May 2015 – President`s Newsletter

May 2015 – President’s Newsletter
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This Weekend’s Paint-Out, Eastern Washington
Join us this weekend, May 22-24 in Eastern Washington to paint at the magnificent Palouse Falls! Palouse Falls is set in the
fantastic Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington. In addition to the trails along the canyon rim and down along the
Palouse River there are many small side roads exploring basalt lined coulees and cataracts.
Melanie Thompson’s Painting “Northwest Canyonlands”
Mark your calendars for the June Paint-Outs:
June 5-6 – Woodinville Wineries
June 13 – Olympic Peninsula Heritage
Festival
June 27 – Kenmore Art Show
Our most recent paint-outs!
April 18th more than 20 people came to paint on a perfect spring day at the Seattle Arboretum! The weather was fine; the
gardens in all their glory, and the paintings were awesome!
Setting up to paint
Emiliya Lane’s painting
Ned Mueller’s painting
Jan Jewell’s painting
Robin Weiss’ painting
Sue Thim’s painting
May 8th and 9th about 20 people turned out for the Bainbridge Island paint-out, primarily at the Bloedel Reserve.
Painting at the pond
Paula Ensign’s painting
Robin Weiss’ painting
Sharon Curran’s painting
Melissa Jander’s painting
Roy Tan’s painting
May 9th was also the Tilbury Tableau Vivant. French for “living picture”, the term describes a striking group of suitably
costumed actors or artist’s models, carefully posed and often theatrically lit. A number of PAWA artists and guests from as
far away as Portland attended this year!
Special painting trips that will take some advance planning.
July 5 – 12
Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada!
Jasper is one of the most beautiful places in the world and it's only
600 miles from Seattle. We plan to meet in Jasper Sunday evening,
July 5. We will paint for 5-6 days. There may be an optional trip
afterwards to Banff and Yoho Parks, adding 3-4 more days. If you
are interested in going, please contact Paula Ensign at
paulaensign@gmail.com as soon as possible.
August 23 – 28 Camp Casey on Whidbey Island with the NW
Pastel Society!
Lodging in dormitory rooms at the Bachelors Officers Quarters
(BOQ) is just $165 per person for five nights. The Northwest Pastel
Society has invited us to join them for a week of painting, breaking
bread, and sharing our art. We need at least 20 people to confirm
interest to move forward. There is a commercial kitchen, meeting
rooms for indoor painting, and evening programs. Additionally
Robin Weiss will hold a workshop during the week! Partners,
spouses and guests are welcome, and don’t need to be dues-paying
members of PAWA, they merely have to pay for their lodging. We
will soon be sending out EventBrite invitations for you to sign up.
September 25 – 27 Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan with the Alpine Club
of Canada, a Vancouver, BC group of hikers and painters.
Last September while painting at Mt. Baker, we bumped into a
group of hikers and painters who were staying at the Mt. Baker
Lodge. This is a dorm like facility that sleeps 62 people. We are in
the initial planning stages for this trip, but they would like to meet
up with us this weekend and all stay at the lodge together. Partners,
spouses and guests are welcome, and don’t need to be dues-paying
members of PAWA, they merely have to pay for their lodging. More
details to come!
Plein Air Events, Workshops, Demos & Calls for Art
Ned Mueller
Plein Air Workshop
August 21 – 23, 2015
$360
We will be painting mostly in the countryside East of Seattle.
Contact: Ned Mueller
425-894-2447
Nedmueller06@comcast.net
www.nedmueller.com
Also, take a look at Ned’s interview with Brian Sherwin: Click here to read!
http://theartedge.faso.com/blog/90499/art-talk-on-the-edge-interview-with-artistned-mueller
Paula Ensign
Workshops at Winslow Art Center on
Bainbridge Island
Capturing Nature in Ink and Watercolor on May 30
and 31 will focus on developing both drawing and
observation skills.
Plein Air Painting on June 3, 4, and 5, will provide a
solid introduction to plein air painting in oil or
watercolor, what to pack, how to set up, choose a
subject, and most important, have fun painting
outside.
Sign up at winslowartcenter.com. Email Paula with any questions - paulaensign@gmail.com.