Artline Editor: Ray Almond, contact at : raymondalmond@yahoo.com

be on Thursday, March 20th

!

So start preparing your

entries for our 2014 TAA

“Tiny Treasures” miniature

show, not to exceed 20 square

inches, as the submittal of .jpgs

will be in mid –February, and

the show’s prospectus will be

sent out soon by email and also

posted on our TAA website by

late December-early January,

and chaired by TAA’s Ann

Moore & Maryanne

Gamboa.

( See some 2013 mini show

examples on page 5 below to

inspire your creativity !)

The Tidewater Community College's Visual Art Center, located on the corner of High and Court Streets, opposite the Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center, has opened its Annual Faculty Show. Featuring TAA’s Mark Miltz, Diane Hottenstein, Elois Shelton-Mayo, and Barbara Hennig-Loomis who are among the TAA members represented on their gallery walls. And The TCC Student Art Sale is also being held there concurrently, so come on over to Portsmouth and take a look, and find some artsy holiday gifts on your list! The show will run through

Editor’s Letter

December 2014

There will be a No TAA

General Meeting this month

as our TAA “Portfolio” show

opens at the Art Institute of

in Virginia Beach on

Wednesday December 10th

,

but the traditional “Awards

Opening Night” will be held

on Friday, January 16th

from

5 -7:00 p.m., and our annual

TAA “Holiday Party” will be

held on Sunday December

21st in Hampton, Va, hosted

by Susan Burgoyne !

( see Holiday Party details on

Page 2 below, and the TAA

Portfolio Show details also on

page 2, Kudos page below)

A total of 15 accepted artist

entries (listed on page 2 below)

were selected for our “TAA

2014 Juried Portfolio

Exhibition” at the Art Institute

of Virginia Beach, for a total

of 60 pieces included by the

juror, Teresa Palmer, and

chaired by both TAA’s

Michelle Barnes and assisted

by Eloise Shelton-Mayo!

And our TAA President,

Barbara Hennig-Loomis has

informed me that our Spring

2015 TAA “Miniatures

Exhibition” show at the

Hermitage Museum &

Gardens Gallery in Norfolk, will be exhibited from March

15th

– 31st 2015, and the

“Opening Night Awards” will

Tidewater Art Alliance for Visual Artists Non-profit organization

Sunday, January 5th, and is free and open to the public.

And I’ll see you at Susan

Burgoyne’s home on Dec.

21st, at the Holiday Party!

Sincerely, Ray

Below is another inspirational

quote by an artist who was also

a former mathematician,

inventor, art teacher, and the

founder of several art schools as

well.

“It is not the form that dictates

the color, but the color that

brings out the form.”

- Hans Hoffman 1880-1966

Executive Officers President — Barbara Hennig-Loomis 1st. V.P.— Al Benas 2nd. V.P.— Eloise Shelton-Mayo

Secretary —Dianne Hottenstein Treasurer— Megan Killion, CPA

Board of Directors President: Barbara Hennig-Loomis Director/1st VP: Al Benas Director/2nd VP :Eloise Shelton-Mayo Director/Secretary: Dianne Hottenstein Director/Treasurer: Megan Killion, CPA Director/Web Master: Jeff Gallo Director/Membership: Mike Young Director/Past President: Ray Almond

Member Volunteers Artistic/Show Chairs:

Position Available Artline Editor: Ray Almond (757) 638-5227 Treasurer/Controller: Megan Killion, CPA Exhibitions/Events: Position available

TAA History: Position available Hospitality: Ann Moore Artline Member Biographies: Eloise –Shelton-Mayo (757) 563-2680 Membership:

Mike Young 624-9604 Photographers:

Jeff Gallo (757) 648-8466 Ray Almond, (757) 638-5227 (backup)

General Meeting Programs: Position Available Public Relations:

Norman Goodwin 423-6305 Publicity:

Ray Almond 638-5227 Recruiting:

Position Available Reception Host:

Position available Volunteer Coordinator:

Position Available

Website curator: Jeff Gallo (757) 648-8466

TAA President’s Phone (757) 312-9662 http://www.tidewaterartalliance.org Page 1

General Meetings “As Scheduled” for 2014-2015

Member’s Regular Meetings when scheduled : 2nd Sunday each month at 2:00 p.m. at the first floor Party Room of The Algonquin House Apartment Building,7320 Glenroie Avenue, Norfolk, Va. Turn off Hampton Boulevard onto North Shore Road, and then right on Glenroie Avenue, and the multi-story Algonquin House is on your left. Note: Park only in guest spaces or on the street !

Note: There is no December 2014 General Meeting, at The Algonquin House in Norfolk

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Kudos Korner

TAA President’s Phone (757) 312-9662 http://www.tidewaterartalliance.org

A Note about Kudos Submissions:

In order for Kudos Korner to applaud TAA Members, it is important for individual artists to submit their own good deeds (or those of

another artist!)

Submissions can be made via new TAA Editor email :

raymondalmond@yahoo.com by the 15th of every month for the next edition of our Artline Newsletter. Please be sure to include “Artline”

in the subject line of your message, and mention that it’s for ‘Kudos’!

Please follow normal guidelines for submitting to Artline: see the box on page 8 of this

issue.

Yvonne Wilson-Boone’s watercolor “Walls of Zion” received the Third Place Award in the Peninsula Water media Society’s Exhibition at the American Theater in Hampton in September. ( photo below) She also had watercolors in the 31st Annual North American Miniature Art Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Fells Point, Baltimore, MD., and also has mixed media pieces in “Small Works: Miniatures by Tidewater Artists” at the Charles H. Taylor Arts Center in Hampton. Yvonne also has watercolors in the 81st Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors, and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C at the Mansion at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD

Congratulations to the 2014 TAA Portfolio show’s selected artists below , and also thanks to all of the other committed artists who submitted works, but were not chosen this time. It takes a very special effort of work to put together a group of portfolio works that all relate to one another. Looking forward to seeing this show from December 10th 2014-February 26th 2015, and “Awards Night Opening” is Friday, January 16th, 5:00-7:00 p.m.! 1. Al Benas 2. Yvonne Boone 3. Doug Clarke 4. Ivy Garrenton 5. Janice Gay Maker 6. Erlene Hendrix 7. Nancy Hewitt 8. Diane Hottenstein

“Walls of Zion”-Yvonne Wilson-Boone

9. Pasha Hunt 10. Mark Miltz 11. Myreen Nicholson 12. Ed Obemeyer 13. Betsy Rivers-Kennedy 14. John Tobin 15. Lee Gerry Wertheimer

“Hot and Cold Dichotomy”,WC

By Yvonne Boone (above) “Blossoms of Breckenridge “ WC by Yvonne Boone (above)

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TAA President’s Phone (757) 312-9662 http://www.tidewaterartalliance.org

Current Local Art Shows to See or Enter of Note :

Continuing at the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center 400 High Street, Portsmouth, Va. Formerly known as the Courthouse Galleries,– (757) 393-8543 - email: contact@portsmouthartcenter.com Mailing Address : 521 Middle Street , Portsmouth, Va. 23704 Exhibition Hours : Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.,· Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Closed Mondays, except Monday Holidays

“Winter Wonderland” November 28 - December 31, 2014

Opening Weekend: Friday, November 28th- Sunday November 30th Celebrate the season with Winter Wonderland, a holiday classic for generations of Hampton Roads visitors and residents which includes scenes from the famed Coleman Collection. From Victorian scenes of animated skaters and carolers to the enchanted forest of bears, deer and Santa's workshop, the displays are sure to delight visitors of all ages.

During Winter Wonderland we also offer an array of holiday activities including crafts, face-painting, tasty treats, performances including plays, music and song, and horse-drawn carriage rides.

Hours: Tuesday – Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closes at 5:00 p.m. on December 24th & 31st

Closed Christmas day and Mondays, except December 22nd & 29th

Admission to Winter Wonderland is $3.00/person or free for museum members. A Holiday Pass, good through December 31 includes one visit to Winter Wonderland, Snow Wonders at the Children's Museum and Naval Shipyard Museum for $12.00 per person. Special group rates apply, so plan your visit today. For group tours and reservations, call 757-393-5258.

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4205 Victoria Blvd. Hampton, VA 23669 – (757) 727-1490

TAA President’s Phone (757) 312-9662 http://www.tidewaterartalliance.org

Opening at the Charles H. Taylor Arts Center 4205 Victoria Blvd. Hampton, VA 23669 – (757) 727-1490 - email: jwjones@hampton.gov

Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10:00a.m. - 6:00 p.m.-Weekends : 1:00p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Web Show 2012-13 Exhibition & Show Info : http://www.hamptonarts.net/charles-h-taylor-arts-center-/exhibitions

“Peninsula Glass Guild – 27th

Annual Juried Exhibition” Thursday December 13th 2014 – Sunday January 25th 2015 This 27th annual juried exhibition presents the many forms of glass created by members of the Peninsula Glass Guild. The PGG, established in 1986 to promote quality art glass in the community, is a membership organization of glass artists working in Virginia. The exhibition offers a wide range of creative processes, including blown, carved, cast, painted, flame worked, fused, leaded, neon, sandblasted and stained glass. Related events will include the juror’s lecture, a mobile hot shop with glass working demonstrations and a silent auction. An internationally known figure from the world of glass art will select and present over $3,750 in both cash awards and scholarships.

Also Opening at the Charles H. Taylor Arts Center 4205 Victoria Blvd. Hampton, VA 23669 – (757) 727-1490 - email: jwjones@hampton.gov

Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10:00a.m. - 6:00 p.m.-Weekends : 1:00p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Web Show 2012-13 Exhibition & Show Info : http://www.hamptonarts.net/charles-h-taylor-arts-center-/exhibitions

“Fluid Variations: Recent Works by Clay McGlamory” Thursday December 13th 2014 – Sunday January 25th 2015 Fluid Variations is a solo exhibition of new works by Clay McGlamory in a variety of glass techniques, including vitreous enamel screen printing, fusing, mixed media, luminous tubing and installation. The imagery for these works comes from two sources: water in various states and forms, and words, primarily graffiti scratched into trees, translated from photographs taken during walks in the woods. Both create alluring patterns that when layered have a beautiful complexity which is further compounded by the layering of colors and panels of glass during the fusing and printing processes. Subtle transparent inks and layers of glass combine with dominant opaque color designs creating optically energized works that resonate with

the viewer's optic nerves.

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TAA President’s Phone (757) 638-5227 http://www.tidewaterartalliance.org

Some 2013 TAA “Tiny Treasures” Miniature Show Examples to inspire:

( At left) 1st Place: “Morning Snack” by Karla Mann, “Best-

in-Show” in the 2013 TAA “Miniatures Exhibition”

( At right) 2nd Place : “Higher Education” by TAA’s Jenny

Windsor, “Award of Excellence” 2nd Cash Prize in the 2013

TAA “Miniatures Exhibition”

(at lower left) 3rd Place : “Over Easy” clay sculpture by

TAA’s Fred Freeman, who received the “Award of Merit” 3rd

Cash Prize in the continuing 2013 TAA “Miniatures Exhibit”

2013 Miniature Honorable Mention Awards:

1) ( below) Jeanette Thorpe : "Secrets Kept ", assemblage

2) ( At lower right) James Warwick Jones : "Murex Shell”

(above) “Convergence II”, encaustic by Eloise Shelton-Mayo ( At left) “Helsinki Harbor” color

photograph by Howard Martinez

(above) “First Snow”, etching by Diane Rohman Moser (below) “Lost Souls”, mixed media by Margi A. Sciulli

(above) “Breaking Through”, color photograph by Erlene Hendrix

(above) “Conondrum”, mixed media by Doris Roland

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TAA President’s Phone (757) 312-9662 http://www.tidewaterartalliance.org

Sign Up for TAA Member Dr. Norman Goodwin’s “Continuing creative 4-week Studio Art Classes” :

“Acrylic Mixed-media Works on both paper and canvas” Next Class Begins: Wednesday Jan.8th, 2015 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the One-Eleven Art Gallery, 111 Pennsylvania Ave. Norfolk, just off Granby Street. Call Norman at (757) 423-6305 for the required class materials, etc.! 4-week class only : $70.00 ! (or e-mail him at : terrysos@cox.net ( Norman’s Studio classes continue every 4 weeks, challenging your creativity, both painting and drawing with mixed-media -techniques of watermedia: acrylics, oil-pastels, ink,etc., on both paper and canvas surfaces )

( Above:) Dr. Norman Goodwin in class demonstrating one of his many methods of making mixed-media art in his class at the

111 Art Studio in Norfolk off Granby Street

Continuing at the Suffolk Art Gallery: 118 Bosley Ave, Suffolk,Virginia (757) 925-0448 Web information : suffolkartleague@verizon.net

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday, 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Web Show 2014-15 Exhibition Info : http://suffolkartleague.org

“The Suffolk Art League’s Annual Juried Exhibition” Saturday Nov. 1,– Friday December 19th, 2014

The Suffolk Art League, a Community Partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

SOME OF THE ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION AWARD WINNERS :

First Place: Corinne Lilyard-Mitchel, Hide and Seek, Study in Profile, and Portrait Study, Oil

Second Place: Al Staszesky, St. Genevieve Roofs, Family Portrait,

and Fire Escapes, Oil on Canvas

Third Place: Gary Hess, Weathered, Photography Jane Butler Memorial Award: Laura Gibbs, Sunlit Passage, Mixed Media

Melissa Darden Odom Award: M. Kevin Edwards, Lured In, Watercolor

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TAA President’s Phone (757) 638-5227 http://www.tidewaterartalliance.org

New Class Beginning at The 111 Art Gallery in Norfolk

One-Eleven Art Gallery and Foundation,111 Pennsylvania Ave, (near the 3900 Block of Granby Street), Norfolk, Virginia. (757) 625-1110, Web: http://one11foundation.org On Saturday Evening-December 6

th 2014, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Continuing at The d’Art Center- Nov. 22nd through Jan. 1,2015

The Art Work : “A Juried Exhibition of Art by Art Therapists” In the Selden Arcade, 208 E. Main St., Norfolk, Va., (757) 625-4211, http://www.d-rtcenter.org/

Call and Register for A MAUREEN FLUKE Inspirational Holiday

Gathering Workshop:With GUEST PRESENTERS :Tracy Moore & Janice Spencer

Sharpen your skills by taking a class… Norfolk Drawing Group, Tuesday Nights ,7- 9:30 p.m. in

the Alchemy Building, 806 Granby St., Norfolk, Va.,23510

Email: norfolkdrawing@yahoo.com

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Norfolk-Drawing-Group/211671581320, & Flicker: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacdraw/ The NDG meets every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:30 pm. We start off with 1 minute and 5 minute poses and work our way up to 20 minute or 40 minute poses after the short poses. The first Tuesday of the month is Painting night. We meet at 7:00 to 10:00 pm and work on one 3 hr. pose. We welcome (age 18 and older) all artists and anyone interested in modeling for the group. Sessions cost $7.00/night or $20.00 for four consecutive sessions. Students with proper ID can pay $3.00.

Gallery Hours : Tuesday-Saturday 10AM-5PM, Sunday 1-5PM FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC

Continuing at The One-Eleven Art Gallery, Norfolk, Va.

This exhibition includes a variety of art works in many forms of creative media, all created by art therapists who encourage these types of expressive images for personal discovery and self-healing for their clients to

use as part of the overall therapy process.

ALSO ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 7TH, ONE11’S HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Step away from the stress and

treat yourself to an inspirational evening. Relax, have a glass of wine and take in the sights and sounds of both Art & Poetry while catching up on some great Christmas gifts! http://healingartworkshops.

webstarts.com/index.html

Maureen Fluke

Maureen Fluke’s background in Neuro

Positive Applied Science NPC NeuroPostive

Coaching, Applied Neuro Science Institute &

NLP~ Neuro Linguistics Practitioner & Coach,

allows for an amazing understanding and self

exploration through the use of tools in

mediums of the Arts. Maureen Fluke, NPC.L

Owner OF HEALING ART WORKSHOPS

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You can help the Arts in Virginia—Here’s how!!

Virginians now have the opportunity to contribute part of

their state income tax refund to the Virginia Arts Foundation by checking a box on their return form. It’s never been so simple to support the arts in Virginia.

Because the foundation may receive but not solicit private funds, money will have to come from the purchase of arts license plate and other special sources, such as this tax check off box.

The interest on all funds received will be distributed in grants by the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Please help support the arts in Virginia. Check off a contribution for the Virginia Arts Foundation on your state income return. It’s one of the most important checks you can write – and now, it’s one of the easiest.

Check out the news from some of our sister organizations in the Tidewater Area:

Tidewater Art Alliance (TAA) http://www.tidewaterartalliance.org

Chesapeake Bay Art Association (CBAA):

http://www.chesapeakebayartassociation.com/

Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists CBW): http://www.chesapeakebaywatercolorists.com/

D’Art Center

http://www.d-artcenter.org/

Charles H. Taylor Arts Center http://www.hamptonarts.net/

The Artists Gallery

www.theartistsgallery.org Norfolk Botanical Gardens 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. daily ( Regular grounds access fees apply ) See : http://norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/programs-events/indoor-exhibits

…and remember to check our own TAA website often:

www.tidewaterartalliance.com

Note : New email address for submitting items for the TAA Artline : Please be sure to include “Artline” in the subject line of your message! (...unless you want your message to get lost in the tons

of email your editor receives every day.) If your message doesn’t say “Artline” it might get rejected as trash! Each photo needs its own caption, in its own email. Please send each photo, properly captioned, in a separate email. Use

another email for each additional photo, along with its caption. That way your Editor won’t get photos mixed up with the wrong caption. Please limit file size to about 1megabyte per photo. (1 MB is sufficient for online viewing, and we’re not printing posters here!) What’s a proper caption? Please write a full sentence, identifying the principal people or art pieces in the photo, with an explanation

of what’s going on (which event, award, etc.) Feature Articles: If you have an idea for a feature article (say, to highlight your work or a favorite technique), make the suggestion to

your editor, Ray Almond ( raymondalmond@yahoo.com ), who will be glad to work with you to produce your article. And include “Artline” in your subject line! Please!! Deadline: 15

th of the preceding month.

TAA President’s Phone (757) 312-9662 http://www.tidewaterartalliance.org

New Website for the Arts in Hampton Roads…

www.artscenehamptonroads.com

(Just click on it; in case you haven’t noticed, all links shown in Artline are live!)

Calls to Artists, for the 2014 timeframe

To get newly posted calls, please check the following websites often:

http://professionalartistmag.com/ http://www.artshow.com/juriedshows/

http://www.callsforartists.com/ http://www.d-artcenter.org/

The listings there will be more comprehensive and up-to-date than any listing copied into Artline. If you know of any other websites for Artist Calls, please send what you know to your Artline editor ( raymondalmond@yahoo.com ) for

printing in future issues for other members’ benefit.

Won a prize? Got into a show? Been selected as a juror? Tell your editor about it, and you may be featured in a

future issue of Artline!

Don’t be bashful!