APRIL ANNOUNCEMENTS

LAWRENCE LEE Is The

Featured Artist At Our General Meeting April

11th.

Best known for his iconic shamanistic images, Lawrence W. Lee has been a professional artist for over forty years. His work is in thousands of private collections around the world as well as in the permanent collections of noted corporations and museums. Born in 1947, he has lived in Tucson, Arizona for much of his life, though he has also lived in the Guatemalan highlands and on a Caribbean island. He has written several books and has had poetry published in both national and international journals. In 2016 he collaborated with Ballet Tucson to create “Spirit Garden,” based on the traditions of Dia de Los Muertos. Since returning to studio work after a brief retirement, he has begun to mix fearlessness with experience in an attempt to imbue his figures with yet more power, and-- after a hiatus of some fifty years--he has again started to paint strikingly unique landscapes, abstracts, and non-objective works. “I have made a good living as a professional artist for almost fifty years. I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain. I have known love and loss in near equal measure. I am interested in almost

everything, but have special fondness for language and subatomic physics. I continue to paint.”

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President’s Message

There are many reasons why our members have joined our organization including camaraderie, creative outlet and of course learning. Many outstanding opportunities to learn are available at SRAL. We are lucky that our members are such talented artists who are willing to lead groups such as Pastel, Briggs, OPAL, Collage Mixed Media, to mention a few. In these group sessions Leaders teach techniques, organize sharing and critique sessions, create environments conducive to bringing out your creativity in a common space and give us time to enjoy each other’s artwork. A special thank you to all our group leaders! If you have not been to any of the groups, or it has been a long time, I suggest you investigate all that SRAL offers at our website. CLICK HERE to go to the SRAL website) . Our show season is still underway. The Southwest Show is at Canoa Hills until April 30th. Thank you, Arlene Szypulski, for chairing this show! Deanna Brooks and Linda Sparks are our co-chairs for the Annual Member’s Show in May. Big kudos to both Deanna and Linda for continuing our tradition of the Annual Member’s Show. Of course, thank you to all other members who were show chairpersons for our other shows this season-Nan Lux, Rich and Altie Metcalf, Nanci Sheppard and moi! There were also many volunteers who helped with each of these shows and I take my hat off to all for their generosity of time and efforts. As it is officially Spring, and we are doing all our cleaning and you may want to donate to SRAL. If your donation is less than $100 in value, you may just leave it on the table under the large bulletin board in the Studio. If you have an item than is valued less than $100 but it is large in size, like furniture, please contact a Board member before leaving your donation. All donations over $100 in value need to get Board approval of acceptance. Please contact Nancy Wesorick at nawesorick@gmail.com if you have a large donation.

Happy painting to all,

Nancy Wesorick

SRART LEAGUE WORKSHOPS

https://www.srart.org/workshops.php Mini Workshops are free for SRAL members, but you cannot sign up unless your dues are paid. They are presented by our members who voluntarily share their knowledge of various kinds of media, techniques and interests. All beginning through professional artists are welcome. Join the fun and experience the joy of working with new ideas. Sign up on this web page and be sure to have your name removed if you find you cannot attend. To be removed from the list please contact the Webmaster, Skip Perkins or Workshop coordinator, Kathy Lovin.

Workshop: Learning to Draw

Description: Always wished you could draw to actually resemble something?

Angelique is offering this workshop for Beginners, if you are intimidated when you need to draw anything, learn the basics in this class! Gain confidence with an interactive class involving exercises and the fundamentals. Limited space on this one so don’t wait long to enroll here.

Date: Monday, 8 April 2019 Time: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Where: Main Studio Instructor: Angelique Gillespie

Last Date to sign up: Thursday, 4 April 2019 To Sign Up Click here

LIBRARY ‘MOST WANTED’ By Barbara Blake, Librarian

This month seven missing books on Watercolor painting are at the top of our ‘Most Wanted’ list. Help these missing books find their way back to the SRAL Library! Give your house and car a good going over to see if the book or slipped behind the sofa, got shelved in the wrong place, or wound up at your other house. Other watercolorist would appreciate the opportunity to use these resources, too. Call #, Title, Checked Out, Replace Cost Wc14, Joy of Watercolor, 12/26/16, $26.80 Wc18, Making Your Paintings Work, 01/11/18, $36.85

Wc20, Watercolor: Making Your Mark: Explore Fifty-Five Step-by Step Paintings, 01/12/18, $26.47 Wc35, Color: How to Pick, Mix, and Paint, Color in Watercolor, 10/01/17, $29.99 Wc76, Watercolor –The Spirit of Spontaneity, 11/30/16, $29.99 Wc79,Terry Harrison’s Watercolour Trees,10/01/17, $27.89 Wc92, Painting Watercolor Florals That Glow,10/01/17, $39.98

SRAL CURRENT SHOWS

CANOA HILLS SOCIAL CENTER

The new “permanent” show is up at the Canoa Hills Auditorium. 20 artists are on display: Ken Adams, Brian Bauman, Kathleen Bolivar, Deanna Brooks, Joyce Cox, Joyce Fearnside, Bonnie Gore, Jan Holland, Sharon Irish, Joyce Jacobs, Karen Keim; Nan Lux, Del Marinello, Ann Mason, Altie Metcalf, Bonnie Roberts, Marge Schilke, Mar Stephenson, Arlene Szypulski, and Vickie Williams. Stop by and take a look – the show will hang until early April. Below are some of the pieces on display -

Kathleen Bolivar, Bonnie Gore Joyce Cox, Joyce Fearnside

SOUTHWEST SHOW

Santa Rita Art League

of Green Valley

Presents the

5th Annual Spring Southwest Show

April 1 – April 27th, 2019 Canoa Hill Social Center 3660 S Camino Del Sol

Come view the Southwest through the eyes of our many gifted and talented members of the Santa Rita Art League. The artist’s ability to capture and portray that special moment, will touch your heart and free your creative spirit! Please join us in celebrating the beautiful Southwest. Reception: April 4th from 5-7pm The public is welcome to attend. Artist choice award ribbons will be

awarded. Lyn

n Reese the “Grijalva Home”

CALL FOR PAINTINGS There is still room for more paintings for the Canoa Hills

Permanent Show that goes up April 13th and will hang until July 13th. Hang something new or something that needs a second look. The show is open to all members and paintings can be any size, media and style, framed unless gallery wrapped. The walls easily hold 3x3 abstracts to small 8x10s. There is no theme and it is not juried. Please follow the SRART guidelines for framing, hanging, and use of glass (please no glass over 16x20). Send an Email to Deanna Brooks deannab@srart.org by March 29th See website/shows for details. click here

DESERT HILLS SOCIAL CENTER

Desert Hills Permanent Show

It’s time to change out paintings at Desert Hills. If you currently have paintings hanging at Desert Hills auditorium, please pick them up Saturday, April 6, 2019 by 1:45PM. Do you have some paintings that are just sitting around your house? We would love for you to submit them for hanging at Desert Hills on April 6, 2019 at 2PM. Paintings will be shown from April 2019 - July 2019. If interested in showing your paintings please send the following

information to Linda Sparks bakeaspark@aol.com by March 31, 2019. No late submittals will be accepted. Your name Painting Title Medium Email Phone number

POSADA JAVA

This month's Posada Java display includes oil and pastel paintings by Jean Schwafel and watercolors by Vera Anderson. Their art will be up through April 19th.

CPAC

JEAN MAKELA ART RETROSPECT

In conjunction with the Recycle Show at CPAC, Jean's art work will be displayed in the Theater Lobby during the month of April. Opening Reception for both shows is

Friday, April 5, at 5:30 PM. Heliopolis .............................................Bosque

COMING UP!

Second Annual Members Show

May 2, 2019 – May 31, 2019

Entry requirements: The Show is open to all current SRAL members and its purpose is to allow members to showcase their work. This show is Judged, not Juried (all paintings will be accepted) and there is prize money! There are two categories to enter: Non-Representational/Abstract or Representational.

Paintings juried into SRAL Juried Shows are not eligible for this show. Artists who had paintings in the Juried Show may submit new paintings. All submissions must comply with the Criteria for Artwork--especially the sections: "Hardware characteristics of acceptable artwork, “and that all art work must be original: if a photo reference is used the artist must have taken the photograph used for reference or may be asked to provide written permission from photographer. **Size Limitations of canvas or support - 24" x 24" for square or 24" x 26" maximum. Gallery-wrapped canvas must be 1 1/2 inches deep or it must be framed.. There is no Winner's Invitational. Please mail your check and entry form - do not email.

Entry fee: $25, two entries allowed. Entry deadline: Postmarked no later than Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Art due for hanging: Thursday, May 2, 2019 between 9:00 AM and 10:00PM Entry form: Available Online. And in the Art Studio Forms folder Reception date: Saturday May 4, 2018 between 4:30 PM and 6:00 PM. Art to be picked up: Friday May 31st, 2019 between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM. Location: Canoa Hills Soc. Ctr. Contact: Deanna Brooks (520-625-1130) or Linda Sparks (520-648-7968).

CPAC EXHIBITS

"THE ART OF RE-CYCLE VI"

Where trash becomes inspiration for creativity!

CPAC ART SHOW 2O19 APRIL 2ND TO MAY 17TH

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE RECEPTION ON FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH FROM 5:30 – 7:00 PM.

DON'T MISS THE WORK OF FELLOW SRAL MEMBERS!

Childs Play by John McGraw Queen Bee by Betsy Kimbrough

Share Our Walls 2019 Call to Artists

Show Dates: September 5 – October 6, 2019 Entry deadline: August 14, 2019 Notification Date: August 21, 2019 Chairs: Marti White, Nancy S. Huber Juror/Awards Judge: TBD Check-in: Tuesday, September 3, 9-10:30am

Reception: Sunday, September 8, 2-4pm Pick-up: Monday, October 7, 9-10:30am

Share Our Walls – Call to Artists Information Sheet Entry Form for Share Our Walls

THE TUBAC SCHOOL OF FINE ART'S Schedule is now available. Check their website for more info -

click here

Tubac Center of the Arts

Tubac Center of the Arts offers workshops in a variety of mediums and skill levels. There's something for everyone. Learn something new today! Register for a course with your credit card anytime, day or night. We are located in the historic artist community of Tubac, AZ, about 40 miles south of Tucson. We look forward to your visit. Visit our website https://tubac-center-of-the-arts.coursestorm.com/

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

ABSTRACT BRIGGade

The next monthly meeting of the Abstract BRIGGade Group will be on Friday, April 12th, at 9:30 AM in the Studio. Besides catching up on what’s happening locally and share info on shows, workshops, etc., we will focus on our own art work and critique pieces as desired. There is no “challenge” for this month. Of special interest: a new member, Susan McKelvy, will demo doing an abstract painting with pastels. Susan is a Signature Member of the Colorado Pastel Society and received many awards with them in the past. Do come and share in the friendships and enthusiasm that makes this group so special! Everyone is welcome! Nan Lux 520-820-8031

COLLAGE MIXED MEDIA The Collage Mixed Media Group meets on the First and Third Wednesdays of every month in the Main Studio unless there is a class being presented and we then meet in Studio A.

This is currently an informal group meeting from 9:30 to 11:30 for all who are interested in collage and mixed media fine art.

DRAW, DOODLE AND TANGLE GROUP

The Draw, Doodle, and Tangle Group meets every Wednesday in the Main Studio from 1:00 to 3:00. The intent of our group is to provide a venue for anyone interested in developing, improving, and challenging their creative spirit through drawing (basic pencil and ink techniques), doodling (random lines and shapes), and tangling (repetitive patterns, i.e., Zentangle®).

FIGURE DRAWING

The Figure Drawing group is in full swing. We hire models, sometimes nude, to pose for us in the studio. We meet the first Saturday of each month through May. Any medium, any level are welcome. We charge $5 for each artist for the session to help pay for the model. We meet 9am to noon. Please consider joining us. It is a fantastic way to learn and a terrific value. Hope to see you there. Any questions about this program please contact Nanci Sheppard at nancis@srart.org or (541) 519 3780.

OIL PAINTERS of the ART LEAGUE (OPAL)

OPAL holds art sessions on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays from October to April, 9am to noon, in the SRAL main studio. There is no cost to participants – all instructors volunteer their time to help the artists. The group is open to all Art League members interested in pursuing their love of creating fine art with oil paints Any member who wants to learn more about oil painting is certainly welcome to attend the sessions – we would love to have you. For more information about the OPAL group go to Opal .

PASTEL GROUP NOTE CHANGE The SRAL Pastel Group will be meeting on the first and third Tuesdays of each month

during the summer in the main studio from 9 am - 12 pm. Our members meet to support each other, to work independently, to share their knowledge, tips and techniques and to make friends. Come join us and discover the great properties this medium has to offer. The following website does a fabulous job of introducing soft pastels - https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/learning/resources/history-pastels Jean Schwafel will monitor this group during the summer.

PLEIN AIR

We are up and running with the Plein Air Painters. We meet Thursday mornings...any medium, any level, to paint scenes all over Southern Arizona. We have a great schedule on our website under Groups/Plein Air. We also post the monthly schedule in the studio. We hope to see more artists join us, even if you have never painted plein air before. Anyone can enjoy new places and the outdoors because we have so much fun. We often have lunch after the session and provide carpools at the meet point. Any questions about this program please contact Nanci Sheppard at nancis@srart.org or (541) 519 3780.

PORTRAIT

The Tuesday afternoon portrait group needs models. Sit in a comfortable chair for twenty minutes, take a break, talk to Artists and visit. From one to three. Usually four sets on the same pose. We’d love to draw or paint you.

PRINT GUILD

The Printmakers Guild is in its 8th year and meets in the SRAL Studio on the fourth Thursday in September, October, and January through May. Only one meeting is held for November-December, usually the week after Thanksgiving. All SRAL members are welcome. Karen Keim is the Printmakers Guild Coordinator. cakrkeim@gmail.com

WATERCOLOR

The SRAL Watercolor Group meets on Fridays from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. This is an informal group where individuals develop and paint their own watercolor pictures. We do not critique, but if you come to a place where you want some input there is always someone to ask. We welcome beginners as well as those who have painted for years. The SRAL Library also has many books on Watercolor for your reference. Bring your name tag, paints and join us!