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Los Gatos Art Association Annual
Open Juried Show 2008

LGAA hosts two juried exhibits each year. The LGAA Annual Open Juried Show is held in spring and is open to all Northern California artists. The other is the LGAA Annual Members Juried Show held in autumn. Both shows are presented at the Art Museum of Los Gatos on Tait Avenue. All fine art media and sculptural media are accepted. Please see the prospectus for more information.

Dates: April 3 to May 3, 2008
Art Intake Day: Sunday, March 30, 2008, Noon to 4 pm
Juror: OJS 08 is George Rivera, Executive Director and Chief
Art Curator, Triton Art Museum, Santa Clara

Expanded interviews with First Place Award Winning Artists

2008 OJS AWARDS

Landscapes
1 Cray Foley, Pescadero Beach , Oil
2 Rebecca Fogg, At the Edge #4, Mixed Media
3 Siddharth Parasnis, Blue House on Mountains, Oil on Canvas
h Ed Lucey, Homestead, Oil
h Claire Schroeven Verbiest, Harbor Rhythms, Soft Pastel
h David Stonessifer, January Baylands Palo Alto, Oil on Canvas Board
h Claire Schroeven Verbiest, Paradise, Soft Pastel
h Tonya Zenin, Fading Light in Provence, Oil

Figurative
1 Tonya Carpenter, 287 Friday, Pastel
2 Aldo Lira, Strange Gifts I, Oil
3 Sheila Winner, TIME, Pastel/Dry Media
h Lingshan Su, East Meet West, Pastel on Paper
h Catherine Politopoulos, Canes Venatici,Watercolor/Conte
h Florence Gray, Nike, Mixed on Paper
h Tonya Carpenter, 285 Monday, Pastel
h Jaya King, Speak-Easy, Gouache on Wood

Still Life
1 Terri Hill, Tuscan Tour: Day 3, Watercolor
2 Judy Welsh, Abundance, Watercolor
3 Bobbie Wood, Watch Out, Oil
h Andrew D. Ballantyne, Green on Green, Oil
h Zilu Hernoult ,Iris ,Oil on Canvas Panel
h Mike Tinsley, Tomatoes,Watercolor
h May Shei, Moment of Yu-Nan, Watercolor

Abstract
1 Sayeko Nakamura, 2008, Watercolor
2 Barbara Downs, Nature Crown, Encaustic
3 Will Maller, Journey #1, Watercolor
h Elise Zentner, Driving Images, Acrylic
h K. Druker, Abstract - Series I,I Watermedia

Printmaking
1 Amanda Danitschek, Tightrope, Monotype
h Amanda Danitschek, End of Day IV, Monotype with Collage
h Rozanne Hermelyn DiSilvestro, Angora Fire Monotype, Oils
h Donna Orme, Spiral, Acrylic

Photography
1 Dennis & Wendy Heinz, Innocence, Film Photography
2 Diane Kreiter Steel, Fabricator #5, Gelatin-silver Photograph
h Shannon Amidon ,Dragonfly, Photography/Mixed Media
h Diane Kreiter, Steel Fabricator #2, Gelatin-silver Photograph

Sculpture
1 Kenneth Johnson ,Bye Bye Black Bird, Bronze
2 Harry Motro, Rescue 3D, Sculpture
3 Anna Martin, Box #2, Copper and Wood
h Jeff Owen, Roadside Attractions, Sculpture Steel
h Patricia Kvek, La Bailaorsa Macrabra, Bronze

LGAA Annual Member Juried Show 2008
October 30 to December 5
Early Entries Due: October 17th.
Art Intake Day: Sunday, October 26th.
Reception: Sunday, November 9th

** More details to come!

New - Discussions with Artists
Our newsletter editor, Kevin Kasik is at it again, spotlighting our local artists! This time, he interviews Kelley Bryant and Ursula O’Farrell (pdf format)

General Meeting

Saturday, June 12, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Neighborhood Center, Los Gatos

Nancy Rice

Nancy Rice, Watercolor/Acrylic, Web Designer

As many artists will tell you, they feel an inner need to expand their creativity. I am no different. Moving away from the realism genre, I'm now working more abstractly with acrylic paint and acrylic medium. By spraying water and using my fingers, I move poured paint about the canvas to develop textures and watch images evolve from the surface as the paint settles and dries. I am now allowing the paint to flow through me evoking memory or longing for a peaceful evening or a glimpse of what the world is like under the water's surface. I'm no longer concerned if the painting looks like an actual place, if it evokes a feeling of place, then I've achieved my intent.

Member News

Over a dozen LGAA members juried into the 2008 Saratoga Rotary Art
Show. Many are first time exhibitors. This event kicks-off the
summer season for outdoor art festivals.

Kay Duffy, Watercolor

Wendy and Dennis Heinz, Photography

Terri Hiil, Watercolor

Kenneth Johnson, Sculpture

Cheryl Kampe, Watercolor

Olga Kuczer, Oils

Scott LeyVa, Photography

Ed Lucey, Acrylic

Ann McMillan, Oils, Pastels

Harry Motro, Sculpture

C.J. Myers, Oils, Pastels

Sayeko Nakamura, Mixed, Watercolor

Jeff Owen, Sculpture

Michael Tayeri, Oils, Mixed, Watercolor

Leslie Lambert, Mary Stahl, Donna Orme, and others, are among LGAA members accepted into the California Statewide Painting Competition and Exhibition now open at the Triton Museum until March 22, 2008

People's Choice Winner. MJS 07
Magnolia Lee, Holding On, oil

LGAA Artist of the Year for most points accrued through 2007 Montly Peer Artist Gallerys.
First Place: Sheila Winner
Second Place: Kelley Bryant

LGAA Gallery Artist (2007 First and Second Place Artwork)
First Place:
Second Place:

The Annual LGAA Member Juried Show 2007 full list of First Place Awardees:

Xuan My Ho Alicia, Mosaic Sculpture
Sophie Aix Paris to the Moon, Acrylic Mixed on paper
Cheryl Kampe 129 ½, Watercolor
Seth Foley The Art Studio, Digital Photography
Mary Ann Henderson Cloudscape, Charcoal
Susan Babbel Lilia is Very Happy!, Acrylic

**Interviews with First Place Awardees**

Jeff Owen’s Roadside Attractions
has been accepted into the Palm Springs Art Museum’s 39th Annual National Juried Exhibition

Susan Migliore’s Guadalupe River has been selected for publication on the Art in the Council Chambers (AICC) advertising postcard.

Sayeko Nakamura has been accepted in the Watercolor West XXXIX Annual National Juried Exhibition for her painting “After the Rain”. The show will be held at the West Riverside Art Museum in Los Angeles from December 6 – January 26, 2008

New Member Andre Nobrega won Best in Show in the second annual “Plein Air painting in Downtown Los Altos” event for his oil, Gas station, Main St. Los Altos. Kevin Kasik’s oil, Skip’s in shadow, won the Blue Ribbon and Ann McMillian’s pastel, Muscular Oak took Honorable Mention.

See the latest newsletter for additional information.
Our congratulations to all the above.

Artist of the Month

May 2008

1^{st place}  – Olga Kuczer, NIGHT SCENE AT GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, Oil

2^{nd place} – Annie Olander, VASONA, Oil

3^{rd place} – David Stonesifer, REDWOOD HARBOR, Oil

Note: Points accumulate throughout the year to determine the Artist of the Year for the December meeting, so bring your best to the remaining general meetings!

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LGAA Community Gallery Sites

Breath of Plein Air

Prospectus

May 4 - September 21
Leonard and David McKay Gallery in Pasetta House
History Park at Kelley Park, San Jose
www.historysanjose.org
Info: Sarah Puckitt, Curator of Photography and Art
. 408-521-5025{editor 's comment: consider submitting images based on San Jose area locations}

International Society of Acrylic Painters Annual Exhibition
July 12 - August 10
Host Venue: Santa Cruz Art League
Juror: Louise Cadillac
Prospectus:

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Mural Project for Los Gatos

Call for Volunteers by Town of Los Gatos
Seeking artists or muralists able to assist in maintaining this landmark mural near the Forbes Mill History Museum as did Barbara Frese until her recent move to Santa Barbara area.

Excerpted from Los Gatos Weekly, January 1, 2003

"The Main Street bridge mural, a work in progress for five months, was completed and unveiled. Under the tutelage of artist Carol Huboi-Werry, 60 volunteers spent time painting the landscape that would adorn the Los Gatos Creek Trail."
Monica Renn
Volunteer Services Coordinator
Town of Los Gatos
Phone: 408.354.6824
Fax: 408.395.8640

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WE NEED YOU STAT!!

Art in the Heart of the Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital,
2425 Good Samaritan Dr, San Jose. 


Contact Edna Piersol Windes at 408-386-5317 or email to sign up

Every Thursday. 12 to 2 PM. 
Every Thursday from March 15 to June 28.
And again in the fall, Every Thursday from September 5 to November 29.

(Thursday demonstration dates in September, October and November remain untaken.)


This is a deeply appreciated program allowing artists to demonstrate their work in the beautiful lobby of the Good Samaritan Hospital. It provides a lot of nice exposure for the artist. A terrific place to hand out cards and brochures about your work. Hospital personnel, as well as patients and their families are very interested in what the artist is doing and drift over to talk casually for a few minutes. It is a bright spot in a hospital day and not a difficult thing for the artist. The area is set up ready to go for you when you walk in and then you relax, work on your art and answer questions and take all the glory. No prepared script or rehearsal needed. Easy and fun.

-- Edna Piersol Windes, Co-Coordinator for this community site  

Community Sites Display Artworks by LGAA Members
LGAA has requests for artwork to be displayed in a several local business ASAP. LGAA members who wish to be part of this community exhibit sites should be prepared to assist in managing it.

Interested artists interested in showing in a community site are asked to:
-- Bring a portfolio and one sample of artwork to general meeting for review.
-- Designate coordinator/scheduler for each group site for one year or six months.
-- Exhibiting artists willing to patch/paint nail holes when artwork removed.
-- Sign up at general meetings.
Contact: Tonya Carpenter

LGAA Annual Open Juried Show 2008

April 3 to May 3, 2008
Art Intake Day, Sunday, March 30, 2008, Noon to 4 pm

The LGAA Annual Open Juried is presented in collaboration with the Museums of Los Gatos and open to artists  from Northern California. It is the largest exhibit in the LGAA calendar with over 100 paintings selected from over hundreds of entries. Selection for inclusion is done by review of actual artworks by an independent art professional not associated with LGAA or Museums of Los Gatos. Entry forms are usually posted by mid-January.

AVArtFest 2008
LGAA Group Booth at AVArt Fest
Cancelled
Presented by the Alliance of Visual Artists at the Triton Museum, Santa Clara
Information published around March.

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Breath of Plein Air
May 4 - September 21

Leonard and David McKay Gallery in Pasetta House
History Park at Kelley Park, San Jose
www.historysanjose.org
Info: Sarah Puckitt, Curator of Photography and Art
spuckitt@historysanjose.org. 408-521-5025
{editor 's comment: consider submitting images based on San Jose area locations}

More Info on Plein Aire

Call for Artists

October 3 to October 27, 2007
Northern California Arts, Inc.Sacramento Fine Arts Center Galleries
5330-B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, CA 95608
916-971-3713
Prospectus via email: Anje Olmste

The Artists’ Showcase
Friday, November 16 to Sunday, November 18 from 11 AM to 6 PM.
Hillview Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.
Artworks in oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, ceramics, textiles, crafts, sculpture and jewelry.
Los Altos Art Club, Los Altos Senior Citizens’ Organization and Silicon Valley Open Studios (joint sponsors)
Applications available : http://www.svos.org
Contact Cathy Zander at (650) 941-7821.

International Society of Acrylic Painters Annual Exhibition
July 12 - August 10
Host Venue: Santa Cruz Art League
Juror: Louise Cadillac
Prospectus: www.isap-usa.com

News from The Art Museum of Los Gatos

A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: Saturday, February 9, 2008, 6-9 p.m.
at The Art Museum of Los Gatos, 4 Tait Avenue.
Juried Exhibition with a reception held on February 9.
About 300 6x6 and 5x7 miniature works of art will be selected for display.

For more information, prospectus for email. nchris22@mac.com. No phone calls please.

University Art Open Exhibition 2008 Prospectus
In celebration of our 60th year in business,
University Art is sponsoring an
Open Art Competition for artists
in San Jose and surrounding areas.

AWARDS

Over $5,000 in cash and merchandise awards are anticipated for this exhibition. Top cash awards for the “Best of Show” category are $1,000 1st Place, $750 for 2nd Place and $500 for 3rd Place.

In addition the first place winner will be eligible for a purchase award. An award of $1,000 will be given in lieu of the stated purchase price. University Art will donate the winning entry to “The Great KQED-KTEH Online Auction!”.

Should the first place winner decline the purchase, we will move to the second or third place
winning entries.

The Show will be divided into five categories:
• Oil/Acrylic
• Watercolor
• Pastel
• Drawing (includes all dry media)
• Mixed Media
In addition to the Best of Show Cash Awards and Purchase Award mentioned above,
there will be Merchandise Awards.

JURORS

George Rivera, Executive Director and Senior Curator for the Triton Museum of Art, in Santa Clara. Mr. Rivera is a well established fine artist whose artwork has been represented by several galleries, and his work hangs in several prominent private collections throughout the United States. He is a well respected, highly qualified juror with nearly four hundred competition/exhibition shows to his credit. Mr. Rivera is also an educator, teaching at Mission College, DeAnza College, UC Berkeley Extension and The Pacific Art League. With listings in both, “Who’s Who in America”, and “Who’s Who in American Art”.

IMPORTANT DATES
• June 2……….Deadline for Entries
• July 1……….Acceptance Notifications sent via e-mail
• July 28……...Hand Delivery of work to store for final judging
• September 5...Reception and Awards Ceremony
• September 6…Show opens to the public
• September 27...Show closes

UART OPEN 2008 San Jose Prospectus

8th Annual American Landscapes at Maryland Federation of Art, September 5 October 12, 2008. Slide/digital deadline June 25. Juror: F. Lennox Campello. All media depicting the American landscape. Up to 2 entries $25, additional 4 entries $5 each. Awards $1,500. For Prospectus: Send SASE to MFA Circle Gallery, Dept. LGAA, 18 State Circle, Annapolis MD 21401; email: info@mdfedart.org with subject line American Landscapes Dept. AA;

The California State Fair California Fine Art Competition
You are invited to enter the California State Fair’s juried fine art competition for California
artists 18 years of age or older. Although we publish a prospectus of the competition, this
document is the over-riding authority for competition rules and requirements. We wish you
success in this competition and hope you will join us for a great time at the 2008 California
State Fair.

COMPETITION OVERVIEW

JURIED SHOW: All entries that meet the rules of entry will be judged, although entering does
not guarantee acceptance. Only those artworks accepted by the jury will be exhibited and
only the artworks accepted will be eligible for awards. Approximately 190 artworks will
be accepted. The members of the jury will be announced on our web site, www.bigfun.org.
Competitors will be notified by mail of acceptance or non-acceptance. Once delivered,
artworks accepted into the show may not be removed from the exhibition by the artist or
purchaser until after the close of the California State Fair and the exhibition.

GENERAL RULES: California Fine Art is a program of the California State Fair. Competitors
are expected to adhere to the California State Fair General Rules as posted on our web
site, www.bigfun.org as well as the rules and requirements of California Fine Art.

ENTRY DEADLINE: MAY 30, 2008: Entry forms, fees, images of artwork required for
acceptance judging, and documentation, if required, must be received, postmarked or entered on-line by May 30, 2008. If entering on-line: Signature Acquisition Form, images
of artwork required for acceptance judging, and documentation, if required, are due by
June 4, 2008.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00 per artwork.
1. Entry fee must be included with entry form. Prospectus

Painted Memoirs: A Juried Exhibition
February 2 - May 25, 2008
Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Associations
www.mbpapa.org
5 Custom House Plaza near Fisherman's Wharf
831-372-2608
Includes LGAA members: Maria Boisvert and Susan Migliore

Maralyn Miller and Pat Sherwood Exhibition
June 5 - July 26
Reception: June 8m 1-4pm
Art Museum of Los Gatos
4 Tait Avenue

March-September
Monotypes: Katherine K. Allen of Florida
sttichery, marks on silk and cotton.
Town of Los Altos Exhibit Space
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills
www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/index.html

May 18 - June 22, 2008
Pastels USA 2008:
Pastel Society of the West Coast 22nd Annual International Open Exhibition
Haggin Museum
1201 N. Pershing Ave, Stockton
LGAA members often selected for this exhibition

California Society of Printmakers
94th Annual Membership Exhibition
February 22 - April 3
Reception: February 22, 7- 9 pm
Pacific Grove Art Center,
568 Lighthouse Ave.
Pacific Grove

Please note: LGAA does not recommend or endorse any particular festival production group.

Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society (SCVWS)
Space-Time Reflections
40th Annual Member Show

October 13 to November 9
Artists's Reception, Sunday, October 21, 1-4 p.m.
Rose Shenson Gallery, Triton Museum ground,
1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara
11 am to 5 pm daily.

The Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society 40th Annual Member Show Now through November 9.
Rose Shenson Gallery at the Triton Museum, 1505 Warburton Ave.
11:00am-5:00pm daily. Free Admission

City of Santa Clara "All Fired Up" Sculpture Exhibition

featuring artwork formed or produced using heat. Now through February 2008. Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Ave. See two pieces by Jeff ‘Mr. Acetylene’ Owen, Smoke and Twister included in this show.

Info: 408-615-221

Gallery Artwalks -- Monthly

San Juan Bautista

Every Second Saturday, 5-7 pm

Palo Alto

First Friday every month. 6-9 pm

San Francisco

First Thursdays. 5:30 to 7:30 pm

www.artist-at-large.com/sf/sfgalleries3.htm

Phantom Galleries

phantomgalleries@populuspresents.com

www.populuspresents.com  

Do you subscribe to Phantom Galleries News? Go to their website and sign-up for the Populist (near bottom of main page). 

A lot of great projects moving forward so we're trying to keep you updated on news and opportunities. We realize these are coming nearly weekly now so we hope you are taking advantage of the opportunities that are being offered!

KALEID Gallery

88 South Fourth Street (under the Fourth Street Garage at San Fernando)

Downtown San Jose

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LGAA Teaching Artists

Fine Art Fundamentals
Ongoing classes with Sandra Jones

Tuesday evenings 6pm-9pm
Wednesdays 11am-2pm

Representational drawing and pastel painting in a process-oriented environment. All skill levels welcomed.
Contact: Sandra Jones. 408-371-0077, email. (website).

Life Drawing Sessions.
Last Thursday of each month.
Stone Griffin Gallery, Campbell
Ctc: Elizabeth Parashis, 408-410-2313

Plein Air Workshops
Randall Sexton (May),
Claire Verbiest (June)
Michael Kirsch (June)
Father Bruno Segatta (August.)
Hosted by La Rusticana Vineyards, Los Gatos

Bob Gerbracht
Portrait and Figure Painting Workshop
29th Annual at Asilomar, Pacific Grove
July 6 -July 11, 2008.
$625 Tuition, Plus Accommodations Rates, $620 double Occupancy (includes meals)
Optional uninstructed evening sessions, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Non-enrolled partiticipants to attend demonstrations- $65 each,
Sunday 7/6, 7:30pm Pastel Portrait
Monday 7/7, 9:00am Oil Portrait
510-741-8518
www.BobGerbracht.com

THURSDAY GIG'S ART & THE SPOKEN WORD

October 18, new winter season location on third Thursdays
5:00 to 9:00 PM, potluck, BYOB & soda
15272 Charmeran, San Jose, CA 95124 (Cambrian District)
Phone: 408 410-2313 or artpages@earthlink.net
Featured Artists for October:
Chris Arcus, musician, poet, and artist
Bea Garth, poet, ceramic sculpture, art drawings
Elizabeth Parashis, artist sketchbooks

Figure Drawing Marathon
Sponsored by Palo Alto Models Guild
April 20, June 29, Sept 28, Nov. 23
10 am to 4:30 pm
Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto
650-329-2366

On-going Drop-in Life Drawing Classes at the Art Museum of Los Gatos.
Tuesday Afternoon 2:30 - 5, Short and long poses. $14 per session.
Contact: Nancy deWesse

Additional Plein Aire Opportunities

Artists invited to join a Los Gatos Life Drawing Group.
Times and locations vary.
Contact: Lance Glasser

POPS Paintout Schedules
Tuesday and/or Thursday morning paintouts.
Varying frequencies. No charge (other than park entry fees)
download schedule at website and just show up.
www.pleinairlinks.com/Plein_Air_Links/POPs.html

April 2-5, 2008
Winters Plein Air Painters Festival
Application not required. Call and say you are coming.
Host: Briggs & Co, 820 Railroad Ave, Winters, CA. 95694
530-795-9505
www.briggsandco.com

July 14 - July 20, 2208
Frank Bette Center for the Arts
3rd Annual 2008 Plein Air Paintout
Application Due, April 4
Alameda, Ca
http:///frankbettecenter.org/PAPo08.htm

September 29 - October 5, 2008
Plein Air Festival 08
San Luis Obispo, CA
Application Due: April 15
www.sloartcenter.org

May/June 2009 Los Gatos Plein Air
Morning Rotary is planning Plein Air Art Fest 2009.
Open to all plein air artists in the West. Spread the word to reserve the date and come paint in Los Gatos.
AND...this event does not occur annually, yet the artist's regarded the inaugural event of 2004 as welcoming and hospitable.
More updates to come.

Verde Artist Guild  – Paint out

www.verdeartistguild.com

Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society
SCVWS Watercolor Workshops, San Jose

SCVWS has a strong commitment to sponsor workshops and demonstrations throughout the year, and for several years in advance. Some well-known instructors are scheduled. 

Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose. Demos are free, and all are welcome!

For more information about any workshop, contact www.scvws.org.

workshops@scvws.org. or contact Karen Drucker

Watercolor and all water media
Edna Piersol Windes
408 386 5317
ednawindes@mac.com
Cameo Dr., Campbell CA 95008
no children in class

On-going classes and demos
Cheng Khee Chee Demo: April 6, 1:30- 4pm
Katherine Chang Liu Demo: June1, 1:30-4pm
Don Andrews Demo: July 20, 1:30-4pm
Donna Zagotta Demo: Sept. 14, 1:30-4pm
Hoover Theater, 1635 Park Ave. San Jose
www.scvws.org

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