March, 2014 - Creative Arts Society

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March 2014 NEWSLETTER
Featured
Artist
Vision: The Creative Arts Society is a vital presence inspiring Cultural
Enrichment, Community Participation, Respect for Diversity and Increased
Awareness and Appreciation for and through the Arts.
Mission: The Creative Arts Society is an Austin-based non-profit 501(c)3 thriving
arts organization actively promoting the development of the “Artist in Everyone”
for the expanding growth and diversity of our community.
PRESIDENT's
MESSAGE
All Monthly meetings are at the ACC Pinnacle Campus, 1st wed. of the month
10th Floor Faculty Lounge. CAS monthly meetings start at 7:00PM with a short
business meeting that is followed by the monthly presentation consisting of
demos, art business panels, or information on art techniques, portfolios and
other subjects of interest to artists and art lovers. Please come early to
socialize and network.
FEATURE
ARTICLE
Next Meeting:
MEMBER
NEWS
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
6-7pm Networking and Social Hour
7pm Meeting Starts
Sally Hengst
EXHIBITS
ART
EXHIBIT
BUDDIES
GUIDELINES
Victor Franco will be presenting an exciting program for March. He
will primarily doing abstract techniques using unconventional and
untraditional ways of painting such as house paint, aerosol paint and
different washes. He will also use stenciling plus a variety of
different surfaces to get unusual effects. This will be demonstration
on which you will want to take notes!
GUIDELINES
on which you will want to take notes!
FEATURED
ARTIST
ACC Parking
ACC like most businesses these days are taking security seriously. From
this day forth, when parking at ACC for our CAS meetings, please check in
at the front desk so they know who is using their parking and why. This
may take a couple of extra minutes of your time, but for your security and
theirs, please follow their request by signing in. Thanks, Sharon Bibbee
TIPS,
TRICKS and
LINKS
WEBSITE
GALLERY
Officers
President
Sharon
Bibbee
Past
President
Liz Jensen
Vice
President:
Joan Lawson
PR Officer
Greta Olivas
Membership
Officer
Veta Winick
Secretary
Martha Kull
Treasurer
Layde
Philips
Committee
Location: ACC Pinnacle Campus
Highway 290 West (just .8 of a mile west of the Oak Hill "Y")
10th Floor Faculty Lounge
Come early to socialize 6 -7 pm.
There will be a short business meeting then the program to follow!
President's Message
Our last meeting Joan and I discussed some of the thoughts and processes
that an artist will consider when planning a solo show. We do these
shows so we can sell our art. It is a great feeling when someone buys our
art and it is that feeling we want to experience as often as possible. So I
encourage each of you to find a way to express your thoughts when
talking to customers and showing your work. Regardless of your medium,
the world would be very dull without visual art. Visual art, whether one
is aware of it or not, saturates our society, giving depth, color, identity,
and meaning to our ideas, to information, and to ongoing
communication. Visual arts, as music, theater, dance, and the written
word, are a real and solid reflection of the character and vision of
humanity in each moment and era of our existence.
These ideas are being shared with you as other artists have shared with
me. Sharon Bibbee
DON’T FORGET, WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER
DOOR PRIZE AT THE MARCH MEETING.
HINT: ALL ARTISTS CAN USE THIS ITEM.
Committee
Chairs
WEIGHS ABOUT 10 POUNDS.
WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY
WILL HELP YOU GET READY FOR ALL OUR EXHIBITS…
SEE YA AT THE MARCH MEETING.
Program
Gwen
Dennis
Publicity
Tricia
Perkey
Exhibits
Martha Kull
and
Sharon
Bibbee
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
The Dougherty Art Center show will most likely be in
November. We will be asking our guests to vote on which
piece of art is their favorite. After the ballots have been cast
and counted, the people’s choice will be announced at the
reception just before closing.
Communications
Liz Jensen
Newsletter
Leslie Kell
Webmaster
Sue Foss
Member Q&As:
Q. Is one legally required to have a sales tax license in order to
participate in a show?
A. The State of Texas requires sale tax to be collected on all retail sales.
It is very easy to get your sales tax certificate by logging on the State of
Texas website and following the prompts.
Q. I would like to know at what level is an artist considered a
“Hobbyist” versus a registered “Business”?
A. The difference between a person considered a hobbyist versus a
business is simply “Intent”. Often one starts out painting for the love of
painting. As time goes by you sell a painting here and there. Later, you
begin selling your art on a more regular basis. The answer for each artist is
to decide for themselves. I suggest you read Publication 17 – Hobbyist IRC
183 – Activities not engaged in for profit. Business IRC 61 and 162 discusses
one participating on a regular basis with the intent to make a profit. By the
way, Publication 17 can be found on the website www.irs.gov/publications.
In general a hobbyist has income and expense and the deduction of
expenses should be limited to the income.
Whereas a business can deduct business expense even if the business
income is less than the expenses. Again, intent is the determining factor.
Q. It is not clear when a sales license in required?
A. A sales tax certificate is required when you are showing your art. The
Comptroller’s Office with the State of Texas makes several checks when
they hear about art shows and festivals. If they ask you for your sales tax
certificate you must show it to them.
Q. At what point does one require the services of an Attorney?
A. That is difficult to say since obtaining legal service is based on your
needs and expertise. You can get a lot of information from the State of
Texas and the IRS on building a small business. If that is too difficult to
deal with, you may want to seek legal advice.
Member News
Saturday March 1 2014 Clay Works by Kathi Herrin at Bout Time 2 6607
IH35 North Austin TX 78752 One Day Group Show 4pm-8pm
www.RealGalleryAustin.com
from Lydia Fiedler: I'm teaching my monthly cardmaking class in South
Austin on March 1st. Come have a latte and a pastry and make three
beautiful cards for $10 - all supplies included. RSVP here:
http://www.evite.com/event/0050TNJKJXF2VICEAEPDSKRX6BEPPI or email
understandblue@gmail.com
Charlotte Clark has a painting "Harmony"
in the AVAA juried show "For The Love Of
Art" at Austin Art Space Gallery.
Laura Sturtz has an artwork in the 2014 People's Gallery Exhibition at
Austin City Hall. Opening reception is Feb. 28, 6-9pm.
She will also be exhibiting at the Dougherty Art Center with the Texas
Sculpture Group, March 13-April 5. Reception is March 17, 6-9pm.
Look for information about her location/participation in the WEST Austin
Studio Tour and other events at: www.artist123.com/newsletter.html She
is currently teaching Drawing 1 & 2, and Design 1 classes at ACC.
Holly Moore recently received the following awards in the 2014 Annual City
of Richardson Photography Contest:
In the Proficient/Professional Division she received First Place in Domestic
Animal, Color; Second Place in Scenic Color, Second Place in Still Life
Animal, Color; Second Place in Scenic Color, Second Place in Still Life
Color, Second Place in Waterscape Color and Third Place in Architecture
Color.
She also received three acceptances in the Round Rock Art Exhibit Imagine
for her photographs Turbine, Keeping Cool and Aunt Bee's Jars. The Imagine
Exhibit Reception will be held on February 28th at 7:00 at the Texas State
University in Round Rock and the exhibit will run thru May 16th. In the
month of February she sold two photographs, Sunflower on Black and The
French Flower Cart at the Scott and White Hospital in Round Rock.
Gwen Dennis sold "Eatin' Dust", a watercolor painting with a western
theme, at Hecho en Mexico on W. William Cannon Drive. She also has a
painting at Recycle Reads and four paintings that are currently at Live Oak
Art Center in Columbus, Texas. These four paintings will ultimately hang at
the Bass Concert Hall in April.
Greta Olivas just sold 2 paintings, "Photosynthesis" and "Aquarius". The best
part of the story is that the person that bought the 2 paintings came across
her business card on the ground in a parking lot in southwest Austin! He
said he was happy he picked it up and is interested in more of her art!
Have you heard about Greta's Creative Painting Workshops?
The goal of the workshop is to learn how play enhances creativity, leading
to inspiration and ideas. If you would like to be notified when they are
scheduled, contact Greta Olivas and get on her workshop email list!
gretaolivas@gmail.com (specify "Workshop email list").
Brenda Reagan Armistead has a piece of
sculpture showing in the Round Rock Area
Arts Council's "Imagine" exhibit, opening
February 28, 2014, at the Texas State
University campus in Round Rock. Here is a
link to the art show website,
http://roundrockarts.org/events/imagine/.
The sculpture, pictured here, is called "Leafy
Habitat", and is inspired by the delicate
ecology of the San Marcos River. It was
created by throwing a cone 5 stoneware vase
on the potter's wheel, and then carving the
damp clay. The Imagine Show runs through
May 5, 2014.
Sally Hengst's Encaustic 101, 2008 encaustic on paper was accepted to be
shown at the City of Austin's People's Gallery Exhibition. Opening reception
to be held on Friday, February 28, 2014, 6-9pm.
Jessica Fehrenbach sold
"Bluebonnets and Butterflies" last
November at the Lamar Senior
Activity Center Fall Art Show.
Jessica Fehrenbach will exhibit two
pieces of work at the Winter Art Show
of the Lamar Senior Activity Center
March 1 - 2 . The address is
2874 Shoal Crest Avenue
Austin, Texas 78705
From Sherry Fields: The UT Informal Pastel I class is currently underway
and we are having a great time. So now it is time to sign up for Pastel II.
This class will be held in the art building at UT and will run from April 2
through April 30. We meet once per week on Wed. from 6:30 to 9:00.P.M.
Pastel II is for those who may know about pastels and how to work with the
media but want to challenge themselves and learn more. Please sign up
and join the fun and learning. Cost is $90.00 for five weeks and you can
sign up online through UT informal classes "Creative Life"
Linda Sheppard sold a piece entitled "FALL AT GARNER" from the exhibit at
Amplify Main Office that just closed on Feb 15, 2014.
Leslie Kell was honored to have a piece
accepted to the 2014 People's Gallery at
Austin City Hall. The show and will run
throughout the year. She currently has
artwork in the Round Rock Arts "IMAGINE"
juried show with several CAS members.
Receptions for both are Friday, Feb 28th.
She was also featured on two artist
spotlights this year! You can read them at
artsyshark.com/2014/01/24/featured-artistleslie-kell/ and
artpromotivate.com/2014/01/leslie-kellartist-photographic.
Welcome New Members
Elena (Prikhodko) Knapp is a
self-taught mixed media artist that
lives and creates in Austin, Texas,
USA.
Elena is Russian and before moving to
Austin lived in Middle East (UAE
Dubai) for 14 years. Elena has always
been creative and loved arts but
started to paint herself only a few
years ago. Her work has been shown
throughout various venues of Texas,
Elena's work is represented in a
number of private collections world
wide including USA, Canada,
Australia, Europe, Russia and MIddle
East.
She uses different paints such as
3D/acrylic/ceramic/glass/ink. All
ornaments that Elena creates are
original and never repeated. Most of her ornaments are painted in Mandala
style Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means "circle". - Wikipedia. For Elena
it’s a very meditative and a spiritual process, Elena never sketches them
and uses unique dot-to-dot technique for her ceramic plates, every plate is
"one of a kind", ideas and inspiration comes from all around - art, music,
architecture etc. Right now Elena is working on her drawings and on using
her patterns on different products such as fabric, phone cases and many
more.
Elena is also a calligrapher, who does commissioned work and artistic
calligraphy as well as wedding invitations.
Sandy Oberg
"When I am not working
with my dogs, or hanging
out with my horses, you
can usually find me in
my studio creating
something! I have always
been creative, but like
most Mom's, many years
were focused on raising
the kids and giving them
their wings. During that
time, my passion was
photography.
In 2006, I returned to painting, taking an Acrylics class at the New Braunfels
Art League. From there, I have worked in pastel, watercolor, oil and
collage.Most of my work centers around animals from photos I have taken,
and abstracts. Sometimes a combination of both. When I work with pastels
and oils, it is landscapes that seem to delightfully emerge. In collage, I use
torn pieces of painted papers to create the "brush strokes" of colors that
become the subject, be it a poinsettia, an apple or yet another animal.
I am always open to the challenge of a new medium. You never know
where it will take you....
I am a member of the New Braunfels Art League, where I am a Co-Team
Leader for Workshops. I am also a member of the Canyon Lake Art Guild.
I live in New Braunfels, with my husband Steve, 3 Horses, 6 Dogs, 2 Cats
and bountiful Wildlife. I look forward to being a part of CAS.
"VIOLET CACTI" is my first Oil I did in a workshop with Vie Dunn-Harr.
(12x16) Loved working in this medium!"
Exhibit News & Sales
Hecho en Mexico: Current Exhibit runs February-April 2014
A little reminder...
Just a reminder to all artists that exhibit in our CAS venues, if you sell a
piece of art you need to send a check to CAS for the 15% commission.
Please Don’t Forget!
Reasons why you should participate in CAS exhibits...
You might actually sell some art (Yes, people do buy art from these
exhibits!)
AND you would be able to get some of your art out of your house!
It’s a great avenue to expose your art to the public. Clients and customers
of the venue, their friends and families will view your art where CAS
exhibits. Plus, you can tell your friends and contacts where to go to see
your art in person.
Helping install/strike CAS exhibits gives you the opportunity to meet and
work with other CAS artists as you learn what it takes to install an exhibit.
The more folks we have involved in these installations, the less work there
is for any one individual.
Exhibits & Calls
TIP :: When you head out to drop off or pick up art, print out the email
call and take it with you. This will insure you have the contact info for
the coordinator and the correct times and locations.
• Amplify Credit Union, Downtown
Exhibit Coordinator: Denise Schneyer
Address: 607 Congress Ave, Austin,TX (between 6th and 7th Streets)
Exhibit dates: Monthly, changing the first Saturday of the month
Install Date/Time: 10:00 AM on first Saturday of the month
Closing Date/Time: 9:30 AM on first Saturday of the month
Limit: 8-10 pieces depending upon size
Medium: All 2D
It is the artists responsibility to make all labels and hang all art at their
shows. CAS will have a contact at the venue the day of hanging, but will
not be responsible for the hanging or the labels. If you are interested in
applying for this venue, the slots will be filled, first come, first served. This
is a single person venue.
Information about the venue.This is a small branch of the bank. There is a
brick wall with a hanging system supplied by the bank. The assigned artist
can hang 8 paintings on this wall and there is space for an additional 1 or 2
small/medium painting on the opposite wall.
ALL spots for 2014 have been filled.
• Cypress Grill south
Exhibit Coordinator: Jim Beckett
Address: 4404 William Cannon – south
CAS Regular Exhibit dates: March 13, 2014 – April 24, 2014
Install Date/Time: Thursday March 13th, 8:25 AM
Closing Date/Time: Thursday April 24th, 8:10 AM
Label Deadline: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Limit: 4 or 5
Medium: All 2D
• Amplify Credit Union - Main Office - north
Exhibit Coordinator: Martha Kull / Beth McCrea
Address: 2608 Brockton Drive (corner of Burnet & Brockton) - north
Exhibit dates: February 15, 2014 – April 19, 2014
Install Date/Time: Saturday, February 15, 10:00 AM
Closing Date/Time: Saturday, April 19, 10:00 AM
Label Deadline: past
Limit: 6 per artist
Medium: All 2D
see photos of this venue on the CAS facebook page
• Hecho en Mexico - William Cannon south
Exhibit Coordinator: Jane Fier / Marilyn Rodriguez
Address: 6001 West William Cannon
Exhibit dates: February 12, 2014 – April 9, 2014
Install Date/Time: Wednesday, February 12, 2:15 PM
Closing Date/Time: Wednesday, April 9, 2:00 PM
Label Deadline: past
Limit: 4 to 9 artists, 4 pieces per artist
see photos of this venue on the CAS facebook page
•
Clinical Pathology Laboratories
Exhibit Coordinator: Sue Gilliam
Address: 12200 Renfert Way 2nd floor – across the hall from the Women’s Center
Exhibit dates: January 25, 2014 – April 26, 2014
This venue will be handled similar to Amplify Downtown. It will be a single
person venue with an exhibit length of approximately 3 months.
It is the artist’s responsibility to make all labels and hang all art at their
shows. CAS will have a contact at the venue the day of hanging, but will
not be responsible for the hanging or the labels. If you are interested in
applying for this venue, the slots will be filled, first come, first served.
venue.
Information about the venue.This is a new branch of CPL with room for
approximately 15 medium sized pieces
All 2014 slots for this venue are filled.
• Hecho en Mexico – Steiner Ranch west
Exhibit Coordinator: Patrick McDaniel / Sharon Bibbee
Address: 4300 Quinlan Park Road
Exhibit dates: March 11, 2014 – May 13, 2014
Install Date/Time: Tuesday, March 11, 1:30 PM
Closing Date/Time: Tuesday, May 13, 1:30 PM
Label Deadline: past
Limit: 4 to 9 artists, 4 pieces per artist
• North Hills Gallery north
Our dates for this exhibit are July 1 – August 3. This will be a juried
exhibit, so expect to see a call of art in the next couple of months.
• Dougherty Buttridge Gallery central
Our tentative dates for this exhibit art Oct 29 – December 1, so we have
plenty of time to plan for this juried exhibit. And this should give our
artists plenty of time to come up with some fabulous art to exhibit.
Note to Artists: Please submit your responses to the CAS calls for art in a
timely manner. Over the past few months, venue coordinators have had to
send as many as 3 calls to get sufficient art for a venue. This results in
extra work for the coordinators and gives them very little time to prepare
for an upcoming exhibit (ie., making labels, etc.). If we continue to have
this lackluster response, we are likely to have to drop some of the venues.
We are also looking for additional spaces to exhibit, like AMOA, Austin Art
Space, or other venues that we don’t know about. But we can only do all
these with your help.
Please think about volunteering to help hang or take charge of some of the
existing (or new) venues, so you see how our process works. If you are
interested in helping please let Martha Kull or Liz Jenson know.
Art Exhibit Buddies
Holly Moore is looking for an occasional Art Buddy in the area of Round
Rock or Georgetown. She can be reached at (512) 639-2369.
Martha Kull North, close to Cedar Park.
mlkullgg@gmail.com
Charlotte Clark Westcreek area - between Sunset Valley & Oak Hill
(Southwest Austin). email: consultclc@aol.com cell phone: 422-9879
Sue Gilliam Arboretum(183/360/Mopac)
343-7268 suegilliam@sbcglobal.net
Leslie Kell Southwest Austin/Buda area
kellcreative@gmail.com
Peggy Appleby South Austin (Stassney and Manchaca)
peggy_appleby_artist@me.com
Patrick McDaniel- downtown/east austin
pjmcdan@yahoo.com
Do you need someone to share the dropping off and the picking up of art
at CAS exhibits? Maybe you need an art buddy. If you are interested in
an art buddy or helping someone get their art to and from venues please
let our newsletter editor (Leslie @ kellcreative@gmail.com ) know.
We will publish the list in the next newsletter.
You will need to include your contact information and what area of town
you are in.
Guidelines
All show information will be provided in the call for artists. There may be
different exhibit contacts and label people for each venue. Address, hang
and strike dates and times, theme, medium and limits will all be specified
in each call for art.
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Upon sale of artwork from show, give 15% to CAS
Pieces must be ready for hanging with wire on the back. Pieces not
wired will be rejected.Also label the back with name, title & phone
number.
Artwork should be appropriate for the general public, including
children.
All artwork must hang for the entire show. If a piece is sold or needs
to be removed, please contact “exhibit contact for specific venue”
for prior approval to remove and/or replace artwork during the
exhibit.
Collect artwork on strike/closing date. If you cannot collect artwork
at end of show, please make arrangements. CAS will charge $10 per
day for storage (payable to CAS). Second offenders will not be able
to enter the next exhibit.
CAS assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged goods.
CAS reserves the right to refuse any artwork deemed inappropriate,
arriving late or not ready to hang.
Label Info: We will specify in the call for art who to email and what
info is needed. Usually we need- Title, Medium, Price, Artist Name,
Phone number and website if available.
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To be sure your information was received, you should receive a
confirmation email within a few days. If you did not receive one,
please check back with label person.
Venues can only accommodate a certain number of pieces. In the
event of a large number of entries, the show may be considered full
BEFORE the deadline for label information.
Pieces must be suitable for general public viewing. Can mean no
nudity, or violence or other subject matter we would normally
consider inappropriate for a venue. Bare branches are not a good
idea. Choose something up-lifting, joyful, playful, beautiful.
IMPORTANT: When emailing label info, please state in the subject header
venue and label info (example: “Cypress Grill label info”). It’s hard for the
label person to know everyone’s names, and this way we know it’s label
info and not SPAM! Also this way if it ends up in our spam email we know
what it is and it does not belong there!
Featured Artist Sally Hengst
Sally is a charter member of the Creative Arts Society. She has been
recognized many times over the years for her art work. A piece of her art
was recently selected “Encaustic 101” for the 10th Anniversary 2014
People’s Gallery Exhibition at Austin City Hall. The exhibit will be on
display from February 28, 2014 – January 9, 2015, in a special area
dedicated for artists with disabilities, sponsored by VSA of Texas.
Encaustic 101 – wax on paper
More from Sally
"While I was in high school, I took business classes and art. Decided to
travel vs. going to college. Did some brain "research"; came up with the
following remembrances of my travels. Not sure of sequence order but was
a fantastic opportunity! When I graduated grammar school to high school, I
had taken art classes at the California College of Arts and Crafts located
nearby where I took the bus to the convent school I attended. While not a
Catholic, my mother insisted on the best education she could afford. My
Art Teacher was also my Spanish teacher (she would throw a bean bag to
her students and we had to answer her question in either English or
Spanish (whichever was called out)! Needless to say, I always remember
her. In fact, I have one of her watercolor paintings to this day. Instead of
starting college, I decided to do a lot of traveling. A friend joined me for
part of the way and returned home while I continued my adventures!
Visited Mexico City where I had relatives and attended their son's wedding.
While there, I asked where the art galleries/Museums were and visited
them, often asking for directions in my broken Spanish...ALWAYS grateful
to speak with someone in English! I carried a 5x7 card with English/Spanish
questions as a refresher and showed them as necessary(which was often!)
People were very kind (altho I imagined they said there's another
gringo!/gringa!)
I wasn't frightened, altho hesitant sometimes when I was in search of a
location (I can barely read a map now!) I recall a lady taking my hand and
walked me to the location I was looking for...will NEVER forget that! Don't
know if Americans would be that gracious(?).
I visited Paris and their famous art museums and some galleries that were
tucked away on small streets...there was endless art to view. I could go on
and on but the places I visited, ALL had museums some with great
collections, others with less but quality ALWAYS exceptional. It was so
great to find exhibits on "hidden" or tucked away galleries...each day was a
new Adventure, ALWAYS TO BE REMEMBERED TO THIS DAY! "
TIPS, TRICKS AND LINKS
Information compiled from from http://jackyliz.knoji.com/ and Teach Yourself Drawing by
Ronald Smith. Thanks Brian and Patrick for the great idea.
Pencils 101
Here are some tips on choosing and using the best-known and most
widely used drawing implement - graphite pencils. There is advice how
to choose pencils, how to sharpen them and how to care for them.
Types of Pencils
There are several types of pencil, named according to the nature of the
inner core which is the part that makes the mark. "Lead" pencils are the
best known, though the "lead" is actually graphite mixed with clay.
Choosing Pencils
"Lead" pencils come in several grades according to how hard or soft the
inner core is (determined by the proportion of clay to graphite - the more
clay, the softer the result .) The "H" grades are, as you might
expect, hard, make a light line and are good for technical drawing but
not really suitable for expressiveness as there isn't much variation in the
marks they make. They usually run from 9H, the hardest, through 8H,
7H etc., to H which is softer but still too hard for artists' drawings. The
"B" grades are the softer ones (the B stands for Black!) and are far better
for this purpose. They run from 9B to B - the higher the number, the
softer the pencil core. Grades 9B down to 4B will give lovely velvety dark
tones and will smudge easily, which can give beautiful results. For
general purposes either 2B or 3B is most versatile - these will give
precision but also good gradation of dark tones. Pencils vary with the
make too, so a 2B from one manufacturer may give a different result to
another, so again, try them out. The ordinary pencil you find in the kids'
school bag is usually HB (or possibly F, meaning Fine) which is in the
middle and though it can be useful, it isn't as expressive as something a
little softer.
Sharpening Pencils
If at all possible, avoid mechanical
"pencil sharpeners". A sharp
blade gives a far more sensitive point
to work with. It doesn't wear down as
quickly as a machined point and is
much more satisfying to use.
A few tips:
A Stanley type knife is best
Don't use the knife like a potato peeler!
The golden rule is to keep the knife quite still
It takes a bit of practice and the lead may well break the first few times,
but it is worth persevering.
Here is a good video to learn the technique:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtF3H6VN1-U
Caring for Pencils
Try not to drop them on the floor or the leads will break. Store them in a
cushion-lined box for the same reason, preferably fixed together with an
elastic band to prevent them rattling against each other in
transit. Remember to sharpen at the other end from where the pencil
grade is printed.
Care in choosing, sharpening and looking after your pencils will reward
you with more success in your drawings.
We will be sharing our favorite blogs, resources, supplies, online
newsletters and anything else that comes up in this space.
PLEASE email your favorites to Leslie, let share our resources and ideas.
AND if you would like to write a guest article for this section PLEASE do!
Gain exposure for your artwork!
Don’t currently have a website? Would you like more exposure for your art
work on an on-going basis? Then the Creative Arts Society Gallery page is a
member benefit to utilize!
Each member of CAS is allowed to have 2 images of their work included in
the gallery section of the website. Each work can have a title, and a brief
description of the piece. As another benefit, you work can be changed out
every 2 months as your own work evolves. The CAS website is a great way
to supplement your art exposure.
The Gallery section of the CAS website is very popular with over 350 unique
visitors to the gallery page on average each and every month. Members
have received emails from visitors to the site. The CAS site gallery pages
are included in Google and Bing organic search results when looking for
Austin artists.
Deadlines for submission to the gallery are published monthly as a member
announcement and as a part of the newsletter. The guidelines for
formatting images are included in the “Call for submissions”. Come join the
other 35 members showing off their own on the CAS website.
Contact Sue at CAS@cedarvalleygroup.com for questions.
See your art work soon in the Gallery.
CAS Website Gallery
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE SITE AT WWW.CREATIVEARTSSOCIETY.ORG
CAS ARTISTS IT IS TIME FOR THE MONTHLY UPDATING OF THE WEBSITE -- IF
YOU WANT YOUR ART ON THE SITE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW -JPGS. MUST BE TO SUE BY THE 26th OF EACH MONTH.
Artists can have some information about themselves as artists included in
the gallery page of the CAS website. In addition to your name, you can also
include a Business Name, email address, phone number, web site address
and a very brief description of their type of work (I.e. Portrait painter,
Landscape Painter, Professional night photographer).
You can send 2 different images of their work to be included on the
website.
Include the name of the work and the size of the piece.
All images will be reformatted to fit the web standard size of 200 pixels by
200 pixels.
Send to: Sue Foss
CAS@cedarvalleygroup.com
Cedar Valley Group, LLC
512.301.0268 (Business)
Business Sponsors
CAS is incorporated as a non-profit, tax-exempt operation under Texas law and Internal
Revenue Service code 501(c)3. CAS is organized for educational and charitable purposes.
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