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– Featured Artist –
Robbyn HolmesGetting Sidetracked
by Gale WaldronRobbyn Holmes is a bit of a paradox. On the one
hand, she is positively engaging and conversational.On the other, she is a bit shyand demur, especially when itcomes to her role as an artist.
Robbyn grew up in Denver,Colorado. The youngest ofthree girls, she was alwaystrying to catch up with herolder sisters. A creative type,she remembers coloringbooks and always looking forthings to do and make. Byjunior high school, she waswell on her way to becomingan artist. She drew pen andink caricatures of everyone inher class and later, in highschool, worked one summer
for the Denver public school art department to hand-color large photographic prints for use as teachingaids. During a year of college at Colorado Women’sCollege, she studied drawing with a professor who rec-ognized her special talent, but lamented the fact thatshe was a girl.
At age 19, Robbyn joined Frontier Airlines as astewardess and flew the western states. “I loved it,”she says. “Things were more personal then. Wecalled the passengers by name and it was all aboutcustomer service. I was a chatty person, so I had agood time.”
Stationed in Phoenix, she met Bob, a police officerwith the city’s police department. “It was thunderbolts!”she smiles. They were married for 48 years, in whichtime Bob’s career took them back to Colorado (various
cities), Vermont and, eventually,Virginia in 1999. In between, Bobserved in Vietnam while Robbynraised their family – a daughter andson-- in a Taiwan safehaven.
In those years, Robbyn putpainting aside while she volun-teered in hospitals and her church.Eventually, though, she neededart, so she sought out RamonKelly – a renowned pastel por-traitist – and learned at his side.She became a fixture in his studio,studying with him, monitoring
classes, setting up poses in hermentor’s absence and running theshop.
She has always been drawn tofaces. “Faces are like magnets.Not necessarily those of beautifulpeople, but old, ethnic faces.” Shehas been known to follow people totake their photos. As she paints,she focuses on the eyes. “I zone inand feel something happening. Afeeling comes over me, and I move
into a different thought process,” she says. There aretimes when she has painted for 12 hours straightbecause she loses total track of time.
With a realistic style coupled with “a side of impres-sionism”, Robbyn wants her paintings to look real,whether astill life orportrait. “Iknow what todo when aperson or anobject is sit-ting in frontof me,because I cancontrol thelight and theplacement ofobjects.”
But land-scapes are another story. While she is not entirelycomfortable with outdoor painting sessions, Robbynattends the Tuesday paintouts because she loves goingto beautiful places. “But I don’t have a lot of paintingsto show for it,” she confesses. “I search for a place toset up, but then I end up talking to other members andI get sidetracked.”
NewsletterCreating and Supporting the Visual Arts in Loudoun County, Virginia since 1944
LSC Newsletter Online: www.LoudounSketchClub.com July/August 2014
Loudoun Sketch ClubMary Champion, Membership ChairPO Box 1683Leesburg, VA 20177
Robbyn Holmes
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A Note from the PresidentDear Sketch Club Members,
Our outdoor sessions are well underway andmany of us have been enjoying the fabulous loca-tions we have been to so far. We look forward to anexciting line-up of future Tuesday sessions. Whenworking outdoors, please take precautions to avoid sunburn and ticks and bringplenty of drinking water to stay hydrated. Manylocations afford shade under trees and that helps usto keep cool. Usually views are good from theshade, but an umbrella helps if you are located inthe sun. Enjoy and be safe.
Save the date! Our fall meeting will take place at the SterlingLibrary on Saturday, September 27 from 10:30 am to 1 pm. We will be in theroom that displays a mural painted by one of our founding members, VintonPickens. We will elect officers (see last issue of the Newsletter for the slateof nominees), have refreshments to share and it will be a special event.
Plan ahead. Plan to participate in our two shows to take place thisfall and begin preparing artwork now. One show will be at Aldie Mill in earlyOctober during the Aldie Days festival and the other will be in Novemberand December at the Hillsborough Winery. Both will afford our membersoutstanding opportunities for sharing and selling artwork.
–Vivian Attermeyer, President
Membership UpdateWelcome! New and Returning Members: Elaine Wainwright,
Lix Zadravec, Elaine Nunnally, Eileen O’Keefe, Lee Ann Howdershell,Charlotte Arnold, Carol Tharp, Lide Matheson Stifel, Debbie Jensen, Ann Daly,Reg Jones, Cheri Miller and Kathleen Klavon. The Sketch Club now has 172members.
IMPORTANT NEWS regarding membership renewals: Those memberswho joined the Sketch Club after April 1, 2014 will be members through August2015. Everyone else will be receiving their annual dues notice in July. Pleasekeep an eye out for this mailing. Steve Huelsman (Treasurer) and MaryChampion (Membership Chair) would really appreciate it if everyone respondsto this mailing in a timely fashion! If August comes and you’ve not seen aninvoice, email Mary at [email protected]
NEW MEMBERS please note: While you will not have to renew your mem-bership this fall, you will receive a Volunteer Form in the mail. We are an all-vol-unteer organization, and welcome any talents and skills that our members canoffer from time to time. So watch for this opportunity to contribute to the successof our Club.
The Sketch Club Newsletter team could use someone to keep track ofart opportunities for exhibiting our art; deadlines for local and regional artshows that our members might want to enter. These would need to be com-piled months in advance of the actual deadlines in order to be included inour bi-monthly Newsletter. Currently Dana Thompson is trying to keep ontop of these but wants to avoid potential opportunities to slip through thecracks.
If you know someone who is interested in joining the Loudoun Sketch Club,please contact me at [email protected] or by phone, 571-291-2829.Membership Forms may be found on www.LoudounSketchClub.com.Send the form with your check for $20, made out to Loudoun Sketch Clubto Steve Huelsman at 360 Deerpath Avenue, SW, Leesburg, VA 20175.
–Mary Champion, Membership Chair and Feature Writer
LoudounSketch ClubVolunteers
OfficersPresidentVivian Attermeyer 703-647-0260
[email protected] Friedman 703-327-6774
[email protected] Roth 703-250-0641
[email protected] Huelsman 703-777-8725HistorianPam De Peña 703-421-0218
MembershipMary Champion
E-mail ConciergeMargaret Huddy 703-356-2363
NewsletterNewsletter Desk/Compilation and DesignDana Thompson 540-454-1989
[email protected] WritersGale Waldron 703-771-0127Mary Champion
[email protected] thanks to Patrick Roth,
Margaret Huddy, Crystal Jordan,Pam De Peña, Linda Hendrickson
and Vivian Attermeyer
Outdoor SessionsCommittee
Mary MacDonnell 540-554-8181Jessica Wilson 301-642-6995Becky Tighe 540-668-6447Lee Kincaid 540-554-2640
Show CommitteeGale Waldron 703-771-0127Zeynep Baki 540-668-7787
Indoor Sessions andWorkshop Committee
Lorrie Herman 703-906-5815Remington Restivo 703-443-0814Patrick Roth 703-250-0641
WebmasterDana Thompson 540-454-1989
–––––––––––––––Would you like to help?
Do you have a suggestion? Let us know.
View from Sky Meadows by Mary Championl
Vivian Attermeyer
Artistic OpportunitiesPlein Air Easton! Quick Draw
Competition 2014, Exhibit and SaleIs Saturday, July 19. You don’t have to be previouslyjuried in to participate!
The Quick Draw is a plein air painting competition,exhibit and sale that is open to anyone who wishes toparticipate. If you would like to paint in the QuickDraw Competition, you need to register, so follow theregistration process at the link below. Come preparedto paint, frame and sell your 2-hour creation from 10am - 12 noon. The paintings will be judged by PeterTrippi, Plein Air Easton Competition Judge, and awardswill be presented at 1:30 pm. For more information andto register visit: www.pleinaireaston.com/events/quick-draw-competition-2014, email [email protected] or call 410-822-7297.
Leesburg Fine Art Festival 2014Embarking on its third year, the Leesburg Fine Art
Festival will take place in downtown Leesburg on theweekend of September20 – September 21 thisyear. Four images of yourwork, plus a mandatoryimage of your booth willbe required to enter.There is a $30 entry feeand booths are $395. The application dead-line is July 18 and youwill be notified by July 21.
Paragon Art Events isworking with Friends ofLeesburg Public Arts tocoordinate the event.Donna Toracca ([email protected])with FOLPA offered herassistance to answerquestions. To apply, visitParagonArtEvents.com/lee/html/artist_application.html. This will ultimately direct you towww.zapplication.org/event-info-public.php?fair_id=3253for rules and lots more info. Paragon is the group thatchooses the artists collects the fees, etc.
Waterford FairDeadline for submissions to Waterford Fair’s Red
Barn Exhibit and Art Mart is ‘before the fair’ (typicallythe first Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October). Visitwww.waterfordfoundation.org/waterford-fair/fair-partici-pation/exhibit-at-the-fair/art-exhibits.If you’re not already on their mailing list, send them arequest for an entry form along with your mailing address
by email ([email protected]), snail mail(P.O. Box 142, Waterford, Virginia 20197) or telephone themwith your request (540.882.3018 x 112).
October Aldie Mill Show Call for Art and Volunteers
The Show Committee is excited about the opportunityfor the Sketch Club members to display their work at AldieMill, one of the best preserved historic buildings inNorthern Virginia.
As with our winter show at Hillsborough Winery, thesketch club members may submit two paintings and acommission of 25% will be taken. Unlike at Hillsborough,the show must be staffed with volunteers to sell our work.
We will need 2 or 3 volunteers each day the show isopen except on the day of the fair. On the fair day, we willneed 3 people in the morning and 3 people in the after-noon. Parking will be provided for the volunteers on thefair day. We can park at the mill on the other days. As itgets closer to the show, the volunteers will meet to decideschedules, and get a tutorial from Vivian Attermeyer onhow to use the credit card machine we will be renting.
The following are the dates and times for the nine days of theLoudoun Sketch Club show at Aldie Mill in October:• The week before the fair: Drop off work on Monday, Oct. 6from 10 am - 2 pm.• The show will open on Friday, Oct. 10 through Monday, Oct. 13. The hours are from 11 am - 5 pm each day.• We will not show on Tuesday, Oct. 14 or Wednesday, Oct. 15.• We will resume showing on Thursday, Oct.16 throughMonday, Oct. 20. Our hours again will be from 11 am - 5 pmexcept on the day of the fair.• On the day of the fair, Saturday, Oct. 18, we will showduring the fair hours of 9 am - 5 pm.• Members will pick up their work on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Tomake it easier, our Outdoor Committee has arranged for usto paint at the mill on this day.A reminder and a CALL TO ARTISTS will be in theSeptember/October Newsletter.
There are two other opportunities to volunteer duringthe show:1. As an enticement for people to come in to the show onthe day of the fair, we would like a couple of people to bepainting near the entrance to the mill. You might even sellyour wet painting!2. As part of a community out-reach, Tracy Gillespie hasarranged with the art teacher at Aldie Elementary School tobring a class of fifth-grade students to the mill during the showon one of the days we aren’t open. Elly Friedman has volun-teered to assist the teacher in an art lesson and would like tohave two other people volunteer to assist.
Please contact Pam Swann to volunteer to staff the show bye-mail at [email protected].
Contact Elly Friedman to volunteer to paint on fair day or towork with the students from Aldie Elementary at 703-327-6774 H,703-606-4838 C or by e-mail at [email protected].
A Note from the PresidentDear Sketch Club Members,
Our outdoor sessions are well underway andmany of us have been enjoying the fabulous loca-tions we have been to so far. We look forward to anexciting line-up of future Tuesday sessions. Whenworking outdoors, please take precautions to avoid sunburn and ticks and bringplenty of drinking water to stay hydrated. Manylocations afford shade under trees and that helps usto keep cool. Usually views are good from theshade, but an umbrella helps if you are located inthe sun. Enjoy and be safe.
Save the date! Our fall meeting will take place at the SterlingLibrary on Saturday, September 27 from 10:30 am to 1 pm. We will be in theroom that displays a mural painted by one of our founding members, VintonPickens. We will elect officers (see last issue of the Newsletter for the slateof nominees), have refreshments to share and it will be a special event.
Plan ahead. Plan to participate in our two shows to take place thisfall and begin preparing artwork now. One show will be at Aldie Mill in earlyOctober during the Aldie Days festival and the other will be in Novemberand December at the Hillsborough Winery. Both will afford our membersoutstanding opportunities for sharing and selling artwork.
–Vivian Attermeyer, President
Membership UpdateWelcome! New and Returning Members: Elaine Wainwright,
Lix Zadravec, Elaine Nunnally, Eileen O’Keefe, Lee Ann Howdershell,Charlotte Arnold, Carol Tharp, Lide Matheson Stifel, Debbie Jensen, Ann Daly,Reg Jones, Cheri Miller and Kathleen Klavon. The Sketch Club now has 172members.
IMPORTANT NEWS regarding membership renewals: Those memberswho joined the Sketch Club after April 1, 2014 will be members through August2015. Everyone else will be receiving their annual dues notice in July. Pleasekeep an eye out for this mailing. Steve Huelsman (Treasurer) and MaryChampion (Membership Chair) would really appreciate it if everyone respondsto this mailing in a timely fashion! If August comes and you’ve not seen aninvoice, email Mary at [email protected]
NEW MEMBERS please note: While you will not have to renew your mem-bership this fall, you will receive a Volunteer Form in the mail. We are an all-vol-unteer organization, and welcome any talents and skills that our members canoffer from time to time. So watch for this opportunity to contribute to the successof our Club.
The Sketch Club Newsletter team could use someone to keep track ofart opportunities for exhibiting our art; deadlines for local and regional artshows that our members might want to enter. These would need to be com-piled months in advance of the actual deadlines in order to be included inour bi-monthly Newsletter. Currently Dana Thompson is trying to keep ontop of these but wants to avoid potential opportunities to slip through thecracks.
If you know someone who is interested in joining the Loudoun Sketch Club,please contact me at [email protected] or by phone, 571-291-2829.Membership Forms may be found on www.LoudounSketchClub.com.Send the form with your check for $20, made out to Loudoun Sketch Clubto Steve Huelsman at 360 Deerpath Avenue, SW, Leesburg, VA 20175.
–Mary Champion, Membership Chair and Feature Writer
LoudounSketch ClubVolunteers
OfficersPresidentVivian Attermeyer 703-647-0260
[email protected] Friedman 703-327-6774
[email protected] Roth 703-250-0641
[email protected] Huelsman 703-777-8725HistorianPam De Peña 703-421-0218
MembershipMary Champion
E-mail ConciergeMargaret Huddy 703-356-2363
NewsletterNewsletter Desk/Compilation and DesignDana Thompson 540-454-1989
[email protected] WritersGale Waldron 703-771-0127Mary Champion
[email protected] thanks to Patrick Roth,
Margaret Huddy, Crystal Jordan,Pam De Peña, Linda Hendrickson
and Vivian Attermeyer
Outdoor SessionsCommittee
Mary MacDonnell 540-554-8181Jessica Wilson 301-642-6995Becky Tighe 540-668-6447Lee Kincaid 540-554-2640
Show CommitteeGale Waldron 703-771-0127Zeynep Baki 540-668-7787
Indoor Sessions andWorkshop Committee
Lorrie Herman 703-906-5815Remington Restivo 703-443-0814Patrick Roth 703-250-0641
WebmasterDana Thompson 540-454-1989
–––––––––––––––Would you like to help?
Do you have a suggestion? Let us know.
View from Sky Meadows by Mary Championl
Vivian Attermeyer
Artistic OpportunitiesPlein Air Easton! Quick Draw
Competition 2014, Exhibit and SaleIs Saturday, July 19. You don’t have to be previouslyjuried in to participate!
The Quick Draw is a plein air painting competition,exhibit and sale that is open to anyone who wishes toparticipate. If you would like to paint in the QuickDraw Competition, you need to register, so follow theregistration process at the link below. Come preparedto paint, frame and sell your 2-hour creation from 10am - 12 noon. The paintings will be judged by PeterTrippi, Plein Air Easton Competition Judge, and awardswill be presented at 1:30 pm. For more information andto register visit: www.pleinaireaston.com/events/quick-draw-competition-2014, email [email protected] or call 410-822-7297.
Leesburg Fine Art Festival 2014Embarking on its third year, the Leesburg Fine Art
Festival will take place in downtown Leesburg on theweekend of September20 – September 21 thisyear. Four images of yourwork, plus a mandatoryimage of your booth willbe required to enter.There is a $30 entry feeand booths are $395. The application dead-line is July 18 and youwill be notified by July 21.
Paragon Art Events isworking with Friends ofLeesburg Public Arts tocoordinate the event.Donna Toracca ([email protected])with FOLPA offered herassistance to answerquestions. To apply, visitParagonArtEvents.com/lee/html/artist_application.html. This will ultimately direct you towww.zapplication.org/event-info-public.php?fair_id=3253for rules and lots more info. Paragon is the group thatchooses the artists collects the fees, etc.
Waterford FairDeadline for submissions to Waterford Fair’s Red
Barn Exhibit and Art Mart is ‘before the fair’ (typicallythe first Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October). Visitwww.waterfordfoundation.org/waterford-fair/fair-partici-pation/exhibit-at-the-fair/art-exhibits.If you’re not already on their mailing list, send them arequest for an entry form along with your mailing address
by email ([email protected]), snail mail(P.O. Box 142, Waterford, Virginia 20197) or telephone themwith your request (540.882.3018 x 112).
October Aldie Mill Show Call for Art and Volunteers
The Show Committee is excited about the opportunityfor the Sketch Club members to display their work at AldieMill, one of the best preserved historic buildings inNorthern Virginia.
As with our winter show at Hillsborough Winery, thesketch club members may submit two paintings and acommission of 25% will be taken. Unlike at Hillsborough,the show must be staffed with volunteers to sell our work.
We will need 2 or 3 volunteers each day the show isopen except on the day of the fair. On the fair day, we willneed 3 people in the morning and 3 people in the after-noon. Parking will be provided for the volunteers on thefair day. We can park at the mill on the other days. As itgets closer to the show, the volunteers will meet to decideschedules, and get a tutorial from Vivian Attermeyer onhow to use the credit card machine we will be renting.
The following are the dates and times for the nine days of theLoudoun Sketch Club show at Aldie Mill in October:• The week before the fair: Drop off work on Monday, Oct. 6from 10 am - 2 pm.• The show will open on Friday, Oct. 10 through Monday, Oct. 13. The hours are from 11 am - 5 pm each day.• We will not show on Tuesday, Oct. 14 or Wednesday, Oct. 15.• We will resume showing on Thursday, Oct.16 throughMonday, Oct. 20. Our hours again will be from 11 am - 5 pmexcept on the day of the fair.• On the day of the fair, Saturday, Oct. 18, we will showduring the fair hours of 9 am - 5 pm.• Members will pick up their work on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Tomake it easier, our Outdoor Committee has arranged for usto paint at the mill on this day.A reminder and a CALL TO ARTISTS will be in theSeptember/October Newsletter.
There are two other opportunities to volunteer duringthe show:1. As an enticement for people to come in to the show onthe day of the fair, we would like a couple of people to bepainting near the entrance to the mill. You might even sellyour wet painting!2. As part of a community out-reach, Tracy Gillespie hasarranged with the art teacher at Aldie Elementary School tobring a class of fifth-grade students to the mill during the showon one of the days we aren’t open. Elly Friedman has volun-teered to assist the teacher in an art lesson and would like tohave two other people volunteer to assist.
Please contact Pam Swann to volunteer to staff the show bye-mail at [email protected].
Contact Elly Friedman to volunteer to paint on fair day or towork with the students from Aldie Elementary at 703-327-6774 H,703-606-4838 C or by e-mail at [email protected].
From theNewsletter DeskHere’s the schedule for Newsletter copy and images:
Deadlines for Issues for 2014: submitting info:September/ October August 10November/December October 10Issues for 2015:January/February December 10March/April February 10May/June April 10July/August June 10Please send your news and pictures to Dana at
[email protected] e-mailing your news: Please put
“LSC News” or other clear and relevant words inthe subject of the e-mail so I don’t delete it thinkingit’s spam from an e-mail address I don’t recognize.
Please include Images!! We’re a visual organi-zation, and our newsletter (and website for thatmatter) should reflect that. Images should be colorjpegs, 300dpi, at least 3” wide or larger (no less that1000 pixels if possible). If the image is your artwork,please include title, unframed size, medium and datefor each. If the image is a person or event, pleaseinclude an appropriate caption and identification.
Contributing Writers Wanted: Helpful Hints;Upcoming Shows and Exhibits; Classes andWorkshops; Competitions and Deadlines; GreatWebsites or Organizations... Anything that would be of help or interest to our members. Thank youto the contributers who continue to inform andinspire. And please know, all members are encouraged to participate. Keep it coming!
Lost Your Newsletter? Or maybe you’d likeanother copy to send to a friend or potential newmember? You can now go to the Sketch Club website and download any newsletter you need. Go to www.LoudounSketchClub.com
–Dana Thompson
Holly Petersonat Prudential PenFed Realty in Hamilton
“Musings” – paintings and monotypes by Holly Peterson –continues through July 20. Jill Brabant is next up,so stay tuned for infor-mation about her open-ing reception in the fall.
We are scheduling nowfor 2015.
Please contact Gale Waldron orRemington Restivo to getyour name on the list.
Echo Rocks by Holly Peterson,12”x16”,acrylic, 2014©
What To Do, What To Do...
Linda Hendricksonat 8 Chains North WineryDog Days Exhibit
& Painting WorkshopThe whimsy and charm of Dog Days returns to 8Chains North winery as artist Linda Hendricksonopens her exhibit on July 1. Linda will also teach apainting workshop Saturday and Sunday, September20 and 21 in the upstairs barn, a fabulous place topaint. Participants will receive individual critiquesaccompanied bya glass of wine. To sign up, contact Linda: [email protected]. On display through September.
Continuing Exhibits:.
En Plein Air-Painting the Loudoun Landscapecontinues through July 13, 2014
Make a point to see thewonderful plein air show atGWU, on exhibit throughJuly 13. Twenty-six SketchClub artists have work ondisplay in a special exhibitthat pays tribute toLoudoun’s beautiful countryside. Yellow Wood by Zeynep Baki, 9” x 12, acrylic, 2013©
16th Annual Four Seasons of OatlandsArt Show & Sale
July 1 - July 31, 2014Many of your fellow Loudoun SketchClub members will be exhibiting theirwork in this popular annual event.Open Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Sun. 1 pm - 5 pm in the Oatlands CarriageHouse, 20850 Oatlands PlantationLane · Leesburg, VA 20175. Phone703-777-3174 or visit www.oatlands.org
Joker by LindaHendrickson, acrylic, 12” x 12”, 2013©
Two Great Shows at the Freer-Sackler Gallery
There a number of exhibitions on-going at area artmuseums, among them the Degas/Cassat and Andrew
Wyeth shows at the NationalGallery of Art and AmericanMasters at the Phillips. But thereal sleeper, and gem, are twoexhibitions on-going at the Freer-Sackler in the Sackler portion ofthe gallery. Running until August17 is An American in London,Whistler and the Thames. Thisshow focuses on Whistler’s draw-ings, etchings and paintings donealone the Thames River and itsembankments. The etchings anddry points are not only terrific(contemporary critics compare
him to Rembrandt) but extraordinary in that many weredone copper plate and stylus in hand en plein air! Alsodisplayed are drawings, watercolors and oils includingnocturnes.
A focus of the Whistler show is the influence ofJapanese art on his river venues. This brings us to thesecond show at the Freer-Sackler: Kiyochika, Master ofthe Night. Kobayashi Kiyochika, a self taught Japaneseartist, is considered the “last great ukiyo-e artist and thefirst Japanese modernist.” The forty three woodcutson display focus on capturing light, a very modern west-ern concept. Very successful, and shouldn’t be missed.The Kiyochika show runs until July 27.
Travel Workshopwith Christine Lashley
Spend a week painting with Christine at a chateau/artfoundation in a small town of the Cote D’Azur, Francein August, 2015. Located west of Cannes, the chateauis on the Mediterranean with gorgeous views of thesea and formal gardens. (Enrollment starts Oct.2014, tentative dates Aug. 19-25, 2015). EmailChristine to be onthe ‘interested’ list asthose on the list willhave priority registra-tion. This workshopfilled quickly with awaitlist in 2013 andwas featured in élan Magazine. Christine Lashley www.ChristineLashley.com
Don’t Forget to Pick ‘Em UpIf you are exhibiting in these current shows, keep these
dates in mind to pick up any unsold work. Meanwhile, thinkpositively.
En Plein Air - Painting the Loudoun Landscape at GWU
Pick Up – Monday, July 14 from 3 - 5 pm or Tuesday, July 15 from 9 am - noon.
OatlandsPick Up – Friday, August 1 – Tuesday, August 5,
during Oatlands daily hours. Open Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Sun. 1 pm - 5 pm
The Dairy Barn GalleryOne day going through Middleburg, we noticed signs for
an art show. Following the signsto the Dairy Barn Gallery on SamFred Road we found much morethan was expected. In an innova-tive setting there were interestingpaintings and sculpture. The direc-tor Tom Trail, and coordinatorMichelle Lawrence, have foundwell-known or emerging artists,doing accomplished, refined orquirky work for our viewing pleas-ure. It would be a great place to see your work in a gallery setting and to get experience for future shows.Exhibits come and go and are not always there, so watch forthe signs or visit www.artsatthedairybarngallery.com.
~Vivian AttermeyerEditors Note: The Dairy Barn wants to encourage newartists, local and regional to show there work. They hope tohave ten exhibitions a year.
For Artists interested in future shows, email [email protected]
Off the Beaten Path
Welcome!The Sketch Club welcomes new members:
Elaine Wainwright, Lix Zadravec, Elaine Nunnally, Eileen O’Keefe,
Lee Ann Howdershell, Charlotte Arnold,Carol Tharp, Lide Matheson Stifel,
Debbie Jensen, Ann Daly, Reg Jones, CheriMiller and Kathleen Klavon.
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––Send your September/October 2014 news
to the LSC Newsletter. E-mail [email protected]
by August 10, 2014.Join us on Facebook!
Nocturne: Blue and Gold– OldBattersea Bridge by JamesMcNeil Whistler, oil on canvas 1872 -73©
artwork for invite courtesy of, LSC member, Jill Brabant
From theNewsletter DeskHere’s the schedule for Newsletter copy and images:
Deadlines for Issues for 2014: submitting info:September/ October August 10November/December October 10Issues for 2015:January/February December 10March/April February 10May/June April 10July/August June 10Please send your news and pictures to Dana at
[email protected] e-mailing your news: Please put
“LSC News” or other clear and relevant words inthe subject of the e-mail so I don’t delete it thinkingit’s spam from an e-mail address I don’t recognize.
Please include Images!! We’re a visual organi-zation, and our newsletter (and website for thatmatter) should reflect that. Images should be colorjpegs, 300dpi, at least 3” wide or larger (no less that1000 pixels if possible). If the image is your artwork,please include title, unframed size, medium and datefor each. If the image is a person or event, pleaseinclude an appropriate caption and identification.
Contributing Writers Wanted: Helpful Hints;Upcoming Shows and Exhibits; Classes andWorkshops; Competitions and Deadlines; GreatWebsites or Organizations... Anything that would be of help or interest to our members. Thank youto the contributers who continue to inform andinspire. And please know, all members are encouraged to participate. Keep it coming!
Lost Your Newsletter? Or maybe you’d likeanother copy to send to a friend or potential newmember? You can now go to the Sketch Club website and download any newsletter you need. Go to www.LoudounSketchClub.com
–Dana Thompson
Holly Petersonat Prudential PenFed Realty in Hamilton
“Musings” – paintings and monotypes by Holly Peterson –continues through July 20. Jill Brabant is next up,so stay tuned for infor-mation about her open-ing reception in the fall.
We are scheduling nowfor 2015.
Please contact Gale Waldron orRemington Restivo to getyour name on the list.
Echo Rocks by Holly Peterson,12”x16”,acrylic, 2014©
What To Do, What To Do...
Linda Hendricksonat 8 Chains North WineryDog Days Exhibit
& Painting WorkshopThe whimsy and charm of Dog Days returns to 8Chains North winery as artist Linda Hendricksonopens her exhibit on July 1. Linda will also teach apainting workshop Saturday and Sunday, September20 and 21 in the upstairs barn, a fabulous place topaint. Participants will receive individual critiquesaccompanied bya glass of wine. To sign up, contact Linda: [email protected]. On display through September.
Continuing Exhibits:.
En Plein Air-Painting the Loudoun Landscapecontinues through July 13, 2014
Make a point to see thewonderful plein air show atGWU, on exhibit throughJuly 13. Twenty-six SketchClub artists have work ondisplay in a special exhibitthat pays tribute toLoudoun’s beautiful countryside. Yellow Wood by Zeynep Baki, 9” x 12, acrylic, 2013©
16th Annual Four Seasons of OatlandsArt Show & Sale
July 1 - July 31, 2014Many of your fellow Loudoun SketchClub members will be exhibiting theirwork in this popular annual event.Open Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Sun. 1 pm - 5 pm in the Oatlands CarriageHouse, 20850 Oatlands PlantationLane · Leesburg, VA 20175. Phone703-777-3174 or visit www.oatlands.org
Joker by LindaHendrickson, acrylic, 12” x 12”, 2013©
Two Great Shows at the Freer-Sackler Gallery
There a number of exhibitions on-going at area artmuseums, among them the Degas/Cassat and Andrew
Wyeth shows at the NationalGallery of Art and AmericanMasters at the Phillips. But thereal sleeper, and gem, are twoexhibitions on-going at the Freer-Sackler in the Sackler portion ofthe gallery. Running until August17 is An American in London,Whistler and the Thames. Thisshow focuses on Whistler’s draw-ings, etchings and paintings donealone the Thames River and itsembankments. The etchings anddry points are not only terrific(contemporary critics compare
him to Rembrandt) but extraordinary in that many weredone copper plate and stylus in hand en plein air! Alsodisplayed are drawings, watercolors and oils includingnocturnes.
A focus of the Whistler show is the influence ofJapanese art on his river venues. This brings us to thesecond show at the Freer-Sackler: Kiyochika, Master ofthe Night. Kobayashi Kiyochika, a self taught Japaneseartist, is considered the “last great ukiyo-e artist and thefirst Japanese modernist.” The forty three woodcutson display focus on capturing light, a very modern west-ern concept. Very successful, and shouldn’t be missed.The Kiyochika show runs until July 27.
Travel Workshopwith Christine Lashley
Spend a week painting with Christine at a chateau/artfoundation in a small town of the Cote D’Azur, Francein August, 2015. Located west of Cannes, the chateauis on the Mediterranean with gorgeous views of thesea and formal gardens. (Enrollment starts Oct.2014, tentative dates Aug. 19-25, 2015). EmailChristine to be onthe ‘interested’ list asthose on the list willhave priority registra-tion. This workshopfilled quickly with awaitlist in 2013 andwas featured in élan Magazine. Christine Lashley www.ChristineLashley.com
Don’t Forget to Pick ‘Em UpIf you are exhibiting in these current shows, keep these
dates in mind to pick up any unsold work. Meanwhile, thinkpositively.
En Plein Air - Painting the Loudoun Landscape at GWU
Pick Up – Monday, July 14 from 3 - 5 pm or Tuesday, July 15 from 9 am - noon.
OatlandsPick Up – Friday, August 1 – Tuesday, August 5,
during Oatlands daily hours. Open Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Sun. 1 pm - 5 pm
The Dairy Barn GalleryOne day going through Middleburg, we noticed signs for
an art show. Following the signsto the Dairy Barn Gallery on SamFred Road we found much morethan was expected. In an innova-tive setting there were interestingpaintings and sculpture. The direc-tor Tom Trail, and coordinatorMichelle Lawrence, have foundwell-known or emerging artists,doing accomplished, refined orquirky work for our viewing pleas-ure. It would be a great place to see your work in a gallery setting and to get experience for future shows.Exhibits come and go and are not always there, so watch forthe signs or visit www.artsatthedairybarngallery.com.
~Vivian AttermeyerEditors Note: The Dairy Barn wants to encourage newartists, local and regional to show there work. They hope tohave ten exhibitions a year.
For Artists interested in future shows, email [email protected]
Off the Beaten Path
Welcome!The Sketch Club welcomes new members:
Elaine Wainwright, Lix Zadravec, Elaine Nunnally, Eileen O’Keefe,
Lee Ann Howdershell, Charlotte Arnold,Carol Tharp, Lide Matheson Stifel,
Debbie Jensen, Ann Daly, Reg Jones, CheriMiller and Kathleen Klavon.
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Nocturne: Blue and Gold– OldBattersea Bridge by JamesMcNeil Whistler, oil on canvas 1872 -73©
artwork for invite courtesy of, LSC member, Jill Brabant
Donna Robinson’s exhibit of sky paintings at 868Estate Vineyards,14001 Harpers FerryRd., Purcellville, VA20132, continuesthrough July 22.www.868estatevineyards.com
LorrieHermanwill beexhibitingfour water-colors at“FourSeasons atOatlands ArtShow & Salethis summer.
Jan Hundshamer has been selected by the Friendsof Bluemont to do anartist conception ofthe completedSnickersville Academyin Bluemont,VA.
The Academy iscurrently beingrestored and thesketch will be used asa hand out for furtherdonations.
Anyone interestedin further informationon the history of the Academy should contactwww.bluemontva.org/about.html.
Catherine Hillishas won the “BestNocturnal” Awardof $500 for her littlepainting titledTwinkle, at therecent MountainMaryland Plein AirContest inCumberland, MD.
She’ll be partici-pating in EllicottCity’s Paint It,
Ellicott on July 11 (www.hocoarts.org/exhibits.php) andthen she heads on to Cashiers, NC for their invitationcompetition called Arts on the Green July 13 - 19(www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/events/arts-on-green.php).
Christine Lashley has a busy summer of excitingexhibits and contests:Plein Aire Easton! International juried plein-air eventwith 58 artists painting the Delmarva Penisula andChesapeake Bay. Artwork will be displayed at theAcademy Art Museum. July 12-19, 2014. Juror: PeterTrippi; Editor, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine.www.pleinaireaston.comVacation Vistas: Featuring paintings and studies donefrom travel inthe US andinternationaldestinations. Agroup showwithChristine’s stu-dents. As seenin élanMagazine. July1 – 28, 2014.ReceptionSun., July 6 from3:30 - 5:30 pm.Watery World: Peninsula Gallery, Lewes, DE. Groupshow with 5 other artists showing beach and shorepaintings. July 5-30, 2014. Opening reception, July 12.www.peninsula-gallery.com
Pintrest for a Creative SoulJulia Cameron would be proud of me – I have discov-
ered a new way to take myself on an“artist’s date.” In her book, The Artist's
Way, she encourages one to take theartist in you on a date...just youalone doing something that delightsyou. In another of her assignmentsshe suggests making a collage of
images which will reveal your con-sciousness at the moment. With these
permissions to explore and time over our long last win-ter, I learned Pinterest is relaxing, invigorating, stimulat-ing and maybe even a new marketing tool for my art.
I created boards...like a poster board of images onanything I might enjoy going back to see. Included aresecret boards for ideas that haven’t quite hatched. Soonthere were 52 different “Boards.” There is etiquette forthis new sport, there is strategy, and there is discoveryof many awesome individuals willing to share what theyknow. All this is “pinned” for future reference...to beabsorbed, read and enjoyed again and again!
The Montana condo has a new original painting byShelle Lindholm. I’ve followed for years....but was trig-gered by Pinterest to explore anew. I have a new “artistbest friend” in Montana because I noticed she was froma town 5 miles away and I suggested we get to knoweach other. The next day I had a fascinating studio tourwith Sheri Trepina---we laugh about our “PinterestBlind Date.”
The “Art as Business” board is where I”m learningmore about where I might go with my business online.I’ve also pinned the articles about Pinterest etiquette, cre-ative blogs and more. Come visit me on Pinterest, exploremy boards and maybe even create a few of your own!
~ Linda Hendrickson
Church Shadows by Christine Lashley, watercolor, 12” x 18”, 2014©
Twinkle by Catherine Hillis, watercolor, 2014©
Dappled Dogwood by Lorrie Herman, watercolor en plein aire, 2014©
MemberNewsWind Swept by Donna Robinson, oil on canvas
Club members whoattended the springmeeting may remem-ber discussion of aVinton Pickens paint-ing now at the Sterlinglibrary. Vinton wasone of the founders ofthe club and we areworking to have thepainting’s framerepaired as part of theclub’s 70th birthdayanniversary celebra-tion. The painting itselfpresents a mystery.
The paintingdepicts the Marquis deLafayette’s 1825 visit to Loudounaccompanied by President JohnQuincy Adams and formerPresident James Monroe. JamesHead's 1908 History andComprehensive Description ofLoudoun County Virginia describesLafayette’s “procession” up the OldCarolina Road (Rt. 15) from former-President Monroe’s Oak Hill hometo Leesburg via coach whilecheered by “young ladies of theLeesburg FemaleAcademy…(wearing) white withblue sashes” (Check out the paint-ing and its uncanny accordance tothis historical description!)
We know it was donated by Vintonto Leesburg’s Balch library andcame into the county library system when the Balch libraryentered the county system andthen was given to the Sterlinglibrary. But why did VintonPickens paint it? Maybe we shouldlook at the club’s history.
In 1957 Loudoun Countycelebrated the 200th year of it’sfounding on July 12, 1757. As partof the bi-centennial celebration theClub created eight “historicalmurals” depicting events in thecounty’s history. They were paintedin a “studio” on the top floor of theLoudoun National Bank and his-torical research was provided bythe Loudoun County HistoricalSociety. The County Board ofSupervisors provided funds forpaint and canvas.
Painters were club membersElla M. O’Donovan (panel 1,Founding of the county); Evelyn A.Marshall (panel 2, Dispatch of the“Loudoun County Resolves” toWilliamsburg); Ester J. Thomas(panel 3, The National Archives aremoved to Loudoun when theBritish burn Washington); Ella M. O’Donavan, Mary JaneIssacs and Katherine B. Slappey(panel 4, Ball at President Monroe’s
Oak Hill celebratingLafayette’s visit); Edward M.Chamberlin, Jr. (panel 5,Battle of Balls Bluff);Frances D. Allen (panel 6,Military and diplomatic lead-ers visit General GeorgeMarshall at Dodona Manor);and Vinton Pickens (panels 7and 8. Her panels portrayvarious aspects of county his-tory from colonial times tothe dedication of the Balchlibrary in 1922.) The muralpanels were unveiled at theCounty Courthouse onJuly 12, 1957 and hungthere throughout the bi-cen-
tennial year. They now hang at theLoudoun County High School.They can be viewed at this website:www.lcpshistory.blogspot.com/2011/07/lchs-paintings.html .
So what’s the answer to themystery of why Vinton Pickenspainted the Sterling library paint-ing. It’s speculation, but I think shepainted it as part of the Club’s bi-centennial effort. It’s mural sized–4 x 6 feet. It’s theme is Loudounhistory. Perhaps she started it aspart of the bi-centennial project andthen Ella M. O’Donavan, MaryJane Issacs and Katherine B.Slappey stepped forward to painttheir own image commemoratingLafayette’s visit (panel 4) andVinton graciously withdrew hermural, subsequently donating it tothe Balch Library. Does anyoneknow anything else about thepainting? Let us know. Want to see it?Come to the Fall Meeting.
~ Patrick Roth
Snickersville Academy by Jan Hundshamer
LSC HistoryThe Loudoun Sketch Club has been around for 70
years! It all started when three women, Evelyn Marshall,Vinton Pickens, and Betty Tiffany, began to meet at eachothers’ homes on Tuesdays to sketch and paint. Theirfirst meetings were in 1944 and their first annual showwas at the Leesburg Baptist Church in 1947.
At first, the three women called themselves “The HotSketches.” LSC documentation indicates that this origi-nal, saucy-sounding name came from one of their earlymeetings. According to legend, the three women werepainting together on Vinton Pickens’ lawn and her hus-band observed, “You’re a bunch of ‘hot sketches,’ aren’tyou?” and the group’s original name was born.
I have been asked to be the new historian for the
Loudoun Sketch Club. The Thomas Balch Library inLeesburg has a significant collection of old documentsand photos from the club’s inception until the mid1990’s, so I’ll be gathering historical tidbits from there toshare with you. I also hope to collect materials fromwhen that collection left off until the present time andinto the future. I’d also like to collect LSC brochures,news items, and other documents going forward.
So, if you have any LSC “stuff” that you think shouldbe kept for posterity, you can pass it on to me,[email protected], and I’ll make sure it is pro-tected and eventually added to the permanent collection.
~ Pam De Peña, Historian
A Sketch Club 70th Anniversary Mystery
Donna Robinson’s exhibit of sky paintings at 868Estate Vineyards,14001 Harpers FerryRd., Purcellville, VA20132, continuesthrough July 22.www.868estatevineyards.com
LorrieHermanwill beexhibitingfour water-colors at“FourSeasons atOatlands ArtShow & Salethis summer.
Jan Hundshamer has been selected by the Friendsof Bluemont to do anartist conception ofthe completedSnickersville Academyin Bluemont,VA.
The Academy iscurrently beingrestored and thesketch will be used asa hand out for furtherdonations.
Anyone interestedin further informationon the history of the Academy should contactwww.bluemontva.org/about.html.
Catherine Hillishas won the “BestNocturnal” Awardof $500 for her littlepainting titledTwinkle, at therecent MountainMaryland Plein AirContest inCumberland, MD.
She’ll be partici-pating in EllicottCity’s Paint It,
Ellicott on July 11 (www.hocoarts.org/exhibits.php) andthen she heads on to Cashiers, NC for their invitationcompetition called Arts on the Green July 13 - 19(www.villagegreencashiersnc.com/events/arts-on-green.php).
Christine Lashley has a busy summer of excitingexhibits and contests:Plein Aire Easton! International juried plein-air eventwith 58 artists painting the Delmarva Penisula andChesapeake Bay. Artwork will be displayed at theAcademy Art Museum. July 12-19, 2014. Juror: PeterTrippi; Editor, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine.www.pleinaireaston.comVacation Vistas: Featuring paintings and studies donefrom travel inthe US andinternationaldestinations. Agroup showwithChristine’s stu-dents. As seenin élanMagazine. July1 – 28, 2014.ReceptionSun., July 6 from3:30 - 5:30 pm.Watery World: Peninsula Gallery, Lewes, DE. Groupshow with 5 other artists showing beach and shorepaintings. July 5-30, 2014. Opening reception, July 12.www.peninsula-gallery.com
Pintrest for a Creative SoulJulia Cameron would be proud of me – I have discov-
ered a new way to take myself on an“artist’s date.” In her book, The Artist's
Way, she encourages one to take theartist in you on a date...just youalone doing something that delightsyou. In another of her assignmentsshe suggests making a collage of
images which will reveal your con-sciousness at the moment. With these
permissions to explore and time over our long last win-ter, I learned Pinterest is relaxing, invigorating, stimulat-ing and maybe even a new marketing tool for my art.
I created boards...like a poster board of images onanything I might enjoy going back to see. Included aresecret boards for ideas that haven’t quite hatched. Soonthere were 52 different “Boards.” There is etiquette forthis new sport, there is strategy, and there is discoveryof many awesome individuals willing to share what theyknow. All this is “pinned” for future reference...to beabsorbed, read and enjoyed again and again!
The Montana condo has a new original painting byShelle Lindholm. I’ve followed for years....but was trig-gered by Pinterest to explore anew. I have a new “artistbest friend” in Montana because I noticed she was froma town 5 miles away and I suggested we get to knoweach other. The next day I had a fascinating studio tourwith Sheri Trepina---we laugh about our “PinterestBlind Date.”
The “Art as Business” board is where I”m learningmore about where I might go with my business online.I’ve also pinned the articles about Pinterest etiquette, cre-ative blogs and more. Come visit me on Pinterest, exploremy boards and maybe even create a few of your own!
~ Linda Hendrickson
Church Shadows by Christine Lashley, watercolor, 12” x 18”, 2014©
Twinkle by Catherine Hillis, watercolor, 2014©
Dappled Dogwood by Lorrie Herman, watercolor en plein aire, 2014©
MemberNewsWind Swept by Donna Robinson, oil on canvas
Club members whoattended the springmeeting may remem-ber discussion of aVinton Pickens paint-ing now at the Sterlinglibrary. Vinton wasone of the founders ofthe club and we areworking to have thepainting’s framerepaired as part of theclub’s 70th birthdayanniversary celebra-tion. The painting itselfpresents a mystery.
The paintingdepicts the Marquis deLafayette’s 1825 visit to Loudounaccompanied by President JohnQuincy Adams and formerPresident James Monroe. JamesHead's 1908 History andComprehensive Description ofLoudoun County Virginia describesLafayette’s “procession” up the OldCarolina Road (Rt. 15) from former-President Monroe’s Oak Hill hometo Leesburg via coach whilecheered by “young ladies of theLeesburg FemaleAcademy…(wearing) white withblue sashes” (Check out the paint-ing and its uncanny accordance tothis historical description!)
We know it was donated by Vintonto Leesburg’s Balch library andcame into the county library system when the Balch libraryentered the county system andthen was given to the Sterlinglibrary. But why did VintonPickens paint it? Maybe we shouldlook at the club’s history.
In 1957 Loudoun Countycelebrated the 200th year of it’sfounding on July 12, 1757. As partof the bi-centennial celebration theClub created eight “historicalmurals” depicting events in thecounty’s history. They were paintedin a “studio” on the top floor of theLoudoun National Bank and his-torical research was provided bythe Loudoun County HistoricalSociety. The County Board ofSupervisors provided funds forpaint and canvas.
Painters were club membersElla M. O’Donovan (panel 1,Founding of the county); Evelyn A.Marshall (panel 2, Dispatch of the“Loudoun County Resolves” toWilliamsburg); Ester J. Thomas(panel 3, The National Archives aremoved to Loudoun when theBritish burn Washington); Ella M. O’Donavan, Mary JaneIssacs and Katherine B. Slappey(panel 4, Ball at President Monroe’s
Oak Hill celebratingLafayette’s visit); Edward M.Chamberlin, Jr. (panel 5,Battle of Balls Bluff);Frances D. Allen (panel 6,Military and diplomatic lead-ers visit General GeorgeMarshall at Dodona Manor);and Vinton Pickens (panels 7and 8. Her panels portrayvarious aspects of county his-tory from colonial times tothe dedication of the Balchlibrary in 1922.) The muralpanels were unveiled at theCounty Courthouse onJuly 12, 1957 and hungthere throughout the bi-cen-
tennial year. They now hang at theLoudoun County High School.They can be viewed at this website:www.lcpshistory.blogspot.com/2011/07/lchs-paintings.html .
So what’s the answer to themystery of why Vinton Pickenspainted the Sterling library paint-ing. It’s speculation, but I think shepainted it as part of the Club’s bi-centennial effort. It’s mural sized–4 x 6 feet. It’s theme is Loudounhistory. Perhaps she started it aspart of the bi-centennial project andthen Ella M. O’Donavan, MaryJane Issacs and Katherine B.Slappey stepped forward to painttheir own image commemoratingLafayette’s visit (panel 4) andVinton graciously withdrew hermural, subsequently donating it tothe Balch Library. Does anyoneknow anything else about thepainting? Let us know. Want to see it?Come to the Fall Meeting.
~ Patrick Roth
Snickersville Academy by Jan Hundshamer
LSC HistoryThe Loudoun Sketch Club has been around for 70
years! It all started when three women, Evelyn Marshall,Vinton Pickens, and Betty Tiffany, began to meet at eachothers’ homes on Tuesdays to sketch and paint. Theirfirst meetings were in 1944 and their first annual showwas at the Leesburg Baptist Church in 1947.
At first, the three women called themselves “The HotSketches.” LSC documentation indicates that this origi-nal, saucy-sounding name came from one of their earlymeetings. According to legend, the three women werepainting together on Vinton Pickens’ lawn and her hus-band observed, “You’re a bunch of ‘hot sketches,’ aren’tyou?” and the group’s original name was born.
I have been asked to be the new historian for the
Loudoun Sketch Club. The Thomas Balch Library inLeesburg has a significant collection of old documentsand photos from the club’s inception until the mid1990’s, so I’ll be gathering historical tidbits from there toshare with you. I also hope to collect materials fromwhen that collection left off until the present time andinto the future. I’d also like to collect LSC brochures,news items, and other documents going forward.
So, if you have any LSC “stuff” that you think shouldbe kept for posterity, you can pass it on to me,[email protected], and I’ll make sure it is pro-tected and eventually added to the permanent collection.
~ Pam De Peña, Historian
A Sketch Club 70th Anniversary Mystery
2014 Plein Air Painting PlacesDate Where and Who Description
TBA
Silver Brook Farm is a favorite from 2003 and 2009. Oldstone farm house, interesting barn complex, stone and logouter buildings and nice gardens and mountain views. Is listedwith the Virginia Land Trust.
SunnyBank Farm is an old racing and hunt farm on over1000 acres. Three old houses, one is in bad condition. Fiveor six horse and dairy barns, chickens, horses and cattle.Many open fields and stonewalls. We visited this farm in2008 and it has been passed on to a son who has openedan art gallery called Dairy Barn Gallery in one of thebarns, a possible place for a show.
Woodgrove Meadow – This farm is one of the VirginiaLand Trust properties. Old stone house, stone barn andouter buildings and a little log house used as an office.Very pretty setting.
TBA
Silver Brook Farm15286 Woodgrove Rd. Purcellville,VA 20132 Owner: Dorothy Shetterly
SunnyBank Farm andDairy Barn Gallery22868 Sunny Bank off Sam FredRd. Middleburg,VA 20117 Owner: Speedy & Eva Smithwick
Woodgrove Meadow16436 Woodgrove Rd. Round Hill, VA 20142 Owner: Steve and
Carole Napolitano
August 5andAugust 12
August 19andAugust 26
Sept. 2andSept. 9
Sept. 16andSept. 23
2 Loudoun Sketch Club Loudoun Sketch Club 3
Stay tuned for the email notices from Margaret Huddy for these 2 paint out dates.
DirectionsFrom Leesburg: Go west on Rt. 7 to Rt. 9 through Hillsboro. Turn left onStoney Point Rd. to Woodgrove Rd.,turn left, then left again at first drive.From Round Hill: At the Exxon station turn north on Woodgrove Rd.. Go4.6 mi. (just before the intersection of Stoney Point and Cider Mill) turn rightinto Silver Brook.
In theField
Margaret HuddyOne beautiful fall day, about 20 years
ago, one of my students and I found theperfect scene to paint on a back road inMiddleburg.......fall trees, red barn, horsesin the field. I was driving a big old DodgeRam van and couldn’t park on the road.We asked someone in a white van drivingout of the property if it would be okay ifwe parked just inside the fence and paint.They said, “Sure.” First I got out my cam-era with a long lens to photograph thehorses who would move so I could putthem in later. The next thing we knew thehorses were taken in and down the roadcame the owner in red convertiblescreaming at us, “What do you thinkyou’re doing on my property? You’veruined my day when I saw you photo-graphing my horses so I’ve had to takethem into the barn.” It turned out we hadasked the carpet cleaners. The owner sawme photographing his horses and saw mygiant van and thought we were horsethieves. In the end he let us stay and paint
but someone drove down the road ever15 minutes to check on us. This is why I was so thrilled when Ifound the Loudoun Sketch Club withvenues that were welcoming to artists!
Crystal JordanMy husband was in the US Air Force
and we were stationed in Northern Italyat Aviano Air Base which is about 50miles north of Venice. I liked to go outand paint the Italian countryside. Oneday I was out painting at a field along acountry road. An Italian man pulled upto me in his tractor that was towing alarge open trailer full of manure. He sawmy painting and liked it. Through mybroken Italian and his hand gestures, Ilearned he was the owner of the field Iwas painting. He then asked to trade methe painting for some of the manure onthe back of his trailer. I was a little takenaback by being offered a truckload ofmanure for my painting and politelysmiled and declined. Later I realizedthat it was actually an honor to beoffered probably one of the most valu-able possessions a farmer has for mypainting. On hindsight, I am a little sad Idid not just give him the painting outrightas a gesture of international goodwill. Ilearned my lesson though and if I am everin that circumstance again, I will gladlyoffer up my painting right away.
Send your short Plein Air story to me [email protected]. Or tell me at thenext paint out. I will edit it for inclusion inthe next newsletter.
– Mary Champion
Exploring Innisfree Farm creek - photo by Patrick Roth
Celebrate Loudoun Sketch Club’s 70th Year in StyleOrder FormT-ShirtThe T-Shirts are a heavy weight, 100% cotton, light blue with dark blue logo, large on the back and LSC logo on front pocket area.
$13 per shirt – pick up at paint-outAdd $5 if Lorrie needs to mail it to you ($18 total)Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________________Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Hats (Khaki hat, dark blue logo) are $25 and we need a minimum order of 25. If we can get the interest, we can place an order.
Art Springs Continues atNorthGate through July!
Loudoun County’s two Artists’ Cooperatives are exhibitingwork at North Gate Vineyard! This exhibit features photo-graphs, paintings, prints and drawings with springtimethemes from both Arts in the Village Gallery (located in east-ern Leesburg) and the Gateway Gallery (located just west of
Round Hill). More than a dozenartists will be participating in thecooperative show, organized by members of the Loudoun Arts Council.
Art Springs continues through July.The Tasting Room at North Gate isopen Thursdays through Mondays,11 am - 6 pm.
DirectionsFrom Leesburg: Rt. 15 south to roundabout, turn right on Rt. 50 ,continue5.7 mi , just before town of Middleburg turn right on to Sam Fred Rd., pro-ceed 0.8 mi. Take a slight left at Sunny Bank Lane.
DirectionsFrom Leesburg: Take Rt. 7 west to Round Hill. Turn right then proceed toExxon station. Turn right on Woodgrove Rd. then proceed 2.1 mi. Farm is onyour right.
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Dresden Farm has a white stucco 1785 house, extensiverose gardens, mountain views, barns, 5-acre lake surroundedby more extensive gardens, a smaller pond and 5 additionalbuildings.
Copeland Farm is a historic working farm. The new housewhere we are parking looks out over the fields to Sugarloaf Mt.The bathrooms are at this location. The older manor house andbarns are a 5-minute walk though the field to the out buildingsand probably where folks will want to paint. A few cars will be allowed to park at this site, but because the house is rented andthe farm is being worked the owner asked that most folks walkto the site.
Oak Hill Farm Has an old Stone House with Barn and Log cabinguesthouse. There are mountain views.
2014 Plein Air Painting PlacesNote to Members: Our paint outs start at 10 am and end at 2 pm
unless otherwise noted in your weekly email.Please respect our hosts and adhere to this time frame.
Date Where and Who Description Dresden Farm22553 Dresden Farm Lane, Middleburg, VA 20117Owner: Barbara Wilson
Copeland Farm15530 Ashby Church RoadPurcellville Va. 20132Owners: Maura Walsh-Copeland
and Patrick Copeland
Oak Hill Farm18320 Yellow Houseschool RoadRound Hill Va. 20141Owners: Brianne Cells
July 1
July 8 and July 15
July 22 and July 29
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DirectionsFrom Leesburg: Take Rt 7 To Right on Rt. 9, to Hillsboro, Turn left on Gaver Mill Rd. Right onAshbury Church Road, 15530 is on the left.From Rt 50: Take Rt. 50 to right on Rt. 15, left on Harmony Church Rd. toHamilton. Turn right on Rt. 7 and left on Hamilton Station Rd, left on Rt 9to Hillsboro and left on Gaver Mill, right on Ashbury Church Road 15530is on the left.
DirectionsFrom Leesburg: South on Rt.15 to Round-about – turn right on Rt.50 toAldie – go through town – turn right on Snickersville Pike. Dresden FarmLane is a left off of Snickersville across from a farm with very wide openfields.From Purcellville: Silicot Springs (690) to Snickersville Pike at the blinkinglight, turn left. About 10 or 11 miles to Sam Fred Rd. another mile to Dresden Farm Lane on theright, across from a wide open field.
Painting En Plein Aire...at last!
DirectionsFrom Leesburg: Take Rt 7 past Round Hill to left on Yellow School house Road 18320is on the left.From Rt 50: turn right on Snickersville Turnpike follow past Airmont and turnright on Yellow Schoolhouse Rd., 18320 is on the right.
Lost?Contact:
Becky Tighe540-668-6447
Photos by Patrick Roth
Talbot Farm Innisfree Farm
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Mary MacDonnell540-514-3743
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Becky Tighe540-668-6447
East Lynn Farm
– Featured Artist –
Robbyn HolmesGetting Sidetracked
by Gale WaldronRobbyn Holmes is a bit of a paradox. On the one
hand, she is positively engaging and conversational.On the other, she is a bit shyand demur, especially when itcomes to her role as an artist.
Robbyn grew up in Denver,Colorado. The youngest ofthree girls, she was alwaystrying to catch up with herolder sisters. A creative type,she remembers coloringbooks and always looking forthings to do and make. Byjunior high school, she waswell on her way to becomingan artist. She drew pen andink caricatures of everyone inher class and later, in highschool, worked one summer
for the Denver public school art department to hand-color large photographic prints for use as teachingaids. During a year of college at Colorado Women’sCollege, she studied drawing with a professor who rec-ognized her special talent, but lamented the fact thatshe was a girl.
At age 19, Robbyn joined Frontier Airlines as astewardess and flew the western states. “I loved it,”she says. “Things were more personal then. Wecalled the passengers by name and it was all aboutcustomer service. I was a chatty person, so I had agood time.”
Stationed in Phoenix, she met Bob, a police officerwith the city’s police department. “It was thunderbolts!”she smiles. They were married for 48 years, in whichtime Bob’s career took them back to Colorado (various
cities), Vermont and, eventually,Virginia in 1999. In between, Bobserved in Vietnam while Robbynraised their family – a daughter andson-- in a Taiwan safehaven.
In those years, Robbyn putpainting aside while she volun-teered in hospitals and her church.Eventually, though, she neededart, so she sought out RamonKelly – a renowned pastel por-traitist – and learned at his side.She became a fixture in his studio,studying with him, monitoring
classes, setting up poses in hermentor’s absence and running theshop.
She has always been drawn tofaces. “Faces are like magnets.Not necessarily those of beautifulpeople, but old, ethnic faces.” Shehas been known to follow people totake their photos. As she paints,she focuses on the eyes. “I zone inand feel something happening. Afeeling comes over me, and I move
into a different thought process,” she says. There aretimes when she has painted for 12 hours straightbecause she loses total track of time.
With a realistic style coupled with “a side of impres-sionism”, Robbyn wants her paintings to look real,whether astill life orportrait. “Iknow what todo when aperson or anobject is sit-ting in frontof me,because I cancontrol thelight and theplacement ofobjects.”
But land-scapes are another story. While she is not entirelycomfortable with outdoor painting sessions, Robbynattends the Tuesday paintouts because she loves goingto beautiful places. “But I don’t have a lot of paintingsto show for it,” she confesses. “I search for a place toset up, but then I end up talking to other members andI get sidetracked.”
NewsletterCreating and Supporting the Visual Arts in Loudoun County, Virginia since 1944
LSC Newsletter Online: www.LoudounSketchClub.com July/August 2014
Loudoun Sketch ClubMary Champion, Membership ChairPO Box 1683Leesburg, VA 20177
Robbyn Holmes
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Pansies in Blue & White Bowl, 11” x 14”, oil
Middleburg Shop, 18” x 24”, pastel.
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His Life Was On the Streets,10” x 14”, pastel