2023 Associate Artist Member Show Catalog

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OURPURPOSE

Toadvancethecauseoffine artsinAmericathroughthe promotionofhighstandardsof beauty,integrityand craftsmanshipinpainting, sculptureandthegraphicarts.

Toemphasizetheimportanceof orderandcoherent communicationasprime requisitesofworksofart throughexhibitionsand publications.

FROMTHEPRESIDENT–AKIKANO

WelcometoAAPL's2ndAnnualAssociate ArtistMembersShow!Congratulationsto alltheartistsinthisdelightfulonline exhibition!

Asourfirstshowoftheyear,we'reproudto featureworkfromourvaluedAssociate Artistmembers.Thisyearwechangedthe processtoenableartiststojoinasAA members.WeareevaluatingtheAA membercandidates'workandeachand everyAAmemberwillhavebeenjuriedinto theorganization.Inthepast,AAmemberswerenotjuriedin.

ThisisalsoanimportantcommemorativeyearforAAPL,asit'sour95th anniversary!JusttogiveyoualittleAAPLhistory,FrederickBallardWilliams, anAmericanlandscapeandfigurepainter,wasthefirstpresidentoftheAAPL, havingfoundedtheorganizationin1928.Heisbestknownforhisdecorative andidyllicscenesoftheNewEnglandlandscape.AmemberoftheNational AcademyandpresidentofTheSalmagundiClub,Williamswasaninfluential figureinthepromotionof20th-centuryartinAmerica.ThefirstAAPLmeeting washeldattheSalmagundiArtClubonJanuary29,1928.Almost100years later,AAPLcontinuesitsmissiontosupportrepresentationalartinAmerica.

OursincerethankstopastelpainterJasonChangforservingasawardsjuror forthisshow.ChangstudiedatTheSchoolofVisualArts,theCollegeofNew Rochelle,andearnedhisMastersDegreeinStudioArt.Throughouthiscareer hehastaughtattheNationalAcademyofFineArts,theCollegeofNew Rochelle,thePastelSocietyofAmericaSchoolofPastel,theNationalArts ClubandtheGoldenEagleInstitute.Heconductsworkshopsbothnationwide andinAsia.ChanghasbeenaccordedthehonorofMasterPastelistbythe PastelSocietyofAmerica.HeisalsoaSignatureMemberoftheAmerican ArtistsProfessionalLeague,andhaswonawardsinseveralGrandNational Exhibitions,mostrecentlyforBestPastelinthe94thGNE.Healsoholds membershipsinAlliedArtistsofAmericaandAudubonArtists.Hisworksarein bothprivatecollectionsandhavebeenpurchasedbyseveralmuseums.

OnbehalfoftheAAPLBoardofDirectors,thankyouforyourcontinuedand loyalsupportofAAPL.Pleaseenjoyboththeshowcatalog(whichcanbe downloaded)andthisexhibition!

Sincerely, AkiKano,PresidentoftheAAPL

ASSOCIATEARTISTMEMBERSHIPINFORMATION

Supporterofrepresentationalandtraditionalrealism.Helptopromote,encourage,andadvancethecauseoffineartsin America.Associatelevelisforbeginningartists,enthusiasts,andemergingartists.

AssociateArtistsapplicationsandportfolioswillbereviewedbytheAAPL.ApplyonlineformembershipasanAssociateArtist Member(AA)atAAPLinc.org/levels,ordownloadtheapplicationformonthelevelspageandemailthemembershipformalong with3-6imagesofyourworktoamericanartistsproleague@gmail.com.Theapplicantwillbecontactedtoarrangeforthe applicationfee.

ABOUTTHEJUROROFAWARDS

SignatureMemberJasonChang

MasterpastelpainterJasonChanghashada longcareerasaninstructorbothnationwide andinAsia.Jasonhasbeenelectedasa MasterPastelistofthePastelSocietyof America,isaSignatureMemberofthe AmericanArtistsProfessionalLeague,aswell asholdingmembershipsintheAlliedArtists ofAmericaandAudubonArtists.Sincebeing electedasanAAPLmemberin1995Jason haswonawardsinseveralGrandNational Exhibitions,mostrecentlytheBestPastel Awardinthe94th GNE.

Jasonisespeciallyknownforhiswonderful StillLifepaintings.Hispastelshavea dramaticinterplaybetweenshadowandlight. Colorharmonyancompositionarealsovery importantinhiscreativeexpression.His subjectmatterisdiverseandincludes landscape,figurative,portraiture,andstilllife. Hisartworkhasbeenboughtbyprivate collectorsandinternationalmuseumsand hasbeenpublishedinmanyperiodicalsand books,includingauthoringTheArtofPastel–TechniquesandArtwork,2009.

www.jasonchangfineart.com

AAPLBOARDOFDIRECTORS

AkiKano President

AkiKanoisa representational watercolorportrait artistwhoreceivedher

B.F.Afromthe UniversityofMichigan, aswellasadegreein FashionDesignfrom FITinNYC.After workingasafashion andhandbagdesigner forover15years,she discoveredherpassion forwatercolorpainting in2014.Shehaswon numerousawards,and hasbeenaccepted intoprestigiousjuried shows,museums,and galleries.

FranWood Recording Secretary

Franisagraduateof theSchoolofVisual Arts.Shelivesin northwestNewJersey. Herrealistic/ impressionisticoiland watercolorpaintings (largelyfigurative) sharethecommon themeofstronglight andshadow.

GaryEckhart VicePresident

GaryisProfessor Emeritusfromthe SUNYCollegeat Fredonia,wherehe servedasheadofthe theatreproduction/ designprogramfor24 years.Anawardwinningwatercolor artist(sometimesoil painter)andSignature memberofnumerous watercolorsocieties, includingthe prestigiousWhiskey PaintersofAmerica,he residesinWarren, Vermontwherehe maintainsastudioand isco-ownerof MoosewalkStudios andGallery.Hehas servedascuratorfor theAnnualGreen MountainWatercolor Exhibitionsinceits founding.

ArlyneBerzak Director

ArlyneBerzakhasa BAinEnglishandFine ArtfromWilliam PatersonUniversity andtaughtartand EnglishintheSaddle BrookSchoolsystem. Sheworksinoilon canvasorwoodas wellas3Dmixed media.Sheisa Signaturememberand hasbeenaboard memberforover5 years.Inaddition,she hasbeenadocentat theMontclairMuseum forthepast6years.

JodieKain Director

JodieKainisan internationally recognized contemporaryrealist artistworking exclusivelyinpastels. OvermanyyearsJodie extensivelystudied classicalatelier methodsofdrawing, aswellasmodern expressionisminNew YorkCity, Pennsylvania,London, andBoston.Who would’veguessedher 20-yearcareerin softwarewasactually preparationtobe AAPL’sDirectorfor onlineinitiativesand socialmedia.

Jeanette Herron Treasurer

Internationalpleinair andstudioartist JeanetteHerronhas livedbothinItalyand theUS.Now permanentlylivingin northwestFlorida, Jeanetteisbotha practicingCPAanda professional artistandworkshop instructor.Sheisthe treasurerfortheAAPL.

AfteranMBAand careerinconsumer productsmarketingfor over20yearsJulia Brightachievedher dreamofbecominga professionalfulltime artistpainting representationalstill lifes,landscapesand seascapes.Shehas receivednumerous awardsandhasbeen acceptedinto prestigiousnational andinternational museumandgallery shows.Juliashowsher workatgalleriesin Boulder,Colorado, Taos,NewMexico, andParis,France.

BarryShiff Director

Barry’ssubjectmatter isthenostalgiaof historicNewJersey, andNewYork.He bringsbackmemories ofthegood-old-days includingtraditional paintingsofold railroadstations, towns,boardwalks, andamusementparks. Inhispaintingshe captureslifeasitwas intheearly20th century.Barryuses traditionalmaterials suchaswatercolor andoil.

PRESIDENTSEMERITUS

SheldonMarks

PeterRossi

LarryMallory

KonradHansalik

JuliaBright Director

AlexTibar AdministrativeManager

Celebrating Awards

1stPlace

CindyEdzenga

FigSeason

2ndPlace

DongpeiHe

PeonyinSunnySpring1

3rdPlace

DianeHoeptner

TheSage

James Cawley Winter’s Arrival in the Marsh Oil on Canvas

Debbie Davidsohn Punchbowl - Self Portrait

Oil on Linen 36.00 x 24.00 x 0.75 Inches

$40000.00

Christine Elvin Road Last Taken Developed from on site photos taken in 2017. Oil on Canvas 22.00 x 28.00 x 1.75 Inches

$3800.00

Celebrating

MargieFlorini StillBlooming

Acryliconcanvasusinglayersofsubtlecolorandadry-brushtechniquethisexpression ofsunlightandshadowsfromthelateseasonClematisistimeless.Thispaintingis currentlyframedinapleinair4"silver-washedmoldingwithfinishedcornersanda1" naturallinenliner.

Katherine Grossfeld Autumn Fire Oil on Panel 12.00 x 12.00 x 0.00 Inches $1400.00

Pragya Gupta Time Did Fly - Blue Oil on Linen 24.00 x 22.00 x 0.00 Inches

$1350.00

RaeHamilton Grand View View of the Grand Canyon Oil on Linen 24.00 x 30.00 x 1.00 Inches

$2300.00

Dongpei He Peony In Sunny Spring 1

Watercolor on Absorbing Rice Paper 18.00 x 11.50 x 0.00 Inches

$1500.00

Celebrating

Sharon Hernly Joshua Tree National Monument

Joshua Tree National Monument Park in California was fascinating to visit. Two desert ecosystems exist here the Mojave and Colorado. The rock formations here are surreal. There are a variety of plants with the Joshua trees being the most intriguing.

20.00 x 0.80 Inches

IfoundaquietlittlesceneatalocalparkcalledSwissValley.Awarmbreezecaressed mycheeksandthesunglowedthroughthetrees.Thecreekwaswhisperingand childrenweregigglingastheyplayedandsplashed.Itwasjustoneofthosedaysthat makeyoufeelallisrightwiththeworld!

PamelaHiatt Serene

Gerard Huber Mutuus Consensus Airbrushed Acrylic 30.00 x 24.00 x 1.00 Inches $12000.00

Deborah Jinkins A Drift of Swans

The queen's swans drifting on the Thames just below Windsor Castle. One of the collective nouns for swans is 'drift'.

Watercolor on Arches Paper 30.00x22.00x0.00Inches

$2700.00

Celebrating

Ron Larson Taking the Long Way Home

Usually the artist just paints purely landscapes; but sometimes the only thing that can convey the immensity of the view might be something to keep things in perspective. Do you see the car? Now don't you want to actually GO there? 2016 oil on canvas Capitol Reef National Park.

Sheryl Lee Pelican Love Acrylic Paint on Canvas

x 30.00 x 1.50 Inches

$1500.00

Celebrating

The intensity of this photographer's concentration captured my attention. Even though we were on a birding hike where not a single rare or unusual bird was seen both this photographer and I found interesting subjects.

Peggy Lefebvre Freeze!

Dorothy Lorenze Time After Time

This beautiful Nautilus shell represents the passage of time as sea shells are such ancient forms and the hourglass symbolizes our awareness that although much time may have passed since this shell lived in the ocean it remains beautiful and unchanging!

Katrina Lubbecke Forest Cathedral

A landscape of a peaceful ravine near my studio. Very quiet with only the faint chirps of birds for company

Acrylic on Canvas

18.00 x 24.00 x 1.00 Inches

$2850.00

KARLA MANN Out of the Shadows

Oil painting of bobcat entering the sunlight in the late afternoon.

x 16.00 x 0.24 Inches NFS

Albert Massimi Amaryllis #3

Painted from life. The bulb was a gift. The 3 bulbs are actually the same bulb painted in 3 separate stages of it's growth.

Watercolor on Paper

24.00 x 16.00 x 0.00 Inches

NFS

Laurie Elizabeth McKinley Sending The Light Oil on Linen 40.00 x 24.00 x 0.00 Inches $7400.00

Saema Nabeel Roses

Roses from across the street. Oil on Cotton Canvas 16.00 x 16.00 x 18.00 Inches

$450.00

Marcia Palmer The Brilliant Sunflower Oil on Panel 22.00 x 15.00 x 0.00 Inches NFS

L Richwood 8 West

From my series "Someone Else's Home Town" this is the view driving west on Interstate 8 in San Diego on a late afternoon in April.

$1500.00

AnaGloria Rodriguez Bate bate xocolatl

An earthenware pot in which to make Mexican hot chocolate with a wooden whisk inside it. A box of chocolate a tablet of chocolate an earthenware mug and a Mexican "horn" pastry.

Sarah Ross Akumal Refuge

The shadows would gel and coalesce in the late afternoon making this second floor patio the coolest spot in the villa.

Fang Sullivan At the ready Pastel painting with life model. I like the intensity of this setup. The model is leaning forward slightly under dramatic lighting looks like he is about to take action...

Soft Pastel

22.50 x 18.50 x 0.00 Inches

$2500.00

Gregory Supple Seagull Beach

This watercolor painting depicts a beach scene in Maine with the seagulls circling a tidal pool.

Ann Tannous Stroll by Lake Como

I was in Italy before pandemic hit and was lucky to take a day trip to Lake Como and I took this shot as my cousin and I were descending the hill back to the lake.

Ann Brown Thomason Only Caught the Wind

I was able to catch Hank the hungry Heron as he lifted off in flight. He had been diligently fishing for several minutes and only caught the wind in flight.

Oil on C

24.00 x 18.00 x 0.88 Inches

Keith Willis Crossing Broad Street

A person on a bike crosses Broad street around noon with a view of City Hall approaching.

anvas

Rosanne Wolfe An Iris Garden

Botanical watercolor of yellow Iris

Watercolor on Arches Paper 20.00 x 12.00 x 0.00 Inches

$1250.00

Julia Yensho Chrysanthemum with stamen

Hand-built ceramic porcelain clay unglazed wall piece porcelain clay. Sculpture 14.00 x 14.00 x 5.00 Inches

$3000.00