Pat Meick Artist of the Month Oct 20 - Nov 15

See her work at the Sidney Public Library and the Cheyenne County Community Center

October 20 - November 15

Cheyenne County Art Guild member Pat Meick of Gurley has been chosen Artist of the Month.  Meick's favorite media is oil painting, but she is an accomplished award-winning artist creating artwork in various media.  She enjoys working in pencil, colored pencil, watercolor, pastels, and experimenting with any media.  "I have found it very interesting and challenging to find the technique and results of the different media," she stated.  Therefore, she has enjoyed taking many workshops and trying the warm, cool, lights, darks, blending, and mixing - all evolving to come together to make a picture of her own.

Meick has served as Vice President and Treasurer of the CCAG as well as served on various guild committees throughout the years.  In addition she has benefited the Gurley community with her interest and skills and is currently working with the Gurley Centennial Committee.  She also has instructed and encouraged the Girl Scouts from Gurley with their yearly special art project.

She recently enjoyed a tour through a bronze foundry in Loveland, CO, and Fall Colors Tour up Pourdre Canyon for research for future artistic endeavors.  Meick is currently working on tole paintings for Christmas. 

Her artwork has been on exhibit and won awards at various art shows including the Cheyenne County Fair, Holyoke, CO Art Show, Carnegie Art Center in Alliance, NE, the McCook Community College Show, McCook, NE, Scottsbluff Art Gallery, the Association of Nebraska Art Clubs show, the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Art Competition, the Yuma Art Show, Yuma, CO, and the CCAG Spring Art Show in Sidney, NE.

Pat Meick's water color painting "Iris" is on display at the Sidney Public Library.  The public is encouraged to view this fine artwork.  In addition, more of her fine paintings may be viewed at the Cheyenne County Community Center through November 15, 2011

CCAG Meeting: October 10, 7:00 p.m. Community Center

The next meeting of the CCAG will be Oct 10, at the Community Center starting at 7:00.  "White on Black" is the theme for this month.  Ron Nordyke will be doing a presentation - "White on Black"
 

Message from Ron:

"If you have a white charcoal pencil &/or some dark grey or black paper that would be fine.   Otherwise I plan on having wharever we need.   I'm also bringing chrome, glass, and metal objects which work the best for this project.   If anyone has "special" objects of this type that they prefer to draw for this project that's great.    Thanks,   Ron"

I you didn't make it to the last meeting, Amy introduced a cool guild project - "The Star Spangled Banner".  She still has several verses left and will have those at our Oct 10th meeting for anyone who would like to participate.

Hope to see you on the 10th!!!

Sheila Phelps:  CCAG President

P.S.  The art teaser words drawn for the month are

• Plants
• Deep Purple
• Concert
• Limited by Night
• Wizard of Oz
• Clocks or Watches

"Art is the window to the soul"

ANAC Traveling Show

Sidney Public Library from Oct 1 - Oct 22
ANAC (Association of Nebraska Art Clubs) was created in 1965.  It is the only state organization in the United States that joins art clubs throughout the state into one club.  ANAC clubs host a convention every year in June.  Artwork selected from the spring shows across the state are displayed, and a nationally known artist judges and awards selected work to be displayed across the state in the traveling shough throughout the year.

CCAG member Nancy Dee's artwork was selected to be a part of the ANAC traveling show.  See her work, and the work of other talented arts from across the state at the Sidney Public Library.

There are 39 Nebraska art clubs that belong to ANAC
ANAC Website