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October Meeting

Central Kentucky Art Guild

October 2013 Volume 21 Issue 2

The Guild News

OFFICERS/CHAIRS

President Debbye Hassell

Secretary Elizabeth Parks

Treasurer Juanita McCoy

AofM Karen Hart

Business

Exhibits

Janet Gebler

Historian Karen Hart

Jury Wes Kendall,

Joyce Lupresto,

Elsie Hall

Membership Carl McKinley

Newsletter Juanita McCoy

Programs Joyce Lupresto,

Elsie Hall

Publicity

Website Theresa Shelton

Workshops Jo Friel

This will be your last newsletter notice before the Water-

color Workshop with Judy Mudd on November 2. Please get your reservation form in as soon as possible so you can be assured of your space in this exciting workshop. We already have several paid-up reservations, but there is still room for more since Judy said she would accept up to 20 people. Clip the reservation form in the back of the newslet-ter and mail with your $25 check made payable to Jo Friel. I will be in Florida from October 12-27. If you have questions or need a supply list for the workshop during that time, call me at 501-460-3531 or e-mail me at [email protected] since I will have my computer. If you need to get in touch with me, just use the above phone & e-mail. I may be at the beach—but I will get back to you. Jo Friel

October 21, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. This month CKAG will meet at Our Place at

790 North Dixie Suite 500, E’town.

Theme: Open

Program: Will be a critique of the still life paintings from last month.

The Guild News

Minutes of Meeting

President, Debbye Hassell, opened the September meeting of CKAG on September 16 at 6:30 p.m.

at Our Place, 790 North Dixie Suite 500, Elizabethtown.

A total of 16 were present with two new members: Gwen Yarbrough and Beverly Heady

Carl McKinley, Membership Chair, accepted membership fees for the new year of $30.

Those members wishing to exhibit at local businesses were reminded to contact Janet Gebler.

Jo Friel reminded members of the upcoming Judy Mudd workshop scheduled for November 2 to

be held at Our Place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Judy will use the “Paint Along With Me” format for the

watercolor workshop. The fee for the workshop is $25 and should be sent to Jo at 123 Westwind Trail,

Bardstown, KY 40004.

Website chairperson, Theresa Shelton, reported that the computer program, “Go Daddy” may not

be operational, but that it will be retained until another program “Host Gator” is up and running as she

was unsure if the investment in “Go Daddy” was refundable. A vote was taken to retain the current pro-

gram.

Joyce Lupresto supplied entry forms for the upcoming All Member Show to be held at the Morri-

son Gallery with opening on October 4 from 5-7 p.m. It was decided a flexible deadline for entry would

be September 24 with forms to be mailed or handed to Joyce. Entry forms are available on the CKAG

website as well as in the September newsletter. Paintings are to be hand delivered to Morrison Gallery on

Tuesday October 1 between 1-5 p.m. Joyce also asked for a non-exhibiting volunteer to be on site the day

of judging to assist the judge in any way she requested. Nona Atkisson volunteered.

Members were reminded of the 41st annual Lincoln Days Art Show in Hodgenville, which is

scheduled to open on September 29. Application and official rules may be downloaded at

www.lincolndays.org/events/art-show.

It was announced that Juanita will serve as Guild Treasurer.

The business portion of the meeting concluded followed by a refreshment break. Members voted

on submitted paintings for Artist of the Month.

Joyce set up a still life for sketching or photographing that will be worked on and brought to the

October meeting to view and critique. The emphasis is on the importance of value in successful paintings.

Submitted by Elizabeth Parks, Secretary

Volume 21 Issue 2

Radcliff-Ft Knox Tourism Center, 562 N Dixie Ave,

Radcliff ,Ky 270-352-1204

Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Closed Sat & Sun

4 paintings

The Cecilian Bank-Oaklawn Branch 1808 N Dixie Ave, Elizabethtown, Ky

270-737-1593 Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.-4

pm Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

6-10 paintings

Cobbler’s Café, 125 E Dixie Ave, Eliza-

bethtown, Ky 270-982-2233

Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat 7 a.m.– 2 p.m.

8 paintings

Hardin County Public Library ,

100 Jim Owen Drive, Elizabethtown, Ky

270-769-6337, library hours apply

1 large 4 small

Sept 16- Dec 16

Carl McKinley Mary Lou Hall,

Joyce Lupresto

Mary Lou Hall

Business Exhibits-Janet Gebler, [email protected]

If you would like to display your paintings at one of the above locations for the next quarter,

contact Janet Gebler.

Artist of the Month

Former Artists

of the Year

GENERAL GENERAL

TOTAL

PROFESSIONAL

TOTAL

PROFESSIONAL

1st Place Mary Lou Hall Joyce Lupresto 5-Joyce Lupreston

3-Phyllis Blakeman,

Elsie Hall

5-Wes Kendall

3-Carl McKinley

Wes Kendall

2nd Place Phyllis Blake-

man, Elsie Hall

Carl McKinley

3rd Place

Congratulations to Elizabeth Parks and Carl

McKinley—

2013 Artists of the Year

The Guild News

2013 All Member Show

keep them supplied.

Artist News

Carol Reesor received 2nd place in the fine art show at Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art in Indiana

this past weekend.

The 2013 All Member Show is now underway at the Morrison Gallery at the Elizabethtown Tech-

nical Community College. The show will run through October 30. There were 32 entries from 14 CKAG

members, including Phyllis Blakeman, Rose Cooper, Chieko Davis, Jo Friel, Elsie Hall, Mary Lou Hall,

Ralph Hardin, Wes Kendall, Joyce Lupresto, Marilyn Matthews, Carl McKinley, Joseph Myers, Elizabeth

Parks, and Theresa Shelton.

CKAG held the awards and opening reception October 4 at the Gallery. Approximately 30 mem-

bers and visitors were in attendance.

The show was juried by Russian artist, Luci Mistratov, who stated…”High level of work with gen-

erous degree of variety. Fresh breath from the artists and expression of nature. The quality of the show was

high and difficult to choose because of so many fine entries”. There were no losers.

Awards were given as follows:

1st place—Wes Kendall, oil portrait entitled, “Jeff”

2nd place—Theresa Shelton, oil landscape entitled, “Solo Flight”

3rd place—Joseph Myers, pencil portrait entitled “Mike”

Honorable Mentions:

Marilyn Matthews, ink, “Something to Imagine”

Joyce Lupresto, pastel of “Dancing with Angels”

Mary Lou Hall, watercolor entitled, “Got One”

The Guild News

Dear CKAG members,

This is for those members I failed to thank last month.

Mary Lou Hall—for direction in every department throughout the years.

Gail Bagwell—for being such a great co-chair for our annual art show.

Phyllis Blakeman—for picking up, taking, and returning pictures from Larue-Hardin County auction and

Lincoln Days events. Pictures never had a scratch.

Bob Hill and Bob Preston—Bob Hill gave a program on poetry/art and Bob Preston on new products in art

and gave everyone a new carrying case.

Debbye Hassell—an excellent 3-year president of CKAG, showing fairness, patients, understanding and…

Karl Hollenbach—for giving countless programs on art everytime when asked.

Thanks for your letters and calls. I hope to see you all.

Love,

Marty Hollenbach

LINCOLN DAYS WINNERS

Congratulations are in order to CKAG members having won in the recent Lincoln Days Art Festival in

Hodgenville.

Lincoln Division: 1st place, Joe Myers, graphic

Open Division: 1st place, Phyllis Blakeman, watercolor & ink, “The Last to Leave”

TREASURER’S REPORT

Due to her busy schedule, Sharon Milliner has not been able to get together the final report for the year ended

2013. However, she informed me that the ending balance in the CKAG account was $3,710.68 on August 31,

2013. She will submit the report as soon as she can do so for publication.

In September we received $415 for the All Member Show entry fees, $120 in CKAG membership dues, and

$125 for Judy Mudd workshop fees.

We spent $810 for the All Member Show awards and judge’s fee, $601.40 was reimbursed to Debbye Hassell

and Dr. Hall for purchase of tables/chairs for Our Place, and $50 preparation of the September newsletter.

CKAG’s current balance $2,909.28. Juanita McCoy

Newsletter Title

Art is a family tradition that dates way back. It seemed like everyone in my family, including my mother, was an artist. Growing up I thought it was natural for everyone to have easels sitting in their homes. My very artistic uncle recently texted me that, through ancestry research, my aunt found that artists in my family date ack to 1619 when Otto Marseus van Schrieck of Amsterdam was born. His paintings and biography can be found on the Internet today and, while I am not a complete fan of his subject matter (I could do without the snakes and lizards), I do admire his fine skill as an artist. He also taught painting and had many students. With so much artistic influence in my family, especially watching my mother paint when I was a child, it only made sense that I would become an artist as well. So years ago, I developed a self-directed art education, studying books and taking classes, workshops and advanced ateliers with artists that were strong in ar-eas where I wanted to improve. Eventually I would develop my own style, but as it should be with all artists, my style is evolving. I am always studying, experimenting and hopefully improv-ing my skills as an artist. I am now an award-winning artist, teacher, and workshop instructor specializing in landscapes, cityscapes and portraiture. I teach several watercolor painting classes a week and conduct occasional workshops on portraiture and landscapes. I love being able to share my passion of creating art with others. Painting a variety of subjects keeps me inspired, but in all of my work capturing emotion and atmosphere is key. Without a story, mood or emotion—then what is a painting? Being an avid plein air painter, I belong to Brushes with Nature, a KWS Plein Air group. Painting on site, from life, has enabled me to add atmospheric elements to all of my paintings, including my studio portraits. A late bloomer to art shows and exhibits, I was thrilled to have my very first entry into the pres-tigious American Watercolor Society’s International exhibit accepted into their show in New York. I have also been accepted into the Southern Watercolor Society’s annual exhibition. Here in Kentucky, I am a juried member of the Kentucky Arts Council’s Kentucky Crafted program and the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen. I am also a member of the Kentucky Water-color Society, the Portrait Society of America, the National Watercolor Society, American Wa-tercolor Society, and other professional groups. I live in Louisville, Kentucky with my husband, daughter, and her service dog, who actually pre-fers people to wait on him! it’s a good life...i paint daily in my home studio and it doesn’t get any better than that!

Judy Moore Mudd Watercolor Workshop

Volume 21 Issue 2

The fee for this workshop is $25. A supply list will be sent after you register.

Print this portion and return with your check made payable to: Jo Friel, 123 Westwind Trail, Bardstown, KY 40004

NAME: _____________________________________________ PHONE: __________________________________

ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________E-MAIL: ____________________________

WHAT: Watercolor Workshop with Judy Mudd

WHERE: 790 North Dixie Suite 500, Elizabethtown, KY 42701

WHEN: 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov 2, 2013

WHO: Watercolor painters—beginner to experienced. For further information about the Workshop contact: Jo Friel, Workshop Chairperson at 502-348-8159.

CKAG membership dues for the new year are due on

October 1. Please send them to Carl McKinley, 12

North Sunset Avenue, Cecilia, KY 42724.

Make your checks payable to CKAG for $30.

790 North Dixie Suite 800

Elizabethtown Ky 42701

E-mail [email protected]

Website: www.centralkyartguild.com

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