Category Archives: January 2021

2021 Meeting Program

Plans are coming together for our 2021 Meeting Programs. The presenters from 2020 that were canceled are considering our 2021 dates. Here’s a preview of what is confirmed.

2021 Date Speaker Topic Description
February 9 Carmen Stineman, Kirk Kuenzi, Lynette Fast, Gretchen Olberding Paint your own face mask and hear about the NEW LAG Gallery Bring a couple of ideas and a light colored fabric mask or two to paint on the surface. If you have materials for decorating, bring them. Carmen has two baskets of fabric markers and fabric paint for everyone to use. While you work on your mask, LAG Gallery Committee will fill you in on all the details of the new building and gallery. New memberships to the Guild will be encouraged by this date, but will take them at any time after.
March 9 Spring Show Critique Members may bring two finished or unfinished works.
April 13 Gretchen Olberding Introduction to Plein Air Painting with Pastels Learn the in’s and out’s of painting outdoors. Gretchen will show what materials she takes; several types of pochades (painting boxes), and how to start an underpainting in three different ways. How to look for the main 3 to 4 values in a landscape scene. With luck, she hopes to bring it nearly to completion.
May 11 Lois Smith Watercolor Lois Smith, watercolor, water-media, occasionally mixed media or oil. Member of Impact Nebraska Artists, Signature Member of Association of NE Art Clubs. We will go into nature to create a small painting with depth and color. Tips to use in the studio or in the field when working en Plein Aire. Lois will bring watercolor pencils for you to try…you just might love them. Participants may bring their own watercolors, brushes, and watercolor paper OR pay a $5 materials fee to the artist.
June 8 Keri Kriston/ TENTATIVE Painting Eyes: Color in the Planes of the Eye Keri is a portrait painter and uses high contrast color. She will share her knowledge of color and explain how she thinks about color in her paintings. Bring small brushes for acrylic paint.
July 13 Ron Brooks/ TENTATIVE Bronze Sculpture: Clay Modeling Ron has always been artistic, creating wood carvings, building models, drawing and painting as well. As a professional artist, he discovered that his true passion is sculpture. As an artist, each sculpture holds special significance. It is the interpretation of others that continues to inspire new works.
August 10 Jody Boyer/ TENTATIVE Artist: Teacher The Business of Being an Artist : Leading a Double Life: Strategies, Advice and Tips for a Successful Art Career while working another job. Balancing the needs of another job while also establishing or maintaining your personal artistic practice can be exhausting. Many artists are given little training in developing their own successful studio practice. You will gain a variety of insights, strategies and practical tips to develop your own plan of action for a successful studio practice while balancing your family and other work.
September 14 Fall Show Critique Members may bring two finished or unfinished works.
October 12
November 9

1st Tuesday

Our monthly LAG meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month, but would like you to consider making a change. What would be your opinion on moving our meetings to the SECOND Tuesday of each month.  Two reasons:

  1.  Many times the 1st Tuesday falls on the heels of a holiday, and people sometimes don’t get their calendars “flipped” soon enough to remind them of the upcoming LAG meeting.
  2. Bank statements are not sent to the treasurer prior to the 1st Tuesday, and thus when the Treasurer reports to the Guild at their officers meeting, they do not have an up to date, current accounting.

We also have a suggestion to move the meetings to a Saturday morning.

If you would share your opinion, please e-mail me; cmstine@hotmail.com and tell me if you want to keep the first Tuesday or would be willing to move our meetings to the second Tuesday or a Saturday morning.  All  meetings will be held at our gallery 2634 North 48th St.  (Parking in the rear)  We will no longer be meeting at the Church.

NOTE:  You will see that the programs above are slated for the second Tuesday, but will be changed back if the majority of membership wishes it to stay 1st Tuesday.

Carmen Stineman

New Members

Welcome to our newest members of the Lincoln Artists’ Guild.  Jan Garvin, who has work already in our gallery, works in mixed media, and Lee Schon is a jewelry and blacksmith artist. Dennis Schmidt is a new member just starting out in his artistic endeavor and works with pencil. Showing in our previous Fall Show is new member Kevin Slaby who works in oils. Rejoining the Guild are Debbie Martin, Donna Justin and Alex Fischer.  If I missed anyone I apologize.  That puts our active members at 48.  We are a growing club again.  If you know of someone who is thinking of joining the Guild, encourage them to do so soon, as the dues will be increasing in the new year.

Mini Show

Brush off those winter doldrums!  The first mini show of the year will be held during the month of February at the new LAG Gallery 2634 North 48th Street.

Theme:  Think beaches, tropics , sand, oceans, hammock, summer nights, etc.

Entries are due by Wednesday February 3rd. May bring entries to the LAG Gallery (2634 N. 48th) during any of it’s regular hours (12 – 6)

Criteria:

  • 12” x 12” format (not smaller or larger)
  •  Gallery Wrap (edges must be finished – canvas panels will not be accepted)
  •  Sculpture (not to exceed 12″x 12”)
  • $5 entry fee each (maximum 2 entries)
  • No frames allowed, but must be ready to hang with wire (no saw tooth hangers)
  • Name/Title/Price or NFS must be on back of each piece (you can use the forms at the bottom of the newsletter)  No need to preregister for this one.
  • This will be a fun little show with some quirky awards