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Next meeting: January 26th 2016, 530pm. Gig Harbor Methodist Church 7400 Pioneer Way Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Public Welcome!

Demo January 26th, with Karen

Petrillose! She will share what she learned at the Nicholas

Simmons workshop at Art in the Mountains in Bend, Oregon, in August 2013. Petrillose will cover Nick's signature techniques such as wash out, cell painting, paint flinging, sewing machine, large unusual sizes and use of Photoshop and digital projector to design paintings. A PAL

scholarship helped her to be able to take this

course, for which she is eternally grateful.

Petrillose has received 15 awards (including several Best of Shows) Since attending that workshop (which she feels is no

coincidence!) Karen was signed up for Nick's AITM workshop in August 2015 which Nick had to cancel due to ill health and sadly he passed away in September. This presentation will be a tribute to his greatness as an artist, teacher and mentor. Petrillose, born in Watertown, NY, has been a Lakewood resident since 2001. Many of her recent works are on display at the Ebb Tide Gallery, where she is the January guest artist. Ebb Tide Gallery: 7809

Pioneer Way, Gig Harbor, WA 98335 (253) 851-5293

Karen Petrillose webpage: www.pacificgalleryartists.org Nick Simmons: www.nicholassimmons.com

Please do not park in the visitor’s spaces in front of the church.

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Presidents Message: HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I am so excited about being your president! We have a wonderful slate of officers and committee chairpersons for 2016 all volunteering their time and efforts for PAL. Our league of artists contribute much to the quality of life here in Gig Harbor. The festival, regional show, member shows, plein air painting and show, current net shed show and other events we sponsor serve to put arts and artists visible in our community. Our workshops and scholarships serve our membership as well as many other budding artists. I can’t imagine a world without the arts. To this end I will volunteer my time as president. But there

are many other jobs to be done to put on all the events we do. So I ask, “what will each one of you do this year for your organization?” Big or small find one way you can contribute. The old adage “many hands make light work” applies here. Let’s work together to make this a wonderful art filled year for Gig Harbor!

Charli Live well, laugh often, love much!

PAL Meeting Calendar 2016

Month Board Place General Place Notes:

January 2016 21nd Timberland Bnk GH 26th Methodist Church

February 18th Unless otherwise 23th Unless otherwise Screening

March 17th changed 22th changed

April 21rd 26th

May 19st 24th Screening

June 23th 28rd

July Summer Art Festival - No meeting

August Summer Break - Picnic - TBD

September 22th 27nd Screening

October 20nd 25th

November 17th 22th

December Holiday Party - No meeting - TBD

PAL board meetings are on the Thursday prior to the general meeting*. PAL member meetings are generally on the

4th Tuesday of the month. Exceptions will be noted as needed. *All changes will be approved by board members pri-

or to change. Save these dates on your calendar!

* - NOW is your opportunity to Volunteer, for fun and excitement! Your support makes it all happen,

and you help support PAL’s reputation for excellence! Please email me with any changes or correc-

tions. Carlene Salazar—Newsletter editor carlene.salazar@gmail.com.

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PAL Events! .

Newsletter Announcements: Please send photos and announcement information! Without YOU, I

have nothing to put in here! carlene.salazar@gmail.com

Netshed Show at the History Museum

Netshed Take Down and PARTY Feb 14th

Dear Artists/Valentines Happy New Year! I hope all is well and that you can join Harbor History Museum with the wrapping up of the Netshed Exhibit. JoAnn Hale is planning a thank you party for everyone who helped. It will be the evening of February 14 (yes, I know - Valentine's Day) but everyone can bring their "valentine" if they wish. It will be at the museum from 6:00PM - 8:00PM and will include drinks and appetizers. My thought is that if you wanted to take your art home with you that even-ing it would help make the breaking down of the exhibit that much easier- and "one stop" for you too! Thanks- Anne Knapp (and JoAnn Hale) Please let me (Anne) know if you think you can COME or NOT so that the Museum can plan refreshments. It should be fun!

2016 WORKSHOPS AT DONNA TRENT’S STUDIO JANUARY 29, 30 AND FEBRUARY 1, 2016—ILENE GIENGER STANFIELD. PORTRAITS “GOING FROM DRAWING

THE PORTRAIT TO PAINTING THE PORTRAIT” LIVE MODELS. $250.00 AUGUST 25, 26 AND 27, 2016-- DAWN EMERSON “MONOTYPES, PAINTERLY PRINTS” $300 INCLUDES THE

USE OF A PRESS ($15 FEE FOR USE OF INKS) PLEASE CONTACT JO ANN SULLIVAN (360-710-2217 sullivanjm1@msn.com) OR DONNA TRENT (253-265-

6532 donnatrent@century.tel.net) FOR MORE INFORMATION

Call to Artists: Northwest Art Now @ TAM 2016 Northwest Art Now @ TAM 2016 (previously titled the Northwest Biennial) seeks to illuminate how Northwest artists are actively responding to forces shaping our regional identity during this current wave of explosive growth and rapid rebound from the Great Recession. The core themes will focus on identity, social justice, and environmental action. The exhibition will be co-curated by Rock Hushka, Tacoma Art Museum’s Chief Curator, and Juan Roselione-Valadez, Director of the Rubell Family Collection, Contemporary Arts Foundation. It runs May 14 – August 21, 2016. Artists working across the spectrum of visual media, including traditional forms such as painting and sculpture, craft-based work, conceptual, performance, installation, and digital projects, are encouraged to apply. Here’s the link: http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/explore/call-to-artists-northwest-art-now-tam-2016/

2016 Gig Harbor Summer Art Festival; Here's the link to this year's Art Festival application on ZAPPlication.https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=4622 The application instructions have been re-formatted on the website. A copy is included here for those

who need it.

32nd Annual Gig Harbor Summer Art Festival, July 16 - 17. Facebook page is here! Here’s the

link: https://www.facebook.com/Gig-Harbor-Summer-Art-Festival-778676862261416/?ref=bookmarks

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FREE ART CLASS (must be 55 or older)

Franke Tobey Jones in Tacoma is again hosting Friday Morning bi-weekly classes of "Art Explorations with Anne Moore Knapp". Each class is a self-contained unit with art history, an art concept, and a hands-on art piece (all supplies will be provided). All skills levels are welcome- it is a very fun and supportive class. Check for dates and sign up with JJ Hudson

@ 253 756-6219 today. Bring a friend and carpool!

TCC Gallery is showing “Winter and the Holidays”. Be prepared for the Spring Show. Start painting what spring means to

you.

February Demo: Scholarship Demos!

Artist opportunity Isella Salon Spa Gallery is seeking smaller-works, 2D artists to show in our gallery space. There are several months open for solo shows in 2016. All works juried. No commission. This gallery space is open to spa customers 6 days a week, 8 hours per day and is the only corridor in or out of the spa. Please contact Gayle Thomson at gaylet433@gmail.com for more information. Please send at least 3 samples of your work plus CV.

Fox Paw Painters celebrated their 2015 Christmas gath-ering and potluck with wonderful food and a large attend-ance. You too can be a part of the revelry! Come paint with us on Wednesdays from 10 - 2 at Nichols Commu-nity Center. All levels are welcome and all mediums however if you use oils or other toxic mediums you will be asked to share our alternate room. We have two large schoolrooms available to us. There is wonder-ful camaraderie, a great exchange of ideas and a back-ground flow of conversation. $5/ month. Bring a lunch and come and join us. For more infor-mation contact Cecile Anderson at cecile.anderson@comcast.net.

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Portrait and life drawing/painting group meets every Friday from 1 to 3 PM at the Peninsula Retirement build-

ing (3445 50th St. Ct. NW). Live models. Contact George Millikin 253-858-3672.

Jewelry Making - Joan Tenenbaum, Teacher. Private instruction in jewelry fabrication. 253-858-7478

merlin059@centurytel.net

Fox Paw painters meet on Wednesdays at the Fox Island center—if you are interest-

ed in painting with them, call or email Cec Anderson 253-549-4646—

cecile.anderson@comcast.net—PAL Members and Fox Islanders welcome—small fee in-

volved.

Please note: If you have not paid your PAL Dues, your classes will not be listed. If you paid late for some

reason, please email, so I can verify your status with Cecile. Then send me an up-dated list of your classes.

For all other classes, remember to up-date your class information in a timely manner, so it can be

published before your class runs! Thanks! Carlene Salazar: carlene.salazar@gmail.com

Check out PAL’s 2 Blog Sites; add your own comments and posts! www.peninsulaartists.blogspot.com/ — For demo

and group information. www.peninsulaartleague.blogspot.com — For individual accomplishments and shows.

One goal is to get new PAL members. Blogging is one of the easiest ways for interested people to see what is going on in our art world. What YOU contribute and talk about is what will entice new people to join us. Also try Social Media!

Please give it a try!

"Go Figure" group meets at Donna Trent's on Tuesdays. Drawing/painting from live costumed mod-els. Please contact Donna for more information. 253-265-6532.

SUMI PAINTING WORKSHOPS

Darlene Dihel will be teaching several sumi painting workshops in Bainbridge. If interested please contact Sue Hylen at

Bainbridge Parks. She is the Art & Cultural Programs Manager. 206-842-2306 #116 / sue@biparks.org

The classes are all 10:00 to 2:30 call or email Darlene for information.

Ongoing Classes presented by PAL Members:

Tanya Lemma Watercolor: Watercolor Painting with Tanya , January 18- Ocean Waves , January 25- The Beach

HOBBY LOBBY IN LAKEWOOD, THE OLD KMART next to the Post Office , 5401 100th Street SW, Suite #100, Lakewood,

WA 98499-3806, 10 am to 1 pm, $25

Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Painters Welcome! ,

Please bring a water container and paper/cloth towels with your usual supplies. Also, a pillow for your chair if you like.

The classroom is straight to the back of the store.

As always, you are encouraged to bring your own reference photos.

Please let me know if you are joining us.

Sincerely, Tanya Lemma, Artist 253-460-2841 Cell/Text 253-222-1432

www.tanya-lemma.artistwebsites.com www.facebook.com/TanyaLemmaArt,

Pastel & Oil Donna Trent—call 265-6532 for information

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2016 PAL Board and Chairs :

PAL Video/DVD Library On your next visit to our PAL Video Library at the Kimball Espresso Café you may notice that our sign out cards and numbering system have been streamlined and updated. As of the end of November, we appear to be missing 3 DVDs & a CD-ROM from our library, so

please look around to see if you may have borrowed them & inadvertently forgotten to sign them out:

GREER, HUGH - CREATE MOOD & ATMOSPHERE -DVD

RANKIN, BOB -INSTANT ABSTRACT ARTIST-SOUNDWAVE - DVD

BIOLCHINI, GREGORY - PLEIN AIR WITH PASTEL - DVD

ELMORE, CHRIS - DRAWING MADE EASY—PORTRAITS – CDROM

Our library exists to benefit PAL members who want to learn new about media or master existing areas of interest. Please remember that you may borrow up to two videos for a period of one month. Your prompt return of a video assures that it will be available to the next

PAL artist who may be waiting for it. Thank You! Jean Grover

Position Name Email Phone President* Charli Meacham charli.meacham@gmail.com (253) 858-9388

First Vice President* Karen Petrillose theartofkarenmarie@yahoo.com (253) 582-0653

Second Vice President(s)* Cathie Johnson ccjohnson41@comcast.net (971) 241-5418

(members shows) Greg Trathen llkt1942@comcast.net (253) 265-3669

Secretary* Nancy Bartlett nancy.bartlett@comcast.net (253) 851-3911

Treasurer* Randy Robbins wrrcar@msm.com (253) 265-2334

Board Members at Large*

Member Representative Stephanie Cardinal stephanielee1@yahoo.com (253) 222-3023

Member Representative Barbara Ruble rublej@aol.com (253) 858-8886

Member Representative Virginia Wedington vswedington@gmail.com (253) 851-0015

Membership Chair Cecile Anderson cecile.anderson@comcast.net (253) 549-4646

Open Juried Show Chair Open

Open Show Sponsorship Eileen Schurer eschurer@yahoo.com (303) 955-8889

Newsletter Editor* Carlene Salazar carlene.salazar@gmail.com

(253) 278-0942 (cell)

(360) 978-4655 (home)

Newsletter Distributor Becky Eagle beckyeagle@comcast.net (253) 228-1184

Monthly Programs* Eileen Schurer eschurer@yahoo.com (303) 955-8889

Video Library Jean Grover See Member Directory (253) 858-0029

Hospitality Chairs Karen Petrillose theartofkarenmarie@yahoo.com (2530 582-0653

Bi-Monthly Exhibit Roberta Rogers roberta000@centurytel.net (253) 858-8808

Workshops Myrna Binion myrnalb@comcast.net (253) 857-4222

Pat Rush patriciarush@centurytel.com (253) 265-2238

Scholarships Sherri Bonsell sherbon@centurytel.net (253) 858-4032

Equipment Storage Lynda Lindner robinandlynda@comcast.net (253) 853-5920

Poster Contest Stephanie Cardinal stephanielee1@yahoo.com (253) 222-3023

WEBsite/Publicity Charlee Glock-Jackson charlee@centurytel.net (253) 857-5604

Screenings Committee Lori Johnson jelojo@wavecable.com (360) 871-3436

Lola Waller lolawaller@comcast.net (253) 255-1363

Mikki Parkhurst miklar2@wavecable.comotmail.com (360) 876-3688

Plein Air Group Anne Knapp annemknapp@gmail.com (253) 857-3142

Feather Hilger gypsieartist@h (360) 633-5941

Drawing You In Chair Stephanie Cardinal stephenielee1@yahoo.com (253) 222-3023

Drawing You In Co-Chair Dee Barrett deegilliambarrett@comcast.net (253) 845-6723

Uptown Show Bev Pederson beverlypederson@centurytel.net (253) 858-2277

Marti Lewis marti.lewis@hotmail.com (360) 301-3397

Summer Art Festival Chair Jeni Woock jeniawoock@gmail.com (253) 851-1619

Artist Liaison Emily Porter Emily.ghaf@gmail.com (971) 600-0329

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