The Heritage Heartbeat Painting News for Members of Palomar Heritage Painters

Vol 30, Issue 11 November 2013

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Wow, what a couple of eventful months PHP has had. As

some of you already know, Redwood Elderlink has been

our painting location for some years and has gone through

some financial changes. We have known since the first of

the year that they lost their funding, so it seemed we were

waiting for the other shoe to drop, and it finally did! We

no longer have the use of that room. They tried to let us

use another room they have called Dittus Hall but alas it

just did not work out. We will meet, at least for the next

few months, at San Marcos Mobile Home Park. Teri

Hayes has been out beating the bushes looking for a new

spot for us and we have some real possibilities. When we

have chosen a place, we will let you know.

So, Marty Robson's class in November & our Christmas

Party will be at my place. Also I have to tell you because

of this, the date of the Christmas Party has been moved to

SUNDAY Dec. 8th. I sure hope this will not be a problem

for anyone.

Bobbie Takashima's class in Oct. was fantastic. It was

such a fun class. Bobbie is such a knowledgeable artist

and teacher. She always has so much to share with her

students, you really come away with a good feeling. She

is our best, local teacher and you should all take the oppor-

tunity to take from this world-renowned teacher right here

in your own backyard. Check out her website for classes

and pattern packets www.bobbieartstudio.com.

November is upon us already, and I am looking forward to

Marty's class, as the “winter scene” is so beautiful. And

besides that, we will also have our project vote for next

year. I know we have some wonderful pieces submit-

ted. So even if you are not taking the class, you can come

by and at least vote for next year's slate of classes. I know

we are planning on online voting again this year.

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November 9th

Marty Robson

San Marcos Mobile

Estates—Clubhouse

December 7th

Holiday Party

San Marcos Mobile

Estates—Clubhouse

January 11th

Bobbie Koelsch

TBA

November Birthdays

Charlene Butler ................. 5

Kathy Smith ...................... 5

Nancy Wozniak ............... 10

Bobbie Koelsch ................ 15

Leslie Pilcher ................... 16

Diane Jensen .................... 20

Susan Bond ...................... 20

Sally King ........................ 23

Bonnie Bell ....................... 25

Lin Henderson ................. 25

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Driving Directions to San Marcos Mobile Estates:

If you are coming from the 5, you will be traveling East on

the 78 Hwy. You will get off at the Woodland Parkway/

Barham Dr. exit. Continue till the light and make a left

hand turn, you will be on Barham Rd., continue & you will

go through 2 more lights after the second light (La Moree),

make sure you are in the right hand lane, because you will

make a right hand turn into my Mobile Home Park, drive

straight ahead, till you have to either turn left or right and

make a right then an immediate left you will see the pool

area. Parking is all along the pool area, the clubhouse is up

the brick stairs

If you are coming from the Hwy 15 take the 78 Hwy

West. Take the Woodland Pwky/Barham Dr. exit. You

will be going on a cloverleaf, stay to your right and go to

the light and make a right, on Woodland Pkwy, go under

the underpass and get in the left hand turn lane to make a

left on Barham Dr. From here follow the same instructions

as I wrote for coming from the Hwy 5.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (continued from Page 1)

We are having a Potluck at our November meeting, so if you are coming and want to bring something, con-

tact Jeanne Robert as she is handling the list.

858-576-7163 or jrb88@yahoo.com.

Also, we have Election of new officers in November. Here is the slate of officers for 2014:

President ··························· Charlotte Hicks

1st Vice/Programs ······················· Sue Bond

2nd Vice/Membership ············ Cynthia Megill

Secretary ····························· Mary Weflen

Treasurer ···························· Joanne Schutz

If anyone wants to hold a committee chair position, please let me know what you would like to do. I know

we need someone to do the Raffles. Joanne & Joyce have done such a wonderful job but they have had it for

2 years & now it’s your chance to take on this wonderful position. It can be a group of friends that paint to-

gether. You can give things to people to paint for you. We have a budget for you to use. Think about buy-

ing for our raffles at our convention coming up in May here in San Diego. How fun would that be?

We already have someone for the Mystery Paint-In for 2015, but we need someone for the 2014 Christmas

Party. Think about what you want to do to help with your chapter for 2014, as we need all the support we

can get. So please, please volunteer and help the chapter!!

See you soon, Sue

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"An Olde Fashioned Christmas"

Palomar Heritage Painters Annual Christmas Party 2013

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2013

Time: 11:00 a.m. until two-ish Where: Clubhouse at Sue's: 1145 E. Barham Dr., San Marcos,

CA 92078 (Directions on Pg. 2 of Newsletter)

Cost: $15.00 per person: Brunch will be served.

As always, there will be:

Raffles: Bring your $'s, the selection will be magical.

Centerpiece Raffles: The table decoration, centerpiece only,

will go home with the lucky winner.

Charities: San Marcos Mobile Estates, Escondido. **

A canned food drive. Canned Food ( Veg, Fruit, Meat.), Package Din

ners (Mac & Cheese, Rice, Noodles etc.), Peanut Butter, Crackers,

Cereal Package Oatmeal. Nothing Perishable

Rady Children’s Hospital. Toys for the children, who are often alone, while

undergoing treatments during the holidays. A new, unwrapped gift

would brighten their Christmas. The ages are 2-17.

A hospital representative will pick up the toys at the party.

Gift Exchange:

Limit of $15. Bring a festively wrapped gift to exchange during this game. Participation is optional.

You may sign up with Charlotte.

Merry Christmas!

**Note: We are asking for Toys for Rady Children's Hospital. In the past we’ve collected things

for Elderlink but this year since we are having our Party at Sue’s Mobile Home Park, she would like us to participate in the Park’s food drive for needy Park members. The President of Sue’s HOA and

the Park Manager were thrilled to hear we would do this for them. Let’s show our appreciation for using their community room for our events and extend a helping hand to those in need!

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UPCOMING CLASSES

“Winter Evening” with Marty Robson

Date: November 9, 2013, at 9:00 a.m.

Place: San Marcos Mobile Estates clubhouse, aka Sue’s Place)

Class Fee: $25.00 payable in advance

Surface: Wood cut out, large or small; available from chapter for sale; $10.00 for

large and $5.00 for small cut out

Size: 14” x 15” (large cut out), 7” x 10” (small cut out)

Paint: Acrylics; Paint provided by student

Pattern: Provided to student upon payment, either in person or by U. S. Mail

“Holiday Party”

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2013 11 a.m.- 2:00 ish

Place: San Marcos Mobile Estate clubhouse, aka Sue’s Place)

Fee: $15.00—Luncheon Included

Bring: (optional) Bring a wrapped gift ($15.00 limit) if you want to par-

ticipate in the gift exchange

Bring: (optional) canned goods for San Marcos Mobile Estates food drive and/or unwrapped

toys for Children’s Hospital toy drive

“Pine Warbler” with Bobbie Koelsch

Date: January 11, 2014, at 9:00 a.m.

Place: TBA

Class Fee: $25.00 payable in advance

Surface: Canvas panel or surface of your choice

Size: 11” x 14”

Paint: Acrylics; Paint provided by student

Pattern: Provided to student upon payment, either in person or by U. S.

Mail

Remember Me” with Karen Ortman

Date: February 8, 2014, at 9:00 a.m.

Place: TBA

Class Fee: $25.00 payable in advance

Surface: reclaimed book

Size: 8” x 10”

Paint: Jo Sonja’s Acrylics; Paint provided by student

Pattern: Provided to student upon payment, either in person or by U. S. Mail

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1st V.P. of Programs News :

This popular class is almost full. Contact Charlotte Hicks asap (charlotteandles@cox.net) if you want to join

in on the fun. Parking is limited at the San Marcos Mobile Estates venue so you might want to look at the list

of ladies who are attending and consider carpooling.

The following are signed up and paid for the class: Neva Anderson, Linda Silvasy, Virginia Davies, Karen

Ortman, Jeanne Robert, Joanne Schutz, Sandy Garcia, Deborah Lakin, Nancy Wozniak, Leslie Pilcher,

Jackie Hegle, Charlotte Hicks, Renee Molloy, Cynthia Megill, Sheila Elliott, Charlene Butler, Candy Sciar-

retta, Teri Hayes, Carol Voyles, Karen Krause, Roxanne Walker, Carol Ganzi, Kenna Perrin, Carol Fossett,

Linda Eastom, Linda Miller, Linda Howard, Donna Johnson, and Anita Lane.

Holiday Party: The date and location have changed to SUNDAY, December 8th at the San Marcos Mo-

bile Estates club house. The committee (aka, volunteer elves) has been hard at work on the menu, theme,

decorations, and program. The cost is only $15.00 per person, thanks to partial subsidizing by the chapter.

Don’t forget to sign up and join in the fun.

January class with Bobbie Koelsch: We are thrilled to have Bobbie on our program schedule as she is now

so busy with travel teaching and her work with David Jansen. Please look forward to beyond the holidays

and sign up to paint her adorable little pine warbler.

Location, Location, Location (again!): The November paint-in and the Holiday party will be held at the

San Marcos Mobile Estates club house. Please make a note of this. We are still looking for a consistent

painting location for the new year. Please let us know if you have any leads. Thank you to Teri Hayes who

has been out beating the bushes for us above and beyond the call of duty.

Project VOTE for 2014-2015: We have received project submissions from eleven wonderful local and

nearby artist/teachers and this is going to prove to be a tough vote again this year. You have two voting op-

tions to give everyone the opportunity to participate: (1) in person at the November 9th paint-in location,

show up any time during the class time, or (2) vote online. The online vote material will be loaded onto the

website on November 9th. Look at the photos and project descriptions, and either print out and mail the vot-

ing sheet to Charlotte, or email your choices to Charlotte. Please only vote for projects that you wish to

paint. Look carefully at the photos and descriptions so that you are not overlooking some “gem” pieces. It’s

wonderful to have the projects to see in person, but some of our artists were only able to submit via photo.

Consider the opportunity to learn a new technique, learn from a new artist, or paint something that might be a

gift or auction donation when making your choices. We have only seven class slots to fill this next year and

a wonderful variety of creative submissions to choose from.

Don’t forget to VOTE!

Submitting artist/teachers include: Vicki Allwardt, Carol Ganzi, Sandy Garcia, Lori Hillstead, Diane Jensen,

Robin Mani, Linda McFadden, Karen Ortman, Jack Ragland, Keith Sluder, and Onya Tolmasoff. (applause)

Looking forward to painting with all of you soon,

Charlotte

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Membership

Thank you to the members who have already taken the time to send in their renewals. Remember that your

SDP national renewal fee increases by $5.00 if you renew after Dec 1. So November is the month that this

task should be forefront in everyone’s mind.

Membership in PHP is more than just paying your dues and showing up to paint. It brings you into a com-

munity of artists who are dedicated to their craft and supportive of each other even outside of decorative

painting. So please stick with us, be a part of a loving environment of people who care about painting and

each other!!

Thank you!

Cynthia Megill

VP Membership

Treasurer's Report

Palomar Heritage Painters

August 2013

Balance as of July 31, 2013 $12,121.33

Income:

Advertising $15.00

Garage Sale $90.00

Aug. Raffle $95.00

Paint-ins $550.00

Paint-in-Surfaces $120.00

October Seminar $285.00

October Seminar - Surfaces $77.00

$1,232.00

Expenses:

Wood Surfaces - Nov. Paint-in $190.00

Oct. Seminar - Metal Trays $315.50

Teacher Fee, Gas, Packet Costs $568.00

Member-Overpaid for Surfaces $20.00

Jo's Paints - October Sem. Raffle $160.34

$1,253.84

Balance as of August 31, 2013 $12,099.49

November 11th

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3 Ways you can improve your liner skills

without practicing....

1. “The brush is a loser!” A good liner brush is either cut to keep a point or made to snap and zip around like a sports car.

A bad liner brush looks like it has been electrocuted

and flops around without snap.

It might just be time for a NEW brush.

2. “The brush should be ALL WET…”

Swishing a liner in water and setting it aside for 2-3 minutes before using will improve the flow of paint,

that's a scientific fact!

3. “A Loaded liner is a better liner…” A well loaded liner brush is key to great liner skills.

Place the bristles onto a thinned puddle of paint ( don't stab at the paint) Pulling back towards your shoul-

der as you leave the puddle. A liner brush is one of the few brushes that should be fully loaded all the way up

to the ferrule... a good liner is designed to release paint to the tip once it's fully loaded.

These 3 techniques don't take any practice, you'll have prettier liner skills today!

Shared by Patricia Rawlinson., Creative Arts Lifestyle in a newsletter email.

More Tips : 2 –4 Shared By Leslie Pilcher….. 2. “A glass top on your painting table is wonderful.” Put round, felt furniture glide stickers between the

glass and the table, so you can slide your instructions and photos underneath. The glass cleans up with water,

vinegar (or Lift-Off) and an old credit card will scrape up the paint.

3. “If you don’t know about Motsenbocker’s Lift-Off Latex-Based Paint Remover”, go to Home Depot

and get some (Paint Department). Cleans acrylic paint out of clothes and off the floor and other surfaces.

4. “The pumps on the empty travel bottles at Container Store” fit the 2 oz. and 8 oz. bottles we use per-

fectly. Buy the big (or small) bottle of Deco-Art Magic Brush Cleaner and replace the top with the

pump. Make sure the straw is the proper length, i.e. reaches to the bottom. You can hold your dirty

brush(es) in one hand and use THAT WRIST to pump cleaner into the palm of your other hand and then

massage your brushes in your palm. You don’t have to put the brushes down to squeeze cleaner into your

palm.

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Submission Deadline:

Articles are due to me by 4th

Friday of each month. All

submissions will receive an email

or verbal receipt. If you don’t

receive it, please call me at

858.484.2245

Make check payable to:

Palomar Heritage Painters

Please email ad to:

Karen Krause

kkrause45@san.rr.com

Mail Check to:

Marilyn Dixon, Treasurer

3058 Felicita Road, Escondido,

CA 92029

AD Rates (per month)

Full page $20

Half page ................................. $11

Quarter page .......................... $7

(Business card ad same

as quarter page)

Mail payment to

Treasurer

From the Newsletter Editor: Comments shared by Carol Voyles who took Bobbie T’s 2-day seminar:

I had the pleasure to paint at the Bobbie Takashima seminar in Oct. Her

detailed whimsical patterns were awe-inspiring. We wore pumpkin face

moon pins, ate delicious breakfast and lunch selections and tried our luck in

winning many of the raffle prizes. Painting our ‘Pumpkin Moon & Trick-

sters’ and ‘Christmas Tree Frog’ projects over the two days began with dry

brush shading on your design first- using Jo Sonja’s Sure Touch brushes.

We then applied 3-5 values of color- painting in the objects using a dirty

brush until you reached your final highlight of yellow light and white mix.

This is different from how we normally paint- basecoat, shade, highlight.

Her technique gives your piece a 3-D effect.

As the weekend progressed we became Bobbie’s ‘grasshoppers’ as we

learned many tips while painting---why a certain color is chosen or adding

darker values in the shading of your triangular areas. Bobbie’s biggest sug-

gestion to all of us: “You don’t have to follow the pattern lines, loosen up

your edges, give your design a chance to breathe, be fearless!! and do your

own thing”. Aren’t we privileged to have someone like her in our corner of

the world to teach us to become better painters? I am.

Grasshopper Carol

From the Newsletter Editor:

A big “thank you” to Jeanne Robert for taking class photos on

Day 1 of Bobbie T’s seminar. It was greatly appreciated and

she got so many great pictures.

Thanks again, Karen Krause

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2013 Elected & Appointed Board

President ....................................... Sue Bond................ 760-294-7592 .......... tolecrazy@gmail.com

1st Vice President, Programs ......... Charlotte Hicks ...... 760-739-9575 ............ charlotteandles@cox.net

2nd Vice President, Membership ... Cynthia Megill ....... 760-726-4814 ........... cynthiamegill@gmail.com

Secretary ....................................... Mary Weflen .......... 619-462-6386 ............ w.mary1964@yahoo.com

Treasurer ....................................... Marilyn Dixon ........ 760-740-9794 ............ imtwincrazy@gmail.com

Christmas Party ............................. Karen Ortman......... 760-740-6789 ............ foreverfolkart@yahoo.com

Del Mar Fair ................................. Open

Historian ....................................... Donna Carpenter .... 619-445-3395

Mystery Paint-in 2014 ................... Sue Bond................ 760-294-7592 ............ tolecrazy@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor .......................... Karen Krause ......... 858-484-2245 ............ kkrause45@san.rr.com

Outreach ....................................... Open

SDP/DAC Representative ............. Gwendolyn Pitney .. 619-482-8478 ............ gwendolynartist@aol.com

Seminar Chair ............................... Sue Bond................ 760-294-7592 .......... tolecrazy@gmail.com

..................................................... Marilyn Dixon ........ 760-740-9794 ............ imtwincrazy@gmail.com

Sunshine ....................................... Merle Avery ........... 760-745-8171 ............ mavery60@cox.net

Ways & Means.............................. Open

Website ......................................... Sue Bond................ 760-294-7592 ............ tolecrazy@gmail.com

Karen Krause ......... 858-484-2245 ............ kkrause45@san.rr.com

Publicity........................................ Sheila Cox .............. 760-731-7025 ............ brittravel@att.net

Raffles .......................................... Joanne Schutz......... 760-929-9206 ............ joanne.schutz@sbcglobal.net

Joyce Hatch ............ 858-277-6120 ............ joycepaints@gmail.com

Sign me UP!

For ______________________________________ project for the month of ________________________

Name _________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________

E-mail _________________________________________________________________________________

Phone _________________________________________________________________________________

I am including check # ______________________ made payable to Palomar Heritage Painters

Payment for all classes should be made payable to Palomar Heritage Painters,

*****PLEASE DO NOT MAIL CASH *****

You can sign up and pay for classes at any paint-in or mail this form and payment to:

Charlotte Hicks, 1386 S. Hale Avenue, Escondido, CA 92029-3048

Questions? Call Charlotte at 760-739-9575

I understand that it is my responsibility to make arrangements to pick up the pattern

and pay for any optional surfaces separately.

No refunds are given for paint-ins or seminars. Class materials will be collected and given to you.

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2014 PALOMAR HERITAGE PAINTERS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Name___________________________ Spouse’s Name________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip ________________________________________________________ Phones: (Home) ___________________ (Cell) ______________________________ (Work) _________________________ (Fax) _____________________________ E-Mail______________________________________________________________ Birthday: (Month/Day) __________________________________________________ New Member: Yes No SDP # _____________________________ Will you volunteer for PHP committee work? Yes No Do you teach? Yes No Own a Studio or Shop? Yes No Name, Address, Phone # of your shop __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Newsletters are available on our website, www.palomarheritagepainters.com In order to cut back on expenses, the Board has adopted the following policy —

A Black & White copy will be mailed to members who do not have an email address.

All other Members with an email address should access the newsletter through the website —

www.palomarheritagepainters.com

Please enclose a check for $15 made payable to Palomar Heritage Painters with this form. Also, please send proof of your SDP 2014 membership renewal.

Mail to

Cynthia Megill 2581 Felinda Way

Oceanside, CA 92056-3429

Questions? Call Cynthia at (760)726-4814 or email at cynthiamegill@gmail.com

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The Heritage Heartbeat

Karen Krause

9132 Pimpernel Drive

San Diego, CA 92129