City Lights Art Gallery
Lantern
MARCH 2014
Promoting art and art education in the community.
“I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” - Vincent Van Gogh
KLEIN’S KORNER
Well the show is over, and thanks to
many of you, it finished with rave reviews. It is still being talked about in
the Las Vegas art community with
compliments about the artwork, the
gallery, and everything related to the
opening! And from our judge, Ed Hoag— “Well done!”
But now is not the time to rest on our laurels. There
are many new events and features coming (see the
newsletter) which will require even more participation by
you, our members, in the coming days and weeks.
We are in need of volunteers to man the gallery, even
if you are not showing. One day, or even a half day per
month will be of great help. Bring your painting materials
and make it a painting day, we encourage that. We also
need volunteers with computer skills to help with the
gallery cards and featured artist invitations.
As important, however, is your feedback. Let us know
how you feel about the new newsletter for example.
What are your expectations? How can we better meet
your needs? Without your input we can’t know. Looking
forward to hearing from you...
ED KLEIN, President
DISPLAY YOUR ARTWORK
Now is a great time to sign up for gallery space and put
your art on display from April through June! We expect
to bring more shoppers to the gallery with our new signage and planned activities during Henderson’s Heritage
Day Parade in April, the Henderson Art Festival in May,
promoted featured artist events, and more!
If you haven't shown before, do it now! Fees for the
2nd quarter are $35 per full panel and $20 per half panel.
Call Ed Klein at the Gallery to RSVP: (702) 260-0300
AND THE WINNER IS?
Stan Loewenkamp!
His oil painting of the Red Headed
Model took Best of Show and won the
Aileen Dike Award.
Congratulations to all our winners:
FIRST PLACE
Watercolor— Shiela Spargo
Oil—
Laurice Sathre
Acrylic—
Andrew Maioli
Photography— Robert Oberman
Other—
Anna Hammer, Colored Pencil
SECOND PLACE
Watercolor— Jan Schaeffer
Oil—
Stan Loewenkamp
Acrylic—
Susan Richardson
Photography— Carol Bilodeau
Other—
Dotty Fenner, Ink & Gesso
THIRD PLACE
Watercolor— Carolyn Schmalz
Oil—
Georgia Lawson
Acrylic—
Jan Schaeffer
Photography— Anne Carter
Other—
Marcia Dansky, Clay Wood
HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS
Watercolor—
Kazuyo Karan,
Susan Neiry
Oil—
Stan Loewenkamp, Bernie Fiebranz
Acrylic—
Clayton Rippey,
Judi Moreo
Photography—
Anne Carter,
Dick Kersey
Other—
Vija Hamilton, Multi-Media
Other—
Jamie Schab, Batik
Special Thanks to Barbary Usey and George Markiewicz for
hanging the show and to those who helped them.
Thank you to all who attended!
STUDENT’S ART—MARCH 21
Come to our Student Gallery Artist Reception on Friday,
March 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. The Ullis Newton Elementary
School 2nd graders drew cubism portraits using primary/
secondary and warm/cool colors; and 5th graders did
Picasso-like front and side view self-portraits, guided by
their teacher Bobbi Gardner.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
APRIL 3rd 11 a.m.- City Lights will host members of
the West Flamingo Senior Center for a tour of the gallery. Jim Champlin and Mary Amick will host the group.
If you are looking for an outing for your organization or group, please contact the Gallery. Art demos or
videos can be shown to the group. You can also arrange
a luncheon at a nearby restaurant.
Reminder: Our Gallery is open on Sundays from
noon to 4 p.m. Please volunteer to be a sitter, or plan
an afternoon visit with your friends and family. Call the
Gallery if you can volunteer to help.
Tommy Domino is painting new signs for the sandwich boards outside the Gallery. They look great and
have already been attracting visitors! There will be a
doorbell and signage for our handicap entrance.
Anne Carter reported that membership is at 63
with 8 new members this year!
Our email lists will be expanded by collecting business cards, and visitors’ email information in our guest
book. One name will be chosen each month to win a
signed and numbered print.
Barbara Usey, Asst. Gallery Director, will publish
instructions for the proper wiring of frames before the
next show.
Al Matwiejow (Who), Archivist, compiled photos of
the juried show reception. Please send him copies of
ads and publicity about the Gallery.
Remember to include City Lights Gallery in your
Estate Planning.
Jim Champlin will be showing his art at the Springs
Preserves in March. We encourage you to attend.
Chris Mazglad met with the new owner of The
Coffee House on Water St. He would like us to hang artwork there. Tommy Domino and Chris developed a
proposal for discussion at the Marketing meeting. More
information will be coming about this opportunity.
Jim Longwell reported that when the new lounge/
restaurant opens on Water St., the owner also wants
art for his walls.
Sitters, please bring your own laptop to work on at
the Gallery. Our in-house computer is getting cranky.
Two volunteers are needed to care for the bushes
and plantings around the Gallery. Please bring your
pruning shears and beautify our greenery.
Ed Klein will be meeting with the City of Henderson
to discuss opening Army St. to foot traffic only during
city events.
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JUDI MOREO
April Featured Artist
City Lights Gallery is hosting a Meet the Artist Reception for Judi Moreo on Sunday, April 13, from 1- 4 p.m.
Come meet Judi and see her newest collection of watercolor and acrylic paintings.
Judi is an internationally known public speaker
and author who began to discover her talent as a watercolor artist after her doctor diagnosed her with cancer
and advised her to find an outlet for her stress.
Under the tutelage of Ed Klein at the City Lights
Gallery, Judi has created a collection of paintings which
she calls her “Exploration of Life.” After only 3 years of
training, her paintings appear in private collections in
the US, Canada, and Africa and most of her paintings
have been reproduced into greeting cards. This year
she has expanded into acrylic painting by studying with
acclaimed wildlife artist, Jeff Tift. Paintings of both mediums will be displayed. For more information, call City
Lights Artists’ Co-op Gallery at (702) 260-0300.
RECAP OF JURIED SHOW
The Artist Reception went extremely well on March 9th.
There were 127 entries enjoyed by an overflow crowd!
This was the largest juried show at the Gallery, and possibly in Nevada! Awards were presented in the carport
area. A show committee will design a reservation process with deposit for our October Juried Show. A sound
system and other improvements are being considered.
Watch our web site, citylightsartgallery.com and this
newsletter for the “Call For Artists” details.
SEND YOUR LOVE
Elton Blair— It's with great sorrow, we share that Elton
Blair, one of the originating members of City Lights
Artists' Co-op, has passed away after a tough battle with
cancer. Our hearts go out to his wife, Merle, and their
family. He will be greatly missed by all. Services will be
at St. Paul's Charismatic Episcopal Church in Henderson
on Sunday, March 23rd at 1 p.m. If you would like to
leave a message for Merle, please visit the online guest
book at www.palmmortuary.com.
Lee Moses, our Gallery Director, is recovering from major surgery. We wish him well and send him healing
prayers for a quick recover to full activities.
MARCH 2014
COMING SOON
WHO IS TOMMY TUCKER?
 New Gallery brochures! Please
Tom Domino AKA Tommy Tucker
volunteer to place them in: banks,
hotels, public buildings, senior centers, and art stores. Can you help?
started drawing at age 7, inspired by
seeing his uncle draw a ship from a magazine cover. His self-training started with
an oil painting at age 12. Tom says, “I
also created an exact replica of our Parish church made out of 2500 ice cream
sticks, found on the playground during
recess. My teachers, siblings, and parents were amazed.”
In upstate NY, Tom was mentored by
the famous American Hudson Valley
Artists John F. Gould and Tom Beecham.
He attended Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. In summer 1969, Tom received
a full scholarship for Yale Summer School
of Music and Art-- one of 75 students
who attended. After getting his BFA from
Herron, he went to USC for his MFA with
a full teaching assistantship. He received
the Kate and Cole Porter Scholarship in
1971. He said, “At USC, I meet my future
wife, Clarisa, one of my undergraduate
drawing class students. After graduation, we moved back to upstate NY
where I had my own Sign Shop.”
Tom and Clarisa had a son, Ben, and
daughter, Claire. Claire was born with
Cystic Fibrosis. For better medical care,
the family moved back to California. Tom
worked as a sign writer for 31 years in all
the major Hollywood Studios. He was
heavily involved in The Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation and The California Jaycees to
help raise money for research for a cure.
He learned to network and promote
fund raising projects.
Tom has worked in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and drawing. He prefers acrylic
because it dries fast and can be used like
oil, layered and applied heavy with lots
of paint, or smooth and soft. He noted, “I
like detailed drawing first, then letting
pencil show through the paint, if I want.”
As an Art student he was commissioned to do a 30’ long mural for the
new Law School of Indiana U. USC commissioned a 60’mural for their new Law
School. Tom recalled, “I was involved in
the Malibu Artist’s Association, and
showed my work at Pepperdine University. My Painting, “Claire,” was in a Juried
Show at Topanga Canyon Gallery in
2012, and my work was also shown in
Glendale, CA 2010-2012. Presently my
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April 17th is “Going to Market Day!”
On Thurs. April 17, from 10 to 4pm,
City Lights is going to the Farmers
Market on Water St. Volunteers are
needed to man the table/tent that
day, to display art, give out raffle
tickets for an Aileen Dike piece, create interest for the Gallery Celebration on April 26th, and pass out brochures. Volunteer– join the fun!
CITY LIGHTS CELEBRATES! 4/26
This is another opportunity to show
off our refurbished gallery. Media
and other key contacts will be invited. Please bring your friends and
family to enjoy our fresh Qtr-2 exhibit as well as the Henderson Heritage Day Parade! With a new crowd
of parade spectators and our new
Gallery signs pointing to us, we expect brisk pedestrian traffic at the
Gallery. Volunteer to help set up
outdoor tents, demo your skills and
you'll have prime display space/
selling opportunities for the day!
City Lights & Art Festival
The Art Festival of Henderson is on
Mother's Day weekend and we're participating in a big way! We will continue
to offer the opportunity to buy booth
space in the convention center. With
only 14 or 15 spaces available, contact
Ed Klein for more information and/or to
RSVP. With crowds of 20,000 or more,
we plan to set up tents on Army St for
demos and displays. Once again, our
new signs, festival announcers, artist
demos and more should lure a nice
group of potential buyers into the gallery. Please volunteer your talents!
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Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
TREASURER
SECRETARY
GALLERY DIRECTOR
Ed Klein
Tommy Tucker
Chris Mazglad
Anne Carter
Lee Moses
ASSISTANT GALLERY DIRECTORS
Barbara Usey
George Markiewicz
COMMITTEES
Communications
Delia Price
Shows
Ed Klein
Web Site
Jim Longwell
Membership
Anne Carter
Scholarships
Susan Labuda
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Al Matwiejow
Jan Schaeffer
Andrew Maioli
Jim Champlin
Bill Rodreick
Stephanie Rose
Please contact members by email:
citylightscoop@centurylink.net.
Your questions or comments will be
referred to the appropriate person for
a timely answer.
work can be seen at City Lights, Boulder
City Art Guild, Boulder City Hall and Henderson City Hall.”
Tom is currently Vice President of
City Lights Art Gallery. He says, “I hope
with my vast amount of knowledge in
the Motion Picture industry, Sign Businesses, and working under pressure with
lots of people that I can help build this
art gallery to be a very successful venue.
“Over the years I have had lots of
tragedies and lots of successes. I hope I
can express that in my artwork and bring
influence to the gallery in a positive
manner!”
Tom has two web sites:
www.dominoenterprises.com, and
www.tommytuckertime.com, which has
an 8 -1/2 minute Video about Tom, the
Artist.
MARCH 2014
Calendar of Events
2014
MAR
APR
* New Dates (Non City Lights Gallery Events)
15
17
21
27-29
Sa
M
Fr
Th-Sa
Henderson St. Paddy’s Parade
Marketing Meeting
Reception for Students’ Artwork 4-6 pm
Pick-up Juried Show Artwork,
Drop off Q2 Exhibit
3
8
12
12-13
13
17
26
26
Th
Tu
Sa
Sa-Su
Su
Th
Sa
Sa
Gallery Tour by W. Flamingo Senior Center
Board Meeting—Gallery
Aileen Dike/Georgine Morelli- Sale:Bldr City
Boulder City Art Festival
Featured Artist Reception—Judi Moreo
Go To Market Day
Henderson Heritage Day Parade
City Lights Celebrates!
MAY 10-11 Sa-Su
11 Su
13 Tu
Art Festival of Henderson (Mother’s Day)
Featured Artist Reception—Bill Roderick
Board Meeting— Gallery
JUN
8 Su
10 Tu
TBD
TBD
Featured Artist Reception—Chris Mazglad
Board Meeting
Scholarship Award Ceremony
Family Picnic
JUL
8 Tu
13 Su
Board Meeting— Gallery
Featured Artist Reception—Jim Champlin
AUG
10 Su
12 Tu
Featured Artist Recept—George Markiewicz
Board Meeting— Gallery
SEP
9 Tu
14 Su
TBD
Board Meeting— Gallery
Featured Artist Reception—Terry Titus
ArtTrain
OCT
14 Tu
TBD
TBD
Board Meeting— Gallery
Juried Show
Student Juried Show
NOV
9 Su
11 Tu
DEC
9 Tu
TBD
TBD
Featured Artist Reception—Anna Hammer
Board Meeting— Gallery
Board Meeting— Gallery
Annual Member Show
Annual Membership Meeting/Party
CITY LIGHTS ART GALLERY
3 East Army Street, Henderson, NV 89015
Mailing Address: PO BOX 91314, Henderson, NV 89009-1314
Phone:
(702) 260-0300
Email:
citylightscoop@centurylink.net
Web Site: citylightsartgallery.com
Twitter: @CityLights_Gal
Facebook: City Lights Art Gallery, Henderson, NV
Open
Tues—Sat: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun: Noon to 4 p.m.
Web Master: Jim Longwell,
Lantern Editor: Delia Price
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IMPORTANT LAST MINUTE NOTICE!
CLASS WITH ANNA HAMMER
This Sunday, March 16th
Anna Hammer, award winning colored pencil artist, has
agreed to teach classes at City Lights Gallery. Find details at www.citylightsartgallery. Her first class is this
Sunday, March 16 at 1 pm. Learn about colored pencil
techniques and drawing portraits from one of the best!
Come join the class!
MORE UPDATES
 If you know of any community programs that might
require some assistance, please inform Susan LaBuda,
School Program Coordinator.
 City Lights art work is currently being displayed at
City Hall through the end of June. Plan to see it.
 City Lights Gallery is actively seeking new members.
Ask your artist friends if they would like to join the Coop. The more members, the more energy we have to
pursue new avenues!
 Income tax itemized deductions: As a 501(c)3 charitable organization, your donations to City Lights Gallery
are tax deductible and so is your mileage!
Our New Members
Welcome to our new members:
Dinah Brewington—Oil, Pastel, Watercolor, Ink
Paul Garrison— Acrylic, Watercolor
Steve Kilgour—Oil painting, palatte knife. Steve
already volunteered for the Marketing Team!
Myra Oberman— Welcome back!
Jessica Wakefield— Watercolor, Acrylic, Pastel
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Thank you!
NOTE: The Lantern is published by Co-op staff. Signed articles
represent the opinion of the writer and not necessarily that
of the corporate entity.
MARCH 2014