Spaces still available in Allen Hutton workshop

The Robert Millard-Mendez exhibit runs through Sept. 27 so if you didn’t get a chance to visit us during the opening stop on up.

From an early age, Mendez was enthralled with mechanics and motion and with over 400 exhibitions across the U.S., this artist is growing a large following. A professor in the Department of Art at the University of Southern Indiana, Mendez gave a brief talk about his work prior to answering questions to visitors all evening.

Don’t forget Aug. 30 is Van Wert County Fair art check-in day! We encouraged amateur and artists from all walks of life to enter their work and recently we announced a new, Grand Wassenberg Art Center Award valued at $200 in addition to the traditional awards given in the past.

We will be offering a drawing class on Fridays beginning on Sept. 9 at 10 a.m.  A more detailed description of the class will be available soon.

The Tuesday morning Wassenberg watercolor class continues. In this course, students learn some of the classic and time-tested watercolor techniques for a solid base and further their watercolor painting skills. Wet on wet, dry brush and other tricks will be demonstrated and explored. This class is ongoing but we encourage you to jump in anytime.  $35 members, $40 non-members.

Materials required: Watercolors, watercolor paper (140 lb), brushes, palette (we use foam/paper plates), drawing pencil, eraser, permanent black pen.

Spaces are filling, sign up soon for the upcoming intense workshop with recognized watercolorist, Allen Hutton! We are beginning to book this class and we’d hate for you to miss out.

Also coming up very quickly is our workshop with watercolorist Allen Hutton of Toledo.   During the workshop (Sept. 8-10 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.) Allen will be showing us how to explore watercolor painting by sharing techniques and processes with attention to drawing and composition. Learn through painting demonstrations, discussions, hands-on painting and one on one support. Emphasis will be given to personal landscape and still life subject matter. Costs will be $100 per day with a two-day minimum sign-up. Call the art center (information below) to reserve your space.

Allen Hutton graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art with A BFA in Industrial Design. He is a regularly accepted artist in the Ohio Watercolor Society Exhibits, and has shown his work in group and solo shows across the country since 2002. He continues to be awarded in most of the exhibits he enters and will provide instruction on his unique style. Hutten strives to render the fleeting patterns of light and shadow with the simple purpose of preserving the reality of a landscape or still life in a particular moment in time and season.

Material List

Reference material and or sketches

Drawing materials, pencils, drawing or tracing paper

Watercolor paper

Watercolor paint

Various watercolor brushes

Old toothbrush

Watercolor palette

Spray bottle

Scissors, X-acto knife or razor blade

Masking fluid and drafting tape if possible

Scraps of mat board and or watercolor paintings to recycle

Any other materials you like to paint with

Note: wear your old painting clothes

Call for Entries for the 38^th Annual Wassenberg Photography Exhibit is open until Sept. 8! Wassenberg members should be receiving their prospectus shortly. Membership is not required.  We encourage youth, amateur and professional photographers to enter this annual Wassenberg juried exhibit. For more information call the art center or visit: http://www.wassenbergartcenter.org/announcements/38th-annual-photography-exhibit-call-for-entries.

For more information on exhibits or to sign for classes and events visit wassenbergartcenter.org. The Wassenberg Art Center is located at 214 South Washington Street (former Van Wert Armory). We can also be reached by telephone at: 419.238.6837, email: info@wassenbergartcenter.org and our website is: wassenbergartcenter.org.