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December 2009 Volume 66 Issue 10 Non-Profit Organization #95-604775 Celebrating 65 Years of Friendship

Meli Calkins will demonstrate soft pastel painting at the December Dinner Meeting

Meli Calkins Born in Glendale, California, USA, Meli Calkins has been painting with soft pastels for the past 30 plus years. Meli’s mother was a commercial artist and taught Meli how to observe what she saw in her world and would interpret it with drawing and paintings on paper and canvas. While pursuing a bachelors and masters degree in Environmental Engineering, Meli was able to squeeze a few fine art classes in her busy schedule while re-ceiving tutoring from her mother. Of all the types of media that she has had an opportunity to work with, her first love was and always has been painting with soft pastels. Why soft pastels? In her own words she states; “I love the brilliance and intensity of color that pastels are able to display. Being able to lay and mix the colors directly on sanded paper is more appealing to me than mixing colors on a pallet.” As an newly emerging artist selling her work, Meli’s paintings can be found in homes in Canada, Virginia, Ohio, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, along the California Central Coast as well as in Southern California. Three of her works are published in “the 2nd Art Edition “International Contemporary Masters 2009” a fine art book released in 2009 published by Despina Tunberg. Meli is currently a board member of the San Fernando Valley Art Club (editor of the monthly Paint Rag) and the Simi Valley Artist Association.

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President’s Message December 2009

November Show Winners

Helene Jukoff 1st Jackie Rodbell HM Susan Sjoberg 3rd Ben Levine 2nd

If you could re-live a year in your life, which year would it be? Would you do things differently or would you want to go back because it was one of the best years in your life? I think that many of us have asked ourselves that question and I know that I have. Like most of you I’ve had some wonderful times that I would love to re-peat and some that were just so sweet that I’m delighted to actually savor them as a delicious rich dessert. Usually the monthly president’s message is a re-cap of the latest meeting or event. Sometimes it’s a pep talk urging you to get involved or to paint for the next big show. But this time it’s about my experiences in the last three years. My three years as President of SFVAC were the rich dessert type. Oh, of course there was the oc-casional heartburn, but mostly it was sheer pleasure. I have truly had the time of my life and as the song says,………….”I owe it all to you.” I have met and made so many friends who I will carry in my heart forever. I have laughed, learned and loved with so many of you that the mere memory of it overwhelms me and I am blessed. I am eternally grateful for the gifts I’ve been given, the kindness, the sympathy, the advice, the shared confi-dences, the artwork I’ve been privileged to view and the lessons I have learned. The San Fernando Valley Art Club is more than an art club. We are a collection of artists who prove to the whole community that there is beauty. We are people who validate that art and those who share it with the world are the peace keepers and the guardians of the flame. The time has come for me to pass the torch and I want to thank you all so very much for the honor it has been to serve as your president and I am humbled to walk in your light. Happy Holidays © 2009 D. Marler

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Merchant’s Award Creative Catalyst Produc-

tions Award Gloria Jacobson

Best of Show Debra Garrison

1st Place Susan Sjoberg

2nd Place Ann Gayton

3rd Place Rae Troulman

Merchant’s Award Carter Sexton Award Jacquline Daugherty

Merchant’s Award Creative Catalyst Productions Award

Marian Fortunati

Merchant’s Award Ampersand Art Supply Award

Marilyn Blutter

Merchant’s Award Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award

Regina Davidek

Merchant’s Award The Canvas Peddlar Award

Terry Romero Paul

Honorable Mention Rachel Weissberger

Honorable Mention Rae Troulman

Honorable Mention Dianne Nelson

Merchant’s Award Windsor Newton Award

Miriam Thorin

Merchant’s Award Canson, Inc. Award

Sharon Weaver

S F V A C V I V A L’ A R T S H O W 2 0 0 9 Honorable Mention

Alba Powell

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Plan Ahead to Attend our Tuesday meetings - Future Demonstrators

Date Media Artist Time Location

Dec 1 Soft Pastel Meli Calkins www.melicalkins.com www.vcartfarm.com

6:30 PM Holiday Celebration Dinner Monterey at Encino Restaurant

16821 Burbank Blvd, Encino, CA

Jan 5 Court Sketch Artist

Figurative

Bill Robles http://billrobles.com/

6:30 PM Encino Community Center 4935 Balboa Blvd., Encino, California

Feb 2 Landscape Watercolor

David Deyell http://sites.google.com/site/

daviddeyellwatercolor/

6:30 PM Encino Community Center 4935 Balboa Blvd., Encino, California

Thank you Ernie Marjoram for demonstrating your oil painting skills at the November member meeting.

Attention, Artists, Members and Guests, The Paint Rag HAS GONE GREEN. The Paint Rag is now being sent by e-mail unless you requested snail mail. Regardless of which way you receive your Paint Rag, it is still important to let Marian Fortunati membership know your e-mail address. She will send out up to the date information about opportunities for shows and paintouts when available and reminders of important deadlines.

Don’t forget ! The 2010 membership dues are due this coming December. The renewal application is in this month’s Paint Rag and on the club’s webpage www.sfvartclub.org.

Ernie and SFVAC members enjoying themselves at the November meeting.

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Art Around Town Date of Art

Show Organization Host-

ing Show Location Contact Information Last Date

for Entry Brief

Description

Dec 3-Dec 29 Allied Artists Group

Pong Apinyavat – Watercolor

Dick Heimbold – still life oil

Bruce Trentham- landscape pastel

Helen Groenekamp -watercolor

Thousand Oaks Community

Gallery 2231 A Borchard Blvd, Thousand

Oaks, Ca, 91320

www.allied-artists.com

Contact artists at

website for schedules

Workshops and demonstrations offered by mem-bers of the Allied

Artists Group Workshops $50 Demonstrations

$20

January 6 – January 29, 2010

Valley Institute of Visual Art “VIVA”

VIVA Art Gallery 13261 Moorpark

St., Sherman Oaks, CA

91432

www.vivaartcenter.org 818-346-0852

Entries must be

postmarked by

November 25, 2009 (deadline extended)

SCORE VIII “Southern Cali-fornia Open Re-gional Exhibition”

January 9 - February 10, 2010

2nd City Council A non profit art gal-lery and perform-

ance center

435 Alamitos Ave

Long Beach, CA 90802

For Prospectus visit www.2ndcitycouncil.org

Look in 2009-2010 calendar link

562-901-0997

December 2, 2009

"California Visual Artists:

Celebrating Cali-fornia Artists

and Their Work" All media except film and video

More Member News

Rea Nagel is doing a demonstration for Valley Watercolor Society on Thursday January 14, 2010 with a follow up workshop on Friday January 22, 2010 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Rea also has paintings in 2 different shows in Ventura, one downtown and the other at the Harbor. They are with the Buenaventura Art Association.

Barbara Tabachnick has several paintings in a holiday show at the Orlando Gallery located at 18376 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana. Title of show Art Treasures 2009 Dec 5th – 30th Reception Dec 5, 6-9 pm.

DON’T FORGET THE DECEMBER 1 CLUB MEETING IS A HOLIDAY DINNER AT THE MONTEREY RESTAURANT, 16821 BURBANK BLVD, ENCINO.

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San Fernando Valley Art Club offers venues each member artist

may independently approach!

Organic Coffee Shop Contact: Emily (818) 762- 0181

12508 Moorpark St. Studio City

30% commission

Aroma Restaurant Contact: Moira (818) 508-7377

4360 Tujunga Blvd. Studio City

No commission

Artist Alley Calabasas Tennis & Swim Ctr.

Contact: Kathy Milbrand (818) 222-2782

23400 Park Sorrento Calabasas

$46.00 insurance fee from the city which they provide.

MEMBER NEWS

Any member of SFVAC wishing to display their work at any of these venues should first call the contact at each location to arrange an appointment. At the appointment time please provide them with a portfolio or photos of your work and arrange dates for their next available exhibit.

Lulu’s Beehive

13203 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. Cross street Mary Ellen Ave,

Contact Marilyn Blutter. (818) 830-0825

Emilio's

Or Hollywood Grill @ 6310 Van Nuys Blvd.

Van Nuys, Calif - near Owner Robert Locke and Chef Kurt

Ehrlich. Marie Petz at 818-348 6116.

Gerda Maxey and Meli Calkins came back winners from the Simi Val-ley Artist Association annual open juried art show with a first place in oil for Gerda and a first place in soft pastels and mixed media for Meli. Congratulations Gerda and Meli.

Meli Calkins and Andrew Schwartz have paintings hanging at Lulu’s Beehive through November.

Boz Vakhshori has a one man art show at the “Collection Restaurant and Bar” located at 5506 Westward Beach Road, Malibu, California, 90265. Right across from Zuma Beach. His reception is November 7th and 8th from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Marian Fortunati is one busy woman. She had paintings juried into three shows and the receptions are all on the same weekend.1)Group Plein Air Show "The Beauty Of California Landscapes" at Carter Sexton Artist Materials, 5308 Laurel Canyon Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91607-2712, Reception December 4th, 7pm-9pm, 2)Segil Fine Art Gallery "Seventh Annual Holiday Small Works Show", Segil Fine Art 110 West Lime Avenue, Old Town Monrovia CA 91016, Reception December 5th, 5P-7P, 3)California Art Club Exhibition "Precious Gifts" The His-toric Blinn House Women's City Club of Pasadena, 160 N. Oakland Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101. Reception December 6th. Reception 5P-7P. Marian is lucky that the receptions didn’t happen on the same day or time.

Terry Romero Paul had two paintings juried into the Women Painters West show "Red" at VIVA Gallery. The show lasts from November 4 through 21, 2009.

Marian Fortunati’s “Welcome Home”

Beth Summers has 12 paintings at the Mammoth Friends of the Li-brary Gallery, "Snow Seasons of Mammoth until 31 January, 2010."

Beth Summers “Bridge of Snow”

Andrew standing by his paintings at Lulu’s Beehive

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ArtClasses

Visit www.sfvartclub.org Do you have your own art website?

E-mail Janet Snodgrass and we’ll link to your site! Member news? E-mail Jeri Christensen and get it

online. Check out workshops, news and much, much more!

Thank you to all of our advertisers for your continued

support!

2010 Board Members President Michelle Nosco (661) 245-6789 Vice Pres. Sharon Weaver 769-2688 Treasurers Joette Snyder 456-4710 . Sylvia Crosbie 902-1853 Secretary Jeri Christensen 645-9933 Corresponding Sec. Margaret Henrich 701-0305 Membership Marian Fortunati 342-4601 Paint Rag Editor Meli Calkins 366-9835 Exhibits Regina Wolford 992-8848 Mini Exhibits Bennet Levin 782-4492 Historian Open Media Relations Terry Supple 346-5791 Parliamentarian Open Position Host Committee Margaret Henrich 701-0305 Paula Diggs 223-9153 Hostess Rachel Weissberger 360-6035 PR Mailing Sara Coyle 789-1574 Raffles Pearl Schwager 368-8171 Special Exhibits Boz Vakhshori 360-5993 Video Librarian Arlette Menard 366-6665 Paint Out Coordinator Trisha Bennett 784-3000 Parliamentarian Open

• Member news for the January 2010 newsletter is due by December 18th , 8:00 p.m. Call:

• Meli Calkins, Editor Telephone 818 366-9835

Website Janet Snodgrass: phone 818-882-4897. Member News Jeri Christensen: 818-645-9933

Paul Moshay is at Advanced Photo Lab at 21831 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA 91303-1941. Telephone is 818-347-4686 or 1-800-818-IMAGE. Hours are from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Mon -Fri. Saturday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. All photography is digital. Advanced Photo Lab is a full digital lab with 25 years of photographic experience. Website is www.advancedphotolab.net

Rea Nagel, an outstanding water color artist, is still teaching how to paint with water color at the VIVA Gallery. The new session will start on January 12, 2010, which is a Tuesday. The class starts at 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM. Call Rea at 818-908-5919, or check out her website at watermediabyrea.com

Helene Jukoff will be the art instructor at the Re-seda Community Adult School. This low cost class will cover all mediums (watercolor, oil, soft pastel, oil acrylic and drawing). Classes are held on Wednesday mornings at the Wilkinson Center, 8946 Vanalden, Northridge. Helene also offers private lessons on Tuesday afternoon. For more information on both classes, call Helene at 818-349-7933.

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SFVAC Paint Rag 17227 Kingsbury St. Granada Hills, CA 91344

Board Meeting - Monday December 28th Meeting time - 7:00 pm

Location: Tarzana Community Center. 19130 Ventura Blvd.,

Tarzana At the corner of Vanalden and Ventura

Parking in rear

The San Fernando Valley Art Club Meets on the first Tuesday of the month:

4935 Balboa Blvd., Encino, California Social time 6:30 p.m. - Program 7:00 p.m.

Refreshments served.

The Public is Welcome Requested Donation: Members $5.00

Guests, $6.00

See what is new on the San Fernando Valley Art Club website www.sfvartclub.org