RUTH ELLEN HOAG - Watercolor demo by Zoom
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Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY – BA (French horn), 1967
University of California Santa Barbara – California teaching credential, 1972 In 1997, I retired as professional musician to devoted full time to painting. I have had mentors in this endeavor, particularly William Lawrence and Katherine Chang Liu, but I am basically self-taught. I also credit my music background to my present achievements as an artist. |
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“My art is based on the figurative genre. Ordinary, everyday people being central to my work, each painting offers an opportunity to discover a new insight into how we act, react, do, think, worry, enjoy or ponder. I generally don’t work for accuracy, though some turn out that way. In aiming for the communicative and emotional qualities, degrees of abstraction come into play. There’s no formula, only desire and some routine.”
This months meeting will also include Voting for the
2024-25 Slate of Officers and Chairs. We also hope to have some of our scholarship Winners present.
2024-25 Slate of Officers and Chairs. We also hope to have some of our scholarship Winners present.
Art of the Month
Art 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.
- There will be no themes. Bring whatever artwork you would like to share.
April 2024 Art of the Month winner - First place tie
IKE IKEDA
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JOAN GAMBERG
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March 2024 Art of the Month winner
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June 2023 Art of the Month Online Contest
Voting is open till noon on the 21st at Noon. Click an image to enlarge & see title; move through images with the arrows onscreen or your keyboard. Vote for one.
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May 2023 Art of the Month - Open Theme Winners
We had a modest sample of art. The winners were Cris Gordy, first place with "Pueblo". Joanne Formia, got second place with her "Feeling the Peace". June 23 will be an ONLINE only show and the last one of the year. The theme is 'Dreams of Summer".
MVAL Art of the Month Contest
Art of the Month
Members are invited to bring a painting to enter in our monthly general meeting Art of the Month contest. Your artwork may relate to our theme of the month, or it may be any topic you wish. The membership votes, and a prize will be awarded for each of the two categories: Best of Theme and Best of Show.
On display above are samples of the art in the March Show.
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JUNE ONLINE SHOW-LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR
THEME: DREAMS OF SUMMER Thank you for participating in this program. Please send your photos to Cris Gordy - [email protected] Click here for Art of the Month Gallery Click here for Online Art of the Month Submission guidelines and instructions. |
Contest Format and Themes 2022 In-Person October, Water In-Person November, Still Life Online December, Cold Comfort Cancelled 2023 In-Person January, Gray of Grays Online February, I See Red In-Person March, Signs of Spring Online April, View from Above In-Person May, People Online June, Dreams of Summer |
Art of the Month 2023 Contest Gallery
March 2023 Contest Gallery
Congratulations to our MARCH winners! Theme: Signs of Spring.
Are We Dancers? - Cris Gordy.
Theme category.
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Birch Grove by Jean Essa.
General Category
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January 2023 WinnerCongratulations to our Mary Gilman!
Open Theme: Tea Shop Courtyard at Inistioge. Watercolors. 
Tea Shop Courtyard at Inistioge
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November 2022 WinnerCongratulations to our November winners.
Theme/Still Life: Retro Still Life, mixed media by JoAnn Formia. Open Theme: Going North of the 110, watercolors by April Foster. 
Retro Still Life
@JoAnn Formia
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October 2022 Contest Gallery
Congratulations to our October winners, Theme/Water: A Place We Only Know, watercolors by Cris Gordy. Open Theme: Urban Sketches by Pete Morris
A Place We Only Know
@CrisGordy
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Urban Sketches @Pete Morris
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Online Art of the Month Contest Guidelines
- Contest open to MVAL members in good standing; Use the email address in your MVAL membership application to send your image. Yes, there is a prize.
- Email artwork submissions to [email protected]. (The Art of the Month chair will send a receipt email.)
- Files must be finish cropped, in .jpg or .png format and under 1000 pixels on the longest side. Since everyone's photo starts as a generic number these days, please change the file name to the your Name, eg; "FriedmanJerry.jpg."
- Please include the title, media & dimensions and your name in the email, thus:
This Painting
mixed media 18x24"
Gustav Klimt - Submissions accepted after each general meeting till midnight Friday before the next general meeting.
- Voting is live for 4 days, from the Sunday prior to the general meeting to noon on the day of the meeting.
- Results are announced at the general meeting, and posted here afterwards until the next contest.