~ Artists & Authors of Walloon Lake ~
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The design and compilation of the text and photos on this site are copyrighted 2014.
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1952 ~ The Walloon Lake Art Club was founded by Clara Smith
at the Family Cottage on North Shore.
at the Family Cottage on North Shore.
Walloon Lake Art Club Hosts Art Fair
Walloon Lake Art Club hosts art fair
July 29, 2011|Rachel Brougham [email protected] (231) 439-9348
WALLOON LAKE — For more than 60 years, the Walloon Lake Art Club has met to share ideas, inspiration and put their painting skills to the test.
On Saturday, July 30, the club will host its annual outdoor art show and sale, featuring many items created during the club’s weekly painting workshops.
The art show and sale features a variety of art, much of which are paintings of Walloon Lake and the surrounding area.
Babs Hanahan, a member of the group for the last 10 years, said the club has been getting together since the 1940s, and currently meets each Thursday to paint.
“It’s just a wonderful group and has really grown,” Hanahan said. “The group used to be made up of mostly summer residents, but over the past few years, it has really grown to include many year-round residents as well.”
The group often hires an artist to come in and discuss a specific technique during their weekly meetings, and many club members also volunteer to lead the group on occasion.
More than a dozen area artists will have their work on display and for sale during the event, including a just released book by Betty Farrier, that includes not only her paintings, but poetry as well.
Hanahan will also be painting during the event, allowing those in attendance to watch her at work.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Walloon Lake Village Park and is held in conjunction with Walloon Days, held every year by the Walloon Lake Association.
July 29, 2011|Rachel Brougham [email protected] (231) 439-9348
WALLOON LAKE — For more than 60 years, the Walloon Lake Art Club has met to share ideas, inspiration and put their painting skills to the test.
On Saturday, July 30, the club will host its annual outdoor art show and sale, featuring many items created during the club’s weekly painting workshops.
The art show and sale features a variety of art, much of which are paintings of Walloon Lake and the surrounding area.
Babs Hanahan, a member of the group for the last 10 years, said the club has been getting together since the 1940s, and currently meets each Thursday to paint.
“It’s just a wonderful group and has really grown,” Hanahan said. “The group used to be made up of mostly summer residents, but over the past few years, it has really grown to include many year-round residents as well.”
The group often hires an artist to come in and discuss a specific technique during their weekly meetings, and many club members also volunteer to lead the group on occasion.
More than a dozen area artists will have their work on display and for sale during the event, including a just released book by Betty Farrier, that includes not only her paintings, but poetry as well.
Hanahan will also be painting during the event, allowing those in attendance to watch her at work.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Walloon Lake Village Park and is held in conjunction with Walloon Days, held every year by the Walloon Lake Association.
Photo Above:
~ Members of the 1953 Walloon Lake Artists Colony ~
Back Row L>R:
Mrs. Thomas Smith, Miss Constance Fowler (Instructor), Mrs. Merrill Bush Jr.,
Mrs. William MacNickey, Mrs. Ellis Carson, Mrs. George Bippus, Mrs. Edward Forkin,
Mrs. Myron McKee Sr., Miss Irene Sharp.
Seated in Front: Mrs. Ewald Hermann.
Exhibitors Not Present: Mrs. George Tayloe, Mrs. Fredrick Atkinson and Miss Louise Wikel.
Other Class Members: Misses Ann and Sara McCutchan, Mrs. Heber Curtis and Mrs. Paul Fletcher.
~ Members of the 1953 Walloon Lake Artists Colony ~
Back Row L>R:
Mrs. Thomas Smith, Miss Constance Fowler (Instructor), Mrs. Merrill Bush Jr.,
Mrs. William MacNickey, Mrs. Ellis Carson, Mrs. George Bippus, Mrs. Edward Forkin,
Mrs. Myron McKee Sr., Miss Irene Sharp.
Seated in Front: Mrs. Ewald Hermann.
Exhibitors Not Present: Mrs. George Tayloe, Mrs. Fredrick Atkinson and Miss Louise Wikel.
Other Class Members: Misses Ann and Sara McCutchan, Mrs. Heber Curtis and Mrs. Paul Fletcher.
Names of Painters with the 1961 Walloon Lake Group:
(From Walloon) Helen Bippus, Helen Bush, Erna Hermann, Rosalie Lange, Mrs. Guy Sheppard,
Grace Warfield, Clara Smith, Nell Hutchens, Henry B. Smith, Elizabeth Ticknor.
(From Petoskey) Ila Zaiger, Ruth Todd, Peg Sanborn, Sally Clark and Henrietta Wolfe.
(Other Members) Caroline Perrey, Ruth Spalding, Louise Wikel.
(From Walloon) Helen Bippus, Helen Bush, Erna Hermann, Rosalie Lange, Mrs. Guy Sheppard,
Grace Warfield, Clara Smith, Nell Hutchens, Henry B. Smith, Elizabeth Ticknor.
(From Petoskey) Ila Zaiger, Ruth Todd, Peg Sanborn, Sally Clark and Henrietta Wolfe.
(Other Members) Caroline Perrey, Ruth Spalding, Louise Wikel.
1962
Walloon Lake Art Club held FIRST
Exhibit and Sale in Petoskey on Howard Street.
Walloon Lake Art Club held FIRST
Exhibit and Sale in Petoskey on Howard Street.
The Village Art Shop ~ 15 June 1963
(Three Photos Below)
(Three Photos Below)
1963 Photo Text Above and Clipping Below Right report that
noted local artist and teacher Louis Rizzolo was a participant with the Walloon Art Center.
noted local artist and teacher Louis Rizzolo was a participant with the Walloon Art Center.
Article/Photo Below: The Walloon Art Club donated paintings to the
Petoskey geriatric and Care Center for the enjoyment of the patients.
Petoskey geriatric and Care Center for the enjoyment of the patients.
Photo/Text Below: Louis Rizzolo was pictured inn the activities for the 1964 Village Art Shop.
Two Photos/Text Below: Village Art Shop
Photo/Text Below; Seated in front of Mr.s Smith's Village L>R:
Mrs. Thomas H. Smith, Marilyn Bush, Willy Hutchens, Pinky McCutcheon, Mrs. R.E. Todd
Mrs. Thomas H. Smith, Marilyn Bush, Willy Hutchens, Pinky McCutcheon, Mrs. R.E. Todd
1969 ~ Walloon Artists' 19th Show; to be held on old Renwick House Porch
1972 ~ Lori Mackie... talented in spelling
1975 ~ Lori Mackie ~ Walloon Lake Girl Plays in Orchestra
with The Young Americans.
1980's Forward
~ DeWaard Walloon Lake Art Gallery ~
Transcribed from the Petoskey News Review:
1/15/2004
Jean E. Heiges DeWaard
Jean E. Heiges DeWaard, 76, of Petoskey, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Jan. 12, 2004. Her daughters were at her side, and she was in the loving care of the staff of Bay Bluffs Medical Care Facility.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Family Of Christ Church, Resort Pike Road, Petoskey. Pastor James Larsen will lead the Homecoming Celebration. Interment will be held in the spring.
Jean was born in Traverse City, the daughter of Levern "Pat" and Thirza (Friend) Heiges. She graduated Traverse City Schools in 1945 and attended Michigan State University, receiving her bachelor of fine arts degree in 1949. She taught at Parchment Schools.
In 1951, Jean married LaVerne M. DeWaard. They resided in Saginaw, where Jean was a customer service specialist for Michigan Bell Telephone for several years. The couple began their family in Novi in 1958.
Jean was active with school, community and her church for 20 years. During this time, Jean embarked on her professional art career and partnered Vern in the family-owned business.
In 1978, Jean relocated to Waterford, Mich., where she taught adult education art and facilitated art therapy for geriatric programs in Oakland County. Jean felt part of God's service to others required learning and growing herself, so she worked on her master's of fine arts degree with an art therapy focus at Madonna University in Livonia.
She was a member of Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association.
Jean moved to Petoskey in 1989 and taught art through the Friendship Centers of Emmet County. She felt privileged to mentor several adult students and teach on-location for the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council.
She owned Expressions In Art, ran a summer gallery on Walloon Lake, and was a prolific artist and sculptor. Because of her love and respect for all God's creation, she supported environmental preservation and renewal efforts locally and worldwide.
She belonged to the Crooked Tree Arts Center and was a member of Michigan Watercolor Society.
Survivors include her daughters, Melinda Fisher of Petoskey, Martina DeWaard of Banning, Calif.; sister, Patricia Marshall, of Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, nieces, Jean (Bob) Arp of Wyoming, Mich., and Mary (Mark) Clabeaux of Caledonia, Mich., and their children; cherished friends, Marcia Powrozek, Darren Scott, DeAnne and Bob Stephenson and family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pat and Thirza Heiges, and brother-in-law, John D. Marshall.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Arrangements were handled by Charles G. Parks Funeral Home in Petoskey.
1/15/2004
Jean E. Heiges DeWaard
Jean E. Heiges DeWaard, 76, of Petoskey, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Jan. 12, 2004. Her daughters were at her side, and she was in the loving care of the staff of Bay Bluffs Medical Care Facility.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Family Of Christ Church, Resort Pike Road, Petoskey. Pastor James Larsen will lead the Homecoming Celebration. Interment will be held in the spring.
Jean was born in Traverse City, the daughter of Levern "Pat" and Thirza (Friend) Heiges. She graduated Traverse City Schools in 1945 and attended Michigan State University, receiving her bachelor of fine arts degree in 1949. She taught at Parchment Schools.
In 1951, Jean married LaVerne M. DeWaard. They resided in Saginaw, where Jean was a customer service specialist for Michigan Bell Telephone for several years. The couple began their family in Novi in 1958.
Jean was active with school, community and her church for 20 years. During this time, Jean embarked on her professional art career and partnered Vern in the family-owned business.
In 1978, Jean relocated to Waterford, Mich., where she taught adult education art and facilitated art therapy for geriatric programs in Oakland County. Jean felt part of God's service to others required learning and growing herself, so she worked on her master's of fine arts degree with an art therapy focus at Madonna University in Livonia.
She was a member of Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association.
Jean moved to Petoskey in 1989 and taught art through the Friendship Centers of Emmet County. She felt privileged to mentor several adult students and teach on-location for the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council.
She owned Expressions In Art, ran a summer gallery on Walloon Lake, and was a prolific artist and sculptor. Because of her love and respect for all God's creation, she supported environmental preservation and renewal efforts locally and worldwide.
She belonged to the Crooked Tree Arts Center and was a member of Michigan Watercolor Society.
Survivors include her daughters, Melinda Fisher of Petoskey, Martina DeWaard of Banning, Calif.; sister, Patricia Marshall, of Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, nieces, Jean (Bob) Arp of Wyoming, Mich., and Mary (Mark) Clabeaux of Caledonia, Mich., and their children; cherished friends, Marcia Powrozek, Darren Scott, DeAnne and Bob Stephenson and family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Pat and Thirza Heiges, and brother-in-law, John D. Marshall.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Arrangements were handled by Charles G. Parks Funeral Home in Petoskey.
~ Wood Carver John Wuerth ~
~ Pietro Vinotti - Wood Sculptor ~
Pietro Vinotti and his wife Ida came to the United States in the 1980's from Oberammergau Germany where Pietro had studied old world style of wood carving. The Vinotti's left Germany when new methods of carving using computer imaging along with laser cutting became the norm for sculptors, rather than the individual skills of sculptors like Pietro. It was then they migrated from Germany to settle into their new home and studio very near to the Village of Walloon Lake. An informative Spring 2012 article from The Athenaeum Magazine (page 7) about Pietro and Ida Vinotti, with a photo of Pietro's carving of "The Crucifix", was written by Monsignor Frank Lane, of Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West.
In a Petoskey News Review 11 July 2005 article titled "Chief Ignatius Petoskey Sculptor Dedication" staff writer Jeremy McBain, wrote of the 6 foot tall bronze statue, with a green patina, of the Chippewa Indian Chief whose name was used in honor of the City of Petoskey. Many of the people in attendance for the dedication of the statue that day in July 2005 were descendants of Chief and Mary Petoskey. The impressive sculpture was created by Melrose Township sculptor Pietro Vinotti. Robert Dau who had been born in Petoskey commissioned Vinotti, and then donated the sculpture to the City of Petoskey and its people. Mr. Dau praised the sculptor Peitro Vinotti, by saying that Vinotti is to sculpting as Walloon Lake author "Hemingway is to writing". The statue includes several significant symbols like: 1] Necklace of a Peace Medallion of the style given to dignitaries 2] Necklace of bear claws and fur regarding his work with fur traders 3] A fan of Honor Feathers to honor elders, veterans, country 4] Pipe with a bear on the stem showing power, determination, and wisdom 5] Moccasins upon his feet of the very style he wore, and on display at the Little Traverse History Museum in Petoskey. These are just a few of the symbols on the statue which are purposely interwoven into the sculpture. As of 2023 Vinotti's original wood sculpture [Pre-Bronzing] of Chief Petoskey is in the possession of the Little Traverse Historical Society and Museum. To access additional information about Pietro Vinotti click HERE [toward the bottom of the "Art and Authors" web page on the Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site].
The following website gives a 360º view surrounding Chief Petoskey,
including the Arlington Park with its Memorials.
360º View Surrounding Chief Petoskey
including the Arlington Park with its Memorials.
360º View Surrounding Chief Petoskey
Pietro P. Vinotti was born on 15 September 1944
and passed away on Sunday, 10 April 2011.
Pietro was a resident of Walloon Lake, Michigan.
and passed away on Sunday, 10 April 2011.
Pietro was a resident of Walloon Lake, Michigan.
In 1882 a committee brought before the Petoskey Village Council
to make and place a pedestal in Petoskey for a bust of Ignatius Petoskey.
The council declines to act as trustees to aid in the subscription,
so it never may have happened at that time.
to make and place a pedestal in Petoskey for a bust of Ignatius Petoskey.
The council declines to act as trustees to aid in the subscription,
so it never may have happened at that time.
July 2010 ~ Walloon Painters
John McCutcheon Performs with Great Lakes Woodwind Quintet
~ April 2014 ~
Local area artist Sue Bolt created this tile of a Walloon Lake scene.
Russell Bolt, husband of Sue Bolt, was also a gifted artist and designer.
He taught lesson in watercolor painting, and ceramics. Russ passed away 24 February 2022 in Charlevoix.
He taught lesson in watercolor painting, and ceramics. Russ passed away 24 February 2022 in Charlevoix.
Martina Hahn... Speed Painter and Motivational Speaker
Presents a Short Video titled: "Inuksuit on Walloon"
Click HERE.
Presents a Short Video titled: "Inuksuit on Walloon"
Click HERE.
Martina Hahn is a Northern Michigan artist. Her work can be accessed on her own website by clicking HERE.
George W. Lundeen created the bronze sculpture of Ernest Hemingway
which was placed 4 September 2021 in downtown Walloon Lake's Circle Park right along M-75.
For additional information about the placement of this sculpture, click HERE.
which was placed 4 September 2021 in downtown Walloon Lake's Circle Park right along M-75.
For additional information about the placement of this sculpture, click HERE.
Photos Below: The statue of Hemingway sits beside the common area near the Barrel Back Restaurant. The sculpture was created by renown George W. Lundeen whose many other works may be “googled”. Lundeen’s attention to detail of his subjects is admirable. The Hemingway sculpture includes a liquor bottle, a fishing pole with a caught fish, and a SIX-TOED cat, all indicative of Hemingway; resting on a bench in front of Hemingways’ beloved Walloon Lake.
Lauren Macintyre
Lauren Macintyre is a lifelong Wallooner from St. Louis and Chicago whose parents began coming to the lake in 1952. Lauren fell in love with Walloon as a child, vacationing every year in a log home on Third Street off North Shore Drive. She and her husband Jim, both retired educational administrators, now make Indian Garden Road on the North Arm their primary residence. Lauren has been heavily involved with the Walloon Lake Association, serving as board member and president, then board member and vice-president of the newly merged Walloon Lake Association & Conservancy. She also served as board member and president of the Friends of the Petoskey Library and on the boards of various other community organizations. Passionate about preserving the beauty and history of Walloon, Lauren now researches and writes articles about the lake's fascinating history. Her articles have been published in the "Wallooner", the magazine of the Walloon Lake Association & Conservancy, and in various other local outlets. Lauren currently is working to compile her articles into a book on the history of Walloon, as well as working on a children's book about Walloon.
Julie Whittaker Stratton,
the daughter of Dean and Genny Whittaker of Walloon Lake, is a fabulous oil painter.
Her work can be viewed on her Facebook page by clicking HERE
OR
Julie's Official Web Site by clicking HERE.
the daughter of Dean and Genny Whittaker of Walloon Lake, is a fabulous oil painter.
Her work can be viewed on her Facebook page by clicking HERE
OR
Julie's Official Web Site by clicking HERE.
Dean Whittaker
Julie Whittaker Stratton's father Dean also was an oil painter.
Dean was most well known for Dean's painting of Walt Master's invented Buckelrus.
Dean was most well known for Dean's painting of Walt Master's invented Buckelrus.
The book Walloon Yesterdays on page 273 explains the creation of the Buckalrus: "The legend of Buckalrus was concocted to keep the young people on the lake from misbehaving and "buzzing" the docks. The story goes that the creature was created in the North Arm swamp when lightning struck a buck, walrus and peacock and melded them together. If you"buzz" someone's dock or cause mischief on the water the Buckalrus monster will get you!!!!"
Painting Below: Dean Whittaker painted portraits as well as landscapes. This portrait is of Dean's son. Steve Whittaker, when Steve was five years old. Dean had quit painting before his daughter Julie was born. Dean gave away most of his paintings, and sold a some of them. The family feels blessed to still have a few of Dean's paintings.
Please do not copy the photos on this site, many of which have been submitted by private individuals...
just come back and visit the site often to view the photos.
just come back and visit the site often to view the photos.