2010, August

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There is no official meeting in the month of August due to fair. We will have a workshop Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22, by artist

Donna Binfield. She did our workshop last year and was a great success. Please come and support our group. We plan to have a

wonderful time.

***Volunteers for sitting at the exhibition hall with the show are needed Friday morning, Friday evening, Saturday Evening, please let Pat know

when you would be able to sit the show. ****

Donna's primary media is pastel however she works in most media - oil acrylic, and watercolor.    Binfield will be teaching landscape, composition and techniques in the medium of your choice. Please bring all the supplies needed for your particular medium. Donna has suggested a supply list at the end of the newsletter for working in pastels. Bring some of your favorite photographs for reference.

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION: Sat. 9-5, Sunday 9-3pm with the judge’s critic 3 to 4pm

For more info refer to fair info at the end of the newsletter.

Library Show-August-Altered Photos

VAAC Event artist- No event this month.

AOM – August-Joan Swim

July Minutes

The Sand Painters Art Guild met early July 25, 2010, at 4:00 pm CT at Cherry Hills in Valentine, NE. Joan Swim taught watercolor techniques until supper. We enjoyed a young guest, Natalie Lurz. Joan called the meeting to order after supper. The treasure, Eileen Beman, reported the check book balance was $1319.17and $706.41 in the CD. Joan requested that supplies purchased for the ANAC be reimbursed to her and Pricilla Portenier. The group was in favor of that. The Art Big and Small kicked off with its first session Saturday, July 10th at 1:00p.m. One student showed up. It was felt that the lack of lead time led to the lack of participation. Six teachers, Joan Swim, Anita Masterson, Janine Holmes, Robin Pyner, Debby Galloway and Brenda Holfeldt were on hand to instruct art classes. Brenda Holfeldt instructed the only child in fusing material to make a scene on fabric. Everyone had a great time. The next Art Big and Small is to be held August 14 at 9:30 to 12:00 at the Old High School Building. A grant of $2000 will take care of supplies that are needed. Some discussion was held on supply needs. Hedda Matheson and Joan Swim volunteered to teach at the upcoming session. The program age range is 6-18 years of age. If the participants attend 5 times they will receive a tee shirt, 8 times they will receive a bag.

Donna Binfield will teach landscapes with pastels or medium of your choice at the Cherry County Fair Workshop this year. Thursday evening from 4:00 - 9:00 pm members will be hanging the art show. If you have a screw gun please bring it. Please come and help if you can. Donna will judge the show sometime Friday. Entry fees are $4.00 per piece; they must be originals, not done in a workshop. Art must not be older than 2 years. Photography is good. Tags are on the internet and glass in the frames is fine. The next program in September will be Rust Painting by Nancy Blumenstock. Bring a drawing with rust in it. The September Library Show will be Nebraska Earth and Sky, wildflowers. Open to all members. Eileen Beman requested that the art group think about making 90 year old birthday cards. She was having a hard time finding any in the community. A retreat was briefly discussed and no decisions were made. The meeting adjourned and more watercolor was enjoyed. Pat handed out the fired clay projects from last month.

August Library Art Show- Altered Photos

Library Featured Artist Show is altered photos from all of the Sand Painters. The show is hanging and if you have any pieces you would like to add to the show, please feel free to rearrange and hang your photos. If you have photos to put in after that time, just find a place to hang it, make a tag, and arrange the rest of the pieces so the show looks nice. Tags are in the back closet. 

Club ChallengeNebraska Wild Flowers- bring any art works- any media - with wild flowers for show and tell,

or Against the Sky. [These works will be shown at the September meeting.]

Local Art ClassesClay Quilting – Attention all quilters, I would like to organize a clay quilt workshop after County Fair at Janine’s. I would need 5 students to hold this class. Pat Schemmer,WWW.Schemmerstudios.com, e-mail/web in above paragraph. . If interest please e-mail Pat at clayart@inebraska.com or submit a response through the artist information/contact form on her web site.

http://www.mckennapro.com is the site that Pat and Anita are using for their photographs.

***********************************************************************************Sketchbook: Are you using yours? Can’t live without it???

Hey all---get a sketchbook--any sketchbook---and get ready to use it this year. Carry it with you at all times and have some fun drawing supplies to go with. A zip lock bag works really well to hold supplies.

Resumes are due. If you have your resumes done, you can e-mail or hard copy them to Pat at any time. Thanks.

Rail Runners 2010 Rail FestWill be held September 17, 18, and 19, 2010 at the Platte River Mall in North Platte, NE. The prizes include $900/Best of Show, $300/1st Place, and $150 2nd Place. Entry fee is $25 with a maximum of 3 pieces. All mediums, art must have been completed in the past two years. Contact Shirley.woodruff@edwardjones.com or 308-534-0202 for more information.

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Outside the Box

Hedda Matheson of Valentine was awarded 1st Place at the Arrow Artists Open Show at the Custer County Fairgrounds for her mixed media painting “Encounter on a Sunflower”. David Dorsey of Newport was awarded both 2nd Place in the show and the Viewer’s Choice Award for his acrylic painting “Into the Light”. Matheson also received an Honorable Mention for her watercolor “Red Sumac with Redstart”.

Anita Masterson Johnston and family will be leaving us this month to Montana near Glacier National Park. We all will miss you very much and wish you the very best in your new location. Keep in touch.

Painting Post: The Painting Post will serve as a swap shop where artist s can list items for

sell, swap or give away. Post your items by calling Debby Galloway, 402-966-3471.

If you know of any news that you would like to see in the newsletter please email me or call. Also let me know if your email is not accepting the newsletter or if your address changes.

Secretary and Newsletter Editor: Debby Galloway, 402-966-3471

President: Pat Schemmer, 402-376-4222 Vice President: Joan Swim, 402-497-3888

SAND PAINTERS ART CLUB

21TH ANNUAL OPEN SHOW & WORKSHOP

AUGUST 20th-22nd, 2010The Sand Painters 21th Annual Open Art Show will be held in conjunction with the Cherry County Fair and Rodeo August 20th- 22nd 2010. Cash prizes for adult and children’s divisions. All mediums of art works are eligible. Only original works of art completed within the last 2 years will be accepted. Entries should be delivered to the exhibit building at the Cherry County Fair Grounds in Valentine on Thursday, August 19th between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM. CDT. The registration form should accompany the works of art with proper entry fees made payable to Sand Painters Art Club. Critic at 3:00 to 4:00 before the pick up time - Sunday, August 22nd between 5:00 and 6:00 PM, CDT. If you need to ship your pieces, please ship in advance, properly packed, with return shipping fees included to: Pat Schemmer, HC 15, Box 51A, Valentine, NE 69201. Phone: 402-376-4222. This is a UPS address.

Donna Binfield has received many awards and recognitions for her work, and has shown in regional and national juried competitions. She has studied under many nationally-known artists, and has conducted classes and workshops in various medias throughout Nebraska and Kansas.  Donna is a past president of the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs and a Signature Member of the Chicago Pastel Painters. Her life-like drawings of horses and many years of pencil drawings have led to her keen perception and open expression of the innermost feelings of her subjects. She paints with passion and understanding, and strives to pass these emotions on to the viewer. 

    “I was born and raised in Nebraska’s rural farming area. As long as I can remember, I’ve been a lover of animals - especially horses. Horses have surrounded me all my life - and spending time with them has kept me in the out-of-doors and in close contact with nature. It is outdoors, surrounded by birds and animals that I feel closest to God - and I strive to express this feeling to the viewer through my art work.”.  

Donna's primary media is pastel however she works in most media - oil acrylic, and watercolor.    Binfield will be teaching landscape, composition and how to paint animals in the medium of your choice. Please bring all the supplies needed for your particular medium. Bring some pictures of your favorite animals or landscape for reference.

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION: Sat. 9-5, Sunday 9-3pm with the judge’s critic 3 to 4pm

Sand Painter Members Non-MembersNumber of Art works _____________X_$4.00 per piece _____________ $5.00 per piece ______________Binfield Workshop Saturday 9am-5pm $25.00 _____________ $30.00 ____________ Sunday 9am-3pm $25.00 _____________ $30.00 ______________

2010 Sand Painter Membership Full ANAC $25.00 _____________ Supporting $15.00 ______________ [circle one] Total paid ____________ cash or check [payable to Sand

Painters Art Club]

Name: __________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________ Phone: _____________________ ____________________________________

These entries are my original works. I shall assume the responsibility for my own entries, to and from and during the exhibit, in no way holding the Sand Painters Art Club or Cherry County Fair Board responsible for damage or theft. There will be someone at the show at all times. All possible care will be taken with the art works. All sales contacts will be referred to the artist.

Attach title tags to lower left front of artworks. Thank you.