ALOC Newsletter April 2010

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NEWSLETTER April 2010

Artist’s League of Orange County www.artleagueoc.com

2009 OFFICERS President: Michael Sullivan Vice President: Arlene Kartak Secretary: Diane Young Treasurer: Alan Lindenmuth

Creative Spirit Art Gallery presents

“Retrospective”Featuring

Marsha DeBroske(sculpture)

and Monte Olinger(paintings)

Wine and appetizers will be served

Friday, April 9th, 6 to 9 PM

Through May 1st

GALLERY HOURS

Tuesday—Friday, 12 to 5:00 PM

Saturday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

820A Lake Baldwin Lane

Orlando, FL 32803

(407)898-8343

Harwood–Watson Dance Studiowww.creativespiritartgallery.com

Beardall Senior Center

800 S. Delaney Avenue, Orlando • Steve Vanderwolk, a gifted oil painter specializing

in still life and figure painting, will demonstrate his

portrait painting technique at this month’s meet-

ing (any volunteers to pose?). Steve has been

painting locally for 15 years and has studied and

mentored under notable artists Don Sondag, Maury

Hurt, and Bill Orr. He is heavily involved with the

weekly life studio sessions at both Maitland Art

Center and Crealde.

The discussion about possible changes to ALOC’s Constitution have

been postponed until further notice. The Board continues to be

interested in learning about members’ ideas regarding the direc-

tion ALOC should be pursuing in the coming year. Please submit your written suggestions prior to the demo and they will be com-

piled and discussed in future meetings and blog posts (see page 4

of the newsletter).

Don’t forget to bring a snack for sharing

Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of every month from September

through May at 1:30 P.M. (Board meeting begins at 12:30 P.M.).

Summer recess is June, July and August.

Artist Demo

&

Monthly Meeting

Saturday,

April 17 @ 1:30



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Judith Ortiz is exhibiting twelve of her acrylicpaintings through April 11th at Rice and Beans,a restaurant in Casselberry. She also sold oneof her four paintings which are currently on dis-play at Café del Artista, which is located at Se-

moran Blvd. and Lake Underhill.

Elisabeth Ferber will be in the Evinston Paint-out April 17th thru the 24th. Plein air artists willbe painting all around Evinston, which is locatedabout 10 miles south of Gainesville, with pro-ceeds to benefit the Oldest Post Office in Florida.Patrons opening will be Saturday, April 24th. Formore info, see www.Evinstonpaintout.org

Elisabeth will also be participating in the WinterPark Paintout from April 24th thru May 2nd, which

is being sponsored by the Polasek Museum.Plein air artists will be painting all week, endingwith a show on Saturday, May 1st. Artwork willbe on display thru the month of May. For moreinfo: www.WinterParkPaintout.org

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Please forward newsletter announcements,corrections, along with your website and email

links, to [email protected]

Reminder: Sketch Club at the Maitland Art

Center hosting a long pose session with twomodels posing together on Sunday, April 18,1:30-4:30. $15 per session.

Patti Shistle, a national award-winning painterand Maitland Art Center instructor, is conductinga three day plein air workshop in downtown Or-lando from May 1 through May 3. Cost is $180.For further info, call 321-438-7057 or contact byemail at [email protected].

Call for artists to participate in the Celebration

Art and Wine Stroll on May 22nd, between5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Participation fee is $10. Forfurther info, please contact Meryl Rachlin at

[email protected] or 321-939-4121.

Osceola Center for the Arts is accepting ap-

Calendar of Events

Jane Dixson had a batik accepted into the Bi-ennial V Juried Show at the Deland Museum.The show dates will be in the month of April.

Sandra Scheetz Wise is exhibiting her 2 & 3dimensional artwork at the Kalmanson Art Gal-lery in Swainsboro, Georgia, through May 1st.

Tim Darnell won several awards at the recent46th Annual Titusville Spring Art Show. He wonsecond prize in pastel, 3rd prize in photographyand a merit award in mixed media painting.

Arlene Kartak and Helen Curry Benet will befeatured at the Artisan Inn Gallery in DeLandduring the month of April. The artists recep-tion will be held April 8, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m.

In Memoriam

Our heartfelt condolences to Francine Levy on the

passing of her beloved husband, Ben, April 2nd.

plications from artists for their 2010 juried artshow on May 1 - 26. Cash prizes will beawarded. Application is $15 for each work sub-mitted, limit three, and due April 21st. Check

www.ocfta.com for further info.

Mary J. Gray painted recently at Lake IslandPark with the local plein air group, which in-cluded renown artist Kevin McNamara. She’dlike to encourage plein air artists to join thegroup for painting on Saturdays. Check outwww.CFPAArtists.org for further info.

Guinevere’s Private Café, located at 37 S. Mag-nolia Street, will host a reception for the artistsof the Creative Spirit Art Gallery as a part of

Third Thursday’s Art Stroll. The reception willbegin at 6pm and end at 9pm and is free andopen to the public.

Every good painter paints what he is— Jackson Pollock



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Personal sketch…Personal sketch…Personal sketch…Personal sketch…

Sandra Scheetz WiseSandra Scheetz WiseSandra Scheetz WiseSandra Scheetz Wise

Growing up in California and Pennsylvania,

and settling in Orlando in 1976, Sandra ScheetzWise attributes her unique art style with helping

her triumph over a challenging childhood. Or-

phaned at fourteen, and raised by stepparents,

she sensed at an early age the emotional power

of her art when her stepfather locked himself in

his bedroom and wept upon seeing her painting.

She has won numerous prizes, both as a child

and an adult, for her paintings and sculptures.

She pursues the art of surrealism because it

allows her the use of enigmatic images whichflow spontaneously from her mind through her

hands onto the canvas. She feels these images

speak more directly to feelings rarely allowed

expression in our culture.

The artist uses everyday objects set in novel

combinations and environments in order to ad-

dress the inner torsions of the human psyche.

Certain symbols signify emotions, such as rope

which represents tension in life or relationships,

and twilight skies which represent feelings thatare kept hidden from society. Most important

to her are the carved twisted rocks that repre-

sent an individual’s character. The symbol of

the carved, split rock signifies how negativeinteractions with those close to us can forever

alter our character or personality. Events in

life can be forgiven, however, they will not be

forgotten and they will become a part of one’s

psyche.

Her paintings are not subtle and instead

command the viewer to “Look at Me.” It is evi-

dent that Sandra Scheetz Wise will always fol-

low her own path in the art world and, conse-

quently, give her viewers something to thinkabout. Check out more of her art at:

www.sandrascheetzwise.com

Consumption by Sandra Scheetz Wise

Thank you to all the central Florida artists who donated artworks to the Art with Heart fundraiser at

Maitland Art Center on March 26th. The event was successful in raising almost $6,000 for Doctorswithout Borders in Haiti. ALOC members were especially generous and a big thanks go out to the fol-

lowing members who contributed : Linda Amundsen, Beatrice Athanas, Karen Angell, Arlene

Bayne, Gayle Bell, Tom Carmon, Sally Disckind, Jane Dixson, Elisabeth Ferber, Mary J. Gray,

Fred Goodart, Arlene Kartak, Leslie De Roche Keller, Alan Lindenmuth, Mary Mahon, Judy

Bragg Pardo, Eliza Pineau, Marianna Ross, Ginny Seibert, Doris Smart, Gwen Stephens,

Shalini Tandon, and Jan Wiedmayer. For a complete list of all the donors, please check out

www.firstgiving.com/artwithhearthaiti. Your generosity is making a difference in the world.

Making a Difference



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Yearbook Updates:

New address:

Judith Ortiz

5963 Folkstone Lane

Orlando, FL 32822

Space available for artists at

Creative Spirits Art Gallery

Please contact Doris Smart at

Phone: 407-365-4066

Email: [email protected]

for further information.

ALOC Membership Dues—

$25/year

Call or write Alan Lindenmuth to make sure

you’re current on your dues or if you’re interested

in joining the group (321-282-7024 or tcartfram-

[email protected]). Please fill out the form and in-

clude a $25 check payable to ALOC and bring to

the next meeting or mail to:

Alan Lindenmuth, ALOC Treasurer

14557 Jamaica Dogwood Dr.

Orlando, FL 32828

Name_________________________________________

Address_______________________________________

City___________________________________________

Zip__________

Phone____________________________

Email:____________________________

We need your help. Our group can onlyflourish if we have the help and input of allmembers. Recently, suggestions were re-

quested in order to possibly make changes tothe Constitution. While all input is welcome,we only got a limited response. We need to

do better.

Before the summer break, the board is re-questing that all members submit their ideas

regarding not only possible changes to theConstitution, but ideas on our group’s focusduring the coming year. Possible thoughts

for consideration: group shows in venueswhere members could sell their works, work-shops for artistic development, community

fundraisers, professional developmentgoals/wishes, committees to help withplanned events, officer nominations, etc.

You get the gist. As artists, we probablyhave a lot of creative thoughts on how tomake our league shine and be a real asset to

not only ourselves but the community. Let’shear from everyone!

Please submit your ideas in writing to Michael Sul-livan ([email protected]) or ArleneKartak ([email protected]). Suggestions will be

compiled, considered and voted upon and offered to members for their approval in the comingmonths.

Classified:

T-Cart Framing and Gallery. Professional

custom framing and individual consultation.

25% off already low prices.

Call Alan Lindenmuth at 321-217-8075

BrightIdeas

Needed

Important Note:

ALOC dues will increase to $30 a year

beginning in 2011.

• Members who haven’t paid dues by April’s

meeting will not be included in the new direc-

tory (available in May).

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