CALnews. Membership. The Lights of Broadway. Consider Joining the Colonie Art League New Members Always Welcome!

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1 CALnews Newsletter of the Colonie Art League, Inc. Vol 29 Issue 1 September CALendar 9/6 General Meeting, Martha Deming Abstract/ Watercolor Demo - Town Hall 9/11 Old-Fashioned Sunday - All members welcome to show work/sell work - Pruyn House Consider Joining the Colonie Art League New Members Always Welcome! 6:30-9pm noon - 4pm 9/20 Board Meeting - St. Matthew s 7-8:30 10/3-10/4 Bruce Handford Watercolor Workshop - Town Hall 8:30-4pm 10/4 General Meeting Bruce Handford w/c demo St. Matthew s 6:30-9pm 10/18 Board Meeting - St. Matthew's 7-8:30 10/31 11/1 11/2 Robert Carsten Pastel Workshop Town Hall 11/1 General Meeting, Carsten Pastel Demo, White Elephant Sale - Town Hall 8:30-4pm 6:30-9pm 11/15 Board Meeting - St. Matthew s 7-8:30 12/6 Holiday Show Reception Town Library 6-8pm 12/20 Board Meeting - St. Matthew s 7-8:30 Membership The CAL membership year begins September 1, All members, including renewals, must submit a membership form. We will verify all data received against current records to ensure that we are up-todate. Remember to include your address. The Lights of Broadway Belated thanks to Kris Woodward, Jean Tower, Debbie Park-Boussu, Sue Lunow, Chris Lally (and hubby), Sue Coon and Chris Spencer for their help in decorating for the June Dinner Banquet...to everyone attending...and the great cooks and "undecorators". It was fabulous. AGAIN! Bruce Handford, AWS, NWS Watercolor Workshop October 3 and 4th is full. All money is due NOW. Total cost is $84 less your deposit. Mail to Kris Woodward, 44 Hoffman Drive, Latham payable to CAL and marked Handford. You can still be on the wait list.

2 Robert Carsten, PSAmp, IAPSmc Pastel Workshop Master Pastelist Robert Carsten, PSAmp, IAPSmc Pastel Workshop. October 31 thru November 2. Price is $60 a day if we have 20 people but slightly higher if we have only 15. This is a wonderful opportunity to study with a master at a huge discount from other venues. All levels accepted. $50 deposits are due (see check info under Handford). CAL Library/ Scholarship The CAL Library is open to check out DVDs and books (Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 AM--8PM, St. Matthews Church, 129 Old Loudon Rd. Contact Debbie or Kris to ensure that the church is open.) Donations of books and DVDs are welcome. Art supply items may be sold for the Scholarship Fund. Money from these sales as well as income from raffles go to two Colonie high school students. Contact Debbie for donation pick-up or note for taxes. Open CAL Position - Secretary Needed Our wonderful Eleanor Christie must resign from Secretary of CAL. She has a very busy year coming up! The position of Secretary is officially open and the Board is seeking someone to join us at our Board Meetings that meet one Tuesday out of most months. The Secretary takes the minutes and s them to Board members for approval. We have some new faces in our group and are looking for one more! For more information, contact a board member of your choice. Our listing is on page 4. Our deepest thanks and well-wishes to Eleanor, who has so diligently served the Art League for the past three years. Member Opportunities Members are encouraged to take advantage of the following opportunities that will be available in the CAL newsletter. Ads can be listed in the Sept, Nov, Feb, and May newsletters. Membership dues must be current. 1. Advertise classes, workshops, or art services. The size is limited to a maximum of 400 characters including spaces. This is approximately 8 lines. 2. Advertise art-related merchandise for sale, swap, free, or looking to buy. The size is limited to a maximum of 100 characters including spaces. This is approximately 2 lines. All ads are to be ed to Carolyn Martel at jmartel4@nycap.rr.com. Ads are due by the 5 th of the month prior to the newsletter date. A new must to be submitted for each newsletter publication. Member Milestones We welcome Member Milestones and Exhibitions for the newsletter. Kristin Woodward, CNYWS,PWS, was accepted into the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors. Her painting Forest Path received the Garnet Award. Tim Lederach was also accepted into this exhibit. The show runs from August 6 to October 9 at the View in Old Forge. She was also accepted into the Adirondack National Pastel Exhibition at the Shirt Factory Gallery in Glens Falls. CAL members are invited to the"chasing the Light" reception, 3-5:00 Saturday, Sep 17 at the Saunders Art Gallery in the Shirt Factory, 71 Lawrence St., Glens Falls, upstate NY. The art of Kristin Woodward and Debbie Park-Boussu will be showing from September 3rd to the 30th.!2

3 Member Classes, Workshops and Services Join us for Wednesday Workshops Where: St. Matthew s Church in Latham How much? $3 donation For whom? open to all CAL members When? anytime on Wednesdays, 9-4 Enjoy a full day of painting with friends. Bring your lunch, and art supplies and a dose of humor. Come and go as you please. Call Kris ( ) the first time you come. Custom Mats For CAL members, contact Debbie Park-Boussu dparkstudio@yahoo.com for custom mats cut. Contact Debbie to make appointment. Technal 500, new, dry mount press, for photos or mounting art. Will take $100. to me in 2 weeks if not satisfied. Debbie, Art Classes with Kris Woodward Watercolor, pastel, acrylic, oil and drawing Weekly at St. Matthew s. Wed evenings, Thur mornings and evenings. Contact Kris Woodward or kristin.woodward@earthlink.net Drawing for Children Class Susan Lunow is offering two classes for children ages Wednesdays 6-7pm ages 9-12 Thursdays 6-7pm ages 7-8 St. Matthew s Church, Old Loudon Rd Latham The class is $15.00 /hour. Sue will be teaching the basics of drawing including contour drawing, shading and perspective. Please contact Sue by phone or slmpalette@hotmail.com if interested. Art resume sent upon request. CAL Website Our website is not a commercial website and does not sell directly or indirectly to potential clients. It will only display your wares and contact information if someone wants to buy. There is a page for CAL members to display artwork which is labeled "Member Art for Sale". One option if using the CAL website is to make a page with your name on it and include a few examples of your artwork along with your contact information, phone number, or address. If you wish to participate, the details to jackpaints@nycap.rr.com. Get Well Get Well Wishes to Ginny Laumeister, Peg Ferguson, Beverly Bondley. Get-Well Contact Sunshine Chairman, Peggy Ferguson, requests that you send her names of those members that need a bit of sunshine in their lives. Cards and prayers are appreciated by members who are ill or dealing with a life crisis. Call Condolences Our sympathy to the family and friends of Millie Beaudette. She was 92, a founding member of CAL and a wonderful artist. Millie will be missed. Here s Your Chance Town Hall Community Art Venue If you are interested in using the corridor walls as a venue for your art, the Town Supervisor s office would be happy to arrange that for you. Contact the Supervisor s Office at !3

4 CAL Board and Officers Jay and Susan Freud Co-Presidents Dee Foley 1st Vice-President Noreen Powell 2nd Vice-President Anna Stoliker Treasurer Linda Worden Board Member/Membership Marion Greenberg Board Member/Scholarship Debbie Park-Boussu Library/Scholarship Margot Bernhardt Board Consultant Kristin Woodward Workshop Carolyn Martel Newsletter Christine Spencer Board Member Sue Coon Board Member Lillian Walsh Board Member Niskayuna Library Contact: Susan Garrett Ballston Community Library Contact: Judy Kaplan ext 4 25th Annual Hagaman Art Show This show will be held October 1st and 2nd. Applications will go out about the third week in August to those who have been in our show...anyone else interested please contact Virginia Salamack at from 9 to 3 Monday thru Friday...always looking for new entrants...only room for 60 artists, so sign up early to get a place. Thank You Belated thanks to Kris Woodward, Sue Plete, Chris Laffy and Sue Coon for helping to hang the Town Hall Show. A Note of Thanks at the End of an Era - On 7/20/16, CAL completed its last full-scale mailing of its newsletter. All members should be grateful to those who assembled and mailed each edition over the past years. Paramount among these most recently was Gloria Grimmell and Les, her late husband, Emily Ravida, Meggie Carson, and the volunteers and draftees from the St. Matthew s Wednesday Art Group. And to Lorenz Worden, who also helpd with the mailing every time, and for the last several years has produced all the CAL Updates, which came out six times/year. Thank you to Shirley Gordon, who has agreed to produce the Updates for us going forward, and to new member Anna Stoliker, for taking on CAL s treasurer position!!4

5 Double this Thank You: Jim and Lucy Comly have been serving on the CAL Board in different capacities for many years. They are stepping down, and we would like to extend our most sincere thanks. Always committed to making the best decisions for CAL, Lucy and Jim have provided ideas, insight and suggestions - at countless meetings over the years that have benefitted our organization. Their presence will be missed at Board Meetings, but we look forward to seeing them, and Jim s camera, at our General Meetings and functions. Thank you, Lucy and Jim! Display your Art at Uncommon Grounds may take full advantage of our non-profit status under state and federal tax laws. As a nonprofit organization, The Colonie Art League, Inc. will provide its members with the minutes and financial statements, formally adopted by the Board of Directors. There is a box on the membership forms for Scholarship donations, Didn t get your newsletter? Received version but wanted hard copy sent by mail or vice versa? Contact Linda Worden by at loopie127@gmail.com. Please include your name, address, and phone number. Also indicate whether you want version or mailed hard copy. June Dinner Uncommon Grounds is looking for artists to display their artwork at both Albany and/or Saratoga locations. They would like the exhibits to run from the first of the month to the last day of the month, and they are open to individual or joint shows. For more info contact Geralee Hall at geralee.hall@gmail.com or Check out CAL on Facebook You can be a part of our facebook page! Go to and fill in the registration info. Then log onto facebook and type Colonie Art League in the text box at the top where it says, search for people, places, and things. That will lead you to the CAL group page. On the left is an item where you ask to Join the group, then Jack Berkery or one of the administrators will add you to the list. Gifts, Awards, & Bequests Gifts and Awards are always welcome from those who enjoy our exhibitions or are supportive of our efforts. New funds are needed to sustain our annual exhibitions, which have materially increased in cost during these past few years. Your donation to the Colonie Art League, Inc. will be greatly appreciated and you!5

6 Pruyn House Children s Summer Program!6