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NOV/DEC 2010 M E M B E R S H I P N E W S
VOL. 11/12-10
SAN DIEGO
ART INSTITUTE
SINCE 1941
Museum Hours
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday - Noon - 4pm
Closed Monday
website: sandiego-art.org
Financial Support for the San Diego Art Institute (OSP 2009) is provided in part by the City of San Diego Commission
for Arts and Culture, QUALCOMM Incorporated, and the Chris and Lorraine Wolfe Fund.
Winter C-Note Event
It is time once more for the most anticipated, lively and capricious
of fundraisers...
C-Note consists of original artwork - donated by our members,
emerging regional artists, and sold right off the wall for one ($100),
two ($200) or three ($300) C-Notes.
It gives new and experienced art collectors alike an opportunity to
purchase original works at less-expensive prices.
Dont miss C-Note Night on:
November 20, 2010, 5-8 PM
Preview Only: Nov. 19-20, 2010 10am-4pm
C-Note runs: November 19 December 5, 2010
SDAIs C-Note Fundraiser benets many programs
For more information call: (619) 236-0011.
Free Admission for SDAI Members. $3 for non-members.
MEMBER ARTISTS
C-Note art check-in dates:
Nov. 2 to Nov. 14 during regular business hours.
All SDAI members can bring in up to 8 pieces of their artwork.
One of them has to be priced at $100, one can be priced at $300
and all others (6) can be priced at either $100 or $200.
Artist/Gallery commission split is 50/50.
General Exhibition requirements apply.
The gallery will showcase at least one work of every artist
member to be possibly replaced with more artwork as it sells off
the wall.
This is truly an all-member show as it allows for the general
public to get a glimpse at whats going on in the regional visual
arts scene.
Post Your
Artwork on
SDAI Website
All members can post their artwork
for display on the San Diego Art
Institute website. The Artist
Prole can display up to 6 pieces of
art including titles and description
along with a bio and picture of
yourself if you wish. You will be
able to choose from 17 different
template styles for displaying your
artwork. The prole pages have
been streamlined to make the
whole process of posting your
artwork much simpler.

The website has been updated
to randomly pull from the list of
artists to display a thumbnail
of your work and a link to your
personal artist prole page. This
feature is now live on many of the
pages throughout the website.
Take advantage of this great
opportunity as a member to get
recognized on the web.
We are going Green
We are going Green and moving to an
almost exclusively electronic form
of the Journal. Except for those who
do not have access to email and the
Internet, the Journal will be sent as
an email attachment and as a link to
the Journal on the SDAI website.
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SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE
Museum of the Living Artist
House of Charm, Balboa Park, 1439 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101-1617
(619) 236-0011 Fax (619) 236-1974
website: sandiego-art.org
email: krobers@mola-sdai.org
San Diego Art Department
Educational Facility: 3830 Ray St.,
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 299-4278
email: info@sdartdept.com
website: www.sdad-sdai.org
Board of Governors
Bill Hawkins, Schuyler Hoffman, Susan Leonard
Ted Mintz, Ginger Wallace,
Chris & Lorraine Wolfe
Board of Directors
Chair: Elaine Ellis
Vice Chair: Claire Slattery
(past COVA Board Member)
Secretary: Kathyrn Kramer
Treasurer: Ruth Hoffman
(on leave)
Joe Nalven
Larry Poteet (Attorney)
Educational & Outreach Committee
Andrea Chamberlin
Elene Ramirez
Elizabeth Morton
SDAI Advisory Board
Vincent Andrunas
(Social Editor: Dcor/ Style Magazine)
Elizabeth Basinet (Barrett Resource Group)
Liliana Garcia (Host / Univis)
Pamela Hartwell
George Loand (Founder/Art Dept.,Ray Street)
Debra A. Morse Attorney
Peter B. Rutman (AdminEstate Corporation)
Vaughn Woods, CFP
Co-Sponsors
City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture
Friends of the Institute
San Diego Art Department/Ray Street
Director Andrea Chamberlin
Studio Assistant Jack Harmanian
Studio Assistant Tim Schultheis
Staff of SDAI
Executive Director Timothy J. Field
Executive Administrator Kerstin Robers
Gallery Assistant/Public Relations Marc Pickett
Graphic Designer/Production Coordinator - Jack Wade
Poet Program Coordinator Michael Klam
Accounting/PR Associate - Debora Wells
Educational Programs Andrea Chamberlin
& Elene Ramirez
Accounting Assistant Paul Stolte
Journal Staff
Tim Field, Kerstin Robers, Jack Wade,
Debora Wells, Richard ChauDavis
Photos Richard Messenger
Website Design
Michael Hanes, Roark Dority
Dear Members,
Since 1996 the San Diego Art Institute, has been moving toward a goal of bet-
ter recognition for the both the organization and its programs. Our focus has
always been to strengthen the organization to allow for sustainable programs
and be able to bring recognition to living artists and their artwork.
To this end we have made signicant progress in the development of programs
like Artbox and Artbox II, the merging of COVA, the development of the Visual
Arts Gallery in partnership with KPBS, being a founding member of the Balboa
Park Cultural Partnership, expanding partnerships to advance the visual arts
with Illumina, Art and Athletics/Front Runners, Poetry and Art, Fusion Mem-
bership with the Japanese Friendship Garden, the development and exhibition
of new works such as Ginger Wallaces mixture of her art and wit, the develop-
ment of a permanent collection, acquisition of the San Diego Art Department
and the establishment of North Park for the Arts.
We have known that expanding our reach would need to be through multiple-
site development, hence the name for the gallery, Museum of the Living Artist,
and purchase of the San Diego Art Department in North Park. Strategically
speaking SDAI has also been waiting for the right time to expand the Art De-
partment and the established programs of the school. The right opportunity has
come our way and we are in the midst of nishing an RFP put out by the San
Diego Redevelopment Agency to acquire a building in North Park to be home
to an expanded Art Department, with additional classes, artist studios, a larger
professional gallery and exhibition space, as well as retail and food vending.
This is a very exciting time for us, but it is also one full of unknowns. The pro-
cess is such that we develop a team for this proposal that will hopefully be the
right combination to lead to our being selected. As it stands now, our team is
myself, Andrea Chamberlin (Director of Education at SDAI and SDAD), Drew
Hubbell and Alex Miller of Hubbell & Hubbell Architects, David Malmuth, David
Malmuth Developers LLC, Sherman Harmer of Urban Housing Partners (as de-
veloper consultant), and Claire Slattery, Vice Chair, SDAI Board of Directors.
This is where the tire meets the road so to speak as we move toward the next
phase of growth for SDAI, and also make a difference for the arts and artists
of this region. If we are selected as the next owners of this building, we will be
organizing a capital campaign to pay for the build-out.
On a more day-to-day track:
We are completing the prospectus for the International Awards Exhibition
for Spring 2011, which will be juried by Roxana Velasquez, the new Executive
Director of the San Diego Museum of Art.
SDAI has been voted Best Gallery in the 2010 Best of City Beat Magazine.
Congrats to us all for this recognition.
We are going green with our Journal, which henceforth will be sent via e-mail
and posted on our website so that we may reduce our printing and mailing
costs. We will only mail a hard copy to those who do not have access to email
and the Internet and who particularly request, in writing, a printed copy of the
Journal. Thank you all for working to make this planet and SDAI green.
Be involved and make a difference today.
Timothy Field
Executive Director
San Diego Art Institute
Letter from the desk of Timothy Field
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Leap Into The Arts
SDAI:MOLA & Cricket Wireless are teaming up to present the Leap into the Arts
youth exhibition. National City Middle School will be exhibiting their artwork entitled,
Picturesque. Students selected one image from a country that inspired them and
expanded the picture according to their imagination. The end-product for some was
realistic and for others it was more fantastical. The art project was not only a lesson in
creativity, but geography and culture as well. The exhibit will be on view at the Cricket
headquarters from October 15 to December 15, 2010: 5887 Copley Drive, San Diego,
CA 92111. Tel: 1-858-882-6000. Participating students include: Erwin Basurto, Moises
Bojorquez, Melina Burgos, Renato Garcia, Alyssa Godinez, Anna Navarro, Maria-Ana
Obseo, Alejandro Trillo, Dan Paulo Yap, and Daniel Zatarain.
Fleet Youth Gallery Exhibit
Zamorano Elementary School & National City Middle School will be showcasing their
artwork in the David G. Fleet Young Artists Gallery from 12/10/10-1/16/2011. The Opening
Reception will be held on 12/10/10 from 6-8. Certicates will be handed out at 7pm.
Kirby Kendrick
Solo Show SDAI : MOLA December 10, 2010 - January 16, 2011
KA-POW!
Artist Statement
Street art, grafti and ne art intertwine and challenge us to see everything
differently and reconsider our ideas of art. From the most profound images of
our revered religious icons, to our real-life superheroes, to our fantasy comic
book characters, street art stirs our passions and our memories...and we wonder
where will ART go next.
Igor Koutsenko
Solo Show SDAI : MOLA December 10, 2010 - January 16, 2011
Expressions in Color & Monochrome
Juror: Beth Smith
Executive Director of Visions Art Museum
Beth Smith has been an art teacher, gallery manager, museum curator and
is currently Executive Director of the newly named Visions Art Museum:
Contemporary Quilts and Textiles in San Diego, California, formerly the Visions
Art Quilt Gallery. She was Director of Development at the Oceanside Museum
of Art (OMA) before joining Visions last December. During ten years at OMA,
Smith managed public relations and the museum store as Assistant Director,
and later became the Director of Development. While at OMA she was the
curator of ve exhibitions as well as other exhibits at galleries in San Diego.

In addition to her role as curator, Smith has been a juror for exhibitions of
the Southern California Art Glass Association, California Fibers, and the
Quilt Visions Member Exhibition, Interpretations, 2007. She writes articles
and reviews for textile-related publications, and is a frequent speaker on the
curatorial and art jurying processes.
Smith is a graduate of San Diego State University, where she majored in Art
and English, and holds teaching credentials in both subjects. She is a textile
artist, jazz acionado and addicted reader.
In Tribute . . .

Jerome Lipetzky passed away peace-
fully, with his family by his side, on
September 7, 2010. Jerome was a SDAI
member since 2002, Alpine resident
and accomplished Plein-Air painter.
He grew up in Pasadena, served in the
Army after working on the Alaska Rail-
road and obtained a degree in History
from UCLA. After a 30-year teaching
career, he retired in 1991. Upon retire-
ment, his interest in painting started
with a beginning watercolor class in
1993. Jeromes passion for conser-
vation of the environment lives on in
his numerous works done on location
in Californias deserts and moun-
tains. Further inquiries regarding Je-
romes artwork should be directed to
Beth Lucia at the Julian Art Gallery,
(760) 765-1551.

Florence Maio passed away in Sep-
tember. A long-time SDAI member
since 1998, Florence had been actively
immersed in the San Diego artistic
community. Florence was a 2009 win-
ner at the San Diego County Fair,
Honorable Mention, for her watercolor
cityscape, Enchanted Village 2. In
July 2010 Florence participated in
The Buttery Project, memorializ-
ing the 1.5 million child victims of the
Holocaust. Students from the San Di-
ego Jewish Academy and residents of
Seacrest Village joined artistic forces
to create butteries to form the per-
manent art exhibit. Florences photo-
graphs from Naples, Italy, were also
exhibited in 2008.

We extend sincere sympathy from the
Art Institute staff and its members to
the Lipetzky and Maio families in this
time of loss.
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New Format For Plein-Air Paint-Outs:
SDAI Paint-Outs will be held on the rst Saturday of each
month.
Locations will be at various San Diego County or Southern
Orange County locations.
Two or three of these may be in Balboa Park.
Locations will be announced in the bi-monthly SDAI Journal
with the e-mail address of the host of each event. The host for
each event is to be contacted by e-mail for sign up and detailed
information and directions on where to meet, etc.
An e-mail list of interested participants will be maintained
by Richard Powers and announcements will be sent to all on
the list prior to each event in addition to the SDAI Journal
announcements.
The events will be open to anyone desiring to participate,
whether members of SDAI or not.
There will be at least one juried show at SDAIs Museum
of the Living Artist per year for about 20 paintings running
simultaneously with one of the Regional Shows.
All painting canvases or watercolor papers are to be stamped
and dated at each event to prove they were done in the program.
Only paintings done within the program can be submitted for the
show.
Paintings are limited to a maximum size of 12 x 16 and should
be framed in appropriate plein-air frames with wire hangers.
Up to 3 paintings can be submitted by each artist for the show.
Non-members of SDAI will pay an entry fee of $20. There is no
fee for SDAI or SDAD members.
All paintings must be hand-delivered to SDAI:Museum of the
Living Artist and picked up at the end of the show. The co-hosts
for these SDAI Paint-Outs are Richard Powers and Mark Slusser,
with occasional assistance from Mark Fehlman.
NOTICE: We have made a couple of minor changes to the program
in order for more people to participate and to have an alternate
day in the event of bad weather. Some folks have partners who
work during the week and need the weekend time for family.
Others prefer to paint on Saturday as they work during the
week. Others just want to paint anytime. Thus we will be having
a Saturday and a Thursday each month at the same location;
you can even paint on both days. Of course you can paint at the
monthly location anytime during the month as long as you have
your canvases/paper stamped at one of the scheduled event days
for that month. The stamp date is changed each month, so be
sure you have your canvas stamped with the date of the location
for that month. Keep in mind that the purpose of these Paint-
Outs is to have the camaraderie of painting together and sharing
comments and informal critique at the end of each Paint-Out.
The date for the SDAI Plein-Air show has been set for Decem-
ber 10 through January 16 with room for 20 juried paintings. A re-
ception will be held in conjunction with the December Regional
and One-Foot Shows on December 10. Entries are to be submit-
ted November 19 through 28 at SDAI:Museum of the Living Art-
sit, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, (619) 236-0011. No late entries will
be accepted. Up to 3 entries may be submitted by each artist.
Pick-Up for paintings not chosen can be on or after December
10 during normal museum hours, not during the reception. Paint-
ings in the show need to be picked up after January 21 during
normal museum hours.
Jurying will be done by noted Southern California artist Scott
Prior on November 30th.
Eligible paintings must have been done at the Paint-Outs held
in June (Mission Trails), July (Sunset Cliffs), August (Rancho
Peasquitos), September (Reecting Pool, Balboa Park), Octo-
ber (Tuna Harbor, San Diego Bay) and November (Old Town San
Diego). Eligible paintings must have been stamped on the back
with the SDAI Paint-Out stamp at the time of each event.
Note: Watercolors will be stamped on the back near one edge. At
the time of framing the stamped area is to be cut off before mat-
ting and the backing are put into the frame. This cutoff portion is
then to be glued to the outside of the backing (visible after fram-
ing) so that the juror can determine it was painted during one
of these events. Any artist is able to enter the show if they have
participated in at least one of the monthly Paint-Outs. Non mem-
bers will pay an entry fee of $20, for members of SDAI:MOLA or
SDAD there is no entry fee.
November 6 & 11 - Old Town San Diego, meet at 9:00 am
(These paintings will be the last ones eligible for this years
Plein-Air show at the SDAI:MOLA)
December 4th & 9th - Sunset Cliffs, meet at 9:00 am
January 8 & 13 - Kit Carson Park, The Duck Pond,
meet at 9:00 am
(Due to the rst Saturday being New Years Day both Paint-Outs
have been slid one week to the second Saturday and following
Thursday.)
The Paint-Out 9/9/2010 Photo by R. Powers
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December Art Workshops
SDAD will be offering a variety of exciting new workshops the month of December! Workshops will be
posted on our website: www.sdad-sdai.org under art classes.
To register for the workshops or classes, please call the San Diego Art Department at 619-299-4ART
(4278) or stop by in person.
Upcoming Art Workshops November/December
Mixed Media with Oil Pastel Workshop (a homage to Georgia OKeeffe)
Instructor: Susan Osborn
Sunday, November 7th from 11am 3pm
This 4 hour workshop really pushes the envelope with what you can do with oil pastel and its friends.
First we will make an oil pastel mixed media sampler of 15 different combinations using oil pastel
with ink, watercolor, soft pastel, acrylic, collage, colored pencil, rubber stamps and charcoal. Then
well use those effects to make an artwork based on a masterwork by Georgia OKeeffe. All materials
included.
Workshop Fee: $45 (includes all materials)

The Art of Basket Weaving Workshop NEW!
Instructor: Nadine Spier
Friday, December 3, 10:00am 4:00pm
In this six-hour workshop, you will learn how to coil a beautiful basket around an unusual stone center.
Its an easy way to start a basket and youll nd yourself looking for exciting things to use for centers
in your basket, such as brooches, pendants, etc. Students will learn how to weave so their stitch work
is identical on both sides of the basket. Pine needles and Irish waxed linen thread provided, but the
coiling technique can later be used to weave almost any plant in your yard including lavender, dusty
miller, rosemary. You will nd yourself inspired by this instructor and tapping into new levels of creativ-
ity. Visit the instructors website for more information on the technique, www.nadinespier.com. Bring
a sack lunch!

Workshop Fee: $65 (plus $26 for materials)
SDAD participating in
Head to Toe Womens
Expo at Del Mar Fair
November 12, 13 & 14, 2010
Fri: 10am-5pm,
Sat: 10am-6pm,
Sun: 10am-5pm
Del Mar Fairgrounds
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
The San Diego Art Department will be
hosting an interactive exhibition booth
during the Expo to promote our art class
offerings. The Expo is a little slice of
boutique heaven. Local and regional ex-
hibitors with everything from essentials
to a fairytale of little luxuries and indul-
gences for moms, tots and stylish gals.
Mix in a fashion show, chef seminars,
baby shower, guest speakers and its the
ultimate day out for girlfriend brigades.
This is an extraordinary event not to be
missed - Admission Price: $6 per person.
For tickets visit: http://www.headtotoe-
womensexpo.com
The Professional Artist Lecture Series presented by the San Diego Art
Institute is geared to educate artists in running a successful business, as well
as expanding their knowledge of art techniques.
Upcoming Professional Artist Lecture
To be announced online in December
SDAI invites you to email any suggestions for lecture topics or guest speakers.
Please send an email to Andrea Rodriguez Chamberlin, Director of Education, at
eduprogramsdai@gmail.com.
All lectures are held at the San Diego Art Institute:Museum of the Living Artist
Admission: $5 SDAI/SDAD members / $10 non-members
Welcome SDAI New Members!
Barbara A. McVey
Gary Walker
Ed DeSantis
Esther Rene Beish
Sergio Nava
Robert D. Glick
Gloria B. Khoury
Marsha A. Ercegovic
Cliff Burdick
Marcos Armitaje
Linda M. Norton
Matthew Welsh
William J. Alexander
Sandra Marin
Nancy J. Wildman
Elizabeth L. Abeyta
Jill M. Mollenhauer
Bland
Marie Dancy
Brennan
Kevin L. Inman
Maxine Hesse
Keith A. Parks
Mark Reynolds
William C. Anderson
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November 7 and December 12, 2010

(Now combined with the UU Art Guild)
The Gathering is a social, relaxed group where
artists, acionados, their spouses or signicant
others, meet over potluck to discuss their latest
work and adventures. Children are welcome but
the work is not censored, so parental discretion is
strongly advised.
Description and schedule:
3:30 to 4:00: bring artwork and check in
4:00: doors are locked (ring the doorbell after 4).
4:30-5:30: artists break off into groups of 9 artists to
present their work. (If enough under-age artists
bring work, they will be given a separate group and
leader). Non-presenters can continue socializing
or join the group of their choice.
5:30 to 6:00: groups nish-up, reconvene, socialize
and/or help tidy up.
Artists can bring up to 3 pieces of artwork. All skill
levels show work for fun, feedback, mentoring and
exposure. In the UU tradition there will be a question
of the day (hereafter known as the Molly), which
artists can answer or ignore when showing their
work.
Artists are encouraged to bring show yers, books,
magazines, announcements, etc., to share.
People who bring Art and Food (or just food) get
in free. Everyone else is $5 per individual, couple
or family. The Gathering occurs the rst Sunday
of each month (except for this December).
The San Diego Art
Institutes Educational
Facility, the San Diego
Art Department, provides
an inclusive, collaborative
environment that fosters
artistic expression, for all
ages and prociencies, using art to contribute value
and diversity to the community with educational
programs, exhibitions and workspace.
Oct/Nov exhibition featuring The Pastel Society of San
Diegos 25
th
Annual Open Juried Show.
The exhibition will be on display Oct 12 Nov 13. A closing reception
will be held on November 13, 6-9pm (during Ray at Night).
Nov/Dec exhibition featuring Glass Works artwork by
SDAD Instructors Bonnie & Marvin Dull, Toye Martindale
and student works
Opening reception on November 20, 6-8pm and the closing
reception will be held on December 11, 6-9pm (during Ray
at Night).
Also on exhibit will be artwork by students, members, and
instructors.
SDAD is located at 3830 Ray Street in North Park.
For a detailed schedule of our classes please visit the
website: www.sdad-sdai.org or call: 619-299-4ART.
SDAD KILN FUND
Help SDAD raise $2,500 for a new kiln!
The kiln is a very important part of the San Diego Art
Department. We teach glass fusing classes and workshops
that are some of the few glass fusing classes offered in the
San Diego area. We also offer our students and the public
the opportunity to re their works of art for a small fee,
which is an important source of income for SDAD. We also
use the kiln to atten/recycle wine bottles which are sold
as cheese trays.
A little can go a long way! To make a contribution please
contact SDAD at 619-299-4278 or stop by our studio in North
Park (3830 Ray Street)!
Judith Parenio was accepted in the annual Dia de Los Muertos exhibit at
2nd City Council Gallery and Performance Space in Long Beach, CA. 435
Alamitos, CA 90802, (562) 901-0997. Exhibit runs October 17 to November
14, 2010.
Thomas Tirado is one of the featured artists whose work is currently on
display at the San Diego LGBT Pride Ofce during October and November.
The exhibition of recent abstract and geometric paintings by Tirado went
on display October 9 during the monthly Ray at Night festivities.
Jack Wade is showing his works in glass in the Art Glass
Association of Southern Californias 29th Annual Members Juried Show,
November 11- 22 at Spanish Village, Studio 21, Balboa Park.
Howard Ganz Digital Painting Show at Library La Jolla titled Earth
Echoes Reception Nov. 9th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Show dates: Nov 3 to Nov 28
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Twenty Eyes
Uniformity, John Noel: Symmetry and disciplined ornament cast their
beauty on the tenement re escape.
One Way on Ray, Victoria Polyak: When I see a familiar corner on an
unfamiliar surface, I know that there is as much light in the city as there
is sun in the country.
Crash, Keith Parks: I dashed a hundred curves against a hard at. They
curl into a bright shell.
Delhi Curtain # 2, Garret Demarest: Behind one rich silk they hung
another.
Return to Self, Ellen Dieter: When I look into myself I see only darkness
and indistinct form. When I look outside I see an enormous ower, pulsing with my own blood.
My Pantheon, Thomas Tirado: My symmetry is not your symmetry. These lines converge
for me. These distortions are my own.
Untitled, Richard Messenger: Trust grey. Trust the ghosts of branches. Trust the
horizontal line.
Above La Jolla Shores, Michael Taylor: We have learned where form ends and color
begins. We have learned the geometry of hills.
Marni, Matt Welsh: In her inside I see her outside. Her toes are naked on the warm rug, but her
face is blank as an empty beach.
Homage to J. A. #2, Jack Fletcher: The line is at war with extension through space. I will marry
the square to the scattering of light.
Reections in a Canine Mirror Baudelaire Shepherd
Victoria Polyak, One Way on Ray Thomas Tirado, My Pantheon
John Noel, Uniformity
Matt Welsh, Marni Ellen Dieter, Return to Self
Artist Pamela Nigro Peoples Choice Winner
Gallery visitors & artists
Richard Messenger, Untitled
SDAI:MOLA Reception - October 8, 2010
photos by S. Wildesmith
Artist Jerome Lipetzky
SDAI:MOLA Reception - September 3, 2010
All photos by R. ChauDavis or Sullivan/Messenger Photography
Artist Kathy OBrien Peoples Choice Winner Tim Field with student and teacher Emalyn
Leppard from Montgomery Middle School
Artist Gigi Woodward
Featured Artist: Lou Beatty
Artist: Brian Lemke (Honorable
Mention) and Claire Slattery (SDAI
Vice Chair of the Board)
Artist: Jerome Walker