitions for his sculptures and water colors.
All of Al's art today is influenced by nature's natural product. He carves unique walking sticks and scenes in wood, draws and paints sea shells or anything that ‘Mother Nature’ will let him re-cycle in an art form. He paints scenes and animals on Peacock feathers in acrylics.
He became interested in colored pencils from a class he took at college. Al was thrilled to find that Derwent Water Color Pencils went onto sea shells very nicely and he can then blend his colors with water. He enjoys the CPSA DC 202 meetings where he feels he grows from our mini workshops and from the sharing session at the meeting.
Al is a very active artist, belonging first to the Shelter Island Art Association, where he shows his art on Shelter lsland on week-ends, both Saturday and Sunday. He also belongs to the Claire-mont Art Guild and CPSA DC 202. Currently, he is participating in shows associated with all 3 groups.
“East Coast Sand Dollar” Al Meloche “Paradise on the Lake” Al Meloche “Hummingbird” Al Meloche
FRONT PORCH GALLERY
“Art Telling: Where We Are” November 13, 2016-January 7, 2017
2903 Carlsbad Blvd Carlsbad, CA 92008
Gallery Hours: W-F, 12-6p, S-Su, 11a-5p
Consisting of 8 artists, including Deb Gargula creating a visual conversation from a common set of
words. Very interesting!
CPSA DECEMBER SHOW
November 30, 2016 - January 7, 2017
Ashton Gallery
4434 30th Street San Diego 92116 Hours: M W Th F S, 11a-4p & T,5-9:30p Closed Sundays
RECEPTION: December 10, 2016, 6-8pm Art on 30th “C” Note Reception same night.
DOUBLE Reception night!
Shelter Island Art Association Show
Point Loma Library 3701 Voltaire Street
San Diego, CA 92107
This show is currently running through January 3, 2017
Al Meloche is showing some of his colored pencil shell art
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Explore This! 13 CPSA 2017-18 Online Exhibition January 15, 2017: Accepted list posted at www.cpsa.org February 1, 2017: Awards revealed on CPSA website February 1, 2017 to January 31, 2018: Explore This! 13
online exhibition posted at www.cpsa.org
Explore This! 13 is a juried annual online mixed media exhibition hosted by the Colored Pencil Society of America.
GALLERY 21 ● SPANISH VILLAGE
DOGGONE ART SHOWDOGGONE ART SHOWDOGGONE ART SHOW
December 21, 2016 - January2, 2017 1770 Village Place
San Diego, CA 92101
Reception and Awards
December 29,2016, 3-5pm
GALLERY 21 ● SPANISH VILLAGE
January 23 - Febuary26, 2017
1770 Village Place San Diego, CA 92101
Open Daily 11am – 4pm
RECEPTION: Sat, January 28, 2017, 4:30-7pm
Delivery & Juring: Fri, January 6, 1-6pm and Sat, January 7, 10am-4pm, juror: Kate Ashton
Shelter Island ART ASSOCIATION
Al Meloche announces that the “Shelter Island Art Association” Is looking for artists to show and sell their art on the week-end. Al reports he has had much success with this group. If you want more info contact: Al Meloche at [email protected] or John Sparks at [email protected]. Feel free to come on out to Shelter Island any Saturday or Sunday and experience it for yourself.
Time to join or renew. Go online for CPSA National $45 or mail
in a form provided by Carolyn Kenny. She will take local dues for CPSA DC 202 of $25.
DECEMBER BRINGS
It is the end of another year. Time to reflect back. Look at all we are grateful for this past year, 2016. I am grateful for my friends and family who support me being my authentic artist self. I am grateful for the CPSA local as well as national. Being part of this vast and diverse group has really helped me to expand and stay on track with my personal art goals. I learn so much from meet-ings and networking with the attendees. I am grateful for the many mini workshops that were given free, at meetings, so that members might excel at their craft of colored pencils. I can al-ways learn something new. It is my hope I never graduate from the school of learning and discovering. I am grateful for every member’s willingness to share their knowledge and skills. In my 35 plus years of colored pencils I have learned that a vital critique from the most unlikely person has the ability to transform an art project. Stay open and listen, one just never knows who will say the right thing to help you on your path to a successful piece of art. Thinking back on 2016, I am grateful for all the opportunities I have experienced, due to my membership with CPSA, to show my work in a semi professional fashion at local libraries, galler-ies and at our annual show. It has provided exposure of the col-ored pencil as a viable medium for fine art. Also providing me an opportunity for my personal exposure as an artist. I get to prac-tice working as a team to reach a common goal in CPSA. A cornucopia of thanks goes to all board member volunteers. These folks have spent endless hours discussing and planning, meetings, events and teaching sessions to support all members in their growth and love of the colored pencil. Just as much thanks to any other member who has volunteered to help in other ways for the good of the all. I do not want to forget my gratitude for Greg Holtz, our chapter’s Webmaster. He loyally keeps up our website. It is professional looking and easy to navigate. Thank you for your patience and willingness to help. He provides a gallery to show our work on our website too! Thank you. Grateful, yes for you, the “new” member, for without you there would be no group, non of the above. We were all new at one time. Every single person in our group is needed. You are all valuable and have much to offer. I can learn something from a new member as well as a seasoned member, you can too! Finally, thank you all for your support and contributions to our humble, happy little newsletter. I need all of your news, support and feedback. I appreciate you and our common love for the cp! Be happy, Blade♥
SAN DIEGO 2016 CPSA DISTRICT CHAPTER 202
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President - Bobbie Bradford, CPSA
Vice President -
Secretary - Vicky DeLong [email protected]
Treasurer - Katherine Miller [email protected]
Membership - Carolyn Kenny, CPSA [email protected]
Newsletter Editor - Blade [email protected]
for Newsletter: [email protected]
Webmaster - Greg Holtz [email protected]
Facebook - Lori Sutherland [email protected]
Events/Presentation Book - Special Projects
Board Positions Open
We are looking for member volunteers to help on our board. There are many oppor-tunities to share your talents as a board member. NO ex-perience needed. We are
willing to train you! Talk to any board member or come to a board meeting. Support your chapter!
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Chapter Members, please remember
our Facebook account needs continual news. Be sure to keep Lori Sutherland
at [email protected], updated
with fresh information, news and plenty of pictures, pictures, pictures!
THE KAREN PROJECT 1
This is a lovely little gallery in a teaching facility on 30th street. We are happy to get a gallery to enable our group to show the diversity of the colored pencil. That’s colored pencil? Yup, we can do anything you can do and with less mess, well perhaps just a little more time. We love colored pencils!!
Okay, we are on our way with the “Karen Project 2”. There is no stopping us now. Our goal is to have every member complete their project by July 2017. That gives us 7 months to perfect our art work. We will then present our art here, at the Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library, where we meet at our monthly meeting. Go team!
Here are some ‘parts’ still available to the artist that claims them first, and there are more too!
