May 9 program
Paint Big Sur with Penny Lulich
This month’s program features Penny Lulich leading a paint-along of the Big Sur coastline. “I paint intuitively as well as trying to remember to practice with all of the tools and techniques I’ve been learning along the way,” Penny said. “I’ll be sharing some of my journey with you as we paint this scene together. I’ll be talking about teachers I’ve learned from, groups I’ve enjoyed, my favorite watercolorists and why, my favorite paints and colors, brushes and tools.” She will also talk about finding her style and other factors that impact her watercolor life.
Supplies: Round brush that holds lots of water, a flat brush, paper towels, spray bottle, Mr. Clean sponge, and140# watercolor cold press paper. Penny will be working with yellow ochre, quinacridone sienna or burnt sienna, cobalt blue, and some kind of cool blue like phthalo turquoise, lemon yellow, hansa yellow deep, green gold, shadow green, cobalt violet, purple, indigo. A hair dryer will be useful.
The May 9 meeting will be in person and online, starting at 6 p.m. If you are vaccinated you can attend in person at the First Christian Church’s Great Hall, 205 E. Kirkwood Avenue. If attending in person, dress in layers as windows will be open to facilitate ventilation. Masks are optional.
Free parking is available in the IU Poplars Garage, opposite the Runcible Spoon on Sixth Street. Pay parking is available on the street and in the Fourth Street Garage across from the former Waldron Building.
To attend via Zoom, look for a link in an email from Joanna Samorow-Merzer or from Carol Rhodes.
Slate of BWS officers
to be voted on Monday
Officers for the 2022-2023 year will be elected at the May 9 meeting. The Nominating Committee, chaired by Sarah Ward, announced the following slate:
President: Carol Rhodes
1st Vice President: Katya Alexeeva
2nd Vice President: Andy Roberts
Secretary: Charlotte Griffin
Treasurer: Barbara Coffman
2022 BWS paint-out schedule
Saturday, May 21, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Bloomington’s historic Wylie House
This is a wonderful place to paint. For more information about this
this site, go to https://libraries.indiana.edu/wylie-house-museum
Look for more information and instructions by email as the date approaches.
Saturday and Sunday, June 11 & 12
Bloomington Garden Walk
This event is organized by Charlotte Griffin. She will be sending out a schedule and sign-up closer to these dates.
Saturday, July 16
IU’s Hilltop Garden
Saturday, Sept. 10
Great Outdoor Art Contest
Sponsored by the T.C. Steele State Historic Site. More information will be emailed later in the summer.
Saturday, Oct. 8
BWS Potluck and Paint-Out at Peden Farm on N. Maple Grove Road
Please let Betty Wagoner know if you are interested in an August paint-out. Suggestions for paint-out sites are encouraged.
New members
Bloomington Watercolor Society would like to welcome its two newest members: Natalie Curts and April Bledsoe. We look forward to meeting you and sharing art with you in the months and years ahead! This brings our membership total to 94.
FRIENDLY REMINDER: Annual dues should be paid in May or June for the coming year. As things stand, our current BWS year ends in June, and our new year runs from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. Please check our website for the cost of different levels of membership and information regarding payment options. You may also contact Carol Rhodes, Treasurer, or Patty Uffman, 2nd Vice President, for more information.
June program
The June 13 program will be a discussion. We will share thoughts and ideas in response to the question “How will I know when my painting is done?” Sometimes we may feel we have overworked a painting and we may not have known when to stop. You are invited to participate in sharing your thoughts on this topic. Come prepared to contribute. Send your name to Jo Weddle ahead of June 13 if you would like to be on the list of members who want to contribute ideas, thoughts, and your examples of experiences.
Christmas ornament
Jo Weddle still has one ornament to return to someone who brought it to the December dessert meeting. It is a lovely green wooden Christmas tree. Jo will bring it to FCC at the May meeting, or you can contact Jo to let her know it is yours and she will arrange to get it to you. There was not a name on it.
Member News
Spring Mill by Debbie Tocco
Tricia Wente has two paintings in the front window of Elsinore Gallery in Salem, Ore. They are part of the AiA “Spring Fling Show,” which can be viewed on YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E6ROokAKif8
Rose Brenner is the featured artist for the month of May at the Arts Alliance in College Mall. Her show includes 12 new paintings in the style of Van Gogh (outlining parts and using short strokes). “I’ve been painting for nine years and tend to paint in series,” Rose writes. “My last series was all birds. Now it’s this style. Every painting in this series has a table, some fruit, a vase of flowers, wallpaper, and sometimes an animal.” Check out more of her work at https://www.rosebrenner.com.
Andy Roberts shares his last painting from his winter in Southwest Florida. This pen/ink watercolor is of Captiva School and Chapel-by-the-Sea, one of my favorite places. Situated adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico beach and among palm, seagrape, and gumbo limbo trees, the building was originally constructed in 1903 for use as a county schoolhouse and in 1921 was purchased from Lee County’s “Board of Public Instruction” by three Captiva Island citizens, identifying themselves as “Trustees of Methodist-Episcopal Church South.” During those school years, the building was also used for religious services whenever a circuit preacher would be in the area. Because of the infrequency of those religious services, at a time when Captiva Island was growing in population, the chapel (then known as the Wayside Chapel) evolved into the Chapel by the Sea and services were then held with more regularity with a circuit preacher brought over, often by ferry, from the mainland. Today, Captiva Chapel by the Sea is a seasonal, inter-denominational, mission-oriented congregation. Captiva School & Chapel by the Sea was recognized in 2013 as a Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places.
Beyond BWS
The Wabash Valley Artists Society juried show will be at The Arts Federation in Lafayette Sept. 2 – 30. To request a Prospectus, visit the Wabash Valley Artists Society Facebook page and send a message.
The Watercolor Society of Indiana’s Juried Show applications are due May 6. The prospectus is available at: https://www.watercolorsocietyofindiana.org. There is also a link to register and pay online.
The Wabash Valley Artists Society has a couple of upcoming paint-outs of interest: June 18, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., The Farm at Prophetstown, 5545 Swisher Rd., West Lafayette. July 2, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Delphi Canal Days, 1030 N. Washington St., Delphi, Ind.
Upland Plein Air and the Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington are offering a Guido Frick plein air workshop, “Adding Power and Emotion to Your Painting,” June 3 – 5. The class size is 6 to 10, and the experience is geared for intermediate and advanced painters. The cost is $550. For additional information and to reserve your place, contact babettebal@gmail.com. Visit https://www.guidofrickfineart.com to learn more about the instructor.
Ivy Tech’s Center for Lifelong Learning will offer two watercolor courses this summer. Beginning Watercolor II will be taught by Nancy Metz on Thursdays from 6 – 8:30 p.m. from May 12 – June 16. Watercolor Spring Flowers, a one-day, workshop, will be taught by Jeanne Dutton Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To learn more, visit https://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/cll/index.html.
During May and June Viridian Moon Gallery plans to launch a fundraising campaign in support of this Ukrainian non-profit organization: https://shelter-plus.com/support/eng. Artists have designated a percentage of their sales during this time period to go to the organization.
Indiana Heritage Arts will sponsor the West Baden Paint-out Aug. 12 and 13 at West Baden Springs Hotel. Artists can paint the beautiful West Baden Springs Hotel and gardens and then sell their art in the hotel lobby Saturday afternoon. There is no registration fee, but interested artists should call the Brown County Art Gallery at 812-988-4609.
Calendar
May 6 Entry deadline for Watercolor Society of Indiana’s Juried Show
May 9 BWS Monthly Meeting. 6 p.m. Online and in person at First Christian Church, 205 E. Kirkwood
May 21 BWS Paint-out. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Wylie House
June 3 – 5 Guido Frick Workshop
June 11 – 12 BWS Paint-out. Garden Walk
June 13 6 p.m. BWS Monthly Meeting
June 18 Wabash Valley Arts Society Paint-out. The Farm at Prophetstown
July 1 Pay BWS dues for 2022-2023
July 16 BWS Paint-out. IU’s Hilltop Gardens
Aug. 12 – 13 Indiana Heritage Paint-out. West Baden Springs Hotel and Gardens
Sept. 10 Great Outdoor Art Contest. T.C. Steele Historical Site
Oct. 8 BWS Potluck and Paint-out. Peden Farm
