Brushstrokes

MARCH 2009

DATES and UPDATES

March 9, Monday
BWS Monthly Meeting
6:00 p.m.

First Christian Church

After a short business meeting, BWS member Dan Alexander will share his expertise in caricatures and sketching. Suggested supplies are
- brushes (#2 round for sure)
- 1 small palette
- india ink or brown walnut ink (sepia or black W/C paint works too)
- Crow quill pen (optional)
- Chip board brown/gray 9X12 at least (cheap scraps at Pygmalions)
- #2 pencil
- 9X12 graphite transfer paper
-1 piece of white chalk, conte
- 9X12 photo reference, scan, print out (bw or color) portrait or floral works best; (no valuable photos)

{Self portrait by Dan Alexander}

March 17, Tuesday
It's the wearin' o' the Green - Happy St. Paddy's Day to ya!

March 20, Friday
Open Studio, Any Medium
Jacki Frey Studio

10:00 - 1:00

$8.00

If you are interested in life drawing, please RSVP to Jacki at 320-6745, or jackifrey@hotmail.com

March 21, Saturday

Yupo Painting with Watercolor
10:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Instructor: Sarah A Sally Hedges
Class Fee: $30.00
Presented at and by Artworks of Martinsville
147 N. Jefferson Street
Martinsville, IN 46151
For more information and a supply list, please contact Sally at 765-342-2320.
http://www.artworksofmartinsville.com/

March 27, Friday
Watercolor Workshop

Jacki Frey Studio

9:00 - 3:30
$35.00
The subject will be a landscape with buildings. Jacki will provide the image. Please RSVP to Jacki at 320-6745

March 27, Friday
Connie Brorson Exhibit - Opening Reception
Meadowwood
Social Hour: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

now through March

Jane Jensen is exhibiting at the City Hall Atrium. She is joined by neighbor Suchet Kaur. Jane is a watercolorist and Suchet paints in oils.

APRIL 4, Saturday
The Bloomington Watercolor Society Spring Workshop
featuring Indiana watercolor artist, Bill Borden http://www.wbordenwatercolors.com/

First Christian Church

9:00 - 4:00

We still have a very few spaces left for the workshop, so don't delay in making in your payment if you already registered, or want to enroll. On Tuesday, March 10, we open the remaining spots to non-members.
Email reservations can be made at members@bloomingtonwatercolor.org. Members may pay by check or cash, or may pay on-line with a credit card. For details, contact Jeanne Dutton at the same email address.

WELCOME
BWS has two new members - Cathy Hegarty and Jerome Harste. Welcome, Cathy and Jerry - glad you joined the group!

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

@ IVTC Center for Lifelong Learning
For Jeanne Iler's March and April classes at IVTC, please check out the website at http://cll.bloomington.ivytech.edu/classes/art.html

@ the Waldron

Linda Meyer-Wright, Jacki Frey and Dan Alexander classes can be found at

http://www.artlives.org/things_to_do/classes.html

@ People's University (Bloomington Parks and Recreation)
Jeanne Iler's classes for March, April and May can be found at

http://bloomington.in.gov/documents/viewDocument.php?document_id=546

Brushstrokes is an (almost) monthly publication of the
Bloomington (Indiana) Watercolor Society
Nancy Davis Metz, 2009 President

Jeanne Ellen Dutton, editor
PO Box 5236
Bloomington IN 47408-5236
members@bloomingtonwatercolor.org