CVAA Happenings

18 Nov 2011 Monthly meeting

2011-11-20T15:58:00.001-08:00

The wind was blowing and howling even though the sky was clear. We knew something was up but our focus was simply on getting the door onep and not getting blown clean away. These are good days to have meetings... once inside no one wants to leave :-)

This was one of the best meetings of the year and it was unanimously voted to have more of this style of meeting. We had a round table discussion going with contributions from all ... each sharing his/her trade secrets; organizational tips; suggestions and comments. The hostess brought her famous chocolate covered bundt cake for all to enjoy.

The executive committee at work.

Carolyn shows her method of organizing color swatches.

Anne reveals her secrets to organizing her inventory

The excitement continues

Marg demonstrates some of her water color secrets

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Jan 28 2011 Meeting Ann Armijo

2011-02-12T16:28:00.000-08:00

The weather was good and the meeting was packed with joyful faces and a bunch of fun-lovin'artists. Ann Armijo was on the docket for providing a very excellent demo.... and that she did.
Scroll down and take a tour of our meeting.

Very Successful Scholarship Show 2010

2010-11-15T06:58:00.000-08:00

The Carson Valley Art Association has just completed it's annual Scholarship Art Show at the CVIC Hall in Minden Nevada ..... it was the best ever .... more entries... more people attending ... more fun.
This all volunteer produced show went very well. The volunteers enjoyed serving and all had a good time.
The raffle had many, many terrific prises which were happily carried off by the winners.
The "flea market table" was overloaded with quality items for sale...cheap! These items also were rushed out the door.
The food available for the visitors was a "gourmet" delight.
The quality of the art displayed this year was exceptional. The many ribbons and prizes justly awarded to the various artists indicated the talent, time and effort put in by the winning artists.
Read more of the details of this event in the CVAA News.
Follow on down this page for a pictoiral overview of the CVAA Annual Scholarship Art Show.

Potluck and White elephant exchange Sept 2010

2010-10-08T08:49:00.000-07:00

The annual potluck and white elephant gift exchange was a huge success in 2010.
If you missed it for some reason put it on your calendar for next year.. fun , food and lots of laughs ... plus some chat time with your favorite artists of the valley.

Scroll down through the following pictures ... you'll see nothing but good times rollin' on. ... and all this out-of-doors with sunshine and fresh air.

27 Aug 2010 Regular Meeting

2010-08-28T16:05:00.000-07:00

The August 2010 meeting of the CVAA was held, as usual, at the UNT Cooperative Extension conference room across from Lampe Park in Gaardnerville Nevada.

Ann Cameron demonstrated how she makes her imaginative creations using Sculey polymer clay ...... and next Monday (which is 30 August) she will host an experimental class which is free to all members, including all the supplies.

The July experimental workshop.... "Having fun with Nancy" was held on 26 Jul 2010 and hosted by Nancy Bargman. Those who attended had a great time ... lots of fun... lots of laughs ... and lots of good work produced ....... check it out in the following photos taken at the meeting.....

Board plans exciting events

2010-05-08T08:35:00.000-07:00

The CVAA Board Meeting was held on 6 May 2010.
Exciting events are in the works for the organization for the upcoming months and the rest of the year. The anouncements will be posted in the newsletter under the direction of Helen Martin who was unable to attend the Board Meeting this month due to other important commitments. She was able, however, to direct most of the Board to the location of the meeting.

The meeting is in full swing

Ron is always ready

Listening intently to a new proposal .... and to select a choice of pictures for the Sept paint-off

I like that idea

More on Scratch Board

2010-04-28T09:39:00.000-07:00

After the exciting and workshop class in scratch board art it seems that this followup is in order.
Wet Canvas sent out a Scratch board special today ... right on time.
the following picctures are from thier "Hall of Fame" for scratch board art ... find it here... there are some great pieces posted:

http://wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=602100

............. and you must go to You Tube and watch some of the many videos.... demos of techiques, color and much more....

http://wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=465191

You may have to register or join Wet Canvas to read some of the very informative articles but it is easy and free.

http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.gx=1&.rand=4u1ms3vh7fd4l

Well we hardly scratched the surface on this one... there is so much good info out there... go for it

Mon 26 Apr 2010 Scratch Board Class - Marg Leslie

2010-04-27T08:40:00.000-07:00

Marg Leslie promised and exciting and rewarding scratch board class and she delivered it in good order.
As a reminder, scratch board is a reductive technique wherein a white board is coated with india ink. After the ink is dried images are produced by scratching the black surface to allow the white to show through. the white may be colored with ink, dye, or paint... or left white . the scratching may be done with a sewing needle; razor blade; exacto knife; dental tools; tools especially made for scratch board techniques; a nail; your finger nais or whatever you find works best for you.
Marg provided pictures for reference or the students brought their own. As always in these classes everything was provided... the students only needed to show up for an entertaining and lively learning session.

Once the class got started there was dead silence and intense concentration as you can see in the following fotos:

Remarkable finished art work in just a couple hours.

April 23 Meeting with Marge Leslie

2010-04-26T21:15:00.000-07:00

Marg Leslie showed up this week to demo how she makes all those wonderful scratch art pictures. She brought a couple of her originals that people love so much. During her demo she sent around the room a sample to allow everyone to take a try at scratching something. :-)
During the session Marg gave us a brief bio and answered questions.

I love doing these cats.

Me and this cat have something in common... I couldn't help scratching this one.

.... a couple of favorites

It's easy... just do this....

that's right... just scratch it there...

Everyone was captivated

Samples of trading cards were presented ... y'all git those trading cards ready for the big swap this year.....

Vickie enjoyed the meeting

Anne enjoyed the meeting

Ron enjoyed the meeting .....

Everyone enjoyed the meeting... if you didn't make it be there next time... they keep getting better all the time.

These are the results of the last Monday FREE class sponsered by the CVAA ... aren't they great ... and those folks had a ball. Please check out the Monday in the park classes... you won't be sorry you went.

26 Mar 2010 Meeting

2010-03-27T09:31:00.001-07:00

Carolyn called the meeting to order and got right into the business of the day with a big happy smile.
All the meetings are good... and some are REALLY good............. some how the word got out that this would be one of the latter....looka dat crowd

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The meeting hall was packed with enthusiastic CVAA members and guests.

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Each year the CVAA has a special show for the members and a local organization is chosen to receive the painting of their choice. The artist is awarded $200.00 for the chosen painting.
And the winner is..........................

The refreshment Czar always takes care of the group with love and care.... just look at those eats... ummmm, ummmm........

Greg Drinkwine stands ready to perform with his typically great demo and instruction.

"Greg received his formal training at the Art Students League of New York and at Ecole Albert De Fois in France. He Has been a working professional artist for over twenty years. He has exhibited extensively across the country and his work is awardwinning. Visit his framing company at

www.craftsmanframe.com "

Quoted from the CVAA Newsltter.

This demo is really interesting!

Greg demos blocking in the shapes and working down to the details while he explains the fundamentals of building a good painting.

I must say... this guy is really good.

The CVAA meetings and demos just keep getting better and better. Be sure to be there next month.

Show N Tell Meeting 26 Feb 2010

2010-02-28T18:45:00.000-08:00

The Show n Tell meeting has got to be one of the best meeting in the entire year. The very talented artists of the group bring samples of their work and explain a thing or two about how or why they painted the piece. It is soooooo inspiring and uplifting to see all these great pieces. This is the meeting when everyone comes away with something for sure.
Following you will find a sample of the smiles, joy and intense interest interest of the audiance. Notice the willingness of the artists to share what they have and what they have done. If there is one meeting out of the year we should invite a guest this is it.

White elephant in the Park

2009-10-04T19:13:00.000-07:00

No doubt the White Elephant meeting is one of the most outstanding and outlandish. If you have never been to one you will have to wait until next year but DON'T MISS IT!!!
Check out the attached pictures ... see the smiles... listen to the laughter ... sniff that delectable food .......... and all this in Lampe Park!

Trustee Meeting Sept 09

2009-09-03T12:22:00.000-07:00

Another exciting Trustee meeting was held today proposing some terrific events for the coming months.

Check the next newsletter for all the details.

If you would like to help CVAA in some small way check with the nominating committee or Ron Clark.

WNCC Sept Painting Project

2009-09-02T19:50:00.000-07:00

WONDERFUL...WONDERFUL ..... that's what you'll say when you see the entries for the CVAA September painting project.

Every entry is a credit to the artist and to the CVAA. You all should be proud.

Congratulations to you all for the great work.

If you have not been over to WNCC to see the exhibit go right now.

CVAA Hangs at the old Copeland Building

2009-09-01T17:34:00.000-07:00

On 1 Sept 09 the CVAA folks hung some of their fine art at the old Copeland building in Minden for public viewing. We encourage everyone to stop by and enjoy. There will be an artists reception shortly... be on the lookout... and be there for the fun of it all

CVAA Trustees Meet 6 Aug 09

2009-08-09T08:40:00.000-07:00

The Trustees met on 6 Aug 09 to discuss some exciting events coming soon for the CVAA. The members will want to keep their eyes on the CVAA Newsletter for times, dates and events.

24 Jul 09 Meeting with Yasmin Sayyed

2009-07-25T17:30:00.000-07:00

Another fabulous meeting arranged by the program chairperson, Vickie Kingman.

Yasmin Sayyed shared with us her bio and her philosophy of art and painting along with real
life samples of her work. We were entertained and inspired. Everyone was one the edge of his chair. To top it off Yasmin had the members create a spontanious work of art using oil pastels and acrylic paints. Another meeting that will not be forgotten.

Thanks Yasmin.

Trustee Meeting Jul 09

2009-07-02T16:56:00.001-07:00

The Board of Trustees held their monthly meeting 2 Jul 2009 and got right down to business planning some really great stuff for the CVAA. Be sure to read about it in the CVAA Newsletter.

To make it more interesting for us, the building department brought in the Fire Marshall for his routine inspection. He found none of the Trustees a fire hazard but kept noting all sorts of mysterious jotings in his official book.

26 Jun 09 Meeting

2009-06-26T20:08:00.001-07:00

Francis Rider presented to the CVAA meeting a very inspiring and delightful program on Fri 26 Jun 09 including a slide show with representations from many of the shows, exhibits and travels and his own work.

There is always a lively discussion during the intermission around the punch bowl!

Current Award Winners

2009-06-23T18:44:00.000-07:00

Helen had announced in the CVAA newletter that Carolyn Denning took the best of show in the NAA Summer show 2009. The judge of the show commented "Wonderful use of color; excellent negative space and drawing skills. The subject was rendered beautifully." We had to show it here on the blog. What a great work! Thanks to the NAA for the picture of Carolyn and her painting.

Caorlyn also took the 3rd Place in the Scenery Division

Charlene Howdle was awarded the 1st Place in the animals and Wildlife Division with her Buttercup & the Butterfly

Rick Rose's self portrait "Pyschedelic Relic" won the 2nd Place in the Portraits & Figures Division

Pam Brekas won the 3rd Place in the "Other" Division with her :Nature's Glow"

Michele Johnson's "New Fad" won an Honorable Mention in the Flower & Still Life Division

Pam Brekas' "Open Wide" won and Honorable Mention if the Animals * Wildlife Division

Congratulation to all of you for a job well done. We are proud of you.

The final picture posted is Maurice's "Pelican at Ponce Inlet" which was awarded an "Honorable Mention" in the 26th annual cover contest by Northlight Books.

http://www.northlightshop.com/cover

Exciting Meetings

2009-06-15T11:42:00.000-07:00

Here is a brief look at some of the past meetings. Look at the fun we had. Remember those great demo's? Always good to look back and remember the fun times. Another monthly meeting coming up next week. Plan to be there. Build up some great memories. Learn something new. Bring something to share. Meet with your firends. Y'all come over.

Carson Valley Days Show 2009

2009-06-13T08:45:00.000-07:00

So far the annual CCVA Carson Valley Days Show is off to a great start. Today is the big day for the parade down Hwy 395 starting in Minden and ending in Gardnerville .... the art show is open ... if you have not visited yet come on over. You see here the the ladies and Ron getting the show off to a roaring start accepting the truely wonderful work of so many artists. An empty room turns into a gallery of fine art. Invite your friens and family. The visitors showed much interest in the paintings .. studying them closely ... engaging in animated discussions ... pointing out what they liked the most.

Also posted here are scenes from the exciting artists reception night.. Friday night. Excitment filled the room as visitors and artists mingled, chatted, ate and drank. If you have never attended the artist reception make it a point not to miss it next time. Personal interaction with the artists makes the work even more meaningful. These are friendly local folks who are more than willing to share their inspiration and insights of what went into their work. These are some of the fun times.

2009-04-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

Great Demo, Peter. Thanks. We all enjoyed it very much

2009-04-24T09:14:00.000-07:00

Today Peter Darvas is our guest at CVAA monthly meeting. You won't want to miss this one. Here is a picture and a bit of info from the website

http://artforthehomegallery.com

"An international artist who travels frequently throughout the year sailing and painting in regions as diverse as Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, and Polynesia, E. Peter Darvas has also kept a main studio and home in Tahoe for over 30 years where he is inspired and relaxed by the area's unfettered scenic beauty. An Impressionist painter, his art is bold and spontaneous with life, light, mood and color - much like his own vibrant and generous personality.

Born in Hungary in 1946 and raised in Texas since the age of ten, Darvas' early natural talent and the rich artistic heritage of the Southwest secured his destiny to become a world-renown painter despite the fact that before earning his degree in Fine Art, he had first majored in Physics on his way to become a rocket scientist. (During his senior year, Darvas achieved the highest statewide SAT score in Math.) Today, his inimitable oils, acrylics and watercolors adorn many homes and public buildings across California, the U.S. and the world bringing nature's free and compelling beauty into the lives of many.

THE LAKE TAHOE PORTFOLIO
Over the last five years, Darvas has been creating a special portfolio of scenes in and around the Lake Tahoe region. Offered in collector quality giclee reproductions, these Tahoe art pieces can be lovingly passed from generation to generation. His hand-enhanced A/Ps sell out fast so request your catalog as soon as possible. "

Thanks for coming Peter.

2009-04-20T16:39:00.001-07:00

What is a blog?

A blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

The CVAA Blog may be maintained by one bloke but the blog is open to all members. Subit your comments, evaluations and inspirations.

If you would like to submit paintings or paintings in progress for helpful, positive critiques, comments or ideas... go for it.

2009-04-20T16:33:00.000-07:00

Well, if your in the painting mood how about a challenge?
The Artists Network current challenge........... go to the link below and look at the entries so far... then you paint your entry.

What does spring mean to you--besides flowers, that is. Flowers are fine, but artists are far too creative to "root" themselves to one subject, don't you think? For the Spring Nonfloral challenge, convey a sense of springtime through color, subject, atmosphere or any other means--as long as its not flowers. Fresh ideas encouraged.Here are the details:
To enter, you must be a registered user of the Artist Network forums. To register, click on the word "Register" toward the top of this page and on the right. If you're already a forum member, just make sure you're logged in.
Your artwork is to convey a sense of springtime or convey what spring means to you--without depicting flowers.
Your artwork may be any style from trompe l’oeil realism to somewhat abstract (objects must be identifiable).
All media are acceptable, including collage—just keep your work basically two-dimensional.
New work only please.
Include your artwork's name, dimensions and medium when you post it. A sentence or two of background information about your artwork is encouraged, but not necessary.
Click here for posting instructions. Do not use the "Quick Reply" area to post art. Instead, click on the "Add Reply" icon. You'll find it on the left after the last message. Look for a green pencil on a yellow background.
Those who have won an All-Media Paint-Off challenge within the past year may post their art, but they are not eligible to win this challenge. If you're unsure whether you're eligible or not, email me at artistsnetwork@fwmedia.com
Multiple entries are permissible, but no more than one entry by the same artist will be selected as a finalist.As always, the winner of this challenge will recieve a $50.00 gift certificate for North Light Books.This challenge closes at noon EST on Monday, May 18, 2009. Then forum users and newsletter subscribers will have a chance to vote on their favorite entry from finalists selected by the editors of The Artist's Magazine.Happy painting!

http://forum.artistsnetwork.com/Home/tabid/53/forumid/23/tpage/1/view/Topic/postid/40172/Default.aspx

2009-04-20T16:06:00.000-07:00

Now there is a win-win situation.... Dave Sheets is happy to accept; the CVAA is happy to give.... and Nancy is all smiles clasping on to that check. Congrats Nancy. There was a fine turnout at the WNC hanging from which this work of art was selected by the Town of Minden. Thank you everyone for your participation. And special thanks to those who did all the hanging and take down. You are probably still sweating. Oh.. so this is old news you saw in the Newsletter. That's ok. We're glad you noticed. these are the opening volleys of our new blog so we're just getting our feet wet. Add your positive comments, inspirations and thoughts.

2009-04-20T15:40:00.000-07:00

Your board members had a great meeting on 9 Apr 09 planning some really good things for the Association. As you can see, Helen was beside herself... she just couldn't hold it back any longer.

One item discussed was the September show CVAA will be having of your personal interpretations of the Carson Valley fotos which will be selected at the meeting this week.... BE THERE...help us make the selection. This ought to be lots of fun.