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The members of the Saddleback Art League are all
local artists and supporters of art in the community.
Our members come from the area of Saddleback Valley,
Orange County, California.  Our members range in levels
from beginners to professional artists.  We welcome all
artists in the fine arts media who are actively pursing their
goals of developing and promoting their artwork.

Please click
here for more information about the
Saddleback Art League.

If you would like to become a member, you can download the
membership form
here and/or
come visit one of our meetings.
Annual dues are $30.
Marleen Gerloff discusses a painting at
our meeting
New Member
To become a member you can
download your membership form
here.
The Saddleback Art League is
a non-profit organization that
meets the second Tuesday of
each month (except July) at the
Mission Viejo Library
Community Room, 100 Civic
Center Drive, at the corner of
La Paz & Marguerite in Mission
Viejo at 6:00PM.
Free parking is available at the
library. Please stop by to visit
one of our meetings as our
guest.
Learn New
Techniques
Share Your
Talents
Network with
Artists
Show & Sell your
Art
Mail address:
Saddleback Art League
24000 Alicia Pkwy,
PMB 17-374
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

President’s Message
Working as your SAL President these past several months
has been a joy and a privilege. It is a great place to grown
as an artist and make strong friendships. SAL is also
forging strong relations in the community and promoting
art wherever possible. For those that are considering
membership here are a few great reasons to join our
group of professional and emerging artists.

•        We promote networking & mentoring opportunities
with other artists.
•         A professional artist does our monthly critiques of
your artwork.
•     Publicity opportunities are available through a link to
our SAL website.
•            We provide workshops by professional artists at
special SAL rates.
•    Our annual Juried Show is held each spring. Receive
an opportunity to compete at special SAL rates.
•       Our new People’s Choice Exhibition is for members
only and will be an annual event each fall.
•      We participate in Outdoor shows in partnership with
other organizations. (Artes de la Vida in April, Chalk
Festival in May, Symphony Concert in August, and others
as available.)
•           We maintain a Display Case in the Mission Viejo
Library.  This is an opportunity to hang your art in a
community location on a rotating basis
•   We provide Monthly e-bulletins and (6) semi-monthly
newsletters, including special publications of your special
events via e-bulletin.
•  You will have access to SAL Membership directory on-
line with your paid dues.
•   We are pleased to provide art education to members,
professional artists and curators who enjoy our friendly
atmosphere.
I look forward to seeing each of you at our next meeting.
Regards,
Lynda Zimmer
Membership dues are now
accepted
for the year 2010

You can fill out the
membership form in the
newsletter and/or send your
check ($30.-) to:

Treasurer SAL
24000 Alicia Prkwy, ste.17 #374
Mission Viejo, Ca. 92691
Saddleback Art League
Congratulations
to all our member who had work accepted in
the annual juried art competitions at the OC
Fair in Costa Mesa.

Members who won prizes:

Casey Hanenkrat:
First Place Professional Graphics Drawing
and Illustration
Dolly Meyerhardt:
Honorable Mention Professional
Photography Computer Manipulated Color
Image
Caroline Verhagen:  
Second Place Professional Jewelry Body of
Work
Third Place Professional Painting Pastel
Honorable Mention Professional Sculpture
Blown, Cast and Fused Glass
SAL Member Dennie Hahn has released
her first book titled "Orange County
Treasures".  This full color guide book focuses
specifically on Orange County , California . It is
devoted to covering the unique treasures of the
OC rather than just the ordinary. Inside this
guide you’ll find over 100 unique and exciting
things to do. Many of the adventures in this
guide are low cost or even free. The author, a
professional photographer, utilizes not only her
writing but her photographs to inspire readers
to take an adventure.   Full of color pictures this
guide is worthy of a place on your coffee table.  
This book is available on Amazon.com or at
www.denniehahnphotography.com.
For more info on what's going
on in Mission Viejo please visit
the city website :
cityofmissionviejo.org

March 9
Demo artist:
Helga Batman-Koplin

“Plein Air Painting”

Helga Batman-Koplin is an award winning artist residing in
Lake Arrowhead, California. She studied oil painting in the
impressionist manner and design with noted California artists
Hal Reed, Joseph Mendez, Kanya Bugreyev, Ted Goerschner,
Michael Situ, Ken Auster and William Scott Jennings. She
majored in art at Cypress College and California State
University at Long Beach. Helga also became proficient in the
use of other media such as watercolors and acrylics. Her work
has been purchased by many corporate and private collectors,
including the Lake Arrowhead Country Club, UCLA
Conference Center in Lake Arrowhead, California, Redlands
Community Hospital and the County of San Bernardino,
California. She is a member of the “Plein Air Artists of
Riverside” and the “Mountain Arts Network”. Her work may be
viewed at the “Mountain Arts Gallery” 28561 Highway 18 Sky
Forest, CA 92385, the ”Wishing Well”, Lake Arrowhead Village,
CA, 92352 and “Timberline in the Glen” 28956 Hook Creek
Road, Cedar Glen, CA, 92321. From 2003 -2007 she exhibited at
the “ART-A-Fair” in the Laguna Beach Art Festival. She is a
member of the “National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society” and
one of her paintings will be shown in the “Best of America
2009” juried exhibition. For more information about classes, as
well as workshops, demonstrations, jurying of shows or to
purchase her paintings, phone: (909) 336-5785, e-mail:
batmum1@yahoo.com,
Web site: http://www.batman-koplin.com
Helga teaches all levels of oil painting at the “Mountain
Quilter’s Cottage” 935 Kuffel Canyon Road, Sky Forest,
California, and also during the
summer program at the UCLA
Conference Center in Lake Arrowhead.

People’s Choice Exhibition
at the Murray Center

The winners are:

Madeleine Gerges - first place
for “Montage Beach”
Rick Hohmann - second place
for “Good Morning”
Linda Harlan White - third place
for “Child of Malawi”

Over 500 people voted for their favorite
painting both on-line and at the Norman
Murray Community Center in Mission Viejo.
It was a huge success and enjoyed by all.
Spring Reflections 2010
Juried Show is coming!

>> IMPORTANT DATES <<
Drop off entries at Mission Viejo Library
Friday, April 16, 1 - 4 p.m. Or
Saturday, April 17, 10 a.m. -12 p.m. sharp
Art will be judged on Saturday, 1 - 4 p.m.
Helga Batman-Koplin is the 2010 Spring Reflections Juror

More info in the newsletter.