October 2007
CALL TO ARTISTS
MALT - 2008
Ranches & Rolling Hills
Slide review now till November
30, 2007. Send a letter of interest
and a selection of six to eight
slides of your paintings, of West
Marin’s ranches and rolling hills
to: Elisabeth Ptak
Art Show Coordinator
Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Post Office Box 809
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
www.malt.org/hp/preview.htm
TELLURIDE PLEIN AIR
Now accepting applications for
the 2008 Colorado Celebration,
must be postmarked by
November 30, 2007.
http://www.telluridepleinair.org/
DougMorgan-The Falls Beyond
YOSEMITE RENAISSANCE
Annual juried art exhibition.
Entry is by digital photographs or
35mm color slides . Entries due by
December 1, 2007.
Yosemite Renaissance, Inc. is a
non-profit organization
supporting the arts of Yosemite.  
www.yosemiterenaissance.org
Newsletter
PA I N T E D M E M OI RS
MBPAPA E xhibit - 2008 at the
Monterey Maritime Museum
Our next MBPAPA exhibit will be juried by local artist, Dick
Crispo, listed in Who's Who in the West and Who's Who in American
Art. Dick has also appeared in over 140 magazines, periodicals and
newspapers. His work is documented on film in "Dick Crispo Maker
of Images". Winner of numerous national awards, he has had 72 "Spring Asilomar" by Dick Crispo
one-person shows, and is in 30 public collections. His view as an artist has mixed Eastern and Western history
with an observation of nature. He combines Eastern philosophy or the Tao and his love of fat oil painting. His
coastal paintings reflect the kind of integration that the artist sees in his daily life. Margaret Wentworth
Owings stated, "Dick Crispo's paintings are the spirit of our coast."
SHOW CALENDAR:
50 MBPAPA paintings will be selected for "PAINTED MEMOIRS"
• SUBMISSION DEADLINE, ENTRIES RECEIVED BY OCT. 15TH
• Deliver accepted paintings to Museum: Jan.16th thru Jan.23rd
• Private Gala Opening for MH & AA and MBPAPA members: Friday, Feb.1st
• Public opening, paint-out, demos, artists' panel : Sat. Feb. 2nd thru Sun. Feb.3rd
• Bouquets to History, demos, panel : Thurs. April 3rd thru Sun. April 6th
• Close of Exhibition: Wed. May 28th
• Pick up paintings: May 29th thru June 3rd
MBPAPA General Meeting by Rowan Wolnick
Thursday, September 13th, twenty-five MBPAPA members gathered to eat, socialize and brain-storm about our
organization. It was called a General Meeting, but it was a wonderful gathering of food and friends. Very briefly,
Board Members presented the group with bare bones overviews of where MBPAPA stands in its growth. Sibyl
reported that we now have 80 members and Joe, in absentia, presented his current balance and financial report
for the remainder of the year. Christine spoke about our affiliation with the Maritime Museum and their enthusi-
asm for our group. The success of our show last Spring combined with a change in their focus is leading to
exciting possibilities for MBPAPA. They will be hosting our Spring Show in 2008 (everyone should have received a
Call for Entry form) and they would like MBPAPA to consider it as a "home base" which should benefit everyone.
Cyndra began an animated discussion asking for input from members as to their expectations about MBPAPA as
an organization. Several members asked about involving youth in some way and several others spoke about
posssible venues for sales and exhibitions. The value of just honoring your craft itself was presented by Tom and
our stated purpose in the original By-Laws was discussed. The idea of meeting monthly with demonstrations,
films, video presentations, or panel discussions was discussed and is a possibility later in the Fall. A venue is
under discussion, but possibly in the Maritime Museum auditorium. Exciting news for all of us.
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MEMBER NEWS
KAREN GARNETT will have a
workshop: Nov 3rd at Casa Galleria,
San Juan Bautista. Details at:
www.ksgarnett.com/ksg_workshop.htm
 
KAREN will particpate in the
Sycamore Creek Wine Passport
Weekend: October 20 and 21
Sycamore Creek Vineyards
12775 Uvas Rd., Morgan Hill
Phone: (408) 779-4738 
Hours:  Sat-Sun 11:30am-5pm
 
KAREN will particpate also in the
Clos la Chance Art Show
Sat. and Sun., Nov. 17and 18th
Clos LaChance Winery
1 Hummingbird Lane, San Martin
408-686-1050
MBPAPA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
As our group continues to grow we
are looking for your input and help to
capitalize some of the exciting
opportunities coming our way.
Please contact our Membership Chair,
Sibyl Johnson at sibylj@sbcglobal.net
or any of the Committee Chairmen to
volunteer. We can use your help on;
• Workshop Development
• Membership
• Public Relations
• Newsletter
• Exhibitions
• Paint Outs
NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS
Please send your gallery and show
news, workshops, and images of
paint-outs for the newesletter to
www. julia_seelos@yahoo.com
Phone: 650 464-3776
Julia Seelos in Rocky Mtn. Natl. Park
Estes Park Colorado
page 2 Newsletter
Interview with my friend, Dwight Boyles by Sibyl Johnson
Dee was born and grew up Roseberg, Oregon. He graduated
from the University of Oregon with a degree in graphics, architecture
and printmaking. After a stint in the army and a year in Vietnam he
returned to Portland where he attempted to make a living as a
painter and woodcarver. Fine art did not pay well so he worked as
a graphic designer and illustrator. He also taught for the University
of Portland and Portland State University.
Dee moved to Alaska. There he
was employed as art director for the
Anchorage Daily News. He won
numerous National and International
Awards for his work. Next Dee took
a full time professorship at the
University of Alaska. Dee and his Dee at Spragure Lake photo by P.Tulin
beautiful wife, Laura, love the wilderness and rejected many job offers
Aspen at the River
until after one too many long winters the offer of a position as Art Director
for the Orange County Register, came. After 18 years in Alaska they packed and moved to Laguna Beach.
Dee had not heard of the California Impressionists until the day he happened upon a group of
plein air painters. He immediately knew he wanted to use his skills and creative energy to paint out
in nature. He began to paint en plein air under the direction of Jeff Horn. I was also studying with
Jeff, and we became friends. Dee moved again,
this time to Aptos. Coincidently I had moved to
Carmel. He joined MBPAPA and we reconnected.
Dee paints in many festivals and is represented
by Cody/Pettit Gallery in Eureka, CA and the
Earthwood Gallery in Estes Park, CO. Dee won
Artist’s Award at the Estes Park Plein Air Festival
this August. Dee and Laura have recently
purchased a home in McMinnville, Oregon.
They promise to return often to visit and paint
in our beautiful Monterey Bay Area with
MBPAPA friends.
Artist Choice by Dee Boyles - Estes Park
MBPAPA President: Jeff Smith 831-625-5685 www.galeriepleinaire.com/JS.html
Membership: Sibyl Johnson 831-625-5123 sibyl@sbcglobal.net
Exhibition Chair: Christine Crozier 831-375-3224 www.christinecrozier.com
MBPAPA ARTISTS at Estes Park , “Paint the Parks”- Plein Air
The last week of August brought over 70 of the countries’ finest plein air painters to the
picturesque town of Estes Park. The final week had them painting every subject from the stunning
mountains and rivers to old mining town buildings and trucks. MBPAPA was well represented by
Dee Boyles & Sibyl Johnson at the Earthwood Gallery, and Julia Munger Seelos at the Cultural Arts
Center Gallery. The week finished with a packed “quick-draw” and live auction. Dee was honored
with the Artist Choice award at the Earthwood Gallery.
The works remain on exhibit in the galleries thru September with sales continuing to be excellent.
Check the web site for the 2008 Call-for-entries, it’s a great chance to meet talented artists from all
over the country and paint in one of the most beautiful places on earth!
www.estesarts.com/EstesParkPleinAir/
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MBPAPA PAINT-OUTS
Judy Christian
Maria Boisvert’s Davenport by Ray Roberts
page 3 Newsletter
From the Heart
PAPA 21st Annual Exhibition & Sale
At the Haggin Museum, Oct. 21, 2007 - Jan. 6, 2008
Forty of America's preeminent plein-air artists will exhibit
their finest works of the year. To celebrate the exhibition &
sale, there will be a number of opening weekend events,
including an elegant garden party, a painting demo at a
local vineyard, the opening reception and champagne
brunch. There will be more than 120 artworks on display.
Haggin Museum 1201 N.Pershing Ave. Stockton CA 95203
PH: 209.940.6300 www.hagginmuseum.org

demo at Coast Guard Pier

The Poetry of Waves - William F. Ritschel (1864-1949)
Marine paintings are currently on display through December 9th at the Monterey Museum of Art.
“Few living marine painters know the sea as Ritschel does…when he paints a fine marine you feel it in
the beauty and the danger, the cruel, barren ocean-
love which will not release the enthralled painter.” Los
Angeles Times, Art Critic. 1924. William Frederick
Ritschel is best known for his depictions of the Central
California Coastline. Born in Nuremburg, Bavaria in
1865, he emigrated to New York City in 1895. Some-
time after 1909 he built a stone, castle-like home over-
looking the ocean in Carmel Highlands, where he lived
the remainder of his life.
Monterey Museum of Art ,559 Pacific Street
PH: 831.372.5477 info@montereyart.org
 
Grandma Moses  A.Ritchel - Monterey Cove
Grandmother to the Nation - Sept. 8, 2007 to Jan. 6, 2008, Crocker Art Museum
Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses’ (1860-1961) status as a cultural icon is extraordinary in
American art.  Raised on an upstate New York farm, she was a traditional daughter, wife, mother,
homemaker and grandmother who at age 76 tried painting after arthritis made needlework painful. 
Her passion for painting came late in life, but she created more than 1,500 paintings before her death
at age 101. Distinguished by idyllic rural subjects, Moses’ style is immediately recognized; her charming
themes illustrate the American ideal of prosperity and happiness
rooted in an agrarian society.
This exhibition is a much overdue retrospective, highlighting
unique perspectives on Grandma Moses by placing her art in the
context of transition between the Great Depression and World War II,
as well as the prosperity and domesticity of the 1950s. Her signature
works are placed alongside those rarely seen, supplemented by an
additional selection of the artist’s personal artifacts.
Crocker Art Museum 216 “O” Street, Sacramento.  PH: 916.264.5423
Checkered House by Grandma Moses
 
MBPAPA Paint Out & Demo with Maria Boisvert
            On Saturday, Sept, 15, MBPAPA members met at the Coast Guard Pier in Monterey .  If you have
not been there recently, there is a nice area beyond the boat works that is nicely landscaped.  It faces
the ocean and there is adequate space to set up and paint.  Maria Boisvert gave a very interesting
demonstration.  She was well prepared and showed us her notes from Jim Schmidt, who has been an
inspiration for her.  Also she recommended Edgar Payne’s book, Composition of Outdoor Painting.
Maria is very excited about her painting and her demonstration reflected that. 
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PAINT-OUT SCH E D U L E O C T O B E R - D E C E M B E R 2007

DATE LOCATION RALLY SITE @ 9AM

10 - Oct Boardwalk, Santa Cruz Boardwalk main entrance Fee access
20 - Oct Point Pinos, Pacific Grove Point parking lot
14 - Nov Garland Park Carmel Valley Visitors Center
17 - Nov Point Pinos, Pacific Grove Point parking lot
12 - Dec Moss Landing North side - bridge over slough
15 - Dec Fisherman's Wharf Monterey Wharf entrance

http://www.mbpapa.org/paintouts.htm

P.O. Box 3774 Carmel, CA 93921

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