july 2014 issue

july 2014

Fourth time’s the charm! Our team finally won “People’s Choice” at Junk2Genius

~2014 Ellene Ashcraft Membership Medley Opens July 18th

~Fall Music Series Starts August 8th with Cast Country Band

~Crocker-Kingsley Competition now accepting entries!

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StaffKATIE CURLER

Education Coordinator

KATHLEEN MAZZEI Operations Manager

TONY NATSOULAS Exhibitions Consultant

Summer is here, and we are delighted to celebrate and dedicate the weeks ahead to our members and support team at Blue Line Arts.

The Ellene Ashcraft Membership Medley will feature over 150 works from our innovative artists. It’s the largest membership show in the history of Blue Line Arts, thanks to our members! As a dedicated member who also served at Roseville Arts, Ellene Ashcraft is remembered in this year’s exhibit. Ellene was a prolific oil and watercolor artist who, professionally, was an architectural draftsman as well. Along with our celebration of artists and awards, Ellene’s surviving husband, Norm will share their story at the reception. I can hardly wait to see everyone and their work in person.

With gratitude to those who help us with their volunteerism, I’d like to introduce you to our newest interns:

-Camille Voirin is an exchange student from Lyon, France heading our Events and Rentals -Noel Albertsen, a local Sierra College student studying Art History, is our newest Preparator

RIGHT IMAGE DETAIL: ‘Mountain Stream’

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-Brian Spence, also a Sierra College student in Applied Arts and Design, is our Graphic Designer-Rachel Marthaler is a Art New Media student at American River College and heads our Volunteer Management -Evangeline Pineschi “Evi” is a film major at the Rhode Island School of Design, spending her summer with her family here in Roseville and interning in the film department.

Please stop by to meet our extended staff!

One last highlight for the summer is our youth activities. Please see our Mini Members exhibit in the Eli and Edythe Broad Children’s Gallery, which features creations from our members’ children and grandchildren. Our programs help young ones create positive lifestyle choices using their minds and hands.

Please join us this summer to see what our members and volunteers do for you!

Sincerely,

Julie


FEATURES

2 CEO Letter

10 Calls to Artists

16 Mid-Century Madness (Insanity): Zoran Peshich

20 Artist Profile: Jacinto Rivera

31 A Teacher That’s Doing It Right!

32 Music Series: Cast Country Band

WHAT’S HAPPENING

6 July Calendar

14 Current Exhibits 19 Upcoming Exhibits

24 Gallery Shots by Lang Lew

EDUCATIONAL 22 Professional Artist Workshop Series 2014 28 Summer Fun in July & August

SPECIAL THANKS

8 Thank You Members

35 Current Board Members

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‘Paint like the Masters’ Workshop Ages 7-14 10AM - 12PM


Gallery hours: Downtown Tuesday Nights May-July open late until 7PMThurs 11AM - 5PM, Wed Fri & Sat 11AM - 3PM

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tourBLA Artists @ The Temp 6PM

Teen Task Force

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T H A N K Y O U T O O U R M E M B E R S

BLUE LINE SOCIETY ($1000+)

CarMax Foundation Dave & Janice CookDavid & Dolly FiddymentDavid & Linda BreningerDeanne GreenDick & Louise Wiesner Ed GoldmanEmily LeffEric McIntoshFolsom Lake BankGeorge & Jeniffer PhillipsGranite Bay DevelopmentHampton Inn Jeff JonesJennifer Crisologo John Norman Julie HirotaKimberley FossMorgan Stanley Smith Barney North Valley BankNorman AshcraftPlacer Community Foundation Placer Valley TourismSierra Rock & LandscapeStar 106.5Susan RohanSutter Roseville Medical Center Taber Creative Group Thunder Valley Casino & Resort Union Pacific FoundationUS BankWells Fargo Westfield GalleriaWestwood Family Cellars William Ishmael

BENEFACTOR ($500+)

Aldo Pineschi and Lesli GotoDarla GierczakEric StruckFirst Northern Bank Gray Allen Jon & Darlene EngellennerLinda BrownMarcus LoDucaMarcy FriedmanMichael ZieglerPeg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs Roseville Auto Mall Roseville Kiwanis Susan Mansfield & Tony GarciaSuzanne Gazzaniga


Please welcome our newest Blue Line Artist members!

Isabella HarderVallene Hardman WeedaBlue ReidGeorge SchreiterJames ThompsonMichaela Zachovalova Tupy

T H A N K Y O U T O O U R M E M B E R S

PATRON ($250+)

Alexander LowAndrew Klonecke Catherine VollmerChris & Sharon Steele Christina RichterCommunity 1st BankDarren SiegelDavid AttawayDavid & Marybeth Knoll Denio’s Roseville Farmers MarketErica MatneyGretchen SteinbergHeron Pacific, WildlandsIntegral Financial Management Jack DuranJames & Mary Beth Montgomery Janet DickJanet WagnerJanice GageJim & Diane WilliamsJohn JohnsonJohn M. SinclairJohn MurrayJoy WestrupJudi & Dwight StickneyKatherine BryantKaty SchardtKelly & Tom PetersonKim Silvers Lion’s Club RosevilleMarge DobrowolskiMary ShawMerle AxelradMichael & Kathy MetzgerMichael Ziegler Nicholas & Laura Udall Sandor and Holly TicheSandra SmoleySarah ReillySierra VistaSouth Placer Art in Public Places Stephen MartinezTaber Creative Group Thea GivensUrsula Johnson Virginia Amick Zoom Imaging Solutions Inc.

CONTRIBUTOR ($100+)

Afie RoyoAJ TrombettaAmanda Broadhurst Ann DiamondstoneAnnette de Bellefeuille Barb Brass Barbara NewellBeckie ClevengerClifton Johnson Christy McCampbellCraig JohnsonDavid PetersonDonna Eckwortzel FreyEdward Chaney Edward GoldmanElizabeth KamrarEric & Paige Stauss Evelyn BroyerFred & Linda MitschGayle StreffGeneva ParkerGeorge HargraveGina GarbolinoGreg McGovern Helen PhillipsIrene Lester Inger PriceJack Powell Jana Nakase LeeJanet RobertsJanice Metrogen Jeff RontenJim & Florence SmithJohn and Mary Lathrop John JohnsonJon & Darlene EngellennerKathy MetzgerKelly Karas Kevin LockhartLeonard DavisLew Fellows Marcia Boden Marcia & Cameron Murray Marilyn FestersenMarvis & Jim SmithMike Madrid Pat Abraham & Norm Van Huff Paul & Lisa Joiner Ricco & Susan ChesRobyn SlakeyRoopal ShahRoseville Rotary Priscilla RichterSamual Bassett & Pepe PoolShimoSusana WatsonYuko Carson


Please welcome our newest Blue Line Artist members!

Kenneth BakerTroy BarryLara GremmelsBeaumont HagebakRuth Hall

CALLS TO ARTISTSClick on the titles for more details


Politically ChargedCalifornia Lawyers for the Arts and Blue Line Arts presents Politically Charged! This will be one not to miss. Juried by Shelly Willis, Director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, this exhibit will include art from both sides of the isle, with art that makes one think, get mad and cringe or even laugh. Artworks will deal with contemporary issues that are right under the skin.

Deadline: August 1st

Art Bra ShowWomen’s Wisdom Art (www.womenswisdomart.org) and Albie Aware Breast Cancer Foundation (www.albieaware.org) are preparing to host the Seventh Annual Art Bra Show at Blue Line Arts to bring awareness to the plight of breast cancer in the region and its effects on all women. Participants are asked to create a special piece of art using the bra as a symbol of the struggles with breast cancer. All pieces will be included in a silent auction to take place on 9/20/14.

Deadline: August 4th

30x3030 artworks in 30 days. Are you up for the challenge? Artists are asked to submit images of the type of art they would be creating for the 30 x 30 exhibit. Submissions do not need to be exact images of what will be displayed, but rather serve as an example of what you will make if selected for this exhibit.

Deadline: October 13th


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Learn more: bluelinearts.org/exhibits/calls.html

CALL TO ARTISTSBlue Line Arts at the Salmon Celebration on October 4th 11am Blue Line Arts at the Salmon Celebration on October 4th 11am 4pm. Open to all mediums and ages of artists for this outdoor

celebration. Must be original artwork and for sale with full proceeds going to the artists. Anything tied to the outdoors,

salmon, fish, rivers, Auburn Ravine, etc are welcome. Over 500 families will be at this lincoln tradition.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES ONLINE ONLY: SEPTEMBER 15TH. 2014

First Place: First Place: $150 logo designer for next year’s event

Second Place: $100

Third Place: $50One Day only exhibit!


Coker Family GalleryMid Century Madness

Featuring Randy Brennan & Sean ChristopherJune 5 – July 12

WestPark Workshop GalleryArt You Can Feel

Sponsored By Emily LeffJune 5 – July 12

Eli & Edythe Broad Children’s GalleryMargaryta Chaplinska’s Student Art

June 17 – July 15

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Civic CenterBobbie Smith & Robin Giustina

May 23 - August 1

Paramount EquityNancy Phillips

June 6 - August 15

Roseville Chamber of CommerceMyron Stephens

April 18 - July 7

OracleJenny Wren

May 9 - July 31

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Mid-century modern is an architectural, interior, product and general design that describes mid-20th-century developments in modern design, urban development from roughly 1933-1965.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic architecture in combination with arts and crafts was an American connection to the aesthetics of midcentury modern however; it was more of a reflection of the international and Bauhaus movements.

Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier and Miles Van Der Rohe were significant contributors to the movement.

Some of the best examples

in American came via a pioneer builder and developer Joseph Eichler who brought mid-century architecture to LA and the San Francisco Bay region.

Palm Springs is noted for many examples of this ‘modern design’.I’m old enough to remember the harsh reality of life from a European and UK perspective, namely the ‘nuclear terror’ and not so much art and design.

This exhibition is an interesting and I might add a ‘brave’ attempt to show off the artistic symbolism and products of mid-century art and design.

While it was a genuine art design movement, there was a lack of the periods’ enduring political

MID-CENTURY MADNESS (INSANITY)


and ideological struggles!

Perhaps that’s why it was such a diversion from this harsh reality. A form of escapism that today we can idolize the time period with new interpretations of mid-century art.

The show itself is visually very impressive, from the lamps, Metropolitan car, clock, marshmallow sofa, to the crazy triangular polygon sculptures in the window!

As for the art, Randy Brennan’s take on the period, makes for great decorative vibrancy and is the only artist who tries to add the nuclear terror element to his work in a whimsical visual narrative.

There was Jason W. Howell’s ‘Eye: Helvetica’, classic mid-century design and Mark Webster’s ‘untitled portrait’, harking

back to the Bauhaus period.

I was very taken by Jim Coston with his three classic abstract paintings (my favorite) because he renders a perfect reproduction of the style.

I believe that the artists in this exhibition did a great job and delivered their work with great understanding of this classic art movement.

It really is well worth a visit and quite a trip down Nostalgia Street

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CURATOR’S CORNER

3RD SATURDAY SPONSORS

Wow! This year we received 150 entries for our Ellene Ashcraft Membership Medley show! This is a third more than we have had in the past. When we were looking over the entered pieces, we were struck with not only the quantity but the quality. Not only did we have the leap in participation, but this year we are honoring Ellene Ashcraft. She was a tremendous artist and past board member. Also, we asked Diana Daniels, Curator of Contemporary art at the Crocker Art Museum to choose her favorite pieces, which will be announced at the closing reception. Thank you for submitting your pieces and I am looking forward to putting together the best membership exhibit ever.

Lone Buffalo Vineyards Lynne Pearce Interiors

Buca di BeppoVilla 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 LabTwo Slices Pie Co.


Civic CenterKellen Dyer

August 1 - October 10

Paramount EquityLeah Florence


Roseville Chamber of CommerceNadeen Flynn

July 7 - September 5

OracleRuth Hall


UPCOMING EXHIBITS

Coker Family GalleryEllene Ashcraft Membership Medley

July 18 – August 16

WestPark Workshop GalleryEllene Ashcraft Membership Medley

July 18 – August 16

Eli & Edythe Broad Children’s GalleryMini -Members

JJuly 18 – August 16

DETAIL: ‘Untitled: Self Portrait with Cup’ Kellen Dyer

Who is your favorite artist and why? Marc Chagall because I saw an exhibition of his paintings at SFMOMA and it brought me to tears.

How did you get your start? I’ve been interested in drawing and coloring ever since the first grade.

What are you most proud of? I’ve had so many close calls in life, I’m proud to still be alive.

What has been your biggest challenge as an artist? Finding time to make art because I have a day job. I make art there too but not the kind I want to.

What do you see happening in the next 5 years? I’ll retire from my day job and get to focus on what I want to do.

What is a hidden talent of yours? I have a talent of really screwing things up and not getting caught.


ARTIST PROFILE JACINTO RIVERA

Artwork: Good paintings

Guilty Pleasure: Action movies

Museum/Gallery: Crocker

Musician/Band: Jackson Browne or Cream

Quote: “What they do in Washington they just take care of number one, and number one ain’t you, you ain’t even number two” -Frank Zappa

Escape: Drive anywhere

Q&A

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•Creating a High Impact Art ResumeResumes 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

10% DISCOUNT IF YOU PURCHASE ALL 4 NEW WORKSHOPS IN

SERIES. REGISTER HERE


PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WORKSHOPS 2014

AND RECIEVE EVEN MORE OF A DISCOUNT

TODAY!


•Time Management for Creatives

Saturday August 9th, 11AM - 12:30PM ~Members: $15 ~Non-Members: $20

•Copyright Laws--What Artists Need to KnowSaturday September 13th, 11AM - 1PM

~Members: $20 ~Non-Members: $25

•Professionalism for ArtistsSaturday October 11th, 11AM - 12:30PM


•You’ve Got This!Saturday November 8th, 11AM - 12PM


NEW WORKSHOPS IN SERIES

GALLERY SHOTS BY LANG LEW


Bargains for

more art. less waste.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, or to RSVP:[email protected] or call 916-749-3717

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*All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

SUMMER CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

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A TEACHER THAT’S DOING IT RIGHT

Art teacher extraordinaire Jeff Blanchard has just finished his fourteenth year at Robert C. Cooley Middle School. He accomplishes the inconceivable - getting past and current students to come in during summer vacation to support the classroom! Art tables are stripped and repainted each summer for the coming year, with stunning images of everything from animals to Doctor Who. A teacher who is able to gain backing from 11 to 14

year olds is doing something right! Blanchard’s students create an exhibit each year in the gallery that is a credit to the school and the community. Not to mention doing it all on a shoestring budget. “Each year I have a returning student who looks down at their work from the beginning of the previous year and realizes just how much better they have gotten. It is such a treat to see the increase in talent and maturity in my students, but it is priceless watching them realize it themselves.” -Jeff Blanchard


2014 FALL MUSIC SERIES

Cast Country is a world class modern hippie country band. Blending Jim Goodman on his 12 string with son Joshua on the ukulele and Paul

Sutherland on the peddle steel guitar, John Chermesino on bass, and Philip Datore drums.

You will be sure to experience high quality lead vocalists, absolutely beautiful original music,

and lots of fun!

Join us Friday, August 8th at 6:30pm for a great sound. Click Here to sample their music.


Cast Country BandFriday 8.8.14

Singer Derek Thomas

Friday 9.5.14

Jazz Singer Rachel Lauren

Friday 10.3.14

Brazillian Guitarist Stephen Holland

Saturday 11.22.14Members per person $22.00

Non-Members per person $28.00

Become a Patron Member today and receive all fall shows for you and a guest for FREE.

FALL SERIES TICKECTS AVAILABLE


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Holiday Sale 2

We are very excited to invite you to our 2nd Annual Holiday Sale! Starting now until September 1, 2014 Blue Line Arts will be accepting applications for a gallery wide sale on Saturday, November 22,–Sunday, November 23, 2014, 10AM - 5PM! 4’X8’ booths will be available throughout the galleries.

Accepting all Fine Art Crafters in the following mediums: jewelry, wood, pottery, & fiber art.

For applications and inquiries visit www.bluelinearts.org/ exhibits/call.html or email [email protected]

Applications due September 1, 2014

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident

DAVE COOKRCH Group

Vice President - Marketing ED GOLDMAN

Goldman Communications, Inc.

Vice President - Development & Artist AffairsWILLIAM ISHMAEL

Artist

Past PresidentJULIE FIELDER

CEO, AyurNomics

TreasurerGEORGE PHILLIPS

Phillips Land Law

SecretaryHOLLY TICHE

Consultant

Board Member at LargeJENNIFER CRISOLOGONew England Financial

Directors

DAVID BRENINGERPlacer County Water Agency

ED INCH

Dean of Arts & LettersCalifornia State University of Sacramento

JEFF JONESWestPark Associates

ANTHONY MAKI-GILLSierra College Faculty

ERIC MCINTOSHZoom Imaging Solutions Inc.

KELLY PETERSONLayers of Color

SUSAN ROHANMayor of Roseville

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