Greetings to all chapter members past and present, friends and visitors!

I became the CPSA DC210 chapter president as of November 1, 2011, taking over the reins from Linda Loder after her nine hard-working years at the job.  Thank you to all for your vote of confidence in me! 

I am excited about the opportunities ahead to grow our membership, organize fun and interesting programs, foster camaraderie, and expand awareness of colored pencil as an art medium in the San Francisco bay area and northern California.  To that end, I welcome and encourage you--whether you are currently a member or drifted away years ago--to email me with your ideas and suggestions on what YOU would like the chapter to be and do to keep you coming or bring you back.  We are here to support and encourage everyone in the region who works with colored pencil!  I may contact some of you directly to solicit your input, so don't be shy.

If you haven't renewed your membership for 2012 yet, please do!  Your dues support the chapter so that we can bring in speakers and the like.  Download our new chapter brochure from the Membership page to learn more.

Happy drawing!

Denise Howard, President CPSA DC210

For Questions and Information, Contact us at info@cpsa210.com

or write to us at CPSA District Chapter 210
672 Briarcliff Ct., Santa Clara, CA 95051

Phone for information: Denise Howard (650) 787-9953
For specific information e-mail the following president@cpsa210.org • vice-president@cpsa210.org
secretary@cpsa210.org • membership@cpsa210.org
website@cpsa210.org • treasurer@cpsa210.org

Gemma entered the Placerville Art Association Membership Exhibition.
There were about 15 entries in the animal category, she entered three pieces. Her three pieces took first, second and third. This was an all media show so she is very proud of her success. When she went to the reception she was presented with the People’s Choice award as well. Her work and a friends work were the only Colored Pencil artworks in the entire show.

This is how the placement went:
First Place Animal Category - LOL (top left)
Second Place Animal Category - Rest Stop (bottom left)
Third Place Animal Category - Wild Reflections (bottom right)
People’s Choice Award - Rest Stop

"Elena Myers, "11x14, graphite on Stonehenge paper

Denise Howard's portrait of Elena Myers, a 17-year-old motorcycle racer and first female to win an AMA Supersport race, has been included in "Amazing Pencil Portraits 3", published by Platte Productions Publishing and available via Blurb and (soon) Amazon. 

Denise says it must be due to "good karma" because she gave the portrait to Elena and her family as a gift after completing it. The first 15 pages of the book can be previewed at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2672150

Colored Pencil landscapes by Yevonne Reynolds, are currently on display at Cafe Nooner, (Old Town) Eureka, and miniatures are at Studio S, in Eureka, CA. Reynolds' artwork features areas typical of Humboldt County, CA and the North Coast's diverse landscape. Beginning Feb. 1, 2012, Yevonne will have her animal drawings showing through the month at the Sunny Brae Animal Clinic in Arcata, CA.

Barbara Krans Jenkins

Member Barbara Krans Jenkins has recently been chosen for a Cable Network interview about her artwork. Each month a new artist is interviewd and their interview is available on line to anyone, anywhere, for a period of three months. Barbara's interview will Air in September and will run through November.

You can go to this link: CABLE 9 ON-LINE streaming 24 hr video-on-demand. From that home page you'll see the "All Folders" option on the menu bar to the left. Choose "Artist's at Work" to see your choices of Artists. Pick the interview you wish to watch.