NEWSLETTER December 2009

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

2009 OFFICERS
Holiday Party &
President:
Michael Sullivan
Vice President:
Competition
Arlene Kartak
Secretary:
Diane Young
Treasurer:
Alan Lindenmuth
Bring in your
Creative Spirit Art Gallery presents
best recent
and framed
“Changes in artwork, your
Saturday,
entry for the
Latitudes” ALOC 2010 Dec. 19th
Featured Artists: Year Book
Cover Contest
@ 12:30
Steve Seibel and
and most fes-
Carolyn Holland tive holiday
Anja Grube, flutist, will perform and snack for a
wine and appetizers will be served Beardall Senior Center
special show,
Friday, Dec. 11, 6 to 9 PM 800 S. Delaney Avenue,
dinner and
Exhibit is on display through prizes! Orlando
January 1st
GALLERY HOURS There will be no board
Tuesday—Friday, 12 to 5:00 PM meeting or artist
Saturday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM presentation
820A Lake Baldwin Lane
Orlando, FL 32803
(407)898-834
Harwood–Watson Dance Studio Participation in show limited to current
www.creativespiritgallery.com members in attendance.

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Thomas Carmon participated the Gallery at Avalon on Mag- NLAPW to show at

in the 2009 Fall Fiesta in the nolia Avenue in downtown Or-
Park at Lake Eola and won sec- lando, 39 S. Magnolia. The 1st Thursday
ond prize. opening reception is December Several of our ALOC members
17th from 6pm to 9pm. The are also members of The Na-
Shirley Pinson is coordinating exhibit is on display until Janu- tional League of American Pen
art showings at the Maitland ary 15.
Women (NLAPW.) The organi-
Civic Center. Those artists in-
terested in showing their works zation was founded in 1898
Judy Bragg Pardo won a
in this venue, please contact prize and two Disney tickets for and is comprised of profes-
Shirley at 407-539-0242. the "Best Landscape" street sional women working in the
Grace Guerra and Doris painting at Downtown Disney fields of art, letters and music.
Smart are showing at the cen- Chalk Festival during the Festi-
ter November and December. ALOC member Jane Polkowski
val of the Masters on Nov. 13,
14, and 15. The following is President of the Orlando-
Lorraine Turner and Marlene weekend she street painted in Winter Park chapter and has
Kinser Bell had paintings cho- Eau Gallie and won "Artist recently finished putting to-
sen to be part of the Artists Choice" award, a trophy and a
prize. gether their blog, located at:
Registry Members exhibition, a
juried art show to be held at http://penwomen.wordpress.
com/. Among several inter-
views on the site, is an espe-
Notes from the November Meeting: cially interesting one with fel-
Michael Sullivan brought the meeting to order and we wel- low ALOC member Beatrice
comed several guests and one new member. A number of Athanas. Their blog also has a
announcements were made: link on ALOC’s own blog at
• The president discussed revising the ALOC Constitution http://www.artistsleagueof
and the plan to present the revised document to mem- orangecounty.blogspot.com/
bers for approval next year. The goal is to have the new
The local branch of NLAPW will
Constitution completed by May.
be having a group exhibit at
• We discussed the upcoming holiday party and art show.
Orlando Museum of Art’s First
The meeting will start at 12:30 instead of the usual 1:30.
Current dues-paying and attending members can partici- Thursday event on Jan. 7,
pate in the art show and 2010 member directory art con- 2010, 6-9 PM, in which they
test. We settled on keeping the 8.5 x 11” format for the will showcase their various
directory, which means the black and white design should forms of art, from visual to
fit on an 8.5 x 11” sheet of paper. music and poetry.
• The ALOC directory will be updated by the end of the
year and current members should contact Alan Linden-
muth at 321-282-7024 to include any changes to
Please forward newslet-
street/email address or phone numbers.
ter announcements,
• M. Scott Morgan conducted a demonstration of his decou- along with your website
page technique on mannequins while treating us to his and email links, to
folksy charm. Gayle@GayleBell.com
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Calling all Artists!
Creative Spirits Art Gallery has
space available for you!
Please contact Doris Smart at
Phone: 407-365-4066
Email: dsmart@cfl.rr.com
for further information.
Local Sketch
Clubs
"Do not fail, as you
go on, to draw
something every
day, for no matter
how little it is, it will
be well worthwhile,
and it will do you a
world of good." ~
Cennini.
Our community is lucky to have a number of
venues in which artists can develop their
skills by drawing from live models. Art in-
struction isn’t offered, but you can’t help
but learn by working side by side with vari-
ous local artists. I recently checked out the
Maitland Art Center’s Thursday night Sketch
Club and found a great model along with a
nice group of artists. It was well worth the
time and money.
Maitland Art Center, Thurs. 7-9:30 pm,
Germaine Marvel Bldg. $10.00 session/MAC
members; $15 if not-yet members. Models
listed on MAC website
http://maitlandartcenter.org/programs.htm.
Crealde School of Art, Fri 1-3:00
$6.00/hr. for drop ins or $70 for 8 week
sessions, or Sun 10-12:30 $6/hr. for drop
ins. More info at www.crealde.org
Ring in the
New Year
Why not start the
year off right and
make good on at least some New Year’s
resolutions (mine anyways!) to improve
your art by taking a workshop with
Marianna Ross, retired Art Professor
from Seminole State College and fellow
ALOC member. She’s offering a number
of different options to suit almost every-
one. Take a peek.
Maitland Art Center—
Figurative Workshop-Saturday, Jan 16,
2010 from 9:30-2:30. Excellent models in
varied poses using your choice of supplies.
Fee $40.50 for MAC members; $45 for yet-to-
be members. Plus $10.00 models' fee per art-
ist. For info: call Ann Colvin: (407) 539-2181
or check out www.maitlandartcenter.org
Casselberry Art House—
• Drawing into Color -All Levels, Jan 25-
Mar 1, 2010 ( 6 weeks). Mondays 1-
3:30. Fee: $50.00 for residents; $70 for
non-residents, plus 10% Senior discount.
Info: (407) 262-7700, Ext 1576 or
www.casselberry.org/register
• Silk Painting Workshop: Sat, Mar 27,
from 10-3 pm. All supplies included.
Both classes are $50.00 for Casselberry resi-
dents; $70 for non-residents, plus 10% senior
discount. For further info go to:
www.casselberry.org/register or call (407)
262-7700,ext 1576.
ALOC members may also contact Marianna
at: (407) 647-1510 or
artark88@copper.net for further information.
In Memoriam—Cordella Treece
We will miss
our fellow artist
and ALOC member
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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 Happy Holidays
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: and
Alan Lindenmuth, ALOC Treasurer

14557 Jamaica Dogwood Dr. Best Wishes for

Orlando, FL 32828

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