NOTICE We had problems with the delivery of the last issue of the AAG Newsletter. Over 30 parties did not receive a copy. This is a duplicate of the one we sent out on Nov. 23. If you already received that one, please excuse this duplicate copy. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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We will be meeting in the Brooks Pavilion (upstairs meeting room at the Aiken Center for the Arts). The party starts at 6:30 and ends a couple of hours later. Christmas music will be provided by a violin and cello duo, Laura Tomlin and Chris Connolly. Members are welcome to bring a guest.
It is a pot luck, if your last name begins with the letters A-P bring a savory dish; Q-Z bring a dessert.
We will be holding a silent auction at this years Christmas Party and are asking members to consider donating an item—a piece of your work, a gift basket… You may want to consider joining together with other AAG members and creating a gift basket for the auction. Please bring your item to The Studio on Laurens above White Rose Eclectics (142 Laurens St SW) by November 30th. We will need to know your name contact info and the value of the item.
N E W S
Luiza Somodi
is displaying her oil paintings at the Aiken Center for the Arts from December 4 - January 24, 2020. The public is invited to the reception: December 12: 6-8 p.m. at 122 Laurens Street, SW Aiken SC. Luiza says: "We artists are visual story tellers. In this new series of work I strive to portray a positive visual statement of the hope we find in God. I'm thrilled to be an artist because I can create my own imaginary worlds (God inspired). My goal here is to infuse a personal commentary for our existence. My hope is that you can sense the presence of God in my art. If my work inspires you and gives you hope then I feel I succeeded as an artist."
NEWS
Aiken Artist Guild member Catherine Ryder will have her first gallery showing, from now thru December 20
The show is called “Then and Now”
“Then” represents work she completed in the mid 1980’s after graduating from Middle Tennessee State University with a BFA. She moved to New York, molded for artists, and took classes from many of them. She did graduate work in illustration at New York City’s School of Visual Arts. She sketched people in parks, night clubs, and subways.
“Now” represents her current work, acrylic on canvas, produced in this past year. Catherine has a renewed interest in art, after many years pursuing careers in belly dance and massage therapy. She is looking for portrait commissions, especially from those who want to be painted with their favorite animal or bird. Here are samples of her work:
Catherine grew up in Aiken, and has been in the arts all her life. She has lived in many other places, but returned to her hometown in 2014. Catherine has a deep love for birds and nature. Come see her show at
Aiken Art and Custom Frame Shop
222 Park Avenue, Aiken SC
From now thru December 20, 2019
Congratulations to AAG members, Aiken artists and those from surrounding towns who won awards at the SC State Fair in Columbia!
Best of Show Amateur, Michael St. John "A Chance Too Good to Miss"
Sally Donovan, 2nd Place Professional Painting, "Port of Miami"
Anne Hightower Patterson, 2nd place, Professional watercolor, "While the Fish Sang"
Mary Anne Brock, 3rd place professional Watercolor, "Peach Blossoms"
Ginny Southworth, 3rd place Professional Photography, "Integrated Histories"
Gail Ebner, 2nd place Amateur Painting, "Reflections"
Nancy Kempf, Merit Award amateur, "Tuscan Table"
Price Story, Merit Award Amateur, "Azaleas"
NEW MEMBERS
Pamela Smith
Lise Simons
Susan King
EMAIL CHANGE NOTICE
The email for Sharon Padgett has been changed to: oiloriginals.com
AAG Critique
The next AAG member critique is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 12th at 9:30am in the Family Y boardroom. All members are invited to bring one or two works of art, finished or not, to share and if desired for a gentle critique. It’s fun to see what our fellow artists are doing and to hear suggestions as to how we can improve.
As Publicity Director & Newsletter Editor, I would like to produce some materials to further the AAG. Does anyone have a high-res copy of the green Aiken Artist Guild logo? The logos at the top & bottom of this newsletter only have a resolution of only 84 x 150. If you have a better copy, please forward to AAGwebpage7@gmail.com
How to submit material for the newsletter
To submit material, please go to the http://aikenartistguild.org website and click on "AAG Weekly" and choose "Submit Form". There you fill out the form and it is forwarded to me.
Richard Watson, Editor
Reminder: The next board meeting of the Aiken Artist Guild will be Friday, December 6, 2019.
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