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MOUNTDORAARTLEAGUENEWSDECEMBER2018
____________________________________________________FROMTHEPRESIDENT’SPEN
HAPPYHOLIDAYS,EVERYONE!
OurannualChristmasShowandSaleisscheduledforDecember14-16andwelookforwardtoseeingplentyofentriesandhavingasuccessfulshow.ThereceptiononSaturdayfrom4to6p.m.willfeatureaChristmasGalawith“MollyandherFriends.”PleasemakeanefforttoattendinlieuofourusualChristmaspartyandmeeting.CallSamwiththefingerfood,casserole,ordessertyouwillbringtothereception(352-735-1786). February1,2,3istheweekendfortheMountDoraArtsFestivalandwewillhaveanoutsidefundraisingboothatthechurch.Wewantyourideasforitemsthatwillsell.Suggestionssofarare:Hand-paintedbirdhouses/feeders;one-weekstayatPegParson’sguesthouseinMaine.BringyourideastoourJanuarymeeting.Inthemeantime,paintabirdhouseorfeedertodonate. PLEASENOTE:MDALSpringShowandSalehasbeenmovedtoApril5-7becauseofaconflictwiththechurch’sschedule.
SEEYOUTHISWEEKEND!BRINGYOURARTTOTHECHURCHONFRIDAY,DECEMBER14
BETWEENTHEHOURSOF9AND10:30a.m.
COMMITTEECHAIRPERSONSDIRECTORY–EstherDirlamGREETER–MollyHorton
HOSPITALITY–MarilynMcEwen&JaneMoodyLIAISONWITHLOCALSCHOOLS–PhyllisLevee&CarrieKnupp
MEMBERSHIP–ShirleySojourner&MarthaOverhiserNEWSLETTEREDITOR–EstherDirlamPHOTOGRAPHER–PeterDunaway
PROGRAMS–KathySacksPUBLICITY–CarolBoucha
ROTATINGARTDISPLAYS–EstherDirlamSHOWS–EstherDirlam&Board
WEBSITE–PeterSmithEXECUTIVEBOARD2018-2019
President–PeterSmithVicePresident–TBA
Treasurer–EstherDirlamRecordingSecretary–PegParsons
CorrespondingSecretary–MarthaOverhiser
BoardMembersBillChelsethEstherDirlamLouiseGardellaMollyHortonJaneMoody
MarthaOverhiserPegParsonsKathySacksPeterSmith
BonnieVanzant
PROGRAMSFOROCTOBER2018–APRIL2019–Tena.m.untilNoonAllmeetingsandshowsareheldattheCongregationalChurchinMountDora.
(CornerofDonnellyStreetand7thAvenue)
20OCTOBER2018–MARYK.SHAWSTYLESOFGELPRINTING
17NOVEMBER2018–TRUDYQUICK
THEWORLDTHROUGHTHEEYESOFPHOTOGRAPHY
14,15,16DECEMBER2018–WINTERSHOW&SALEGALACHRISTMASPARTYDEC.15ATRECEPTION–4to6p.m.
NOMDALMEETINGINDECEMBER
19JANUARY2019–ARLENESHOEMAKERTHENEGATIVESHAPESOFWATERCOLOR
16FEBRUARY2019–HARRYMESSERSMITH
CRITIQUEOFMEMBERPAINTINGS
16MARCH2019–BILLCHELSETHTHEUNIQUENESSOFGLASS
22,23,24MARCH,2019–SPRINGSHOW&SALE
ENTRIESACCEPTED9a.m.–10:30a.m.
20APRIL2019–LIZWINCUPTHEJOYOFABSTRACTPAINTING
WINTERSHOWANDSALE-DEC14,15,16,2018
PLEASENOTE:ArtworknotregisteredwillstillbeacceptedFriday,December14,9-10:30a.m.
ARTISTSMAYBRINGTENPIECESOFTHEIROWN
WORKTOSELLONATABLEWITHOTHERSPLUSLIMITOFTENMATTEDARTWORKSPRICED
UNDER$100INTHEBINS
ARTISTSALESDONATIONSOFTENPERCENTWILLBEMOSTAPPRECIATED.
CHECKOUTTHEMDALWEBSITE–CINIKI.COM/MDALSHAREYOURARTWORKWITHOTHERS
Sendajpeg.ofyourartworktoPeterSmithatpasmith43@earthlink.netforplacementonthewebsite
8JANUARY2019BOARDMEETINGCONGREGATIONALCHURCH
TUESDAYAT10A.M.
HAPPYNEWYEAR!
ROTATINGARTEXHIBITS
SEEESTHERFORJANUARY2019PLACEMENT352-357-1766or216-513-7314
W.T.BlandPublicLibraryavailableDecember27
FirstNationalBankTrustDepartmentavailableJanuary7
REMINDER: NEWSLETTERS ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS THEINFORMATION INSIDE. PLEASESUBMIT IDEAS,KUDOS,NEWWORKSHOPS,QUOTATIONS,ART-RELATEDNEWSTHATMAYBEOFINTERESTTOTHELEAGUEMEMBERS.THANKYOU!
PLEASELIFTTHESELOVEDONESANDTHEIRFAMILIESINPRAYER
TerryBitting–NikeBolte–RonColgrove–AliceDressnerMollyHorton–SusanJones–SueKautenburger
AbbyMcKay–Bob&ArleneShoemaker-BonnieVanzant
MARVYNRIVETTEMAILADDRESS–[email protected]
EUSTISWORKSHOPS
FIELDTRIPSWANTED!Tellusofanexcitingartmuseumorplaceyouhavealwayswantedtovisit(withina
reasonabledistance).Getdirections,costamounts,talktoa
boardmember,andwewillplanatripforleaguemembers.
WELCOMETONEWMEMBER–CLAIREFAIRCLOUGHClairepaintsbothlandscape&genresubjectsusingoilsapplied
withapaletteknife&completedwithasmallbrush.HopetoseeyourworkenteredintheDecembershow,Claire.
FROMTHEARTIST’SVIEW
“Artistheliethatenablesustorealizethetruth.”PabloPicasso
“Apaintershouldbegineverycanvaswithawashofblack,
becauseallthingsinnaturearedarkexceptwhereexposedby
thelight.”LeonardodaVinci
Esther’sBookshelfF–MATCHUP,EditedbyLeeChild(2017):Forthosewhoenjoyshortstories,thisisanunusualbookinthattheworld’sbestmaleandfemalethrillerwritersmatchuptocreateelevenspectacularlygrippingstories.F–THEROOSTERBARbyJohnGrisham(2017):MysterydramathatinvolvesTheGreatLawSchoolScamandtheescapadesoffourstudentswhorealizetheyhavebeendupedbyashadyhedge-fundoperator.Cantheyescapetheircrushingdebt,exposethebankandthescam?GrishamsayshewasinspiredbyanarticleintheSeptember2014editionofTheAtlantictitled“TheLawSchoolScam,”afairinvestigativepiecebyPaulCampos.F–PIRATEbyCliveCussler(2016):An800year-oldtreasure–anancientcypherwheel–murder–andamanwhowillstopatnothingtoclaimwhatheconsidersrightfullyhis.SamandRemiFargo,atreasure-huntingteam,havesurvivedmanyperilsandimpossiblemissionsbefore,yetthisbattletakesthemhalfwayaroundtheworldforanoutcomethatwillbethemostgloriousfindinhistoryorcertaindeath.F–THEGOODGERMAN(2001)byJosephKanon:Openingmonthsofpost-warGermany–RussiansandAmericanarelookingforamathematicianwhoholdssecretstotheNazimissileprogram.Thisnovel“combinesthehistoricalerawiththepulse-poundingbeatofathriller.”DVD–RODIN(2018):Paris,1880,40year-oldRodinreceiveshisfirststatecommission,“TheGatesofHell,”whichwillinclude“TheKiss”and“TheThinker,”twoofhismostfamouscreations.Rodin’sstatueofBalzac,longinthemakingandrejectedduringhislifetime,willbecomethestartingpointofmodernsculpture.“Aprofound,provocativelookatagenius.”“Vigorous,sexyandhypnotic.”
MANYBLESSINGSTOYOUINTHISUPCOMINGNEWYEAR
