Judging the Show On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, Florida watercolor artist Steve Rogers judged this year's Watercolor Society of Indiana's Juried Show. I was there because each year I write down what the judge has to say about why he chose certain paintings as prize winners. Those comments from the judge are then copied onto the certificates that the show's winners receive. It's a good
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Tell Me a Story-- I am fascinated by the concept of "Story" in a painting. Painting and writing have a great deal in common. Both are a kind of story. Both exist in an enclosure of some kind. A painting has a frame, and the framed area is chosen by the artist who is painting her/his story. A written story has a literary construct of
In My Opinion Pat Grabill Since I took my first watercolor class at the end of the 90's--thanks to an Eli Lilly Foundation summer Teacher Creativity Grant--I have enjoyed making friends in the Watercolor Society of Indiana and learning that I can recognize without looking at the name on a painting those painters whose work I admire very much. For example, I don't have to
DUE TO A GAS ISSUE AT THE LAWRENCE LIBRARY TODAY'S MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
I have a painting in my studio that is close to being finished, but here's my question: When is a painting really finished? How does an artist know when to STOP? Joe DiGuilio presented a wonderful workshop for WSI several years ago, and I asked him the same question. His answer was, "I'm done when my wife Sharon says, 'Joe. Step away from the painting.
As a consumer and recycler, I am disappointed by the volume of paper that arrives in our mail every day. We go through the process of tearing off the addresses on catalogs, etc., and anything else we don't want to keep (which is most of our mail), and then the remaining items go into our recycle bin. Our recyclables are picked up every other Friday,
Happy New Year to all. I am sitting at my computer as I write this blog piece looking out onto a snowy, cold winter landscape. It seems to me that we've had fairly mild winters in Indiana the past few years, but this year has been tough for those of us who prefer sunny skies and warm days. Snow is pretty--but it's not THAT pretty.
