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WAA - October Meeting

Watertown Art Association www.WatertownArts.info www.WatertownArt.org October Meeting Julie Blanchard will be demonstrating a watercolor painting! The Meeting will be at the Watertown Free Public Library - WSB Meeting Room and starts at 7 PM Sharp!!! JULIE BLANCHARD-WATERCOLOR Julie Blanchard attended Emmanuel College, Boston Ma, graduating as an art major in 1967 and began teaching art in the Waltham Public Schools. After eighteen years teaching art from elementary to high school level classes, Blanchard became the Director of Art for the public schools in 1985. She continued to do her own painting on weekends, school vacations and in the summers. Many of those summers were spent on Cape Cod. In 1998 she became a full time resident of Dennis, commuting for the next five years to Waltham and seriously thinking about early retirement to paint full time. Working in watercolor on the spot, outdoors, in every kind of weather became a regular part of the schedule. Using strong color and a variety of techniques to capture the mood and feeling of the day, Blanchard allows nature to take a hand in the completed work. Whether it is sand and bugs or ice crystals in winter she makes use of the environment to help capture the moment. Since retiring in 2003, she has traveled and painted in Ireland, and Italy and is currently planning a trip to the Greek Isles this spring. Blanchard is an artist member of the Cape Cod Art Association, the South Shore Art Center and regularly exhibits throughout New England. Her watercolor paintings are in private collections in Arizona, California, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Idaho and Virginia. Her work can also be seen at the Depot Square Gallery, Lexington MA. click links below for more info & artwork... Julie at the Depot Square Gallery Cape Cod Art Association - Julie's artwork Refreshments will be available after the watercolor demonstration. This program is made possible by a grant from the O'Neill / Harvard Community Enrichment Fund. The meetings are free for everyone, to learn and enjoy the fellowship of artists and patrons alike. Please mark your calendar and invite a friend or two!

posted by Historical Society of Watertown @ 10/08/2007 05:46:00 PM