From the President’s Corner

Despite the many rainy days, spring does seem to be in the air. At RAA, spring brings so may exciting events. The Multi Media Mini Show this month provides the opportunity for all California artists to enter, and wait with baited breath to find out whether or not their mini-art has been accepted. Drives us all crazy every year, doesn’t it? Yes, the MMM Show is very competitive, but that’s part of the fun of it—when your work makes it in, you can be justly proud.

Our Opening Gala Reception will be on Friday, March 12th, from 5-8 pm. Whether you have art in the show or not, come and mingle with the community and other artists. Come and enjoy the little gems of art on the walls and pedestals in the gallery, and know it is a very special event. The Artists’ Reception and Awards Ceremony will be on Sunday, March 14th, from 1-3 pm.

If you can’t make it to the receptions, the MMM Show will be in the gallery through April 8th, so come in and enjoy. By the way, take-down and take-in for the next show is on Friday, April 9th. This will be the Floral-themed show, and will be a part of the Redlands Horticultural Society’s Flower Show and Garden Tour.

So, a lot is going on…come and play with us all!

Judith Sparhawk

Featured Artist Hearrice Dixon: April 10 – May 1

Opening Reception: Sunday, April 11, 2010, from 4:30-6:30

Hearrice Dixon was born in Haughton, Louisiana. While still very young she and her family moved to Redlands, California where she attended Redlands High School. There she entered an art contest. With winning Honorable Mention, her unique ability was first recognized and she discovered her love of art.

Her interest in working with acrylics began when she enrolled in a class at the University of Redlands. The class used several mediums including acrylics. Hearrice’s aspiration and interest in acrylics prompted her to continue seeking knowledge over the years, which has influenced the technique she uses today.

Before starting a painting, she finds that experimenting with acrylics, with no design in mind along with the use of unusual materials can add spontaneous interest and is a fun experience. For example, when working with acrylics she uses a sponge, to create the desired effect. Most of the subject matter she chooses is landscapes, floral and seascapes. The majority of her paintings are viewed as nonrepresentational.

She is currently a member of the Redlands Art Association and has displayed there, as well as participated in the “Art in the Park” exhibit in 2009.

Artist Statement

In my work, I strive to depict the tranquil and elegant side of nature whether it is a beautiful flower, seascape or landscape. The choice of nature themes appeals to the style in which I paint, emphasizing a lot of emotion and the use of subtle colors.

My technique varies in experience and emotion for me. In each of my paintings, I find it to be relaxing, exciting, occasionally frustrating, awe-inspiring and rewarding. The majority of my paintings have a calming effect that has been expressed by viewers. Upon completion of a painting, I have experienced the same feelings as the viewer. I find this to be amazing.

Being almost exclusively self-taught, I use my own instincts for reference. However, I plan to continue seeking additional knowledge by participating in offered workshops, and exhibits.

RAA’s 41st Multi Media Mini Show 2010

The work of 99 Artists with a total of 150 pieces chosen by juror Marguerite Garth will be on display at the gallery until Thursday, April 8.

Special dates and times:

• Open House: Friday, March 12, 5-7 pm
• Artist Reception: Sunday, March 14, 1-2 pm
• Awards Ceremony: Sunday, March 14, 2-3 pm
• Pick up Non-Accepted Art: Sunday, March 14, 3-4:30 pm.
• Pick up Accepted Art: Friday/Saturday April 9/10

Congratulations to the Winners!

Dan Soury	First Place, $300
Gloria Fogler-Mancini	Second Place, $200
Alan K Remele	Third Place, $100
Tom Fontanes	Past President’s Award $100
Kathleen Bryan	Excellence Award, $50
Pat Ford	Excellence Award, $50
Gail Brownfield	Juror’s Choice $50
Ginger Pena	Juror’s Choice $50
Muriel Dolemieux	$100 Gift Certificate Golden Colors
Tony Radcliffe $50	Gift Certificate Wilson’s Frame Up
Franny Werthwein	$25 Gift Certificate Aaron Bros
Angela Westengard Bud	Rickart’s Acrylic Painting Kit
Lisa Mozzini-McDill	Product prize from Tara Materials

Congratulations to all those accepted!

99 Artists in all – 150 pieces were chosen

Leah Balestieri	Candy Glendening	Lee Nemnich
Kristy Bergeson	Sean Green	Nancy Nichols
Ann Bingham-Freeman	Mary Grossman	R. Mike Nichols
Thomas Bond	Steven Hagerth	Setsuko Okubo
Yvonne Branchflower	Jan Harvey	Jeff Owens
Gail Brownfield	Denise Hawkins	Ada M. Passaro
John Brownfield	Patty Hayden	Geeta Pattanaik
Kathleen Bryan	Jean Hearst	Ginger Pena
Bob Bush	Gretchen Hecht	Vanessa Perazzo
Dolores Carrasco	Hugh Huffman	Lori Powell
Terry d Chacon	Evelyn Ifft	Ted Puffer
Kristy Christopherson	Michiko Ikeda	Tony Radcliffe
Karen Clark	Jill Jones	Sean Regaldo
Joan Coffey	Maxine Kenny	Alan K Remele
Joe Colley	Yesung Kim	Jack Rowe
Liz Coviello	Rosemary Krause	David Rudolph
Chick Curtis	Joseph La Chance	Nikki Skeen
Sandy Davies	Cindy Jones Lantier	Ray Gonzales Sloan
Rosemary Dillon	David Lawrence	James Snow
Felicia Dolemieux	Michael Le Blanc	Dan Soury
Muriel Dolemieux	Sheila Le Blanc	David Taylor
Pamela Downs	Zora Lee	Yolanda Terrell
Joan Erwin	Shirley Manning	David Valenzuela
Julie R. Evans	Marie Manos	Carey Van Loon
Susan Evans	Patty Mariano	Barbara Waddell
Brad Faegre	Caroline McAllister	Cassandra Ward
Gloria Fogler-Mancini	Jerrie McCluskey	Franny Werthwein
Tom Fontanes	Dian McLaughlin	Angela Westengard
Pat Ford	Pat Meeker	Jan Wright
JoAnn Formia	Sylvia Megerdichian	Briat Yanick
Patricia Franks	Sandra Blake Meichsner	Robert Yokley
Richard Freund	Joanna Mersereau	Nancy Yowell
Mary Gehley	Lisa Mozzini-McDill

Jurist Statement

It has been an honor and a privilege to judge the 2010 Redlands Art Association Multi Media Mini Show. This is a show that truly consists of little treasures of art.

I became aware of the Redlands Art Association while working on the art collection of the National Orange Show. As we were researching the various artists for the show, I heard nothing but praise about the association’s helpfulness and professionalism. Those qualities made judging this show a joyful experience for me.

The characteristics I was seeking as I was critiquing the various pieces were as follows: beauty, skill, inherent meaning, uniqueness, and fulfilled intent. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but there are some aspects that are definable, such as patterns and symmetry, colors that are complementary, interesting textures, and compositions that focus the eye, proportion, and presentation. Of course, work not done with skill and attention to detail, fails no matter how interesting. Inherent meaning is the power of the work. Does it tell a story? Make a statement or illicit emotion in the viewer? Uniqueness refers to art that explores old or new subjects in a way that is fresh and different. And fulfilled intent comes back to what the artist is trying to say. The best art has meaning beyond just an image. It also stands out in a crowd, and dares to be different. The winning entries are wondrous examples of these characteristics.

I would like to congratulate all the entrants. Seeing such a wealth of fine work is a pleasure!

Best Regards,

Marguerite Garth

Member News

Mixed Grill Favorites Podcast

Redlands Art Association member, artist, and blogger Cindy Jones Lantier is pleased to announce her latest project – The Mixed Grill Favorites Podcast! Join Cindy each Wednesday as she interviews a different inspiring person about their art, their processes, and their creative life. Upcoming guests include our own Richard Freund; Cindy’s first interview was with RAA member Kristy Christopherson.

The Mixed Grill Favorites Podcast began broadcasting on 24 February, 2010. To access the interviews, visit the podcast website at

http://www.mgfpodcast.com.

To visit Cindy’s personal blog, go to:

http://www.lantier.org.

You can contact Cindy via email at:

 cindy@mgfpodcast.com.

Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veteran’s Medical Center Art Show

On Feb 18, RAA members Bill W. Smith and LaDean Evans participated in the judging of the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veteran’s Medical Center Art Show. This annual event started in 1989. 3,3452 veterans from 123 VA facilities participated last year. This year’s finals will be held at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in La Crosse Wisconsin.

LaDean Evans

Celebrate Citrus with the Inland Orange Conservancy

The Inland Orange Conservancy would like to invite you to join us at the annual Celebrate Citrus even which will be held at Prospect Park groves in Redlands on Saturday, April 3, 2010 from 1-4 pm. This is a beautiful venue and a pleasant place to paint and show your citrus related artwork.

Each artist will need to bring their own display racks or easels for showing their artwork. Some shady spots are available, but large umbrellas are suggested Each artist needs to bring all of their own necessities: table, char, etc… Artists are responsible for their own monetary exchanges. 15% of artwork sales will be required to be paid to the Inland Orange Conservancy. This money will help defray costs of the Celebrate Citrus event.

We do hope you plan to join us. If you would like to be a part of Celebrate Citrus, simply fill out this form and return it by March 19, 2010.

Judy Remele, Celebrate Citrus Chairperson  (909) 499-8761

March Program and Workshop by David Neil Fairrington

“How To Start A Portrait”

Tues., March 23, 2010 Program

Program free to members, Non-members $3 Plus opportunity drawing of original artwork (value $300+) by David Fairrington.

March 27, Sat., Workshop

8:30am-3:00pm, RAA Gallery 14 person max

Member Cost: $65 Non-Member Cost:$70

David Fairrington, distinguished for his Portraiture and Fine Art, is a California artist well known for his intuitive art that captures the essence of life. His subject matter ranges from Portraits, Dancers, Figures, Western Art, Landscapes and Seascapes.

David’s account of his artistic path is riveting.

“Ever since Vietnam I had wanted to be a portrait painter, so twenty-seven years later I made the decision to stop commercial art and earn my living painting. I took a year and a half off and taught myself how to paint portraits, then leaped into the world of portraiture.

Painting is a deep love and a way of life now. It’s what I do to find myself. I consider myself an intuitive painter, meaning I paint straight from my heart. Some clients find the paintings to be an integral part in the making and healing of the self. Some call my paintings doorways. Others refer to them as windows or mirrors to the soul, and use them as tools to look inside. All hopes, fears, loves, and hates go on the canvas. As I paint, I look into myself, and as I do, I see into the image I’m painting. The spirit of that image flows through me and on to the canvas.”

As a premier painter that has painted over 200 portraits of families, children, politicians and noted public figures, David Fairrington is also known as “The Ballet Painter.” David has been commissioned to do paintings of ballet dancers from the School of American Ballet New York City, NY; The New York City Ballet, NY; Westside Ballet Academy, Santa Monica, CA; The Studio Ballet, Fresno, CA; The Sacramento Ballet, Sacramento, CA; and the Peninsula Ballet, Palos Verdes Estates, CA.

Participants will work from their own photos (8×10). They are to bring oils or acrylics, canvas or board and can pre-draw the image before attending the workshop. Also, bring a #4 Filbert soft bristle or nylon brush (clean), one small palette knife and the following paints: Yellow Ochre, White, Burnt Sienna, Cad Red Hue, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue and Raw Umber, plus other colors of your preference. RAA is fortunate to have David Fairrington present this day-long workshop, so, sign up early as space is limited.

David also gives two day and week-long painting workshops on the principles of portrait painting, including color, composition and design theory, multiple styles and techniques in: oils, acrylics, colored pencils and charcoal on different surfaces. Private teaching sessions for individuals are available.

For more information, contact Julie Evans at (909) 864-2461 or

David Fairrington at: fairrington@verizon.net

Reminder call for Artist Bio’s

I am planning to put together the new Artist Bio book this month. Many thanks to those artists who have already emailed me or put their bios into the box in the office.

For new artists, artist bios are to be on 2 2 separate sheets of paper/2 separate pages so they when they are in the bio book the pages will open and on the left will be the artist bio and on the right will be a page containing no more than 3 photo examples of their work.

page 1 should contain:

• Name/ Studio name/ business name
• contact details: eg:email, website, blog, phone number, mobile phone number (if wanted)
• personal photo if they wish to include this
• bio information

page 2 (separate sheet):

• up to 3 photo examples of artists work (so it fits on 1 side)
• with name/business name/studio name/ email address

If you have a questions please contact me at bizzilizzi7@gmail.com

Many thanks, Liz Coviello

March Program & Workshop by Master Artist David Fairrington

Program

RAA is delighted to present internationally acclaimed Master Artist, David Fairrington, for the March Program. The program, “The Portrait, How to Paint One, and the Importance of a Portrait”, is on March 23 from 7 to 9PM, free to RAA members, $3/guest. There will be an opportunity drawing of original artwork by the program artist.

Bio

Fairrington’s work was recently juried into the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery’s portrait competition. He is one of the artists officials in the government can select for their official portrait.

Fairrington grew up in Texas and after graduating from Texas Tech University he served as an “Army Combat Artist” for the Dept. of the Army in Vietnam. The paintings he did are now in the U.S. Army Center of Military History in Washington D.C. and were recently shown on the CBS News Sunday Morning show.

After the military, Fairrington opened his own design studio designing and executing over one hundred and fifty movie posters for such studios as Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Sony and MGM Studios.

Fairrington was named a “Master Artist” by “International Artist” magazine and his portraits are in private and corporate collections. His scope of work includes sports figure -Arthur Ashe, officials -Police Chief Bratton, government – Senator Alan Loenthal, TV celebrities like the cast of Scrubs, Lost, Desperate Housewives, etc. to name just a few. In the ballet world he is known as the “Degas” of ballet painters.

Fairrington is still painting portraits, but he has also branched out into landscapes, seascapes, horses and still life painting. He says painting is a deep love and a way of life now. It’s what he does to find himself.

You may visit his website and see the portraits referred to in this article and many others at:

www.DavidFairrington.com

Workshop

Get out your brushes, palette and a treasured photo for the Fairrington Workshop on Saturday, March 27 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at the RAA Gallery, downtown, Redlands. Sign up at the gallery or phone in with your credit card info. $ 65 for RAA members, $ 75 non-members.

We are happy to have such a talented artist for our March program and workshop. I hope to see you there!

Submitted by Julie Evans