www.sasa-artists.co.za SASA NEWSLETTER www.facebook.com/SASArtists http://sasartists.blogspot.com February 2020 Patrons: Sam Nhlengethwa, Conrad Theys, Hayden Proud

President: Audrey Innes [email protected] Secretary: Liz Pearson – PO Box 2574, Clareinch, 7740. 021 671 8941 [email protected] Treasurer: Mike Forrester – PO Box 2574, Clareinch, 7740. Tel 021 761 6357 [email protected]

 Diary FEBRUARY Wednesday 19 Plein Air outing with Sonja Frenz to Thursday 27 Monthly Meeting: AGM and Drawing Competition MARCH Saturday 21 tbc Art in the Park – Park

The brilliance of art as a collectible is that it has a way of reaching out on an emotional level. It touches on mystery, even spirituality - Robert Genn

 Letter from the President Dear Members, It was good to be ‘back in the saddle’ at our first And then there is the hiccup with Rondebosch Members Meeting last week. And huge thanks to Municipality wherein the date we asked for, 28 March, Winners and Fellows alike for bravely demoing for us was double booked and no longer available to us. We all. Inspiration overflows when we get the opportunity are yet to hear if our 2nd choice of 21 March is to watch and ask and even participate in these demos. available. Push comes to shove; we may even have to take the 4th April. As SOON as this is confirmed, you’ll

be hearing from us. This month is our Annual General Meeting and we do encourage you to come along and see how your society is doing. The financial statements will be presented as well as an overview of the year’s activities – and believe me, it’s been a busy one! It’s also the time when you can step forward and volunteer for council. We need council members to keep the society running smoothly and as Glenda, Mary and Kate are stepping down, now’s your chance to help. Without a council there can be no society (no exhibitions, no life drawing, no workshops, no monthly meetings, no newsletter….) so please think about volunteering a little bit of your time. Contact me at [email protected] if you want

As I said at the meeting, this year is going under the to know more. heading of “Winging It”. With Kirstenbosch being After the AGM, we have our drawing competition – the booked for the months of January and February, all rules and regs are in the newsletter. Please read them Societies and Art Groups who use the Richard Crowie so there’s no confusion on the night. The theme is Hall have had to have their dates pushed back. ‘Urban’ and this can be interpreted in your own creative However, we now have our dates - Merit [28 April - 7 way. Absolutely looking forward to seeing the different May] and Members’ 1 [18 May – 31 May]. All the Merit versions on the night. artists have been notified and procedures to book for Members’ 1 are in the body of the newsletter. Until then, enjoy Valentine’s Day, be creative, be kind.

Also a reminder to please remember to pay your Subs before the end of this month, ‘cos remember, you have to be a member in order to participate. Audrey Innes

Page 1 of 10  Member News and Happenings The noticeboard is put up at every monthly meeting and the latest news from the art world posted for your information. You are invited to bring along your own bits of information to post on the board. Members are also invited to put up notices advertising their art related products or classes. If you have any news you would like to share, email secretary@sasa- artists.co.za. We have included a list of art teachers at the end of this newsletter, so if you would like your name added to the list, please email [email protected]. We welcome our new members who joined during January - • Tiana Schultz of • Melinda Brummer of Strand • Ruben du Plessis of Bellville • Alexandre Salomon of Claremont • Mimi Engelbrecht of Laphalale (Ellisras) • Diane Long of Brits, Gauteng • Peter Hobday of Fresnaye • Anschen Friedrichs of Plattekloof • Johanneke Strydome of Molteno • Deodanda Brown of • Beth MacKenzie of Tokai • Belita Burger of Somerset West • Taryn Morton of Glencairn • Sandra Crewe-Brown of Claremont

 2020 Membership Fees

Please remember that your The joining fee of R100 will remain the same. membership fees were due in January. You can make payment via Please remember that the library will function only on the internet to SASA Nedbank membership numbers and no items can be taken out Constantia, branch code 198765, without your new number. account number 1088006981. Once payment is made, a new 2020 membership card If you pay by cheque, please make will be made. You can collect your card at any SASA your payment out to the South meetings or exhibition. However, those members who African Society of Artists (in full) and post to: did not collect cards in previous years will only have The Treasurer cards made on request. Country members’ cards will PO Box 2574 be posted to them. Clareinch You will need to present your 2020 membership card 7740 when claiming your discount at the participating art Email proof of payment to [email protected] shops, so please ensure that you collect your card at the and use your name as the beneficiary reference. monthly meeting. All the art shops have instructions to only give the discount to paid up members. Remember Ordinary members : R320 it is important to renew your membership timeously, Country members : R220 especially if you are taking part in our exhibitions. Students (full time under 25) : R220

Please note that if your membership is not paid by the end of February 2020 at the latest, your membership will lapse, and you will be required to pay the joining fee of R100. It is extremely important that you use your name (NOT your number) as the beneficiary reference when paying. Every year we receive payments with no reference or a reference “SASA” and we cannot trace these through the banking system. If this happens you will not be registered as having paid and will not receive any information from your society. If you have paid and no longer continue to receive correspondence from us, please email [email protected].

 SASA Programme - What’s on Monthly Meetings SASA Monthly Meetings are held at the Athenaeum, Boundary Terraces, off Campground Road, Newlands, on the last Thursday of every month at 19h00. Entry is R10 for members and R20 for guests, including refreshments. We encourage you to attend these meetings, find out what’s going on in your society and connect with your fellow artists.

Page 2 of 10 Thursday 30 January: Demo by Annual Prize winners: Report Back A big thank you must go to our demonstrators at the last monthly meeting. What a pleasure it was to watch prize winning artists Mariaan du Plooy, Cliff Davies, Sonja Frenz and Val Watt in action. And they were so giving of their time. and information. In addition, we were also treated to incredible demos by Penny Steynor, working in acrylic with a palette knife and Evan Douglas showing his skills with watercolour. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Thursday 27 February: AGM and Drawing Competition: This February we will be holding our 117th Annual General Meeting. The AGM is held every February to update the members on the status of the society, to elect council members and for the Treasurer to present the past year’s financial report. The AGM is your opportunity to bring up points that you feel need to be raised, to comment on the running of the society and to offer your services on Council. As we have three members standing down this year, it is important that we get new volunteers to keep the society running. If you would like to help by standing for Council, you can propose members from the floor, or you can email your proposals to [email protected]. This is your society and we would encourage you to attend this year’s meeting. The Annual SASA Drawing Competition will follow the Annual General Meeting. The theme chosen for this year is ‘Urban’. A great opportunity to use those pencils to achieve maximum tonal values. Use your imaginations – the sky’s the limit! Please remember that this is a monochrome (single-colour) drawing competition. Therefore, only drawing techniques are permitted, using one drawing medium in any one colour. For example, charcoal on paper or support (an unpainted surface). Other single drawing media may be used, such as pencil or graphite or conté or pen. Rules for the Drawing Competition: (Please read carefully, to avoid disappointment)

▪ All works should be new, recent works that are appropriate to the theme. ▪ There will only be one category for entries, with prizes awarded to the top three chosen works. ▪ Only members present on the evening are eligible to vote. ▪ Please ensure that your work is suitably mounted, or, if presented in a sketchbook, please provide bulldog clips to open the book to the appropriate page and a firm support in order to prop up the page for viewing. ▪ The competition is a monochrome (single-colour) drawing competition. ▪ All paid-up members present on the evening are allowed to submit one entry. ▪ No work containing brushwork or solvents will be allowed. (For example, watercolours or pastel diluted with turpentine are not permitted.) ▪ Work may not be submitted if it has been done in a class convened by an art teacher, nor if it has been previously entered in any SASA competition or exhibition. ▪ Printmaking is ineligible in this competition, although the preparatory sketches on which it is based are welcome.

▪ Please observe the spirit of the competition and abide by the above guidelines ▪ Please remember when working from source material (such as photographs), that these must be your own, or those to which you own the copyright by express written permission. Images from magazines, newspapers and other artists’ work are automatically protected by intellectual property law and are subject to copyright protection. Our standard copyright rules apply, and if in doubt please contact Liz Pearson, 021 671 8941, for clarity. ▪ Work submitted must be the original hand-made work and cannot be a photographic or electronic reproduction.

Page 3 of 10  Exhibitions Art in the Park 1 2018: Saturday March 21: This is a tentative date for our next Art in the Park. We should receive confirmation from the City Council by next week. In the meantime, you can book your stand at [email protected]. Prints and cards of your own original artwork will be allowed at this event provided you also display original work. The stands (approx. 3mx3m) will cost R150 and you can do an eft to SASA Nedbank Constantia branch 198765 account number 1088006981 – PLEASE use your name as the beneficiary reference. Stands will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Once we have your payment and booking, you will be allocated a stand number which will be sent to you closer to the time, along with the Conditions of Entry, Indemnity form and invitation and posters.

Merit Exhibition: Tuesday April 28 – Thursday May 7: We have our months to get those works of art ready. And April is a dates for the beautiful time of year at Kirstenbosch. Merit Exhibition A total of 41 artists will be taking part – these are the and as artists that scored in the top 20% at last year’s Selection mentioned last Weekend. Everyone who is taking part has been month, we will informed and we will be letting everyone know closer be exhibiting to the time, who will be opening the exhibition. Please much later than come and support your fellow SASA members. normal. But that’s given all our Merit artists an extra couple of

Members’ 1 Exhibition: Monday May 18 to Sunday May 31: A week after the Merit exhibition ends, we will be up and running with the first Members’ exhibition of 2020. For this exhibition we need to know how many artists will be taking part. This is to establish how many works of art each member can submit. We are obviously restricted in number by the size of the venue, so if you are planning to take part, you can email [email protected]. Once we have an idea of the number of works of art we will be dealing with, everyone will be advised, and the entry form and Conditions of Entry will be sent out.

 Plein Air Outings Friday 17 January: Plein Air Outing to Simon’s Town: Report Back Very sadly we have to advise that Johan Pieterse will no longer be able to co-ordinate the plein air outings. He has been an invaluable asset to the society in organising some really great venues to paint. Although very few people attended the last outing to Simon’s Town, it was a wonderful sunny, calm day and those that did attend, really enjoyed the outing.

But all is not lost. Sonja Frenz organises plein air outings every month and she has very kindly invited SASA members to join her.

Page 4 of 10 Wednesday 19 February: Plein Air Outing to The Greenhouse Nursery, Montebello Design Centre, 31 Newlands Avenue. From Rhodes Drive/ take the Princess Anne turnoff and turn right into Newlands Avenue. From Main Road, take Dean Street and turn left at the top. There’s plenty of parking in the grounds. Bring your art stuff, water and a sunhat. There is a restaurant for that cup of tea. If you would like to join the group, email Sonja at [email protected].

The Urban Sketchers will be meeting at Silvermine Dam on 16 February. if you would like to join them, contact Lizette Sutherland at [email protected]. This is a vibrant group of sketchers who meet regularly. Visit and like their facebook page - Urban Sketchers .

 Did You Know

 Library Your membership entitles you to take out two items per month. Remember you will be fined for overdue items - R20 for a DVD, R10 for a book and R5 for magazines. If you want to keep an item out for a second month, there will be no fines levied provided you let the librarian know beforehand. Some popular items will only be lent out for a month, for obvious reasons. Email Carrie on [email protected]. A big thank you to everyone who would appreciate a double check amongst your DVD brought their library items back. We and art book collections. The library will be open for also have a few “missing” items, so ‘business as usual’ at the monthly meeting.

 Workshops, Classes and Information Your 2019 membership card will allow you to claim your 10% discount from the following art shops: Deckle Edge in Woodstock, The Italian Artshop in Rondebosch, Brush and Canvas in Claremont, The Art Shop in Hermanus, Artland in Claremont, ETH Canvases in Woodstock and Oxford Framing & Art Supplies in Gardens Centre and West Coast Mall. Also 5% from Art Source in town and Creative Arts Atelier in Durbanville. You will need to present your 2020 membership card when claiming your discount.

Artland have an employment opportunity for someone full of energy, great with people, eager to learn and assist customers, guide customers with their framing requirements, and enjoy an environment surrounded by all things Art! Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturdays half day. For more information contact Linda at [email protected].

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Don’t forget the Hermanus FynArts tondo competition 2020 with the new theme of Biomimicry – design inspired by nature. The deadline for entries is 15 May 2020. Please check the rules and regulations as there have been a few changes. Go to the website www.hermanusfynarts.co.za and download the entry form.

 Overcoming your Fears Jason Horejs – January 2, 2020 RedDotBlog “As we begin the new year, I’m looking forward with great optimism and hope. Even though there is much conflict and turmoil in the world, I feel confident that the human spirit will prevail. I see so much to be hopeful about, and I feel that art can be an important part of making the world a better place. At the same time I’m upbeat about the future, I understand that it’s not always easy to remain positive, and that doubt and fear have a way of creeping into our minds. As I’ve interacted with artists over the last year, I’ve heard a lot of concerns and worry expressed. Being an artist is hard and sometimes scary. I’m not an artist myself, so I can’t understand all of the challenges and difficulties you face. However, as an artist working to sell your art, you are a small-business owner, and as a fellow small-business owner, I have faced many of the same issues you have faced in building your business. At this point, my gallery has attained a certain level of stability. Though there will always be bumps along the road, experience has given me a certain level of placidity about the day to day issues that arise in any business. I know that things work themselves out.

This wasn’t always the case. For the long, initial years of our business, I spent many sleepless nights worrying about how we were going to get through our challenges. How were we going to pay next month’s rent? What could we do to increase sales? What would I do if the whole gallery thing didn’t work out? I could taste my fear. I don’t mean to imply that I don’t still have concerns about the future, there will always be some level of uncertainty in any business, but at this point, it’s exactly that, concern, not fear. Growing up in an artist’s home, I saw first- hand the adversity that comes into the life of a struggling artist (and his/her family)! Just to provide a short list, I’ve observed that many artists experience the following challenges: • Fear of Failure. This is a pretty universal fear, no matter what your undertaking, but for artists, the fear of failure attacks on several levels. First, there is a fear that your work itself might be a failure – that you will be unable to live up to your vision

• because you aren’t able to master your technique or craft. There is also the fear that the public won’t catch your

Page 6 of 10 vision or respond to your work in a positive way. also clear they don’t understand how important your art is to you. • Fear of Criticism. This one is related to the first, but I know that many artists are afraid that other I’m sure I’ve only scratched the surface of the fears you artists or art “experts” will find their work lacking. face as an artist. Whatever your fears are, however, the I’m sure that many of you have been on the important question is how can you overcome them? receiving end of harsh criticism. It’s not fun, and I have several suggestions from my experience as a not every critic is good at turning their criticism business owner. I don’t mean to imply that fear can be into constructive criticism. easily overcome, nor that these suggestions will revolutionize your life by helping you instantly vanquish your fear. You can start conquering your fear by doing the following exercises: • Face Your Fear. Over the years, I’ve learned that hiding from my fears, or burying them somewhere in the recesses of my mind, only serves to compound the impact of my fear. I’ve also discovered that when I deny my fears, they can • Fear of the Unknown. This is one that I can poison my outlook on life and my ability to take understand directly. As you work to establish your action. It is better to identify what you fear, call it art business, it’s likely that there is much that you what it is, and start working toward a resolution. won’t understand right out of the gate. How can • Get to Work. Fear can be paralysing. Giving into you get your work in front of potential buyers? that paralysis doesn’t help resolve your challenge, How do you ship and install artwork? What about and time has a tendency to compound your sales tax? Income tax? Just thinking about all the problems. No matter how daunting the challenge moving parts that are required to run a business is is, I’ve found it’s best to just start working, even if enough to make the heart palpitate. It’s especially it seems like the small amount I’ll be able to do overwhelming when you are first establishing yourself.

• Artistic Uncertainty. As an artist, you make critical decisions about the direction of your work that will make a huge impact on your creative direction. What if you choose poorly at some point and go down a creative dead-end?

• Lack of Support. Okay, that’s a nice way of saying it. The fear I often hear expressed by artists is that friends and family will think you are crazy for pursuing your art instead of something stable. They probably have good reasons for thinking this, and they likely have your best interest at heart, but it’s

Page 7 of 10 today won’t make a dent in the problem. Most • Identify the Worst-Case Outcome. This one is going problems are eventually overcome by the myriad to sound a bit counter-intuitive, because we’re of small actions you take to resolve them. I’ve always told to be positive and think about the best- discovered that the opposite of fear is action. case scenario. Doing exactly the opposite, however, can help you conquer your fears. If • Make a Plan. In conjunction with getting to work, I there’s something I’m afraid of, I’ve found that try to approach problems and challenges thinking seriously about the worst-case can help systematically. For me, that usually means making sooth my nerves. When a problem looms a list. I love to-do lists. Listing what needs to unexamined, my tendency is to think of it in a happen to tackle a problem, and then checking off vague, “this problem could signify the end of the work as it is completed is therapeutic and listing world” kind of way. Thinking about what will really out each step of the process helps me see my happen if the situation unfolds in the worst way problems in a different light. possible usually shows me that the negative outcome is less serious than my imagination might • Obtain Knowledge. The more you know, the less have made it out to be. Better still, it’s rare that you fear. Learn everything you can about your art everything will occur according to your worst-case and your business. Some of your fears are irrational outlook. This means that as events unfold, you will – based not on a potential negative outcome, but have the pleasure of saying “well, that wasn’t as rather on your lack of knowledge. bad as I thought it would be!” In the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that I’ve taken this idea (and • Network – Build a Support System. It’s hard to many other thoughts on overcoming fear) from a imagine there’s a single difficulty that you are book, which leads me to the next suggestion: facing that hasn’t been seen and overcome by someone else in your community. Network with • Read Dale Carnegie’s Book “How to Stop Worrying other artists or business owners to draw from their and Start Living.” This book is brilliant. It’s been wisdom. This kind of networking shouldn’t be a years since I’ve read it, but it’s safe to say that it one-way street. If you look for help in your has a daily impact on my daily life and outlook.” network, you should also be willing to share your experiences and help those in your network when they are in need.

Page 8 of 10  Art Classes If you would like your name added to this list, please email [email protected]. Marion Langton FSASA offers workshops and classes in watercolour in the Somerset West area. She can be contacted on [email protected]. Lyn Northam FSASA holds her ‘beginner/ get back to it’ oil classes at the Newlands Scout Hall on Thursday mornings. Contact her at [email protected] Wyn Rossouw FSASA offers regular workshops and classes in the area specialising in drawing. Her email is [email protected]. Penny Steynor FSASA has watercolour classes during the week in her studio in Rondebosch. Contact her on steynor@.co.za. Laura Wenman SFSASA teaches drawing and oil painting technique classes for beginners to advanced students from her studio in Parklands. Tuesday mornings and Friday afternoons. Contact her at [email protected]. Elize Bezuidenhout holds regular portrait workshops in her studio in Durbanville. For more information and to find out times, contact Elize at [email protected] Linda Brilleman offers Decorative Painting Brushstroke classes in Tableview. She is an Internationally Certified Decorative Painting Brushstrokes teacher. Please contact her on [email protected] Karen Burns has classes on Wednesday mornings at the Newlands Scout Hall specialising in still life working from life. You can contact her at [email protected]. Glenda Chambers offers both morning and evening classes and regular workshops in watercolour and oil in the Blaauwberg area. You can contact her at [email protected]. Lesley Charnock teaches oil painting workshops: portraits, stil life, colour mixing and en Plein air workshops in the winter months only (May to November. Contact her on [email protected] or 082 424 1033. .Jessie Colman runs Innovative and exciting drawing courses as part of the Adult Continuing Education Programme. Details on the website or email Jessie at [email protected]. Joanna Cooke offers classes in all media and a workshop which runs over six weeks where different mediums are explored each week. Students learn the basics of working pencil, charcoal, pastel, watercolour and oils . Beginners and more advanced students all welcome; groups limited to 8 people. Contact Jo at [email protected]. Rose du Preez offers "acrylic on canvas" art classes from her studio in Plumstead. Mornings, Tuesday (Beginners) and Friday 9.30 am-12.00, Evenings, Monday and Wednesday 7pm-9.30. Contact Rose at [email protected] Sonja Frenz runs workshops from her studio in Durbanville. Contact her on [email protected] for more information. Alyson Guy in the Hermanus area, has weekly art classes on Mondays and Tuesdays from 14h00-17h00 and Tuesday to Thursday from 10h00-12h30. Oil, acrylic, watercolour and pastel are covered. Contact [email protected]. Marcelle Lyons holds oil and watercolour classes, as well as workshops and courses in the Girl Guide Hall, Alma Road, Rosebank on Monday mornings. You can contact her at [email protected] Joanne McGilvray holds sculpture classes in . The cost is R600 for 6 x 2-hour sessions, plus the cost of all material, firing, etc. Maximum of 3 pupils per class. Contact her at 082 443 3116 or [email protected]. Lynne Menge in the area holds regular workshops and classes in acrylic in her studio. Contact her at [email protected] Melanie Meyer offers the new form of art class aimed at art skill development and personal growth experience. Small classes. Kenilworth studio. Friday and Saturday mornings. All media from inks to watercolours to oils to pastels and more. Beginners to advanced creatives. For more info contact Melanie at [email protected] Vicki Norcliffe offers portrait classes Monday mornings with a model. Please contact her at [email protected] Liz Pearson offers beginners oil painting classes every Monday and Tuesday morning in the Kenilworth area. Please contact her at [email protected]. Christopher Reid holds regular workshops and classes in his Hermanus studio, teaching a wide range of subjects such as plein air landscapes, portraiture, drawing, and advanced colour theory. Contact him at [email protected]

Page 9 of 10 Inge Semple holds watercolour classes in the Southern Suburbs. She also holds regular workshops. Contact her on [email protected]. Kim Watermeyer offers general art classes in a studio in Plumstead: including acrylic painting, drawing, linocuts, printing etc. Morning & evening classes. Beginners welcome. Contact: [email protected].

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