First Christian Church, 6:00 p.m.
Guests Welcome (Jane Matranga)
New Members Introduction: Recipient of scholarship is in attendance, there are no other guests.
Hospitality thanks (Mary Walker)
Minutes approval: Motion: Patty Uffman Second: Ann Umphress
Treasurer’s report (Patty Uffman):
- Balances: Dollar values are available from the Treasurer upon request
- BWS watercolor notecards are available (Notecard set II can be purchased at The Venue)
*Currently 82 BWS members
Report acceptance: Motion: Charlotte Griffin Second: Robin Edmundson
Old Business
New business
Possible Workshop Spring 2018—Circulate proposal: (Charlotte Griffin)
There is the possibility of a workshop to be scheduled in the spring. Dale Popovich did a demonstration (from Crown Point, IN) at T.C. Steele last weekend. He is an instructor and paints landscapes. Popovich has offered a class to BWS, but perhaps, it is a bit pricey. We will vote at the end of the meeting- a show of hands who is willing to take the class. Price: $145/person for the class (including fee, church space, janitor). We will need 15-20 people for the class. If Dale Popovich is beyond our budget then we will pursue a workshop with someone else.
Committee Reports
Activities (Jeanne Dutton-out sick, Anne-Karine Bley sub)
- *T.C. Steele Outdoor Art- Cassidy Young – it was a good showing this year. We had fantastic weather with a few demonstrations – one from Dale Popovich. There was a demonstration by the Hoosier Salon group. Five awards were handed out to BWS @ the T.C. Steele event.
Cassidy Young received 2nd place in watercolor.
Donna Whitsitt & Candi Bailey both received honorable mentions in watercolor.
Eric Brock received honorable mention in oils.
Lory Williams received honorable mention in mixed media.
- Daniel Smith presentation (Carol Rhodes)- The hands-on presentation will be held upstairs @ the church this Sunday, 2pm. Thirty-nine people have signed up, only one more opening is available. Andrew Preston will be here (w/ his family) with the Art Cart. BWS can shop for art supplies before or after the presentation. The event is sponsored by BWS, a suggested donation of $5 @ door. Bring your own paintbrushes/pencils. Paper will be provided.
- Jean Dutton reminds members to check emails about the end of summer paint out @ Steve Dawson’s farm- Sunday, Oct. 1st 10am-2pm. Check Brushstrokes for more details. Chili potluck. Chili will be provided, BWS will bring other dishes.
- Peden Farm- volunteer opportunity. The table for kids will be set up in the barn. The kids will play with watercolor paper with dots of paint- they reactivate the paint with water. They will experience watercolor and learn about color theory. We need 7 volunteers to help with the kids. Time: Thursday, Sept. 28 & Friday, Sept. 29 @ 8am-2pm. Preschoolers will be there on Thursday, kindergarten-1st grade on Friday. The kids are bussed in for their field trip. Last year 1200 kids showed up! If you volunteer for the 11am-1pm shift, you will receive lunch. If you volunteer for the morning shift, you will receive coffee/doughnuts. Please park in the field- golf carts will pick you up and take you to the site. Note: rugged walking- there is a designated drop-off gate if help is needed. Let Anne-Karine know if help is needed and we will take care of you. You can paint on site, but we ask that you volunteer for a shift at some point. Note: must go thru Ellettsville, cannot get thru 37 @ this time. Maple Grove-North.
Upland Painters Activities (Kristen Stamper)
Busy summer for Upland and this is our 3rd year starting tonight!!! This is a great time to join if you’re interested! See Kitty Garlock if you would like to sign up. Upland Painters are coordinated by seasons (Fall- Anne-Karine Bley). The schedule is filled up thru mid-November. BWS members are welcome to come at all times. The schedule is printed and will be available @ every meeting and is also posted on Brushstrokes.
For more information you can reach the upland painters thru email upland@bloomingtonwatercolor.org. There is a new contact sheet for those who are involved. See Kristen if you would like one.
Special Pop up show
Upland managed to arrange an exhibition (9am-5pm) with the Monroe County Barn Tour. You can sell paintings at the exhibition. Anyone from BWS is welcome to join. Fliers have been passed out. If you participate, the paintings are needed by 9am and need to be picked up by 5pm if not sold. Please volunteer to staff the exhibition by at least 1 hour that day. You can bring 1-3 paintings to sell. Subject matter must be rural themed (garden, back porch, country) doesn’t have to be barns, no cities or portraits. Please bring an easel to show your work (there will be no hanging work). There will be a $25 table and also an original cards section for sale. Five people on the committee will be working on this event- Babette Ballinger, Candi Bailey, Amy, Mari Reinhold, Kristen Stamper. There is a form that must be filled out if you participate. Forms must be filled out and turned in no later than October 14th.
Scholarship (Jo Weddle) Introduction of winner
Sara Steffey-McQueen announced her former student, Ben Zumbrun as the scholarship winner. Ben graduated from South High School. He is currently enrolled in Indiana University and will be transferring to The Art Institute of Chicago next year. Ben showed off his great work to BWS. Medium: linoleum carving under base, screen printed on top. Printmaking is Ben’s main medium. He is also working on fashion w/ textiles. He started with graphite drawings, moved to pen & ink, then printmaking. Ben has bought supplies with his scholarship and has given BWS a receipt!
Programs (Jo Weddle)
*Thank you for turning in ideas and thoughts. The list only goes thru December.
- Sept.17th– Daniel Smith Presentation (Reservation Required), 2pm-4pm
- Sept. 28th-29th– Children’s Farm Festival @ Peden Farm (Reservation Required), 8am-2pm
- Oct. 1st– Annual End-of-Summer Paint Out & Chili carry-in lunch, 10am-2pm
- Oct. 4th– Deliver paintings for Membership Show, 10am-12n
- Oct. 6th– Gallery Walk & Opening Reception- We Paint! 2017 Membership Show, 5pm-8pm
- Oct. 9th– BWS Meeting, “Courage in Profiles: Drawing faces w/out fear” Meri Reinhold
- Oct. 28th– Monroe County Barn Tour, 9am-5pm
- Nov. 3rd– Gallery Walk, 2nd Reception, Membership Show, 5pm-8pm
- Nov.13th– BWS Meeting, “Turning Fine Art into Print” Ryan Rud-Cloud (White Rabbit Printing)
- Dec. 6th– Holiday Party @ Meadowood (Reservations Required), 6pm
September-November–Tuesdays: BWS Upland Plein Air Painters offer paint outs
Shows (Anne-Karine Bley)
2017 Member show volunteers needed, food, publicity etc. This is our last meeting before the big Member Show. Get your pieces ready! Please follow the guidelines posted on Brushstrokes. When you hang your work, please use flat hangers not eye screws that stick out. Please make sure the wires are not super tight and not too loose. Size is limited to 24” edge to edge (matt and image) not including frame. The Prospectus has the label format, please follow the instructions. There will be more paperwork to fill out when you arrive. Your work doesn’t have to be for sale. If you do sell a piece, 25% of proceeds will be donated to the Stepping Stones charity (transitional housing for homeless youth in our community). The drop off date for paintings is Wednesday Oct 4th. The opening reception will be First Friday of October. The 2nd reception will be Nov 3rd. Location: The Vault on 6th street. If you cannot participate by bringing in a painting, you can participate by volunteering at the show. We need food donated for the show!
*Sara Steffey-McQueen– will post about the show on Facebook, please share the event with your friends! Sara will get the papers out for publicity. Come show your support! The Vault will be open M-F 9am-5pm. Go see Robin’s show at Vault now!
*Mary Walker- We need 2-3 volunteers for the food at the gallery walk. 4pm-8:30pm (clean up) you can show up for shifts! The Vault will accept donations when they open. We don’t know how many people will show up. Suggestion: we can offer food that would feed one serving for 30 people. Allergies- no nuts in food! Alcohol- must be in the back room, we do not have a liquor license (can’t serve to public). Theme: “We paint.” Painting has to be at least 50% watercolor (other 50% must be water media).
Charlotte Griffin Membership vote on Spring Workshop
We will have an email exchange to discuss more about the possibility of Dale coming. Charlotte will send out an email.
Announcements
- Meri Reinhold is offering an excellent drawing class. Fliers available. Oct. 16th thru Nov. 15th. 12n-3pm on Mondays & Wednesdays. Get a nice workout as well! $128/person for 10 sessions.
- Need donated paintings for Oct. 7th The Vault-silent auction. Proceeds donated to: New Hope, an agency that helps find place for homeless families. Nest is for the children of the homeless families. They could use volunteers to read to the children, donations, pots, pans, linens, etc.
- First Friday Gallery Walk, 6:30pm- Jazz trio at the First Christian Church (FCC)
- Ladies night @ the FCC church: 2nd Monday every month (crafts).
- Carol Rhodes announcement: Need new Brushstrokes editor – Jean is retiring after this year as editor. The hardest part is following up to get information from others. If interested please email info@Bloomingtonwatercolor.org.
Jane adjourned the meeting @ 7:15pm
Program: Show and Share summer paintings all members
