P.O. Box 3268 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701           info@artistsnwarkansas.org
Welcome to the on-line home of the Artists of Northwest Arkansas.  We are a group devoted to the
visual arts located in Springdale, Arkansas.  

We are interested in hearing and reading about the arts in our region, so if you have news that
would be of interest to our members, we hope you will share it with us.   You can send information
and related photographs for the website via
e-mail to Ann Buckner

Request for information on art galleries, museums, art organizations in your area to be placed on
the art links page.   Send the information via
e-mail and include Gallery Name, Location,
Hours/Days open, Website
, etc.
Calendar of Events
Christie and Jerry Plumlee, Christie and
Jerry Plumlee, co-presidents; Ann
Buckner Krug, editor.

Articles, news items, sketches and/or
glossy photos are always welcome and
are due to Ann Buckner Krug by the 1st
day of the month for the 2008
newsletters.  Items received in regular
mail will not be returned unless a SASE
is provided.

Please submit items for the 2008
newsletters via e-mail to:
Ann Buckner Krug,
ann@atreesse.com;
or regular mail:
Rt.1, Box 2260,
Stilwell, OK 74960.
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Membership Chairman:   

  • Gloria Pendry
  • W.C. 19 11896 Little Elm Road
  • Farmington, AR 72730

Telephone:  501-846-3496

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    Ellen Knight Shares
    the Joy of Working in Pastels
    at July 17th Meeting

  The Artists of Northwest Arkansas welcomed
Ellen Knight as our guest demonstrator at the
July 17th meeting.  Ellen has lived in Fayetteville
for twenty years and has a BFA from the University
of Oklahoma with a major in painting and a minor
in art history.  She ran the open session life drawing
group at University of Arkansas for nine years.  
Ellen's past work has been in oils, acrylics,
watercolors, collage, print making, and many
drawing medums.

  She began working in pastels in the 1980's, several years prior to moving to Fayetteville. Two types
of drawings are typical of her pastel work; sketches from the model, and more finished drawings that
incorporates diverse elements, including figures, which some viewers might label surrealism.  Ellen
believes drawing is basic to making art.
        Conservator, Rick Parker
             ANA August 21, 2008, Meeting

     Rick Parker, owner of Parker Conservation, Inc. of Gentry, AR, kept the members
guessing as he showed us an icon painted on an old wood backing. Was it real? The
icon was a forgery. One revealing clue was the
white gesso backing.
    Mr Parker spoke of his extensive training and was accepted for an opening at the
Smithsonian Institute. The oldest piece he has worked on was
3500 to 4000 years old.
He has cared for Goya's work and most of the Old
Masters. He believes artists are not
taught about survivability for their
work. He presented a slide show of a painting in the
process of cleaning
and repair. Many technical, tedious stages and analysis of paints
and varnishes
are used. Damaged pieces in the canvas are rewoven thread by thread.
A book, “Saving Stuff”, by Don Williams and Louisa Jagger was recommended
.
    More information about the problems of using zinc whitepaint
can be found at the naturalpigments.com website Pastel artists were cautioned
not to use fixatives. He went on to explain why oil paintings should
not be varnished until six months to a year because of chemical reactions
between varnish and paint.
     Field Trip
        Jim & Sarah Young Studio
     September 18, 2008
            ANA Meeting

The September ANA meeting will be held at the studio of Jim and Sarah Young. For those who wish to
carpool we will meet at the Jones Health and Wellness Center and leave from there at 6:00 pm.

For those that want to drive that live close to the Rogers area the driving directions can be found at Jim
Young’s web site:
www.vanhollowpottery.com

The evening will consist of a short business meeting followed by some food prepared by Jim and
Sarah, and pottery demo in the studio. I hope you will come and enjoy the great studio and wonderful
lake view at the Young’s home. Jim has graciously offered to prepare some food with his pottery.

To better prepare for the evening I would appreciate everyone email me and tell me that you can
attend. Kathy Mayhue at
kkat1123@cox.net

Kathy Mayhue
ANA Program Chairman
Next Meeting
September 18, 2008
Field Trip
Jim & Sarah Young Studio

Carpool - 6:00 p.m. from
Jones Health & Wellness Center

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Regular Meeting Schedule
• Social begins at 6:30 p.m.
Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.

Room 10
Jones Health & Wellness Center
610 E. Emma Street
Springdale, AR

• Members are encouraged to
bring their art work for display
during the meeting.
       Art in the Park
      October 11,2008
          Wilson Park
      Fayetteville, AR
          9am to 2pm
    Rain Date:  October 18, 2008

Artists can set up before 9am - There will be a commission on paintings sold. There will also be a
children's booth with varied activities for children to participate. The Parks & Recreation Department
will be furnishing hot dogs to the first 200 people in attendance.   

Volunteers are needed to hand out brochures at the Fayetteville Farmer's Market the morning of the art
show. Also anyone interested in working in the children's area please contact Ann Powers at
annpowersart@cox.net