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 6 June 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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“True art is characterized by an
irresistible urge in the creative artist.”
Albert Einstein
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, June 13
Katherine Miller shares, ”When I retired from work and our four children
were adults, I rejoiced as I began once again to delve into art. The San
Diego Chapter of CPSA has been a rich source of information, techniques, colleagues, encouragement and inspiration.
As a detail-oriented person, I find colored pencil a very satisfying medium with its rich pallet and the translucent variations possible through
layering. I enjoy using colored pencil on paper, but also on polyester
film and tile.
It has been an honor to be recognized through awards in our Chapter
shows, the Small Image Show and the San Diego County Fair.”
Try Colored Pencil on Polyester Film
Our June meeting will feature drawing on plastic! Katherine Miller
will share her techniques for working on polyester film.
Each participant will work on a small sheet of Dura-Lar polyester
film (matte finish on both sides; .005, or 5 mils thick). Plan for a
4” x 5” image on your sheet, so you have room to record and test
colors in the margins. Katherine will provide a simple image to
experiment on. You can bring your own image or “wing it”. We
will lightly trace the image through the film. Your finished image
will be a mirror image of your initial image.
We will use both sides of the film to develop a sense of depth.
We can apply layers and textures and remove color.
I prefer Prismacolor (or other soft wax-based) pencils when using
polyester film. Please bring what pencils you have and project
supplies. We will have ample supplies to share.
Be ready to explore. Come join us...come have fun!
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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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“Colored Pencils Triumph”
As of our June 13th Member’s Meeting, we have about four (4) months
before District Chapter 202-San Diego, will have the most public exposure we’ve had in our twenty-five (25) years of existence. In saying
this, you need to think about the daily trove of visitors, getting to know
exactly what we are able to achieve, with the “The Colored Pencil”.
Since the CPSA was formed, we CP artists, have gone from having
maybe five (5) reliable sources of artist’s quality products to work with
to . . . do we know the exact number of high quality, light-fast pencils
we have to select from? As I pointed out at a recent meeting, citing
from the Drawing magazine, Winter 2015 issue, highlighting Colored
Pencil, in the article “Colored Pencil Primer”, by Sherry Camhy she
writes: “Perhaps no other drawing medium has seen its stock rise so
dramatically in recent years as colored pencil.”
How about our selection of work surfaces? If you’ve been to our
“Show & Tell” sessions, you are already aware of papers (traditional
papers – with many new specifically for CP), boards (gessoed), cradle
boards, sanded papers, suede papers, archival vellums (Dura-Lar),
wood, tile, seashells, and marble.
Now, think about how “wowed” our visitors will be, looking at our
exhibit in Gallery 21, showing our visitors exactly what can be
achieved by YOU!
Let’s Do It,
Bobbie
COLOR IN THE PARK
Balboa Park - Past, Present and Future
25 Years of
Colored Pencil
Excellence
1990-2015
Gallery 21 – October 6 to November 2, 2015
PAST - What Has Been Given To Us
...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
Balboa Park: Is 1,172 acres of significant horticultural & cultural resources with more
than 15,000 trees; 14 specialty gardens, nearly 100 arts education, recreational, social, and sports organizations; 17 museums and cultural institutions, and is home to
San Diego Zoo, Old Globe Theatre and Spanish Village Art Center.
Spanish Village Art Center (SVAC): Built in 1935, depicting a quaint charming old
village in Spain for the second California Pacific International Exposition. In 1937 it
was re-opened as an “art destination” by a group of dedicated artists.
PRESENT - What We Now Have
Balboa Park: Total number of visitors is more than 10 million each year!
SVAC: 37 working studios/galleries, filled by over 200 artisans & craftspeople!
Gallery 21: One thousand square feet of gallery space, waiting for YOU!
CPSA Members we are the FUTURE
We need your local art editor’s contact info – to publish our PRESS RELEASES.
We need you to make a special effort in distributing our CPSA DC202 PR Materials.
Keep a handful of brochures in your purse or car. Hand them out at your meetings,
classes, workshops, churches, local art suppliers, and to your friends, etc.
Ask your Board what more you can do for your Chapter 
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MAY•PARTY at THE ART STASH
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 Gallery 21, in
Spanish Village, for an entire month long show, in
October, to show OUR art.
YOU ARE INVITED, Sunday May 31, The Art Stash
will be celebrating it’s “One Year Anniversary”.
Festivities include FREE give aways, and a food
truck! All this fun from 10am-2pm. Bobbie and Blade
will be demoing and introducing attendees to CPSA.
JUNE•SD COUNTY FAIR
Our CPSA chapter is demoing Sunday, June 21,
11am-6pm, participating members include Al
Meloche, Bobbie Bradford, Katherine Miller, and
Robert Fisher.
Additional artist demos are on June 26, 12-2pm by
Susan Salazar and Teresa Ross, also on July 5, 122pm by Connie Grace and Sharon Meng. Thank you
all for your support and help getting the word out!!!
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].
It takes a village to raise an art group. These funds will help to
cover extra costs as a result of our exuberant ambitions.
JUNE 27, 9-11am
INTRO TO COLORED PENCILS WORKSHOP
Covers basic, techniques, tools & materials.
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The ART STASH
Susan Salazar received “Honorable Mention” for her artwork
entitled "Zoey" at the Foothills Art Association's Spring Show
ending May 6, 2015. She also reports a successful two days at
Mission Federal's Artwalk held in Little Italy this past April.
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 Sun June 14 from 12-2pm and Sat June 20
from 12-2pm. Come see me, sign up, get your supply
list! Blade♥
JUNE•CANNON GALLERY
West Coast Drawing’s annual exhibition will include
Karen Rhiner and former CPSA member Gary Dyak.
“Drawn: West Coast Drawing”
June 28-August 16, 2015
William D. Cannon Art Gallery
1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA 92011
Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-5pm & Sun 1-5pm
RECEPTION: Saturday, June 27 from 5-7pm
Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Orange Coast College,
Costa Mesa, CA will host this year’s follow-up show.
SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP
CPSA DC202 presents:
Developing the Story —
Surface, Value and Contrast
Presented by Susan Salazar and Deb Gargula
Sat & Sun - Sept 5 & 6, 2015 - 9:30am-4:30pm
Marina Village Conference Center, Room E12
1936 Quivera Way, San Diego, CA 92109
Bobbie Bradford for that fun and interesting
excursion. What a beautiful day in our beloved
San Diego and Balboa Park, showing all its
glory! Special thanks to Jack Evans for his art tour and
Robert Fisher for his dedicated support.
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1. Find your local town/community newspaper or
newsletter such as, The Ramona Sentinel, The
La Jolla Light, Coronado Eagle & Journal, etc.
Bring a copy into the next meeting and give it to
Bobbie Bradford our Prez.
2. Select the digital images of your work that you want to be
published in these periodicals and bring to next meeting on a
disc or email to [email protected].
3. Finally, thank you in advance for your help. This group is run
by volunteers...that includes you.
This is for OUR press release announcing OUR show in Gallery
21 this October. Let’s get excited! This is a great opportunity to
let the public know we are here in San Diego and we are doing
some interesting art. We need your help to get the word out!! We
all want a successful show in October :)
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Balboa Park: A Millennium History
FROM THE HEART
Author: Roger M. Showley
This lovely, large format picture book of the park's
history, contains wonderful old photos from the San
Diego Historical Society archives.
It starts with the people who developed the early
ideas for a park. Then it goes into the first exposition
in 1915-16. There were many model farms that were
part of the fair and great shots of San Diego streets
with old cars.
During the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935, Spanish Village was built to be part of a
"Villages of the World" complex, but only the Spanish
section was completed. After the fair, it opened as
"Spanish Village Art Center." It was occupied during
World War II by the army, artists came back in 1947.
Did you know that the second Exposition included a
nudist colony? It was located in Zoro Garden, between the Fleet Science Center and Casa de Balboa.
Pretty surprising!
I found it fascinating, with lots of revelations about
our park that I had no idea about! The book may help
me in my personal quest regarding subjects for our
"Color in the Park: Balboa Park - Past, Present and
Future" show.
Happy Exploring, Katherine Miller
I have found that whenever I take on a project that I am doing as
a requirement or a commission, it is usually not from my heart.
Sometimes I am able to connect with the project, but rarely am I
able to lose myself in the project. This bonding between me and
my project is of the utmost importance to me.
Working from my heart entails looking at many photos and simply
seeing which one gets my artistic juices flowing in the moment. I
look and I look. Finally something stirs me. Creativity starts, and
I think and plan how to move forward. I look at the selected photo
over and over again. I take it from room to room. I continue to
look. I notice new elements with each gaze.
Moving forward I decide on surface and project size. Getting my
image on the surface or paper is next. And now...whew, that first
colored pencil stroke is the absolute most difficult...and we're off.
It is usually difficult at first, but the more I persevere the project
begins to teach me what to do. Now I am soaring. I become one
with my project. As it evolves, there is a point at which it has
taken over my life. Yes, this is absolute true art expression for
me. It is blissful, invigorating and exciting all at the same time.
This experience is truly coming from my heart and my soul. To
me, these are my most successful works.
Be happy, Blade♥
GOOD-BYE ROBERT
Our CPSA chapter’s 1st Vice
President, Robert Fisher will
be departing on June 29 for
Army Officer Candidate
School at Fort Benning, GA.
We will all miss him and we wish him
well. Thank you for your great service to
our group! The Army is lucky to get you!!
KAREN
PROJECT
This event, on
May 22, was a
great success!
Karen was totally surprised,
joy filled and
loved. YES!!!
Good food and
good friends,
who could ask
more! Thanks
all contributors.
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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.
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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• RAFFLE • We will be having a raffle of art
materials to make money for our October Show.
Bring plenty of $$$, we have some good stuff!!!
PUBLICITY CHAIR NEEDED
No prior experience required! 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!!!
Contact Bobbie Bradford
[email protected].
SAN DIEGO 2015
DISTRICT CHAPTER 202
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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
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.
MTRP Visitor Center Art Program
2016 CALL for ARTISTS
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The Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation offers opportunities for
1st Vice Pres./Librarian – Robert Fisher
[email protected]
visual artists to display their work. Currently, these displays are limited
to two-dimensional and hanging three-dimensional work by solo artists
and small or large groups. Each year the MTRP Foundation sets aside
two exhibitions for artists wishing to exhibit, but who are not part of a
group and who do not wish a solo exhibition.
President – Bobbie Bradford, CPSA
[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 Editor – Blade
[email protected]
Webmaster – Greg Holtz
[email protected]
Public Events/Presentation Books – Susan
Salazar
[email protected]
Special Projects – Vicky DeLong
[email protected]
Publicity –
Displays of artwork are rotated monthly throughout the year. Certain
jurying criteria must be followed as outlined by the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation. All funds raised by the MTRP Art Program are
used to support the art program and other park improvements.
For more information and the entry form, please contact Vicky
DeLong, [email protected] or (619) 286-1361.
CATNIP CONNECTION 9
June 24 – July 6, 2015
The Ninth Annual juried all media exhibition honors animals of the
FELINE persuasion, domestic and wild. A portion of all sales will go
to support the Feral Cat Coalition (FCC), an organization offering
spay/neuter clinics for stray cats in San Diego County.
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS
Gallery21 Spanish Village Art Center
Thursday, June 25, 4:30–7:00 PM
Awards presented at 5:30 PM
Submission: June 23, 12:00 – 2:00 PM
For more information and entry form please contact:
Vicky DeLong, [email protected], 619 850-6637
Bobbie Bradford, [email protected], 760-944-6246
Website: http://vbde08.wix.com/catnip-connection
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