CLA MEMBER MEETING - Annual Pot Luck Christmas!
December 12, 2018 @ 6:30
6:30 pm Faulkner Co. Library - Tyler St., Conway
Potluck Dinner and Gift Exchange
Ho! Ho! Ho! December's meeting is a 
Potluck dinner and (optional) gift exchange.
Those bringing gifts will get to go home with someone else's beautiful artwork. Gifts should be hand made by the artist and gift wrapped with a note saying who the gift is from. Unwrapping and viewing everyone's artistic treasures is a special time - please participate if you can!
For the dinner, bring a meat, vegetable, appetizer, or dessert (made by you or store bought). Bring a guest and introduce him/her to CLA!
Notice - NO ART OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER
(Your arms will be laden with food and gifts!)
Check out the great lineup for upcoming 2019 meetings.
Thanks, Robin and Emily!
In a Giving Mood? ART MATERIALS NEEDED - HELP!
Sheila Parsons has put out an "all call" for those are materials you'll never use - paper, crayons, paints, brushes, anything! She has volunteered to teach a class for CoHo (City of Hope Outreach) and they have no money budgeted for supplies. Any donation is appreciated. Bring it to the meeting! Or contact Sheila at 730-1502 or email Sheila@sparsons.com.
Reminders
- DO NOT bring paintings for Art of the Month!
Dorothy Imhauser really has a way with painting nature! Five of her beautiful pieces are now being displayed at the Surgery Center at CRMC in Conway. She is showing 2 watercolors and 3 oil paintings. Come have a look and tell your friends. Just in time for Christmas gift-giving.
Show Your Art at Blue Sail
Don Byram will be changing the artwork hanging at Blue Sail Coffee, 1028 Front Street in Conway. If you'd like your artwork displayed, please bring it to the December meeting! Larger, framed pieces are appropriate for the space.
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November Art of the Month
Featured Artist Emily Hill is showing her watercolor painting at Conway Chamber of Commerce.
Karen Freeman is showing her work at Arvest Bank on Oak Street.
Virginia Potter's painting is at First Security Bank on Front Street.
Susan Peterson's painting is showing at First Security Bank old Morrilton Highway.
Dema Clark and Karen Samhuel's wildlife paintings are both being displayed at the Faulkner County Library on Tyler Street.
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November 2018 Meeting Recap - Caren Garner
The evening was blustery but the meeting still took place!
Caren Garner, who has been painting for more than 30 years, presented an awesome demonstration on painting water color flowers in a series. Karen has been an artist for over 40 years. She started with oil moved to water color and is now working in mixed media. She brought some samples of her lily series that she has been working on. A series is 5-10 paintings that work together as a group. She encouraged CLA members to work on a series because each painting can be about the same subject but you can experiment with different colors and techniques. A series helps you grow as an artist and understand what works best for your style of painting. On the backgrounds of her paintings she loves to just have fun and not overthink things. She uses a variety of materials (salt, tissue paper, mica powders, and gauze are just a few of the things she works with). She has found she likes to use the bold bright color wheel from Bob Burridge. Karen did an art demonstration on one of her lily series paintings. She also answered lots of questions and gave great advice.
Thank you, Caren!
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CLA at Museum Open House
It was a great day at the Museum Open House in Conway on November 3rd! Lots of fun was had by all. CLA participants included Carol Stroud, Dema Clark, Suzanne Wagoner, and Bert Vredeveld. Looking forward to next year.
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