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– Featured Artist –The grounded Lori Goll
by Mary ChampionOne could say that Lori Goll has always been
grounded; the places she’s lived, and the things thatshe is intrigued by, have never been temporary or a
passing fancy. Her great-grand-mother was anartist, and tookyoung Lori underher wing. Shetaught Lori how todraw what shesaw, patiently giv-ing her the samelesson over andover, until Lorilearned that hous-es were notsquares with a tri-angle on top, butrather threedimensional
objects that needed to be portrayed with perspective,and that trees didn’t look like lollipops. Lori stillremembers her 88- year old great-grandmother tellingher, “Now dear, notice how the trees are wider at thebottom.” Lori was two years old!Born in Kentucky, Lori lived in the same house untilshe left for college. She attended Virginia Tech, whereshe met her future husband Keith, both then in theirsophomore year. They graduated in 1986, each with adegree in Electrical Engineering. The couple marriedthree years later, and have lived in the same house inHerndon ever since. They now have two children,Annabelle, 19 and Jonah, 16, and two dogs.Lori spent ten years working for Reston basedtelecommunications firms, but left the formal work-place after the birth of her daughter. That was nine-teen years ago, about the time she began taking herfirst watercolor classes with Lassie Corbett to giveherself a “night out.”Lori visited the beach every year as a child and herlove of the ocean has never waned. She and her fami-ly now enjoy vacations at their cottage in Kill DevilHills in the Outer Banks. She is constantly runningout onto the beach to capture a great sunset, or lighton the waves. Her seascapes reflect that intimacywith the ocean. When Lori exhibits her seascapes,she is often urged to post a sign nearby telling view-ers that the images are original pastel paintings, and
not photographs, as many viewersassume. She has used birds, ani-mals and landscapes as subjectmatter, handling them with thesame competence.Today Lori teaches art to homeschooled students. She holds threeseparate classes, one day eachweek for high school, middle andelementary students. Lori stressestwo core lessons: “Learn how toreally see” and “There is no oneright way to paint.”
Lori joined the Sketch Club in 2011, and while she hastried sketching, watercolor, and pastels en plein air,she prefers painting from her own photos in the stu-dio. (Ask her about the box of soft pastels mixed withbeach sand she still hopes tosalvage). She is part of AHH!(Art Happens Here) in GreatFalls, where she shares spacewith four other artistsHer favorite artist ever is KevinFitzgerald, whose mysterious,atmospheric work she admiresbut does not emulate. Insteadshe uses his work, and that ofthe American Tonalists, includ-ing J. Frances Murphy andCharles Warren Eaton, to serveas inspiration; a reminder thatwhile her engineer side wants to get the details right,her artist side wants her paintings to evoke a feeling inthe viewer than transcends the actual subject matter.
NewsletterCreating and Supporting the Visual Arts in Loudoun County, Virginia since 1944
LSC Newsletter Online: www.LoudounSketchClub.com March/April 2015
Loudoun Sketch ClubMary Champion, Membership ChairPO Box 1683Leesburg, VA 20177
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Loudoun Sketch Club’s
2015 Spring Business Meeting and Luncheon
Tuesday, April 28 at 10:30 am
A Letter from the PresidentDear Sketch Club Members,
I hope you are having a restive, creative, andproductive winter.
Last week the Board met to discuss impor-tant Sketch Club business, including the over-crowding / membership limitation issue.Thanks to all of you who participated on thatcommittee, and for the thorough and practicalrecommendation that you presented to theBoard. As you may know, any changes to ourby-laws must be voted on by the club members,so I hope you will come to the Spring Business
meeting April 28th. Since our wonderful club has
become so popular that we nowhave to consider limiting the mem-bership, we will put a renewedemphasis on participation and vol-unteerism. My mom always says“Many hands make light work” andwith 160+ members, we haveMANY hands. And we need yourhelp. When you receive your mem-bership renewal notice this year,you'll notice an extra form inquiring about ways you may help and par-ticipate with the club.
A big thanks to Crystal Jordan for stepping up as the new ShowCommittee chairperson. Her organization and enthusiasm seem end-less and I'm so thankful that she will be helping out with shows in addi-tion to her contributions as LSC Secretary!
I hope to see you at the LSC Spring show reception on Saturday,April 11 from 7-9pm at ArtSpace Herndon. ArtSpace is one of myfavorite local galleries and a great place to share the beautiful workfrom our members.
Warm regards,–Lori Goll, President
In a Supporting RoleSeventeen painters attended
Jessica Wilson’s “Choosing Materials ThatBest Support Your Work” workshop inJanuary, and everyone had a great time.
–Patrick Roth
LoudounSketch ClubVolunteers
OfficersPresidentLori Goll 571-251-9659
[email protected] Roth 703-250-0641
[email protected] Jordan 703-729-1046
[email protected] Huelsman 703-777-8725HistorianPam De Peña 703-421-0218
MembershipMary Champion
E-mail ConciergeMargaret Huddy 703-356-2363
NewsletterNewsletter Desk/Compilation and DesignDana Thompson [email protected] WritersGale Waldron 703-771-0127Mary Champion [email protected]
also thanks to Patrick Roth,Lori Goll and Margaret Huddy,
Outdoor SessionsCommittee
Mary MacDonnell 540-554-8181Jessica Wilson 301-642-6995Becky Tighe 540-668-6447Lee Kincaid 540-554-2640
Show CommitteeCrystal Jordan 703-729-1046
[email protected] Baki 540-668-7787
Indoor Sessions andWorkshop Committee
Lorrie Herman 703-906-5815Remington Restivo 703-443-0814Patrick Roth 703-250-0641
WebmasterDana Thompson 540-454-1989
–––––––––––––––Would you like to help?
Do you have a suggestion? Let us know.
Lori Goll
Ann Noel’s painting ofRoller Skates was acceptedinto the Byrne Gallery’sjuried exhibit On MainStreet. The exhibit ran fromFebruary 7 through March 1.
Lorrie Herman is teachinga Beginner Watercolor Classat ArtSpace in HistoricHerndon Thursday morn-ings from 10:30 to 12:30starting March 5 for 8weeks (not all consecutive).It is a pay-as-you go class.There is still room available. Please email her for moreinformation, [email protected].
Jill Brabant has a soloexhibit at HillsboroughWinery entitled Wine andRoses. The exhibit continuesthrough March 15.
Nedra Smith’s paintingThe Theater was featured inthe promotional materialsfor Byrne Gallery’s juriedexhibit On Main Street.
Margaret Huddy will be exhibiting her new works ina show entitled Washington and Beyond at theWomen’s National Democratic Club, 1536 NewHampshire Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. The showruns Feb. 27 – May 27, 2015.Opening Reception: Thursday,March 5, 6 - 8 pm.
Capitol Columns by Margaret Huddy, watercolor, 2015©
Iris Studiesby LorrieHerman
Plan to Attend!Loudoun Sketch Club’s
Annual Spring Business Meetingand Pot Luck LuncheonTuesday, April 28, 2015 at 10:30 am
Arrive at 10 am for coffee and conversationAt the home of Reg and Janie Jones
38438 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Hamilton, VA 20158The annual spring business meeting and kick-off of our new season will be held at
the home of Janie and Reg Jones. After the meeting be prepared to enjoy some ofReg’s world-famous soups. Please bring a dish or dessert to share.
Please R.S.V.P. to Janie Jones 540-338-3588, [email protected] from Leesburg:Go west on Bypass Rt. 7 W to Purcellville Exit.Turn right on Berlin Turnpike (Rt. 287). Goabout a half mile then turn right onto PiggottBottom Rd. (Rt. 711). Drive 9/10 mile and proceed straight onto Rt. 738 (Hampton Road). Do NOT bear right onto Piggott Bottom.Turn left on to Sleepy Hollow Lane. Go abouta mile to address 38438 on the right.
Of Wine and Roses by Jill Brabant,10” x 10”, oil
Trade Winds by Margaret Huddy, watercolor, 2015©
Roller Skates by Ann Noel, oil
LSC Board Members at Feb Meeting
MemberNewsThe Theater by Nedra Smith, oil
A Letter from the PresidentDear Sketch Club Members,
I hope you are having a restive, creative, andproductive winter.
Last week the Board met to discuss impor-tant Sketch Club business, including the over-crowding / membership limitation issue.Thanks to all of you who participated on thatcommittee, and for the thorough and practicalrecommendation that you presented to theBoard. As you may know, any changes to ourby-laws must be voted on by the club members,so I hope you will come to the Spring Business
meeting April 28th. Since our wonderful club has
become so popular that we nowhave to consider limiting the mem-bership, we will put a renewedemphasis on participation and vol-unteerism. My mom always says“Many hands make light work” andwith 160+ members, we haveMANY hands. And we need yourhelp. When you receive your mem-bership renewal notice this year,you'll notice an extra form inquiring about ways you may help and par-ticipate with the club.
A big thanks to Crystal Jordan for stepping up as the new ShowCommittee chairperson. Her organization and enthusiasm seem end-less and I'm so thankful that she will be helping out with shows in addi-tion to her contributions as LSC Secretary!
I hope to see you at the LSC Spring show reception on Saturday,April 11 from 7-9pm at ArtSpace Herndon. ArtSpace is one of myfavorite local galleries and a great place to share the beautiful workfrom our members.
Warm regards,–Lori Goll, President
In a Supporting RoleSeventeen painters attended
Jessica Wilson’s “Choosing Materials ThatBest Support Your Work” workshop inJanuary, and everyone had a great time.
–Patrick Roth
LoudounSketch ClubVolunteers
OfficersPresidentLori Goll 571-251-9659
[email protected] Roth 703-250-0641
[email protected] Jordan 703-729-1046
[email protected] Huelsman 703-777-8725HistorianPam De Peña 703-421-0218
MembershipMary Champion
E-mail ConciergeMargaret Huddy 703-356-2363
NewsletterNewsletter Desk/Compilation and DesignDana Thompson [email protected] WritersGale Waldron 703-771-0127Mary Champion [email protected]
also thanks to Patrick Roth,Lori Goll and Margaret Huddy,
Outdoor SessionsCommittee
Mary MacDonnell 540-554-8181Jessica Wilson 301-642-6995Becky Tighe 540-668-6447Lee Kincaid 540-554-2640
Show CommitteeCrystal Jordan 703-729-1046
[email protected] Baki 540-668-7787
Indoor Sessions andWorkshop Committee
Lorrie Herman 703-906-5815Remington Restivo 703-443-0814Patrick Roth 703-250-0641
WebmasterDana Thompson 540-454-1989
–––––––––––––––Would you like to help?
Do you have a suggestion? Let us know.
Lori Goll
Ann Noel’s painting ofRoller Skates was acceptedinto the Byrne Gallery’sjuried exhibit On MainStreet. The exhibit ran fromFebruary 7 through March 1.
Lorrie Herman is teachinga Beginner Watercolor Classat ArtSpace in HistoricHerndon Thursday morn-ings from 10:30 to 12:30starting March 5 for 8weeks (not all consecutive).It is a pay-as-you go class.There is still room available. Please email her for moreinformation, [email protected].
Jill Brabant has a soloexhibit at HillsboroughWinery entitled Wine andRoses. The exhibit continuesthrough March 15.
Nedra Smith’s paintingThe Theater was featured inthe promotional materialsfor Byrne Gallery’s juriedexhibit On Main Street.
Margaret Huddy will be exhibiting her new works ina show entitled Washington and Beyond at theWomen’s National Democratic Club, 1536 NewHampshire Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. The showruns Feb. 27 – May 27, 2015.Opening Reception: Thursday,March 5, 6 - 8 pm.
Capitol Columns by Margaret Huddy, watercolor, 2015©
Iris Studiesby LorrieHerman
Plan to Attend!Loudoun Sketch Club’s
Annual Spring Business Meetingand Pot Luck LuncheonTuesday, April 28, 2015 at 10:30 am
Arrive at 10 am for coffee and conversationAt the home of Reg and Janie Jones
38438 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Hamilton, VA 20158The annual spring business meeting and kick-off of our new season will be held at
the home of Janie and Reg Jones. After the meeting be prepared to enjoy some ofReg’s world-famous soups. Please bring a dish or dessert to share.
Please R.S.V.P. to Janie Jones 540-338-3588, [email protected] from Leesburg:Go west on Bypass Rt. 7 W to Purcellville Exit.Turn right on Berlin Turnpike (Rt. 287). Goabout a half mile then turn right onto PiggottBottom Rd. (Rt. 711). Drive 9/10 mile and proceed straight onto Rt. 738 (Hampton Road). Do NOT bear right onto Piggott Bottom.Turn left on to Sleepy Hollow Lane. Go abouta mile to address 38438 on the right.
Of Wine and Roses by Jill Brabant,10” x 10”, oil
Trade Winds by Margaret Huddy, watercolor, 2015©
Roller Skates by Ann Noel, oil
LSC Board Members at Feb Meeting
MemberNewsThe Theater by Nedra Smith, oil
Kevin Fitzgerald @ Principle GalleryFriday, March 206:30-9:00pmPrinciple Gallery208 King StreetOld TownAlexandria
All of us haveartists whose workinspires us. At thetop of my list isKevin Fitzgerald,whose works havebeen describedas”soft diffusedlandscapes of theEastern shore with a veiled mystery and a contemporaryedge. These oils are reminiscent of the 19th centuryRomantics with a heightened sense of time and space.” Afew years ago, I was visiting the Troika Gallery in Easton,MD, and when I glanced up at the painting in the window,I literally gasped, and tears came to my eyes. I had neverbeen so emotionally touched by a painting. Kevin’s paint-ings evoke, in me anyway, a sense of melancholy, mystery,quietude, and yearning for something that I cannot identi-fy. His paintings glow and have an amazing presence in aroom, making you want to sit and allow yourself to be car-ried away to some place quiet and timeless. Since that day,I have attended many openings for his shows at the TroikaGallery and also the Principle Gallery and admired scoresof his paintings. At one of these shows I watched as 17 outof 30 paintings were sold in a single evening. I've heard
him speak about hiswork, visited his stu-dio near Berlin, MD,and studied with himat a weekend pleinair workshop, anexperience I hope torepeat in the nearfuture. His knowl-edge and referencesto the works of theTonalists led me todiscover and studyartists of this genre that have further inspired me, such asCharles Warren Eaton, George Inness, J. Francis Murphy,Birge Harrison, and many others. In fact my favorite artbook is an enormous text book which I tote with me on manytrips called “A History of American Tonalism: 1880-1920.”
Kevin is a modern master and I highly encourage youto attend his March show if at all possible. The PrincipleGallery does not hold sold paintings until the end of ashow like some other galleries, so if you want to see hisbeautiful work, getthere as close tothe March 20thopening as soon aspossible! I will bethere.
~Lori Goll
From theNewsletter DeskHere’s the schedule for Newsletter copy and images: Deadlines for submitting info:Issues for 2015:May/June April 10July/August June 10September/ October August 10November/December October 10Issues for 2016:January/February December 10March/April February 10
Please send your news and pictures to Dana [email protected]
When e-mailing your news: Please put“LSC News” or other clear and relevant words inthe subject of the e-mail so I don’t delete it thinkingit’s spam from an e-mail address I don’t recognize.
Please include Images!! We’re a visual organi-zation, and our newsletter (and website for thatmatter) should reflect that. Images should be colorjpegs, 300dpi, at least 3” wide or larger (no less that1000 pixels if possible). If the image is your artwork,please include title, unframed size, medium and datefor each. If the image is a person or event, pleaseinclude an appropriate caption and identification.
Contributing Writers Wanted: Helpful Hints;Upcoming Shows and Exhibits; Classes andWorkshops; Competitions and Deadlines; GreatWebsites or Organizations... Anything that would be of help or interest to our members. Thank youto the contributers who continue to inform andinspire. And please know, all members are encouraged to participate. Keep it coming!
Lost Your Newsletter? Or maybe you’d likeanother copy to send to a friend or potential newmember? You can now go to the Sketch Club website and download any newsletter you need. Go to www.LoudounSketchClub.com
–Dana Thompson
What To Do, What To Do... Show Us Your StuffFranklin Park Arts Center ––––––––––––––––––Gallery Exhibit: DaVinci Art Show for persons with disabilitiesruns March 6 – April 5. Visit www.franklinparkartscenter.org under“In the Gallery” for more info.Also: Congratulations to Mary MacDonnell and Vicki Garrisonfor selling their watercolors, Barn on Yellow Schoolhouse RoadandWelsh Farm at our Barns and Farms of Loudoun County show.
The Gateway Gallery –––––––––––––––––––––The Gateway Gallery is now open daily from 11 to 6 pm. The Gateway Gallery is currently accepting applications fornew member-artists. We are open to an array of mediums.Surprise us! We are located on Rt. 7 just west of Round Hill,in the Hill High Orchard Building, which we share with theRound Hill Arts Center, the Bogati Bodega wine & tapas tast-ing room, and Mom’s Apple Pie. Learn more at www.thegate-waygallery.com.
Round Hill Arts Center –––––––––––––––––––––www.RoundHillArtCenter.org • 540-338-5022Draw & Paint from Life Tuesdays 7 pm - 9 pm; $10 per person,Age 18 & up; bring your own art supplies.Beginning Drawing with Holly TaladaMondays, March 4 through 25 (4 classes), 6:30-8:00 pm, Allmaterials provided, $135, Ages 15 & up. Explore basic draw-ing techniques with an experienced instructor in a relaxedand supportive atmosphere -- a great beginners class.Beginning to Advanced Wheel-Thrown Pottery with Shawn GroveMondays, 7 pm - 10 pm, eight sessions, starting March 2 andending May 11. No class on March 30 or April 6. $200 plus$25 for materials. Ages 15 & up. Learn the basics of pottery and clay properties, cutting, wedg-ing, centering on the pottery wheel, and making basic forms,or expand your skills and explore more compex shapes andsurface techniques including carving, slip trailing and more.Master Class: Critique with Catherine HillisThe Loudoun Arts Council is partnering with Round HillArts Center to present a series of monthly critique sessionswith painter Catherine Hillis. Painters may bring up to twopieces of “finished” artwork to be critiqued.Monday, March 9, 7 pm - 8:30 pm, $5 for LAC Members, $10 for non-members*. March Handy Hour: Tin Craft with Joe CunninghamFriday, March 13, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, $30 includes tools, tin, andrefreshments. Age 18 & up. Artist Joe Cunningham will show you how to deconstruct tincans and other scrap metal objects and use patterns to createbracelets, switch covers and some other simple projects. April Handy Hour: Fabric Collage with Carol Slavic Friday, April 10, 6:30 - 8:30pm, $20 plus $10 materials fees,Ages 18 & up. Make beautiful fabric collage out of fabric scrapsand your own creativity.
Event!Loudoun Arts Council and RHAC present:
The First Annual Artists’ Swap MeetBring your unused or gently used art supplies, frames, andmore and barter or buy the things you need to get ready for
that next show! $10 per trading table, $3 for admission. Register online at www.roundhillartscenter.org.
Jointhe conversation
on Facebook!–––––––––––––––––––––––––––
And don’t forget to sendyour May/June 2015 news and images
to the LSC Newsletter. E-mail [email protected]
by April 10, 2015.
Rachel Estradaat Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
PenFed Realty in Hamilton Impressions of Loudoun – Landscapes and Florals byRachel Estrada will be on display at BerkshireHathaway HomeServices Pen-Fed Realty inHamilton. Theexhibit continuesthrough April 19, 2015.
If you have interest in displaying yourwork in this lovely officespace, contact Gale Waldron.
"Top left: In Let Peace" byKevin Fitzgerald, oil ©
"Tob right: Morning's Cloak"by Kevin Fitzgerald, oil ©
Previous opening at the Principle.Gallery..Kevin is standing in themiddle/right of the photo talking to a woman. Photo by Lori Goll.
Alchemist’s Meadowby Rachel Estrada,
12”x 12”, pastel, 2014©
Burwell-Morgan Mill’s Art at the Mill
Spring ShowSaturday, April 25 – Sunday, May 10, 2015
Sundays - Fridays 12 noon - 5 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 5 pmAdmission: $5 for adults,
$3 for seniors, students free
Artist’s Reception:Sunday, May 3 • 2 - 5 pm
Visit www.clarkehistory.org for more.
Color is one of the great thingsin the world that make
life worth living.~ Georgia O’Keefe
contributed by Margaret Huddy“ ”
Kevin Fitzgerald @ Principle GalleryFriday, March 206:30-9:00pmPrinciple Gallery208 King StreetOld TownAlexandria
All of us haveartists whose workinspires us. At thetop of my list isKevin Fitzgerald,whose works havebeen describedas”soft diffusedlandscapes of theEastern shore with a veiled mystery and a contemporaryedge. These oils are reminiscent of the 19th centuryRomantics with a heightened sense of time and space.” Afew years ago, I was visiting the Troika Gallery in Easton,MD, and when I glanced up at the painting in the window,I literally gasped, and tears came to my eyes. I had neverbeen so emotionally touched by a painting. Kevin’s paint-ings evoke, in me anyway, a sense of melancholy, mystery,quietude, and yearning for something that I cannot identi-fy. His paintings glow and have an amazing presence in aroom, making you want to sit and allow yourself to be car-ried away to some place quiet and timeless. Since that day,I have attended many openings for his shows at the TroikaGallery and also the Principle Gallery and admired scoresof his paintings. At one of these shows I watched as 17 outof 30 paintings were sold in a single evening. I've heard
him speak about hiswork, visited his stu-dio near Berlin, MD,and studied with himat a weekend pleinair workshop, anexperience I hope torepeat in the nearfuture. His knowl-edge and referencesto the works of theTonalists led me todiscover and studyartists of this genre that have further inspired me, such asCharles Warren Eaton, George Inness, J. Francis Murphy,Birge Harrison, and many others. In fact my favorite artbook is an enormous text book which I tote with me on manytrips called “A History of American Tonalism: 1880-1920.”
Kevin is a modern master and I highly encourage youto attend his March show if at all possible. The PrincipleGallery does not hold sold paintings until the end of ashow like some other galleries, so if you want to see hisbeautiful work, getthere as close tothe March 20thopening as soon aspossible! I will bethere.
~Lori Goll
From theNewsletter DeskHere’s the schedule for Newsletter copy and images: Deadlines for submitting info:Issues for 2015:May/June April 10July/August June 10September/ October August 10November/December October 10Issues for 2016:January/February December 10March/April February 10
Please send your news and pictures to Dana [email protected]
When e-mailing your news: Please put“LSC News” or other clear and relevant words inthe subject of the e-mail so I don’t delete it thinkingit’s spam from an e-mail address I don’t recognize.
Please include Images!! We’re a visual organi-zation, and our newsletter (and website for thatmatter) should reflect that. Images should be colorjpegs, 300dpi, at least 3” wide or larger (no less that1000 pixels if possible). If the image is your artwork,please include title, unframed size, medium and datefor each. If the image is a person or event, pleaseinclude an appropriate caption and identification.
Contributing Writers Wanted: Helpful Hints;Upcoming Shows and Exhibits; Classes andWorkshops; Competitions and Deadlines; GreatWebsites or Organizations... Anything that would be of help or interest to our members. Thank youto the contributers who continue to inform andinspire. And please know, all members are encouraged to participate. Keep it coming!
Lost Your Newsletter? Or maybe you’d likeanother copy to send to a friend or potential newmember? You can now go to the Sketch Club website and download any newsletter you need. Go to www.LoudounSketchClub.com
–Dana Thompson
What To Do, What To Do... Show Us Your StuffFranklin Park Arts Center ––––––––––––––––––Gallery Exhibit: DaVinci Art Show for persons with disabilitiesruns March 6 – April 5. Visit www.franklinparkartscenter.org under“In the Gallery” for more info.Also: Congratulations to Mary MacDonnell and Vicki Garrisonfor selling their watercolors, Barn on Yellow Schoolhouse RoadandWelsh Farm at our Barns and Farms of Loudoun County show.
The Gateway Gallery –––––––––––––––––––––The Gateway Gallery is now open daily from 11 to 6 pm. The Gateway Gallery is currently accepting applications fornew member-artists. We are open to an array of mediums.Surprise us! We are located on Rt. 7 just west of Round Hill,in the Hill High Orchard Building, which we share with theRound Hill Arts Center, the Bogati Bodega wine & tapas tast-ing room, and Mom’s Apple Pie. Learn more at www.thegate-waygallery.com.
Round Hill Arts Center –––––––––––––––––––––www.RoundHillArtCenter.org • 540-338-5022Draw & Paint from Life Tuesdays 7 pm - 9 pm; $10 per person,Age 18 & up; bring your own art supplies.Beginning Drawing with Holly TaladaMondays, March 4 through 25 (4 classes), 6:30-8:00 pm, Allmaterials provided, $135, Ages 15 & up. Explore basic draw-ing techniques with an experienced instructor in a relaxedand supportive atmosphere -- a great beginners class.Beginning to Advanced Wheel-Thrown Pottery with Shawn GroveMondays, 7 pm - 10 pm, eight sessions, starting March 2 andending May 11. No class on March 30 or April 6. $200 plus$25 for materials. Ages 15 & up. Learn the basics of pottery and clay properties, cutting, wedg-ing, centering on the pottery wheel, and making basic forms,or expand your skills and explore more compex shapes andsurface techniques including carving, slip trailing and more.Master Class: Critique with Catherine HillisThe Loudoun Arts Council is partnering with Round HillArts Center to present a series of monthly critique sessionswith painter Catherine Hillis. Painters may bring up to twopieces of “finished” artwork to be critiqued.Monday, March 9, 7 pm - 8:30 pm, $5 for LAC Members, $10 for non-members*. March Handy Hour: Tin Craft with Joe CunninghamFriday, March 13, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, $30 includes tools, tin, andrefreshments. Age 18 & up. Artist Joe Cunningham will show you how to deconstruct tincans and other scrap metal objects and use patterns to createbracelets, switch covers and some other simple projects. April Handy Hour: Fabric Collage with Carol Slavic Friday, April 10, 6:30 - 8:30pm, $20 plus $10 materials fees,Ages 18 & up. Make beautiful fabric collage out of fabric scrapsand your own creativity.
Event!Loudoun Arts Council and RHAC present:
The First Annual Artists’ Swap MeetBring your unused or gently used art supplies, frames, andmore and barter or buy the things you need to get ready for
that next show! $10 per trading table, $3 for admission. Register online at www.roundhillartscenter.org.
Jointhe conversation
on Facebook!–––––––––––––––––––––––––––
And don’t forget to sendyour May/June 2015 news and images
to the LSC Newsletter. E-mail [email protected]
by April 10, 2015.
Rachel Estradaat Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
PenFed Realty in Hamilton Impressions of Loudoun – Landscapes and Florals byRachel Estrada will be on display at BerkshireHathaway HomeServices Pen-Fed Realty inHamilton. Theexhibit continuesthrough April 19, 2015.
If you have interest in displaying yourwork in this lovely officespace, contact Gale Waldron.
"Top left: In Let Peace" byKevin Fitzgerald, oil ©
"Tob right: Morning's Cloak"by Kevin Fitzgerald, oil ©
Previous opening at the Principle.Gallery..Kevin is standing in themiddle/right of the photo talking to a woman. Photo by Lori Goll.
Alchemist’s Meadowby Rachel Estrada,
12”x 12”, pastel, 2014©
Burwell-Morgan Mill’s Art at the Mill
Spring ShowSaturday, April 25 – Sunday, May 10, 2015
Sundays - Fridays 12 noon - 5 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 5 pmAdmission: $5 for adults,
$3 for seniors, students free
Artist’s Reception:Sunday, May 3 • 2 - 5 pm
Visit www.clarkehistory.org for more.
Color is one of the great thingsin the world that make
life worth living.~ Georgia O’Keefe
contributed by Margaret Huddy“ ”
March & April WorkshopsView from Sky Meadows by Mary Championl
Artistic Opportunities2015 Plein Air Competition Events
in Our RegionThere are a number of plein air competition events
occurring near, or relatively near, Loudoun during 2015.They can be a lot of fun, and educational, either as a juriedparticipant, “paint out quick draw” participant where youcan sell your painting, attending free demonstrations, orjust as a spectator. Some even have a nocturnal paint out.If you want to apply to be a juried artist, many of theseevents have early 2015 deadlines. Here is a list:
VirginiaArt Guild of Clifton Plein Air Festival. Clifton VA. May15-17. All juried show. Submit works. Cash prizes.Website: www.artguildofclifton.org
Falls Church 7th Annual “Scenes in the City” Plein AirExhibition. Falls Church VA. All juried show. Paintingdates for last years event were April 26-June 2. 2015 TBA. Enter up to four paintings to the show.(Currently online they have a Plein Air Competition listedin their calendar for Saturday, June 27 - Sunday, June 28,12 noon both days.) Website: www.fallschurcharts.org
4th Annual Plein Air Richmond Juried Event. RichmondVA. June 21-28. All juried artists. Thirty five artists willbe juried. $10,000 in awards. Website: www.pleinairrich-mond.com (Nothing current on the site at the moment.)
MarylandPlein Air Easton. Easton MD. July 11-19. Maybe thebiggest of them all. Juried artists and open to all artistsQuick Draw, Demonstrations. Final applicationdeadline will be 5 pm, March 13.Website: pleinaireaston.com Easels in Frederick. Frederick MD. June 15-20. Juriedartists have been selected for this year, but the QuickDraw will be open to all artists. Website: www.easelsinfrederick.org Paint Annapolis. Annapolis MD. June 8-13. Website: www.mdfedart.org juried artists, open to allartists quick draw, nocturne. Deadline: March 4.$10,000 in prize money. 7th Mountain Maryland Plein Air. Cumberland MD.June 2-June 7. Juried artists have been selected but,open to all artists quick draw (June 6, 10 am -- noon).Website: www.alleganyartscouncil.org Solomons Plein Air Festival. Solomons MD. September15-20. Entry Deadline – May 15, 2015 an open-to-all-artists quick draw, a nocturnal quick draw and a special“paint the town” for a cause event. $10,000 in awards.Website: www.solomonspleinair.com Artists Paint O.C. Ocean City. August 6 - 9. Deadline:June 1. Quick Draw Aug. 9, 9 am - 11 am. Must pre-regis-ter. More information at www.artleagueofoceancity.org
Southern Pennsylvania8th Annual Gettysburg Fest. Gettysburg, PA. June 12 - 14.
Juried artists. Still working on their website with currentinfo...stay tuned at www.gettysburgfestival.org
5th Annual Plein Air Camp Hill. Camp Hill PA (nearHarrisburg). May 29 - May 31 Registration deadline isMarch 16, 2015. Juried artists and open-to-all-artistsquick draw. Website: www.pleinaircamphill.org
~ List compiled by Patrick Roth
LSC Spring 2015 Show at ArtSpace in Herndon
I hope most of you have sent in entries for consid-eration for the Behind the Scenes with Loudoun SketchClub show in April. This is a great opportunity to haveour work shown in a museum-like setting. The folks atArtSpace use great care when hanging their shows,and their receptions are lovely. We will get a chanceto share with other folks our love for the beautiful landof Loudoun!
Here are the important dates to remember: • Show dates April 7 - May 3 • Accepted work drop-off: Saturday April 4, 10 am - 5 pm or Monday, April 6, 10 am - noon • Reception: Saturday, April 11, 7 - 9 pm • Pick up unsold work: Sunday, May 3, 3 - 5 pm or Monday, May 4, 10 am - noon
The Gateway GalleryThe Gateway Gallery is currently accepting applica-
tions for new member-artists. We are especially interestedin 2D artwork as well as fiber. However, we are open toan array of mediums. Surprise us! We are located onRoute 7 just west of Round Hill, in the Hill High OrchardBuilding, which we share with the Round Hill ArtsCenter, Mom’s Apple Pie at Hill High, and the BogatiBodega wine & tapas tasting room.
Members serve on committees to manage the Gallery,work three half-day shifts a month, pay $40/month duesand contribute 20% of monthly sales toward galleryexpenses. If you are interested or have any questions,please contact us at [email protected].
Creative Arts Source GuideJust launched is a nationwide listing source for the
public to find art instructors, classes and schools. It’scalled the Creative Arts Source Guide. Art instructorsin all genres are able to create listings with the detailsof classes, workshops, their contact information anddirect links to their website/social media. The CreativeArts Source Guide will be advertised in each issue ofLive An Artful Life™ Magazine with a full page ad thatwill direct prospective students to the online guide.They will do additional advertising in multiple mediaand social media to get the word out about the CreativeArts Source Guide in order to help instructors increasetheir student base. The guide is sorted by genre, state,alphabetical listing and has an interactive map to pin-point locations as well as a search function.
If you know any artists who teach or schools thatmight be interested,please contact Linda Neel, Live AnArtful Life® Gallery, 6474 Main Street, The Plains, VA20198. Visit www.liveanartfullifemagazine.com/cre-ative-arts-source-guide or phone 540-253 -9797.
The Winter Workshops have been going well this year.We still have two more to conclude the season in Marchand April. The workshops are at Hillsborough Winery,36716 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville, VA (on Rt. 9 just pasthistoric Hillsboro). They will begin at 10 am and run until 2pm. Feel free to bring lunch. Coffee and water are provid-ed. A $10 workshop fee will be charged to cover an hono-rarium for our instructors. The schedule is as follows:
Pet PortraitsMarch 24, 2015
Simon Bland will repeat last yearspopular workshop. Simon willdemonstrate in oils but pet portraitpainting principles are applicable toany medium. Bring a photo of yourfavorite pet or other animal as well asyour normal supplies. If you paintusing an easel bring it along too. Thisis a really fun workshop. Simon hasprepared a guide to painting animalsand it will be distributed to partici-pants vis e-mail prior to the workshop.
Painting SeascapesApril 14, 2015
(note: this date is a change from the last Newsletter)
Lori Goll will be the instructor for this workshop. Knownfor her seascapes, Lori will teach fundamentals of creat-ing realistic seascapes. She’ll be demonstrating in pastelon sandedpastel paper,but most ofthe principlescan be appliesto any medi-um. Sopainters in allmediums arewelcome.Bring a phototo refer to orjust see how well your drawing from memory of yourlast trip to the beach is.
If you don’t have pastels and think you might like to trythem out contact Lori for a suggested supply list, keepingin mind that some of these supplies are available onlineonly and require time to ship. If you have any questionsabout this, contact Lori at [email protected]. For regis-tration, see below.
Pat Roth is coordinating both workshops. He can becontacted at [email protected] or by phone at 703-250-0641.Both workshops are at capacity and we are maintaining astandby list. Club members already signed up for a work-shop who have to cancel their participation, please let Patknow so he can notify painters on the standby list.
Glorious Sunset by Lori Goll, 24” x 18”, pastel ©2014
Art-o-matWhat is an Art-o-mat®?Art-o-mat® machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have
been converted to vend art. There are over 100 active machines in variouslocations throughout the country.
There are around 400 contributing artists from 10 different countries current-ly involved in the Art-o-mat® project. They are always searching for fresh work.
They have very specific guidelines for submission, and onceaccepted....creation and final size of your artwork (EXACTLY 2 1/8″ x 3 1/4″x 7/8” to include a wrap of acetate). So it’s very importantto visit the website: www.artomat.org/guidelines.
The inspiration for Art-o-mat® came to artist ClarkWhittington while observing a friend who had a Pavlovianreaction to the crinkle of cellophane. When the friend
heard someone opening a snack, he had the uncontrollable urge to have one too.A little history from Art-o-mat’s website:
In June 1997, Clark was set to have a solo art show at a local cafe, Penny Universitie inWinston-Salem, N.C. He used a recently-banned cigarette machine to create the first Art-o-mat®. It was installed along with 12 of his paintings. The machine sold Clark’s black & whitephotographs mounted on blocks for $1.00 each.
The show was scheduled to be dismantled in July 1997. However, owner Cynthia Gilesloved the machine and asked that it stay permanently. At that point, it was clear that involve-ment of other artists was needed if the project was going to continue. Cynthia introducedClark to a handful of other local artists and the group Artists in Cellophane (AIC) was formed.
The machine remained unaltered in its original location until 2010.AIC is the sponsoring organization of Art-o-mat®. The mission of AIC is to encourage art
consumption by combining the worlds of art and commerce in an innovative form. AICbelieves that art should be progressive, yet personal and approachable. What better way to dothis, than with a heavy, cold, steel machine?
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March & April WorkshopsView from Sky Meadows by Mary Championl
Artistic Opportunities2015 Plein Air Competition Events
in Our RegionThere are a number of plein air competition events
occurring near, or relatively near, Loudoun during 2015.They can be a lot of fun, and educational, either as a juriedparticipant, “paint out quick draw” participant where youcan sell your painting, attending free demonstrations, orjust as a spectator. Some even have a nocturnal paint out.If you want to apply to be a juried artist, many of theseevents have early 2015 deadlines. Here is a list:
VirginiaArt Guild of Clifton Plein Air Festival. Clifton VA. May15-17. All juried show. Submit works. Cash prizes.Website: www.artguildofclifton.org
Falls Church 7th Annual “Scenes in the City” Plein AirExhibition. Falls Church VA. All juried show. Paintingdates for last years event were April 26-June 2. 2015 TBA. Enter up to four paintings to the show.(Currently online they have a Plein Air Competition listedin their calendar for Saturday, June 27 - Sunday, June 28,12 noon both days.) Website: www.fallschurcharts.org
4th Annual Plein Air Richmond Juried Event. RichmondVA. June 21-28. All juried artists. Thirty five artists willbe juried. $10,000 in awards. Website: www.pleinairrich-mond.com (Nothing current on the site at the moment.)
MarylandPlein Air Easton. Easton MD. July 11-19. Maybe thebiggest of them all. Juried artists and open to all artistsQuick Draw, Demonstrations. Final applicationdeadline will be 5 pm, March 13.Website: pleinaireaston.com Easels in Frederick. Frederick MD. June 15-20. Juriedartists have been selected for this year, but the QuickDraw will be open to all artists. Website: www.easelsinfrederick.org Paint Annapolis. Annapolis MD. June 8-13. Website: www.mdfedart.org juried artists, open to allartists quick draw, nocturne. Deadline: March 4.$10,000 in prize money. 7th Mountain Maryland Plein Air. Cumberland MD.June 2-June 7. Juried artists have been selected but,open to all artists quick draw (June 6, 10 am -- noon).Website: www.alleganyartscouncil.org Solomons Plein Air Festival. Solomons MD. September15-20. Entry Deadline – May 15, 2015 an open-to-all-artists quick draw, a nocturnal quick draw and a special“paint the town” for a cause event. $10,000 in awards.Website: www.solomonspleinair.com Artists Paint O.C. Ocean City. August 6 - 9. Deadline:June 1. Quick Draw Aug. 9, 9 am - 11 am. Must pre-regis-ter. More information at www.artleagueofoceancity.org
Southern Pennsylvania8th Annual Gettysburg Fest. Gettysburg, PA. June 12 - 14.
Juried artists. Still working on their website with currentinfo...stay tuned at www.gettysburgfestival.org
5th Annual Plein Air Camp Hill. Camp Hill PA (nearHarrisburg). May 29 - May 31 Registration deadline isMarch 16, 2015. Juried artists and open-to-all-artistsquick draw. Website: www.pleinaircamphill.org
~ List compiled by Patrick Roth
LSC Spring 2015 Show at ArtSpace in Herndon
I hope most of you have sent in entries for consid-eration for the Behind the Scenes with Loudoun SketchClub show in April. This is a great opportunity to haveour work shown in a museum-like setting. The folks atArtSpace use great care when hanging their shows,and their receptions are lovely. We will get a chanceto share with other folks our love for the beautiful landof Loudoun!
Here are the important dates to remember: • Show dates April 7 - May 3 • Accepted work drop-off: Saturday April 4, 10 am - 5 pm or Monday, April 6, 10 am - noon • Reception: Saturday, April 11, 7 - 9 pm • Pick up unsold work: Sunday, May 3, 3 - 5 pm or Monday, May 4, 10 am - noon
The Gateway GalleryThe Gateway Gallery is currently accepting applica-
tions for new member-artists. We are especially interestedin 2D artwork as well as fiber. However, we are open toan array of mediums. Surprise us! We are located onRoute 7 just west of Round Hill, in the Hill High OrchardBuilding, which we share with the Round Hill ArtsCenter, Mom’s Apple Pie at Hill High, and the BogatiBodega wine & tapas tasting room.
Members serve on committees to manage the Gallery,work three half-day shifts a month, pay $40/month duesand contribute 20% of monthly sales toward galleryexpenses. If you are interested or have any questions,please contact us at [email protected].
Creative Arts Source GuideJust launched is a nationwide listing source for the
public to find art instructors, classes and schools. It’scalled the Creative Arts Source Guide. Art instructorsin all genres are able to create listings with the detailsof classes, workshops, their contact information anddirect links to their website/social media. The CreativeArts Source Guide will be advertised in each issue ofLive An Artful Life™ Magazine with a full page ad thatwill direct prospective students to the online guide.They will do additional advertising in multiple mediaand social media to get the word out about the CreativeArts Source Guide in order to help instructors increasetheir student base. The guide is sorted by genre, state,alphabetical listing and has an interactive map to pin-point locations as well as a search function.
If you know any artists who teach or schools thatmight be interested,please contact Linda Neel, Live AnArtful Life® Gallery, 6474 Main Street, The Plains, VA20198. Visit www.liveanartfullifemagazine.com/cre-ative-arts-source-guide or phone 540-253 -9797.
The Winter Workshops have been going well this year.We still have two more to conclude the season in Marchand April. The workshops are at Hillsborough Winery,36716 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville, VA (on Rt. 9 just pasthistoric Hillsboro). They will begin at 10 am and run until 2pm. Feel free to bring lunch. Coffee and water are provid-ed. A $10 workshop fee will be charged to cover an hono-rarium for our instructors. The schedule is as follows:
Pet PortraitsMarch 24, 2015
Simon Bland will repeat last yearspopular workshop. Simon willdemonstrate in oils but pet portraitpainting principles are applicable toany medium. Bring a photo of yourfavorite pet or other animal as well asyour normal supplies. If you paintusing an easel bring it along too. Thisis a really fun workshop. Simon hasprepared a guide to painting animalsand it will be distributed to partici-pants vis e-mail prior to the workshop.
Painting SeascapesApril 14, 2015
(note: this date is a change from the last Newsletter)
Lori Goll will be the instructor for this workshop. Knownfor her seascapes, Lori will teach fundamentals of creat-ing realistic seascapes. She’ll be demonstrating in pastelon sandedpastel paper,but most ofthe principlescan be appliesto any medi-um. Sopainters in allmediums arewelcome.Bring a phototo refer to orjust see how well your drawing from memory of yourlast trip to the beach is.
If you don’t have pastels and think you might like to trythem out contact Lori for a suggested supply list, keepingin mind that some of these supplies are available onlineonly and require time to ship. If you have any questionsabout this, contact Lori at [email protected]. For regis-tration, see below.
Pat Roth is coordinating both workshops. He can becontacted at [email protected] or by phone at 703-250-0641.Both workshops are at capacity and we are maintaining astandby list. Club members already signed up for a work-shop who have to cancel their participation, please let Patknow so he can notify painters on the standby list.
Glorious Sunset by Lori Goll, 24” x 18”, pastel ©2014
Art-o-matWhat is an Art-o-mat®?Art-o-mat® machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have
been converted to vend art. There are over 100 active machines in variouslocations throughout the country.
There are around 400 contributing artists from 10 different countries current-ly involved in the Art-o-mat® project. They are always searching for fresh work.
They have very specific guidelines for submission, and onceaccepted....creation and final size of your artwork (EXACTLY 2 1/8″ x 3 1/4″x 7/8” to include a wrap of acetate). So it’s very importantto visit the website: www.artomat.org/guidelines.
The inspiration for Art-o-mat® came to artist ClarkWhittington while observing a friend who had a Pavlovianreaction to the crinkle of cellophane. When the friend
heard someone opening a snack, he had the uncontrollable urge to have one too.A little history from Art-o-mat’s website:
In June 1997, Clark was set to have a solo art show at a local cafe, Penny Universitie inWinston-Salem, N.C. He used a recently-banned cigarette machine to create the first Art-o-mat®. It was installed along with 12 of his paintings. The machine sold Clark’s black & whitephotographs mounted on blocks for $1.00 each.
The show was scheduled to be dismantled in July 1997. However, owner Cynthia Gilesloved the machine and asked that it stay permanently. At that point, it was clear that involve-ment of other artists was needed if the project was going to continue. Cynthia introducedClark to a handful of other local artists and the group Artists in Cellophane (AIC) was formed.
The machine remained unaltered in its original location until 2010.AIC is the sponsoring organization of Art-o-mat®. The mission of AIC is to encourage art
consumption by combining the worlds of art and commerce in an innovative form. AICbelieves that art should be progressive, yet personal and approachable. What better way to dothis, than with a heavy, cold, steel machine?
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Call for ArtCatoctin Creek Distillery
Purcellville, VA––Catoctin Creek is proud to announce its firstever art contest. Intended as a way to support and promote thediverse local art community of Loudoun County, Virginia andsurrounding areas, Catoctin Creek will accept submissions ofart, with a grand prize of $1000 for the winning piece!
“Becky and I have always loved art, and live in a countyrich with local artists,” remarked Scott Harris, owner,Catoctin Creek Distillery. “We wanted to see what kind ofart is out there, and give local artists a platform to show offtheir work.”
Submissions will be accepted until March 13,2015, at 5:00 pm. The contest will be judged by theemployees of the Loudoun distillery, and a winner will bechosen on March 20th.
Grand Prize: $1000Second Place: $500Third Place: $250
All submitted entries will be eligible for display in ourtasting room for the entire month of April. Submissionsshould reflect some aspect of Catoctin Creek (the distilleryor the creek), life in Virginia, revelry, enjoyment of life,whiskey, drinking, etc. We give wide latitude for the maxi-mum artistic creativity. Nearly any submission will beacceptable, including, but not limited to: Landscapes, StillLifes, Portraits, etc.And any media types: Watercolors, Mixed Media,Photography, Painting, Ink, Sculpture, etc.Submissions may be made in person at the distillery, orelectronically in a high-quality file TIFF, AI, PDF, [email protected].
Rules of the ContestAll entries become the property of Catoctin Creek
Distilling Company, LLC. Don’t want to submit the original?That’s cool! We get that. Then just submit a digital image ora print of the art-work. That’s finewith us! That’swhat we’ll keep,and you cankeep the originalif you like. Allartwork must be100% original,and artists mustverify that theirwork is uniquethrough a pro-vided affidavit.For fairness,Catoctin Creek employees will select the winning piecesthrough a blind process (artist name is unknown during theselections). For further information, please visitwww.catoctin creek distilling.com/ news/press-releases(then scroll down). Or find them on Facebook.
About Catoctin Creek Distilling Company:Catoctin Creek Distilling Company (120 West Main Street,Purcellville, VA 20132; Phone: 540-751-8404; Twitter:@CatoctinCreek) is the first distillery in Loudoun CountyVirginia since before prohibition. Certified organic and
kosher, and family owned and operated, Catoctin Creek pro-duces premium spirits: rye whisky and gin from organicsources, brandy from Virginia wines, and seasonal brandy.Catoctin Creek prides itself on offering high-quality andorganic spirits. For media-related inquiries, please contactKyle Schmitz at [email protected] or for more infor-mation on Catoctin Creek Distilling Company please visitwww.catoctincreek.com.
Call for ArtHylton Performing Arts Center’sSecond Annual Juried Exhibition
You have until Wednesday, April 1 to enter HyltonPerforming Arts Center’s second annual juried visual artsshow for Virginia artists.
Along with the honor of being chosen to exhibit, the follow-ing awards will be announced at a reception on Thursday,June 11. Award recipients will receive a certificate, a cashprize, and the winner of “Best of Show” will have an opportu-nity to exhibit their work in a solo show in the BuchananPartners Art Gallery during the 2015 - 2016 season.
Best of Show ($500)Best Runner-Up ($250)Honorable Mention ($125; 3 awards)
For submission guidelines or to apply for the Second AnnualJuried Exhibition, visithttp://hyltoncenter.org/gallery/juried.html.
National Endowment for the Artsand the National Parks Service “Imagine Your Parks” Projects
To mark the 50th anniversary of the NEA in 2015, and theNational Park Service’s (NPS) Centennial in 2016, both agen-cies are working together to encourage the creation of andgreater public engagement with art relating to the work andmission of our national park system. Artistic expression ofthrilling landscapes and moving American stories played animportant role in the roots of the conservation movement,making a collaboration between the agencies a perfect part-nership. In other words, grants will be made available fororganizations to create art projects inspired by and in collaborationwith our 405 National Parks by ArtWorks. The next upcomingdeadline is July 23, 2015 for projects starting June 1, 2016. Seemore at: http://arts.gov/grants-organizations/art-works/nea-nps-funding-collaboration#sthash.koSkmIgJ.dpuf
Please see the archive of the January 21, 2015 NEA-NPS“Imagine Your Parks” guidelines webinar for potential appli-cants. An overview presentation was followed by a Q&A ses-sion. See more at: http://arts.gov/video/nea-nps-imagine-your-parks-guidelines-workshop-webinar-archive. Individualartists are not eligible. They must affiliate themselves with agroup in order to participate.
LSC Virginia Land Trust Show 2016Start saving your paintings from the Virginia Land Trust
properties for a show that we will be having in 2016. Properties from this year are:
• Talbot Farm, Waterford • East Lynn Farm, Bluemont• Dresden Farm, Middleburg • Copeland Farm, Purcellville• Silver Brook Farm, Hillsboro • Woodgrove Farm, Round Hill
• Weather Lea Farm and Vineyard, LovettsvilleMore properties will be coming this year.
More Artistic Opportunities
Photo by Rick Martin
Favorite Places to PaintHave you tried painting near Marshall or Haymarket? They aren’t in Loudoun buthave some special charms of their own. As a bonus, these painting locations are onlya short drive away.
Schoolhouse # 18, Northern Fauquier Community Park, and Marshall, VA
Schoolhouse # 18 was constructed in 1887 and and was one of Virginia’sfirst free public schools. Restored, and well maintained, the grounds are tendedby the local garden club. The grounds contain both flower and vegetable gardens.The gardeners are quite friendly. The schoolhouse is on the National Register ofHistoric Landmarks and is a Virginia Historic Landmark. As an added bonus, Schoolhouse #18shares a fence with the Middleburg Humane Foundation property which is just behind theschoolhouse. This is an opportunity to paint large animals. Location: On route 55 east ofMarshall and right beside the park described next. There is limited parking space and a restroomat the rear of the school and accessible from there. Address: 7992 East Main Street, Marshall, VA.
Northern Fauquier Community Park is a well maintained park with two lakes, wet-lands, landscaped open space, and a barn silo tucked in among pavilions and playing fields.There is a lot to paint. Fairly quiet during the week, it promises to be busier on weekends ingood weather, with opportunities to try to paint athletic activity. There is more than ample park-ing space and restroom facilities. Location: On State route 55 a mile of two east of Marshall.Just to the east of Schoolhouse # 18. Address: 4155 Monroe Parkway, Marshall, VA.
The town of Marshall itself offers painting opportunities. Especially noteworthyis the feed mill tower along the railroad tracks. It’s a real landmark and very accessible.Interesting old main street too.
Silver Lake Park is a Prince William County park is a natural park locatednear Haymarket. The focus of the park is a 23-acre picturesque lake. It is especiallynice in the fall. There are a number of trails and picnic facilities. There is plenty ofparking and restroom facilities. Directions: The easiest access is is to take theJohn Marshall Highway (State route 55) west from Haymarket to AntiochRoad and then north about two miles to Silver Lake Road on the right.Address: 16198 Silver Lake Road, Haymarket, VA.
If you have a favorite painting place or places that youwould like to share with others, pass on your discoveries toNewsletter editor Dana Thompson, [email protected]. If you don’t want to write it up, you cansend the basic facts to Pat Roth, [email protected] , andhe will write it up and pass it on to Dana. If you have pho-tos of your place send them along too.
~Patrick Roth
Announcing The First Annual $50 5x7 Art Works!
The Friends of Leesburg Public Arts (non-profit) invites local artists to participate in this fundraising event, The $50 Friends 5x7 Art Works!
Entries due April 15th. Fundraiser Event, May 15th - 17th. Proceeds from the sale of your donated art will go to support public arts initiatives in Leesburg. For more information on how to participate, please go to the FOLPA website at www.leesburgpublicarts.org or Contact: 571-252-3336 or email [email protected].
Photo and watercolor of Silver Lake by Patrick Roth
Grain Tower photoby Patrick Roth
watercolor of Schoolhouse #18 by Patrick Roth
Silver Lake photo by Patrick Roth
– Featured Artist –The grounded Lori Goll
by Mary ChampionOne could say that Lori Goll has always been
grounded; the places she’s lived, and the things thatshe is intrigued by, have never been temporary or a
passing fancy. Her great-grand-mother was anartist, and tookyoung Lori underher wing. Shetaught Lori how todraw what shesaw, patiently giv-ing her the samelesson over andover, until Lorilearned that hous-es were notsquares with a tri-angle on top, butrather threedimensional
objects that needed to be portrayed with perspective,and that trees didn’t look like lollipops. Lori stillremembers her 88- year old great-grandmother tellingher, “Now dear, notice how the trees are wider at thebottom.” Lori was two years old!Born in Kentucky, Lori lived in the same house untilshe left for college. She attended Virginia Tech, whereshe met her future husband Keith, both then in theirsophomore year. They graduated in 1986, each with adegree in Electrical Engineering. The couple marriedthree years later, and have lived in the same house inHerndon ever since. They now have two children,Annabelle, 19 and Jonah, 16, and two dogs.Lori spent ten years working for Reston basedtelecommunications firms, but left the formal work-place after the birth of her daughter. That was nine-teen years ago, about the time she began taking herfirst watercolor classes with Lassie Corbett to giveherself a “night out.”Lori visited the beach every year as a child and herlove of the ocean has never waned. She and her fami-ly now enjoy vacations at their cottage in Kill DevilHills in the Outer Banks. She is constantly runningout onto the beach to capture a great sunset, or lighton the waves. Her seascapes reflect that intimacywith the ocean. When Lori exhibits her seascapes,she is often urged to post a sign nearby telling view-ers that the images are original pastel paintings, and
not photographs, as many viewersassume. She has used birds, ani-mals and landscapes as subjectmatter, handling them with thesame competence.Today Lori teaches art to homeschooled students. She holds threeseparate classes, one day eachweek for high school, middle andelementary students. Lori stressestwo core lessons: “Learn how toreally see” and “There is no oneright way to paint.”
Lori joined the Sketch Club in 2011, and while she hastried sketching, watercolor, and pastels en plein air,she prefers painting from her own photos in the stu-dio. (Ask her about the box of soft pastels mixed withbeach sand she still hopes tosalvage). She is part of AHH!(Art Happens Here) in GreatFalls, where she shares spacewith four other artistsHer favorite artist ever is KevinFitzgerald, whose mysterious,atmospheric work she admiresbut does not emulate. Insteadshe uses his work, and that ofthe American Tonalists, includ-ing J. Frances Murphy andCharles Warren Eaton, to serveas inspiration; a reminder thatwhile her engineer side wants to get the details right,her artist side wants her paintings to evoke a feeling inthe viewer than transcends the actual subject matter.
NewsletterCreating and Supporting the Visual Arts in Loudoun County, Virginia since 1944
LSC Newsletter Online: www.LoudounSketchClub.com March/April 2015
Loudoun Sketch ClubMary Champion, Membership ChairPO Box 1683Leesburg, VA 20177
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Tuesday, April 28 at 10:30 am