January 2017
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER: In This Issue: January 2017 Happy New Year everyone!! I trust everyone made it through the holidays and is looking 1 forward to another exciting year of activities with GEAG. As I’m writing this, I am recovering from my family’s visit and have taken a few, many, naps. I haven’t done much painting but I President's did manage to do some beautiful art work with my talented 3 yr. old granddaughter. We paint Corner and stamp and do any messy thing we can find! It is a very freeing experience, watching a child create. I was told no markers by her Mother and I kept to that promise, but we made up for it with watercolors. Did you know that if you combine red, blue, purple, yellow, green and any other color Grandma puts on the pallet, you can make the most beautiful blacks. That 3 seems to be the thing to do. I’ve been using them for my own painting, too. Meeting I subscribe to several art sites that share information that I find very interesting. Minutes The Purkinje Effect: Have you ever noticed when you are plein air painting how colors and objects look radically different just before 4 dawn or sunset? A red rose is bright against the green leaves in GEAG daylight, but at dusk or dawn the News contrast reverses so that the red flower pedals appear dark red or dark warm gray and the leaves appear relatively bright. This 5 difference in contrast is called the Purkinje effect. During early morning walks, anatomist Jan Evangelista Purkyne discovered Upcoming that the human eye is most sensitive towards shifting to the blue end of the spectrum, Events especially at low light levels. The retina can’t distinguish colors very well in low light, mainly only see green-blue colors. We become nearly colorblind in low level illumination. So a plein air painter who wants to capture the beauty they see in these particular times of low light must use the imagination to add more color than what is seen with the eye. 11 From an article by John Hulsey and Ann Trusty GEAG Membership Jan 2017 President Karen Romani President’s Corner cont. (618) 334-2737 [email protected] I want to congratulate all the Christmas Show winners and the Christmas card Vice President contest. We are so proud of the quality of the work you do. The rest of us have a Anne Mongiovi great deal to live up to! (618) 530-8464 [email protected] et Congratulations to Ron Vivad for winning the Artist of the Year. You earned that honor. Secretary Kim Ferguson Congratulations to Marty Spears for winning the MMR Christmas card contest. Also (618) 667-3172 [email protected] well deserved. She won $500 for herself and for GEAG. Her card went out to 3,000 Treasurer customers of this law firm. So start thinking about this NOW!! Kevin Brundage (618) 570-9989 Next meeting is Jan. 4, 2017 [email protected] 6:00 pm at PSOP in Belleville Program Chair Kathy Gomric Bring snacks and bring art for the art contest. (618) 476-1299 [email protected] One last thing… I would like to thank all the board members who’ve made my job Exhibits Chair so much easier this year. Their dedication and hard work is what keep us going. I Suzy Kunz (---) -------- would also like to thank all the volunteers who help out at the meetings and the [email protected] various shows and exhibits we do throughout the year. I am your number 1 fan!! Membership Chair And a final Thank You to the people at PSOP and SWIC for allowing us to use their Karen Miller beautiful facility we call home. We are very grateful. (618) 401-2181 [email protected] Karen Romani Webmaster Michael Waligorski President GEAG [email protected] Hospitality To be filled later Publicity Chair Lois Holthaus (618) 526-4331 [email protected] Workshop Chair Beth Meier (618) 526-4921 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Billy Damé (651) 434-4018 Gateway East Artist Guild Mixed Media Message Page 2 Jan 2017 GEAG Minutes – General Membership Meeting – December 7, 2016 President Karen Romani opened the meeting at 6:05 p.m. She welcomed everyone. Be sure to take your art downstairs for the annual small works art show. Susan Bostwick is our judge this year. We are so privileged to have her. Our music this evening is provided by Lisa Jones. Thank you, Lisa. Karen Miller, Membership – the guild has 117 members. Treasurer, Kevin Brundage reported we have $7003.32. We will also be receiving a $5000 grant from the William Froelich Foundation. This money will be used for an annual award at the Shrine Show each year in honor of Mr. Froelich. Thank you to Anne Mongiovi and her husband Gene for obtaining this grant for us. Publicity, Lois Holthaus - please, members, let her know when you have received an award or recognition so she can submit it to the newspapers. Also a reminder for Artist of the Month and prize recipients be sure Lois gets your picture with your art for newspaper submissions. Tonight Suzy Kunz will be handing out the awards and taking pictures. Lois’ brother passed away; please remember her family in your prayers. Please vote on the Christmas cards during dinner. Marty Spears will MC the gift game. Also congratulations, Marty won the MMR (Mathis, Marifian and Richter Ltd.) Law Firm annual holiday card contest. She received $500 and since she is a member of the Guild we also receive $500. Ron Vivod won the GEAG Artist of the Year award. Suzy Kunz presented him with a plaque. Break for dinner and voting. Christmas Card contest winners: 1st Kathy Gomric; 2nd Linda Rawson; 3rd tie Susan Przada and Dave Cornell. The winners of the small art contest were: Best of Show – Janet Dahl Awards of Excellence: Susan Rogers; Michael Anderson; Dave Cornell; Christy MacMorran; Ron Vivod; Suzy Kunz; Barbara Hazelhorst; Kathy Hardin-Odle; Diane Herndon ; Patrick Bellmann. Thank you to Anne Mongiovi for the snowman hat table decorations. You are welcomed to take them home with you. Merry Christmas, see you next year. Respectively submitted, Kim M. Ferguson, Secretary Gateway East Artist Guild Mixed Media Message Page 3 Jan 2017 GEAG News Congratulations to Marty Spears for winning this year’s MMR Holiday Card Contest with her watercolor painting entitled, “First Snow”. This is the 4th year in a row that GEAG has won the contest! For winning the contest, Marty and GEAG both receive checks for $500.00, and Marty will have a 30-day exhibit in the MMR Belleville office and a 30-day exhibit in their Edwardsville office. The card will be sent to over 3,000 MMR friends and customers with credit given to Marty for the artwork. Congratulations! Gateway East Artist Guild Mixed Media Message Page 4 Jan 2017 Upcoming Events Life Experienced: A Senior Art Competition Sponsored by Southwestern Illinois College and St. Clair County Office on Aging ELIGIBILITY: 1) Any visual artist who is or will be age 60 or over by Jan. 1, 2017, currently residing in the Southwestern Illinois College district, or a member of the Gateway East Artists Guild, may submit up to two entries per person. 2) The entry shall have been completed in the previous three (3) years. 3) Works submitted to this competition in prior years are not eligible. 4) A non-refundable entry fee of $10 is required. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: • All work must be the original creation of the artist (mounting, formatting and framing excluded). No kits or copies of other’s original artwork will be accepted. • Dimensions: • Hanging artwork, including photography, must be no greater than 36” and no less than 8” in any dimension, including matting and outside frame dimension. • Standing sculpture or three-dimensional artwork may not exceed 30” H or 18” W or D. Gateway East Artist Guild Mixed Media Message Page 5 Jan 2017 Upcoming Events LIFE EXPERIENCED: A SENIOR ART COMPETITION cont. • All pictures must be ready for hanging – matted/mounted and framed. All work must use d-rings and wire for hanging. No tape is allowed. The artwork should be protected, where necessary/appropriate, with glass, acrylic, Mylar or other clear material. Use of acrylic, not glass, is strongly recommended on hanging pieces. Do not however, use acrylic on pastels, as it may damage the artwork. • All paintings must be dry. • All work must be pre-registered using the 2015 Application Form in this packet. A photo of each entry is required. • No artwork may be removed prior to 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (See schedule for details). • If work is incorrectly categorized or prepared for hanging, it will be moved to the correct category if possible, or taken out of the competition at the discretion of the jurors. • While every attempt will be made to preserve, secure and protect each entry submitted, the committee will not assume responsibility for loss or damages incurred. Entry in show signifies compliance with this waiver SUBMISSION OF ARTWORK • Entry applications due: • Jan. 20 - If your art is selected, an acceptance letter and label sheet will be sent to you with instructions • Artwork delivery: • Thursday 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Friday, Feb 24 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Deliver artwork to the Schmidt Art Center on the SWIC Belleville Campus, 2500 Carlyle • Artwork pick up: • Tuesday March 7 at the Schmidt Art Center from 10 am and 6 p.m.