BRUSHMARKS
Published monthly
April 2002

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE:
I would like to take this opportunity to point out some of the ways in which we may take advantage of our membership in OSA.

Classes are available in a variety of media. Your officers, directors, and activities chairs are doing an outstanding volunteer job in bringing you programs and workshops designed to expand your knowledge and abilities as artists. Take advantage of these opportunities and use them as best fits your artistic development.

Share your work with others through your exhibits in the gallery and observe their work as well. Encourage new members to seek out the activities which benefit them and enhance their artistic talents. Working together we can make the most of what we have here. Jack Miller, President, 503-697-9646

DAY MEETING:
Thursday, April 11 - Doors open at 10:00 am, Meeting at 11:00 am. Guest artist Sharri LaPierre will give a demonstration and talk on printmaking. She is a well known Vancouver printmaker with 40 years experience in printmaking. She is a member of the NW Print Council, and she has an MFA from the University of California, Irvine.

NIGHT MEETING:
Thursday, April 18 - Meeting at 8:00 pm - Doors open at 6:00 pm. Guest artist Carol Sands will give a demonstration and talk about watercolor and acrylics. She is a member of OSA and Watercolor Society of Oregon. Many may remember her excellent demonstration at OSA last year that was received with enthusiasm.

THE CRITIQUE GROUP:
6:30 pm, prior to the Thursday evening meeting. Everyone is invited. Active and Associate Members bring one to three paintings and participate in the critique, or just come to watch, listen, learn, and enjoy.

GALLERY EXHIBITS:
Open 1 pm to 4 pm, Tuesday through Sunday. No admission fee.

The theme for the April show is "All Creatures Great and Small" (wildlife, human portraits, life forms and action). The show will open with an artists' reception on Sunday April 7, 1pm to 4pm and will include paintings in various media from the following artists: Jan Ames, Lillie Bates, Susan Bottler, George Corneil, Madeline Jewitt, Tsune Leben, Barbara Mercer, Marilyn Rhyting. The show will close Friday May 3.

As we celebrate OSA's 75th Anniversary, we will again feature an Artist of the Month. In the April show it will be Janet Louvau Holt, a long standing member of OSA , 2001 President, and currently serving on the OSA Board as Past President. Janet Holt is a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, and the Colored Pencil Society of America. Her paintings are in collections at the Portland Art Museum, Oregon History Center, and many other private and corporation collections in the North America and Scotland. She is represented in the Portland Art Museum Rental Gallery and other galleries in Portland and Salem. Her paintings have been published in art magazines and featured in a motion picture. She is a respected workshop teacher, printmaker, and public speaker.

Also, we will continue our display of paintings from the archives.

COMING UP IN THE GALLERY:
The May show will open on Sunday May 5 and close on Friday May 31. This show includes any subject, any medium. The sign-up sheet is posted on the OSA studio bulletin board. Questions call Jane Sayler at 503-274-1028.

Attention Associate Members:
The July show will include you along with active members. This is the first year we have done this. The July show opens June 30, any subject, any medium. Here is your opportunity to show some of your paintings in the OSA gallery.

20th Annual Rose Art Show - "Imagine the Possibilities"
OSA will hold its 20th Annual Rose Art Show during June 2000. This is an all media, juried show. Any member of OSA (Active and Associate) may enter.

Chris Keylock Williams, juror for the 20th Annual Rose Art Show is a well known Oregon artist and teacher. Chris' paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad. Her paintings have won numerous awards and she currently has a "Best of Show" painting traveling with the Arizona Watercolor Society Exhibition. She will also have a painting in the spring 2002 Aqueous Media Exhibition of the Watercolor Society of Oregon. Chris is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and the Northwest Watercolor Society, as well as past president of the Watercolor Society of Oregon. Her paintings are featured in three books, several magazines, on note cards, and prints.

Look for the Rose Art Show Prospectus included with this issue of BRUSHMARKS. It has all the information you need in order to enter your artwork in the Rose Art Show. Additional prospectus will be available at OSA and at various businesses around the Portland area. For details, contact Kathleen Scoggin at 503-469-8040.

New Members:
Welcome to new associate members: Mary Bell, Terry Dodson, Therese Emberlin, Matthew Faust, Julianna Jen, Dick McCoy, Yvonne McNeill, Linda Rook, Chris Soter.

FOR OSA INFORMATION, CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
President: Jack Miller, 503-697-9646 Workshops: Esther Emmrich, 503-331-7748 Gallery Exhibits: Jane Sayler, 503-452-9366 Membership: Virginia Grubb, 503-335-3618 : Treasurer, Lloyd Allen: 503-244-5283

Members:
OSA needs information about you for our Website. We have added a section showing all of our members, and would like some photos of your work to add to it. Please fill out the following Member Bio/Contact form for the Website.

Name (Last) ____________________________________________________

(First) _________________________________________________________

City _______________________________________________State _______

Telephone ______________________________________________________

E-mail address __________________________________________________

Your Web site URL http://__________________________________________

Add a brief statement about your art work or yourself (no more than 140 characters including spaces).

Print out this page, enclose a print photo ( 5 inches x 7 inches, or smaller) of one of your paintings. Send to:

OREGON SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, OR 97205
Attn: Web Site Bio