DFAAnews
April 2025
The Dunwoody Fine Art Association (DFAA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to:
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Promote fine art in the Dunwoody, GA area
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Encourage its artists to exhibit their art
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Support each other in their creativity and self-expression through lectures, critiques, workshops and exhibits
THOUGHT OF THE MONTH
“The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.” Claude Monet
Direct inquiries to the DFAAnews editor:
Susan Gallo suegallo@comcast.net
Deadline for news items - 15th of each month
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IMPORTANT DATES
April 2 - Monthly Meeting, 9:30
April 9 - Board Meeting, 10:00
April 16 - Open Paint/Create, 11:00 - 3
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PRESIDENT'S LETTER
“Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.” -- Edvard Munch
Dear DFAA Members,
It is hard to believe that our April meeting is our last formal meeting, of the first year of the 2024-2026 biennium. And, it will be filled with information and a fantastic program presented by Beatriz Maliszewski. I personally am interested in learning of her upbringing in Spain and the beginnings of her art journey. Visit Beatriz's webpage at http://www.ramos-rivera.com
We would also like to recognize Mary Phillips for taking on the Corners Outreach project. It is the Altruism project that DFAA has taken on, which fulfills our responsibilities as a nonprofit organization. Mary has arranged to work with the children at Corners Outreach Monday, April 28 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Crossroads Church at 4805 Tilly Mill Rd, Dunwoody 30360.
It is very rewarding to work with the children on art projects. Please consider joining Mary. And many thanks to all who have joined her in other projects for the past couple of years. Please contact Mary Phillips for any questions at maryphil@bellsouth.net
We are looking forward to seeing you at the Wednesday, April 2 meeting at the Annex. We have much information to share with you and we are looking forward to a great meeting and program. In the meantime, try to follow Edvard Munch and enjoy Nature and discover the inner pictures of the soul. If you have never painted outside, try. It is an uplifting experience.
​Happy Painting from Barbara and Lynne - President and Co-President DFAA
UPCOMING EVENTS
April Presentation - Beatriz Maliszewski
Beatriz's offers her viewers freeze-frame glimpses into her everyday life. Her paintings are characterized by conventional domestic items such as chairs, windows, and fruit, whose limited subject matter, although intimate, ensure that the main focus of each painting is visuality.
Beatriz uses oil and pastels to explore the nuances of color and light over meticulously structured compositions, exuding an attention to geometry reminiscent to that of Spanish Cubists. With one distinct source of light in each piece, the viewer's eye wanders to every corner of the canvas in an attempt to digest the tension created by the unique effect that light produces in striking a surface in contrast to another. In alternating between these light and dark spaces, Beatriz applies a broad spectrum of colors that is both temperate and yet refreshingly playful. All told, Beatriz's works take the unassuming viewer down the off-beaten paths of their soul.
Corners Outreach Project Set for April
Please join me for an art project with the students at Corners Outreach. The date is Wednesday, April 30 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The location is at the Crossroads Church at 4805 Tilly Mill Rd, Dunwoody 30360. (Park in the back lot). Please contact Mary Phillips for any questions at maryphil@bellsouth.net
Watercolor & Ink with Pam Wetzel at Spruill
DFAA member Pam Wetzel will be hosting this workshop at Spruill on April 26. Save $20.00 with a Spruill Center for the Arts Membership - New and Renewal
Course Number: 252PTWC275
Dates: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Check for other dates or times
Meets: Saturday from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Fee: $165.00
Paint Like Monet with Sharon Weiss
Sharon Weiss will be presenting a Paint Like Monet workshop at Spruill Center for the Arts.
DFAA member Sharon Weiss will be hosting this workshop on Saturday, May 3. Save $20.00 with a Spruill Center for the Arts Membership - New and Renewal. Work in oils, acrylics, pastel, watercolors or watercolor pencil.
Course Number: 252PTPM010
Meets: Saturday from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Fee: $160.00
EXHIBITIONS
Sights & Insights, July 2025 Cancelled
We would like to focus on the following to plan for a successful Sights & Insights exhibit at a future time:
1. Suggestions for a new venue
2. New Co-chairs to lead — with a lot of help from Donna and Joan. They have done all the planning.
3. The date will be selected by the new Co-chairs and the new venue.
EXHIBIT CHANGEOUT DATES
Dunwoody Library - April 2, after the meeting
Chupitos - April 15, 10:00, subject: Cinco de Mayo
Shallowford Annex - June TBD
Sandy Springs Library - June/July TBD
ARTISTS CORNER
Thanks to Susan Krause...
...for sharing your sculptural techniques with us and for information about your process and the materials you use.​
Planning Ahead
Julie Marshall will need 6 volunteers to help with Fine Art Month next fall. She plans to start working ahead of time to get everything in place. Please contact Julie if you are interested in helping. marshallgator@comcast.net
No News is Good News???
That is not the case with a newsletter so contact the editor at suegallo@comcast.net with news about your art sales, a special workshop you took or an award you have won!
Spring Luncheon May 7th, 11:30
Tim Minton has again graciously offered his home as the site of our spring luncheon. Thank you Tim!
There will be a link to sign up for a salad or a dessert on Sign Up Genius coming soon. Linda Brown has offered to set this up for us. Thanks to Linda as well! Tim's address is available in our directory and will be published in an upcoming eBlast.
DFAA LEADERSHIP TEAM 2024 - 2026
DFAA Officers
President: Barbara Riordan
Co - President: Lynne Joffe
1st Vice President: Joan Monroe, Programs​
2nd Vice President: Traci Kruger, Membership
Secretary: Harriette Perlstein
Treasurer: Karen Peay
DFAA Committee Chairpersons
Barn Paint Days: Janette Worley
EBlast Communications: Jenny Kalmin
Hospitality: TBD
Membership: Traci Kruger
Newsletter Editor: Susan Gallo
Online Directory: Traci Kruger
Parliamentarian: TBD
Programs & Workshops: Joan Monroe
Printed Brochure: Tim Minton
Publicity: Sharon Weiss
Social Media: Traci Kruger
Webmaster: Susan Gallo
Exhibit Chairpersons
Art in the Park: TBD
Best of the Best: Janette Worley
Dunwoody Library Hall: Joan Monroe
Dunwoody Fine Art Month: Julie Marshall
Sandy Springs Library Gallery: Donna Fitzwater
Sights & Insights: TBD
Shallowford Annex: Joan Monroe
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