Members of the ASMA will join together in beautiful Charleston SC for a special celebration to recognize the 40th

anniversary of the American Society of Marine Artists! Members, as well as maritime art and history enthusiasts

may register for this event online at www.americansocietyofmarineartists.com until October 10, 2018.

Our host hotel will be Hotel Indigo in Mount Pleasant, SC. This is a boutique hotel that is owned and operated

under the Holiday Inn hotel chain. As of

late July, 2018 the hotel is now open!

Hotel Indigo is located at 250 Johnnie

Dodds Boulevard in Mount Pleasant, SC

29464. Rooms are available with two

Queens or 1 King at the rate of $134 per

night plus tax, or $144 per night per

night plus tax with breakfast included

for up to two people. Check in is at 3

p.m., and the hotel will honor the

special ASMA rate up to 3 days prior to

November 1st, and 3 days after

November 3rd, 2018. We have completely filled two blocks of rooms! We will start a backup list for members

still looking to reserve a room, in the event that a member cancels their room reservations.

To check for room availability, simply click on the active booking links below, which will take you directly to the

hotels online reservations. Select your room type with or without breakfast. If reserving by phone, please call

(843) 416-3107 Ask for Sara Mordente and use the reference codes noted below.

ASMA Group Discount Rate at Hotel Indigo Mount Pleasant - Without Breakfast (Please reference code ASM if calling in.)

ASMA Group Discount Rate at Hotel Indigo Mount Pleasant - With Breakfast (Please reference code BRK if calling in.)

There are presently about 40 people who will arrive at the hotel on Wednesday, October 31st! We will have a

Registration area at the hotel in the Magnolia Room. This is on the first floor, and easy to find. There will be a

few ASMA members there for a short period of time on Wednesday afternoon; probably from 2 – 4:30 p.m. Since

many people are arriving early, we are holding an informal Halloween Happy Hour get together at WATER’S EDGE-

a local establishments on the waterfront of Shem Creek. We will all meet up for drinks and socializing from 5 to 7

p.m. for a casual, fun time at their Cabana Bar, which is located on the lower level of the restaurant, which opens

up onto an 80 foot long dock are over the water. Most domestic beers are $1.75 and House drinks are $2.75.

Upscale bar fare – half price during Happy Hour!! Don’t miss out! Everyone will have a really fun Halloween

night in Charleston!

The Board of Directors will have a half day

meeting on Thursday morning to address the

ASMA annual administrative business.

This will facilitate the Board being able to

participate in all the upcoming festivities.

The 40th Anniversary Retreat will officially

start the programs on Thursday afternoon.

We have a great kick off dinner party

planned at the hotel in their new Palmetto

Ballroom. Tickets will be $49.00 per person, which includes tax and gratuity. Cocktails will be available prior to

dinner, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m., featuring fresh local fare.

Following dinner, VP and Fellow Lisa Egeli is planning a

special event – Maritime Trivia! We plan to have

special prizes for this event. Random questions will be

given to guests. Each dinner table will be one team.

There will be three different rounds: First round,

pictures. Second round, words Third round, numbers.

Questions with numerical answers. The top scoring

table will be picked based on the composite score of

the 3 categories in the competition. Sounds like fun,

so start studying up early!

We will have three artist demonstrations – one for each day of the event. Beginning on Thursday afternoon,

Roger Dale Brown will give a special demonstration in the Magnolia Ballroom from 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Dale’s demo will focus on Accentuating. “In this demo I will accentuate things in the scene to portray the

same drama and relay the emotions that I feel when I look at a scene.

This will be done by taking certain aspects of the scene and enhancing

them, while playing down passages that are less important.

Manipulation is a key aspect of any good painting. The artist’s

responsibility is to guide the viewer through the painting.”

Originally from Nashville, Roger now resides in Franklin Tennessee. Avid

about traveling he is compelled to explore regions and subjects that capture

his interest. Roger has made it his life’s study to gather and understand

information from these special places. This expands his knowledge of

nature, history, architecture and culture which inspires him to create his

poignant oil paintings.

Crediting historical artists, such as John Carlson, Arthur Streeton, Isaac Levitan and John Singer Sargent for their

example. Roger has developed his own unique voice in his art and believes that a painting on location, or from

life, is an essential element to being an artist. Roger captures the emotion of the scene he is painting by drawing

on his knowledge and his dedication to art. “Art is a privilege, gift and journey.”

Roger's oil paintings have been displayed in

galleries and museums throughout the

United States and have won many awards which

include: First Place in the Barnes and

Farms National Juried Art Show, Museum

Purchase Award and third place at the

Easton Plein Air Competition as well as the Gold

Medal Award from the Hudson Valley

Art Association. His work has also been accepted

in Oil Painters of America National

Juried Exhibitions, and he was accepted into the

Art Renewal Center as a Living Master. He was

also a finalist In the ARC Salon and won Artist choice award at the 2013 American Impressionist Society National

Show. Roger has been published by:

International Artist Magazine, American Artist

Magazine, American Art Collector Magazine, Plein-Air

Magazine and the Artist Magazine. His works are owned

by private collectors across the country and include

many well-known celebrities and major corporations.

Roger shares his knowledge, teaching workshops

throughout the country. He believes in capturing the

essence of his subjects and instills this in his students

whether teaching on location, figurative, studio or still

life.

Roger also has been honored to jury several

competitions for Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society, along with, judging and jurying plein

air competitions across the country.

Our next featured artist is Signature Member Dee Beard Dean, who

resides in Charleston. Dee will be doing a plein air painting

demonstration at the Waterfront Park in downtown Charleston on

Friday morning starting at 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. Her presentation will

run approximately two hours.. There is a parking structure just

adjacent to Waterfront Park. Following Dee’s demo, members may

plein air paint downtown or browse the shops downtown and find

will find many choices in the immediate area for a casual lunch.

Dee Beard Dean is a nationally recognized artist who has been

painting since childhood. She was raised in the countryside of

northern Indiana and began her formal studies at Grand Rapids

College, Kendall College of Art and Design, and the New York

Academy of Art.

Dee is known for her painterly landscapes and portraits. Her greatest inspirations have come from painting en plein

air where her eye for color and composition, and her elevated senses, guide her in creating paintings filled with

evocative light and dramatic shadows.

In addition to being a Signature Member of ASMA, she

is also a member and founder of Plein Air Painters of

the Southeast (PAP-SE), a Signature Member of the

American Impressionist Society, an Honorary Signature

Member of International Plein Air Painters (IPAP), and

member of Oil Painters of America, American Women

Artists, and Eastern League of Professional Artists. Her

work has received many awards at juried art

competitions, and has been published in many regional

and national journals.

Dee and her husband, Dr. Nicolai Chalfa, live in

Charleston, SC and annually host an Art Trip to a

different country. Her life and her work are recorded in

her book “Painter by Providence” written by Michelle

Morton.

Our second artist demonstration will featuring Signature

Member Don Maitz, from Sarasota, FL.

Don informed us that 2018 is the 300th anniversary of Black Beard

taking the Charleston Harbor. In light of all this, it is very likely he

will be doing a special Pirate painting for his demonstration. Don’s

demo will take place on Saturday morning, following the Annual

General Meeting. Don will do a portrait of a pirate in the morning.

Weather permitting, Don will have his choice to do the first part of

his presentation in the large seating area out by the pool area, or in

the Ballroom – whichever seems appropriate at the time. We will

have a 30 minute break for lunch and return to the Ballroom for a

slide presentation with Don.

Don Maitz has been painting professionally since his graduation from

the Paier School of Art in 1975. While in school a few of his drawings

appeared in Marvel Comics publications. He has produced over two hundred book covers mostly of S.F and fantastic

subjects and has illustrated works of authors such as Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and George R.R.

Martin. Paramount and Warner Brothers Studios employed him as a concept artist for the animated feature films,

“Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius” and “Ant Bully”.

Maitz created the iconic Captain Morgan spiced rum

character, has been commissioned by the National

Geographic Society, and most New York Publishing

Houses. The History Channel, the Today Show, and

Dateline NBC have presented Maitz Sea faring subjects in

their broadcasts. Odyssey Marine Exploration has included

Maitz art in their nationally touring exhibits, and the

“Pirate Treasure: A Shipwreck Museum” recently opened in

St. Thomas in the American Virgin Islands features his art.

Maitz's work have been a favorite installment in public

exhibitions across the U.S. with many museum

exhibitions. He received a Silver Medal from the Society of

Illustrators, two Hugo awards for Best Artist, A Howard

Award, and Inkpot award (from the San Diego Comic Con),

Ten Chesley Awards and an Award of Excellence at the 24th

International Exhibition at the Maritime Gallery at Mystic

Seaport. His works are in numerous private collections.

Don lives in Florida with his wife, Janny Wurts, a noted author

of twenty published books and thirty five short stories of

fantastic literature, who as an accomplished artist who paints

the covers to her novels. She is published by HarperCollins, UK.

There will also be plein air painting opportunities at

Shem Creek and at the waterfront along the Ravenal

Bridge. In fact, from the host hotel, when we last

checked, there appeared to be a walk path that leads

from the hotel directly to the water, and continues on

to some trails that go for a couple of miles. A great place to do some plein air painting early in the morning!

Many of our Fellows and Signature members will be participating in the Plein Air painting events. These will be

informal, early morning get together’ s. This is a great opportunity to get to know some of your favorite painters

better while improving your skills! No formal schedule for these events, so communicate directly with the other

ASMA attendees.

Charleston is filled with history, and we will likely have some historical options lined up for members to check out.

Members may want to come to Charleston early and do other activities like touring the beautiful Magnolia

Plantation, visit Fort Sumter National Park, the Aquarium, Middleton Place, the Battery, the H.L. Hunley

Submarine, the Nathaniel Russel House Museum, Drayton Hall… the list goes on and on! There is no shortage of

great things to see in Charleston and the surrounding areas.

We are also very fortunate to have one of the most prestigious local galleries in Charleston hosting a very special

Invitational show, which will feature 65 works from ASMA artists. You will not want to miss this event!

Principle Gallery will host the Marine Art Invitational in celebrations of ASMA’s 40th Anniversary with an Opening

Reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday evening, November 2, 2018. Prior to the evening reception, participating

artists will meet in Washington Square at the corner of Meeting and Broad St. for a Plein air painting affair from

1:30 to 3:00 pm. Interested patrons may come watch the artists painting before the evening festivities. All ASMA

artists and guests will want to attend the opening reception! The show will hang through the end of November.

Washington Square in Charleston, SC

The Society will hold its Annual General Meeting on Saturday morning in the hotel’s Palmetto Ballroom at 9 am.

There will be a painting event or demonstration following the meeting. Please check for additional updates in the

schedule on the ASMA website at www.americansocietyofmarineartists.com.

We will be hosting our lovely ASMA Captain’s dinner on a privately chartered boat on Charleston Harbor for our

Saturday evening, November 3rd.

The cruise will board at 6:30 p.m. at

the Aquarium Wharf in downtown

Charleston. There should be plenty

of free parking in the immediate

vicinity.

Please plan to be at the boat launch

at least 15 minutes early. The cruise

will depart no later than 7 p.m. and

will return back to the dock around

10:00 p.m. Tickets will be available

for $84 per person, which includes

both the cruise, dinner fee and all

taxes and gratuity. This should

make for a spectacular closing event

for our 40th anniversary celebration!

*PLEASE CHECK OUT THE MENUS FOR OUR RETREAT ON THE PAGE FOLLOWING THE MAP BELOW*

Should you have any questions about the upcoming ASMA retreat in Charleston, please contact ASMA Managing

Director Daven Anderson at: davenaanderson@gmail.com or Phone (314) 241-2339 or Kim Shaklee at:

kim@kimshaklee.com or Phone (303) 654-1219. See you all in Charleston

KICK Off DINNER and MARINE TRIVIA – Palmetto Ballroom – Hotel Indigo

Thursday evening - 6:30 p.m. till 9 p.m. - November 1, 2018

House Garden Salad, with Ranch or Balsamic Dressing

Pasta Salad

Fresh sustainable Catch of the Day with Chef’s choice of sauce

Herb Roasted Chicken

Red Roasted Potatoes

Fresh Seasonal Vegetables

Rolls and Butter

Chef’s choice of Assorted Mini Desserts

Iced Tea, Coffee, or Hot Tea

$49.00 per person including tax and gratuity – *Gluten free option will be available

Saturday Boxed Lunch - Hotel Indigo Noon - November 3, 2018

Choice of Ham and Swiss, Roast Beef & Cheddar, or Veggie Wrap with Chips, Fruit, Cookie and a Drink (Bottled water or Soft drink)

$18.00 per person including tax and gratuity

ASMA Sunset Charleston Harbor Cruise & Captain’s Dinner

Saturday 6 p.m. -10:00 p.m., November 3, 2018

BUFFET MENU

CEDAR PLANK SALMON &

TRADITIONAL PRIME RIB Sauces

Lemon caper beurré blanc Green peppercorn au jus

Accompanied by a fresh bread display and rustic bruschetta Carved by our uniformed chef

CAJUN GRILLED CHICKEN OVER PENNE PASTA With julienne summer squash and freshly shelled green peas

Tossed in a wild mushroom sherry cream sauce Topped with shaved Reggiano parmesan and candied pecans

SALAD OF BABY LETTUCES Fresh baby greens tossed with Maytag blue cheese, Granny Smith apples,

Toasted pecans, and a port wine vinaigrette

OVEN ROASTED ASPARAGUS With lemon scented olive oil and shaved American Granna cheese

POTATOES AU GRATIN

CARAMEL PECAN PIE With vanilla bean crème anglaise

COFFEE, ICED TEA, SOFT DRINKS and WATER INCLUDED $84.00 per person including tax and gratuity – *Gluten free option will be available

FOR QUESTIONS OR HELP REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE

CONTACT: KIM SHAKLEE/PRESIDENT & FELLOW/ASMA - (303) 654-1219

MANY THANKS TO OUR ASMA SPONSORS!

The list continues to grow!!