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Artline Editor: Vic Delnore, [email protected]

after all the work they all did to make this yearʼs mini a great success. Thanks to all that helped to assure the quality of art and of the plentiful food and drink. Thanks to Suzanne Watson and One Eleven Art for a great venue, as always. Details such as winners and prizes listed elsewhere in this issue. Everyone, please save the Date! December 10 is the TAA Holiday Party, at Rieneke Leenderʼs home, so set your GPS to 5409 Challedon Drive, Virginia Beach, 23462. Everyone please bring a dish, and your significant other. If you or someone you know needs a ride, please call me at 416-8343, and we can make arrangements for you to be at the party. The prospectus for the theme show is in this issue of the Artline and also will be posted in the website. Ann Moore has graciously volunteered to be the chair. Yea, now all I need is a juror, and I am working on that. Remember that the theme is “The Child”. We are hoping to see a playful or objective approach to the theme. It is wide open to

President’s Letter

December 2011

Hello, TAA members, Good News! Howard Martinez has thrown his hat in the ring to run for President 2012-2012. And aNna rybaT has decided to put her name in for Secretary. Good for them! The mini show on November 11th at One Eleven Art was absolutely great. The Juror, Susanne Arnold, made inspired selections for the awards. Everyone seemed to have a great time, and after the party, and when everyone had departed with only the cleanup “committee” left, a little dancing took place. Anna Rybat and Betsy Rivers Kennedy grabbed their respective husbands and danced to some sweet bluesy music. A well deserved respite

Mary Anne

Tidewater Art Alliance for Visual Artists Non-profit organization

interpretation, and I anticipate many inspired works of art. I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.

--Henri Matisse Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a very wonderful New Year to all.

Executive Officers President — Mary Anne Gamboa 1st. V.P.— Betsy Rivers-Kennedy 2nd. V.P.—Larry Goff Treasurer— Cheri James, CPA Secretary — Patricia Isenhour

Board of Directors President: Mary Anne Gamboa Director/1st VP: Betsy Rivers-Kennedy Director/2nd VP: Larry Goff Director/Treasurer: Cherie James, CPA Director/Secretary: Patricia Isenhour Director/Web Master: Jennifer Lycke Director/Membership: Mike Young Director/Accountant: Daniel Hargrave, CPA Director/Past President: Suzanne Watson

Member Volunteers Artistic Chair:

Mary Ann Gamboa 416-8343 Artline Editor:

Vic Delnore 855-7775 Controller:

Mary Anne Katz 548-1312 Exhibitions/Events:

Position available History:

M. Moore Nicholson 282-6982 Hospitality:

Position available Internet Researcher:

Chris Rumsey 310-8510 Mailing:

Betsy Rivers-Kennedy 434-8041 Membership:

Mike Young 624-9604 Photographers:

Debbie Agate, 630-7026 Ray Almond, 714-7590 (backup)

Printer: Keith Enterprises, Inc. 499-9446

Programs: Position Available

Public Relations: Norman Goodwin 423-6305

Publicity: Kathleen Kridler 581-2838

Recruiting: Sheila Robinson 625-2880

Reception Host: Position available

Telephone Tree: Elaine Hampton 930–2021

Volunteer Coordinator: aNna rybaT 581-1880

Website curator: Sarah Howland 585.880.5925 Writing Correspondent:

Eloise Shelton-Mayo 563-2680

TAA Phone (757) 416-8343 http://www.tidewaterartalliance.com/ [email protected]

Meeting Schedule —2011/2012

Regular Meetings: February, March, 2pm, 2nd Sunday of the month. And May 20, 2012. At One-Eleven Gallery,111 Pennsylvania Ave, (near the 3900 Block of Granby Street), Norfolk. Holiday Party: 6 pm Dec 10, 2011, hosted by Rieneke Leenders. 5409 Challedon Drive, Virginia Beach 23462. End of Year Party: June 9, 2012, host TBA.

No regular December meeting. Instead, come to the Holiday Party Dec 10 at Rieneke Leenders’ home!

RSVP 499-0873 or 416-8343

RR

Dancing in the dark to the blues.

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Kudos Korner


A Note about Kudos Submissions:

In order for Kudos Korner to applaud TAA Members, it is important for individual artists to

submit their own good deeds (or those of another artist!)

Submissions can be made via email to

[email protected] by the 15th of every month for the next edition of our Artline Newsletter. Please be sure to include “Artline” in the subject line of

your message, and mention that it’s for ‘Kudos’!

Please follow normal guidelines for submitting to Artline: see the box on last page of this issue.

Won a prize? Got into a national show? Been

selected as a juror? Tell your editor about it, and you will be featured in a future issue of Artline!

Don’t be bashful!

Kudos to the Miniatures Show award winners: Best in Show: Nancy Bruce Award of Excellence: Edward Vann Award of Merit: Lee Gerry Wertheimer Honorable Mention: Norman Goodwin Honorable Mention: Lesley Hildreth Peoples' Choice Award: Edward Vann

Lee Gerry Wertheimer-Honorble Mention, Nancy Bruce-Best in Show , Show Chair aNna rybaT, and Ed Vann-Award of Excellence and Peopleʼs Choice Award Winner

See more about the Miniatures Show on the next two pages!

Kudos to Yvonne Boone, who is exhibiting her work in the following current and upcoming shows:

Small Works: Miniatures by Tidewater Artists, The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA

Annual Miniature Fine Art Show, Artistic Designs Gallery, Brownsburg, IN

Artists Guild Gallery Juried Small Works Exhibition 2011, Greenville, SC

Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature; the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, DC, Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, MD

11th Annual National Miniature Exhibition, The Renaissance Art Gallery, Huntington, WV

Ft. Worth Community Arts Center 9 x 12 Works on Paper Show, Ft. Worth, TX

Suffolk Art League Annual Juried Members Exhibition in the Suffolk Art Gallery through Dec. 21.

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Cathy Peyton discusses fine points with Lee Wertheimer

Mary Anne Gamboa and Anne May enjoy the show

Lee Wertheimer, Nancy Bruce, aNna rybaT, and Edward Vann

Our host, Suzanne Watson

Eloise Shelton-Mayo ducks as Barbara Hennig Loomis poses

Bartending for guests

Edward Vann, winner of both Award of Excellence and People’s Choice, with aNna

Nancy Bruce accepts Best in Show Award from Show Chair aNna rybaT; Mary Anne Gamboa and Suzanne Watson look on

Honorable Mention Award to Norman Goodwin (the one wearing sunglasses)

the Miniatures Show... Opening Reception for TAA’s Miniatures Show was held November 11 at the One-Eleven Gallery in Norfolk. Ray Almond and Al Benas captured the scene in these photos and captions.


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More on the Miniatures Show...

Juror Susanne K. Arnold’s Statement

Time magazine Critic Richard Stengel once wrote: Artists who work on a small scale have traditionally been known as Miniaturists. The term has a kind of pat-on-the-head condescension

about it, a sense that the miniaturist is forever relegated to the artistic minor leagues. But just as quantum physicists have revealed that the world inside the atom . . . is just as grand as the big, blooming universe outside, artists who construct a magnum opus out of the microscopic have become major-leaguers.

In judging the current Tidewater Artists Association’s Miniaturist Exhibition, I looked first for a certain level of formal and technical proficiency and then looked for work that grappled seriously with the idea of the miniature. I looked for microcosms – self-contained unities that epitomize larger unities, but do not need to be to be larger to communicate their message. To me, miniature means “on a much reduced scale according to a fixed ratio of parts to whole.” I perceive a distinct difference between a miniature and a work which is merely “small” or cropped (as in a small study of a work intended to be larger.) I was pleased to find among the entries so many pieces of diverse style, content and media that adhered to this concept of the miniature. I eliminated works that I felt were poorly crafted to the detriment of the image or concept. This included those which were totally overwhelmed by their frames or presentation or by the difficult process of making digital images of their work. I also eliminated subjects that were too clichéd or differed in style from other works by the same artist. I chose more than one work by an artist where the consistency of theme and/or medium was enhanced by doing so. Finally, in my selection of work for acknowledgement, I chose work to which I responded emotionally and visually: intimate, evocative pieces with lingering impact. While I feel that all the award-winning pieces have formal strength, expression and craftsmanship, Nancy Bruce’s work is the most compelling, conveying originality and a strong personal vision. I awarded her Best in Show for all three works. The scale of each is just right for its content; they would not be better larger. In fact, their scale seems to draw me into a magical world. In addition, the artist’s presentation is professional and appropriate. The quality and consistency of all three entries add strength and authority to her work. Quiet, subtle, but strong in texture, the very size, detail and scale of her painting “Riding on the Road” is critical to the success of this work. The Award of Excellence goes to Edward Vann. His work captures fully objects seen at a moment in time with a gestural painterliness hard to believe in work so small. The intense coloration and balance of light and dark of “Cherries”, are, I feel, perfectly in proportion to its pictorial image and scale. Lovely brush handling. The Award of Merit goes to Lee Gerry Wertheimer for "Final Journey to the Last Tree." More than any other work in the show, Untitled conveys the concept of “miniaturization”: here is a microcosm that conveys a macrocosm : world within worlds. The two Honorable Mention winners, Lesley Hildreth and Norman Goodwin, exhibit originality, sensitivity to scale and technique and distinctive personal style. I am particularly impressed with the sense of immediacy each artist’s work conveys. Lesley Hildreth’s “How to be an Evil Puppetmaster” conveys meaning though its diminutive size, not in spite of it. The artist’s handling of ceramics displays a mastery of skill in the service of meaning. The work is highly evocative and memorable. Norman Goodwin’s Another One, Two,Three has monumentality and authority that goes beyond their small size. Here again I find microcosms that convey macrocosms- work that is major league in concept. Special mention should also go to Howard Martinez’s photographs, Catherine Mein’s joyful mixed media work, and Jenny Windsor’s paintings. The exhibition as a whole is notable for its broad diversity of themes, styles and mediums. It conveys the idea that small is where it’s at . Each work included allows for a private dialogue between art and viewer. Indeed, the show communicates with directness and honesty the full gamut of human expression. It has been a great honor to act as juror for this exhibition. I congratulate the participating artists and thank all of you for allowing me to spend time with your work. Susanne K. Arnold, juror

Chairperson aNna raybaTʼs Statement TAA Annual Juried Miniatures Exhibition! It was a pleasure to serve as the Exhibition Chair for this show. It was a great experience all around and the show was a great success. Regrettably, the juror, Susanne K. Arnold was unable to attend, but her remarks about the show are included in this newsletter. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help with the Miniatures show! Laverna Leach, Doris Jordan and Ann Moore (intake), Lee Gerry Wertheimer (hospitality reception), Catherine Mein, Betsy Rivers Kennedy, Jeanette Thorpe, Ann Moore (installation), Norman Goodwin and Suzanne Watson (publicity). We had a great turnout and congratulations to the award winners: Nancy Bruce (best in show), Edward Vann (award of excellence), Lee Gerry Wertheimer (award of merit), Lesley Hildreth and Norman Goodwin (honorable mention). The peoples' choice award went to Edward Vann for "Slices." We have added two new members: welcome to Nancy Bruce and Dana Johnson who joined TAA during the Miniatures Exhibition. We are so glad to have you! --aNna

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Artist Alley Art Show

In conjunction with Virginia Beach Convention Center,

January 20-22, 2012 Prizes / Awards1st $50 – 2nd $25 – 3rd $20 – Best-in-Show $50

Peoples Choice Award (No Monetary award, Ribbon will be awarded) Ribbons will be awarded in all categories.

Theme: “Creating the Beautiful Tomorrow” The theme emphasis is broader than in previous shows. Recognizing that

beauty is not confined to any specific form, any horticultural related art

work is appropriate. Since this is a part of The Virginia Flower & Garden

Expo, works of art must reflect some aspect of horticulture. Works

depicting gardens, flowers, and landscapes are some examples of

acceptable subjects. Entries will be taken up to January 10th. However,

the jury process will start December 26th. For questions regarding the

theme or subject, and for the complete calendar please call or e-mail:

757-426-1357 [email protected].

Non-TAA Opportunities of Note…

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2011/2012 TAA volunteer opportunities (many positions can use more than one person) Some jobs are already taken by the persons named. Please note that some teams have number times (like 6X) before

the task name. This indicates the amount of volunteers needed for these jobs. Each one of those teams will also need a

chairperson; please indicate on your membership application or renewal form if you want to be one. Please fill the

upper part of application with the desired position, or call aNna rybaT, Volunteer Coordinator, at any time: 581-1880.

Artistic Chair: Open Historian, chair: Open Programs, chair: Open Controller: Mary Ann Katz Writing Correspondent: Eloise Shelton-Mayo Webmaster: Open Membership Coordinator: Mike Young Volunteer Coordinador: aNna rybaT Publicity chair: Kathleen Krider Newsletter Designer/Editor: Vic Delnore Mailing coordinators: Betsy River-Kennedy, Eleanor Powell 6X Artline mailing and folding (out of 111 ART Gallery) 2 Event Photographers: Debbie Agate, Ray Almond Public Relations: Norman Goodwin 35X Fund raising: Mary Anne Gamboa, Gay Latimer_ 5X Receptions& Hospitality, Chair: Open 5X Telephone tree, chair: Elaine Hampton_ 2X Prospectus, 2x Invitation cards, flyers:, 6X Flyer Distribution, 4x Advertisement Sales, Special Event Planner, Recruiting events, Email Forwarding. Recruiting: Bring in 3 new members at $50 to qualify the following year for active membership

Chairing and helping with our exhibits: 10X Theme Show: Chair Ann Moore (722-9785); more helpers needed! 10X Portfolio Show: _ 10X Other Shows: _

Volunteer Opportunities

TAA Phone (757) 636–0509 www.TAAVA.com [email protected]

Notice to TAA Members about discounts from American Frame (but bear in mind that the “Alliance” Program in the notice is not TAA but rather a consortium of arts organizations of which TAA is a part. As a member of TAA you are entitled to the discount.—ed.)

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Calls to Artists, for the Winter 2011/2012 timeframe

To get newly posted calls, please check the following websites often:

http://professionalartistmag.com/ http://www.artshow.com/juriedshows/

http://www.callsforartists.com/ The listings there will be more comprehensive and up-to-date than any listing copied into Artline. If you know of any other websites for Artist Calls, please send what you know to your Artline editor

([email protected]) for printing in future issues for other members’ benefit.

TAA Shows for the 2011-2012 Season Miniature Show (2011) At One Eleven Gallery and Studios On exhibit until December 9 or 10 Theme Show (2012) Theme –the child. At the Courthouse Gallery in Portsmouth January 28 to April 8 More info coming soon Chairperson— Anne Moore --722-9785 Portfolio Show (2012) At the Suffolk Art Gallery April 28 to June 8 More info coming soon Chairperson—Your name here—call aNna at 581-1880 Please consider participating in TAA activities, below. A Chairperson is needed for three of the shows, as listed above. Remember that your volunteer status can be upgraded from "passive" to "active" with your volunteer hours, which can save you $20 in membership dues next year! Active members pay $30 annual dues v. $50 for passive. If interested in volunteering, please contact aNna rybaT [email protected]


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AT JERRYʼS ARTARAMA, VIRGINIA BEACH

Watercolor Workshop Every Tuesday, 2:00pm-4:00pm

8 week class $200.00 or drop in class $30.00 Taught by Rieneke Leenders

Weekly class over a longer period of time will enable students to discover their strengths and weaknesses, their preferences for

certain techniques and styles, as well as provide the perfect environment to hone skills and try new approaches to painting. For the first class, students are asked to bring previous work for level

assessment. In addition, please bring objects or photographs to be used in a preliminary painting. After the first class, instructions will be individualized, based on the studentʼs interest. Under Rieneke

Leenders guidance, you will learn color theory and design, which will bring striking effects to your watercolors.

Beginner/Intermediate Oil painting workshop Every Saturday, 1:00pm-4:00pm

3 week class $90.00 or drop-in class $40.00 Taught by Terry Brunner.

Terry Brunner has had a long and varied career in the world of art. She brings her skills with natural artistry to the medium of oil painting, giving both beginning and intermediate artist a unique approach to the discipline of oils. In this workshop, Terry teaches the basics and beauty of painting s still life in oil. With tones, value, texture, shading and composition, you will learn how to love the experience of painting in oils. No matter what discipline you have used in the past, you will benefit from Terryʼs guidance and instruction. This workshop is for the more advanced artist who has not used oils for some time, as well as for the beginning artist who wants to learn some “trick of the trade” while feeling the true joy of oil on canvas.

Sharpen your skills by taking a class…

Editor’s Note: If you’re teaching a class and want to see it listed here, let your editor know!

“Lady in the Red Hat” oil copy by Terry Bruner after Vermeer

“Josephine 2”, watercolor

by Rieneke Leenders


On Dec. 3 at The Artists Gallery: Rieneke is giving a watercolor portrait demo from a live model at the Artists Gallery ( corner Norfolk Avenue and Cypress, Virginia Beach) on Saturday Dec 3 between 2 and 4 PM. It will cost $10 pp. People that want to see this are asked to reserve a seat in advance by calling 425-6765.

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Prospectus: Call for Entry 2012 TAA Theme Exhibition—“The Child”

Courthouse Galleries 400 High Street, Mailing Address: 521 Middle Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704-3622

“The Child” Exhib i t ion wil l be held January 27 , 2012 to April 8 , 2012 at the Courthouse Galleries in Portsmouth , Virg in ia. This juried exhib i t ion is coordinated by TAA in cooperat ion with the Courthouse Galler ies , located at 400 High Street on the corner of High and Court Streets (across from TCC Visual Arts Center) in old Town Portsmouth. Tidewater Art Alliance, Inc. is a non-profit organization of professional artists and patrons of the arts. The purpose of TAA is to support, develop and promote the visual arts in the Hampton Roads area. SHOW THEME The show’s concept , offered in con junct ion with the Virg in ia Commission for the Art’s MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virgin ia Celebrates Ch i ldren and the Arts , i s to produce a portfo l io of four works that relate to the theme of "The Child" . This theme offers the art is t a unique opportuni ty to exp lore the subject no t just for a li teral in terpretat ion , but in an ob ject ive or playful approach to the subject . If selected, all four works will be exhibited. There are no restrictions on medium, format or style. However, there is a maximum size restriction of 40” in width. Only orig inal works of art completed with in the last four years and not prev iously exh ib i ted at the Courthouse Galleries may be entered. Awards wil l be determined by the juror after the exh ib i t i s in stal led. Con tact the chair for more information or questions. AWARDS: Best in Show-$400, Award of Excellence-$200, Award of Merit-$100, Two Honorable Mention-Ribbons JUROR: To be announced CHAIR: Ann Moore --722-9785, [email protected] ELIGIBILITY: This juried exhibition is open to all TAA members, who may submit up to four entries with a $25 nonrefundable entry fee. Nonmembers must first join TAA by paying membership dues $50: plus the entry fee of $25.To receive the Artline newsletter by mail $10 . For more membership information, contact Michael Young, Membership Coordinator; email, [email protected] or call him at (757) 624-9604. See the membership application on the other side.

SUBMISSION: Initial entry will be 300 dpi JPEG's on a CD or by email. Only JPEG will be accepted. Each image file name should include your name, title, size (including frame) and medium. CD’s containing the JPEG image files with entry form, fee, resume, and artists’ statement and a self addressed stamped envelope (if you wish the CD to be returned) are to be mailed or delivered to Ann Moore, 327 Brightwood Avenue, Hampton, VA 23661 no later than December 14. Email entries should be sent [email protected], by December 14, and entry form, fee, resume and artist’s statement, should be received by email or mail no later than December 14. REQUIREMENTS: Two dimensional works must be framed and ready for hanging with eye-hooks and wire. Sawtooth hangers or wet paint will not be accepted. Pedestals for sculptures will be provided by the Courthouse Galleries. Accepted work must remain on view through the duration of the exhibit. DETAILS: The Courthouse Galleries charge a 40% commission on works sold, so artists are advised to set prices accordingly. Works may also be listed as NFS (not for sale). Reasonable care will be taken in handling the work, but neither TAA nor Courthouse Galleries shall be held responsible for lost or damaged work. Please read and sign the release portion of this entry form. And remember, work must stay on display until the end of the exhibit. CALENDAR Exhibit duration: Friday, January 27, 2012, to Sunday, April 8, 2012, JPEGS due: Wednesday, December 14 Artists notified: Wednesday, December 21 Deliver work: Wednesday and Thursday, January 18 and 19, 10am to 5pm Opening Reception: Friday, February 3, 5 to 8pm Pick up Exhibited Work: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 10 and 11, 10am to 5pm


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Norfolk Collegiate School’s 4th "Off the Wall" Art Show & Sale will be on exhibit January 27- February 1, 2012. www.NorfolkCollegiate.org/ArtShow Art Show Co-Chairs: Diana Blanchard Gross [email protected] Tanya Kaish Keller [email protected]


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You can help the Arts in Virginia—Here’s how!! Virginians now have the opportunity to contribute part of

their state income tax refund to the Virginia Arts Foundation by checking a box on their return form. It’s never been so simple to support the arts in Virginia.

Because the foundation may receive but not solicit private funds, money will have to come from the purchase of arts license plate and other special sources, such as this tax check off box.

The interest on all funds received will be distributed in grants by the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Please help support the arts in Virginia. Check off a contribution for the Virginia Arts Foundation on your state income return. It’s one of the most important checks you can write – and now, it’s one of the easiest.

Check out the news from some of our sister organizations in the Tidewater Area:

Chesapeake Bay Art Association (CBAA):

http://www.chesapeakebayartassociation.com/

Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists CBW): http://www.chesapeakebaywatercolorists.com/

D’Art Center

http://www.d-artcenter.org/

Charles H. Taylor Arts Center http://www.hamptonarts.net/

The Artists Gallery

www.theartistsgallery.org

…and remember to check our own TAA website often: www.tidewaterartalliance.com

Submitting items for Artline Please be sure to include “Artline” in the subject line of your message! (...unless you want your message to get lost in the tons of email your editor receives every day.) If your message doesnʼt say “Artline” it might get rejected as trash! Each photo needs its own caption, in its own email. Please send each photo, properly captioned, in a separate email. Use another email for each additional photo, along with its caption. That way your Editor wonʼt get photos mixed up with the wrong caption. Whatʼs a proper caption? Please write a full sentence, identifying the principal people or art pieces in the photo, with an explanation of whatʼs going on (which event, award, etc.) Feature Articles: If you have an idea for a feature article (say, to highlight your work or a favorite technique), make the suggestion to your editor ([email protected]) , who will be glad to work with you to produce your article. And include “Artline” in your subject line! Please!! Deadline: 15th of the preceding month.


Practice your drawing skills with the Norfolk Drawing Group

Norfolk Drawing Group meets every Tuesday evening from 7 to 9:30pm, at The Governor's School 350 West 21st Street, Norfolk. Each week a live nude model (sometimes male, sometimes female) is featured. Cost is $7.00 to cover your share of the modelʼs fee; pay as you go, no prior arrangement is necessary. To see examples of present Group membersʼ work, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacdraw/.

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