A C Art Association Jan - May 2011 Schedule - Meetings 7pm

January Shannon Finger Officer in Charge
3 Steve Ohlrich Same still life – Different Media
17 Chris sommerfelt Critique

February Walter Vogel Officer in Charge
7 James W. Hempel Pos/ Neg Space Oil Portrait
21 Virgi Driscoll Critique

March Sharon Eisner Officer in Charge
4 Spring Show at Milwaukee Catholic Home Drop off 10-11 AM
7 Alice Struck Wet into wet Watercolor
11 Spring Show Reception 3-5 PM
21 Ken Bronikowski Critique
28 Board Meeting 7:30 PM

Dues due March 30. After that date they are $30 instead of $25

April Rev Jerome Hudziak Officer in Charge
1 Pick up date Spring Show 10-11 AM
4 Judith Gahn Murphy Values + Line
18 Patricia King Critique

May Joe Stanke Officer in Charge
2 Social

"Quakers" 39th Annual International Gift Shop 12/3-4

I went to this show at the Milwaukee Friends Meeting house. A beautiful building situated on the Anita Koenen Land Preserve where you can see the Milwaukee River. They have a garden there too. I took some pictures of the land behind the building. http://www.milwaukeequakers.org/

Tiger (Cat) 6x6 acrylic

Heron & Duney acrylics

Heron 6x5 acrylic
Duney (Dog) 6x6 acrylic

Nugget & Natalie's Horse acrylics

Natalie's Horse 5x6 acrylic
Nugget (duck) 4x6 acrylic

Cloe & Buttercup 5x7 acrylics

Cloe (Kitty) 5x7
Buttercup (Dog) 7x5

Mallard Lake Falls 6x5 acrylic

Vernon Farm 6x5 acrylics

Retzer Hay 5x7 acrylic

Retzer Farm & Vernon Farm House

5x6 acrylics

Fall Berries at Calhoun Park

two 5x6 and one 5x5 acrylics.

St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Marquette University

6x5 acrylics

Black Eye Susan & Blossom

5x5 acrylics on canvas

Three Lilies

5x5 acrylics on canvas

Nuns Farm, Vernon

Painted this outside on Monday 11/15. Getting chilly. Paint is drying very slow. 5x7 acrylic

Miniwaukan Park, Mukwonago

It was an extraordinary warm November day. Almost 70 and sunny with a light breeze. Very little humidity so the acrylics dried fast. A lot of kids skipping rocks, playing frisbee golf. Very friendly.

2 more acrylic paintings of North Point Water Tower area

5x5 and 7x5.

Finished 2 acrylic paintings of North Ave water tower

4x6 and 5x5. Tried to catch the way I remember the evening summer light looking when I was there earlier this year in August.

Used Utrecht's ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, cadmium yellow lemon and titanium white mixed with acrylic medium retarder gel so it doesn't dry too fast. In between painting sessions I put the palette between 2 plates in the fridge.

Big Bay Park, Whitefish Bay

This park is on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. It was quite cool up at the top so took the wide paved path down to the beach and then sheltered from the wind we were quite comfortable. I'd like to go back here. This is probably the last Wednesday morning I will be painting outside as it's getting too cold for my northside set of friends. However, I will still be painting outside once a week with my Mukwonago friends like we did last year. So pretty soon we will be painting snow.

Mukwonago Canoe Launch on Holz Parkway

Cool and sunny but warm enough to take off my coat after I started painting. Couldn't find my white at first, (it was hiding under my rag) so was letting the white of the canvas show though. Also a picture of me painting.

Art Bar Mini Show - Tiny Art at Tiny Prices 11/5-1/3/2011

Here's some pieces that I'm putting in the Art Bar Mini Show, http://www.artbar-riverwest.com/

The reception is this upcoming Friday November 5.

The way this show works is artwork is hung on the wall and as it is sold more is hung, Each piece has to 8x8" or smaller and less than $100.

Three 4x6 acrylics inspired by Mequon Nature Center

I'd really like to go back there and paint from the top of the observation tower.

DNR access trail to Vernon Marsh, 6x6 acrylic on canvas

Quite balmy 66F & humid. There are springs here where the water bubbles right up from underground.

Calhoun Park Pond 6x6 acrylic

It was rainy, humid and cool about 55 so the paint took longer to dry.

7x5 acrylic on canvas

Field of yellow flowers near stadium.

Lincoln Parkway, 5x7 acrylic on canvas

We went down into the riverbed to stay out of the wind. Not quite winter coat & glove weather yet but cool. No biting insects but I did see a cricket.

Lower Phantom Lake at End of Lake Rd. Mequon

6x6 acrylic on canvas

Also here is a picture of my gear I've been using lately when painting acylics outdoors. I love my guerilla box and tripod. I also like the bamboo brush carrier. I clean my brushes on the spot with Masters soap which I leave in. I just rinse my brushes before using. I use rags not paper towels. I carry my canvases in my back pack along with insect repellent, allergy medicine and a cheap plastic rain poncho. Generally I wear layers. Hat, bandannas, vest, sweat jacket, windbreaker, long pants with pockets, t-shirt or turtle neck, long sleeve shirt. Don't generally wear shorts because of the insects. Mosquitoes, flies and gnats were still out up to last week. Now the weather is cool enough yet not too cold.

Mequon Nature Center 5x7 acrylic on canvas

A view from 1st level of viewing tower.