“We Paint….”
2017 Membership Show
Opening Reception is Gallery Walk Friday, October 6, 5-8 pm
Spread the word and come enjoy the evening with your paint pals, friends, and family.
The Vault at Gallery Mortgage
121 E 6th Street in beautiful downtown Bloomington
The show will remain up through November.
Monthly Meeting
October 9, Monday, 6:00 pm
First Christian Church
Our program will be presented by Meri Reinhold,. Her topic is “Courage in Profiles: Drawing Faces without Fear”.
Members will be given instruction and handouts on the ten (10) steps to properly locate the features on a human head so their portrait work is more accurate. There will be an opportunity to put these steps into real practice during the session. Bring a pencil and an eraser; other materials will be provided.
BWS Scholarship
At September’s meeting, we were so pleased to welcome the 2017 BWS Art Scholarship recipient, Ben Zumbrun. He has started his studies here at I.U. and we wish him great success!
Scholarship Recipient: Ben Zumbrun with his former teacher and BWS member Sara Steffey-McQueen
Daniel Smith, Inc.
John Conger, president and owner of Daniel Smith, Inc. and V-P Katherine Taylor treated 40 BWS members and guests to a wonderfully informative session about watercolors. The rocks containing various pigments were fascinating, and hearing how much labor goes into producing a tube of paint created a new, true appreciation for watercolors. Many thanks to John and Katherine for stopping in Bloomington on their national tour, and also to Andrew Preston of Preston Arts Center in Louisville for making the arrangements.
End-of-Summer Paint Out
BWS offers its sincere thanks to Steve Dawson for hosting us at his Farm on October 1. Thanks, also, to his dad, Steve Sr., and son Ty for being helpful co-hosts and shuttle drivers! The weather was perfect, the food delicious, and the camaraderie splendid.
Sande Nitti at her easel
Steve Dawsons painting of the pond on his property
Lunch time in front of the fireplace in “The Barn”
Member Activities
- Bob Burris, Signature Member, has an exhibit at the Columbus Regional Hospital, Well Connect Center located at 3rd and Washington Street, across from the Columbus courthouse. On display now through October, “In the Beginning…” includes two Black/white paintings from Bob’s college days and six current paintings. The opening reception is Friday Oct 6, 5:00 – 6:30 pm.
- Susan Savastuk, new BWS member, will have a show this month of October at the Needmore Coffee Roasters, 104 N Pete Ellis Drive. This is Susan’s first exhibit and will include her first works in oil. The opening is October 15, 2:00-4:00 pm. Stop by, meet Susan, and grab a cup of locally roasted coffee while you’re there.
- Nancy Metz and Carol Rhodes introduced a “Paint Like the Masters” course through Ivy Tech’s Center for Lifelong Learning. The students will stage an informal show-and-share event from 3 to 5 pm on Wednesday, October 25 at John Waldron Arts Center, Room W201, to display their favorite work resulting from the class. During the 6-week course, students used water media and their own subjects to emulate the styles of JMW Turner, Georgia O’Keefe, Henri Matisse, Grandma Moses, Georges Seurat, Pablo Picasso, and more.
Leslie Gamboa, A work based on Pointillism
On Wednesday, October 25, you are invited to come and see the students’ creative accomplishments while you enjoy simple refreshments and the fun. Among the attendees will be students and their guests, Ivy Tech staff, Ivy Tech marketing and perhaps a H-T Photographer.
Accomplishments and Kudos
T.C. Steele Great American Outdoor Paint Out
BWS was well represented in the awards ceremony. Cassidy Young won 2nd place in adult watercolors, while Candi Bailey and Donna Whitsitt won honorable mentions. Lory Winford took 1st place in adult mixed media and Eric Brock received an honorable mention in adult oils.
Candi Bailey, Honorable Mention at T.C. Steele
Cassidy Young and friends at T. C. Steele
Meri Reinhold won two awards in the Mitchell Persimmon Festival Art Show. “Tulip at Keukenhof Garden” took second place in the floral/still life category and “Denise” won second place in the portrait category. Linda Endris won an honorable mention for her painting, “Avocado Fish Hatchery Pond.” This year’s judge was local artist Troy Kilgore.
Meri Reinhold, Tulip at Keukenhof Garden
OPPORTUNITIES
BWS Portrait Painters
Deborah Rush, Portrait Sketch of Amira Sabbagh
The portrait group sessions are open to all BWS members and their guests. Participants are welcome to work in any medium. Typically models pose for 20 or 25 minute segments, alternating with 5-minute breaks. The cost of the models is shared with a minimum of $3 and a maximum of $5 charged for each session. Sessions are on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 1 to 3 pm at the Banneker Community Center, 930 West Seventh Street, Bloomington.
- October 12, Rachael Jones, former owner of Rachael’s Cafe
- October 26, Wenyan Xu, an MFA painting student at IU
- November 9, Amira Sabbagh, a local fabric and performance artist who modeled for us in early summer
- November 23, No meeting – it’s Thanksgiving!
Full details, including maps, directions, parking information, etc., can be obtained by sending an email to the group coordinator, Claude Cookman.
BWS Upland Plein Air Painters
Upland has a full roster of Tuesday painting destinations lined up for this fall. Everyone is welcome to join in on any of these outings. Full details become available several days prior to each event, so the best way to learn more is email upland@bloomingtonwatercolor.org about the date(s) you would like to attend. The group meets on Tuesday mornings from 9am – noon.
Season Coordinator: Anne-Karine Bley
- October 10, Appleworks in Trafalgar, Host: Donna Whitsitt
- October 17, Gnaw Bone Camp, Host: Betty Wagoner
- October 24, Robin’s Farm, Host: Robin Edmundson
- October 31, Champs Barn, Host: Sande Nitti
- November 7 Kathy’s House Host: Kathy Barton
- November 14, Host: Nancy Metz
- January 17, Organization Meeting at Jacki’s, Host: Jacki Frey & Kristen Stamper
Monroe County Barn Tour
Registration due October 14
BWS Upland painters have organized a one-day exhibition and sale in conjunction with the Monroe County Barn Tour, an Indiana Barn Foundation event. All BWS members are invited to participate with up to 3 rural-themed paintings. Participation requirements include a one-hour shift manning the exhibition, which will be held in a newly constructed event barn on the south side of Bloomington. Registration forms are due in the mail postmarked no later than October 14, 2017. Full details are available at bloomingtonwatercolor.org under the “Show Rules” tab.
IN/A
James Hubbard, president of the Indiana Artists, has invited Bloomington Watercolor Society artists to the IN/A Centennial Member Exhibit from November 5th to December 17th. The opening is November 5 at the Brown County Art Gallery, 1 Artist Drive, Nashville. www.indianaartists.org
T.C. Steele Friends Exhibit
“Calling all Friends Member Artists! The Friends Member Art Show is coming up in November, and we want YOUR artwork in the Large Studio. This year’s theme and Steele quote comes from “The Artist’s Way of Seeing”:
“There is no universal or standard way of seeing. Each sees for himself and what he sees and how he sees is governed by the quality of his mind.” –T.C. Steele
The entry form and guidelines are downloadable here: http://www.tcsteele.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Member-Show-GUIDELIINES-2017.docx
For more information go to http://www.tcsteele.org/programs/
Photo Credits
Photo credits to Kriste Lindberg, Charlotte Griffin, Penny Lulich, and Candi Bailey.
What’s Happening in the Neighborhood?
- Check out the Cinefest Event in Brown County October 15. Addiction to Art: Three Women Who Changed the Art Culture in America – Films and presentations featuring stories of three bold and adventurous women whose mission was to bring modernity to the art world. Details at http://artalliancebrowncounty.org/event/cinefest
- Every Thursday from 1:00 – 3:00, the Lawrence County Art Association has a paint in at the headquarters in Bedford. The session is hosted by artist, Phyllis Westfall. Find more information by calling the gallery at 812-277-8280 during business hours, Thursday and Friday 1:00-6:00, or Saturday 10:00-1:00.
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