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President's Message

For several years the SAL has been on the waiting list as a non- profit organization to help work the Stockton Asparagus Festival. This year, due to a cancellation, SAL has been asked to man the booth selling margarita glasses. The volunteers are Nancy Thomas, Aleen Gall, Lois Hulsey, Teresa Hickey, Bob Hamernik, Shirley Stockstill, Dick Massa, Jean Fontes, Dawn Custer, Cliff Johnston, Helen Dollahite and Bob Austin. They will work a total of 57 hours for the three days. This is a great way to earn money for the gallery. Thanks to all the members who have volunteered.

I was not able to attend Egnalya Aznaran’s Artist of the Month reception due to a prior committment, but did show up in time to help clean up. I was informed that between 25 and 30 people showed up.

The gallery will most likely participate in the downtown Art Walk in May. The people in charge are looking for a spot for us to put up a table and some easels to dis-play artwork.

This is the time of year when many art related events start to take place in and around Stockton and San Joaquin County. So get out there and show your support.

Attention Board members:

The next board meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 7th, at 10 a.m.

Your President,

Scheduled 2008 SAL Calendar of Events

• Board Meeting: 1st Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m.
• Membership Meeting: 2nd Thursday of each month, 7 p.m.
• Tuesdays (Tuesday painting group): 1 - 4 p.m. -- no charge
• May 10: Second Saturday, Cliff Johnston reception from 4 - 7 p.m.
• May 30 & 31: Pick up and delivery
• June 14: Second Saturday, Jean Janssen reception 4 - 7 p.m.
• July 12: Second Saturday, Tuesday Painters Group reception from 4 - 7 p.m.
• August 1 & 2: Pick up and delivery
• August 9: Second Saturday, Noel Rasmussen reception from 4 - 7 p.m.
• September 6: Second Saturday, Tina Moore reception from 4 - 7 p.m.
• September 14: Juried Art Show at The Haggin Museum opens
• October 3 & 4: Pick up and delivery
• October 11: Second Saturday, Babbette Thompson reception from 4 - 7 p.m.
• November 8: Second Saturday, Mary Lois Thompson reception from 4 - 7 p.m.
• November 9: Juried Art Show at The Haggin Museum closes
• December 5 & 6: Pick up and delivery
• December 13: Second Saturday, Clemmie King reception from 4 - 7 p.m.

Date to remember

May 8th: Thursday program/meeting, 7:00 p.m.

Watercolor demonstration by artist Lady Jill

Lady Jill Mueller was born in Los Angeles, California. From an early age she was influenced by her mother, also an artist and the art community of Laguna Beach. She took every art course throughout her early schooling years, and then went on to major in art at several southern California colleges. During these years she was awarded a scholarship to the Laguna Art School.

As she grew up, Jill was always drawn to the peacefulness of being in nature. Moving away from southern California in 1971 allowed her to explore the Sierra Nevada mountains that she grew to love. In 1983 Lady Jill moved from California to the eastern Sierra, to live in Nevada close to the great, rugged mountains.

In 1980 she began to teach watercolor both to private students and during plein air watercolor workshops throughout the eastern Sierra. In 1993 she had her first class at Blackcraig Castle in Scotland and has been teaching there once or twice a summer since. Annually she teaches in Virginia City, Nevada and Rock Creek and Hope Valley, California. Occasionally she offers classes at her studio.

Lady Jill’s painting philosophy is based on her love of nature -- being there as one, allowing the world to go by -- hence she almost never puts people in her paintings, as she wishes the viewer to be the only one there. Many of Lady Jill’s paintings have found themselves on city home walls. “I feel blessed with the knowledge that so many have my life’s work to enjoy and pass on to their loved ones”.

Date set for Haggin show slide shoot

Larry Brown and Tina Moore have generously agreed again to help members who need slides done to enter the Haggin Juried Exhibition this year. Larry wiil be at the gallery on Saturday, June 14, 2008, from 10am to 2pm to photograph works. He can shoot framed art, including pieces under glass. There will be a $5.00 charge for each work to cover expenses. The entry deadline for the Haggin Exhibition is July 14, 2008.

Artists in the news ...

Potters Guild Annual Spring Show

The Potters Guild Annual Spring Show will be on Saturday, May 3, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at 3808 Quail Lakes Drive, in Stockton. Guild members will display pottery, sculpture, and glass.

As a reminder

Theme Shows extended through December

The theme shows option at the gallery have been popular and well received so it is being extended through December. Works submitted for each theme show will be grouped together in the gallery and highlighted in publicity. Members who do not wish to participate in these special shows may still submit their work for showing.

The remaining themes are:
• Jun-Jul: Delta Waterways - boats, water scenes, landscapes, marshlands, docks, birds, sunsets
• Aug-Sep: Agriculture - crops, farmer’s markets, farm equipment, orchards, farms
• Oct-Nov: Autumn - fall colors, trees, landscapes, harvest scenes, pumpkin farms, fall crops
• Dec-Jan: Small Works The Small Works Show is limited to images of 8x10 (or 80 square inches), excluding frames, and sculptures no larger than 6x6x6 inches.

Entry fee: $5.00 each for 4 regular or 6 small (or 5 combined)

Art League Member Instructors

D’Pharr
Elsie May Goodwin Gallery
Oil.
Classes every Monday from January 9th to first Monday of May.
For class information send #10 SASE to:
D’Pharr Painting Adventures
8527 Macduff Ct., Stockton, CA 95209

Jon Guerzon
Jagged Lines of Imagination Academy
Classes focusing on cartoons, comics, and animation.
Come see us at: 4422 N. Pershing Ave., Stockton CA 95207
(209) 479-4128 or www.JLIAcademy.com

Brian Marshall
Jewelry Workshops. Future schedules and information available on Web site: www.jewelryartschool.com
(209) 477-0550
E-mail: Instructor@jewelryartschool.com
Contact for details and location of the studio in Stockton

Don Mintiens
Watercolor. Seifert Center, Delta College

Nancy Holl-Smith
Lodi Arts Commission (209) 367-5442

Phoebe Storey
Oil/Acrylic. Register at the gallery

Jeannie Vodden
Watercolor. For class information send #10 SASE to:
P.O. Box 512, Jackson, CA 95642

Date to remember

May 10th: Saturday Artists Reception at the Elsie May Goodwin Gallery 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Woodworker, Cliff Johnston

Artist Statement:
“To me, wood is a living media and the more you bring out the beauty of its grain and colors, you open a door that can give a person the feeling of peace and serenity for years to come.”

Cliff’s interests in woodworking goes back to his childhood when he would watch his father working with wood, building cabinets, boats, and turning work on an old lathe.

Later he helped his father with various projects. When he and his father built two ski boats, this locked his interest into wood that would stay for-ever. Over the last five years, Cliff has begun to put more time and effort into working with wood as a fulltime hobby.

A friend in Hawaii allowed Cliff to work in his wood manufacturing operation during Cliff’s visits, which expanded his knowledge of different wood and his abilities at turning bowls on the lathe. Working with exotice woods from Hawaii helped him to understand how fulfilling turning a block of wood into a brilliant piece of art work can be.

Working from his garage shop, Cliff has built projects that range from large pieces of funiture to jewelry boxes to wood turned works. In September of 2005, Cliff moved into a studio located at 2817 Cherryland Avenue, Suite #2, Stockton. Cliff has entered several art.shows over the last couple of years and just recently has taken a first place award for one of his segmented vessels. Cliff’s work is currently on display at the Stockton Art League, 1902 Pacific Avenue and the Kama’aina Woods Gallery in Honokaa, Hawaii.

Senior Awareness Day Art Show call for entries

The Human Services Agency cordially invites senior artists to apply for exhibit space at the 30th Annual Senior Awareness Day Art Show. Senior Awareness Day is an event to celebrate seniors throughout San Joaquin county, and attracts approximately 4,000 people. It is held at Micke Grove Park in Lodi, CA and also incorporates a health and information fair, run/walk, car show, food and fun.

You must be 50 years old or older to participate in the Senior Art Show. Art must be recent and originall pieces created by the applicant.

AWARDS

There will be a cash award for First, Second and Third Place. The public is invited to attend the reception.

For those interested in submitting work, applications are availabe at the front counter at the gallery.

MEMBERSHIP ROSTER FOR 2008

New Members

Vicky Clark
Dawn Custer
Sue Cannistraci

Lifetime Memberships

Joyce Anderson
Don Baker
Maxine Dalben
Rosemary Fowell
Leonard George
Lydia Hahn

Michelangelo Memberships for 2008

Jeanne Morando

Monet Memberships for 2008

Tony Fugazi
Teresa Hickey
Claire Oak

Picasso Memberships for 2008

Mary Bennett
Becky Clover
Lois Hulsey
Cliff Johnston
Beverly LaMontagne
Marian & George Malloy
Dick Massa
Susan Obert
Jackie Podesta
Georgia Robertson
Rita Sublett
Bob Walsh
Char Yurkovic

Patron Memberships for 2008

Ann Anderson
Carol Ayers
Pat Bender
Rasheeda Clawson
Maria Flumiani
Aleen Gall
Jon Guerzon
Bob Hamernik
Blanche Ingraham
Judy Jackson
Beverly Kay
Clemmie King
Julia Lai
Mary Alice Lockmiller
Carolynne Luallin
Dorothy Magoffin
Phyllis Mart
Elaine Mendiola
Barbara Mozinett
Erna Murphy
Helen Murphy
Una O’Farrell
Kay Owen
Lynn D. Reynolds
Sue Riess
Janet Robinson
Eloise Rossi
Dolly Sellars
Joanie Sellman-Prince
Carolyn Steinmetz
Shirley Stockstill
Mary Lois Thompson
Carolynne Toliver
Richard Turpin
LaDean Walkington
Jeanne E. Wootten
Nishka Yudnich

(The above memberships reflect those received by the 20th of the month)

Reminder: Your 2008 membership renewal is due now

The HAGGIN MUSEUM PRESENTS THE BIG READ

Sponsored by the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library through the National Endowment for the Arts

“The Maltese Falcon” bus tour to San Francisco, Saturday May 3, 2008

Journey to San Francisco for a two-hour Dashiell Hammett Tour. Travel with Don Herron over the fog-shrouded hills stalked by Sam Spade, the Continental Op, and other hardboiled characters created by San Francisco’s most renowned mystery writer and noir writer. During this walk you’ll see the buildings where Hammett wrote his most famous stories and the majority of locales from his class novel, The Maltese Falcon. Shadow Sam Spade in his quest for the fabulous figurine of a mysterious black bird.

Enjoy lunch at John’s Grill at 63 Ellis Street. This landmark restaurant was the setting for "The Maltese Falcon" novel and is where author Dashiell Hammett was a regular. It is now a gathering spot for local and national celebrities. Dark panel walls, antiques, white tablecloths, pictures of old San Francisco, and photos of celebrities who frequent the restaurant are all a part of the excitement at this famous grill.

The price will be announced in the April issue of The Haggin Museum Quarterly.

Time: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tour leader: Beverly Fitch McCarthy - 463-6957

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