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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 />

2


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 />

3<br />

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 />

4<br />

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 />

5<br />

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)

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