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
Elizabeth 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 on or before
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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     Field Trip
        Jim & Sarah Young Studio
     September 18, 2008
             ANA Meeting

    The board meeting of September 18th was very short because the ANA group traveled to Van
    Hollow Pottery Studio for a demonstration.Jerry Plumlee was our guide, leading us from
    Springdale to Rogers, AR, where the studio is located.

    Jim and Sarah Young are artist partners, each of them throwing beautiful pots. Their studio and
    house are just as lovely. Sarah took a small group of us for a walk outside the studio to show
    and explain to us the complete process the pottery goes through. This includes the kiln,
    spray booths, and the raku kiln. In the studio, Jim was throwing a pot for the remainder of the
    group.

    He asked Lu Banister to create the design on the pot by using her fingers. For the final
    demonstration, Jim prepared a chicken for baking with his chicken baker pot. He first coated
    the chicken with several herbs, and then poured wine in the stem of the pot, and the chicken
    was then placed over the stem. The final touch was when Jim presented us with an already
    cooked, delicious chicken to eat - just as Martha Stewart does!

    Thank you Jim and Sarah, and Kathy Mayhue for making this trip
    possible. It was a very fun trip.
Next Meeting
November 20, 2008
Room 226
Jones Center

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Regular Meeting Schedule
Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
Board Meeting 5:00 p.m.

NOTE EARLIER TIME

• Members are encouraged to
bring their art work for display
during the meeting.
      October Meeting Hosted
    Tania Knudsen
        by Dorothy Reif

A number of months ago I went to a show at the Arts
Center of the Ozarks in Springdale and enjoyed seeing
the art of three young women artists. I was most attracted
to the way Tania Knudsen worked. To my surprise, Tania
was our October 16th demonstrating artist, and the demo
was the most unusual one we’ve had so far. Tania gave a
talk about her  life experiences up to now, and the second
half of the demonstration she painted a non-objective painting.

Tania was born in Arkansas and graduated from the U of A.
Her paintings are in many private collections. Her early paintings
were in watercolor, but now chooses acrylic as her medium. Her
fortieth birthday was very recent, so she decided to celebrate it
again with us, using a pie.  She cut a piece for each of the five
experiences of her life. The pie slice was then given to a member
of the audience. As she talked, we were shown examples of her work. Her company is called Art At Work,
and her faux paintings are imitations of paintings using color and texture. In addition, her silk screened
Limited Edition Collector Art Scarf called Hey Boo also contributes to her income. Another slice of pie and
she mentioned that her time is also involved in talking to investors.

Tania enjoys painting unusual subjects. The pig series was on display,
and Green Eggs and Ham shows a big pink pig on a background collage
of green egg cartons. The non-objective painting she created in the
second half of the program began with a light wash and moved to
dividing the picture plane using yellow, green, and purple.

A book on composition mastering by Ian Roberts was suggested, and
links to additional artists and pertinent sites can be found on Tania’s
website: www.taniaknudsen.com

I wish to thank Tania for the taste of art and pie. Thanks also to Kathy
Mayhue for arranging the demo by Tania. Come and be with us next
month to visit with another inspiring artist.
     Artists of Northwest Arkansas Presents
      Bruce Peil Workshop
     November 5, 6, 7, 2008
              9:00 - 4:00 p.m.
      Clarion Inn - Fayetteville, AR
    Intersection of U.S. 540 and U.S. Hwy 62

Members - $325
Non-Members - $360
Deposit $100 Required

For more information or to register for
the workshop, contact:  
  • John Dillingham
    135 Angus Drive
    Prairie Grove, AR 72753
    479.846.2614 Home
    479.790.1040 Cell

Or Contact:
  • Ann Powers
    479.925.3145
    annpowersart@cox.net
  • Carol Roberts
    479.442.4493
    carolcroberts@cox.net
    Robert Andes
          November 20th Guest Artist

Robert Andes has always been interested in the work of artists who paint the human form, so this
remains his focus and usual subject. The traditions of figurative work remain important in art to the
present. He has enjoyed learning, using processes and techniques used by painters in the past,
incorporating them into modern subject, context, and sensibility. His intent is to create a picture
that is visually pleasing and captures people and their emotions through color and composition.

Robert says that although his work may raise
questions or offer some new perspective, any
psychological content is subtle, as he tries not to
shock the viewer. Rather, because he is interested
in introspection and quiet observation, he seeks to
convey a sense of silent contemplation and nudge
a viewer gently to a new space, a different vantage
point
 ANA Has A New Home for 2009!
      January 15, 2009 Meeting

Arts Center of the Ozarks will open its
Upper Gallery for ANA meetings
beginning with the January 15, 2009,
meeting.

Many thanks to ACO for graciously
providing this space.
December Dinner Meeting
Golden Corral
6:30 p.m.
December 4, 2008