Newsletter for May 2007
GENERAL MEETING: Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 9:30am at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 East Alameda Ave. Remember that we meet on the 3rd Saturday at 9:30am.
Your furnished name tag should to be worn to each meeting because if you wear it and your signup number is called out by a guest you win $5! The Hello stick’em tags are only for guests!!! Thelma Gash won the $5.00 and Sherry Gunnell won the raffle prize at the last meeting.
The May PROGRAM will be by Helen Buznedo and there will be member participation in drawing and sketching. Her supply list is as follows:
1) A white pencil(s) of any kind (colored pencil, charcoal, white china marker or conté).
2) Colored pencils (if you have a set).
3) Black and white pictures for reference ideas (newspaper pictures work great!)
4) There will be a $2.00 charge for each participant to cover the cost of paper.
[] Drawing is a form of visual expression and is one of the major forms within the visual arts.
The word 'drawing' is used as both a verb and a noun:
Drawing (verb) is the act of making marks on a surface so as to create an image, form or shape.
The produced image is also called a drawing (noun). If somewhat complex, may be defined as a sketch.
Drawing is distinct from painting. The techniques of "drawing" and "painting" when confused, is generally
because similar tools can perform both tasks. But the operations are distinct in that painting generally involves
the layering of pigments by means of a brush onto cloth or prepared surfaces, whereas drawing is generally
concerned with the marking of dark lines onto paper.
The act of drawing also suggests a process that is distinct from the traditional act of painting. The drawing
process is often exploratory, with considerable emphasis on observation, problem solving and composition. In
contrast, traditional painting is often a means of execution or finishing an artwork once a drawing has been
completed. It is fair to note that modern painters often incorporate methods of drawing in their painting process.
[] Subject matter
Madame Palmyre with Her Dog, 1897. .
Drawings may be representational, depicting objects or scenes which the artist views, remembers, or imagines.
They may be realistic to the point of lifelike resemblance (e.g. traditional ),architectural drawing or looser approximations of reality, and highly stylized.
[] Media
The medium is the means by which ink, pigment, or color are delivered onto the drawing surface. Most drawing media are either dry (e.g. graphite, charcoal, , , ), or water-based (marker, pen and ink). Watercolor pencils can be used dry like ordinary pencil, then moistened with a wet brush to get various painterly effects.
[] Materials
Paper comes in a variety of different sizes and qualities, ranging from newspaper grade for practice up to high quality and relatively expensive paper sometimes sold as individual sheets. Papers can vary in texture, hue, acidity, and strength when wet. Smooth paper is good for rendering fine detail, but a more "toothy" paper will hold the drawing material better. Thus a more coarse material is useful for producing deeper contrast.
For pen and ink work, typing paper is often used for practice drawings, but heavier paper holds up better. Bristol board makes a hard surface that is especially good for ink or fine detailed graphite drawing. Coldpressed watercolor paper is sometimes favored for ink drawing due to its texture. Tracing vellum is often used for experimenting on top of a pencil drawing, prior to committing a technique to the final page.
Various tools are routinely used in the process of drawing. Other tools that sometimes prove useful. The use of an easel or slanted table reduces the distorting effects of perspective.
Review of last month’s program: we had a wonderful and learning critique of our work in progress by Lori Williamson. She recommended finding the positives in each painting and then suggesting changes to improve the design, color, etc. Three members (Carmen, Marion and Sharon) brought abstracts that captured our attention with their color and technique! Floy Walberg reporting.
Our web site, www.daagonline.com, is up and running with Karl Johnson our webmaster. To set up a member page, update your page, or have new photos taken of your artwork call Joyce Madden at 303-771-2019 and make arrangements. Slides and/or photos can be sent directly to Karl and he will get them online. Be sure to include a short (5 or 6 lines) biographical note. A fee of $25.00 to each member will give that member a page of 6 paintings plus the bio. There are links to agencies, retail outlets (Meininger’s, etc), and organizations. Once your page is up and approved, your $25.00 is due. If you want to change one picture in your web site that is free. For any more than that there is a flat fee of $25.00. Karl’s address is 2423 S. Yarrow Way, Lakewood, CO 80227 - phone: 303-980-0501 - email: Karl@colorado-artist.com. See enclosed form that is to be used.
Montview Presbyterian Church - Rosemary and Al Weiler will go to the church on Saturday, June 16th (early) and pickup all the paintings and bring to the DAAG meeting that day. If you cannot attend this June meeting and you have a painting at Montview, you need to call Rosemary and set up a time when you can pick it up at her home.
And thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, to Ann Hanscom, Roland Jones, Ardath and Al Weiler for hanging the pictures and greeting all the participants from Rosemary Weiler. Al even went the Millie Wilners home to pick up her painting.
You need to get your updated resumés (form layouts are available) and photos of at least three (3) of your artwork to Joyce Madden and if you have something for the Historian book you can bring that along and give to Floy Walberg. Our History book is wonderful and if you haven’t taken a look thru it, please do.
REFRESHMENTS for this May 19th meeting will be furnished by Dick Lutz and Linda Klingman. June by Carol Reeves and Sherry Gunnell. If you have any questions, you can contact Sally Moore at 303-698-2003.
Deadline for the June newsletter will be May 26, 2007.
The next Board Meeting will be May 25, 3:00pm at Ardath’s .
Voting for the proposed slate of officers for this coming year will be at this May meeting:
President: Thelma Gash
Vice Prez: Ann Hanscom
Treasurer: Ardath
Corr Secretary: Marion Wright
Rec Secretary: Rosemary Weiler
Membership: Sharon Hann
Exhibit Chairman: Eleanor Hargrove with many helpers
Historian: Floy Walberg
Refreshments: Sally Moore
Web Master: Karl Johnson
Reminder: Dues will be due by June 30, 2007 - $40. Make check out to Denver Allied Arts Guild and either give or mail to Ardath Baker, Treasurer. Be sure to note any changes or additions on the attached (example would be e-mail address) because we use this information for the upcoming membership book. If you want to give more than the $40, it would be most appreciated. If you can’t pay the dues, talk it over with the President - who will be most understanding.
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Out of courtesy for our demonstrators/speakers, please refrain from talking during the program. You have plenty of time to converse with your friends at the break, before and after the meeting.
Please keep the meeting room clean as you found it - also it would be helpful if you would put your chair back in its original position when you leave.
Club Notes:
Carmen Freeman fell and banged up her shoulder (requiring physical therapy) and cracked an elbow. She also has one of her books at the Core Art Gallery.
Ardath sold a painting at Montview Presbyterian Church in April.
Roland Jones recently sold a violin painting that will be given to the Cherry Creek Middle School for their art department.
Millie Wilner sold a painting at the Windsor Gardens Art show
Carol Reeves has a one woman show coming in May and June in the Buell Theatre lobby.
Future DAAG programs planned:
May 19 - Helen Buznedo - sketching/drawing (member participation)
June 16 - White Elephant sale/trade
July and August - no meetings
Future DAAG exhibits:
May - Montview Presbyterian Church
Webb Building
Koebel Library
Your ideas and suggestions, please......
Other shows/workshops: There is far too much information concerning future workshops, classes, etc. to put in this newsletter, so each month we make this information available to you by putting the flyers and information sheets on the table at our monthly meetings. Examples would be Colorado Artists Guild; Heritage Fine Arts Guild; Photoshop workshop; Aurora Arts Guild; Hudson River Valley art workshops; Curtis School of Humanities; City of Littleton arts exhibit; Abend Gallery; Lafayette, CO arts project; etc.
For more information regarding Judy Pattis ongoing classes and upcoming workshops, call: 303-798-1345.
If you have information that you want included in the newsletter, please call Joyce Madden at 303-771-2019.
