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- -26Wheeler Gallery will be going wild for this show. Member artists are invited to interpret this theme as they will. We look forward to a creative display!

- -30Our annual watercolor show was expanded last year to include other water media art work. As long as it is exclusively water media, any artistic style is welcome.

Paradise Art Center Engaging, Encouraging, and Enriching our Community in the Visual Arts Governing Board (expires) Cathryn Hudin (‘19) 534-8417 cathyhudin@gmail.com Kathy Dysert (’19) 707-480-2426 kdysert@pacific.net Vicki Farrell (‘19) 872-2609 vfarrell@csuchico.edu Renee Goularte (18) reneegoularte@gmail.com Barbara Ann Ramsey (18) 872-2953 barltd@comcast.net Sally Armstrong (‘19) 327-8626 sallyarmstrong33@yahoo.com Jan Walker (19) jlynwalker@aol.com 966-6280 Harriet Grosso (18) Hbgrosso@yahoo.com 530 872 2825 Mary Ryan (18) 877-3258 gmaryan32@yahoo.com Board Meetings First Thursday every month, 5:30 pm at the Art Center. All art center members and the public are welcome.

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On June 7th we will hold our Annual Meeting and elect new Board members. We will mail a ballot for you to vote for your Board of Directors. You can either mail or deposit your ballot in the Paradise Art Center mailbox. The deadline for voting will be Thursday, May 31, 2018. We have five nominees for Board members:

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Each nominee has included a statement of their qualifications for serving on the Paradise Art Center Board of Directors that will be mailed along with your ballot. Now we need you to do your part –

VOTE!

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Beebe. The enjoying a nice glass of wine. It also hosts a gift shop with thousands of items for sale. If you are interested in showing at this venue, please contact Christie Beebe at 877-7629 or email christeebb4@gmail.com.

Our last two gallery shows featured novel approaches. The Construction show challenged the idea of using 3-D space with art that is traditionally 2-D, and this led to some very interesting creations. The fired arts show was not on pedestals. Instead it was hanging in space and on the walls. The gallery committee, headed by

more media and increase participation of our members. This goes a long way to creating interest and bringing more people to the art center. Our presence on social media and in print has made us more visible to our community, one of the goals in our strategic plan.

néengagement in promoting Paradise Art Center; attendance at events has been greatly increased and people are finding us.

All of our members will be receiving a ballot for our four open seats on the board of directors. The ballots need to be returned by Thursday, May 31 and the results will be announced at the annual Membership Meeting at 5:00 pm on June 7, 2018. I would like to thank everyone

vacancy. Please show your support and cast your ballot.

We are working on the leaks in the gallery and the pottery room and hopefully the problems will be solved by the time you are reading this. Just like any old “house” there is always something to repair or maintain on our building.

Have a wonderful summer, and maybe treat yourself to a new class in the nice cool art center.

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Paradise Art Center Calendar 2018 Wheeler Gallery Shows May: Wild June: Water Media July: Oil & Acrylic August: Drawing Paradise Art Center Committee Chairs Membership: Harriet Grosso Hbgrosso@yahoo.com Finance: Vicki Farrell vfarrell@csuchico.edu Education:

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Watch for a letter from our Board of Directors outlining the steps in signing up to become a sustaining supporter of Paradise Art Center. We hope you will join us in becoming a If you would like further information, please contact Finance Committee Chair Vicki Farrell at 872-2609 or vfarrell@csuchico.edu.

Upcoming Workshops

Mon. May 14, 1-4pm Demonstration using liquid acrylic, mediums, floetrol and silicone. $15 plus lab fee. Christie Beebe 877-7629/christeebb4@gmail.com/Facebook message.

. Mon. June 25, 1-4. Instruction about linear perspective for compositions. $15 plus lab fee. Contact Walt Beeler: walterbeeler@gmail.com, 530-487-1717

Ongoing Classes - Times and days subject to change. Watercolor Exploration I: Mondays, 9 am-12 pm. For beginning watercolor artists. Basic techniques with instruction as needed. Fee: $10 per class plus lab fee. First

esentati 873-1009 paradiseimp@sbcglobal.net Acrylic Explorations: Mondays, 1 - 4 p.m. Traditional methods, experimental applications, demonstrations, and practical lessons in art theory. $10 plus lab fee. Contact Christie Beebe 530-877-7629 / christeebb4@gmail.com Pottery - Mondays 2-5 pm or 5:30-8:30 pm. commit to full class and buy own supplies. All types of clay work including raku,

$9 per class plus lab fee. Contact Cathryn Hudin 530-534-8417 Chinese Brush Painting: Tuesdays 9 am-12 pm. Brush technique, color blending, composition and traditional meanings in Chinese painting. Fee: $12 plus lab fee. Contact Jan Walker 966-6280 for info / supply list. Drawing & Colored Pencil: Tuesdays 1-4 pm. For beginning to advanced artists. Covers basics of drawing in all drawing media. Fee: $10 per class plus lab fee. 1st class is free. Info: Barbara Anne amsey - 872-2953 or barltd@comcast.net Northern Plains Indian Art: Tuesdays AND Wednesdays, 5-7 pm. Learn traditional Plains Indian leather work and beading to create low or high-top moccasins, pouches, and hand- bags. Fee: $10 plus lab fee. First class free. Info:

-1199 Watercolor Exploration II: Wednesdays 9 am-12 pm. For artists with some watercolor background. Experimental techniques. $10 per class plus lab fee. First class is free. Info - 873-1009; paradiseimp@sbcglobal.net

Oil & Acrylic: Thursdays 1-4 pm. For all artists, beginners to advanced. Basics of painting and more! Fee: $10 per class plus lab fee. 1st class is free. Contact Barbara Anne amsey - 872-2953 or barltd@comcast.net Beginning Pottery: s, 10am to 1pm. Beginning class in throwing, trimmin hand building. hase their own tools and clay. $12 per class members / $15 per class non-members. Contact Jeanne van Nostrand gypsypotter@gmail.com or 408-313-1156

-art-center.com for class information details and updates.

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Paradise Art Center Classes and Workshops All classes and workshops listed here are held at

Paradise Art Center 5564 Almond treet Paradise CA 95969

530-877-7402 Full descriptions of all classes are available on the website at www.paradise-art-center.com. For more information about materials, fees or enrollment, please contact the instructor or facilitator. Lab fees are charged for all class and workshop meetings. These fees pay for utilities and maintenance of the facility and are in addition to fees charged by the instructor. For one three-hour class or workshop lab fees are: Members: $2 Non-members: $5 Paradise Art Center Memberships: Individual: $40/year Family: $50/year Membership is full price any time of year. Memberships rene Submit to the newsletter! Articles and/or art work for the newsletter should be emailed reneegoularte@gmail.com. Articles are subject to editing for space. Deadline for all newsletter submissions is the 10th day of the month prior to publication. The newsletter is published bimonthly in January, March, May, July,

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the art center, contact the instructor, or have an instructor contact you. Get a contact form at paradise-art-center.com

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Summer Pottery Studio Mondays, 5pm. Begins June 4. No formal instruction / rotating facilitators. Contact Vicki Farrell vfarrell@csuchico.edu Ceramic/Sculpture Studio Thursdays, 9 am-noon. No formal instruction for clay work; a great time to share tips and build with your clay. Contact Jeanne van Nostrand 408-313-1156 gypsypotter@gmail.com Advanced Watercolor Studio Thursdays, 9 am-noon. For average to experienced watercolor artists working toward perfecting their craft on their own chosen subject matter. Critiques are done by artists in attendance. Participants share new information or techniques with the group. Contact Cathy Hales, 873-0579 - c.hales@comcast.net Creative Water Media Studio: Driven to Abstraction Fridays, 9 am-noon. Experimental mixed-media class using acrylic as our base taught from a woman’s perspective. Usually every second week an instructor presents a project and is paid directly by class members. For more information contact Caryl 864-4630 or Cindy 343-6165.

Open Studio Wednesdays and Fridays, 1-4 pm. Members may work on their own when classes or workshops are not scheduled. Artists work in various media and may critique each other’s work in an informal atmosphere of creative sharing. Facilitators: Wed. - Michele Myers / Fri. - First Sunday Studio

-4 pm. Bring in any unfinished paintings or begin a new one. The group will help artists work through problems. Assorted materials are available to borrow; bring personal art supplies also. Includes art in action, making changes, and suggestions from the group in attendance. Any medium welcome. -9006 -8729.

- Times and Days Subject to Change -art-center.com for detailed class information.

Plein Air locations are determined by group interest. For

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Cubicle Display - Pottery

Show Theme Dates Drop-O 10am-4pm Pick-up 9am-4pm

Wild May 5-26 May 1 May 28

Water Media June 2-30 May 29 July 2 Oil and Acrylic July 7-28 July 3 July 30

Drawing Aug 4-25 July 31 Aug 27 pt 1-29 Aug 28 Oct 1

Around Butte County Oct 6-27 Oct 2 Oct 29

Teachers & Facilators Nov 3-Dec 15 Oct 30 Dec 17

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by Jan Walker Chinese artists have been using the ‘Chinese brush’ on absorbent, hand-made papers for millennia. Chinese painting began with the art of calligraphy, which was regarded as the highest art of China. What’s so special about this brush? First, each brush is made from all natural fibers—as are many Western watercolor brushes—using hairs from animals like sheep, weasels, horses, and even rat whiskers. Chinese brushes, unlike their Western counterparts, are constructed by hand in layers of fibers, floating in tubs of water. This was fascinating to watch when I was a student in Taiwan. Most have long hairs around a core of slightly shorter, stiffer hair. All parts of the brush are used, not just the tip, to create the textures we see in nature. This is perhaps the heart of Chinese painting technique. Which leads us to the premier difference between Chinese ‘brush’ painting and Western art. The brush is considered the instrument of the ‘heart’—each stroke a direct expression of a unique and very personal spontaneity. The ideal is to let the ink or color flow with the heart, or intuitively. The brush stroke is everything, more than correct form or proportion or color. Techniques are learned by observing the work of ancient masters, one’s own teacher, and nature…and of course, practice.

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