March 2008
DATES and UPDATES
BWS Monthly Meeting
Monday, March 10, 6:00 p.m.
Monday, March 10, 6:00 p.m.
MCPL Room 1C
Please read over the minutes that are posted here on the blog and be prepared to vote on their acceptance.
We have had a change in the program for this meeting. Linda Meyer-Wright is unable to be there and, instead, we will have an opportunity to sketch and paint still-life!
Jacki Frey will discuss the principles and elements of design, including unity, composition, and shadow and the importance of pre-sketching.
Supply list:
Sketch pad or paper
Paint supplies
We will have a couple still life set-ups to sketch and paint. As usual, it should be fun!
A huge Thank You to Jeanne Iler for her excellent demonstration last month of Chinese Brush and Ink Painting. What a great experience!
Annual Membership Show
July is our annual membership show to be held at Gallery North on the Square. The opening reception is Gallery Walk Friday, so keep painting! Tricia Wente will be providing all the information in the upcoming months. Watch for it!
DEADLINES:
Monday, March 10 is the deadline for two important items:
1. Signature Status applications must be submitted to Jeanne Iler no later than the meeting Monday evening. Contact Jeanne at jeanne2@bluemarble.net. Applications have been emailed to all members, but if you need one, let us know!
2. Rod Crossman workshop: the $35 fee is due at the meeting Monday! We have a full house and people "waiting in the wings," so be sure to get your registration fees in before the end of the meeting. After that, unpaid spaces will be opened up to those on the waiting list.
WELCOME
to new member Betty Wagoner of Martinsville! Glad to have you with us!
CONGRATULATIONS
Each year, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman offers a competition which honors Hoosier women artists, and the chosen few (only five in 2007) will have their work exhibited in her office at the State House for one year. This year, BWS artist Jeanne Iler's painting, "Red Cardinal in Birch Trees," was chosen. Congratulations, Jeanne!!
A reception will be held later this month in Indianapolis to present the winners.
OPPORTUNITIES
Want to tell the world about your work? Your painting and bio can be added to the BloomingtonWatercolor.org website. Just send the bio and one image to - you guessed it! - members@bloomingtonwatercolor.org! The plan is to collect the bios and images, then upload them all in one sitting. So send your info soon.
Check out BloomingtonArts.info for all the news about arts in the community.
Rising Sun, Indiana, is a blossoming art community and is offering several dynamic workshops starting in April. Please go to enjoyrisingsun.com for more information.
The Good Earth is the theme of a competition offered by CreateBetterPaintings.com with $5000 in prizes to be awarded. Find out more at createbetterpaintings.com. Entry deadline is April 1.
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTIST
Jeanne Dutton is teaching Beginning Watercolor at IVTC starting this month. Classes are Thursdays, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. on March 20 and 27, and April 3 and 10. Registration is available on-line at http://www.bloomington.ivytech.edu/CLL/classes/art.html.
This course is intended for the very beginning watercolorist, and will include discussions of paper, brushes, paints, composition and design, plus instruction in traditional and experimental techniques. Each student will finish a painting suitable for matting and framing.
Jeanne Iler teaches class at Michael's on Wednesday, March 19th, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. This month, Jeanne teaches "Painting Roses in Three Techniques," including Chinese brush, traditional painting with cast shadow, and wet-in-wet using chisel, flat brushes. The cost is $20.
Jacki Frey is hosting an open drawing session at her studio on Monday, March 17th from 10:15-12:30. A live model will be posing and the cost, $25, is divided among the participating artists. Please call Jacki at 320-6745 to let her know you'll be attending.
Jacki is also offering an artist's workshop each month at her studio. Tuesday, March 18th will feature a street scene, and everyone is invited to attend. Cost is $35, and the hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Drinks and breakfast rolls are provided; lunch is BYOBB - bring your own brown bag! Again, call Jacki at 320-6745 for info and registration.
Sara Steffey-McQueen is one of the featured artists at By Hand Gallery this month, and will be demonstrating her painting techniques at the opening on Friday, March 7 during the reception.
Marilyn Martin, the proud founder of BWS, now lives in West Lafayette. She currently has two paintings on display at the Frankfort Public Library, Frankfort, Indiana, as part of the Wabash Artists Alliance exhibit.
Jeanne Iler and Jacki Frey are participating at the Women in Art Market March 15th at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis. The Market is held in conjunction with Women's History Month and offers live entertainment by Hoosier women musicians. Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and admission to the Market is free with general admission.
Jacki is also the featured artist at Gallery North during the month of April. Her exhibit, "Here and There: Watercolors Memories of Indiana, Maine, and France" runs April 2nd through 26th with the opening reception on Gallery Walk Friday, April 4, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Brushstrokes is an (almost) monthly publication of the
Bloomington (IN) Watercolor Society
Jeanne Ellen Dutton, editor
BWS
PO Box 5236
Bloomington IN 47407-5236
