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President’s Palette
As I come to the end of my tenure as president and 2012 is upon us, I can’t help but wax a little philosophical. So much has happened over the past 3 years in my own work, in the Art League, and in our art community. Most have been steps forward with just a few steps back.
 I’d like to share with you some words from poet Mary Oliver. Her words hold true for me and maybe for you too, no matter what your passion.
“Mediation is old and honorable, so why should I not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside,looking into the shining world? Because, properly attended to, delight, as well as havoc,is suggestion.
Can one be passionate about the just, the ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit to no labor in its cause? I don’t think so.
All summations have a beginning, all effect has a story, all kindness begins with the sewn seed. Thought buds towards radiance. The gospel of light is the crossroads of indolence, or action.
Be ignited, or be gone.” MARY OLIVER
Happy New Year!
Nancy
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2012 LSAG Judged Show Winners
Best of Show – Hailey Herrera
Best of Professional Division – Larry Schueckler
Best of Semi-Professional Division – Barbara German
Best of Non-Professional Division – Cynthie Hanks
Best of Adult Student Division – Hailey Herrera
Best of School Student Division – Maddison Authur
BVAL Calendar
2012 LSAG Judged Show
January 6th, 10:00—2:00 p.m. Take in for the BVAL Judged Show
The Brazos Valley Art League will be hosting the 2012 LSAG Judged Show set to take place on January 7th through February 3rd. This exhibit is open to all artists; you do not have to be a member of BVAL to participate. A reception will be held at 12:30 on January 7th.
A prize of $600 will be awarded to Best in Show and $200 for Best of each Division. People attending the exhibit will have an opportunity to vote for The People’s Choice Award which will be announced at the conclusion of the exhibit.
ENTRY FEE: $10 per entry for members, $20 for oversized entry (only one allowed in professional category only), $14 for non-members, and $5 for school students.
See the redefined categories in LSAG Art Show Rules:
Category A: Painting, not under glass or Plexiglas – oil, acrylic, encaustic, varnished/sealed watercolor paintings, and other durable painting media, including minimal mixtures of painting media such as acrylics with archival ink
Category B: Painting, under glass or Plexiglas – acrylic, watercolor, egg tempera, ink painting, Sumi-e or Oriental brush painting, pastel painting, and other such painting media, including minimal mixtures of painting media such as acrylics or watercolor with ink details
Category C: Drawing – pencil, pen & ink, charcoal, scratchboard, pastel drawing, watercolor drawings, crayon, colored pencil, markers and other types or mixtures of mark-making
Category D: Mixed Media – 2D artwork displaying two or more types of media, including assemblage, collage, acrylic or watercolor painting on scratchboard drawings (beyond minimal treatment), and other mixed media
Category E: Photography – digital and film photography minimally altered through technology using standard darkroom (like dodging and burning, etc) and traditional photographic techniques
Category F: Digital Art – all forms of digital art, including photos that have been greatly manipulated through some digital format, presented as framed art or similar presentation
Category G: Sculpture – 3-D forms in various media, including bas relief
Category H: Non-objective Fine Art in any medium, including abstract or experimental work.
Category I: Traditional Printmaking – lithography, relief, intaglio, mono-print, screen-printing, reduction block printing, and other forms of very limited-edition (less than 10 prints), fine art printing -- not reproductions of original works
Category J: Studio Fine Crafts – strictly original fine crafts created in a studio environment such as glass blowing, stained glass, pottery, woodwork, jewelry, mosaic, weaving, fiber art, metal work, and other fine hand-crafting techniques; finely crafted items, often but not always created for utilitarian purposes.
See
also -
BVAL art show entnry form | BVAL art show rules.
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January Calendar of Events
January 6th, 10:00—2:00 p.m. Take in for the BVAL Judged Show
January 6th—First Friday in downtown Bryan. Theme of Dress to the Nines. Have fun dressing up in your
finery and take the opportunity to visit the Forsythe Gallery before it returns to the A&M Campus, the new Square One Gallery with owner/exhibitor Jill Panke and of course don’t miss the Frame Gallery where many BVAL artists display their work.
January 7th, 12:30 p.m. Reception and Opening of Brazos Valley Art League/Lone Star Art Guild Judged Show The Brazos Valley Art League will be hosting the 2012 LSAG Judged Show, taking in art on January 6th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are five divisions (competition levels) with ten categories of art. The show will run January 7th through February 3rd. This exhibit is open to all artists.You do not have to be a member of BVAL to participate. The reception will be held at 12:30 p.m. on January 7th.
A prize of $600 will be awarded to Best in Show and $200 for Best of each Division. People attending the exhibit will have an opportunity to vote for The People’s Choice Award which will be announced at the conclusion of the exhibit. There is a $10 per entry for members, $20 for oversized entry (only one allowed and in professional
category only), $14 for non-members, and $5 for school students
For details about requirements for participation, Judged Show Rules, and entry forms, see our website at www.bvartleague.org and scroll to the bottom of the page. Or visit the LSAG website at www.lonestarartguild.org under LSAG Art Show Rules. There is also a list of the new categories on page 3 of this newsletter for your convenience and an entry form on page 6.
JANUARY 9TH, (2nd Monday), 10:30 a.m. BVAL Board Meeting. Noon—BVAL General Meeting. Demo Artist—Dee Fabrizio Turner will provide a pastel demonstration. Dee's art has been featured at several Texas locations including: The Smith Art Gallery at Scott & White Hospital in Temple and The Antique Rose Emporium in Independence. Currently, some of her works may be viewed at the Holland Street Gallery in Bellville, Art C's Gallery in Somerville, The Market Place Gallery in Caldwell, as well as the Brenham Downtown Art Gallery. Dee is a teacher in demand for both pastel and watercolor classes and workshops. Don’t miss this opportunity to watch her demonstration.
January 11th—Wednesday Portrait and Figure Drawing/Painting Classes resume at the Frame Gallery. See
page 5 for information.
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Local and Member Exhibits
Texas Gallery
January 7th—February 3rd
BVAL/Lone Star Art Guild Judged Show
Art Center Studio
January/February
Becky Witherspoon
Brazos Center
January/February
Margit Ilika
C.S. Conference Center
January/February
Jeanne Price
Frame Gallery
216 N. Bryan in downtown Bryan, TX
BVAL member Greta Watkins Exhibits work by many BVAL Artists
Cenare Restaurant
January/February
Ceci Luepnitz and Russell Cushman
Art C’s Gallery
Located on Hwy 36 in downtown Somerville is operated by two
BVAL members,
Cheryl Wooten and Cathy Schuster.
Nature’s Art Studio
101 S. Main St. Calvert, Texas
Operated by BVAL member Shelly Janac
(If you are not able to display your art work at the time and in the location you signed up for then
please contact Sylvia Colwell, 979-774-0938 so another artist may have that opportunity.)
If you have an exhibit or show you would like to have recognized please send information to
Coleen at sunnyscb@gmail.com before the last week of each month so your news can be shared
with other BVAL members as space permits.
ADD YOUR WEBSITE TO BVAL
If you have your own website and would like to be included as a link
from the BVAL website, contact
webmaster@bvartleague.org
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BVAL Artists Participating in ACT (Artists Changing Tomorrow)
Five BVAL members had their paintings selected. Please check out their work at www.act4art.org
Every two years the curtain rises on ACT and 100 very special pieces of art are unveiled for a special silent
auction event. Artists Changing Tomorrow (ACT), a program of Arts For Rural Texas, premiered in March 2010 and was an overwhelming success. Both artists and patrons responded enthusiastically to this ARTS fundraiser that focuses on funding and expanding art education and arts community outreach.
ACT 2012 will be held February 18th from 6 PM - 9 PM at the Sterling McCall Event Center, Warrenton,TX, and will include 100 pieces of artwork by artists from 2 continents, 3 nations and 21 states across the US.The five BVAL Artists exhibiting are: Anita Cannon, Cheryl Wooten, Coleen Bradfield, Jeanne Price and Sylvia Colwell. Congratulations to each of you on being selected for participation.
The ACT International Exhibition and Auction is February 18, 2012. Tickets are available by calling ARTS (979-378-2113) or The Gallery at Round Top (979-249-4119) Ticket are $35 each or 4 or more tickets for $25 each. Join us for a delightful, fun evening with friends, music and tasty treats and beverages. Preview the works at www.act4art.org.
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Adult Water Color Classes with Barb Starner will meet in the Arts Center Studio 9:30 a.m. til 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays. All levels of ability are welcome. For information contact Barb Starner 979-220-7231 or
bjstarner@yahoo.com. See her paintings at bjstarner.blogspot. com
Dmitri Koustov Oil/Acrylic Classes will meet on Saturdays 10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.Contact Dmitri at dkoustov@yahoo.com for information. All levels welcome.
Wednesday Classes at the Frame Gallery Resume January 11th. 216 N. Bryan Ave., Downtown Bryan
Portrait Drawing/Painting from the model : 1:30 – 4:30 pm. Work with a clothed live model with focus on the portrait and long sittings. Use these sessions to hone your skills. This is not a class with an instructor, rather it is a chance for you to share in the cost of a model, learn from each other, and work in the medium of your choice in a creative environment. Cost varies somewhat by number of participants any given month.
Contact Ceci Luepnitz 979-693-7248 or Greta Watkins 979-822-0496 with questions.
Figure Drawing/Painting from the model : 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Expressive and complex full figure poses performed by a live male or female model, clothed and unclothed.
Poses range in length from one minute to thirty minutes as well as occasional movement studies. Each model has been screened and selected for their ability to bring drama and excitement to the studio. As always, photography is not permitted during the life drawing session.Ten dollars per session. Contact Greta at the Frame Gallery or Larry Schueckler at larry@stonevoices.net. Next session the 11th of January -- A Male Boxer.
Wednesday Paint Days at the Arts Center will continue in 2012. Bring your own supplies and paint with
your art league friends between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. No instructor and no fee. It’s a collaborate group learning experience.
Children’s Art with Daniel Xiao will meet Saturdays 10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Classes will meet in the studio at the Arts Center. Call 820-4087 for information and to register.
Junior School of Art Instruction with teacher Dmitri Koustov at the Arts Center on Dartmouth in College Station. For information contact the Arts Council at info@acbv.org or call 979-696-ARTS.
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