July General Meeting Jeni Bates
2025-07-09 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Chaffey Community Museum of Art
You are in for a treat with this multi-talented artist. Jeni, draws, creates, writes poetry with her style she calls “Refracturing” technique. The refracturing collage technique, particularly as described by artist Jeni Bate, involves creating a new artwork by first creating a scene or image (often by painting it multiple times with variations), then cutting it up, and finally reassembling the fragments into a collage.
Key aspects of this technique:

Fragmentation and Reassembly: The core of the technique involves breaking down a cohesive image into pieces (like cutting or tearing), and then reassembling those pieces to create a new composition.
Creating a “Different Version”: The goal is not just to recreate the original image, but to transform it into something new and different through the process of fracturing and reassembly.
Abstraction and Energy: This technique can abstract the original image, giving it a more dynamic and energetic quality.
Application: While Bate’s definition focuses on the wholesale reworking of a single image, the technique can also be applied to individual elements within a larger collage.

August General Meeting with Christine White using Oils
2025-08-13 09:30 - 12:00
Christine White is a painter and naturalist. She holds a Masters in Geography from University of South Carolina, and moved to Redlands, California to work for a mapping software company. In 2019, she left the tech industry to pursue art full time, with a personal mission to use her paintings to build kinder bonds with the people, creatures,
and places we encounter. Lately she has been creating art using items we normally discard: plastic; fabric; scraps; old wiring. The challenge is to incorporate these materials mindfully so the result is a beautiful piece that just happens to be made from trash. In addition to creating her art, Christine also juries art shows, models for life drawing classes, teaches painting workshops, and is on the art teaching staff at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Lodge. She is an artist in residence at The Los Angeles Makery.

September General Meeting CAT DAY with Ketih Klingonsmith
2025-09-10 09:30 - 12:00
Our September Meeting is C A T DAY is CREATING ART TOGETHER This event was Inspired by past president Steve Loya.
So, bring your watercolor paints, pencils or pens, or any supplies you need and plan on creating with your fellow members. This event always is a popular one which gives us time to chat and create art and get to know one another better. Even if you don’t want to do your art, come anyway as it is always fun to just chat with your art friends. Keith will give us a brief overview of his art career and then walk among us for tips and pointers and create on his own.

October General Meeting Ray Tucker
2025-10-09 09:30 - 12:00 | Chaffey Community Museum of Art
Join us this HALLOWEEN MONTH, with artist, Ray Tucker as he paints and talks about being ‘true to
yourcreative self’. Ray has vast experience, an AAIE Honorary Member former AAIE President, and
art instructor and studio owner. After teaching at Mt. San Antonio College for over 40 years,
it was time for Ray to discover who he really was as an artist. An accumulated art supply was perfect for
mixed creativity. Ray will be discussing why we create art, how to discover your style, being mindful of
your process and how your art is a reflection of your life experiences. Bring a clip board & soft graphite
Pencil. Ray has a fun exercise for our members to participate in….for a PRIZE!

Holiday Expressions Art Show
2025-11-06 - 2025-12-04 | Rancho Cucamonga Community Center @ Central Park, 11200 Baseline Rd, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91701, United States
Holiday Expressions Show Flyer pdf
Join in this wonderful holiday ,Open Theme, any size, AAIE art show at Central Park Rancho Cucamonga
Take in Nov 6 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Take Down Dec 4 11:00am to 4:00 pm
TO PARTICIPATE : Please email or text Hollie with your Name, Title of Art Piece/s , sales price of NFS and your daytime phone contact to Hollie at : htwin4@hotmail.com or Cell 909 772-7006.

November General Meeting with Sherif Hakeem using White Chalk on Black
2025-11-12 09:30 - 12:00
Charcoal Portraits that bring awareness to endangered wildlife.
Hyper-realism at its best

Holiday Party Pot Luck
2025-12-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Pechez’s Home, 5018 Crestview Place, Alta Loma, CA, 91701, United States
You can download our Dec 2025 Newsletter for more information
10:00 to ? 3:00 ish if you wish
Come join us at Pechez’s beautiful home at 5018 Crestview Alta Loma, CA 91701. Map below
Bring:

A favorite brunch dish or treat for Pot Luck
One art gift for exchanging. Often this is something you made but need not be.
Your best holiday spirit to share food and have fun with your AAIE friends

January General Meeting, Elizabeth Tucker: Plallette Color Mixing
2026-01-07 09:30 - 12:00 | Chaffey Community Museum of Art, 217 S Lemon Ave, Ontario,, CA, 91784, United States
Want more control over your painting palette? Tired of only getting mud or colors with less vibrance? Elizabeth will discuss the color wheel to help us develop a more thorough understanding of color, how to choose our colors, and how to mix them to give us the broadest range of color and value.

February General Meeting with Karen Clark Watercolorist
2026-02-11 09:30 - 12:00 | Chaffey Community Museum of Art, 217 S Lemon Ave, Ontario,, CA, 91784, United States
We are in for a treat. Don’t miss this session with Karen Clark as she shares her tips and techniques using watercolor. Karen is a watercolorist but also has a master’s degree in Fiber from UCLA and does beautiful weaving. She teaches two watercolor classes a week at Central Park Rancho Cucamonga and loves sharing her knowledge with her students. Her beautiful watercolor art can be seen both in local and internationally galleries. Today’s demonstration will focus on watercolor techniques that help an artist achieve realistic images in a much easier, faster and clearest way.

March 2026 General Meeting with JoAnn Formia
2026-03-11 09:30 - 12:00 | Chaffey Community Museum of Art
This month Associated Artists of the Inland Empire proudly presents fine art artist JoAnn Formia, watercolorist. Her artistic journey is a testament to passion, perseverance, and a lifelong love for painting. Joann has won numerous awards from art organizations in the Inland Valley and southland. She serves on the Watercolor West Board of Directors and holds Signature Membership in the following Organizations: American Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society, California Watercolor Association, San Diego Watercolor Society, Watercolor West (Master). Joann attributes her in growth and inspiration with art through her fabulous opportunity over the years to travel and work with many iconic painters. What a treat to hear about her journey in art and the valuable gathered tidbits of knowledge and techniques gleaned along the way.
