Ron Chapman’s work has been described

as a lyrical or a romantic approach to real-

ism. His favorite media are oil paints and

soft pastels for creating portraits, figures

and western landscapes. In his painting

he strives for a strong light source, some-

times with high value contrasts to project

a special mood or drama into his art. His

purpose is to convey the beauty in every-

day scenes or to capture some of a sitter’s

personality. He wants to show there is

much more in creation than what appears on the surface.

Mr. Chapman studied Design and Fine Arts at Southern Illinois Univer-

sity. After college, he worked for the United States Air Force as an

illustrator and muralist. He became Graphic Services Director for the

Oklahoma State Health Department, supervising the art department and

print shop employees and gradually began doing fine art portraits of

physicians, medical professionals and businessmen in the Oklahoma

City area. About 1985, he opened his own studio/ gallery in northwest

Oklahoma. He is currently President of the Lone Star Pastel Society,

headquartered at the Sunset Art Center in Amarillo, Texas.

Among many awards, Mr. Chapman won the In-

ternational Gold Medal for Master Pastel Artists.

This prestigious award is

given for having won

awards in five or more in-

ternational exhibitions.

Ronald Charles Chapman Oils/Pastels Demonstration – March 26, 2012

Art Guild meetings

4th Mondays 7:00 pm

Sheerar Center

There is an access

ramp on the west side

All Demonstrations held the 4th Monday 7:00 pm

Sheerar Auditorium

7th & Duncan Street

SAG Board meetings

First Mondays 7:00 pm

Sheerar Center

Guild meeting times 1

Board meeting dates 1

President’s Letter 2

Accolades 3

Guild Board Members 3

Newsletter Deadline 3

Hospitality Volunteers 3

Displays Around Town 4

Contact the President 4

People’s Choice Awards 4

Spring Art Awards 5-6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

March 2012

www.masterscircleart.com

At long last, we now have a Hospitality Chair!! Brand-new member, Vanessa Pettit, jumped right in

and we put her to work being in charge of refreshments for our Spring Show reception, as well as

being hostess for our February meeting - which was the first one she attended! Thank you, Vanessa!

The dates for our Studio Tour are Saturday, March 31st & Sunday, April 1st. This year we have 13

artists at 10 different locations. Some of our artists will only be open on Saturday (the maps will

indicate this.) The hours for both days are 1:00-6:00 pm (except for one artist who will close at 5:00.)

We hope to have tickets (maps) available for purchase at our demonstration. As soon as the maps

arrive they will also be available at Multi-Arts Center and Flourishes downtown. I will email Art

Guild members to let you know when the maps arrive. You may also purchase your tickets on the day

of the Tour at Multi-Arts. Plan to make them your first stop on the Tour. Stillwater Art Guild member

and new Director of the Multi-Arts Center, Bill Miller, will be giving tours of the Center, and several

other Art Guild members will have their “studios” set up there. We are excited about having Multi-

Arts participate and work with us on our Studio Tour this year. Also, many thanks to Jason Wallace

for the design and printing of our postcards and maps for the Tour.

If you would be interested in helping Bill Miller with the selling of the tickets to the Tour either the

Saturday or Sunday of the Tour for a few hours between 1:00-6:00, please let me know. My contact

information is on the next page.

We still have the Jerry Yarnell painting available for purchase. Please contact me if you are interested.

See you on the 26th!

~ Roxanne

PAG E 2

President’s Letter

ST I L LW AT ER AR T G UI L D NE W SL ET TE R

Thank You to Spring Art Show volunteers

Donna Branson, Show Chair, would like to thank everyone who assisted with the spring show. In particu-

lar, a big thank you to: all of the artists who submitted their beautiful works of art; those who helped take

in art, hang the show, and produce the required paperwork, Deanna Valley, Dodie Guffy, Barbara and

Don Boswell, Jude Tolar, Jason Wallace, David Horton, Steve Batten, and Mike Branson; the greeters:

Hallard Randell, Lou Hale, Dodie Guffy; and all members who provided refreshments. Many thanks go to

Cheri Fisher and Steve Batten for giving demonstrations and to Lynn Schwartz for providing an out-

standing gallery talk. Appreciation is also extended to Jeannette Johnson and Roxanne Parrow for their

very successful publicity efforts that resulted in multiple articles in several newspapers.

April 2-30, 2012

Opening Reception:

Saturday, April 7th

3:00-4:00 PM

Stillwater Community Center

8th & Duck

patsyevans@yahoo.com

405-305-1591

1-COMPOSITION / DESIGN 2-DRAWING / RENDERING OF SUBJECT 3-VALUE CONTROL

4-COLOR CONTROL 5-TECHNIQUE 6-PRESENTATION

Spring Show Judge Rick

McClure used

the following categories

for judging.

Each was scored on

a scale of 1 to 5.

M AR C H 2012 PAG E 3

Newsletter Deadline April 4, 2012 at 9:00 p.m.

Email your news and accolades to: veryvalley@aol.com or call 405-624-1519

President: Roxanne Parrow thparrow@yahoo.com 405-707-0447

Vice President Dodie Guffy dodiegg@gmail.com 405-707-7513

Secretary Sue Baker jim_suebaker@suddenlink.net 405-372-7254

Treasurer Steve Batten svbatten@aol.com

Newsletter Deanna Valley veryvalley@aol.com 405-624-1519

Programs Jason Wallace jason@jwallacephoto.com 405-880-1488

Webmaster Jason Wallace jason@jwallacephoto.com 405-880-1488

Shows Donna Branson donna.branson@okstate.edu 405-624-0945

Hospitality Vanessa Pettit vipettit@aol.com 580-829-1990

Workshops Mary Ann Wade 580-455-2526

Publicity Jeanette Johnson jeanieangel1202@yahoo.com 405-372-6241

Membership Barbara Boswell barbara.boswell@hotmail.com 918-387-2449

Director Velma Sanders velma@countrysidestudio.com 405-377-4766

Displays Around Town

Cheri Fisher cherilynnfisher@gmail.com 405-880-4385

Friends of Multi-Arts

You can now keep up with Multi at these locations online:

Friends and Multi are now on stillocal.com (search Multi)

twitter.com, (multiartscenter)

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/

FriendsofMultiArtsCenterInc

Website: http://multiartscenter.org/

Hospitality Volunteers March 26, 2012

Hostess: Jude Tolar

Jenice Bigbee, Ellis & Alene Allinson

Linda Kerth, Jan Wilson, Dale Roark

Terry & Joyce Hunt, Jocille Osborne,

Sheila Parsons, Jonathan Thomas

Accolades

Jude Tolar’s pastel painting, "Player in the Gallery," and Joey Frisillo’s painting “Lake Bixhoma:

Young Cottonwoods” have been accepted into the Oklahoma Art Guild's national juried "Oklahoma

Friendly" Spring Show. Out of 734 entries, about 180 were accepted. The opening reception is Friday,

March 16, 6–9 pm, at IAO Gallery, 730 W. Sheridan, OKC, and the show runs until April 9.

Jude Tolar and Donna Branson participated in the inaugural Downtown Art Walk, sponsored by the

Artists Coalition of Stillwater, Saturday, March 3, showing pastel paintings at 612 S. Main which be-

came Adams Art Gallery for the evening.

Jude Tolar’s painting, "Morning Begonias," has been accepted into the Pastel Journal's annual Pastel

100 competition. It won Honorable Mention in Still Life/Floral. The 100 winning paintings were selected

from more than 2500 entries and appear in the current April 2012 issue of the Pastel Journal magazine.

Jim Franklin, Sue Baker, Linda Kerth, and Jan Wilson are all teaching classes at Multi-Arts.

Cheri Fisher has a blog at cherifisher-artgallery.blogspot.com - she has also been commissioned to do a

painting as a wedding gift for a Midwest City resident.

Stillwater Art Guild Board Members 2011-2012

Stillwater Art Guild

http://www.stillwaterartguild.org/ Roxanne Parrow, President

3403 N. Diamond Valley

Stillwater, OK 74075

405-707-0447

Displays Around Town

If you would like to display your art at these local businesses, and get your name out there,

contact Cheri Fisher Cherilynnfisher@gmail.com

Business Address March April

BancFirst 808 S. Main Lewis Moses

Bank NA 800 W. 6th Ave. Tim & Roxanne Parrow

Bank NA 1020 N. Boomer Rd Barbara Boswell

Doctors’ Lounge Stillwater Medical Center Steve Batten

Stillwater National Bank 6th & Main AVAILABLE

Stillwater Public Library 12th & Duck

SNB Drive thru 308 S. Main Cheri Fisher

Oregon Grapes by Tim Parrow

Royalty by Mona Wells

2012

Spring Show

Best Of Show

ST. FRANCIS

HERMITAGE:

MT. SUBASIO,

ITALY

by

Donna Branson

2012 People’s Choice Awards

(We had a tie.)

Ref # Medium Level Artist Title Price Award

1 OIL INTERMEDIATE MONA WELLS BEEP BEEP $200 HM

2 OIL INTERMEDIATE MONA WELLS I CAN SEE OKLAHOMA FROM HERE $150

3 OIL INTERMEDIATE MONA WELLS ROYALTY $175 1st

4 OIL ADVANCED PATSY EVANS ANTHROPOMORPHIC DRIFTWOOD $250

5 OIL ADVANCED PATSY EVANS VASES-ORANGES-PEARS $350

6 OIL ADVANCED PATSY EVANS AND THE ANGLES SING $450 2nd

7 OIL BEGINNER DEANNA VALLEY PORTRAIT OF BOB DARCY NFS 1st

8 OIL BEGINNER DEANNA VALLEY PORTRAIT OF CLARA WOLFE NFS 2nd

9 OIL BEGINNER DEANNA VALLEY "INDIANA" JOANNA NFS 3rd

10 ACRYLIC ADVANCED MARY ANN WADE ENTER NATE WADE NFS 2nd

11 ACRYLIC ADVANCED MARY ANN WADE CATCHING THE SCENT $250 3rd

12 OIL ADVANCED MARY ANN WADE THE WINNER TAKES ALL $400 1st

13 ACRYLIC INTERMEDIATE CAROLYN REEDY SILENT HOURS OF NIGHT $75 2nd

14 PASTELS ADVANCED LEWIS MOSES MARILYN $350

15 PASTELS ADVANCED LEWIS MOSES TONY THE TIGER $350

16 PASTELS ADVANCED LEWIS MOSES EBONY THE KITTEN $250 3rd

17 ACRYLIC INTERMEDIATE CHERI L. FISHER SURPRISE VALENTINE $125 3rd

18 ACRYLIC INTERMEDIATE CHERI L. FISHER PINK HOUSE $125

19 ACRYLIC INTERMEDIATE CHERI L. FISHER "STORM SEASON" $100

20 PHOTO/COLOR INTERMEDIATE JAMES E. BAKER, DVM HELPMATE $100 1st

21 PHOTO/COLOR INTERMEDIATE JAMES E. BAKER, DVM FISH CAMP $100 3rd

22 PHOTO/COLOR INTERMEDIATE JAMES E. BAKER, DVM BLUFFING $100 2nd

23 WATERCOLOR ADVANCED SUE BAKER FIELD OF FLOWERS $400 1st

24 ACRYLIC INTERMEDIATE DALE O. ROARK BROWN LAKES NEAR CREEDE, CO $300

25 ACRYLIC INTERMEDIATE DALE O. ROARK NORTH GREY'S CREEK FALLS $300 1st

26 WATERCOLOR ADVANCED BOB DAVIS RIOS ADOBE $500 2nd

27 WATERCOLOR ADVANCED BOB DAVIS EAST QUODDY LIGHT HOUSE $500 3rd

28 WATERCOLOR ADVANCED BOB DAVIS IPANA ROW BOAT $600 HM

29 PASTELS INTERMEDIATE DONNA BRANSON ST. FRANCIS HERMITAGE:

MT SUBASIO, ITALY $300

1st & Best

of Show

30 PASTELS INTERMEDIATE DONNA BRANSON LILY PADS AT BUTCHART GARDENS $400

31 PASTELS INTERMEDIATE DONNA BRANSON HAND-BLOWN GLASS AND LIGHT $200 2nd

32 PHOTO/COLOR INTERMEDIATE JEANETTE JOHNSON KIVA SCENTS NFS

33 ACRYLIC ADVANCED BARBARA A. BOSWELL VALLEY NEAR SAN GIMIGNANO, ITALY $150

34 ACRYLIC ADVANCED BARBARA A. BOSWELL SIENA, ITALY $125 HM

35 GRAPHICS BEGINNER BARBARA A. BOSWELL EVENING LIGHT ON POND $100 1st

Ref # Medium Level Artist Title Price Award

36 WATERCOLOR INTERMEDIATE STEVE BATTEN GRAND-DUDES NFS 2nd

37 WATERCOLOR INTERMEDIATE STEVE BATTEN 1ST SNOW NFS 1st

38 PASTELS ADVANCED JUDE TOLAR AUTUMN SUNFLOWERS $400 1st

39 PASTELS ADVANCED JUDE TOLAR A COPPER POT $250

40 PASTELS ADVANCED JUDE TOLAR ASPENS IN VALLE VIDAL, NM NFS 2nd

41 OIL INTERMEDIATE LINDA KERTH CACTUS FLOWER $100

42 OIL INTERMEDIATE LINDA KERTH FIRST SNOW $75 3rd

43 ACRYLIC INTERMEDIATE LINDA KERTH MORNING GLORY $200 HM

44 PHOTO/B&W INTERMEDIATE DAVID LEN HORTON FEDRICO $50 2nd

45 PHOTO/B&W INTERMEDIATE DAVID LEN HORTON LEAPIST #1 $50 3rd

46 PHOTO/B&W INTERMEDIATE DAVID LEN HORTON HEAD BANGERS $135 1st

47 DIGITAL ART ADVANCED JASON WALLACE GOLDEN SLUMBERS $250 1st

48 DIGITAL ART ADVANCED JASON WALLACE EARTH TREE EARTH $125 2nd

49 OIL INTERMEDIATE JASON WALLACE 2011 FALL 2 $125

50 PASTELS INTERMEDIATE MARY RED FALL TREES $75

51 PASTELS INTERMEDIATE MARY RED PEONIES $50 HM

52 PASTELS INTERMEDIATE MARY RED BASKET OF SQUASH $100 3rd

53 OIL INTERMEDIATE TIM PARROW OREGON GRAPES $450 2nd

54 PHOTO/COLOR ADVANCED ROXANNE R. PARROW EMERALD POOL - YELLOWSTONE $125 1st

55 PHOTO/COLOR ADVANCED ROXANNE R. PARROW TREE AT WALHALLA OVERLOOK $125 2nd

56 PHOTO/COLOR ADVANCED ROXANNE R. PARROW BRIGHT BUNGALOW $95 3rd

57 ACRYLIC ADVANCED ALFRED SMITH VISITATION - BUFFALO SPIRIT $700

58 ACRYLIC ADVANCED ALFRED SMITH MOON MAD $300 1st

59 ACRYLIC ADVANCED ALFRED SMITH GHOST DOG $400

60 PHOTO/B&W ADVANCED MARK WAITS ANTELOPE CANYON KEYHOLE, AZ,

2011 $250 2nd

61 PHOTO/B&W ADVANCED MARK WAITS SAND DUNES 10, DEATH VALLEY,

CA, 2011 $250 1st

62 PHOTO/B&W ADVANCED MARK WAITS MOBIUS ARCH, ALABAMA HILLS,

CA, 2010 $250 3rd

63 OIL ADVANCED MIREILLE DAMICONE FLOWING $150 HM

64 OIL ADVANCED MIREILLE DAMICONE BUTTERCUPS $150 3rd