Mission Statement • Placerville Arts Association promotes the
creative work of its members, provides opportunities for sharing ideas among artists, and
invites public interest through a variety of visual art events.
We have the following openings for PAA Board members. Each of these positions carries the responsibility for an important aspect of our organization. Contact Lynell Phillips, 415-793-2134, lynellphillips@aol.com if you are interested in serving our organization.
Program Chair –This volunteer position is for you if you like to talk to a variety of artists, learn new mediums and was wondering how you can become more involved in PAA. You would invite and schedule guest artists for our monthly member meeting presentations. We have this year scheduled and an ongoing list of artists who are willing to speak for next year.
Board Advisors – PAA members are invited to attend our monthly Board Meetings. Advisors attending Board meeting are given a voice to express their opinions and ideas. Attending our Board meetings as an Advisor often presents further opportunities for involvement in the organization.
Graphics –PAA is seeking an artist who enjoys creating visual text & imagery for online campaigns and print ads.
DATES TO REMEMBER Click links in blue to jump to the specific articles.Newsletter Submissions due the First of each Month
Write to editor@placervillearts.com for submission guidelinesBoard Meeting • April 8 th @ 9am - Noon Note new time and location Everyone welcomed participate Raley's Conference Center at 166 Placerville Drive in Placerville
Future Dates: May 6, June 3, July 8, August 5, September 2, October 7, November 4
Contact Lynell Phillips, President, Placerville Arts Association, at 415-793-2134 orlynellphillips@aol.comGeneral Membership Zoom Meeting • March 20th @ 1:30pm Everyone welcomed participate
Gwen Fox, Artist and Art Coach, plus
PAA Member Share, Laura Malone, American River Conservancy project
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Future Dates and a Sneak Peek at our Guest Speakers: April 17 - Dianne Mize, Artist and Instructor - "Light and Shadow" Challenge - April showers bring May flowers. Bring your imagined flower art piece to share at our April meeting and we will all wish for May flowers together. May 15 - Dale Laitinen, American Landscape Painter June 19 - TBA July 17 - Julie Mazzoni, Stained Glass Mosaics August 21 - Ingi Russell, Stipple Artist, Pet and People Portraits September 18 - TBA October 16 - TBA November 20 - Judge Barbara Burge Critique of Mother Lode Show Watch our Facebook page and check your email for updates.
2022 Spring Member Show • April 4 - April 8 See Spring Show Information below in Call To Artists section
PAA is pleased to announce the schedule for the Spring and Fall art shows for 2022. The Spring show will open April 4 and run through April 8. The Fall show will open October 10 and close October 14.
The venue for these shows will be the
El Dorado County Government Center • 360 Fairlane Drive, Placerville, CA 95667.
This show is open to PAA members. Join today, online or by mail. Visit placervillearts.com/join for more information.
56th Annual Mother Lode Art Exhibition
at the MACC November 3 - November 19
This year's Mother Lode Show will be held at the Mills Station Arts and Cultural Center, MACC, in Rancho Cordova off Mather Field and Hwy 50, just before Folsom Blvd. Check back often as we update info
Call to Artists this Summer Click here for the MACC and PAA websites
Members Sharing Art and Experiences
Did you take a super fun trip recently to the Galapagos Islands and have a photo journal to share with us? Did you take a great class and have an elevating experience online or in person? Was it a great year for you and you produced several pieces of art that you would share with us? How about sharing the story of your evolution as an artist? Are you teaching a class and want to give us a teaser? Bring your ideas and let's share more of our personal experience at our meetings next year. Contact lynellphillips@aol.comto get on the calendar.
February Recap
At our February meeting, PAA member Bill Robinson presented "Better Smartphone Photography" on how to use the camera and photo apps, on both iPhone and Android. For those of you who missed the info, or want to listen again, Bill has rerecorded his how-to videos for us. Please check out his YouTube channel at:
Join us on Zoom for our General Meeting
Sunday, March 20th @ 1:30pm
Note Schedule Times: 1:30 - Gwen Fox, renowned international
professional Artist and Art Coach presenting "What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do."
2:30 - Laura Malone, PAA Member American River Conservancy Project • See detailed info in Call to Artists
2:45 - PAA Anouncements
You know the feeling….you worked on a painting for hours, even days, and now you look at it and it is trash. What do you do?
How do you salvage this painting you have spent so much time on? Do you throw it in the trash and start over but the thought of this makes you sick because of all the time you spent?
To get this painting out of the “teenage” stage …
What questions do you ask yourself?
What steps do you take?
What part of the painting do you look at first for the answers?
These are the things we will cover during this short but wonderful hour. We will also talk about artistic confidence and how to get it and keep it.
I am excited to be with you and I hope you will join me…I can’t wait to meet you!
Gwen Fox is a renowned international professional Artist and Art Coach who empowers artists to recognize their unique artistic style, establish a marketing strategy, develop a strong success mindset while creating a life they love.
Gwen does this by relating her own personal story of self-discovery, helping Artists discard the limiting beliefs placed by outside influences. This allows each Artist to reach the core essence of their unlimited creativity.
Gwen’s work was selected to show with His Royal Highness Prince Phillip in the famous Fermoy Art Gallery Kings Lynn England.
She has shown in the Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club in New York, had one woman shows in Hawaii England, Washington D.C., Taos, NM, Charleston, S.C. and Florida.
The National Security Agency commissioned Gwen to do two large paintings for their office in Fort Meade, Maryland. Her work is in many corporate and private collections.
As a child, Gwen was allowed to express her creative vision while drawing and painting on the white wallpaper canvas at her family’s eastern Tennessee farmhouse. For years, her mother repapered the hallway – often weekly – to give her daughter space to display her gift, later regretting the loss of those early works.
Gwen lives in a 100-year-old adobe home in Taos, New Mexico with two fabulous German Shepherds and one wonderful rescue from Costa Rica.
Join us ON ZOOM for our General Meeting on Sunday, April 17 @ 1:30pm
Dianne Mize - Light and Shadow
Dianne Mize, Artist, Teacher of Art,
and a Native of Rural Georgia
My home since the mid-70s is the northeast Georgia mountains where I live in a small cabin with my two cats, Lizzy and Charley. The most significant and fulfilling part of my life was the nearly thirty years with my life partner and soul mate, Dr. Howard Hanson, whose death in early 2010 put me on a journey towards a new normal, a process on-going.
I don't remember not loving immersing myself in art whether drawing, painting, sculpting or printmaking. Neither do I remember not loving music: playing guitar, mandolin, my beloved hammered dulcimer or listening to others play. I suppose my favorite composer is Chopin, although I do love Mozart, especially when he's being naughty, and Beethoven, Bach, Haydn, Debussy and Saint-Saëns. And I still enjoy listening to the Mamas and Papas, The Bee Gees, early Joan Baez, James Taylor, Carol King and Peter Paul and Mary.
Artists I admire most are Richard Schmid, Nita Engle, Charles Reid, Michael Parkes, Robert Genn and oh yes, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Claude Monet and Andrew Wyeth. I don't care for trendy stuff or for most of what the modern culture raves about. Rather I prefer artists who ignore the current trends and follow their own inner directions, regardless of genre or time period.
I have no patience with those who neglect honing their skills and craftsmanship, who fail to question the mainstream's direction, or whose motive is fitting-in or chasing a profit rather than expressing their own inner voice. I'm a rebel by nature, always have been.
If I have an artist's statement (a tag our mainstream culture has deemed crucial to being professional), it is that we are each born unique and that uniqueness is what gives us individuality, that if we exchange that uniqueness for a mask of any kind, we will not fully realize our purpose on this earth, we will never become whole.
In February, 2015, I partnered with SauteeLive to produce instructional videos unlike any being offered today. Each lesson focuses on how to use a composing principle as a tool rather than following it as a rule. Later, we expanded this idea to holding monthly live online workshops, then offering these as self-pacing courses. My passion is to spread the word to emerging artists that their creativity is limited only by the limits they, themselves, place on it. Learning to use composing principles as tools can open up infinite creative potential.
As to my work, I love to paint, I love drawing and I love teaching. That's it. I'm quite happy painting things in nature, most especially the abundance of life I find in these north Georgia mountains where my soul finds itself at home.
Very soon she will be launching a site dedicated to self-pacing courses that will be called our Academy. Check Dianne's website for more info.
Challenge -April showers bring May flowers. Bring your imagined flower art piece to share at our April meeting and we will all wish for May flowers together.
Paint Out's are held at various scenic locations in El Dorado County. They are posted on the PAA website and also announced by email. Open to all artists and photographers. PAA members and non-members welcome. No charge unless noted. Any questions or to sign-up for the email notification list, contact Vesla (vgreenwood1@aol.com).
Outreach ~ Delivery of 2021 Donations
On February 8, 2002, Carolyn Cunningham and I delivered our Outreach funds to Sean McCartney, Chief Executive Officer and Vanessa, his assistant, for the Boys and Girls Club Western Slope of El Dorado County located in Placerville. We proudly handed them a check for $380. They provide food, tutoring, group activities and most important, art classes for the kids 5 – 18 years of age. Carolyn and I were amazed at the love and care the staff has for these kids.
We also met with Shannon Daniel, Superintendent of the Gold Oak Union School District located in Placerville. We gave Shannon a check for $500 to be divided between Gold Oak Elementary School and Pleasant Valley Middle School for art supplies. The surprise and excitement her staff showed was heartwarming.
Both of our recipients this year are more than happy to attend our May General Meeting to share with us how the funds were spent ~ be it through Zoom or in person. I know I share with you all the good feelings we have in raising these funds to benefit our younger generation.
Share your Success!
PAA invites you to:
• Inspire us with your success
• Inspire us with your plans
• Share the joy of your success.
Did you get invited to showcase your work at a gallery?
Have you been accepted at a juried exhibit? Do you have an event coming up?
We will relay your success and achievement on PAA Facebook and Instagram pages.
Contact Fab @ fabdobkowski@gmail.com for details.
Art Exhibits
Behold the Infinite Oneness Opening Reception
Showing Through April 17
concept: art+movement in collaboration with the Native American Center for Arts & Culture presents Behold, The Infinite Oneness:New Work by Victorio L. Shaw (Hupa/Karuk/Yurok/Apache) showing at the Center St. Gallery, Friday February 17th through Sunday April 17th, 2022.
Shaw’s work explores ancient Indigenous basket patterns and their relationship to sacred geometry, breaking down traditional shapes and rebuilding them using modern colors, techniques, and imagery. The artist is joined by California Native artists Lyn Risling (Karuk/Yurok/Hupa), Julian Lang (Karuk), Alme Allen (Karuk/Yurok), Jeremy Peconom (Mountain Maidu), Tiffany Adams (Chemehuevi/Konkow/Nisenan), Jaime Lanouette (Nisenan) and Kai LaPena (Wintu).
Join Victorio Shaw and participating artists for the Opening Reception on Saturday, February 19th from 4-9pm, followed by an Artist Talk on Saturday, March 19th and Closing Reception, Saturday April 16th. The Center St. Gallery located at 3182 Center St. Placerville, CA, is open Friday 1-7 pm, Saturday 1-8 pm and Sunday 1-7 pm and by appointment. Contact info.cam.culturalarts@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you!
Sigrid Benson, Meyo Marrufo and Gemma Benton
The MACC is excited to be a host for the 56th National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) exhibit. This year the Conference for NCECA will be here in Sacramento at the newly renovated Safe Convention Center downtown Sacramento. The MACC has been chosen to host not one, not two, but three magnificent exhibits from around the nation. There are a total of 56 host locations and a total of 86 exhibits around the greater Sacramento area. Admission is FREE, donations appreciated. www.rcmacc.org/exhibits/fertile-ground
Aerial View
on view til April 29th, 2022
This art will challenge the viewers’ perspective as it will be looking down on something from above. On display now at Rancho Cordova City Hall. Free Admission. Weekdays from 8am - 5pm.
The Candy Store Funk, Nut, and Other Art with a Kick January 30, 2022 — May 01, 2022
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
In 1962, Adeliza McHugh opened The Candy Store Gallery in a modest house in Folsom, California. The business did, in fact, begin as a candy store, but when that closed, McHugh converted it into an art gallery. There were just two rooms for the ceramics, paintings, and other art she displayed, though these small spaces featured makers who would become nationally and even internationally significant. Many of these artists—including Robert Arneson, Roy De Forest, David Gilhooly, Irving Marcus, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Jack Ogden, Sandra Shannonhouse, Peter VandenBerge, and Maija Peeples-Bright (née Zack) — either taught or were students at the University of California, Davis, or Sacramento State College (now California State University, Sacramento). Their work, along with that of many other artists, delighted visitors to the gallery for 30 years and helped put the whimsical, funky, and irreverent aesthetic of California’s Central Valley on the art-historical map. Held on the occasion of what would be the 60th anniversary of the gallery’s founding — and in conjunction with a related show at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum at UC Davis — this exhibition is the largest to date on the Candy Store and, as the trailblazing McHugh liked to say, celebrates art with a “kick."
CALL TO ARTISTS
PAA Spring 2022 Membership Show
April 4th - 8th at the El Dorado County Government Center
• Arrival and registration will be 7:45 to 9:30am.
• Cash or checks only for entry fees.
• Judging will be at 12 noon. Our judge is Lesley Harrison.
• Members entering art in the show will be required to staff the show for
a 3 hour period during the week of the show.
• Instructions for those sitting the show will be in the binder on the table.
• Sold artwork can be taken at the time of sale OR buyer to pick up between 4 - 5pm.
• Awards reception held Friday at 4pm.
• Pick up for pieces on Friday will be at 4 - 5pm.
Piece by Piece is a show of Mosaic art. Mosaics are works of art using small pieces of tesserae (traditionally made from glass, tile, ceramics, and stone) to create a larger picture. Modern Mosaic takes that a bit further and includes all types of medium (metal, wood, glass, cork, beads, paper, etc.) used in a traditional way to create an image. Both 2-dimentional and 3-dimensional art will be accepted. Click here for Prospectus
CALL TO ARTISTS
Support the Ladies Valley LANDBACK project
RETURNING NATIVE LANDS TO NATIVE HANDS
American River Conservancy (ARC) and Cosumnes Culture and Waterways, (CCAWW) cordially invite artists to submit their work for auction at the fundraiser to support the Ladies Valley LANDBACK project.
Fundraiser: Oct 22, 2022 at Wakamatsu Farm, 941 Cold Springs Rd, Placerville, CA • Art will be accepted on Sept 1, 2022 from noon till 5:00pm at ARC Nature Center, Marshall Gold Discovery Park, Coloma, CA or by appointment, contact: Melissa@arconservancy.org
ARC plans to transfer title of the 320-acre property currently known as Ladies Valley, to CCAWW. By making this land transfer ARC is participating in one of many LANDBACK projects in the United States and Canada which have proven an effective way to support the resurgence of Native American cultures. To continue the conservation and manage the stewardship of this land we plan to raise a minimum of $25,000.
Cosumne is a Miwok word: coso meaning salmon and umne meaning people, hence the salmon people river, named for the native salmon which still swim in the river today. The Ladies Valley site was originally known as “Coso village” inhabited by the Miwok people for thousands of years. This LANDBACK gift to the indigenous Miwok people will kick-off the next steps in creating a living culture site, where local tribes will be invited to bring their families to build traditional bark houses, known as umachas, to gather and propagate plants for food, medicine, and craft. CCAWW hosts Work-n-Play Days the second Sunday of each month for all people to join CCAWW to touch the earth and care for the land. This land will serve as a place to experience the living culture of the Tume’lay Nisenan Miwok, aka Northern Sierra Miwok.
The Ladies Valley Fundraiser seeks the following forms of art for the fundraising auction: paintings, encaustics, watercolors, mixed media, works on paper, all forms of prints, mosaics, sculptures, ceramics, fiber arts, rubbings and jewelry. Art may be no larger than 4 ft by 4 ft and weigh no more than 50 pounds.
There will be regular PAINT OUTs for Plein Air artists hosted by CCAWW at Ladies Valley & ARC at Wakamatsu farm. CCAWW meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month, weather permitting, at 10:00am in Diamond Springs and then a short drive out to the land. Please confirm participation with Kimberly ShiningStar Petree at (530) 363-4816 cell or waterlover4life@yahoo.com
ARC Wakamatsu will host Paint Outs on the scheduled Open Farm Days, 1st and 3rd Sat of the month in spring & fall, 941 Cold Springs RD, Placerville. To confirm participation, contact ARC Volunteer Laura Malone at 707 291-7243 cell or lpmalone2013@gmail.com or Cathy Meuller ARC Education Program Manager at cathy@arconservancy.org
Both ARC & CCAWW are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and will provide tax deduction receipts for all donations.
Join Placerville Arts Association Your membership dues are vital to PAA and are due January of each year. The dues cover our expenses which include, paying program presenters, offering member shows, paying show judges and insurance. Member dues are $35 for an individual and $60 for a couple.
Go directly to the PAA website to renew and join via the internet. Click here or go to https://www.placervillearts.com/join. Here you will have a choice to mail your membership form or complete it online.
The membership form is on our website at www.placervillearts.com and the link below will take you right to it. Please print it, fill it out, and send it, with your check, to the address on the form. Please do not send a check without the form. We need the form to verify your contact information.
At our February meeting, PAA member Bill Robinson presented "Better Smartphone Photography" on how to use the camera and photo apps, on both iPhone and Android. For those of you who missed the info, or want to listen again, Bill has rerecorded his how-to videos for us. Please check out his YouTube channel at: 
Gwen Fox is a renowned international professional Artist and Art Coach who empowers artists
Artists I admire most are Richard Schmid, Nita Engle, Charles Reid, Michael Parkes, Robert Genn and oh yes, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Claude Monet and Andrew Wyeth. I don't care for trendy stuff or for most of what the modern culture raves about. Rather I prefer artists who ignore the current trends and follow their own inner directions, regardless of genre or time period.
In February, 2015, I partnered with SauteeLive to produce instructional videos unlike any being offered today. Each lesson focuses on how to use a composing principle as a tool rather than following it as a rule. Later, we expanded this idea to holding monthly live online workshops, then offering these as self-pacing courses. My passion is to spread the word to emerging artists that their creativity is limited only by the limits they, themselves, place on it. Learning to use composing principles as tools can open up infinite creative potential.
On February 8, 2002, Carolyn Cunningham and I delivered our Outreach funds to Sean McCartney, Chief Executive Officer and Vanessa, his assistant, for the Boys and Girls Club Western Slope of El Dorado County located in Placerville. We proudly handed them a check for $380. They provide food, tutoring, group activities and most important, art classes for the kids 5 – 18 years of age. Carolyn and I were amazed at the love and care the staff has for these kids.
concept: art+movement in collaboration with the Native American Center for Arts & Culture presents Behold, The Infinite Oneness: New Work by Victorio L. Shaw (Hupa/Karuk/Yurok/Apache) showing at the Center St. Gallery, Friday February 17th through Sunday April 17th, 2022. 
The MACC is excited to be a host for the 56th National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) exhibit.
Aerial View
