Flowers and Still Life

I was recently at the Denver Art Museum and saw In Bloom: Painting Flowers in the Age of Impressionism. The exhibit is over but you can still peruse the info on it: http://denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions/bloom

Among other lovelies, it included this one by Vincent van Gogh


and this Manet:


One really fun addition to this exhibition was that it included scents of specific types of flowers as well as freshly dug earth. You could smell these throughout the exhibition rooms. There was also a whole wall from which different scents were flowing. And you could snag a small scratch and sniff card to take away.

With my interest in still life, I have been poking around looking for resources and examples, and I came across this blog:
http://stilllifeinoils.blogspot.com/
Although there are not regular postings on the blog, there are plenty of postings in the archives, including some on contemporary artists working in the genre. Following is one by Laura Jones, an Australian artist.

Oil Painters of America juried show

 . . . is online (noted on Lines and Colors blog): http://www.beverlymcneilgallery.com/artists/Oil_Painters_of__America/34055/suzie-g-baker-ralph-s-barn/451825/


Kathie Wheeler


Michele Usibelli


Cheng Lian

Nameless paints

What would you call your favorite paint color? What if paints did not have color names attached? Here's an interesting post sent in by Verna:
http://www.boredpanda.com/nameless-paint-tubes-primary-colors-ima-moteki/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=BPFacebook

Brush Work

Great tips and visuals on brush work for watercolor, by John Lovett:
http://johnlovettwatercolorworkshop.com/brush-work/



Plus lots of other good info to explore on his site.

September Program a Trip to France

The "Artz Tour de France 2" artists took us on a trip to Paris and rural France last night at our program. We enjoyed brie, chocolate mousse, wine, photos and paintings. It gave those that went on the trip a chance to re-live the adventure!  There will be a November/December art exhibit of the French work at the Henriott Group gallery, 250 Main St., suite 650.

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2015 Juried Show - September Monthly Meeting

This is a big week for the WVAS.  Monday is the drop off for art for the 2015 juried show.  Drop off is between 2 - 6 at Tippecanoe Arts Association, Wells Community Center, 683 North Street.  The juror for the show is Al Pounders who currently has an exhibit at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette.  His bio for that exhibit:

Al Pounders, Professor Emeritus of painting at Purdue University, received his B.F.A. from Cornell University and taught drawing and painting for 30 years at Purdue retiring as a Full Professor.  Over his long and distinguished career, he has exhibited his paintings around the world.  This exhibition will feature many large-scale paintings inspired by his love of the mountain landscapes of Italy. 

The opening reception for the show is Friday, September 18th at 7:00pm at TAF.  

The September 15th program features the artists that spent 16 days painting in France the month of June.  The "Artz Tour de France 2" group will share paintings, journals, photos, anecdotes and French snacks for an enjoyable evening "in Paris!"

The artists are preparing an exhibit for the months of November and December of their French work that will be open to the public at the Henriott Group gallery, 6th floor, 250 Main Street, Lafayette. They will have some of their paintings at the Tuesday evening program.

Ali Cavanaugh's watercolor portraits

Not to be missed, on Lines and Colors blog. Evocative portraits.

http://linesandcolors.com/2015/09/03/ali-cavanaugh/

and her website: http://www.alicavanaugh.com/

From her "Immerse" series: