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JULY 24, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (Minutes and Photos by Barry)
Twenty-seven artists today with thirteen bringing art work for discussion. Michael Duke, one of the founding members of AGNC (approximately 20 years ago), died two weeks ago. A Celebration of Life for Michael will be held sometime in August. Details will be provided later. As always, there are lots of awards and sales to report. Jaime has sold 5 of his painting at his showing at the Oceanside Bakery. Lois has sold several from her Baffle at COAL, and received a commission from one of the buyers. Scott, Vicky and Lois have won awards at COAL. Scott has 4 pieces accepted at TECHNE Gallery Flora and Fauna exhibition. Of 1611 entries received, 162 pieces from 25 artists were accepted Phaya has 2 pieces accepted into Las Laguna Gallery in Laguna Beach, one for online exhibition and one in the Gallery. Note; This Gallery accepts entries through the CAFE website Jack and Ulrika have been accepted for a show at Ashton Gallery San Diego. Congratulations to all - Next meeting at the Broken Yolk is Wednesday August 14th at 9:45 am -Zoom meeting will be on Monday August 19th. Jpegs to Joan by noon Friday the 16th please. JULY 10, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (Minutes by Barry; photo credit to Dawn)
Twenty-one artists and guests today, Art pieces for discussion included a variety of mediums including a mosaic for the first time. Phaya welcomed Patricia to the group. Patricia does mainly garden art using mosaics. Once again, Lois and Vicky have won awards and made several sales. Go ladies !! Other: (1) Phaya discussed the process of using a variety of papers and plastic sheets to produce texture and different effects on her paintings. (2) COAL Open Show submission deadline is July 17th.. Submit through Online Juried Shows.(3) There is an Exhibition Closing Reception at TECHNE Gallery in Oceanside on Saturday (13th) 4-7 pm. (4) Jaime has 21 pieces on exhibit at the Oceanside Bakery on Mission Ave that Opens tonight. - Next meeting at the Broken Yolk is Wednesday 24th at 9:45 am - There is no Zoom meeting this month. [Click image to enlarge] JUNE 26, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (Minutes by Phaya; photo credits to Dawn)
21 enthusiastic members participated in the discussion of a wide array of artworks presented by those attending. The diversity of our group’s talents was clearly on display ranging from Scott’s very impressive large mango wood sculpture to Dawn’s mini wood cradleboard sunset/oceanscapes done in her bright fluorescent colors. Thomas continues to amaze us with his very detailed pen and ink drawings of his magical Dragons. It's always interesting and educational to listen to the comments/suggestions offered by the membership as each artwork is presented for discussion. Special recognition to the following members: (1) Lois received a second place ribbon for her watercolor depiction of her grandson’s lizard exhibited at the San Diego Fair’s special pet portrait show. (2) Scott received the grand prize honor in the sculpture exhibit at the Fallbrook Main Library Gallery. He was also selected to exhibit a number of his sculptures at the Vista Visions Gallery at the Civic Center in Vista. Please try to visit the gallery to see his work on display. (3) Mary Lou has one of her metal sculptures prominently displayed in the current abstract show at the Escondido Municipal Gallery. (4) Vicky continues to “rake in the dollars” - she recently sold her assemblage art piece at the Front Porch Gallery. Congratulations to all! Dawn continues to be very actively involved in the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Oceanside. She distributed an Invitational postcard to the membership encouraging them to participate in this event which is held on the 1st Friday of each month from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Library Civic Plaza and Artist Alley and surrounding areas including the Brook’s Theater Gallery. JUNE 12, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (Minutes by Barry; Photo credits to Dawn)
Twenty-three artists and guests today, As always, there was a great variety of art for discussion. - Welcome Judy Richardson and Elaine Mancarti to the meeting. Judy is a watercolorist and heard about AGNC through COAL. Elaine lives part time in Sacramento and part time here in Southern California. She originally heard about the group through former member Helen Zahle when they worked together. - Welcome Richard and Sandy back from your winter home in Arizona. Congratulations to: - Scott for being Grand prize winner at the Fallbrook Guild. He also has been invited to exhibit several of his pieces at the Vista City Center, dates forthcoming. - Lois for her Third Place painting at the Del Mar Fair, and a sale at COAL - Vickie for 3rd place at Vista's Strawberry Festival and sale of "Mechanical Mackerel" at COAL. OTHER: Jaime will be having a solo show at the Oceanside Bakery on Mission in August and September. Judy clarified the COAL wiring requirement for hanging art work. The apex of the wire must be three (3) inches below the top of the piece - including the frame. Dawn gave information regarding the monthly Oceanside First Friday Art Walk. The walk is held at OMA, the Library Civic Plaza, Artists Alley and Brooks Theater. The June Art Walk included 61 artists. Next Walk is July 5th. June ZOOM meeting is Monday the 17th at 10 am. Jpegs to Joan at [email protected] by noon Friday 14th. Next Broken Yolk meeting is June 26th. Check Galleries Page for upcoming opportunities. MAY 8, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (Minutes by Barry Robson; Photo credits to Dawn)
Nineteen artists and guests today, As always there was a great variety of art for discussion. Phaya welcomed Dianne O'Connell who has worked in watercolor, oils and now is trying acrylic. Congratulations to Lois, Scott, Marylou, Dianne,and Jack for having their work accepted at SDWCS, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook Library, and Front Porch galleries respectively. Scott reported that COAL had a really good March with over $8,000 in sales including those by Vicky and Phaya. Gretchen distributed flyers with details of the annual COAL Open Show that she sponsors in honor of her late husband. Bea gave a brief discussion and handed out copied of her talk about exhibition judges. Coincidentally, Scott advised that the COAL July Demonstration will be a panel discussion titled Judging Fine Art - Perspectives from two prominent Judges. Other opportunities discussed were Oceanside Library (May 24th), Vista Strawberry Festival (June 11th ?) and Techne Art Center. This latter gallery located in Oceanside is large and accepts up to 20 entries. Next Broken Yolk meeting is Wednesday April 24 at 9:45 am *Zoom meeting is Monday May 13th at 10am. Jpegs due to Joan by Friday the 10th, at noon. Please send by email to Joan at: [email protected] [Click photos to enlarge] APRIL 24, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (Minutes by Mary Lou; Photos by Dawn)
In Phaya’s absence, Eileen conducted our meeting, welcoming Jaime‘s daughter, Bea and her guests, Jeff and Orphelia, as well as Veronica’s daughter, Maria. Kathleen Dewhurst, acrylic artist, also joined the group. Approximately 12 pieces of artwork, generating considerable comments, were presented for critique @ this morning’s meeting. Accolades to current members: (1) Scott has four pieces of sculpture currently at the Fallbrook gallery on Main Street. (2) Mary Lou and Jack have artwork at the current Radiant show at Ashton Gallery in San Diego. (3) Vicki sold her Z-horse assemblage at COAL gallery and Phaya also sold three of her cold wax/collage art pieces at COAL. (4) Dawn’s open house and reception for her new studio and gallery beautifully displayed her very colorful paintings, was well attended, and very successful. Announcements: (1) Gertrude talked about the upcoming artist demos: The May 9 demo 1:30 to 3:30 PM features watercolorist, Jayne Spencer. The July demo will feature two artists who will talk about how they judge a juried show. You do not need to be a member to attend these demos; however, it is recommended that you visit COAL’s website and RSVP to insure there is available space. (2) Mark your calendar for the San Dieguito Art Guild (Offtrack Gallery) annual Mother’s Day art tour, Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12th. Tickets are $35 and are good for both days. (3) Review the email Phaya previously sent regarding the “call for artists” and prospectus attached for the upcoming Front Porch Gallery exhibit. (4) Scott announced that he is considering the start up of a critique group focusing on “intense critiques” only. More information to follow. See photos below (click to pause). APRIL 10, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (Minutes by Barry Robson; Photo credits to Dawn)
Eighteen artists and guests today, with lots of pieces for discussion. As always there was a great variety of art for discussion. Phaya welcomed Judy Berberian, Program Director at the Front Porch gallery. Judy gave brief description of her art background and an update on upcoming activities at the gallery.She also brought a piece of her art. Phaya's Updates: (1) She has submitted and application to San Marcos Community Center for an AGNC exhibit October through December this year. (Note: Exhibitions now run for 3 months) (2) Upcoming opportunities are Brooks Theater, Escondido, Ashton, and COAL galleries, as well as the San Diego County Fair. See Galleries Page for details. 3) Jane Spencer will be the COAD Demo artist on May 9th. 4) Oceanside Library has a call for artists for their Juneteenth: Creative Freedom exhibit that will run June 7th through July 8th. Online submittals by May 24th.at: HTTPS://FORMS.GLE/1CW9TDUYE8U99JSD6. Don't forget to check the Galleries Page for opportunities to show your work. Next Broken Yolk meeting is Wednesday April 24 at 9:45 am *Zoom meeting is Monday April 15 at 10am. Jpegs due to Joan by Friday the 12, at noon. Please send by email to Joan at: [email protected] [Click images to enlarge]
MARCH 13, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (Minutes by Phaya; photos by Dawn)
18 enthusiastic members joined our breakfast meeting on the 13th, and exceptional art pieces were presented for viewing/critiquing. Accolades to Scott and Jack, whose art pieces have been accepted into the current FRESH exhibit at Ashton on 30th. Also, to members Lois, Mary Lou, Vicki, Jack, Scott, and Phaya who have works exhibited in the current COAL Gallery members’ exhibit. Congratulations to Lois, winning 3rd place for her watercolor, Shipwreck; Vicki, 3rd place for her assemblage, Mechanical Mackerel; Phaya, 2nd place for her mixed media piece Pilgrimage. Additionally, Carolyn and Phaya have numerous art pieces displayed on rental baffles in the center of the gallery. Both have been fortunate enough to sell two of their artworks. We ❤️the successes of our member artists! Upcoming exhibit opportunities: (1) Brooks Theatre, Face-2-Face, (portraits). Submissions begin March 13. Please note the entry fee has increased to $15. (2) San Marcos open juried show. Take-in of submissions is Tuesday, March 26 from 9 AM to 5 PM. (Also note that this exhibit is separate from having our AGNC group exhibit. Membership voted to submit our application for exhibiting during the time period of October-December.) (3) San Diego County Fair: deadline, April 30th. [Click images to enlarge] FEBRUARY 28, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (by Barry Robson; photos by Dawn)
Today, seventeen artists gathered for an enthusiastic discussion of artwork. Work included ceramic, metal, and wood sculptures; oil, watercolor, and mixed media paintings. Congratulations to those artists who earned ribbons or sold pieces this past month. Phaya mentioned a new website: Theobot.AI, which hosts an Art Writing Assist program designed to help artists market their work. It helps with Titles, descriptions, artist bios, etc. Check it out. Dawn mentioned she uses chatGPT for similar help in marketing her art. Thomas is planning to have a booth at the Carlsbad Village Fair in June and is looking for an artist to share the booth with him. Phaya will have a Baffle of her work at COAL gallery during March and April. Next Broken Yolk meetings are Wednesday March 13 and 27 at 9:45 am *Zoom meeting is Monday March 18 at 10am. Jpegs due to Joan by Friday the 15, at noon. Please mail to Joan at: [email protected] [click photos to enlarge] FEBRUARY 14, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe (by Barry Robson)
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JANUARY 10, 2024 - Broken Yolk Cafe [Credit to Phaya Gifford]
Twenty-one members participated in this morning's breakfast meeting at The Broken Yolk. Multiple artworks were presented for viewing/discussion, including new member Jan Hale's oil painting of a sunset at Catalina Island; and a whimsical paper clay sculpture (work in progress) offered by new member, John Olvaney. Ulrika shared her handmade paper collage technique with us and showed us how she applies and layers these papers to her acrylic abstract paintings.
Recognized for awards received this month at COAL/NCAG Gallery were: (1) Scott, who not only received 1st place for his wall sculpture Busy Harbor, but sold the piece at the reception. (He currently has exhibits at Ashton Gallery and Escondido Municipal Gallery.) (2) Watercolorist, Lois, who won 1st place for My Stack of Stories. (She also has a work on exhibit in San Diego at the Watercolor Society's Gallery.) (3) Assemblage artist, Vickie, placed 3rd for her wall sculpture, Call the Plumber. (Her fish sculpture will be on display in the upcoming Surfin' Madonna exhibit at Front Porch Gallery.) (4) Mixed media artists, Laurie and Phaya, have art works accepted into the Black Perspectives exhibit at the Brooks Theatre. The public is invited to join them at the reception on Friday, January 12th, 5:30-8:00 p.m.
OTHER: Please view the Ashton Gallery website for a "call for artists" opportunity in their Red Hot exhibit coming up in February. (Click images to enlarge)
Twenty-one members participated in this morning's breakfast meeting at The Broken Yolk. Multiple artworks were presented for viewing/discussion, including new member Jan Hale's oil painting of a sunset at Catalina Island; and a whimsical paper clay sculpture (work in progress) offered by new member, John Olvaney. Ulrika shared her handmade paper collage technique with us and showed us how she applies and layers these papers to her acrylic abstract paintings.
Recognized for awards received this month at COAL/NCAG Gallery were: (1) Scott, who not only received 1st place for his wall sculpture Busy Harbor, but sold the piece at the reception. (He currently has exhibits at Ashton Gallery and Escondido Municipal Gallery.) (2) Watercolorist, Lois, who won 1st place for My Stack of Stories. (She also has a work on exhibit in San Diego at the Watercolor Society's Gallery.) (3) Assemblage artist, Vickie, placed 3rd for her wall sculpture, Call the Plumber. (Her fish sculpture will be on display in the upcoming Surfin' Madonna exhibit at Front Porch Gallery.) (4) Mixed media artists, Laurie and Phaya, have art works accepted into the Black Perspectives exhibit at the Brooks Theatre. The public is invited to join them at the reception on Friday, January 12th, 5:30-8:00 p.m.
OTHER: Please view the Ashton Gallery website for a "call for artists" opportunity in their Red Hot exhibit coming up in February. (Click images to enlarge)
DECEMBER 13, 2023: HO HO HO - HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL
A good group attended this year's White Elephant luncheon, and the gift exchange went without too much bloodshed. Aside from gifts, there was much conversation and sharing among the group (see photos below). Thanks to Phaya for her contributions, including hosting the event. Hope to see everyone again in January, 2024!
A good group attended this year's White Elephant luncheon, and the gift exchange went without too much bloodshed. Aside from gifts, there was much conversation and sharing among the group (see photos below). Thanks to Phaya for her contributions, including hosting the event. Hope to see everyone again in January, 2024!
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