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by Leslie Walker
Join us for our quarterly meeting on May 21, 2011 at Norma’s house. RSVP to Norma and let her know what you will be bringing for our usual potluck lunch.
Coffee at 9:30 am
Meeting begins promptly at 10:00 am
AGENDA
I. Welcome
II. President’s Report
III. Secretary’s Report
IV. Treasurer’s Report
V.Membership Report
VI. Old Business
· Rancho Los Alamitos – Botanical Cards at gift shop
· Water Miser workshop
· Meet with Elaine Searle
· “A Brush with Blue” – Margaret Best
· Susan Frei-Nathan Workshop
VII. New Business
· Calligraphy Class
· “Browns and Pods” – Margaret Best
· Next Meeting will be Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Allison’s
· Other business
Break for lunch
Program: The Brush Lady – Judy Coyle
Judy will be bringing a carload of wonderful brushes for sale. Bring cash and/or your checkbook.
Also be sure to bring your latest work to show the group.
See you there!!
By Cristina Baltayian
Eight of us BAGSC ladies got together with Margaret Best in Sally Jacobs light-filled, beautiful studio in Los Angeles. Our goal was to learn all about the color blue:
- How many varieties of blue (green shade, red shade. Indigo anyone? Or maybe cobalt? Is cerulean the bad-guy blue in the botanical palette, or does it have any redeeming qualities?);
- What’s the difference between Winson-Newton Ultramarine and M. Graham Ultramarine?;
- And what’s the scoop on reds? Which pairings make the best purples? The best greens?
Working hard in Margaret's class.
Along the way, Margaret, being Margaret, taught us a lot more than how to use blues in botanicals. We learned about matching colors for the automotive industry, and how we can apply some of the same principles in our own color matching. How the light in Bermuda can give a plumbago a different shade of blue than a plumbago in L.A; we had a contest, and won a prize. I could go on and on.
The mood was positive, we were excited about learning so much about a color that can be so daunting to a botanical artist, and we had a wonderful time.
From left to right: Carmen, Cristina, Norma, Jesslyn, Margaret and Bonnie.
I only wish I could have taken Margaret’s other classes on colors. But maybe I’ll have to wait for her book…
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