WABASH VALLEY ARTISTS SOCIETY: May 2015

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

June Program - Jeff Hagen

June is almost here! The Wabash Valley Artists Society has a great program planned, Tuesday, June 16th, 7:00, at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation , with Jeff Hagen. You can read about Jeff and see his paintings on his web site:
http://www.jeffhagenart.com/

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Shaving Cream Marbling

From another of my favorite art blogs, the Art Room Plant, comes this fun exercise for marbling paper: http://theartroomplant.blogspot.com/2015/04/why-are-you-going-to-buy-20-cans-of.html

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Jeff Klinker demo!

The garage sale is successfully behind us and we're looking forward to our program with Jeff Klinker tonight! You can read about him here!
I'm really excited about our Tuesday program this month. I'm sure this is a familiar name to most of you, Jeff Klinker. He will be demonstrating a "plein aire" painting session for us outside of TAF (weather permitting).

Here is a little bit about Jeff:
He was raised in a large family on a farm. He studied life drawing and design for a short time at Purdue. With the exception of a few workshops from prominent painters such as John Michael Carter, CW Mundy and Dan Woodson, he considers himself being self-taught. He has been painting for 40 years, however, it was not until the year 2000 that he discovered the art of plein aire at the annual TC Steele Great Outdoor Art Contest. With a love for nature, plein aire was the perfect combination. Now with an impressionistic style and a member of the IPAPA organization, He paints at some of the most scenic areas in the state.

Here is a note from Verna about our yard sale on Saturday.
Thanks to everyone that helped make it a success.
The garage/yard sale May 16 at Lanni's brought in $385.00
Huge thanks to Lanni for letting many sale items take over her home for several months and organizing publicity and just about everything else.

Also thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who helped set up on Thursday and who helped customers on Saturday and 'took down' the leftovers after. Also to those who trucked furniture, brought folding tables, and whoever I have forgotten to mention.

GREAT JOB, EVERYONE !!

Verna R.
Treasurer

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Garage Sale!

May 16, 2015 the WVAS is having a garage sale.
Details from Lanni Senn, the organizer and hostess for the event!

Clean out your closets and bring it to house/carport May 11-15 at 20 Beck Ct, Lafayette, Indiana.
Lend us card tables or conference tables
Ask your friends if they have things to get rid of
Furniture and large items are what gets people out of their cars, so if you have any large items to get rid of we'd love to sell them.

It was a successful event last year - it will be this year as well!

Our Goals

1. To offer opportunities to learn new techniques through workshops, demonstrations, plein air paint outs, field trips, and media presentations.

2. To foster opportunities for artists to exhibit their work through shows both juried and non-juried, as well as other community local venues.

3.To publicize WVWS and other art events and opportunities through meetings, social media and traditional media.

4. To create accessible opportunities for young people to explore art.

5. To sustain a vibrant organization through active member participation in monthly meetings and collaborative leadership using individual talents.

Our History

The Wabash Valley Artist's Society began as the Wabash Valley Watercolor Society in 1989. After much consideration, the board and members voted to expand the organization to include multi- media, acrylics, oils and pastels in addition to watercolor, effective January 2015. The former WVWS, now the WVAS, has a rich history in the Lafayette, Indiana region. Local artists, in search of information, an opportunity to share their interest in painting, and the chance to exhibit their work, formed the Wabash Valley Watercolor Society in 1989. Many of the founding members were students of Barbara Gresham from the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art (now the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette). The inspiration and challenges of her teaching were the catalyst that sparked the society’s formation.

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