Purpose / Mission

The Portrait and Figure Society of SW Florida, Inc has been established to:

IMPORTANT:

Our 1023 non-profit status is pending as of 9/15/08. Total application (1lbs 3 oz heavy) to the IRS in Covington, KY. This means that as of today - the date count stamp of the post office - is the time line for any sponsor, who would like to assist PFPS in their program development. Donations as tax deducation would be affective as of that time. Please send any monetary donations to the:

Portrait and Figure Painters Society of SW Florida, Inc.

attn: Treasurer

17545 Butler Road

S Fort Myers, FL 33967

           April 14th, 2099- FREE DEMO PORTRAIT/FULL FIGURE

                                    with NEIL WALLING,

                             at Robb & Stucky in Ft. Myers, Rt. 41

                                              Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 noon

April

15, 16, 17

APRIL 15, 16, 17, 2009

The Portrait and Figure Painters Society of SW Florida, Inc. PROUDLY   ANNOUNCES -

       For Artists, Students, Members, Residents and out of Towner’s

3-Day OIL & ACRYLIC, PAINTING/DRAWING  

PORTRAIT and Figure WORKSHOP

painting from Photographs, etc. t/b/a

WITH NEIL WALLING,

PFPS Member, Fine Artist and Ex-Designor

‘First Come, First Served’ – APPLICATIONS TAKEN NOW

Where: locally t/b/a

Call Renate M Reuter 239-481-2081

for your reservation and for directions

Deposit: $40 to hold your spot.and to obtain supply listing call 239-481-2081

Duration: 3 Days 2-DAY BASICS, 2-DAYS PORTRAIT and FULL FIGURE

     Start Time: 9:30 am to 12:00 noon

                       1:00 pm until 4:30 pm

Bring two gesso'd medium size canvases or equal  

Refreshments will be served

Demonstration Painting - Oil - Finish

 Student painting - individual help

 Final critique of student paintings

 Cost: t/b/a

Class size - limit of 18

Minimum: t/b/a

Note: Neil will also give a similar workshop on March 5, 6, 7 for and at the Fort Myers Beach Art Association, and a Demo on March 1st, 2009.                                  Call Tel.: Karen Borden: 239-463-0343

Dates

    From-To 

Completed

11/15/08

 Portrait Society of America (PSA)     

The Portrait Society of America Invited to

2-day Portrait Academy in Sarasota, Florida at the Southern Atelier on November 14 & 15, 2008, featured accomplished artist Master Douglas Flynt.

                               Douglas Flynt

10/1/08 to

11/15/08

Completed

Douglas Flynt:

Assisted the Portrait Society of America and the Southern Atelier with distribution of scholarship possibility by informing schools/colleges/ unversities; attn: Art Teachers:

Register at least 5 of your students by October 17, 2008 who are able to attend the

Douglas Flynt's Friday evening demonstration on November 14, 2008 at

Charles Miano’s Southern Atelier in Sarasota, FL, and you will receive complimentary registration.

‘First Come, First Served.’

10/6-10/08

Completed

5-Day Landscape and Palette Knives Workshop in Oil with Greg Biolchini at his studio completed.

10/15/08

Completed

FGCU had a special “unveiling” ceremony and  the faculty and staff presented Dr. Pegnetter, *FGCU's Founder of their Lutgert Business College with the portrait

From left to right:   Dr. Lee Duffus, Dr. Richard Pegnetter, Greg Biolchini, Renate M Reuter

On Wednesday, October 15 from 4-5 p.m. in the Lutgert Hall Atrium located on the first floor - FGCU invited us, Greg and I, to be special guests for our work to paint and assist. Greg did the portrait and I facilitated it. We were also invited to the October 30th Grand Opening celebration of FGCU's Lutgert Business College

Completed

11/22/08

PORTRAIT AND FIGURE PAINTERS SOCIETY

OF  SW FLORIDA, INC.

  Proudly presented

Contemporary Classical Portrait Worksho in Ft. Myers, Florida

With Master Charles Miano of The Southern Atelier and Life Models

For All Artists and Students – Residents and out of Towner’s

November 20, 21, 22 – 2008, Time: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm (1/2 hr. lunch)

  Charlie Miano Portrait Workshop in Ft. Myers

3-DAY  PORTRAIT PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH LIFE MODELS

Location:   Covenant Presbyterian Church, Ft. Myers, FL, 2439 McGregor Blvd.

(One block from the Edison Estates on right coming from Summerlin. Church’s Rear Entrance, Coming off Highway 41 onto McGregor Blvd on right, one block passed Edison Estates on left)

Please access Charles' website at:

 www.thesouthernatelier.org or e-mail: charliemiano@aol.com

                    All Media Open Sessions at the Southern Atelier                     

Open studio:

Portrait: Thursdays 1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m.

Figure:Thursdays 6:00p.m. – 9:00p.m. 

Figure/Portrait Long pose:Saturdays 9:30a.m – 12:30p.m

                                                              Open Studio Fee: $10                                    

Dates

    From-To 

Tax Deductible Donations as of 9/15/08

Non-Profit Application sent and received by Government. Post-date stamp of 9/15/08 is important for any tax-deductible donation. PFPS has been operating since October 2007 as a 'non-profit organization'

This is a newspaper column for information

----­ Art Group taps Future Masters in Southwest Florida----

Portrait and Figure Painters Society of SW Florida, Inc. (PFPS)

 It’s the goal of the ‘Portrait and Figure Painters Society of SW Florida Inc.‘or ‘PFPS’  to reach talented youth and adults to provide a creative outlet to find those rare and exquisite skills.

Founded in 2007 to foster classic and contemporary painting in various forms, the group’s founder and president, Renate M Reuter, said traditional art is enjoying revival among southwest Florida artists, but many with hidden talents lack exposure and promotion due to funding issues and other diversions.

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It is anticipated that the group will receive its nonprofit status in the coming year. Reuter expects that scholarships and other learning tools will become available to gifted students and artists.  Reuter, a former corporate buyer, a publicist, and artist living in Ft. Myers, where her group is based hopes to find these people like a ‘talent search.’

Classicism is mostly defined by the Renaissance era, a period in the 16th and 17th centuries when painting, sculpture and other art forms took on a refined and structural orderliness. The use of geometry and grids, rigorous discipline and the formation of schools of art and music was found mostly in the Italian genre. Michelangelo’s works in oil and sculpture, for example, are as exquisitely detailed and emancipating today as they were then.

Although some schools and groups focus on classic arts, the style has largely been relegated to museums and private collections, where patrons stand before these artistic shrines in appreciative awe. In order to revive interest and provide an avenue for aspiring and cross-generational local artists, the Portrait and Figure Painters Society of SW Florida offers instructive “art-talk” meetings, forums, workshops, exhibitions, promotions and other outlets for those practicing various forms of traditional art. The group recently hosted a well-attended and highly educational oil and/or chalk portrait workshop held by Sarasota Master Realist Charlie Miano. Renowned Master Artists Douglas Flynt and Greg Biolchini are consulting honorary members of PFPS’s organizational board.

In 2009, the art group has scheduled a Jan. 16, 'Editorial Election 2008 History’ drawing/ and PowerPoint show (adults and youth) with acclaimed News-Press cartoonist Doug MacGregor (drawing is the foundation of great art.)

Upcoming Workshops:

• Oil portrait workshops are scheduled for next February and March, featuring Ft. Myers artist and Master Greg Biolchini at his Lake Front Studio.
• In April we have planned a 3-day Portrait & Figure Workshop with Neil Walling  place t/b/d
• A Red Chalk Portrait Drawing Workshop - a Renaissance Technique with  Master Charles Miano in April, 2009.  Place t/b/d

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     Red Chalk Drawing by Charles Miano

The group’s mission is sure to accelerate with new awareness and programs, Reuter said.

Traditional art “has an important place in southwest Florida,” she said.

“We’re very excited about the future.”

Portrait and Figure Society of SW Florida, Inc.’ timetables, contacts and details are available at www.nadifineart.com or by calling (239) 481-2081

Members may have their paintings on PFPS publications - FREE

For Marketing and Publication purpose all members given the opportunity to supply a photo of their best painting to be included into the new brochure updates for various distributions. Picture may be send via e-mail at a reduced size.

Email sent to all members on 11/13/08

Accumulate Points towards Free Workshops and Special Events

• Now that we have completed our first year of existence, we’ll be having workshops and events for which we, PFPS, will need volunteer assistance. To start out, I’ll advice’ when and what’ will be needed for each event. Any assistance will accumulate into points which will lead to a free workshop once mandatory points have been reached and recorded.

Please let me know if you are interested to assist.

Finding the Protegee.

Discuss with our art board of advisers and schools, what standards we need to establish for selecting those special students that can be classifies as “Protegee”!  Also to determine how we as an organization can advance these people with special talents!

• Meeting with Schools and Visual Art Teachers

'Art Talk' at Sunshine Galleries in N. Ft. Myers

At our upcoming meetings, members and guests will be asked to speak and share their experiences. Also to offer ideas on topics for the future and or provide tips for art production. They may speak or submit written suggestions about all other art related information that can benefit the attendees.

Ongoing

1/16/09

at 3:00p-4:30pm

E-mail sent to Big Arts:

Future Exhibition

Dear Big Arts, as we talked yesterday, the Portrait and Figure Painters Society of SW Florida Inc. is interested to participate with you and one of your exhibits during the months of 09 and 010. Once the applications are ready, please send one to us.

Email sent to all members on 11/13/08

Accumulating Points towards Assistance for Free Workshops and Events

Now that we have completed our first year of existence, we’ll be having workshops and events for which we, PFPS, will need volunteer assistance. To start out, I’ll advice’ when and what’ will be needed for each event. Any assistance will accumulate into points which will lead to a free workshop once required points have been reached.

Please let me know if you are interested to paraticipate- Tel.: 239-481-2081.  

E-mail sent 1/13/08 to the City of Ft. Myers, Edison Celebration of Arts and daas Gallery:

Wishful Thinking

• 'It would be great if we had a LARGE PLACE art establishment for all various arts, in various styles, medium, and to also include PFPS (as in NYC, Sarasota) . It will make Ft. Myers known also for its arts and culture. It  certainly would attract all types of artists and include the traditional and contemporary arts and bring revenue to the city.

• Don’t forget there are many art styles and media to consider – to also name us - the Portrait and Figure Painters Society of SW Florida, Inc.

Art Shows are presently held at the Edison Restaurant, near the Edison Estate on McGregor Blvd. on every 4th Thursday of each month,

To All Our PSA and PFPS Members, Artists, Teachers and Students, please note below message from Kerry Vosler, Ambassador of the Portrait Society of America, which is very deep and reminds us all that despite of all bad times ‘ART WILL SURVIVE’ and will continue to educate us and our children (R. Reuter)

From: voslerportraitfl@aol.com [mailto:voslerportraitfl@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 9:47 AM
To: voslerportraitFL@aol.com
Subject: Message fromFlorida Ambassador PSofA

Dear Florida Members of the Portrait Society of America:

As the Holidays come and go and the New Year begins I hope you will take time to reflect on how far you have come in your personal careers. 

These are not the first tough times artists have struggled through.  All through history there have been artists who faced deplorable circumstances. The Russian Realists were highly disciplined artists who went through periods of political harassment.    In 1941 when the Nazis invaded Russia, Stalin's government evacuated the most revered artists and students from the Surikov, to safety in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.   The train ride was hard enough but when they arrived they nearly starved to death and some actually did die.  They persisted and some of the most beautiful works of art were created in the most severe circumstances. 

People will conserve during times likes these.  But they are still thinking about commissioning that portrait or purchasing another work of art for their personal collection.  I urge you continue to paint and be prepared for the upswing.  Even in a global recession we can take time to improve and strengthen our vision for our paintings.   

Kerry Vosler
Florida Ambassador
Portrait Society of America  

PFPS's Member Neil Walling's First Prize Winner at the Ft. Beach Art Association's Fall Show painted in oil.

Non-instructed Life Drawing Open Studio, Fridays, 9 to Noon at BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Rd., Sanibel, 239-395-0900, www.bigarts.org.  Beginners to advanced artists.  Bring your own materials.  No oil paints.  Model fee included in registration. 

Jamie Golob - PFPS's Vice President and Assistant

Jamie holds a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts. She is a proficient Teacher, Model, Artist for Fine Arts, Large Murals and Paintings. Jamie has recently accepted the art teacher position at the Lexington Country Club in Ft. Myers. She has also accepted a part-time art teaching position at the Quality Life Center in Ft. Myers.

Please contact Jamie at: 239-471-2490.

Workshop

11/08

Charlie Miano's 3-Day Portrait Workshop in Ft. Myers

11-20 through 11-22

Thank you for putting together such a good workshop. The facility was first rate, as were the participants. Charlie Miano made 3 full days of instruction, demonstration and practice move so quickly, that it was hard to realize how much ground we had covered in what turned out to be ONLY 3 days! I was impressed at the organization it took to pull it all together, not only from the instructional standpoint, but the logistics of finding space, locating students, and feeding us all so well.

Everything about the workshop was truly professional, and should make you proud of your efforts.

Daphne Hammond

Charlie Miano's Workshop in Ft. Myers on 11/20-11/22.

"Thank you again - today was such wonderful fun. Charlie is an excellent artist and teacher- so talented! The entire event was incredibly organized and well structured. You did a great job! Everything seems to be going very well - and what a perfect find Rick and Mimi were. Charlie seemed quite pleased - Rick has great facial structure."

Jamie Golob