Member's Exhibit at the West Lafayette Public Library

August will be here before we know it.  WVWS members are getting ready to exhibit paintings at the West Lafayette Public Library.  Here is the basic information if you would like to participate in this event:

"Something to Buzz About" by Jerie Artz

Watercolor on yupo

An upcoming program for WVWS will focus on yupo. Becky Brody will demonstrate her techniques.

An artist-friend of a friend of mine also enjoys working on yupo. Judy Evenson lives in Northern California. Her blog is http://judyevenson.blogspot.com/ Type yupo in the search box (upper left) and it will pull up the posts with paintings on yupo.

You'll have to go there to see her work. I don't want to violate copyright by posting one of her paintings here. So go see her blog! And then come to the program scheduled for Tuesday, September 17!

July 16 Montly Meeting

It's the 3rd Tuesday of the month, that means it's the monthly meeting of the Wabash Valley Watercolor Society.  7:00 meeting, 6:00 business meeting with board and committees at the TAF building, 638 North St  Lafayette, IN 47901.

Wildflowers by Bobbi Smith

Celery Bog Paint Out

Ten WVWS members enjoyed the morning painting at the Celery Bog nature center this morning.  You can be sure we'll be seeing some of the paintings show up in future exhibits.

Wowed by an Awesome Master Watercolor Artist

If you want to see a master watercolor artist at work, click on this link.  You see Australian artist Joseph Zbuvic painting a wet street scene that takes your breath away.  It's worth the few minutes it takes to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=81w9PBZOmZ8#at=1413

2013 Juried Show

September is the 2013 annual member's juried show. WVWS artists, save this form to your computer and print. Make sure you save and copy both pages.  This is going to be a great event for local watercolor artists to show their work and for the public to enjoy.  Paintings will be available for purchase.

WVWS Paint Out and July Meeting

Celery Bog Plein Air Painting

July 13, 2013  

9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

We will meet at the Nature Center and go off to our favorite spots to paint.  There are butterfly gardens, woodland paths, the bog, the prairie, etc.  Bring a sack lunch so we can all meet at 12:30 p.m. for lunch and possibly to share your painting. 

If you want to arrive earlier, feel free.  I will probably arrive by 8 a.m since I prefer the cooler temperatures.

We will also have our regular meeting at TAF on Tuesday, July 16 at 7 p.m. with a business meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Committee members will present their reports and decisions for the future of WVWS.

Bring any zentangles you may have done to that meeting, also, and we will mount them as one work which we will sell at the WVWS show in Sept.

John Singer Sargent Watercolors

I had planned to post a review of the book on this major exhibition, "John Singer Sargent Watercolors." Instead, here's a link to a review of the exhibit, along with some closeups:
http://www.linesandcolors.com/2013/07/07/more-on-sargent-watercolors-at-the-brooklyn-museum/

The book includes a lot of information about JSS's techniques and materials. The book itself is fabulous.

Venues:
Brooklyn Museum until July 28
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, October 13--January 20, 2014
Houston, March 2--May 26, 2014

I plan to see it in Houston.