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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2-2-2012 GOOD NEWS - Robb & Stucky International has opened their doors again since (1/12/2012) under new ownership and we are invited to come back to them to have our open sessions on Saturdays. R&S International is the same place and same room we had in the past.
2. Due to one of our workshops being held (at another facility) 3. My illness and Julie or Betsy or someone else is/are not available
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completed DATE: January 17, 2012 TIME: 2:00pm - 4:00pm PLACE: Julie Olander, Vice President's residence - 27281 Hidden River Court, Bonita Springs in Beautiful Bonita Bay . Meeting 2:00 pm - 3:00pm 3:00 pm - approx. 4:30 pm -Featuring very special demo by our Member Martha Dodd . Refreshments will be provided Raffle - Prize Drawing at end of meeting
will have a list of people allowed into the Community. Please car pool as parking is very limited. Please do not block the driveways of the neighbors, or park on their lawns. Thanks. Proceed straight to the 3rd Stop sign at Hidden River Drive. Turn left on to Hidden River and proceed about two and 1/2 blocks to 1st corner lot on Left at Lakeway Court. Come to the pool entrance at the rear of the house on Lakeway Court and let yourself in, or go to the front door on Hidden River Court and ring bell. . THERE WILL BE A DOOR PRIZE FOR THE MEMBER WHO BRINGS THE MOST NEW PEOPLE TO THE MEETING. SO PLEASE INVITE YOUR ARTISTS FRIENDS! . . ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12-19-11 Until December 31, 2011 Membership Renewal Dear Members or future Members.
(regardless the signup date) with the start of our new Fiscal Year which started October 31, 2011 - Deadline for membership renewal is December 2011. It will help us to get everyone streamlined which saves us labor and money. The membership is still only $30 after 4 years.
renewal form to fill out and submit. It also contained a return envelope. We greatly appreciate all your continued support. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
. . 2-1012 A n n o u n c e m e n t . Due to limited class size - Only a few spaces are left at our painting workshop in Fort Myers with Master Steven Assael. May we suggest you act quickly to obtain your space? Please call Renate at: 239-481-2041 and let her know if you have any special fine art requests . .
. We are proud to announce this very special painting workshop 4-Day Oil Painting Workshop with Master Steven Assael March 6,7,8,9, 2012 Time: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm (1 hr. lunch) Place/Location: Covenant Presbyterian Church, Calvin Hall, Room #207 2439 McGregor Blvd. Ft Myers, FL 33901 (1 block from the Edison Estate) . ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Completed 10-22-11ss Releasefor Immediate Release . R E M I N D E R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . 10-22-11 . . Good News, - our Fine Art Sessions are continued for P ortrait and Figure painters First Open Session - December 10, 2011 starting at 10:15am to 1:30pm
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. . I'd need some help for setting up - Renate. Greetings and Welcome . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . 10-6-11 Completed Press Releasefor Immediate Release . We are Celebrating our 4th Anniversary in October 2011. . The Executive Board of the Portrait and Figure Painters Society (PFPS) will meet with the start of the new fiscal year to discuss new endeavors and happenings on -
27281 Hidden River Court, Bonita Springs in Beautiful Bonita Bay Community at the home of Julie Siler Olander, Vice-President TIME: 9:30 am - 12:00 noonDrinks will be provided. Snacks to share are welcome. ______________________________________________________________________ . 10-1-2011 Portrait and Figure Painters We are planning to start our discounted open fine art sessions again with clothed models on Saturdays at am or pm. The location will be on McGregor's Blvd. in Ft Myers next to the Edison Estate. For this we'll need 9 people to attend. Please reply to nadi@nadifineart.com or call 239-481-2081 if you are interested. Hope that you all can come again. Renate . _________________________________________________________________ . Ted de Clercq
Life Drawing/ Painting/ With instruction or Open Sessions I have been running my Life Drawing/ Life Painting classes in Naples- since 1986. They are for people of all abilities. Friday 1:30-4:00In the life drawing classes I work with people using a series of exercises to teach students how to see and how to describe the structure and rhythms of the body. You will become more aware of exactly what you are looking at and how you mightinterpret it in terms of line/tone/color. I do not impose a style of working on students. It is important that your own unique form of expression is developed, encouraged by the one-to-one tuition you receive in my classes. Class size is limited to eight . _________________________________________________________________________________ . 4/6/2011 ___________________________ . 4/5/2011 I am in agreement with Doug's opinion. If they were included then why not photographers. Betsy Koscher, Mass. ___________________________ . . 4/4/2011 . "Some time ago the president of the Portrait and Figure Painters Society of S.W. Florida contacted me to learn more about digital painting and to determine if digital painters should be included in the Society. The following is a slightly revised version of the letter I sent her. This current letter is being made available to the public and members of the organization to aid them in making a decision regarding this issue. It may also be helpful in clearing up information regarding exactly what digital painting is or isn't. -Douglas Flynt, Fine Artist and Instructor . . Information Regarding Digital Painting . Let me first say that I am not a digital artist, however I have had a large amount of interaction with people working in the digital realm. I have talked with them about how they work and the types of training they have undergone and feel I have had enough exposure to make an argument about their inclusion or exclusion in the “Portrait and Figure Painters Society of S. W. Florida.” . First I feel it is necessary to define the types of members in a “Portrait and Figure Painters Society” and then make distinctions between the different areas of digital work that might be considered for inclusion. We can define the types of members by breaking down the first four words in the title of the organization—Portrait and Figure Painters. . The words “Portrait and Figures” define the subject. The word “Painters” in this situation, describes the action members engage in. Even though this seems self evident it shows that people who engage in the act of painting the subject of portraiture and the figure should be allowed for inclusion in a Portrait and Figure Painters Society. . Now we need to break down the digital realm into its different areas and decide if they meet our definition of including both the correct subject and also the correct action. The three areas I would break the digital realm into are “computer generated imagery, digital photography/digitally enhanced photography and digital painting.” . “Computer generated imagery” is work that is generated in the computer by using software that allows for a 3 dimensional construct that can be viewed from any angle under various lighting conditions. Certainly portraits and figures can be created in this way thus meeting the requirement of the subject but the action taken to create the portrait is more akin to sculpture than to painting and so should not be included. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery . “Digital photography/digitally enhanced photography” would also be excluded for similar reasons. Again the subject may be a portrait or a figure but again the action is not that of painting and so should not be included. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography#Digital_photography “Digital painting” is what the title implies—painting with a digital media. As with the first two areas, portraits and figures can be created in this way thus meeting the requirement of the subject. Additionally, the artists who work in this medium share in the same action as painters of traditional media. Not only do they share a similar lexicon in terms of drawing and painting, they also engage in applying strokes or masses of lines and color onto a ground. In essence the bulk of the action and the knowledge to enable those actions are the same as more traditional media. Since it is only the media that differs and not the action it should be included. . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_painting . These are just my thoughts on the subject but I believe I have laid out a reasonable criteria and argument for whether different types of digital portrait and figurative work and the artists who make them should or should not be included in the “Portrait and Figure Painters Society of S. W. Florida.” Please feel free to show this to others. . Douglas Flynt" . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ . . . 2-27-2011 Notification: The Liberace Workshop has been concluded successfully . . 2/19/11 - e-mailed to all Robert Liberace Workshop on February 23-26, 2011 - Sponsored by the Portrait and Figure Painters Society of SW Florida, Inc. . Dear Workshop Participants: . Rental Location: Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33907 - Direction: Off 41 or Cleveland Ave, or off Colonial Parkway/exit McGregor Blvd. - go under bridge and make a sharp left or U turn- cross the road - right into the Alliance' back parking lot. (Google directions)
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