April 15, 2024

6:00 p.m.

17 members in attendance

Call to Order at 6:10 p, m,

President: Jeanne Dutton called the meeting to order.

Due to the Solar Eclipse on April 8, the meeting was held on April 15, 2024.  Jeanne directed the attendees to the art works the members had brought in based on their eclipse experiences. 

Board Reports

Secretary – Charlotte Griffin – The minutes of the March meeting have been available on the website for review.  No changes have been submitted and no corrections were voiced at the meeting.  The minutes were therefore accepted.

Treasurer – Barbara Coffman:  Monthly Report – The monetary status in the Credit Union, Paypal, and cash reserve was reported. Details, for those not in attendance at the meeting, can be had by contacting the treasurer.

Membership Update – Andy Roberts, 2nd Vice President, told the attendees that new/returning members joined BWS since the last meeting (Blue Geiger, Cynthia Howard, and Antonia Richards),

Committees Updates

Program – Chair: Jo Weddle provided the schedule for the next few BWS meeting programs.

• May 13 – Jeanne Dutton will show how to make folded journals in various forms.
• June 10 – Carol Rhodes and Nancy Metz will hold a discussion about ‘Finding Your Artistic Voice”.
• July – No meeting
• August – No meeting
• September 9 – Show and Share: members bring their works created during the summer break.
• October – Andy Roberts will give information about the Paul Klee technique called “Oil Transfer” that Andy used in his submission to the recent BWS benefit show.

Announcements

• Nominations for Executive officers is complete and the slate will be announced at the next meeting.
• The BWS meetings in May and June will be upstairs at FCC due to construction work being done on the first floor.
• Bess Lee has a show at the Cancer Support Center (CSC) from March 5 through April 26.  The opening reception will be on April 5 from 4-7 p.m.   To see the show on a day other than the reception, see the CSC website about RSVPing to schedule your visit.
• Following the Bess Lee show described above, there will be a show titled Fields, Flowers, and Felines.

  Closing Remarks

To all members:  A Call for Volunteers—BWS is made possible by artists LIKE YOU!  We need volunteers to keep BWS afloat! 

At this time, BWS is seeking volunteers in the following areas:

• Publicity Chair which entails dealing with media about 2 shows and maintaining the BWS Online Calendar,
  • Kathy Truelove Barton volunteered to assist depending on her schedule,
• Scheduling and managing a trip to the see the Indianapolis LUME show about Dali’s Art,
• Hosting the paint out on July 13,
• Hosting the end-of-season paint out and chili potluck in October,
  • Sharon Parsons said she would like to be involved,
• Secretary Assistant to cover when the Executive Secretary cannot attend,
  • Kathy Truelove Barton, Sharon Parsons, and Jacquiline Fernette volunteered to be on call depending on their schedules at the time.
  • Charlotte Griffin will schedule with one of them when needed.
• Technology Assistant to help with the technology of meeting setup, online technology such as Website maintenance with WordPress, Email distributions with Listserv, organizational documentation using Google Drive.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

The program MarySue VeerKamp Schwab gave a program titled “Using Color and White Space Effectively”.  She displayed a number of her finished works and provided online pictures of stages she went through to get to the end product.  She then engaged the attendees in hands on action to use some of the techniques described.