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Marie Tippets
President
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| My mother tells me that I have been drawing
since I could hold a pencil. She recollects
accusing me of tracing the characters in the
Sunday comics until she stood over me one day
and confirmed that I could actually freehand
quite well. Her praise must have gotten me
hooked because I have been studying, painting
and drawing ever since.
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Scott Jones
Vice President
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| To me, nothing compares to the feel
of that first sweep of a pastel stick across
a fresh sheet of paper; it's then that the
possibilities are endless.
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JoAnna Richardi
Treasurer
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| A disability retirement allowed me to
return to my passion and love of art. Since 2006
I have taken a variety of classes through the
Saddleback Emeritus program, the rich
vibrant color of pastel on textured paper
has my full attention.
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Shelby Waldecker
Secretary
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| Shelby, a resident of San Clemente since 2006
joined USPA in 2009. A lifelong artist, Shelby
recently became interested in pastels after attending
Lyndelle Stonick pastel class. She has been
honored with two third place wins at the SC Art
Gallery. She is excited to serve as USPA Secretary.
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Steven Feldman
Ways And
Means
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| Steven, 62, is a resident of Mission Viejo for 26 years, married for 30 years to Cathy, UCI director of
communications--with Alex, 26, Chapman Law 2; Emily, married 22; and grandson Ethan, 2. My art comes from my Grandmother who
painted and taught water colors. Steve has practiced law in the Saddleback Valley for the last 36 years, specializing in
estate planning, business, and tax law. Art is a new interest.
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Barry Keller
Website
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| Programmer by day, programmer by night,
artist the rest of the time. I've been drawing since
the time I could walk and painting with pastels for
about ten years now. I like depicting people
or any scene that tells a story and I like the
immediacy and richness of pastels.
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Joann Quinlivan
Advisor
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| Artist extraordinaire, winner of a Holbein Award
for excellence, an Award of Merit - Pastel Society of
the West Coast, 1st and 2nd place - San Clemente
Art Assoc. shows, and honoree in International
Artist Magazine, Joann is fulfilled to know that
many enjoy her vision and her love of pastels.
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Message From the President...
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Exciting news - your board of directors has approved the 2nd annual Online Show!! Entries will be accepted October 1-15 of this year, and the show will be featured during the entire month of November on the USPA website. For details, more information, and a complete prospectus, please visit the Exhibitions page. We look forward to your participation!!
Secondly, our 5th Annual Show will be held this year at Chemers Gallery in Tustin from April 30th through May 14th. A prospectus will be available online very soon.
And, third but not least, it is the goal of the board to hold a National/International Show in 2012 at the Brea Gallery in Brea. Many of you may have visited it this year for the IAPS show. It is a beautiful venue, and one that would afford our members a good deal of visibility. An event like this would require approximately $4000.00 in cash reserves for space rental, judging fees, advertising and award monies, and it would take more work than this board alone can accomplish.
In order to make it a reality, we are creating a task force of volunteers and are asking for your participation. Please contact Scott Jones at: scottjonesart@ca.rr.com or mtippets@cox.net for more information, and/or to volunteer.
Thank you all for your interest in and support of USPA. It is with your enthusiasm that we continue to grow and become an even greater source of support and inspiration to our membership. Keep in mind that participation and awards in any USPA function increases the opportunity for signature and distinguished membership status within the organization. Information is available on the website.
I look forward to an exciting year of shows and special events and getting to know you all better!
Marie Tippets
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