Alice Struck #40 on the 2022 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 7-9th

See a watercolor painting grow before your eyes in a home studio, where the artist has painted for 30 years. Her favorite subjects are natural and urban landscapes created in an expressive, intuitive style.She exhibits throughout Wisconsin 

in galleries, fairs and shows and is the 

current president of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society.

For more information, Please visit Alice at alicestruckartist.com

Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour 36 years of ART

The Cedarburg Artists Guild presents its 36th year of the Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour.  It is FREE, self-guilded, no tickets, no lines.   October 12 -14.  A wonderful way for the whole family to enjoy a Wisconsin Fall week-end.  Please go to our website and download a map of the artists' locations and plan YOUR FREE TOUR now !   See you on the tour !

Tom Kubala #16 on the 2018 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 12-14th

Like most of us, Tom began painting soon after learning to walk. Unlike many,
drawing and painting has been his constant companion ever since. Currently,
Tom paints weekly with a group of friends known only to themselves as the
Dumpster School. His subjects range from local architecture and landscapes to
still life objects. Watercolor has been Tom’s media of choice primarily because of
it’s simplicity and portability, painting outside is a particular pleasure for him.

Watercolor is a fascinating medium, it has a mind of its own. Tom finds a major
task in painting is getting out of the way, both spiritually and physically.
Spiritually, to see the painting as it unfolds - without the filter of a concept or
abstract notion. Physically, so as not to interfere with the paint’s own mixing -
directly on the paper. Tom believes that a painting is a painting, that it must
stand on it’s own as a collection of colored blotches on white paper, a collection
that has the ability, if organized properly, to bring life to the world where none
existed before. Subject matter is only a starting point for his paintings, an
organizing framework for color and value.

Feel Free to Visit me at my website for more info on my work, 

Click on my website: tomkubala.com

Alice Struck #30 on the 2018 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 12-14th

Watercolor artist and teacher specializing in landscapes, cityscapes and nature closeups.  Her style is realistic impressionism.  Explore her home studio and artistic process from beginning sketches through painting and creative matting and framing.

Feel Free to Visit me at my website for more info on my work, 

Click on my website: alicestruckartist.com

Alice Struck #30 on the 2017 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 13-15th

Visit Alice Struck, watercolor artist, in her Mequon home studio. Demonstrations will be ongoing, with new paintings started at 2PM each day. Alice is a teacher, exhibitor and artist mentor for those fascinated with the sparkle, spontaneity and beauty of watercolor painting in both studio and plain air traditions.

Tom Kubala #17 on the 2017 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 13-15th

Watercolorist with an aim to create life where only white paper existed before.

Erin Callahan Blum #14 on the 2017 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct. 13-15th

Erin Callahan Blum paints and teaches in watercolor. She also paints in acrylic and oils. See www.erincallahanblum.com for upcoming exhibits, shops and venues she displays in, and workshop schedules as they are posted. Send her your email for notifications on upcoming workshops.

Leila Hentzen Smith #31 on the 2016 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 7-9th

Leila has exhibited in numerous juried and invitational art fairs and shows since 1957. She has worked in many drawing and painting mediums but is presently concentrating her efforts on watercolor. Subject matter includes landscapes, water scenes, flowers and still life. She is a plein air painter. Member Wisconsin Watercolor Society and Cedarburg Artist Guild.  Graduated from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio with a BFA.

Ellen Anderson #29 on the 2016 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 7-9th

Come see the woods and river, and the studio where Ellen Anderson finds inspiration for her many oil on canvas paintings!  Exploring the large and small drama played out in light and land, where owls, fox and other native fauna connect with a glance.

Ellen’s work has been in the Wisconsin Wildlife Exhibition at the Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay, the Hidden River Arts Festival in Brookfield, the Plymouth Art Center, Art & Soul Gallery, Milwaukee, and will be featured next year at the Boerner Gardens.  She has illustrated for National Wildlife Federation and is nationally published illustrator in watercolor.  This weekend she also offers small whimsical framed Holiday illustrations and children’s books from her watercolor life.

ellenandersonarts.com

Alice Struck #27 on the 2016 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 7-9th

Alice Struck paints impressionistic scenes of Wisconsin, especially iconic 

Ozaukee landscapes, cityscapes and plain air watercolors.  She also captures 

close up nature subjects,  wildlife, and portraits.  Alice accepts commissions, 

and teaches watercolor classes at the Cedarburg Cultural Center to Continuing 

and Beginning students.  During the Studio Tour, she will demonstrate techniques 

at 2:00 both Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

William Davis #26 on the 2016 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 7-9th

A retired architect, Bill now paints and sketches in watercolor and pencil in an impressionistic manner that borders on the realistic.  His paintings are often landscapes, cityscapes, waterfront images, and indigenous structures in their natural surroundings.

Erin Callahan Blum #12 on the 2016 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 7-9th

I strive to bring an esthetic peace to others through my watercolors.  I love the flow of paint as it mixes on the paper with water.  I enjoy surprising the viewer with unexpected interactions of shapes in my montages and encouraging them to finish the images in my floral works and sometimes my portraits.  My paintings are always a part of myself, evolving and moving forward.

erincallahanblum.com

Linda Litt #10 on the 2016 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 7-9th

Linda loves to paint colorful landscapes, local scenes, still life, people, nature and even abstracts in watercolor. She  likes to watch how watercolor has a life of its own.  She also enjoys taking photographs and especially photographs of close-ups in nature.

Tom Kubala #22 on the 2015 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 9-11th

Like most of us, Tom began painting soon after learning to walk.  Unlike many, drawing and painting has been his constant companion ever since.  Currently, Tom paints weekly with a group of friends known only to themselves as the Dumpster School.  His subjects range from local architecture and landscapes to still life objects.  Watercolor has been Tom’s media of choice primarily because of it’s simplicity and portability, painting outside is a particular pleasure for him.

Watercolor is a fascinating medium, it has a mind of its own. Tom finds a major task in painting is getting out of the way, both spiritually and physically.  Spiritually, to see the painting as it unfolds - without the filter of a concept or abstract notion.  Physically, so as not to interfere with the paint’s own mixing - directly on the paper.  Tom believes that a painting is a painting, that it must stand on it’s own as a collection of colored blotches on white paper, a collection that has the ability, if organized properly, to bring life to the world where none existed before.  Subject matter is only a starting point for his paintings, an organizing framework for color and value.

Maria Maja #28 on the 2015 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 9-11th

Maria Maja  enjoys painting abstract, impressionistic-symbolic art in her studio.   A term coined by the artist.   Maria is able (with this method) to paint intuitively. 

Starting out as a realist, she found her present way of painting more fun.  In the beginning, she relates, she found it frustrating at times when she began painting this new way in 1991.  Going from designing realistic paintings for greeting cards, she had to rethink on how to create art.   Frustration at first, turned to total freedom, as she began to understand the process of letting go of her preconceived ideas about art.  She says she hates to admit it, but at one time she thought artists who painted abstract art didn’t know how to paint.  Maria learned the opposite was true through the years.

More of her biography can be found on www.abstractandme.com

Linda Litt #10 on the 2015 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 9-11th

Linda’s watercolors are inspired by the wonders of nature around us.  She likes to explore

how light and color move through a painting through the magic of watercolors.

Erin Callahan Blum #15 on the 2015 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 9-11th

Artist Statement_Erin Callahan Blum

 Erin Callahan Blum considers it a gift to be able to create art and beautify the area she lives in.  It’s with pleasure that she also teaches watercolor painting and drawing.  She loves the interaction with people and helping others to see the world around them in a new way.  Visit her at www.erincallahanblum.com.

Alice Struck #36 on the 2015 Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 9-11th

Alice Struck has been painting and exhibiting watercolors for more than 20 years at Cedarburg festivals, the Plein Air event and galleries throughout Wisconsin.  She also teaches watercolor painting at the Cedarburg Cultural Center.  Her watercolors of the Wisconsin natural landscape, urban cityscapes, interior scenes and portraits are in the collections of corporations, libraries, hospitals and private patrons throughout the midwest.  She demonstrates both plein air and studio techniques during the Open Studio Tour.

Tom Kubala #23 on the Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 10-12th

Tom Kubala began painting soon after learning to walk. Unlike many, drawing and painting has been his constant companion since. Currently, Tom paints weekly with a group of friends known only to themselves as the Dumpster School. His subjects range from local architecture and landscapes to still life objects. Watercolor has been Tom’s media of choice primarily because of it’s simplicity and portability, painting outside is a particular pleasure.

Watercolor is a fascinating medium, it has a mind of its own.  Tom finds his major task in painting is getting out of the way, both spiritually and physically.  Spiritually, so that he can see the painting as it unfolds - without the filter of a concept or abstract notion.  Physically, so that he doesn’t interfere with the paint’s own mixing - directly on the paper.  Tom believes that a painting is a painting, that it must stand on it’s own as a collection of colored blotches on white paper, a collection that has the ability, if organized properly, to bring life to the world where none existed before.  Subject matter is only a starting point for my paintings, an organizing framework for color and value.

Alice Struck #35 on the Covered Bridge Art Studio Tour stop Oct 10-12th

Alice Struck is a well known watercolor artist specializing in Wisconsin natural and urban landscapes.  Emphasis is upon dynamic draftsmanship, light and shadow contrasts, rich textures and transparent brushwork.  Large scale works are in many corporate and private collections.  Both plein aire and studio approaches will be demonstrated and available for in-progress viewing during the Studio Tour.