Raritan Valley Arts Association
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RARITAN VALLEY ARTS ASSOCIATION est. 1939

Feisty Fall Felicitations!

And what a delightful sunny, blustery day it is as I write this. Sad to say there will not be an October meeting as the library is recarpeting the meeting rooms. However, we will have our regular November meeting on the 23rd with a repeat appearance (new work and demo, of course) by Seppo Siimes. We all enjoyed September's demo by children's book writer/illustrator and watercolorist Doris Ettlinger, who demonstrated watercolor glazing on a charming picture of a child staring at goldfish in a bowl (could there be a better subject?!)

RVAA's Special Show will be at the Bernardsville Library in November. PLEASE PHONE CHAIRWOMAN JUDY HUMMER AT 908-218-1786 IF YOU WISH TO BE IN THIS SHOW. Judy must know ASAP. It's not too late, so call now. Receiving is Monday, November 2, pick-up November 30. We will have a reception November 8---and you probably know that Kathy Palmer, the Bernardsville Art Lady, always gets patrons out to the receptions. So phone Judy. Now. Please.

Repeat-repeat-DUES ARE DUE. Please send your checks made out to RVAA to our Membership Chairman Doug Axmann, 16 Schoolhouse Lane, Somerville, NJ, 08876. Dues are $30. Individual, $35. Family, and $15. Student (through high school). Dues will get you all these demonstrations, two or three exhibits a year (including the Bernardsville Exhibit and our Holiday Extravaganza at the Somerset County Library), the annual Big Apple Trip, the newsletters, a presence on the internet www.raritanvalleyarts.org), and last, but not least, lots of camaraderie.

Although she is gracious enough to stay on as Treasurer for a while, Barbara Fiorentino will be stepping down as Treasurer. RVAA is thus looking for a volunteer. Please call President Linda Arnold at 908/647-3610.

Call for entries: The Baltimore Watercolor Society's Mid-Atlantic Exhibition at prestigious Strathmore Mansion in North Bethesda, Maryland will be held April 16 - May 22, 2010. Open to watermedia artists residing in the Mid-Atlantic states and DC. Juror: Jean Uhl Spicer, AWS NWS. $1000 first place. Entry by CD. Deadline February 3, 2010. For a prospectus and more information go to www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org.

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Linda Arnold and her watercolor	Elsa Herrmann and her prize- winning painting (the classic car)
Judy Hummer and her watercolor	Diana Patton and her work
	Joan McKinney was one of 7 jurors for the show; this is her work. Joan will demonstrate October 18th at the museum.

MARY CREASY, ALKA DALAL, and DIANA PATTON were juried into Art for Paws, the art show to benefit the Somerset regional animal shelter which will be held 10/19/09-12/4/09 at the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission Somerville.

WILLIAM GILBERT had three works juried into the Tewksbury Historical Society Show. He will also have a one-man exhibit at Trinity United Church in Warren during the month of November.

ELSA HERRMAN received the John C. Birmingham Award in the New Jersey Watercolor Society's Annual Members' Juried Show for her painting entitled "Yellow Classic". She was also juried into the Audubon Artists 67th Annual Exhibit at the Salmagundi Club in NYC. Also juried into the Annual Open Juried New Jersey Water Color Society Show were RVAA members LINDA ARNOLD, JUDY HUMMER, and DIANA PATTON.

ROSALIE STERN will be doing a one woman art show from September 19th - November 12th at the Center for Spiritual Living in Morristown. June 6th she received second place at the Visual Arts Celebration in East Brunswick and on September 13th Rosalie received second place in the graphics division at Highland Park Art Festival.

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