NEWSLETTER September 2010

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

2009 OFFICERS Powertex Demo

President: &
Arlene Kartak
Vice President:
Monthly Meeting
TBD Saturday,
Secretary:
September 18 @ 1:30
Diane Young
Treasurer:
Beardall Senior Center
Alan Lindenmuth
800 S. Delaney Avenue, Orlando

Creative Spirit Art Gallery presents

• Regine and Valerie Dossche, mother & daughter
“Wild & Free” team and local artists, will do a demo of the prod-
Featuring the art of uct Powertex that they use in their sculptures and

Linda Brant and paintings. Powertex is a unique product that can

Saulius Jankauskas be used to create sculptures as well as textured

Wine and appetizers surfaces on canvas for paintings. Regine is dis-

will be served
Friday, Sept. 10, 6 to 9 PM
Through October 1st
GALLERY HOURS
Tuesday—Friday, 12 to 5:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
820A Lake Baldwin Lane
Orlando, FL 32803
tributor for Powertex and will have many of the
products available for purchase at the event also.
Don’t forget to bring a recent artwork for our viewing
pleasure as well as 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.).

(407)898-8343 Summer recess is June, July and August.

Harwood–Watson Dance Studio

Welcome back!
www.creativespiritartgallery.com Hope everyone had a wonderful summer

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 MEMBERS IN THE…
Gayle Bell and Terri West are displaying their
paintings at Maitland Civic Center for the
months of September and October.
Marianna Ross participated in a two person
show at the AFA Gallery in Scranton, PA, during
the month of August.
Anne Pullin displayed her Chinese-style water-
colors, "In the Chinese Spirit,” during the
months of May and June at the Edgewater Li-
Calendar of Events
Golden Acrylics is offering a free workshop
(lecture/demo) in Sanford on Sat. Oct. 23, from
1:30 to 3:30. The event is sponsored by the
Sanford Seminole Art Assoc. and is being held at
the Seminole Community Church, 5070 Orange
Blvd, Sanford. Info: Pauline Kretler at (386)
668-2721. The presenter is excellent: Kevin
Tobin from Sarasota.
Art & Wine Stroll along Market street in down-
town Celebration on September 18th from 6:30-
10 pm . Artist set up is at 5:30. Contact Meryl
Rachlin at @ merylsmurals@comcast.net for
more info.
Mt. Dora Center for the Arts is planning a big
plein air paint out in conjunction with their
100th anniversary celebration during the week
of October 23rd. Artists’ reception/awards is
Oct. 29th. Registration fee is $25. In addition,
renowned artist Greg Kreutz will be offering a
three day workshop Oct. 25-27 at the center.
Cost is $375. Please contact Nancy at 352-383-
0880 to sign up for the paint out and exhibit or
to participate in the workshop.
Maitland Art Center, Germaine Marvel
Building—Free open studio for figure draw-
Please forward newsletter announcements,
corrections, along with your website and email
links, to the editor: Gayle@gaylebell.com
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brary, Edgewater and Lee Road in Orlando.
Gayle Bell sold a painting of Woody Allen to a
comedy writer in New York City.
Sandra Scheetz Wise will be in a show entitled
“Near, On and Over the Edge” with nine other
artists at The Frames Forever & Art Gallery,
941 Orange Ave., Winter Park. Reception is
Sept. 30th, from 6 to 9 P.M. Show runs through
Oct. 30th.
ing/painting on September 19th from 3:00 to
5:00. Please contact Chuck Miller at cmil-
ler475@yahoo.com for further info.
Casselberry Art House will host a workshop
called “Color and Composition for Artists” (from
Nov. 8 to Dec. 13 on Mondays, 1:00-3:30), us-
ing design tips from Renaissance to Contempo-
rary artists with your choice of materials and
subject matter. Bring tracing paper pad and
sketches, drawings or paintings already com-
pleted that need more ”zip”! All levels are wel-
come. Price: $60 for 6 weeks. Contact
Marianna Ross at Artark88@hancock.net (570)
635-5873 until Oct 12; artark88@copper.net
(407) 647-1510 after Oct 19.
Ft. Myers Beach Plein Air Paint Out in No-
vember. Entries due Oct. 15. Further info:
http://www.fortmyersbeachart.com
Patti Shistle, plein air artist and instructor at
Maitland Art Center, is offering plein air painting
classes at Loch Haven park, downtown Orlando,
starting 9/14, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Cost is
$15/session. Call Patti at 321-438-7057 for fur-
ther info.
A work of art which did not begin
in emotion is not art.
—Paul Cezanne
A look back—
At our May Meeting
and Summer Recess
The May meeting was brought to order by Arlene
Kartak, President of ALOC. After tasty snacks and
viewing of the latest creations from some of our
members, Marsha DeBroske did a great demo on
Powertex and how she uses it to create her unique
sculptures. Members were so excited about the
technique, we convinced her to do a summer work-
shop (see sidebar).
During the summer, the executive committee and
directors met to review the ALOC Constitution and
By-Laws and a few minor changes were made to
bring the documents up to date. Changes to the
Constitution will be voted on by members during
the September meeting. Also, a nominating com-
mittee will be formed during the September meet-
ing to nominate members for the executive com-
mittee and directorship. Please be sure to attend
and let your voices be heard.
Call for Artists
Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs
has a beautiful facility with a 2,000 sq. ft. room.
they have offered, at no charge, for an art ex-
hibit. If enough artists are interested, we would
need to start discussions at the September meet-
ing in order to reserve the room and plan for a No-
vember show, which might be good timing for
holiday shoppers. Exhibit space per artist would
be determined by number of participants. We
might also consider donating a percentage of the
profits to Hospice. Ginny Seibert and her hus-
band, Jim, have generously volunteered to do the
majority of the leg-work once the plans are made.
YMCA-Downtown will hold a silent auction to
benefit community services in October. Exact
dates will be announced at the September meet-
ing. Anyone interested in donating art, please
contact Gayle or Jerry Bell, 407-592-5257.
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Summer Workshop
at Creative Spirit
Art Gallery
A good time was had by all at the August 14th
Powertex workshop conducted by Marsha De-
Broske, an artist and teacher at Crealde
School of Art. Eleven ALOC artists sweated
and toiled over their artistic creations and in
the process learned quite a bit about how to
fabricate a sculpture with wire, aluminum foil,
tape and Powertex. As we learned in the
workshop, sculptures are made by saturating
cotton fabric with the liquid and wrapping or
draping it over an armature to create figura-
tive or abstract sculptures.
Marsha was more than patient with us and
handled our numerous questions and needs
expertly, a skill she’s refined from teaching art
to children at Crealde.
Powertex is an environmentally friendly water-
based fabric hardener that gives form to crafts
and decorations. The liquid, ready to use me-
dium dries fast and weather resistant. It will
harden
almost
any
natural
fiber or
organic
material
and can
also be
com-
bined
with
wood,
concrete
and
sand.
However,
is not adhesive to plastic.
Applied to canvas, Powertex creates wonderful
textures which can add a lot of interest to ab-
stract paintings. It can be used to create du-
rable jewelry as well as sculptures. Powertex
Transparent can be colored with powdered
pigments or painted with oils or acrylics. For
further information, please check:
http://www.powertexusa.com/
Improve Design with Notan
As artists, we’re continually striving to perfect
our creations. By using the principles of Notan, a
Japanese word meaning dark-light, we become
more aware of positive and negative space and
the interaction between the two. This awareness
is essential in order to help improve our designs
and compositions, no matter what medium we
may use.
For more info on Notan, check out the ALOC blog
for a wonderful YouTube video:
http://tinyurl.com/2bxr3md It includes a
great Notan exercise and beautiful examples of
student artwork.
ALOC Membership Dues—
$25/year
Call or write Alan Lindenmuth to make sure
you’re current on your dues or if you’re inter-
ested in joining the group (321-282-7024 or
tcartframing@yahoo.com). Please fill out the
form and include 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_______________________________________

For additional information and more exercises, City___________________________________________

check out the definitive book on Notan entitled
“Notan—The Dark–Light Principle of Design” by
Dorr Bothwell, an artist and teacher at the Cali-
fornia School of Fine Arts, and Marlys Mayfield.
Zip__________
Phone____________________________
Email:____________________________

Important Note:
ALOC dues will increase to $30 a year

25% OFF beginning in 2011.

already
Space available for artists at
low prices
Creative Spirits Art Gallery
Professional custom framing
Please contact Doris Smart at
with individual consultation Phone: 407-365-4066
T-Cart Framing and Email: dsmart@cfl.rr.com
for further information.
Gallery
Alan Lindenmuth Classified:
and Thomas Carmon
ALOC Volunteer wanted
to take over writing the
newsletter. Please con-
14557 Jamaica Dogwood
tact Gayle Bell at 407-
Dr.
672-1001.
Orlando, FL 32828