May 2009DATES and UPDATES
BWS Monthly Meeting
May 11, Monday
6:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
After a short business meeting, fellow BWS artist and professional photographer Bob Talbot will teach us the tricks of photographing our own artwork. Bring your questions, Bob will be happy to answer them.
BWS Monthly Meeting
May 11, Monday
6:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
After a short business meeting, fellow BWS artist and professional photographer Bob Talbot will teach us the tricks of photographing our own artwork. Bring your questions, Bob will be happy to answer them.
ANNUAL DUES are due in June, and now it's easier than ever to pay them. BWS will accept cash and checks at the meeting, and credit cards on-line. Thanks to Carol Rhodes, our computer guru and faithful treasurer, you can now pay on-line using secure PayPal. Go to http://www.bloomingtonwatercolor.org/join.htm and just follow the instructions.
Standard membership: $25. This includes Signature members, too, who must keep their dues current in order to retain signature status.
Student or Associate membership: $10.
Family membership: $40. For two people living in one residence.
Dues may also be mailed to BWS at PO Box 5236, Bloomington, IN 47407-5236.
May 9, Saturday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friends of T.C. Steele Plant Sale and Demonstrations
Bring your mother to the site for a demo on cooking with herbs at 11 a.m. with Barbara Bowman, Brown County Extension Educator, and a demo on reducing your carbon footprint in the garden at 2 p.m. with Amy Thompson, Monroe County Extension Education. There will be papermaking all day.
May 10
Festival of Flowers Paint Out - REGISTRATION FORM DUE
May 15
Opening Reception: The Artesian
The Art Sanctuary’s First Juried Exhibition
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
The Art Sanctuary
190 N Sycamore
Martinsville, Indiana
http://www.artsanctuaryindiana.com/ for details and exhibition hours.
May 16, Saturday
Festival of Flowers Paint Out
7:00 a.m.
You don’t have to sign up to paint! You must register by May 10 to be included in the judging, however. And it’s perfectly okay to go wander the grounds and watch the other artists at work. A great day for painting!
For all the details, please go to http://www.tcsteele.org/paintout2009registration.pdf
May 22, Friday
Watercolor Workshop
9:00 – 3:30
Jacki Frey Studio
Cost $35 Theme
Theme: Maine shop window with sail boat model in window and geraniums in window box. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 20 at jackifrey@hotmail.com or call her on her cell, 320-6745.
May 9, Saturday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friends of T.C. Steele Plant Sale and Demonstrations
Bring your mother to the site for a demo on cooking with herbs at 11 a.m. with Barbara Bowman, Brown County Extension Educator, and a demo on reducing your carbon footprint in the garden at 2 p.m. with Amy Thompson, Monroe County Extension Education. There will be papermaking all day.
May 10
Festival of Flowers Paint Out - REGISTRATION FORM DUE
May 15
Opening Reception: The Artesian
The Art Sanctuary’s First Juried Exhibition
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
The Art Sanctuary
190 N Sycamore
Martinsville, Indiana
http://www.artsanctuaryindiana.com/ for details and exhibition hours.
May 16, Saturday
Festival of Flowers Paint Out
7:00 a.m.
You don’t have to sign up to paint! You must register by May 10 to be included in the judging, however. And it’s perfectly okay to go wander the grounds and watch the other artists at work. A great day for painting!
For all the details, please go to http://www.tcsteele.org/paintout2009registration.pdf
May 22, Friday
Watercolor Workshop
9:00 – 3:30
Jacki Frey Studio
Cost $35 Theme
Theme: Maine shop window with sail boat model in window and geraniums in window box. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 20 at jackifrey@hotmail.com or call her on her cell, 320-6745.
May 30, Saturday
BWS First Paint Out of the Season!
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
BWS First Paint Out of the Season!
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
We will meet at the Sycamore Land Trust's home, Cedarcrest, 4898 E. Heritage Road. Bring a sack lunch and spend the day painting in this absolutely beautiful setting.
Take 3rd Street to Brewster's Ice Cream Stand, then 446 South. Look for Heritage Woods Road on your left. Keep going until you cross a couple speed bumps, then SLT will be on your right.
June 13, Saturday
Sullivan Munce Cultural Center (SMCC) will host the "4th Annual Zionsville Paint Out" event in Zionsville, Indiana. This year, the Paint Out will coincide with the Guild's annual Gardens of Zionsville Tour. Artists are invited to paint the gardens on the tour. For all the details, please go to http://www.sullivanmunce.org/art.html Cost: Free members/$25 non-members.
WELCOME
Seven new artists have joined BWS this year – and it’s only May! A big welcome to Bob Anderson, Mary Jo Cannedy, Barb Cappy, Cathy Haggerty, Jerome Harste, Barb Hawkins, and John Shelton. Glad to have you with us!
FEEDING the CREATIVE MUSE
Nancy Davis Metz, your BWS president, presented some really fun ways to boost our creativity…you know, sort of a Vitamin C for our brain! (Vitamin C, as in “C”reativity?)
Here are 10 tips on nurturing your creativity, culled from various art books and supplemented by BWS members:
1. Fill a sketchbook page in 15 minutes. Nita Leland in The New Creative Artist suggests using pencils, pens and paints to doodle, draw, sketch, make lists, plan projects -- anything that comes to mind. Writers use a similar technique to combat writer’s block.
2. Lie on the floor and color, try fingerpainting, draw on the sidewalk with chalk. Childhood activities unleash creativity.
3. Visit a museum or gallery (in person or online). Leland suggests listing in your sketchbook the themes, subjects and techniques that interest you.
4. Draw (or paint) with both hands simultaneously.
5. Create by “committee.” In a group of two to four people, decide what the group will draw (a portrait, a farm, etc.). One person starts by drawing one thing. If a portrait, the face shape is first. Then, the next person adds one thing (pair of eyes, a nose, a mouth), and passes the evolving art to the next person. This continues until there is nothing else to add to the picture and everyone is laughing. This tip comes from BWS member Cathy Haggerty, who used this as a “waiting” game with her children.
6. Pour paint through filters. Lay an assortment of absorbent filters on top of your watercolor paper. Coffee filters, paper towels, napkins, doilies, rice paper all work well. Spray water on the filters and then pour your liquid watercolors over them. This can be used as an under painting, or it can become a painting in and of itself.
7. Listen to music while painting. BWS member Susan Webb says she often paints while listening to WFIU (the opera on Saturdays and “Broadway Revisited” on Sundays).
8. Slice a green pepper, apple or a cabbage, and draw the cross-section. Then, use the natural pattern as a point of departure, transforming the design into a landscape, a face, a figure or an abstract drawing. This idea is from Nita Leland’s The New Creative Artist.
9. Throw watercolor on wet paper and see what happens. BWS member Linda Endris says she likes to paint without planning first and then to add a more controlled image. Linda also suggests The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. She says to check it out on Amazon.com, where more than 290 reviews provide an interesting read.
10. Give yourself an assignment. In her workshop last summer, Judi Betts told of the day she assigned herself 10 paintings from her yard and garden. At the end of the day, she had done 10 paintings and had sold one of them to a neighbor. Here are some ideas: Paint an abstract based on a previously done painting, do a self-portrait, arrange and paint a still life based on a favorite recipe (pasta, tomatoes, an onion, a colander, a bottle of wine, etc.).
OPPORTUNITIES
Art Instructors
Redbud Hills Retirement Community is seeking art instructors to conduct a weekly art class for their residents. The art students’ ages range from 84 to 101, 2 to 6 students participant each week. The art instructor(s) could instruct an art class on a weekly basis or several art instructors could vary and teach once a month. $20.00/hour rate of pay. Currently, the art class is scheduled on Tuesdays from 10:30 - 11:30 am (could be rescheduled). It is a very rewarding class to instruct. Call Shel Ritter at 812-679-8879 or email at shelnew70@yahoo.com for additional information and/or interest in teaching the class.
Juried Exhibit for Watercolors
The Wichita Center for the Arts announces their upcoming national juried exhibition, the Kansas Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2009. It is the first year it will be a national competition. The prospectus is available http://www.wcfta.com/ or call (316) 634-2787 ext. 226 or email Molly Tully at mtully@wcfta.com.
Baker Place Gallery
The Baker Place is a large, luxury suite above Roadway Guitar, just across from the Waldron. Liz Stanhouse visited BWS at our last meeting, and encouraged artists to take this opportunity to exhibit a painting there at the gallery. It is not open to the public except on Gallery Walk nights when the suite is not rented, but many business receptions and meetings are held there. Please contact Remmy, gallerydirector@artlives.org at the Waldron to set up a time to deliver a piece, and to sign the necessary paperwork. Paintings may be on display for about 6 months. If you have any questions, Tricia Wente is the BWS liaison with Liz and Remmy. Please contact her at tricia@wente.com. And, please note, artists are encouraged to submit local subject matter if possible.
For Sale
Jane Jensen and husband are in the process of down sizing and will be moving into a Condo by the end of May. She has many lovely and very informative watercolor books to sell and a few other items from her art room, all in excellent condition that she bought through North Light. One thing in particular is a watercolor easel (never been used), If anyone is interested, her number is 339-7665.
Volunteers Needed
Steve Pierson, the Waldron Facilities Manager, notified us that volunteers are needed to work in the Waldron Gift Shop. Shifts open are Saturdays, 2:00 - 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, 11:00am - 7:30 p.m. These times can be broken up in to 4 hour shifts. Please call Steve at (812) 334-3100 or send e-mail to info@artlives.org.
Classes at People’s University
Jeanne Iler is teaching several classes this spring, including “Watercolor Painting Made Easy!”
This class begins May 19, and the cost is $37 city residents.
“Creative Drawing – New Techniques” teaches you how to see things. If you can see an object, you can draw it! For full details on Jeanne’s classes and registration information, stop at www.bloomington.in.gov/parks
EXHIBITIONS
“Art on Westfield” is open now through May 16. BWS Artists exhibiting are Jeanne Iler, Jeanne Ellen Dutton, Jacki Frey, and Carolyn Rogers Richard. Hours are 11:00 – 7:00 daily. If you happen to be in Broad Ripple for their Art Fair on the 16th, stop by and say hello! We are at 835 Westfield, just off College Avenue in Broad Ripple.
Ferrer Gallery "Special Exhibit"June 1, 2009 - June 27, 2009
“Vamps, Vixens, and other Virtuous Women”
Exhibit features paintings, fabric sculptures, and mixed media creations by Connie Boussom and BWS members, Linda Meyer-Wright, and Carolyn Rogers Richard. The opening reception is Saturday June 6, 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Ferrer Gallery is located in Nashville on the 2nd level of the Village Green Building. http://www.browncounty.com/calendar/index.cfm?action=daily&cdate=6-5-2009
Take 3rd Street to Brewster's Ice Cream Stand, then 446 South. Look for Heritage Woods Road on your left. Keep going until you cross a couple speed bumps, then SLT will be on your right.
June 13, Saturday
Sullivan Munce Cultural Center (SMCC) will host the "4th Annual Zionsville Paint Out" event in Zionsville, Indiana. This year, the Paint Out will coincide with the Guild's annual Gardens of Zionsville Tour. Artists are invited to paint the gardens on the tour. For all the details, please go to http://www.sullivanmunce.org/art.html Cost: Free members/$25 non-members.
WELCOME
Seven new artists have joined BWS this year – and it’s only May! A big welcome to Bob Anderson, Mary Jo Cannedy, Barb Cappy, Cathy Haggerty, Jerome Harste, Barb Hawkins, and John Shelton. Glad to have you with us!
FEEDING the CREATIVE MUSE
Nancy Davis Metz, your BWS president, presented some really fun ways to boost our creativity…you know, sort of a Vitamin C for our brain! (Vitamin C, as in “C”reativity?)
Here are 10 tips on nurturing your creativity, culled from various art books and supplemented by BWS members:
1. Fill a sketchbook page in 15 minutes. Nita Leland in The New Creative Artist suggests using pencils, pens and paints to doodle, draw, sketch, make lists, plan projects -- anything that comes to mind. Writers use a similar technique to combat writer’s block.
2. Lie on the floor and color, try fingerpainting, draw on the sidewalk with chalk. Childhood activities unleash creativity.
3. Visit a museum or gallery (in person or online). Leland suggests listing in your sketchbook the themes, subjects and techniques that interest you.
4. Draw (or paint) with both hands simultaneously.
5. Create by “committee.” In a group of two to four people, decide what the group will draw (a portrait, a farm, etc.). One person starts by drawing one thing. If a portrait, the face shape is first. Then, the next person adds one thing (pair of eyes, a nose, a mouth), and passes the evolving art to the next person. This continues until there is nothing else to add to the picture and everyone is laughing. This tip comes from BWS member Cathy Haggerty, who used this as a “waiting” game with her children.
6. Pour paint through filters. Lay an assortment of absorbent filters on top of your watercolor paper. Coffee filters, paper towels, napkins, doilies, rice paper all work well. Spray water on the filters and then pour your liquid watercolors over them. This can be used as an under painting, or it can become a painting in and of itself.
7. Listen to music while painting. BWS member Susan Webb says she often paints while listening to WFIU (the opera on Saturdays and “Broadway Revisited” on Sundays).
8. Slice a green pepper, apple or a cabbage, and draw the cross-section. Then, use the natural pattern as a point of departure, transforming the design into a landscape, a face, a figure or an abstract drawing. This idea is from Nita Leland’s The New Creative Artist.
9. Throw watercolor on wet paper and see what happens. BWS member Linda Endris says she likes to paint without planning first and then to add a more controlled image. Linda also suggests The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. She says to check it out on Amazon.com, where more than 290 reviews provide an interesting read.
10. Give yourself an assignment. In her workshop last summer, Judi Betts told of the day she assigned herself 10 paintings from her yard and garden. At the end of the day, she had done 10 paintings and had sold one of them to a neighbor. Here are some ideas: Paint an abstract based on a previously done painting, do a self-portrait, arrange and paint a still life based on a favorite recipe (pasta, tomatoes, an onion, a colander, a bottle of wine, etc.).
OPPORTUNITIES
Art Instructors
Redbud Hills Retirement Community is seeking art instructors to conduct a weekly art class for their residents. The art students’ ages range from 84 to 101, 2 to 6 students participant each week. The art instructor(s) could instruct an art class on a weekly basis or several art instructors could vary and teach once a month. $20.00/hour rate of pay. Currently, the art class is scheduled on Tuesdays from 10:30 - 11:30 am (could be rescheduled). It is a very rewarding class to instruct. Call Shel Ritter at 812-679-8879 or email at shelnew70@yahoo.com for additional information and/or interest in teaching the class.
Juried Exhibit for Watercolors
The Wichita Center for the Arts announces their upcoming national juried exhibition, the Kansas Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2009. It is the first year it will be a national competition. The prospectus is available http://www.wcfta.com/ or call (316) 634-2787 ext. 226 or email Molly Tully at mtully@wcfta.com.
Baker Place Gallery
The Baker Place is a large, luxury suite above Roadway Guitar, just across from the Waldron. Liz Stanhouse visited BWS at our last meeting, and encouraged artists to take this opportunity to exhibit a painting there at the gallery. It is not open to the public except on Gallery Walk nights when the suite is not rented, but many business receptions and meetings are held there. Please contact Remmy, gallerydirector@artlives.org at the Waldron to set up a time to deliver a piece, and to sign the necessary paperwork. Paintings may be on display for about 6 months. If you have any questions, Tricia Wente is the BWS liaison with Liz and Remmy. Please contact her at tricia@wente.com. And, please note, artists are encouraged to submit local subject matter if possible.
For Sale
Jane Jensen and husband are in the process of down sizing and will be moving into a Condo by the end of May. She has many lovely and very informative watercolor books to sell and a few other items from her art room, all in excellent condition that she bought through North Light. One thing in particular is a watercolor easel (never been used), If anyone is interested, her number is 339-7665.
Volunteers Needed
Steve Pierson, the Waldron Facilities Manager, notified us that volunteers are needed to work in the Waldron Gift Shop. Shifts open are Saturdays, 2:00 - 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, 11:00am - 7:30 p.m. These times can be broken up in to 4 hour shifts. Please call Steve at (812) 334-3100 or send e-mail to info@artlives.org.
Classes at People’s University
Jeanne Iler is teaching several classes this spring, including “Watercolor Painting Made Easy!”
This class begins May 19, and the cost is $37 city residents.
“Creative Drawing – New Techniques” teaches you how to see things. If you can see an object, you can draw it! For full details on Jeanne’s classes and registration information, stop at www.bloomington.in.gov/parks
EXHIBITIONS
“Art on Westfield” is open now through May 16. BWS Artists exhibiting are Jeanne Iler, Jeanne Ellen Dutton, Jacki Frey, and Carolyn Rogers Richard. Hours are 11:00 – 7:00 daily. If you happen to be in Broad Ripple for their Art Fair on the 16th, stop by and say hello! We are at 835 Westfield, just off College Avenue in Broad Ripple.
Ferrer Gallery "Special Exhibit"June 1, 2009 - June 27, 2009
“Vamps, Vixens, and other Virtuous Women”
Exhibit features paintings, fabric sculptures, and mixed media creations by Connie Boussom and BWS members, Linda Meyer-Wright, and Carolyn Rogers Richard. The opening reception is Saturday June 6, 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Ferrer Gallery is located in Nashville on the 2nd level of the Village Green Building. http://www.browncounty.com/calendar/index.cfm?action=daily&cdate=6-5-2009
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Bloomington (Indiana) Watercolor Society.
Nancy Davis Metz, President 2009
Jeanne Ellen Dutton, Editor
PO Box 5236
Bloomington IN 47407-5236
members@bloomingtonwatercolor.org
http://www.bloomingtonwatercolor.org
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