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Meetings: Board 3/4/2026 (ZOOM) • General 2/18/26 (ZOOM and In Person)
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Virtual Meeting:
All members will receive an email before the meeting telling you how to log on to ZOOM to attend. The meeting will be open for log-in starting around 7pm. |
February 18 meeting - In person/Zoom Demonstration by SUSAN PERRY in person
Workshop in person Feb. 24, 2026, 9:30a to 2:00p
This I have studied in the most peculiar of ways - through 45 years of Classical Japanese brushwork. It’s peculiar because I am not Japanese nor do I come from a family with any Asian members. Also, I do not know Japanese well and I was not interested in learning it. Yet I have completely immersed myself in a very ancient and complex form of writing - Shodo: the Way of the Brush.
Much later I studied with Japanese calligraphers in a very formal and different way. During my husband’s illness, I would take the train to Little Tokyo in Los Angeles for classes every week. It was through this class that I became a member of one of the largest Japanese Shodo organizations and for many years I traveled in this way to class and I would send my work every month to Japan for grading. Ultimately I was awarded a Godan certificate (5th degree black belt) in Shodo (to be ranked in Shodo, one must train in the five traditional forms of brushwork), and a Nidan certificate (2nd degree black belt) in a very exotic form of brushwork called Kana (initially used by women because in the old days - the days of the Tale of the Genji - they were not allowed to write in the other scripts.)
Art of the MonthArt of the Month is in person, at the monthly meeting only. Work may be framed or matted so that it can be displayed on an easel. If you have an easel, floor or table style, PLEASE bring it.
Dilmit Singh - Pastel Workshop Series - Descanso Gardens March 4 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, 4 Wednesdays Jennifer Zapp - McGroarty Arts Center - Painting like a Master - Intermediate painting - Pete Morris and Dilmit Singh - Creative Arts Group Rosina Maize - Creative Arts Group- Beginning/ intermediate oil painting John Byram - www.MyGlendaleParks.org - watercolor Robyn Butcher Whitla - Montrose/Glendale Library, Handmade Pages, journal making. Brush Painting |
New Payment Options for Workshops
You can now register and pay online with a credit card from the links above. Art & the Artist Newsletter includes flyers and registration forms. For more information, click here. Artist OpportunitiesMcGroarty Arts Center, Tujunga, invites you to submit your artwork for inclusion in the 2026 Spring 2-D Art Exhibition and Student Showcase, 'Everything is Art' - March 20-28. Artist Registration now thru March 11. Our own Dilmit Singh is the judge. Click here for info.
If you know of local events for showcasing our art, send info to [email protected] NEW MEMBERS - Join MVAL todayMid-Valley Art League welcomes new members to join us. As artists, we find inspiration in being with other artists. We share ideas and enjoy being with like-minded individuals. We learn from each other and need art in our lives. Join us if you wish, but for sure, keep making art!
Click here to access the MVAL New Membership form. Welcome our newest members: Phyllis Tseng Temple City, CA Phyllis was born in Taiwan and now resides in the United States. She was one of our demonstrators last November. Phyllis claims no art background but has studied watercolor for 15 years and loves it! Raul Mena Espie Mena Monrovia, CA Last month we missed including Espie with Raul in a couple membership. Sorry for the mistake. Raul is retired. He enjoys working out with weights. He is interested in watercolor and getting to know other artists. She wishes to connect with local artists and find inspiration. Remembering the Fire VictimsAs we come into the time of giving thanks, keep in your thoughts the members and family who lost so much in the fires of last January.
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