Outgoing Presidentʼs Message
Two years ago the members of Artistsʼ Link elected me to be
their vice president/president and throughout my term of
service to you, you may have gotten rather tired of seeing my
face so much. With our past presidentʼs move to Kentucky I
began my term by leading the meetings in her absence along
with my vice presidential duties of arranging our speakers for
the evening. Many times I felt that I wore a myriad of hats that
year.
As president, I think you all know how excited I always got
about our organization and how many “ideas” I got that I at
least wanted to bring to your attention. Iʼve always seen our
group as one that has so much potential and one that
consists of so much talent and Iʼve always felt that we have
unlimited potential.
Everything I said and did throughout the years, however, was
not ever accomplished alone for with each idea there were
always members to help, encourage, or simply voice a much
needed opinion. I would like to take this opportunity to thank,
in particular, Phyllis Boger for stepping up at all times
whenever needed, for Bill Branch for being my eyes and,
literally, my ears, for Sue Millerʼs mentorship and guidance,
for Gail Buckmanʼs steady devotion and level head, all of the
officers and chairmen who worked behind the scenes to make
our organization as great as it could be, and to each and
every member who supported me throughout these two years.
As I pass the torch to our new president, Bill Branch, I wish
him success and look forward to seeing Billʼs vision for the
group come to fruition. And no doubt, you will not be seeing
the last of me for I still have a passion for what our
organization can do and be and look forward to supporting Bill
and all of our new officers and chairmen in any way needed. I
call on all of our members to step up as well, for we have
some great leadership, but they cannot do all the work alone.
Any small measure of volunteering or lending an encouraging
word or a bit of support is always useful and greatly
appreciated by those who choose to lead.
Therefore I leave my office at the end of my term knowing that
thank you all for the awesome opportunity that
you gave me to lead you.
Jane Croy
2009/2010 President of Artistsʼ Link
Schedule of Meeting Programs:
April 19 – Annual Meeting of Artistsʼ Link, Inc.
You will receive a mailed notice about this. It is
your responsibility to attend. It will include
election of new officers based on the nominating
committeeʼs proposed slate during their March
meeting. After the meeting a program will include “Show and Tell” You may bring one of your Most Recentpieces of art and you have 5 minutes to tell aboutit and your current trends, etc. This is NOT at critique.
May 16 – Special meeting, Sunday afternoon,
NOT AT JASONʼS Deli. This will be at the BelzMuseum of Asian and Judaic Art, 119 South
Main Street. 2 PM business meeting with installation of new officers. Program 2;45 – tour
of Belz Museum by Bill Branch. THERE WILL BENO MEETING ON MAY 17 AT JASONʼS DELI.
June, July – no meeting.June – Summer Social event – to be announced.
Meetings resume at Jasonʼs Deli on August 16.
Corrections – Felicitas Stoves –
e-mail: memphisweaver@gmail.com;
website: www.memphisweaver.com,
store: www.memphisweaver.etsy.com,
blog: www.memphisweaver.workdpress.
Outgoing Presidentʼs Message
Two years ago the members of Artistsʼ Link elected me to be
their vice president/president and throughout my term of
service to you, you may have gotten rather tired of seeing my
face so much. With our past presidentʼs move to Kentucky I
began my term by leading the meetings in her absence along
with my vice presidential duties of arranging our speakers for
the evening. Many times I felt that I wore a myriad of hats that
year.
As president, I think you all know how excited I always got
about our organization and how many “ideas” I got that I at
least wanted to bring to your attention. Iʼve always seen our
group as one that has so much potential and one that
consists of so much talent and Iʼve always felt that we have
unlimited potential.
Everything I said and did throughout the years, however, was
not ever accomplished alone for with each idea there were
always members to help, encourage, or simply voice a much
needed opinion. I would like to take this opportunity to thank,
in particular, Phyllis Boger for stepping up at all times
whenever needed, for Bill Branch for being my eyes and,
literally, my ears, for Sue Millerʼs mentorship and guidance,
for Gail Buckmanʼs steady devotion and level head, all of the
officers and chairmen who worked behind the scenes to make
our organization as great as it could be, and to each and
every member who supported me throughout these two years.
As I pass the torch to our new president, Bill Branch, I wish
him success and look forward to seeing Billʼs vision for the
group come to fruition. And no doubt, you will not be seeing
the last of me for I still have a passion for what our
organization can do and be and look forward to supporting Bill
and all of our new officers and chairmen in any way needed. I
call on all of our members to step up as well, for we have
some great leadership, but they cannot do all the work alone.
Any small measure of volunteering or lending an encouraging
word or a bit of support is always useful and greatly
appreciated by those who choose to lead.
Therefore I leave my office at the end of my term knowing that
Page Four: List of officers and committee
chairpersons, about Artistsʼ Link & meeting
dates, Mystery Photo Contest, Newsletter
Submission Rules.
Memphis Area Visual Artists
Page one: Outgoing Presidentʼs Message,
Meeting schedule.
Page two: Special Notice, Membersʼ Awards
and Accomplishments
Page three: Upcoming Exhibits, Art Contests /
Exhibitions to Enter; Workshops / Classes
Artistsʼ Link will continue to be the outstanding
artistsʼ support group that it can be, in capable
hands, and with enthusiastic members. And I
thank you all for the awesome opportunity that
you gave me to lead you.
Jane Croy
2009/2010 President of Artistsʼ Link
Schedule of Meeting Programs:
April 19 – Annual Meeting of Artistsʼ Link, Inc.You will receive a mailed notice about this. It is
your responsibility to attend. It will include election of new officers based on the nominating
committeeʼs proposed slate during their March meeting.
After the meeting a program will include “Show and Tell” You may bring one of your Most Recent
pieces of art and you have 5 minutes to tell about it and your current trends, etc. This is NOT at critique.
May 16 – Special meeting, Sunday afternoon,
NOT AT JASONʼS Deli. This will be at the Belz
Museum of Asian and Judaic Art, 119 South
Main Street. 2 PM business meeting with
installation of new officers. Program 2;45 – tour
of Belz Museum by Bill Branch. THERE WILL BE
NO MEETING ON MAY 17 AT JASONʼS DELI.
June, July – no meeting.
June – Summer Social event – to be announced.
Meetings resume at Jasonʼs Deli on August 16.
Corrections – Felicitas Stoves –
e-mail: memphisweaver@gmail.com;
website: www.memphisweaver.com,
store: www.memphisweaver.etsy.com,
blog: www.memphisweaver.workdpress.
Barbara Tucker Champlin, passed away peacefullyTuesday, February 23, at Saint Francis Hospital, Memphis. She was a longtime Memphis resident andmember of the Baptist faith. An award-winning artist,she pursued her art training at the University of Montevallo, the Birmingham Art Museum and through workshops with many nationally known artists. She was a Charter Member of the Memphis/ Germantown ArtLeague with Platinum Status, a Signature Member of
both the Tennessee Watercolor Society and the Birmingham Watercolor Society, and a member of Artist Link. . In lieu of flowers, the family requests thatmemorial contributions be made to United Way of theMid-South or the Memphis Union Mission.
Jeannine Paul is the featured artist in March with Helen Ingolia at
Gallery Fifty-Six on Central. Opening reception was 3/5/10 from 5-8
PM. The show ends March 31.
Artistsʼ Link members Josie Elosua and Joyce Petrina helped Bill Branch at the Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art in the Chinese New Year Event in March. Sue Miller donated canvas for the monoprint project.
Constance Grayson had three paintings accepted into the international juried exhibit entitled Premio Lupo di Gubbio 2010. The paintings juried in are: Portal diPietralunga; La Terra Rossa and La Primavera di Umbria. The exhibit will be in place from March 15 through April 30, 2010 at the Palazzo di Consoli in Gubbio,Italy. Sue Foell recently had three paintings accepted into the Salon International 2010.392/1288 accepted by EverettRaymond Kinstler, master artist. View show at http://www.greenhousegallery.com
end May 7th when artists pick up their work.
Felicitas Sloves willbe part of the 2nd annual "Celebration of Fine Craft", a show and sale of members of MACA - Memphis
Association of Craft Artists co-sponsored by Christian Brothers University. I will be selling my hand woven scarves and accessories plus my hand bound books
made with handmade paper at the fair. A wine and cheese reception will be held on Friday evening, March 26 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. The fair will continue through the weekend, Saturday, March 27, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday, March 28, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Location is in the Canale Arena of Christian Brothers University on East Parkway @ Central Avenue. There will be signs throughout the campus to direct you to the arena. Admission and parking arefree.
Jan Singer is showing her jewelry and a glass vase
at the Dixon Garden and Gallery Gift Shop. On April
20th she will be showing more glass at the Dixonʼs
glass show in the gallery.
Annabelle Meacham has a one person exhibition at the Memphis Botanic Garden, April 2 to 28. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, April 11,from 3 to 5 PM. This will almost be a retrospective - 51 pieces, which will include her surrealist pieces as well as drawings, prints, non-representational abstracts, fused glass, and constructions.
News & Announcements
ARTISTS LINK ALL MEMBER SPRING SHOW (Non-Juried)
APRIL 2ND TO APRIL 30TH, 2010
ASKEW HARGRAVES HARCOURT & ASSOCIATES, INC
3009 Davies Plantation Rd. Lakeland, TN 38002
Opening reception: April 9, 2010 7 to 9 pm
Drop off: Thursday, April 1st, 9:30-10:30
Pick up: Friday, April 30th, 9:30-10:30
30x40 ish, size restriction. One work each artist, entry fee $15. Work may not have been previously shown at any Artists Link Exhibit. All 2-D works must have wire for hanging, Plexiglas on work over 22 x 22.
3-D work must have pedestal. Originals only, no reproductions.
Directions to Askew Hargraves Harcourt
From I-40 E Merge onto US-64 E/TN-15 E via EXIT 18 toward SOMERVILLE/BOLIVAR. 1.6 mi Turn LEFT onto DAVIES PLANTATION RD. End at 3009 Davies Plantation Rd Lakeland, TN . Use back entryway.
Please note, Mark Askew will choose one art work for their collection, that artist will receive a purchase price of $500. (Money to come from entry fees and Artists Link treasury). You may not enter this show if you do not sign the agreement below for the purchase price. You may put whatever price for sale you would like on your work, but if selected $500 is what you will receive.
Entry Fee and Form due March 15, 2009.
Send to Sue Miller, 4746 Oakbrook Court #1, Memphis, TN 38117
Questions: Phyllis Boger 766 7648 or filisann@yahoo.com
Name as you want in print____________________________
Contact #cell or landline_________________
Title:_____________________________________Media_____________)
Price:_______________Size_______________________________
If my art work is selected for the A2H collection I will accept the purchase price of $500.
Signed_______________________________________________
January 18,2010 (link toCommercial Appeal Article) Kristie Duckworth –public mosaics are on
display at White StationMiddle School, CancerSurvivors Park at AudubonPark. Speaking about herart career with examples.She works in variousmediums, e.g.photography, mosaics,painting, ceramics.
February 15, 2010 – Annabelle Meacham
March 15, 2010 – Bill Branch & Jane Croy Re: TN
Arts Commission Conference 10/09.
April 19 and May 17 – to be announced.
June, July – no meeting.
June – Summer Social event – to be announced.
Contact Bill Branch if youʼd like to speak at a meeting orbe the next Vice President
Artistsʼ Link Critique at Gail Buchmanʼs house 8048Rivertrail Cove, Cordova. 2/7/10 at 2 PM. Bring 1 or 2 pieces. Call if youʼre coming 901 757 5375.
Brepols has just published two books by Jim Blythe, “TheLife and Works of Tolomeo Fiadoni (Ptolemy of Lucca)” and “The Worldview and Thought of Tolomeo Fiadoni (Ptolemy ofLucca)” (1236-1327) Fiadoni was a student of ThomasAquinas and the first medieval writer to develop a theoreticaldefense of republicanism and attack on monarchy
Jeanne Reynolds was commissioned to paint asepia pastel portait of the adult grandchildren of Dr.Willis Campbell (founder of Cambellʼs Clinic) as wellas an oil portrait of “Sugar Ranta.”
Her acrylic painting of George Harrison called “HereComes the Sun” will be auctioned off for the BluesBall/Memphis Charitable Foundation. She had ashow “Sensory Treasures” at Splash Creative onSam Cooper off Broad as part of the Annual BroadAvenue Art Walk.
Connie Grayson and Phyllis Boger's exhibit
"Raw Silk" continues at Christian Brothers
University until March 11th.
St. Georgeʼs Independent School Arts AllianceFine Art Show and Sale 1/30/10, 6-9 PM. ArtistsʼLink members involved include Helen Argo, BillBranch, Sue Foell, Jeannine Paul, and LaurieSamuels.
Jeannine Paul is the featured artist in March with
Helen Ingolia at Gallery Fifty-Six on Central
Workshops / Classes
Beginnerʼs landscape painting workshop by JaneCroy at the Thomas Kinkade Gallery in Saddle
Creek. $100 includes supplies and light lunch.1/23/10. More info at: www.jjmcroy.com.
Phyllis Boger – batik, resist painting technique onfabric 2/20, 1PM – 4 PM, Memphis Botanic Gardens.$95 – non-members $85 – members, supplies included.
All Thatʼs Clay – Pottery Show and Sale 2/26 (5-7PM), 27 (10 AM-5 PM) and 28 (1-5 PM), Dixon
Gallery and Gardens 901 761 5250 by AgnesGordon Stark, www.starkpottery.com.
Jeanne Reynolds will host Pet Portrait Classes(charcoal, pastel, acrylic and oil) Tuesdays 6:30-
8:30 PM at Jeanne Reynolds Studio.Jeanne teaches art classes on art history and self
expression for ages 9-12 (Tuesdays 3:30-5 PM andages 6-8 (Wednesdays 3:30-5 PM at her studio.Classes begin 1/18/20. Call 336 3122.
www.jeannereynolds.com.
Watercolor workshop with Bill Branch at DixonGallery and gardens 4/23-24, 2010, details in future newsletters.
Special Announcements
Schedule of Upcoming Meeting Programs:
December 6, 2009 – Holiday Party – no meeting
January 18, 2010 – Kristi Duckworth
February 15, 2010 – Annabelle Meacham
March 15, 2010 – Critique (to be announced)
April 19 and May 17 – to be announced.
Meetings will be at Jasonʼs Deli – Poplar and
Highland.
Holiday Party Gift Exchange – remember that this year we will be exchanging art, approximately 5 x 7 in or smaller, wrapped. Itʼs not too early to start making your piece. Date: December 6. Time: 6 PM – 9 PM. Meal served at 6:30 PM. Place: Audubon Square Clubhouse, entrance from Crossover Lane. Bring your favorite dish and your drink. The meat will be provided.
Opportunity for members to display their art: Samuels Furniture will begin showing and selling
art in their three locations. Artwork will be selected by Lesley Samuels Marks, Karen Pennington or Laurie Samuels. Call one of them at 761-4998 or call
Laurieʼs cell at 487-6319 or at lauriepaints@gmail.com for more information.
Mark Young of The Frame Corner (5056 Park
Avenue, 901 682 9901) has invited Artistʼs Link
members to submit work for possible hanging in the
store.
Member Awards / Accomplishments
Phyllis Boger taught a resist painting and batik on silk and cotton workshop at the Memphis Botanic gardens 11/9/2009.
Bill Branch was juried into the Saint Georgeʼs Independent School Arts Alliance Fine Art Show and Sale to be held January 30, 2009.
Artsitsʼ Link members participating in the Wolf River Conservancy Gala and Art Auction December 5, 2009 at Askew, Nixon, Ferguson Architects 1500
Union, include Phyllis Boger, Bill Branch, Saj
Crone and Jean Moss. There is a preview opportunity the week before, Dec 3, no charge, 6-
8PM. The gala reception is Dec 5, $50/person.
Karen Francis has pieces at The Edge Coffeehouse (1400 Overton Park Avenue at Watkins) and Samuelʼs Furniture on Poplar at Yates.
Jim Blythe gave a lecture about capturing cross- cultural experiences in photography, Nov. 18 at the University of Memphis.
Nigel Merrick opened a new studio, Angel Hill
Studio, 2735 Highway 64, Suite 105, Eads, TN
38028. Tele: 901 606 9105. www.merrickphoto.com. info@merrickphoto.com.
Annabelle Meacham will have several paintings at L. Ross Gallery. Opening Dec. 4 from 6-8 PM. 5040 Sanderlin, Suite 104, Memphis.
Agnes Stark – annual
holiday show, 12675 Donelson Road, Arlington, TN. Dec 4-5,
10A-5P; Dec 6, 12N – 5P. Call 901 458 2354 or 901 867 9240, for more info.
Artistsʼ Linkʼs show “Artistsʼ Link Goes Green is still up at CBU. An article was posted in
Downtowner Magazine and featured Sharon Grinspanʼs “Blessed are Lost Objects.”
On October 29 the Commercial Appeal had an
article about S. Kaye Harrison and Miriam Crotwell plein aire painting during the DeSoto Arts
Council event.
On October 30 the Commercial Appeal had an article about Jeanne Seagle and her presentation
at the Artistsʼ Link meeting.
Artistsʼ Link upcoming meeting with talk by Tom Donahue was featured in the Commercial Appeal
on November 20,2009.
Artistsʼ Link members Bill Branch and Jenny Miller painted at Elmwood Cemetery.
S. Kaye Harrison and Miriam Crotwell were featured in the Commercial Appeal while plein air
painting during the DeSoto Arts Council event.
Jeanne Reynolds had a show/sale “Sensory Treasures II”, October 30, 2009 at 2474 Sam
Cooper Boulevard, sponsored by Splash. Workshops / Classes
Jane Croy will teach a short course in marketing art at Hobby Lobby 12/4 from 10AM-12N.
John Sosh won the Photo identity award for correctly identifying last newsletterʼs photo as a spiderʼs head. See the last page of this newsletter for the latest photo to identify. Winner to be announced at Holiday Party.
About Our Organization...
Artistsʼ Link, formed in April 1989, is an all-volunteer organization created as a resource and support group for Memphis Area visual artists and as a link between artists and the community. In addition to sponsoring public forums, exhibitions, lectures and other activities, the group holds free public monthly meetings.
Single membership dues are $30 per year ($40 per couple), payable in September.
Officers:
President: Jane Croy: 901-377-8174; jmcroyart@gmail.com
Vice President: Bill Branch: 901-726 -4084; arkartist@yahoo.com
Secretary: Sue Miller: 901-681-0626; SSMistudio@bellsouth.net
Treasurer: Gail Buckman: 901-757-5375; gbuckman@bellsouth.net
Committee Chairpersons:
Exhibition: Phyllis Boger (see below), Sue Miller (see above), and
Nancy Adair: 901 755 7452 npadesigns@bellsouth.net.
Historian/Archivist: Annabelle Meacham: 622-562-7411;
ameacham2@hotmail.com
Membership: Gail Buckman: as above
Newsletter Editor: Norman Soskel: 901-757-1269; artist@memphisthings.com
Phone Committee: Dorothy Allen: 901-683-8925; dotallen@hotmail.com
Parliamentarian: Bill Branch: as above.
Publicity: Sheila Martin: 901-682-8589; jmblythe@memphis.edu
Registered Agent: Gail Buckman: as above.
Social: Jenny Miller: 901-754-0520; jpowellmiller@yahoo.com
Artistsʼ Link meetings are held at Jasonʼs Deli at Park and Perkins at 6:30 p.m If you wish, you may get there early around 5:00 PM and have dinner with your friends. Soft drinks and coffee will be available at the meeting.
Our next meetings will occur on January 18, 2010. The holiday party December 6 will take the place of the December meeting. A more detailed schedule is on page one of this newsletter.
FLASH!! Donʼt forget breakfast at Dinoʼs every Thursday morning from about 8:30
AM until... Itʼs a great time to socialize with fellow Artistsʼ Link members and have a
great home-cooked breakfast. Itʼs located at McLean and Tutwiler. Show and tell
This is a shortened newsletter without pictures and other announcements found on the website.
Schedule of Upcoming Meeting Programs:
September 28, 2009 – Jeanne Seagle
October 26, 2009 – Agnes Stark
November 23, 2009 – Tom Donahue
December 6, 2009 – Holiday Party instead of
Meeting
January 18, 2010 – Kristi Duckworth
February 15, 2010 – Annabelle Meacham
March 15, 2010 – Critique (to be announced)
April 19 and May 17 – to be announced.
Meetings will be at Jasonʼs Deli – Poplar and
Highland.
Holiday Party Gift Exchange – remember that this
year we will be exchanging art, approximately 5 x 7
in or smaller, wrapped. Itʼs not too early to start
making your piece. Date: December 6. Time: 6 PM –
9 PM. Meal served at 6:30 PM. Place: Audubon
Square Clubhouse, entrance from Crossover Lane.
Bring your favorite dish and your drink. The meat will
be provided.
Opportunity for members to display their art:
Samuels Furniture will begin showing and selling
art in their three locations. Artwork will be selected by
Lesley Samuels Marks, Karen Pennington or Laurie
Samuels. Call one of them at 761-4998 or call
Laurieʼs cell at 487-6319 or at
lauriepaints@gmail.com for more information.
Artistsʼ Link will send Jane Croy and Bill Branch to
a two day conference sponsored by the Tennessee
Arts Commission entitled “Reflect, Recharge,
Reset...Working together in Tough Times”, October
13-14 at Paris Landing State Park.
The September meeting of Artistsʼ Link at Jasonʼs Deli was a huge success. About 25-30 members came early and had dinner then about 50 members showed up for the meeting at 6:30. Jeanne Seagle presented a wonderful program.
As I write this message, I have recently embarked on my journey to become a full time professional artist. I did this once before in my life and the result was a small gallery that some of you may have fond memories of, Artists on Central. This time, however, I am going it on my own and one thing I really miss about the gallery is the day to day contact with other artists
and their artwork. Thank goodness for my membership in Artistsʼ Link. When I speak to some of my non-artist friends or my significant other I often watch their eyes glaze over as I speak of “foreshortening” or “kiln firing” or “glazing the surface”. However, I can rest assured that those terms and others will be met with excited responses among my fellow Artistsʼ Link members.
No matter how lonely the art world can get I know that here is a group of artists who share my passion for creation, my desire for artistic communication, and the need for the support and
camaraderie of other artists. Artistsʼ Link provides tons of
opportunities to interact with other artists. Itʼs important and beneficial to take advantage of these opportunities by attending our meetings, enjoying our speakers, gathering for our breakfast
at Dinos, enjoying the fellowship of other artists at our parties, participating in our shows, and watching for our soon to be planned, weekend trips and excursions. And donʼt forget to join us for our newest opportunity to meet for supper about 5:00 or 5:30 before our monthly meeting
at our new location at Jasonʼs Deli. Youʼll be sure to find an artistic sounding board.
Jane Croy
Annabelle Meacham had three pieces in a show entitled “The Memphis Show” at the Jay Etkin Gallery in Santa Fe,New Mexico, August 15 to September 30. The image is of “The Collector” (acrylic on canvas), 30 x 35 inches.
Constance Grayson had several pieces accepted at
shows in Italy as follows:
July 2009 Artisti dal Mondo Mostra di Pittura Terza
Edizione; Cacciano, Fabriano, Italy. Pieces accepted:
“Pietralunga Portal” and “Umbria Rossa”.
August 2009: invitational exhibit at Galerie DʼArt De
LʼOffice Du Tourisme; Spa, Belgium. Pieces accepted:
“Umbrian Spring”, “Pietralunga Portal” and “Umbria
Rossa”.
Kayʼs “Key West” was juried into the Kentucky Watercolor
Society Aqueous USA exhibition.
Helen Argo – Judgeʼs Award for Creativity for “Misami”
Bill Branch will have a solo art show
(On Location: The Watercolor
Paintings of Bill Branch) October 1-
29 in the Baum Gallery at the
University of Central Arkansas in
Conway, AR.
www.uca.edu/art/baum/baum_alumni_exhibit.php
Artistsʼ Link will have an exhibit
October 16- December 10, 2009 at Christian Brothers University in the Ross Gallery.
Opening reception
October 16, 5:30- 7:30 PM. Theme: “Artistsʼ Link
Goes Green” Remember to drop off your art work at CBU on October 10 between 8:30 and 9:30 AM. 52 have entered. 11 were chosen for the invitation (Phyllis Boger, Gail Buckman,
James Blythe, Marilyn Califf, Kay Cop, Saj Crone, Sharon Grinspan, Jenny Miller, Norman Soskel, and Frances Vaughn, Bill Branch). These are already juried into the show.
Bill Branch will teach a watercolor workshop at the
Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Friday, October 23 and
Saturday October 24, 2009. Beginners and advanced
students. On Saturday students will paint the fall foliage
“en plein air” Dixon members, $100, others, $130. Call
901 761 5250 for reservations.
There will be another plein air session, this time at
Historic Elmwood Cemetery, 824 Dudley Street,
Memphis, TN 38104, October 17, 2009, 9AM lead by Bill
Branch. See also www.elmwoodcemetery.org.
Sue Foell will teach a Monday evening 6-week Portrait
Oil Painting session at the DeSoto Art Academy in Olive
Branch from 6 - 9:00 p.m. starting October 5. Please call
Sue at 662-890-2512 for more info and for her ongoing
sessions at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
Patty Simon: Colored Pencil Basics: Monday mornings
10 noon, September 28-Nov 2. Six two hour classes $85.
Call 491 4154 for more information. See her artwork
www.rivertowngallery.net and click on Patty Simon.
Constance Grayson is putting her art studio and house
in Pietralunga, Italy up for rent during the upcoming
summer 2010. If interested please call her at 870 636
0917 or e-mail her at info@caifiordi.com. To see more
about the art school see www.caifiordi.com.
Sign Up Now for Fall and Winter Classes at the
Ornamental Metal Museum. Classes are scheduled for
both beginning and advanced blacksmiths, and special
classes for all levels in enamel, pewter, sand casting,
and copper weather vanes are also available. Click here
to get the full schedule and enroll online, or contact Judy
Davis at 901.774.6380. Classes are filling up fast, so
reserve your spot today! www.metalmuseum.org.
DeSoto Art Academy Fall Classes. All Ages. Maxine
Mason will be the watercolor teacher. Sue Foell teaches
oil painting classes. Contact Cecilia Clanton 662 429
3377 or 901 647 7144. Classes started September 15
and go through December 15.
NOTE: Member news included in newsletter will be
limited to personal art information and only one notice of
classes taught by members. Subsequent newsletters will
include only a name and phone number or e-mail
address regarding recurring classes.
Bill Branch led a plein air sesson at the Dixon Galleries,
August 22. 12 Artists showed up and 6 had lunch at Davis
Kidd Bookseller afterward.
Skippy Gronauer had a show at the Levi Gallery at the
Buckman Performing Arts Center August 14, 2009.
General Exhibits/Events
Two new shows ongoing at the Ornamental Metal
Museum.
Master Metalsmith 2009: Elizabeth Brim, known for her
Bill Branch will teach a watercolor workshop at the
Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Friday, October 23 and
Saturday October 24, 2009. Beginners and advanced
students. On Saturday students will paint the fall foliage
“en plein air” Dixon members, $100, others, $130. Call
901 761 5250 for reservations.
There will be another plein air session, this time at
Historic Elmwood Cemetery, 824 Dudley Street,
Memphis, TN 38104, October 17, 2009, 9AM lead by Bill
Branch. See also www.elmwoodcemetery.org.
Sue Foell will teach a Monday evening 6-week Portrait
Oil Painting session at the DeSoto Art Academy in Olive
Branch from 6 - 9:00 p.m. starting October 5. Please call
Sue at 662-890-2512 for more info and for her ongoing
sessions at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
Patty Simon: Colored Pencil Basics: Monday mornings
10 noon, September 28-Nov 2. Six two hour classes $85.
Call 491 4154 for more information. See her artwork
www.rivertowngallery.net and click on Patty Simon.
Constance Grayson is putting her art studio and house
in Pietralunga, Italy up for rent during the upcoming
summer 2010. If interested please call her at 870 636
0917 or e-mail her at info@caifiordi.com. To see more
about the art school see www.caifiordi.com.
Sign Up Now for Fall and Winter Classes at the
Ornamental Metal Museum. Classes are scheduled for
both beginning and advanced blacksmiths, and special
classes for all levels in enamel, pewter, sand casting,
and copper weather vanes are also available. Click here
to get the full schedule and enroll online, or contact Judy
Davis at 901.774.6380. Classes are filling up fast, so
reserve your spot today! www.metalmuseum.org.
DeSoto Art Academy Fall Classes. All Ages. Maxine
Mason will be the watercolor teacher. Sue Foell teaches
oil painting classes. Contact Cecilia Clanton 662 429
3377 or 901 647 7144. Classes started September 15
and go through December 15.
NOTE: Member news included in newsletter will be
limited to personal art information and only one notice of
classes taught by members. Subsequent newsletters will
include only a name and phone number or e-mail
address regarding recurring classes.
Skippy Gronauer had a show at the Levi Gallery at the
Buckman Performing Arts Center August 14, 2009.
General Exhibits/Events
Two new shows ongoing at the Ornamental Metal
Museum.
Master Metalsmith 2009: Elizabeth Brim, known for her
Phyllis Boger will be our speaker at the August meeting. She will discuss the history of batik and resist painting and will discuss technique and materials.
Everything about the exhibition "Artists' Link, Memphis Area Visual Artists" is top-notch, including its venue, the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, and the high-quality catalog. Barbara Satterfield, director of the Baum Gallery of Fine Art at the University of Central Arkansas, has chosen artworks representing a wide range of mediums and genres created by artists pushing their signature styles in new directions.
In Annabelle Meacham's acrylic-on-panel Paper Moon, a sharply angled origami bird points up toward a bouquet of calla lilies taped to burnt-sienna wallpaper printed with an ochre-gray flower motif. Meacham's high-flying paper bird, lilies the color of moonlight, and sly title make this work a deeply satisfying meditation on the fine line between illusion and reality.
Saj Crone's C-print Mississippi River Flood slides our point of view down the trunks of tall trees, deep into flood-stage waters, and around the bend of a river. Blurred by mist and the soft ripples in the water, Crone's image appears more painterly than photographic. Tree trunks floating along the banks look like they've been slathered with brushstrokes of gray and green oils.
Two of the exhibition's portraits — Sue Foell's Girl with Blue Pitcher and J. Powell Miller's Melissa — are poignant companion pieces regarding coming of age. Foell's daughter, age 9, gently presses a blue pitcher against her chest. Her beautiful, gentle, contemplative face, tinged with sadness, records life's fragility as much as its promise. Miller's model, "Melissa," is close in age but worlds apart in attitude. Her face, handsome and strong, looks up at the viewer — lips pursed, chin thrust forward, determined to meet life head-on.
Richard Bowman's dead branches appear still full of energy as they twist and turn across the surface of his painting Yellow Vase, Orange Bowl. Bowman's complex, often unorthodox palettes — in this painting, orange, chartreuse, and blood-red backdropped by brilliant lavender — and haunting syntheses of beauty and decay are both upsetting and stimulating.
Mickey Hollis' jazzed, crowded, nearly chaotic Ocean Series II, Blue feels like a visual equivalent for the digital networks that keep our world buzzing.
For her black-and-white oil on canvas Horsin' Around, Betsy Bird reaches deep into childhood and her knowledge of art history and comes up with a herd of quirky but beautiful creatures that look like hybrids of saw horses, stick figures, African motifs, and Franz Kline abstractions.
There are no cross-outs or paint-overs in Bill Branch's confident watercolor Overlooking the Rio Grande. With minimal information (transparent washes, touches of ochre, a pale blue ribbon), Branch re-creates wisps of clouds, sheer rock faces, patches of sagebrush, and the Rio Grande winding through an arid landscape.
Bill Bailey is a skilled Impressionist. In Rainy Day, trolley-car lights bleed into the fog. With the work's blurred-edge and domed building topped by a sooty-ochre sky, Bailey evokes the mystery, ambience, and perhaps early stages of pollution of a centuries-old city.
In John Sosh's abstract painting Hidden Agenda, Cy Twombly-like doodles, by turns figurative, iconic, and calligraphic, make the painting a powerful portrait of the experimental/ephemeral/expressive.
The artistic sensibilities of Constance Grayson's collage textile La Primavera lie somewhere between those of the quilts of Gees Bend and Chinese landscape painters. Grayson's lean, lush, and layered textile evokes the Italian countryside in Umbria with its mosaic of pines, fields of sunflowers and wheat, and patches of blue for the lakes that dot the region.
Some of the show's most evocative works are the smallest, including Phyllis Boger's 5-by-7-inch oil on canvas Golden Day. Clouds, quickly gestured, move across a Cezanne-like patchwork of craggy mountains. In this tiny, pared-down landscape, the crimson and ochre and stark-white color fields could be iron-rich deposits, meadows of flowers, or roiling streams. This simultaneously intimate and majestic scene suggests how we shorthand and downsize our experiences of vastness and grandeur so that we can hold them in memory and the palm of our hand. Through June 21st
The monthly meetings will be held at Jason's Deli on Highland Avenue and Poplar, starting Sept. 21, 2009. The august meeting will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church Aug 17th. at 6:45.
Artists Link takes a break from regular third Monday meetings, for the months of June, July and August. There will be a summer pool party in June to be announced.
Everyone keep creating especially for the exhibit at CBU in October.