Februar y 2008
PAINT-OUT &
WET-PAINT SHOW
• SATURDAY FEBUARY 2nd
Celebrate the opening of the
PAINTED MEMOIRS EXHIBITION.
Paint-out open to all members of
MBPAPA. Paint anywhere near the
Custom House Plaza, Fisherman’s
Wharf, Monterey’s Downtown
Historic Adobes or paint a period
costumed model on the Plaza.
Saturday Feb 2, 2008 9am-3pm
Please PRE-REGISTER for the
Paint-out by January 25th
• call Contact Christine Crozier at
831.375.3224
contactme@christinecrozier.com
Canvasses stamped at 8:30am
in front of the Maritime Museum.
Turn in by 4:00pm.
One framed painting, ready to
hang in the Maritime Museum.
The Maritime Museum will be
showing the work done at this
Paint-Out in their Lobby Gallery
for the month of February.
•Works will be for sale
• Artists receive 60% of selling price
Don’t miss your chance to
hang in this great public
showplace!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Members are encouraged to submit
articles, notices, want ads and
photos to our newsletter.
Send newsletter copy in an email,
send photos as jpeg attachements to
julia_seelos@yahoo.com
650.364.3776
Newsletter
MBPAPA General Meeting January 6th, 2008 by Rowan Wolnic
About 25 intrepid members of MBPAPA braved the inclement weather to gather at the Monterey
Maritime Museum auditorium for our third Annual General Meeting. Board Members gave brief reports.
Sibyl Johnson, Membership Chairman, sent a report reporting that we now had 48 paid members
forming a core of committed artists. There are now 21 Signature Members, including five new ones.
Ideas for attracting new members were discussed. The date to apply for Jurying for Signature Member-
ship will be moved from the busy holiday time in early January to October in 2008. We will then have
plenty of time to present our best work.
Christine Crozier, Exhibitions and newly-
elected President, reported that the Open-
ing Reception of Painted Memoirs at the
Maritime Museum will be February 1st. On
Saturday, February 2nd we will host a Paint-
Out with all MBPAPA encouraged to partici-
pate from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm The paintings
will be eligible for a Wet-Paint show in the
lobby of the Maritime Museum for the
month of February. Canvases will be
stamped in front of the Museum starting at
8:30 am.
Cyndra Bradford volunteered to chair the
upcoming all-members show this July at
the Pacific Grove Art Center. The urgent
need for a PR Chairman was discussed and several members have volunteered to help. Rolf Lyrgen will
be over-seeing the Public Relations with the help of Susan Migliore. Look for more on this in the
months to come.
Cyndra presented her newly-published book and told how it was done. Cheers for Cyndra.
We enjoyed some great food and hearing an update on the progress we have made in the past
couple of years, then adjourned the general meeting. After the refreshments the Board had a short
meeting to elect the new President. Christine Crozier will step in to replace Jeff Smith., Stan Robbins
will be the new Vice President. Lili Ann Price volunteered to be on the Board, job TBD.
NEW SIGNATURE MEMBERS - CONGRATULATIONS !
The last few days of 2007 brought a flurry of activity to the historical Doud’s House in Monterey. Tom Birmingham
and Erin Gaffill made their new studio/gallery available to those members of MBPAPA that wanted to be
considered for signature membership in 2008. There were seventeen artists that submitted their plein air works
for the jurying. The studio filled up on Sunday, December the 30th, with fabulous paintings. It was very difficult,
but five new signature members were selected by the board. CONGRATULATIONS to the new members;
Dee Boyles, Joe Ouye, Rose Sloan, Andy Williams & Rolf Lygren.
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ART HAPPENINGS
TRITON MUSEUM
“A BRUSH WITH NATURE”
MBPAPA Members Maria Boisvert
& Julia Seelos have paintings that
are in the California Plein Air
exhibit running through March in
Santa Clara.
Bud’s International by Julia Seelos
STUDIO ONE - WORKSHOPS
PHOTOGRAPHING ARTWORK
Introductory workshop in basic
digital photography to get images
for postcards & contest submis-
sions. $60 for one workshop.
Saturday, Feb. 23rd, 12 to 4 pm
SETTING-UP A YAHOO! GALLERY
Learn how to create a Yahoo! Store
online gallery to sell work directly
to patrons for about $60 per mo.
Saturday, March 1st, 12 to 4pm
• $60 each or both for $100.
Sign-up at store.eringafill.com
or call Tom Birmingham at
831.646.9000
“CATCHING THE LIGHT”
PLEIN AIR WORKSHOP
with Julia Munger Seelos
April 9th & 10th at the
Frank Bette Art Center in
Alameda.
Sign -up call 510.523.6957
www.frankbettecenter.org
or Julia @ 650.364.3776
julia_seelos@yahoo.com
Newsletter
ART ON LOCATION - Gallery at 417
Celebrating their location on historic Cannery Row,
Gallery at 417 artists have painted a series of
images and impressions of well-known and beloved
Cannery Row landmarks. These paintings will be
exhibited “on location” at Gallery at 417 on Cannery
Row, Monterey. Opening & Artist Reception - Friday,
Feb 8th from 6 to 8 p.m.
Caramel apple Shop by Barbara Svetlik
The reception will have a slide show and
discussion of Cannery Row by well known
local artist, Dick Crispo. MBPAPA Member
artists represented are Eva Nichols and
Barbara Svetlik.
Contact Barbara Svetlik, (H) 831/883-9228 or
Old Stohan Gallery by Eva Nichols (Cell) 831/915-3547. www.galleryat417.com
MBPAPA Compared to Other Associations by Joe Aki Ouye
Recently as the Board reviewed membership categories and annuals dues, it undertook a study to
compare MBPPAPA to other art associations. The study compared annual dues, types or levels of
memberships, services and facilities. Included were The Carmel Art Association, Laguna PAPA, Hawaii
Watercolors Society, Frank Bette Association, the San Luis Obispo Art Center, the Morro Bay Art Asso-
ciation, the Los Gatos Art Association, the American Society of Painters, and the Oil Painters Society
of America. The study found that most of the more prestigious associations recognized selected
members by some kind of juried process as being “masters”or”signature artists”. Our relatively young
group does not offer as many services as some of the more established organizations. The 500
member LAPAPA is a good comparison, offering three members’ show every year, art classes, work-
shops & demos, and discounts for art supplies. It even has its own center where members can sign up
for studios. Annual dues of the compared organizations range from $20 to $120, and MBPAPA’s $120
per year for its Signature Artist was the highest.  These findings encouraged the Board to continue to
keep two levels of membership, renamed as Associate and Signature Artists memberships. They also
showed that MBPAPA must continue to strive to offer more, better and regular services to its members.
MBPAPA’S FINANCIAL YEAR by Joe Aki Ouye, Treasurer
MBPAPA closed out 2007 with money in the bank of about $12,000. Income totaled
$8,720 and expenses were $9,967, resulting in a loss of $1,247 for the year. We have a fund
of $12,000 going forward because about $13,000 was carried over from 2006. Membership
dues contributed the bulk of the income, followed by show fees and commission from
sales. Printing costs comprised the largest expenses category by far. This is something of
an anomaly since promotional material and catalogs for both The Legacy Continues and
the upcoming Painted Memoirs Exhibit for 2008 were printed in 2007. Assuming that
membership will probably stabilize at the current level of about 60 members and then
grow from there, we can plan on having about $8,000 to $9,000 available to provide
services to the membership. We will hopefully reduce our printing costs so that expenses
are more evenly distributed for other member services, such as workshops, demos, and
community outreach.
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ART HAPPENINGS
PASTELS USA 2008
Pastel Society of the West Coast 22nd
Annual International Open Exhibition
May 18-June 22 at the
Haggin Museum in Stockton.
Juried show of the best pastel entries
from all over North America Africa
and Europe. Phone: (209) 940-6300    September 29th - October 5th
E-mail: info@hagginmuseum.org
Pastel by Handell
LOS GATOS ART ASSOCIATION
Annual Open Juried Show
2008 - Call to Artists
The LGAA Annual Open Juried Show
is open to all Northern California
artists. The show will be at the Art
Museum of Los Gatos on Tait Avenue.
Show Date: April 3 to May 3, 2008
408.315.7573
www.lgaa.org/Exhibitions.htm
OUTDOOR ARTISTS
CELEBRATE NATURE
Peninsula Plein Air Painters
(POPS) Baylands Exhibit at the
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay
National Wildlife Refuge
Show January 7th - March 29th
Artist Reception Sunday, Febuary
17th from 12 to 3 PM
Visitor Center Open Tue - Sun from
10 - 5, 510.792.0222
9500 Thornton Ave. Newark, CA
ART CLASSES AT FILOLI
Spring Watercolor and Botanical art
classes at the historical Filoli estate
in Woodside, 30 miles south of San
Francisco near Highways 92 & 280.
86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062
Call for information 650.364.8300
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7TH ANNUAL SAN LUIS OBISPO
PLEIN AIR PAINTING FESTIVAL
• Collectors' Party Friday night, Oct 3rd. Best of Show 2007 Niles Nordquist
• Quick Draw Saturday morning
• Gala Exhibition with Silent Auction on Saturday night, October 4th.
In 2007 fifty-one top, nationally ranked artists selected for the San Luis Obispo
Plein Air Painting Festival were charmed by eminently paintable landscapes, warm
hospitality and eager art collectors. This year’s event promises to be among the
top plein air painting festivals in the country.
CALL FOR ARTISTS - ENTRIES DUE BY APRIL 15, 2008
www.sloartcenter.org/events.htm
SLO Art Center, 1010 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, CA. 93401 (805)543-8562
Frederic Church, Winslow Homer & Thomas Moran
Tourism and the American Landscape
at the Cantor Arts Center, Stanford Jan 30th – May 4th
The exhibition explores the work of three influential artists
in the context of the new and growing tourism industry in
the United States during the 19th century. Church, Homer, &
Moran traveled extensively in the U.S. in search of pictur- Winslow Homer, Man with a Knapsack
(detail) 1873. Oil on canvas
esque and sublime landscapes to paint. Their works, along
with guidebooks and travel-related photographs, helped to familiarize American audiences
with the nation's scenic wonders. The exhibition includes nearly 70 painted sketches plus
studio paintings, drawings, books, and stereographs.
The Cantor Art Center’s collection of Rodin bronzes is
the largest in the world outside Paris, second only to the
Musee Rodin. More than 50 works by Rodin are on view
inside the Center, cast bronzes, works in wax, plaster,
and terra cotta. Twenty bronzes, including The Gates of
Hell, are outside in the Sculpture Garden.
Open Wednesday – Sunday, 11 – 5 , Thursday until 8
Admission is free. Located on the Stanford campus, off
Palm Drive at Museum Way. 650-723-4177
www.museum.stanford.edu.
August Rodin, The Gates of Hell, 1880 - 1890
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PAINT-OUT SCH E D U L E FEBRUARY - MAY 2008

DATE LOCATION RALLY SITE @ 9AM
Wed. Feb.13th Custom House Plaza Monterey Maritime Museum
Sat. Feb.16th Custom House Plaza Monterey Maritime Museum
Wed. March 12 Soberanes Point Highway One
Sat. March 15 Point Lobos Docent Center
Thurs. April 3 Maritime Museum Bouquets to History Paint-out
Wed, Apr 9 Coast Guard Pier The Boatworks
Sat, Apr 19 Pacific Grove Lovers Point
Wed, May 14 Toro Park Hwy 68, Parking lot near picnic tables
Sat, May 17 Carmel Beach Ocean Avenue

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