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SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS
Be sure to scroll down to see all updated events!
CHECK IT OUT!
THE EXCITING NEW NVAL WEBSITE IS PUBLISHED!
New features available on the site:
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The Home Page features the Current Exhibit, including any Featured Artist for the month, interactive Upcoming Events, and an interactive banner with special events going on at NVAL.
The full Calendar can be accessed from the Home Page Main Menu near the top of the page.
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Online renewal of membership and payment of dues. All onsite payments are made using PayPal, which is very secure. No payment info is stored on the NVAL site.
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Join NVAL online. Payments are made using PayPal.
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Register and pay for current Classes and Workshops on the site using PayPal.
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Patron Membership is now available for those members who would like to support the League at a higher financial level.
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Donations may be made on the site in any amount. All donations are very much appreciated!
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Future plans include the option for Members to have up to 20 photographs of their work on the site.
If you find an error or feel that something on the site isn't working correctly, please email me at:
Charlotte Bryson, Web Manager
*A special note of gratitude and thanks to
Charlotte for her dedication to NVAL in accepting the responsibility of Web Manager and the many, many hours she spent collaborating, designing and doing whatever it took to make this beautiful new site a reality for us!
Sandi Howell, President
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| "Welcome" by Malcolm Wilson |
September Featured Artist:
MALCOLM WILSON
"Now and Then"
September 1-October 3
As a teenager in England I began sketching the countryside and drawing the occasional portrait. Soon the demands of career and family left little time for art but I still had the chance to attend evening classes in Boston and Walnut Creek in pottery making, clay modelling, etching and drawing. When I retired I was finally able to devote time to oil painting. I have studied portrait painting in several workshops given by Craig Nelson, participated in a landscape workshop by Richard McDaniel and painted still life with Roberta Remy. I have also enjoyed a great many opportunities to paint landscapes and people with friends at NVAL.
My paintings have been shown at various locations in the Redding area and are held in the collections of a number of people both locally and elsewhere.
Looking back over the work of the past 50 years I realize that my greatest interest has been in people - perhaps reflecting my career - and I now have a number of clay figures, drawings and paintings which reflect changes in the same people over many years as well as portraits of others known only recently.
Lately I have been unable to travel far and my landscapes have been mainly local. Fortunately we live in a beautiful area of the country and there is much well worth painting close at hand.
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Currently on display:
September Member's Show:
"FALL FANTASIES"
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"Sierra Siesta" by Sandi Howell
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Show runs Sept.1-Oct. 3
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING FUTURE NVAL MEMBERSHIP SHOWS:
Member art work needs to be submitted to the gallery
BY THE DEADLINE DATE
for member shows in order to be considered for display.
Tags are made on the deadline day.
MEMBERSHIP DUES HAVE TO BE CURRENT AS WELL.
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NVAL NEWSLETTER CHANGES...PLEASE HELP GET THE WORD OUT TO OUR MEMBERS WHO DO NOT USE EMAIL!
W
e are currently NOT doing a hard-copy newsletter as in the past. This e-news letter as well as our new website with up-to-date information are our primary means of communication with our members at this time. E-news will be sent out bi-monthly for your convenience. Some of the events from the past newsletter will be re-posted along with new events. Please be sure to read through carefully as there may be changes to previous events.
Anyone needing a hard copy of NVAL's EVENTS CALENDAR
can stop by the league and pick one up from the gift shop desk. This
calendar has all the same information as the newsletter without the pictures and is updated monthly.
It will also be sent out via e-mail to all current NVAL members each month as well.
NVAL
JURIED SMALL PAINTING SHOW
IN JANUARY NEEDS YOU!
CONTACT SANDI HOWELL (242-1703 or [email protected])
if you can help in some capacity on the show committee. If you have never helped serve on a show committee in the past, we will be happy to acquaint you with procedures. This is a great way to get to know NVAL members too! We want about 8-10 volunteers so that this show can happen! Thank you!
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WANT TO LEARN A LOT?
TAKE OPEN
STUDIO CLASSES WITH
DENISE GRANGER-KERBS
Every Wednesday, September 2 to October 7 (six weeks)
$20 each three hour session for members, $25 for non-members
Sign up for as many sessions as you would like!
Afternoon Sessions: 1 to 4 p.m. or Evening Sessions: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sign up and pay at the NVAL Carter House Gallery, 11 - 4 pm, Tuesday - Saturday
Denise is an award-winning artist and active NVAL member holding a BA in Art and a California Teaching Credential in Art Instruction. She is proficient in Graphite, Colored Pencil, Pastel, Charcoal, Watercolor, Alcohol Ink, Acrylic, and Oil painting.
All levels of students are welcome from beginners to advanced. Denise will guide students in any medium listed above and will address her instruction to each individual's needs. If you are a beginner, Denise will get you started with a firm foundation in the fundamentals of art.
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NVAL HOSTS THE 26th ANNUAL
ART IN THE PARK
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
9
-4
p.m.
in Caldwell Park below the Carter House Gallery across from the Aquatic Center
UPDATE! We have over 50 artisan booths, 7 food vendors, and musical entertainment booked as of this date.
Admission is free to the public and the Ducky Derby event is nearby. Help us spread the word on your Facebook wall!
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September 28 7:00 P.M. General Meeting/ Presentation will feature NVAL member
Paul (aka Palul) Rideout and his Turtle Bay Pyramids
You most likely have seen the two 7 foot pyramids in the McConnell Arboretum and Gardens. The creator, Palul, will give a talk and powerpoint presentation explaining how these came to be. He will explain how he got his inspiration along with the actual process of creating and installing the pyramids.
ABOUT Palul:
His uncompromising desire to create lasting art led him into a parallel career as a ceramic artist. He is considered a Master Ceramic Artist and taught ceramics for Shasta College for twenty-six years before retiring in 2012. He has simultaneously worked as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (now retired), eventually becoming a Lab Computer System Manager linking three hospitals in the area.
Palul and his wife, Allison, along with their fifteen pound cat, Spaz, maintain a home and ceramics studio in a quiet Redding neighborhood. Besides clay work, his interests include writing, art, chemistry, psychology, Zen and related philosophies, gardening and cooking.
CONTACT BY EMAIL:
WEBSITE (to see some of his ceramic art as well as writings):
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TWO
GREAT SHOWS COMING UP IN
OCTOBER...
WITH ONE
GREAT RECEPTION for both shows on
Friday,
OCTOBER 9, 2015 from 6-8 P.M.
No Host Wine Bar is available at the reception. It is greatly appreciated that members bring finger foods to the reception when possible. Thank you!
In the MAIN GALLERY rooms,
THE "FORGERY" SHOW
(NVAL members copy a Master Artist's work or style...painting, drawing, photography or 3-D)
(Artwork due Sept. 29-Oct. 3
Art in all mediums including photography should be forgeries or work produced in the style of well-known or art masters.
***Please write the following on the tag you put on the back of your piece when submitting it at the gallery:
2. Your Name
3. the name of the famous artist AND
whether it is a copy of a piece (ie copy of Mona Lisa) or in the style of the artist or photographer (ie in the style of Ansel Adams)
5. Medium
6. Price
...and in our FEATURED ARTIST room we proudly present...
DENISE GRANGER KERBS
& DEBBIE ANDREWS:
"Paying Tribute to the Intricacies of God's Creations"
I began creating art when I was 12 years old as an assignment for my seventh grade art class. My parents were so encouraging as they looked at my drawing and said, "Wow, you must be an artist!" At that moment I thought, "Oh, O.K. maybe I am!" So I began drawing everything I could see, painting with whatever mediums we had and I never stopped. My passion grew with every piece of art I created.
I am the sixth of seven children and I have realized over the years that it is because of my very larger-than-life family that I am drawn to the details in every subject just as I was with each of them. I found that it was not enough to only see the obvious, but rather every nuance of each sibling and that has translated into my art. For me, it is there that my search for truth lies. With the added support of my late-husband, Mark Granger, husband Scott Kerbs, and family, I have been able to continue with my artistic journey. Art has been my refuge and my gift.
I was self taught until I went to college in 2004 and graduated from Chico State in 2007. There, I earned a BA in Art at the age of 47 and received my CA Teaching Credential in Art one year later. I love teaching art and I am finding myself at home teaching workshops to fellow artists. The beauty of it is that I am teacher and student because every artist from beginner to professional has their own unique perspective and aesthetic and I find myself inspired by the way art moves so uniquely in each of us!
I am compelled to enhance and elevate the smallest of elements to capture the life and fervor of my subjects. Although, I may not always be successful in my attempt at such a lofty goal, it is that aspiration that drives me. I do not seek to mirror God's creations but merely pay homage to this wonderful gift we call life.
Debbie Andrews has lived in Redding, CA for over thirty years. She has
been married to her husband Mike for twenty-eight years and they have two sons, Bryce 21 and Tristan 20.
She has been painting consistently since 2009. She took watercolor classes at Shasta College, but her boys were young and they took priority. She says time stands still while painting and is a wonderful mystery, but the world doesn't wait.
Debbie has taken part in many workshops and had instruction from artist's such as Ken Hosmer, Jeannie Vodden, Fealing Lin, Vinita Pappas and many others. She says, "Every time I take a workshop, I learn something valuable; each Artist has a different technique or creative idea to share."
She looks for subjects that tell a story and have a unique composition. Her paintings are rich with color, movement, and emotion. When painting a non representational art piece, she always begins with color choices and placement. Her environment is equally as rich with beautiful music and she loses herself in the painting.
Debbie feels art is a gift from God. She knows she is blessed to have a way to express herself creatively and is grateful for the special people in her life who have been supportive and inspirational.
She passes on this advice:
"Don't be afraid to try something new and stop telling yourself that you can't or that you aren't gifted. You will be surprised....open the gift!"
Both Shows run October 6-31.
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CHANGE IN DUE DATE!!!
HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE ITEMS
NOW DUE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31st.
Last year's boutique had a wide array of beautiful handcrafted work and our customers bought lots of these treasures. Get your handmade items ready now!
We have a new tree for handmade ornaments, so keep that in mind while you are creating! More information will follow in upcoming e-news and calendar.
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OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING/PRESENTATION
NEW DATE AND LOCATION!
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SUNDAY
, October 25, at 3 P.M.****
Speaker will be multi-faceted artist
Don Linn.
The
the
meeting will be held at his studio/workshop at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday afternoon rather than our regular 7 P.M. meeting time at NVAL, in order to be able to see his sculptures, many of which are outdoors. See directions below.
Don lives in Redding with his wife, Donna. They celebrated their 50th anniversary this year.
He has loved working with his hands since he was a child.
Typical of many youngsters he began his creative journey in school shop classes where he developed an interest in woodworking through making class projects.
After college and raising two children he found a little more time to explore woodworking through wood carving. Among other projects he has carved 3 full sized carousel animals which are on display in his house. He continues carving today with several projects as work in progress.
After a corporate down sizing and finding that he had to reinvent himself at the age of 48 he started a small furniture repair and upholstery business. This led to also starting a machine quilting business to supplement his income. Specializing in very intricate heirloom quilting he quickly found that he had more business than he could handle. Along with that he found that quilters were interested in his story of a man being involved in an art medium that was typically dominated by women. To satisfy ladies curiosity he began going on the lecture circuit to tell his story. About the same time he began designing his own quilt patterns and teaching classes on how to make his quilts.
There was so much interest in his techniques that he decided to submit a book proposal. Much to his surprise his submittal was accepted and he ended up having 3 books published.
Never being one to sit still Don took an Art Welding class at Shasta College as a way of having another mountain to climb. His love now is doing welded metal sculptures out of new and repurposed metals. Some of his sculptures include his interpretation of the Statue of Liberty, a full sized bald eagle and a large sea serpent.
Don hopes you will come to his house on the 25th of October to see some of his work.
Directions to 1400 Whitewater Circle
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Go north on Quartz Hill Road (past the intersection at the Lake Redding Golf Course) to River Ridge Drive and turn left on River Ridge. His house is at the corner of River Ridge and Whitewater Circle, which is the second street on the right off River Ridge.
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MAIN STREET GALLERY
490 Main Street, Weaverville, CA
623-9259
"Animal Portraits with Lynda Nolte" Workshop Sept. 26-27 |
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530 244-4417
2030 Market Street, Redding, CA. 96001
www.ellishasit.com
NVAL members receive a 20% discount on Art Supplies |
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UPPORT THESE FRIENDS OF NVAL WHO ADVERTISE WITH US!
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North Valley Art League
48 Quartz Hill Road, Redding, CA. 243-1023
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