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News
February
2011
vol. XV, issue II
www.knoxcountyartleague.org 740.397.5257
President’s Message
The Art League is at a crossroad, we must expand and grow to survive, but still
find ourselves in financial distress. Although we have made great strides in the past
4 months, we cannot move forward without the help of the entire membership. We
had great success with the Artful Embellishments Show and donations from several
members which have helped immensely. But we still find our financial situation in a
deficit. We must expand into a larger gallery space to allow us the opportunity to earn
money through classes and programs. This opportunity does not exist at our present
New Members location. Our grant funds are not expected until at least April or later. The largest
amount of membership fees are renewable during the Summer months as are our spon-
sorships. To keep the Art League in existence, I am asking the membership to donate
what ever amounts you can afford. We need to raise $3000.00 to meet our present
Thanks to all renewed members and and past obligations. Any donated amounts you can make will be greatly appreciated
sponsors for their continued support. and will help keep the Art League alive and moving forward. You may contact me at
gingerlou@bright.net or 427-2907 (please leave a message). Thank you in advance
for your generosity and willingness to keep the arts alive for all to enjoy.
Ginger
IN MEMORY OF WESLEY(WES)SHORTER:
Another Art League member has left our family of artisans. Wes Shorter passed
away on January 21, 2011 unexpectedly at his home in Apple Valley. He was a gradu-
ate of the Columbus College of Art and Design with a BFA, he also attended Ohio
University and Ohio State University. Wes began his career as an artist for Dunkin'
Donuts in Boston, MS. He later became a franchise owner of Dunkin' Donuts where
he retired at an early age to do what he enjoyed most,art. Wes wrote poetry, did stain
glass and photography. He later joined the world of digital photography. He had a
passion for the abstract, manipulating the traditional image into a surreal scene or a
complete abstraction of color and form. Wes said,"I am here to delight the senses and
stimulate the soul." He could always be seen at "First Friday" events with his seasonal
Sam Adams in hand ready for a good conversation.
He was a volunteer at the KCAL Gallery for many years. He had many shows and
displayed his work in books, on-line and at several galleries including, ºthe Mansfield
Art Center, Red Z Gallery and the KCAL Gallery. Wes will truly be missed by his many
Now Showing friends in the art world.
Ginger
KCAL Gallery ~
Closed
Red Z Gallery ~
Simply Red "What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things . . . it is impos-
sible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface."
Hard Knox Tattoo ~ Constantin Brancusi
Art on Skin at its best!
Down Home Leather ~
Handcrafted Leather
Waking Dreams ~
Welcome
Special thanks to Ariel Corporation
for their support and contribution.
President
Ginger Smith
Gallery News gingerlou@bright.net
Vice President
Ben Schlegel
Gallery Schedule 2011 Secretary
Vacant
February 2011 closed
Treasurer & Grants
March 2011 Open Research Chair
april 2011 Open Vacant
May 2011 Terry Gardner Office Manager
June 2011 Jeff Kusner Vacant
July 2011 Open gingerlou@bright.net
august 2011 Open Events Chair &
September 2011 Open Gallery Docent
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sarah Pillow
October 2011 Open sarahpillow@gmail.com
November 2011 Wearable arts
december 2011 TBa Performing Art Chair
Bill Tiffany
All Knox County Art League Members are encouraged to schedule a show in the gallery. As featured chaugnar@yahoo.com
artist you will share the gallery space with one other artist in which your work will be highlighted in
a month-long showing in the KCAL Gallery. Your show will kick off with an opening reception held Membership Chair
in the gallery during the First Friday of the month from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. It is your responsibility as
featured artist to host your reception, which means that you are responsible for furnishing the beverages
Amy Williams
and food your crowd will enjoy. Where there is food, there are people! An art league volunteer will be 740/397-5257
at the gallery during the reception to help out. There are many things you can do to have a successful amywilltoo@gmail.com
opening. The first thing would be to send Newsletter Chair, Terry Gardner, a biography and a couple
images of yourself or your work to be placed in the newsletter. If you would like your bio to be placed in Newsletter Chair
the newsletter during the month of your show, you MUST have your information to him by the 15th of Terry Gardner
the previous month. Create an announcement to send to your mailing list telling about the show dates and 740/393-0702
times. There are numerous places around town that love to support KCAL and display our promotions. tgardner001@columbus.rr.com
If you are interested in scheduling a show, or have any questions, please call Sarah Pillow 740-501-3542.
Photography Chair
Raymond Bohac
rfbohac@gmail.com
Member News
Literary Chair
Vino Where You Live has opened its art gallery, VinoArt. For their first fine art event, they Bob Birch
welcome guest artist, Tara Severance. She will be displaying pieces from her Nightshades birchbarks4lit@aol.com.
and Il Divino series' with new pieces that have yet to be seen! Come on out and enjoy Ohio's
fine wines and art! Publicity Chair
Vacant
Vino Where You Live • 6400 Newark Rd. • Mount Vernon, OH
high road Gallery exhibition
The Knox County Art League has a date for a member’s exhibition at the High
Road Gallery in Worthington in October 2011. All members and media are invited
to participate in this exhibition. All work submitted has to be for sale and the
gallery will take 10% of sales. I am the contact person for this exhibition. I would
like to have a rough idea how many would like to exhibit and the media. This will
establish how many pieces each may submit (3,4 or 5). More information will
be forthcoming. If you are interested in this exhibition, please contact me at
bbaby@columbus.rr.com. I will compile a list with this information. This exhibi-
tion offers our organization an opportunity to show our work near the Columbus
area. If any member would like to assist me in this endeavor please let me know.
Brian Baby
IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT IN ANY OF THE GALLERIES, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR BIOS AND CURRENT ART PHOTOS. WE WILL BE SELECTING THE FEATURED ART-
ISTS (UPON REVIEW) FROM THOSE WHO ARE EXHIBITING FOR THE MONTH. IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL ARTISTS , WE WILL CONTACT YOU PRIOR TO RELEASING THE NEWSLETTER.
AGAIN, WE WILL NEED CURRENT PHOTOS AND BIOS. THANK YOU.
Knox County Art League
February 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26
Book Review
color and light: a Guide for the realist Painter
James Gurney, New York Times best-selling author and artist of the Dinotopia series,
follows Imaginative Realism with his second art-instruction book, Color and Light:
A Guide for the Realist Painter. A researched study on two of art's most fundamen-
tal themes, Color and Light bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical
knowledge. Beginning with a survey of underappreciated masters who perfected
the use of color and light, the book examines how light reveals form, the proper-
ties of color and pigments, and the wide variety of atmospheric effects. Gurney
cuts though the confusing and contradictory dogma about color, testing it in the
light of science and observation. A glossary, pigment index, and bibliography
complete what will ultimately become an indispensible tool for any artist.
This book is the second in a series based on his blog, gurneyjourney.com.
His first in the series, Imaginative Realism, was widely acclaimed in the
fantastical art world, and was ranked the #1 Bestseller on the Amazon list
for art instruction.
"James Gurney's new book, Color and Light, cleverly bridges the gap
between artistic observation and scientific explanation. Not only does
he eloquently describe all the effects of color and light an artist might
encounter, but he thrills us with his striking paintings in the process."
--Armand Cabrera, Artist
About the Author
James Gurney’s unique blending of fact and fantasy has won Hugo, Chesley, Spectrum, and
World Fantasy Awards. His work has been featured in one-man exhibitions at the Smithsonian Insti-
tution, the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Delaware Art Museum, and the U.S. embassies in Switzerland
and Yemen. He lives with his wife, Jeanette, in the Hudson Valley of New York State.
Photography Group
Photo Project 8: A-Z or 1-2-3. There are a couple of ways to
Hello Knox County Art League approach this, you could shoot something for every letter of
Photography Group the alphabet/number, i.e. an apple, a bench, a cat, 2 flow-
ers, 3 dogs etc etc, or you could look for written letters and
At our next meeting we will be finishing the demonstra- numbers or shapes that look like them.
tion of composite photographs. Hopefully we will be able
to answer all of your PS questions and help you to enjoy Photo Project 9: Photo essay. There are lots of potential sub-
this process. In future meetings Mike Riley will be demon- jects, but how about a night at a local pub or something
strating his HDR technique as well as adding texture to more every day like a day at the post office, or some nearby
photographs. building work.
Below is a list of 16 photo projects from PhotoRadar.com Photo Project 10: Photowalks. Make it a weekly event to set
that you can do for yourself to help make you a better pho- out from your house/office/wherever and take a picture at
tographer and sharpen that photographers eye. 16 more defined intervals, say every 5 minutes. Set an alarm on your
projects coming on next month's newsletter. phone to help remind you and once it goes off, stop and
shoot whatever you see within 60 seconds.
Photo Project 1: 365 / one photo a day. It doesn’t matter
when you start, but there’s no better way to force yourself Photo Project 11: Use your mobile phone camera. .Leave the
to think about composition, location and the limitations of DSLR at home for a week and challenge yourself to produce
your camera by taking a photo every day. Be creative with interesting photos using just your phone’s cam. If you have
themed weeks, or months. an iPhone there's also a myriad of creative apps you can
download.
Photo Project 2: Everyday objects. Choose something ordi-
nary and make that your photo project for the day, week Photo Project 12: Household objects. .Stuck indoors on
or month. Having this focus will help the unusual ordinary a rainy day? Look around your house with fresh eyes. The
objects jump out at you. You could try something like walls, home is a great place for abstracts, macros and still life's.
doors, wheels, baskets, bricks or hinges as a good start. You could shoot a different room every week, or challenge
yourself to find 5 photos per room.
Photo Project 3: Make a montage a month. Use photos you
already own or shoot with a particular theme in mind. Print Photo Project 13: Get creative with smoke art. You’ll need
pictures to use in a wall display or use Photoshop to bring lots of patience, but the end results can be fantastic and will
them all together. Follow this tutorial to make a creative teach you lots about timing, composition and home set-ups.
montage from one scene. Find out how to make smoke trail art with this tutorial.
Photo Project 4: One spot, many stories. One way to get Photo Project 14: Creative self portraits. Stuck for willing
started in street photography is to stay in one location. Be portrait sitters? Turn the camera on yourself. Not for the
sure to choose a spot that gives you plenty of shooting modest, but at least the model won’t be complaining about
opportunities. the length of the photoshoot and you’ll learn lessons about
lighting and camera settings.
Photo Project 5: Shoot from the hip. If you’ve ever wanted to
shoot street photography but always feel self-conscious, dis- Photo Project 15: Same scene, different time. Shoot the
cover the art of shooting from the hip. You can’t rely on the same scene at the same time every day, week or month to
viewfinder or LCD to compose or focus (instead use auto- see how it changes over time. Particularly interesting places
select auto-focus), so the results can be varied. include those with lots of people, or landscapes where the
seasons will be particularly obvious.
Photo Project 6: Triptych. Similar to a montage, but limited
to just 3 shots, you could shoot the same subject 3 different Photo Project 16: Mono. Choose a week or month where you
ways, 3 subjects of the same color or 3 completely different shoot either in mono or with mono conversion in mind. By
subjects. the end of the month you should have a better idea of what
works. Find mono conversion tutorials in our techniques sec-
Photo Project 7: Different perspectives. Spend a day a tion.
month shooting from an unusual perspective, the most obvi-
Monthly meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of every
ous being from the floor. It will help if you have a camera with
month at 6 p.m. The Knox County Art League has moved
a vari-angle screen to help you compose, but there’s no harm
to new digs at 15 North Main Street, Mount Vernon. At
in getting down on the floor.
this time the facility is not ready for a large group to
meet there. We will continue to meet at the gallery of
"B" Photographic at 2 El Nido Court in Mount Vernon.
Keep connected http://www.meetup.com/kcalpg/
You may now log into the photo group website at http://www.bohacstudios.com/kcalpg.
Featured Sponsor
Thank you to
our Sponsors...
David I. Perry, CPA, Pro bono
Robert B. Weston, Attorney at Law, Pro bono
Upcoming Events & Announcements
Submissions for the newsletter must be received by the 15th of the month prior to the issue month.
Any late submissions are not guaranteed to be printed. If there are questions or concerns, please contact the newsletter chair.
February 3 February 4-5, February 12 February 23
Knox county art league 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 OSu Men's Glee club Knox county Park district
Photography Group alcove dinner Theater: Valentine concert Sounds of the Night Walk
6 p.m. No Sex Please We're British 7:00 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m.
2 El Nido Court Cash Bar 6:30 p.m. 740-694-9271 740-392-7275
Mount Vernon Dinner 7:30 p.m. R.R. Hodges Chapel Heart of Ohio Trail
Performance 8:30 p.m. MVNU Mt. Liberty parking lot
February 4 Reservations required Mount Vernon
First Friday rsvp to 740-392-3076 February 24
Opening reception Alcove Reastaurant February 12 chautauqua:
Simply red Mount Vernon Knox county Symphony riding with rosa Parks
Various artists winners of the young 7p.m.
6-9 p.m. February 6 Musician's competition 740-392-3018
Red Z Gallery community Foundation - 8:00 p.m. ThePlace@theWoodward
North Main St. Vaughn Wiester Famous Jazz 427-4955 Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Orchestra Benefit concert Rosse Hall
2:00 p.m. Kenyon College February 26
February 3-5 740-392-3270 Gambier hopeNow's 2nd
Bolton Theater Presents: Memorial Theater annual Bluegrass Bash
antigone by Sophocles Mount Vernon February 12-14 Chili supper from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m. Valentine's with elvis Chestnut Ridge 7-8 p.m.
427-5546 February 10 (Mike Mazza) Safire Sun 8-9 p.m.
Bolton Theater chautauqua: 8:00 p.m. Northwest Territory 9-10 p.m.
Kenyon College John Wilkes Booth 740-392-7469 740-392-0480
Gambier 7 p.m. Uncle Dan's Playhouse Colonial City Moose Lodge-
740-392-3018 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon
February 3-5 ThePlace@theWoodward
Winter One acts Mount Vernon February 16
Thurs. & Fri. 8-11 p.m. Knox county Park district
Sat. 1-4 p.m. Night life hike
397-9000 ext. 3505 7-8:30 p.m.
Thorne Performance Hall 740-392-7275
MVNU Honey Run Highlands Park
Mount Vernon Howard
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
15 N. Main St.
