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July 2008
Mary
Ulm-Mayhew’s painting, “Lady of the Lake,” won an An Award of
Excellence in Milwaukee’s Downer Plein Air Painting Competition, held
May 23 through May 30.
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Pam
Flanders is the Featured Artist for July at:
Aurora
Gallery 1004 Main St Vancouver, WA 98660
Also,
Pam was juried into the PAPO (Plein Air Painters of Oregon) show in
Bend, OR. held at
Mirror
Pond Gallery 875 NW Brooks St Bend, OR 97701
Reception and Awards 5 PM Friday July 4, 2008 |
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Ginger Bowen
will be teaching a workshop through American Women Artists at the
Scottsdale Artists School, December 3-5, 2008. The workshop is titled
"Still Lifes with Personality". Cost is $350 and includes an evening
at Ginger's studio.
Also, Ginger has joined
two new Galleries: Gallery at Rich Designs, in Colorado Springs, CO
and Gallery MAR in Park City, UT. |
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Rose
Hohenberger is the featured Art Walk artist at J. Bangle Gallery in
Galveston, TX, for the month of July. Opening was July 5. |
Susan
Greaves is the featured artist at
McCloud Book Gallery in
McCloud, California, through September, 2008. Also, her work is now
shown in ongoing exhibits at
Art and Soul Gallery in Ashland, Oregon. She still sells her work on
eBay,
as well. |

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June 2008 |
From Pam Flanders: I
have a solo show month of June downtown Portland at:
Urban Wineworks
407 NW 16th AVE
Portland, OR
(located between 16th and 17th on Flanders St)
Artist Reception
Thurs June 5th
5:30-8:30 PM
For more details:
http://www.urbanwineworks.com/buzz_thursday.html
From Judy Crowe: I am back from
France. The workshop was a real success even though it
rained a LOT while I was there. I did get some work done,
lots of photos and hope to get busy soon getting some large
paintings done.
Helgy White is moving from Taos to
Grand Prairie near Dallas sometime in the near future. She
does not have email anymore.
Mary K. Forshagen is in Colorado
near the Crested Butte area for the summer. Call her at
970-642-0404 if you are in the area and want to paint. |

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May 2008 |
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Templeton was voted “Master Landscape Painter” by the
Nomades del Arte group of plein air painters. She also
exhibited in the “Cowgirl Up” show in Wickenburg, AZ, for
the second year and in the Outdoor Painters Society annual
show in Dallas, TX. Ann will be part of a two-person show in
September at Total Arts Gallery in Taos, NM.
From
Judy Crowe: I'm teaching a workshop in France leaving
next week May 9. Woo Hoo. Teaching a workshop there and
then staying on until June 3 to paint. As I said, a big woo
hoo!
Rose Hohenberger is having a
one-person show at J. Bangle Gallery in Galveston, TX, in
July. Opening is Saturday, July 5. |
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February 2008 |
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Mary
K. Forshagen had two paintings accepted into the
Salon International Exhibition at the Greenhouse
Gallery in San Antonio.
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Dee
Westcott’s painting “Bella Cucina,” was accepted in the AWS
show in New York. The painting was inspired by a photo from
her trip to Sienna, Italy. Dee has previously had paintings
in AWS shows in 1998, 2002, 2003, and 2005, receiving awards
all four times. Dee plans to attend the awards dinner on
April 25. |
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Suzanne
Hemphill won first place in the oil category of the annual
winter show sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Fort Worth. The
show attracted about 130 entries. |
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Lindy Duncan
has three paintings in the current landscape exhibition at
Triton Museum. www.tritonmuseum.org. She also has upcoming
classes scheduled in Texas and Cortona, Italy. For
information on those, visit
www.lindyduncan.com |
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January 2008
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A New Year’s
message from Ann Dettmer
"I didn't ask
you if you could... I asked you if you are willing."
I am
willing...
to pay
honest and respectful attention to myself and all beings.
to honor
the whole process of living... the constant waxing and
waning.
to walk
my path with clarity.
to fully
commit to my life, my work, my relationships.
to
embrace my responsibility for continuing to evolve.
to live
in full abundance.
to live
in full gentleness.
to live
in full kindness.
to live
in full, deep gratitude.
I am willing
to live in Love.
Ann Dettmer
January 2008
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December 2007
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Libby Tolley’s new Book, OIL PAINTER’S
SOLUTION BOOK: LANDSCAPES, is a new release from North Light
Books. Click here to see sample pages:
http://www.realread.com/pageview/browse.cgi?site=83420598&book=1581808658
Libby was featured in the October 2007 issue
of the British art magazine, The Artist, in a story titled
“Light on the Landscape.” In it she described how she uses
color to achieve her effects. |
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Pam paints in Old Chico ,
Montana |
API members traveled to Chico Hot
Springs, Montana, for a group paint-out in August. They painted almost
everyday and one rainy day went to Yellowstone. This location had a black bear sighting 24 hours
after they were painting. Good they kept the car close! |

Mary and Pam
enjoy the hot springs |
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Judy Crowe
was a "choice" in the latest Collectors Choice issue of
Southwest Art Magazine. |
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and Ann Templeton are two of five featured artists in Santa
Fe’s Galerie Esteban during a December show opening Dec.21 |
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Flanders was accepted last month into a new gallery in
Astoria, OR.
http://www.astoriafineartgallery.com |
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Ginger Bowen will have four paintings on
display in Scottsdale Galleries. Two paintings will be in
the AWA Show to be held at LeKAE Gallery in December and two
paintings will be displayed with the IGOR Show at Scottsdale
Fine Art in January. |
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Coming up in 2008 |
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Mary Ulm-Mayhew has been invited to teach at
the Peninsula Art School in May, and invited to a Paint Out
inside the beautiful Milwaukee Art Museum on the Lake Front
in April during the Gala given by the Museum and the Garden
Club. Participants will paint flowers. |
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Lindy Duncan has a scheduled workshop
April 7-11 at the Wenmohs Ranch in Texas,
www.wenmohsranch.com for info., and a scheduled workshop in
Cortona, Italy Oct. 22-29,
www.toscanaamericana.com for information. |
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Charlotte Abernathy will teach a pastel
workshop called "Exploring with Pastel" at Sitka Center for
Art, (www.sitkacenter.org) located at Cascade Head on the
Oregon coast. Dates are August 25-28, 2008. |
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Libby Tolley will teach workshops in
Fallbrook, CA, January 28 – February 1, contact
artstudios@sbcglobal.net
or
www.artcampusatfallbrook.com;
Los Osos, CA, July 21-25 contact
www.elizabethtolley.com;
and Arcadia Workshop Center, Mount Desert Island, ME,
September 22-26,
www.acadiaworkshopcenter.com
or info@acadiaworkshopcenter.com. |
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November 2007
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Ginger Bowen's
painting "Blue Balboa Boat" won Second Place at the Tucson Plein Air Painters show "Minis at the Max Gallery". |
September 2007
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Ginger Bowen's
painting "Hand Rolled" won a $150 cash prize from The Studio of Art
& Design at the San Diego Watercolor Society 27th International
Exhibition, showing October 1-30 at Showcase Gallery in San Diego,
California.
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Susan F. Greaves is exhibiting two paintings in the
2007
Western Regional Exhibition – Waterhouse Gallery
in Santa Barbara, California
September 15 – October 15, 2007
 | Reception: Saturday, September 15,
2007, 4 - 7 pm. |
 | Awards Presentation at 5:30 pm.
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Paintings shown:
 | "Creekside Mystery", 11" x 14", oil |
 | "Beyond Repair", 11" x 14" |
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Message to members from
Evelyne Boren:
I feel badly for not having been part of the
group's painting sessions. I keep hoping one of these days! I travel
a lot with my husband, Michael, now 83, and painting for 2 to 3 one-person shows a year as well as my 3 watercolor classes per year
(which I organize and run myself).
Next annual one-person opening
is at Nedra Matteucci Fine Art in Santa Fe. September 28th, 2007. 95%
oils and only 5% watercolors, a big ratio change. I am thoroughly
enjoying painting with palette knives. Please come to the opening
should you be in town. In February, I received an E Mail from
Roberta who manages Nedra’s Canyon Road Gallery, congratulating me
as having become their number one seller. I was delighted, to say the
least. But all that success keeps me on my toes and close to my
easel. My classes both in Mexico, Provence and Tuscany have been
sellouts every year, and if you would ever like to venture into
watercolor, just to loosen up and get some color theory, come and join
me; we have a lot of fun!
Next year's dates are Sayulita, Mexico, March
1 to 7th, 2008 . Provence, June 20th to 30th, and October 27th to November
6th, Tuscany. Both European classes are gourmet painting classes; we
wine and dine for 7 hours per day, paint for 5 and sleep the rest.
Not a bad ratio! But despite the fun we do come home with at
least 14 watercolors.
Please don't give up on me, I miss you all! Happy painting Evelyne
Paintings shown:
 | Lilly Pond at Valaurie, France, 30" x 40",
oil |
 | Cheryl's View, Sayulitaoil, oil, 52" x 48" |
 | Sunday Market, Willoc Peru, oil, 40" x 46" |
 | Venizian Magic, oil, 30" x 36" |
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Ginger Bowen
has been selected to participate in the "Toys" Exhibit at the Arizona Museum
for Youth. Her painting "Toucan Skate," is one of three paintings on exhibit
from August 4 through November 25 in Mesa, Arizona. |

7/8/2007
Ginger Bowen has
been accepted into the following exhibitions:
 | Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Member and Associate Juried Exhibition; Geary Gallery, July 12-August 11,
2007 |
 | IGOR's Leading Masters of
Contemporary Realism Exhibition; Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts Gallery, July
24-August 5, 2007 |
 | Arizona Museum for Youth "Toys"
Exhibition, August 4-November 25, 2007 |
 | San Diego Watercolor Society's 27th
Annual Exhibition; Showcase Gallery, October 1-31, 2007 |
Ginger's painting "Breakfast With Ginger"
was recently accepted into the International Guild of Realism's Summer show to
be held at the Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts Gallery in Cape Cod. The show opens
July 24th with the artist reception on the 28th.

Pam Flanders
updates us with this news:
 | Pam is one of 4 artists featured at
the Skylight Gallery in Clackamas, OR, from July 12-Oct 4th, 2007. |
 | The Arts Action Alliance of Clackamas
County, OR, has invited Pam to have a solo show at the Hilltop Gallery in
Oregon City, OR. Exhibition dates are 5/1/07-8/31/07.
www.co.clackamas.or.us/artsaction/ |
 | Pam was also invited to have a
one-person show at the Sylvia Beach Hotel on Nye Beach located in Newport,
OR. Checkout the allure of this destination in Sunset Magazine's
March 2007 issue. Note that the exhibit dates have changed and will run from
September 10 – November 19.
www.sylviabeachhotel.com/ |
 | A July show scheduled for Art Media of
Beaverton features Pam's work among Portland's "Paint Out Group" July 1-31,
2007. |
 | The Peninsula Art School of Door
County, WI, has invited Pam to be one of 35 artists from the US to
participate in the First Annual Plein Air Festival 2007. Event dates are
7/23/07-8/4/07
www.peninsulaartschool.com |

Susan Greaves
had two paintings accepted into the Society of Master Impressionists Show, June
2 through July 2, at the Sunset Art Gallery in Amarillo, TX. Susan is a charter
member of the Society. Invited artists also painted at Palo Duro Canyon near
Amarillo.

Mary Ulm-Mayhew
was in two recent Wisconsin competitions and gives us this report:
The Cedarburg Artist Guild
Competition, in its seventh year, just ended. It is always the week starting
with Father's Day and ending the following Saturday. Cedarburg is just 30
min. north of Milwaukee and has a large concentration of Historic Stone
Houses, as well as a wonderful main street -- always active and evolving.
Anyone is eligible to enter the competition, and the first award is $2000.
Total sales this year were in the neighborhood of $30,000 -- great for a
two day silent auction.
The Downer Avenue Milwaukee Plein Air
competition was held at the end of May. It is sponsored by the League of
Milwaukee Artists and the Downer Avenue Merchants Assn. and is named for a
street in Milwaukee, that is 2 blocks from the Lake front (Lake Michigan).
Downer Avenue has an "Art Theater", great local produce and has the feeling
of Old Milwaukee; it’s about two miles from Downtown. Palatial homes, Villa
Terrace Museum and the Beaches were all included in the areas to paint. The
awards were $1500, $700, $400 and some great gifts from the local merchants.
If anyone wants a vacation to WI again, consider participating next year.

Reminder from Libby
Tolley:
My new book,
Oil Painter's Solution Book,
Landscapes (to be released end
of August) is being pre-sold on Amazon.com. To find the book, it is listed
under Elizabeth Tolley (or
click here to go directly to the Amazon page.)

More
Reminders:
Peggy Kingsbury has been invited
to participate in Nomadas del Arte. This is a year-long event in which artists
will complete plein air paintings of the Southwest to hang in a group show in
March, 2008. Each invited artist will display a 9”x12” and a 12”x16” painting at
Sage Creek Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. For more details about this venture, go to:
www.nomadasdelarte.com
Ann Templeton is an invited guest
artist for the Nomadas del Arte show in Santa Fe, 2008. Ann also reports that
she took first place in landscapes at the recent National Pastel Competition in
Amarillo, Texas. The juror was Ramon Kelly.

Please submit API news and images for this page to Rose
Hohenberger,
rohostudio@earthlink.net

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