March Program: Donna Howell

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March, 2014
March Program:
Donna Howell-Sickles
Our March program will be a demo by Donna
Howell-Sickles. Her work is in several
galleries, the main one being Davis & Blevins
The Main Street Gallery in Saint Jo, TX.
Donna was inducted into the National
Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame in
recognition of her work with imagery
celebrating the cowgirl.
In the Western art genre, Donna Howell-Sickles has taken the image and idea
of the cowgirl beyond charcoal lines and into reality. Howell-Sickles has been
exploring the layers beneath the cowgirl’s engaging exterior for more than 30
years. A vintage postcard from the 1930’s featuring a cowgirl with ruby red
lips sitting atop her horse instilled in Howell-Sickles a lasting fascination with
the cowgirl spirit. The cowgirl in the postcard was at once both familiar and
unreal. This dichotomy in the imagery has fueled Howell-Sickles’ artwork, and
inspired her to create images of women that are both real and myth. HowellSickles’ artwork captures the quintessence and timelessness of the cowgirl
spirit.
Donna says, "My fascination with the cowgirl image began in my last year of
college. I received an old postcard from a friend in a typical art student trade.
He brought over a large box of stuff including some of his own pottery. Near
the bottom of the box were several old postcards, one of a cowgirl c. 1935
seated on a horse captioned
"Greetings from a Real Cowgirl from
the Ole Southwest". The image
spoke to me and I had no idea
why. Although I had grown up on a
farming ranching operation in Texas
we never really thought of
ourselves as Western. I
surrendered to the attraction and as
I used the Cowgirl in my art and I
slowly filled in the blanks about my
fascination with the imagery."
NEXT MEETING:
TUESDAY, March. 11, 2014
7:00 pm
Lover’s Lane UMC
ASBURY HALL
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Gaylord O’Con has over 30 members signed up for our annual
spring Paint-Out in Glen Rose, Texas on April 11, 12, and 13th. It is
not too late to join in a fun-filled weekend.
Michael Archer
Mickey
SWS President
The nominating committee has come up
with a strong slate of officers for next
year and we will vote on them at the
March meeting. See the candidates list
below.
Judith Pafford is our new SCENE editor
effective March 1. Please note the new
instructions for submitting Happenings
and advertising found in the Happenings
and Advertising sections. Thank you, Judith, for bringing your creativity and energy to the newsletter!
SWS has been invited by management at
NorthPark shopping center to do a painting demonstration on Saturday, March
15, from 3—5:00 PM and Beverly Boren
has volunteered to represent us. Her
demo will be near the red sculpture in
the new section of the mall, so come out
to cheer Beverly on and enjoy a demo by
one of our best artists.
Candidates for office for 2014-2015.
President
Teta Smith
1st VP/Programs
Ron Bigony
2nd VP/Member
Jenny Ackerman
3rd VP/Workshops
Bryce Weigand
4th VP/Exhibitions
Bill Johnson
Treasurer
Pam Wilson
Recording Secretary
Laurin Sullivan
Corresponding Secretary
Sherry Daerr
Parliamentarian
Mickey Archer
Paris Plein Air Art Show
Twenty-four painters traveled to Paris, Texas last September to participate
in the SWS Fall Paint-out. Joe McCord of the Plaza Art Gallery in Paris has
invited us back to exhibit our work. There will be an opening reception at
5:00 on Thursday, March 6 at the gallery on the west side of the square.
The show will run through Friday, March 28.
Many of you have been asking about our
annual membership exhibition and I am
happy to announce that the Eisemann
Center in Richardson will be this year’s
venue. Fealing Lin is our juror for the
show and will be doing a workshop as
well in September. The prospectus will
be on-line soon with all of the details, so
be watching for it.
Bill Johnson has received a huge response from members wanting to participate in a plein air painting group and
is organizing paint-outs for this spring.
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Hermine Salinger, sws
SPOTLIGHT ON ARTIST OF THE MONTH
By: Ruth Siegel, SWS Board Member
Hermine Salinger has checked off an important goal on her ‘bucket list’. At
age 97, she achieved SWS Signature status!!
Hermine grew up in the Texas Panhandle but came to Dallas to attend
SMU, where she met her husband. She raised four children and was very
active in the community. Her first foray into creative arts was through
embroidery and needlepoint. She decided she wanted to try painting. She
met Bud Biggs through her son-in-law, who had used Bud to develop
advertising for his business. She started attending classes with Bud. In the
first class, he provided art supplies and told her to paint the projected
picture. She later learned that the others in the class, who had many years
of experience, had bet that she would not last a month. But she proved
them wrong.
She joined SWS when Bud Biggs became President. Her first Board position
was providing refreshments. She moved up to Board President one year when the elected President
unexpectedly took a job in California. Over the years, she and her husband opened their home to entertain
visiting workshop artists and for SWS Christmas parties.
Hermine loves painting mountains and the Prairie. Lately, she has been stepped beyond her comfort level,
painting people and abstracts. She has studied with many artists including Leo Smith and Pat Kochan.
Painting has become a very important part of her life. Since she has started painting, she has made many
wonderful friends. And painting provides her with the ability to go into her home studio and lose all sense of
time.
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SWS EVENTS
DATE
ARTIST
VENUE
WORKSHOPS
2013—2014
APR. 8,9,10 2014
(3 DAY)
MICHAEL REARDON
reardonwatercolors.com
ARTISTS SHOWPLACE
$225 / $250
SEPT. 9,10,11 2014
( 3 DAY)
ARTISTS SHOWPLACE
$225 / $250
NOV. 11,12,13 2014
(3 DAY)
FEALING LIN
(SWS show juror)
fealingwatercolor.com
DUNCAN SIMMONS &
KIEKO YASUOKA
2collaboratingartists.com
LIAN ZHEN
lianspainting.com
FEB. 12,13,14 2015
(3 DAY)
DAVID DRUMMOND
drummondart.com
ARTISTS SHOWPLACE
$225 / $250
OCT. 14,15,16 2014
(3 DAY)
ARTISTS SHOWPLACE
$225 / $250
ARTISTS SHOWPLACE
$225 / $250
Plein Aire Painting Buddies
The lineup for the next two
years for SWS Workshops
promises to bring
information and inspiration
for every artist. It is not too
early to sign up, and make a
commitment to yourself, for
yourself!
For information and to sign
up, contact: Pam Wilson
1086 Hawkwood Way, Allen,
TX 75013 (972) 727-1086
pamwilson.allen@gmail.com
Pricing note: Each
workshop’s price is for SWS
Members; non-members
pay an additional $25. Both
prices are listed under
“Venue”.
Nel Dorn Byrd and Priscilla
Krejci Set a Pace For Us
Twenty years ago while in Switzerland with a Rob Erdle Watercolor
Painting workshop, I became aware
of the camaraderie of Nel Dorn Byrd
and Priscilla Krejci. They were not
roommates, but always painted in
the same vicinity.
Some mornings as most were headed for their first cup of coffee, Nel and Priscilla
were met in the hallways with their first painting of the day. Yes, they had already
been out to paint, and one time in Venice they painted with the temperature below
freezing at that hour. They put the rest of us to shame.
Priscilla tells how their relationship got started: “I’ve always admired Nel’s ability in
watercolor, so when I decided to take it up in the early ‘90s I looked to Nel for advice. She was an excellent teacher. She encouraged me to try painting outside.
Our first plein aire painting expedition occurred in Plano. She whipped out these
wonderful paintings and I struggled with watercolor pencils on a 3 x 4 inch tablet.
Mine were total disaster but I found it was great fun! Nel taught me the importance
of painting fast and capturing that first impression”.
Phasing out her registered nurse career, Priscilla, a Texan by choice, has become a
full time artist. Somewhat self-taught, she has also studied with local artists and attended many watercolor workshops nationally and internationally, resulting in her
coveted AWS Signature membership.
Pursuing a career in art, Nel Dorn Byrd, native Texan, followed up her college studies
with local watercolorists, and national and international workshops, also gaining her
AWS Signature designation.
Continued on page 5
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BITS OF HISTORY
Leon and Nel now live
in Aubrey, Texas and
Priscilla is in Allen, but
the distance does not
keep them from meeting regularly to paint
on location. They
each paint fast and
small enough to finish
a sketch in 30 to 45 minutes, then turn to another subject. Sometimes they just do a morning session, or
they may return to a place after lunch in the area or
having their own sack lunch. They find good subjects
in the nearby communities, or may travel to another
vicinity for different attractions. They do laugh about
the failures when they attempted to depict a Ferris
wheel in a small carnival. On the other hand, they had
great fun painting at the local band
concert housed in a gazebo.
Paintings of the Month
First place:
Bryce Weigand "On the Turquoise Highway"
Second place: Wallace Hughs "Squak"
Third place:
Nel describes her plein aire painting
equipment which she has used for
years, “I paint on a very low folding
stool and lay my palette, paints and
paper on the ground.” Priscilla reports that she, on the other hand, is
constantly “trying to reinvent the
wheel” by experimenting with the
newer equipment on the market.
Cecy Turner "You? Henpecked?"
2014 SWS Spring Paint Out
Glen Rose, Texas. April 11,
12, 13, 2014
Visit. WWW.SWSWATERCOLOR.ORG
for more details
RSVP to:
Gaylord O'Con, sws / Paintout
Chairman
gaylord@gaylordocon.com
As Signature Members of SWS, Nel and Priscilla support the various activities. As competitors they nearly
always both win prizes in the exhibitions. Would you
think that the habits of painting regularly might lend
itself to their success?
Naomi Brotherton SWS, NWO, TWS, WFWS
Traveler’s Hotel by Nel
Traveler’s Hotel by Priscilla
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HAPPENINGS
Michael Holter's painting, "The Veil Has Been
Torn" was juried in as one of 80 paintings to be
shown in the 2014 Transparent Watercolor
Society of America 38th Annual Exhibition. He is
also presenting his popular Creating Stunning
Watercolor Portraits from Photographs workshop March 5-7. Call Michael 972.965.2078.
Muriel Mimura was honored to receive Third
Place in the Society of Watercolor Artists’ Membership Show for her painting “Red Flowers on
Her Hat - Inca Pisac.”
Sharon Giles will be teaching a Suminagashi
(Japanese marbling technique using inks on
water) workshop at the Irving Public Library in
March. She will also teach another session for
Jane E. Jones
Art Studio
S.W.S., T.W.S., N.W.S., A.C.A., W.F.S., N.W.O.,
W.C.W.S
CRITIQUE
the library on acrylic printmaking using the gelli plate later in May. She will demo the technique at the May meeting of the Society of Watercolor Artists.
Carmen Kelley had three paintings accepted in the Pens & Patterns Zentangle Exhibit at the
Brandi Cooper Studio located in Valley View Center. Her “Tangled Fruit” won the People’s
Choice Award.
Jimmy Magouirk’s watercolor "Hard Life" was accepted in the Plano Art Association's "Black
History" exhibit
Karin Michele Anderson has 8 watercolors hanging at the Richardson Heights Recreation
Center through March 11th.
Betty Jameson had a painting accepted into the Missouri Watercolor Society's Watercolor
International, Winston Churchill Museum and Library, Fulton, Missouri April 1-May 26, 2014
and had a painting accepted into the Southern Watercolor Society's 37th Annual Exhibit at
the Kerr Arts and Cultural Center, Kerrville, Texas April 1-27, 2014.
Calling all Architects/Engineers, retired or working who love to create artwork and might
like to participate in a show in ArtReach Gallery at Lovers Lane United Methodist (LLUMC)
September 1 - October 2. Paintings, drawings, sculpture will be considered. Any subject
matter is welcome, not just architectural subjects - more details to come later. If interested please respond with contact information to - Marilyn Eitzen
Jones meitzenjones@att.net 214-350 4205
SUBMIT NEWS FOR HAPPENINGS TO: Judith.pafford@verizon.net prior to the 24th
of the month. Items will be included on a first-come-first served basis as space is
available.
Fridays, 9:30-12:00 or 1:30-4:00; Mar.
21, May 16; Jane’s Home; $20 each
2014 WORKSHOPS
EXPERIMENTAL/ACRYLIC/DESIGN:
March 17-20 (4 days); 9:30-3:30; Artists’
Showplace; $312
LAKE CITY EXPERIMENTAL WC/
ACRYLIC: August 14-17 (4 days); 9:003:00; Jane’s L.C. Studio; $475 supplies
included
COLOR AT PELHAM ART LEAGUE:
August 28-Sept. 1 (5 days); Canada;
contact Mary Powley 905-892-4625
ABSTRACTING NATURE: November 3-7
(5 days); 9:30-3:30; Artists’ Showplace;
$390
SWS CONTACTS
PRESIDENT
Mickey Archer 972 974 2660
michaelarcher_7@msn.com
1014 Means Farm Rd.
Garland TX 75044
1st VP - PROGRAM CHAIR
Teta Smith 214 244 9449
teta22@tx.rr.com
7100 Chase Oaks Blvd.
Plano, TX 75025
2nd VP - WORKSHOP CHAIR
Workshop Sign Ups, Payments and
Scheduling
Pam Wilson 972 727 1086
pamwilson.allen@gmail.com
Individual Critiques Available
Artists’ Showplace, 15615 Coit Rd Dallas
Visit Jane’s web site www.janejonesart.com
For information call 972.407.1566
1086 Hawkwood Way
Allen, TX 75019
3 VP - MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
New Members, Address Changes and
Membership Dues
Ruth Siegel 214 351 1009
RD
ruth_siegel@yahoo.com
3739 Waldorf Dr
Dallas, TX 75229
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4th VP - EXHIBITION CHAIR
Gayle Ledbetter 972 562 6726
mcktvlgl@waymark.net
211 S. Westpark McKinney, TX 75070
PAINT-OUT CHAIR
Gaylord O'Con 214 876 4851
2717 Purdue Ave
Dallas, TX 75225
gaylord@gaylordocon.com
WEBSITE
Steve Miller
smiller2@sbcglobal.net
TREASURER
Bill Riley
214 810 3363
bill@billrileys.com
10263 Better Dr. Dallas, TX 75229
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Plano, TX 75093
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Michael Borne RA 512-318-1279 www.mborne.com 4/12
Beginner to Advanced Adult Watercolor classes - Saturdays
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