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 5 May 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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“Art washes away from the soul the dust
of everyday life.”
Pablo Picasso
23rd Annual
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
Atlanta, GA - July 28 - August 1, 2015
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DC202-
http//www.cpsa202.org
National-
http//www.cpsa.org
COVA-
http//www.covasd.org
SDVAN
http//www.sdvan.net
CPSA Blog- http//coloredpencil
society.blogspot.com
CPSA on Facebookfacebook.com/groups/2224455495/
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Saturday, May 9
CPSA
May Meeting Field Trip to Balboa Park
We will meet about 8:40am in our Serra Mesa/Kearny
Mesa Library parking lot and will provide drivers. We plan to
leave the library at 9:00am sharp.
Studio 21 doesn’t open until 11am, for those arriving early,
you’re invited to the Timken Museum of Art opening at
10am. Jack Evans, a Docent at the Timken, will host a
short tour of the museum with a sampling of paintings. We
will head over to Studio 21, in Spanish Village Art Center
(SVAC), in time to arrive by 11am. There you will find our
president Bobbie Bradford and the newly installed exhibition
Contemporary French Ceramics. We will have a short
meeting, on the patio, and discuss our October show. You’ll
have plenty of time to check out “The Patio’s” many activities and draw-able scenes.
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!
Then find your favorite subject, and draw Balboa 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”. Let’s create community and do what we do
best...draw and paint with colored pencils.
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The following businesses offer a 10% discount
when presenting a CPSA membership card:
Balboa Park : Timken Art Museum • Spanish Village
Art Center • Gallery 21 in SVAC
ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY
3804 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 688-1911
www.artistcraftsman.com
I am a “closet” history buff, and nothing makes me happier than
to be able to get a “2 for 1 hit” and share it with you. You will
have a full day of history and art on our May Field Trip.
THE ART STASH
5575 Baltimore Drive #107
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 460-0368
www.theartstash.com
Balboa Park – The city of San Diego is already in the “go” mode
for putting our fine city on the map. I cannot pick up a nationally
published magazine without seeing a “blurb” of the City of San
Diego’s doings & goings-on for it’s Centennial Celebration.
Timken Art Museum- Jack Evans has volunteered again. Be near
the front door, at 10am, for a tour of the “finest small art museum
in the world”.
BLICK ART MATERIALS
1844 India St
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 687-005
www.dickblick.com
Spanish Village Art Center - “San Diego’s Largest Artist Community”. You will find more than 37 working studios & galleries,
placed around a colorful cobblestone patio, filled to over flowing
with all sorts of glorious landscaping. This is one of the places
where you’ll need your camera!
AZTEC GRAPHICS AND FRAMES
1439 Garnet Ave
San Diego, CA 92109
(858) 272-7760
Currently the following DC202 members have a presence or studio space – John G. Davis (Studio 23); (Southwestern Artists Association), Susan Salazar, CPX (Studio 24), Deb Gargula (Studio
34A), plus past chapter members had or are now in SVAC. Plan
to stop in & check out their great artworks – in colored pencil.
FRAME IT YOURSELF- 20% discount
Madison Square Shopping Center
5523 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 571-3540
www.frameityourself.net
...check for discounts
CAMPOS PHOTOGRAPHY
Members : You have a huge field of images (buildings, plants,
etc.) to choose from, really, all of Balboa Park is open to you for
your interpretation(s), in at least 75% colored pencil, to present
in October to our visitors at Gallery 21.
We will all assemble in front of Gallery 21, at 11am. Currently on
view is an international show called “Contemporary French Ceramics”. I took a peek online and cannot wait to see how ceramic artists today continue to surprise and please us with this
ancient art form.
Photography of Fine Art
917 Seph Way
Escondido, CA 92027
(760) 504-0324
www.camposphoto.net
Cmi MOULDING
7696 Miramar Road
San Diego, CA 92126
(858) 564-0380
AMERICAN FRAME
An online framing supplies company.
www.americanframe.com
C U @ Balboa Park, Bobbie
P.S.
We have exhibited at Gallery 21 for many years, and in reading their Mission
Statement, we seem to be in the right place to have thousands of visitors. As in
past years if you have reproductions (prints, giclees, cards, etc.) you could not
find a better location to exhibit them.
Gallery 21 Mission Statement: To provide and Enhance New and Emerging San
Diego County Artists regardless of Trends, Styles, or Media with a high Quality Art Gallery for first time exhibitions and locally recognized Groups and Organizations holding
Open Shows. Additionally it is stated: “We encourage artists who have never exhibited
with us to apply. We encourage one national/international exhibition per year. We are
pleased to offer this outreach gallery at a nominal fee”.
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JUNE • SD COUNTY FAIR
This year our little chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of
America has become very ambitious! Yes, we want the
world to know about our group and the dynamic, fascinating
and influential work we have been creating. Our chapter
has reserved Studio 21, in Spanish Village, for an entire
month long show, in October, to show OUR art.
“Student Showcase Awards”
DC202 has the honor of judging the
“Student Showcase” for colored pencil.
Carolyn needs a few members to judge
with her on Wednesday, June 10. She
will be happy to ride share or meet you
at the horse park at 10:30am. To seal
the deal, entry to fair, parking and shuttle from/to your car are FREE! Contact
Carolyn, ASAP, at (619)287-0768 or
[email protected]. We need
attendees names, in advance, to get
free passes!
Two ways you can help, your choice:
1. Donate any monetary amount you wish.
2. Pledge a goal amount say $60, $80, $100
and make payments monthly. Our treasurer, Teresa
Rodriguez-Ross has volunteered to do the tally for this
endeavor. Contact her at [email protected].
JUNE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR
It takes a village to raise an art group. These funds will help
to cover extra costs as a result of our exuberant ambitions.
We are demoing Sunday, June 21st
from 11am to 6pm with 2-3 hour
shifts. We would like at least 2 people
per shift. If interested, contact Bobbie
([email protected]) ASAP. Entry to
fair, parking and shuttle from/to your
car are FREE! Do it, you’ll like it!
Contact Bobbie Bradford for your free
passes ([email protected]).
Karen Rhiner for April’s fun and interesting
exercise. Many comments were made about
being attached to the outcome of the image.
Loosening up this group of artists is hard work,
but we found the best gal for the job. Thanks Karen!!
June 27, 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
locale Sat June13 from 2-4pm and Sat June 20 from
12-2pm. Come see me, sign up, get your supply list!
Blade♥
OCTOBER SPANISH VILLAGE
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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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.
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!!
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:
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
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.
Note: Dates for the 23rd CPSA International Exhibition & Convention are
Tuesday, July 28 to Aug 1, 2015. Find
Details at www.cpsa.org.
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.
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Always Wanted an Icarus Board?
PROLIFIC
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 May meeting in the park.
STONEHENGE by the Sheet
ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY
3804 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 688-1911
www.artistcraftsman.com
A&C has Stonehenge Rising 22”X30” in a large
selection of colors and 38”X50” in white. Simply
ask at the counter, discount too!
May Colored Pencil Sale & More
THE ART STASH
5575 Baltimore Drive #107
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 460-0368
www.theartstash.com
25% off : Caran D'Ache Luminace Colored Pencil
Sets & Koh-I-Knoor Hardtmuth Triocolor pencils.
Strathmore Colored Pencil Pad specials also!
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Go to CPSA national website, here is the
link http://cpsa.org , on the home page
left, click on View EXPLORE THIS! 11.
Here you will find us
proudly represented
by: Deb Gargula and
Susan Salazar from
our chapter. You go
ladies!!!
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
"Want to be more prolific...let go of the art you have. Sell it or give it
away, you’ll produce more."
Carmen LaGrie
I wanted to produce more art. I was putting out a couple of
pieces a year. I said to myself, "Well, my art is large and colored
pencils are very time consuming, perhaps I should simply draw
smaller images. Nope, that did not work for me. I do not feel my
work is best expressed when small and I do not "feel" my work
when working small.
I had to put my thinking cap on. I could join a group! I joined the
CPSA. This helped to keep me on track with like minded people.
I needed more, I joined a weekly artist work group. Things were
improving, I was now putting out more pieces yearly, but was this
my full potential?
One day my friend said, "you are a natural born teacher." Am I? I
began to share my talents, knowledge and life with others. This
changed my own life! I am giving what I have and learning a lot
about art and myself in the process. Huh. Giving is a gift you
unknowingly give to yourself.
Having students has made me more prolific. Helping others with
their projects helps me pay more attention to my own. I have the
desire to work on my projects more often. The artist part of me
has become a greater priority since I have students.
Today, I am abundant with art. I am a prolific artist...this is
good...very, very good!
Be happy, Blade♥
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1. Find out he 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 out there and show the
world what colored pencils can do!!!!
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PUBLICITY CHAIR NEEDED
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!!!
MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
CALL TO ARTISTS
ART IN THE PARK 2015 • EVENT & EXHIBIT
4th Annual MTRPF Art in the Park: Art Exhibit &
Fundraiser in support of the Mission Trails Regional
Park Foundation & Art Program
EXHIBITION: October 10 - November 6, 2015
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 –
ART IN THE PARK FUNDRAISER
Saturday, October 10, 6-9pm
Art pieces must reference some aspect of Mission Trails
Regional Park: landscape, plants and animals, human or
natural history. All art must have been completed with in the
last 2 years. Entry fee is $5 for each entry (nonrefundable);
limit 6 pieces total.
For more information and the entry form, please contact
Vicky DeLong, [email protected] or (619) 286-1361.
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The benefits of volunteering are enormous to you. Volunteers are the glue that holds any non profit group together.
Even helping with the smallest task can make a real difference. Dedicating your time helps you to make new friends,
expand your network and strengthen social skills.
Researchers have found that volunteering is good for your
mind and body. It can provide a healthy boost to your selfconfidence, self-esteem and life satisfaction. Your role as a
volunteer can give you a natural sense of accomplishment,
pride and identity.
Reducing the risk of depression is another important
benefit of volunteering. It keeps you in regular contact with
others and helps you develop a solid support system. This
protects you against stress and depression when you are
going through challenging times.
Did you know volunteering is good for your health? Studies have found that those who volunteer have a lower mortality rate than those who do not. It has also been shown to
lessen symptoms of chronic pain or heart disease.
Finally, helping others kindles
happiness. The London School
of Economics found that the
more any person volunteered,
the happier they were!
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