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Glenn West has delighted many with his unusual, intricate and beauti-

ful designs for over thirty years, with markets in New York, Chicago, and Los

Angeles.

Glenn received his training in the Southwest where he practiced original, award winning beadwork

and silver-smithing based on both a contemporary aeshteic and world or indigenous cultures.

Today he resides in Poulsbo, Washington, where he has been designing distinctive jewelry

using silver, gold and semiprecious stones. Part of his current body of work includes a contempo-

rary interpretation of Northwest Native American Art, which can at times be both whimsical and

traditional.

Glenn teaches both introductory and advanced classes in silver smithing. You can call for

details at 360-779-8675.

General Meeting

October 23rd at

Peninsula Baptist Church

6127, 38th Ave NW

Gig Harbor, WA 98335

7:00 p.m.

October Demonstration—

Jewelry Design—Glenn West—Artist

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PAL Board 2007 - 2008 - Officers

President: Myrna Binion 253-857-4222 myrnalb@comcast.net

1st VP Co-Chair George Milliken 253-858-3672 gbmill2@comcast.net

1st VP Co-Chair Arvid Anderson 253-549-7339 arvidandbarb@comcast.net

2nd VP Show Chair Rhene Johns 858-8668 rhenej@gmail.com .

Secretary Mary McInnis 253-858-9224 mmcinnis@centurytel.net

Treasurer Jon Lonning 253-851-4866 jlonning@centurytel.net

Mem @ Large Sherry Weitzel 253-265-1575 sherrylw49@aol.com

Mem @ Large Virginia Alvarez 253-851-0015 virginiasalvarez@worldnet.att.net

Mem @ Large Harry Sundberg 253-265-3780 hesundberg@comcast.net

Newsletter Ed Myrna Binion 253-857-4222 myrnalb@comcast.net

Festival Chair Carol Valstyn 253-265-8139 cfvalstyn@comcast.net

Membership Christy Camerer 253-853-2178 bluewaterartwork@centurytel.net

PAL Committee Chairpersons:

Nwslttr Distribution Roma Loehmer 253-851-1610 fredandromaghwa@aol.com

Program Charli Meacham 253-858-9388 charlimeacham@centurytel.net

Asst. Program Carol Lemon 206-409-2564 clemon@rfmarch.com

Publicity Open position

Regional Show Fox Island Painters

Hospitality Debbie Dorn 425-442-1140 bedorah@msn.com

Video Library Cecile Anderson 253-549-4646 brucecec1@comcast.com

Bi-monthly Exhibit & Sunshine Chris Cotton 253-858-6191

Workshops Mimi VanBallenberghe 253-857-2449 mimistudio22@comcast.net

Scholarships Sherrie Bonsell, 253 858-4032 sherbon@centurytel.net

Poster & Plein Air Anne Knapp 253-265-6700 annemknapp@gmail.com

Equipment/storage Open Position

Web Mistress Charlee Glock-Jackson 253-857-5604 charlee@centurytel.net

Screenings Marti Green 360-871-2906 marti@martigreen.com

& Michelle Sleight 360-876-0117 michellesleight@yahoo.com

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From the President…

Hi—I hope you are all doing well and are getting a piece of art ready

for our PAL Fall Show at TCC—all the information regarding that show and

the upcoming screening is arriving with this newsletter. If you don‘t have

something ready yet, get busy! Let‘s put on a great show with art from a

good representation of our members.

I was hoping to give you exciting news about plans for a new Cul-

tural Arts Campus in Gig Harbor in this column. I am still sharing hopes

and dreams—I just don‘t know what is going to happen in the current fi-

nancial climate. Meetings are being held to discuss needs and plans for a

building in Gig Harbor, in the area of the new Historical Museum, which

would be of great benefit to performing arts, musical groups, and art

groups such as ours. The structure could also be used to bring important artists into Gig Harbor

for performances and to house conventions and important events bringing revenue to the city and to

local businesses. This is an important dream and it can be a reality—the City of Gig Harbor is con-

sidering their role in supporting and contributing to the project. I think it is important to think be-

yond today and to plan ahead for the future of our community. Gig Harbor needs an art center - the

arts are the life of our community and they have a far reaching effect on so many aspects of our lives.

The PAL Building Committee will keep working on this and will report back as things progress.

Please plan on attending our PAL Show Reception on November 7, at TCC. We will gather at

6:30 with awards at 7:00 p.m. There will be refreshments and a chance to visit with old and new

friends and see the art - always a good variety and of high quality. Our Juror for this show will be

Marit Berg, art instructor at TCC. Thanks to Rhene Johns for taking time out of her busy life to or-

ganize our Fall Show and to the people who are assisting her.

Well—see you at the meeting and then at the show!

Myrna

Photo by Pat Rush

*Renew*******DUES ARE DUE*******Renew* Continue receiving all the wonderful benefits our large organization has to offer as a member of the Peninsula Art

League. Make sure to completely fill out a membership form found on our web site and return it with a check for $35.00

for an individual or $45.00 for a household to:

PAL Membership attn Christy

PO Box 1422 Gig Harbor WA 98335

Do not forget to check a box to be a volunteer and help PAL continue to be a big part of our community.

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PAL Members—Bi-Monthly Shows

Are you aware that PAL runs a Bi-Monthly Show which hangs with ―fresh‖ art every other

month at TCC in Gig Harbor? The current show will need to be removed on November 3rd at

10:00 a.m. in order to hang our PAL Members‘ Show there until November 25th. After that date,

the Bi-Monthly Shows will resume hanging in that location.

For information regarding the process of hanging your art with the Bi-Monthly group and to

get the hanging schedule, please call Chris Cotton at 858-6191. You must be a currently dues paid

PAL member to take part.

TWAA Call for artists and craftsmen Two Waters Arts Alliance is hosting the first annual Winter Waters Holiday Art Sale Sat., Nov.22 at the Longbranch Improvement Club from 10-5. Booth fee will be $25. Art-ists wishing to participate should e-mail margomac53@comcast.net no later than Nov.15. Space is limited so book early.

My apologies to new member Janice Wagner for mis-spelling her name for the September Palette news-letter. Again, Welcome—Christy Camerer, Membership

FYI: Dianne Gardner forwarded this —OPA mem-

ber and painter, George Gallo, has made a film,

―Local Color‖, loosely based on his life about becom-

ing a painter and the trials and tribulations he went

through to train with a Russian master. It opens

November 7th and is a heartwarming story. To see

a trailer go to:

Www/localcolormovie.com/

Www.apple.com/trailers/independent/localcolor/ Seiko Konya, Holiday Show Chair 206 854-9110

Mercer Island Visual Art League announces its ‘08 MIVAL Holiday Show. It will takes place at Mercer Island Commu-nity Center from Oct. 20th through Dec. 19th. The recep-tion is on Oct. 23rd from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. There will be music and refreshments.

For the first time this year, MIVAL will conduct a Silent Auc-tion during the six weeks of the Holiday Show. Three art-works will be auctioned off. All proceeds will go towards the Mercer Island High School Arts Scholarships.

The information for this years Christmas in the Country on Bainbridge Island is now up on their web site. Make sure to visit the website and stop by the Learning Center for the event where I will be with this years poster that I drew, and much more of my artworks, including my newest series. http://www.christmasinthecountry.info/ Christy Camerer Bluewater Artworks

Joan Tenenbaum recently gave a presentation about her

life and work at the Anchorage Museum and had a show

of her work in the Museum Shop. Also the new book by

Jeffrey Snyder, from Schiffer Publishing, features 5 of her

pieces including the text that goes with each, plus a bio

and artist's statement.

Welcome new PAL mem-bers: MARY AGRELL STROEING JAN POLITEO CINDY MANNING

Ned Mueller will do a demonstration at the South Kitsap Artist Association Meeting on Nov. 24th,

7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Cedar Heights Jr. High School, 2220 Pottery Ave., Port Or-

chard, WA 98366—call for info at 360-692-5375.

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Robin Peterson was interviewed and filmed for the ―My Home Town‖ show

to air November 1, nightly except Sundays (time unknown) on Comcast

Channel 76. Several PAL members have been featured and it should be fun

to see this overview of the many good things happening on the Key Peninsula!

Robin Peterson‘s ―Summer Harvest‖ is hanging with the

current show at the Kimball Gallery/Coffee Shop.

The Featured Artist this month at the Kimball Gal-

lery is Dianne Gardner.

I'm leading a direct stone sculpture workshop at the Lakewold Gardens from

November 13-16, 2008. The program is accredited for undergraduate, graduate and

professional development credits for teachers. It also provides the opportunity for

2D artists to add a stone sculpture to their body of work. The materials/tools are

provided and we still have a few spaces left. We're hoping to get the word out

concerning the workshop…is it possible to post the press release in some fashion

for your membership.

Best Regards,

DJ Garrity

www.djgarrity.com

From George Milliken—I was one of the 60 watercol-orists chosen for the Northwest Watercolor Society's Waterworks 2008 show in Oct-Dec.

The show will be at the New Dimensions Gallery , 206 105th Ave NE Bellevue . It opens October 28th and closes December 6TH

From Marti Green—I’m selling some frames - they are mostly standard gold frames ranging from $3.00 to $10.00. I have a big box of them and it includes the corner hardware. Wire and hangers not included. If some people are interested, they can email me, and then I can bring them to this next meeting. marti@martigreen.com

I’m also doing Giclee prints for watercolors only at 12 cents a square inch with a small setup fee that includes imaging and proofing. I use 140lb watercolor paper and use a 17 X 30 precut paper. Orders must be enough to fill a 17X30 paper including white boarders. They can print one large or two, three smaller ones. Sep up is time consuming so I do need some advance notice.

Robin Peterson and Pat Rush both have their books for sale online—the general link is www.blurb.com from their main page you can access the "bookstore" in the search win-dow type in Robin‘s name or Pat's name (Patricia Rush- doesn't work as Pat) and our books will show up. Robin has 3 and Pat has 4. The direct link is Robin's http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/searchsearch=robin+peterson&commit=Search

Congratulations! Chris Bronstad re-ceived a 1st place in the drawing cate-gory at the Puyallup Fair show. There is a great article about Chris on page 24 of the Key Peninsula News at: www.keypennews.com

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Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Fumiko Kimura: Class will learn how to integrate sumi, watercolor, monoprint background to collage with variety of found paper found objects to enhance your composition. All supplies free. Info: 253-752-3845 November 7 (Friday), 9:30 am - 3:00 pm, Fircrest Community Center: 505 Contracosta, Tacoma, WA

To celebrate the annual Buffalo Feed held every August at the Gig Harbor Eagles, Jeanne Crider designed and created the above mural. It was worked on by her and her assistants Peggy Fraychinaud, Jesse Hicks, and Jeanne‘s sister, LaVonne Smith. The piece was cut into a tryptic after it was painted to make it easier to handle. The piece is 14.5 feet long and 5 feet high and remains on display at the Eagle‘s Hall.

Beverly Hanson, who is a recent addition to the PAL group and the recipient of PAL's Best of Show Award for the Open Regional show, has just won another award. She received a Special Award in the photography division in the Expressions Northwest Juried Art Show at the Northwind Arts Center in Port Town-send for her picture entitled: "Haunted Branches in an Oak Reserve".

Help!!! Volunteer!!!

We are still lacking two important people on

our PAL Board—two positions are unfilled.

We need a person to do our Publicity and a

person to take over the Equipment/Storage

position. Please call Myrna at 253-857-4222

or email myrnalb@comcast.net to volunteer!

PAL Members’ Screening will take place at Peninsula Baptist Church before our upcoming

meeting on October 23rd. Please bring your art between 5:00 and 5:15 p.m. with your paperwork

which accompanies this newsletter. You will leave your art to be processed by the team and pick it

up between 6:45 and 7:00 p.m. The Screening Guidelines and Screening application and PAL Mem-

bers‘ Fall Show form are all coming to you with this newsletter. Please read the information thor-

oughly to avoid disappointment at the screening. You must be a currently paid PAL Member

to screen your work and to enter the Fall Show.

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From Carol Valstyn, Summer Art Festival Chair:

Next year is our 25th art festival year and I hope we really have something to celebrate. That‘s the reason that I wanted to continue to take on that responsibility. However, 2009 will be my 5th year, and I think it‘s time to get someone else to take it over.

Virginia helped me a great deal this year and will continue to do so in 2009, but she is unable to take over the festival. Starting in December, I would like someone to work closely with me so that he or she can learn first hand what goes into the organization of it. Many things are much easier now because, working with Charlee Jackson, we have transferred much of the paperwork onto our web site. In the future, it will only need to be updated.

I am hoping to find someone who is familiar with Excel so they can keep our database current. If not, I can teach them how to manage it. I also need a person who is organized and can handle an occasionally stressful situation.

I also need a person to take Jon Lonning‘s place because he has decided not to do the festival next year. This person would have to arrange to get festival supplies in and out of storage and be there during the festival to help out wherever needed.

I love doing the festival, but it does take up a lot of time and I feel it is the right time for me to bow out.

VIDEO LIBRARY

Some of you have been suggesting that I bring a selection of videos from our library to our monthly PAL member meetings. Now that I am no longer tied up doing the hospitality job at our meetings, I think this would be a great time for me to try out these suggestions. We have a good number of quality art videos, but I believe our li-brary is under-used. Starting with our October 23rd meeting, I plan to bring a couple dozen videos for members to check out if they wish. I‗m hoping you will also take ad-vantage of this process to give me more suggestions for future video purchases.

Just a reminder: The video library is located in the Gig Harbor Visitors‘ Center on Judson St. Just look for the cabinet in the hallway near the back door. A card box with checkout instructions is in the cabinet along with our ninety plus videos. Thanks!

Cecile Anderson

Many thanks to Debbie Dorn who has volunteered to take over as our Hospi-

tality Chair for the coming year. She will be calling on members for contribu-

tions of food for meetings and for assistance with setting up receptions for the

Members‘ Shows—please email her with your offer to help at

bedorah@msn.com Thanks!

We still have open positions for Equipment and Publicity!!!!!

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Meeting minutes for PAL 23 September 2008

Members present: Myrna Binion, Jon Lonning, Harry Sundberg, Rhene Johns, Charli Meacham, Sherry Weitzel, George Milliken, Arvid Anderson, Christie Camerer, Virginia Alvarez, Cec Anderson, Nan Feagin, Mary McInnis

Myrna Binion called the meeting to order at 10:30am at the Gig Harbor Visitor‘s Center meeting room.

OLD BUSINESS:

Minutes from September were accepted as written. Duly moved and seconded.

Festival Follow-up:

Discussion on finances; Jon reported that we were short on vendors this year so income was down from previous years. We spent less on ads, postage, rack cards, security (having just one officer saved $860). Income is almost even with last year. Myrna stated that this was good but that next year we need to spend monies on what we didn‘t this year (ads, post-age, rack cards, security). Jon stated that Friday night needs three officers not just one. Also, less publicity did not affect attendance as much as loud music affected last year‘s attendance which was not the case this year. Myrna stated that we need to get the vendor mailing list back up and keep it current to provide more vendor possibilities. We need to keep doing the festival. Virginia stated that other shows charge more to enter. Arvid suggested we trade lists with other shows. Myrna said we need more volunteers for next year. Carol wants a replacement for next year, someone to train to take over in 2010. We need a strong committee with strong leader. We have 250 members. Everyone should volunteer for something yearly. We need to stress volunteer as part of membership. We need a coordinator for volunteers.

Jon announced that he is resigning from festival duties. There was discussion of festival chair stipend.

George made a motion to continue the stipend at $2000 for 2008 only. Christy seconded. All in favor – passed. $1000 would be the stipend for NEXT year‘s chair.

Financial Oversight Report from Laura McClintock and Karen Geiger – 2007-08: Three suggestions were made to clarify our bookkeeping:

Have receipts for every item paid for or reimbursed

Deposits should state from where came the money being deposited

Write on the check what the payment is for

It was moved that the report be accepted as read; duly moved and seconded, all in favor.

Slate of Officers for 08-09:

Myrna stated that several positions are still open on roster of officers.

Christy volunteered to email PAL members especially new members to fill open volunteer positions. Publicity is espe-cially necessary. Judy can train someone to take over. George suggested we find someone who is experienced in public-ity and knows the geographic area and media. Myrna stated that we have been inconsistent with thank you‘s to outgoing board members. Arvid moved that an honorarium of $30 be given to outgoing board members. Duly seconded and ap-proved. Christy volunteered to obtain gift certificates. Myrna introduced new PAL board members: Cec Anderson, Nan Feagin, and Mary McInnis

Roster/Membership:

Christy said she is working on the new directory and will try to get it out by the end of the year. Arvid suggested adding another membership category such as ―sustaining member‖ or ―sponsor‖ with varying amounts for dues.

NEW BUSINESS:

Fall Members’ Show -

Rhene said the reception has been rescheduled to November 7th. A correction will be sent out. An Instructor, Marit Berg, from TCC will serve as judge . A screening needs to be scheduled before the show. Reception/hospitality committee needs to get with Rhene. We need all walls at TCC or restrict the size and number of entries.

Minutes continue on next page…...

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Regional Show (2009)- Minutes continued from page 8

Nan and Cec: The Fox Island Group will be coordinating the show next year. September is a better month for the show if a workshop is going to be part of it (better weather). The Civic Center has been booked for the show. We can reduce costs by having the reception in the lobby for $50 instead of the room ($100). Custodial costs $50 if Civic Center is not open on weekend. We should be included in the Artwalk and we want to do it for longer period of time perhaps two months. We would save money by having the artists self pick-up instead of using (renting?) the room. Ideas for next year: Use three jurors; should juror be same as workshop teacher? Charli gave information regarding workshops; jurors. Images should be submitted to PAL between June and July; deliver images to juror in July; return of images back from juror to PAL in August in time to notify artists. Karen Knutson from Minneapolis (multi media, watercolor, abstract) was suggested as juror. She requires $450 per diem plus hotel plus $30 food per diem. Any other suggestions? Please no PAL artist as juror. Wait and see who else responds before committing to Knutson. Nan suggests we check out Karen Knutson‘s work and email Charli with opinion and/or suggestions for other possibilities. Nan and Cec have several peo-ple working on publicity and the reception. Suggestions: we send letters to area art teachers inviting them to the show; have the juror write down his thoughts on the submitted work. While it‘s hard to tell if juror is also a good teacher hav-ing more than one juror would spread out the work and would force more objectivity. Discussion also surrounded pick-ing a juror and how many to have and the financial ramifications of having more than one. Myrna felt it is OK to lose money on regional show to keep show going. Discussion about including various media (have a separate photography show?) and increasing the number of prizes. Charli suggested we put something in the newsletter about starting a pho-tography group show.

New Meeting Place:

Peninsula Baptist Church; motion made and duly moved to donate $50 to PBC for use of their facility per meeting.

Gig Harbor Cultural Campus:

Extensive discussion:

We need to get with other art groups and the GH Historical Museum involved to get the cultural art center built in Gig Harbor which would have a multi purpose arts use. An artist‘s rendition was handed out including a floor plan.

Need to get business community involved. Let the city know there is support in Gig Harbor. Cost is estimated at 9.8 million. A newspaper article on the Gig Harbor 2009 budget meeting was passed out.

Museum is enthusiastic about it and willing to take care of operations.

It was reported that there is a lot of support at the rotary meeting.

There will be another meeting in October to discuss the center but it needs better publicity.

Meeting adjourned at 12: 12pm. Respectfully submitted – Mary McInnis

Upcoming PAL Programs 2008:

October 23rd—Lorna and Glen West, Silversmith Demo

November 20—Bill Fogarty, Waters’ Edge Gallery, Everything you wanted to

know about Giclee

December 6—Holiday Party at Rosedale Hall

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The Artistry of Photography written by Sherry Weitzel

A photographic work of art captures the subject’s distinc-tive essence. The fine art pho-tographer strives to provide an inside view of his visual world, evoking emotions through use of color, setting, and composition. Highly culti-vated skills enable the photog-rapher to “see” and “shoot” an

experience.

Seeing diverse landscapes, hearing the ocean‘s roar, smelling fields of flowers, feeling the warmth of the sun, tasting a blade of grass, the photographer experiences the world using all five senses. Now comes the art of re-creating on paper that which the artist‘s senses embraced at the time the shutter was pressed, photo taken.

Photography is both an art and a science. Photography allows expressions of feelings and emo-tions, but to do so, mastering the scientific part of the medium is essential. A photographer is sepa-rated from his subject by the camera and from his “canvas” by darkrooms, computers, and print-ers.

Photography is a highly technical medium. A mechanical device (the camera) stands between the photographer and his subject; therefore, a number of changes will be introduced by this medium. Nearly all lenses introduce some form of distortion, aberration, blurriness, chromatic aberration, or vigneting. Film, or digital sensors, also introduce a number of changes such as film grain, noise, high or low resolution, pixelization, color shifts, and color casts. The printer replaces the camera as intermediary between the photographer and the image he is about to lay down on pa-per. Printing the image entails a number of changes such as adjusting color gamut and contrast range.

The process of capturing the photograph ends in pressing the shutter, which starts the process for the development of the image based on the mind’s eye of the photographer, whether it is in the darkroom or through digital enhancement. The result is the photographer’s visual expression of his emotional response to the scene he photographed.

Kayaks in Repose—Photography by Carl Weitzel

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Ongoing Classes presented by PAL Members:

Decorative Painting Dori Wheeler, Teacher, Tole and decorative Classes at 253-851-3192 or-851-3193

Calligraphy Yulene Brasel is teaching calligraphy in Gig Harbor. Call her

at 853-3623 or email callignart@juno.com

Decorative Painting Jeanne Crider CDA , Teacher. Tole and decorative classes and Watercolor

classes call for schedule at 253-857-5132 or jcrider@gmail.com

Pastel & Oil Donna Trent—call 265-6532 for information

Portrait and Life Drawing Contact Harry Sundberg 253-265-3780, or Doug Michie at 253-851-7579

Chinese Brush Classes— Laura Mosley, 253-377-6025 or 253-884-1081

Workshops Susan Paredes, printmaking. 265-2645

FOX Island Painters- There is a Wednesday painting group that gathers at 10:00 AM until 2:30 PM at

Nichols Community Center, on Fox Island. There are oil, pastel and watercolor painters at present. Any

interested artist is welcome for a $10.00 a month fee. Contact Cece Anderson at 253-549-4646 for more

information.

Figure Drawing w/models—at Donna Trent‘s Studio on Tuesdays—Call Mimi VanBallenberghe at 857-

2449

Jewelry Making - Joan Tenenbaum, Teacher. Private instruction in jewelry fabrication. Call or e-mail her at 253-858-7478 or merlin059@centurytel.net

Judy Shiner— I will be opening new Wednesday 'Anything Goes Art Class' starting October 1st. 253 265-8179 – Thursday and Friday class are ongoing, but still full. Will advise if I have a Thursday or Friday opening.

Fumiko Kimura—see class info on page 6 this newsletter.

Fall Calendar—PAL Dues are due! (see page 3)

October 23—PAL Member‘s Screening and Meeting

November 3– PAL Show—drop off paintings at TCC, GH

November 7—PAL Members Show Reception, 6:30-8:00 p.m. TCC

November 20-PAL Meeting

December 6-Holiday Party at Rosedale Hall

All PAL Meetings are being held at Peninsula Baptist Church

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