November
2000
MUNOZ NEWS
PACIFIC
RIM ART EXHIBITION
The
Pacific Rim Art Expo, with Rie Muñoz as the "Artist of
the Year," was a great success. About 8,000 people came through
the doors during the three day show, September 29,30 and October 1.
It is the third largest show of its kind in the U.S.
 According
to show director Bob Farrelly, Muñoz was honored as "Artist
of the Year" because "Rie Muñoz is one of the best
known artists in the country." Previous artists of the year have
included Bev Doolittle and Robert Bateman. Muñoz met with fans
and collectors throughout the three day show, signing prints, books
and posters, and chatting about her paintings.
On Saturday, 300 fans were treated to a rare slide show by Rie Muñoz.
My mother has painted several thousand paintings in her career and
she likes to take slides of all of them. We brought about 100 slides
of her paintings, most of which have never been published. The paintings
were from all parts of Alaska and included some very unusual ones
such as, "Tenakee Jug Band."
 Not
only were the attendees treated to this unique visual experience but
they also got a feel for Rie�s sense of humor. "Are you Bathed
in the Blood of the Lamb?" was a painting and story of how Rie
was shamed into going to church once because as one local told Rie,
"Everybody has a little sin in them, Rie." The State Office
Building or "S.O.B." as it is referred to in Alaska was
the setting for an afternoon concert that Muñoz captured in
one of her old paintings.
The slide
show ended in time for the auction. One of the viewers who had never
heard of Rie Muñoz, was so moved by the slide show that she
placed the winning bid for a beautiful Muñoz original watercolor.
 Whales
in the Tenakee Inlet
Whales
in the Inlet
During
a recent trip to Tenakee, we were joined by Sandra Miller and her husband
Steve along with six Rie Muñoz fans from Bend Oregon. They stayed
at the local cabins owned by Snyder Mercantile. Three days were spent
exploring the local rivers which were full of salmon and bear; eating
crab; fishing and whale watching.
A pod of nine whales
�lunge fed� right in front of town. Lunge feeding is when the whales
all go underwater together and come up under a large school of krill
or herring. The whales then release bubbles to confuse the bait and
all of them �lunge� up above the surface with mouths agape, filling
their oral cavities with as much food as possible before repeating the
process. We were treated to this show throughout the week. Our visitors
had never seen anything like it before, especially not in Bend.
The
pages are posted showing Rie�s latest releases.
Entitled "Squirrel," "Local Bus," and "Dog
Walk on the Beach," these three lithographs will be released Wednesday,
November 1 at 9:00 am Alaska time.
Christmas
Cards Available
In response to
years of requests for Rie Muñoz Christmas cards we have finally
produced a nice Christmas art card package. Rie Muñoz Ltd. now
offers a Christmas Card Package consisting
of ten assorted Rie Muñoz cards and envelopes with a winter theme.
The packages contain images such as "Church is Out NonDalton,"
"Winter Cabin," and "Evergreen Bowl" all with �Seasons
Greetings� imprinted on them. The price is $20 retail and the cards
come in a plastic box with a gold ribbon holding the package. This will
be a great line to have for Christmas, so order now.
Tracy
VanHorn Moves On
After 15 years with
Rie Muñoz Ltd., Tracy Van Horn has moved on to pursue other career
options. Rie, the staff of Rie Muñoz Ltd. and I want to wish Tracy
the best and thank him for the many years of helping Rie Muñoz
Ltd. in this exciting art market. Tracy has a fiancée that moved
up from Denver last year and plans to marry next spring. Good luck and
thank you Tracy!
Welcome
Demi
 Rie
Muñoz Ltd. would like to welcome aboard Demi Skinas, our new bookkeeper.
Demi is excited to be working with all of us and will help you with any
questions or requests you may have regarding your account. Tom Morgan
and I are also available to help in any way.
Tom
Morgan and Demi Skinas
Thank you for
your interest in Rie Muñoz!
Sincerely,
Juan Muñoz
|