Associated Artists of the Inland Empire

Artist Reception for "ARTFUL EXPRESSIONS"
2023-07-09 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Upland Public Library, 217 N. Lemon, Ontario, CA, 91761, United States
ARTFUL EXPRESSIONS FLIER
Join our Artist Reception for family and friends in honor of our talented AAIE artists. Also, find out who the judges selected as our Top 10 AAIE Excellence in Art and 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners.

General Meeting: Outing at California Botanical Gardens
2023-06-14 09:30 - 12:30 | California Botanical Gardens, 1500 N. College Ave, Claremont, 91711
A day to walk and enjoy the beauty of being outdoors with friends. Bring your camera or your plein air art tools and enjoy the lovely setting. We will meet at the Admission Kiosk at 9;30 AM. The garden recommends that public visitors pre-purchase tickets online at https://www.calbg.org. However, you can do it at the Kiosk, too.
Adult admission $10.00. Seniors 65+$6.001500 N. College Ave. Claremont. 909 25 877
Go up the pathway and ramp to the Eastside of the Admin Bldg where there are tables and seating. At 9:45 one of the Staff members will give a 5-10 minute talk on the gardens. After the meeting, you can freely wander about the gardens painting, sketching, and/or photographing.

AAIE "Artful Expressions" Art Show: Display at CCMA
2023-05-21 - 2023-06-02 | Upland Public Library, 217 N. Lemon, Ontario, CA, 91761, United States
This art show is for AAIE members only. The show is open for artworks May 15 to June 2. CCMA Display will run June 22 through Sept 23. You will not want to miss entering this show.

General Meeting: Pechez Sepehri
2023-05-10 09:30 - 23:30 | Upland Public Library, 217 N. Lemon, Ontario, CA, 91761, United States
Pechez will share with us the skill of using the Fan Brush to create fantasy art. Come join us to be inspired to create art. You can view more of Pechez’s art techniques on youtube at ART by PECHEZ.
Pechez was born in San Diego Ca. but raised in the Pacific Northwest with family in Oregon and Idaho where the wildlife and western Country lifestyle had an impact on her artwork. As a kid, she drew on everything from wood to hollowed-out eggshells. In High School, thanks to her art professor Mrs. Parks she got an Art scholarship to B.S.U. in Idaho. As an adult, she had the opportunity to travel throughout the U.S. and overseas and paint for private collectors. Painting mostly in oil paint Pechez also has works in watercolor and Acrylic. Inspired as a kid by the works of Penny Anne Cross, Pechez painted many American Indian women and then her work evolved more towards the American cowgirl. These are represented in her P.M.S. series that play on her married initials and the female condition. In these works, you will find the initials in some parts of the painting.

General Meeting: Joe Oakes
2023-04-12 09:30 - 23:30 | Upland Public Library, 217 N. Lemon, Ontario, CA, 91761, United States
Join AAIE members to hear award-winning artist Joe A. Oakes in a fun, info-packed, painting demonstration. Watch and learn as Joe discusses how he uses bright, bold, unexpected colors to transform ordinary images into extraordinary art. Joe will discuss valuable art principles and important painting techniques that support all painting media and skill levels.

General Meeting: CAT DAY- Creating Art Together
2023-03-08 09:30 - 23:30 | Upland Public Library, 217 N. Lemon, Ontario, CA, 91761, United States
Creating Art Together (CAT) day is a fun experience for all. Bring your art tools and supplies and sit with friends outside on the patio at CCMA to create your art, or do plein air painting or drawing of a few table top displays we will have up, or just visit with the artists as they work on their craft.
This is always a fun event. Don’t miss it.

Membership Drive with Virtual Art Show
2023-03-02 - 2023-03-31 | Upland Library, 450 N. Euclid Ave, upland, CA, 91786, United States
The website is now accepting memberships and Art Images . The deadline is March 31st. This is using our new Art Show Software which was gifted to us by a grant from the Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation. We will have a public Viewing of winners at the Upland Library in April.

General Meeting: Demonstration of Golden Art Products
2023-02-08 09:30 - 11:30 | Upland Public Library, 217 N. Lemon, Ontario, CA, 91761, United States
Join us as Golden Representative, Kathryn Elliot Duncan, shares with us the latest and most popular Golden’s art products. This is always a fun meeting with many new tips for artists and often free samples to enjoy.

General Meeting: Karen Clark : Weaving Demonstration
2023-01-11 09:30 - 11:30 | Upland Public Library, 217 N. Lemon, Ontario, CA, 91761, United States

AAIE Holiday Brunch Party
2022-12-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Pechez’s Home, 5018 Crestview Place, Alta Loma, CA, 91701, United States
Come Join the Holiday gathering at Pechez’s Home
5018 Crestview Place
Alta Loma, 91701
Bring a wrapped art piece (Maybe something you made) for the Gift Exchange
And a Brunch Finger Food Dish
RSVP (661) 433-0501 OR pechezsepehri@gmail.com

General Meeting : Chick Curtis Demonstration
2022-11-09 09:30 - 11:30 | Upland Public Library, 217 N. Lemon, Ontario, CA, 91761, United States
You will not want to miss talented Riverside oil painter Chick Curtis’s demonstration. He writes that his art contains work from studio drawings, paintings, photographs, sketches, memory, and pure imagination. His art tells stories without words: sometimes strangely, occasionally with humor, often with beauty, and always with joy and wonderment. He paints daily and states” I paint enthusiastically, Curiously incessantly, appreciatively, and happily”.

General Meeting at the "John Rains House "
2022-10-12 10:00 - 12:00
IMPORTANT: TO ATTEND PLEASE RSVP Mark at 909-996-2014.
Come Join AAIE member Artists at the John Rains House (est. 1860) for our General Meeting on Wednesday October 12 from 10am (when gate opens) till noon. We will have a 15-minute meeting then a tour by the curator of the museum/house and surrounding gardens after which we’re able to plein air paint, sketch and photograph the facilities until 3pm when it closes. This is free to members, any other guests will pay
$5 or $4 for seniors. A list of attendees will be submitted to museum staff.The address is 8810 Hemlock St.

Event on Thursday-Frank Carrillo- Paper Mache Demo
2022-09-15 09:30 - 11:30 | Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 South Euclid Ave, Ontario, CA, 91762, United States
I began sculpting when I saw a video of Dan Reeder making a dragon. I noticed on the video the artist made the dragons the same way I made my children’s piñatas. After making my first dragon, my family and I were shocked at how good it was. It began as a hobby on my days off from managing a pharmacy some 5 years ago. Now I want to dedicate my entire time to sculpting and teaching how to make these mythical creations. I still make piñatas but only to teach parents and children how to make them both on our YouTube channel and in person.
My work has been featured at museums, libraries, schools, and even the renaissance Fairies in Wisconsin and Irwindale. I have also used my dragons to read children’s dragon books to help the school bring more involvement from parents in their children’s reading. The Ontario Museum of History and Art has showcased my artwork for three different years; this is very special to me because my family gets to see my sculptures displayed professionally at an amazing Museum. However, my most memorable accomplishment is donating two large-scale dragons to help raise money for pancreatic cancer research. I drove the dragons from Pomona to Seattle non-stop and when arriving there were news channels waiting for me. I forgot I was tired and enjoyed every minute of that warm welcome. The project was named “Diagon Alley Project” and it drew thousands of people daily to see the Harry Potter replica at a father’s driveway with dragons from Los Angeles. The project helped raise $45,000 and the memories are priceless.
My work is mixed media with the primary forms being Paper Mache and air dry clay. I also use my daughter’s old bedsheets to create a leather-like texture. My goal in every piece is to leave the viewer wondering what medium was used as I pursue the most realistic look with the acrylic finish.
Please support me by subscribing to my YouTube channel @dynamicmache
Thank you, Frank Carrillo

ART AND CHALK FESTIVAL
2022-09-03 11:00 - 16:00
. Join our AAIE members when they demonstrate from 1-3:00.

CCMA Private Gallery Tour with Wendy Slatkin
2022-08-10 11:45 - 13:00 | Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 South Euclid Ave, Ontario, CA, 91762, United States
You will not want to miss this special event right after our AAIE meeting. At 11:45, We will join up with other AAIE members as we walk across the street with Wendy for a CCMA gallery tour of two current exhibits: Then and Now Women Artists of the Pomona Valley, and Founding a Legacy.

Linda Garcia-Dahle: Oil Painting Demo
2022-08-10 09:30 - 11:30 | Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 South Euclid Ave, Ontario, CA, 91762, United States
Artist Biography – Linda Garcia-Dahle
Linda Garcia-Dahle, a California native, is following in the footsteps of her Father and Grandfather. Her Grandfather was an active trompe l’oeil muralist in Los Angeles in the early part of the 20th century. Her Father, when not working to provide for a large family, became an amateur photographer. Both their passion and love for art was fully instilled into her from a young age. One of her favorite memories is sitting with both them in her family’s patio and discussing the best way to work on a painting’s perspective.
Linda earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the California State University at Long Beach, where she found herself influenced by the artists of the Impressionists, Realists and Hudson River School of Arts, who placed much emphasis on light and the emotions it can invoke in a painting. It’s this love of capturing light and its interplay with shadow and color on a canvas to create a mood that drives her work in oil painting. To achieve this elusive light/shadow effect, Linda has continually worked on perfecting an oil painting glazing technique to great success.
Her artwork has won numerous awards over the years. In 2019 she had the honor of being invited by the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation in connection with the Smithsonian Institute to participate in their “Preserving Creative Spaces exhibit”, which featured notable artists from across America in their homes or studios, along with photos of regional artists.
She has had a painting acquired for permanent display at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History for their Bird Gallery and two paintings acquired by the Sasse Museum of Art for inclusion in its collection of work by Southern California artists.
Linda currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Pomona Valley Art Association.
Linda is a member of the Pomona Valley Art Association, the IE Plein Air Painters Society and the International Guild of Realism.
You can view more of Linda’s work at www.lindagarciadahle.com and at www.pvaaonline.myshopify.com/collections/linda-garcia-dahle

Board Meeting
2022-07-21 09:30 - 22:30 | ZOOM

Susan Linn - Art History: Impressionism to Modernism
2022-07-13 09:30 - 11:30 | Ontario Museum of History and Art, 225 South Euclid Ave, Ontario, CA, 91762, United States
Come join us at the Ontario Museum of History and Art (OMHA) for a morning of art history from Impressionism to Modernism, with an emphasis on painting, sculpture and architecture.
Susan Linn is a fulltime Elementary and High School teacher in Orange County. She works in a private school, which allows her the flexibility to teach Elementary, Jr. High and High School Art and history for the past 25 years. She works with a program known as Meet the Master’s. This program is comprised four age-appropriate artistic levels which introduces K-6th graders to seven famous, and different artists/artistic styles each year. I have had the privilege to instill a love for the arts in thousands of my students throughout the years and continue to do so. We have students whose works are entered into the Orange County Arts for All, which features over 1000 works yearly at South Coast Plaza/Crystal Court and some are then chosen to be judged and shown at the Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach each year.
She currently spends most of her day in the high school, and work for the College Board teaching Advanced Placement (College Level) AP Art History, AP European History and AP World History for the last 23 years. I have also led a dozen student and adult custom tours (2 to 3 weeks in summer) to the East Coast and Europe, where I specialize in taking my groups to the various tourist destinations, and those off the beaten track. Understanding the purpose of architecture, painting and sculpture in the world makes history come alive. Both my husband Tim and I have also traveled extensively and continue to do so.
She stumbled into the Arts quite unexpectedly, after starting out in the Sciences. I believe that art has a universal language, purpose and can unite people from all walks of life. My goal is to be an instrument/vehicle to help my students develop an understanding, along with a global appreciation for the various artists and artistic styles in the world in which we live.

AAIE 3rd Annual Creating Art Together
2022-06-08 09:30 - 11:30 | Rancho Cucamonga Community Center @ Central Park, 11200 Baseline Rd, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91701, United States

Roxanne Tamberem - monotype
2022-05-10 09:30 - 10:30 | ZOOM
Roxanne Tamberen was born in Upland, California. She was educated at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where she majored in painting. Roxanne’s medium is the monotype, which is a very unique way of making a one of a kind painting. The scene is painted on plexiglass in oil or ink, and the artist rubs out the white areas so that those areas show through to the paper, once the ink or paint has been transferred from the plexiglass onto the paper with a roller press.
Each time the painting is “pulled”, it is a thrill and surprise to see the effect of this rubbing out process, and Roxanne feel so fortunate to have a printing press and the knowledge of this unique medium to share with her audience her love of color and shape, as well as this unique vision she loves to share of outdoor travel.

Community Arts Festival
2022-04-30 11:00 - 16:00 | Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, 12505 Cultural Center Dr, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91739, United States

Ray Tucker - Acrylics
2022-04-13 09:30 - 11:00 | ZOOM
Ray Tucker, award winning artist, is demonstrator for several art associations and an instructor in Acrylics. Ray’s main interest is landscapes, and all are the product of his own imagination. For over 30 years he has been an instructor of Floral Design and taught on MTSAC Campus, Diamond Bar, and La Verne Community Centers.
Also, owner of ‘Ray’s Creations’, Ray’s Gallery and Workshop Studio keep him prolific in his instruction and creations of art. Currently, Ray offers an enjoyable, online weekly acrylic zoom class on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m.—11:30 am. Fee is $25.00 .
Ray is a past president of AAIE, and we are proud to have him demonstrate at our April Zoom meeting, “Exploring Acrylic Enhancements.” Join the demonstration and explore acrylic paint pens, 3-D acrylic paints, and sprays.

Members Sharing Art
2022-03-09 09:30 - 11:30 | ZOOM
Members join our meeting on March 9th at 9:30am to share your methods and art.

Jeni Bate: Refractured Watercolor Technique
2022-02-09 09:30 - 10:30 | ZOOM
Join us on Zoom as Jeni shares her signature refractured watercolor technique.
“I paint the skies with peace and passion, because that’s the way they paint me.”

Jeni Bate lives in Salton City, California – though she grew up in Wales. As a child, she enjoyed painting, but as a teenager art gave way to academics.
In 2001, Jeni was working on photography but soon had an epiphany: “Now, you have to paint!” . She subsequently studied in evening classes and at a teaching studio to hone her skills. One of the things that allowed Jeni to develop her voice quickly was having teachers who taught materials handling and composition, but not style; why, not just how. These are important aspects of her own teaching.
The sky is her primary subject – both now and in childhood paintings.
Jeni began painting in watercolor, subsequently adding acrylics and oils. A series of errors progressed into her signature refractured watercolor technique. She later met quilters who likened her reorganized images to ‘refractured quilting’, so she stole the word.
As the years have progressed she developed her technique to meld acrylic with refractured watercolor and frequently adding poetry, written for and included in the painting. Poetry was part of her Welsh cultural heritage and this is one of three ways that she puts the two sides of her creativity together. Her work continues to develop towards more abstract compositions. Occasional workshops and technique specific lessons (e.g. learning how to use a jigsaw) have influenced her progress.
Jeni believes that her role as an artist is to make people think twice about the sky. How it works, how we underappreciate and pollute it, and how it is ultimately, where we live.
P.O. Box 5239
Salton City, CA 92275
(310) 720-1552
skyscapesforthesoul@gmail.com
www.skyscapesforthesoul.com

Linda Caplette: Glass Artistry Demonstration
2022-01-12 09:30 - 10:30 | ZOOM
Join us on Zoom as Linda shows off excellent examples of her work, and how she designs and assembles in her workshop.
Born in North Carolina and raised in California, Linda Caplette came from an artistic family and hence inherited her artistic flair, which encompasses more than her passion of stained glass artistry.
For over thirty years Linda has honed her craft and now sells her beautiful creations online.
Since retiring from the business industry ten years ago, her efforts have been focused on improving her techniques while incorporating strength into her projects and branching out to three-dimensional pieces. Linda not only repairs the glass work of others, but designs original panels, bringing her multiple skills and visions to life. Examples of her glass pieces can be viewed or purchased on her website: https://capletteartistry.com/
Free for members. $3 for non-members.
