Message from the President
September 5, 2021
Happy Labor Day! This is one of the few days you do not have to work-with the exception of for your own pleasure. I hope many of you are picking up your paint brushes, lumps of clay or pastel chalks in anticipation of submitting work to the 67th Annual Art Show, which will take place at the Sonora Opera Hall on October 15-17. Your art needs to be dropped off at the Opera Hall on Tuesday, October 12th; but to be entered you must send in the completed information from the prospectus by October 1, 2021. I know we have been going through challenging times with Covid 19 issues and nearby forest fires, but what better way to demonstrate our resiliency than by putting on the best art show in our long history of putting on great art shows for our community. So, join us in this effort by entering the show!
We are having another General Meeting of the Mother Lode Art Association on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 1:00 PM, followed by an art demonstration at 1:30PM. We will meet at the Oak Hill Presbyterian Church, 14892 Peaceful Valley Road, Sonora. Andrea Morris will be our featured artist. She will focus on how to decide what to do with the background of your pictures. Through a series of pre-painted canvases and onsite painting, she will go over the thought process to give you an integrated, finished work. I have seen three other demonstrations by Andrea and each one was different and each had, great takeaways to improve your next piece. I am looking forward to it!
Our August meeting featured Heine Hartwig. Over twenty of us watched as he completed a painting in an hour. That included a running commentary on the hows and whys of the way he was mixing and applying paint to his blank canvas as it rapidly moved toward finished piece. Heine also brought examples of his work and how they demonstrated some of the techniques of the old masters. It was a fun and informative afternoon.
All members are invited to come early on September 20, 2021 to sit in on our Board Meeting at 11:00 AM and our 67th Art Show Committee Meeting at Noon, prior to the General Meeting at 1:00 PM. As mentioned above, we are getting nearer to “Show Time”, and your interest and support will be greatly appreciated.
I hope to see many of you there!
John Sharum, President MLAA
Happy Labor Day! This is one of the few days you do not have to work-with the exception of for your own pleasure. I hope many of you are picking up your paint brushes, lumps of clay or pastel chalks in anticipation of submitting work to the 67th Annual Art Show, which will take place at the Sonora Opera Hall on October 15-17. Your art needs to be dropped off at the Opera Hall on Tuesday, October 12th; but to be entered you must send in the completed information from the prospectus by October 1, 2021. I know we have been going through challenging times with Covid 19 issues and nearby forest fires, but what better way to demonstrate our resiliency than by putting on the best art show in our long history of putting on great art shows for our community. So, join us in this effort by entering the show!
We are having another General Meeting of the Mother Lode Art Association on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 1:00 PM, followed by an art demonstration at 1:30PM. We will meet at the Oak Hill Presbyterian Church, 14892 Peaceful Valley Road, Sonora. Andrea Morris will be our featured artist. She will focus on how to decide what to do with the background of your pictures. Through a series of pre-painted canvases and onsite painting, she will go over the thought process to give you an integrated, finished work. I have seen three other demonstrations by Andrea and each one was different and each had, great takeaways to improve your next piece. I am looking forward to it!
Our August meeting featured Heine Hartwig. Over twenty of us watched as he completed a painting in an hour. That included a running commentary on the hows and whys of the way he was mixing and applying paint to his blank canvas as it rapidly moved toward finished piece. Heine also brought examples of his work and how they demonstrated some of the techniques of the old masters. It was a fun and informative afternoon.
All members are invited to come early on September 20, 2021 to sit in on our Board Meeting at 11:00 AM and our 67th Art Show Committee Meeting at Noon, prior to the General Meeting at 1:00 PM. As mentioned above, we are getting nearer to “Show Time”, and your interest and support will be greatly appreciated.
I hope to see many of you there!
John Sharum, President MLAA