DC210 Chapter Meeting

Chapter Meeting
Date: May 19, 2012
Location: Accent Arts, 392 California Ave., Palo Alto, CA
Phone: 650-424-1044
Speaker: Gil McMillon, longtime owner of Accent Arts, will talk to us about various brands of colored pencils and papers, and perhaps share some stories about the crazy art supply business.

Please join us.

Gemma Gylling Workshop

Gemma Gylling Workshop

Cat Workshop on Suede Mat Board

Saturday & Sunday • May 5 & 6

Gallery Copper

10:00 am - 3:00 pm with lunch break

Cost: $60

Create a beautiful animal drawing

with Gemma Gylling of Valley Springs!

Have  you ever looked at animal art and wondered how the artist created the fur's shine, or have you thought the eyes looked so real you believed the eye was really wet? When an artist uses the right side of their brain, it becomes easy for them to see the object, which they want to create. Gemma will teach you to break an object down into small sections so you see only lines, shapes and colors, it then becomes much easier to achieve the realistic look of shiny fur or a wet eye.

Participants in Gemma's workshop will learn to create realistic animals using colored pencils. Gemma will share her secrets on the best ways to break a reference photo down into small manageable sections rather than viewing the drawing as a whole. Participants will do this by drawing an animal portrait on Suede Mat Board (Mat Board supplied by Gemma). If the animal portrait is not completed in the class they'll have the Step by Step instructions along with a photo for them to take home. When completed, they'll have a beautiful animal drawing that they created.

Town Hall Arts

under the clock

Copperopolis Town Square

785-2050

$30 deposit required

Maryann Kot Demonstration

Icarus Heated Drawing Board Demonstration

Maryann Kot will be demonstrating colored pencil using the Icarus Heated Drawing Board at the Livermore Art Association Spring Show. The date and times of the show are listed below. She was told that she could be demonstrating at all times that the show is open, but if there are more demonstrators that sign up that may change. Members can e-mail her with questions on the times that she will be demonstrating at maryannkot@gmail.com.

The Icarus Drawing Board was invented by Mario and Ester Roi. It is a portable drawing board featuring two working zones, a warm zone and a cool zone. The warm zone is used for mixing pigments, blending and burnishing while the cool zone is used for line drawing, layering and detailing.

 Livermore Art Association  ~ Spring Art Show

At The Barn, 131 Pacific Avenue,  Livermore, CA
March 31-April 1, 2012 ~  10:00 am-5:00 pm.  

Reception: March 31, 2012 ~ 7:00-9:00 pm.

Gemma Gylling in the News!

Gemma Gylling Wins Big!

LOL • First Place

Gemma Gylling entered the Placerville Art Association Membership Exhibition.

There were about 15 entries in the animal category. She entered three colored pencil pieces. Her three pieces

took first, second and third place awards. This was an all media show so she is very proud of her success.

When she went to the reception she was presented with the People's Choice Award as well. Her work and a

friends work were the only Colored Pencil Artworks in the entire show.

This is how the placement Went:

First PlaceAnimal Category - LOL

Second Place Animal Category - Rest Stop

Third Place Animal Category - Wild Reflections

People's Choice Award - Rest Stop

Rest Stop

Wild Reflections

DC210 Chapter Meeting

Chapter Meeting 

Saturday, February 18 • 11:00 A.M.

Gemma Gyling's Home

3481 Priscilla Court, Valley Springs, CA

Gemma lives about 30 miles east of Stockton, but if you live in the bay area, don't let that stop you from attending! Denise Howard will be driving from Santa Clara and has two seats available -- contact her at president@cpsa210.org if you would like to ride along with her. We like to bounce our meeting location around because our territory is so huge -- this way everyone can attend sometime.

Denise will give a demonstration using UArt sanded paper, Lyra Polycolors, and a stencil brush to achieve painterly results, a great technique she learned from Bonnie Auten at the 2011 CPSA convention.

• We'll discuss the possibility of a chapter show during 2012!
• Bring a recently completed or work-in-progress piece for show and tell!

Dues Now Due!

Have you renewed your CPSA Chapter Membership?

2011 memberships expired October 31, and the new year began on Novemeber 1. If you haven't yet renewed,
please do so!

• We're going to have new programs and opportunities in 2012, maybe even a member show.
• Your dues help make such events possible,
• Your presence makes them happen, and
• Your enthusiasm makes them worthwhile!

Visit the membership page on our chapter website (www.cpsa210.org/join.html) for the renewal form.

New President's Message

Greetings to all chapter members past and present, friends and visitors!

I became the CPSA DC210 chapter president as of november 1, 2011, taking over the reins from Linda Loder after her nine hard-working years at the job. Thank you to all for your vote of confidence in me!

I am excited about the opportunities ahead to grow our membership, organize fun and interesting programs, foster camaraderie, and expand awareness of colored pencil as an art medium in the San Francisco bay area and northern California. To that end, I welcome and encourage you—whether you are currently a member or drifted away years ago—to e-mail me with your ideas and suggestions on what YOU would like the chapter to be and do to keep you coming or bring you back. We are here to support and encourage everyone in the region who works with colored pencil! I may contact you directly to solicit your input, so don't be shy.

If you haven't renewed your membership for 2012 yet, please do! Your dues support the chapter so that we can bring in speakers and the like. Download our new chapter brochure from the Membership page to learn more.

Happy Drawing!

Denise Howard,
President CPSA DC210