NEWSLETTER January 2010

Artist’s League of Orange County www.artleagueoc.com

2009 OFFICERS
President:
Michael Sullivan
Vice President:
Arlene Kartak
Secretary: First Meeting of the New Year
Diane Young
and Artist Demo
Treasurer:
Alan Lindenmuth Saturday, January 16 @ 1:30

Creative Spirit Art Gallery presents Beardall Senior Center

“Prima Materia” 800 S. Delaney Avenue, Orlando

Featuring 17 Artist Demonstration

Sculptors
Wine and appetizers will be served
Friday, Jan. 8, 6 to 9 PM
Exhibit is on display through
January
GALLERY HOURS
Tuesday—Friday, 12 to 5:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
820A Lake Baldwin Lane
Orlando, FL 32803
(407)898-834
Harwood–Watson Dance Studio
www.creativespiritgallery.com
- Everett Spruill
Everett Spruill is a well-known, self-
taught local artist and is considered
one of central Florida’s biggest influ-
ences on African American art. His
preferred medium is collage and
mixed media and his Old School Blues
and Jazz series is exciting, colorful
and highly regarded.
Bring a prepared snack (finger food) for sharing
Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of every month
from September through May at 1:30 P.M. (Board
meeting begins at 12:30 P.M.). Summer recess is
June, July and August.

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 December Holiday Meeting Winners!
In lieu of our regular meeting format, we had a holiday party with food, paintings and prizes.
Along with delicious tidbits, many wonderful artworks were presented and it was tough for
members to choose the best among them.

Congratulations to the following artists:

1st Place— 2nd Place— 3rd Place—

John Pickels Marianna Ross Kitty Osburn

There were a number of other artists who were recognized with various awards. Please see
the ALOC blog (http://www.artistsleagueoforangecounty.blogspot.com) for their names and
artwork as they become available and are posted.

artist working

Painting on Copper in this me-

dium! The
workshop will
Catherine Bottelman’s daughter, Renee Lammers, was be on Wekiva
able to come down to Orlando from Maine and spend two Island on Fri-
weeks with her parents during the holiday. She’s a won- day, March 5,
derful artist with an interesting story about packing up her from 9am to
bags, husband and two golden retrievers and heading up 4pm. The
to Maine from the Florida heat to pursue her passion of $30 fee in-
plein air painting on copper panels. The tradition of paint- cludes an
Renee Lammer’s work on copper
ing on copper goes back hundreds of years to the Medie- 8X10 copper
val masters. Copper is a fine support with luminous quali- panel for each workshop participant. The artists will be
ties and solid archival properties. Renee is also opening painting plein air and all artists, from beginner to ad-
an art gallery this June in Bucksport, Maine. You can vanced level, are welcome. Call Renee at (207) 479-
read about her at www.ReneeLammers.com. 9553 if you’re interested in attending. If you can’t par-
Renee will be back in Orlando March 1-7 for the Wekiva ticipate, but are interested in the process of painting on
Invitational Paint Out. The director of the Paint Out copper, please check out her website under "Why Cop-
asked her to give a workshop showing how to paint on per" for a lot of interesting facts and historical perspec-
copper panels, since she appears to be the only plein air tive on the use of copper as a painting support.
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 MEMBERS
IN THE…
Jane Polkowski has been busy on several por-
traits including an official commissioned portrait of
Sen. Mel Martinez. She was selected for the com-
mission out of a competitive call for artists. The
completed portrait will hang in the Orange County
Courthouse.
Marisa Carmona and Fred Goodart will be ex-
hibiting at the Maitland Civic Center January
through February. Artists interested in exhibiting
in this venue, please contact Shirley Pinson at
spinson001@cfl.rr.com.
Kitty Osburn will have a show of her representa-
tive paintings at the University Club of Winter
Park, 841 N. Park Ave., Jan. 28—Feb. 24. A re-
ception will be held Sunday, Feb. 14, from 2-4
p.m.
Doris Smart is exhibiting her paintings at Apopka
City Hall during the months of January and Febru-
ary.
Leslie Keller is exhibiting her pet portraits, along
with Bob Hague, at 431 E. Central Blvd., Suite E,
Orlando, from Jan. 21 through Feb. 12. Opening
reception is Jan. 21 from 6 to 9 pm.
Please forward newsletter announce-
ments, along with your website and
email links, to
Gayle@GayleBell.com
2010 ArtsFest Kicks Off
United Arts of Central Flor-
ida’s ArtsFest starts Feb. 5
and runs through Feb. 14.
Hundreds of events at 75
locations over four counties
in central Florida, from op-
era to ballet to the visual
arts, can be enjoyed for
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Personal sketch…
Ginny Seibert
Ginny Seibert, one of our newest members,
is a native of Ohio who became a resident of Mi-
ami in 1978. She relocated to Longwood in
1987 and pursued an education in art from the
University of Central Florida, where she received
a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Studio
Art and minor in Art History. Her undergraduate
degree was followed by a Master of Arts in Lib-
eral Studies with a concentration in Art and Cul-
ture in Society.
Among her accomplishments are exhibitions
in Miami and Orlando, designing and painting
wall murals for private homes, creating a paint-
ing featured on the Zippo Caribbean lighter col-
lection, designing limited-edition note cards for
Hospice of the Comforter and holding a one-
woman exhibit there as a fund-raiser, and re-
placing over fifty concrete tiles and sculptures
that were stolen or vandalized at the Maitland
Art Center.
After experimenting with a variety of media,
she has settled on acrylic paint as her primary
medium. Her subject matter varies based on
color and light, however, she often finds herself
focusing on imagery related to nature. Ginny is
also a Business Systems Consultant at HSBC
Technology and Services. Welcome Ginny.
free (although donations are always welcome,
especially in these tight times.) The schedule can
be viewed at
http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=27309.
This year, the Orlando/Orange County Conven-
tion & Visitors Bureau is offering assistance with
online reservations for patrons without computer
access by calling 407.363.5816.
 Organizing: Top New Year’s
Yearbook Updates:
Resolution
Changes/Corrections:
It went by in the blink of an eye, but the holidays
Selma Disckind are over and another new year is upon us. With it
ddisckind@att.net typically come vows to organize. Creative people
seem to have even more problems than the aver-
age person in this regard due to the nature of our
Marianna Ross
enterprise. We really do need all those pictures
artark88@copper.net clipped out of magazines to stir our imagination
and possibly lead to a masterpiece. But what to
do with all the material until then? Here are three
Calling all Artists! relatively simple ideas to get started in scrounging
storage space:
Creative Spirits Art Gallery has
• Look for space in unused areas, such as behind
space available for you!
doors. Over the door shoe organizers are per-
Please contact Doris Smart at fect for storing beads, paints, rollers, pencils.
Phone: 407-365-4066 • Corners are perfect for installing shelves on
which you can place clear plastic containers for
Email: dsmart@cfl.rr.com
storage.
for further information. • Furniture that does doubles duty, such as an
ottoman with a lid, can be used to not only
kick back on and study your painting, but hold
ALOC Membership Dues— papers, sketchbooks and canvas.
A label maker is especially handy to mark storage
$25/year
areas such as shelves, see-through plastic bins
Call or write Alan Lindenmuth to make sure and garage sale finds such as old bureaus. With
you’re current on your dues or if you’re inter-
everything neatly labeled, clean up for the next
ested in joining the group (321-282-7024 or
tcartframing@yahoo.com). Please fill out the project is relatively painless because you don’t
form and include a $25 check payable to ALOC have to stop and think where everything goes.
and bring to the next meeting or mail to: And even though thoughts may be in turmoil over
Alan Lindenmuth, ALOC Treasurer the next painting, your studio area will look calm
and inviting—a perfect oasis for inspiration.
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Wanted:
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and mailing. Please call Gayle at 407-672-1001.