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Society of Western Artists Fifteenth Exhibition 1911

List of Indiana Artists and Entries for the Fifteenth Annual Exhibition of the Society of Western Artists Held at the Art Institute of Chicago from April 4th to April 30th, 1911 William Forsyth was awarded the annual $500 Fine Arts Building prize for the most important exhibition made by a Western Artist. John Ottis Adams - Brookville, In  A Shallow Stream An autumn afternoon In poppy land Winifred Adams - Brookville, In.   Chrysanthemums Martinus Anderson - Indianapolis, In. Variable weather Gustav Baumann - Nashville, In. Munich residence (Woodblock) Landsberg (Color etching) Fishing hut (Woodblock) The cobbler (Woodblock) William Forsyth - Indianapolis, In. October morning September afternoon Late summer afternoon The last gleam Agnes Hamilton - Fort Wayne The Warf (Watercolor) Dorothy Morlan - Indianapolis, In. The Valley Nocturne Anna M. Newman - Richmond, In. Her first romance Frederick

Society of Western Artists Fourteenth Exhibition 1910

List of Indiana Artists and Entries For the Fourteenth Annual Society of Western Artists Held at the Art Institute of Chicago February 8th to February 27, 1910 John Ottis Adams - Brookville, In. Winter Moonlight on the Whitewater A Gray Day Winifred Adams - Brookville, In. Still Life William Forsyth - Indianapolis, In. Hollyhocks (Watercolor) The Huntress (Watercolor) In the winter time (Watercolor) November Up the street A snowy day Still Life Dorothy Morlan - Indianapolis, In. Among the hills of Southern Indiana. Hazy afternoon in June Otto Stark - Southport, In. A summer morning A summer afternoon The distant city The old bridge Sunspots and shadow Theodore Clement Steele - Indianapolis,, In. A day in March Wood Interior Morning in late November Will H. Stevens - Vevay, In. An idyl Lucy M. Taggart - Indianapolis, In. The jade necklace Provincetown schooner Roy Trobaugh - Delphi, In Plowman Clifton Wheeler - Mooresvill

Painting a Bobwhite Quail in Mixed Media (4)

Painting Session 4 Date: 12/30/2017 Subject: Bobwhite Quail Medium: Mixed Media (Watercolor, Gouache, Ink) Paper: Canson : 90lb traditional surface watercolor paper Gouache: Zinc White, Naples Yellow, Yellow Light, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna Ink: Prismacolor fine blank ink permanent marker Links to previous sessions: Session 1 , Session 2 , Session 3 Gouache, Ink Bobwhite quail This is only the second painting I have done in gouache and the first full painting. It turned out to be quite the challenge. Although the quail was not easy to paint it did not pose as many challenges as the grass and background.  I never really got either to the point I was satisfied, but I decided to stop before overworking and ruined the painting.  I think I experienced all of the difficulties with gouache people talk about, especially the drying properties. I could never get the values the way I wanted and any highlights on the grass. I struggled with the paint underneath reactivati