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CPSA District Chapter 210, San Jose, CA

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Seven DC210 members' works accepted into 2014 CPSA International Exhibition

Congratulations to our SEVEN chapter members whose work has been juried into this year's CPSA International Exhibition!

Janki Chokshi
Gemma Gylling
Denise Howard
Mike Purdy
Megan Seiter
Christopher Swetlin
Ranjini Venkatachari

Wow, do we have a lot of talent in our chapter or what! This may be a new record for our chapter.

The full list of accepted entries is available at the CPSA national website here.

Big winners in Livermore Art Association Spring Show

The Livermore Art Association had its 48th annual Spring Show on April 5th and 6th.  A colored pencil piece "Out of the Dark" by CPSA DC210 member Maryann Kot took Best of Show. There were 330 entries in the largest yearly art event in the East Bay.
Out of the Dark by Maryann Kot
There were 35 entries in the Drawing/Pastel category and CPSA DC210 members took 5 out of the 6 works entered in this category.  Sue Marchand took 1st place for "Bearded Iris", Carol Eicher took 3rd place for "Glass on Black", and Joanne Spurr took both Honorable Mentions "Time Out" and "Valley Downigia".
Bearded Iris by Sue Marchand
Colored Pencil is making its mark in the San Francisco area big time!!!