Welcome to the new NOIS website. There was nothing wrong with the old site, just time for a change. Hopefully we can keep it more current and alive, but we need your help! Send us links, news, images. We want to start a sketchbook page, but we need your input and images! Contact us below through the email links, or see the CONTACT page for the board's email.
Contact NOIS:
NOIS
PO Box 29443
Parma, OH 44129
President's EMAIL
Webmaster's EMAIL
Next Event:
Saturday, July 10, 2010
SKETCH TRIP
TO THE ZOO
Bring your sketchbooks and enjoy a
relaxing time at the Zoo with NOIS members. We'll draw for a few hours and have lunch on the grounds at noon.
Meet at the zoo entrance at 10:00 a.m.
FREE entry for NOIS members!
HALF-POINT NEW MEMBERS OFFER!
If you are thinking of becoming a member, we are offering a half-year rate of $22.50 that gives you full membership benefits through January, 2011.
This is an affordable and easy way to get acquainted with NOIS!
Membership entitles you to be in our group show at Tri-C East Gallery this summer and the opportunity to post your portfolio on our website.
Also, signing up to be a member means your admission to the zoo is free.
In times like these, bargains are hard to pass up!
For more information on NOIS click here.
Watercolor sketches from last year's drawing trip:
Condor by Ron Hill; Capybara by George Kocar;
Tortoise by Jeff Suntala
Click above for the latest news, pictures, and all the usual Facebook Fun!
Be sure to check out the NEWS page, updated July 7, 2010.
Up-Dated Info on the Annual NOIS show!
Opening Reception:
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 6:00pm-8:30pm
ExhibitionDates: September 14 - October 7, 2010
Gallery East
Cuyahoga Community College, Eastern Campus
4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, Ohio 44122
Map Link
This could be anything about faces: self-portrait, a political shift,
military themes, turnabout is fair play, famous people portraits...
however you choose to interpret the theme ABOUT FACE!
NOIS members may enter up to 10 pieces
that have never been shown in a NOIS exhibit.
Important Member Details:
Drop-off Work in Gallery:
Monday, August 30 or Tuesday, August 31, 10:30am-3:00pm
Pick-up Work:
Monday,
October 11, or Tuesday, October 12, 10:30-3:00pm
Since many of us work during these hours, contact a fellow NOIS member
or a Board Member to bring in your work!
Since this is a college gallery, if available, you can display sketchbooks, preparatory drawings, writings/notations/photos and 3-D models may also be included with entries. Michael Gubkin, Director of Gallery East, is able to work with whatever else you may have related to your entries.
TIGER UNVEILING: Held May 18, 2010
NOIS President George Kocar poses with his tiger painted
for the St Clair Superior Development Corporation's
Year of the Tiger public art exhibition. See tigers rendered
by NOIS members Sylvia Albertelli, Ron Hill, Milan Kecman
and Nancy Lick at the Good News Page or our Facebook page,
in the photos section.
NOIS SKETCH CRAWL: Held May 15, 2010
Here is just one of Jeff Suntala's paintings from the
NOIS Sketch Crawl on East 9th Pier. He said it was the
first time he has depicted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and Museum. See more drawings and paintings
at our Facebook page in the photos section.
April 14, 2010
Raul Colon, award-winning illustrator from New York, came into Cleveland to meet with NOIS members and give a very personal, close-up talk about his art, his origins and inspirations and some very candid thoughts and feelings about the state of illustrations.
Special thanks to Jamie Hills, NOIS Treasurer, for suggesting Raul as our annual guest, making the initial invitation and organizing the visit. Jamie met Raul at the airport and took him to Cathie Bleck's home, where Cathie graciously housed Raul for the night. Then Jamie and George Kocar, NOIS President, took Raul to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Afterwards, members met at Mama Santas in Little Italy for casual dinner and convervasation before Raul's presentation.
Raul spoke to over 30 people at The Cleveland Institute of Art's Ohio Bell Auditorium in their East Boulevard building. He had slides and many original pieces of art, and discussed his colorful work and the watercolor, colored pencil and scratch technique that marks his very distinctive visual style.
Anyone who couldn't make the meeting missed a very unique opportunity to hear and converse with a very talented and successful artist! Click onthe pictures to view them larger in a separate window.
Click date for PDF file
All artwork is copyrighted by the respective artists, and may not be reproduced without express permission.
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On March 24, NOIS was given an exclusive tour of Zygote Press by artist member Laurie Garrett. In attendance were George Kocar, Jamie Hills, Nancy Lick, Cristina Bruce-Kaiser, Jackie Freedman and Ron Hill. Laurie demosntrated the monoprint process by creating a one-of-a-kind original print, then the other members created a collaborative print. It was a fun and interactive introduction to Zygote Press, a really cool artist resource in Cleveland! |
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 L-R: Cristina Brice-Kaiser, Jamie Hills, Laurie Garrett, Nancy Lick, Ron Hill, Jackie Freedman, and George Kocar. |
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