MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, October 10, 6:00 p.m.
After a short and important business meeting, we will be treated to a watercolor demonstration by visiting South African artist, Grant Wood. He lives on the coast and his seascapes are wonderful. No need to bring your paint supplies; we’ll be enjoying just watching him work!
Boating Yard Repairs, watercolor on paper, by Grant Wood
MEMBER ACTIVITIES
Anne-Karine and Kitty entertaining the children with the dot card project
Tricia, plein air painting at Peden Farm
Donna and Jo teaching young artists!
Tricia’s painting from Peden Farm
PEDEN CHILDREN’S FARM FESTIVAL
Many thanks to Anne-Karine Bley, coordinator, and all the BWS members who volunteered to play with the children and/or paint at the Farm! It was a fun time for everyone. And our appreciation to the Peden family for allowing us to be part of this incredible event!
Claouds over May Pasture, 14 x 11, watercolor on paper, Robin Edmundson
Robin Edmundson’s painting, Clouds over May Pasture, 14×10″ watercolor on paper, was juried into the Watercolor Society of Indiana’s current show. Congratulations to an artist who’s been doing watercolor for only a few months!
Congratulations also to Jacki Frey, BWS Signature Member, who won a merit award for the painting “Sausalito,” her entry into the New Harmony, Hoosier Salon membership show.
Sara Steffey McQueen, BWS Signature member, is now represented at the Hoosier Artist Gallery. The gallery is located at 45 S Jefferson Street in Nashville, Indiana.
George Bybee leads a tour of the limestone company.
PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT AT BYBEE LIMESTONE COMPANY
A report from Claude Cookman
Babbling water, myriad trees, autumn breezes and … oceans of limestone. What more could a landscape painter want?
About a dozen members of the BWS Upland Plein Air Painters gathered on Tuesday, October 4, at the Bybee Limestone Company in Ellettsville, for what may be the highlight of the fall painting season.
A few of us were eager to get started painting but, by the time CEO George Bybee finished his tour, we were glad we held off. He educated us about limestone and shared fascinating stories about his family business, now in the third generation.
The tour started with an overhead look at the huge shop where Bybee Limestone conducts its cutting operations. It has stopped operating a quarry and now does only custom cutting and sculpting. Bybee said his employees are currently working on more than 45 projects for clients worldwide.
We continued to the back lot where we saw mountains of huge limestone blocks, each weighing many tons. They were drying out before the first freeze so the cutters will have material to work on during the winter. We also got a glimpse of two carved Corinthian columns atop a bluff, where Bybee’s brothers are buried.
After the tour, we painted from a wealth of motifs including natural and carved limestone objects with early autumn foliage, baby blue skies and Jack’s Defeat Creek as backdrops.
Most of us who live in this region understand that limestone is integral to our economy and culture, indeed, to the very homes and buildings we inhabit. But few of us had such a vivid picture of the industry before today.
At the Bybee Limestone Company
Don Geyra painting at Bybee.
OPPORTUNITIES
Gallery Walk is Friday, October 7, 5 – 8 p.m. all around beautiful downtown Bloomington! Be sure to stop in at the Venue, 114 South Grant, and greet our guest artist, Grant Wood. His watercolor exhibit opens that night.
BWS Upland Painters
Kitty Garlock is the fall coordinator for the plein air group. If you wish to join in, please contact upland@bloomingtonwatercolor.org. All BWS members are welcome to drop in; however, you should email for final details which are announced on Sunday prior to the paint out.
The weekly events will be suspended from mid-November through mid-January, at which time a planning meeting will occur.
Remaining fall schedule:
Saturday, October 8 “T.C. Steele’s Bloomington” is an Art Out, a bicentennial event. Full details can be found at http://www.tcsteele.org/programs/.
October 11, Moody Farm, hosted by Sande Nitti
October 18, Donna’s woods & lake, hosted by Donna Whitsitt
October 25, Brown County Park Stables, hosted by Babette Ballinger and Anne-Karine Bley
November 1, T.C. Steele State Historic Site, hosted by Anne-Karine Bley
* Friday, November 11, Figure session with model, hosted by Claude Cookman (time to be announced)
November 15, Don’s studio/in & out, hosted by Don Geyra
(All paint outs begin at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Email upland@bloomingtonwatercolor.org)
Watercolor Society of Indiana
The WSI annual juried show opens Sunday, October 9, in the DeBoest Hall at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. An awards ceremony takes place at 2:00 p.m., then the group moves to the Brett Waller Gallery, across from the gift shop, to see the exhibit.
The Brett Waller Gallery is in the “free zone.” To view all other IMA exhibits you must pay the entry fee, unless you are a member. IMA hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended hours to 9:00 on Thursday; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays.
The WSI show is on exhibit until December 3.
WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY AUTUMN!
Fall Sun, Sara Steffey McQueen, BWS
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