Volume 11 Issue 4
There is no President’s Message this issue due to a
software problem.
Program
Chair Persons—Bonnie Rae,
Debbie Rae
We have some different seminars [coming] that
will spark some interest and prove to be fun and ex-
citing for everyone. For many of them, the cost is
minimal for surfaces, in that your own can be sup-
plied or canvas can be used. In the case of Beth
Wagner, practice boards and your own piece of fur-
niture or wood of your choice may be used.
Those of you who didn't have a chance to at-
tend the gourd farm outing missed the opportunity
to see and purchase some great gourds. The gourds
ranged in size from 2-3 inches to 2-3 feet. And
cleaned!
Thanks, Jackie for alerting us all to this great
gourd farm.
Holiday Ornaments for Smithsonian
Tree
SDP has been asked to create ornaments for a
special holiday tree at the Smithsonian Institute/
Museum of Art-Renwick Gallery.
All SDP members are invited to participate. In
order to do so, you must order the required surface
and create your ornament according to the instruc-
tions. There are a total of 800 surface packets avail-
able at a cost of $8 each, (this includes shipping).
Ornaments will be distributed on a first come, first
served basis with only one ornament allowed per
artist.
To find out more and to find links to the Smith-
sonian and to order, go to the SDP website.
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July-August 2009
July Paint-In
Project: Memory Boxes
Chairperson-Leader: Pat Zelechowski
Supplies: Usual painting supplies; a pattern of
your choice, paints in soft colors. A list of some
soft paints is included on page 2.
Boxes for the project will be available at the
meeting. I will be showing an earlier pattern that
was used in February by Dottie Wolfkill. It is quilt-
like pattern done on a heart. The colors should be
pastel shades, several colors or one basic [with]
shading and highlighting. If you want to do your
own you can do a teddy bear, bunny, any small child
loved animal. Some angels can be done. Previously
no animals or angels were permitted but since the
last paint-in, the persons at the hospital have
changed and so have the views on what is permissi-
ble. Honestly, I like the new changes. If you are fa-
miliar with Jamie Mills Price, she has soft colored
patterns that could be used. I hope this helps [with
your choices].
August Paint-In
Project: Ornaments to Benefit Upper Chesapeake
Hospital
As a service project we decided
to paint Holiday Ornaments to be
sold at the Upper Chesapeake Hospi-
tal.
Please bring some ornaments to
paint, your paints and ornaments you
have already painted to support this
cause.
 Calendar Painter’s Tip
July 11 Painting Memory Boxes HCPL Bel Air Here’s a refresher checklist of
10 a.m. painting supplies for packing (or repack-
August 8 Outreach Painting HCPL Bel Air ing!) your bag or cart.
Marcia McCutcheon 10 a.m. • Water Container
• Assortment of Brushes
September Lorraine Bannasch HCPL Bel Air
• Tracing paper
12 Project TGA 10 a.m.
• Wax-free transfer paper
Sept. 25-26 Jillybean Fitzhenry Spenceola Comm. • Stylus
Santa & Snow Leopard Center—9 a.m. • Palette paper
• Wet Palette or Plastic Plate and deli wrap
October Annette Stark HCPL Bel Air
• Paper towels
Project TBA 10 a.m.
• Drafting or plastic Ruler
November Lyn Skillman HCPL Bel Air • Scissors
Project TBA 10 a.m. • Permanent pen, pencil, chalk or soapstone
December Annual Holiday Holiday Inn • Old toothbrush or spatter brush
Luncheon • Sanding sponges, papers or films
• Painter’s masking tape and cellophane tape
March 20 & Beth Wagner TBA
21, 2010 Rose Workshop & Fur- • Small blow dryer or fan
niture Workshop
September, Sally McAloon - TBA
2010 Designs to be deter- Color Suggestions for July Paint-In
mined
These colors are not equivalents, but possibilities for
March, 2011 Linda Lock TBA use. Don’t forget to choose highlight and shade colors.
Acrylic w/altered art
September, Rosemary West TBA Color Delta Americana FolkArt
2011 Acrylic Design to be
determined Yellow Custard Taffy Cream Lemonade

Orange Fleshtone Flesh Tone Light Flesh

Pink Lisa Pink Baby Pink Baby Pink

Members Who Teach Purple Lilac Orchid Orchid

These members have their own studios and teach
groups or may give private lessons. They are not Blue Blue Heaven Baby Blue Light Blue
sponsored by BADP. This listing is presented as a service
to our members. Use the information below to contact Aqua Tropic Bay Indian Tur- Coastal Blue
them. If you would like to be listed as a teacher please
Blue quoise
contact the editor.
Green Village Green Mint Julep Poetry Green
Robin Benjes - 410-893- All levels, varied subjects - has
6456 - Robin- her own studio Green
paints@comcast.net
Debbie Leister - 410-848- Teacher of Early American
New Paint Policy
2511 - jdleister@verizon. Decoration
net Members are responsible for
supplying their own paint for
Pat Zelechowski - 410- Variety of subject and style, project. Equivalents, when
638-2200 - patz- beginner to advanced, group
needed, will be available in the
paints@aol.com or private - has her own stu-
dio
newsletter.

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 Library Minutes of the Meeting
Deb Leister, Librarian May 16, 2009
Jdleister@verizon.net 1-410-848-2511
The contents of our library are listed on our The meeting was called to order by the presi-
Website. Please contact me and I will bring any book dent Bev Cratty.
you need from our library. Books returned on time will Reports:
be awarded (1) chapter buck but will be fined (1) dollar Programs and Seminars—
when not returned the following month Remember that Bonnie and Deborah discussed the Jillybean seminar
donations to the library will earn chapter bucks, too.
to be held 09/25 and 09/26. the Santa face will be
painted on Friday and the snow leopard on Satur-
day. Bonnie and Deborah discussed having a Beth
Jillybean Seminar Wagner workshop in 2010. Beth paints similar to
Ross Stallcup.
While many of you Secretary
were at the monthly meet- Minutes of the previous meeting were not read.
ing in May, we know others Treasurer
of you were not able to at- The current balance is $2660.29. The chapter profit
tend. We wanted to share from the Barnes and Noble fundraiser was $240.49.
with you the projects cho- Library—No report.
sen for the Jillybean semi- Ways and Means—
nar on September 24 and Pat Z has volunteered to take care of ways and
25, 2009. Registration de- means to give Buzz a well-deserved break.
tails and pertinent informa- New Business
tion will follow in the Martin F. Weber/Susan Scheewe Seminar—
months to come. Bev will get more information on having a two and a
half day seminar with Susan Schwee co-sponsored
Its shaping up to be a by Martin Weber. More details to be presented at a
great seminar. Bonnie and I hope to see you there! later date
Debbie Scholarship Presentation—
The first annual Wilma McConnell scholarship was
presented to Bel Air High school graduate Sierra
On Friday, September 25th we will be painting the Keys. Sierra and her family were present to receive
Snowflake Santa. the award. Sierra also displayed a sampling of her
work. Thanks to Annette for coordinating the pres-
On Saturday, Sep- entation.
tember 26th we Unfinished Business
will be painting the Chapter bucks—
Snow Leopard. The board recommended revisions to how chapter
bucks are earned. Judy Young will be in charge of
the chapter bucks. A new list will be in the next

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“Painters Packets”
Your E-mail and the Internet Chair: Dora Nyborg

At present our Website is: BADECPAINTERS.
TRIPOD.COM Our chapter is in the process of setting
up a new website at:
www.belairdecorativepainters.com
If you have recently changed your e-mail
address , contact Membership chair, Judy Young.
A service of our chapter is for sharing of old, out of
print pattern packets. These packets will be on display
as they are brought to each meeting.
Members may exchange patterns or bring patterns
to give away.
Put your name on the packet if you want to have it
returned.

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 “If you can imagine it,
You can achieve it.
If you can dream it,
You can become it.”
—William Arthur Ward

Sierra exhibited art

from her portfolio for
the edification of our
Chapter members and
the McConnell
Family.

Sierra with the McConnell family and

President Beverly Cratty

Art Scholarship Presentation

The presentation of the art scholarship at the
May meeting was a great success.
Sierra Keys and her family along with members
of Wilma McConnell’s family attended.
As a part of the presentation Annette Stark
shared information about Sierra’s qualifications for
the award and the reasons it was named for Wilma
McConnell. Beverly Cratty also spoke on the award
and about the chapter’s aim and intent; to further Sierra participates in a special project at Bel Air High
young artists’ desire to paint, to extend their educa- School. The students paint pictures of children in need
tion and to use their skills to help others. from photographs for a specific world charity..
Wilma McConnell’s son spoke about his mother
and her love of painting, noting that she kept on
painting all through her illness. He said she would
be delighted to know this award bears her name.
Sierra brought along a selection of her art
works so that members of the chapter could see
what she has accomplished. Her creativity and abili-
ties were seen on the decoratively painted skirt she
wore to the meeting.
Guests were invited to share refreshments and
to chat with members. I think all the members in
attendance were pleased with the choice of recipient
and hope to hear of her future success.
—Dorothy Wolfkill

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 Bel Air Decorative Painters Board - 2009
Thank You
President Beverly Cratty 1-410-636-2174
Beverly for teaching us to paint on the insert
For the Hot Drink Mug. 1st Vice Pres. Bonnie Rae 1-302-378-4906
It was a lot of fun and useful, too! Program Deborah Rae 1-302-378-4906
I bet we see several at the next meeting! 2nd Vice Pres. Judy Young 1-410-592-7232
Membership
Secretary Regina Schuch 1-410-557-7480

Treasurer Lyn Skillman 1-410-273-7996

Minutes of the May Meeting, Continued—
Community Service Pat Zelechowski 1-410-638-2200
newsletter. A major change is that the bucks may Secret Pal
not be used toward a seminar. Historian Elaine Kohles 1-410-557-7440
Convention Re-teach
Bev discussed having members who attend conven- Librarian Deb Leister 1-410-848-2511
tion classes teach the class at one of the monthly
meetings. Newsletter Dorothy Wolfkill 1-410-692-5195
Donations in Memory of a Member— Michele Fiore 1-443-567-6599
A suggestion was made that a donation be made to Publicity Jackie Burke 1-410-836-9159
the SDP DAC in memory of a member who has died.
A motion was made by Dottie and seconded by An- Scholarship Annette Stark 1-410-879-0924
nette that up to but not exceeding a $50 donation
Ways & Means Buzz Hamer 1-410-692-2175
be made to an appropriate charity. The deceased
member must be a member in good standing in the
previous year prior to which the donation is made. Submissions to The Bel Air Decorative Painter
With no further business to discuss, the meeting Sunshine Notes: Not for advertising—for
was adjourned. members to send Congratulatory, Thank You, Get
Respectfully submitted, Well, and similar messages. Cost is $1.00 per ad,
Regina Schuch, secretary payable in advance. Send written materials as Word
Documents or as e-mails, and pictures as .jpg files.

BADP Meeting MQ
Do You—
• Sign in as soon as you enter?
• Get set up for the meeting and paint-in quickly?
• Give your full attention to the speaker/teacher?
• Greet and give help to new members or guests?
Chapter Bucks Rewards
• Do committee work at the meeting quietly so as to
Earning Activities Amount Earned
not disturb the meeting or paint-in?
Make a Ways & Means Donation
(When you aren’t required to.) $1.00
Bel Air Decorative Painters Supply photos or mementos to Historian $1.00

hereby gives notice that various paints, finishes and Paint a Memory Box $1.00
solvents are being used during meetings and seminars. Paint/Donate a Comm. Service Project $2.00
Each participant is responsible for assessing his or her
own potential risk or exposure to these products and Paint/Donate a Fund Raising Project $2.00
their components before electing to participate in these Teach at a Meeting $8.00
events. Bel Air Decorative Painters, its teachers and
agents assume no responsibility for the participant's use Bring a guest who joins Chapter $1.00
or exposure to these products. Contribute an article or tip to the Newsletter $1.00
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 Bel Air Decorative Painter
Dorothy Wolfkill, Editor
4048 Trebor Court
Jarrettsville, MD 21084-1125
Earth laughs in flowers.
DIRECTIONS TO MEETINGS
Harford County Public Library at Abingdon
From I-95: Take Exit 77 North and follow to Singer
Road and turn left. *Drive to the traffic circle and take
the first right onto Tollgate Road; follow to the library on
the left.
From North on Rte. 1: Follow the By-pass to Rte. 24
South and follow to Singer Road and turn right. Follow
from * in above directions.
From South on Rte. 1: Follow the By-Pass to Rte. 24
South and follow to Singer Road and turn right. Follow
from * in top directions.
Spenceola Community Center
From I-95: Take Rte. 24 North through Bel Air onto the
By-Pass staying in the right lane following signs for Rte.
24 North. After crossing under the By-Pass, drive to the
First Class Mail
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
third traffic light and turn right onto Spenceola Parkway,
follow to Mardic Drive and turn left. Follow to the
Community Center on the right.
From I-83: Exit at Rte. 439 and follow signs to Rte 24
South via Rtes. 439 and 23. Turn right and follow to
traffic light at Spenceola Pkwy and turn left. Turn left on
Mardic Drive and follow to Comm. Center on the right.
Addresses for GPS
The addresses of our meeting places are in-
cluded for those of you who may own GPS units.
HCPL Abingdon, 2510 Tollgate Road, Abingdon,
21009
HCPL Bel Air, 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Bel Air,
21014
HCPL Fallston, 1461 Fallston Rd, Fallston 21047
Spenceola Farms Club House, 1999 Mardic Drive,
Forest Hill, MD 21050