This date/time is not available for Upland events since it conflicts with Bloomington Portrait Group - which many Uplanders attend!

Greetings, all,

Upland will host a figure session with a nude model next Monday, November 17, from 10 am to 1 pm at the Pillar Arts Alliance Center in the College Mall. Our last nude session was in January 2023, so it’s been almost three years. Full details follow:

Rationale. At least since Leonardo’s anatomy studies, artists have drawn the nude figure, both male and female — first as an important part of their training, but also as a subject worthy in its own right. There’s an old truism that if you can draw the nude, you can draw anything. The human body is complex, and often our emotional responses get in the way of seeing it as just another set of forms, another pattern of light, middle and dark values. Wherever you are at in your artist trajectory, the challenge is worth your best efforts.

Model. Mariah models regularly for the Bloomington Co-op. She is a 34-year-old Bloomington native, published poet, multimedia artist, professional special needs nanny, wildlife rehabber, bartender, and a mother to three young children. She is passionate about providing children with the empathetic support, confidence, and curiosity they need to thrive, and she joyfully shares her love of art, music, and nature with her children and the children in her care. In her free time, she loves to play her ukulele, work with plants, attend concerts, write essays and poetry, paint, cook, and spend time in nature. She dreams of owning and operating a small farm with her partner, Cody, so they may work toward self-sufficiency and provide their community with locally grown food. 

Date/Location. We are meeting on Monday, November 17, instead of the usual Tuesday, because Pillar is closed on Monday. That will give our model and us privacy. Please enter through the outside door between the south mall entrance with the big Target logo and the old Macy's. We will have an Upland yard sign marking the entrance. Please see attached map. If you arrive late, the door will be unlocked. Come on in.

No photographs! Please leave your cameras at home and your cellphone cameras in your bags. 

Program. We will start with several short gesture poses, then a 10/15-minute pose. The remainder of the time, about two and a half hours, will be one pose, alternating 25-minute poses with five-minute breaks.

Drop cloth. If you work in oil, watercolor, pastel or other “messy” medium, please bring and use a drop cloth to protect the floor or table.

Facilities.  The room has professional lighting and the model will be on a raised platform. There are tables and chairs, but you will need to supply all other materials. If you want to use a table easel or standing easel, there should be room. There is a rest room inside Pillar. 

Parking. There is ample free parking in the College Mall lot. 

Lunch. There are no plans for an organized lunch after the session, but some of you may want to organize a group lunch in the food court or at a nearby restaurant on your own. 

Fee. There is no charge for this session. Upland is paying the model’s fee. Huge thanks to Henry Leck for generously covering Pillar's rental fee.

Whether you are a veteran or a novice at drawing/painting the figure, we encourage you to come and try your hand at this major artistic motif.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at ccookman@iu.edu   Please do not click the reply button and send your query to the entire group.

Warmest regards,

claude

This date/time is not available for Upland events since it conflicts with Bloomington Portrait Group - which many Uplanders attend!

Upland Meetup Details: Jill Carver Workshop Video
Host: Anne-Karine Bley  akbley@gmail.com 812.272.6465

When: Monday, November 10th
10-noonish
Where: 3101 S Autumn Ct
Bloomington, IN 47401

***Special note: This may not be the event for you if you are allergic to cats OR if you have trouble climbing stairs.

We will be on the upper level, you may enter through either the front door but feel free to let yourself in via the garage where the stairs have a hand rail

Greetings fellow artist, This coming Monday, November 10th, you are invited to my home to watch a selection of video from artist Jill Carver’s PaintTube video workshop.  Jill’s teaching focuses heavily on design and composition as a means to map out your creative process.  She will explain her philosophy and we will focus on 3 of her Tools: concept, shape, and value. For more information about the video and artist please find a link to the marketing page for this video below:

https://painttube.tv/pages/carver-painters-toolbox?srsltid=AfmBOorFGh8OErB99UGe4ABFMMIsKBbvbrE7L1u-8P5g4tUgdTtWxfYp

Join Ron and Myra Bowles at their wonderful in-the-woods home on the Ridge. Watch your email for details.

This date/time is not available for Upland events since it conflicts with Bloomington Portrait Group - which many Uplanders attend!

Join Anabel Hopkins at The Old Woolery Mill: This coming Tuesday the 28th we will meet at the Old Woolley Mill. It’s a historic limestone mill, now an event center and farmers market. There is good parking but no public bathrooms. See more and photos at oneworldatwoolery.com. 2250 W Sunstone drive. It’s off Tapp road not far from hwy 69, toward Bloomington. The road back to it  is a turn north off Tapp road. You can’t see the site from Tapp and there’s no sign but I’ll put a homemade one up at the road. Lots of large slabs of stone and an interesting old mill building. 10 am - 1 pm.  My # is 812-340-8781. Anabel Hopkins

Hello Upland Members. Happy Fall! The season of warm, cozy and crisp colors is upon us! Our Paint Out this week is on Tuesday, 10/21, 10am - 1:30pm at the Monroe County Library Southwest Branch (located at 890 S Gordon Pike).  I will have still life florals set up. We still have flowers blooming and there are enough to fill some vases. I hope to see you there! 
Regards,
Sally Taylor
812.325.6007

This date/time is not available for Upland events since it conflicts with Bloomington Portrait Group - which many Uplanders attend!

Join Angie O’Malley at McCormick’s Creek! Watch your email for details.

Hello, dear artists - We have a great opportunity to paint on the 5 acre property of All Saint Antiochian Orthodox church during the festival. There is a lot to paint: forest and walking trails, little chapel in the forest, gazebos, quarry ( pond in old limestone mine) , people at the festival, little swamp and much more. Toilets , water are on the property. You can buy lunch in one of the international booths or have coffee with baklava or other international baked goods!

Location: 6004 S. Fairfax Rd Bloomington
When: October 11, Saturday, starting 10am

Please join us, hosts Bonnie Bray & Nancy Maxwell, on Tuesday, October 7th, for Upland painting opportunity at Old Town Waverly Park. About 15 minutes north of the 69/252 intersection on the north side of Martinsville, continue north on 69 to the 144  (Mooresville ) exit, and follow your google map type directions. The park has ample parking, walking trails, restrooms, and several gazebos. An old Methodist church is on site as well as several old buildings. The park has a long stretch along white river, large trees, ample shade and open grassy areas. Signs will be out at 8, come anytime. Bring your lunch or snacks and we will meet back at the main gazebo at 1 to eat and for show and tell for those interested. Hope to see you! Nancy & Bonnie

Come to Paint Bloomington, at Bryan Park - paint plein air and/or share your talents with others (adults and children), and/or experiment with various art techniques (small groups).

This date/time is not available for Upland events since it conflicts with Bloomington Portrait Group - which many Uplanders attend!

Join Gail Fairfield at Cataract Falls: beautiful falls, covered bridge, and (hopefully) autumn leaves! Stop at the Thai restaurant in Spencer, afterwards, for lunch if you want. It’s about a 45 minute drive. You might want to carpool as there is a $7 fee, per carload, for entrance to the state park. Park at the Upper Falls (right by the gate) to meet and greet and then go wherever . . . you can also hike or drive down to the Lower Falls.

Cataract Falls State Recreation Area: 2605 N Cataract Rd, Spencer, IN 47460
From Bloomington, take IN-45 S/IN-46 W/W State Rd 46 West to Quincy.
Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto IN-45 S/IN-46 W/W State Rd 46 and continue on this road.
Turn right onto US-231 N/Fletcher Ave
Turn left onto N Cataract Rd/Cataract Falls Rd/County Rd 1050 N and you’re there!

I would like to invite you to paint around the square in Bedford. You are welcome to come anytime from 9:00 -1pm on Tuesday, September 23rd. The meeting place is the Wiley Art Gallery - 14th and J Street, a half block from the square. There’s plenty of parking behind the gallery. And the gallery will be open for restrooms, water and a fridge.  Bring a lunch if you think you will need it! There are limestone buildings all around, statues in the Square, and lot of old-fashioned looking storefronts. 

We’ve had a very long dry spell. However, it looks like there’s a possibility of some rain on Tuesday. If there is, all around the square there are overhanging storefronts where you could set up and be out of the rain. There’s also a front porch on the gallery that’s protected. As another treat, a new show is up in the gallery with all the Lawrence County Art Association artists participating. The theme of the show is FALL COLORS. The Colored Pencil Group will be working inside the gallery on their own projects. This is a great chance to work on your cityscapes.

Join Uplanders for our fall social at Henry Leck’s home. Good food, good company, and a very short member meeting.

Join Kitty Garlock at Harvest Moon Farm! A little ways outside of Ellettesville,  Harvest Moon is a place we have been before but this year the owner actually contacted me and said “Come paint; the gardens are sooo beautiful!”  And being a professional, she knows what she is talking about!  We are welcome to come anytime after 9:30 on Tuesday, September 16th and can stay until afternoon.  Bring a lunch if you think you will need it! You can find Harvest Moon in your GPS or Google maps with the address 3650 Harvest Moon Lane. Signs will direct you as to where to park. Hope to see you there…it is a real treat!

Join Sally Taylor at her home on Snow Road: This next Tuesday, September 9th, you are invited to our flower farm for an outdoor painting session in Southwest Monroe County on our farm. Painting times will be 10:00am to roughly 3:00pm, come and go as you please. As of now the weather is showing high 70's and clear. 
Our address is 9300 S Snow Road, Bloomington, IN 47403. It is easily google mapped; if you need additional directions please feel free to contact Sally on her cell 812.325.6007. From the west side of Bloomington, take SR 45 west just past Stanford to Breeden Road. Make a left and stay on Breeden road (Breeden Road turns into Snow Rd at the Rockeast Road intersection). We are on the right side of Snow Rd, a few driveways past Lee Phillips Road (which is on the left). Upland signs will be put out. 
We have a beautiful dahlia flower farm in bloom now. It has been a tough year and we do not have as many flowers in bloom as we had this time last year, but there is still good color and you can get up close to the flowers if you wish. There is a red cabin just past the flowers, a small greenhouse with an old timber foundation, a lovely small pond with rock outcroppings, old metal implements and trees that all is within a hundred yards of the driveway and easily accessible. There are bird feeders and we have huge red pines lining our driveway that are over 100+ years old. 
We have a hunting cabin in the back pasture, with plots of corn. Jeff or I can transport you to the back pastures via the side by side if you aren't up for a hike.
Start parking at the garage and in the drive in front of our house. Coffee cake, fresh brewed coffee and water bottles will be provided. The house is open for bathroom breaks. 
We hope to see you Tuesday!
Sally & Jeff Taylor

Join Marcy LaMaster Skelton at her home for this fall paint out. She says, “I live on the Westernmost edge of Monroe County: 8398 South Breeden Rd, 47403

Very easy to get to: Go west on 2nd Street/W. Highway 45. After you pass Walmart continue on for 6 miles (You will pass through the blink-of-an-eye-town of Stanford) and turn left at the bottom of the hill on Breeden Road. Continue on for 3.8 miles And there is parking at my barn on the right hand side of the road. The house is about a half a block walk down the hill. (I am In the same neighborhood as Sally’s house on Snow Road.)”

Marcy LaMaster 

Come by Pillar Arts Alliance, 12-6 PM, to pick up any unsold artwork.

Join Barbara Coffman at the delightful Farm House Cafe & Tea Room . . . 5171 Bean Blossom Rd, Nineveh, Indiana
This is an old farmhouse, way out in the country and converted into a small restaurant, with indoor, porch, and patio seating. There are several old buildings on the property, full of "stuff" -- old windows, iron bed frames, furniture, decorator items, equipment, bird houses, you name it. There are also plantings and flowers, and a greenhouse. The parking area is small, so carpooling is recommended. It's about 45 minutes from Bloomington, past Nashville. Here is a link to the Facebook page where you can see the grounds, buildings, and food offerings.

Let's meet at 9:30 or whenever you choose to arrive. The restaurant is open from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Have lunch when and if you like, and stay as long as you like -- the property is open until 5:00. Note -- the bathroom in the restaurant is upstairs. 

Join Jacki Frey at Oliver Winery - feasts for the eyes and palate! Watch your email for details.

Our next paint out will be in the very special gardens belonging to Lisa Townsend on Bloomington’s west side. Lisa is excited to see us on Tuesday, August 12 from 9:30-1pm at 4417 Tanglewood Rd., Ellettsville.

Lisa has several garden areas that are shade or part shade. Remember to bring your bug repellant, sunscreen, water bottle etc. Restrooms in the house are available for us. Parking is available in the driveway and along the road. Lisa says you may stay later if desired.

From Bloomington, take Hwy 46 west to Ellettsville. Turn right at the light on N. Union Valley Rd. Turn right on Tanglewood Rd. The house is on the right in the first big curve. I will have our signs out so watch for those. Keep your fingers crossed for some nice weather that day.

We look forward to seeing you, Kristen (Stamper) ksdesign@bellsouth.com

Join Krista August at the delightfully scenic Hard Truth Distillery (where you can have lunch, etc. too!). Watch your email for more details.

Join all your Upland friends and bring your other friends to the opening reception for our August show: 3-5 PM at the Pillar Arts Alliance at the mall!