June 2012

A Non-Profit Organization • 3851 S. Bear Street, Suite B-15; Santa Ana, CA 92704 • 714-540-6430 • www.ocfinearts.org

Orange County Fine Arts Inc. is a non-profit corporation that seeks to stimulate community interest in the Fine Arts by providing special programs, exhibits and demonstrations by well-known artists; to furnish a place for viewing works of art; and to provide scholarships to deserving art students. Membership is open to anyone; there are no restrictions.

CELEBRATING 46 YEARS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

Born in 1974 in Tehran and formally educated in graphic arts, Mahsa Shoeleh departed from the orthodox

genres of painting early in her career. She blends a rich ancient Persian artistic heritage with a modern style of her own to expresses her inner reflections on life through a deli-cate interplay of visual harmonies and the flow of bold colors.

Her hybrid technique of applying colors by fingertips over a flat-brushed background creates a tapestry of brilliant hues textured richly on her canvas that transform emotions into unique images of people, animals, flora and sometimes abstract shapes.

Mahsa’s distinctive signature style is reminiscent of childhood innocence and seeks to convey a sense of emotional reality with an embedded ray of hope.

Dreamland is a cooperative effort of Showcase Gallery juried members. Full details are available at the OCFA website; http://ocfinearts.org/dreamland.html.

DreAmlAND COmeS tO ShOwCASe GAllery Exhibition Opens July 5thFeatured Artist Mahsa Shoeleh

President’s Message

—Stephen Austin, OCFA President

Thanks to the diligent efforts of Jila Hakimi, director of Bear

Street Gallery & Artist’s Studios, and intern Alexandra Sherwood, OCFA is pleased to introduce two new interns, Thi Phoi Luu and Elizabeth Goldman.

Thi Phoi Luu is an Orange Coast College student who is helping us with our QuickBooks challenges. She is enrolled in Business-Accounting at OCC and has worked with several tax services in the capacity of enrolled agent. She joined OCFA in May and has been instrumental in helping us better organize our accounting by setting up new systems. We really appreciate her commitment to our organization and our cause!

Our other new intern, Elizabeth Gold-man, currently attends Golden West college with a major in Business.

At OCFA, she is learning the ‘business side of art,’ working with the Excel Pro-gram doing bookkeeping and learning how bills and payables are organized in an office.

Also, as Elizabeth tells us, she and her fellow interns are “constantly thinking of new ways to promote and market the association.”

Updating the website, Facebook and Twitter is just one of the ways they are helping to spread the word for OCFA.

“This internship is aiding me in learning how a business is operated from ac-counting to marketing,” notes Elizabeth.

“I look forward to continuing to work with OCFA to increase its notoriety and to learn more in the process.”

The OCFA internship program serves both our organization and the students who depend on encouragement and opportunities made available within their schools and community programs.

OCFA supports the arts in many ways, one being our presence in the Santora Building of the Arts in the heart of the downtown Santa Ana Artist Village. Be sure to join us at AvantGarden – The Art Gallery during the next First-Saturday Art Walk on July 7 as the Santora Building celebrates its 84th anniversary.

This historic building has recently been the center of controversy, with a potential sale of the building causing concern for the future of the arts in this lively community. Earlier this month the potential buyer backed out of escrow, bringing temporary closure to the immediate concerns.

We owe many thanks to OCFA member Alicia Rojas, president of the United Artists of Santa Ana (UASA), who spearheaded a campaign to bring awareness to city officials of the issues at hand.

By the way, AvantGarden is always on the lookout for aspiring and already-accomplished artists to display their art. For those interested, get in touch with Director Ellen Seefeldt.

Showcase Gallery announces “Dreamland,” opening in early July. Entry and Take-In is Sunday July 1st. You have just enough time to get your best artwork together and come over to Showcase and join the show.

Due to the July 4th holiday, the reception for Dreamland will be held Saturday July 14th from 4 pm to 7 pm.

Showcase receptions are always fun, good food, entertainment, art-ists, friends and patrons and a great gathering of new artworks.

Keep the Spirit,

Please visit www.ocfinearts.org

—Howard Thurman

“Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond,

their unknown and undiscovered brothers.”

Photos from AVANTGARDEN – The Art Gallery

May Art Forum demonstration by Marilee Stockman

Downtown Santa Ana

cast paper sculpture

If you are interested in exhibiting at Avantgarden, contact Ellen Seefeldt at seefeldt3@cox.net.

Left to right from the top: fiber artist Teresa Shippy; new work from Julie Belmont; a couple checking out new photos by Gunther Zarth; the art walk crowd at AvantGarden; a new installation by Nick Treadway; Julie Belmont and Teresa Shippy in front of new work by Yoko Mazza (left) and Hector Munoz (right); Alicia Rojas in front of her work in the lobby windows; Nancy Stewart with new work; a couple viewing Jacquemo’s work.

Make plans to come to the July 7 Art Walk for the 84th Anniversary Celebration in honor of the Santora Arts Building: music, vintage cars, ‘20s themed Speakeasy, fashion show,

art raffle in Avantgarden and more in Santa Ana’s Artist Village, 7 - 10 pm.

Photos from the May Art Forum with Marilee Stockman demonstrating the art of cast paper sculpture — pouring, mixing, and enjoying the final artwork.

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Art WalkAvantGarden

The Art Gallery

The Donald Dungan Library in Costa Mesa is featuring the photographic artwork of Ginny McNeill through July.

Any members interested in showing, please call Marilou Hogeboom at 949-644-9375

Raymond Otis, Artist Laureate, will be showing some of his local watercolors at the Mesa Verde Library May through June.

Any members interested in showing are invited to contact Marie Taggart at 714-546-0784

Donald Dungan Library

Mesa Verde Branch Library

Canyon De Chelly Trip

1588 Park Avenue, Costa Mesa 3851 South Bear St., Suite B-15, Santa Ana

2969 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa

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DesignJARED MILLAR

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It’s time for another trip into Canyon de Chelly. The date is September 22 through 25, four days and three nights into the canyon, including two hotel stays. We have been able to paint, photograph and enjoy the prehistoric sights on past trips and have returned home with a wonderful sense of living in the history of the canyon. Call or email Marilee Stockman for a brochure at artlady65@yahoo.com or 949-689-8982.

The next intake/outtake for Showcase ArtShop is Monday, July 9, from 3:30 to 6 pm. Please bring new artwork to show along with the quarterly dues of $30. Remember to sign up for one day of gallery sitting. Contact Vicki Williams at 714-553-8644 or gemstori@yahoo.com

Artist Eye Laguna Gallery1294-A South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach

Our featured artist for the month of June is Evan Roy Dahlke.

A master of faux painting, Evan was one of the first artists to adapt these decorative products in combination with his artistic techniques to create gallery-quality works of art.

His distinctive approach pulls the viewer into the art to feel the energy and vibrancy residing there. Constantly challenging himself to experiment with new techniques and ways of layering the products, Evan enjoys producing unique one-of-a kind works of art.

Showcase ArtShop Take-In

T he Artist’s Eye newsletter is published monthly and

reaches over 250 local artists. A business card

size ad is $10 for one month or $20 for three months.

Additionally, your printed flyers can be inserted for

$25 per issue.

Please email or mail your ad and send payment made

out to OCFA by the 15th of the month.

A ROARING ‘20S ERA OPEN HOUSE is planned for the Santora Building of the Arts in Santa Ana, featuring Live Music, Fine Art, Deco-inspired Costumes and other nostalgic whimsies.

Meet the 2012 King of the Santora!

On Saturday, July 7th, the Santora Building will celebrate its first 84 years with a 1920s-inspired celebration!

This will kick-off a month-long celebration highlighting the history of the building from 1928 to the present.

Showcased will be a dazzling array of FINE ART, MUSIC, CARS, FILMS and FASHIONS of a bygone era, as well as a tour of old-time

“speakeasys” such as Proof, which still stand to this day!

A veritable smorgasbord of special events have been planned for the First-Saturday Artist Village Art Walk July 7th, including a vintage car show, fashion show, live music and more. Not to be missed is a screening of short films from Santa Ana Indie Films, being shown in the promenade on a silver screen.

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Be sure to check out the Santora Arts “Facebook” page for details as they become available.

http://www.facebook.com/santoraarts

Come as your favorite silent film star or 1920s era legend!

OCFA Art Center:South Coast Plaza Village3851 South Bear St., Suite B-15Santa Ana, CA 92704

•Showcase Gallery & Art Shopocfa_showcase@sbcglobal.net714-540-6430Open Wed., 10:30 am–2 pm; Thurs.–Sat., 10:30 am–5:30 pm; Sun., 11:30 am–3 pm;

•Bear Street Gallery/Studioswww.bearstreetgallery.org714-825-0592 Open when studio artists are at work

•OCFA Studios714-825-0592Open when studio artists are at work

Avantgarden-The Art Galleryocfa_avantgarden@sbcglobal.netSantora Arts Building207 North Broadway, Suite B-7BSanta Ana, CA 92701714-558-8843Open every Saturday 6-10 pm and by appointmentwww.artavantgarden.com

Artist Eye Laguna Gallery1294 South Coast Hwy., Suite ALaguna Beach, CA 92651949-497-5898 Hours: Sun., noon–5 pm; Mon.–Thurs. 1–6 pm; Fri.–Sat., 11 am–9 pm; (until 9 pm the 1st Thursday of the month)www.artisteyelagunagallery.com

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General Meetings are held the fourth Thursday of each month except July and December at Showcase Gallery and begin with a short informational session followed by refreshments at 6:30 and an artist’s demonstration at 7:00. Guests are always welcome.

Orange County Fine ArtsAn Association of Artists3851 S. Bear St., Suite B-15Santa Ana, CA 92704

ocfa@sbcglobal.netOfficers:President Stephen Austin ocfapresident@hotmail.comVice-President Doreen Galchutt doreen@optimaasset.com Secretary OPEN Treasurer Laura Rice Robinson laura7777@att.netPast President Jacqueline Zimbalist 949-348-6015

Directors:Artist Eye Ann Jones 714-832-4252Artist Studios Jila Hakimi 949-548-7387AvantGarden Ellen Seefeldt 949-361-0388AvantGarden Victoria Wood 949-891-1017Bear St Gallery Jila Hakimi 949-548-7387Comm’ty Liaison Touraj Hakimi 949-548-7387Director At Large Marillyn Brame 949-951-5971Director At Large Dennis Scholz 949-675-9667Marketing Dir. Victoria Rivett vrivett@ocfinearts.orgMrkting Consultant Katy Brack (advisory) 714-655-6537Membership Max Yamada 949-650-3832Showcase CommitteeShowcase ArtShop Vickie Williams 714-553-8644OCFA Studios Victoria Rivett 949-554-9715Student Activities Terry Walker 562-803-4961

Chairpersons:Programs Linda Brooks 714-389-5875Historian Sally Wilson 949-631-2232Newsletter Jared Millar 714-979-5597Publicity Linda Leydekkers 714-968-0924Scholarships/Ed. Casey Sullivan 949-244-9042

Officers and DirectorsNEXT MEETING: June 28