Meetings
BWS meets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. After a short business meeting, members enjoy a demo and time to paint. (There are no Monday meetings in December, July, or August; however, other activities are scheduled.)
For meeting location, see http://www.bloomingtonarts.info, and search "watercolor meeting " or else go to the calendar date. Also, see our Brush Strokes newsletter at www.bloomingtonwatercolor.blogspot.com for news of all our activities!
Activities
- Paintouts in the Southern Indiana outdoors. Scheduled on selected weekend days, April through October. See 2008 schedule below.
- A Fall and Spring exhibition of our paintings set in a professional gallery or setting.
- Workshops led by by professional watercolor painters
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Upcoming:- August 4-8 – Judi Betts, nationally recognized glazing and watercolor artist, will present a five-day workshop at First Christian Church. $325 registration fee for BWS members and $350 for non-members. Register through Sunrise Box Office by phone or walk-in, or online via bloomingtonarts.info. Limit 25. See our Judi Betts page for more info!
News
For the latest news, see our Brush Strokes newsletter!
To join our email list:
- To join with a Google account, [apply for group email membership] here.
- To join with your own email account, contact our email address below.
- To read the recent postings without joining the list, browse to http://groups.google.com/group/bws-all/topics.
Plein Air Paintout Schedule
All Paint Outs take place from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturdays onless noted. Bring your supplies and a sack lunch. Directions and updates will be emailed and posted at www.bloomingtonwatercolor.blogspot.com.
Watch www.bloomingtonarts.info for 2008 events!:
2008 Paint-out events: 9 am to 2 pm on Saturday, unless noted below |
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| Saturday, April 05 | Art for All Seasons - Sycamore Land Trust/Gallery North 9 am to 3 pm http://www.bloomington.in.us/~sycamore/ |
| Saturday, May 03 | Art for All Seasons - Sycamore Land Trust/Gallery North 9 am to 3 pm http://www.bloomington.in.us/~sycamore/ |
| Saturday, May 17 | TC Steele Festival of Flowers Paint Out - entry details www.tcsteele.org |
| Saturday, May 31 | The House at Stone Head www.houseatstonehead.com/Pages/History.html |
| Saturday, June 14 | Kady Lynn Old West Town (cook out at Jeanne Iler's afterwards) |
| Wednesday, June 25 | Wednesday - The Duckworth Flower Farm, East of Bloomington |
| Sunday, July 13 | The Mease Farm, West of Bloomington |
| Saturday, August 16 | Hilltop Gardens, Tropical Plant Display - www.indiana.edu/~hilltop |
| Saturday, September 13 | TC Steele 20th Annual GOAC Paint Out - entry details www.tcsteele.org |
| Saturday, September 27 | Musgrave Orchard, North of Bloomington www.musgraveorchard.com |
| Wednesday, October 08 | 1800's Talbot Cabin land & ponds, west of Bloomington |
| Sunday, October 26 | Oliver Winery 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (get together afterwards) |
For more information, see http://www.bloomingtonarts.info and search "watercolor plein air," or email members@bloomingtonwatercolor.org. Also, see our Brush Strokes newsletter at www.bloomingtonwatercolor.blogspot.com for news of all our activities!
Gallery Shows
Show Entry Information:
- Generic entry form for back of painting (members only)
For More Information
See http://www.bloomingtonarts.info, and search "watercolor," "watercolor meeting," "watercolor plein air," or else go to the calendar date.