PRESIDENT'S CORNER
Greetings fellow La Jolla Art Association artists,
I hope you are enjoying these long daylight hours as much as I am. Our late afternoon light is warm and perfect for capturing beautiful images in the "golden" hour.
Many congratulations are in order for all the members who had artwork/photography juried into the San Diego County Fair; especially those who received awards. We need to thank Raye Anne Marks and Marie Dion again for their generous donation of time for judging the children's art at the Fair and awarding cash prizes. Raye Anne is one of our very active life members, who supports LJAA consistently by leading several group shows every year. Hopefully, you will be able to see her work at the gallery's group show later in July.
For now, my attention has been laser-focused on ensuring that our gala cocktail party and silent auction on July 17 and tropical themed, juried exhibit July 6-18, Night of the Iguana, is a huge success. The Fundraising Committee members have been working really hard for you, to ensure that we can stay in business for another year. We really need to thank judy judy judy, our Fundraising Director, for working day and night to get the lion's share of donations from La Jolla businesses. Finally, I want to genuinely thank each member who contributed to our silent auction by giving large or small items of value. We sincerely appreciate your generosity; the Night of the Iguana cocktail party with live Latin music is your reward.
See you on the evening of Saturday, July 17!
Kind regards,
Kris deYoung
LJAA President
president@lajollaart.org
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CALL FOR AUCTION ITEMS
As you know this will be the last newsletter for Night of the Iguana. At the board meeting it was discussed and agreed that it really take the center stage. Each and every member should get at least one item for the silent auction. The list has been sent out many times.
The gallery will have juried art of a tropical theme. The show runs from July 5 thru July 18. This is a great time to show your work.
For more information, please see the LJAA website at www.lajollaart.org
or contact judy, judy, judy at funds@lajollaart.org.CALL FOR ENTRIES: ART OF A TROPICAL THEME
Registration fee:
Standard Size Entries (up to 30" wide)
$25 first piece, $10 each for 2nd or 3rd piece
Larger Size Entries (more than 30" wide)
$35 first piece, $20 each for 2nd or 3rd piece
Drop off
Monday, July 5
from 5:30pm-7:30pm
Pickup
Sunday, July 18
during gallery hours from 11am-6pm
Thank you,
judy, judy, judy
Fundraising Director
funds@lajollaart.org
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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
In June we welcomed two new artist members,
an accomplished portrait artist Alison Barry (http://www.alisonbarry.com)
and a world-established photographer Michael Orenich (http://www.thelifeimages.com).
  Images: " alex", charcoal, Alison Barry - " Morocco, March 2010", photography, Michael Orenich
At the June board meeting, our Gallery Training Director, Doreen DiPasquale, filled in for me and took care of the membership-related tasks while I was out of town. Thank you very much again Doreen for your extra work.
Our next monthly board meeting will be on Monday, July 12 starting at 6:30pm. The board appreciates receiving your friendly support, unique ideas, and fresh opinions. Please do not hesitate and join us if you are available on the second Monday of the month. (Members participating meetings earn 1 VH per hour as well.)
Best regards,
Fujiko Isomura
LJAA Membership Director
membership@lajollaart.org
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FROM THE LJAA HISTORIAN
An excerpt from a 1927 letter of thanks from
the Bishop's School to Mrs. Eleanor Parks President LJAA:
My Dear Mrs. Parks,
I am sorry that I was not free myself to see you when you came with the wonderful gift from the La Jolla Art Association of a Life Membership to the Bishop's School in the Fine Arts Society of San Diego.
I shall take great pleasure in announcing the courteous gracious gift to the School and I shall have our Art teacher designate the pupil who is to have this honor of using the membership ticket this year.
Will you please convey to the Art Association our appreciation and gratitude.
Very sincerely yours,
Caroline Seely Cummins
March 15, 1927
Best wishes,
Harold Dozier
LJAA Historian
historian@lajollaart.org
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 MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Anne Benckendorff (image right) won 3rd Place in the still life category at the San Diego County Fair.
Grace Boothe has two paintings exhibited at the San Diego County Fair. She is also exhibiting at the Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad together with the San Diego Museum of Art Guild.
Pierce Harrah got all his submitted paintings juried into the San Diego County Fair, but, alas, no ribbons! As Van Gogh probably said more than once, maybe next time.
Carole Duebbert's series "Treats" (image left) (http://www.px3.fr/winners/2010/zoom.php?eid=1-19311-10&uid=3229702) was awarded Honorable Mention (category: professional, advertising) in the international competition Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3) (http://www.px3.fr/). From the website: "The 'Prix de la Photographie, Paris' (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris."
Jane Fletcher won the First Prize in the 2D, other materials category at the San Diego County Fair. She also has four additional paintings on display in the same show.
Sharon Ford is having a solo exhibit at the Bernardo Heights Community Center for the month of July, compliments of the North County Society of Fine Arts (NCSFA). She will have about 22 art pieces on display at the center. The community center is located at 16150 Bernardo Heights Parkway, San Diego CA 92128. It is open week days and weekends. Sharon will exhibit two of her most recent pastel painting series entitled "For Your Eyes Only" and "Sweet Treats" (images below).
 Roberta Henson attended the San Diego County Fair Artist Reception on Thursday, June 10 and was excited to find that three entries were accepted into the fair. Her piece entitled "Keli" (image left) received an Honorable Mention in the black and white drawing category. She also received a special Donated Award with prizes for "Shoebilly One!" (mixed media) (image below). The following day, where she had entered 10 pieces in the Carlsbad Oceanside Art League (COAL Gallery), she received five ribbons: two First Place ribbons (one in black and white printmaking and one in mixed media), two Third Places (one in mixed media and one in photography) and one Honorable Mention in photography for a piece that was entered into a "Show within a Show." The name of the show was "Local Color" depicting pictures of Southern California. Roberta will also be exhibiting 10 pieces in the upcoming St. Clair Gallery Invitational from June 28 thru August 6. The artist reception for this show is July 25.
Darlene Katz' painting, "Sacre Coeur, Montmartre," won 3rd Place in the oil, cityscape category at the San Diego County Fair.
Mike Morse was awarded Fourth Place in the San Diego County Fair for his digital photograph fractal "Fractal Flowers" (image right).
Ying (Mona) Zhou Mungia had four pieces of art accepted into the San Diego Country Fair. One of them won Second Place in the category acrylic representational, and her pieces called "Scenery" was awarded Honorable Mention.
Salli Sachse had two paintings accepted at the San Diego County Fair, "Lemonade 4 Sale" and "Watermelon Stop" (images below).
 
LJAA member Warren Stark will be the Featured Artist at the Vista Art Association gallery 204 Main Street in Vista from August 11 to September 6. A reception will be held on Saturday, August 14 from 6pm to 9pm. LJAA friends and members are welcome.
Dana Levine has three photographs on view at the San Diego County Fair. One image, "Ocean Beach Couple," has been awarded an Honorable Mention.
Dana Levine ("Children at Play" image above right), John Valois ("Doll Princess" image below left), and Lev Tsimring ("Afghan Girl" image below right) are part of a group photography exhibition, "Point of View," at Gallery 21 in Spanish Village, Balboa Park. The exhibition runs from July 7 thru July 19. Dana's cousin, Arthur Lavine, a well-known photographer whose work is represented in many museums around the country, is also in this show, so don't miss getting out to Balboa Park to see their work. These three photographic artists' work can be called "street photography" as depicted by Dana's photograph, "Children at Play," which was taken at the La Jolla Shore beach.
 
John Valois' "Border Crossing" (image right) was juried into the San Diego Art Institute's current Regional Exhibition. The show runs from June 18 to July 18.
Margot Wallace was awarded Second Place for her watercolor "Torrey Pines Bluff" (image left) from the Rancho Santa Fe Show "Captured Moments," juried by Teri Sowell, Director of Exhibitions and Collections, Oceanside Museum of Art. In addition, her watercolor "Sandstone at Broken Hill" was awarded Honorable Mention in the Art in the Pines 2010 Plein Air Competition.
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The 1st Annual Southern California BLACK & WHITE Juried Exhibition is an ALL MEDIA show
ANDLJAA members who sit for 2 full days (or 4 half days) get a special deep discount on the entry fee.They pay $0 for the first entry and $5 for each additional entry.The regular fees are: LJAA Members: $20 for the first work submitted and $7 for each additional work. All Others: $25 for the first work submitted and $10 for each additional work. A 20% discount of the total entry fee will be given to all entries submitted by August 10th.Interested? Contact Jeffrey R. Brosbe at jeff_forbw@lajollaart.org.
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 A 2010 SPECIAL PROJECT
Some 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.
If you are interested in working on this project, please contact Sharon Ford at: Sharnplfd@yahoo.com
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UPCOMING EVENTS & SHOW OPPORTUNITIES
CALL FOR ARTISTS
In commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, St. Paul's Cathedral Center for Performing and Visual Arts will be presenting a juried art exhibit this coming August entitled "Images of Peace on Earth." We invite you to submit artwork(s) which represent(s) your expression of this theme for possible presentation in the Cathedral.The exhibit will be held in the main space of St. Paul's Cathedral at 5th & Nutmeg in San Diego beginning on Sunday, August 1 and continuing through August 31. There will be monetary awards given for best presentations in the exhibition.
You may download an application from our website www.stpaulcathedral.org or request an application
from Richard Lief, Canon for the Arts at liefr@stpaulcathedral.org or by telephone at 619.298.7261
x356. Your application, along with digital representations of your artwork, need to be submitted by
July 15 to the same email address.
All media may be submitted, subject to approval, with dimensions not to exceed 3'W x 5'H for 2-D work. Work must be framed with hanging wire attached to the back. If you are submitting a 3-D work, please specify the size. Each work must have a label attached to the back upper right corner that contains: Name, Title, Medium.
Entry fee is $15 total for up to 3 works. Artwork may be for sale with a 25% suggested donation to St. Paul's Cathedral to support our continuing visual arts program. Please note on your application the price of the work and contact information for sales (email or telephone). The information on pricing will appear in the catalog, not on the artwork label. Your name, media, and contact information will be printed on the label.
Notifications of work accepted by the Juror into the exhibit will be by email or phone no later than Tuesday, July 20. On Monday, July 26, accepted artwork is to be brought to St. Paul's Cathedral, 5th & Nutmeg in San Diego between the hours of 10am and 4pm. Artwork will be registered in the Cathedral. There will be
signs to direct you to the exact location within the building. Sunday, August 1, the exhibit, "Images of Peace on Earth," will open with a Blessing of the Artists and the Artwork at the 10:30am service at St. Paul's Cathedral, followed by a reception honoring the artists.
We very much look forward to your participation in "Images of Peace on Earth," an important topic that has significant impact on all of our lives.
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