Treasure Island Art Guild – January 2014
Debbie Pridgeon
January 11th Demonstrator
January 2014
Show & Reception
January 11th, 2014
1PM at TI City Hall
Olive Farrell is our Judge for the January 2014 Show. Olive has been painting all her life. Born and raised in
County Kilkenny, Ireland she now resides in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, NY. A Floral Designer for many
years, Olive took up painting full time
when she sold her floral business. She
is a passionate and prolific painter and
has exhibited in many shows in the
Catskills/Hudson region.
Exploring her own journey of painting
is an ongoing process which she enjoys
daily. “We as artist have the ability to
show the beauty in the mundane.”
These are the words of the great painter of light Henry Henshe. Through my
spiritual journey as an artist I wish to
follow his advice by sharing with others
all that is beautiful in our world.
Nancy McKeating,
Exhibition Chairwoman
Debbie began drawing and painting
with oils at a young age, minored in art
in college, has a teaching degree, and
most recently studied with internationally known artist Augustine Ludovico.
She now works predominantly on pastel portraits and watercolor paintings.
She has participated in “Arts in the
Park”, Regatta Point Boat Shows,
monthly art shows at the Augustine
Ludovico Academy of Art, and displayed her work locally and internationally.
Debbie has drawn
her inspiration
from her travels in
Italy, Norway,
Dominican Republic, Jamaica,
Mexico, Belize,
Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.
Although she has a love for portraits,
her work gravitates to all that is nautical. This is unsurprising since she has
lived aboard a sailboat for the past 13
years and has taught watercolor and
portrait workshops in various ports.
Debbie’s work hangs in important collections around the U.S. and the Western Caribbean.
Arlene Kitchin,
Programs Chairwoman
Visit our website at www.TreasureIslandArtGuild.org
“Anything Goes” Guest Instructor
December 2013 Show Winners
Wed., Jan. 8th, 9:30am-noon
TI Community Center Garden Room
$3 Members, $4 Non-members
[email protected] for more info.
Join Tom Haverfield as he entertains,
teaches and enlightens us with his effortless, brilliant techniques and witty,
interactive style. These two workshops
are for both beginners and seasoned
watercolorists. A painting will be completed at each session, so here is your
opportunity to go home with 2 finished
paintings! Space is limited so you must
register ahead of time.
Two Wednesdays in a row!
Session 1: Feb. 5th
Session 2: Feb. 12th
9am-noon at the TICC Garden Room.
Members:
$15 each session
Non-Members: $25 each session
Sign-up at the Jan. 11th Meeting or mail
your check and day(s) attending to:
Colleen Ward, TIAG President
6069 Dartmouth Ave. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
Materials List:
½ sheet Arches 140 cold-pressed or ½
sheet any brand watercolor paper.
Prang watercolor set or whatever you
have.
First Place: "Sahara" by
Winnie McIntyre, acrylic
Second Place: "Passing Parade"
by George Avery, oil
Third Place: "Watch for the Green
Flash" by Linda Critser, acrylic
Treasure Island Art Guild – January 2014
Honorable Mentions
"Blue Ridge Autumn" by
Jerry Palmer, oil
"Mangrove Madness" by
Helen Mullins, oil
February 2014 Show
Painting Exchange: January
9am-1pm at TI City Hall
30th
Entry Fee: $10 per piece, up to 3
pieces per person may be entered.
Members Only.
"Cozumel" by Joe Martin,
color photo art
Prizes:
1st Place: $150 plus ribbon
2nd Place: $100 plus ribbon
3rd Place: $50 plus ribbon
4 Honorable Mentions: $25 plus ribbon
February Meeting & Reception:
Feb. 8th at 1pm TI City Hall.
"We've been Framed" by
Patricia McEntire, acrylic
Visit our website at www.TreasureIslandArtGuild.org
Coming in March:
Our Annual Workshop Show
Our Weekly Workshops raise money
for the Scholarship Fund. For several
years, the Art Guild has held an Annual
Workshop Show where any member or
non-member who has attended at least
one workshop may enter their work in
the show. The artwork entered must
have been worked on in one of the
workshops. The artwork may be completed elsewhere, but if you have come
to a workshop and “painted,” that piece
of artwork qualifies for the show.
The Painting Exchange for the Annual
Workshop Show is February 27th and
the Show & Reception is March 8th.
March Madness Flea Market
and White Elephant Sale
Also supporting the Scholarship Fund,
our ever-popular March Flea Market is
being expanded to include a White Elephant Sale, as well. What is a White
Elephant? A White Elephant is an object of no use or value to the current
owner. However, the history of the
term “White Elephant” is more interesting. The Wikipedia definition is as follows:
A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable but burdensome possession of
which its owner cannot dispose and
whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep)
is out of proportion to its usefulness or
worth. The term derives from the story
that the kings of Siam (now Thailand)
were accustomed to make a present of
one of these animals to courtiers who
had rendered themselves obnoxious, in
order to ruin the recipient by the cost
of its maintenance.
We don’t want
any of these!
March
8th
Paige, future TIAG Artist recruited
at Horan Park 100 Artists Show
Nov. 30, 2013