Bloomington Watercolor Society

2010 SUMMER CALENDAR JUNE 12 – Paintout at Meadowood, 10:00am – 2:00 pm.  Participants are invited to exhibit their work at a show in August at the Meadowood Gallery.  Connie Brorson, hostess. 14 – Monthly Meeting.  Vote on Notecard Project. JULY NO MONTHLY MEETING 7 – 17, USA International Harp Competition.  Tricia Wente, coordinator. 19-21 – Artist Retreat at French Lick.  Jeanne Dutton, coordinator. 24 – Paintout at Duckworth Flower Farm.  Cheryl Duckworth, hostess.  Susan Blunck, coordinator. AUGUST NO MONTHLY MEETING 2 – Meadowood Paintout Show.  Tricia Wente and Connie Brorson, coordinators. 3 – Take down Membership Show at Columbus Learning Center.  Pick up paintings this week.  Tricia Wente, coordinator 7  - Paintout at the 1800’s Cabin, 10:00am – 2:00 pm .  Bob Talbot, host. 13 - Exhibit featuring the work of those who participated at the Meadowood paint out:            Reception:  Friday, August 13, 4:30 - 6:00            Exhibit dates:  August 13 - 27 21 – BWS Autumn Workshop with Lynn Diamante, 9:00am – 4:30pm.  Kriste Lindberg, coordinator.

Meetings

BWS meets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m., in the First Christian Church in downtown Bloomington on Kirkwood and Washington. After a short business meeting, members enjoy a demo and time to paint.

2010 Meeting Demonstration Topics

• January 11 - Perspective Drawing - Vesta Seville
• February 8 - We Paint Night - Buildings 
• March 8 - Working in Experimental Watercolor - Linda Meyer-Wright
• April 12 - Making Colors Work for You- Carol Rhodes
• May 10 - Getting Ready To Work - Brushwork - Nancy Davis-Metz
• June 14 - Painting Negative Spaces - Jacki Frey
• July - August - Summer Break, no meetings (see the paintout schedule, below)
• September 13 - Planning Your Composition - Bob Talbot & Carol Rhodes
• October 11 - Splatter Painting - Jeanne Dutton
• November 8 - Christmas Cards/Decorations
• December 13 - Christmas Party – Artist Trading Cards – Location TBA

(There are no Monday meetings in July, or August; however, other activities are scheduled.)

For more meeting information, see http://www.bloomingtonarts.info, and search "watercolor meeting " or else go to the calendar date. Also, see our Brush Strokes newsletter at www.bloomingtonwatercolor.blogspot.com for news of all our activities!
(Members only: See meeting refreshment signup)

Activities

• Paintouts in the Southern Indiana outdoors. Scheduled on selected weekend days, April through October.
• A Fall and Spring exhibition of our paintings set in a professional gallery or setting.
• Workshops led by by professional watercolor painters   
  

  Current and Upcoming Activities:

  Gallery Shows

  2010 GALLERY SHOW
  On display January 8 - August 2, 2010
  Columbus Learning Center
  Lunch reception and paint-out event was held on Saturday, April 17

  Workshops
  

  • DAY-LONG WORKSHOP with Lynn Diamente on August 14

  

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  MEMBER-only Retreat with Vesta Seville July 19-21

  

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  Plein Air Paintouts

  2010 Paintout Schedule:

  • Saturday, April 17 -- Columbus Learning Center, lunch reception and paint-out, 10 am - 2 pm
  • Saturday, May 15 -- T.C. Steele Festival of Flowers Paintout, 7 am - 3:30 pm; must register in advance if competing
  • Saturday, June 12 -- Meadowwood Retirement Center, 10 am- 2 pm
  • Saturday, July 24 -- Duckworth Farm with Cheryl Duckworth
  • Saturday, August 7 -- Bob Talbot's 1800's cabin, 10 am - 2 pm
  • Saturday, September 11 -- T.C. Steele Great Outdoor Art Contest Paintout, 7 am - 3:30 pm; must register in advance if competing
  • Sunday, October 3 -- Story Inn Bed & Breakfast 10 am

  Organize a "Road Trip" or get involved in a "Road Show!"

  Interested in getting together with friends to go to museums, interesting paintout locations, special workshops? Do you know of a gallery show in which members can show their work?

  Use our new "Road Trips and Shows" bulletin board!

  And More

  • Be in the know about more art news in the Bloomington and southern Indiana area! To stay in touch with local artists, classes, and activities, see our Brush Strokes newsletter at www.bloomingtonwatercolor.blogspot.com
  • You can also find out about all our planned activities at http://www.bloomingtonarts.info

News

For the latest news, see our Brush Strokes newsletter!

To join our email list:

• To join with a Google account, [apply for group email membership] here.
• To join with your own email account, contact our email address below.
• To read the recent postings without joining the list, browse to http://groups.google.com/group/bws-all/topics.

Watch www.bloomingtonarts.info for 2009 events!:

For more information, see http://www.bloomingtonarts.info and search "watercolor plein air," or email members@bloomingtonwatercolor.org. Also, see our Brush Strokes newsletter at www.bloomingtonwatercolor.blogspot.com for news of all our activities!

For More Information

See http://www.bloomingtonarts.info, and search "watercolor," "watercolor meeting," "watercolor plein air," or else go to the calendar date.

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