February 2012 - Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild
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SKETCHBOOK<br />
THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA WATERCOLOR GUILD www. watercolor-sawg.org FEBUARY <strong>2012</strong><br />
Workshops!<br />
SKIP LAWRENCE LINDA KEMP<br />
ALL FULL, but please come<br />
and enjoy the Demo at the <strong>February</strong><br />
13 SAWG General meeting.<br />
Check out Skip’s website:<br />
skiplawrence.com<br />
What’s “Show - Legal”?<br />
Welcome to all our new members, I’m so glad<br />
to see you are already entering shows! I thought<br />
you’d like to know what is “legal” and what is not,<br />
in our shows, and review also for our longer-term<br />
members (notice I didn’t say older?).<br />
Obviously, when you paint from your own<br />
photo resource or imagination, your work is<br />
“original” and may be submitted to a show if it<br />
meets the other criteria of the prospectus. What<br />
seems to cause the most confusion is whether<br />
paintings done in a workshop are “original.”<br />
Work done totally on one’s own in the course<br />
of a workshop, not copied from the instructor but<br />
done from one’s own resource, is okay to submit<br />
to a show -- as long as the student completed<br />
it. In other words, if the instructor painted on the<br />
student’s paper, then it is NOT the student’s own<br />
work. (In workshops I’ve taken, I always keep an<br />
extra piece of paper handy, and if the instructor<br />
seems to be headed toward painting on my<br />
painting, I slide the paper over in front of him and<br />
say “Show me here.”) So if I take a workshop on<br />
painting animals, and I paint a picture of a cow<br />
from my very own photo or sketch, that would be<br />
okay.<br />
However, if the student paints from one of<br />
the teacher’s resources, and other students have<br />
access to the same resource, OR if the teacher<br />
MARCH 13-16<br />
THIS WORKSHOP HAS<br />
A FEW SPOTS STILL<br />
AVAILABLE.<br />
Linda is known for<br />
her unique contemporary<br />
watercolors and innovative<br />
use of negative painting. Check out<br />
Linda’s website: lindakemp.com<br />
Please email Sharon Matlack at<br />
smatlack25@gmail.com to sign up<br />
today!<br />
doesn’t specifically “give” the resource photo<br />
[and the right to paint it] to that one student<br />
ONLY, then the art work should not be submitted<br />
to a show. When the instructor paints from one<br />
photo or sketch and some or all in the class paint<br />
the same image, it doesn’t matter that yours looks<br />
different from everyone else’s, it was not your own<br />
idea even though it was a great exercise, so you<br />
would not be entering that one in a show.<br />
This is always a problem for the Show chairs<br />
and helpers to spot. Since they can’t be at all<br />
the workshops people take, it is the responsibility<br />
of all our members who see something amiss to<br />
report it to the Show Chair and VP of Shows. If<br />
you don’t tell us, the situation will likely not be resolved.<br />
When you do let us know, we will address<br />
the issue with the artist, and the reporter’s name<br />
will not be disclosed. It may be an honest mistake<br />
and the painter just didn’t remember when<br />
she painted it but, when asked about it, remembers<br />
and removes it from the show voluntarily.<br />
I hope these tips help everyone know what’s<br />
“legal” and what’s not. If you have other questions<br />
about entering paintings in a show, I would<br />
be happy to talk to you about it and, who knows,<br />
it might make another article for the Sketchbook!<br />
Mary Kramer (with a little help from her friends)<br />
NEXT GENERAL<br />
MEETING<br />
MONDAY-FEB 13TH<br />
SOCIAL - 6:30pm<br />
WINDMILL INN<br />
TABLE OF<br />
CONTENTS<br />
PAGE 2<br />
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE<br />
SHOW NEWS<br />
PAGE 3<br />
MORE SHOW NEWS<br />
GALLERY NEWS<br />
PAGE 4<br />
WORKSHOP NEWS<br />
MORE SHOW NEWS<br />
VENDOR NEWS<br />
PAGE 5<br />
GUILD ACTIVITIES<br />
SCHOLARSHIP NEWS<br />
EXPLORATORY NEWS<br />
PAINT OUTS<br />
LIFE DRAWING<br />
TRAVEL OPPS<br />
PAGE 6<br />
CALENDAR<br />
MEMBER NEWS<br />
PAGE 7<br />
SAWG OFFICERS<br />
ADVERTISING<br />
BACK PAGE<br />
REMINDERS<br />
<strong>2012</strong> WORKSHOP<br />
ARTISTS<br />
SKIP LAWRENCE<br />
LINDA KEMP
MESSAGE<br />
FROM THE<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
RESOLUTIONS:<br />
a decision as to future action:<br />
a resolving, or determination:<br />
deciding.<br />
What a start to the New Year!<br />
Our first General Meeting/demo and<br />
workshop with Tom Owen were both<br />
a great success. At the “Creme de la<br />
Creme” awards reception, a crowd<br />
of members with family and friends<br />
were impressed with the talent in<br />
the collection of work. Tom was not<br />
only impressed with the show as he<br />
described the award winners, he also<br />
gave SAWG high praise as a top organization<br />
among many <strong>Watercolor</strong><br />
<strong>Guild</strong>s he visits throughout the year.<br />
What am I looking for in <strong>2012</strong>?<br />
After giving this year a great deal of<br />
thought, for myself, I need to create<br />
more time for painting. Through<br />
our meetings and receptions, I’m<br />
looking forward to getting better<br />
acquainted with the SAWG membership.<br />
A new volunteer that I talked<br />
to at the last Show Reception had<br />
decided to step up and become<br />
more active in the <strong>Guild</strong>. She was<br />
having a great time helping out<br />
and being part of the show. What<br />
can members do? There are many<br />
areas to become active, to give your<br />
volunteer hours either as a docent at<br />
the gallery once a month while getting<br />
to know the public and fellow<br />
artists or helping out at various <strong>Guild</strong><br />
functions and meetings. Something<br />
as simple as putting announcements<br />
on the chairs at the General meetings<br />
or helping clean up and set up<br />
equipment is a lift to those who do<br />
it. Bringing refreshments to receptions<br />
is another contribution. We all<br />
help to make the <strong>Guild</strong> the amazing<br />
organization it is growing to be!<br />
For this year as I write my<br />
thoughts in the editorials, who<br />
knows what the future will bring? For<br />
SAWG it looks bright!<br />
Lynne McGregor<br />
President, SAWG<br />
SHOW<br />
NEWS<br />
ARIZONA<br />
AQUEOUS XXVI<br />
Twenty five SAWG members were juried into<br />
ARIZONA AQUEOUS XXVI, an impressive collection<br />
of paintings on display at the Tubac Center of the Arts<br />
until March 11. Catharine Kim Woodin’s painting was<br />
awarded Best of Show. Others winning awards were<br />
Del Marinello - the Ursus Abstract Award, Mary Whitehead<br />
- Award of Merit, and Robert Luedtke - Jean A.<br />
Burgess Award. Susan Morris’s painting was chosen<br />
for the post card.<br />
Other SAWG members whose work was selected by<br />
Juror, Cynthia Peterson are: Debi Crawford, Nickolette<br />
Bellio, Renee Chastant, Christine Matthey-Becker, Lisa Mishler, Fiona Lovelock,<br />
Helen Jennette, Bess Woodworth, JoAnne Hungate, Loisanne Keller, Kat Manton-Jones,<br />
Bonita Garrett, Lily Rosenberg, Deanna Thibault, Kathy Robbins, Helen Kelly, Barbara<br />
Borgwardt, Marti White, Barbara Strelke and Ruth Tone.<br />
This water media competition places emphasis on innovative approaches to the<br />
medium. In the words of the juror, she selected work that “had a freshness and excellence<br />
in technique, imagery or content, or that went beyond a conventional 2 - dimensional<br />
format of painting.”<br />
Picturas Chiquitas Coming in March!<br />
A favorite SAWG Show in the Tucson community, “Picturas Chiquitas”,<br />
opens March 2 at La Pilita Museum. This colorful downtown exhibit runs<br />
until Friday, March 30.<br />
Plan now to attend the reception on Sat. March 10th from 2-4 p.m.<br />
Once again, the entertaining and talented Las Aquitas Youth Mariachi<br />
Group will perform. Awards will be juried by Nancy Bautzmann.<br />
CORRECT DATE FOR<br />
DELIVERY OF PAINTINGS -<br />
Friday, March 2, <strong>2012</strong>, 9-11 a.m.<br />
Reception - Saturday, March 3, 2-4pm<br />
La Pilita Museum Show prospectus had the WRONG<br />
Delivery date and Reception date on it, (and maybe<br />
on the website, too.)<br />
On this month’s masthead, we<br />
are recognizing member<br />
Camille Brighton’s painting<br />
“Simple Life“.<br />
This painting was<br />
in the 2011 Calendar Show.<br />
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SHOW<br />
NEWS<br />
rme e a rm<br />
SIGNATURE SHOW WINNERS<br />
Another outstanding Signature Show has come<br />
to a close. Awards judge, Tom Owen, the January<br />
Workshop artist, knew he had a difficult job ahead<br />
when he arrived at the SAWG gallery to choose<br />
five winning paintings. At the reception on Jan.<br />
13th, he talked to members, friends and family<br />
gathered about the work he selected.<br />
Honorable Mention Awards went to Elaine<br />
Pageler’s, “Moon Glow” and Jerry Becker’s, “Quail<br />
Impressions”. “Hacienda Ochoa” by<br />
Christine Matthey-Becker received<br />
an Award of Merit. Award of Excellence<br />
went to Margaret Erath for her<br />
painting, “Desert Rat and Friend”.<br />
The top prize,<br />
Best of Show was given to Bonnie<br />
Bedillion for her piece titled “Go<br />
CAD Go”.<br />
For the 17 days in JANUARY<br />
that the SAWG gallery was<br />
open featuring the Signature<br />
Show, attendance was<br />
good. Sales included two<br />
original paintings, six bin<br />
pieces, twenty-seven calendars,<br />
six Tom Hill books<br />
and five sets of cards. The<br />
gallery is enjoying both new and repeat visitors who make the gallery a regular<br />
stop when shopping or going to the library.<br />
Fiesta Sonora 2011 Closes<br />
With the closing of Fiesta Sonora 2011, I share a few comments from our Visitors Book:<br />
Saskatchewan, Canada-“Wonderful!”- Houston, TX -“Excellent, a real treat!” - Donegal<br />
Eire - “Grand Job!” - Kihei, HI“Wow - great show! - Anchorage, Alaska -“Thanks!” - Western<br />
Australia - “ Very unique and beautiful landscapes” - Woodberg, NY -“Delightful!” It’s fun to<br />
know that our paintings have been viewed by observers from many states and from other<br />
countries.<br />
We congratulate the artists and celebrate the sales of the following 12 paintings:<br />
Blue Butler - “Cabin in the Catalinas”, Judy Constantine - “Dusk at Patagonia Lake”,<br />
Judy Faitsch - “Crimson Star”, Jim Homewood - “Prickly Pears - Early Morning”, Susan<br />
Libby - “Enjoying the Moment”, Maureen Lueck - “Love in the Desert;” Elaine Pageler -<br />
“Sand and Hot Rocks”, Catalina Rankin - “Bob” Brenda Rentfro - “Bobcat Kitten” Kathy<br />
Robbins - “Sun Spirits”, Sarah Schmerl - “Here’s Looking at You”, and Sandy Walker -<br />
“Breakfast”<br />
I hope you will all start painting for our <strong>2012</strong> show. The dates we have been given are<br />
VERY EARLY so plan ahead for FIESTA SONORA <strong>2012</strong>, September 18, <strong>2012</strong> through<br />
October 28, <strong>2012</strong> . The Prospectus will need to be out sometime in July and will be accessible<br />
on our website. If you will not be here for jury day, please arrange to leave your<br />
painting(s) with someone who can shepherd it/them through the process in September.<br />
Please call or email with questions.<br />
Gretchen 299-9302—huffstuffaz@comcast.net<br />
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GALLERY<br />
News<br />
My thanks go to Anne Leonard<br />
and B. J. Cass for calmly and<br />
seamlessly getting the Signature<br />
Show checked in and hung without<br />
the usual help I give show chairs.<br />
Thanks, everyone, for the great<br />
support you’ve given your Gallery,<br />
through your work hours and your<br />
entries. We’ve needed your entries<br />
to pay our expenses and keep the<br />
Gallery open, and you’ve really<br />
come through! It will be even more<br />
important the next 3 years with our<br />
extended lease. I’ll get a schedule<br />
out before our snowbirds fly for<br />
home, so everyone will know how<br />
many paintings to do this summer!<br />
Sign up for bins at $10 a month!<br />
Bring cards for free, just fill out a<br />
CARD-ventory sheet. These items<br />
are priced so people visiting the<br />
Gallery can buy SOMETHING, even<br />
if they can’t afford a painting just<br />
now. It gets them in to see our work,<br />
and feel comfortable coming back.<br />
Cards and Bin paintings promote<br />
painting sales!<br />
The “Information Wall”<br />
in the East Gallery contains<br />
holders for Rack cards with<br />
the full SAWG year’s Exhibit<br />
schedule, Workshop<br />
brochures and registration<br />
forms, Mini-Workshop<br />
registration forms, Membership<br />
Applications and<br />
a complete list of “<strong>Guild</strong><br />
Members Who Teach” with<br />
their topics and schedules<br />
detailed. Be sure to look<br />
at this area when you’re<br />
in the gallery and let your<br />
friends who visit know what<br />
information is available.
WORKSHOP<br />
NEWS<br />
Workshop Update!<br />
JANUARY WORKSHOP REVIEW<br />
TOM OWEN RETURNS<br />
Popular artist/ instructor Tom Owen<br />
was last in Tucson for a demo and workshop<br />
in March of 2006. After his return<br />
visit in January, he received rave reviews<br />
from nearly 20 participants.<br />
Many of them repeating the class, students described<br />
Tom as structured, fun, motivating and a constructive<br />
critic. With daily lessons on design principles, techniques<br />
and application, they learned specifically “how to drop in<br />
color”, the process of taking a drawing to a good painting,<br />
how to create luminescent light, strong values and<br />
“the use of underpainting”. Thanks go to Tom for another<br />
successful workshop, a colorful demo at the General Meeting<br />
and his instructive comments at the Signature Show<br />
reception.<br />
SIGN UP TODAY!<br />
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SHOW.<br />
NEWS<br />
MINI-WORKSHOPS TAUGHT BY OUR OWN MEMBERS!<br />
<strong>February</strong> 11 —<br />
Mike Killelea - PLEIN AIR, Hacienda Del Sol<br />
9-3:30 — $75<br />
March 10 —<br />
Deanna Thibault - CONTOUR DRAWING,<br />
SAWG Gallery 9-3:30 — $75<br />
March 31 —<br />
Renee Chastant & Betsy Conrad -<br />
RICE PAPER BATIKING, SAWG Gallery<br />
9-3:30 — $75<br />
April 14 —<br />
Sarah Schmerl - PAINTING FROM<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS, SAWG Gallery 9-3:30 — $75<br />
May 12 —<br />
Ellen Fountain - WHAT A JUROR LOOKS FOR,<br />
SAWG Gallery 9-12 — $35<br />
Make checks payable to SAWG & mail with class<br />
instructor’s name to:<br />
Joyce Becker • 6290 E Calle Alta Vista<br />
Tucson, AZ 85715<br />
Questions?<br />
Call: 885-1481 or JoyceJGB@comcast.net<br />
200 Under $100<br />
Update<br />
The “200 Under $100” Show at the SAWG Gallery wrapped<br />
up on Dec. 3. Only on display for three weeks, this first of its<br />
kind show for SAWG resulted in sales totaling over $5000.<br />
Note cards, calendars, and Tom Hill books were sold to both<br />
new and returning visitors as well as 34 Paintings and 12 Bin<br />
Pieces. Plans are already underway to repeat this show next<br />
year a little earlier and for a longer period of time.<br />
Plan now to participate!<br />
VENDOR<br />
NEWS<br />
SARNOFF ART EXPO <strong>2012</strong><br />
SAVE THE DATE: Feb. 16-18, <strong>2012</strong> 10-4 p.m.<br />
at 2504 N. Campbell Ave. Demonstrations, 30-60% discounts,<br />
Look for a list of manufacturer reps soon.<br />
Call 795-1229 for info. Hope to see you there.<br />
Mike<br />
Killelea<br />
Mike will teach a miniworkshop<br />
for SAWG<br />
Feb 11. Read the article<br />
about him in American<br />
Artist <strong>Watercolor</strong> magazine<br />
Winter <strong>2012</strong> &<br />
visit his web site www.<br />
killeleart.com .<br />
Footprints<br />
in the<br />
Cradle of Civilization<br />
WATERCOLORS BY MICHAEL KILLELEA<br />
Earliest humans walked across the African savanna<br />
where safaris now search for nature in the raw.<br />
One artist worked to capture its sumptuous beauty in real time.<br />
An elephant cow and calf above the Chobe River in Botswana<br />
Deanna Thibault<br />
Line made by looking at the objects or photo, and not the<br />
paper, is called BLIND CONTOUR DRAWING,Some artist<br />
use contour line but look at the subject on and off. Why<br />
do this kind of LINE? Come see and try it. A small supply<br />
list is available from Deanna Thibault YOU CAN DO IT!<br />
FLYER AVAILABLE AT JAN AND FEB MEETINGS or on the<br />
gallery info wall soon.
GUILD ACTIVITIES<br />
EXPLORATORY GROUPS<br />
The Plein Air West Group will meet Feb. 8 from<br />
9:30-noon at the DeGrazia Gallery, which has a new<br />
Portrait Show and Feb. 15 from 9-noon we’ll meet<br />
at the Saguaro National Park West Visitors Center.<br />
All members are invited to join in.<br />
The Gallery Hoppers would like to invite members to visit Tubac<br />
with us during their Festival of Arts. Carpools are leaving Thurs., Feb.<br />
9, Fri., Feb. 10, and Sat., Feb. 11.<br />
The Abstract Group has had their first meeting and is inviting other<br />
interested members to join.<br />
The Portrait Group continues to meet once a month.<br />
Other groups seeking interested members are People/ Figures,<br />
Composition, Landscapes, Color, and Floral/Still Life.<br />
For further information on any group , email carolyn@lensview.net.<br />
SCHOLARSHIP NEWS!<br />
FREE!!!<br />
The applications for the SAWG art scholarships have been mailed to<br />
the local High Schools. The scholarships are open to any high school<br />
senior going on to college wishing to take courses in any art related<br />
field. The scholarship committee hopes to award about $5ooo. to<br />
talented art students this year. The application forms can be found<br />
on the SAWG web site and if you know of talented seniors please<br />
encourage them to enter our contest. This is open to home schooled<br />
students also. These awards are made from monies collected from<br />
SAWG fund-raisers, including calendar sales, 50/50, and this year’s<br />
project in the form of sales of the Tom Hill art book. Thanks for your<br />
continuing support for this most worthy project. Sarah Schmerl<br />
TRAVEL/PAINTING OPPORTUNITIES<br />
Painting Trip to Santa Fe with Sarah Schmerl May 6 to 11, <strong>2012</strong><br />
This unique trip planned by Joan Noble will feature a trip to Georgia<br />
O’Keefe’s home in Abiquiu. Experience the light that makes Santa Fe<br />
such a special spot for painters and visit the many pictureaque corners<br />
of this remarkable city. Sarah will be your instructor and will hold<br />
critiques, lessons and offer tips throughout the trip. Brochures can<br />
be obtained at the meetings or by calling Sarah at 299-2500.<br />
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PAINT<br />
Tuesday<br />
FEBRUARY 21ST<br />
Immaculate Heart Novitiate<br />
3820 Sabino Canyon Road, (where North<br />
Old Sabino<br />
Canyon Road<br />
crosses).<br />
This is north<br />
of the junction<br />
of River<br />
and Sabino<br />
Canyon<br />
Road on the<br />
east side of<br />
the road.<br />
This is a<br />
beautiful<br />
place. See<br />
you there<br />
about 9am.<br />
Any questions -<br />
Martha Pankratz<br />
pankratz@comcast.net<br />
Blue Butler - 529-3658<br />
WHAT TO BRING:<br />
Sun hat, sunscreen,<br />
and<br />
bug repellant<br />
— along with<br />
your painting<br />
gear, paint<br />
stool,<br />
water for<br />
painting and<br />
drinking, and<br />
a sack lunch.<br />
OUTS<br />
Immaculate<br />
Heart Noviate<br />
SEE YOU<br />
THERE!<br />
LIFE STUDIES<br />
OPEN STUDIOS<br />
Junior League (Campbell and River)<br />
First and third Saturdays each month<br />
Nude (1st) and Costume (3rd) Models<br />
9 am-12 noon<br />
$10/artist contribution to model fee<br />
(New artists need NOT contribute to the<br />
model fee on the 1st visit)<br />
All Levels welcome!<br />
Feb 4 & 18<br />
email: sawgdrawing@comcast.net<br />
for map, directions and reminders
CALENDAR MEMBER<br />
OF EVENTS<br />
NEWS<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Feb. 1- Wed. - La Pilita Show Entries<br />
postmarked to Blue Bultler<br />
Feb. 4- Sat. 9-12 - Life Studies Open<br />
Studio<br />
Feb. 7- Tues. 9-11 - Pick up Annual/<br />
Fiesta Too unsold paintings and<br />
Check In Experimental Show<br />
pieces<br />
Feb. 7- Tues. 4 pm - Board meeting<br />
Feb. 11- Sat. 9-3:30 - Plein Air Mini<br />
Workshop- Mike Killelea<br />
Feb. 13 - Mon. 7 pm - General Meeting/<br />
Demo with Skip Lawrence<br />
Feb. 15 - Sketchbook Deadline<br />
Feb. 14-17 - Workshop with Skip<br />
Lawrence<br />
Feb. 17 - Fri. 5-7 pm - Reception for<br />
Experimental Show<br />
Feb. 18 - Sat. -Accept/ Decline Notices<br />
go out for Annual Show<br />
Feb. 18 - Sat. 9-12 - Life Studies<br />
Open Studio<br />
Feb. 21 - Tues. 9 a.m. - Paint Out<br />
Immaculate Heart Noviate<br />
MARCH<br />
Mar. 2- Fri. 9-11- Deliver Paintings<br />
to La Pilita Museum<br />
Mar. 6 - Tues. 9-11- PIck up unsold<br />
work at Experimental Show and<br />
Check In Annual Show<br />
SAWG is now on facebook,<br />
just enter “SAWG” into the<br />
search area. You can now<br />
keep more current with all of<br />
our updates.<br />
As of: JAN 13, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Bank Balances: SAWG<br />
Wells Fargo Bank:<br />
General Fund Checking ....................55,587<br />
Money Market Account ....................16,238<br />
Scholarship Account .........................11,982<br />
Western Fed Account .......................10,737<br />
Total: ...............................................$ 94,542<br />
These are actual unadjusted bank balances which<br />
may differ from our accountant’s report due to<br />
timing differences.<br />
BARRY SAPP had his painting, “Parasol for Pepe” accepted into the 12th<br />
Annual “Empire 100” Western Art Show & Sale, January 9th- March 9th.<br />
GEORGE NADLER has a show at Skyline Country Club opening with a<br />
reception Feb. 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. He is showing a group of paintings done<br />
on a boat trip from Budapest to Amsterdam in October 2011. This show<br />
runs 2 weeks.<br />
DEL MARINELLO will be participating with three other artists in a show,<br />
“Vive Les Artistes” at the Community Performance & Art Center Gallery<br />
in Green Valley, March 3- April 1. The Reception is March 9, 5-7 p.m.<br />
DEANNA THIBAULT is continuing to teach classes at the SAWG<br />
Gallery on Mondays. Each session is 4 weeks. 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. is<br />
<strong>Watercolor</strong> or Acrylic with or without collage for Intermediate to<br />
Advanced painters for $100 per session. <strong>Watercolor</strong> for Beginners or<br />
advanced beginners is 2:30- 5:30 p.m. for $75 per session.<br />
Dates are Feb. 13,20,27 and March 5. In March- 12,19,26, and April 2.<br />
Contact her at 907-6108 or thibault4art@earthlink.net to register.<br />
CONGRATULATIONS to new Signature Member: LILY ROSENBERG<br />
Welcome New Members! PAULA PFEIFER, TREVA WOMBLE,<br />
MARTHA PHINNEY, AND BARBARA NELSON<br />
REMEMBER - To submit any news you may have of shows, awards,<br />
classes, etc for this column to Debra Irons at d_irons@cox.net!<br />
2011/12 DIRECTORY UPDATES<br />
• Vladimir Foitik’s email address should be foitik@vladfoart.com<br />
• Junardi Armstrong has a new phone number- 520-306-8225<br />
On March 16, 17, and 18, over 54 artists are participating in the 4th<br />
annual Santa Cruz Valley Open Studio Tour sponsored by the Tubac<br />
Center of the Arts. Local artists from Sahuarita, Green Valley, Amado,<br />
Tubac, Rio Rico, and Nogales will open their studios to the public for<br />
this one weekend. In addition, local Esplendor and Tubac Golf resorts<br />
will host artists with free art demonstrations each day; food and drink<br />
specials are available at these sites each day of the tour. A FREE full<br />
color catalogue will be available with maps to artists’ studios, sample<br />
photos of participating artists work, and listings of events, restaurants,<br />
and shopping. The tour will be launched with an artists reception and<br />
preview exhibition at Tubac Center of the Arts March 16 from 5 - 7pm.<br />
SAWG Tribute Fund<br />
If you would like to make a donation in someone’s memory or acknowledge an<br />
achievement of a living member, the Scholarship Committee will accept it and<br />
acknowledge this in writing to both the honoree and the donor.<br />
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Santa Cruz Valley<br />
OPEN STUDIO TOUR
OFFICERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS<br />
OFFICERS<br />
President Lynne McGregor<br />
Vice Pres. Programs Jim Stremel<br />
Vice Pres. Shows Mary Kramer<br />
Secretary Judy Constantine<br />
Treasurer Jim Homewood<br />
Past President 2009-2011 Debra Irons<br />
STANDING COMMITTEES<br />
Hospitality Anita Pinkerton<br />
Paint Ins/Outs/Trips Blue Butler<br />
Property Jim Justice<br />
Publicity Allie Goudy<br />
Scholarship Lisa Walter & Sarah Schmerl<br />
Workshops Sharon Matlack<br />
Judy Nakari<br />
APPOINTED COMMITTEES<br />
Corresponding Secretary Anna Don<br />
Historian/Permanent Collection TBD<br />
Data Base Manager Elaine Brown<br />
Membership Jenny Clark<br />
Newsletter Editor Sandy Walker<br />
Resource Librarian Linda Kraus<br />
SAWG ADVERTISERS<br />
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Life Studies Allison & Pete McCray<br />
SAWG Emails Sue Hildreth<br />
<strong>Watercolor</strong> Exploration Groups Carolyn Thurman<br />
Mini Workshops Joyce Becker<br />
Western Federation Delegate Susan Meyer<br />
To contact any officers or committee chairs please refer to the membership directory.<br />
“ENTRIES ONLY” DEAL - $20!<br />
your art shot, configured to show specs, and e-mailed.<br />
No CD, but a TIFF file will be saved for 6 months.<br />
Framing & Plexiglass available<br />
SHOW CHAIRS<br />
Annual Show Bess Woodworth &<br />
Pamela Howe<br />
Experimental Show Judy Constantine & Jenny Clark<br />
Fiesta Sonora Show Gretchen Huff & Susan Libby<br />
Calendar Show Nancy Huber & Nancy Cole<br />
& Judi Beck<br />
La Pilita Blue Butler<br />
Signature Show Anne Leonard & B.J. Cass<br />
All Members Show Robbie Summers<br />
Annual/Fiesta Too Christine Mathey Becker<br />
& Marty Plevel<br />
200 Under $100 Show Debra Irons, Karen Shanahan<br />
2524 N. Campbell Ave.<br />
795-1229<br />
(3 blocks north of Grant)<br />
QUALITY MATERIALS FOR ARTIST & ARCHITECTS • CUSTOM FRAMING<br />
PERSONAL SERVICE • STUDENT & PROFESSIONAL DISCOUNTS<br />
HOURS: MON - FRIDAY, 9:30am - 5:30pm • SAT. 10am - 4pm<br />
At Sarnoff’s SAWG members receive 20% off products and SAWG will receive<br />
10% of all SAWG member’s purchases at year-end.<br />
ARIZONA ART SUPPLY<br />
(520) 388-5555<br />
4343 N. ORACLE RD. TUCSON, AZ 85705<br />
AMERICAN FRAME<br />
gives 5% discount to SAWG members<br />
To receive the discount, the code<br />
ALLIANCE12_5% will need to be used at the time of your order.<br />
This is a great program from an excellent vendor.<br />
If you have questions, please call 800-537-0944.<br />
www.americanframe.com<br />
PETRIE STUDIOS, INC.<br />
A.W. “Al” Petrie “The Artist’s Framer”<br />
By Appointment — 520.795.7145 petriestudios@aol.com
<strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>Watercolor</strong> <strong>Guild</strong><br />
PO Box 145<br />
Tucson, <strong>Arizona</strong> 85702<br />
The Sketchbook is published by SAWG<br />
10 times per year Issue FEB <strong>2012</strong><br />
website: www.watercolor-sawg.org<br />
3Be sure to check out the full<br />
color version of the newsletter<br />
on our website, watercolor-sawg.org<br />
REMINDERS ...<br />
<strong>2012</strong> Calendars — ONLY $10<br />
Tom Hill Book — ONLY $20<br />
ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT THE GALLERY<br />
All proceeds from the Tom Hill Book and<br />
a portion of the proceeds from the Calendar Sales go to the SAWG Scholarship Fund.<br />
STOP BY TODAY!<br />
The SAWG Gallery - River Center Plaza<br />
Suite 131 (next door to Ric’s Cafe)<br />
5605 East River Road (River & Craycroft)<br />
Nonprofit Org<br />
US Postage<br />
PAID<br />
Tucson, AZ<br />
Permit #1713<br />
Reminder — OurMeeting Location & Day has changed!!!<br />
All General Meetings have moved to the WINDMILL INN at River and Campbell.<br />
Returning popular workshop artist, Skip Lawrence will be doing the <strong>February</strong> demo.<br />
Gallery Hours<br />
Open: Tues-Sun 11:00-4:00 PM<br />
Events change monthly in the Gallery 520-299-SAWG (7294)