BWS Meeting & Program: October 14
Bloomington Watercolor Society will meet Monday, October 14th, at the First Christian Church, 205 E. Kirkwood Ave. The business meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Enter through the Washington Street door; the door code will be sent by email. The meeting will not be on Zoom.
After the business meeting Andy Roberts will demonstrate an Oil Transfer Technique used by Paul Klee in several of his paintings.
Supplies to bring:
Watercolor Paper
Watercolor Paint & Brushes
Copy paper or Drawing Paper Sheets
Drawing Pencil(s)
All other needs to be supplied.
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It’s Showtime!!!!
Across Cowden Road 1 – Barbara Coffman, Spaces & Faces Exhibition
From the desk of the BWS President Laura Brown:
Our Fall Show for 2024 begins next week! Don’t forget to drop off your paintings on October 1st from 10am-noon at the Gallery Mortgage.
Spaces and Faces: To each of us these words will spark different meanings, emotions, pull us into dreams or into our very own realities. What artistic images do these words evoke? Come find out as the members of the Bloomington Watercolor Society displays their interpretations of all the spaces and faces they encounter!
OPENING RECEPTION: Gallery Walk Friday, October 4th, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
SECOND RECEPTION: Gallery Walk Friday, November 1st 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Showing at The Vault at Gallery Mortgage
October 4th 2024 – November 22nd, 2024
121 E 6th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
Normal Gallery Hours: 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday
The Percussionist – Timothy Lewis, Faces & Spaces Exhibition
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Joanne Weddle – Upcoming BWS Programs
November 11th — Penny Lulich will demonstrate how she paints Winter Scenes like the two attached.
December 9th– Christmas Party/Dinner, The Farm Restaurant, Bloomington. More information to follow.
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SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER at the BWS GALLERY
“Art is Meditation”, an exhibit featuring the art of long time BWS board member Charlotte Griffin, is at the Bloomington Watercolor Society Gallery during September and October. Her artwork covers many years of painting and a wide variety of mediums and subjects, creating a very enjoyable show.
The Gallery is open Tuesday through Thursday, 8:30 – 4:30 or by appointment. Please call before you visit. 812-233-3286
Glad to say that all sales of fine art, prints and original greeting cards support the art programs of the Cancer Support Community.
Charlotte and other art lovers at the opening reception on September 13.
Coming this Week!!! Paint Bloomington!!!
One of BWS’activities this week centers around Paint Bloomington, a fun and free community art event on Saturday, October 5 from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm at Bryan Park in Bloomington. BWS and other sponsors will be at the shelter on the east side of the park. BWS wants to thank those of you who are volunteering to staff the event, donating supplies, and teaching classes.
Two ways to participate
Classes are offered from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; they are free and supplies are provided. There are classes suitable for all age groups and experience levels. Many individuals and families attend – bring a picnic! Classes offered include introduction to watercolor, making Halloween masks, portrait painting, and many more.
Artists can register between 9:30 and 11:30, have their canvases or papers stamped, and spend the day anywhere in Bloomington producing an artwork that can be turned in by 3:00 pm for display and prizes. Artwork is displayed and prizes are awarded in categories such as youth, teens, adults, professionals, and group collaborative pieces (fun for families and friends).
Look for the Welcome/Registration tables when you arrive.
Hope to see you there!
Artists for Climate Awareness:
Using Natural Materials to Create a Color Palette
Maria Schechter is a bio-artist who uses foraged botanical mycelium and mineral palettes. Maria grows her color garden and works with materials such as flowers, fruits, mushrooms, and roots to develop organic painting palettes. Learn more and see Maria’s biography at: http://artistsforclimateawareness.org/maria-schechter-bio/
Join Maria Schechter in exploring natural materials to create color palettes from fruits, flowers, and earth pigments. Prepare a couple of pigments from a recipe, and then paint with them. The painting and some supplies will be yours to keep.
— November 2, 2024, 10 am to 2 pm
— Ivy Tech Bloomington, Indiana — Room D201
Highlights:
- Begin with a virtual tour of the Lascaux Caves in France.
- Learn about the history and use of earth pigments.
- Discuss tannins and mordants (substances used to bind dyes to fabrics) that are used in natural dyeing.
- Process and create botanical colors from materials like black walnuts, onion skins, avocado seeds, and blueberries.
- Learn from Ellen Jacquart, director of MC IRIS, why native plants are important and find out what we can do to help preserve and maintain healthy landscapes.
Activities:
- Examine ancient wall paintings and illuminated manuscripts.
- Process one or two colors with a group of others using pre-prepared materials and a processing video.
- Understand mordants, tannins, and alternative salts/metals for dyeing.
Materials Provided:
- Stretched, recycled watercolor paper that has been prepared with layers of processed onion skins; pipettes and brushes
- Definition list, dyer’s method recipe, and list of mordant modifiers.
- Recipe journal, brushes, magnifying glass, and reference books.
- Link to Maria’s YouTube channel for detailed instructions.
Takeaways:
- Confidence in processing foraged materials at home.
- Encouragement to explore and experiment with botanical dyeing
- A two-color bio art painting
- A gift bag with:
— Recipes
— A list of reference books and links to videos
— A handmade recipe journal to write down your own recipes
— Brushes and a handheld magnifying glass
No prior skill required, just a love for nature and curiosity!
Fee: $60 nonmembers; $35 for current Artists Climate Awareness members
(Not a member? The nonmember workshop fee includes a new annual membership. Already a member? Contact art4climate@carolrhodes.net to register.)
Outside BWS
The Hoosier Art Salon announces a shared exhibit viewing entitled “Two Friends; Two Perspectives.”
Featuring Barbara Northern & Linda Volz: A showcase of individual perspectives that led to fascinating differences.
NOW OPEN!THROUGH NOVEMBER 10TH, 2024 HOOSIER ART SALON507 CHURCH ST., NEW HARMONY, IN 47631
THURS & SUN 1:00 – 4:00PM FRI & SAT 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Watercolor Society of Indiana
WSI announces a “Wild Women Workshop” with Artist Jennifer Stone.
October 8 to 11, 2024. Mixed Media.
Membership News
Andy Roberts. Here are two of my recent paintings. The top one is titled, “Jimsonweed in the Pumpkin Patch” and the bottom one is titled, “Sally’s Spartacus Dahlias.”
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Joanne Shank will be participating in the Bloomington Open Studios Tour this year.
Saturday, October 12, 10 – 5 and Sunday, October 13, 12 – 4.
Open house, refreshments and plenty of art.
Stop by for a visit and see what she’s been up to at 560 E. Holland Dr.
Go to Bloomington Open Studios Tour to check out the website for other participating artists.
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Meri Reinhold. My wave painting got an honorable mention at the Persimmon Festival art show.
Congratulations Meri!!
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Jerome Harste. In addition to trying to learn to paint animals like Hazel Soan (you can see my painting of elephants in BWS’ Faces & Places Show), I took all of the flower pictures I snapped on a recent train trip to the West Coast and created this mash-up, Gustav Klimt-like, garden painting.
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MarySue Schwab. Bill and I had a wonderful weekend painting with other artists in Madison Indiana with Indiana Plein Air Painters Association members. Attached are Bill and my paintings from that event. I won an honorable mention and sold my painting.
MarySue added ” Now is the time to sign-up now for watercolor painting classes at Ivy Tech. While you are at it, add Calligraphy to your repertoire! You will have fun and and learn a new skill! Next session at Ivy Tech begins October 31st!” MarySue added the schedule as well as three painting to entice.
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Jacki Frye. My painting, “Fog clearing”, was in the Indiana Artist Club Show at the Brown County Art Gallery.
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Deborah Rush. The Springbok painting was inspired by watching a Hazel Soan videotape I found on-line. Hazel has a wonderful new book called “Learn to Paint Wildlife Quickly.”
Also attached is the painting I submitted for BWS’ fall show: Claude & Conner. As you know Claude Cookman became a grandfather recently. This painting is a celebration of that event.
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Calendar
October 1 — Drop off paintings for Spaces & Places Show, The Vault at Gallery Mortgage.
October 4 — Opening Reception for Spaces & Places Show, The Vault at Gallery Mortgage.
October 5 — Paint Bloomington! Bryan Park.
October 12 & 13 — Open Studio Tour.
October 14 — BWS Meeting and Program by Andy Roberts, Frist Christian Church
Now to October 25 — Art as Mediation Exhibit, CSC Center.
October 31 — Start of watercolor and calligraphy classes at Ivy Tech.
November 2 — Artist for Climate Awareness Workshop, Ivy Tech.
Now to November 10 — Two Friends; Two Perspectives Exhibit, Hoosier Art Salon.
