Next meeting will be held on:

Tuesday, March 16th - 6:30 p.m. at the PUD  

Dean Gushee - Medical Doctor, Photographer

Dean Gushee is a board certified emergency physician who practices at Mason General Hospital. Prior to becoming a physician, he completed a Bachelors Degree in biology and ecology. He then completed a Masters Degree in biological oceanography at Oregon State University. There he participated in numerous field studies that took him to sea on a fairly regular basis. His love of the ocean and marine ecology continues today.

In addition to clinical work at Mason General, he travels with Lindblad and National Geographic expeditions serving as a physician who cares for crew, staff and guests. He was asked to participate as the physician for a global warming summit two years ago where approximately 100 policy makers, industrialists, scientists and naturalists and photographers traveled to the arctic to see firsthand the effects of global warming. Such influential people as President Jimmy Carter, Secretary of State Madeline Albright, Ted Turner, founders of Google and many others were aboard the National Geographic Endeavour as it traveled through the pack ice surrounding the high arctic island group of Svalbard, Norway, approximately 550 miles from the North Pole. This kind of access to remote places, spectacular scenery and animals that are unafraid of people can lead to terrific opportunities for photography. Combined with mentoring by some of the world’s greatest photographers of National Geographic, Dean has developed a deep interest in wildlife photography. Some of his images were requested by National Geographic when he captured never-before photographed images of a contest to the death between killer whales and a minke whale in the high arctic.

Dr Gushee has had the great opportunity to visit and photograph in some of the world’s pristine wildlife sanctuaries where animals have no fear of humans. It is hard for most people to imagine such places where animals can be approached closely with no fear. He has captured images in the Galapagos Islands, Sea of Cortez, Antarctica, Honduras, Belize, and the high arctic of Norway and many others. He will travel to Mexico this spring to shoot whales and other wildlife. In the fall, he will board the National Geographic Explorer in Lisbon, Portugal to travel across the Atlantic Ocean to the very tip of  Antarctica and then to the Falkland Islands and on to South Georgia. He believes that the best wildlife photographers are those who understand in detail, the behavior and biology of the animals that he is photographing. In that way, it is possible to anticipate that ‘great shot’ and creates images that respect an animal and its environment. See his images at www.wildimageplanet.com.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

· Tuesday, March 16th at 6:30 pm at PUD -  P.A.A. meeting - Dean Gushee, breathtaking wildlife photographer.

· Tuesday, April 13th - Val Persoon, amazing watercolorist.  Please visit Val’s website at www.valpersoon.com

· May -  hands on workshop...something fun!

 DON’T FORGET

Annual dues are now due.

Please see our Treasurer at the next meeting.

Thank you!!

 FUN WORKSHOPS!

The South Beach Arts Association presents: A Pastel Workshop at the beach with Wally Mann.  Dates:  April 10 - Saturday, 10 - 4:30 and April 11, 2010 - Sunday, 9 – 2.  Cost:  $75 for members of the South Beach Arts Association, $95 for non-members. Cost of the workshop includes lunch the first day and a snack the second day.  Location:  Chateau Westport, Westport, Washington.  If you are coming from out of town, please make reservations for your room at the Chateau, mention you are part of the pastel workshop (1-800 255 9101)  Contact/Registration: South Beach Arts Assoc. at www.southbeacharts@yahoo.com for further details.

WHAT’S UP WITH OUR NEIGHBORS

Sequim Arts, located in Sequim WA, is seeking entries for its 34th Annual Juried Visual Arts Exhibit May 6th to May 9th.  Entry deadline is March 14th. Details including a prospectus at www.sequimarts.org.

 Newsletter Ideas Welcome

Please feel free to call me, Trina G., at (360) 426-7886 with suggestions of things you’d like to see in our monthly newsletter.  I’m happy to add your fun and informational ideas.  Thanks!

CORRECTION:

Last month an article was added to the PAA Newsletter saying The Shelton Chamber of Commerce was considering artists to feature monthly at their downtown office, and the article gave contact info with the Chamber.  There is a correction: if you are interested in learning more about the possibilities of showing your work at the Chamber office, please contact Paula at Art Talks at (360) 432-1101.

SUGGESTIONS
WELCOME

What would you like to do for a hands-on workshop in May?  Please call Becky Schuyten at (360) 426-1842 with your suggestions.  Thank you.

"If you can’t please everyone with your deeds and art, please just a few.  There is no virtue in pleasing the crowd."

 -Friedrich Schiller,
as inscribed on Gustav Klimt’s painting 'Nuda Veritas'

Mason General Hospital Art Display

For more information about showing your work at Mason General Hospital
call Deb Hart at 426-8906

P.A.A. Board of Directors

Spring Fine Art Show

Judge
Ken Van Der Does

Ken is the founder and past president of the Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton, WA.  He studied at Weber College, in Ogden, Utah and with Julian Campbell Oil Painting in Poulsbo, WA.  He is the Board Chair of the Kitsap County Art Board, and is a CVG Annual Juried Completion and Exhibition Committee member.  He is proficient in Oil Painting, Watercolor, and Stone Sculpting.  Ken has a Solo show at LaFamilia Gallery in Seattle, WA and shows regularly at CVG.

Judge’s Statement:
I create art because I seek fulfillment in life, and I have a need to express my ideas and tell my visual story.  When I am working I am energized by the opportunity to set my sense of seeing on a canvas for others to view.  I love the smell of oil and the feel of buttery paint gliding over the canvas.   I love the unexplained challenge of expressing my ideas simply and bold.  I do what is an illusion of mastery to seek the truth about life.

I prepare my own materials.  I like to be involved in the entire process.  I build stretcher bars and I stretch and prime my own canvas.  When the piece is completed I select and build the frame.  I mix special mediums to make my oil paints buttery and free.  I work wet into wet paint.  I use photographs; I have taken, for reference and I draw on the canvas using a large brush so I can sculpt the shape and line.  I work to produce a series of paintings like chapters in a book to complete an idea.

Recently I traveled to the Jersey coast and walked along the beach and the board walks.  I was overwhelmed by the masses of people and the uninhibited behavior they expressed during their leisure time.  The bizarre costumes they wore and their self-indulgent activities deeply resonated with the fiber of my work.  Inspired and invigorated by a renewed sense of curiosity and awed by a community at play, I am now painting richly expressive people and their holiday places.  I am exploring many new human expressions, shapes and colors.  Once completed the images will combine to form a new look at the human experience.

ENTRY GUIDELINES

· All entries must be the ORIGINAL work of the artist.  No instructor assistance or patterns. 

· Maximum -  2 entries per category per artist.

· Maximum size of hanging works 1200 sq. inches. (25x48, 40x30)

· Entries may not be more than 2 years old and may not been shown previously in this show.

· Wire hangers must be used on all hanging works including photography.  No alligator or saw tooth hangers accepted.  2-Dimensional works must be framed and presentation ready. Painted wrapped-edge canvases okay.  Prints must be hand-pulled by the artist.  No mechanical or digital reproductions.  Photographs may be digitally processed but use no digital embellishment

NO LATE ENTRIES PLEASE

· All entries meeting the prospectus guidelines will be accepted for judging.  The judge will select  a maximum of 175 entries to be hung in the show. Artists will be notified on Tuesday evening, April 20, of entries not accepted by the judge.  Those entries MUST be picked up on Wednesday or Thursday by 6:00 PM or a storage fee will be charged.

· Business card display available (10 max.)

· All accepted entries must remain the length of the show or the artist will forfeit any prizes and not be eligible for next year’s show. 

· Artists (or representatives) must have the artist’s receipt to pick up entries.

· Although we will take every precaution to safeguard all artwork, neither the  Peninsula Art Association nor the Shelton Civic Center will be held responsible for lost or damaged pieces.

 ENTRY FEES

Members - $10.00 per entry
Non-members - $15.00 per entry

Fees are non-refundable    

 ENTRY TIMES

Sunday April 18   1:00 PM— 5:00 PM
Monday April 19   10:00 AM -5:00 PM

CATEGORIES

100 -  Oil, Acrylic; 200 -  Watercolor, gouache, inks, and hand-pulled prints;

300 -  Pastel, colored pencil, charcoal & graphite; 400 -  Photography; 500 -  Three-dimensional Works

AWARDS

Best of Show  $400
1st place   $125
2nd place  $75
3rd place   $50
(in each category)

People’s Choice  $75

SHOW LOCATION

Shelton Civic Center
525 W. Cota, Shelton, WA

Open:  Fri. April 23 - Sat. May 8

Hours:
Monday-Friday  10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday May 8: 
2:00 pm - Artists Reception
3:00 pm - Awards Ceremony
4:00 pm - Artwork pick-up

 Spring Fine Art Show

To pre-register please visit www.peninsulaartassociation.com for entry submission or contact (360) 426 6623 or (360) 432 1011 with questions