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The Newsletter of The Hyde Park Art Association MARCH 2001

Robert Douglas Hunter to critique members' works on March 10th, from 1 - 3 PM at Menino Hall in the Hyde Park Branch Library.

ITEMS FOR INCLUSION IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF THIS NEWSLETTER MAY BE EMAILED TO alwallstrom@mediaone.net OR MAILED TO HYDE PARK ART ASSOC. C/O CHERYL MURPHY, 258 TURTLE POND PARKWAY, HYDE PARK, MA 02136

MARCH 10TH MEETING
Robert Douglas Hunter will be critiquing HPAA artists' works at the March meeting.

Mr. Hunter, one of the most important of the "Boston School" painters, graduated with honors from Vesper George School of Art in Boston in 1949 and taught there from 1950 until the school closed in 1983. He also taught at the Worcester Art Museum from 1965 to 1975 and is a member of the Copley Society, the Provincetown Art Association, and the Guild of Boston Artists.

Everyone should try and bring in one or two works for Mr. Hunter's suggestions and insights.

THE APRIL SHOW
1. For the City Hall Show in April, each entrant will be allowed one (1) piece only. The piece will be eligible for a Grumbacher award only if at least 50% of the work was done using Grumbacher materials. A Grumbacher entry is also eligible for non-Grumbacher awards.

2. There is an entry fee of $10.00 for the show.

3. Because of increased costs and to reduce no-shows, there will be a seat reservation fee of $5.00 for each seat on the April Show Bus. $3.00 of the fee will be refunded on the day of the show. The remaining $2.00 will be used for expenses. No-shows = no refund.

4. Seat reservations must be made by March 15, 2001. There is a handy form included with this newsletter.

5. HPAA will charge a 10% commission for each piece sold.

Thanks to Edwina Caci for last month's knock-out demo!

MENINO HALL EXHIBITIONS
Paul Nolan & Marion Mitchell - April & May
Al Wallstrom - June & July

MOCHA JAVA EXHIBITIONS
John Marshall Dyke - March
Russ Cevoli & Frank Gerulskis - April
May is available
Paul Nolan & Marion Mitchell - June

ISABELL'S RESTAURANT IN DEDHAM
Dot Babineau is showing her work at Isabella's through March

HYDE PARK SAVINGS BANK
The Hyde Park Savings Bank show will change over on March 3rd. On Saturday, March 3, 2001, come to the rear entrance to the main branch across the street from the Municipal Building between 8:45 - 9:00 AM. Paintings currently on display must be picked up at that time. Artists who wish to have paintings on display at the bank or bank branches should bring them to the same location at the same time. Call Russ Cevoli at 617-361-3921 for details.

Menino Hall & Mocha Java are continuously available for one-person, two-person, or group shows. Arrange scheduling with Cheryl Murphy. Menino Hall shows will run for two consecutive months.

REFRESHMENTS NEEDED
Refreshment volunteers for the monthly meetings please contact Nancy Marotta, at 327-0960. We still need a volunteer for the March meeting.

JOB OPPORTUNITY
The Boston Cultural Council has two job openings:
1.    Director of Cultural Promotion
2. Cultural Information Specialist

Call Esther Kaplan at 617-635-3245 for more info.

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY
Art sale to benefit Boston Archdiocesan Choir School. The sale is on Sunday, March 25, 2001. Paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, and quilts may be entered. Entry form is enclosed with this newsletter. For more info call Alan Witschonke at 617-661-2887.

BOSTON ARTS DIRECTORY
Get yourself listed in Janice Williams Boston Arts Directory! This is an excellent marketing opportunity! There is no charge to you. Contact Janice at 617-325-2388 or at her website, www.artfulgift.com.

CYBER-SPACE
Sandra Toro's HPAA site is
http://members.aol.com/HydeParkArt/HPANews.html

Janice Williams Website, http://www.artfulgift.com, is full of info, links, and opportunities for artists.

The Boston Arts Directory is available at http://www.artfulgift.com

The WRAA website is http://townonline.koz.com/visit/wraa

The Hyde Park Savings Bank is a Corporate sponsor of the HPAA

The HPAA is supported, in part, by  the City of Boston Office of Cultural Affairs

Edwina Caci to demonstrate portraiture on February 10th, from 1 – 3 PM at Menino Hall in the Hyde Park Branch Library.

Edwina Caci, an award-winning portraitist will be the centerpiece of the February meeting.

Ms Caci is a graduate of the Hornsey School of Art in London and is currently teaching multi-media art at the Excalibur Art Studio, in Quincy. She has also taught at the Quincy & Abington Art Associations and as well as for the William Henry Gallery in East Milton.

Caci’s work may be found in many collections, including The City of Quincy Mayoral Portraits, Cambridge, MA Court Justices Portraits, and the Parkway Methodist Church in Milton’s collection of past and present ministers.

She is currently a Commission Portrait Artist for The Copley Society of Boston, The William Henry Gallery in East Milton, Frantic Framers of Quincy, and the Little House Gallery in Wilton Connecticut.

In 1994 Ms Caci won the Copley Society’s Richard & Mary Schroeder Portrait award for excellence.

Robert Douglas Hunter will be critiquing HPAA artists’ works at the March meeting. Everyone should try and bring in one or two works for Mr. Hunter’s suggestions and insights.

Announcements and actions of the board – meeting of 01/27/01

1. Our association was awarded a grant of $1000 for the 2000-2001 year by the Boston Cultural Council.
2. The HPAA website name will be HPART.ORG. (Sandra Toro has taken responsibility for bringing HPAA into the information age and we are grateful. THANKS SANDRA!)
3. A coffee maker has been purchased by HPAA for use at meetings.
4. For the City Hall Show in April, each entrant will be allowed one (1) piece only. The piece will be eligible for a Grumbacher award only if at least 50% of the work was done using Grumbacher materials. A Grumbacher entry is also eligible for non-Grumbacher awards.
5. There is an entry fee of $10.00 for the show.
6. Because of increased costs and to reduce no-shows, there will be a reservation fee of $5.00 for each seat on the April Show Bus. $3.00 of the fee will be refunded on the day of the show. The remaining $2.00 will be used for expenses. No-shows = no refund.
7. Seat reservations must be made by March 15, 2001. There is a handy form included with this newsletter. If you lose the form, call Cheryl and throw yourself on her mercy.
8. HPAA will charge a 10% commission for each piece sold while utilizing a venue procured by the Association (Hyde Park Savings Bank, City Hall Show, Mocha Java, etc.)
9. An effort will be mounted to secure business sponsors for the HPAA.

Thanks to Tony Apesos for an outstanding demonstration of glazing techniques in January. I know of at least one member of the audience who immediately started experimenting with glazing after arriving home from the demo!

Menino Hall
Paul Nolan & Marion Mitchell – April
Al Wallstrom - May

Mocha Java
Al Wallstrom – February
March is available
Russ Cevoli & Frank Gerulskis – April
May is available
Paul Nolan & Marion Mitchell - June

These spaces are continuously available for one-person, two-person, or group shows. Arrange scheduling with Cheryl Murphy.

Refreshment volunteers for the monthly meetings please contact Nancy Marotta, at 327-0960. We still need a volunteer for the March meeting.

Job Opportunity
The Boston Cultural Council has two job openings:
Director of Cultural Promotion
Cultural Information Specialist
Call Esther Kaplan at 617-635-3245 for more info.

Opportunity
Art sale to benefit Boston Archdiocesan Choir School. The sale is on Sunday, March 25, 2001. Paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, and quilts may be entered. Entry form is enclosed with this newsletter. For more info call Alan Witschonke at 617-661-2887.

Boston Arts Directory

Get yourself listed in Janice Williams Boston Arts Directory! This is an excellent opportunity to market yourself! There is no charge to you. Contact Janice at 617-325-2388 or at her website, www.artfulgift.com.

Sandra Toro’s HPAA site is http://members.aol.com/HydeParkArt/HPANews.html

Janice Williams Website, http://www.artfulgift.com, is full of info, links, and opportunities for artists.

The Boston Arts Directory is available at http://www.artfulgift.com

The WRAA website is
http://townonline.koz.com/visit/wraa

Tony Apesos, will be demonstrating classic oil painting techniques in Menino Hall on the lower level of the Hyde Park Branch Library from 1-3 PM on Saturday, January 13^th. The techniques of underpainting, glazing, and the use of opaque and transparent paint, were perfected by master painters of the 16^th century and used to great effect by later masters such as Rembrandt, Rubens, and Picasso.

Mr Apesos is Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the Art Institute of Boston where he has been teaching since 1992. His goal as an artist is to use the figure to engage the viewer in a visual metaphor for human longing for things both seen and unseen, for things gained and things lost – a metaphor of a fleeting moment distilled into a single image.

Mr. Apesos work has been shown in many group, Invitational, and one-person exhibitions including the New Art Center in Newton this past May, Art on The Point at U. Mass, Boston, and the Amos Eno Gallery in New York.

Program Director, Debra Fitzgerald, continues to arrange outstanding demos – Portrait painter, Edwina Caci will demo in February. She will be followed in March by old friend and returnee, Robert Douglas Hunter who will be offering his insightful critiques of HPAA artists’ works.

Thanks to Roz Farbush for giving us all some insights into her life in art and as well as some very useful tips for working with acrylic paints.

MENINO HALL EXHIBITIONs

Cheryl Murphy – January

Ann Quinlan - February

March is Unavailable

Paul Nolan & Marion Mitchell – April

Al Wallstrom - May

Mocha Java EXHIBITIONs

Al Wallstrom – February

March is Open

Russ Cevoli & Frank Gerulskis – April

May is Open

Paul Nolan & Marion Mitchell - June

These spaces are continuously available for one-person, two-person, or group shows. Arrange scheduling with Cheryl Murphy

Refreshments Needed

Refreshment volunteers for the monthly meetings please contact Nancy Marotta, at 327-0960. We still need a volunteer for the January 13^th meeting.

Check out the HPAA page on Sandra Toro’s web site. This newsletter as well as other HPAA info is available there. Space is also available for individual artists to show some of their work. A great opportunity to get your stuff to the public.

Sandra’s HPAA site is

http://members.aol.com/HydeParkArt/HPANews.html

Janice Williams Website, http://www.artfulgift.com, is full of info, links, and opportunities for artists.

Janice announces the compilation of The Boston Arts Directory.

Resource information is available in the following categories: Colleges, Museums, Galleries, Craft Shops, Supplies, Profiles, Publications, Events, Classes, Kids, Organizations, Grants, Theatres, Writers/Books, & Music.

The Boston Arts Directory is available at http://www.artfulgift.com

The WRAA website is

http://townonline.koz.com/visit/wraa

Roz Farbush demonstrates oil painting on December 9, from 1 – 3 PM at Menino Hall in the Hyde Park Branch Library.

Items for inclusion in the next issue of this newsletter may be emailed to alwallstrom@mediaone.net or snail-mailed to Hyde Park Art Assoc. c/o Cheryl Murphy, 258 Turtle Pond Parkway, Hyde Park, MA 02136

Roz Farbush, a gifted New England artist and teacher will be demonstrating oil painting techniques at the December 9^th meeting. Ms Farbush is known for her dramatic use of color and dynamic brushwork especially when applied to crowd scenes.

Ms Farbush work is in many private and corporate collections including the Bank of Boston, State Street Bank, and the Fitchburg Museum collections. She has had numerous solo exhibitions across North America including the Josh Klingerman Gallery in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and the Copley Society. Juried group exhibitions include those at venues such as the Galeria de Monte Taxco, Taxco, Mexico, Duxbury Art Complex, Bennett Galleries in Tennessee, and at the Copley Society.

Roz Farbush taught drawing and painting for more than thirty years at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and is also a graduate of the Museum School. Her work is represented in galleries internationally and locally by the Judy Rotenburg Gallery.

This will be a unique opportunity for all of us to meet and observe a gifted artist and teacher at work. Take advantage of your membership in the HPAA and come out on December 9^th!!!

Thanks to John Glass for a most informative and entertaining demo at the HPAA November meeting.

Russ Cevoli won the raffle for the painting of the Marina Bay Boardwalk. (Sorry Jack)

MENINO HALL EXHIBITION

Cheryl Murphy – Through December

Mocha Java EXHIBITION

Nancy Marotta – Through December

open dates at Menino Hall & mocha Java

January is still open at Menino Hall

March is still open at Mocha Java

These spaces are available for one-person, two-person, or group shows. A sign-up sheet will be available at each meeting.

Refreshments Needed

Refreshment volunteers for the monthly meetings please contact Nancy Marotta, at 327-0960. We still need a volunteer for the December 9^th meeting.

Cyber-space

Check out the HPAA page on Sandra Toro’s web site. This newsletter as well as other HPAA info is available there. Space is also available for individual artists to show some of their work. A great opportunity to get your stuff to the public.

Sandra’s HPAA site is

http://members.aol.com/HydeParkArt/HPANews.html

Janice Williams Website, http://www.artfulgift.com, is full of info, links, and opportunities for artists.

http://www.artfulgift.com/hpart.htm.

The WRAA website is

http://townonline.koz.com/visit/wraa

 We wish Nancy Marotta a speedy recovery from her recent surgery. Those who know Nancy’s irrepressible personality will realize she won’t be out of action long.

Items for inclusion in the next issue of this newsletter may be emailed to alwallstrom@mediaone.net or snail-mailed to Hyde Park Art Assoc. c/o Cheryl Murphy, 258 Turtle Pond Parkway, Hyde Park, MA 02136.

John Glass demonstrates oil painting on November 18, Debra Fitzgerald Show at Fornax in Roslindale Through November

Thanks to Anatoly Dverin for an entertaining and informative demo at the HPAA October meeting. The Photo shows Anatoly, Russ Cevoli – current HPAA VP, & Tom Folan – an HPAA founder & Past President.

REPEAT! Jack "Lucky" McDonald was, once again, the winner of the monthly raffle. Congratulations! (Got a number?)

November 4 Meeting

November’s meeting will occur between 1 and 3 PM at Menino Hall in the Hyde Park Branch Library and will feature John Glass who won Best of Show at The Arts Affair 2000 at Marina Bay in Quincy last August. The prize-winning work and artist are shown below.

John Glass is a multi-faceted talent with both right-brain and left-brain skills and achievments. He originally trained in architecture at Wentworth, and gradually migrated into petroleum engineering. He began painting over 25 years ago in order to spend more time with his wife, Virginia, who is also an artist.

John works in both oil and watercolor and favors marsh landscapes and buildings in an impressionist style. He is a long-time member of the Randolph Art Association and some of his works are on permanent display in the Randolph town hall and library. Other works are in numerous private collections.

Refreshments Needed

Refreshment volunteers for the monthly meetings please contact Nancy Marotta, at 327-0960. As of this writing we still need a volunteer for the November 18^th meeting.

Debra Fitgerald at Fornax Bakery Through November

Debra Fitzgerald, past first place winner in oil at the Spring City Hall show, Is showing her work at Fornax Bakery, 13 Corinth Street in Roslindale. The show runs through November.

This is a good opportunity to see Debra’s work, whose, impressionistic park- and gardenscapes are consistent prize-winners in local shows.

Mocha Java – January, March, May, July, & August available. Menino Hall at the Library has openings for shows in January, February, June, & July.

These spaces will be available for one-person, two-person, or group shows. A sign-up sheet will be available at each meeting.

West Roxbury art association

Marilyn Swift is the demo artist for the WRAA meeting scheduled for November 13 at 7 PM at the WR Library.

Cyber-space

Check out the HPAA page on Sandra Toro’s web site. This newsletter as well as other HPAA info is available there. Space is also available for individual artists to show some of their work. A great opportunity to get your stuff to the public.

Sandra’s HPAA site is

http://members.aol.com/HydeParkArt/HPANews.html

Janice Williams Website, http://www.artfulgift.com is full of info, links, and opportunities for artists. http://www.artfulgift.com/hpart.htm.

The WRAA website is http://townonline.koz.com/visit/wraa

Boston Open studios coalition

Nov 11-12, Allston Arts 617 787-4474

Our condolences to the family and friends of Joe Nagel – a faithful and long-time member of the HPAA who passed away recently.

October 2000

Anatoly Dverin demonstrates pastel painting on October14, Show opportunities at Mocha Java & Menino Hall

Thanks to Bob Jorgensen for an entertaining and informative demo at the HPAA September meeting. And thanks to Paul Nolan for trekking to Dunkin’ Donuts for all that delicious coffee! The refreshments were very welcome! Jack McDonald was the lucky winner of the monthly raffle – a book by Dawn McCleod Helm called Painting Realistic Watercolor. OK, Jack, read the book, do some painting and then sign up for some of the exhibit space available at Mocha Java or Menino Hall!

October’s meeting will occur between 1 and 3 PM at Menino Hall in the Hyde Park Branch Library.

The meeting will feature Anatoly Dverin, a consummate pastellist, who will be applying his skills to a still-life demonstration. Mr. Dverin has demo’d for HPAA in the past and always has something new with which to delight, entertain, and inform the group.

Before coming to Boston in 1976, Anatoly studied at a junior college in Ukraine, the Commercial and Industrial Art Institute in St. Petersburg and the Institute of Fine Art in Kharkov, Ukraine. Mr. Dverin was the recipient of the First Place Joseph V. Guffuni Memorial Award at the Pastel Society of America's 25th Anniversary Show, and Best of Show from the Pastel Society of North Florida in 1996 and 2000. He is currently represented by many galleries including Gallery 1000 Carmel, California, and Marin-Price Gallery Chevy Chase Maryland.

Refreshment volunteers for the monthly meetings please contact Nancy Marotta, at 327-0960. As of this writing we still need a volunteer for the October 14^th meeting.

Russ Cevoli asks that all with paintings currently on exhibit at the Hyde Park Savings Bank be on hand at the bank on Saturday morning from 8:45 to 9:00 to pick up their work. The ongoing exhibit is being recycled with new pieces.

There are still open slots for work to be shown at Mocha Java & Menino Hall.

Mocha Java – Hyde Park’s newest coffee house has October, January, March, May, July, & August available.

Menino Hall at the Library has openings for shows in October, January, February, June, & July. Space is also available in upstairs areas of the library.

These spaces will be available for One-person, two-person, or group shows. If someone has an idea for a theme for a group show, let Cheryl know. A sign-up sheet will be available at each meeting.

Cyber-space

You should check out the HPAA page on Sandra Toro’s web site. This could become an important vehicle for the rapid dissemination of HPAA news in the future. This newsletter as well as other HPAA info is available there. Space is also available for individual artists to show some of their work. A great opportunity to get your stuff to the public.

Sandra’s HPAA site is

http://members.aol.com/HydeParkArt/HPANews.html

(type it exactly as shown)

Janice Williams Website, http://www.artfulgift.com, is full of info, links, and opportunities for artists. This site will also be carrying news about HPAA happenings. To go directly to HPAA news go to

http://www.artfulgift.com/hpart.htm.

Boston Open studios coalition

Nov 11-12, Allston Arts 617 787-4474

If you've absented yourself from HPAA monthly meetings because the sound of bouncing basketballs left you with a headache, or because the folding chairs gave you a backache, or because the cavern at the Muni gave you vertigo, then you will have to think of new reasons to stay away this year!

NEW MEETING ROOM
Meetings this year will be held in Menino Hall at the newly-renovated Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library located at 35 Harvard Avenue. Menino Hall is downstairs in the library and may be reached by either elevator or stairway.

Meetings will be held, as usual, on the second Saturday of the month from 1 to 3 PM.

Paul Nolan has volunteered for refreshment duty for the September 9th meeting, but volunteers for October & November will be appreciated. See Nancy Marotta, Refreshments Director for details.

SEPTEMBER 9 MEETING

The September meeting features Bob Jorgensen a watercolorist whose love and appreciation of nature and the outdoors is reflected in his paintings of coastal scenes and wildlife. Bob is a signature member of both the New England and the Northeast Watercolor Societies and his work is shown nationally. Bob's studio is in Ashland, Massachusetts.

Photos from The City Hall Show will also be available for viewing.

NEW EXHIBITION SPACE

Two new exhibition spaces are now available to members of HPAA:
Mocha Java - Hyde Park's newest coffee house has made it's wall space available to HPAA, and Menino Hall at the Library is also available for exhibitions by the HPAA.

These spaces will be available for One-Person Shows on a monthly basis. Group or combined shows may be scheduled in the future. A sign-up sheet will be available at each meeting.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DOT BABINEAU

Dot won first place in the Oil Painting category at the Marina Bay Arts Affair Show held in Quincy, MA last August. Let's give a big hand for a talented artist.

BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Cheryl Murphy announced the Association was awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant for this year. The funds will go a long way toward meeting expenses for demonstrators, bus rental, etc.

The possibility of combining the HPAA with the West Roxbury Art Association was discussed - there is no interest in such a move.

The necessity for increased publicity to heighten public awareness of the HPAA and it's activities and to enhance member participation was discussed. Nancy Marotta is going to investigate the use of Valu-Pak coupons to advertise the monthly demos. Al Wallstrom will work to improve publicity for HPAA events in the local print media.   Sandra Toro has provided some space on her web page for HPAA use. She will also secure a domain name for a future HPAA web site.

Sandra's HPAA site is
http://members.aol.com/HydeParkArt/HPANews.html
Check it out! (type it exactly as shown)

Janice Williams Website, http://www.artfulgift.com, will also be carrying news about HPAA happenings. To go directly to HPAA news go to http://www.artfulgift.com/hpart.htm.

Paul Nolan will investigate the possibility of obtaining space at the Muni for HPAA members to meet and paint on a regular basis.

For all shows at Menino Hall or Mocha Java, each exhibitor will be responsible for organizing all aspects of his/her show - including reception arrangements. Cheryl Murphy will provide contacts for these venues.

With regret we announce the passing of Theresa DiMarzio, mother of past HPAA president Nancy Marotta. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Nancy and her family.

Please complete the membership application enclosed with this newsletter & return, along with your check, to Cheryl Murphy ASAP.

Thanks.

The HPAA is supported, in part, by
Massachusetts Cultural Council - A state agency that funds your community's local cultural council.

Dear Members,

This month we are proud to be hosting an oil landscape demonstration by Sharon Carson, of Rockport. Ms. Carson does all of her paintings on location in the Cape Ann area. She is especially attracted to the colors found in nature. Ms. Carson works exclusively in oils. The richness of the color and "juiciness" of the pigment appeal to her.

Ms. Carson is a member and officer on the Board of Governors of the Rockport Art Association, and a member of the North Shore Arts Association and the Copley Society of Boston. She is an active teacher and demonstrator. Ms. Carson was featured in the November 1989 issue of American Artist magazine. We are happy to welcome her back to Hyde Park for this exciting demonstration.

Our monthly meeting will take place Saturday, November 13, 1999. It will be held at Hyde Park Community Center, 1179 River Street, Hyde Park, from 1-3 PM, in the main auditorium.

We have had some changes in the line up for this year, as of yet we have not filled the vacancy left in December by the cancellation of Peter Spataro. January demonstrator will be Louise Trenholm, from the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod . Louise will be working in abstract form. February we will be hosting a demonstration by Michele Dangelo, who will be working in oil. Both January and February artists came via Sarah Fielding Gunn, whom we would like to thank for not only this help in completing our line up but for giving a wonderful demonstration in October. For those of you that were unable to attend, I can only say, "Sorry" because you missed an outstanding meeting and a beautiful raffle piece that came complete with gold frame. Ave Marie Scienski was the lucky winner. Ave is also the artist behind the beautiful mural on the old Hyde Park theater on Fairmount Ave.

We are still looking for volunteers to bring refreshments for monthly meetings. No one has volunteered as of yet. This months meeting is still unhosted. If you are able to provide a beverage and snack at any meeting, please call me at 617-364-9336.

We would like to wish a speedy recovery for our member and host of Greater Roslindale Arts show, Monday at 6:00 PM on Channel 24, Glenn Williams who was side lined with unexpected surgery last month. Glenn is always looking for artists to come on the show and talk about their art and events they are involved in. Contact Janice Williams at jwilliams@gatecorporation.com or FAX (617) 469-9334. Janice has a web site selling art work by artists. Send up to three photos with captions and artist bio to: Janice Williams, Gate Corporation, 405 Belgrade Ave., W. Roxbury, Ma 02132.

We would also like to welcome new members, J. Marshall Dyke of Brockton and Marilyn Mc Carthy of Dedham. See you all Saturday, November 13^th

October 199

Dear Members,

Let me begin by apologizing to those of you that came out to our Sept. meeting and left disappointed because we had no demonstrator. I called Mr. Cormier after I was made aware of the problem and left a message trying to find out if there were extenuating circumstances that left Mr. Cormier unable to attend. He did not return my phone call. This is the second time Mr. Cormier has failed to show for a demonstration. I’m sorry to say that we will not ask him back.

On a happier note, we are pleased to announce that Sarah Fielding Gunn will be doing a pastel demonstration for us Sat. Oct. 9^th, 1999 at 1-3 PM. Our meeting will be held at the Hyde Park Community Center , 1179 River Street, Hyde Park, in the main auditorium. Ms. Gunn comes to us from the Pastel Society of Cape Cod where she is President. She has recently returned from a large convention on new methods and mediums. I’m sure she will have many things to tell us. As always, these meetings are free and opened to the general public.

This months refreshments will be provided by the Association. We will be looking for people to provide refreshments at upcoming meetings. Please see me after the meeting or call 617-364-9336, email at Murphu@aol.com if you are able to take a month.

Last month I misinformed members that Russ Cevoli had won 2^nd place for his pastel entry in the Marina Bay show. Russ actually took 1^st place and sold the work. Congratulations Russ, and my apologies for the error.

This month Russ has orchestrated another change of paintings for the Hyde Park Savings Bank. Those of you who would like to be in the next Bank Show should see Russ or me after the meeting to get your name on the roster. I have also been in contact with Ms. Chan , who owns the new Talk and Wok restaurant in Cleary Sq.. She is interested in having a rotating art show. Each month would be available to a different artist. I will keep you informed as this develops.

We are thinking about having a trip to a museum rather than a demonstration in either Jan, Feb. or April. Any feedback on the subject would be appreciated. We can talk after the meeting.

Greater Roslindale Art Association is having a Small Works Show at Citizens Bank, 777 South St., Roslindale; Thurs., Oct. 14, 1999 6-8 PM. For further information call 323-0810.

Thank you to those of you that have gotten your membership dues in on time. A reminder to those of you who haven’t. As of Jan. dues jump to $15.00. Please save yourself a little money and be sure that you’ll be able to get into the April show by having your dues in early!

I look forward to seeing everyone on Sat, Oct. 9^th. Please come and bring a friend.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Basilici Murphy

Look for these upcoming demonstrators in the following Months:

Sept.11^th 1-3 PM-Robert Cormier- Portraiture

Oct. 9^th 1-3 PM- Sarah Fielding Gunn- Pastel

Nov. 13^th 1-3 PM-Sharon Carson- Oil

Dec.11^th 1-3 PM -Peter Spataro

Jan.- TBA 1-3 PM

Feb - TBA 1-3 PM

March 11^th 1-3 PM - Gerry Hoag- Sculpture

As you can see we have an exciting year planned. Please plan to join us for these fascinating mini painting holidays. See you in September!