MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Meetings begin promptly at 7 p.m. and are held at the Valencia Town Center's [Westfield Mall] Community Room. See Map & Photo below meeting dates.
 

2010 Membership Meetings
 

January 18	Karl Dempwolf, Plein Air Artist continued his art education by attending Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California, getting his Masters degree in 1974. Also in 1974 he won the coveted CINE Golden Eagle award for his film, "The Story of a Craftsman". The same film also won the Silver CINDY award and Best of Show at the Bellevue International Film Festival in Washington. His film career ended when painting became his passion. Wendt , Rose ,Puthuff Payne and Ritschel became his artistic icons. Dempwolf's work can be found in publications from North Light Books, entitled Art from the Parks. His paintings are in the permanent collections of large corporations, among them McGraw-Hill Publishers, and the National Park Foundation. Dempwolf's newly published book " A Painter's Journey" is available on his web site http://netmonet.com/index.html
February 15	Carolyn Counnas will be demonstrating "The 7 Principles of Creating Depth In Your Paintings."The demo piece will be raffled off at the end of the evening. Carolyn found her artistic inspiration from trekking around the world. Having lived in India, Africa, Japan and Europe, various ethnic influences are evident in her early work, which captures the feeling, energy and emotion of a place rather than a particular subject. Now settled in Thousand Oaks, CA - with its Mediterranean climate, Carolyn finds enormous inspiration from her natural surroundings. Here the seasonal changes are more subtle than in her native Maryland, but the varied and vivid color palette works its magic.  Currently color is Carolyn's primary spark, more so than form or subject matter. You might say that subject matter is an excuse to use color. Her current oil paintings feature lots of warm reds. Using a method called color orchestration, she combines many variations of a single color to create rich, luminous effects. Grasses -- their form and ever changing essence -- are also reflected in her current work.
March 15	Aaron Westerberg, contemporary realist and portrait artist. He will be showing his figurative drawing and painting techniques. Westerberg was born in San Diego and raised in the rural, mountainous Ramona, one of San Diego County’s oldest communities. As a child he was inspired by the area’s picturesque surroundings, which included intriguing boulder formations. He took life drawing and illustration at a community college in nearby San Marcos, then traditional life-drawing at the California Art Institute in Westlake Village, where he studied nineteenth century American and European artists. He found particular inspiration in the paintings of Edmund Tarbell (1862-1928), John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) and Anders Zorn (1860-1920), three artists whose sense of form, color and light, intrigued Westerberg. Westerberg’s drive for advancing his painting skills ultimately led him to teach. From 2000 to 2005 he taught at the California Art Institute. Since 2005 he has become a popular faculty member at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art where he teaches drawing and painting. His work received attention in several national publications, including the cover of Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing and in 2002 Westerberg was listed in Southwest Art’s annual roster of “Twenty-One under Thirty-One.” In 2007 he was given a feature story in American Art Collector magazine, as well as being named one of the best 24 artists under 40 by Artist Magazine. Aaron Westerberg is a member of the California Art Club, Oil Painters of America and the Portrait Society of America. In addition, he has a very impressive record of exhibitions and gallery appearances across the US.
April 19	Bruce Trentham, pastel demonstration.  Primarily a Plein air painter of the Southern California coastal and mountain areas, Bruce strives to develop a composition that invites the viewer to experience light, color and form. Early training in mediums such as oils, acrylics, ceramics and printmaking led him to realize his passion for pastels. He has educated himself in the complexities of the medium and with inherent ability skillfully communicates his love for color in his paintings. Trentham is currently teaching pastels at Emeritus College in Santa Monica and painting the Malibu Coast and the Santa Monica Mountains. He has given pastel painting demonstrations for art clubs and is available for individual instruction, workshops, classes, and demonstrations in drawing and pastel painting.
May 17	Bring'n Brag - Socialize - Guests Welcomed!
June 21	David Deyell - Watercolor Demonstration. David paints in the "California Style"; entertaining, happy, bright, colorful paintings. His works emphasize composition, values, brush strokes, shapes and symbols, with strong contrasting colors. He has won numerous awards, like Best of Show at the November 2001 California Gold Coast Watercolor Society. David's work has been juried into shows in California, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, & Arizona and he was selected for the 2004 Yosemite Renaissance National Traveling Show. David teaches annual watercolor workshops at Yosemite National Park as well as local workshops and private lessons for artists and organizations. He is a member of the Westlake Village Art Guild, California Gold Coast Watercolor Society, Allied Artists, and Valley Water Color Society. He spends a lot of his time painting plein air in the Thousand Oaks area, creating vibrant, spontaneous landscapes of local scenery.
July	No Membership Meeting - SCAA Annual Barbecue
August 16	John Storojev is fascinated by the challenges of working in metal, Ever curious to experiment, Storojev employs electric lights, crystals, and water in his water fountains which gives them a uniqueness that has resulted in several commissions. Another favorite medium is stone which he finds perfect in reflecting his fascination with the human form. Storojev also likes to get his hands in clay to mold the likeness of a face, a figure or anything else that fascinates him. Storojev divides his time between his studio and teaching sculpture at California Lutheran University where he has been on the faculty for the past several years. He especially enjoys working with students to bring out their innate creative talents. He also conducts private and group sculpture classes in the area. He exhibits regularly at various local artistic shows in the Los Angles area. He has just completed a three-month exhibit as sole sculptor at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. Storojev is associated with select, high-end designer firms. He is a member of several art and sculpture associations, including the National Sculpture Society and the International Sculpture Center. Storojev learned his skills at several distinguished institutions and studios, such as the Brooklyn Museum of Art School, the Boston Fine Arts School, the California Art Institute, the Stone Sculpture Studio of Escondido, CA, and the Crystal-Hawk Studio in Ventura, CA. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees. He resides with his wife and young daughter in Westlake Village, California. Storojev's work can be seen at www.johnstorojev.com.
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October 18
November 15	Fealing Lin - watercolor demonstration. www.fealingwatercolor.com "My passion for watercolor," says Ms. Lin, "comes from the opportunity it gives me to be totally spontaneous in the pursuit of traditional watercolor transparency which is the "glow" from the white paper that emerges through the paint once a fusion occurs from the application of wet onto wet. Fealing is an annual guest instructor at Yosemite National Park, an instructor at Brand Art Studios at Brand Library in Glendale, and San Gabriel Recreation center in San Gabriel. She was featured at Descanso Gardens Gallery for 10 consecutive years. She has taught watercolor workshops throughout California and the US. Fealing has been enthusiastically embraced by the general public and private collectors alike. Fealing is a signature member of National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, and the Missouri Watercolor Society. Her works have been juried in many national exhibitions including NWS, WW, TWSA (Transparent Watercolor Society of America), Brand National, Audubon Artist, San Diego Watercolor International and many others. She has won numerous awards among these shows.
December 20	Holiday Party!