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CAL
5/30
6/5
6/11
6/12
6/19
Reception/Awards
Town Hall Exhibit, cash awards
4:30 - 6pm
Banquet - “Sentimental Journey:
A Salute to USOs”
Starts at 6pm cocktails and dinner 6:45 -7:00
Acrylics Workshop
Patti Mollica (Day 1) 10am - 4pm
Acrylics Workshop
Patti Mollica (Day 2) 10am - 4pm
Board Meeting 7 - 9pm
6/25 - 6/29 CAL 5-day Children ʼ s Art Program
Pruyn House 9am - noon
6/29 Pick-up Artwork
Town Hall 9am-4pm
7/17 Board Meeting 7 -9pm
9/9
10/1, 10/2
10/2
Old-Fashioned Sunday
Pruyn House
Guy Correiro
Watercolor Workshop 9am - 4pm
Meeting with demo - Guy Correiro, watercolor 6:30 - 9pm
Board Meeting 7pm 10/16
CALnews submission deadline -
5th of the preceding month
General Meetings , Colonie Town Hall, 1st Tues, socializing - 6:30pm and meeting 7pm.
Cancellation info: 785-7542, 272-5092, or 377-6654.
Board Meetings, St. Matthew’s Church,
3rd Tuesday, 7pm
CAL Art Session , St. Matthew’s Church, Wed 9am
A SALUTE TO USO’s THEN AND NOW
This is our annual banquet theme with a taste of
World War II-era music, dancing, and patriotic remembrance -
Tuesday, June 5, Town Hall. Social time begins at
6:00 PM ( not 6:30). We will have pianist and karaoke master Michael Purcell (who was at our dinner several years ago). His music will enhance our proud American theme. Wear your old uniform
(if it still fits), your nursing cap, or just wear red, white, and/or blue. You may bring a guest. Zelda Zeh
(zeldazeh@gmail.com, 763-1331) is taking reservations and cataloging what you will bring for dinner. Volunteers needed: contact Debbie
(dparkstudio@yahoo.com, 658-2178) or Kris
(kristin.woodward@earthlink.net, 783-1828).
The Town Hall Exhibit to be held on Wednesday, May 30,
2012 will be judged by two art professors from Sienna
College in Newtonville. The first is Scott Foster, MFA,
Assistant Professor of Creative Arts (Studio Arts) who received his BA in painting, drawing and printmaking from Northwest Nazarene University, and his MFA in painting and drawing from Utah State University where he served as Exhibitions and Visiting Artist Program
Coordinator and a lecturer in the Art Department. The second judge is Liz Blum who is a Visiting Assistant
Professor (Studio Art) from Troy, NY. Ms. Blum attended college in London and received her MFA from the
University at Albany. She is a visual artist who uses storytelling, parody play and humor in her art.

We are deeply appreciative to Alison Lane for her assistant in preparing the show a ND intake, and to
Supervisor Paula Mahan for hosting the reception and taking time to be present for the awards. We are very grateful to the Town of Colonie for its continued support of the CAL in many ways. And, thank you to the many talented members of the this group who participated in the show and the reception.
(Since the winners are not listed until the September newsletter, I will do a brief insert for that newsletter).
Jacqueline Smith
2nd Vice President for Exhibits
The Reception for the annual Pruyn House
Exhibit was held on Sunday, April 1, 2012. On that cloudy day, an appreciative crowd of members and guests were present at the historic Town of Colonie
Cultural Center to view the creative artworks of the
Colonie Art League members.
The forty paintings were judged by Michael
Weidrich, a digital photographer, founder of First
Friday in Albany and a member of Upstate Artist
Guild. He told us about the criteria he uses to judge a painting or photography.
The following artists received ribbons and prize money.
Best of Show Diane Reiner "Hotel Movement"
Photograph
1st Place Alice Rotondi "Bamboo"
Watercolor
2nd Place Val Robert "Round Top"
Acrylic
3rd Place Dennis Mahoney "Sunrise"
Oil
Member's Choice Laurel Petersen "Three Hikers"
Acrylic
We are grateful to Diane Morgan, Director of the
Pruyn House for hosting this event. Than you also to
Sara Armstrong for preparing the program and
Michelle and Brian of the staff for their assistance in hanging the show.
Thank you to the following members who volunteered their time and efforts to assisting the intake process over two days: Jim and Lucy Comly,
Linda Worden, Diane Steele, Barb Cozzens, Carolyn
Taylor, Pat Goodale, Bev Braun and Joan Van
Alphen. In addition, thank you to Marjorie Ward for taking charge of the reception again this year, and especially for the lovely floral arrangements and tasty treats. And, to Laurel-Li Lipski for counting the ballots for the Member's Choice award. And finally, to our CAL president, Kris Woodward.
On behalf of the Colonie Art League, thank you to all the members who participated and cooperated to make this a lovely show.
Acrylic Workshop Patti Mollica – 6/11 and 6/12.
Gels, media, pastes, paints, and grounds. Patti
Mollica, through Golden Artist Colors, Inc., will provide gels, pastes, media, paints, and surfaces as well as informational product booklets with handpainted color charts, color mixing instructions, and idea/technique samples. Experiment with different gels and their uses. Build up textures to create interesting surfaces. Extend your paint up to 70 percent. Use interference and iridescent paints to reflect light and incorporate them for dazzling effects. Try Open Acrylics that stay wet as long as oils for superb blending and traditional painting techniques. Explore glass bead gel, crackle paste, fiber paste, and micaceous iron oxide (mica partials with gel medium). Explore using the whole array that work together seamlessly. Patti will give full explanations and numerous suggestions for innovative applications. Cost of Workshop is
$64.per day…total is $128. Please subtract your deposit and send your balance NOW payable to:
CAL, marked ‘Mollica’ and mail to KW, 44 Hoffman
Dr., Latham, NY 12110. Participants will receive an e/m with further information.
Welcome back…Guy! Guy will demonstrate various ways to use watercolors …rendering water in many different situations..ie. flowing streams, rapids, still pond
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water, open seas, rough open seas, breakers, water and rocks, and most difficult of all to pull off in watercolors, waterfalls. We will also talk about different colors used in various conditions as well as different ways to apply the color. Workshop per day fee anticipated to be about
$65-$68 per day. Please send deposit of $50 payable to
CAL to Kris Woodward, 44 Hoffman drive, Latham,
12110. Questions, call kris @ 783-1828.
We have and always will make every effort to refund money on a workshop cancellation as long as we can break even with the workshop. If you cancel and we run in the hole your deposit will not be refunded. Please note that this has been a totally uncommon occurrence in the last 20 years but we’ve come very close of late and decided we should follow the lead of all the other workshops nationally.
St. Matthew’s Church in Latham ($3 donation,) open to all CAL members. Enjoy a full day of painting with friends. Come any time after 9am and bring your smile, lunch, and art supplies. No lessons, just shared comments by other artists.
Call Kris (461-2809) the first time you come.
The Board has worked diligently during the past year to be conservative in spending while at the same time providing CAL members with multiple and varied opportunities to develop their artistic capabilities and supporting the community. We have been successful and have ended April, 2012 with a
$4,500 net balance. With some bills yet to pay, we expect to end with a positive balance. It was a good year.
Contact Micki Ahl with any CAL info that needs to have PR. She can be reached by e/m at mickiahl@aol.com
May elections were held for 2012-13. Nominees voted in were: Kris Woodward, President, Margot
Bernhardt, 1st VP (Demos), Jacqueline Smith, 2nd
VP (Exhibits), Linda Worden, Treasurer, and Sue
Miller, Secretary
If you question whether a meeting is cancelled because of weather …..call Peggy Ferguson at
785-7542, Dick Leonard at 272-5092 or Anne
Peterson at 377-6654. They will be able to relay info to you.
CAL Scholarship Winners
Liana Pangburn and Arnela Mahmutovic photo: Jim Comly
This is where your donations go! Every year, the
Colonie Art League presents two high school seniors with a scholarship award. The two students are chosen by the art departments of the two Colonie schools: South Colonie High School and Shaker
High School (North Colonie).This year, the presentations were made on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the monthly Colonie Art League meeting held at the
Colonie Town Hall. The presentations were made by
Marion Greenberg, Scholarship Chairman. Each student received a check in the amount of $500.00.
The winner from South Colonie High School was
Arnela Mahmutovic. Arnela plans on attending
Hudson Valley Community College in the fall. Her family came to this country as refugees from Bosnia and with the support of her parents was able to pursue her passion in art. As an elementary school student, she was able to participate in the Colonie
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Art League’s summer program at the Pruyn House – an experience, she claims was pivotal in her art education. Her art teacher from South Colonie,
Thomasa Nielson, accompanied her to the presentation.
Liana Pangburn was the winner from Shaker High
School. Liana is planning on attending the
University of Hartford in the fall. Shaker High
School District Art Supervisor Anne Manzella, art teacher, Paul Aubin and Liana’s parents accompanied
Liana to the presentation. Both students brought and presented samples of their artwork, commented on their relevance and planned on continuing art classes at the University level. And special thanks to Teacher Thomasa Nielson…she won the $71.00
50/50 raffle and then donated it back to the
Scholarship fund. Thanks, too, to Marion
Greenberg for pulling all this together.
To Lise Toch and to our sunshine gal Peggy
Ferguson ….(on her second carpal tunnel surgery).
And many thanks to these fellow members who helped put together the mailing of the last few newsletters:
Monique Cunningham, Dan Dunham, Peggy
Ferguson, Annis Knakal, Carol Marchewka,
Carol Meisel, Marilyn Merrill, Sharon Pape,
Debbie Park-Boussu, Anita Patka, Bob Renner,
Mary Woessner, and Kris Woodward.
The Board would like to thank Lorenz Worden for assuming Sue Miller’s role as Secretary while Sue was studying in Italy for 3.5 months. She’s
BAAAAACK! Thanks to Robert Carsten for not only a wonderful workshop and meeting demo…but also for his kind donation of a print with proceeds going to the scholarship fund.
Our heartfelt thank you to Barbara Sekellick for the donation of art materials belonging to the late and wonderful Dan Sekellick . Dan was a previous member of CAL and continued to be a tireless volunteer. His legacy goes on to the children's program.
Thank you to Debbie Park Boussu for stepping up to the plate and raising the most Scholarship money from 50/50 raffles we’ve ever had.
To Lise Toch for her taking on Membership chair last December. Because of illness, Lise will have to slow down on her participation...but as soon as she's back on her feet.....
Special thanks to Barbara Cozzens for jumping in as Membership Chair.
We've not thanked Jim Comly of late for being our official photographer and his being sure to send every demonstrator or workshop person copies of their event. Thanks Jim.
Kris Woodward was accepted in the Northeast
National Pastel Exhibition in Old Forge. Kris also received an award.
Jacqueline Smith will be showing oil and pastel paintings at the Voorheesville Public Library in the month of July (3-31) and at the Bethlehem Public
Library in October on the Delaware Avenue side.
In our website, www.colonieartleague.com
,there is a page for members to display their artwork. It is labeled
"Member Art for Sale". The CAL web site is not a commercial web site and does not sell directly or indirectly to potential clients. It will only display your wares and contact information if someone wants to buy.
One option for the CAL web site is to make a page with your name on it and include a few examples of your artwork along with your contact information, phone number, or email address. Another option, if you already have a personal web site is to have the link on the CAL website jump directly to your web site. If you wish to participate either way, email the details t o jackpaints@nycap.rr.com
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We are looking for a few people to join the CAL Board.
If you are interested in becoming more involved and would like to be on the Board, please call Kris. Don’t be shy…We need to chat!
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If you are interested in a day of painting in Lillian
Walsh’s extensive rose gardens….please call her at
372-0920 or rosefun01@sprynet.com
. As soon as the roses are ‘right’ she will notify you of time and date and other details.
Scotch tape, colored pencils, sketch books, findings
(bits of lace, junk jewelry, old photos, etc), stamp pads, pastel paper, canvas boards. Please bring supplies to the June meeting, drop them off at the
St. Matthew’s workshop on Wednesday, or call
Debbie Park Boussu 658-2178.
21ST   ANNUAL
HAGAMAN   ART SHOW AND SALE
WILL BE OCT 6TH AND 7TH THIS YEAR IN HAGAMAN
NY...OUR JUDGE IS CAROLYN JUSTICE....WE HAVE
ROOM FOR 60 ARTISTS...
SO APPLY EARLY....SET
UP IS OCT 4TH   MORNING OR EVENING AND
JUDGING OCT 5TH........THIS IS A GREAT SHOW WITH
AROUND 400 PEOPLE ATTENDING OVER THE
WEEKEND..GREAT REFRESHMENTS...PRIZES...FOR
BEST OF SHOW, MAYORS CHOICE, AND 1ST, 2ND,
3RD, AND HONORABLE MENTION FOR EACH
CATEGORY...WATERCOLOR, OILS, ACRYLIC,
PASTELS, DRAWING, MIXED MEDIA AND
PHOTOGRAPHY...IF INTERESTED CONTACT JULIET
KONIECZNY AT 842 0655 OR VIRGINIA SALAMACK   AT
843 2480....APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE MID
TO END OF AUGUST....TO BE ON MAILING LIST CALL
EARLIER AND APPLICATION WILL BE MAILED TO
YOU....
Mimosa Gallery, 499 Broadway, Saratoga Springs,
August 1-September 3.
Opening reception : Saturday, August 3 beading. Go to: RaggedEdgePrintStudio.com
to register online or call Lise 817-3054
Arlene's Art Supplies , Fuller Road, Albany,
482-8881. Offers a 10% discount on all supplies purchased. Mention you are a member of CAL, or better yet, keep the front of your Newsletter to show them, in lieu of a card.
McGreevy ProLab is a professional photo service for slides of your art work and provides excellent quality printing at very reasonable prices. Phone 426-1039, located just south of Coulsons on Broadway in
Albany. www.mcgreevyprolab.com
Gifts and Awards are always welcome from those who enjoy our exhibitions or are supportive of our efforts. New funds are needed to sustain our annual exhibitions, which have materially increased in cost during these past few years. Your donation to the
Colonie Art League, Inc. will be greatly appreciated and you may take full advantage of our non-profit status under state and federal tax laws. As a nonprofit organization, The Colonie Art League, Inc.
will provide its members with the minutes and financial statements, formally adopted by the Board of Directors.
for donating $250 to our scholarship fund. We have been loyal customers to them and they have returned their appreciation.
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Ragged Edge Print Studio
Offers a wide variety of printing and jewelry classes.
Photo-based, monoprints, stencils, mixed media and
Effective January 1/12 the artist will benefit directly with a 5% discount on their order. To receive this discount, you must use the code
ALLIANCE12-_5% when ordering
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Kristin Woodward President, kristin.woodward@earthlink.net
783-1828 c. 461-2809
Margot Bernhardt 1st Vice-President, margotbee@verizon.net
783-8001
Jacqueline Smith 2nd Vice-President, TSHOCK1882@aol.com
489-1882
Linda Worden Treasurer, loopie127@verizon.net
489-0866
Susan Miller, Secretary slmpalette@hotmail.com
872-0408 c 653-1453
Carolyn Martel jmartel4@nycap.rr.com
462-4306
Barbara Cozzens Membership 237-9275
Diane Bollman-Buyer Board Member, diane.artist@gmail.com
439-1715
Jim Comly Board Member, jcomly@gmail.com
377-6734
Lucy Comly Board Member, lcomly@nycap.rr.com
377-6734
Marion Greenberg Scholarship, marionleeg@aol.com
274-3434
Marcia Spada Librarian, Education, Summer Art Program, marleedare@aol.com
489-0477 c 378-8192
Colonie Art League, Inc
P.O. Box 941
Latham NY 12110
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT NO. 61
LATHAM, NY 12110 www.colonieartleague.com
June 2012
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