BWS Holiday Party returns to Meadowood
BWS is once again throwing a Holiday Party at Meadowood the evening of Monday, Dec. 12. The deadline to reserve is Sunday, Dec. 4.
Reservations are open on the BWS Website, from the right-hand nav bar or at https://bloomingtonwatercolor.org/home/activities/holiday-party-2022/. Cost of the meal is $20 per person.
Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Each member may bring a guest. To join in the fun, you can optionally create and bring a painting in the manner of Monet (sized 5×7 to 9×12) to exchange with someone else who participates in the optional activity. This activity coordinates with the field trip to The LUME to see the Monet exhibition on Dec. 7. (See https://bloomingtonwatercolor.org/home/activities/lume-field-trip-monet-exhibition/)
Bloomington Watercolor Society Art Scholarship
by Jeanne Dutton
I encourage you to view the items up for bid at The Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools – Watercolor Society | BiddingForGood. https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=341700160.
BWS awarded its scholarship this past spring to Jesse Kogge, who is now studying at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University. The scholarship provides $500 for the purpose of purchasing art supplies. We now need to pump up our scholarship fund. Will you help with that?
Here are two ways you can contribute and THANKS in advance!
ONE, make a tax-deductible donation to the Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools (FMCCS) at https://mccsfoundation.org/. Please be sure to indicate that your donation should be directed to the Bloomington Watercolor Society Scholarship.
TWO, FMCCS holds an online auction every autumn, “Reading, Writing, Bidding.” The 2022 auction will be “live” from Nov. 28 to Dec. 6. The BWS Scholarship fund benefits from every item offered by BWS members. Thanks to Bob Florini, Lynne Gilliatt, and Phil Bowsher for their contributions. You can also find up for auction a set of watercolor greetings cards and a three-hour watercolor lesson.
Order your personalized BWS name badge
Still time to order a BWS Personalized Name Badge. This badge is white, made of hard plastic, 2.5 in x 2.5 inches, with the BWS logo in blue and your name printed underneath it in black. It is secured to clothing via a magnet strip and magnet. The badges are $9 and can be ordered via our BWS Website: https://bloomingtonwatercolor.org/home/activities/members-purchase-a-permanent-badge/ .
“We Paint…Historic Bloomington!”
People’s Choice Award
Congratulations to Joanna Samorow-Merzer for winning the People’s Choice Award in the 2022 Membership Show. Her painting of George and Viola Taliaferro was the overwhelming favorite, and that earned Joanna a prize of $50.
Credit also goes to second place, “Yellow House on West 7th Street” by Jacki Frey and third place to “Light of the World” by Nancy Davis Metz.
The comments were varied and all complimentary: “Beautiful show” and “I loved the educational component,” to “Reminded me of my great-great aunt’s beautiful watercolors.”
Many thanks to all who helped take in the entries, hang the show, host at receptions, and take it down, and to all the very talented BWS artists who participated.
Thanks also to the Monroe County History Center for collaborating with us, and to the Vault at Gallery Mortgage for the gallery space.
To see the exhibit online, please go to https://bloomingtonwatercolor.smugmug.com/We-Paint-Historic-Bloomington/n-XhK82C/.
Member News
Sara Steffey McQueen will be exhibiting her prints and cards this month at the Cardinal Collective, 24 E. Main St., Bloomfield. She will have signed giclee prints, boxed card sets, and more. Sara is also participating in Bloomfield’s Hometown Christmas Sunday, Dec. 4, noon to 5 p.m. The event on the town square will feature food trucks, craft vendors, family-friendly activities, and Santa Claus arriving in style. Also, the weekend of Dec. 10- 11 Sara will be at the Arts Alliance Center in College Mall from noon to 6 p.m. offering short Tarot Constellations of individual’s Birthdays on original designed Mandalas.
Kathy Truelove Barton has a solo show, “Happy Little Paintings,” at Bloomingfoods Near West Side, 316 W. Sixth St. The show will go through the end of December.
Beyond BWS
Viridian Moon Art Gallery is calling for entries for its Winter Art Show, “Let It Snow!” which will hang from Jan. 7 to Feb. 25. Online submission of artworks is ongoing through Dec. 28 with drop-off Jan. 4 – 5 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at the Gallery, 1600 W. Bloomfield Rd. The opening reception will be 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. Prizes will be awarded, based on People’s Choice votes, on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. If you have questions, email info@viridianmoon.art.
Calendar
Ongoing through Dec. 6
Online auction Foundation for Monroe County Community Schools Corporation (https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=341700160).
Dec. 4
Deadline to make reservations for BWS Holiday Party. Go to https://bloomingtonwatercolor.org/home/activities/holiday-party-2022/.
Dec. 7
BWS field trip to The LUME, Newfield’s Monet experience
Dec. 12
BWS Holiday Party at Meadowood. Social hour at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 28
Deadline for online submissions for Viridian Moon’s Winter Exhibit, “Let It Snow!” For complete info see above or contact info@virridanmoon.art.
