WABASH VALLEY ARTISTS SOCIETY

Saturday, January 16, 2016

January Program - How Barbara Lee Creates her Impressionistic Watercolors

Mark your calendars to join the WVAS for the presentation by Barbara Lee, Tuesday January 19th, 7:00 at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, to see how she creates her impressionistic watercolors. Barb won the award for the best watercolor in the September WVAS juried show.

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Ivan Sulima, Ukranian illustrator

As seen on lines and colors blog: I absolutely love his foxes (not least because we have a pair of foxes who live in our ravine)!

http://linesandcolors.com/2016/01/13/ivan-sulima/

Sulima's site: https://sulima.carbonmade.com/

I couldn't get any of the images to copy. You'll have to explore via links.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Whites for oil painting

I found this lengthy studio note on Gamblin's white oil paints quite helpful:

http://www.gamblincolors.com/newsletters/getting-the-white-right.html

Since I've been doing mostly watercolors of late, white paint is not something I think about much (except for maybe a little white gouache), but I do consider whether I want to paint a particular subject on paper that is a natural white OR a white white.

There are other studio notes of interest to oil painters on the Gamblin website as well.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Alexis Lavine

Perusing Cheap Joe's workshops landed me on Lavine's site. She's a watercolor artist with a bit of a different perspective. I especially like the paintings in her Galleries--All the Rest.
http://www.alexislavineartist.com/index.html

Saturday, December 19, 2015

December Holiday Soiree!

The WVAS had it's 2nd annual "Holiday Soiree" with yummy finger foods and fun white elephant gifts as well as a lovely handmade Christmas card exchange.

It's been a good year!

Friday, December 11, 2015

Chris Dunn, illustrator

Lines and Colors featured Chris Dunn yesterday, in particular Dunn's series of paintings (watercolor and gouache) inspired by The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame. My girls loved this book!

Here's a lovely peaceful example:

See more on the artist's website: http://www.chris-dunn.co.uk/

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Christmas Holiday "Soiree!"

This has been a very good year for the Wabash Valley Artists Society. We have had great monthly programs, a very successful juried show in September, a profitable fundraiser garage sale in May and fun paint outs. We will end the year with a fun evening together at the home of Jerie Artz. All are invited to come and share in the yummy refreshements, card exchange and white elephant gift fun! RSVP: artzjerie@gmail.com

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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