Wabash Valley Watercolor Society Newsletter July/August 2007 www.wabashvalleywatercolorsociety.com ~’~~d~~k~~s~~h~~s~~k~~d~~’~http://www.wabashvalleywatercolorsociety.comshapeimage_1_link_0
WVWS May 15th Meeting
I. Executive Meeting- Discussion took place about TAF's gallery rules and exhibiting. Shelley was concerned that not all pictures were left hanging during the show. There will be guidelines in our next prospectus to help all of us know TAF's gallery rules. (You are not allowed to remove pictures during the exhibit. The organization can be fined and penalized for this).

II. Jean Jackson gave an absolutely wonderful demonstration on plein air values. There are nine values and Jean printed out presentation sheets for us to look from. 50% of the drawing should be midtones and the remainder divided unequally. All in attendance filled in values on a pre-printed sheet. Jean did a wonderful job presenting plein air atmospheric conditions. Thanks to Jean for a very informative demonstration. There will be a paint out June 23rd from 8 to 3 at Celery Bog. Artists from the Indiana Plein Air Association will be there.
III. The new Executive Committee for 2007-
2008 is ...
President.................... Jackie Field
Programs................... Rose Baker
Vice President..............Jo Honig
Exhibits........................Cheryl Kaldahl
Secretary................... Connie Blankenbaker
Newsletter/Website....Linda Lauter
Treasurer......................Barb Lee
Gardener’s Expo: April 28: Cheryl Kaldahl, Linda Lauter, Julia Cook & Kathryn Clark demonstrated watercolor painting. Rose Baker arranged everything. KUDOS ROSE!
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Gallery Walk, May 2007 From President Connie Other WVWS members had their own exhibit.... *Jean Jackson had many beautiful plein air creations for sale at Randy Ross Gallery. * Jackie Field (real name Judith!) had an exhibit at Antiques & More May 4 -June 30, 2007. *Rebecca Brody exhibit in TAF West Gallery “New Ways With Watercolor.” Reception: May 4, 6-10 pm. Other WVWS members involved with this exhibit are Lorie Amick, Rena Brouwer, Barb Lee, Jim Mailloux, Linda Lauter, and Marsha Castello, Kathryn Clark.http://home.insightbb.com/~wvwatercolor/BrodyTAF.htmlshapeimage_5_link_0
Members in the News: *May 26: Round the Fountain Art Fair- Featuring Linda Lauter, CJ Fang, Alice Harpel, & Rena Brouwer *June 2007: Sara Vanderkleed exhibit in TAF East Gallery “Where Do You Live?” Reception: June 1, 7-9 pm Heidi Harner has been invited to become a member of WAOW (Women Artists of the West), a prestigious and established group of artists. The website is www.waow.org. Congrats!! *August 2007: Chi-Jen Fang, Cheryl Kaldahl, and L. Lauter exhibit in TAF West Gallery- “Evolution of Three Artists” Reception: August 3 7-9 pm. *September 6- Oct. 27: Axie Frey & Ellen Reinke exhibit at Sugar Creek Art Center. *October 2007: Joan Goldstein exhibit in TAF West Gallery- “Where the Warm Breezes” Reception: Oct. 5: 7-9http://www.roundthefountain.orghttp://www.waow.org/http://llauter.com/shapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1shapeimage_6_link_2
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h ~~s~~~’~~d~~k~~s~~h~~s~~k~~d~~’~~~s~~ Last Act: From President Connie As President until May 31st, I have so much to say, but will try to condense... Thanks to the officers and chairwomen that served the past 2 years were incredible. KUDOS to ....... * Vice-President- Jackie Field (Thanks for filling in for me on numerous occasions). * Treasurer- Barb Lee (“Golden Honey Award”) * Secretary- Cheryl Philon * Programs- Jane Marzoli * Exhibits- Nathan McCord, Rose Baker, Cheryl Kaldahl * Newsletter- Shirley Freeman, Marsha Castello * Workshops- Kathryn Clark, Ruth Ann Holle * Publicity- Rose Baker * Website- Linda Lauter * Calligraphic Name Tags: Noel Johns *****A Big SEND OFF for Jackie Field, our new president- Hip Hip Hurrah!*****
SUCCESS
- To laugh often and much.
- To win the respect of intelligent people and the
affection of children.
- To earn the appreciation of honest critics and
endure the betrayal of false friends.
- To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others,
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a
healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed
social condition.
- To know one life has breathed easier because
you have lived.
- This is to have succeeded-
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Juried Show, May 2007
Prez Sez:
Happy summer to all. I would like to thank all of the members that participated in our Spring Juried Show – WOW! You all really out did yourselves. What a wealth of talent we have in our group, the show was beautiful. Thanks also to the people that did all the behind the scenes preparation and work. You are the unsung hero’s.
Do you have any ideas for programs or activities that you would like to see at WVWS meetings? Just because you suggest it doesn’t mean that you have to do it. We would really like ideas from the membership. This is your organization help it work for you. What would you like to do for our Welcome Back Meeting in August?
Have a great summer and don’t forget to paint. God has planted a beautiful garden and completes it with a wonderful sunrise and sunset everyday. Take your paints and go sit outside and enjoy it.
Remember, “Life is not measured by the breaths that we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”
Jackie Field, President
Mark your Calendar....2007 *8/3/07 Tippecanoe Arts Federation Gallery Opening Reception 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM *9/7/07 WVWS Fall Members Show Reception: 6-10 pm. 9/7/07 Tippecanoe Arts Federation Downtown Gallery Walk/Gallery Opening Reception: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM MEETINGS * 3rd Tuesday of every month, except June and July. * 6:00 Board Meeting * 6:30 General Meeting * 7:00 Program
Thanks to all the members who gave up their time to make our wonderful society function smoothly. It always helps when everyone does their “Art Part.”
2007/08 will be an enormous time for recognition and participation. May we all be successful-
Art Trivia Quiz
Test your art knowledge...
1: What is a vanishing point?
A The point in a painting beyond which things are
so small you can't see them.
B The point in a painting where the sky meets the
ground.
C The point on the horizon where parallel lines
appear to meet.
D The point in a painting where an object disappears
behind another.
2: What is a primary color?
A Any color of the rainbow.
B A color made from mixing two others.
C A color that can't be made by mixing others
together.
D A color made by mixing three colors together.
3: What shape is a landscape canvas?
A One that is wider than it is tall.
B One that is taller than it is wide.
C One that is square.
D One that twice as tall as it is wide.
Answers Bottom Page 6
Next Gallery Walk, July 6 2007
Wabash Valley Watercolor Society~
Tippecanoe Arts Federation
638 North Street
Lafayette, IN. 47901
July/August 2007 Newsletter
L. Lauter, editor
linlee@insightbb.com
TO:
The newsletter is published 6 times a year. Deadline for the next newsletter is August 25, 2007. Send any news or information to L. Lauter at linlee@insightbb.com or mail to 820 Deerwood Ridge, Lafayette, IN. 47905 mailto:linlee@insightbb.comshapeimage_13_link_0
~~s~~~’~~d~~k~~s~~h~~s~~k~~d~~’~~~s~~ Trivia Answers: 1. C 2. C 3. A
Best of Show: Kathryn Clark,
"Wagons in Posey Country"
Second Place: Jenny Hulen, "Numaste"
First Place:
Rena Brouwer, "Entanglement"
Barbara Walker Memorial Award: Barb Lee, "Evening on Jekyll Island"
Honorable Mention #1: Jane Marzoli, "Toward Eventide"
Honorable Mention #2: Pam Lassiter, "Yupo Berries"
Honorable Mention #3: Nancy Hathaway, "Jack in the Pulpit"
Honorable Mention #4: Amy Dale, "The Knitter"
Third Place:
Sara Vanderkleed "View From Up Here"
Doing Your Art Part From President Connie The 8th Annual WVWS Juried Show- What a breathtaking beautiful show. Many praises to Cheryl Kaldahl and Rose Baker. Rose lined up all of the sponsors and what great prizes and ribbons were given out. Thank you Rose for your diplomacy. The exhibits chairwoman, Cheryl, not only organized and lined up entertainment, she worked until midnight hanging the exhibit. This was Cheryl’s first time as exhibit chair and her first juried show. Much must be said for those who dive in and do their “art part.” Thank you Cheryl and Rose!
Three artists sold paintings at the show: Erma Flora, Jenny Hulan and LaDonna Vohar- Congrats!
The "Paint-Out at the Wabash" sponsored by the Art Museum will be October 13th, but it needs volunteers now. Email or call Kathryn Clark to volunteer to be on the committee. kclark@twinrocker.commailto:kclark@twinrocker.comshapeimage_17_link_0
Paint-Out on the Wabash In conjunction with the Plein Aire Painting exhibition at the art museum that opens Sept. 7th, the museum is hosting a paint-out Oct 13th which is called "Paint-Out at the Wabash". It will be centered at the pedestrian bridge between Lafayette and West Lafayette between Tapawingo Park and Riehle Plaza. Anyone and everyone is invited to paint or draw out side that day at that location or anywhere they want. The art museum will also host a SALE that day of paintings by artists that register at the museum in the morning, who are painting outside that day, and who provide framed paintings and display easels for their art work. The museum will take a 30% commission. At 5pm, there will be a reception at the museum for everyone and a place for artists to display the paintings they painted that day on their easels. The public will be invited to wander and watch the artists paint during the day. I'm establishing a committee now for this event and need volunteers. If WVWS members want to paint that day but would like to help, there is a lot to do before the event with publicity and preparations. On the Paint-Out day of Oct 13th, we'll need people to be at the museum selling art work and at a Hospitality table at the train station with bottles of water, lunches, information, etc. Kathryn P.O. Box 413, Brookston, IN 47923 765-563-3210 kclark@twinrocker.com mailto:kclark@twinrocker.comshapeimage_18_link_0
<<<ONLINE ART SCAMS>>> I’m coming to you with some information about a scam that targets artists so please be on the lookout. You may have already been contacted by such people but please beware....... I was approached online by a woman named EMILY KERBOW who wanted to buy $400 dollars worth of artwork from me. While I was excited about such a deal, I was a little suspicious since I didn’t know where she came from and how she was willing to give $400 dollars so easily. So…she says she will send the check but here’s the problem. Her “husband” or “husband’s associate” made out the check for too much because there was some confusion. Her story is that she and her husband are moving to South Africa and that between the moving and all, the confusion arises. She’s really convincing, too, because she will tell you how excited she is about receiving your work and how she’shaving a baby and her doctors put her on bedrest. She’ll tell you anything to humanize her story and seem as real as possible.What made this so believable was that this exchanging of emails went on for 6 months. Of course, when I received the check it was not $400 dollars but $3,500.00 dollars which she asked me to ship back the difference of $3,100 toher shipping company. They only problem is that the shipping company doesn’t exist. But here’s the sinker–the shipping company will ask you toWIRE IT to them. That’s when you deposit your check (which is a cashier’s check from the River Valley State Bank!!!!), and the check will clear but later on thebank will figure out that it’s a fake and guess who will be responsible for replacing those funds? Meanwhile, themoney you sent tothe shipping company i.e.. Emily Kerbowis legit while you’re stuck dealing withfraud and debt. The shipping company was insistent that it be sent Western Union the same day that I got suspicious and started doing some checking, 1st with the bank who said it was NOT a valid check, 2nd Google search Emily Kerbow and now I believe I will frame this check just to remind me that if it sound like a really great web site sale, Check it out first. Shirley B Freeman