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Sept. 11th, 2009, Friday -- BVA Meeting, 7 pm, at the Merrick Gallery -- David Ludwick will demonstrate pastel painting.

Mr. Ludwick has over thirty years experience in fine arts education and administration. He is a faculty member of Butler County Community College where he teaches studio classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, history and design. He is the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Scholar Award 2004.

In addition to his college teaching, Ludwick conducts workshops for artists, judges art exhibitions, consults with non-profit organizations and corporations and maintains an active exhibit schedule as a traditional painter. His work is represented in the permanent collections of many colleges and universities as well as corporate and private collections.

“As a visual artist, I enter into a relationship with my subject, usually nature, and my viewer. My role is to interpret and to some degree edit the subject while conveying my impression of the theme to the viewer. The materials that I prefer to use in this process are either soft pastels, crayons or oil paint.”

The public is welcome to attend this demonstration free of charge.

Oct. 7th, 2009, Wednesday -- BVA Meeting, 7 pm, at the Merrick Gallery -- Bill Vrscak will be demonstrating figure painting in watercolor.

http://www.billvrscak.com/

Bill Vrscak is a free-lance artist/illustrator and signature member of the American Watercolor Society. He is a realist painter whose work reflects a strong sense of freshness and simplicity, consistent with his attitude that "the simplest statements make the most impact".

A frequent national award winner, his work is widely published. Bill studied painting and design at the Ivy School of Art in Pittsburgh. After 18 years in the advertising business he went his own way to paint and teach. Besides doing illustration and commission work, he currently teaches workshops and seminars throughout the United States as well as Canada.

The public is welcome to attend this demonstration free of charge.

Nov. 12th, 2009 -- BVA Meeting, 7 pm, at the Merrick Gallery -- Berry Jeter will be demonstrating oil methods on illustration board.

The public is welcome to attend this demonstration free of charge.

Dec. 2009 thru Jan. 2010 -- no BVA meetings nor newsletters.

Feb. 11th, 2010 -- BVA Meeting and Members' Critique, 7 pm, at the Merrick Gallery.

BVA's annual member's critique. -- bring your own paintings, finished or unfinished, to the meeting for a friendly peer review.

March 11th, 2010 -- BVA Meeting, 7 pm, at the Merrick Gallery.

Program: Joyce Werwie Perry will demonstrate Impressionist knife painting.

Apr. 29th, 2010 -- BVA Meeting and Juror's Critique at the Merrick Gallery, 7 pm.

The program will be a critque of the BVA's Annual Valley Artists' Show by the show juror.. This will also be the last BVA general meeting until Septemper, 2011.

Summer -- BVA's Plein Air Painting -- TBA

Note: The BVA does not hold meetings nor demonstration programs for the month of May, June, July and August..

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When and Where We Meet

With some exceptions the Beaver Valley Artists meet at 7pm on the second Thursday of September, November, February, March and April at the renowned Merrick Art Gallery, 1100 Fifth Avenue, New Brighton, PA 15066. The October BVA meeting is now held on a Wednesday, the day before the second Thursday of that month. Visit the BVA website for any possible meeting date changes.