Jill MacFarland Seminar UPDATE

Some of you wanted to know the size of the projects we are painting. According to Jill the mermaid is on a round 12-13" surface - the angel is on a heart that measures 11" across at the widest point and from the center of the heart to the bottom point it measures 10 1/2". Of course, if you have a surface that is not round or bigger than those above, don't worry, you can adjust your pattern.

We still have a few openings for the Jill MacFarland Seminar scheduled next month - 4-5 April 2009. We have opened up the spaces to other chapters in our area so we hope to see a few new faces there. Please check the post below for the photos. I believe the Angel will be painted on Saturday and the Mermaid on Sunday. You can paint it on the surface of your choice. Please contact me by email - angelbrush1@yahoo.com or call 850-969-9524 if you are interested. More info on the class will be posted after I speak with Jill.

Hope to see you at the March Meeting

Our next meeting will be held at 10 am on 7 March 2009 at the Baptist Medical Park. A former member of our chapter will be coming in at 9 am with a lot of her wood and painting supplies that she would like to sell. She has returned to her first love, beading, and no longer needs the painting items. If you are interested, come early. Once the meeting starts the Trading Post will be closed.

Janice will be teaching a small flower pot after the meeting. Just bring your regular painting supplies, she will furnish the pot, instructions, and paint. If you have not signed up for the Jill MacFarland seminar you still have another chance at the meeting. The projects are shown below.

Margaret will be here with the project photos for the Mary Wiseman seminar to be held 25-26 April in Mobile. The cost is $35 a day. As soon as I get a copy of the photos I will post here. Hope to see yall Saturday.

Christmas Party
Members Only 2008


I promised to post the photos of our Christmas Party. We all had a great time with lots of handpainted ornaments, Dirty Santa gifts, and wonderful food. Hope you enjoy....

Christmas Party 2008

Our monthly meeting will be on 7 February 2009 at 10 am. After the meeting Lucy will teach a watercolor rose. You will need to bring the following brushes: 1" flat, #3 or 4 round, #7 or 8 round, and your regular painting supplies. Lucy will furnish the paper, instructions, pattern, and paints. Lunch will be pot luck. Hope to see you there.

Jill Jill MacFarland Seminar 4-5 April 2009

I have had a lot of interest in the Jill MacFarland seminar scheduled 4-5 April 2009. We still have openings so if you want to register for this weekend class email me at angelbrush1@yahoo.com. The cost will be $65 for the weekend (the price is the same for one or two days). As always we will have a potluck lunch and on Saturday night we will take Jill to dinner and everyone is welcomed to attend. If you are coming from out of town and need information about the hotels or the Naval Base Lodging, email me and I will get that to you. I will also add the info to this blog. Linda is still working on what surfaces we will paint on, sizes, etc. We are very fortunate to have a wonderful facility to paint in with great lighting, comfortable chairs and plenty of space. It is within a mile of the interstate and can be found without much difficulty. Once you have signed up you will receive maps and any other pertinent information. You can view Jill's other projects at www.jillmac.com.

Jill McFarlane Seminar

Now is the time to make your reservations for the Jill McFarlane seminar being held on 4-5 April 2009. We have a limited number of seats available and we have now opened this seminar to other clubs. The cost will be $65 for the weekend, whether you are taking one day or both. Lunch is pot luck and several of our members have opened their home to out of town visitors. The Angel will be taught on Saturday and the Mermaid will be taught on Sunday. Some of you have hesitated because of the Mermaid being a bit provocative. You do not have to paint the Mermaid with the obvious curves, you can choose to cover her more. The technique will be the same. If interested, please contact me at angelbrush1@yahoo.com.

Wright Street Art/Craft Show

The show was very successful this weekend, I had forgotten how much work was involved in setting up and taking down. Thanks to the ladies who participated and worked the show, Francis, Sherry, Jane T., Jane F., Sue, Susan, Lucy, Julia, Joan (and myself). Everyone brought in a bit of everything and everything a bit different. It seems the ornaments were the thing to buy this year. Everyone seemed to enjoy it so much there are talks of doing it again next year. Sue brought the cutest cinnamon stick snowmen, Lucy her Triangle Santas, Susan brought the prettiest paper mache gourds, Sherry painted the sweetest acorn necklaces, Jane F. painted a fun Santa choo-choo domino necklace, Francis brought a Ho Ho Ho Mrs. Claus dress painted on an ornament, Joan brought Mr. and Mrs. Claus ceramics and ornaments, Julia sent the red hat lady ornaments, and I painted Santas and Snowmen on everything. Thanks also to Linda for donating the magnolia angels and to Margaret for the ornaments she donated. (I did not tell you everything that was in the booth, only a small portion). Your participation and support is so appreciated by the members but we can't stop here, we have to come up with ways to bring in funds for next year. So put your thinking caps on and let's see what fun things we can do next year to raise funds to bring in our National "Big Brushes".

Are you ready for the Art Show???

The Wright Street Methodist Church Christmas Creations Art/Craft Show will be on 14-15 November 2008. Because we decided to forego the Annual Auction for the Art show, this will be our only fund raiser for the year. Our chapter will have a booth displaying hand painted items (boxes, plaques, jewelry, ornaments, and much more) from our members. If you are unable to participate, please support our chapter by visiting our booth and purchasing a few really cute ornaments. There will be a variety of items to choose from so I am sure there will be something for everyone. I will update you on times and where we will be located. For those participating, I will post the chapter's rules and requirements in the newsletter.

November Paint In

Janice Smith will be teaching the cutest Gingerbread ornament at the meeting in November. She will furnish instructions, wood surface, photo pattern for $15. We will also finalize our plans for the Wright Street Methodist Church Christmas Creations Art/Craft Show scheduled for 14-15 November 2008. Those who are participating should be prepared to pay their fee at the meeting.

We are also going to nominate our new Board. We have had no volunteers to come forward so there is a good possibility that the Board will remain the same.

The newsletter will provide more info. Hope to see you at the meeting.

Painting Magnolias and Roses

with Ginger Edwards
4-5 October 2008
9 am - 5 pm

Members - $65 for two days
- $45 for one day

Non-Members - $75 for two days
- $55 for one day

Pot Luck lunch

In the Azalea Room at Baptist Medical Park
corner University Parkway/Nine Mile Road

Ginger Edwards Seminar