Board plans exciting events

The CVAA Board Meeting was held on 6 May 2010.
Exciting events are in the works for the organization for the upcoming months and the rest of the year. The anouncements will be posted in the newsletter under the direction of Helen Martin who was unable to attend the Board Meeting this month due to other important commitments. She was able, however, to direct most of the Board to the location of the meeting.




The meeting is in full swing



Ron is always ready



Listening intently to a new proposal .... and to select a choice of pictures for the Sept paint-off


I like that idea

More on Scratch Board

After the exciting and workshop class in scratch board art it seems that this followup is in order.
Wet Canvas sent out a Scratch board special today ... right on time.
the following picctures are from thier "Hall of Fame" for scratch board art ... find it here... there are some great pieces posted:

http://wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=602100

............. and you must go to You Tube and watch some of the many videos.... demos of techiques, color and much more....

http://wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=465191

You may have to register or join Wet Canvas to read some of the very informative articles but it is easy and free.

http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.gx=1&.rand=4u1ms3vh7fd4l

Well we hardly scratched the surface on this one... there is so much good info out there... go for it

Mon 26 Apr 2010 Scratch Board Class - Marg Leslie

Marg Leslie promised and exciting and rewarding scratch board class and she delivered it in good order.
As a reminder, scratch board is a reductive technique wherein a white board is coated with india ink. After the ink is dried images are produced by scratching the black surface to allow the white to show through. the white may be colored with ink, dye, or paint... or left white . the scratching may be done with a sewing needle; razor blade; exacto knife; dental tools; tools especially made for scratch board techniques; a nail; your finger nais or whatever you find works best for you.
Marg provided pictures for reference or the students brought their own. As always in these classes everything was provided... the students only needed to show up for an entertaining and lively learning session.

Once the class got started there was dead silence and intense concentration as you can see in the following fotos:

Remarkable finished art work in just a couple hours.

April 23 Meeting with Marge Leslie

Marg Leslie showed up this week to demo how she makes all those wonderful scratch art pictures. She brought a couple of her originals that people love so much. During her demo she sent around the room a sample to allow everyone to take a try at scratching something. :-)
During the session Marg gave us a brief bio and answered questions.





I love doing these cats.



Me and this cat have something in common... I couldn't help scratching this one.




.... a couple of favorites

It's easy... just do this....

that's right... just scratch it there...

Everyone was captivated

Samples of trading cards were presented ... y'all git those trading cards ready for the big swap this year.....

Vickie enjoyed the meeting

Anne enjoyed the meeting

Ron enjoyed the meeting .....

Everyone enjoyed the meeting... if you didn't make it be there next time... they keep getting better all the time.

These are the results of the last Monday FREE class sponsered by the CVAA ... aren't they great ... and those folks had a ball. Please check out the Monday in the park classes... you won't be sorry you went.

26 Mar 2010 Meeting

Carolyn called the meeting to order and got right into the business of the day with a big happy smile.
All the meetings are good... and some are REALLY good............. some how the word got out that this would be one of the latter....looka dat crowd

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The meeting hall was packed with enthusiastic CVAA members and guests.

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Each year the CVAA has a special show for the members and a local organization is chosen to receive the painting of their choice. The artist is awarded $200.00 for the chosen painting.
And the winner is..........................

The refreshment Czar always takes care of the group with love and care.... just look at those eats... ummmm, ummmm........

Greg Drinkwine stands ready to perform with his typically great demo and instruction.

"Greg received his formal training at the Art Students League of New York and at Ecole Albert De Fois in France. He Has been a working professional artist for over twenty years. He has exhibited extensively across the country and his work is awardwinning. Visit his framing company at

www.craftsmanframe.com "

Quoted from the CVAA Newsltter.

This demo is really interesting!

Greg demos blocking in the shapes and working down to the details while he explains the fundamentals of building a good painting.

I must say... this guy is really good.



The CVAA meetings and demos just keep getting better and better. Be sure to be there next month.

Show N Tell Meeting 26 Feb 2010

The Show n Tell meeting has got to be one of the best meeting in the entire year. The very talented artists of the group bring samples of their work and explain a thing or two about how or why they painted the piece. It is soooooo inspiring and uplifting to see all these great pieces. This is the meeting when everyone comes away with something for sure.
Following you will find a sample of the smiles, joy and intense interest interest of the audiance. Notice the willingness of the artists to share what they have and what they have done. If there is one meeting out of the year we should invite a guest this is it.

White elephant in the Park

No doubt the White Elephant meeting is one of the most outstanding and outlandish. If you have never been to one you will have to wait until next year but DON'T MISS IT!!!
Check out the attached pictures ... see the smiles... listen to the laughter ... sniff that delectable food .......... and all this in Lampe Park!