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	American Society of Aviation Artists 2010 Aerospace Art Exhibit & Forum

San Diego Air & Space Museum

A special Thank You to all the ASAA members, spouses, friends, forum presenters, guests, our wonderful hosts and especially
Terry Brennan, curator of the SDASM and his staff
for displaying the
ASAA 2010 International Aerospace Art Exhibition.
The San Diego Forum is now recorded in the annals
of ASAA history as we look forward to the
2011 Pensacola, Florida Forum and
celebration of 100 years of US Naval aviation.

Academics - an overview of seminars available to forum attendees

A U-2 Mission with Kristin Hill
Kristin Hill

Dynamics of Flight
Keith Ferris

Kristin Hill led the audience on an adventure on a U-2 Mission. on the 55th anniversary of U-2 service. The U-2 is said to be the most difficult plane in the world to fly. Slides documented
Ms. Hill's the ground crew mobile unit, pilot "Beaver," Pete Van Pelt, and the extensive training, which included breathing 100%
oxygen for an hour to eliminate the nitrogen from the blood and sitting in a pressure chamber while watching the bottle of water next to her boil into
a volcano of bubbles. From 70 thousand feet aloft, she could make out Mammoth Lakes,
Half Dome in Yosemite, and a slight curvature of the earth.

ASAA Founder Keith Ferris presented a hands-on session emphasizing the fluid nature of flight offering attendees the opportunity to analyze relative flight paths and timing
in planning a painting. Forum attendees learned how
to design a mathematically correct view of multiple aircraft
in flight. "The energy game is a smooth flowing
aerial ballet,"explained Mr. Ferris as he pointed to slides of aerial combat. "It's important to consider size, location and distance from the viewer. Your canvas is your window to the world."

Jurying and Judging Criteria for ASAA Exhibitions John Clark John Clark, Jo Kotula Chair, shared secrets of the judging process in Jurying and Judging Criteria for ASAA's Exhibitions.		Retaining the Principles of the Old Masters Lisa Bormann Internationally renowned artist Lisa Bormann brought to life a lecture on "Retaining the Principles of the Old Masters," inspired by intensive studies in Malaga, Vienna, England, and her teaching experiences at Atelier LeSeur in Minnesota.


In a class on Copyright and Plagiarism Issues, Mr. Ferris, with John Clark, imparted knowledge regarding reprographic rights, transfer of ownership and the impending disastrous Orphaned Works Act.
Naval Capt. Rich Dann has been dubbed Captain Centennial for his part in planning the Navy's 100th year anniversary. The captain gave an overview of the history of Naval Aviation and exciting plans to celebrate its centennial in 2011. The ASAA is invited to be a part of the celebration with its 2011 forum scheduled for Pensacola.
With sketchbooks in hand, artists prepared to gaze at a silent artist's model for the artist's workshop. But this was no regular artist's model. Gerry Asher, artist, performer and storyteller, entranced the room with his poignant portrayal of a young soldier while the audience tried to make quick sketches without shedding a tear.
	Cdr. Ralph Wilhelm brought the original notes that he had written shortly after his experiences as a young man in World War II. He recounted tales of the Coral Sea, aboard the Portland in Guadalcanal, tremendous barrages in battle, orders to abandon ship on the Yorktown, and of course the historic turning point of the Battle of Midway. After reading passages from his personal logbook about top secret orders and eliminating the top aviators of the enemy, his voice paused before he continued: "This has been a day I will remember." The ASAA audience will remember that day as well.
Youth Drawing Class Priscilla Messner-Patterson Held in the beautiful atrium of the San Diego Air & Space Museum, the purpose was to introduce aviation art to young people. Supervised by Priscilla Messner-Patterson, the class explored the principles of angles, values and how things connect, whether drawing aircraft, still life or- gulp - even dragons.

San Diego Day

The day began with self-guided tours of the historic Aircraft Carrier Midway Museum. San Diego is the birthplace of Naval Aviation.
The day continued with an afternoon at
Naval Air Station North Island, visiting a nuclear aircraft carrier, observing flight simulators,
and spending time with the operational Naval Aviation Units on the base. Later that evening,
the ASAA artists were special guests
at a reception hosted by the Navy.

Drawing & Painting Day

A Day at Gillespie Airport
Bill and Claudia Allen were our gracious hosts at their Museum and Hangar Community with aircraft from the twenties, thirties and forties.

Planes in the collection: 1926 Boeing FB5; 1930 Stearman C3R; 1940 Ryan STM-2; 1942 Ryan PT-22; 1943 Boeing Stearman Custom; the late Steve McQueen’s 1945 Boeing Stearman;
plus a Fairey Firefly; Bucher Jungman;
Stinson SR-5E and others.

Artist Lisa Bormann demonstrated the value of outdoor painting for aviation artists and offered critiques for those who made a request.

Optional Activity Day

Slide Critique Session for those who sign up for this Saturday AM event.
Mentoring for Artists for those requesting this helpful service.

Other area attractions included:
Marine Aviation Museum at Miramar MCAS
Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino
San Diego Museum of Art - the region's oldest and largest art museum, the San Diego Museum of Art's renowned holdings include a fine selection of European old masters.
Timken Museum of Art - Considered one of the great small museums in the world, the Timken houses the world-class Putnam Foundation Collection of European old masters.
San Diego Zoo - Home to more than 4,000 rare and endangered animals representing more than 800 species and subspecies, the San Diego Zoo is world famous.
San Diego Art Institute (SDAI): Museum of the Living Artist - A new exhibition of works by San Diego artists opens every four to six weeks in this 10,000 square foot gallery.

The Awards Banquet closed the Forum Saturday evening
Click here to see the 2010 Winners