Awards from the November 7 TCC Show

Awarded Paintings at the TCC Show on November 7, 2011 by Art Judge Gary Moeller, Head of Art Department at the Rogers State University (RSU):

BEST OF SHOW:   Fancy Dancer by Renee Dotson

Category Oil:

1st Prize:  Alabama Forest  by Anne Southard
2nd Prize:  Abundance by Carla Hefley
3rd Prize:   Point Loma by Mary Maslanka
Honorable Mention: Clematis by Carla Hefley

Category Acrylic:

1st Prize:  Ancient Images by Renee Dotson
2nd Prize:  Nostalgia by Karin S. Cermak
3rd Prize:  Rock Solid by Renee Dotson
Honorable Mention: Pelican by Sandi Willwhite
                                 Butterfly Koi by Jill Brady

Category Watercolor:
  
1st Prize:  I Hope You Like Flowers III by Nancy Swindler
2nd Prize:  I Hope You Like Flowers IV by Nancy Swindler
3rd Prize:  Pingree Valley by Hubert Polock
Honorable Mention: Learning Water by Mary Oswald

Category Mixed Media:
    
1st Prize:  Untitled by Deborah Kingsbury
2nd Prize:  Copper Falls by Mary Oswald
3rd Prize:  The Tropical Beauty by Karin S. Cermak
Honorable Mention: Butterfly 2 by Kareen Ramsey

Category Pencil, Colored Pencil, Charcoal Pastel:

1st Prize:  Foggy Morning by Kareen Ramsey
2nd Prize:  Reagan by Phyllis Snyder
3rd Prize:  Native American by Elnora Herron
Honorable Mention: Man in Costume by Elnora Herron

Category Computer Painting, Photography:
1st Prize:  Rainy Day in Caen by Carla Hefley
2nd Prize:  Stuug by Richard Coones
3rd Prize:  Nest by Richard Coones
Honorable Mention: Appaloosa Mare & Foal A by Grace McCoy

Alpha Rho Tau Newsletter February, 2012

You are getting more than a box of chocolates this Valentine’s Day!

We’re LIVE!

Kudos to our new Web Wizard, Bill Oswald!  He worked his magic on our website and it is fabulous.

Our website, AlphaRhoTau.com, has a new look and new functionality for 2012.  The site may also still be accessed with the TulsaArtClub.com address. http://www.alpharhotau.com/index.html

On our website the monthly newsletter and information about shows and exhibits in the local area are now featured as regular blog entries in the column on the right side of the page.  Many of these entries invite you to click to read more detail and some contain links to documents with more information such as exhibit information sheets and entry forms.  Older posts can be accessed from the Blog Archive and Categories menus located on the lower left of the screen.

Alpha Rho Tau Miniature Show Entries

This is the listing of entries for the Alpha Rho Tau Miniature Show at the Hardesty Library.  The show runs April 3 through 29.

1. Janie Crean 918-865-7490, acrylic,  "Periwinkle Picnic" $75   
2. Marilyn Golla-Gass, 918-492-0926, acrylic, "Old Mission"  $90
3. Jill Brady, 918-671-4024, acrylic, "The Kiss"  $100
4. Karin S. Cermak, 918-794-0566, oil, "Good Morning"  $50
5. Norman Dietert, 918-369-2251, oil, "Peter Island"  $125 
6. Sister Eugenia Brown, 918-746-4211, watercolor, "Where’s My Mommie?" 
7. Karen S. Lamb, 918-834-0726, acrylic, "Lucy"  $50
8. Ida Mae Sells, 918-834-7564, oil, "God’s Ornaments"  $50
9. Mickey Henderson, 918-664-4244, oil, "Green Jay"  $50 
10. Sharon Allred, 918-625-7126, acrylic, "Frenzy"  $175
11. Maria E. G. Reynolds, 918-894-0428, watercolor on canvas, "Sunrise"  $35
12. Linda Vespasian, 918-636-8448, oil, "Bruscetta"  $42
13. Carol Mulcare, 918-445-2266, oil, "Still Life"  $75
14. Glenda Maxey, 918-582-2293, pencil, "Jackson"  $300
15. Vonda Evans, 918-743-1314, mixed media, "Standing Tall in Tulsa"  $95
16. Mary Oswald, 918-398-7493, watercolor, "New Beginnings"  $55
17. Ruth Ann Murdock, 918-357-2623, acrylic, "Spring Fever"  $50
18. Sheila Parr, 918-747-0380, oil, "Last Rose of Summer"  $100
19. Joyce Sandifer, 918-899-9441, oil, "Warm Springs"  $75
20. Mary Ellen Brennan, 918-693-9051, oil, "Flowers"  $45
21. Hubert Pollock, 918-742-4620, pencil, "While Drinking a Glass of Mocca"  $100 
22. Anne F. Southard, 918-109-4737, 918-706-8095, oil, "Mr. Peepers"  $55
23. John Fingerlin, 918-252-2694, acrylic, "Basket of Flowers"  not for sale
24. Byrene Culver, 918-250-9747, acrylic, "Beavis Soaking Up the Sun"  $100

First Annual A.R.T. Fest

Alpha Rho Tau will hold a Fine Art Show at the Tulsa Art Center from Friday, May 4th to Saturday, May 5th.   Like Utica Square, all participating members will need to volunteer one hour during the time the show is open.

Members may submit up to three paintings: framed originals or giclees’.  There will be a $10.00 fee for each entry with a size limit of no more than 20 x 24, including the frame. There will be no commission taken at this show.

The deadline for entry is Monday April 16.  Please click below to see the attached Art Fest Information sheet and Entry Form for complete details.

Information Sheet

Entry Form

Richard Coones - One Man Show

Northeastern State University in Broken Arrow is hosting a one-man show of the work of our own Richard Coones.  Congratulations Richard!

The show runs from February 1st to 27th, 2012 in the Administration Building at 3100 E. New Orleans in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Richard and other Alpha Rho Tau members attended the opening reception on Thursday evening, February 2.

Arti Gras Open House

The Artist Palette Studio/Gallery is hosting an open house "Arti Gras" Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 11 AM till 4 PM at the Fontana Shopping Center, 5021 B & C in Tulsa.  The event includes the work of Alpha Rho Tau members Cindy Parsons, Joyce Sandifer, Glenda Moon and Karen Cermak.

The open house includes studio tours and light refreshment.  Paintings are for sale!