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Newsletter
December, 2007
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President’s Message
This is the last message I will write as your President. It has been a great pleasure writing these few words each month.
It forces me to think about you and your needs and how well the Art Center is set up to serve you. I want to thank all of
you who have helped me along the way. Sometimes there were challenges, but we worked them out together.
Special thanks to all of the board members (Linda Ramelli, Nelda Gruenthal, Andrew Luu, Jo Schreiner, Anita McDermott,
Kris Kelkar, and my husband, Bryan McCall) and all the chairpersons listed in the newsletter. We have a terrific team!
It was a real pleasure to work with them.
Please send in your ballot. It has been a wonderful and interesting experience. I hope you all will give the next president
the same kind of support that you so generously gave to me. Thanks again!
Christine Leong McCall
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A great big thank you
To all those who gave prizes that were presented to the winners of the “People’s Choice” ote at our fall membership show.
They are:
Museum Quality Framing
Ventura County Star
Kavli Theatre
Camarillo Springs Holistic Medical Center
Polar Bear Yogurt Shop
Ann Hall
Thanks also to Trader Joe’s who gave us $50 worth of goodies for our reception. We truly appreciate your support!
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Mark your calendar!
“New Beginnings” is the name of our next art exhibit which will begin on Saturday, January 5th, and run through the 27th.
This show is for members only! Not a judged show, just a chance to show your works to the public and other members.
Please bring your artwork (two or three, if you like) on Saturday morning, Jan. 5th, 9 to 11 a.m. You can pick up your
art any time between 3:30 and 4 p.m. on Sunday, the 27th.
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Save this date
Our next “demo” meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 16th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Art Center.
We will have Sylvia White as our guest speaker. She is an artists’ agent who creates websites and other services for
artists. This should be both interesting and informative, so do plan to attend.
As usual, it is free to members; $5 for guests.
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February demo meeting
Another date to save is Wednesday, Feb. 20th, when our monthly meeting will be held at the Museum Quality Framing &
Photography store, 2120 Ponderosa Drive. They will show us the actual process of giclee printing which should be most
interesting. Another date to put on your calendar now!
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Last call!
This is your last chance to renew your membership at the old rate! The deadline is Dec. 31st. (The date of your renewal
is on the name label.)
Due to the increased costs of everything – postage, paper, utilities, etc. – the Board has reluctantly decided to increase
the membership dues in 2008 as follows: Per person, $30; per couple, $50; Life Membership, $300. These rates will go into
effect on January 1st, 2008. (Old rates are $25, $40, and $250, respectively.)
Just mail your check to CAC, P.O.Box 206, Camarillo CA 93011.
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Thank you!!
Christine Leong McCall is completing her two years of outstanding service as President of the Camarillo Art Center. She
always was right there to see that everything went off on schedule, and gave many, many hours of her time to see that it
did.
Her husband, Bryan, was her “right hand man” and helped in every way he could. We appreciate them both and hope the coming
year will be a great one (and more relaxing) as they start their life together as husband and wife.
Again, thank you so much!
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Thursday morning painters
John Colby will resume the Thursday morning painting sessions on Thursday, January 17th. This small group of members
meets on Thursday mornings to paint and enjoy the fellowship of other artists. If you are interested in joining them,
please call John for more info. This is NOT a class, just a friendly painting session held at the Art Center.
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November, 2007
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President’s Message
Congratulations and thanks to John Colby for chairing a wonderful membership show. The show was beautifully hung by Sue
Tiffany. Its opening was Sunday, November 4th and will close on Sunday November 18th, with a reception and giving out
awards. We have People’s Choice awards and have comments from the judge. Come by and vote for your favorite pieces; there
will be additional prizes given to the top works chosen by the gallery visitors.
We’ve obtained some very n ice prizes donated by area businesses, one of which is the generous donation of a $100 gift
card from Museum Quality Framing. I would like to bring to your attention to our February 2008 demonstration event. Museum
Quality Framing is inviting our members to meet at their gallery to discuss the latest on photographing and viewing the
actual process of giclee printing. I personally find this new technology very helpful to artists. Put this date, February
20th, on your calendar for this special meeting.
Thanks you, Pam Solakian, for arranging our demo schedules. Gallery events for 2008 will be posted on the notice board at
the Center.
We’ll be closed the weekend of November 24-25 for Thanksgiving. If you have won any ribbons or awards during this year,
either at any art competition or at the County Fair, you are invited to show your work in the Winners’ Show, 2007. Bring
your art work on Saturday, December 1st, between 9 and 11 a.m. The show will last until December 16th.
Happy thanksgiving!
Christine Leong
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Fall Membership Show
Marion Jayne Best of Show
“Ride the Wind” by Audrey Rubin
Watercolor
1st place: “Peony Garden” by Florence Gillman
2nd place: “Orchid Cactus” by Marcia Brennan
3rd place: “Family Crest” by Florence Gillman
Honorable mention: “Class in Session” by Ellie Truit
Honorable mention: “Waiting” by Darbie Darbinson
Pastel
1st place: “ Ventura Beach” by Anita McDermott
2nd place: “Foxen Canyon” by Judith Crowe
3rd place: “Torrey Pines Sunset” by Ann Hall
Honorable mention: “Sunrise” by Nelda Gruenthal
Honorable mention: “Night Blooming Cactus” by Anita McDermott
Oil and Acrylic
1st place: “Carmel Mission” by Rea Williams
2nd place: “Reminiscence” by Rea Williams
3rd place: “Analyze” by Marjorie Nimtz
Honorable mention: “First Snow” by Laurene Daly
Honorable mention: “Evening on the River” by John Spitler
Other Works
1st place: “Nesting” by BiJian Fan
2nd place: “After the Storm” by Bryan McCall
3rd place: “Strength” by Bryan McCall
Honorable mention: “Paradise Island” by Steve Parr
Honorable mention: “Hindu Hues” by Steve Haake
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Congratulations
To all our winners and to everyone who entered their beautiful art work in this show.
Don’t forget to attend our reception on Sunday, November 18th from 2 to 4 p.m. The awards will be given out around 3 p.m.,
after which you will be able to take your art work home.
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Congratulations
Also to Judith Crowe on winning Best of Show at the Thousand Oaks Art Festival which was held in September at the
Thousand Oaks Civic Art Center.
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Winners Show 2007
As mentioned in Christine’s message, our current show will be followed by our annual “Winners Show 2007” starting
December 1st. If you won an award for your art work in our or any other show this year, we’d like you to display it in
our gallery. Bring your art work on Saturday morning, December 1st, from 9 to 11 a.m. The last day of the show will
be on December 16th, when you can take your art home.
Please be reminded that our gallery will be closed for Thanksgiving on Nov. 24-25, and also for Christmas and New Year’s
Dec. 23-24 and 30-31.
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The New Year
Will begin on January 5th with our “New Beginnings” art show featuring the works of our members. More info in next
newsletter.
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Membership dues to increase
Due to the increased costs of everything – postage, paper, utilities, etc. – the Board has reluctantly decided to
increase the membership dues, as follows: per person, $30; per couple, $50; Life Membership, $300. These rates will go
into effect on January 1st, 2008.
Many renewals are due in January. If you want to take advantage of the old rates, you may do so by submitting your
check by December 31st. (The date of your renewal is on the address label.) Just mail your check to CAC, P.O. Box 206,
Camarillo CA 93011.
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Welcome, new members
We are happy to welcome the following new members to our organization, and look forward o their participation in all
our events:
Ursula Gallenkamp-Behrmann
Duane Carter
Jean Williams
Laurene Daly
Our membership now stands at 113.
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Our thanks
To Margret Schuurs for donating watercolor art books to our library and also a mat cutter. The mat cutter will be stored
at the gallery and you may borrow it any time you wish.
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Gallery sitters needed!!
Our gallery sitting chairperson is having a really hard time finding hosts for our weekend openings. The Board has decided
that all artists who enter art work for our semi-annual membership shows MUST sign up to gallery-sit at least once a year
— if not the current show, then a future show.
If you are willing to host on a Saturday or Sunday between 1 and 4 p.m., please call the chairperson, Jeanette Yong. We
need you!
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October, 2007
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President’s Message
It was a great party! Our annual dinner meeting on Sunday, September 23rd, was wonderful. Our front steps and entrance
were decorated with beautiful flowering pots by Merrill, of Merrill’s Pots. The garden court was even more beautiful
when our artists hung their paintings along the fence.
We started the party with hors d’ouevres provided by members. Many thanks to Patty Ecker and Joseph Benti for arranging
such a wonderful event. Food was truly delicious with a chicken entree, green beans and mashed potatoes, followed by
yummy desserts. We had a short business meeting to announce officers and chairpersons for the coming year. A Lifetime
Membership was given to Pamela Solakian who has arranged for artists to do wonderful demonstrations for the past many
years. Thank you very much, Pam! We have enjoyed every demo.
Also, thanks to Debbie Norris for arranging the drawing game. It was fun to draw and put together a quote by Picasso.
Thanks to Jerry Clifford and John Colby for trimming bushes and to all those who helped to set up beforehand and/or
cleanup afterwards. I hope I didn’t leave anyone out.
Christine Leong
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Demo meeting
Our last demonstration meeting of the year is coming up on Wednesday, Oct. 17th, at 7:30 p.m.
William K. Foster will be our guest artist. Mr. Foster paints in oil and pastel, primarily landscapes and cityscapes.
His demonstration for us will be in pastel.
Mr. Foster has won juried awards in many shows; his painting of the Royal Presidio in Santa Barbara was selected to
appear in an art book featuring a group of well-known Santa Barbara area landscape artists. He has studied under a
number of well-known artists and authors.
Mr. Foster lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, his “chief critic.”
The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free to members; guest, $5.
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Fall membership show
“Harvest of Color” is the name of our judged fall membership show which will run from November 2nd through the 18th.
Be reminded that pictures must be wired for hanging; sculptors are asked to bring their own pedestals, if possible,
for viewing.
John Colby is chairing this event. The reception will be held on the last day of the show, Nov. 18th. Awards will be
given out at 3 p.m., after which you may take your artwork home. Details are on the entry form. Well-known artist
Don Fay will judge the show.
Take-in of the artwork will be on Saturday, Nov. 3rd, from 9 to 11 a.m.
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Art show coming up
Christine and her students will be showing their works from October 13th to the 28th. We’re all familiar with Christine’s
beautiful paintings, and it’s remarkable how well her students are learning the art of Chinese brush painting. Be sure
to stop by the gallery to view the show.
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Did you Know?
That our President, Christine, and our Vice President, Bryan McCall, are getting married on Wednesday, November 14th?
Bryan has been her “right hand” during the past two years of directing our art center, and we are all so happy for them.
We wish them many wonderful years in their life together!!
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Art Smart
Our fall art classes for children in 3rd through 5th grades are starting up this month. Stacie Brauer is the chairperson
of this event and has lined up a very qualified art teacher to head up these classes.
They will run on six Mondays at the Center, October 15th through November 19th, from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. The cost for all
the classes is $50 per student, which includes the art supplies. Sign-ups will be held on Saturday, October 6th, from 1
to 4 p.m. To receive a registration form by mail, leave your name, address and phone number at the CAC telephone,
(805) 445-7061.
We would like several assistants to be present at each class to help the teacher, Jenifer Miller. If you would be willing
to help with this, please call Stacie Brauer.
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Membership dues to increase
Due to the increased costs of everything – postage, paper, utilities, etc. – the Board has reluctantly decided to
increase the membership dues, as follows: per person, $30; per couple, $50; Life Membership, $300. These rates will go
into effect on January 1st, 2008.
Many renewals are due in January. If you want to take advantage of the old rates, you may do so by submitting your
check by December 31st. (The date of your renewal is on the address label.) Just mail your check to CAC, P.O. Box 206,
Camarillo CA 93011.
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Welcome, new members
We are happy to welcome the following new members to our organization, and look forward o their participation in all
our events:
John Johnson
Toni Jones
Mabe Sparks Vetra
Our membership now stands at 111!
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Position of President open
We are still looking for someone willing to serve as President for the next two years, and we also need a Vice
President who will be willing to step in as President in 2010. You would have many able and eager assistants on
the Board to help you along the way. The only requirement is that you must have been a member for one year.
Please call Christine for more info.
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September, 2007
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President’s Message
Our fifth Annual Dinner will be held on Sunday, September 23rd, at 5 p.m. in our beautiful garden court. Members who plan
to attend, please bring one or two of your artwork to hang in the garden court. The paintings will be displayed in the
gallery until October 7th. Bring a guest if you like; attendance will be limited due to space, so please send in your
check before September 20th. We will have a new game after dinner and it will be fun.
This month I would like to tell you about our Publicity chairperson, Nelda Gruenthal. As you can see from her title, she
prepares and prints our flyers and distributes them to various art associations to let people know about our upcoming
events. Did you see an article in newspapers a week earlier about my winning piece at the California State Fair? Nelda
helped to send out the information to the press. If your art wins in any competition, please let us know and we’ll get
the news out to our members. Also, she is the one who comes by the Center every Wednesday to clean up the trash cans and
then push those heavy bins out to the street for pickup. After each event I always try my best to bring the trash out to
the bin in the backyard and I hope you will do the same so Nelda doesn’t need to run around as much.
For those who haven’t come by to see the current show, please hurry up! Florence Gillman and her four arts – painting,
photography, pottery and crochet – will last until September 9th. Don’t miss it!
Christine Leong
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Annual Dinner
Our Annual Dinner meeting will be held on Sunday, September 23rd, at 5 p.m. Patty Ecker is chairing this event. The dinner
will be catered by Safire Restaurant which is noted for their great food.
The cost will be $10 a ticket, and we need to have you paid reservation in no later than Sept.20th.
We hope you will plan to attend, enjoy the fellowship and good food, and we’re planning another fun project for after
dinner.
We also ask you to bring a painting or two to hang out in the garden court, and then the paintings will be hung in the
gallery for viewing through October 7th.
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Help!
We’re having our annual cleanup day on Saturday, September 15th. We got so much accomplished last year that there isn’t
as much to do this time, so if you can help with this, please come around 9 a.m. and we should be done in a few hours.
Thanks!
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A big thanks to...
Linda Ramelli who was in charge of our participation at the City’s Art & Jazz Festival. She manned the table and provided
arts and crafts projects to visitors that stopped by.
Kris Kelkar did sidewalk art and this was also enjoyed by many. Thanks to both of you, and others who helped.
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Gallery events for 2008
Our President is now working hard on preparing the gallery schedule for next year. If you are contemplating holding your
own show, now is the time to get on the calendar.
There is no charge to members to hold a show. We just request 20% of any sales.
You may want to hold a show with member friends and that is acceptable, of course. Pease call Christine Leong if you are
interested or would like more information.
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Position of president open
Christine has served (wonderfully!) for the past two years, and, according to our by-laws, we need to find a new President
for 2008. The main requirement is that the member who fills this role must have been a member for one year.
We have many capable and hard-working folks on our Executive Board who are willing and able to assist with this position
in many ways, so it isn’t as intimidating as it sounds!
If you are interested, or need more info, please call Christine and she will be happy to talk to you about the job.
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Coming up!
Our Fall Membership Show is coming up in early November. John Colby is chairing this event. Take-ins will be on Saturday,
November 3rd. There will be more information, plus your entry form, in next month’s newsletter.
We hope you have been busy painting and will have new works to display. Be sure your artwork is wired for hanging.
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Demo meeting Sept. 19th
Our first demonstration meeting for the fall season will be held on Wednesday, September 19th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Art
Center.
It’s our pleasure to have Phyllis Doyon as the demonstrating artist. She will paint a landscape using the wet on wet
technique with bleeds and overlay/glazing. She will use a photo only for stimulation to create a finished product.
For a second demonstration, Phyllis will show how to do a mono print using your watercolor paints without a printing press.
As usual, admittance is free to members; $5 to guest. Hope to see you all there!
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August, 2007
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President’s Message
Time passes fast. My term as the President will finish in four months. We are looking for a president who will take over
in January 2008. If any of you are interested in being the next president, please let me know. The running of a total
volunteer group is such a pleasant. Should you decide to be president, our Board of Directors will all work together to
help you run the Center smoothly.
This month continues with “Behind the Scene.” I would like to tell you about our treasurer, membership chairman and
webmaster, Andrew Luu. He does more than just accounting. He keeps our financial records, pays the bills, picks up the
mail, keeps the membership list up to date, developed and runs our website. Most recently he even works on “Lost &
Found.” We received e-mails looking for long lost friends and family members in Camarillo. Andrew spent his time
searching and forwarding e-mails and, voila! They found who they were looking for. We received e-mails from Spain,
India and other countries. Isn’t it great to know that people from so far away are reading our website?
I would like to draw your attention to our next exhibit at the Center. From August 18th to September 9th, our member
Florence Gillman will be showing her four arts – painting, pottery, yarn and photography. She has been my student for
three years and an instructor of knitting and crocheting at Michaels Arts & Crafts Store for over ten years. She is
also an active member of pottery and photography groups in Leisure Village. Don’t miss this show! Reception is on
August 18th, 2 to 4 p.m.
Christine Leong
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Thank you!
First of all, we want to thank Jerry Clifford for painting our patio deck, sinking the nails, and everything else he had
to do to get it looking so nice. What would we do without good folks like you!
Also, a big thanks to Sue Tiffany for hanging our latest members’ show. She always is willing and able to do a great job,
and thanks to her faithful helpers as well.
BJ Fan, with his trusty computer, took in the pictures for the show, make the labels, and was invaluable. Thanks so much!
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Congratulations!
To Christine Leong, whose painting won the Award of Excellence at the California State Fair in Sacramento. She’s sooo
talented!!
Also, some of our members entered their artwork at the Ventura County Fair and won ribbons: in the Amateur division,
John Colby, Margie Nimtz, Doris Vinovich, Nelda Gruenthal, Frank Gruenthal, and Jane Town. In the Professional category,
Olga Powell won an award. We’re honored to have so many talented artists in our midst.
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New show coming up
Our member, Florence Gillman, is a multi-talented lady who will be showing her artwork in our gallery from August 18th
through September 9th. Her interests are in knitting, crocheting, pottery, photography, and Chinese brush painting
(among others.) Her displays will cover these categories.
Florence graduated from Smith College and Boston University. While working in a hospital she became interested in
pottery as occupational therapy. She moved to Los Angeles in 1963 and enrolled at El Camino College where she spent
seven years as both a student and studio assistant.
After moving to Leisure Village, Florence took up Chinese brush painting. She has been teaching classes at Michaels
Arts & Crafts store.
Do stop by to see the artwork of this talented lady.
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Annual Dinner
Our Annual Dinner meeting will be held on Sunday, September 23rd, at 5 p.m. Patty Ecker is chairing this event. The
dinner will be catered by Safire restaurant who are noted for their great food.
The cost will be $10 a ticket, and we need to have you paid reservation in no later than Sept. 15th (although we hope
you will reply by Sept. 1st so we have more time to prepare.)
We hope you will plan to attend, enjoy the fellowship and good food, and we’re planning another fun project for after
dinner.
We also ask you to bring a painting to hang out in the garden court, and then the paintings will be hung in the
gallery for viewing through October 7th.
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Another note of thanks...
To our member, Debbie Norris, who presided over the Art Smart classes held for children in July. She did a marvelous
job, the children really enjoyed the classes.
We hope to continue these classes in the fall, but need to find a new teacher as Debbie cannot continue due to health
reasons.
This is a paid position. If you would be interested in learning more details, please call Christine Leong.
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Annual cleanup
The gallery will be closed the weekend of Sept. 15-16 for the annual cleanup of our building.
If you would like to help with this, please call Christine Leong and let her know. Your assistance will be greatly
appreciated.
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July, 2007
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President’s Message
I am on my computer writing this message on Independence Day and I can smell the scent from my neighbors’ BBQ. Happy July
4th!
Our newsletter will reach our members’ mail box the same weekend after we have our board meeting. There are associations
which I know of, have a newsletter only twice a year. Another association asked its’ members to submit news 3 months
ahead. I am proud of our newsletters which always cover the latest news on what is happening, as well as reporting news
and events of other arts associations.
Let’s go behind the scene. The newsletter is the good work of our Secretary Jo Schreiner. She sits on my left at the
meetings, writing everything down with her shorthand. By the following morning she will have the newsletter ready for
printing only if she gets my President’s message. Oh well, this is Wednesday morning and I am still writing my president’s
message. If this newsletter doesn’t come to you by this weekend you can understand why.
Our member BiJian Fan has caught on to the Olympic fever! He is going to his hometown, Beijing China to exhibit his
Olympics themed paper sculptures. He has been invited to participate in the art exhibition of "Salute Beijing Olympics,
Display Chinese Civilization." It will be held at the World Art Museum in Beijing, July 12 - 19, 2007. This art
exhibition is a featured event of Olympic Cultural Festival through 2008 in Beijing. Inspired by Olympic spirit, BJ has
created a series of Olympics themed paper sculptures, which can be viewed at his website, www.BiJian.com
My new painting ‘Melody of Lotus’ was selected to exhibit at the 2007 California State Fair Fine Art Exhibition in
Sacramento. This year there were more than 1833 entries and the jury selected only 194 artworks for the final
competition. The fair will begin on Aug 17th and last till Sept 3rd.
Christine Leong
P.S. I’ll write “behind the scene” on our board members in the coming months. Next month will be about our
treasurer/webmaster.
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Welcome new members
We are happy to welcome the following new members to our organization and look forward to their participation in all
our activities:
Rebecca Hanson
Joy Weiss Pratt
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In Sympathy
We were saddened to learn of the recent death of Ardeth Jones. Ardeth and her husband, Dick, were long-time and
active members of our organization. Dick passed away several years ago and Ardeth moved to Arizona. A memorial service
will be held for Ardeth on Saturday, July 14th, at 11 a.m. at the Camarillo United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive.
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Help!!!
CAC is planning to participate in Camarillo’s Arts & Jazz Festival which will be held the second weekend in August.
On that Saturday we plan to set up tables on the sidewalk and briefly instruct children in the art of pastel painting,
printing, etc.
We will need your help!! Teachers will work in two shifts: 10 to 1 p.m., or 2 to 4 p.m. Linda Ramelli will be coordinating
the teachers, and we hope you would be willing to assist in this. Please call Linda if you would like to participate in
this. It should be fun and the children will love it.
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Congratulations!
BJ Fan who was invited to exhibit his Olympics themed paper sculptures in his hometown of Beijing, China. The art
display called, “Salute Beijing Olympics, Display Chinese Civilization – 100 Chinese Young Artists Exhibition Series
(2007),” is being held at the China World Art Museum July 12-19. BJ, one of our very talented members, has created a
series of Olympic themed paper sculptures. His works are really beautiful! Again, congratulations to BJ for this honor.
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Members' Art Show
You’re invited to display your artwork in our upcoming “Members Only” art show which will be held July 21 through
August 12. It will be called, “Artistic Harmony,” in keeping with Camarillo’s Arts & Jazz Festival. This is NOT a
judged show; bring your favorite artworks (old or new) on Saturday morning, July 21st, between 9 and 11 a.m. You can
bring two or three works, and priced for sale, if you wish. Please plan to pick them up on Sunday afternoon, August
12th, after 3:30 p.m.
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An Art Display
Of the works of member Florence Gillman will be in our gallery from August 18th through September 9th. Be sure to stop
by and view her beautiful paintings.
Following this show, the gallery will be closed on the weekend of Sept. 15-16 for cleanup. We hope some of you will be
able to assist with this.
And be sure to save the date of Sunday, Sept. 23rd, for our Annual Dinner Meeting. There will be more details on that
in our next newsletter.
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June, 2007
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President’s Message
Summer is here! Have you arranged a summer program for the young artists at home? Here’s your chance to introduce arts
to the kids. Our Art Smart for kids is back, to be taught by Debbie Norris, and will begin
on June 28th.
Please tell your friends, relatives and neighbors about this class. Debbie is a very experienced art teacher. Class
size is limited, so please call Debbienat 484-3395 to arrange for registration or come to the gallery on Saturday
morning, June 9th, to register.
Our demonstration on June 19th is Pong Apinyavat on watercolor. We will take a break for the summer months of July and
August; our next demos will resume in September.
Christine Leong
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Welcome new members
We are happy to welcome the following new members to our organization and look forward to their participation in all
our activities:
Yvonne Luce
Cindy Sauvageau
David Himes
Stacie Brauer
Debbie & Gary Norris
Debbie Norris, who is a very talented artist and art teacher, will be heading up our Art Smart for kids classes this
summer and, hopefully, can continue this program in the fall. Our goal is to introduce art to our future artists of
America!
Our membership now stands at 110!
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Our sincere sympathy
Is offered to Carl Gluck on recent passing of his dear wife.
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Demo meeting
Our next demonstration meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 20th, at 7:30 p.m. at the gallery.
Award-winning plein air watercolor artist, Pong Apinyavat, known for his free-flowing, loose style, capturing the
many moods of the California coast, will demonstrate his techniques at this meeting.
As usual, the demo is free to members; $5 for guests.
Please note: This will be our last demo meeting until September. We hope you have a pleasant summer and do lots of
painting!
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May, 2007
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President’s Message
Our Spring judged membership show is on! Have you come by to see the beautiful artwork? Some of the winners actually
entered our judged show for the very first time. This show will end on May 13th and I would like to remind participating
artists to come by to take your artwork home on the last day after 3 p.m. The next show will be a group show of five
artists who are students of Phyllis Doyon, and we need to give them space to hang their paintings.
Our April demo by Judy Koenig was enjoyable and informative. Ink resistant with tempura paint is a very interesting
technique. After watching the demo I want to buy some tempura paint and water color paper to try it out. Have you tried
it? Was it successful?
Our next demo meeting will feature Sally Miller, demonstrating in oil. Hope to see you on Wednesday, May 16th, at 7:30 p.m.
Christine Leong
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Spring Show 2007 – “Spring Passion”
Best of Show:
Mary De Luca “Overflow of My Heart”
Watercolor
First Place: Ellie Truitt “Egrets”
Second Place: Mary De Luca “A Contour Caress”
Third Place: Audrey Rubin “Downtown Ojai”
Honorable Mentioned: Sharon Dorsey “Miami Creek”
Oil & Acrylic
First Place: John Spitler “October”
Second Place: Kendall Smith “Asparagus Forest”
Third Place: Kris Kelkar “First Look”
Honorable Mentioned: John Colby “Oregon Coast”
Pastel
First Place: Delia Menes “My Vision”
Second Place: Julie Compton “Three Amigos”
Third Place: Nelda Gruenthal “The Incredible Likeness of Being”
Honorable Mention: Annie Hall “Foster Park Bridge”
Others
First Place: Steve Haake “Fall Colors”
Second Place: Bill Margulies “Old Mojave Shack”
Third Place: Christine Leong “Swan Lake”
Honorable Mentioned: Steve Haake “Wild Turkeys”
If you haven’t yet seen this show, it should be a must on your calendar. We had 52 entries and all are beautiful. Our
artist members are getting better and better! This show runs through May 13th (Mother’s Day). If possible, please pick
up your artwork between 3 and 4 p.m. on that day. If you can’t, the pictures will be stored in back by the art bookcase.
We will need to set up for a new show the following weekend.
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May Demo meeting
Our next demonstration meeting will be held Wednesday evening, May 16th, at 7:30 p.m.
Our guest demonstrator will be Sally Miller who will do a marine painting in oil from one of her watercolors.
Sally’s favorite subject is the sea. She finds painting on location, in oils or watercolors, exciting and challenging
and goes out often to capture the subject as quickly as possible, then returns to her studio for completion.
Sally attended the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and has attended many workshops. Since retiring from
teaching art for the City of Ventura Adult Education , she has been holding classes in plein air painting and occasionally
judges, give critiques and demos.
This demo is free to members; $5 for non-members. Refreshments will be served following the demonstration.
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Pastel Workshop Scheduled
A soft pastel workshop will be given by Brenda Mattson on September 21, 22 & 23 at Phyllis Doyon’s spacious art studio
in Camarillo. The workshop will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. This workshop is limited to 18 students, so reserve
your place soon as it will fill rather quickly as an incredible $100 discount is offered if paid in full by May 30th.
The workshop fee is $325. If paid by May 30th, the fee is only $225!!!
For more information, contact Pam Solakian at psgardenimages@aol.com. Mail checks to: 340 Valley Vista Drive, Camarillo,
CA 93010.
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New Member
Welcome to our newest member, Nancy Hermann!
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Our Next Show
Will run from May 19th through June 10th and will feature the works of five of Phyllis Doyon’s students. Do stop by to
see these lovely artworks.
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A Great Big Thank You
To Carl Gluck who chaired our latest judged membership show, his hardworking assistant, BJ Fan; Sue Tiffany, who directed
the hanging of the show, and everyone else who assisted – and of course, our able gallery hosts who welcomed visitors.
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April, 2007
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President’s Message
We are having a party! All members are invited! On Saturday, April 14th, we are going to have our potluck party at the Art
Center beginning at 1 p.m. We will eat at tables in the garden, share plans and discuss whatever comes to mind. We need
input from our members on the long range planning of our organization.
You will find details on what to bring for our potluck in the following item, alse details of our upcoming Spring Judged
Membership Show which will begin on April 21st.
Our next demo will be on Wednesday, April 18th, at 7:30 p.m. Judy Koenig will demonstrate tempura and ink resist. Remember
to come and learn some new techniques.
Christine Leong
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You’re invited!!!
We’re going to have a potluck garden party on Saturday, April 14th, from 1 to 3 p.m. and we hope you’ll all come!!
Please bring a dish according to the first initial of your last name: A-H, main dish or side dish; I-P, salad or
appetizer; Q-Z, dessert.
Also, bring one or more of your masterpieces to hang in the garden court during the party, and then they will be hung in
the gallery for viewing the next day.
This should be a lot of fun and a good way for us to get to know each other better. See you there!!
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Demo meeting
This month’s demonstration meeting will be held, as usual, on the third Wednesday of this month, April 18th, at 7:30 p.m.
at the gallery.
We are proud to have Judy Koenig as our guest artist. She is known county-wide for her beautiful watercolor paintings and
has lately been working in pastel. Her demonstration will be using tempura, ink resist and watercolor.
Judy, an award-winning artist, paints in pure transparent watercolor with a high key palette influenced by her native
California sunshine and vibrancy. This is evident in her use of intense colors and in the strength of the rich dark
shadow areas.
An avid collector, she composes her paintings incorporating her treasured antique collectibles and richly patterned fabrics
into a world of beauty, warmth and intimacy.
The demo is free to members; $5 for guest.
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Spring Membership Show coming up!
Our spring judged membership show is coming up this month. Take-in day will be Saturday, April 21st, from 9 to 11 a.m.
Prizes will be awarded at the reception on Sunday, April 22nd, at 3 p.m.
The judge for this show will be Richard Backus, who is probably the last living California Revivalist and considered by
many to be one of the most important California plein-air (outdoor) painters working today.
Richard was born in Michigan in 1922 and moved to Los Angeles in 1936. He began his formal art education at Chouinard Art
Institute in L.A., and continued studies in Paris, France, and Florence, Italy.
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Welcome, New Members
We are happy to welcome the following new members to our organization:
Michelle Honles
Barbara Gardner
Audrey Rubin
Cathy Saltee
We now have 108 members!! We look forward to meeting our newest members soon and hope they will participate in all our
activities.
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March, 2007
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President’s Message
“Rising Stars”: Middle school students from the Camarillo school district are showing their work at our Center. You’ll be
amazed by the talent of these young artists. Special thanks to Lynn Fonkalsrud for putting on such a great show. This show
end March 11th, so don’t miss it.
We have seven new members who joined last month after visiting our demonstrator’s meeting. At the demo by Ron McKee, one
lucky new member even won an original painting on that same night she joined us. We now have 104 members. I am curious to
know who may have been a member longer than anyone else. If you have been a member for a long time, please give me a call
and let me know.
I hope you are busy preparing for our annual Spring judged membership show next month. Please read for more details of
the show.
Christine Leong
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Demonstration Meeting
Our demonstrator for this month will be Margy Gates. To quote: “I will do a watercolor for my demo. It will be based on
some watercolor sketches I made in Hilo, Hawaii, some years ago. The subject matter is typical – palm trees on a lagoon
with reflections, but I plan to reduce the image to bare essentials, concentrating on values, brushstrokes as shapes, and
emotional rather than realistic color.”
California-born, Margy has spent much of her life in and on the sea as observer, painter, sailor, snorkler and beachcomber.
She is the owner and curator of Sea Gate Art Gallery on the sand at Hollywood-by-the-Sea. She holds a Master of Fine Arts
degree from Claremont University Center.
Winner of many awards, Margy’s art can be found in private and corporate collections worldwide, in a permanent installation
on the Ventura Pier and in many Southern California galleries.
The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21st, at the gallery. Members are free, guests, $5.
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Garden Party Coming Up
On Saturday, April 14th, we are planning to hold a garden party for our members. I will be an afternoon potluck and you’ll
be asked to bring a dish.
You should also bring your artwork to hang on the garden court fence, and afterwards in the gallery for viewing the next
day by the public.
This should be a lot of fun and we hope you’ll put the date on your calendar right now. More details in the next newsletter.
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Spring Membership Show
Are you getting ready for our Spring Judged Membership Show? Take-in day will be Saturday, April 21st. An entry form will
be included in the next newsletter.
We will be trying something new this year! There will NOT be separate divisions for professional and amateur artists. The
show reception (when prizes are awarded) will be on Sunday, April 22nd. There will be larger monetary prize amounts: Best
of Show, $150; 1st place, $75; 2nd place, $50; 3rd place, $25.
The categories will be:
(1) Watercolor
(2) Pastel
(3) Oil and Acrylic
(4) All Others
Each artist may enter up to three of their artwork, $10 each. If you would like to volunteer to help out during the show,
please call Carl Gluck, chairman of the show.
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Welcome, New Members
We are happy to welcome the following new members to our organization:
Sharon Dorsey
Sue Boloorchi
Terry Bray
Mary Ann De Luca
Sandy & Dave Nirenberg
Pat Browne
We look forward to meeting you all soon!
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Please Note!!!
Please do not leave any unsolicited art supplies as donations to the gallery without approval of the Board. We do not have
the space available to store such items. Thank you!
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February, 2007
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President’s Message
Do you know what is a print and what is a reproduction? I always thought they were the same. Well, after Gerry Beane from
Mandalay Fine Art came to talk about Giclee printing on our January demo, I have a whole new concept on the two subjects.
I learned about laws and copyright protection which is something an artist, especially a professional artist, has to learn
to protect their valuable creations. Jean, owner of Artistic Framing in Thousand Oaks talked about the art of framing.
“Respect your art!” was the first sentence Jean said. In her suggestion, she mentioned “matte and frame choices must relate
to the art.” She used the two paintings I was showing at the New Beginning show to give an example. Now I understand why
those two paintings are still with me; they should have been sold if I had framed them correctly. Articles on the above
topics can be viewed at the Center’s reception desk.
After two weeks of cold weather, last Sunday we had a nice sunny – almost hot – afternoon for our reception on the Tributes
to Demonstrators show. We had a wonderful time with good food and wine by Joseph and Patty, together with beautiful artwork
by professional artists. Over thirty guests visited, which I think is amazing as it was also the Super Bowl Sunday. I hope
you won’t miss this show featuring over fourteen professional artists in the area. It will last till February 25th.
Finally, on February 21st at 7:30 p.m., our demonstrator Ron McKee will be showing his techniques on acrylic landscape.
Hope to see you there.
Christine Leong
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Demonstration Meeting
Our next demonstration meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21st, at 7:30 p.m.
Our guest artist will be Ron McKee who will demonstrate his skills in a landscape painting.
His paintings are “upbeat” – filled with color and energy, both happy and serene. An imaginative juxtaposition of vibrant
color set against the muted values creates sunny images for his garden and landscape paintings. The paint is boldly
applied on linen canvas.
Since the age of eight, Ron has known art was to be his career. He studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, American
Academy of Art in Chicago, and was a top graduate of Art Center College in Southern California.
He worked as an illustrator in cities around the country and for many large corporations such as GM, Ford, ARCO, Reader’s
Digest, etc. He has served for four years as president of the Westlake Village Art Guild in the community in which he has
resided since 1970.
As usual, there is no charge for our members; guest are asked for $5.
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Important Notice!
We had planned to hold a rummage sale (a “pre-owned treasures” sale) on May 5th, but unfortunately Shirley Kremke, who
had graciously volunteered to chair the event, had to resign due to health problems. Shirley also had to resign her job
as gallery scheduler.
We will have to cancel the sale event unless another chairperson can be found. If you would be willing to do this, OR...if
you would consider taking over the job of gallery scheduler, we would be very grateful! For more information on what these
jobs entail, you can call the president, Christine, or any one of the board members.
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Spring Membership Show
We hope that you are getting paintings ready for the Spring Membership Show which will be held April 21st through May
13th. This will be a judged show and cash awards will be given to the winners. Carl Gluck is chairing this event. You may
enter up to three paintings. More details to come!
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Garden Party Coming Up
On Saturday, April 14th, we are planning to hold a garden party for our members. It will be an afternoon potluck and
you’ll be asked to bring a dish.
You should also bring your artwork to hang on the garden court fence, and afterwards in the gallery for viewing the next
day by the public.
This should be a lot of fun and we hope you’ll put the date on your calendar RIGHT NOW. More details in the next newsletter.
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Current Gallery Show
Have you stopped by yet to see our exhibit of beautiful paintings by our past demonstrators? Don’t miss it! This show runs
through Feb 25th.
The show following this will feature art by middle school students, and will run for two weekends – March 3rd and 11th.
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Get Well Soon
Our best wishes for your speedy recovery to Diana Hagen, Mike Mancusi, Karen Keys, Shirley Kremke.
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January, 2007
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President’s Message
HAPPY NEW YEAR! May your art bring you joy in the new year.
My thanks to Pam Solakian on preparing our schedule of demonstrators for 2007. You can find the gallery schedule on the
Calendar page. We will be off and running on our first show, “New Beginnings,” with take-in on January 6th. The show will
continue until Sunday, January 28th. You’re invited to attend the reception on that day.
I want to thank each and every one of the chairpersons, both returning and new, for taking on a chairmanship. We couldn’t
do it without you.
Our first demonstration of this year will be on Wednesday, January 17th. We will have Gerry Beane to come and talk about
the technology of Giclee printing and photography. Don’t miss the chance to get information from the professional!
Christine Leong
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Demonstration Meeting
Our next demo meeting will be held this month, on Wednesday, January 17th, at 7:30 p.m. Gerry Bean will talk about Giclee
prints.
As usual, there is no charge for our members; guest are asked for $5.
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Welcome to New Members
We are happy to welcome Kathy Payne and Colleen Paterson into our membership.
We have 101 members as of this date.
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“New Beginnings”
Is the name of our current show which begins on Saturday, January 6th. This is NOT a judged show, just an opportunity to
share your artwork with others.
A reception will be held on the last day of this show, Sunday, January 28th. Join us for goodies and fellowship!
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Art Center Sale
Last year we didn’t have our usual rummage sale, and hope that you have continued to save your “treasures” to
offer for sale this year.
We want to be “high class” this year and only offer for sales items that are in good, clean salable condition.
(This includes clothing.)
We don’t even call it a “rummage” sale because that implies “junk.” Anyway, this is the time to go through your closets
and donate your no longer needed treasures to the sale.
The sale will be held on Saturday, May 5th. Shirley Kremke has kindly volunteered to chair this event, and she will need
lots of help!!
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Thank You!!
The Executive Board wishes to thank Steve Haake, Carl Gluck, and Ed and Olga Powell for their generous checks, some of
which will be used toward gardening supplies.
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