1. art and entertainment
2. visual art and design
3. drawing

25 Years of
Colored
Pencil
Excellence
Decisions
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Newsletter of the San Diego Chapter of The Colored Pencil Society of America
Volume 24 - Issue 4 April 2015
-Karen Rhiner
Our Mission
The Colored Pencil Society of America, Inc. (CPSA), is a not-for-profit organization founded to promote the stature and
awareness of colored pencil art as a viable art form to all professional art establishments and to the general public, and
to provide a forum for education, communication, and recognition of colored pencil artists.
We meet the
2nd Saturday of each month at 10am
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
9005 Aero Drive, San Diego 92123
Exit Interstate 15 at Aero Drive and go west.
The library is on the left side of the street.
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Saturday, April 11
Karen Rhiner is one of our beloved members and an award-winning
colored pencil artist who enjoys painting the world from a slightly different angle. Read about Karen and how she “got hooked” on colored
pencils. Get more info and see her work at http://rhinerart.com.
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CRAZY DRAWING
“If you ask me what I came to do in this
world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am
here to live out loud.”
Karen says she will lead (or maybe drag) us through this
one!
Émile Zola
They say drawing is 90 per cent looking and 10 per cent
drawing. Will it help us see?
CPSA
Yes, our group is going to Balboa
Park! What fun, what joy!! Please
see details on page 5 of this NL..
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BRING:
1. Your sense of humor. Can you laugh at yourself? Do
you mind if other people laugh at you?
2. Paper. A sketchbook or pile of paper that you don’t
mind messing up.
DC202-
http//www.cpsa202.org
National-
http//www.cpsa.org
COVA-
http//www.covasd.org
3. Pencil. Graphite (2B or darker) or colored pencils or a
ball point pen or markers or (if you’re really brave) a big,
black sharpie.
SDVAN
http//www.sdvan.net
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CPSA on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/2224455495/
We would love to see any project you are working on, or have
completed. Bring it on in! We can all learn from each other during
the “Show and Tell” session” of our meeting.
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The following businesses offer a 10% discount
when presenting a CPSA membership card:
ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY
3804 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 688-1911
www.artistcraftsman.com
THE ART STASH
5575 Baltimore Drive #107
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 460-0368
www.theartstash.com
BLICK ART MATERIALS
1844 India St
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 687-005
www.dickblick.com
AZTEC GRAPHICS AND FRAMES
1439 Garnet Ave
San Diego, CA 92109
(858) 272-7760
FRAME IT YOURSELF- 20% discount
Madison Square Shopping Center
5523 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 571-3540
www.frameityourself.net
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We Need Our Separate Category for
“Colored Drawing” Back!
Back Story
You might have noticed, we colored pencil artists no longer
have our separate class, “Color Drawing”. The Fine Art Exhibition for the S.D. County Fair has “lumped” us into their Printmaking Class 20, of Division 1001 (2-D). Due to the lack of Colored Pencil entries, a decision was made to make this change.
Don’t you want to have our separate category again? All it takes
is for you, our members to again submit at least 2 (two) of your
CP artworks.
Need help accessing the info online? Need assistance with
your digital “capture”? The S. D. County Fair Entry Office is
filled with kind, helpful people. I know this for a fact.
Let’s Talk Money
Awards in 2-D (Division 1001) has 26 classes; each class receives the following awards:
1st Place/$200, 2nd Place/$175 & 3rd Place/$150, and Best of
Show for 2-D works/$250.
Personal Note
I have a long history (since 1959) with the Fairgrounds. As a
student, during the summer, I worked there. It was the most fun
I’d ever had. I can direct you to the Entry Office, contact me!
Let’s work together to get our separate “Color Drawing”
category back!
Bobbie
SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR ENTRY INFO
...check for discounts
CAMPOS PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography of Fine Art
917 Seph Way
Escondido, CA 92027
(760) 504-0324
www.camposphoto.net
VALLEY MOULDING & FRAME
1561 East Frontage Road
Chula Vista, CA 91911
(858) 536-9077
AMERICAN FRAME
An online framing supplies company.
www.americanframe.com
The Entry Office is open Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm and Friday, April 17
& 24 until 7:00pm to answer questions and provide assistance (858) 792-4207 or
email [email protected].
Deadline for Online Entry Registration: Friday, April 24 by 11:59pm (Pacific
Time).
Digital Image Upload Support: All digital images of your art must be uploaded
online. Need help with photographing your fine art project? Make an appointment and bring your project to be digitally photographed at the San Diego County
Fair Entry Office. A staff member will take a digital photo of your project and assist you with the online entry process.
Accepted Entries: Notification of accepted entries from Tier 1 online judging in
Division 1001 (2-D) and 1002 (3-D) will be sent via email by Wednesday, May 6,
using the WEN Number listed on your confirmation receipt.
Delivery of Accepted Entries: Noon - 7:00pm Tuesday, May 12 and Wednesday,
May 13.
Award Judging Results: Awards will be posted online, Saturday, June 6. Notifications will be delivered via email.
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CURRENT SHOW GALLERY 21
The show is Art...It’s Elemental in
Gallery 21, SVAC. Our members
Susan Salazar, Vicky DeLong, John
Davis, and Deb Gargula have pieces
based upon the 4 elements: Fire,
Water, Earth, and Air. Show runs thru
April 11, gallery open 11am-4pm daily.
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The judging, for the photos, of the new brochures was done by Susan Roden.
Thank you Susan, great job! Her picks are very diversified. It shows the
spectrum of what colored pencils can achieve. These are the chosen in
alphabetical order:
Afternoon Delight - Carolyn Kenny, CPSA
Coco - Susan Salazar, CPX
Las Comadres - Teresa Rodriguez-Ross
Mellow Yellow - Blade
Vroom - Vroom. Here We Go - Karen Rhiner
* ATTENTION SELECTED ARTISTS *
APRIL 11 & 12 RAMONA ART
Ramona Open Studio Tour 2015,
April 11&12, 10a-4p. Lori Sutherland
says her new studio is finally done, so
she will be part of this happening!! It is
worth the visit to Lori’s. Tickets $10.
APRIL 25, 9-11am
INTRO TO COLORED PENCILS WORKSHOP
Covers basic, techniques, tools & materials.
The ART STASH
5575 Baltimore Drive #107
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 460-0368
or contact Blade (619) 266-0671,
[email protected]
$30 fee
Over 35 years experience. I will be demoing at this
Please bring your original piece to our April meeting., We would like to feature
these pieces during “Show and Tell”.
Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS on a job well done.
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Deb Gargula was awarded 1st place for her piece “Breath of
Heaven” in the show Art…It’s Elemental . Susan Salazar was
awarded 1st place for her piece "Max in Repose with his Trusty
Sidekick" in Gallery 23’s Top 100 Show for 2015. Kudos!!!
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Is your “DC Project” ready? Yes, we are continuing our tradition,
of displaying our project at the CPSA 2015 Convention Hospitality Suite in the
Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
locale Sun April 11 from 12-2pm and Sat, April 18
from 12-2pm. Come see me, sign up, get your supply
list! Blade♥
Please extend a big “Thank You ” to our member Nancy Dobbs and a very
special “Thank You ” to husband Jim. He generously put together a lightweight,
totally portable display unit!!
APRIL 25 & 26 ART WALK
For our project we want to highlight images of our beautiful city and county of
San Diego. We have Stonehenge paper available at meetings. Here are the
specifications:
Don’t forget Little Italy Art Walk 2015,
April 25&26, 11a-6p. Susan Salazar
will be at her booth, #367, on Cedar
Street. Be sure to stop by. Great event!
JUNE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR
Size: 4” by 6”
Orientation : portrait or landscape
Subject: rocks, flora, fauna, ocean, etc.
Medium : 75% colored pencil
Deadline: CPSA DC202 Meeting, June 13, 2015
We are demoing at the fair on Sunday
June 21st from 11a-6p with 2-3 hour
shifts. We would like at least 2 people
per shift. Entry to fair, parking and
shuttle from/to your car are FREE. Do
it, you’ll like it!!
You do not need to frame, simply hand over to Bobbie at June meeting. Your
image will be inserted into a heavy, clear plastic sleeve. This will be attached to
our display unit.
Contact Bobbie ASAP for preferred
times ([email protected]).
If you don’t make it to Atlanta, you will also find the DC
Project on display, during our show in October , Spanish
Village (SVAC), Balboa Park.
Note: Dates for the 23rd CPSA International Exhibition & Convention are
Tuesday, July 28 to Aug 1, 2015. Find
Details at www.cpsa.org.
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OCTOBER SPANISH VILLAGE
DAZED and CONFUSED
Balboa Park’s Centennial Celebration
Our chapter will be involved as we hold
our Annual Open Juried Exhibition in
Gallery 21 at the Spanish Village Art
Center (SVAC) from Wednesday, October 7, 2015 to Monday, November 2,
2015. ONE ENTIRE MONTH!!
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Gemma Gylling Workshop
Carolyn, Teresa , Deb, Lori, and Susan
all attended “Painting Cats With Confidence” in March. Ask them to share
their own experience of drawing on
suede board. Heard it was really fun!
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Always Wanted an Icarus Board?
Here is your chance! We still have a few of
Ester’s SPECIAL DEMO DISCOUNT COUPONS.
However, they do expire on 05/15/2015.
Seize the day, pick up your coupon at our
April meeting.
The first time I arrived at a, CPSA DC202, meeting, in 2006, I did
not know what was going on. I did not understand local and national, what? I was confused about the business part of the meeting. I thought, “I need help!”. However, the people were friendly
and welcoming. Then I saw some of their work! Wow!!! I knew I
wanted to be part of this group. I didn’t really feel ‘a part of’ until I
started participating and volunteering.
So my journey began. Later, I was asked to be Vice-President,
me? I knew nothing!!! These kind people supported me and
taught me what I needed know and do . As a board member, I
truly began to understand the business aspect of CPSA DC202.
I learned a lot. I learned about team work and being accountable.
Being part of this group has really made a difference in my life
and my art. I would not be where I am today if I had not said yes.
Step up, join us, work with us. Be a part of this group. We need
fresh creativity and energy. It can be a little or a lot of your time.
It is up to you!
Be happy, Blade♥
ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY
Lois Adler-Roussell and Carolyn Kenny, CPSA
for that very informative ‘demo’ about values and
textures. We learned a lot about how “lines”,
including how crosshatching can enhance our
final project. You also offered a possible solution
to the long time question, “What do I do with the back ground?”.
Thanks again, there is always something new to learn.
April Sale for Colored Pencil
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PRISMACOLOR Premier on Sale
Just over $1 per pencil through April. A&C has a
large, open stock (150+) selection of these pencils.
THE ART STASH
25% off : Caran D'Ache Luminance Colored Pencil
Sets & Koh-I-Knoor Hardtmuth Triocolor pencils.
Strathmore Colored Pencil Pad specials too!
ogether
veryone
chieves
ore
FREE
Drawing Table
Works as is or
fix it up to look
pretty! Yours
for the taking.
Contact Blade
(619)266-0671
or blade.artist@
yahoo.com
1. Find out the name of your local town/community newspaper
or newsletter such as, The Ramona Sentinel, The La Jolla
Light, etc. Get the email address of the person who is in
charge of publishing current events in the community
2. Select the digital images of your work that you want to be
published in these periodicals.
3. Finally, email this information (#1-2) to our Bobbie Bradford
for safe keeping at [email protected].
If you decide to accept this assignment...our group will be able to
send out a “prepared” press release 3 weeks prior to our workshop and exhibit. Usually the interested reporter will then ask us
to email images to be published.
This is an exciting opportunity to let our public know what we
have been up to. Let’s get our images our there and show the
world what colored pencils can do!!!!
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PUBLICITY CHAIR NEEDED
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No prior experience needed! We want
someone to get on the phone or email
our public. Let newspapers and social
network groups know the goings on of
CPSA DC202. We willingly train and
provide all info needed. Get
on board...we need YOU!!!
May Meeting Field Trip to Balboa Park
Contact Bobbie Bradford
[email protected].
SAN DIEGO 2015
DISTRICT CHAPTER 202
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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President – Bobbie Bradford, CPSA
[email protected]
1st Vice Pres./Librarian – Robert Fisher
[email protected]
2nd Vice President – Lois Adler-Roussell
[email protected]
Secretary – Katherine Miller
[email protected]
[email protected]
Treasurer – Teresa Rodriquez-Ross
[email protected]
Membership – Lori Sutherland
[email protected]
[email protected]
Newsletter – Blade
[email protected]
Webmaster – Greg Holtz
[email protected]
Public Events/Presentation Books – Susan
Salazar
[email protected]
Special Projects – Vicky DeLong
[email protected]
Publicity –
We will have sign-up sheets at our April meeting. We will provide drivers;
they will arrive about 8:40am in our Serra Mesa/Kearny Mesa Library
parking lot. We plan to leave the library parking lot at 9:00am sharp.
Why, you ask, are we doing this? The theme of our 23th Annual
Exhibition is Balboa Park. We urge you to bring your camera, sketch
book, pencils, water, and maybe a folding chair. Lunches too!
This is your chance to see, first-hand, what our City of San Diego has
planned for the celebration of the100th Anniversary of Balboa Park.
You’ll be able to visit Gallery 21, in Spanish Village Art Center (SVAC).
There you will find the newly installed exhibition of Contemporary
French Ceramics, and you’ll have plenty of time to check out “The
Patio’s” many activities.
Then find your favorite subject, and draw the park!!
This is your jump start for October 6th, 2015, when we will be accepting
your fabulous colored pencil artworks for our show “Color in the Park:
Balboa Park - Past, Present & Future”. In October, while “sitting” the
gallery, work on your current project to demonstrate how we each are
able to bring our ideas into a wonderful piece of colored pencil art. During our show, members with works accepted, by our juror, will have an
opportunity to sell cards, prints, and original art. Carpe diem!
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COLORED PENCILS HAVE ARRIVED
“Perhaps no other drawing medium has seen it’s stock rise
so dramatically in recent years as colored pencils. The
medium has only lately been adapted for use by fine artists,
but colored pencil artworks are now purchased by collectors
and exhibited in museums the world over. If you love
drawing and love the feeling of a pencil in your hand,
colored pencil might be worth exploring.”
This is the opening paragraph from an article entitled Colored Pencil Primer by Sherry Camhy in the winter 2015
issue of Drawing Magazine. This issue is also packed with
articles about colored pencil artists. Check it out.
We can let go of any stigma the medium has had in the
past. All our hard work is paying off. We as colored pencil
artists are victorious. Bring out the champagne and let’s
celebrate! I’ll draw to that!!
We are colored pencils and we are a viable medium all over
the world.
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