2008 Demonstrating Artsts (to date) January: Doris Runyan February: Sue Porter March: Ann McClure
April: Dennis Lewis
May: Rose Wheeler
June: Phyllis Neufeld Sept: Diane Astier
Nov: Chris Malicoat
MAY 10TH, 2008 ACA GENERAL MEETING GUEST ARTIST ROSE WHEELER 1PM AT THE CLOVIS FIRE DEPARTMENT 1233 5th street clovis ca USA
A Madera woman who describes herself as an experimental artist attracts attention with her bold, color-coordinated, abstract paintings. I consider myself an experimental artist using watercolor, acrylic and collage. I love the idea of starting with no preconceived idea, and then looking for the direction the painting wants to go.
I now do mainly studio painting but venture out and plein air painting with the Tuesday
Group at least once a month. So the subject of my paintings could be anything.
I started serious classes in watercolor with Joan Brumley and have taken numerous Workshops over the past fourteen years. I believe that anyone can paint if they have the desire but they need to paint, paint and paint. It is a learning experience. When I first started I read somewhere that it takes about 10 years to find your style.
Sometime around the age of seven Anne was introduced to pastels by a British sailor friend of her grandfathers who would spend time with the family in Yonkers each time his ship docked in New York harbor. Knowing that little Anne loved to draw and being grateful for "home cooked" meals he started bringing art supplies from England for the child. Her first pastel was Robert Burn's cottage that hung in her grandmother's home until she died.After winning several scholarships she chose the Fashion Institute of Technology and Design in New York City for an education in clothing design. Upon graduation she entered the coat and suit field and continued doing paintings for herself and clients in watercolors and oils.It wasn't until about 25 years ago that she remembered how much fun she had with pastels and started using them again honing her skill with workshops from several well-known pastelists. She will probably never stop pasteling but oils are interesting too.Anne is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, the Pastel Society of the West Coast and the Alliance of California Artists. She has been published in "The Best of Pastels", the "International Pastel Artist" and the "Pastel Journal". Her work may be seen at her studio gallery.
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Sue Porter
“It is so much fun to be a professional Artist, I have mastered my goal!”
Sue has lived and painted in the San Joaquin Valley for most of her life.
She loves the natural living canvas of colors. I come from an agricultural farming family, Grapes, Nuts and Fruits.My brother continues to farm and ranch throughout the valley and costal areas, caring on the tradition. Sue on the other hand, had rather paint the farm and all of its amenities. Sue spends many hours transforming nature into her sometimes emotional and peaceful paintings.
Sue is known as a colorist, focusing on Composition Designing, Principals of Art Design, and Design of Color.
Sue continues after 25 years to teach painting at Clovis Adult Education, in Clovis CA .
With her degrees in Fine Arts and Signature Awards, ~ her achievements have won her many competition awards.
Sue’s Paintings hang in many professional offices, as well as many homes throughout the US . Sue also has clients who collects her paintings from other countries.She keeps in contact with them via the Internet.
Doris Runyan is a retired cosmetologist who loves fine art; she paints portraits from snapshots or photographs and loves to paint the old places that are being replaced or destroyed. Landscapes of the past and present are among her favorites. Pastels and oils are her choice of mediums. Painting has become her full time hobby. She is best known for her paintings of grapes on the vine. Some of her work can be seen at the Kingsburg Art Gallery, in Kingsburg, California. The City of Dinuba has purchased several of her paintings and she also has many in private homes and abroad.She is a signature member of the Alliance of California Artists and also a member of the Society of Western Artists. Since she retired in 1996 she has won numerous awards for her work including Best of Show, First, Second, Third place and many Honorable Mentions. She also won the "Mary Krause Award" for Artistic Merit.She attended art classes at Reedley College, and studied with Paul Buxman, Sally Seago, Jacqueline Starky, Anita Wolf and others. She is mainly a self-taught artist who believes it is never too late to fulfill a God given desire. She is a member of the Kingsburg Art Center and has served as an officer on the board for several years. Doris shares her love of art by teaching and demonstrating her God given talent to others. She can usually be reached at her home in Dinuba for information or any questions you might have.
2008 WORKSHOPS
ART STAND IN MINKLER HWY 180 AND FRANKWOOD AVE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
MIXED MEDIA WITH KATHLEEN MATTOX SATURDAY JANUARY 19TH
