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Open Paint day: November 28th!!

Greetings to all!!

Sorry for the late notice but we will be painting for our last time this year at and near my home in Ashippun WI on November 28th...the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Rural farmland, swamps and small town America abound. To thank you all for your participation and support of this endeavor I will be making a large pot or two of soup for lunch so BRING A BOWL AND A SPOON! ( Peasant lunch: soup, salad, bread and fruit with cheese!) We will meet at 8am and paint as usual till 1pm...eat lunch and critique. Dress warm! If we need to I'll make a fire in the fire pit! But just maybe we will get one of those last warm delicious days that November can bring!

Because I am cooking, can you please let me know who will be coming?

Parking at the residence to the south of our home (N1289 State Rd 67, just north of Old Ashippun, first driveway North of Hwy EE)

OPPORTUNITY!!: The Raven Gallery in Pewaukee would like to have a small works show from Dec 1st thru Jan 15th. This is a great location right next to Panera Bread on Capital Dr with lots of foot traffic! I have been asked to issue a call out to all of you. Please contact me (414-434-0956) or Troy Tatlock (at 262.695.1501) if you would like to participate.Think 3-4 pieces. (He would like to keep the prices down for the holiday season.)

Elegant Farmer BRRRRRRRR!

37 at 8 am...3 showed up but as the morning warmed to about 50 degrees artists came. We had a great time at the Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago. Here's some pics!!

PS...we voted to partner with the Griffin Gallery again next year for Mid Summers Brush. And we will have a juried show to hang in May and June 2010. (More info will follow!)

Congratulations to WIPAPA member Debbie Schaning for her honorable mention!!!

You can still see this!! Art at the Creek, a ministry of Spring Creek Chruch in Pewaukee, WI. More information can be found at www.artatthecreek.com . 55 artists submitted 75 pieces of artwork based on the Lost Parables in the Bible. The show continues through October 24th. Those of you who painted at my house will recognize my sheep!

Downtown Milwaukee Plein Air Competition winners!

Here are the winners of The Milwaukee Plein Air - The Downtown Experience

Best of Show $2,000- Pete Schassler- "Turd Ward" (the piece on the left in the photo)
1st Place $1,200- Kathie Wheeler- "Keeping the Sacred Fire"
2nd Place $900- Nancy Mac Donald- "The Boatyard"
3rd Place $500 - William Suys- "Glorious"

Quick Paint
1st $250 - Pat Zandron "Morning Fog"
2nd $150 gift certificate to Artist and Display- James Hemple "Solomon Juneau"
3rd $75 gift certificate to Utrech - Danuta Zarek "Sailing"

October 24th at the Elegant Farmer!!

I have great news!! The Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago ( http://www.elegantfarmer.com/) has given us permission to paint there on Oct 24th! If you have never been there it is a beautiful place in the fall! There are apple orchards, pumpkin fields, hay rides and a great place to eat and shop in the barn. It's also the start site for a real trolley ride that takes about 1 hour round trip. (http://www.easttroyrr.org/) All in all it should be a great day! Again we will paint from 8AM till 1PM, rain or shine, then have a critique (bring a bagged lunch) at 1pm and a brief business meeting. The manager mentioned a possibility of displaying our work in November so please visit the WIPAPA blog often for updated!! (http://www.WIPAPA.blogspot.com)

PARKING IS IN THE ORCHARD PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BARN! (Outhouses are scattered all around the site.)

Don't forget the Downtown Plein Air Competition is from Sept 10th thru the 19th and will be our paint out for September. Hope you are all planning to paint!
I am still working on November's meeting location and we do NOT meet in Dec.

Also, If you haven't looked at the shirts, hats, jackets, bags, and aprons with our logo on them (WIPAPA gets all the profits) please look for the WIPAPA store link on the blog site!

IMPT: I am starting to put links to paid members websites or blogs on the WIPAPA blog. So if you are a paid member please e-mail me the link to your website and I will try to keep up with posting them as they come to me!!

Our paid membership is growing and around 90 people are receiving our info on a regular basis! I think it's time to begin doing exhibitions. The Griffin Gallery Fine art in Oconomowoc would like to host a WIPAPA show to hang in May and June of 2010. Let's talk about this at our meeting in October!!

As agreed October also marks the annual dues date so plan accordingly!

Some Pics from Pewaukee 8/09