Turkey Run Paint Out

What a beautiful day for the paint out at Turkey Run.  We painted in the shade with a cool breeze, distant call of a pileated woodpecker, and encouraging comments from passing hikers.

April Paint Out

The April program will not be on Tuesday - instead we are having a paint out on Saturday, April 22 at Jeff Smith's, 9:00am - 1:00. 

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es on a small farm near Dayton with dogs, cats, chickens and sheep. He enjoys gardening, dry-stone-wall construction, bonsai and photography.

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There will be plenty of inspiration for painting plein air!​  Bring a sack lunch.

Address: 1508 South 800 East, Lafayette, Indiana 47905; take Hwy 26 east towards Rossville, turn right on South 750 East, follow the curves, it becomes South 800 East.

Up and Coming Programs

March 21, 2017  7:00pm Program - Susan Doster

There was such a great interest in life drawing with Susan Doster last fall, that we are offering a second evening program again.  It will be held at the art museum in the back room that is equipped for this purpose with drawing chairs, platform and lighting.

Please bring large drawing paper and willow sticks or drawing pencils.

April 22, 2017 - Saturday Paint Out at Jeff Smith's

9:00am - 1:00pm

The paint out replaces the April Tuesday evening normal program.

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es on a small farm near Dayton with dogs, cats, chickens and sheep. He enjoys gardening, dry-stone-wall construction, bonsai and photography.

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There will be plenty of inspiration for painting plein air!​ 

Directions will be sent in the April News e-mail. 

Jeff Smith in his bonsai garden painted by Ladonna Vohar

May 16, 2017, 7:00 - Tuesday, Jennifer Reitmeyer, gel printing, hands on evening at the Art Museum.

Plein Air Paint Out at Prophetstown

Seven WVAS members enjoyed the plein air paintout at Prophetstown this morning. It was a balmy, windy beautiful fall day. After a morning of painting, lunch at TC's in Battleground, Indiana, topped off the experience. These photos are our paintings in progress.

Painting Cuba! Program

Our Painting Cuba! program tonight at the Art Museum was amazing. Kathryn and Howie Clark presented a power point from their February trip to Cuba where Kathryn painted and Howie played his banjo. Howie kicked off the evening by playing "I'll see you in C -U - B -A" written by Irving Berlin. Oil paintings of scenes from the photos gave us the opportunity to experience their trip. Thanks Kathryn and Howie!

May News Painting Cuba!

Mark your calendars for the May 17th program with Kathryn Clark!
Painting Cuba! From Kathryn:

It will be held in the Mickey Shook Room of the Lafayette Art Museum on May 17th, from 7-8:30pm. I'll show photos of my Cuba trip along with all the plein air watercolors, drawings done there and the five studio oil paintings created after I returned. One of those oils has been accepted in the Indianan NOW exhibition at the museum. Hopefully, there will also be Cuban background music from CD's we purchased from the four piece bands we heard play. My husband, Howie will help with set up and will probably join me in the presentation.