NOVEMBER 2016                             A 501 (c) 3 non-profit arts organization founded in 1953

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  PRESIDENT'S LETTER
NOVEMBER 2016 
 
Rosie Phillips
Hello fellow Guild members!
 
November is such a treat here in the low country! Even though we don't experience the "Full Fall" leaf color changes, we do get to enjoy a bit of the magic and beauty here. The beautiful fall colors are such a treat to see and a sign of the year coming to a close and a new one just around the corner. Which means that the December CAG Holiday Party is also just around the corner! 
 
I hope that by now, you all have recovered from any work or despair that our very unfriendly visitor, Hurricane Matthew, may have left behind. I was very sorry to cancel not only the Guild's Board Meeting as we were all preparing for the impact but also the October General Members' Meeting! So many of our members were still in full swing of repair or clean up that I felt it a disservice to you and to our presenter to hold the meeting then. And so, I was very excited to hear that our presenter was available for November to come speak to us!  I'm sure you will agree that his technique and style are just as fun as he is to listen to.
 
And speaking of color! The Guild's Signature Exhibition will be November 7th through the 12th at the Charleston Visitors Center. I would like to congratulate those of you that are in the exhibit! I'm sure it will be another color treat for us!  I hope to see many of you at the reception where there will be food, drink and beautiful art plus it's fun to visit with our fellow artists and admire their accomplishments! I would like to thank all the volunteers that come together to make this a successful and fun event for all of us.  And while on the topic of exhibitions, I would like to give you a heads up on our Member's Exhibition which will be in early February. More details in this Easel for The Signature Exhibition and details to come to you by eBlast or newsletter for the Members' Exhibition!
 
We have more good news of grants to announce. The Charleston Artist Guild has received a grant check in the amount of $10,000 from the Ellis Foundation. We thank them for this generous support which allows CAG the funds to provide supplies for our Outreach Programs. Thanks to Steve Jacobs, our Business Manager, for making sure that the Guild has been staying on track as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation! The grant will be put to good use in following the mission of the Guild to promote the practice, teaching and recognition of fine arts in Charleston.
 
I look forward to seeing you at our next General Meeting on November the 8th, of course after you have voted!  But in case you are not able to attend, I and the CAG Board sincerely hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends and that you are enjoying our fall, as it is such a beautiful time of year!  But, when is it NOT a beautiful time of year in the Lowcountry? It's time to get back out with your Plein Air supplies or camera and enjoy this color and beauty that is a gift to us all. See you soon!

Rosie Phillips
President,  Charleston Artist Guild


CAG General Meeting
Tuesday, November 8th: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Irene Dixon Auditorium
Roper St. Francis Hospital
316 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Unfortunately we were not able to conduct last month's General Meeting due to the hurricane. We are very fortunate that our October speaker was happy to re-schedule for November! 

The Charleston Artist Guild's general meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at the Irene Dixon Auditorium at Roper St. Francis Hospital. Free parking will be available.

James Pratt
We are greatly looking forward to our speaker, James Pratt, who will provide a live demo of his techniques. James is a 
Palette Knife Impressionist and  will demonstrate "How to"...mix the colors, how to mix the values, how to pick the paint  correctly, how to apply the paint  in order to create an "Alla Prima" painting. He will also demonstrate on a larger canvas various strokes/elements that help make up a painting, such as how to paint an Arch, how to paint a pot with flowers, how to create reflections, etc..
 
James Pratt is a world renowned palette knife artist and is considered as one of the "Modern Masters." James was born in Wellington, New Zealand, moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980's and became a US citizen in 2013.  James and his wife, Beverly, are now living in a country home outside of Charleston, SC and when not there, they enjoy spending time at their home in Southern France. 

Monsieur
Evening March Sunset


James was introduced to art at young age by his father while sitting on his lap and copying his father's pencil drawings. His life has always revolved around design and creativity. His great grandfather immigrated to New Zealand from England in 1858 and is a published writer and his art hanging in the Museum of Art, Auckland, New Zealand.
 
James paints with a palette knife which he has been using for over fifteen years. He studied how to paint Alla Prima and finds the knife the best tool to encourage a lively and impressionistic treatment; providing an exciting contrast of scale, adding greatly to the impact of the finished painting.

Visit website: JamesPrattFineArt.com  to see his latest works.

Click here   for a printable map for the parking garage entrance. Don't forget to ask for your free parking pass at the meeting's welcome table.

A social will begin at 6:30 pm followed by the official meeting and a presentation from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.

MEMBERS:
Please bring a snack to share. Finger-foods are preferred. Please be sure to deliver your snacks between 5:45 pm and 6:15 pm to allow enough time to set up.

Congratulations to All Juried In Artists! 
2016 Juried Signature Exhibition

This exhibition is opened to all South Carolina residents, regardless
of membership to the Charleston Artist Guild.

 

Exhibition Dates:  November 7 - 12, 2016
Place: Charleston Visitors Center, 375 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403
Time: Normal business hours at Visitors Center (8:30 am - 5:15 pm daily)
Reception: Saturday, November 12, 2016 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Artwork Drop-off/Pick-up is at the Visitors Center:
*Drop-off is November 6, from 12 noon to 2:00 pm;
NOTE: All artists must be prepared to pay $10 for security
*Pick-up will be immediately following the Reception or on Sunday, November 13, from 12 noon to 1:00 pm

Exciting News from
"Artistic Growth Members' Program"
by Susanne Frenzel and Faye Sullivan
Artistic Growth Directors
 
CAG critiques are FREE and one of the most valuable benefits 
of your membership in the guild.

Mark Horton
We are most fortunate to have Mark Horton who is internationally known award-winning artist for our November critique.

After graduating from East Carolina University School of Art in 1983, Mark moved to New York City to begin a career in advertising and design carrying with him the dream of someday becoming a painter.
The works of Frederick Church, John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer as well as the romantic landscapes of the Hudson River School painters captivated Mark. Their paintings had a profound effect on his artistic development.

In 2001 Mark Horton devoted himself to painting full-time and moved to Charleston, South Carolina.
Horton is particularly fascinated with the effects of light and weather upon the landscape. He paints beyond a literal interpretation of a scene to portray nature in a way that reflects his own ideas and sensibilities while capturing the spirit, color and changing light of a place.


See more of Mark's work on his website:  www.hortonhayes.com.
 
Please join us for a glass of wine and a painting critique.
 
DATE:   Monday, November 14th, from 6:30 pm to approximately 8:00 pm
PLACE:  Charleston Artist Guild Gallery,  160 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29412
CONTACT:  Faye Sullivan: fayeart1942art@gmail.com / cell 843.597.4091
or  Susanne Frenzel:  susafrenzel@aol.com / cell 843.408.9626
 
There is room for 8 participants and 2 observers. Participants should bring one painting to be critiqued.
 
Sign up today! Spaces will be filled quickly.This is one of the most valuable benefits of your membership in the guild.

Gallery News
By Heart Bernados
Gallery Director

We are pleased to announce Mollie Vardell as the Featured Artist for the month of November. Her exhibit "Behind the Garden Gate" is a collection of paintings featuring hidden gardens, gates, fountains and statuary from local and surrounding areas.
 
Mollie Vardell
OUR FEATURED ARTIST'S RECEPTION 
Date: Friday, NOVEMBER 4th 
Time: 5 pm - 8 pm
Place: The Charleston Artist Guild Gallery,160 East Bay Street, downtown Charleston.
  
Moving to Charleston just over two years ago, Mollie has fallen in love with both the low country and the beautiful homes and gardens of Charleston. Mostly a landscape painter focusing on the marshes and beauty of the low country, Mollie was inspired to create this series after walking down the streets of Charleston, admiring the beautiful homes, window boxes, and ironwork gates with lovely gardens hidden behind.

Mollie has been painting for 14 years in the Delaware and Virginia areas, and just joined the Charleston Artists Guild last October. Although this is her first show in the Charleston area, Vardell's work has been shown in multiple Galleries in Virginia and Delaware and she has participated in many outdoor shows in her career. She also helped to found Great Falls School of Art in Virginia, and was a teacher there for many years.

Vardell states: "The process of painting for me is a journey - one that takes me out of my everyday world and absorbs me in entirety. Everywhere I look outside I see paintings! A fantastic sky, the light on a field, interesting shadow patterns or an idyllic reflection on water, these are what propel me to paint. It is my job as an artist to slow down, to observe, to look harder, always searching for ways to bring this beauty to the surface of my paintings. I paint in oil because of the richness of the color, its density and its ability to add texture and depth to my paintings.
 
For more information about Mollie's work, please visit her website: mollievardellart.com.

Circle Gate
The Pergola

MORE GALLERY NEWS

Remember Members, you receive 10% off your purchases. Be the first to peruse the new eye candy.
 
Please make plans to attend and support our artists. Plan to make art a big part of your Friday night out and enjoy some refreshments and some fine art at the Gallery. There is always something new to see, so please make a point to stop by. Regular Gallery hours are 11 am - 6 pm daily.
Learn Free Online!
By Debbie Daniels
Director of Publicity & Marketing

Last year, I learned about a website called www.udemy.com  -  an online learning platform where you can sign up for classes free of charge, or more in depth classes that you can pay for. I signed up and paid for a class and went through the online videos whenever I had the time. It was a lot of fun and I learned how use tools in Photoshop that I had never used before. The classes stay on your computer and you can rewind or go forward through the videos whenever you want to. I also watched some free painting demos, some free painting classes, and one on how to organize your time, which I don't do well! There are classes for just about anything on there!

Go to www.udemy.com and search for what interests you and you'll see a list of all the classes. Select "free" in the menu to see which ones are free of charge. The videos will stay on your computer for you to watch whenever you choose.

On another note, we are still collecting items for our silent auction to be held at the Isle of Palms Exchange Club on Tuesday, December 13, during our holiday party. We need small items to make up baskets, like notecards, jams, candles, chocolate, tea, coffee, etc. Please let me know if you can help! Email me at  danielsdesigns@gmail.com or call me at 843-814-5585. 


Guild Sponsored Workshops
by Mary Sayas
Workshop Director
 
As the Guild's Workshop Director, I would like to give you the opportunity to study with instructors who can help you go to the next level in your art. I have taken many workshops over the years both sponsored by the Guild and by other galleries or the artists themselves. It has been my primary source of learning to paint, and I have studied with and been inspired by some great teachers, especially the ones below who have kindly agreed to work with the Artist Guild in the coming year.
 
COMING IN 2017
 
Margaret Hoybach
Watercolor Workshop,  "Inspiration to Interpretation"
January 18, 19, 20
 
William Jameson
Oil Painting Workshop
February 23, 24, 25
 
Costs will be announced as details are finalized. Please  let me know if you would like to reserve a spot in either or both of these workshops.

Art History Series
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
By Cisco Lindsey

John Singer Sargent
Self-portrait, 1886
One of life's most delightful experiences is to come suddenly upon an unexpected scene, such as a beautiful child smiling at you through a car window, or the setting sun bursting through cloud cover and flooding the sky with brilliant reds, or to spot a dear old friend across a crowded room.  Such a moment happened to me several years ago when I rounded a corner of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and came face to face with John Singer Sargent's portrait of Madame Virginie Amelie Avegno Gautreau, better known as Madame X. I had recently been reading about Madame X, and had forgotten that this fabulous painting resided at the Met.  Unexpectedly encountering Sargent's life-changing creation is an experience I shall never forget.

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was born in Florence to American parents, and spent almost his entire career painting in Europe. At age 28, he had been working for ten years in Paris and had attained great popularity and success. The Salon of 1884 was to be a culmination of his efforts. He had painted a masterpiece which he was perhaps never to surpass. When Portrait de Mme *** was shown at the Salon of 1884 the sexual suggestiveness of her pose and the pale pasty color of her skin instantly caused an uproar and a scandal. As originally exhibited, one strap of her gown had fallen over Gautreau's right shoulder, suggesting the possibility of further exposure.

Madame X, original

Madame X, altered

The newspapers and the critics had a field day. Commentary about the painting went on for weeks and weeks. "One more struggle," wrote a critic in Le Figaro , "and the lady will be free." Crowds thronged the show to see the scandalous painting, paying scant attention to the numerous nudes. 

The family of Madame Gautreau was so scandalized that they made plans to take possession of the painting after the show and destroy it. Suspecting this, Sargent removed the painting early and kept it in his studio for thirty years - after repainting the strap to position it over the right shoulder. The scandal engendered by the portrait of Madame Gautreau at the Salon of 1884 contributed to his decision to move to London the following year.

In 1916, after the death of Madame Gautreau, Sargent showed the painting in San Francisco along with other works, after which he offered the Portrait de Mme *** for sale for Æ’1000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It was at this time that Sargent asked that the title of the painting be changed from Portrait de Mme *** to Madame X. Sargent stated, "I suppose it is the best thing I have done."

John Singer Sargent was an enormous talent with a prodigious output. He created so many wonderful paintings, it is impossible to pick a favorite. I find it sufficient to enjoy his glorious paintings one at a time when serendipity places them in my path, as happened when I visited the Met, and also in 2000 when I came across John Singer Sargent: Portraits of the Wertheimer Family, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA. But that's another story...



Issue: 54

 

  Supporting the 

Fine Arts Community

 

In this Issue:
President's Letter
CAG General Meeting
2016 Signature Exhibition
Guild Workshops
Gallery News
Workshop News
Guild Workshops
Thanking Supporters
Calendar of Events
Guild Board of Directors
New Guild Members
Renewing Members
Members Spotlight
Plantation Guidelines
Classifieds
Placing an Ad

CALENDAR
OF
EVENTS
2016 
 
November

Nov 4 - Featured Artist of the Month, Mollie Vardell, Reception,
5 pm - 8 pm, CAG Gallery

Nov 6 - Drop off Artwork for Signature Exhibition, 12 noon - 2 pm, Charleston Visitors Center

Nov 8 - CAG General Meeting , 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Irene Dixon Auditorium at Roper Hospital. Speaker: James Pratt

Nov 7-12 - Signature Exhibition, 8:30 am - 5:15 pm daily, Charleston Visitors Center

Nov 12 - Reception for Signature Exhibition, 6 pm - 8 pm, Charleston Visitors Center | Pick up Signature Exhibition Art immediately following Reception

Nov 13 - Pick up Signature Exhibition Art, 12 noon - 1:00 pm, Charleston Visitors Center

Nov 14 - CAG Critique with Mark Horton, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, CAG Gallery

December

Dec 2 - Featured Artist of the Month, Ginny Paternite, Reception, 5 pm - 8 pm, CAG Gallery

Dec 13 - Holiday Party & Silent Auction,  6:30 pm - 10:00 pm, Isle of Palms Exchange Club. Silent Auction starts at 7 pm and ends at 9 pm.


To get a map with directions to Irene Dixon Auditorium at Roper Hospital,
   
 
Guild Officers
 
PRESIDENT:
Rosie Phillips 843.813.4518
 
VICE PRESIDENT:
Cathy P. Fuller 843.452.0444
 
SECRETARY:
Elliott B. West 843.906.1954
 
TREASURER:
Linda Weber 843.817.0805

Guild Directors
 
PAST PRESIDENT:
Ron Gibb  716.998.6307
 
EXHIBITIONS:
Lee Garrard 843.906.8404
 
PROGRAMS:
Amelia Spade 843.991.8845
 
GALLERY:  
Heart Bernados 803.673.4293
 
WORKSHOPS and TRAINING:
Mary Sayas 843.762.0945
 
NEWSLETTER:
Michelle Hamel 843.696.4016

WEBSITE:
Lori Jill DiBiase 803.487.2618

MEMBERSHIP:
Flo Ulrich 512.663.2292
 
ARTISTIC GROWTH:
Faye Sullivan 843.849.1833
Susanne Frenzel 843.408.9626
 
DEVELOPMENT:
Carmen Osborne

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
VACANT
 
PUBLICITY/MARKETING and ASSISTANT WEBSITE DEVELOPER:
Debbie Daniels 843.814.5585
 
HOSPITALITY:  
Jan Kelly 843.425.8122

BUSINESS MANAGER: 
Steve Jacobs 843.722.2454
 
OFFICE:  843. 722.2454

GALLERY: 843.722.2425
  
"AND SO 
WE  GROW!"
by Steve Jacobs
Business Manager
 
 Please welcome our newest members to the 
Charleston Artist Guild!

NEW ARTIST FRIENDS
John Kurc
Kathleen Rambo
Carl Turner

NEW MEMBERS
Raymond Dominici, M.D.
Robert J. Dukes, Jr.
Vincent Lempert
Susan E. Mitchell
Stephanie Rossi

  ____________ 
 
Thank you to all  our renewing  CAG members!

RENEWING ARTIST FRIEND
Melodie Olson

_____________


 Please remember to renew
your membership to the Charleston Artist Guild.

Also consider upgrading your membership status from the standard $50 member fee
to one of our Patron status memberships.

PLEASE BRING YOUR
FAVORITE FINGER FOOD
TO THE MEETINGS.


THANK YOU, 
Charleston Artist Guild 
renewing members 
and
member patrons.

 

 Renewing your membership  ensures that our Outreach  Programs, such as  our  Extraordinary Arts, Pattison's  Academy, Art  of Alzheimer's, and  High School programs,  will  continue with your support, in addition to the support of our Ellis Foundation and  SC Arts  Commission grants.
 
 It also assures that our informative Easel newsletter, as well as our opportunity-filled eBlasts, will continue to come your way via email.


NEWS
If you have some exciting news that you would like to share with our Guild members (your artistic accomplishments or an upcoming show) , please email the Newsletter Editor,  Michelle Hamel.

All content will be at the discretion of CAG approval.

MEMBERS SPOTLIGHT
CAG members  Susanne Frenzel and Faye Sullivan present the fine art exhibit  "When Visions Become Paintings" at the Real Estate Studio on 214 King St in Charleston, SC. The show is a collection of the diverse, abstract and representational work Susanne and Faye have created in the past year. It will be on display from October 26 until Dec 6, 2016.

The artists' reception is planned for Friday, December 2nd, from 6 pm to 8 pm at 214 King Street, Charleston.


Plantation Guidelines

Drayton Hall, Middleton Gardens and Magnolia Plantations
 
As a member of CAG, you are welcome to enjoy the gardens as often as you like during business hours, to walk, paint or photograph. This is a gift they have extended to CAG members only. With that in mind, we must remind you that any violation of the use of these gifts may cost us the loss of these benefits.

When visiting the plantations, we must show a current CAG membership card, the free admission for which is only for the CAG member.
 
Magnolia Gardens extends the free admission for the gardens and the Audubon Swamp Garden. Drayton Hall and Middleton Plantation allow free admission to the gardens and  grounds. If you would like to visit the homes, enjoy a carriage ride or other tour items, they are available to  purchase.

The plantations love to see our artists Plein Air painting on their grounds and encourage us to come more often. We must remember that the plantations have offered this to us as a gift and for this we are very thankful.

 
CLASSIFIEDS

Stay tuned next month for further information about this section. 

Cost will be in accordance with the donation schedule.
 
All listings will be at the discretion of CAG approval.
 
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