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| February 18, 2008 - February 23, 2008 | Volume 7, Number 5 |
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Fresh Eager Young Minds...
FEB 12–15. The Parks Department Drawing Academy renewed its sessions during these city youngsters Winter break. Keeping the lecturing to a minimum so that the kids could draw, draw, draw was an elite faculty: Jacqui Morgan, Stefano Imbert, Mark Korsak and George Fernandez. |
 Abby Merrill and Jacqui Morgan |
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But it would not have been possible and indeed a lot less fun without Jennie the fabulous model and Kiddo, Chair Abby Merrill's pooch.
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Jacqui got them started on the slippery slope of watercolors and the results were outstanding again.
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Not So Fresh, Not So Eager Gallery Committee...
FEB 20. Jeff Fisher put the finishing touches on installing the 50 th Annual Exhibition and in his spare time hung a display of James Montgomery Flagg from the Permanent Collection in The Members Gallery. |
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Fresh Coat of Snow...
FEB 22. A storm of biblical proportions greeted the day of the Gala of the 50th Annual. |
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Not So Fresh, Not So Eager
FEB 22. But can you blame them after viewing 1,050 digital images from college students nationwide. The Scholarship Competition kicked off with its first jury: (l to r) Richard Zeid, Anna Blake, Brian Stauffer, Melanie Carnsew, Eric Fortune and Chairman Scott Bakal |
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A Treat of Tunes
FEB 21. Lex serenaded the Third Thursday-ites in her unique lusty way. |
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A Lot To Learn...
FEB 21. The American Society of Illustrators Partnership (ASIP) launched itself with day long meetings of its Board of Directors in the apartment followed by a two hour lecture and Q&A to a packed house and hundreds more on the web. The star: Bruce Lehman, copyright guru extraordinaire. Much more to follow from this initiative. |
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 Bruce Lehman front and center |
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 (l to r) Brad Holland, Cynthia Turner and Mr Lehman at the lecture |
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An incredible picture...almost too large for the camera. This is a solid coalition, not a photo op. Let the caption tell the story:
(l to r) Cynthia Turner, Society of Illustrators; Tatiana El-Khouri, SI of Los Angeles and of San Diego; Don Kilpatrick, at large; Frank Costantino, American Society of Architectural Illustrators; David Labrozze, Illustrators Club of MD, DC and VA; Terry Brown, Executive Director of ASIP; Joe Azur, Also MD, Dc and VA; John Ritter, Pittsburgh, SI; Michael Belknap, Association of Medical Illustrators; Chris Peterson, SI San Francisco; Kristin Hill and Keith Ferris, American Society of Aviation Artists; Dolores Santoliquido, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators; Brad Holland and Glenda Stocco, Illustrators Partnership of America |
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