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themselves and their work, to build opportunities to show and sell their works,
and to present the public with opportunities to view fine art and to interact
with working artists.
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This page is presented with that hope of continuing success for
all.
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First reminder: Each time you access this page, Do not read just the first item here and skip the later ones. You will be surprised at what you have forgotten in just a few days. Many items here may seem repetitive but, they are mentioned because they are constantly being forgotten! This space allows for those reminders and space for greater explanations than are possible in the Newsletter. TO HELP your browsing here, check the lists below.
EXHIBITIONS: NOTES:
Winners - Exhibition of 12/ /05 Read yournewsletter...
Winners - Exhibition 6/4/05 You cannotentershows...
Winners Exhibition 12/4/04 Pay your dues...
Winners Mass Bay 11/04 If you find...
Winners Exhibition 11/29/03 Sizing of paintings...
Winners Premier Image 7/04 Reason for size...
Winners Premier Image 7/04 Do not hesitate...
Winners Premier Image 7/04 Volunteers are needed...
Winners - Exhibition of 7/1/06 Cleaning Up AOL
50th Anniversary
New Secretary & Editor
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AWARD WINNERS
Spring Exhibition, Framingham Library, Lexington St. 7/1/2006
SPECIAL AWARDS
KATHERINE EAMES BOWL - BEST OF SHOW
#17 Orchid Series #7 Watercolor
Crist N. Filer
DELIA McDONALD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
IN OILS
#25 Reservoir Reflections II Oil
Bob Jamback
OIL/ACRYLIC CATEGORY
First: #30 One Candle
Gail C. Leavitt
Second: #35 Untitled
Pearl McCarthy
Third: #39 Seascape II
John J. Pauplis
Honorable Mention: #26 Framingham, Union Avenue in Spring
Nina Jordan
WATERCOLOR CATEGORY
First: #14 Private Moment
Domenica DiTullio
Second: #04 Pensive
Deborah Bottomley
Third: #20 Margaret - In the Garden
Mary A. Haig
Honorable Mention: #36 End of the Season
Polly Meltzer
MISCELLANEOUS MEDIA CATEGORY
First: #09 York Beach Watercolor & Ink
Bill Collins
Second: #46 Trail Mates II Mixed Medium
Edward R. Rogaishio
Third: #27 Lady in Blue Pastel
Nina Jordan
Honorable Mention: #15 Rage Digital Composition
Louis Farley
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Award
Winners 2005 Winter Exhibition
BEST OF SHOW
#55 "Bromeliad"
Miscellanies by Esme Yc Disch
First Place Winners
#36 "Summer Reflections" Oil/Acrylic by Bob Jamback
#15 "Bucks County" Watercolor/Gauche by Nancy Bailey
#55 "Bromeliad"
Miscellanies by Esme Yc Disch
Second Place Winners
#43 "Whispering Pomegranate" Oil/Acrylic by Kathleen Bryce
#61 "Arthur in front of Monet’s Watercolor by Mary Haigh
Water Lilies”
#60 "Life Drawing" Etching by
Blair Boudreau
Third Place Winners
#39 "Durant Road" Oil/Acrylic by Joan Wagstaff
#22 "Slender
Thread" Watercolor by Deborah Bottomley
#53 "Holding" Monotype by Lucy Rozier
Honorable
Mention
#41
"Clam Diggers Three" Oil/Acrylic by John Pauplis
#2 "The Hunt" Watercolor, Chris Filer
#57 "Red" Pastel by Stella
Perlov
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WINNERS
Spring Exhibition, Framingham Library, Lexington St. 6/04/05
SPECIAL AWARDS
KATHERINE EAMES BOWL - BEST OF SHOW
#44 The Marsh Monotype
Edward Sundin
DELIA McDONALD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
IN OILS
#46 Onset, Massachusetts Oil
Gail C. Leavitt
OIL/ACRYLIC CATEGORY
First: #46 Onset, Massachusetts
Oil Gail C. Leavitt
Second: #09 Picking Up Alice Oil
John Pauplis
Third: #20 Country Road, North Carolina Oil
Robert Jamback
Honorable Mention: #39 Above the Tides III
Oil Carolyn Colby
WATERCOLOR CATEGORY
First: #35 After the Rain Jane Hogan
Second: #07 Winter Design Edith Newcomb
Third: #32 On the Rocky Coast Joan E. Meenan
Honorable Mention: #05 Head of Buddha Marie
Drew
MISCELLANEOUS MEDIA CATEGORY
First: #44 The Marsh Monotype Edward Sundin
Second: #31 Hearts and Hands Collage/Mixed
Linda Caplan
Third: #27 Morton's Mask Digital Composite
Louis Farley
Honorable Mention: #37 The Tree of Life Monotype
Brunhilde Luken
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WINNERS
Winter Exhibition, Framingham Library, Lexington St. 12/04/04
Best in Show: "Resting Treads" - Watercolor by Joan E. Meenan
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
"Thatcher Island Gulls" - Oil/Acrylic by John Pauplis
"Moma NYC" - Watercolor/Guache by Kajal Sen Gupta
"Taking Leave" - Miscellanies by Esme Ye Disch
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
"A Delight in Blossom" - Acrylic by Vito Lentini
"In Full Bloom" - Guache by Sonja Maneri
"Delphinium" - Monotype by Edward Sundin
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
"Winter in Stony Brook" - Oil by Paul Peterson
"Distant Shore" - Watercolor by Deborah Bottomli
"Paul" - Pastel by Nina Jordan
HONORABLE MENTION
"Danli, Honduras" - Oil by Brother Eugene F. DeLauro
"MOM, NYC" - Acrylic by Bill Robinson
"Wayside Inn Mill Stream" - Oil by John Pauplis
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WINNERS
Show at Mass Bay, November 2004
The Norman Feather Award for Best Use
of Color: "Chi Tea" by Susan Davis
First Prize: "A Beautiful Day" by Walid Nuri
Second Prize: "Canadian Lilies" by Vito Lentini
Third Prize: "Spanish Lady" by Nina Jordan
Honorable Mentions:
"When a Tree Falls" by Edith Newcomb
Adderly Brothers" by Robert Coviello
"Diversion" by Deborah L. Bottomley
Note: As only 30 artworks maximum are allowed in this gallery, awards were made across all media.
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WINNERS
Premier Image Gallery Guild Show
July / August 2004
Because of the smaller than usual number
of paintings submitted, Prizes were awarded across
all mediums.
First: "Monhegan Boat" by John
Pauplis
Second: "Glorious Pear" by Edward Sundin
Third: "Serenity" by Minnie DiTullio
Fourth: "Laguna Beach" by Joan Sprachman
Honorable Mentions
"Spring Show Off" by Vito Lentini
"Venice Sunset" by Darryl Abbey
"Bird of Paradise" by Christ Filer
"Hot Day at the Towers" by Jane Hogan
"Grindlepoint Light" by William Robinson
"Spirits" by Edward Rogaishio
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WINNERS
Framingham Spring Exhibit - Framingham Main Library
June 5 to June 19, 2004
Judged by James Eng
BEST OF SHOW
Katherine Eames Bowl
#20 My Presence Will protect You MONOTYPE Brunhilde Luken
Delia McDonald Award for Excellence in Oil
#45 Yellow Lilies OIL Vito Lentini
WATERCOLORS
FIRST: #3 Still Life with Peppers
Kajal Sen Gupta
SECOND: #17 The Distant
Deborah L. Bottomley
THIRD: #34 Longfellow's Wayside Inn
Joan Meenan
OIL
FIRST: #45 Yellow Lilies
Vito Lentini
SECOND: #12 Steps in Orvieto, Italy
Fred Gelfand
THIRD: #35 Boston Common
Gail C. Leavit
MISCELLANEOUS
FIRST: #26 John Coltrane
Acrylic
Bob Coviello
SECOND: #16 Blue Blend #2
Digital Composite
Louis Farley
THIRD: #21 Young Indian Man
Pastel
Nina Jordan
HONORABLE MENTIONS
#4 Menemsha Harbor
Watercolor
William Chignola
#6 Great Sailing Day
Oil
Peter Gouveia
#8 Wooded Walk
Oil
Lisa Bailey
#10 Saxonville
Photo-Digital
Edward R. Rogaishio
#25 Butterflies
Collage
Sonya Maneri
#33 Sunkissed Begonias
Watercolor
Minnie DiTullio
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WINNERS
Framingham Winter Exhibit - Framingham Main Library
November 29 to December 13, 2003
Judged by Kelly Burke
BEST OF SHOW
Lillian Proctor Memorial Award
#18 Marsh in Fall OIL by Susan P. Davis
WATERCOLORS
FIRST:
#17 Indian Summer by Sonja Holzworth Maneri
SECOND: #25 Carmela's Poppies
by Minnie DiTullio
THIRD: #44 Ginger Bread House
by William Chignola
HONORABLE MENTION: #1 Roman Arch
by Darryl Abbey
OILS
FIRST:
#18 Marsh in Fall
by Susan P. Davis
SECOND: #36 Blue Iris
by Vito Lentini
THIRD: #9 Home from the Sea
by Robert Redd
HONORABLE MENTION: #40 Mohegan Lobster Trap
by John J. Pauplis
MIXED CATEGORY
FIRST:
#37 Entrance: The Cloud of Unknowing (Digital composition)
by Louis Farley
SECOND: #19 Creation (Monotype)
by Brunhilde Luken
THIRD: #23 The Marsh (Monotype)
by Edward Sundin
HONORABLE MENTION: #14 Fairy Bluebells (Acrylic)
by Lisa Bailey
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Read your newsletter! Thoroughly! It contains a
great deal of information. The items would not be printed if they were not
relevant. This will save you confusion and looking for information you already
have in hand.
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You cannot enter a show unless you are a paid-up
member. No exceptions. This includes Painting-of-the-Month. Presenting a
painting when your are not officially a member is unfair to the entire
membership.
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Pay your dues immediately when the annual bill is
presented and you will eliminate headaches for yourself and the Guild.
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If you find you are not receiving the
Newsletter, then you can be sure you have not paid your dues before the cutoff
date. Mail costs the Guild time and money. Contact your Treasurer,
Gail Leavitt
508-478-6512 or simply mail in a check.
Framingham Artists' Guild
Gail leavitt, Treasurer
8 Grant St.
Milford, MA 01757
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Sizing of Paintings: This seems to be a
continuing struggle. Paintings are defined as the actual artwork only. It
never includes matting, framing or otherwise. The size of the painting is
always listed-- Height first then Width. For example: A 24 x 18 painting
is 24 inches high and 18 inches wide. The notation Overall means the
total height and width of everything including painting, matting, framing and
whatever. The entire item edge to edge.
In other words, your painting could
be 24 x 18 but, overall, depending on matting, framing or otherwise,
or lack thereof, anywhere from 24 x 18 (this is unframed) to as much as 30 x 24 or more. We have
seen paintings 3 x 4 but 11 x 12 overall!
Simply, pay attention to what is
being requested and list it - height by width.
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Reason for size restriction. 40 inches overall
(see above note) is the maximum width allowed for any artwork submitted for a
show. The height of the artwork, theoretically, is restricted only by the
distance between the floor and the ceiling. However, only so many artworks can
be hung side by side before space on the wall runs out. Therefore, to hang as
many pieces as possible, this restriction has been made.
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Do not hesitate
to present your thoughts about who you would like to see
demonstrating and critiquing shows. This would be most helpful! It is a lot of
work setting up an entire season and your input is much desired.
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Volunteers are constantly needed. Anyone can do any job available. Yes,
all require some time and effort but, isn't that what belonging to an active
organization is all about? Speak with your president or any of the officers
today!
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CLEANING UP AOL
Edward R. Rogaishio
I just learned that AOL is both smart and stupid at the same time. As webmaster of the Guild's site www.framinghamartguild.com, I am always making changes; adding new information and new pages. Normally changes are seen instantly. I could not find my addition of the new link to the Award Winning Artworks page for a day and half and so I complained to our ISP (Internet Service Provider) AIT. I found that when you browse on the net, AOL automatically caches the pages so that the next time you access that page, AOL drags out the saved page quickly so you do not have to wait for the net page to come in slowly. Smart. However, if the page on the net has changed, you may not see the changes because AOL still wants to drag out the old unchanged page. Stupid. If you suspect you are missing new information do the following.
I have AOL 9.0. I presume the following directions will still be viable for other versions. Open AOL. You do not have to go on line. Find "Settings" in the top bar. Click on it. Find "Web (internet) Options". Click on it. Find "Internet Explorer Settings". Click on it. This will bring up a window with a number of tabs. You want "General" and "AOL Browser".
Click on "General". Click on "Delete cookies". Click OK. Click on "Delete files" Click OK. Click on "Settings". In this window I had "Automatically" checked which should have prevented the above problem but it apparently was not working (Tech said that an overload of all the items I am passing on to you to delete, may have been a factor) so I checked "Every visit to the page" instead. Further down this window, allocating 30MB to "Amount of disk space to use" should be sufficient unless you do a great deal of browsing. Click OK to return to "General" window. Under "History", "Days to keep pages in History", set at 0. Also, click on "Clear history". Click "Yes". This does not have to be done again if the setting remains at 0.
Now click on "AOL Browser" tab. In "Web graphics" check "Always compress graphics". In the "Top speed" section check "Store web pages…etc.", set "Amount of storage space" to lowest number (probably 32MB- Again, set higher if you do a great deal of browsing). Click on "Clear storage". Click "yes". This last item will allow pages to come in at the slow net pace the first time accessed but when you go back again, the pages are supposed to come in faster. Clearing the storage and other items once in a while helps clean AOL of overburden problems. Also, it helps clear overburden from the computer. Those MB’s allocated to AOL storage, as they fill, those are less MB’s available to your computer.
I am working with Windows XP. Your titles could be different but similar.
Good luck!
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50th
Anniversary Celebration!
It is difficult to express
enough thanks to those who worked so hard to make
this historic event a success. The Board of Directors did a fabulous job and no
one worked harder and longer than our President Peter Gouveia. Kudos to all who
worked to pull the event together
and many thanks to all the members and friends who responded by either attending
the celebration
or donating to it. A good time was held by all at the Village Hall.
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New Secretary and Newsletter
Editor are on board!
Yetta Birstein is our new Secretary and New Member
Rick Christensen is our
new Newsletter Editor.
We welcome them, thank them for the generosity of their time,
and wish them many productive seasons. In addition we have also added Phil
Garland to our list of volunteers as the Publicity guru. He is already
getting our activities out through the middlesex news.
Email all your News Information to: RCHRIST789@AOL.COM
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