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 PRESIDENT'S CORNER
Dear LJAA Members and Friends,
This month we welcome the Southern California spring season of fresh growth, flowers, rain, and wind. For those who love the outdoors, this is your time to clean out your art tool box, grab your easel, put on your outdoor gear, and head out for plein air studies and masterpieces. Personally, I prefer my camera and computer for capturing scores of images as oil painting studies. Whatever your process, now is the time to forgive yourself for past inertia, embrace creative renewal, and move forward. What comes to mind is Rembrandt's quote. "Choose only one Master...Nature." Or Cezanne's comment about nature,: "What is one to think of those fools who tell one that the artist is always subordinate to nature? Art is in harmony parallel with nature."
Whether you think of nature as your master, inspiration, or parallel to your life development, we all share the joy of being part of a "tribe" of fellow travelers in this creative process called art. Thank you for being a part of La Jolla Art Association and promoting our mission to advance appreciation of the arts in Southern California. I am looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming reception, "Share Your Art" seminar, or board meeting.
More free information about plein air painting (and other useful tips) can be found at http://painting.about.com/od/landscapes/a/plein_air_paint.htm.
Respectfully,
Kris deYoung
LJAA President
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FROM THE EXHIBITION DIRECTOR
 Sharon Ford has been working tirelessly to bring to life Tony Cuban's vision of an artist's cookbook. Entitled "No Starving Artists Here!", it is in the final stages of development. Our next gallery exhibition will complement this work in progress. All members and non-members are welcome to participate. The show is called "A Celebration of Culinary Delights." It will begin March 14 and run through April 3.
Please email exhibitions@lajollaart.org if you are interested in participating in the show. All subjects pertaining to food, wine, dining, agriculture, gathering together, and cooking, are welcome. Colorful abstractions also welcome. No size restrictions. Each piece under 24" is $30. Larger than 24" is $50. A 15% price break will be given for entering multiple pieces. All work will be automatically considered for cookbook inclusion with proper credit given to the artists. Cookbooks should be ready at this exhibition's reception. And the food is bound to be delicious. Don't miss out on this fun event. Reserve your space now.
Thank you,
Aimee Jo Exhibition Director
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 FROM THE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
One of our new members' artwork did not appear in the January newsletter. I would like to introduce a sample of Maria Parenteau's work (http://www.artwedeliver.com ), "The Winter Sparrows And The Japanese Ladies" (watercolors on panel, 26x42).
Our non-board members Doris Dickinson and Roberta Henson participated the February board meeting. Thank you Doris and Roberta for your time and support. Our board meetings is held only once a month, and we wish that many members will get a chance to come see us in action this year. It is a casual atmosphere and both board members and regular members sit together. Please do not hesitate to join us, as well as voice your thoughts and opinions.
The March board meeting will be at the LJAA Gallery on Monday, March 14 starting at 6:30pm. (New membership applicants' presentations start at 6pm.)
The 2011 LJAA membership renewal ended as of February 28. Thank you all for renewing your membership with us. Despite some changes in the membership rules this year, the same percentage of members have renewed their membership once again. It is also quite encouraging to see that our members are eager to participate. We still need more gallery staffing volunteers throughout the year. If you find that gallery sitting is enjoyable, please sign up for more dates and help support our LJAA.
We are presently looking for a new Membership Director who can start this coming June. If anybody is interested in this position please contact me. With new membership rules now in place, I am expecting the tasks of the Membership Director become much simpler than before!
Best Wishes,
Fujiko Isomura
LJAA Membership Director
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 PORTRAIT CLASS: KAZUAKI UEHARA  Last month, LJAA member Kazu held a very successful "Share Your Art" workshop.
From a happy participant:
"I love my Kazu portrait! It was absolutely amazing that he was able to capture me on canvas in an hour with no advance preparation. Sitting for him was a fun, interactive experience as he allowed me to act naturally. I encourage everyone to try it!"
-Theresa Newbern
And on Saturday, March 12, Kazu is offering a portrait class from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the LJAA Gallery. The class is limited to five students only.
Says Kazu, "My goal to workshop for the workshop is for "everyone to leave gallery with works ready to be framed."
Fee: $30 (Checks may be made out to the LJAA.)
Registration: with Kazuaki by email at uehaki@gmail.com
Location: LJAA Gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, La Jolla Shores
Bring the following: portable easel, canvas (no bigger than 12x16), palette paper, paint (primary colors and white in any brand) (secondary - optional), turpenoid & oil, several bristle brushes between #2 and #6, paper towels, and photos (for the portraits). Feel free to contact:
Catherine MacDonald
classes@lajollaart.org
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FROM THE LJAA HISTORIAN  Anna Valentien... During the financially tough times, 1913, Anna started a career in education. This would enable her husband to continue work on the commission for E. B. Scripps. He was commissioned to paint 1100 sheets with 1500 specimens to include trees, grasses, and ferns. (image right: "Matilija Poppies" by A.R. Valentien) Anna was instructor of Elementary Manual Training and Arts and Crafts at San Diego State Normal School from 1914 to 1916. Her skills were listed as follows: Woodcarving, Weaving, Beadwork, Modeling, Metal Craft, Leather Craft, Basketry, Jewelry, Batik, Glista Glass, Macrame, Wicker Work, Oil Painting, and Ink Drawing. At the Panama California Exposition in 1915, Anna received a collaborative Gold Medal for the Arts and Craft Exhibit. In 1917 while teaching crafts at San Diego Evening High School, Anna was approached by a young Donal Hord, who requested to be taught the techniques of sculpture. Never wishing to compete with her husband, her work was usually displayed in the women's section of exhibition. Anna retired in June of 1938. She passed away in August of 1947 at age 85. She touched the lives of countless students. Harold Dozier historian@lajollaart.org
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MEMBER SHOW NOW UNTIL MARCH 13
The LJAA Gallery is open daily from 11am to 5pm
8100 Paseo del Ocaso, Suite B, La Jolla, CA 92037, 858-459-1196
Please stop by the LJAA Gallery and enjoy the art. |
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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
 Marcos Armitaje has been selected to enter two of his Crystalwave Images into a faculty/staff show at the California State University Northridge's Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication West Gallery from March 18 to March 25. His images "Postflick" (image left) and "Aguada" will be displayed along with the works of other faculty/staff members in a show entitled "FLIPSIDE: The after hours art of CSUN Faculty and Staff." Marcos' Crystalwave Images may be viewed at www.Planetstonegallery.com. Marcos Armitaje's large compelling piece "LaSelva" (image below right) has been juried into the San Diego Art Institute's 51st International Exhibition. This prestigious show will be juried by Roxana Velásquez  Martínez del Campo, Executive Director of the San Diego Museum of Art, and over $6700 in prizes will be awarded. Some 900 works of art were submitted for the show and only 86 were juried in. The Opening Gala Reception will be held on April 16 from 6pm to 8pm. "I am gratified and humbled that my work has been selected for this wonderful show. The fact that the works I produce are essentially visual messages from the crystalline crust of our beloved planet Earth makes my participation exceptionally rewarding. I am honored to serve as an emissary of Crystalwave images to the art loving patrons of the world." Marcos' Crystalwave Images may be viewed at www.Planetstonegallery.com.  Three additional members of LJAA, Jeff Brosbe, Dana Levine, and Jim Respess, also had their work accepted into the San Diego Art Institute 51st International Exhibition and will be on view from April 16 through May 29. (photo right: "Rendezvous in a Fountain" by Dana Levine) Roberta Henson was awarded People's Choice Best of Show for her digital art, "Sharp Birds," in the February COAL Gallery art show. For more information, go to the COAL Gallery website ( http://www.coalartgallery.com). Margot Wallace, local watercolor artist, will have a solo painting show of plein air landscapes, cityscapes, still life, florals, and more on display from March 7 to April 30. Located adjacent to the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club at 5829 Via De La Cumbre, Rancho Santa Fe, the Tennis Clubhouse Salon will host her watercolor paintings. This colorful exhibit of local sites is located in the Tennis Clubhouse Lounge. Open to the public from 8am until dusk, you can view her work in the Club's Lounge seven days a week. (image right: "Watercolor Wasatch Wonderland")
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Call for Entries 
April Juried Show at the Poway Center for Performing Arts
$1,025 in awards to be announced at reception
Juror: Chuck McPherson, Award Winning Artist, Teacher, Graphics Designer
Deadline for Digital Entries: March 15
Accepted works will be posted on website: www.ncsfa.org by March 25
Load-in: Friday April 1 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Reception: Saturday, April 9 - 1pm to 3:30pm
Load-out: Thursday, April 28 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Entry Fees: NCSFA members: 1 entry $20, 2 entries $25, 3 entries $30
non-members: 1 entry $30, 2 entries $35, 3 entries $40
Fill out entry forms on computer (typed) and email with digital images to: elmarts@earthlink.net
A printed entry form should be mailed with entry fees to:
NCSFA,11059 Lopez Ridge Way, San Diego, CA 92121 Performing Arts.
Note: Illegible entry forms will not be accepted. Improperly identified digital photos will not be accepted. 15% commission on all sales to go to Poway Center for Performing Arts. Entry forms and the prospectus available on the website www.ncsfa.org.
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