February 28 Karen Stakelum Painting on Yupo
March 28 Tami Curtis Ellis Acrylic Mixed Media
April 25 Yvette Creel Watercolor Painting
May 30 Elayne Kuehler Oil Painting
June 27 Jim Tweedy Cartoonist, Marketing
July N/A
August 29 Emmy Murawski Collage
September 26 Doris Cowan Kaleidoscope Painting
October 31 N/A
November 28 Carol Hallock Oil Painting
December N/A
March 28 Tami Curtis Ellis Acrylic Mixed Media
April 25 Yvette Creel Watercolor Painting
May 30 Elayne Kuehler Oil Painting
June 27 Jim Tweedy Cartoonist, Marketing
July N/A
August 29 Emmy Murawski Collage
September 26 Doris Cowan Kaleidoscope Painting
October 31 N/A
November 28 Carol Hallock Oil Painting
December N/A
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Guest Demonstrator – Joyce Laporte
Joyce is one of our very own active JAG members. She is very talented and has won many
awards for her work. Read a little about her below and join us on Wednesday to be inspired
by her beautiful work.
Drawing and painting had always been a hobby for Joyce, but in 2002 she retired from the
corporate world and went full time with her art. Basically self taught, she has had formal
training with David Rossbach, The Academy of Fine Arts and a myriad of workshops with
artists like: Auseklis Ozols, Taylor Ikin, Frank Federico, Doug Walton, Arleta Pech, but her
greatest influence came from watching Helen Van Wyk on public television, and reading all
of her books. Much to Joyce's dismay, Helen passed away before she could take a
workshop with her.
Joyce enjoys working with all mediums, but her first love is oil. Her paintings are realistic
in style, with a hint of mysticism. Her landscapes are easily recognized by their misty,
mystical backgrounds, and she strives to convey feelings of warmth, peace and serenity in
all of her work, but her signature is the seasonal, delicious “Creole Tomato”. Her work has
garnered numerous awards and has sold throughout the U.S., Europe, Australia and Cuba
and is also among private and corporate collections. In 2008 she became a member of The
Oil Painters of America. She is also active in the local art guilds and has shown her work in
Galerie Severn, Galerie Eclat, and River Regions Fine Art Gallery in Sorrento, La.
Her studio is located at 5100 Jeannette Drive, Metairie, LA. 70003, here she continues to
paint, and teach. She has also taught with Jefferson Parish, but prefers one on one teaching
in her studio. Her strong faith is at the heart of her artwork. Joyce feels that she can't thank
God enough for all of the beauty and splendor that surrounds us and she strives to capture it
on canvas and share it with others.
NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Our plein air paint out this month was a beautiful balmy day. Perfect for a paint out and we
wish we had had more people take part. There are so many things to paint at City Park that I
think it's a great place for us to paint. We will never run out of scenery, but we will move it
around and hopefully the weather will cooperate.
We have juried the Barnes and Noble show and it is also judged. I'm pleased to say, none of
the pieces were juried out and we want to thank everyone who has participated. Annie says
it will be a wonderful show and she was real pleased with the show overall. She knows it
will look great at Barnes and Noble.
Don't forget cookies and coffee will be served Friday night at 6pm. We will also be giving
out the ribbons and awards at that time. Please send all your friends and family this
weekend to Barnes and Noble to do their Christmas shopping and a great place to buy books.
Gwen Tappin, President
Paint Out is Back!
Date: Saturday, November 22nd at City Park Pavilion at 9:00a.m. Hope to see you there!
Refreshments
November – Paul Dugas
Marie Goodfellow
Thank you, Oksana Fogg, Charlene Reuther and Beryl Young for last month’s
refreshments.
Hanging
WHITNEY BANK
Artists are needed to display their work. Speak to Gwen Tappin, if you are interested.
Noteworthy
November 29th-Gwen Tappin will be showing her work at the New Orleans Art Market at the
corner of Claiborne and Carrolton. Come out to say hello and view all the art.
Gerry Claude will be at Three Rivers in Covington this weekend (Nov. 15-16)
JAG’s Website is temporarily down due to Yahoo problems. We hope to have the problem
resolved soon.
People Program
People Program is devoted to lifelong and creative learning for seniors 50 and older. For
$125 seniors can take any amount of classes which are offered per semester on 3
campuses, including Metairie, the Lakefront and Westbank. Classes include computer, art,
music, language, stitchery, scrabble, card games, and many others. Registration for the
spring semester which begins January 20 is December 4, 5 and 6 on all 3 campuses. Please
call 483-8613 for details. Classes fill up in a hurry so please make sure that you register in
December. You can visit our website at www.peopleprogram.org for more information.
Van Gogh Question Box
Bring your art questions to Van Gogh…Submit your art questions and we’ll set some time to
discuss the answer at every meeting.
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Committee Chairpersons
Hospitality---Rosemarie Goetz
Membership---Gloria Esthus
Program/Demo—Jan Wilken
Workshops—vacant
Newsletter—Ada Lema
Web Site—Alan Zakem
50/50—Pat Caraccioli
Telephone Committee—Carolyn Cathcart, Gerry Claude, Doris Cowan and Lynn Zakem
This meeting November 19th 2008 –
3rd Wednesday of the month
December’s Meeting will be our Holiday Party at Joyce Laporte’s home (5100 Jeannette
Drive, Metairie) at 7:00 p.m. Sunday December 28th. The party will be a cover dish type. Sign
up sheet will be at November’s meeting or you may speak with Gwen Tappin. Last year’s
party was fun. Hope you join us this year!
| JAGWIRE Jefferson Art Guild Last Wednesday of each month 7:00p.m. Jefferson Senior Center (Pink House) 4518 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, LA. Mailing address 7620 Norton Avenue, Harahan LA. 70123 Website www.jeffersonartguild.com |