NEWSLETTER April 2010

Artist’s League of Orange County www.artleagueoc.com

2009 OFFICERS Artist Demo

President: &
Michael Sullivan
Vice President:
Monthly Meeting
Arlene Kartak Saturday,
Secretary:
April 17 @ 1:30
Diane Young
Treasurer:
Alan Lindenmuth Beardall Senior Center
800 S. Delaney Avenue, Orlando
Creative Spirit Art Gallery presents
• Steve Vanderwolk, a gifted oil painter specializing
“Retrospective” in still life and figure painting, will demonstrate his

Featuring portrait painting technique at this month’s meet-

Marsha DeBroske ing (any volunteers to pose?). Steve has been

(sculpture) painting locally for 15 years and has studied and

and Monte Olinger mentored under notable artists Don Sondag, Maury

(paintings) Hurt, and Bill Orr. He is heavily involved with the

Wine and appetizers will be served
Friday, April 9th, 6 to 9 PM
Through May 1st
GALLERY HOURS
Tuesday—Friday, 12 to 5:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
820A Lake Baldwin Lane
Orlando, FL 32803
(407)898-8343
Harwood–Watson Dance Studio
www.creativespiritartgallery.com
weekly life studio sessions at both Maitland Art
Center and Crealde.
The discussion about possible changes to ALOC’s Constitution have
been postponed until further notice. The Board continues to be
interested in learning about members’ ideas regarding the direc-
tion ALOC should be pursuing in the coming year. Please submit
your written suggestions prior to the demo and they will be com-
piled and discussed in future meetings and blog posts (see page 4
of the newsletter).
Don’t forget to bring a snack for sharing
Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of every month from September
through May at 1:30 P.M. (Board meeting begins at 12:30 P.M.).
Summer recess is June, July and August.

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 Calendar of Events
Reminder: Sketch Club at the Maitland Art
Center hosting a long pose session with two
models posing together on Sunday, April 18,
1:30-4:30. $15 per session.
Patti Shistle, a national award-winning painter
and Maitland Art Center instructor, is conducting
a three day plein air workshop in downtown Or-
lando from May 1 through May 3. Cost is $180.
For further info, call 321-438-7057 or contact by
email at pshistle@earthlink.net.
Call for artists to participate in the Celebration
Art and Wine Stroll on May 22nd, between
5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Participation fee is $10. For
further info, please contact Meryl Rachlin at
merylsmurals@comcast.net or 321-939-4121.
Osceola Center for the Arts is accepting ap-
MEMBERS IN THE…
Judith Ortiz is exhibiting twelve of her acrylic
paintings through April 11th at Rice and Beans,
a restaurant in Casselberry. She also sold one
of her four paintings which are currently on dis-
play at Café del Artista, which is located at Se-
moran Blvd. and Lake Underhill.
Elisabeth Ferber will be in the Evinston Paint-
out April 17th thru the 24th. Plein air artists will
be painting all around Evinston, which is located
about 10 miles south of Gainesville, with pro-
ceeds to benefit the Oldest Post Office in Florida.
Patrons opening will be Saturday, April 24th. For
more info, see www.Evinstonpaintout.org
Elisabeth will also be participating in the Winter
Park Paintout from April 24th thru May 2nd, which
is being sponsored by the Polasek Museum.
Plein air artists will be painting all week, ending
with a show on Saturday, May 1st. Artwork will
be on display thru the month of May. For more
info: www.WinterParkPaintout.org
In Memoriam
Our heartfelt condolences to Francine Levy on the
passing of her beloved husband, Ben, April 2nd.
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plications from artists for their 2010 juried art
show on May 1 - 26. Cash prizes will be
awarded. Application is $15 for each work sub-
mitted, limit three, and due April 21st. Check
www.ocfta.com for further info.
Mary J. Gray painted recently at Lake Island
Park with the local plein air group, which in-
cluded renown artist Kevin McNamara. She’d
like to encourage plein air artists to join the
group for painting on Saturdays. Check out
www.CFPAArtists.org for further info.
Guinevere’s Private Café, located at 37 S. Mag-
nolia Street, will host a reception for the artists
of the Creative Spirit Art Gallery as a part of
Third Thursday’s Art Stroll. The reception will
begin at 6pm and end at 9pm and is free and
open to the public.
Jane Dixson had a batik accepted into the Bi-
ennial V Juried Show at the Deland Museum.
The show dates will be in the month of April.
Sandra Scheetz Wise is exhibiting her 2 & 3
dimensional artwork at the Kalmanson Art Gal-
lery in Swainsboro, Georgia, through May 1st.
Tim Darnell won several awards at the recent
46th Annual Titusville Spring Art Show. He won
second prize in pastel, 3rd prize in photography
and a merit award in mixed media painting.
Arlene Kartak and Helen Curry Benet will be
featured at the Artisan Inn Gallery in DeLand
during the month of April. The artists recep-
tion will be held April 8, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Please forward newsletter announcements,
corrections, along with your website and email
links, to Gayle@gaylebell.com
Every good painter paints what he is—
Jackson Pollock
 Personal sketch…
Sandra Scheetz Wise
Growing up in California and Pennsylvania, sent an individual’s character. The symbol of
and settling in Orlando in 1976, Sandra Scheetz the carved, split rock signifies how negative
Wise attributes her unique art style with helping interactions with those close to us can forever
her triumph over a challenging childhood. Or- alter our character or personality. Events in
phaned at fourteen, and raised by stepparents, life can be forgiven, however, they will not be
she sensed at an early age the emotional power forgotten and they will become a part of one’s
of her art when her stepfather locked himself in psyche.
his bedroom and wept upon seeing her painting. Her paintings are not subtle and instead
She has won numerous prizes, both as a child command the viewer to “Look at Me.” It is evi-
and an adult, for her paintings and sculptures. dent that Sandra Scheetz Wise will always fol-
She pursues the art of surrealism because it low her own path in the art world and, conse-
allows her the use of enigmatic images which quently, give her viewers something to think
flow spontaneously from her mind through her about. Check out more of her art at:
hands onto the canvas. She feels these images www.sandrascheetzwise.com
speak more directly to feelings rarely allowed
expression in our culture.
The artist uses everyday objects set in novel
combinations and environments in order to ad-
dress the inner torsions of the human psyche.
Certain symbols signify emotions, such as rope
which represents tension in life or relationships,
and twilight skies which represent feelings that
are kept hidden from society. Most important
to her are the carved twisted rocks that repre-
Consumption by Sandra Scheetz Wise

Making a Difference
Thank you to all the central Florida artists who donated artworks to the Art with Heart fundraiser at
Maitland Art Center on March 26th. The event was successful in raising almost $6,000 for Doctors
without Borders in Haiti. ALOC members were especially generous and a big thanks go out to the fol-
lowing members who contributed : Linda Amundsen, Beatrice Athanas, Karen Angell, Arlene
Bayne, Gayle Bell, Tom Carmon, Sally Disckind, Jane Dixson, Elisabeth Ferber, Mary J. Gray,
Fred Goodart, Arlene Kartak, Leslie De Roche Keller, Alan Lindenmuth, Mary Mahon, Judy
Bragg Pardo, Eliza Pineau, Marianna Ross, Ginny Seibert, Doris Smart, Gwen Stephens,
Shalini Tandon, and Jan Wiedmayer. For a complete list of all the donors, please check out
www.firstgiving.com/artwithhearthaiti. Your generosity is making a difference in the world.

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 Yearbook Updates:
New address:
Judith Ortiz
5963 Folkstone Lane
Orlando, FL 32822
Space available for artists at
Creative Spirits Art Gallery
Please contact Doris Smart at
Phone: 407-365-4066
Email: dsmart@cfl.rr.com
for further information.
Important Note:
ALOC dues will increase to $30 a year
beginning in 2011.
• Members who haven’t paid dues by April’s
meeting will not be included in the new direc-
tory (available in May).
ALOC Membership Dues—
$25/year
Call or write Alan Lindenmuth to make sure
you’re current on your dues or if you’re interested
in joining the group (321-282-7024 or tcartfram-
ing@yahoo.com). Please fill out the form and in-
clude a $25 check payable to ALOC and bring to
the next meeting or mail to:
Alan Lindenmuth, ALOC Treasurer
14557 Jamaica Dogwood Dr.
Orlando, FL 32828
Name_________________________________________
Address_______________________________________
City___________________________________________
Zip__________
Phone____________________________
Email:____________________________
Bright
Ideas
Needed
We need your help. Our group can only
flourish if we have the help and input of all
members. Recently, suggestions were re-
quested in order to possibly make changes to
the Constitution. While all input is welcome,
we only got a limited response. We need to
do better.
Before the summer break, the board is re-
questing that all members submit their ideas
regarding not only possible changes to the
Constitution, but ideas on our group’s focus
during the coming year. Possible thoughts
for consideration: group shows in venues
where members could sell their works, work-
shops for artistic development, community
fundraisers, professional development
goals/wishes, committees to help with
planned events, officer nominations, etc.
You get the gist. As artists, we probably
have a lot of creative thoughts on how to
make our league shine and be a real asset to
not only ourselves but the community. Let’s
hear from everyone!
Please submit your ideas in writing to Michael Sul-
livan (gmichaelsullivan@yahoo.com) or Arlene
Kartak (travelbabe@aol.com). Suggestions will be
compiled, considered and voted upon and offered
to members for their approval in the coming
months.
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custom framing and individual consultation.
25% off already low prices.
Call Alan Lindenmuth at 321-217-8075