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From the CEO.... It’s that time again where we celebrate through the most popular fundraiser, Lottery for the Arts on April 10 at 6pm. We have 100 artists who have generously donated work valued at $250 or more again, who are the support and backbone of the event. We couldn’t do it without out you! The Crocker Art Museum’s Contemporary Art Curator, Diana Daniels was gracious to jury the work, and has selected wonderful pieces as her top 10. I hope you can join us.
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Staff LORI CARDOZA Membership & Development Coordinator KATIE CURLER Education Coordinator KATHLEEN MAZZEI Operations Manager TONY NATSOULAS Exhibitions Consultant
Workshops with Tip Toland presented by the Susan Cooley-Gilliom Artist in Residency Teaching Program facilitated through the Placer Community Foundation are just around the corner. Don’t miss this opportunity to work with a world famous international clay artist this month. Sign ups are available here. America’s ClayFest II opens this month and there are 75 amazing pieces of art from all over the country. Also, the Ridley Gallery at Sierra College will be featuring the work of the student competition-there’s amazing talent in both shows. If want your child to learn about the arts over their spring break, don’t forget to take a look at the Spring Break Camp, and, of course, there’s always the Super Sunday Art Academy running every weekend. There’s so many choices for children to get involved and explore with their critical thinking skills. Please join us this month for another wonderful month of programming just for you! Sincerely,
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FEATURES 2 CEO Letter 10 Calls to Artists 12 Exhibit Review: By Zoran Peshich 18 Artist Profile: Marianne Bland 30 Music Series: Spring Wrap Up WHAT’S HAPPENING 4 April - May Calendar 6 Lottery for the Arts 14 Current Exhibits 17 Upcoming Exhibits 22 Gallery Shots by Lang Lew 32 2014 Visiting Artist: Tip Toland 36 Warren T. Eich Middle School Feature: By Laurel Teague EDUCATIONAL 20 Professional Artist Workshop Series 2014 24 “Around the World” Spring Break Art Camp 26 Super Sunday Art Academy 28 Summer Fun SPECIAL THANKS 8 Thank You Members 34 Past Exhibits Blue Line Arts Magazine • bluelinearts.org • 3
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6th Annual Lottery for the Arts Thursday April 10th, 6PM THANK YOU TO THE CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS *TOP TEN ARTISTS IN ARE BLUE
Patricia Abraham Jody Ahlquist-Mough Don Antram John Arambel Ellene Ashcraft Alan Craig Barnard Sandra Beard Jeffery Beckerleg Diane Ruhkala Bell Jonathan Beth Stanley Bollinger Jesenia Bomgardner Aleksander Bohnak
Ruth Hall Shirley Hazlett James Hirschinger Carol Hodgson Doreen Irwin William Ishmael Elma Jella’ Doric Jemison-Ball Ursula Johnson John Johnson Craig Johnson David Kalbach
C Budd
Jennifer Landau
Randy Brennan Yuko Carson
Tom Caswell Vincent DiLeo Judy Dillon Pam Dixon Halina Domanski Trina Drotar Katherine Dube
Darlene Engellenner Don Feeney Vicki Foote Chris K Foster Karen Calden Fulk Jon Gariepy
Colleen Giorgi
Susan Goodmundson
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Georg Kickinger
Mary King
Casey O’Connor Irena Orlov Ron Oshima
Maija Peeples-Bright
Zoran Peshich Bobbie Powell Kirk Rademaker Max Redpath-Kennedy Bill Reed Emilie Righetti
Jacinto Rivera Lincoln Rogala Laura Ross-Paul Roberta Rousos Nancy Salerno
Imi Lehmbrock-Hirschinger Jan Schachter Kristina Letson Elana Sigal Lang Lew Michael D. Smith Serena Linn Chris Stevens Anthony Maki Gill Gayle Roger Streff Sergio Maraschin Joe Strickland Michele McCormick Jason Tannen Jim McMahen Scott M. Taylor Gabriela Michanie Bernard Treanton Jeanette Morrow Mark Webster Timothy Mulligan Rachel Weissberger Christine Muratore Victoria Weller Tony Natsoulas Heather Whidden Jeff Nebeker Maria Winkler Carol Newland Nanci Woody Barbara Nilsson Judy Yemma Barbara Noble
THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS
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THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS
BLUE LINE SOCIETY ($1000+)
BENEFACTOR ($500+)
CarMax Foundation David & Dolly Fiddyment David & Linda Breninger Deanne Green Dick & Louise Wiesner Emily Leff Eric McIntosh Folsom Lake Bank Granite Bay Development Hampton Inn Jeff Jones Jennifer Crisologo John Norman Julie Hirota Morgan Stanley Smith Barney North Valley Bank Placer Community Foundation Placer Valley Tourism Sierra Rock & Landscape Star 106.5 Susan Rohan Sutter Roseville Medical Center Taber Creative Group Thunder Valley Casino & Resort Union Pacific Foundation US Bank Wells Fargo Westfield Galleria Westwood Family Cellars William Ishmael
Aldo Pineschi and Lesli Goto Darla Gierczak Dave and Janice Cook David Breninger Eric Struck First Northern Bank George and Jen Phillips Gray Allen Jon Engellenner Linda Brown Marcus LoDuca Marcy Friedman Michael Ziegler Peg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs Roseville Auto Mall Roseville Kiwanis Sandor and Holly Tiche Susan Mansfield Suzanne Gazzaniga
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Please welcome our newest Blue Line Artist members! Loretta Alves Robin Bagga Kaitlyn Clark Kathleen Cox Delaney Crabtree Dominic Denning Emily Duci Nadeen Flynn Marie Gonzales Judith Harrison Katie Hill
THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS PATRON ($250+)
CONTRIBUTOR ($100+)
Alexander Low
Afie Royo AJ Trombetta Amanda Broadhurst Ann Diamondstone Annette de Bellefeuille Barb Brass Barbara Newell Beckie Clevenger Clifton Johnson David Peterson Donna Eckwortzel Frey Edward Chaney Edward Goldman Elizabeth Kamrar Eric & Paige Stauss Evelyn Broyer Fred & Linda Mitsch Gayle Streff Geneva Parker George Hargrave Gina Garbolino Greg McGovern Helen Phillips Irene Lester Inger Price Jack Powell Jana Nakase Lee Janet Roberts Janice Metrogen Jeff Ronten Jim & Florence Smith John and Mary Lathrop John Johnson Jon & Darlene Engellenner Kathy Metzger Kelly Karas Kevin Lockhart Leonard Davis Lew Fellows Marcia & Cameron Murray Marilyn Festersen Marvis & Jim Smith Mike Madrid Pat Abraham & Norm Van Huff Paul & Lisa Joiner Ricco & Susan Ches Robyn Slakey Roopal Shah Roseville Rotary Samual Bassett & Pepe Pool Shimo Susana Watson Yuko Carson
Andrew Klonecke Catherine Vollmer Chris & Sharon Steele Christina Richter Community 1st Bank Darren Siegel David Attaway David & Marybeth Knoll Denio’s Roseville Farmers Market Erica Matney Heron Pacific, Wildlands Integral Financial Management Jack Duran James & Mary Beth Montgomery Janet Dick Janet Wagner Jim & Diane Williams John Johnson John M. Sinclair Joy Westrup Judi & Dwight Stickney Katherine Bryant Katy Schardt Kim Silvers Lion’s Club Roseville Marge Dobrowolski Mary Shaw Merle Axelrad Michael & Kathy Metzger Michael Ziegler Nicholas & Laura Udall Sandra Smoley Sarah Reilly Sierra Vista South Placer Art in Public Places Stephen Martinez Taber Creative Group Ursula Johnson Virginia Amick Zoom Imaging Solutions Inc. Please welcome our newest Blue Line Artist members! Randy Honerlah Hannah Kang Heather Kim Lauryn Massagli Deanna Nardi Lucia Polchies Remy Smith Rylan Tallman Sara Weatherholt Natasha Witt
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CALLS TO ARTISTS
Click on the titles for more details Art You Can Feel
As visitors to art galleries and museums, we’ve always had to fight the urge to reach out and touch the artwork we’re admiring, but this exhibit allows for the exact opposite--we’re encouraging artists to create tactile artworks for our visitors to enjoy. Visitors will be able to pick up, touch, and play with your artworks to create a tactile artistic experience.
Deadline: May 5th
Mid Century Madness
The SacMod Society and Blue Line Arts will be joining together to present an exhibition of contemporary art inspired by the Mid-Century Modern period. This exhibit will feature 2D pieces only including: paintings, prints, low-relief sculptures and photography. Providing visual contrast to the juried items. Furniture and artifacts from the mid century period will be displayed throughout the Coker Family Gallery. This year’s judges will be Jim Brown and Michelle Gringeri-Brown, publishers of Atomic Ranch Magazine.
Deadline: May 7th
Membership Medley
It’s time again for our annual Membership Medley exhibit! Members of Blue Line Arts are invited to share their art with the Roseville community in this treasured display.* A catalog will be produced once again, make your photo’s perfect! This year, Blue Line Arts curators,Tony Natsoulas and Katie Curler will be jurying the artwork and cash awards will be given to the top three honors!
Deadline: June 2nd
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Tuesday May 6th, 2014 Join us as we celebrate the Big Day of Giving by introducing our 1st ever Founders Day. BIG Day of Giving is a 24 hour online giving challenge. Starting at midnight on May 6, 2014, the community will come together to support close to 400 nonprofits from the region. Giving on May 6 will not only show support for our community and the work of nonprofits, but it will also be an opportunity to make your donation dollars stretch! Many local businesses and organizations have contributed funds to a pool of matching dollars! This means that every dollar donated on May 6 will get a boost from this pool of funds through a pro-rated match. Here is a Sneak Peak of the day’s events:
• Youth Projects • Activities at the Galleria • Root Beer Floats • Music Performance • Open Board Meeting
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THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS The Annual High School Art competition called “The Next Generation” was and is a wonderful show, well worth a closer look; it is fresh, expressive and of high quality, both in artistry and technique. Curiously, though many more female artists this year! A subject to perhaps discuss in the future. The winners deserve “the kudos” but the rest of the show was packed with symbolism, self-expression, with some deep and at times dark meanderings of mind and soul: this as it should be since the young adults in the show were not afraid to explore personal feelings about their future in becoming adults, grasping
and grappling with ideas, ideals and perceptions with some unease, but always with a strong and artistic intention! While the winners had their names mentioned, I want to mention some of the other future artists of the show. Morgan Hall Broken and Kevin Chapelle with Building Cradled in the Uncertainties of the Night are worth a mention, both for being curious and bizarre. I particularly liked Robin Bagga’s Masking The Inevitability of the Future , and Eva Habson’s Misperception which I thought was a brave and brilliant moment of selfexpression!
2014 Winners Best in Show - Anjelica Ramos
3rd Place - Ariana Paval
1st Place - Hannah Kang
Honorable Mention - Morgan Paris
2nd Place - Deanna Nardi
Honorable Mention - Erin Hopkins
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Carroline Semens with Urban Faces was raw and powerful as was the skill of Dayton Allegra with The Reef with its reference to the lion fish. The piece by Morgan Paris called Side Effects was particularly poignant, deep in feeling and brave to tackle such issues. There were many great works in this show great artists too numerous to mention, full of fresh ideas and selfconfidence!
Line Arts wisely and come to see the gallery as a source of information and help for their future careers. It is my wish that this next generation continues to be self-expressive and not be limited or crushed by accepted conventions and conformity of the art scene. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, WE SALUTE YOU! -Zoran Peshich.
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CURRENT EXHIBITS
Coker Family Gallery
Lottery for the Arts April 7 - April 10
rts A the UR r o f O WestPark Workshop Gallery Y y r Y e t Lot OU BU ET? Y Y The Next Generation DID ICKETS Annual High School Exhibit T January 9 – February 22
Eli & Edythe Broad Children’s Gallery
Lottery for the Arts April 7 - April 10
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Civic Center
City of Roseville Staff Show April 4 - May 23
Paramount Equity Irena Orlov March 28 - June 6
Roseville Chamber of Commerce James Canning February 7 - April 18 DETAIL: ‘Overgrown’ Katherine Dube
Lottery for the Arts Top Ten Artist
Peg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs Celeste Budd January 31 - April 11
Oracle Marilyn Dizikes February 17 - May 9 DETAIL: ‘ River Ghost’ Jon Gariepy
Lottery for the Arts Top Ten Artist
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3RD SATURDAY SPONSORS Lone Buffalo Vineyards Lynne Pearce Interiors Buca di Beppo Villa Biscotto “Old World Italian Cookies” Berryessa Gap Vineyards Tahoe Joe’s Silk Road Soda Company Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Grocery Outlet Putah Creek Winery The Drum Lab Two Slices Pie Co.
CURATOR’S CORNER Comments from a curator on resume’s: Besides making great art and photographing it well, artists need a resume. This is a collection of your experiences as an artist. It lists the education, exhibitions, bibliography etc. A good way to start filling up your resume is by taking classes and workshops. Another is to enter as many competitions as possible. A great resource is the California Arts Council website and ours where a juried exhibit is going every six week that as a member you can apply for free.
UPCOMING EXHIBITS Civic Center Bobbie Smith & Robin Giustina May 23 - August 1
Paramount Equity Nancy Phillips June 6 - August 15
Roseville Chamber of Commerce Myron Stephens April 18 - June 27
Peg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs Michael Smith April 11 - June 20
Coker Family Gallery America’s ClayFest II
‘Mountain Moondance’ Jennifer Landau Lottery for the Arts Top Ten Artist
April 17 – May 31
WestPark Workshop Gallery Marianne Bland Sponsored By Emily Leff April 17 – May 31
Eli & Edythe Broad Children’s Gallery Visiting Artist in Residence: Tip Toland April 16 – May 10 Blue Line Arts Magazine • bluelinearts.org • 17
ARTIST PROFILE MARIANNE BLAND Q&A Who is your favorite artist and why? It’s a 3-way tie between Wayne Thiebaud for color, Edward Hopper for mood and Vincent Van Gogh for movement.
What is a hidden talent of yours? Making babies laugh.
How did you get your start? I started a mural painting business at age 16 to prove to my mom that I was serious about art. What are you most proud of? Helping raise money for charity and having millions of people see my heart in SF’s Union Square.
Marianne has a solo exhibit in WestPark Workshop Gallery April 17 – May 31
Website: mariannebland.com Email: marianne.bland@gmail.com
FAVORITES
What has been your biggest challenge as an artist? Not giving up despite having to work full time while building my art career.
Artwork: ‘Girl with a pearl earring’ by Johannes Vermeer
What do you see happening in the next 5 years? More shows, gallery relationships and collectors; integration of figure and interiors in my work.
Museum/ Gallery: Louvre
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Author/Writer: Bukowski Guilty Pleasure: Dark chocolate Musician/Band: Radiohead Quote/Saying: ‘Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working‘- Pablo Picasso Escape:Painting, of course! :)
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‘Vanilla’ 2012 24” x 30”
‘The Last Bookworm’ 2013 8” x 8”
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• Marketing & Self-Promotion for Artists Part of being an independent artist is marketing yourself and self promotion. In this workshop, you will identify avenues to get the word out on your artwork, learn how to tell people what you do, and how to make valuable contacts. You will brainstorm ideas and create a draft marketing plan that can kick start your career.
Saturday May 24th, 11AM - 12:30PM ~Members: $15 ~Non-Members: $20
• Working with Galleries In this 90-minute workshop, you will learn how to identify galleries that are appropriate partners for you, evaluate their business practices, understand your responsibility as an artist in their art stable, and learn how to build healthy working relationships.
Saturday June 28th, 11AM - 12:30PM ~Members: $15 ~Non-Members: $20
• Creating a High Impact Art Resume Resumes can be daunting, but they are the best chronicle of your accomplishments. In this 60-minute workshop, learn how to format and communicate the work you’ve done in a professional, high impact way. You’ll get the guidance you need to create a resume that can become a living document of your career.
Saturday July 26th, 11AM - 12PM ~Members: $10 ~Non-Members: $15
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PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WORKSHOP SERIES 2014 Quotes From Participants Just wanted you to know that your photo seminar was very much appreciated. Lots of good information and exactly what my husband needed - especially since Lew had the same camera and was able to help John with his camera as well as give an overview of how to photograph my art. P.S. Lew sent a presentation via e-mail that will be very helpful in the future. Thanks Again. -Judy Sowa “BTW, I could not have gotten this far this fast on my soon to be site with out the help of the Professional series hosted by Blue Line and presented.” I don’t have her e-mail address (I lost her card) but the first workshop was more fabulous than I originally thought and I would like to upgrade my evaluation! “You guys rock!” -Max Redpath-Kennedy
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DROP IN FIGURE DRAWING WILL RETURN DURING DOWNTOWN TUESDAYS NIGHTS! $10 ONLY
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GALLERY SHOTS BY LANG LEW
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MYTHS & MASKS SUMMER CAMP 2012 BY KAITLIN AGE 11
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SUPER SUNDAY ART ACADEMY Want a great way to spend your Sunday? If your child has a hectic schedule this spring, but still wants to squeeze time in for art, consider Super Sundays at Blue Line Arts! A new theme will be revealed each month and new, awesome art activities will be held every Sunday from 1-4PM.
‘Young Man III’ Suzanne Storer
Super Sundays Art Academy has been extended for the rest of the year.
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“AMERICA’S CLAYFEST” Blue Line Arts will be hosting an international ceramics exhibit known as “America’s ClayFest” in April, so we’ll be surrounded by awesome clay sculptures! Kids will be inspired to sculpt their own masterpieces, make clay out of unexpected materials, and experiment with clay in other ways. April Dates: 6th, 13th, & 27th(1PM - 4PM) Members monthly fee: $20/per day fee: $6 Non-Members monthly fee: $30/per day fee: $8 Programs are free or discounted for members. Not a member yet? Join today and start saving on fun learning.
‘Accumulated View’ Tiffany Schmierer
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WRAP UP FOR SPRING SHOWS
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LIFE-SIZED EXPRESSIVE CLAY PORTRAIT WORKSHOP $350 for Non-Members April 25th, 26th, and 27th, 10am-4pm DYNAMIC SMALL FIGURES WORKSHOP $350 for Non-Members May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 10am-4pm
FREE Lectures: Saturday April 19 5:30PM at Blue Line Arts Monday April 21 12:30PM at Weaver Hall RM 110 Sierra College Tuesday April 29 10:00AM at Placer Arts
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2014 VISITING ARTIST TIP TOLAND April 17th - May 7th 2014 STOP IN AND VISIT WITH TIP DURING OUR OPEN HOURS.
Tip Toland (American, born 1950) resides in Vaughn, Washington. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1975, and a Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Montana State University in 1981. She has had numerous solo exhibitions including the Bellevue Art Museum, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon; Barry Friedman LTD, New York; Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle; and Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York. Toland has been featured in 80 national and international group shows since 1980 and has received notable awards.
Click Here for more information on this notable artist, along with full workshop descriptions.
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THANK YOU TO ARTISTS FROM REMASTERED (MARCH 2014) Ron Hall Tonia Martin Doric T. Jemison-Ball Robyn Slakey Elma Jella Don Hall Kathryn Cirincione Marilyn Dizikes Suzanne Goodwin Ronnie Stelling Inger Price Benjamin Hersh Chris Allan Skaadi Ho Kellen Dyer Colin Poole Matthew Goldberg Max Redpath-Kennedy Zoran Peshich Gretchen Davis Samuel Bassett and Pepe Pool
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As Eich Intermediate School teacher Amy Murray states it, “arts are just so important to a we’ll rounded education.” Murray teaches the Fundamentals of Art course which ‘is an interdisciplinary class that bridges visual arts, art history and language arts.’ “It’s a very academic class, I think one of the big misconceptions is that it’s a lower level academic but it involves a lot,” says Murray There is a ton of vocabulary, higher level thinking, higher depth of knowledge. I think sometimes it’s a surprise to kids who come in and think it’s going to be fingerpainting.” Academic, but still enjoyable! “It is really fun! It’s an introductory class so we try to do all the elements of art,” says Murray. “We’ve just developed an IB 36 • Blue Line Arts Magazine • bluelinearts.org
(International Baccalaureate) program because Eich is an IB candidate school.” In the International Baccalaureate program, visual and performing arts are not considered an elective instead taking the role of one of eight essential core courses. The IB program is intended to create well rounded students who are inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principles, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective, as outlined in the IB learner profile. “We talk about the IB leaner traits in the context of art,” says Murray. “The beauty of the arts is there is more than one answer. You have a problem or situation or message or idea and there can be multiple ways to communicate that.” -Continued page 38
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The students put their problem solving skills to test recently when learning about the prehistoric Lascaux caves in France. “It was great, the kids went into the computer lab and did research, looked up pictures and did a 3-D virtual tour of the cave, but the website is in French.” describes Murray. Since all the kids take Spanish as their foreign language, they were able to figure out the meanings and navigate the website. “It was very cool, it integrated technology, the foreign language, the art and the history. While involving all these skills, students at Eich are still able to satisfy the basic human urge it communicate, create and leave a mark just like the prehistoric inhabitants of the Lascaux caves. A favorite of the students is their recreation of Starry Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh.
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“I think the students like it a lot, because at first they see it and they’re a little intimidated,” says Murray. “But we break it down and we talk about all the different types of lines. We identify all the diagonal lines and vertical lines and converging lines... If the kids can draw all the lines separately, which they all can do, they can put it together into a drawing.” Murray explains “It’s really cool because when the kids get to high school, even as high school freshmen they will already have a background of the fundamentals of art, which oftentimes even the kids in high school don’t get a chance to learn about.” - Laurel Teague
BOARD OF DIRECTORS President DAVE COOK RCH Group Vice President - Marketing ED GOLDMAN Goldman Communications, Inc. Vice President - Development & Artist Affairs WILLIAM ISHMAEL Artist Past President JULIE FIELDER CEO, AyurNomics Treasurer GEORGE PHILLIPS Phillips Land Law Secretary HOLLY TICHE Consultant Board Member at Large JENNIFER CRISOLOGO New England Financial
Directors DAVID BRENINGER Placer County Water Agency DEANNE GREEN Brookfield Residential JEFF JONES WestPark Associates ERIC MCINTOSH Zoom Imaging Solutions Inc. KELLY PETERSON Layers of Color SUSAN ROHAN Mayor of Roseville JOHN SINCLAIR Sinclair, Wilson, Baldo & Chamberlain