Volume 6 Issue 4
Upcoming Events
KhrisArt - a show and a contest
K
3rd Thursday Every Month
ris Scharfenberger has been
at Grafica for demos of drawing and painting with color
pencils — and now it’s time to show off
her artwork — as well as the artwork of
her young students.
“Artful Conversation”— every
month! Wine & cheese and “artful
conversation” from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
Future topics below with details on
page 2 and on our website.
With an opening reception plus “artful
conversation” from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on
Thursday, October 16, Kris’ work will
be on display until Friday, October 24
when her students’ artwork goes up on
the walls.
Oct. 16 —This month’s “artful conversation” will also be an opening
for Kris Scharfenberger ‘s color
pencil art. Kris’ art will be on display for a week as a prelude to her
student’s Halloween Poster Con
Test. See article ►►►►►►
October 24 — KhrisArt’s
Halloween Poster Contest
student art (ages 5 to 18) will be on
Display from Oct. 24 - 31. KhrisArt
— continued on page two.
Future 3rd Thursday dates page 2
Fall 2014
This will be the 21st Annual Halloween Poster Contest for KhrisArt students (ages 5 to 18).
Continued page two
“Horseville” by Kris Scharfenberger
Kris Scharfenberger Art — opening
reception Thursday, Oct.16 from
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Featured
Artist
KhrisArt Halloween Poster Contest
Opening reception Friday, Oct. 24
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Ron Isom
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7884 Big Bend Blvd.
Webster Groves, MO 63119
(314) 961-4020
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.graficafinearts.com
Owners: Lary & Lynn Bozzay
Picture Framer: Shana Kotovsky
Hours: M-F 10 am to 5:30 pm
Sat. 12 noon to 4 pm
Or by appointment
On Big Bend in the Old Orchard Business
District of Webster Groves -- between Murdoch
and
Laclede Station Road
Masthead art from Ralf Broughton’s “Oz”
ollowing Ron Isom on Facebook is
like getting a degree in art appreciation. I’m afraid I can’t keep up with this
70-something year old art dynamo! This
issue gives you a look at some of his
newest work — and a look behind the curtain of the mind that creates it.
Ron’s “Homage to Dadaists Series” is
shown throughout this issue. His insight
into his art is on page three and may just
leave you wanting more.
Come in to see his art and some of the
objects that become art in this artist’s capable hands .
◄“Life of a Brain”
www.graficafinearts.com
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KhrisArt
Upcoming Events
Continued from page 1
Halloween costumes, props and
accessories are encouraged!
Lets have some fun!
continued from page one
COMING SOON! Book signing for
Marilynne Bradley’s new book
“Once Upon a Time in St. Louis”
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED as soon
as we learn of availability of the
books. Shooting for late October.
Poster contest winners will be
judged on:
Future 3rd Thursday dates:
Thurs. Nov. 20
Thurs. Dec.18
Join us from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on
Friday October 24 to view the
posters, encourage the students and
celebrate the winners.
Watch our website for topics for our
3rd Thursday “artful conversations”.
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Green Door Art Gallery
21 N. Gore
Webster Groves, MO
Holiday Open House
Sunday, November 9
10 am to 5 pm
To see more of Kris’ artwork, or to
learn about her classes for adults
and children and her calligraphy
services visit her website at
Image originality
Creativity
Use of medium
Age Appropriateness
http://www.khrisart.com/home.php
Note: Kris is her name. KhrisArt is her
business. Not a typo!
Give the gift of art or custom Framing
Gift certificates available
When we bought Grafica — 10 years ago this past August! — one of our objectives
was to make art “approachable” for all.
We want people to walk through our doors and feel welcome and to have such a great
experience, they want to come back. Come back to see what new art we have, to buy
art, to frame the art and to talk about art (at our 3rd Thursday “artful conversations”).
Some art terms are a mystery to those outside the inner circle. We’re going to begin
to peel away that “mystery” by defining art terms that will help.
Aboriginal art is based on important ancient stories; even contemporary Arboriginal art is based on stories (Jukurrpa) and symbols centered
on “the Dreamline” - the period in which indigenous people believe the
world was created. The Dreamline stories are up to and possibly even
exceeding 50,000 years old and have been handed down through the
generations virtually unchanged for all those years.
Aboriginal art also stands as a written language. (It) is a major part of
the unwritten “encyclopedia” of being an Aboriginal person.
Zentangle® is a new form of artwork, created by a calligrapher ,
Maria (Thomas), and a monk, Rick
(Roberts). The artwork is as simple as drawing one simple pattern
after the next, and fitting them together.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Kate Owen Gallery website / kateownegallery.com
◄From the internet:
“Artlandish
Aboriginal Art “
A Zentangle®
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www.graficafinearts.com
M
y artwork is personal iconography. The imagery has been developing for over 50 years. The vocabulary of icons enables me to generate hundreds of images without conscious effort. The ideas flow
on the paper much like automatic writing. I generate the images in
sets of 10 to 20 and have produced several series of 100 or more. Many of my
original works are photographed or scanned and the images are manipulated
with image software. An essential aspect of my work is the connection of my
work to the world. The internet has allowed me the opportunity to find very
esoteric connections.
Ron Isom
Iconographer
The most distinctive element of my artwork and teaching has always been manipulation of materials. During my youth, at the height of the Depression, any
castaway item became a toy or art material. The underlying concept of my
teaching years was creative problem solving, utilizing manipulation of material
at hand. I seldom had to worry about budgets for materials. Whatever was
available was fodder for my students’ imaginations.
Today, I have access to many “modern” materials. The
computer has become an essential part of my “post
teaching” art. It is difficult to maintain my simplistic philosophy. However, the manipulation concept is still
prevalent. Photographing and scanning of my original
drawings, searching the web for connections and the
manipulation of the images using simple editing software
provides many hours of creative problem solving.
On occasion, I do get nostalgic for the days when a tin
can or scrap of paper was all I needed to satisfy my
creative energy.
Vita brevis, ars longa.
Homage to Dada Series
By Ron Isom, Sr.
The series of ten images in this issue is an homage to Dadaists. The Dadaists used scissors and
glue rather than paintbrushes and paints to express their views of modern life through images
presented by the media. A variation on the collage technique, photomontage utilized actual or
reproductions of real photographs printed in the
press.
“Rapture of Living”
In Cologne, Max Ernst used images from World
War I to illustrate messages of the destruction of
war. I find my images using Google, much like the
early Dadaists used media images. I print the
black and white images on 11x17” presentation
paper and use a Sharpie® to enhance the images
with personal symbolism. The image guides my
imagination and provides a starting point for the
spontaneous drawing.
Ron Isom on A B O R I G I N A L
“Upside Down Can
Sometimes be
Right Side Up”
A R T
I have always been fascinated with aboriginal art and symbols. My symbols, like aboriginal symbols, are my way
to record events and significant information about man and society. Aboriginal people used symbols to indicate a
sacred site, the location of a waterhole and the means to get there, a place where animals inhabit and as a way to
illustrate Dreamtime stories. To understand and appreciate my symbology or iconography, imagine how you
would indicate, record and recall essential information or place names and events in a non-material world.
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Featured
Artists
Ron Isom
7884 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, MO
63119
(314) 961-4020
Email: [email protected]
Hours: M-F 10 am to 5:30 pm
Sat 12 noon to 4 pm
Or by appointment
Eastbound Hwy 44 :
Laclede Station Road-Murdoch exit
282 / right off exit / right on Murdoch /
right on Big Bend / we’ll be on the right.
Westbound Hwy 44:
Shrewsbury exit 283—left to Big Bend,
turn left / cross Laclede Station Road /
we’ll be on the left
“Television Apparatus”
“One Direction”
Westbound Hwy 40:
Big Bend exit 33A— go left for just
over 2 miles. We’ll be on your left just
past the light at Laclede Station Road.
Eastbound Hwy 40:
Hanley exit 31B south for just over 2
miles — right on Big Bend . We’re on
the left. (NOTE: Hanley becomes Laclede Station Road.)
Nature vs Nurture
“Head Heart Help Hope Hustle Hand”
“A Vessel with Many Chambers”
“Divination of Ideas”
“Time”