Deb La Fogg Docherty celebrates international recognition of her pastel art with 4th Place and Honorable Mention wins in the Pastel Journal’s 100 Pastels for 2022. Her love of the medium is apparent when you see her work. The inferences of a tree’s shadow, a dog’s eyes, or a cat’s hair distinguish her abilities. Not content to create art herself, Deb is a wonderful teacher, eager to share her methods with her students.  The Rickie Report shares an interview with Deb about “Patio Princess”, some sneak peeks, the class details and urges anyone who ever wanted to dip their toes into painting or pastels to take advantage of Deb’s class opportunities, as you read in the interview, teachers have influence of their students that follows them in their lives. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two of Deborah’s animal paintings recently won fourth place and honorable mention in the Pastel Journals Top 100 Pastels for 2022 international competition and have fetched substantial amounts in recent auctions. In 2021 her painting “Testing the Waters” was selected by the Timber Wolf Alliance for their Poster of the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Patio Princess” by Deborah La Fogg Docherty. All rights reserved

 

 

 

Deborah LaFogg Docherty’s love for painting and nature began on a farm in Connecticut where she grew up. Besides the animals she encountered, her mother’s paintings inspired Deborah to continue in her footsteps. In grade school she had numerous watercolor one woman shows of the birds she had encountered on nature walks with her teacher Mrs. Harvey. Her formal training in illustration and commercial art began in college where she had a painting hanging in Yale University’s Art Gallery in her junior year and discovered the joy of pastels. After graduating with honors, she moved to South Florida where she landed a job with a large newspaper for 34 years, finding ways to use her art in and outside of work.  

 

 

During her art-related trips to Europe it was Degas’ pastel paintings that were as vibrant as the day he created them that fed her desire the most. In hopes of honing her skills and insight she took workshops and classes with Doug Dawson, Maggie Price, John Seery-Lester, Richard McKinley, Liz Haywood-Sullivan and Jan Martin McGuire. With the many things Deborah learned she loves to share her passion for pastels with beginners and intermediate students through workshops and classes.

 

 

 

 BEHIND  THE  SCENES

 WITH  

DEBORAH  LAFOGG  DOCHERTY

 

 

TRR:  Tell us about your exciting award winning piece!  How you approach a blank surface before you begin and how does the subject effect your work?

DEBORAH:

 

 

 

TRR:  You can sign up for classes with Deborah (Starting the beginning of October) by contacting the Boynton Beach Arts and Cultural Center.  Sign up for “Expressive Pastel”:  561.742.6221  Located at 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd.  Boynton Beach, FL 33435.  Click Here to register

Deborah will also be teaching “Expressive Pastels For Landscapes” at the Armory Art Center on October 17/18 and November 28/29.  Contact Deborah for details. 

 

 

 

“Dreaming of Flight” by Deborah La Fogg Docherty. All rights reserved

 

 

 

 

TRR: What is your working method?

DEBORAH:

 

 

 

 

“Assateague Island” by Deborah LaFogg Docherty. All rights reserved

 

 

TRR:  What is your focus when it comes to color, values, mark-making and textures?

 

 

 

“Pelican Dawn” by Deborah LaFogg Docherty.  All Rights Reserved

 

 

 

TRR:  Are there ever any surprises as you work on a painting?

DEBORAH:

 

Mostly I paint wildlife and landscapes but I’ve been painting pets for other people ever since I finished college and moved to Florida. I will only paint pets for myself if I feel that the particular animal has importance to me. About surprises…YES!  I had gotten halfway done with “Patio Princess” when I dropped it. I was devastated… But I really wanted to finish it. After studying it for a week I noticed the cushions on the coach had been too vibrant. The pastel dust from other colors had neutralized the color helping me to see. It took almost destroying the painting, to turn it into a blessing in disguise!

 

 

Her paintings have won many other national and international awards and have been included in art museum shows in the US, the International Festival for Natural Ecology Convention at the Lanwan Art Museum in Qingdao China with the Artists for Conservation and has had paintings in New York City’s Salmagundi Club, Sotheby’s in Los Angles and the MEAM Museum in Barcelona Spain.  Membership affiliations include: Signature Member Pastel Society of America, Signature Member Artists for Conservation, the Salmagundi Art Club in NYC, Elected Member Audubon Artists, Society of Animal Artists, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Oil Painters of America, and the International Guild of Realism.

For more information about Deborah’s paintings or classes:

deb@lafogg.com

 

 

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Deborah LaFogg Docherty, an internationally and nationally renown, award winning wildlife and landscape artist, will be featured at “CATALYST dba…” , an all media exhibition at Art Serve in Ft. Lauderdale. The public is invited to the Exhibit June 4 – 24th and a Meet the Artist Reception on June 9th. For eight years the celebrated DBA…Doing Business as Artist Entrepreneurs exhibitions have showcased a dynamic group of South Florida’s rising artists. The Rickie Report celebrates Deborah’s artwork and shares the details here.

 

 

ArtServe Inc.

 

Deborah LaFogg Docherty

 

 

“Catalyst dab: doing business as…”

 

 

 

Meet the Artist Reception

June 9th     6 – 8 pm

 

 

 

 

Exhibit dates: June 4 – 24, 2016

 

1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

For general inquiries: (954) 462-8190

information@artserve.org

Hours: Monday – Friday 9a-8p | Saturday 10a-6p

 

 

 

Deborah LaFogg Docherty, AFC, IAPS/MC, PSA
Wildlife/Landscape Artist

 

 

Deborah loves working in pastels, oils and acrylics. Her paintings have been in various shows, galleries and several museums around the country and have won numerous national and international awards. She has been published in many national and International magazines and newspapers.

 

 

Deborah LaFogg Docherty, “Bathed In Morning Light”

 

 

LaFogg’s 2015 solo shows included the J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge January through February 2015 and the Everglades National Park’s Ernest F. Coe Gallery in the Visitors Center for the month of November 2015.  Her membership affiliations include: Signature member of the Artists for Conservation, the Pastel Society of America, The Salmagundi Art Club in NYC, an elected member of the Audubon Artists, an associate member of the Society of Animal Artists, the Oil Painters of America, member of the International Guild of Realism and the Women Artists of the West.

 

 

Deborah LaFogg Docherty, “Pink Waters”

 

 

 

About this Exhibit:

For eight years the celebrated DBA…Doing Business as Artist Entrepreneurs exhibitions have showcased a dynamic group of South Florida’s rising artists. All graduates of the Artist as Entrepreneur Institute, DBA artists have put principles learned in the workshop into practice to create their own vehicle for artistic success. This year they present CATALYST, an all-media exhibition highlighting select works from this accomplished group.  Curators of the Exhibit are Michael Harris and Timothy Leistner.

 

Deborah LaFogg Docherty, “Follow The Leader”

 

 

 

Deborah’s Recent awards:

• 2016 2nd Place at the Delray Affair Art and Craft Festival, Delray Beach FL
• 2016 Award of Merit National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society On-Line International Exhibit
• Second place in the Delray Art Societies Autumn show, November 2015.
• Merit Award in the St. Augustine Nature and Wildlife Art Show July 2015
• Second place in the Beaux-Arts Réaliste Pastel International Online Pastel Competition 2015
• First Place, Artfest on the Green, Wellington, FL January 2015
• 2015 Finalist in the Art Renewal Salon Center for the Arts in Wildlife/Animal Category
• Two Honorable Mentions in the Animal & Wildlife category of the 16th Annual Pastel 100 Competition held by the Pastel Journal, printed in the April 2015 issue.

 

Recent shows:

• 2016 100 Years of the National Park Service exhibition at The Brush Art Gallery and Studios in Lowell Mass.
• 2016 Twenty-Sixth International Exhibition on Animals in Art, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, LA
• 2016 ‘Wild’ Show at the Cornel Art Museum by the Palm Beach Plein Air Artist.

 

 

Please view Deborah’s website upcoming events/Shows/demos/workshops and pastel classes.

 

 

Deborah LaFogg Docherty, AFC, IAPS/MC, PSA
Wildlife/Landscape Artist
www.lafogg.com

 

 

 

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The Delray Art League (DAL) invites everyone to see the exquisite artwork of its members taking place at two local indoor exhibits. The Crest Theatre Gallery Exhibit 2015 now through Sunday, January 24th and The Holiday Showcase Exhibit 2015 – 2016 now through Friday, January 29th at Delray Beach City Hall Gallery truly showcase the professional creativity of this group! In addition, the next DAL Monthly Meeting takes place on Monday, January 11th from 7 – 9 pm and will feature: “Encaustics, the Oldest and Newest Art Form” with nationally renown artist and gallerist, Dee Utasi.   The Rickie Report shares sneak peeks and all of the details here. We encourage art lovers and art patrons to see the exhibits. We urge artists to join this fabulous art networking organization!

 

 

 

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“Artists in the Park”

Outdoor Fine Art Exhibit & Show

Starting January 9th
Weekends 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Veterans Park @ Atlantic Avenue and the Intracoastal

 

 

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Delray Art League Fine Art Exhibits

The Crest Theatre Gallery Exhibit 2015

Wednesday, November 4th to Sunday, January 24th

 

 

The Crest Theatre @ Delray Beach Center for the ArtsDel;ray

51 North Swinton Avenue
  Delray Beach, FL 33444

Crest Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Admission is free.

 

 

 

The Holiday Showcase Exhibit 2015 – 2016

Monday, December 4th to Friday, January 29th

 

 

 

Delray Beach City Hall Gallery

100 NW First Avenue
  Delray Beach, Florida

City Hall Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Admission is free.

 

 

Please join us in congratulating the Winners of our
Holiday Showcase 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

Judge for this exhibit was Nichole M. Hickey, Manager of Artist Services with the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.

Ms. Hickey commented: “DAL artists displayed great diversity and talent with an impressive collection of art work in multiple mediums.”

 

 

 

Next DAL Monthly Meeting

Monday January 11th, 2016
7:00 – 9:00 PM

Program:

Encaustics, the Oldest and Newest Art Form

by Dee Utasi

 

 

Dee Utasi is a life-long artist and teacher. She is the sole proprietor of ArtbyDeesigns, her creative art business based in Abilene, Texas. Her business involves teaching the basics of oil, water color, acrylic, encaustics, and sumi-e art. Dee is also an active member of the Delray Art League while spending winters in Florida. Her works are in private collections in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Texas.

 

 

Dee is a juried member of Oil Painters of America as well as a member of Women Artists of the West, Creative Arts Club of Abilene, Texas, Palm Beach Water Color Society, Plein Air Palm Beach, Delray Art League, Founder of the Abilene Area Plein Air Artists, Old Jail Art Center Albany, Texas, Grace Museum Abilene, Texas and Center for Contemporary Art Abilene, Texas.

 

 

 

 

DAL meetings are held in the Commissioner’s Chambers at Delray Beach city Hall, 100 NW 1st Ave. Meetings are free and open to the public. Donations to DAL’s Jack Feinberg Art Education Fund are accepted

 

 

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DAL Members Around Town

 

 

Barb Fernandez and James Rabidoux have pieces at Art Sea Living Studio

Bill Farran is currently showing his art at the 92nd Street Y in NYC

Bob Birkenes was invited to participate in Milagro Centers Abstract Exhibit at The Blueprint Gallery through February 5th

Camille Rosano won 2nd place for one of her watercolors at the current Lake Worth Art League

Claudia Hafner is exhibiting at the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens Welcome Center- Dec – Jan 3. And received awards for 2 paintings from Light Space & Time Online Gallery Animal Exhibition

Deb La Fogg Docherty’s painting “Captured Gaze” just sold at the CPS 2015 Renaissance in Pastels National Juried Exhibition in the UCONN Stamford Art Gallery Stamford, CT. Her pastel painting Couch Potato was selected as a finalist in the 2015Art Renewal Salon Center for the Arts in Wildlife/Animal Category. She is also showing at the Marine and Wildlife Art Festival January 9-10 in Stuart.

Dimitri Saginov, Patricia Maguire, Deb LaFogg Docherty, Manny Jomok, Ralph Papa and Vicki Siegel are teaching at the Delray Center for the Arts. For more information see www.delrayarts.org

Dovima has pieces at the new Galleria Gilda in Lake Worth and wearable art garments at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale, Lighthouse Art Center-in Tequesta and Lake Worth Art League in Lake Worth

Eileen Lovre had a painting selected as the poster for the upcoming Deerfield Beach Festival of the Arts on Jan 30th and 31st. She also won 3rd place in the DAL Crest Theatre Exhibit on display until Jan 24th.

Ellen Pollack‘s artwork is being exhibited and sold at MONDANA GALLERY at Delray Marketplace on Atlantic Avenue.

Jacquie Medeiros had a piece excepted into the latest Art At The Airport Exhibit

Joe Marcou’s paintings are now hanging in the Oak Bistro & Wine Bar on Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach

Kathryn Carlyle and Cheryl Gibbs will be at The Butterfield Garage Gallery in St. Augustine, FL the entire month of February. Opening night for the show is Friday, February 5th from 7 til 9:30pm.

Lynn Doyal is featured at The Oak Bistro in Wellington.

Manny Jomok’s watercolor, “Panorama at Loxahatchee,” was accepted into the juried show, Florida Wild, at the Cornell Museum, Jan.14 – Apr 17, 2015.

Mark Allen was accepted into Art Synergy and has paintings hanging at Artisans on the Ave in Lake Worth.

Mary Taylor has attained Signature Status in the Artists’ Guild of the Boca Museum of Art, has pieces hanging in the Delray Library and in the Boynton Beach Library in the Artists in Florida exhibit.

Michael D’amato received First Place in the Boca Artists’ Guild XXII Juried Exhibition at the FAU Living Room Theaters for his photograph Angles & Curves

Naomi Shulman’s paintings are now on display at the Arena Gallery

Nina Odorisio has paintings at Malevo tango dance studio, at 1300 Atlantic Blvd  Pompano Beach

Pat Kaufman has a piece on display in the Boca community Center WPWC society show and several pieces in the Museum shop at the Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach

Reed Dixon is participating in the Art at the Airport show & the DAL Holiday Exhibit. He also has paintings on display at the Arts Arena Gallery in Delray and in the Derek Gores Gallery in Melbourne, FL. He will be exhibiting in the Plum Gallery in St. Augustine from February thru May.

Sheila Ballaban is having a one woman show from Dec 20 – Feb 21 at Chabad, 224 S. Ocean Blvd. Manalapan. Phone # 561-351-1633 Sheila also won an honorable mention award from WITVA show at The Armory Art Center

Tom Melillo is currently showing at Rolando Chang Barrero Gallery, Lucerne Ave. Lake Worth

Vicki Siegel has work in Artists of the Salon at the Armory Art Center and Taking Artistic License at Art Serve in Ft. Lauderdale with the National Association of Women Artists.

Jack Feinberg’s paintings will now be on display at My Salon Suite in Delray and Ocean East Real Estate in Boynton

 

 

Renee Plevy painting Kathryn Barry at the December meeting demonstration.

 

 

 

 

Invitation for New Members

To become a Delray Art League exhibiting member, you must submit three pieces of your original artwork at one of our monthly general meetings. Artwork should be presented to the Jurying Committee between 6:15 and 6:30 p.m. before the start of the General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Please bring a check or cash. You will be notified by mail of your acceptance. If not accepted, your check will be returned.

 

CATEGORIES FOR MEMBERSHIP:


• Exhibiting Member $40.00


• Family members (exhibiting} $50.00


• Friend membership (non-exhibiting) $20.00
Accepted Artwork:
2 D ART – watercolor, oil, acrylic, collage, etc.
SCULPTURE – stone, wood, metal, etc.
PHOTOGRAPHY – At this time the photography category is filled
. Not Accepted: crafts, glass, pottery, fiber art, jewelry, bead-stringing, poured molds, flowers, shell craft, etc. Categories not listed will be decided at the discretion of the Jurying Committee, with final determination by the Board of Directors.
Art should be signed by the artist and ready for hanging. Art done on paper should be matted and framed with Plexiglas (no glass). Canvas must be framed or gallery wrapped (no staples showing) with sides painted.

 

For more information go to: www.delrayartleague.com

 

 

 

 

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Still looking for a gift?  From art, photography and digital imaging, to writing and performance, there is something for everyone! Adults and kids alike can discover their creative side. Not sure about taking a full multi-week class? Then try one of the many workshops available. Resident and Visiting Artist Workshops cover everything from painting (with a wide variety of mediums and subject matter), to fashion sketching, street photography, fused glass and sculpting with found objects. The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks. Winter term classes begin the week of January 4th and run for either seven or eight weeks. Resident and Visiting Artist Workshops start in mid-January and February.

 

 

 

 

50 NW 1st Avenue     Delray Beach, FL 33444

 

 

Expand your Creativity with Classes & Workshops at Old School Square’s Creative Arts School

 

 

From art, photography and digital imaging, to writing and performance, there is something for everyone!

Adults and kids alike can discover their creative side.

 

 

Not sure about taking a full multi-week class? Then try one of the many workshops available. Resident and Visiting Artist Workshops cover everything from painting (with a wide variety of mediums and subject matter), to fashion sketching, street photography, fused glass and sculpting with found objects.

 

 

Winter term classes begin the week of January 4th and run for either seven or eight weeks. Resident and Visiting Artist Workshops start in mid-January and February.

Download the Fall/Winter catalog

 http://OldSchoolSquare.org

or call 561-243-7922, ext. 317 or 478

 

 

Here are just a few of the many offerings available:

 

 

COLLAGE AND MIXED MEDIA DIMENSIONS IN ART with Mike Goldberg

For all Levels, Monday, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Put your own twist on this extraordinary art form. Create a 3 dimensional art form allowing you to express yourself through imagination and artistic ability. Create a one of a kind piece!

 

 

ABSTRACT SCULPTURE IN PAPER CLAY with Dick Rosenberg

Monday 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Bring your imagination to this Sculpture class. With wire, Plaster Cloth and CREATIVE PAPER CLAY, we will create unique and beautiful sculptures.

 

 

PASTEL PAINTING WITH A TWIST with Deborah LaFogg Docherty

For all levels, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Students will get an understanding of how to use the pastel medium, experiment with underpainting and learn different application techniques. They will get a chance to create pastel paintings that have strong compositions, pleasing colors, exciting contrast and textures that hold the viewer’s interest. LANDSCAPE or WILDLIFE ART …YOUR CHOICE!

 

 

 

THE ESSENCE OF PHOTOGRAPHY with Russell Levine

For all levels, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. This class will revitalize your photography practice by exploring your relationship to your subject, your camera, and yourself. Through photo exercises, assignments, and field trips, we will learn to deepen our visual awareness while clarifying our approach, so that image making becomes both more personal and meaningful. This class will provide a unique opportunity to rethink our expectations of what it means to ‘see’. We will work on simplicity and making more powerful photographs, supporting the notion that a photograph is not ‘taken’ but made. Attention will be paid to lighting, composition, depth-of-field and exposure issues, but more importantly, you will practice using this information to make more powerful and meaningful images. Bring a sense of commitment (and sense of humor) and curiosity to class, as well as a few examples of recent work to the first session.

 

 

 

 

 

POWERFUL ACRYLIC PAINT LAYERS (Resident Artist Workshop) with Vicki Siegel

For all Levels. Friday – Saturday, January 15-16, 2016, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
You will learn exciting new approaches to the use of acrylic products for layering and creating rich and complex surfaces. Artists working in all media and any abstract or representational style will benefit from this innovative way of thinking about materials. Gels, pastes, acrylic skins, masking, stencils, image transfers, transparent and translucency will be explained. Whether a beginner or an accomplished artist, you will be inspired by the information packed demonstrations. You will learn to incorporate personal imagery. There will be a lunch hour lecture and slide show for people who want to bring a brown bag lunch on Friday.

ABSTRACT PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE DRAWING WORKSHOP (Visiting Artist Workshop) with Lily Prince

January 16 and 17. In this abstract landscape drawing workshop, we will work outside or “en plein air.” We will create quick, small scale studies, responding to light, shadow, space and the natural rhythms and patterns in nature. We will experiment with varied materials such as oil pastel, charcoal, graphite, ink and paint sticks. Students will begin in black and white, then progress to monochromatic drawings, eventually drawing with color. Students will gain an understanding of technical skill and emotional expression in order to depict the interpretive space of particular places.

 

 

 

SCULPTING WITH FOUND OBJECTS (Visiting Artist Workshop) with Will Kurtz

 

February 5 and 6. This 2-day workshop is for students interested in expanding and challenging their artistic interests through experimentation with materials, processes and artistic genres. Students will have the opportunity to create work that is either figurative or non-representational. It can be created from photographs, memory or imagination. The students will learn to construct sculptures using different materials, objects and methodologies to manifest their artistic interests. Natural materials, fabrics, recyclables, cardboard, newspaper, wood, metals, plastics, wire, household objects, are just some of the possible elements that may be employed in this workshop of creative exploration the world. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

 

 

 

Old School Square:

Old School Square is the center of arts & entertainment in downtown Delray Beach. Celebrating 25 years as the community’s gathering place, the historic campus includes the intimate Crest Theatre (in the restored 1925 Delray High School building) the Cornell Art Museum (in the 1913 Delray Elementary building), and the Fieldhouse (formerly known as the Vintage Gymnasium, c. 1925). The Pavilion, which opened in 2002, hosts outdoor concerts and festivals. The Creative Arts School (located on the second floor of the Crest Theatre) offers art, photography, writing and performance classes. Old School Square also serves as a venue for community, corporate, private and media events.

For information on performances, exhibits, classes or facility rentals, call 561-243-7922 or visit OldSchoolSquare.org.

 

 

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The Delray Art League (DAL) invites everyone to see the exquisite artwork of its members taking place at two local indoor exhibits. The Crest Theatre Gallery Exhibit 2015 now through Sunday, January 24th and The Holiday Showcase Exhibit 2015 – 2016 now through Friday, January 29th at Delray Beach City Hall Gallery truly showcase the professional creativity of this group! In addition, the next DAL Monthly Meeting takes place on Monday December 14th, 2015 7:00 – 9:00 PM and will feature “Portrait of a Woman” with renown artist, Renee Plevy.  The Rickie Report shares sneak peeks and all of the details here.  We encourage art lovers and art patrons to see the exhibits.  We urge artists to join this fabulous art networking organization!

 

 

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DAL Jack Feinberg Art Education Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Invitation for New Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Monday, October 12th, the Delray Art League (DAL) kicks off its season with Deb LaFogg Docherty presenting “How to Paint Animals Realistically”.  DAL ‘s Autumn Showcase Exhibit of Fine Art will be displayed at the Delray Beach City Hall. DAL is a group of professional and emerging artists dedicated to the development of excellence in visual arts and art education in South Florida. Through the sale of member art, DAL provides scholarships for art students, grants to non-profit organizations for art supplies and donations to support community visual art programs. In the last 10 years we have donated over $100,000 to the advancement of visual arts.  The Rickie Report shares the details of their upcoming monthly meeting, Indoor and Outdoor Exhibits, The City Hall Exhibit and more information about the  Jack Feinberg Art Education Fund.  This is a great networking group for artists!  Non-members are invited to all of the activities.

 

 

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Monthly Meeting:    Monday October 12th, 2015
7:00 – 9:00 PM

Program: Painting Animals Realistically
By Deb LaFogg Docherty

 

MEETINGS:

General Meetings are always held the 2nd Monday of the month at 7 p.m. from October through April in the Chambers room at Delray Beach City Hall.

 

Non-members are invited to attend. No fee is associated however a $5.00 donation at the door to the Jack Feinberg Art Education Fund would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

“Follow The Leader” by Deb LaFogg Docherty

 

 

 

Deborah LaFogg Docherty combines two great loves: nature and painting.  Most of what she paints is from life experiences. Her use of light, color, composition, texture, and atmosphere help bring the viewer into the secret world of how animals live, raise their young, court and survive in the wild. Deb is also an instructor at Delray Center for the Arts.
AFFILIATIONS: Signature Member of the Artists for Conservation, Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, Elected member of the Audubon Artists, Associate Member of the Society of Animal Artists
Learn more about Deb’s beautiful art at http://www.lafogg.com

 

 

 

 

DAL Fine Art Exhibitions:

 

The Autumn Showcase Exhibit 2015
Friday, October 23rd to Friday, December 4th
Delray Beach City Hall Gallery

 

You are invited to visit the Delray Art League’s Autumn Showcase Exhibit of Fine Art being displayed at the Delray Beach City Hall. It is the first of 3 DAL member juried exhibits at City Hall this season. Come see and enjoy some of the Delray Art League’s best artist’s creative work. Open to the public, 8am to 5pm Monday thru Friday at Delray City Hall, 100 NW First Avenue, Delray Beach, FL

 

 

 

 

DAL Members Around Town:

 

 

DAL members, Carolyn Barth, Patricia Maguire, Ralph Papa, Vicki Siegel, Lorrie Turner and Donna Walsh have been invited to participate in the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Exhibition, “Made in Delray Beach” through Oct 31, 2015, at the Montgomery Building in Lake Worth.

Deb La Fogg Docherty’s painting “Marsh Morning” was accepted into the Degas Pastel Society’s member show.

Mark Allen has paintings hanging at OSGS Gallery in Northwood and Artisans on the Ave in Lake Worth.

Mary Taylor has 4 pieces hanging in the Delray Library and 2 pieces in the Boynton Beach Library as a participant in the Artists in Florida exhibit. Mary’s piece in PBI as part of the Art in Public Places Exhibit, sold during the show.
James Rabidoux has a Solo show through October at the Weisman Delray Community Center located at 7091 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray.

Manny Jomok will be teaching a six week, intermediate level watercolor class at the Delray Community Center, Oct. 26th – Nov. 30th.
Ellen Pollack‘s artwork is being exhibited and sold at MONDANA GALLERY at Delray Marketplace on Atlantic Avenue.

Wendy Jones recently received an honorable mention and a blue ribbon for her painting “Sailing” that was on exhibit at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County located in Lake Worth.

John Bowen’s watercolor paintings will be at the Coral Springs Museum of Art through November 21st and his painting “Carriage Ride” will be in the Florida Watercolor Society’s Annual Exhibition. John will be doing a book talk at the Coral springs Museum on Saturday, October 24th at 2 pm about his book “Eleven Months and Nineteen Days” which was awarded a Silver Medal by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association. He will also be speaking at the Vietnam Memorial “Traveling Wall” on Saturday, October 24th at 6:30 pm.

Reed Dixon was accepted into the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood 2015 All Media Juried Biennial. The show runs thru Sun., Nov. 1st. Reed is also showing at the Arts Arena Gallery in Delray and at the OSGS Gallery in the Northwood district of WPB.

Eileen Lovre will be exhibiting in the Boca Raton Arts & Crafts Festival Oct 10th & 11th in downtown Boca Raton.

Lynn Doyal is featured at The Oak Bistro in Wellington. Lynn also recently received an Honorable Mention in the Artists of Palm Beach County “Abstract Only 2015 Exhibit”.

Vicki Siegel has been chosen by Golden Paint to become a Golden Paint Artist Educator and will be conducting acrylic workshops and classes at Delray Center for the Arts and the Armory Art Center.

Deb LaFogg Docherty, Manny Jomok, Patricia Maguire, Ralph Papa, Dimitri Saginov and Vicki Siegel are teaching at the Delray Center for the Arts.  For more information see www.delrayarts.org

 

 

 

 

 

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DAL Overview

 

The Delray Art League (DAL) is a group of professional and emerging artists dedicated to the development of excellence in visual arts and art education in South Florida. Through the sale of member art at our fine art exhibitions and shows, we provide scholarships for art students, grants to non-profit organizations for art supplies and donations to support community visual art programs. In the last 10 years we have donated over $100,000 to the advancement of visual arts.

 

 

 

 

DAL Officers for the 2015-16 year:

President – Tim Vaum
Vice President – Deb LaFogg-Docherty
Treasurer – Kathi Stamm
Secretary – Dimitri Sagatov

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Feinberg Art Education Fund

Each year Delray Art League donates to deserving groups such as the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, Florida Atlantic University, Milagro Center, Palm Beach Habilitation Center, Pluosa School of the Arts Foundation and Sister Cities Young Art Competition. This year’s awards will be donated in the name of long time DAL member and dear friend, Jack Feinberg who we lost this year at the youthful age of 96.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invitation for New Members

To become a Delray Art League exhibiting member, you must submit three pieces of your original artwork at one of our monthly general meetings. Artwork should be presented to the Jurying Committee between 6:15 and 6:30 p.m. before the start of the General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Please bring a check or cash. You will be notified by mail of your acceptance. If not accepted, your check will be returned.
CATEGORIES FOR MEMBERSHIP:
 Exhibiting Member $40.00
 Family members (exhibiting} $50.00
 Friend membership (non-exhibiting) $20.00
Accepted Artwork:
2 D ART – watercolor, oil, acrylic, collage, etc.
SCULPTURE – stone, wood, metal, etc.
PHOTOGRAPHY – At this time the photography category is filled. 
Not Accepted: (except if grandfathered in): computer generated art, crafts, glass, pottery, fiber art, jewelry, bead-stringing, poured molds, flowers, shell craft, etc. Categories not listed will be decided at the discretion of the Jurying Committee, with final determination by the Board of Directors.
Art should be signed by the artist and ready for hanging. Art done on paper should be matted and framed with Plexiglas (no glass). Canvas must be framed or gallery wrapped (no staples showing) with sides painted.

For more information: www.delrayartleague.com

 

 

 

Delray Art League “Artists in the Park” Outdoor
Fine Art Exhibitions & Shows

New Season! New Artists! New Artwork!
Award winning Artists offer a variety of original wall art, sculpture, photography and more. A portion of all sales are donated to an Art Education Fund to promote the development of the visual arts.

 

 

 

 

Veterans Park @ Atlantic Avenue and the Intracoastal
Old School Square @ Delray Center for the Arts @ Atlantic & Swinton Ave.

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The Delray Beach Center for the Arts invites everyone to the Grand Opening of the newly expanded Cornell Museum Store.  Stop by on Thursday, September 24th between 5 – 7pm to enjoy refreshments and meet the artists.  The Rickie Report shares the details and some sneak peeks.  You will be wowed by the quality of art, fine crafts and hand crafted items for sale! Plus, you can take in the current exhibit “Reimagined”. Mark your Calendars for the First Friday Art Walk on October 2nd!

 

 

 

Museum Store

at the Cornell Museum of Art

 

 

Grand Opening Celebration

Thursday, September 24th

5 – 7 pm

51 N. Swinton Ave      Delray Beach, FL 33444

561-243-7922

 

 

 

 

Everyone is invited to a Grand Opening celebration on Thursday, September 24th from 5 to 7 p.m. Enjoy refreshments and meet some of the store’s talented artists. The Grand Opening is presented in partnership with the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce.  The Museum Store is located at 51 N.Swinton Avenue in Delray Beach, FL.

 

 

 

 

The Cornell Museum Store is filled with high quality art, hand crafted items and jewelry by 50 artists from Delray Beach and beyond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unique, one-of-a-kind items make the perfect gift for someone special

OR

A perfect way to treat yourself!

 

 

 

 

Be sure to take in the current exhibit, “REIMAGINED”, featuring avant-garde works made from recycled materials by internationally renown artists.

 

 

 

ART  WALK

 

Mark your calendar for First Friday Art Walk on October 2nd, 6 to 9 p.m. It’s an open house for all the galleries in downtown Delray Beach. Start your evening at the Cornell Museum of Art and meet our featured photographers, Irene Hill and Russell Levine.

 

 

 

Delray Beach Center For The Arts:

 

Delray Beach Center for the Arts offers “a total arts experience™” through events, theater, exhibits and learning opportunities. Celebrating 25 years of arts excellence, the historic campus includes the intimate Crest Theatre (in the restored 1925 Delray High School building) the Cornell Museum of Art (in the 1913 Delray Elementary building), and the Vintage Gymnasium (c. 1925). The Pavilion, which opened in 2002, hosts outdoor concerts and festivals. The School of Creative Arts (located on the second floor of the Crest Theatre) offers art, photography, writing and performance classes. The Center also serves as a venue for community, corporate, private and media events. For information on performances, exhibits, classes or facility rentals, call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org.

 

 

 

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561-537-0291

Aspiring artists, emerging artists and seasoned artists are welcome to the next meeting of the Wellington Art Society, when renown wildlife artist, Deb LaFogg Docherty will demonstrate different painting techniques.  Deb works in pastels, acrylics and oils.  Her award-winning images bring us closer to nature. The Wellington Art Society meetings are wonderful opportunities for artists to not only learn, but network with a supportive group of like-minded creatives.  The Rickie Report shares the details and some images of Deb’s artistry.  Please note the new venue for this event!

 

 

 

 

THE WELLINGTON ART SOCIETY

FEATURES

Deb LaFogg Docherty

Wednesday, February 11th

6:30PM

*At the Village Park Gymnasium

11700 Pierson Road    Wellington, FL 33414     Ph: (561) 791-4005 

 

* Please note new venue 

 

 

 

Deb LaFogg Docherty will be the featured demonstrator at the next Wellington Art Society meeting. It will be held on February 11, 2015 at 6:30 PM at their new venue in the gymnasium at Village Park off Pierson Road in Wellington.  There will be a meet and greet, followed by a brief meeting and Deb’s demonstration.

 

 

 

Deb LaFogg grew up in Connecticut where as a child she painted woods and swamps near her house. She had no formal training until attending art college, majoring in advertising and illustration. After graduation she moved to Florida and was a free lance photographer taking pictures of Styx, Robert Plant and Steve Marriott of Humble Pie.

 

 

 

 

She presently works for a newspaper as a special sections designer.
Deb paints daily and loves going out into the field and coming face to face with natures wild animals and scenery. She works in pastels, acrylics and oils and has studied with world renowned pastel artists. In 2011 she received the Masters Circle Award from the International Association of Pastel Societies. She received second place in drawing in a National Wildlife Art competition.

 

 

Deb is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, the Pastel Society of North Florida, an associate member of the Society for Animal Artists and an associate member of Audubon Artists and many other societies. Her paintings have been in many shows, galleries and museums around the country and she has been published in many magazines and newspapers.

 

 

Deb has illustrated a children’s book called “Woodrat Jill” with part of the proceeds going to preserve the habitat for the endangered Key Largo woodrat.  She teaches at the Delray Center for the Arts and is available for commissions.  Deb’s paintings are exhibited around the U.S. in National Parks.

 

 

 

 

The Wellington Art Society is a non-profit charitable organization in its 34th year. It is open to artists of all mediums and patrons of the arts, allowing both local and regional artists to display their art work in local galleries, interact with other artists and serve the community through their art.
For further information visit:

 wellingtonartsociety.org
or wellingtonartsociety.blogspot.com

 

 

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Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

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Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

The Rickie Report is happy to highlight Deb LaFogg‘s newest CLASSES at the Delray Center for the Arts, DEMOS in different communities, WORKSHOPS, a SOLO Exhibit and a number of upcoming other ART SHOWS.  Deb’s ability to transform a moment in nature’s vastness and make it palpable is her gift to us.  Deb’s work has been published in newspapers and magazines including Wildlife Art Magazine, Wildscape Magazine (United Kingdom), Southwest and Wildlife Art magazine online. We share the details and urge anyone who ever wanted to dip their toes into painting or pastels to take advantage of these opportunities. 

 

 

 

Painting 

With

Deb LaFogg Docherty

 

 

 

Deb LaFogg Docherty’s art combines her great two loves: her love of nature and her love of painting. Her paintings strive to give people a glimpse of how animals live in the wild, raise their young, court and survive. She paints a picture of a secret world that many never get a chance to see. Deb’s quest to paint wildlife has taken her across the United States from the Everglades National Park in Florida to Denali National Park in Alaska. It has become an adventure she loves to share.

 

 

Her formal training began in college with a dual major in illustration and commercial art. She has continued to advance her work through master artist workshops. It is from them that she began to not only focus on the wildlife, but on the landscape in which they live. The use of light, color, composition, texture, and atmosphere help bring the viewer into the secret world of nature. She is always learning new ways to communicate this through her work. Deb’s paintings come to life in pastels, acrylics and oils.

 

 

Deb received the Masters Circle award from the International Association of Pastel Societies, and countless other awards throughout her career. Her work has been featured in museums, national and international art shows and International magazines. Her work can be found in private collections and she has illustrated a children’s book with part of the proceeds going to save habitat critical habitat in the Florida Keys.

 

Her Membership Affiliations include:

 

• Associate member of the Society of Animal Artists
• Signature member of the Pastel Society of America
• Signature member of the Artists for Conservation
• Member of Excellence with the Southeastern Pastel Society
• Member of the Oil Painters of America
• Member of the International Guild of Realism
• Pastel Society of North Florida
• Degas Pastel Society
• Women Artists of the West
• Audubon Artists

 

 She has also illustrated a children’s book called ‘Woodrat Jill’ with part of the proceeds going to preserve habitat for the endangered Key Largo Woodrat and is available on Amazon.com. Its a story about an Key Largo Woodrat named Jill who bred in captivity and is set free to make a life on her own.

 

Demos

•  Delray Center of the Arts Jan 14th from 7-8pm.
• Wellington Art Society February 11th.

 

Classes

Delray Center of the Arts January 28th and continue on to February 4th, 18th and 25th  7 – 9:30pm.

Workshops:

Please see her website for more information.

Current SOLO Show:

J.D. Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge  (Captiva, FL)

18 paintings now on display till the last week in February.

 

Upcoming SOLO Show in November:

Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center
Everglades National Park Gallery      Homestead, Florida

 

Upcoming Exhibits and Shows:

• Wellington Artfest – January 31 and February 1   (Wellington, FL)
• Artfest – (Fort Myers) February show starts evening of the 6th, all day 7 and 8
• Artigras – (Jupiter, FL)  February 14-16
• Featured Artist at the 2015 Sarasota Rotary Art Festival February 28-March 1st (Sarasota, FL)

 

Please see her website for more information: www.lafogg.com

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact The Rickie Report at:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

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Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

Deborah LaFogg has gone from an “emerging” to one of National acclaim and is now offering a local workshop for artists at Hennevelt’s Gallery!  She is a busy woman!  We don’t state that lightly.  She is teaching classes, workshops, caring for family members, keeping watch over animals who wander into her yard or noticing an unusual butterfly  –  and she is always working at her artwork.  Her Facebook posts modestly share her most recent acceptances to National Exhibits as well as Awards. She honestly seems surprised that anyone pays attention to her work – but she is very wrong.  Through Deborah’s artistry, we see the true essence of the animals she captures in pastel and paint. We are lucky! The Rickie Report shares the details and a few photos of her award-winning artworks.  Sign up for her workshop before the spaces are taken! You are in for a treat! Future workshops and exhibits are listed here as well.

 

 

Deborah LaFogg Docherty

Presents

“Expressing Your Inner Animal in Pastel”

 

 

Hennevelt’s Gallery

November 8 & 9, 2014  

 9 – 5 pm  both days

 

510 Northwood Rd.    West Palm Beach, FL 33407

Pre-Registration Information:

(561) 506-4108

Email: Art@Hennevelts.com
Website: www.hennevelts.com

 

 

 

 

 

Class Outline:

 

 

Day one

The class will start with what it takes to make a strong pastel painting of wildlife or a pet. Important points to be covered… Composition, Color, Form, Perspective, Contrast and Textures.
Deborah will talk about the materials the class is going to use and why. Next to be covered will be how to pick the right reference and the importance of your composition.
Students will be provided with several options of reference materials to choose from or may choose to bring their own. Value sketches, color choices and perspective will be next.
Deborah will demonstrate by starting a pastel and talk about under painting. Students start their paintings if they are comfortable with their compositions and value sketches. Deborah will be available to answer questions.

 

 

Day two

Deborah will demonstrate different techniques for applying pastel.
She will also demonstrate working on black backgrounds.
Students will work on their paintings. Deborah will be available to answer questions and help them solve painting issues.

Students will be painting and she will be available to answer questions and offer each student helpful suggestions.

The last two to three hours Deborah will offer critiques of two examples of each students work.

Overview of class: Students will be taught to create pastel paintings of pets or wildlife with background if desired that have strong compositions, pleasing colors, exciting contrast and textures that hold the viewers interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ART AWARDS:

Two Honorable Mentions in the Animal & Wildlife category of the 16th Annual Pastel 100 Competition held by the Pastel Journal, printed in the April 2015 issue.
First Place: Women Artists Of the West goes WILD an online exhibition of wildlife art, October 2014
Sidney Friedlander Memorial Award at the 10th Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition, Old Forge, NY 2014
Best in Show, Artfest on the Green, Wellington, FL January 2014
Third Place Sarasota Wildlife Art Festival, Sarasota Florida, February 2014
Third Place Crest Theatre Art Exhibit, Delray Beach Florida, February 2014

Second Place other Media in the Richeson 75 Landscapes, Seascapes and Architecture 2013 Show.

 

 

 

 

UP COMING SOLO EXHIBITS:

 

• Everglades National Parks Ernest Coe Galley in the visitor center November 2015.

 

• Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge January February 2015.

 

 

SHOWS AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

 

• April 2015 issue.2014 2 Animal & Wildlife category of the 16th Annual Pastel 100 Competition held by the Pastel Journal, April 2015 issue.
• 2014 Finalist Richeson 75 Animals, Birds, Wildlife ONLINE Art Show 2014
• 2014 Audubon Artists Annual Exhibit, 72nd Annual Juried National Exhibition at the Salmagundi Art Club, NYC
• 2014 Women Artists Of the West goes WILD an online exhibition of wildlife art
• 2014 Southeastern Pastel Society online exhibition
• 2014 Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance in Pastel 21th National Juried Exhibition, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich CT.
• 2014 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Show, Henderson Fine Arts Center, KY
• 2014 Pastel Society Of America, National Arts Club in NYC
• 2014 St. Augustine Nature and Wildlife Art Show, St. Augustine FL
• 2014 Finalist on the Art Renewal Salon Center for the Arts.
• 2014 The Bennington Art Center’s, Art of the Animal Kingdom, Bennington VT.
• 2014 National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society Fall National On-line Exhibit.
• 2014 Mainsale Fine Art Festival, St. Petersburg FL.
• 2014 Sarasota Wildlife Art Festival, Sarasota Florida
• 2014 Began giving pastel demos and workshops for South East Florida Art Societies

 

 

 

 

Current Gallery AFFILIATION

Hennevelt’s Gallery
           510 Northwood Rd.      West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561) 506-4108

 

 

 

Member AFFILIATIONS

 

Signature Member of the Artists for Conservation
Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America
Associate Member of the Society of Animal Artists
“Member of Excellence” Southeastern Pastel Society
Degas Pastel Society
Pastel Society of North Florida
International Guild of Realism
Oil Painters of America
Audubon Artists

 

 

 

Future DEMOS:

The Hobe Sound Fine Arts League
 February 16, 2015
 7:00 PM

 

 

Future Workshops :

 

Hobe Sound Fine Arts League
March 6 & 7, 2015
Deborah LaFogg Docherty will be teaching, “Expressing your inner animal in pastel and oils”

 

Artists’ Workshops, Inc.
540 Barracuda Boulevard      New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
Phone: 386-424-9254
 March 27-29th, 2015
 Deborah LaFogg Docherty will be teaching, “Expressing your inner animal in pastel”

 

 

For more information about Deborah’s artistry, please visit:www.lafogg.com

 

 

 

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact The Rickie Report at:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291