May 2025 News and Notes
Beak a Boo by
Trisha Koelsch
ART completes what nature cannot bring to finish.The artist gives us knowledge of nature’s unrealized ends.—Aristotle (384 B.C.–322 B.C.)
Peggy Hadden, The Quotable Artist, Allworth Kindle Edition.
MAY SALE at the Toledo Artists' Club.
FREE and OPEN to the Public. This is one of our annual fundraising and community outreach events. Many of our members participate by completing demonstrations and offering their art for sale. All of the guilds and clubs are open in the Artist Village. Come check out lots of art within the garden!
Tables are free for MEMBERS to use. Let us know you’re coming; email us at info@toledoartistclub.com or call/text at (419)531 4079
In the Toledo Botanical Gardens
Friday, May 9 / 10am-9pm
Saturday, May 10 / 10am-5pm
Sunday, May 11 / 11am-4pm
5403 Elmer Drive, Building #4
We are a non-profit materials exchange program where artists, educators, crafters and stuff come together! Scrap4Art is an arts center. Donated materials are reused by students and adults in the community for arts and crafts projects..
New Workshop: Gel Plate Printing
Explore the creative world of gel plate monoprinting in this hands-on workshop, where nature takes center stage. You'll learn how to create beautiful layered prints with depth and character using leaves, flowers, and found textures. This session is perfect for beginners—no experience necessary—and all materials are provided. Feel free to bring your own acrylic paints or natural items to personalize your work. Spaces are limited, so be sure to register early!
Sunday, May 18 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Toledo Artists Club
5403 Elmer Dr., Toledo, OH
Cost $25
A Strategy for Drawing People
Emily Matthews Charcoal and white chalk on toned paper, by Andrea Clarkson
“Big to Small” and “Simple to Complex” are two principles I rely on when drawing and painting. If the complexity is simplified to basic shapes at the start, I can better judge proportions as the drawing progresses. By omitting or subtracting information, the drawing can be softened which is more characteristic of a young female like this model.
If you like to draw, the Hyter Portrait Group is a great place to sketch from life. The group meets at
Common Space One on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon. The cost is $5 per session. Check out the group’s Facebook page for more information.
The Fabric of Our Community:
an exhibition of textile and fiber arts.
The Bowling Green Arts Council is offering a new opportunity for artists and artisans with an exhibition of fiber and textile art, May 23 - June 20, in downtown Bowling Green.The exhibit will be on display at the BGAC ArtSpace 178 S. Main Street (rear entrance), Bowling Green, with an opening reception May 23, 5 pm-7 pm. Artists may submit up to two works, and the registration deadline is May 16.
Comparing Homer and Sargent's watercolor technique
a YouTube Video
The video is based on the exhibition, Watercolors Unboxed, that was displayed at the Worcester Art Museum from June 10, 2023 – September 10, 2023. In the video, the curator for the exhibition compares the watercolor techniques of Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent, perhaps the greatest American painters in watercolor. When you click on the button if you see a commercial, then click on the "skip" arrow at the right side.
