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Artscape
Artists helping artists
March 2016
Tammy Taylor / Dog Gone Tired / 12” x 16” / Oil
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2015-16 SWCA Executive
President
Diana Templeton
Vice President
Les Hayes
Second Vice President
John Labots
Treasurer
Judy Leonard
Secretary
Wendy Davies
Past President
Rick Rogers
Message from the President
The art of community
SWCA Committees
Membership Committee
Arlene Bowles (Chair)
Cathy Bible, Kathy Dyck, Pat Hayes
Programs Committee
Elaine Hughes (Chair)
Laurel Hawkswell, Lynn Romaine
Standards Committee
John Labots (Chair)
Carmen Gonzalez, Esther Koziol,
Leanne Schnierer, Myrna Wilkinson
Newsletter Committee
John Labots (Chair & Editor)
Sharon Abbott, Ruth Harris
Website Committee
Carleen Ross (Chair)
Judith Leonard, John Labots
Exhibitions Committee
Sue Scott (Chair)
Cathy Bible, Liz Ekstrom,Teresa Graham,
Kathy Koziak, Judy Leonard, Trueman
Macdonald, Janet Rose, Annette Russell
Workshops Committee
Chair (Vacant)
Clara Cheung
Historian
Lynn Romaine
Audio Visual Committee
Les Hayes (Chair)
Peter Dusek
Featured Artists Coordinator
Katalin Dusek
Library Committee
Cynthia Clarke (Chair)
Lenore Dafoe, Kathy Dyck, Anne
McCartney, Gail McDougall, Misook Song,
Marjorie Thomson
Kitchen Committee
Sue Scott (Chair)
Joyce Bjerke
Greeting Committee
Myrna Wilkinson (Chair)
Laurel Hawkswell
Set-up Committee
Peter Dusek (Chair)
Volunteer Committee
Teresa Graham (Chair)
Contact information is available to
members by logging in on the website
and accessing the Membership Roster
under Members Only. Public inquiries
can be made to the President through
the Contact page on the website:
www.swcartists.ca.
I
look at the art of community as
being a part of something much
larger than myself.
In this case, it is our Society of
Western Canadian Artists. As I look
back on the past two years, I am
filled with many different emotions. I
am grateful and honoured to have
had the opportunity to serve as your
President. Thank you for your faith in
me. I could not have fulfilled this
position without all the positive
support and encouragement I
received from every one of you.
I felt the strength of our community
and membership as you walked
beside me in this amazing journey.
Together we have made significant
steps in realizing our vision in SWCA.
I have enjoyed the fellowship of
working together to accomplish this.
My goal as your President was to
increase the membership. I am a real
“people person” and I enjoyed the
challenge of finding new ways to
attract artists into our community of
SWCA. Sharing my enthusiasm and
experience as a member to
prospective artists was exciting for
me and my assistant (my 6 year old
grandson). My belief in our Society
resonated with the artists I met and
it was a very positive experience. I
kept in touch with prospective
members through monthly invites
welcoming them to our Community.
It was a win/win for everyone –
including my assistant.
Another exciting event for me was
including SWCA members in the
incredible Mural Mosaic for Canada’s
150th birthday celebrations next year.
Forty two artists and friends
participated in painting 4 x 4” tiles to
be incorporated in this Canada-wide
mural. This was such a fun night and
awesome exposure to be part of our
Canadian history celebration.
Members thoroughly enjoyed
themselves and expressed an interest
in more of these type of events.
Yes, there were some challenges
and a learning curve which comes
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ANNUAL
GENERAL
MEETING
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Library open: 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.
—
Annual General Meeting
and Elections
—
Featured Artist:
Trueman Macdonald
Exhibiting Status Level
—
Monday, March 14, 2016
Art Journalling
with Cathy McMillan
Next month: Monday, April 11, 2016
See Programs for details.
with any position, but the support
in these situations was always
gratifying and appreciated. I gained
respect for myself in facing the
challenges and I am very proud of
my courage to care enough.
As we move forward into a new
chapter in the Society it is my hope
that we can continue to honour our
vision and mission of “Artists helping
Artists”. This “hope will attract
[future] chances.” (Toba Beta)
“Hope is not a prediction of the
future; but it is a declaration of what
is possible.” (Yogi Berra)
Where there is no vision, there is no
hope. We have the vision, but we
need the help of volunteers to
support this vision.
It is possible to achieve this vision
together and it is my hope that the
desire to make this possible
encourages members to step forward
and take leadership, particularly in
the very important Executive roles.
I took this step two years ago and
have had a wonderful adventure
which I would never have had
experienced otherwise. I immersed
myself in our Society’s community
and the art community and reaped
the rewards from this involvement in
both. It has been a win/win for me.
The success of our Society’s
Community depends on our
membership being involved. I would
be extremely disappointed and sad
not to have this community of
Society of Western Canadian Artists
to belong to.
My years as your President have been
very rewarding. I thank you for the
opportunity of a lifetime.
Diana Templeton, President
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
Notice of AGM
Notice is hereby given that the
Annual General Meeting of the
members of the Society of Western
Canadian Artists will be held at
Laurier Heights Baptist Church, 8505
142 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, Lower
Level on March 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Elections
The positions for elections and
members who have put forward their
names to-date are as follows:
PRESIDENT – No potential nominees
have stepped forward
1st VP – No potential nominees have
stepped forward
2nd VP – Three potential nominees
have stepped forward: Tammy Taylor,
Shirley Kinneberg, and Sharon Abbott
TREASURER – Judy Leonard is
nominated for a subsequent term
SECRETARY – No nominees have
stepped forward. New member
Wendy Davies has been appointed
Secretary by the current Executive
and is interested in continuing in this
executive officer role if no nominees
step forward.
PAST-PRESIDENT - Diana Templeton
will be moving into this role.
The Executive Committee is not fully
functional without the President and
1st VP positions filled. Nominations
are still urgently needed for these
roles. Please contact Rick Rogers of
the Nominating Committee if you are
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willing to serve the Society in this
capacity. We will also call for
additional nominations from the floor
on the night of the election.
Job descriptions for the Executive
Officers positions are available by
visiting the website: Login and in the
left table of contents, click on
Members Only > Volunteering. In the
Executive Committee paragraph is a
link to the job descriptions.
_
Thank you to all of the Nominations
Committee members for their efforts
in contacting the membership:
Myrna Wilkinson, Anne McCartney,
Catharine Compston, Gwen McCurry,
and Laurel Hawkswell!
Scotia Place Atrium Gallery Show
April 15 to June 10, 2016 / 10060 Jasper Ave., Edmonton
EXHIBITIONS
Misericordia Abstract
Show Call for Entries
closes March 4
The call for entries to the
Misericordia Abstract Show closes
on March 4. For complete entry
details, visit the website (Call for
Entries under Exhibitions) or see last
month’s issue of Artscape. Questions
and submissions can be send to:
swcaabstract@gmail.com
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Esther Kozial, a long term member
of SWCA will have her art displayed
for two months, March and April, at
Gracious Goods Cafe. Her paintings
are motivated with movement, light,
colour, and the magic in the process
of creativity. She strives to capture
emotion, mood, and atmosphere and
to aim to portray this to the viewer
through the process of brush stroke,
technique, composition, colour, and
perspective. Esther's medium of
choice is acrylics, oil, and mixed
media. An assortment of coffee, tea,
and maybe a delightful lunch or
snack make the experience while
enjoying Esther's art even more
pleasurable.
Sue Scott, Exhibitions Committee
4 / March 2016
CALL FOR ENTRIES
This juried show is open to all
Exhibiting, Associate and
Signature status level members.
The Atrium Gallery is a 36 ft
granite wall in the atrium of a busy
downtown office tower. Since this
is a small show (approx. 10-12
pieces) that runs for almost 2
months in a location where visual
interest wanes quickly, it may be
split into two shows.
How to submit:
Please send your entry with a high
resolution image for each artwork
to the SWCA Exhibitions
dedicated email for this show:
swcascotia@gmail.com. The
following information must be
included:
n Artist Name and Phone number
n Title of artwork
Submission requirements:
n Medium
Artwork must be an original
creation that does not infringe any
copyright or trademark.
n Size of artwork – including
frame (if applicable)
Artists are required to ensure that
artwork meets the SWCA
Exhibition Standards. The SWCA
Exhibition Standards document is
available online under Members
Only>Documents>Membership
Documents.
Size Requirements: Artwork
should be a minimum width of 24"
and a maximum of 48" (including
frame, if framed).
n Sale Price (all art must be for
sale)
n Good high resolution jpeg:
Your image files should be
labelled as follows:
Artistlastname_TitleOfWorkNoS
paces.
Maximum number of entries per
artist: 3
Any questions about this show can
be sent to swcascotia@gmail.com.
Call for Entries deadline: March 21, 2016 / 9:00 pm
inspired to do your own personal
version of Art Journalling!
PROGRAMS
Cathy McMillan studied Art & Design
at Grant MacEwan University,
travelled the world doing caricatures
(and filling her Art Journals) for
several years until she and her
husband settled back in Edmonton. In
between trips she studied fine art and
painting with American artist Eileen
Racher Sutton. Cathy turned her art
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February program review
Karen Bishop was invited to do a
critique for any member who wanted
to bring in a painting that they were
having problems with and wanted
Karen’s advice. Karen graduated from
the U of A extension with a Fine Arts
degree along with experience in
owning a local art gallery. Karen gave
a lot of good tips to make for more
successful paintings. She touched on
the use of colour, layout, technique
and even framing choices. We (the
Program Committee members) didn’t
manage to get the camera and
projector working for this program
but we hope that members were still
able to see the paintings well and
view the general colour use, visual
flow and technique of each painting
that was displayed for critique.
Thanks to all who attended. We hope
you got some good tips to help with
your own paintings and left inspired!.
Lynn Romaine, Programs
March 2016 program
Art Journalling with
Cathy McMillan
This month’s cover artist
Tammy Taylor
Tammy Taylor is a self-taught artist
with a passion for wildlife. Inspired
by all God's creations, she strives to
achieve life like images of her
subjects in their natural
environment. For over twenty years
she has been creating beautiful
pieces in oils and pencil. Her work
mainly features wildlife, but true to
her roots also livestock, agricultural
scenes, and children at play readily
find themselves her subjects. Along
with her husband and four children,
Tammy resides on a farm near Rich
Valley, not far from where she was
born and raised.
Tammy belongs to Night of Artists,
Federation of Canadian Artists,
Society of Western Canadian Artists,
and often participates with Mural
Mosaics. Her career as an artist has
held many honours and awards, and
her paintings can be found in private
collections in Canada and abroad.
This year Tammy is also a National
Portfolio Artist for Ducks Unlimited.
Along with painting, she also
teaches many workshops and
classes for various art groups.
Dog Gone Tired was inspired by
the artist's own dog, an Australian
Shepherd named Teddy. He always
sleeps this way and Tammy was
compelled to portray that cute
and innocent side of him. As
always, she searches for subjects
that will evoke an emotional
response in her viewers.
Cathy McMillan has been writing,
drawing and painting in her journals
since 1981. At 17 years old she decided
that THAT was the day she’d begin
journalling for the rest of her life.
Come listen to Cathy’s artistic journey
through Art Journalling. To quote
Cathy: “Over the past 16 years I have
filled more than eighty books with my
creative deluge. In looking back over
the past 30 years as a professional
artist, I can honestly say that for me,
art journaling has allowed me to
rediscover the kind of creative
freedom we all feel as a child and has
led me to understand and trust my
authentic creative voice.”
Now if that’s not a powerful
statement, I don’t know what is!
Come be inspired, learn tips and
techniques. We hope you will leave
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Dog Gone Tired / 12” X 16” / Oil
March 2016 / 5
receive a free 15 minute session.
Creativity Coaching is both
motivating and fun!
Orchid Fair: Art Exhibition
and Competition
The Orchid Society of Alberta is once
again inviting artists of all ages
(youths, adults and seniors) and of all
abilities (amateur and professional)
to submit 2D and 3D orchid art for
display and judging to our annual
orchid sale and show. The main focus
of your piece must be an orchid(s).
Orchid Fair 2016 will be held at April 1
to April 3 at the Hole’s Enjoy Centre
in St. Albert.
studio in Parkallen, “The Quirky Art
Cafe”, into an actual cafe after being
inspired by the little cafes in Europe.
After a couple years as a cafe she
decided to turn it back into its
original form, as an art studio, to
concentrate on painting full time ...
but never forgetting about adding to
her Art Journal collection!
Registration forms and regulations
will be made available in early 2016 at
various art supply stores and art
schools or check for updates/forms
at www.orchidsalberta.com.
Please notify J. Auschrat at
780.484.4290 or cakesliver@shaw.ca
by Tuesday, March 22, 2016, if you
intend to submit an orchid art piece
for show and judging.
displaying their talent. Our musical
friends entertained visitors through
the whole day. Once again, visitors
and vendors loved the spectacular
weather.
We hope you will save the date and
plan to be a part of this exciting
event. Watch for updates as they
become available.
Hilde Keller
780-785-2103
hildekeller@gmail.com
Allied Arts Council of
Spruce Grove
The Allied Arts Council of Spruce
Grove welcomes all Alberta Artists
and 3D Artists to submit a proposal
as our Feature Artist for a solo or
group show to be held at the Spruce
Grove Art Gallery in 2017.
Visit www.alliedartscouncil.com for
more information and applications.
The deadline for submissions is
June 30, 2016.
Laurel Hawkswell, Programs
George Pegg Botanic
Garden 4th Annual Show
and Sale
NOTICES
Marjorie Thomson
Creativity Coach
Creativity Coaching by Marjorie
Thomson: If you are feeling stalled
with your artwork or would like to
move to the next level, you may find
Creativity Coaching a real help.
Creative people are notoriously their
own worst enemies and often find
themselves discouraged by self
sabotaging negative self talk.
Creativity Coaching is a way to
explore your thoughts and feelings
around creativity and to learn to
block those negative patterns that
are holding you back. For more
information on Creativity Coaching,
see my website at
www.CoachingTheCreative.ca.
Contact me at
Marj@CoachingTheCreative.ca and
6 / March 2016
Hello to our artist friends. A quick
note to let you know we are planning
for the 4th Annual Art Show & Sale
at the George Pegg Botanic Garden.
The date is Father’s Day, Sunday,
June 19, 2016. Our goal is to increase
the number of artists at the show.
The 2015 Art Show and Sale was
great success. The Garden looked
fabulous with more than 20 artists
PEOPLE’S
CHOICE
Awards
WINNERS
Newsletter
Submissions
The newsletter copy deadline
April 2016 Artscape is
March 20.
Please send it to:
John Labots, Newsletter Editor
Email: jflabots@telusplanet.net
Congratulations to the
following members whose
work was selected for the
next set of newsletter covers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Judy Rikley
GuoQuan Zheng
Myrna Wilkinson
Tammy Taylor
The next People’s Choice will
occur in June 2016.
MINUTES
Last month’s featured artist
Membership meeting
February 8, 2016
Kathy Dyck
Chair: Diana Templeton
Secretary: John Labots
Attendance: 51
Call to Order: 7:04 pm
1.
Welcome
2. Cover Artist: Laurena Bierns
3. Feature Artist: Kathy Dyck
4 Motion to accept the
General Membership Meeting
Minutes of January 11, 2016 as
printed in the February 2016
newsletter
n Moved by: Arlene Bowles
Seconded: Judy Rikley
Passed
4. Committee Reports
n Standards Committee –
John Labots and Diana
Templeton – Certificates for
new Associate and
Signature status members:
Arlene Bowles (A), Judy
Rikley (A), Shirley
Kinneberg (S)
n Exhibitions – Sue Scott
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Bubble Worlds: The Contested
Feather / Watercolour
Golden Poppies / Watercolour
5. Notice of AGM and Elections for
March 14, 2016 – Diana Templeton
and John Labots
n Update from the Nominating
Committee
n Potential for dissolution
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Glads 1 / Batik on rice paper
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Little Dancer / Watercolour
6. Member announcements
7. People’s Choice instructions
8. Door prize: Delta Gift Certificates
Adjournment of meeting by the
President: 7:40 pm
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Sunlight on Cactus / Watercolour
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Filtered Light / Watercolour
Allergy reminder
Some of our members have
severe allergies. Please refrain
from using perfumes or scented
body lotions at our meetings to
create a more comfortable
atmosphere for everyone!
March 2016 / 7
THE ELITE COLOUR ADVANTAGE
Camp Out at Cold Lake – Shirley Kinneberg
The Empress – Ruth Harris
Tender Regard – Tammy Taylor
Ladies Man – Keith McPherson
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