WORKSHOP: 4 Keys to Better LandscapesSaturday, Oct. 14 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. With lunch break.
Sunday, Oct. 15, 1-5 p.m.
South Bend Museum of Art
120 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. South Bend, IN 46601
(Located inside the Century Center)
$120 for art museum members, $150 for others.
Register through the website southbendart.org or contact the museum at 574-235-9102 or info@southbendart.org.
To create powerful paintings, you must design and plan your work using four fundamentals of art. In this workshop, you will learn how to capture the viewer’s attention using compositional elements, a simplified value plan, impact with color and strong design. This workshop will give you a better understanding of what makes a good painting, and how to achieve it.
This workshop is presented by Northern Indiana Pastel Society. Back by popular demand, this will Mark’s third workshop for our society.
Northern Indiana Pastel Society and St. Joe Valley Watercolor SocietyNIPS charter members Sue Coultas, Mary Firtl, Peg Luecke, Cathy McCormick and Barb Stephenson have several works on exhibit. The gallery is located in the Colfax Cultural Center, 914 Lincolnway West, South Bend, IN 46616
At left, Cathy McCormick, Autumn Color
Honk! Jr., Oct. 20-29 and The Christmas Story, Dec. 1-23
Tuesday Oct. 17 between 3 and 5 p.m., please deliver art to South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main St., South Bend.
One or two pastel paintings per member. The art must be 80 percent pastel, and should not have hung in the Civic Theatre. Art should be 40 inches wide or less, including frame. There is no fee to enter but members should be current on their dues, which are $25, payable by check to NIPS, in care of treasurer Sue Coultas, 519 Woodruff, Niles, MI 49120. Civic Theatre is at the northwest corner of Main and Madison streets, north of downtown South Bend. Park north of the building and enter by the main doors on the east.
No commission will be charged, but according to custom, the artist donates 10 percent of the sales price to the Civic Theatre. This is a good chance to show the theater audience the power of the pastel medium. This is our ninth year at South Bend Civic Theatre. The art exhibits are geared to those attending the performances, so no separate public viewing hours are scheduled at this time.
Art will be released in late December or early January. Details available in October.
Questions or need help delivering your art?
Contact Cathy McCormick, 574 271 6919. camccorm@aol.com
Larger works show well at Fernwood.
Members with art in the show, please remember to pick up your work on Monday, July 10, 3-6:30 p.m.
The reception and awards presentation took place on Thursday, May 18.
Judge Kathryn Barbin, framer and art faculty at IUSB and Ivy Tech, provided the following statement:
With such an abundance of wonderful images it can be difficult to choose just a few standout pieces. So many artists here have presented works that show skillful handling of the medium, an interesting subject and composition, and even a bit of that elusive “je ne sais quoi”. What makes an artwork remarkable? The answer to that of course is that it’s always a subjective matter to judge art. It’s part idea, part technique, plus that little something inexplicable. Here is a summary of the pieces that I thought were particularly remarkable.
“Crystal Lake View” by Mary Meehan Firtl captures the sparkling quality of a breezy summer day using strong diagonals, crisp natural colors, and rich gritty texture.
“Still Beautiful” by Ti-Patrice Lavers demonstrates how effective and striking a limited color range can be. Rosy tints and soft greys gently warm this black-and-white portrait, with its eye-catching asymmetrical composition.
“Field Day” by Rose Mary Mireles depicts a summer field thick with red and pink flowers. It sweeps away, transforming into a citrusy green field in the distance. Examined up close, its loose, understated strokes suggest more than describe, resulting in an airy buoyancy.
“Mia on a Summer Day” by Diann Nelson skillfully juxtaposes warm and cool accents to create a charming portrait. Strategic cropping creates an effective combination of positive and negative shapes, while vivid pinks and magentas pop against a neutral blend of textured ochres.
“Cascading Water” by Jude Phillips, despite its name, is a very solid-feeling, somewhat abstract study of rocks: warm versus cool, sunlit versus shady, advancing versus receding. Interestingly, the water itself is rendered in the same dry dusty tones as the sunlit boulders, as it descends from the shadowed violet thicket above.
“Healing in Japan” by Yukako Sakaue contrasts a massive, solidly anchored diagonal tree braced against a backdrop of turbulent rushing water. Brilliant aquas and blues churn and flow, while a few deft strokes of soft orange at the lower right indicate where a ray of dappled light breaks through.
“Fruit and Fabric” by Paul Wieber is a still life that feels more like a rolling landscape: boldly striped undulating fabric envelops and sets off an array of fruit and objects. A smart dash of orange accentuates the point where apples and oranges meet.
Membership Exhibit | Dec. 2, 2016 – Feb. 2, 2017This exhibition of members’ work featured 37 works by 27 artists and was the 4th NIPS exhibition of 2016, which marks the 10th anniversary of the organization. Mark Rospenda, curator of the South Bend Museum of Art, served as judge. Awards were presented to Barbara Gentner Stephenson, Kathleen Wolfe, Peg Luecke, Shana Dines and Rosie Mireles.
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