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PRESIDENT'S CORNER Dear LJAA Members and Friends, As you know, we are a non-profit, member- volunteer-operated art association that maintains a gallery for the purpose of members who want to display their artwork. Part of our articles of association require us to have an annual meeting and a board of directors who take care of the varied operations of our organization and gallery. As a reminder, this year's annual meeting will be in the Riford Library in La Jolla on May 15th from 10am to Noon. However, before we meet again this year, the executive board, who has been working very hard for you, needs some help from some of you. Please consider volunteering for our vacant positions. If you are looking to learn more about the business of art and the art of exhibiting your work, then one of these position might fit you perfectly. The following are positions that need to be filled immediately: Secretary - you would attend board meetings and take minutes, type them up on your computer and distribute them to the board. Gallery Director - you would ensure the gallery is clean, in good repair, and stocked with supplies. About once a month you would need to orient new members on how to staff the gallery for exhibitions. Exhibition Director - you would coordinate with treasurer, gallery director and exhibition group leader(s) to make ensure everyone is in communication about the exhibition schedule, guidelines and rules. You would work with a gallery support group when shows are hung or removed from the gallery. If you have some creative ideas about exhibits, you could schedule and execute your ideas. This is an open vote, which means that you can also put in your votes for members to fill existing "incumbent" positions. If you would like to see changes, please let us know by your vote! Your voice is important to to all of us and the board should represent you. I know that we have some amazingly creative and organized members who could find a few extra hours in their month to help out your art association. Respectfully yours, Kristine deYoung LJAA President 858-459-1196 president@lajollaart.org |
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  "NIGHT OF THE IGUANA" FUNDRAISERThis event is in the beginning stages but judy judy judy promises it will be one not to miss. It will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2010: a cocktail party, silent auction, tropical theme. Art (juried) will be in the gallery two weeks prior to the event and for sale. We need help asking merchants for things like restaurant and retail store gift certificates, activity passes, concert & theatre tickets, etc., to donate to the silent auction. A procurement form can be downloaded at the LJAA website. For more information, please contact judy judy judy, Fundraising Director. |
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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR I would like to welcome our new member, Manssur Yalpani, who joined us in March. From his artist statement: "Going through the routines of life, countless images stream past us that are often registered as mere "background. It takes just a moment, however, to realize the wealth of symmetry, patterns, textures and colors that surround us everywhere. If a photo captures such visual elements and evokes a smile, an emotion or perhaps points the viewer into a new direction, it has accomplished its mission in my books." Thank you, non-board members who participated in the March board meeting, for your time and interest: Jeff Brosbe, George Galaich, Helena (Xin) Liu and her husband. The board welcomes and values feedback from our regular members. Each one of us is an important part of the LJAA. Really. Please join us at our next monthly board meeting, which will be on Monday, April 12, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. (New membership applicants' presentations start at 6pm.) I am looking forward to seeing you! (You will also earn one VH per hour.) Best wishes, Fujiko Isomura LJAA Membership Director membership@lajollaart.org P.S. Please mark your calendar. Our Annual All Members Meeting will be held at the Riford Library in La Jolla Village on Saturday, May 15, from 10am to 12pm. |
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| WHO AM I WHEN I'M NOT AN ARTIST? Randi Helsel Am I really an artist? They say I am ... There was a time I sold paintings before it made it to the gallery, I am still seeing woman in transition in my practice... The place of therapy has changed, but not the work... Two years ago I was was given the diagnosis of Mylodysplastic Syndrome, a bone marrow disease, which saps some of those creative juices... I thought I had.it all figured it out... Shall I show the work? I have now with the story that comes with it... I saw that once in a museum... Effective and powerful... Delicious like a rainbow... Abstract and yet in the present...You decide.. That's who I am... I miss you my fellow artists...encourage me |
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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Fujiko Isomura's artwork is displayed at vitreum (http://www.vitreum-us.com) at its new location in Little Italy (on the corner of W. Fir St. and India St.), Very close to Blick, Nelson Photo, and the fountain. Fujiko sits on most Saturdays from 11am to 5pm. She will be at vitreum's Grand Opening Event on Friday, April 16, 11am to 7pm. She will also present her art during the Little Italy's ArtWalk on April 24 and 25 at vitreum. Additionally, Fujiko is currently participating in a curated group show, "A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art," at the Center for Arts Gallery (http://www.towson.edu/  Jane Fletcher's painting "Reading in Bed" has been juried into the Bonita Museum's Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibit which runs from March 6 through April 14, 2010. The juror for this show was Larry Baza, Fine Art Consultant and Arts Administrator. Mr. Baza has worked as an arts professional for 32 years in San Diego, including directorships of art organizations including Centro Cultural de La Raza, the County of San Diego's Public Arts Advisory Council, Sushi Performance and Visual Art, and Community Arts of San Diego. You are invited to a reception to see the artwork and meet the artists on Saturday, March 6, from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. The museum is located at 4355 Bonita Road. Parking is free in the large museum parking lot. For more information, please visit the website at www.BonitaMuseum.org. Paintings from Jane's new "Hi Tech Plastics Series" (http://www.janefletcher.com/ Jane will be participating San Diego's largest art event, ArtWalk, on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25. Jane has been assigned booth #131 on the northeast corner of Beech St. at Kettner Blvd. in the Little Italy section of San Diego. ArtWalk will be open from 11am to 6 PM both days. Park free for up to 4 hours at Horton Plaza, take the complimentary Old Town Trolley to ArtWalk, and have your ticket validated by the trolley driver, or park at any of the other downtown lots or street parking (some lots are within one block of Jane's booth), or park in Old Town and take the train. For more information about ArtWalk, see www.MissionFederalArtwalk.org. Be sure to check out my website at www.JaneFletcher.com to view additional work including paintings and some of the wood and glass commission projects completed recently. If you have any questions or comments, I'd love to hear from you!  Starting back a little with an art update, Roberta Henson was the featured Artist at a "Champagne with the Artist" Event on January 31 and sold several pieces and received many invites to display works around the City of San Diego. This was pictured and given recognition in the community newspaper. This was a non-profit annual event to support the community business. Again she is enjoying showing at the St. Clair Gallery with others from LJAA, showing five pieces all in different media. She also was fortunate to have all four of her pieces accepted in the SWAA Art Show this past month and currently has a second place black and white drawing hanging in the COAL Gallery; it is a mixed media piece that was in the members' juried show. Catherine P. MacDonald had work selected for exhibition in April 2010 at the Arkansas Museum and once again, was selected to exhibit in the spring art show at the Jazzercise National Headquarters in Carlsbad. Salli Sachse will be one of several artists participating in "Live Art Inspired by Picasso" at the San Diego Repertory Theater on Wednesday, April 7, at 6pm. The artists will create a Picasso-inspired painting in the lobby during the performance. Work will be for sale after the performance.  judi sim is very busy these days. She is designing "Noah's Ark" co10, a 48"x48" Barter/Commission, besides finishing, "Awakening" co10, all about suddenly being aware of the important things in life. Another brand new design is an autobiographical painting about all the animals in judi's young life growing up in Old Visalia, CA. An abstract painting is also going to be another masterpiece for this year. judi does design for commissions (simglow@cox.net, www.simglow.com). A few paintings and giclees are hanging in the Spring Valley Veterinary Clinic, Spring Valley on Campo Road. See judi's paintings at the San Diego County Fair this year. Joy and wonder are in store for you!  Richard Warner is currently showing eight painting at the San Diego Hospice Fine Art Exhibition. His painting of a Dublin, Ireland street scene entitled "Temple Bar at Night" won first place in the show that has approximately 100 images. A couple from Indiana purchased the painting and is now giving it a new home. |
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LA JOLLA SHORES/LJAA SIGNAGE COMPETITION We have been offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to let our creative imaginations run wild. The merchants and business people of La Jolla Shores have decided that their main goal for 2010 is to find representative signage. Together with La Jolla Art Association, they are organizing a competition; open to all artists, to find the right design vision for the La Jolla Shores community. The LJAA Gallery will host a two-week show, including a reception. Residents of La Jolla will be invited to vote for their favorite. Extensive media coverage is planned. A further private show/reception will be held mid-September for the merchants, businesses and board of La Jolla Shores, during which awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be determined. In addition to the enormous prestige and amount of publicity the winner will receive, formal plaques of recognition will be presented to the top three by Mayor Jerry Sanders, together with generous gift certificates from the local businesses. If you would like to participate in this design competition, please download and fill out this application form. Should you require more information, please email your request to Monica Cadish. Entry application forms and payment must be postmarked no later than May 30, 2010. Delivery of entries to La Jolla Art Association Gallery at 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, La Jolla Shores, CA 92037, on Saturday, June 19, 2010, from 11am-5pm. Show runs from June 21 to July 4. Pick entries up on Tuesday, July 5, 2010, from 11am-5pm |
 A 2010 SPECIAL PROJECTSome of the members of the LJAA are hoping to create an artistic Cook Book. It is in the beginning planning stages but we need your help.  |
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UPCOMING EVENTS & SHOW OPPORTUNITIES The 4th Annual Lung Hsiang Exhibit is taking place in San Diego Botanical Garden Ecke Building from Wednesday, March 31 through Monday, June 7, 2010. The venue is open daily from 9am to 5pm. The reception will be held on Sunday, April 11, from 1pm to 4pm. The chapter's logo, Lung Hsiang, translates as " Soaring Dragon." We are more than 40 Chinese brush painting artists who meet monthly with special guest instructors for one-day workshops. This group's first meeting was held in October 1984. Invitation cards are available at LJAA Gallery and admission to the garden for the reception is free with this invitation card. .............................. Call to All Regional Visual Artists You are invited to submit a work of art, made from recycled materials, in the City of Encinitas Environmental Art Exhibit at the Encinitas Library, Earth Day, April 22 to Environment Day, June 6, 2010. For many artists, making art from recycled materials may be a new experience. We hope that you will give it serious consideration and participate. This is the second year we have presented this unique open call exhibit. All artwork will be juried with awards given for Best Of Show, First Place and Honorable Mention. The Encinitas Library is the second most highly attended in the county with 1200 visitors each day- your artwork will be seen, appreciated, and hopefully purchased. The Environmental Art Exhibit application PDF is on the City of Encinitas website: www.cityofencinitas.org, under City News and Events. 1) Print the PDF application and fill it out. 2) Scan the completed application and email it to me. Also email images of your artwork. 3) Or, you can mail or hand deliver the application. Include photos of your artwork. The deadline to apply is noon, Monday, April 12, 2010. We look forward to your participation. If you have questions, feel free to contact Jim Gilliam, Arts Administrator, City Manager's Office, City of Encinitas, 505 S. Vulcan Ave. Encinitas, CA 92024, 760.633.2746, www.EncinitasLive.com ..............................
 Open Studio Art Walk in TierrasantaThe newly formed Tierrasanta Artists' Association, founded by Monica Cadish is having its first annual Open Studio Art Walk in Tierrasanta (a community 10 minutes East of La Jolla off Highway 52). LJAA members include Sharon Ford and Monica Cadish. The event is scheduled for the weekend of April 17 and April 18 from 11am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. For more information, contact Monica Cadish mcadish1@att.net. .............................. Artwalk Bonus Opportunity! Introducing the 2010 ArtReach Silent Auction at Mission Federal ArtWalk Have you dreamed of commissioning a portrait of your sweetie, your kids or your pooch? During Mission Federal ArtWalk 2010, you can bid on a fine art portrait created just for you. Fourteen amazing artists, including Jane Fletcher, have offered their portraiture talents in support of ArtReach. Choose the style you prefer from a variety of media and sizes. Samples of Jane's portraits can be seen on these links: Kiera C. Morgan | The Country Bride | Jack | In The Studio ..............................
"A Weekend with Pablo Picasso" and AAASD Art Show In conjunction with "A Weekend with Pablo Picasso," a production of The San Diego Repertory Theatre, we are hosting our AAASD Art Show in the upper and lower lobbies of the theatre. We invite you to join us and enjoy the exceptional art and delightful play at the Lyceum Theatre in Horton Plaza. Please join us at a free reception on Friday, April 2 from 6pm to 7:45pm. Our Artist Reception is on Friday, April 2, 2010, from 6pm to 7:45pm. For more information, please see www.sdrep.org. ..............................
La Jolla Historical Society's Secret Garden Tour: Saturday May 15, 2010, from 10:00am to 4pm For the tenth year in a row Jane Fletcher has the honor of being one of a small number of plein air painters invited to paint in a lovely garden during the La Jolla Historical Society's Secret Garden Tour. This tour is very popular, drawing art and garden lovers from across the country! Rumor has it that some very extra special estates are on the tour this year. Get your tickets early from the La Jolla Historical Society 858-459-5335, or on-line at http://www.LaJollaHistory.org. .............................. Bloomingdale's Open Call/crussellFineArts.com Announcing the Bloomingdale's Santa Monica Open Call for the purchase of original art Crussell Fine Arts is pleased to announce the August 2010 opening of the new Bloomingdale's store in Santa Monica, California. In preparation for this event, Bloomingdale's Headquarters New York has asked Crussell Fine Arts to hold an Open Call for the purchase of original artwork. All artwork should reference the theme of Santa Monica, relationship to the Pacific Ocean, its people, culture or the overall environment of Santa Monica. As a community outreach program the Bloomingdale's Santa Monica Open Call will be open to all artists who live or work in Southern California. All submissions are due by May 1, 2010. For additional information and a prospectus please go to http://www.crussellfinearts. .............................. You're invited to the NCSFA Sponsored Bus Trip to (these are always fabulous) Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Saturday, May 8 (the day before Mother's Day). There are 2 ticketed exhibitions at LACMA, namely "Renoir in the 20th Century" and "American Story," represented by 11 masterpieces including Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent and George Bellows. The cost is $55 for North County Society of Fine Arts members or $60 for non-members; this covers bus fare, tip for the driver, admission to museum, and its two ticketed exhibits, bottled water, refreshments, a research paper, and a video relevant to what we'll see. There will be two sites for departure and return. Sundance Stage Lines bus will be in the Target Center parking area on Pomerado Rd. in Poway at 8:45am and scheduled to depart at 9:00am for the Park and Ride on the northeast side of Interstate 5 at La Costa Ave. in Carlsbad, arriving around 9:30am. You will return to San Diego by 8pm. Exhibits: The Renoir exhibit focuses on his last 3 decades, when he was looking beyond Impressionism. I say looking beyond, but it was also a look back to classicism. And, as one art period changes to another, here from Impressionism to Modernism, the new artists, such as Picasso, Matisse and Bonnard looked at what they called Renoir's "last manner" with admiration and ran it through their art filter. For that reason, you will see works by Picasso, Matisse, Maillol and Bonnard interspersed among the 80 paintings, sculptures and drawings. To secure your reservation: If interested please reply to Valerie Raymond at valraymond@cox.net. 40 spaces are available. Make your check out to NCSFA to: NCSFA, P.O. Box 291, Poway CA 92074 secures your reservation. Please include your (1) choice of pick up site and (2) your email address or phone number for reservation confirmation. ..............................   Master wildlife artists Lee Kromschroeder (left) and Gary Johnson (right) are presenting a two-day workshop titled San Elijo Lagoon: Landscape & Wildlife Fundamentals. The event will take place at the San Elijo Nature Center (2710 Manchester Avenue, Cardiff by the Sea) on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6 from 9am to 5pm. Class size is limited to 25 students. You may contact Jerry Vende Berg at 858-245-9670. |
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SATURDAY "SHARE YOUR ART" WORKSHOPS Saturday, April 24:"Computers & Artwork" ---Photographic Artist: Carole Duebbert Have you ever wondered how to scan and size an image, what "web-ready" means, or what a ZIP file is? What about a PDF? And how do you make one? Carole and a panel of computer gurus will answer these and other questions and you've been puzzling over. Please register and email your questions to her at editor@lajollaart.org so that she can answer them first during the demo! ..............................  Saturday, May 29: "Painting Flowers" ---Artist: Salli Sache Award-winning artist Salli Sachse, will demonstrate flower painting at the LJAA gallery on May 22, 2010 at 10:30am. Salli fell in love with flowers when she lived in Holland. During winter months, flowers adorned window sills, raising spirits until the days became longer. The play of light on those petals were a fascination and Salli now translates that light on canvas. Come see and enjoy. |
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Send your news worthy items, including JPG images pertaining to your news item, to my email newsletter@lajollaart.org. Sincerely, Carole Duebbert LJAA Newsletter Editor newsletter@lajollaart.org |
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