The Palette
The Place Where Art Happens!
President’s Message
I’d like to thank those gallery members who have passed forward pieces of their art as raffle items at our monthly member meeting. It benefits the giver as they are sharing and passing forward their creative art, and it benefits the receiver, the lucky member who wins that art after buying raffle tickets. The cost to hold the member meeting is $250 and in April, proceeds from selling raffle tickets were nearly $300. Several members went home with a treasure.
PassingForward “Stuff”
In the past few months my husband Bob and I decided it was time to pack up my photographs and pass them forward to three of our family members. We are fortunate to have time to ponder our “stuff” and what we really want our family to have so “stuff” does not end up in a garage sale.
When I joined HVAA, I never dreamed I would dabble in photography. Photography is a personal moment in time in space. What did I see at that moment that caught my eye? What piece of art deco found at the Vintage Marketplace in Palm Springs inspired me to do a photo shoot? What story could I capture in a photograph that would catch the attention of the viewer?
Art can be a fantasy or a reality. I personally own photographs by three of our gallery members. One is a photograph of a butterfly and a bumblebee. That is reality. One was taken of the inside of a glass ball, and that was a cross between reality
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HVAA President Lynn Throckmorton (left) with artist and new member Diane Woodcock. Diane moved from Portland, Oregon 10 years ago. About her art, she said, “I love finding junk jewelry, taking it apart and creating designs. The background for each is velvet and the finished product is put in a shadow box.” Welcome, Diane!
President’s Message - Cont’d from p. 1 and fantasy. My favorite is of a butterfly wing, where the photograph was manipulated on the computer. It is sheer fantasy and when you realize it was a butterfly wing, and it looks like the inside of a seashell, well, it’s very creative. The fourth photograph almost looks like a painting, yet it was entered in “Any Place, Any Time” for CoP. The colors and the shapes are an allusion of the actual place and time.
All of these photographers share their creative genius by hanging their art at the gallery. Have you spent time looking at the many forms of creativity there? Do you share your art by hanging it on a panel or entering it in Change of Painting? Do you ask yourself, “Should I try that?” All of the artists are sharing their “stuff” with hopes others will be inspired to grab that camera, that smart phone, that paint brush, that carving tool…
I invite each of our members to help market the gallery. The success of each member depends on the support of each member. All of our art is our personal “stuff,” and when we share it with others, it lives on. My personal photographs will have new homes, and will no longer be “stuff” here in Hemet. Today I’m looking forward to new art forms, and I invite you to join me. Now I can create new ‘stuff.”
Lynn
Officers, Board Members, Appointed Positions
OFFICERS
President/ Communications V. President/Marketing Relations
Secretary
Treasurer
Parliamentarian/ Marketing Comms. Gallery Director
Lynn Throckmorton throckhemet@earthlink.net
Alison Wieman alison_wieman@yahoo.com
Kathy Schmitt kds5@verizon.net
Anna Ives annaives898@hotmail.com
Sheryl Cooley cooleybates@sbcglobal.net
Art Majerus sawdustman@mac.com
BOARD MEMBERS
Jenny Gagnon
Patti Greco
Diane Klewenhagen
jennymonique@verizon.net paintedlady207@gmail.com dianescritters@icloud.com
APPOINTED POSITIONS
Membership/Orientation
General Mtg.
Social Media
Newsletter
Photographer/Historian
Activities
Social/Hospitality
School Liaison/Scholarships
Web Master
Sitting Calendar/ Orientation
Evening of Art
Grants & Fundraising
Facilities
Database
Tracy Anderson tandyart@yahoo.com
Patti Greco paintedlady207@gmail.com
Beverly Johnson beverlyaj1@gmail.com
Jose Pacheco eye.eatclayart@gmail.com
Sheryl Cooley cooleybates@sbcglobal.net
Julie Jernegan jcustomphotos@gmail.com
Alison Wieman alison_wieman@yahoo.com
Beverly Squire beverlysquire@icloud.com
Alison Wieman (Liaison) alison_wieman@yahoo.com
Jenny Gagnon (Scholarships) jennymonique@verizon.net
Art Majerus sawdustman@mac.com
Diane Klewenhagen dianescritters@icloud.com
Alison Wieman alison_wieman@yahoo.com
Alison Wieman (Grants) alison_wieman@yahoo.com
Linda Baranek (Fundraising) linvivb1@gmail.com
Bob Straubinger bobstraubinger@msn.com
Steve Wilkinson slwilkinson.fineart@gmail.com
Look at what Dr. Bob has made for us! The art center will be easier to spot now as people cruise down Harvard. Whoo hoo!
May 28
May 31
Jun 2 Jun 7
CALENDAR
Board Meeting 1:00-3:00 pm At the art center and gallery
Take down art from grids and panels At the art center and gallery
Change of Painting (CoP) (contest art drop off) 9:00 am-Noon Theme: Nighttime At the art center and gallery
Art Demonstration Saturday: 1:00-3:00 pm
Demonstrator: Rachel Welch, Illustration Masonic Lodge, 150 Laursen St., Hemet Open to the Public, Free Park in Wells Fargo Parking Lot after 12:30 pm For more information, see flyer on page 6
Jun 14
Jun 25
New Member Orientation, 10:00 am
At the art center and gallery
Board Meeting 1:00-3:00 pm
At the art center and gallery
The mission of the HVAA is to encourage and develop the appreciation, study and practice of the fine arts and to further educate, inspire, and enrich the lives of others through our programs, exhibits and activities.
Carolyn Curran “Brown Rose?” Size: 15” x 30” unframed
Newsworthy April’sHoldsDemonstrator Workshop in May
“Look at a piece of art...that speaks to you, that sends out energy. That’s what you want in your paintings,” workshop instructor Valentina Landin advised her students. “Just pick up your brush and let it flow.”
Clockwise from top right: Valentina Landin, Alison Wieman, Opal Larkin, Sergei Vinkov, and Pamela Flynn Schanuel
Art Demonstration Saturday: Sheryl Stradling, Mixed Media Artist
Our May Art Demonstration Saturday featured mixed media artist Sheryl Stradling whose work is eclectic, taking inspiration from nature, architecture, Asian culture and cross-cultural symbols. Sheryl calls herself an “experimental” artist, and says she usually starts a work with no firm plan, seldom a theme, just a general idea.
In a handout Sheryl provided, she defined mixed media as “work [that] includes a variety of techniques and materials in a single piece of art. This allows a greater freedom of expression as well as exploration. Mixed media can include painting, collage, drawing, printmaking, assemblage and even sculpture in a single piece.
“She added that, “Early examples of collage have been found in Chinese art around 200 BC, after the invention of paper, and later in Japanese art. Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso are credited with the modern development of collage art in the context of Cubism.”
talked about different types of media, their strong points and their drawbacks. She encouraged her audience to experiment with adding paint or making marks to complete the image.
It was an interesting presentation, because as we watched her hands create a finished piece of art out of seemingly random bits and piece of primarily magazine cutouts, she spoke in practical terms of things like glues, coatings, and papers. She was full of good tips.
She spoke about looking for interesting shapes, of ways to spot check values with a cell phone pic or by looking at the piece in a mirror. She
She agreed to do a workshop. We are waiting for those plans to come together!
The afternoon was also marked by another great raffle. Linda Baranek, Vicki Moran, and Virginia Melton donated art, while Nipa Swope donated a wonderful deluxe table easel. And there were 20 other raffle items in the mix. Snacks were good, too!
Middle Row
Left: Sheryl passed around a display of mixed media materials
Right: Sheryl Stradling, demonstrator
Below
Final mixed media art that Sheryl created during her demonstration
Top Row
Left: One of our demonstrator’s collages using a wood block print.
Right: Linda Baranek (left) and Vicki Moran, two artists who donated work for the raffle
Rachel Welch June Demonstrator
Come join us at the next
HVAA General Meeting
On Saturday, June 7, 2025 12:30 pm at the Masonic Lodge 150 Laursen St. in Hemet.
Our Demo Artist is Rachel Welch!!
Rafßes! Snacks! All are Welcome!
Drawing in my sketchbook, as close to daily as I can, grounds me in this somewhat chaotic world. I see patterns that emerge, in the colors I gravitate towards and the marks I make, the way the petals of a ßower alternate, reßections in water or the distortion caused by looking through glass.
Miyoko W.
Miyoko is a Signature member of Watercolor West She studied at the Academy of Arts in San Francisco and the University of California
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Science and a Master’s degree in Fine Arts.
Her paintings have won awards locally She has also won awards at the California State Fair, the San Francisco Art Commission and in International Competitions
She has exhibited at the San Diego Watercolor Society and Watercolor West International group
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday
Miyoko specialized in Mono Type print making which she has exhibited in London, Paris, Brussels and Kyoto, Japan. of the month
10 AM TO 12:30 PM
HVAA Gallery $25 per class
ADULT CLASS (All Skill levels)
(Students bring their own art supplies)
HVAA’sHemetOwn Sketchers
This past month we’ve had a lot of fun, and we have gone to some interesting places. We went to McWane’s Funeral Home, Rocking K Ranch, Hangar 1 Cafe at the Hemet Ryan Airport and Sue Jordan’s beautiful garden full of irises.
It’s not too late to join us; come check us out at any time. What’s better than sketching with friends? We meet on Tuesdays from 10:00 am-Noon. Our locations vary so be sure to contact me to find out where we will be next.
Tracy Anderson (619) 890-8126 tandyart@yahoo.com
From the Membership Chair
As of April, we have 128 members. I’d like to welcome our new members for the month of April.
Thank you to our renewing Bronze Member Jimmy de Passe, Jimmy D’s Car Care, Inc. and all our Platinum Life and our Bronze Members. We appreciate your support!
Orientation is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, at 10:00. Contact Diane Klewenhagen at 951-926-3856 for information regarding orientation.
If you have any questions about membership, feel free to contact me at 619-890-8126 or tandyart@yahoo.com
Tracy Anderson Membership Chairperson
From the Membership Chair
Looks like we made it through EOA successfully.
Moving forward it’s time for everybody to step up and keep all the display panels full once again. Contact me for availability.
I recently spent a day painting display items in the gallery so now all of the pedestals and the bookcase are a bright light color. Additionally, the carpet has been professionally cleaned. Now if everyone could help to keep the gallery clean. We don’t have a trash service so if you generate a lot of trash during a class or while sitting, it would help if you took it with you and disposed of it at home.
Some display panel changes will be coming in July.
Still need somebody to step up as director for next year. Let me know if you are interested. Art
Classes
Advanced Watercolor Instructor: Betty Pilley Class Full—Waiting List at Art Center
Mixed Media/Watercolor Instructor: Miyoko Whittelsey 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 10:00 am-12:30 pm $25 per class
Acrylic Instructor: Miyoko Whittelsey 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 10:00 am-12:30 pm $25 per class
Hemet Sketchers Instructor: Tracy Anderson Tuesdays, 10:00 am-Noon, Locations vary Contact Tracy for details - tandyart@yahoo.com Free
Children’s Clay Class: Ages 8-12 Instructors: Patti Greco and Jose Pacheco Saturdays*, 1:00-3:00 pm $10 per class
(All supplies provided, including clay)
Children’s Draw and Paint Class Instructor: Alison Wieman 3rd & 4th Saturdays of the month, 10:00 am-Noon $10 per class
(All supplies provided)
*No afternoon class the first Saturday of each month.
In the Gallery
Somebody found one of our rocks and posted it on Facebook along with another photo of the label on the back!
FeaturedVickiArtistMoran
Vicki Moran has been a member of Hemet Valley Art Association since retiring in 2014. Her first class at the gallery was pencil drawing, and then she began attending Joyce Thomas’ watercolor workshops.
Somehow she talked her way into Betty Pilley’s advanced watercolor class. She remains a devoted student of Betty’s today and attributes her progress to Betty’s teaching and encouragement.
She has also learned from Robert Willis and Janice Cipriani-Willis.
Currently, Vicki enjoys painting watercolor on Yupo (a plastic paper) and experimenting with charcoal.
Vicki has won numerous Best of Show Awards at HVAA. In addition to HVAA, her work has been displayed at Dorland Mountain Arts, The Merc in Temecula, North Coast Gallery in Carslbad, Redlands Art Association, and Brandon Gallery in Fallbrook.
May Member Competition Winners - Fine Art
Best In Show
Special Theme (Flowers)
1st Betty Pilley, “Magnolia”
- Fine Art: Vicki Moran, “Tip Toe Through the Tulips”
FINE ART WINNERS
Pastel/Drawing
2nd Bob Straubinger, “Flowers in a Vase”
3rd Kathy Schmitt, “In My Garden”
HM Margaret “Peggy” Cooper, “Super Bloom Poppies”
Water Media
1st Sue Jordan, “Change of Seasons”
2nd Betty Pilley, “No Bushes Allowed”
3rd Diane Klewenhagen, “After the Storm”
HM Sherri Domenigoni, “Ramona Awaits Alessandro”
Acrylic/Oil
1st Rosemary Garrison, “Colorful B”
2nd Carolyn Curran, “Flowers Everywhere”
3rd Sherri Domenigoni, “Sponged Sunflower”
HM Opal Larkin, “Crazy Day”
Mixed Media
1st Alison Wieman, “Flowers”
2nd Sue Jordan, “Octopus Garden”
3rd Julie Jernegan, “Old Barn”
HM Eve Khattab, “Ballerina”
1st Alison Wieman, “If the Shoe Fits” 2nd Linda Vivian Baranek, “Butterflies and Dragonflies” 3rd Rosemary Garrison, “Did I Do That?
HM Diane Klewenhagen, “King of the Pride” Miniatures
1st Alison Wieman, “Make a Wish” 2nd Betty Pilley, “A Simple Beauty” 3rd Sue Jordan, “Flowers”
HM Opal Larkin, “Friends” Modernism
1st Betty Pilley, “Abstract Floral” 2nd Lynn Throckmorton, “Desert Ocotilla” 3rd Mike Yeager, “Modern Ballerinas”
HM Cathy Woolery, “Glow”
Sculpture/3D
1st Jenny Gagnon, “Dragonflies” 2nd Art Majerus, “Flowers” 3rd Mike Yeager, “Cats in a Zipper”
May Member Competition Winners - Photography
PHOTOGRAPHY WINNERS Best In Show - Photography: Art Majerus, “Grand Teton Magic”
Special Theme (Flowers)
1st Art Majerus, “Protea Explosion”
2nd Julie Jernegan, “Borrego Springs Flower Blooms””
3rd Sheryl Cooley, “Ranunculus in an Inkwell”
HM Earl McNeese, “Yellow Rose” Anytime/Anyplace
1st Sheryl Cooley, “Spiral Staircase”
2nd Sherri Domenigoni, “Rose After Rain”
3rd Earl McNeese, “Winding River”
HM Lu Majerus, “Fantasy Horse” Living Things
1st Sheryl Cooley, “End of Days”
2nd Art Majerus, “Look at Me”
3rd Sherri Domenigoni, “Sycamore Flicker”
HM Julie Jernegan, ”Gray Heron” Black & White
1st Earl McNeese, “Mystical”
2nd Chris Taylor, “Cookie Day”
3rd Evan Stone, “Sidewalk Flowers”
HM Sherri Domenigoni, “Loving Wide Open Spaces” Digitally Altered
1st Earl McNeese, “Red Beauty”
2nd Sheryl Cooley, “Pop of Red”
3rd Sherri Domenigoni, “Your Forever Bouquet”
HM Art Majerus, “Goblin Valley”
Community Partners
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HEMET, CA 92544
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951-927-2449
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Platinum life Members
Teddie Oatey
Chuck Schoenknecht
Rose Thomas
James Watters
Kathy Schmitt
Lynn & Bob Throckmorton
Sue Jordan & Keith Johnson
Guy Salts
Sheryl Cooley
Earl McNeese
Mike Yaeger
Alison Weiman
Esther Feigenbaum
Bronze Members
Jimmy DePasse
Lois Harris
Richie Locasso
Non-Discrimination, Diversity, Inclusiveness
All people are recognized as unique individuals, and HVAA welcomes the variety of experiences they bring to the Hemet Valley Art Association (HVAA). As such, HVAA requires members and outside instructors and contractors to treat all members, class participants, students, visitors, and others who participate in the life of the organization equally without regard to race, ethnicity, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, native language, religion, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. HVAA strives toward diversity and inclusiveness within and without the organization, recognizing and supporting those who are under-represented in our community and beyond.