Art Openings at Elkhorn Art Gallery

There are several exciting shows coming up at the Elkhorn Art Gallery this summer. This Friday is Clive Tyler - Telling the Story of the West - 3.


Click here to see more of his work. If you haven't seen Clive's paintings in person, you don't want to miss this show; you're in for a real treat. There are two opening receptions this weekend - Friday at 4pm and 1pm on Saturday. Clive will be there on both days. The show will hang until July 12th.

Other upcoming shows are:

Pem Dunn "Winter Park's Own" from July 15th - August 9th.

Stacey Peterson and Cydney Springer - “Artist to Watch Show” from August 21st - Sept. 7th

It's great to have such talented artists showing in the county - I hope everyone gets out to support them and enjoy their beautiful artwork.

Elkhorn Gallery is now selling professional grade art supplies - Gary needs to know what you want him to stock. Please give him a call at 726-9292 and tell him what supplies you need. How great not to travel to Denver!

I hope you can make it to one of the openings - get out and support the arts!

Thursday at Circle H

"Tight Like That" with Lynnea Godfriaux on flute and vocals, Brad Pregeant on piano and vocals, and Ryan Sapp on drums will be performing tomorrow night at the Circle H at 7pm.

With the lake and mountains as a backdrop, the Circle H is an amazingly picturesque venue. Of course, "Tight Like That" would sound wonderful anywhere! You really need to check them out.

Blown glass by April Hilton and some other artwork will be on display and for sale, too.

The door prize is a $50 gift certificate for Caroline's Cuisine.

$5 Adults, $2 Students, Cash bar, snacks, barista

The Circle H will be serving lunch on the deck on Saturdays and Sundays - they're trying this out to see what kind of response they get. Please support them and we'll have another great spot for a weekend lunch!

This Wednesday's Meeting

Just a reminder to everyone that we're meeting this Wednesday at the Pole Creek Golf Course Clubhouse at 5:30pm. We have a lot to discuss about our upcoming show. I can't tell you how excited we are - there are 26 artists showing their work!

Thanks to very generous donations from Century 21 of Winter Park and Grand Mountain Bank we've been able to print beautiful posters and postcards, and we're able to offer appetizers for the evening along with a cash bar. The folks at the clubhouse have been extremely helpful and are letting us use the space for free.

One thing we thought of too late was that every item will need a SASE with a receipt inside. If you haven't dropped off your work at the Rec Center office yet, please tape one to the back of each piece. If you have already dropped off your work, please bring it to the meeting, or to the opening reception. Every piece needs to have the receipt and envelope so you can get paid.

Here are some of the things we're going to cover at the meeting:

MEMBER SHOW INFO – Wednesday, June 24, 2009

SALE OF WORK

It is imperative that we cooperate with PCGC to the highest level possible. ANY REMOVAL of ARTWORK during the show MUST be done with the knowledge of PCGC! This is a brand new building. We have promised them that we will do minimum alteration to their walls and repair all nail holes when we are done. You can only imagine what the place would look like if numerous pieces were removed and not replaced or replaced with a work of considerably different orientation or size. Many patrons would be willing to leave their piece up for the entire show. How nice it would be to see the room dancing with red dots! SO, when you get that call from a buyer…. Call Marie immediately! (970-531-2906 or 970-726-4698).


1. As much as possible, Sales will be transacted between the artist and the buyer. A golf course is a busy place and PCGC has enough to do without having to get involved with selling our product for us. Remember, there is NO commission being taken.
2. Each artist must provide a SASE and a receipt, which includes appropriate sales tax for each piece they are showing. Attach it to the back of the work. Do NOT attach it to the hanging wire!
3. When a buyer calls you and you work out a sale, call Marie immediately (970-531-2906 or 970-726-4698). Marie will let PCGC know you have made a sale and what arrangements you have made with your buyer. Some possibilities are:
1. The buyer is an out of town guest, wants to take the piece home with them. They may ask at the proshop if this is possible and the proshop has said they will help us out with this one by taking cash or check from the buyer in the amount shown on your receipt. They’ll give the buyer your piece and the receipt for it and call Marie. Marie will contact you immediately. If the piece is bought with a check it will most likely be sent to you in your SASE. You will have the option to replace your piece with another for the duration of the show. If you are unable to replace your piece, AOTA must try to fill this spot. The show committee will consult other participating artists to find a suitable piece ASAP.
2. The buyer is a local, knows your work and calls you saying they want to buy your piece. If you have another piece about the same size and orientation that you can replace the sold piece with, you and the buyer work out when you can meet them at PCGC to finalize the transaction. Call Marie immediately. If you cannot replace the piece with a similar one, please ask the buyer if they will wait until the show is over to finalize the transaction.
3. Any number of other variations as you can imagine. Call Marie immediately!



OPENING ARTISTS’ RECEPTION


1. ARTISTS ARRIVE AT 5:30; pick up their name tags and look at the show before the public starts to arrive.



2. RECEPTION TABLE: Guest Book with pen. Artist Name tags in Alpha order. Stack of Show Leaflets. Should someone “man” this for the first half hour?



3. APPETIZERS AND CASH BAR: FYI--125 guests estimated

for the evening; limited money available for appetizers*;

PCGC will space the serving of appetizers over the course of

the two hours depending on the number of guests they see.
OTHER STUFF



We’ve thought of some other things to garner support for our group.

· Gift Certificates: We will have them in $10 and $20 dollar increments in a file folder at the proshop desk. PCGC will take the money and hand the buyer the certificate. If someone makes a purchase from you and gives you a gift certificate reduce that amount from your total sale (that includes tax) and let Patty, Donna or Marie know. You’ll be reimbursed for the GC.

· Gift Certificate Donation: The GC will clearly state that it is only good until September 30, 2009 and that after that time any GC not redeemed with an artist will become a donation to AOTA. Encourage your patrons to buy a GC that they purposefully allow to expire as a means to make a donation to AOTA if they want to support us.

· $100 Gift Certificate Prize. We will randomly drawing the name of a visitor who has signed our Guest Book at the end of the show and rewarding them with a $100 Gift Certificate to be used for a purchase from the artist of their choice.

· Guest Book: We will have one for visitors to sign at the Opening Artists’ Reception. Not sure where that could be easily available during the show. Might be too much to ask of the proshop.

· Bumper Stickers: “I © AOTA” (I "heart" AOTA) will be available during the reception and from the proshop for the remainder of the show. ($2 minimum donation suggested, any amount accepted)


Anything else?


*Artists, please don’t come to the reception hungry.


I hope to see you at the meeting. Please be sure to tell all your friends, family and patrons about the show!


Patty

Paint like Monet?

The water lilies in the ponds at the Grand Lake ski trails are almost ready to bloom.


It's always such a treat to see them.

email me at palander@rkymtnhi.com or give me a call at 531-3439 for directions.

Plein Air Workshops in Grand Lake...

...with Colorado artist Marston A. Jaquis at Arts on Park Ave. There will be 3 four day plein air landscape workshops, with 4 hours of on-site instruction followed by a daily critique.

Workshop fee is $275 for the workshop alone, or $600 for the workshop and 5 nights of lodging (double occupancy) at the Gathering Place Cabins in Grand Lake.

The dates are June 21-26, July 12-17, August 2-7, with the following schedule:

Sunday: check-in & registration noon-5pm,
6-7:30pm wine & cheese on the deck - get to know each other.
Monday - Thursday:
9:15am depart for selected site
10-2:30pm on site class & instruction
3:30-4:30 daily critique
Thursday 6-8:30pm farewell bbq
Friday morning - check out by noon

To register contact Karen Norberg at Arts on Park Ave. 941-623-3720

One Hour Painting Class

Marie Johannes has designed a one hour painting class for the busy person who has always wanted to paint landscapes in oils, but didn't think they had the time or the visitor who can spare a couple of hours. This is a "one on one" class with Marie.

This class stresses the all important fundamentals of landscape painting; the underlying principles upon which experienced and professional painters focus.

Marie will explain these principles while painting a demonstration so you can see them in action. You can participate in the demo or follow along if you like, and she'll give you handouts to back up what she says so you don't have to worry about taking notes.

You'll hear the words of master teachers like Carlson, Payne and Hawthorne. Marie will share the stumbling blocks she encountered and give tips on how to avoid them. You'll get advice on materials and framing from a seasoned oil painter.

A two hour class is available for those who have more time, want to get deeper into the subject, or have oil painting experience. This class includes all the material covered in the one hour class.

The one hour class is $50 and the two hour class is $75, checks or cash only, payable at the start of the class.

The classes are conducted "plein air" four miles from Fraser on property with the largest aspen in the county, pine and spruce trees, a boreal toad pond and views of Winter Park Ski Area and the Indian Peaks range. In inclement weather the classes will be at Marie's studio.

Art supplies for class are provided. A study guide and many informational handouts are included. You'll receive a recommended book list for further study. Small, portable material kits are available for purchase.

Marie has studied with many outstanding oil painters including Winter Park's own Karen Vance, Scott Christensen (ID), Jay Moore (CO), Mark Daily (Denver) and others. She is a member of Plein Air Artists of Colorado, the American Impressionist Society, Inc. and Oil Painters of America.

To learn more about Marie and see some of her works, check out her blog.

For questions or to schedule a class call Marie at 970-531-2906.

Member Show Info

We're really getting excited about our upcoming show! I hope you've marked your calendars for Thursday, July 2^nd from 6-8pm at the Pole Creek Clubhouse. Even if you're not in the show, we'd love to see you there.

If you're in the show and haven't sent Marie an image, please do so asap. Her email is bamjoh@yahoo.com. She's making a brochure with a picture of everyone's work and contact information which will be handed out at the show and a stack will be left at the pro-shop while the show is up.

Along with the brochure, Marie Johannes has worked very hard to create an amazing poster for the show and a great postcard. Suzie Royce has been a big help with creating them, too. Their work is much appreciated! Jill Childress at Century 21 in Winter Park helped with the printing of the posters and Century 21 helped sponsor us by printing them for free - a very generous donation.

As a reminder, the dates to drop off your work are Monday, June 22^nd and Tuesday, June 23^rd from 9-5 at the Fraser Valley Recreation office. They're located at 216 Eisenhower Drive in Fraser. (Two buildings west of the Conoco).

We're looking for a couple of people to help us hang the show on Wednesday, July 1^st at 3pm - please let me know if you're available.

You'll need to pick up any unsold work from the Clubhouse on Thursday, July 23^rd at 3pm - if you can't make it then, please let us know so we can make alternate arrangements.

Your registration fee was enough to pay for the postcards, brochures, and appetizers for the show - there will be a cash bar.

If you'd like a pdf file of the postcard invitation to send to your patrons, friends and family please email me at palander@rkymtnhi.com and I'll send it to you. Sorry, I can't send an attachment through this email - too many get rejected and sent back.

There was one glitch with the postcard - the wrong file was used for printing and a few names are misspelled - our sincere apologies! The names are correct on the posters.

With over 20 artists showing 2 pieces, this promises to be a great show!

Patty

Grand Arts Festival in Winter Park

Nancy Bjerken at the Winter Park Resort is still looking for artists for the 1st annual Grand Arts Festival. She's trying to organize a festival and tribute to the local Grand County artists. It would be for all Grand County artists to show and sell their art, and hopefully teach a little bit about their art to the public. If you're interested, you need to let her know soon! She's very excited about this, but right now she doesn't have enough artists to pull it off.

She's decided to have it as a one day event this year on July 11th. This is a free event for the local artists with no booth fee. However, there would be a schedule of free demonstrations or (very) low-cost classes running throughout the weekend with a specific tent/area for this. She especially wants to get the kids hands-on and involved with activities so there would also be a tent designated for kids’ art and maybe rotating artists through there. They could subsidize a certain amount of money per artist for supplies.

This would be a great way to get exposure and sales for Grand County artists. If you're interested, please call Nancy at 726-6563 or email her at NBjerken@zmlwp.com.

PERFECT WEATHER ! ! ! hahaha

Well, it IS perfect if you haven't sent in your entry to the AOTA Member Show! Who wants to go outside in this? Stay home, hunker down and put your entry together . . . it won't take you more that 15 minutes! Then kick back, sit down, put your feet up and pat yourself on the back for how clever you are! You're a marketing genius!

Everyone in "the valley" is gonna know your work now, baby!

It's not too late to get an image of your work (not necessarily what goes in the show) on the show poster and flyer! hint...hint.... get movin'