October Newsletter

Hello Everyone!

I am so sorry that I spaced September. It seemed to just fly by. I am now a grandma! I guess that encouraged my mental lapse.

The Bill Bayer Seminar was total fun and we all left with three beautiful oil paintings. He was a great teacher, even for those of us who are not familiar with oil painting. (like me). I will never again be intimidated by the thought of painting a beautiful scenic painting with Bill Bayer again. We had so much fun.

Kay fixed the most wonderful food, as always, and we all left the three days feeling totally spoiled. Thank You so much Kay!

I love getting together with all of you ladies and learning new things and laughing a lot.

It is election time again and if any of you are willing to serve in the guild will you please let me or one of the current board members know. I know that you have a lot of wonderful help, because I could not have done this alone. It is not hard to serve such wonderful ladies in the guild.

Our opening social was really great and we had some fun fascinators that were created and worn to the tea party. We also received some wonderful clothing donations for the Women’s Guild.

Our fall schedule is also going to be a lot of fun, so please pay attention to the upcoming events in this newsletter. Also, I hope everyone is looking diligently or working diligently on your ornaments for the Christmas party. That will be here before you know it.

Our October 18^th project is a watercolor that Donna Richards is teaching. The guild is providing all of the paint and paper and there is no cost to this class. We do need a count of who will be attending so we know what supplies to have and who will be there for lunch. Please let me know as soon as possible. This would also be a great class to bring a friend. If you know of anyone who might be considering joining us, this is a great opportunity for them to find out how much fun we are! We welcome all newcomers and this class is the perfect opportunity to check us out.

Our Theme for retreat next year is Bunnies, Spring, Summer. If any of you have any ideas for projects, please let me know. We also have sign-up sheets for all of the upcoming events at the guild meetings, so even if you are not painting, please come by and get signed up for the rest of the year. Especially the Christmas Party.

I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Happy painting!

Lisa

Bill Bayer

Our September meeting was held in conjunction with the Bill Bayer three day seminar. Bill drove from Missouri across the plains, through the amazingly gorgeous state of Wyoming, the gateway to Utah.

Oh my......did I really say that about Wyoming?

Everyone was serious about this project.

It really was a relaxing 

For those who missed this seminar you missed an amazing opportunity. Glenna is having him back just prior to Vegas in February. I can't wait to learn more from him. I believe everyone walked away feeling that they got more than their monies worth. I doubt that anyone has much left to do on their canvas' - just get them signed and varnished. 
If your schedule didn't allow you to take from Bill this year, be sure to contact Glenna and get signed up for early 2015. 

Watch and learn..... that we did!

Bill took time with each student.

No one was denied quality one-on-one time with him

Isn't this fun!

Call to Serve

It's that time of year again when we need members to step to the line and serve on our board. This is the only way we can keep our group of painters alive and well. 

If you would like an opportunity to serve with some amazing women, having fun along the way please contact Lisa and let her know what position you are interested in. 

Honestly, it is no more than an average of two hours a month commitment. It takes a little bit of effort from everyone to make this work. 

Don't delay another day, call now and sign up to serve. 

Positions to be filled: 
VP/Pres. Elect
Secretary 
Historian
Newspaper (blog) editor
Treasurer

Peggy Harris

The same weekend that Bill Bayer was teaching in Salt Lake, Peggy Harris was teaching for the Golden Spike painters in Ogden. 
For those who have not had an opportunity to take from her she is just one delightful southern gal.  Peggy often travels with her fury friend Mitzi. 

Peggy and Mitzi

What a delightful pair they are

Mitzi was an amazing nude model. Actually, having her there was a great resource in learning how fur on animals grows and what we as artists need to do to create lifelike and believable fur. 
We are so lucky to have three painting groups within 40 miles of us in either direction. Each group is always welcoming to visitors. After all, it is sharing that makes us all better?