Happy August Plein Air Painters! Hope this month’s note finds you all painting away in some of the best weather of the year!
Announcements:
- I would like to thank Anita West, Signature member who has reluctantly given us her resignation from the Board of Directors as our Historian due to other pressing commitments and scheduling conflicts. On behalf of the rest of the Board I would like to thank Anita for her contributions in in her role and support to the rest of the board members. While she will be missed at our meetings, we know she is not far away for a consultation or two. If would would be willing to be considered for this position for the remainder fo the year, please contact Natasha Isenhour, Past President.
- The second announcement I would like to make is that we have amongst our midst a new Signature Member - Carole Bellivieu. Carole has completed the rigorous evaluation process for PAPNM Signature status by unanimous recommendation of the Evaluation Team and the Board of Directors. If you don’t already know Carole here are a few excerpts from her impressive biography
- Carole Belliveau was raised just outside New York City and attended Parsons School of Design in Manhattan for a year. Later she taught herself sculpture to craft one of a kind and limited edition dolls. Her own signature collection under the name Carole Bowing Dolls was introduced at the International Toy Fair each year to a large following of fans, and she won many International Doll of the Year Awards. She also designed dolls and teddy bears for some of the largest toy companies such as Zapf, Hasbro and Marie Osmond Dolls.
- Carole moved west in 1997 and was excited by the unlimited vistas, incandescent color, a landscape of drama and light and was inspired to paint. After working in pastel for a number of years and selling through galleries, she entered The Academy of Art University in San Francisco graduating Cum Laude with a BFA in painting at age 62.
- Carole has won many awards most notably the Grand Prize Winner of the Cadmium Award at TRAC 2019, and both the FASO BoldBrush Award in Oil and the Outstanding BoldBrush in Acrylic. She is a member of The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society and has earned Signature Status in American Women Artists, and now Plein Air Painters of New Mexico and Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association. She served as both President and Signature Chair of Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association for several years and now serves as Vice President of PAPNM. Her work is in both public and private collections, notably in the Monterey California Courthouse. Congratulations Carole!
Welcome NEW PAPNM members: I would like to welcome on behalf of the organization the following new members to our painting tribe:
- Larry Day from Carbondale, Colorado
- Addie Draper, from Mountainair, New Mexico
- Ken Foster from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Christopher James from Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Duncan Lanna from Fort Davis, Texas
- Jim Martin from Amarillo, Texas
- Donna McGee from West Monroe, Louisiana
- Elizabeth Menand from Ohio City, Colorado
- Ava Morris from Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Gayle Weisfield from Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
- Jeanmarie Zimmerman from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Upcoming Events:
Paint Outs:
- Taos Plein Air - Painting the Enchanted Circle is well underway. The artists have been juried in and arrangements continue to be refined by Dick Wimberly and his hard working team. Watch for announcements at the 2021 Taos Plein Air Juried Paint Out and Show as well as emails from the event team. It looks to be a great event.
- 13th National Juried Members Exhibition is well into its planning as well. Carole Bellivieu and her team are working hard to ensure we have a fabulous premier event this year. Want to help out. Contact Carole. Artists have been juried in and the details will be shared at 2021 13th National Juried Members Exhibition the event page and via email from PAPNM.
Speaking of emails, we have heard back that some emails have not gone into your primary inbox. Please check your profile at the PAPNM directory, your email preferences at your profile page and list
PAPNM.org as a contact in your contact list so the email system you use will recognize the email as valid and not spam or junk mail.
A reminder about our partners in the art world. We recently entered an agreement with Fine Art Store, https://www.fineartstore.com such that when a PAPNM artist purchases material from their site and self identifies as a PAPNM member in the notes section at checkout, we can earn up to 5% credit that Fine Art Store will be able to extend digital gift cards that we can in turn use for prizes at our events. We all need more supplies, right?
A reminder for the oil painters in the group, the Oil Painters of America (OPA) will be in Santa Fe this month, Check out their site and join us if you can. Take care all, and happy paining along the trails and byways of New Mexico or what ever beautiful state you reside.
Best Regards,
Phyllis Gunderson, President
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
