2012 Winter Blast January 28th 4pm!!!

Winter Blast 2012!!!

January 28th 4PM

 

HAPPY New Year Wisconsin Plein Air Painters!!

I hope you all will come to this!!!!

When: January 28nd 4pm

Where: Sage Arts Studio

5818 West Forest Home Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53220

(http://www.sageartsstudio.com/tour.php)

There is street parking along 58th Street and Forest Home Avenue. 

On the North side of Forest Home, just East of 60th Street, right next door to "Lucky Bob's" Slotcar Racing..

Who : Any artist interested in Plein Air Painting 

(while we hope you will join WIPAPA it is not necessary to attend this party!)

What: We will be watching art training video's (if you have a favorite bring it!) 

      Eating Potluck

      Having an Art Exchange: Bring a painting go home with another!

      Watching an Art Video, small business meeting and just plain having fun!!

What to bring: Last names starting with...

A-M bring a main dish and an orderve

O-Z bring a side dish and dessert

Everyone bring a beverage and a folding chair!!

Art Exchange: If you wish to participate in the art exchange just bring a painting framed or unframed and Wrap it so no one knows it's yours!!

I am excited to see you all there!!

Wendie

Congratulations Gail Franke: Lake Terrace Show

Lake Terrace to Host Artist Gail Franke

The Lake Terrace Artist’s Series will showcase the work of Oconomowoc artist Gail Franke at their gallery from October thru December, 2011.  There will be an artist’s reception from 2:00-4:00 at Lake Terrace Apartments, 1380 W. Wisconsin Avenue in Oconomowoc.  All work will be available for viewing and purchase; with a percentage of each sale going to support the Lake Terrance Artist’s Series.

July Open Paint Day WIPAPA and the Martini Girls!! July 23rd!!! Tosa!

The Martini Girls are inviting all plein air artists to come paint at Chilin' on the Avenue.  Sat. July 23, 2011, 10am-5pm, on North Ave between 60th and 72nd streets.  Set up your easel anywhere within that area, and bring a few extra pieces to sell off your easel!  No cost, just fun to get out and paint at a wonderful event!

 

Who wouldn't want to paint with these three???

http://www.themartinigirlsgallery.com/

Up next Beloit: Edge of the Rock!!

Hey all,

Painting days  for the Beloit competition are June 1st through 9th. Here's the link...See you there!!

http://www.friendsofriverfront.com/?page_id=100

Open Paint Day May 28th... Monches Perennial Farm

I can't believe it's been over a year since we painted at Monches Perennial Farm. It's one of my favorite places on the planet! We will meet at 8AM and paint till noon when we will meet for critique/lunch. Bring your own lunch.

IMPT! Please park all the way in the back lot...off the gravel and into the grass as it is a very busy time for them and we do not wish to impede on their business! Thanks all...see you there!

Here's the link! http://www.monchesfarm.com/

Brush with the Wind: WIPAPA's 2nd Annual Juried Show...Reception May 13th 6-9

Join us Friday evening May 13th
for a Gala Show and Awards Ceremony

View all of the entries and
congratulate the winners
chosen by this years Judge-
Paula Swayden Grebel.

Light Refreshments will be served.

Raven Gallery
690 Westfield Way
Pewaukee, WI 53072

Chocolate bunnies, Colored eggs and Waukesha!

Morning all!

This Easter weekend I know will be busy for all but it is the 4th Saturday in April and so if you can, we will paint...In Waukesha! We will meet at the Clinton Street Gallery at 8 AM and then again at noon for Critique. I've been keeping an eye on the weather...cloudy and highs in the lower 50's. Dress warm as that can be chilly weather! If you can't be outdoors you can paint inside the gallery! Hope to see you there!

Here's the link to the gallery! http://www.theclintonstgallery.com/

WIPAPA: January 22nd, Winter Blast: Training, Potluck and Art Exchange!

HAPPY New Year Wisconsin Plein Air Painters!!


The news you've all been waiting for: 


Winter Blast: 


When: January 22nd 2pm till 6ish? 


Where: Sage Arts Studio
5818 West Forest Home Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53220


(http://www.sageartsstudio.com/tour.php)
There is street parking along 58th Street and Forest Home Avenue. 
On the North side of Forest Home, just East of 60th Street, right next door to "Lucky Bob's" Slotcar Racing..


Who : Any artist interested in Plein Air Painting 
(while we hope you will join WIPAPA it is not necessary to attend this party!)


What: We will be watching art training video's (if you have a favorite bring it!) 
      Eating Potluck
      Having an Art Exchange: Bring a painting go home with another!
      Sharing Survey results
      and just plain having fun!!


What to bring: Last names starting with...


A-M bring a main dish and an orderve
O-Z bring a side dish and dessert


Everyone bring a beverage and a folding chair!!


If you wish to participate in the art exchange just bring a painting framed or unframed and Wrap it so no one knows it's yours!!


I am excited to see you all there!!


Wendie

Burrrrrr...Waukesha! (Some Pic's)

I'm impressed with you guys! Really...It was 17 degrees out and sunny but you showed up and out you went to paint!! Then when the cold was too much you came inside and painted some more!! 
(Thanks to the Clinton Street Gallery for offering us some shelter!) It was a fitting end to the 2010 season. Thanks to all of you who participated this year. Remember... Mark your calender for the 4th Saturday in January and watch your e-mail and this blog for updates. Also if you haven't gotten me your web site info to put on this blog yet please e-mail me with it asap. We are getting a lot of traffic here! I am intent on learning to paint snow this winter...any joiners???

Congratulations Pewaukee Plein Air Competition winners!!

First Place Award ($500):  Jenny Anderson

Second Place Award ($250): Jason Prigge

Third Place Award ($100):  Anthony Sell

Honorable Mention Awards ($50)

James Hemple

Mike Nielson

William Suys

Lynn Rix

Judith Reidy

People’s Choice Award ($50): Orel Rooney

Teen Division
First Place Award ($150): Charlotte Larkin

Second Place Award ($100): Theresa Graf

Third Place Award ($50): James Howard

$25 Utrecht Art Supplies Gift Cards awarded to:

Megan Kanavas (4^th Teen Participant)

Sandra DeGeorge

WIPAPA August Events!

WIPAPA August Events!


First...I am so proud of all our members this summer...so many of you have scooped up awards!

This Friday August 6th Mid Summers Brush Begins: Registration opens at 8AM and remains open on Friday till 8PM. Saturday August 7th is the great Garden Quick Paint starting any 4 hours from 8AM till 7PM! Here are some additional dates and times! (please consider painting along side the kids on Sunday August 8th)

Sunday, August 8th, 2010
1pm-3pm

Kids Brush at Riverside Park
August 9th - 13th Kids art will hang
at: MY PLACE COFFEE HOUSE,
on August 14th art will be moved to the
"Avenue Art Faire" in front of Griffin Gallery

Friday, August 13th, 2010
10am-9pm

Silent Auction begins at 10am and ends at 8pm

Artist Reception
5pm-9pm

Awards announced at 6:30pm

NEW!  Saturday, August 14th, 2010
 

The street will close for our "Avenue Art Faire".
Event Artists will be able to sell any of their work
in the street, in front of the gallery from 11am-3pm
The Festivities will continue with the
"Oconomowoc Summer Festival"
featuring Live Music, Classic Car Show, Food,
Fun and a Street Dance that evening.

Griffin Gallery Fine Art
133E. Wisconsin Ave.
Oconomowoc, WI 53066

http://griffingalleryfineartllc.com/

 

Then August 20th and 21st There are two events going on: IMPORTANT this weekend although it is the 3rd weekend of August will serve as our monthly painting event!

1.The Milwaukee Domes Art Festival: http://www.milwaukeedomesartfestival.com/

2. The Pewaukee Classic Boat Show: http://pewaukeearts.org/homepage.htm (I will be here.)
Good luck to all of you...Our group is growing and our corporate skill is growing. This is really working!!
Finally...if you are looking for someone to paint with you can go the our group page on Facebook (

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46065204162&ref=ts)   and connect with others in the area. Simply post where you will be painting and invite other to come! 

Happy late summer painting all!!

Elm Grove....How beautiful!

"Flooded Path" Wendie Thompson

The park in Elm Grove was soooo incredibly beautiful this morning. Prairie flowers all around the very full reservoir as far as you could see. I had guessed light attendance for this gathering. Between the Milwaukee Artists Market, The Door County quick paint and two full days of some of the worst rain and flooding this area has ever seen, I was right. But ohhhhh did you guys miss out! Deep threatening sky for most of the morning but not one drop of the promised rain! Thank you to Dorothy at the Dooryard Gallery for hosting us! She would love us to come back!!

Anthony Sell's Artwork Above

Open paint: Elm Grove Village Saturday July 24th

Our next open paint day will be in downtown Elm Grove beginning at 8am Saturday July 24th. We will gather at the Dooryard Gallery (http://www.dooryardgallery.com/index.html) in the strip mall across the street from the Great Harvest Bread store. We will meet to critique at noon at the Dooryard Gallery. All are welcome!!!

I've been told ,"The village park has lovely prairie plantings around the pond, and there's a lot in bloom right now. Sound good to me!! See you there!

Forms for Two more area events posted!

Hey all...In the event link section you will find forms for The Pewaukee Classic boat Show and Plein Air Competition and a new link for an event in Rockford Ill. "Plein Air on the Prairie"....getting busy and that's gooooood!!

Call to artists! Three Forms for Oconomowoc's Mid Summer's Brush 2010

WIPAPA May 22nd Open Paint Day : Downtown Pewaukee

Greetings all you hearty painters!! Our next Saturday Paint day will be held in Downtown Pewaukee! (http://www.positivelypewaukee.com/) We will meet at the building that looks like a train depot right on Pewaukee Lake at 8AM as always. The best place to park is the parking lot behind the gas station! We will paint till noon and do a brief critique ( I need to be out of there by 12:45). There is also a fund raising bike ride going on in the area that day soooo lot's of activity! I understand the Love Monkeys will be playing and there will be reasonably priced food available all for a good cause! (ride against Lyme Disease) (We are welcome to paint inside the palates studio)

Take Hwy 16 to Capital and go West...you will run right into the beach.

Then if your up to it a few miles away the Raven Gallery will host their "Family Matters" opening reception from 1pm till 5pm...all are welcome. There is still time to submit work for this show! (see the blog at http://ravenfineart.blogspot.com/ for information!) See you all rain or shine!!

Painting at the Milwaukee Public Market

Dan Rizzi


Tom Buchs

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!

Great News!!! WIPAPA Store!!!

Now available...hats, t-shirts, tote bags and buttons all with the WIPAPA logo on them! Order direct and have it shipped right to you. WIPAPA gets the profit! How simple is that??? Just click on the link at the right of the page and start shopping!

Lake Mills paint day July 18th 8AM till???

Let's meet at the entrance to the park. (Directions on link at bottom). If any of you wish to carpool, I suggest we meet at the park and ride in Oconomowoc WI (SE corner of I94 and Hwy 67) at 7:30am . Or we can meet at the park at 8am. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING!!!



If you desire to sell your piece in the silent auction you must finish your work by 2:30 to have it be part of a silent auction for the last hour of the festival, with 10% of the proceeds going to the festival and the rest to the artists.



From Madison - Take I-94 E to the Hwy 89 Exit, turnright off the exit ramp into Lake Mills. (Approximately 20 mi from Madison)


From Milwaukee -Take I-94 W to the Hwy 89 Exit, turnleft at the end of the exit ramp. Lake Mills is just past the overpass. (Approximately 55 mi from Milwaukee)


From Chicago - Take I-94 N to Hwy 894. Take 894 to I-94 W.Take I-94 W to the Hwy 89 Exit, turn left at the end of the exit ramp. Lake Mills is just past the overpass. (Approximately 125 miles from Chicago)


Tourism Links:
Lake Mills Area Chamber of Commercehttp://www.lakemills.org/
Lake Mills Main Street Program http://www.lakemillsmainstreet.org/