American Impressionist Society, Inc. 10th Annual National Juried

American Impressionist Society, Inc.
2010
10th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Saks Galleries, Denver, Colorado
The 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition was a great success at Saks Galleries in
Denver last October. Mikkel, and Catherine Saks, were perfect hosts along with their
staff, dejon and Karen. What a fabulous job hanging the 200 works and promoting
many sales of members’ work. Saks also organized a fundraiser from the sales of the
miniature works benefitting Foodbank of the Rockies in a second private reception.
We were honored to have Quang Ho judge the show, as he did a
spectacular job choosing the best of the best. It was not an easy
task as the quality of work was very high and the competition
tough. Congratulations to all award recipients (see page 2-4).
These opening reception was very well attended by AIS members
across the country.
Quang was also very generous with his painting demonstration
the following day. The large room was packed with artists watching this master at work. Quang’s new instructional DVD was introduced to the crowd (see page 5).
Quang Ho, AISM, Judge The AIS Masters’ workshops were filled and Colorado provided perfect weather for the painters amongst the picturesque Rocky Mountains. October in Colorado is beautiful! AIS members had a
wonderful time painting in Scott Christensen’s workshop in Evergreen, and at Carolyn
Anderson’s workshop in Denver. They are both excellent instructors and artists and
AIS is proud to have hosted their workshops (see more on page 6). We appreciate Scott
and Carolyn’s participation and couldn’t have done it without our Vice President, Mary
Garrish, AIS, and Charlie Bogusz organizing the events.
With every show, AIS enjoys new membership from the area. Denver is certainly rich
with fabulous impressionist painters and is home to one of the finest art galleries
- Saks Galleries. We welcome all the many new Colorado members and look forward
to your entries in this years show and years to follow.
Our warmest thank yous go to Mikkel and Catherine Saks, dejon and Karen at Saks
Galleries for being fabulous to work with and doing such a great job presenting and
selling the work. More thank yous to all our volunteers on the shipping committee:
Leslie Allen, Linda McFarland, Bill Daniel, Jen Arribau, Cheryl St. John, Teri Gortmaker,
Jill Musser, JuLee Simmons, Dan Schultz, Tom Tiffany, Drew Sarka, Kathryn Mc Mahon,
Pat Carney & Charlie, Judy Scott and Anita Mosher.
Last but not least, I’d like to thank my Co-Show Chair, LaNell Arndt for her endless
dedication to helping me make the the show a success.
I look forward to meeting you all again this October at Richland Fine Art, in Nashville,
Tennessee. We are honored to have C.W. Mundy, AISM who is judging
the show, providing a lecture/slide presentation, and teaching a 5 day
workshop. We are also pleaseed to have Peggi Kroll-Roberts, AISM
teaching a 3 day workshop (see page5).
Warmest regards,
Cheers at the Opening
Kathy Cooper
AIS President/Show Chair
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Best of Show “Morning Ensigns, Italy,” by Mitch Baird
Mitch Baird was born in 1972 and grew up
in the Pacific Northwest. At an early age he
displayed talent in drawing and painting
and with the encouragement of his parents
developed a love for art. His true passion for
painting matured while pursuing his BFA at
Brigham Young University. It was here that
he studied under the great draftsman Ralph
Barksdale, whose inspiration and wisdom
quickened his abilities, knowledge and desire.
“It was Ralph Barksdale’s patient direction and
willingness to share the mysteries and insights into design, drawing and painting
that opened my eyes and mind. I will forever be indebted to him.”
Mitch Baird
“Morning Ensigns, Italy”
Best of Show, and
Souhwest Art Magazine
Award of Excellence
(selected by SWA)
Mitch believes that painting is a celebration of life and the beauty that surrounds
us. He is devoted to the traditions of the late 19th century artists who looked to
the figure and nature for inspiration regarding light, color, and design. Seeking
out this inspiration, Mitch works directly from life to capture the qualities and nuances of natural light and color harmony. He has a strong conviction that great
artistic communication depends on good draftsmanship, design and vision. His
artistic desire is to “portray a positive visual statement and hope the viewer will
experience what I see and in some sense be inspired, uplifted, or moved by my
painting, whether it is of a small intimate setting or a grandiose subject.”
Mitch resides with his wife Emily and daughter Siena in the ‘Great Northwest’ near
Portland, Oregon. Mitch has established himself as a gifted painter and is leaving
his mark in the art world. His national recognition continues to grow
www.mitchbaird.com
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
Southwest Art Magazine
American Art Collector Magazine
Fine Art Studio Online
M. Graham
Vasari Colors
SourceTek
Charlie Bogusz, Primary Colors Consulting and Kimberly Moore, Southwest Artist
Magazine Regional Sales Manager
Krista Morel, Southwest Artist Magazine
Advertising Coordinator and Kathy Cooper,
AIS President
Nikki Padilla, American Art Collector, Quang
Ho, AISM, Judge, Lindsay Green, American Art
Collector, and Kathy Cooper, AIS President/
Show Chair
Progressive Services
WindRiver Arts
Jack Richeson Co.
Dick Blick Art
Guerrilla Painter
Gamblin
Providing many fine awards!
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Award Recipients of the 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition
First Place - Dan Schultz, “Sand Creek”
Third Place
Margaret Dyer, “Thursday Afternoon”
Second Place - Diane Massey Dunbar, “More Jars”
Quang Ho, AISM and Steve Vasari
awarding Mary Garrish with the
William Schultz Award
Guerrilla Painter Award
Mary Ann Davis
“Indiana Farm”
Kelly Paige
Standard
and
Quang Ho
American Art Collector Magazine
Award of Excellence
Gene Costanza
“Another Red and Gold Autumn”
William Schultz Award
Mary Garrish, “Study of Greens”
SourceTek Awards
Melissa Gann, “Silk Factory Worker”
Leslie Allen, AIS, Shipping Coordinator,
LaNell Arnett, AIS, Co-Show Chair,
and Darcie Peet, AIS
Dan Biehn, “Winter Stream”
Vasari Award
Cindy Carrillo, “Early Frost”
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Award Recipients of the 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition
Honorable Mention Awards
Fine Art Studio Online Award
Barb Hafner, “Laryn”
Progressive Services Award
Darcie Peet
“Palo Verde Glow”
Cathy Boyer
“Eucalyptus Splendor”
Lorenze Chavez
“Dancing Light”
WindRiver Arts Awards
Fran Ellisor
“A Warm November Day”
M. Graham Award
Susan Ploughe
“Always Hopeful”
Cynthia Edmonds
“Beach Bungalow”
Kelly Paige Standard
“Pepper Boat”
Dick Blick Art Award
Sandy Johnson
“Spanish Eyes”
Carolyn Hess-Low
“Sea Side”
Diane Lyon
“Violin Maker”
Margaret Dyer
“Lisa in Reds and Greens”
Laura Sheperd
“Just Floatin’”
Grace Schleser Award
Kelly Brewer, “Brake Time”
Jack Richeson Co. Award
Gamblin Award
Monica Achberger
“Riverside Park”
Dan Beck
“Into Winter”
Mary Dolph Wood
“Celebration”
Nancy MacDonald
“Coyote Valley”
Toni Williams
“Bataquitos Reserve”
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AIS Master Artist Judges and demos at Saks Galleries
Quang Ho, AISM
Painting Demo at
Saks Galleries
Denver, CO
2010 Show Announcement
October 7th - November 3rd, 2010, Reception, October 7th, 5-8 p.m.
October 6th, 7 - 9 p.m. , Lecture and Slide Presentation at Gallery by C.W. Mundy, AISM
at the prestigious
Annual
Exhibition 2 0 1 0
Quang Ho provided a tremendous painting demonstration at Saks Galleries for AIS members. He brought his new
instructional DVDs hot off the press, “Painting the Still Life” as well as, “Painting the Figure in an Interior” and “Nuts & Bolts,” all
highly recommended by AIS. For more information about Quang’s work and DVDs, visit, www.QuangHo.com
National Juried
Peggi Kroll-Roberts, AISM
Nashville, Tennessee, www.RichlandFineArt.com
C.W. Mundy, Judging
2010 AIS SHOW CALENDAR
Mark these dates on your calendar.
June 25, Entry Service Deadline (optional)
June 30, Deadline for digital entries
C.W. Mundy, “Brass and Copper” 16x20 oil on linen
Oct. 6, C.W. Mundy Lecture/slide
Presentation (open to public) 7 to 9 p.m.
C.W. Mundy, AISM
Oct. 7, Opening Reception, 5 to 7 p.m.
Awards at 6 p.m.
Oct. 9, Kathy Cooper, AIS President, painting
demonstration, 10 - noon. (open to public)
Visit our website, or facebook page for latest
information and prospectus download link.
Sponsored by:
Member group rates available for October issue.
Still Life Painting Workshop
Oct. 4th - 8th, 2010
9 -4 Monday - Thursday, and 9 - 1 Friday.
$750 (limited to only 20 students)
On Monday morning, C.W. Mundy will open
the workshop with a slide presentation and
lecture, “The Seven Foundational Truths .“
On Monday afternoon, students will observe a still life demonstration.
The class will begin painting Tuesday morning. C.W. will offer each artist individual
personal attention and critique.
Figure Painting Workshop
October 3rd - 5th, 2010
9:30 - 4:30 Sunday - Tuesday
$450 + Model fee
The subject will be the costumed figure but the focus
will be the fundamentals of
drawing, design, value and
color. Peggi’s approach is to
break down these tools into “one idea at a
time” exercises. This helps the student to
concentrate on one
concept without
the distraction of
all that goes into
making a painting.
By approaching a
painting with these
tools Peggi hopes
to help the student
“say it in their own
voice” while getting a good start and maintaining a solid
foundation. There will be many starts to
gain the most mileage. Plan on covering a
lot of canvas. To register, visit www.primarycolorsconsulting.com/ais_workshop_36.html
For questions regarding the workshops, contact Mary Garrish, at marygarrish@aol.com, or (321) 698-4431
For more information about registration, visit www.AmericanImpressionistSociety.org. AIS Membership required
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Scott Christensen, AISM Workshop in Evergreen, CO
AIS members met in Evergreen, CO for
a five day pléin air workhop with
Scott Christensen, AISM.
www.Christenenstudio.com
Scott was generous with his teaching
and painting skills. He conveyed his use
of colors, values and thought process
in which he uses to achieve such stunning results.
Scott Christensen during one of his
painting demonstrations.
We thank you, Scott, for a fabulous
workshop we’ll always remember!
For more information about other Scott
Christensen workshops, which are highly
recommended by AIS, visit,
Carolyn Anderson, AISM Workshop in Denver, CO
Carolyn Anderson, AISM, also provided
AIS members with a spectacular portrait
workshop in Denver, CO. Live models,
including Steve Vasari, of Vasari Colors, sat
for Carolyn’s demonstration and students
at Gallery 1261.
For more information about other Carolyn
Anderson workshops, which are highly
recommended by AIS, visit,
www.CarolynAnderson.com
Carolyn Anderson.
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American Impressionist Society, Inc. Membership
Our Mission Statement
“To promote the appreciation
of Impressionism through
exhibitions, workshops and
other media.”
Membership is open to all Impressionist
artists and any who would like to support
Impressionism. AIS artists enjoy outdoor
painting and figure and still life painting in
the studio. Emphasis is always on capturing
light and color, using broken brush strokes
and thick impasto spots of color to create a
dazzling impression of the subject.
For further information about the
current exhibit, or the organization, visit our
website at, www.AmericanImpressionistSociety.org
write to, American Impressionist Society, Inc.,
856 5th Place, Vero Beach, FL 32962,
or email us at, info@americanimpressionistsociety.org
(please type “AIS info” in the subject line).
QUESTIONS?
Kathy Cooper, AIS President/Show Chair
Café kcooperfa@aol.com
(978) 589-3840
Mary Garrish, AIS Vice President
Workshops marygarrish@aol.com
(321) 698-4431
LaNell Arndt, AIS Co-Show Chair
Show/Workshops lanellarndt@hotmail.com
(979) 836-9270
T.R. Dickinson, AIS National Treasurer
Membership charlotte856@att.net
(772) 569-0597
2010 AIS Signature Members
LaNell Arndt
Kevin Barton
Kay Bonanno
Marjorie Bradley
Bonnita Budysz
Martha Carmody
Valerie Carson
Barbara Cutter
Chenault
Kathy Cooper
Mary Ann Davis
Adelaide Deantonia
Donna DeLaBriandais
Daisy DePuthod
Charlotte Dickinson
Nancy Ellington
Fran Ellisor
Kathleen Elsey
Diane Eugster
Paula Fasken
Eleanor Freudenstein
Debra Groesser
Robert Grogan
Brenda Hofreiter
Debra Huse
Wilima James
Jannette Taylor LeGrue
Diane Lyon
Janette Maloy
Kathryn McMahon
Marcia Oleszkiewicz
Rae O’Shea
Paul Panossian
Virginia Pendergrass
Mary Garrish
Ann Powers
Theresa Proctor
Carol Roberts
Gregg Russell
Val Sandell
Grace Schlesier
Julia Seelos
Gerald Shanafelt
Dorothy Smuskiewicz
Kathryn Townsend
Toni Williams
Mary Wood
Member Workshops
For more information on Show, Master Artists,
Signature Member and Associate Member
workshops, visit our website at,
www.AmericanImpressionistSociety.org
AIS Master Artists
Carolyn Anderson
Scott Burdick
Nancy Bush
Scott Christensen
Kim English
Nancy Guzik
Albert Handell
Quang Ho
Peggi Kroll-Roberts
Calvin Liang
Kevin Macpherson
C.W. Mundy
Zhiwei Tu
AIS Officers
Kathy Cooper
President / Show Chair
Mary Garrish
Vice President
LaNell Arndt
Co-Show Chair
TR Dickinson
Treasurer / Membership
AIS Founders
William J. Shultz, 1919 - 2005
Marjorie Bradley
Charlotte Dickinson
Pauline Ney
Newsletter produced by
Kathy Cooper, AIS President
kcooperfa@aol.com
2010 Membership Form Annual Membership dues January - December 2009
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p Current Signature Member ($50)
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A Decade of Dedication to AIS. We Honor our Founders...
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of her time to keep her late
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alive in America. All the long
hours over the years are paying off as evidence is seen in
the high quality of work in
our shows.
Each conversation with Charlotte is about what is best for
AIS members and keeping
within the original goals to
promote the appreciation of
impressionism through workshops, classes, exhibitions,
videos and other media.
So, as I spend my time thinking about what needs to be
done before certain dates
for the Nashville show, and
the possibilities for the future
of AIS, I know Charlotte has
spent 10 times more doing
the same with her dedicated
treasurer at her side (and still
does). We thank you Charlotte
and T.R. for all you have done
to promote American Impressionism, this organization,
and all its members.
Thank you, Charlotte, T.R.,
Margarie & Pauline!
T.R. Dickinson
AIS National Treasurer