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An affiliated chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters Vol. No. XXXXI Issue 4 July/August 2019

West Michigan Decorative Artists

BRUSHSTROKES

Wow! The snow is gone! Time to start working in the garden, going to the lake with kids and grandkids, picnics, graduations, weddings, and reunions! I hope you and your family have a wonderful time! Don't forget to paint! Find the piece and pleasure that you can only get by creating something new, and fun. Lots of 'time off' this summer. The Last national convention has come and gone, the last Michigan Mixer, the last Hoot. Times are changing, painting is more popular than ever! The time has come to Brainstorm. What would you like to change? How can we help you become a better painter, or have more fun with the group? Invite your friends, invite family! Almost everyone has done a 'Sip and Paint' or 'Wine and Canvas' and had fun. Let them know they are welcome to come to chapter, and paint with NEW friends they haven't met yet! As for us, invite anyone who really wants to learn to 'Paint' to some really special events that we have coming up this year. Do you realize that we have 3 'Big Brushes' still coming up this year!!! Don't miss this opportunity! Do you have any idea how much it would cost to travel to a convention to paint with these Ladies?????? What a great way to get a start in painting for a newbie! Christmas in July! Let's make it fun and special! We are very privileged to have a wonderful teacher who has taught internationally, and is highly sought after all over the US. Her name is Judy Diephouse. The piece she is teaching is her last convention design. She is using our chapter as a 'Warm Up' class for the piece that is featured in Painting Palooza this year. September: This is a special opportunity, and not to be missed. Sherry Nelson is coming to Grand Rapids. I took one of my very first classes from Sherry, before I ever joined WMDA. I won a company painting competition with the piece! It still hangs in the headquarters of Harris Corporation, in Melborne, Florida. There were more than 2,000 entries that year! What a way to get started! What I am trying to convey, is this is an experience that anyone who wants to learn to paint, and paint well should consider! There are 3 days, and the projects will build on what you learned the day before. October: Jeanne Collick is teaching a charming gourd. (continued left column)

2019 Board Members

President & Past President:

Kathy Blough 269-795-7238 7740 W. Parmalee Road kathy29hand@yahoo.com Middleville, MI 49333-8738

Vice President-President Elect: OPEN

Education & Co-Education Elect:

Judy Diephouse 616 874-1656 9796 Myers Lake Ave. distinctj@aol.com Rockford, MI 49341

Education & Co-Education Elect:

Lynne Deptula 616 940-1899 6034 Parview Dr. SE, dbrush1@aol.com Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Treasurer /Newsletter Editor/Webmaster:

Louise Hastings 989-261-4337 7039 S. Vickeryville Rd. jhastings1634@gmail.com Sheridan, MI 48884

Secretary/Membership:

Linda Wing 616-245-7935 2519 Eastern Ave. S. E. tracygray2@yahoo.com Grand Rapids, MI 49507

Board Members-at-Large:

Jeanine Reimer (Sunshine) 616-754-2110 8795 Hebert Drive reimer8795@gmail.com Greenville, MI 48838-9707

(2 Positions Open)

Presidents’s Newsletter (continued from right)

All of these teachers are highly sought after teaches at the national conventions, and some of the hardest tickets to come by, and they are all right here in our Chapter! Come on down, and Enjoy the fun! Kathy Blough, President, 2019

Important Notices & Deadlines – Please Read!

September 15 – Deadline to order gourds for Jeanne

Collick’s class – Octoer 19

New Member Incentive - First time visitors will not

have to pay a class fee. They just need to get us a

registration, so we can be sure to have packets and a

head count for the paint-ins. They will still need to

have brushes, surface and supplies, just like normal,

but we want to get more folks to join us.

ly

To practice any art, no matter

how well or badly, is to make your

soul grow.

Kurt Vonnegut

PayPal Option available

We accept dues, event & supply payments with PayPal. Click on this link to use this feature:

www.hastingscountry.com/PayPal.html

“Life is a blank canvas, and you need to throw all the paint on it

you can.”

Danny Kaye

July Birthdays

August Birthdays

5h Betsy Ann Hill

12th Denise Veenstra

Absolutely the FINAL CALL

Mystery wood Project 2019

Put an unpainted project from your stash

(we all have at least one) in a brown bag.

Inside the bag put your name and colors

you like that will go with your house. Tape,

tie or staple the bag shut.

At the July 27 meeting, exchange your bag

for one that is not yours.

Open the new bag at home and have fun

painting something on the mystery piece.

Return the painted piece nicely wrapped

with a card on it for the recipient at our

December 7, 2019 Christmas Luncheon. That gives you almost a year to paint it.

Oh happy day! You get a painted piece from a Chapter painting friend AND your

stash is reduced by one piece!

Be sure to check out our Facebook pages:

WMDA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/496185720421022/ Feel free to post anything painting (project photos, classes) related there.

"Michigan Mixer, What Is Happening In Decorative Painting!"

See what is going on around the state:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/813088055449935/

Saturday, July 27, 2019, 9:30 am Christmas in July with Judy Diephouse

“A Guinea Pig Class” Location: Hobby Lobby, 4250 28th St. S.E.; Kentwood, MI 49512-1906

This project is called “Guinea Pig Class” at the request of OKC Painting Palooza. Judy is retiring,

and this is her last convention project.

THIS CANNOT BE ADVERTISED ONLINE

Judy will teach this adorable design on a 10 x 20 canvas. You will need to supply your own surface -

it can also be adjusted to fit a tray or door crown. Base color is DecoArt Light Sage.

Supplies requested: Usual Acrylic painting supplies.

Paint: Will be provided

For more information, contact Lynne Deptula at 616-940-1899 or email: dbrush1@aol.com

Please sign me up for Christmas in July Celebration with Judy Diephouse July 27, 2019

Total Class fees (check to WMDA): $25 Non-members add $5

Name: Address:

__________________________________________________________________________________________

E~mail address: Phone #:

Send checks to: Judy Diephouse, 9796 Myers Lake Ave, Rockford, MI 49341

Sherry Nelson Seminar “Oils”– September 20 -22, 2019

Springhill Suites - 28th Street Grand Rapids

WMDA is hosting the fabulous Sherry Nelson for a three-day seminar, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Friday, September 20

Cedar Wax Wing

For first time oil painters

Saturday, September 21

Tulip and Silk Moth

Sunday, September 22

Hummingbird with Columbine

Sherry is known throughout the USA and across the world for her paintings of realistic birds, wildlife, and floral

designs which she has taught for over 40 years, perfecting her teaching techniques to ensure student success.

Mark your calendars, you won't want to miss this lovely opportunity!

For more information, contact Lynne Deptula at 616-940-1899 or email: dbrush1@aol.com

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Fees for members: $50 per day or $135 for all three days; for non-members: $60 per day or $165

for all three days. Patterns are included, but there will be an approximate $5 palette fee

Name: _______________________________ Address: __________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Phone No.: _________________________ Email Address: ________________________________

Members:

Friday, September 20 @ $50.00

Saturday, September 21 @ $50.00

Sunday, September 22 @ $50.00

All Three days @ $135.00

Non-Members:

Friday, September 20 @ $60.00

Saturday, September 21 @ $60.00

Sunday, September 22 @ $60.00

All Three days @ $165.00

Send checks to: Judy Diephouse, 9796 Myers Lake Ave, Rockford, MI 49341

Saturday, October 19, 9:30 am Acrylics & Quik Wood on Gourd by Jeanne Collick

“Peek-A-Boo Gourd” Location: Hobby Lobby, 4250 28th St. S.E.; Kentwood, MI 49512-1906

This project is Jeanne’s adorable HOOT project. It is 6.5” x 6”

Supplies requested: Usual Acrylic painting supplies plus dry brush, angle brushes, Exact-o knife.-

Paint: Brilliant Purple, Burnt Orange, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Olive Green (or Blue), Golden Straw,

Jack-O-Lantern Orange, Lamp Black, Orange Twist, Snow White, Spiced Pumpkin, Warm Beige

Surface: Surface fee includes prepped gourd, Quik Wood, hat, hair, and dowels

For more information, contact Lynne Deptula at 616-940-1899 or email: dbrush1@aol.com

Please sign me up for Jeanne Collick’s gourd class October 19, 2019

Total Class fees (check to WMDA): $25 Non-members add $5

Project fee (check to Jeanne Collick) $23 – DEADLINE TO ORDER SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Name: Address:

__________________________________________________________________________________________

E~mail address: Phone #:

Send checks to: Judy Diephouse, 9796 Myers Lake Ave, Rockford, MI 49341

Dear Painting Friends, Just a few notes for our upcoming Christmas in July celebration with Judy Diephouse and her 'Happy Holiday Canvas' class this Saturday the 27th of July. The class will NOT be at Hobby Lobby, where we generally hold our monthly meetings. The class WILL be at Judy's church, Rockford Reformed Church, 4890 Eleven Mile Road, Rockford, Michigan 49341. Park by the first door facing Eleven Mile, Enter the narthex and go toward the LEFT set of stairways going down stairs. We will in in the Assembly Hall at the bottom of the stairs. Class will start at 9:30 a.m. We will be celebrating with a delicious Pot Luck Luncheon, so please bring a favorite dish to pass. We have 17 ladies attending, and Kathy Blough has offered to bring sloppy joes or pulled pork sandwiches. Plates, cups, silverware and napkins will be provided as well as iced tea and coffee. Show and tell, as well as raffle items are ALWAYS appreciated. I do think our little 'Santa's helper' Judy has a surprise or two up her sleeve too! Kathy will also have boards for our upcoming Sherry Nelson seminar available for purchase. We will be discussing the surface prep instructions, maybe even setting up a 'prep party'. I have offered to prep the boards as needed for seminar guests as well. Looking forward to a lovely class!! Lynne Deptula Questions??? Please call me at 616-940-1899

Sunshine Report Bonnie Phebus’s mother passed away this week. Please pray for her family.

If you know of any other Chapter member that needs a card or prayers,

please contact Jeanine Reimer, our Sunshine Ambassador

2019 WMDA Schedule – mark your calendars August: No meeting

September 20-22: Sherry Nelson Seminar - Oils

October 8-13: New England Traditions Convention; Massachusetts

October 19: “Peek-A-Boo Pumpkin Gourd,” Jeanne Collick – Acrylics

October 20-26: Oklahoma Painting Palooza, Oklahoma City https://okcpaintingpalooza.com/

November 16: “Love Autumn”, Kathy Blough - Colored Pencil

December 7: Christmas Luncheon

2019 Upcoming projects:

Sneak

Peek

“Love Autumn” Design by Cindy Ohama

Taught with permission by Kathy Blough

Colored pencil on watercolor paper

November 16, 2019

Happening around the State in 2019

NEDA – contact Luana Dueweke luanadueweke@chartermi.net

Arlene Newman Seminar October 10, 11 and 12, 2019

Grand Traverse Mall, Traverse City MI

Heritage Decorative Artists – Trenton Contact Sandy Bagger sandbag40@wowway.com

October 12 or 19 - Sam Farah teaching a Dorothy Wisenhunt design

2019 Membership Application (WMDA)

Name: _________________________________________ Spouse's First Name: _________________________ Address: ________________________________________ City: ______________________________________ State & Zip Code: ____________________ E-mail address: _________________________________________ Phone: ________________________ Date of Birth: (Month & Day Only) ___________

National Membership #: _______________________ (You must be a member of SDP to join WMDA) Please check all that apply: _____ New Member _____ Renewal _____ Certified Decorative Artist

_____ Student _____ Teacher _____ Master Decorative Artist

_____ Shop Owner (If checked) Name of Shop: __________________________________________

Do you paint primarily with: _____Oils _____ Acrylics _____ Watercolors _____ Other _____________

What do you consider your painting level? (Optional information)

_____ Beginner _____ Intermediate _____ Advanced

WMDA would very much appreciate it if you would volunteer to help in one of the following ways:

______ Teach a paint-in (you get paid for this) ______ Hospitality by being a hostess at a monthly meeting-

______ Help with a Fund Raiser ______ making coffee, getting help with a potluck

2019 dues are payable October 1, 2018 and are delinquent on Jan. 1, 2019.

Annual dues are $15.00, payable to WMDA.

Renewals paid after January 1, 2019 are $20 – delinquent charges not applicable for new members.

Please send this application and membership fee to our 2019 Membership Chairman:

Linda Wing, 2519 Eastern Ave., S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49507

SDP membership application is available in the “Decorative Painter” magazine.

West Michigan Decorative Artists

Brushstrokes

Send correspondence to:

Louise Hastings

7039 S. Vickeryville Road

Sheridan, MI 48884