Susan Axtell had two paintings accepted in the current Hoosier Salon exhibition. "View of the Past" received a purchase award and "Survivors" received a merit award for the painting "that best depicted love of the land".
Terry Armstrong will give a demonstration Program for our WVWS meeting on October 16th. He will be the featured artist for out Workshop help on Saturday, Nov. 10th from 9 am to 4 PM. Techniques for Painting Detail using Images of Birds. Price for the 1 day workshop will be $50 for WVWS members and $60 for non members.
Shirley Freeman and Pam Lassiter enjoyed painting on the streets of Nashville one weekend in June and again in July. Gallery by the Green in Nashville is now showing both Shirley and Pam's paintings. Enjoying a stay and a wonderful B&B where the hosts have a pottery studio. Axie Frey was awarded a Merit award of $500.00 from the 83rd. Hoosier Salon Exhibit at the Indiana State museum, for outstanding Floral Watercolor. Shimmering by Axie Frey A fun evening was had at the Aug meeting of WVWS. Some painted & others visited and watched those who painted. Thanks Shirley for hosting the event!!
Becky Brody is teaching Calligraphy at the Art Museum on Thursdays, 6:00-8:00. $65 members/$75 nonmembers. For information or to register contact Rebecca Brody at brodyart@iquest.net. 464-2119. mailto:brodyart@iquest.netshapeimage_8_link_0
Jim Mailloux will hold a 3rd watercolor Yuopo class Subject "Bird and Bird House" on September 29th cost is $75 for all day class instruction, breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Contact Jim at 765-477-7741 or 765-404-5057.
Jim Mailloux painting with Pam Lassiter and Jo Honig looking on. August Paint Out
Member Show Wabash Valley Watercolor Society Annual Member’s Exhibit http://home.insightbb.com/~wvwatercolor/2007%20Member%20Show.htmlshapeimage_11_link_0
Heidi Harner will be featured at “ESSENCE OF EQUINE 2, Randy Ross Custom Framing and Fine Arts- 1010 S. Main Street, Lafayette, Indiana. Opening Reception Friday, September 7, 2007
 Sept 4 - Oct 1 Featured Artist: Hilbert Circle Theatre
Rena Brouwer has events Sept 7 - Sept 9 “Art Renaissance Weekend Brown County Art Guild; Nashville,IN www.browncounty.org/artguildhttp://www.browncounty.org/artguildshapeimage_14_link_0
CJ Fang & Alice Harpel will have booths at the Carmel International Arts Festival September 22-23, 2007- Carmel, Indiana. Member Upcoming Events the News
Axie’s new website.. www.axiefrey.com and http://www.sugarcreekarts.orghttp://www.axiefrey.com/http://www.sugarcreekarts.org/shapeimage_17_link_0shapeimage_17_link_1
Cheryl Kaldahl, CJ Fang and L. Lauter had an exhibit at TAF: Heidi Harner and L. Lauter participated in the first “LayFlats Art Festival August 18, 2007.
The 2nd Annual Area IV Senior Art Contest paintings and drawings are due to Morton Community Center, 222 N. Chauncey Ave, West Lafayette on Wednesday, September 5th between the hours of 2 and 4 PM. Open to anyone age 55 or over by September 1, 1007. The Show hangs Friday September 7 thru October 11th. Art must be picked up Friday am October 12th between 9 and 11 am. There will be a special Opening for the Exhibition on Friday, September 14th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
The 19th Annual Great Outdoor Art Contest registration by September 2, 2007. Painting to be done Saturday, September 8, 2007, at T.C.Steele's home in Brown County. For information contact T.C. Steele State Historic Site at 812-988-2785 or tcsteele@bloomington.in.us
Prez Sez Welcome back after a very busy summer. Hope everyone is rested up because it looks like we will hit the pavement running. Boy, is there a lot going on this fall. Please read the entire newsletter so you won’t miss any opportunities. Anyone that didn’t make it out to Shirley Freeman’s home for the August get together missed a great evening. Good food, great company, and a lot of conversation. Not to mention a wonderful opportunity to paint in Shirley’s garden. Thank you Shirley for hosting the August meeting this year AND inviting us back for the August meeting next year. The WVWS meeting line up is as follows: September 18th: LaDonna Vohar one of our members, a local artist and member of Artist’s Own will talk to us about her life as an artist and the different things that she does. October 16th: Terry Armstrong will do a Demo. He is the featured artist for out fall workshop in November. November 20th: Linda Lauter, another of our members will show us how to put together a book of our pictures. December 18th: We will meet at the Art Museum and see the Plein Aire Exhibit January 15th: Becky Brody, another member of WVWS will talk to us about Calligraphy and how she combines it with her art. February 19th: We will have a live model – Linda Lauter’s daughter will pose for us in costume and we can practice drawing – Bring your own supplies. Don’t forget the Covered Bridge festival October 10-21st. Shirley Freeman tells us that most of the Arts and Crafts are in the Bridgeton area. There have been some questions about when dues are due. The Watercolor Society year runs January 1 thru December 31 therefore, anyone paying dues anytime during the year, is paying dues for that calendar year. Dues for 2008 are due in January. You must have your dues paid to participate in the Members Only Show this fall. Hope that all of these ideas and opportunities have made you all want to get out your art supplies and do something. This is your club, but we can only be visible in the community by your participation. Hope to see you all at the September meeting. Remember to mark the 3rd Tuesday of the month for WVWS. Please mark your calendars for our shows in 2008. The Juried Show will be May 9, 2008 – June 14, 2008 and the Member’s Only Show will be next August 1, 2008 thru September 6, 2008. Jackie Field, President
The newsletter is published 6 times a year.
Deadline for the next newsletter is October 25, 2007.
Send any news or information to L. Lauter at linlee@insightbb.com
or mail to 820 Deerwood Ridge, Lafayette, IN. 47905
SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 Drop Off Times: Tuesday, Sept. 4th noon – 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5th 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. There will be a sign up sheet for food at the check in table. All members that enter the show are expected to participate in set up/food/clean-up.
Kathryn C., Marsha Marsha, Jane M., Barb L., Shirley F. & Martha T.
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Watercolour Plein Air Painting Checklist:
* Watercolor paintbox or selection of tubes
* Pencil & eraser
* Brushes
* Watercolour paper/block/canvas
* painting panels
* Medium/Bottle of water
* Clips or pegs for keeping paper in place

Plein Air The term "en plein air" is a French phrase and means "in the open air" so watercolor painting en plein air is painting out doors. Now painting outdoors gives you a feeling of being one with nature and just gives you the perfect constantly changing light. These are the ideal criteria to make your perfect watercolor painting of a landscape or outdoor still life. One of the biggest things that makes your painting a success is the way you translate your observation to the paper. And the observation is something that is influenced by several conditions. Your observation depends a lot on how the atmosphere is on that particular time of the day. What I mean is what is dust, pollution, water vapor doing to your observation. This is very important to the end result. But this is also the extreme joy of plein air painting. Tips: • A largish zippered pencil box or toiletry bag is ideal for putting your brushes etc. in.
• Retractable brushes take up minimal space.
• One of those blocks of watercolour paper where the paper is 'stuck down' is ideal because you don't need to stretch it, but you will need something sharp to separate off a sheet once you're done.
• Consider buying a watercolour field set – a small box of paints complete with retractable brush; some even have waterbottles.

* Paper towel or cloth
* Cup for washing brushes
* Chair, Easel
* Bug repellant, sun block
* Bweater, jacket, hand warmers
* Trash bag
* Lunch, drink
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1: Who said 'I really have a lot of stuff in my head; if only there were insurance companies for that as there are for so many things'?
A. Picasso. B. Gauguin.
C. Van Gogh. D. Degas.
2: What is the name of the Museum in Paris which houses Monet's waterlily murals?
A. The Museum d'Orsay. B. The Louvre.
C. The Marmottan Museum. D. The Orangerie.
3: How many paintings did Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?
A. One hundred. B. Fifty-four.
C. Sixteen. D. One.
Art Trivia Answers 1. D- Degas. 2. D- The Orangerie. 3. D- One. 4. A. Make each other appear brighter. ~’~~d~~k~~s~~h~~s~~k~~d~~’~ ART TRIVIA
4: Complementary colours sit on opposite sides of the colour wheel. If placed next to each other in a painting, what do they do for each other
A. Make each other appear brighter.
B. Make each other appear duller.
C. Make each other appear greener.
D. Nothing.
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