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The Community Artist

University Art Newsletter Vol. 2 Issue 12, December 2003

ART ORGANIZATIONS SPOTLIGHT

Our final spotlight of the year falls on the Campbell Artists Guild. The Campbell group consists of almost 80 members more than half of which are exhibiting artists. This tight knit talented bunch of people gets together on the first Saturday of each month at The Community Room of the Campbell Library 77 North Harrison Street, Campbell at 9:00 a.m. A Blue Ribbon Gallery, Shenson Gallery Show, monthly competitions, AVARTFEST, and Annual Potluck are just some of the things awaiting prospective members.

For more details call Richard Pugh at (408) 253-3998 or try on the web at this address: www.ascentjobs.org/campbell.

COMING SOON

Bob Gerbracht at The Triton Museum of Art
11/15/03 - 1/11/04
1505 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
For more details call (408) 247-3754 or online at www.tritonmuseum.org

Christmas in the Park
San Carlos at Market Downtown San Jose
12/5/03 - 12/25/03.
Christmas comes alive, check it out!

Bob Gerbracht Portrait Workshop
2/9/04 - 2/13/04
at University Art Center
456 Meridian Avenue
San Jose, CA
Fee is $450.00 a $100.00 deposit will secure your spot, the balance is due the first day of the workshop.
For more details call (408) 629-7883.

If you have exhibit info that you want to have posted please e-mail at snjbram@aol.com

TRIVIA AND STUFF JUST FOR FUN

Christmas celebrates the birth of the son of God according to Christian Tradition; the gifts we exchange symbols of the gifts brought to the child by the wise men. Ironically enough, this tradition predated Christianity in much of the world. How is this possible you might ask? The answer lies in semantics and the seasons. In pre-Christian tradition it was the birth of the sun (not the son) that was celebrated at midwinter, the shortest day of the year. The ancients knew from that point on the sun would only get stronger, bringing light, warmth and hope for the new year; and it was a cause to celebrate . The ringing of bells, lighting of trees and giving of gifts all originally stem from these ancient traditions!

ASK BRAMSCHANDOZ

Q: My instructor says we will be doing a lot of glazing in my painting class. What does that mean?

A: Whatever type of painting you will be doing, be it oils, acrylics or watercolors, you will probably be doing a fair amount of glazing. Glazing is simply the application of thin layers of paint to the painting surface, usually layers of transparent color, to achieve deep, radiant effects. You can also glaze with opaques to get effects like fog, clouds, animal fir etc.

JEFF'S TIPS

Christmas is a great time for making and sharing memories and a keepsake book is a great way to record those memories. Scrapbooks and/or albums have had a real resurgence of late and make terrific gifts. You can buy a pre-made book that you can customize or you can put the book together yourself! Try using stickers, decorative papers as well as 3d things like buttons etc. that will relate to the person you are giving it to. You can also use colored pencils or even acrylic paints to decorate the page borders if you choose. Have fun with your project & happy holidays!

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