At the monthly WVWS meeting, Lorie Amick mentioned a John Singer Sargent exhibit at the Gardner Museum. Here's the link to that: http://www.gardnermuseum.org/collection/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/inscrutable_eye?filter=exhibitions:5553
Click on the images and you'll see much larger versions, which even show his brushstrokes.
Welcome to the Wabash Valley Artists Society
Friday, November 21, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
2014 Juried Show
The Juried Show is on exhibit from now until December 5th. You won't want to miss seeing the 48 paintings in person!
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Juried Show Reception
Invite your friends to join us at TAF for the opening reception for the juried show this Friday evening at 6:00. Refreshments served. It's Halloween - treat yourself! Costumes are in order!!! The new WVWS 2015 Calendar will also be available for sale - $18 each. Here is a photo of the thumbnail images of the paintings included on the calendar.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Figurative Watercolor Workshop
Jeannie McGuire, November 3-5, at Ann Arbor.
Debra Zamperla is the workshop organizer. I've taken a couple of pastel classes she organized and she does a nice job.
More info: http://artensity.org/#/workshops/
Debra's email: idzamperla@gmail.com
Jeannie's website: http://www.jeanniemcguire.com/
Debra Zamperla is the workshop organizer. I've taken a couple of pastel classes she organized and she does a nice job.
More info: http://artensity.org/#/workshops/
Debra's email: idzamperla@gmail.com
Jeannie's website: http://www.jeanniemcguire.com/
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
The Odyssey of a Painting!
Arvilla Friar is a former WVWS member. She is 87 and cannot see to paint anymore. But her paintings live on. Michigan State University tracked her down through an internet post from a gallery showing five years ago in the St. Louis area. Here is the story.
Recently my mom, Arvilla Friar, was contacted by Michigan State University about a watercolor painting she did of the original entomology building. It was purchased by Gordon Guyer, the then department chairperson. He became president of MSU from 1992 - 1993. MSU recently completed the remodeling of their conference room in the Department of Entomology. The conference room is being named after Gordon Guyer. As part of the dedication ceremony, Gordon Guyer has graciously loaned the university the beautiful picture of the Entomology Building at Michigan State University that was painted by Arvilla. They contacted mom to get permission to reproduce 10 copies of the painting to give to each speaker at the dedication event and to invite mom to attend the event scheduled on November 2, 2014. She gladly gave them permission to make reproductions, but won't be traveling to the event. I'm so proud of my mom! Here is a photo of the painting she did so many years ago. Arvilla painted several other MSU ivy covered historical buildings that have been
purchased.
Jerie Artz, WVWS Vice President
Recently my mom, Arvilla Friar, was contacted by Michigan State University about a watercolor painting she did of the original entomology building. It was purchased by Gordon Guyer, the then department chairperson. He became president of MSU from 1992 - 1993. MSU recently completed the remodeling of their conference room in the Department of Entomology. The conference room is being named after Gordon Guyer. As part of the dedication ceremony, Gordon Guyer has graciously loaned the university the beautiful picture of the Entomology Building at Michigan State University that was painted by Arvilla. They contacted mom to get permission to reproduce 10 copies of the painting to give to each speaker at the dedication event and to invite mom to attend the event scheduled on November 2, 2014. She gladly gave them permission to make reproductions, but won't be traveling to the event. I'm so proud of my mom! Here is a photo of the painting she did so many years ago. Arvilla painted several other MSU ivy covered historical buildings that have been
purchased.
Jerie Artz, WVWS Vice President
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Sylvia's Art Change out!
A message from our exhibits chair - Becky Brody:
Folks, we plan to be at Sylvia's on Wednesday at 3:30pm to change out Sylvia's Brick Oven show.
Bobbi Smith and I will plan to do the hanging, so if you can drop off paintings to either her,me,
or the restaurant or join us there, that would be great. Several of you have let me know you
will be putting a painting in this show---remember that whatever you put on the wall now at
Sylvia's cannot be entered in thejuried show at the end of October! because of timing---so we
should have another good representation there; and, this being the gifting season now, hopefully
we will actually sell something. See you then, Becky Brody
Folks, we plan to be at Sylvia's on Wednesday at 3:30pm to change out Sylvia's Brick Oven show.
Bobbi Smith and I will plan to do the hanging, so if you can drop off paintings to either her,me,
or the restaurant or join us there, that would be great. Several of you have let me know you
will be putting a painting in this show---remember that whatever you put on the wall now at
Sylvia's cannot be entered in thejuried show at the end of October! because of timing---so we
should have another good representation there; and, this being the gifting season now, hopefully
we will actually sell something. See you then, Becky Brody
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
WVWS Calendar Submissions
Wow! we have 70 submissions for the 2015 WVWS calendar! Thanks to all those that sent in photos. It's going to make the selection process very hard! Thanks to all of you that submitted your work. Here is one of the images that was sent in by Barb Lee.
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