Volume
44 Issue
4
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Next Meeting – April 9 At our Gallery - social hour |
On the Agenda
Spring Art Show Gallery improvements/usage Nominating Committee report |
Polymer Clay Demo Program
Our April demo will feature Tracy Miller,
former President of Pikes Peak Polymer Clay Guild. Tracy, who teaches
art at the community college level in
The Tiling Workshop by Laura Richardson
held March 15 was a great success. All the tile was
cut and according to Suzanne Jenne, looks
beautiful! Volunteers to adhere and grout the tiling are still needed, so if
you would like to help, please contact Suzanne at (303) 681-0274 or
email sjenne@suzannejenne.com.
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Spring
Fine Art Show Entry forms are attached. Please observe
the deadline and get your entries in before May 15. Suzanne Jenne and Margarete
Seagraves are co-chairs and Bonnie Wendelburg
is Food Manager for the reception. There will be some discussion at the
April 9 meeting on the feasibility of having a silent auction. The show will run from June 3-27. It will
be juried by artist/teacher Victoria Kwasinski.
Delivery of artwork May 31, pick-up on June 28. The reception will be held
Saturday, June 7 from |
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Member
News
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Other Events/Exhibits
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Golden
Paints Workshop on Contemporary Acrylic Techniques Friday,
April 18th At In this popular workshop we'll cover the
many new Golden Products including the latest Digital Grounds for laser
printers. Also learn how to transfer xerox
and drawings into gels, create collage elements with pours and marbleized
colors, glazing, mix new colors with iridescent paint, and try the best
fabric painting medium. All paints, gels, medium and prepared grounds
are provided by Golden with plenty of product to take back to your studio. To sign up, just respond to this notice
and you will be sent payment info, directions and a short supply list.
All events are listed on http://www.goldenpaints.com/,
click on working artists, click on Mary Morrison.
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Japanese Flower Arranging Jan Cashman, President of the Ikebana International invites you to visit their website at www.ikebanacos.itgo.com. Click on Exhibits to view a series of
beautiful arrangements – including one spectacular one by Jan! |
A Reminder About PLAG’s Website
Don’t
forget to visit our own website, www.palmerlakeartgroup.com.
Take advantage of the opportunity to purchase one page on the website to
display your own artwork for $10 per year (including a link to your own website
should you have one). Susie Arnold will set it up for you. She will need
digital photos of your work plus misc. information. Susie may be reached
at susie@table-rock.com or phone
(719) 495-9674.
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J Happy Birthday! ¯¯ Barb Fraser, April 2 Barbara Roeming, April 7 Sherry Rogers, April 10 Anita Smyth, April 10 Ann Shimek, April 16 (If your birthday isn’t mentioned, please let
Mary Krucoff know and it
will be added it to the list.) |
Please welcome new members: Andy Borden Marysia Grant |
Please Note: If you would like to have an
official PLAG member name tag, please contact Bruni
Berkowitz,
and she will order
one for you.
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MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT BEING
A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST
by John DeFrancesco
From time to time, we’ve reviewed
ideas on things artists can do to be successful. Following are some additional thoughts on
that topic.
In a recent article in Art Calendar magazine, artist/writer Jack White stated that there
are some 17 million artists in
He went on to enumerate about a
dozen reasons why many artists fail to do better. Sifting through his reasons, I thought it
would be more positive and productive to translate potential failures into tips
for success. Here are eight:
1. Be
Visible. You and your art need to be prominent in the
art marketplace, which includes a whole host of various audiences, ranging from
prospects to galleries. Take time to
consistently promote yourself and to exhibit your work.
2. Be
Focused. Find your style and develop it to the
max. Dabble if you must, but develop a
singularly-focused body of work for which you will become known and collected.
3. Eliminate
Distractions. If art is
your passion, treat it as such. Make the
time you devote to art (and marketing) the most important part of your
day. Cut out interruptions, phones,
chores and errands until your block of “art time” is
done.
4. Do
Business. Become an art business person in addition to
being an artist. Learn and understand as
much as you can about the business of art.
Write a business plan, and one, three and five year goals for your art
career. Follow the plan faithfully week by
week to get where you want to go.
5. Cultivate
Other Artists. Never view fellow artists as
competitors. Instead, cultivate them as
friends, associates, sources of information, champions of your success and
mentors.
6. Price
Right. When you’re selling all you can produce,
you’re being successful. Even if your
prices seem too low, it is better to own cash than inventory.
7. Produce
What the Market Wants. Selling art is not so much about you or what
you create as it is about what the market wants. Create what you want for your own walls or
home, but make and display art that people are buying.
8. Have
Fun. What good is success if you’re not enjoying
what you do? As Jack White suggests,
“Great work comes from great joy. Do art
that is fun. Select art you enjoy. If you love what you’re doing, there’s a good
chance others will feel your happiness and connect with what you are
producing.”
To
all that, I’ll add a ninth thought:
Talent is God-given. Whatever
does not begin with God will end in failure.
Pray daily that He guides you.
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Reminder: contributions to
the Newsletter are greatly appreciated. Also, please let me know about
exhibits, sales, etc. Call or email: Mary Krucoff,
(719) 488-8101 or emkaymonument@q.com. Deadline is the 25th
of the month. Also Please Note: if you haven’t received your
newsletter by the 5th of the month, please let me know. If
you currently receive your newsletter via postal delivery and would be willing
to switch to email delivery it would save us the cost of postage.