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| T. C. Steele House |
On Saturday, May 15, 2010, the T.C. Steele State Historic Site hosted its 11th Annual Festival of Flowers Paint out in Brown County, Indiana, and was open to artists of all ages, both Amateur and Professional. The entry fee for adults was $10.00 and $5.00 for Children with pre-registration required for the event. Categories for entry were Adult-Oil, Adult-Acrylic, Adult-Watercolor, Adult-Drawing, Adult-Mixed Media, Adult Garden Art, Child 12 and under any media and Teen 13 to 18 any media. Ribbons were awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd along with an honorable mention in each category. Also, a People's Choice ribbon was awarded based on popular vote from attendees at the event. All first-place winners have their paintings hanging in T. C. Steele’s studio for one month after the paint out. As in the past, there was a line of artists waiting to have their canvases stamped when the gates opened at 7:00 am ET. After going through the registration validation process, Artists searched the grounds to find the best subject to paint, in hopes of winning a ribbon at the end of the day. The morning was sunny with cool temperatures making it ideal for non-artists to attend the event.
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Artists at T. C. Steele
Spring Paintout |
People strolled the grounds during the morning to watch artists paint, and to enjoy the day. Unfortunately, as the morning progressed, heavy rain started to fall around noon, causing some of the artists and attendees to pack up and leave. Artists that were almost finished with their paintings and stayed turned in their paintings at 2:00 p.m. for judging. The judges braved the weather with umbrellas while judging the paintings to determine a winner in each category. While the judging was underway, entertainment provided by a local band. All the artists who were awarded a ribbon were present until the end of the day, despite the rain.
The T. C. Steele State Historic Site is located about 7 miles outside of Nashville, In. and is the last home and studio of Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926). Steele was a member of a group of artists known as the "Hoosier Group." The site is 211 acres and includes Steele's studio and house, known as the "House of the Singing Winds" named by his second wife, Selma Neubacher Steele (1870-1945).
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