PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Ladies and Gentlemen:     

With the year 2010 Downtown Ocala is anticipating a terrific year for artists. Michael Bray spoke briefly to the members who attended the meeting in January at the Appleton Museum.

Consider joining the City of Ocala, MCA, Voilart and the Merchants and Restaurants around the downtown square on the first Friday of every month. This project is called “First Friday Night Art Walk” and includes you! You as artists are encouraged to meet with a merchant and make arrangements with them to sell your work. When the weather becomes warmer you will be permitted to paint on the sidewalks. Sounds fabulous!

Friday, February 5th will be the first Friday for the art walk and if you are interested, please contact Michael Bray at 671-7469 or 266-2449.

Nancy Ledding has informed me that a second Brick City Gallery will open at Top of The World. This is great news! And congratulations to Gallery East in Belleview who will be celebrating their first anniversary this month.

The Ocala Civic Theatre is featuring artists from OAG this month on the walls of their reception area. They are also in need of ushers for their performances, it’s a great opportunity to see the plays. If you are interested, please contact me.

The year 2010 promises to be exciting. So participate and enjoy it.

Eunice Fitzkee,

President  

Ocala Art Group Meeting on Feb. 10th & Glenda Ackley Demo  

Glenda Ackley Demo along with our business meeting.

Where: Lobby at the Appleton Museum of Art,
4333 E Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, FL 34470-5001  

When: Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 11am

Social Hour: 11am - 12pm  

OAG Meeting followed by Demo: 12 noon      

Medium: Painting on Leather by demonstrator Glenda Ackley

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Glenda grew up in Iowa in a world of horses, took flying lessons and soloed…attended the University of Iowa, and received a BFA from Drake University.

She was a commercial artist in Chicago, taught art in public schools  in Madison, Wisc. and Des Moines Iowa and was a member of the founding staff for alternative educational schools.

She was a sailor and lived  aboard a 41’ Morgan for a year, she renovated and restored a Victorian home and Tea Room and an 1880 storefront that became her home, art studio, and a Bed & Breakfast in Madison County, Iowa. She was a consultant for Victorian colors and renovations; did the line drawings to be made into historical plaques for buildings around the square.

Glenda and her husband moved to Citrus County from Kalispell, Mt in 2004.

Sculptured Leather

In the mid 1980’s, while living aboard a sailboat in Sarasota, Glenda developed Sculptured Leather Jewelry. She sold it in juried art shows throughout southern Florida and had her own shop “Uniquely Yours” in a mall in Sarasota. Her work has gone worldwide. She coined the phrases “wearable/wallable”, and “wearable/sit-abouts” to describe her work. Glenda’s work is all original, hand formed and brush painted with acrylic paints.

Glenda's work is unique and her Demonstration with painting on leather is fascinating and demonstrates what can be done with a little imagination and a lot of talent. So, join us for this different approach to art and let Glenda show what can be done with an innovative and personal approach to Art.

ODAM Meeting - February 16th, 2010  

 
Where: Meeting Room 'B' at the Main Marion County Library

When: Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 1pm  

ODAM had a very lively meeting in January. We had eight new students and spent much of the meeting loading programs, brushes, files, and generally making sure everything worked. Sometime during the confusion we had time to open a farm photo, put snow in the picture, and bring it into Painter to begin painting it.    

At our next meeting in February we will begin painting a picture of either a sketch or photo of a dog and cat utilizing both Photoshop Elements and Corel Painter.

Please join us with your laptop and a love for digital art in Meeting Room 'B' at the Library at1:00 pm  

Till then,

happy digital art!

SHIRLEY MIERS

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Contact: SHIRLEY MIERS - .                                                        Painting above by OAG artist, Sally Smyth

Camera Club Meeting - February 25th, 2010

The Camera Club (STAY OUT OF THE COLD) Chapeau Discussion Session

Where: Meeting Room 'A' at the Marion County Library

When: Thursday, February 25th, 2010 from 1pm-5pm

The Camera Club (STAY OUT OF THE COLD) Chapeau discussion session

The camera club is having a show and tell session relative to our model shoot. We will discuss and show results of our Hat Shoot out from last month. We had a fun time looking at all of the fantastic hats that were brought to the last meeting and photographing them on our members.

So, come to the next meeting and bring your cameras and your best HAT SHOT framed and ready to be displayed in the library as previously discussed.

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FOR THE GOOD TIMES!

Contact: RAY JOWERS, Phone: 352-489-0588 or .

2011 OAG Membership Renewal Reminder  

Please keep in mind that the OAG fiscal year ends on May 31, 2010, which means that ALL MEMBERS will have to pay their dues by June 1, 2010, which will keep us all in good standings through May 31, 2011.

For those of you who are SNOWBIRDS, you can pay your membership dues before you leave Florida for your summer home. Just note on the application that you are a snowbird paying early.

The reason we would like a new application to be filled out yearly is so we are sure to have all your updated information so we can keep you informed of all the wonderful OAG events and news, so please, take your time when filling out your application so I can read it. Sometimes it’s very difficult to read some of the email addresses, and one letter or number off will mean your email will go into cyber space and not to your computer, and we don’t want that.

Thank you all for your cooperation and we hope you enjoy all that this wonderful club has to offer in the coming year.  

Applications are available at www.OcalaArtGroup.com ) and at our meetings on the sign in table.

Send the application along with your check in the amount of $30.00 per member to:  

The Ocala Art Group

PO Box 314

Ocala, Florida, 34478-0314  

Thank you,

James Dentici

OAG Membership Chairperson