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The Northwest Watercolor Society Newsletter
May-June 2011
NWWS First-Place Award – $2,000(Cash)Z Feng, Tibetan Monk.
NWWS Second-Place Award – $1,250(Cash)Cindy Brabeck-King, Shrimp Fork
NWWS Third-Place Award – $750(cash)Thomas W. Schaller, Royal Crescent:Bath, England
71st Annual Open Exhibition at Mercer View Gallery
Paul Jackson Workshop
Art in the Mountains Award – $500(Workshop, Merchandise)Carla Gauthier, What We Worship.
The Artist Award – $520(Merchandise).William Hook, Waiting for the D Track.
The Reflection Award – $511(Merchandise)George Tutt, Silver Compliments
M. Graham and Company Paints andInspiration Award – $505(Merchandise) Linda Southern Vanek,We the People
The Don Andrews Creativity Award –$475 (Cash, Merchandise)Noel Thomas, End of the Road
NWWS Purchase Award – $1,000 (cash)Erich Fisher, Symbols & Ghosts
Great Presidents Award – $610 (Cash,Merchandise)Cheng Khee Chee, Morocco impression
Faber Castell USA Watercolor ArtAward – $610 (Merchandise).Karen Oreck, Good Fortune for the Bride
Puget Sound Group of NorthwestPainters Award – $575 (Cash,Merchandise) Ted Nuttall, FinaleAllegro, Molto
The Vision Award – $560(Merchandise).Ron Pattern, Sunday Afternoon.
On Thursday, March 24, 2011, NWWS Board of Directors, members of the Society, exhibiting artists, friends, familymembers and art enthusiasts attended the 71st Annual International Open Exhibition Award Reception at Mercer ViewGallery. The well attended evening filled the gallery with discussions of observations, interpretations and admirations for thepaintings presented. NWWS President, Lola Deaton joined juror, Paul Jackson to announce and present the awards to the 15winning artists.
2011 OPEN SHOW AWARDS
May 24, 2011 Meeting Features Jeannie Grisham – See page 5 for more information
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The kingdeclares inAlice inWonderland,“Begin at thebeginningand go on tillyou come tothe end – thenstop!”
My veryfirstpresident’s
message to the Northwest WatercolorSociety membership led with this quote.On May 31, the 2010-2011 year forNorthwest Watercolor Society comes tothe end and adhering to the advice ofthe King, I stop.
“No duty is more urgent than that ofreturning thanks.” – Author Unknown
It would be a great dereliction ofduty if I used this message for anythingother than saying, a heartfelt andenormous ‘Thank You’ to all of youNWWS members with a very specialthank you extended to the magnificentvolunteers of this remarkable 2010-2011year.
We have produced twoextraordinary exhibitions; the 71stAnnual Open International Exhibitionand the 2010 Waterworks MembersExhibition - with one more, theSignature Exhibition yet to come in thislast month of our year.
Our events have included two worldclass workshops taught by two of thefinest international watercolor artistsand authors, Don Andrews and PaulJackson. The fact that both of theseworkshops were filled past capacitywith waiting lists, speaks to theirpopularity and excellence.
This year has brought us eightterrific and exciting general meetingdemonstrations. We have hosted pleinair outings and the always-eagerly-anticipated, fun-filled Spring and FallSamish Paint-Out camps. We haveshowcased members’ art at OverlakeHospital on a continually rotating basis.
A myriad of activities behind thescenes produced the seamless andsmooth execution of these events. Therewere ardent monthly board of director
meetings, absolutely countlesscommittee meetings, excel sheets andmail merges. Word documents becameas familiar and necessary as themorning cup of coffee. Literallythousands of e-mails were sent out,along with hundreds of messages andletters. We purchased extra minutes forthe scores of phone calls we madekeeping in touch with each other. Webrainstormed ‘trillions’ of ideas to grow,support, organize and advance ourSociety. We researched any and allthings that were thought beneficial; allthe while sharing that information,wisdom and advice via our website,NWWS.org, Hot Press and Facebook.
The two annual exhibitions alwaystook center stage as they called for thecollecting, sorting, organizing andjurying of hundreds of entries; thedesigning of gorgeous brochures,catalogs, cards, CDs, and presentationpackages; convincing munificentpatrons to shower our exhibitions withgenerous award contributions;advertising to the world all the thrillingevents associated with NWWS andcollecting the money, paying the billsand balancing the books, contractingfuture prominent, renownjurors/instructors; setting up, takingdown, trekking all our technical andcurriculum equipment; recording theminutes of all those activities andkeeping for posterity’s sake a historicalrecord of all things NWWS related!
Wow…and that’s not all!
There are those who made certainwe were treated to deliciousrefreshments on all occasions and thosewho cheerfully greeted members andvisitors. Fabulous photos were shot andposted documenting our events. TheNWWS Permanent Collection wasoverseen. We had one volunteer offer tocoordinate all the other volunteers!
There’s an army of those thatwillingly showed up for hanging parties,stuffing and stamping parties, set-upsand take downs and countless othertasks. The Society is greatly enriched bythe involvement of each and every oneof you.
President’s Message
Northwest Watercolor Society
P.O. Box 50387Bellevue, WA 98015-0387
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President:Lola Deaton206 992 5446
Vice-President:Crickett Crockett
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Corresponding Secretary:Genny Rees206 232 6354
Recording Secretary:Shan Koenig425 424 9356
Treasurer:Shirley Jordan425 643 3123
Newsletter Editor:Jeff Waters
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Newsletter deadline for theMarch/April editionis February 10, 2011
E-mail your items [email protected]
(Subject line: NWWS or Hot Press)or mail them toJeffrey WatersP.O. Box 50387
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We’ve worked, we’ve learned, we’velaughed, we’ve played and if onoccasion one of us should havestumbled or grumbled, there have beendozens to offer a hand.
To all of you – the NorthwestWatercolor Society members, andespecially to the brigade of individualvolunteers listed below, this gigantic‘Thank You’ is offered straight from theheart.
Many of these volunteers could andshould have their names printed withinevery category of the list as they worenumerous hats and served in a myriadof different positions this year! Knowthat each of your contributions wasdeeply valued, truly appreciated andforever remembered! It does not gounnoticed, my fellow NWWS membersand artist friends, how you sogenerously shared your life’s wisdom,knowledge, experience, time and talentin the continued growth of NWWS, this2010-2011 year!
It has been an honor. One of themost memorable times of my life…andnow I do stop with this…
“I can no other answer make, but,thanks, and thanks.” - WilliamShakespeare
Warmest Regards,Lola
Lola K Deaton, AWS, NWWSNWWS President, 2010-2011
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, Continued OfficersCricket CrockettShan KoenigGenny ReesShirley Jordan
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TwentyThings IWish I HadKnown FiveYears Ago
1. The shadedside of a whiteobject is muchdarker than youthink.
2. A little palecolor in a white object will bring itto life.
3. Shadows are full of color.
4. The difference between theamateur and professionalwatercolorist is the quality of hisedges. You must have a mix of hard,soft and lost edges. It matters notwhat the interior of an object lookslike. It is the edges that telleverything.
5. An object with hard edges all theway around will appear pasted on.
6. A tree is not green. It is acombination of many colors. Atouch of red (complement of green)will bring it to life. (See Wiegardt onWatercolor – this edition.)
7. No matter how strong your darksare, they are not dark enough! (JoeGarcia). Nothing says amateur likea washed-out watercolor.
8. Your center of interest (you’re“what” - Cathe Gill) must never lieat the center of your painting. (Ruleof thirds).
9. Complementary color schemesmake stunning landscapes. Tryshades of blue, yellow and gold.The painting below employs thatscheme. Note the lost edge at thenose of the aircraft.
10. Negative painting can bring yourwork to life. Don Andrews is themaster.
11. Color is arbitrary. Value is critical.
12. Black is a dead color. Make yourdarks colorful.
Editorial13. Master your grays, both warm and
cool. They should be the majority ofyour painting. (Jeanne Dobie).
14. Rearrange reality. Place landscapeobjects where they enhance yourcomposition, not where theyappear in a photograph.
15. Simplify, simplify, simplify.
16. The best artists are the mostgenerous with their time. All aredelighted to help you.
17. Your first painting of any subject isa rough draft. Paint it three or fourtimes until you are happy with it.(The painting accompanying thiseditorial is a 4th attempt.)
18. Talent is a myth. It is thecombination of knowledge andtime with a brush in your hand thatwill produce magnificentwatercolors. Read everything.Watch all the videos anddemonstrations. Learn from anyonewilling to teach. Let your own styleemerge naturally.
19. Don’t take it so seriously. None ofus will get out of this alive.
20. Painting is not life and death. It’smore important than that.
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SIGNATURESHOW IN MAY
The 2011 NWWS SignatureMember’s Show will be at the SeattleDesign Center Plaza building inGeorgetown through the month of May.This annual show is our mostprestigious and is held to honor ourmembers that have received the highestachievement that NWWS can bestow. Ifyou’re a signature member, startplanning now for exhibition of a piecethat will be displayed with our best.
The prospectus has been publishedon our website www.NWWS.org andwas mailed to our signature members inlate February. The show will accept amax imum of 60 entries on a first comefirst serve basis. You can e-mail digitalphotos of your entries (no more than1024 pixels in the longest dimensionand at least 72 dpi) [email protected].
The venue for this show is thebeautiful Seattle Design Center, which islocated a short distance from the northend of Boeing Field at 6th Ave. S. and S.Orcas St. The site is home base forinterior designers and their customers,and is open to the public on week daysfrom 9 to 5. The space we have plannedis a gorgeous setting that will show ourartwork to its very best. During theexhibition we will sponsor artist-in-action in the Atrium Building near therestaurant on Thursdays. Be sure to signup to participate in these events. If weget enough volunteers we may haveartists-in-action on other days as well.
Having worked for a number ofyears in the advertising business as anart stylist, and then as head of the artdept in an advertising agency, Jeanniediscovered the joy of watercolor. Shehad already been through WSU and TheBurnley School of Professional Art andwas drawn to traditional watercolorpainting while taking courses at TheLyme Academy of Fine Art inConnecticut.
Jeannie is a signature member ofNational Watercolor Society,Transparent Watercolor Society ofAmerica, Watercolor West, WomenPainters of Washington and NorthwestWatercolor Society where she is a pastpresident. She teaches workshops andclasses in oil and water arts onBainbridge Island. She is represented byThe Gallery at Bainbridge Arts and Crafton Bainbridge Island.
After working for a number of yearspainting in traditional watercolor, shefelt the pull of a more individual,abstract and mixed media style tochallenge her creativity. She addscrayons, pastel or anything that willreact to her watercolor painting. Jeanniefeels that too often artists get so caught
May Meeting Features Jeannie Grisham
up in rules and technique that theyforget to have fun and play. Jeannietakes old paintings or incompleteworks and adds to the originalwatercolor to see “what will happenif I do this”. She finds joy in theactual act of playing, that gives her arenewed passion and pleasure forher work.
“The joy in painting for me liesin the process of creating. As soonas I dip my brush in water, load itwith pigment and introduce it topaper, I’m in a different world. Istart painting with transparentwatercolor and continue developingdarks while managing to keep thelights. During this process I usuallyend up adding gouache to the work.It is great fun to manipulate andadjust the textures until the resultsare pleasing. The painting isconsidered finished only when itfeels just right. Any media, as longas it is water soluble, is fair game,and any tool I can think of to help
create textures on hot press paper is awelcome find.
“My demo/ talk will include mypassion for keeping a sketch book that Ican later use in my work. I feel theartist’s pull between realistic andabstract. I try to walk the fine linebetween the two then leave it to theviewer. I am trying to draw the viewerinto my work.”
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Waterworks 2011 Annual Members Exhibition Prospectus
October 24 – December 28, 2011Seattle Design Center ~ 5701 Sixth Ave. S ~ Seattle, WA 98108
AwardsOver $3,000 in cash and
merchandise awards is anticipated forthis exhibition. Top cash awards are$1,000 for first place, $750 for secondplace, and $500 for third place.
NWWS MembershipWaterworks is open to NWWS
members. We invite you to join NWWSas an Associate Member. Dues of $40per year entitle you to receive amembership roster, online bimonthlynewsletters, reduced exhibition entryfee for the Annual Open Exhibition andreduced entry fee for the Waterworksand the Open Exhibition workshops.NWWS hosts monthly programmeetings and workshops taught bynationally recognized instructors. Amembership form is available at theNWWS website, www.nwws.org, or joinNWWS online when entering theexhibition. You may also contact the
Membership Chair, Lili Xie at 312-713-7871 or [email protected].
Juror: John SalminenDistinguished artist, John
Salminen, has won more than 185major awards in national andinternational exhibitions including theAmerican Watercolor Society GoldMedal in both 2006 and 2010, the AlliedArtist Silver Medal with Honor, theShanghai Zhoujiajiao InternationalBiennial Award and the NationalWatercolor Society Silver Star First PlaceAward.
John earned his Bachelor’s Degreeand Master’s Degree from the Universityof Minnesota. He lives and works in arural setting in Duluth, Minnesota withhis wife, Kathy. Recognized for hisrealistic urban landscapes, John deriveshis inspiration from the big cities ofNew York, Chicago, Los Angeles, SanFrancisco and Minneapolis. John has
also gained recognition for his mixedmedium abstract paintings. Bothconcepts are heavily design-based.
John’s work has been featured innational and international publications.He is a signature member of manywatercolor and art societies, includingthe American Watercolor Society, AlliedArtists, the Transparent WatercolorSociety of America and the NationalWatercolor Society. He has beenhonored with ‘master’ status in severalof these societies and is a DolphinFellow of the AWS. He is a frequentjuror and judge of national andinternational exhibitions, including theAmerican Watercolor Society and theNational Watercolor Society. Hiswebsite is www.johnsalminen.com.
WorkshopJohn Salminen will be teaching a
workshop October 24-28, 2011. Tuitionis $400 for NWWS members, $500 fornon-members. The workshop will be
Important DatesAugust 12 Entry deadlineSeptember 12 Mailing of notifications begin. Accepted artists posted to websiteSeptember 23 High resolution image E-mail/CD deadlineOctober 19 Deadline for receipt of shipped paintingsOctober 22 Hand deliver paintings to GalleryOctober 24 Exhibition opens to publicOctober 27 NWWS Reception and Awards Ceremony 5-7 pmDecember 28 Exhibition closesDecember 29 Pick up hand delivered paintings
Shipped paintings will be returned within two weeks
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held at the Northlake UnitarianUniversalist Church, 308 4th Ave. S,Kirkland, WA. Registration will begin inJuly 2011. If you are interested inattending, more information will beavailable, along with a downloadableregistration form at the NWWS website:www.nwws.org. You may also contactthe Workshop Chair, Amy Giese at 425-277-4321 or [email protected].
Conditions and Rules• Entries must have been executedwithin the last 2 years and may nothave been exhibited in any previousNWWS show.
• Framed size cannot be more than44” in either dimension anddisplayed image size cannot be lessthan 10” in either dimension.
• All paintings must be matted with aminimum 2” mat.Mats must bewhite or off-white. Thin colored linersare acceptable.
• Artists must be 18 years or older.
• Entries must be original works of art,entirely the work of the entrant.Digital images, prints, class art workproduced in a workshop or likenessesof other artists’ work includingphotos, or other published source orreference material not attributable tothe artist will not be permitted.
• Entries must be water mediapaintings on natural or syntheticpaper or paperboard. No stretchedcanvas or clayboard will be accepted.Computer generated work will NOTbe accepted. Collage or other mediamay be used, but the aqueousmedium must constitute 80% or moreof the work. All collage materials mustbe original designs executed on watermedia paper.
• Entries must be matted, framed, andhave a professional appearance. Thepainting must be ready for hangingwith wire and protected under eitherglass or plexiglass. Plexiglass isrequired for all shipped paintings.No saw tooth hangers are permitted.
• Entries must be for sale and pricedwith the intent to sell. A commissionof 35% will be deducted from sales.Any painting sold within 30 daysafter the closing of the exhibit as aresult of having been exhibited inthe 2011 Waterworks Exhibitionmust pay the commission to NWWS.
• Utmost care will be taken in handlingartwork; NWWS and/or itsrepresentatives will not beresponsible for damage or loss fromany cause.
• All accepted paintings that areshipped must be received by thedeadline of October 19, 2011. Allpaintings that are hand-deliveredmust be received by the deadline ofOctober 22, 2011.
Artists may not substitute anotherwork for an accepted work norwithdraw that work once it isaccepted. All paintings will hang forthe duration of the exhibit. Failure tomeet any of these conditions willresult in disqualification of the entryand the artist becomes ineligible toenter any future NWWS exhibitions.
Procedures• Entry fee is $30.
• Entry is limited to one image perartist.
• Entries will be juried from digitalimages only. Your image must beuploaded using our convenientonline application system.
• Awards will be judged from theoriginal paintings.
• All accepted paintings being shippedmust be addressed to Phoenix ArtRestoration and Custom Framing,17521 15th Ave. NE, Shoreline, WA98155. Instructions will be includedwith your acceptance letter.
• NWWS reserves the right to refuse,upon arrival, any piece ofunacceptable quality or paintingsdamaged in shipment. Paintings thatdo not match the submitted digitalimage or meet the size, media andframing criteria will be refused.
• Permission is assumed by NWWS toreproduce accepted art work for theexhibition catalog, CDs, NWWSwebsite and other promotional uses.
• Digital images of accepted works willbe retained for NWWS archives.
• Waterworks will produce either anexhibition CD or printed exhibitioncatalog. All entrants will receive acomplimentary copy of the catalog orCD. Additional catalogs/CDs will beavailable to purchase.
How to Enter• Entries must be submitted by
uploading your entry image at ourwebsite and completing the onlineentry form.
• Digital Image Dimensions: Maximumimage size 1024 x 768 pixels, 1000 KBtotal. Minimum image size 768 x 512pixels.
• File format must be .jpeg or .jpg. (SeeNote of Importance below.)
• Label the image file with: Last name,First name, and the Title of yourPainting (i.e. /Smith Jane, Sunflowersin the Rain. jpg).
• Check our website for instructions onpreparing your digital photograph.Images can be easily resized atwww.shrinkpictures.com.
• Payment may be made online or bymail. 1. Payment online: submit the entry
fee using a credit card/Pay Pal. Seeinstructions on our website.
2. Payment by mail: mail a copy ofyour confirmation e-mail, alongwith a check payable to NWWSIMMEDIATELY after completingyour online entry.
• Payment must be received by NWWSTreasurer, Shirley Jordan, payable toNWWS, PO Box 50387, Bellevue, WA98015-0387, by midnight, October 19,2011. Entry fees are non-refundable.
Note of ImportanceArtists with accepted art work will
be required to submit an e-mail(preferred method) or CD with a higherresolution image that will be used forthe CD or catalog and/or advertisingprint work. For printing purposes, a filesize of 5”x7” – 300 dpi (approximately3400 pixels x 2400 pixels) will berequired.
E-mailing/mailing instructions forthe higher resolution image will beincluded in the acceptance notificationpacket. Artists will be notified by mailand posted online at www.nwws.org.Please DO NOT call for earlynotification of acceptance.
Exhibition Data ManagerLinda Rasp – 425-455-3793
Exhibition ChairNancy Wood – 206-243-2053
Waterworks [email protected]
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Alice Owens’ painting, Carnations, hasbeen selected as the postcard image forthe 2011 NWWS Signature Member’sExhibition.
JacquiBeckteaches avariety ofExpressiveAcrylicPaintingworkshops.Discovertechniquesthat lendthemselvesto increasingthetendency toexperiment,loosen up,and be moreexpressive.
Learn how to use collaging,underpainting, and layering techniquesas you bring more life to your paintingsand more enjoyment to your paintingprocess. Continuing Ed credit forteachers. [email protected].
Bill Sperling and Joe Mac Kechnie –Art show and reception – May 13, 2011 –2-5 pm – hosted by Daniel Smith ArtSupply Store in Seattle. Refreshmentswill be provided. Bill and Joe’s artworkwill be on display through May 30. Theywill be presenting their upcoming artworkshop in Tuscany, Italy. The artworkshop will be held at Le Casacce
near Seggiano Italy, September 18 -October 2. (Editor’s note: I attended thisworkshop, last year. It is a life-changingexperience.)
Glenn Brewer had two watercolors,Ophelia and Amy Through the LookingGlass juried into “Unclad” on CamanoIsland.
Chica Brunsvold has been grantedSignature Membership in AWS.
Cindy Briggs painting Head, Shoulder’sKnees & Toes was accepted into theNational Watercolor Society AllMembers Show, opening May 15 in SanPedro, California at the NWS Gallery.
Cindy Briggs and Theresa Goeslingare doing a two-woman June Art Showin Bend, Oregon at Sotheby’s on WallStreet, opening reception June 3, 5:30-8pm.
Eric Wiegardt, AWS, NWS has beenrequested to judge for: HawaiianWatercolor Society, Feb., 2011; SouthernWatercolor Society in Greenville, NorthCarolina, April, 2011 and The Trans -parent Watercolor Society of America(TWSA), June, 2011. The TWSA is in thetop three national watercolor shows bysize and prestige. Eric has been askedto select 86 out of over 700 entries.
Hazel Stone had a painting juried intothe American Watercolor Society’s144th Annual International Exhibitionwhich will hang from April 5 to May 1,2011, at the Salmagundi Club, 47 FifthAvenue, New York, NY. Her paintingDistress was juried into the ArizonaAqueous XXV Exhibition, Tubac, AZ,and won the Creative Mind Award.
Member NewsJacqui Beck is a featured artist in theFull Circle exhibit at Columbia CityGallery March 16 – May 1. Jacqui’spaintings, Pas de Deux and We Are theMountains, will be in the Earth Day ArtShow, “Unveiling Climate Change” atthe Department of Ecology in Lacey WAApril 22 – July 22.
Jeff Waters won first place in the EAFA,March monthly competition for hispainting, Capt. Phillpott Arrives inAntarctica. (See editorial) The work is asendup of his friend Capt. JamesPhillpott, who recently retired fromContinental Airlines as a 747 Captain.
Joe Mac Kechnie Solo Art ShowReception - May 13, 2011 - 5-8 pm -Kaewyn Gallery in Bothell, WA. Joe’sThree Passions artwork will be featuredfrom May 13 – June 20. See Joe’s newworks in oil depicting scenes from Italyand Alaska. Joe will also be displayingnew works in portraiture at theshow. Reception - May 13, 5pm to8pm. Refreshments will be provided.
Joe Mac Kechnie received anHonorable Mention Award at the 2011NPS Members’ Exhibition. The show islocated at Kirsten Gallery, 5320Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA. April 10- May 8, 2011.
Ratindra Das AWS, NWS is now aDolphin Fellow of the AmericanWatercolor Society. He received the“Mary and Maxwell Desser MemorialAward” in the 144th Annual. The awardwill be presented on April 29, 2011 atthe Salmagundi Club in New York.
Cheryl Long’spainting Body,MindContinuum is onthe cover of thecurrent editionof CommunitiesMagazine.
Mary Anderson and JulieCreighton are exhibiting at theMacy’s Gallery, May 3 - June 30. Thegallery is on the 6th floor of thedowntown Seattle store, 3rd & Pine.Open daily. They are Women Paintersof WA members and offer watercolorclasses. www.marysanderson.net,www.juliecreighton.net.
Theresa Goesling’s painting, BirdseyeBeach Party was accepted into theupcoming book - Splash 13. AlternativeMethods.
Kay Barnes’ painting Rushing toJudgment was selected for inclusion inSplash 13: Alternative Approaches.
Marney-Rose Edge recently receivedsignature status with the Federation ofCanadian Artists, Vancouver, Canadaand is a contest finalist in the April/Mayissue of the International ArtistMagazine. This is her second time as afinalist.
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New Signature MemberCongratulations to our newest
Signature Member, Kathleen Haney.
Northwest Watercolor Society’s contracts forJurors/Instructors
Annual Open International Exhibiton
Thomas Schaller – 2012Mark Mchaffey – 2013Donna Zagotta – 2014
Waterworks Members Exhibition
John Salminen – 2011
Stan Miller – 2012
Michael Reardon– 2013
Janet Rogers – 2014
flowers, sketch and paint street scenes.A Signature Member of both theNorthwest and Montana WatercolorSocieties, Kathy’s work has beenfeatured in The Artist’s Magazine,Watercolor Artist Magazine, and Splash10. See her paintings at www.kathycollinswatercolors.com.
Available: a nice room for rent withuse of a lovely home and garage, inKirkland, WA. Room could be used as astudio. Prefer a female artist. There is asweet cat in the home. Please call 206-459-6155 for details.
Sherri Bails is teaching SaturdayWorkshops with a “Twist”. Olalla ValleyVineyard and Winery, (just west of GigHarbor). www.olallavalleryvineyard.com. 1 - 4pm. May 14, 2011,andSeptember 17, 2011. $30.00 for theworkshop; $19.00 for the luncheonand winetasting - Total-$49.00. Allmedia choices are [email protected], or 253-848-5209.
The Sammamish Valley Arts Centeris holding its 4th annual artists’ studiotour June 11 – 12, 2011. Area artists willhave the opportunity to showcase andsell their artwork and the public willhave the chance to see working artist’sstudios, demonstrations and artists inaction. The self-guided tour is open tothe public. A limited number of juriedartists will be accepted. All work mustbe professional quality artworkoriginally created by the artist. TheStudio Tour Participation Applicationcan be found at www.sammamishvalleyartscenter.org or 206-335-6727 .
Theresa Goesling & Cindy Briggs areteaching Creative Watercolor Journalingat Daniel Smith Bellevue on May 23, 24,25, and at the Daniel Smith Seattle Storeon May 26, 27. Color Sets the Mood –with a fun free demo on May 21. Jointhe duo this November painting andtouring Santa Barbara and the SantaBarbara Wine Country, then June2011 in Italy. Theresa offers ongoingclasses in Bellevue at the EastsideArtists Collaborative. Cindy offers pleinair and studio workshops in Bend,Oregon. For details call 425-401-1558 orsee www.MakeEveryDayAPainting.com.
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The Port Townsend ArtsCommission and Northwind ArtsAlliance are seeking submissions for“Expressions Northwest”, the ThirteenthAnnual Art Port Townsend Juried ArtCompetition which takes place August 6 – 28, at the Northwind ArtsCenter in Port Townsend, WA. Artistsmust be at least 16 years of age and aresident of Washington, Oregon, Idaho,Montana, Alaska, or British Columbia.Works in both two- and three-dimensional forms, includingphotography, are eligible. A total of$1,395 in cash prizes, and additionalmerchandise awards, will be presented.A non-refundable entry fee of $45 isrequired for a maximum of three digitalentries (no slides or prints) per artist.The deadline is May 24, 2011. For moredetailed information, including an entryform and additional guidance onsubmitting images, please visitwww.artporttownsend.org. or 360-437-9442, e-mail [email protected] orsend a SASE to: Art Port TownsendJuried Show, 2409 Jefferson St., PortTownsend, WA 98368.
Ongoing art exhibitions at EraLiving Retirement Communities. Ifyou have artworks and are interested inshowing contact the curator, CharlotteBeall, [email protected] forsubmittal dates and locations. Pleasesend low-resolution images of artworksyou would like to have considered forthe shows.
Dan Riley and Joe Mac Kechnie willpresent their three-day workshop,Color, Creativity and More, May 27, 28,29 - 9 am-4 pm. If you are locked into acertain way of painting or can’t progressto the next level, maybe it’s because youcontinue to paint the same way or usethe same color schemes or don’texperiment with new techniques. Thisthree-day workshop should help youfind new ways of creating a fresh look toyour art. Get the creative juices going byattending this workshop! $250 for all 3days at Arts Umbrella Studio, CountryVillage, Bothell, WA. For information:e-mail [email protected] or call DanRiley 425-213-3880. Send deposit of$100 (or full price) to Dan Riley, 1437-
Opportunities159th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98008, tosecure your reservation.
Kathy Collins will teach a watercolorworkshop at Medicine Horse Studio inWoodinville, 1 ½ days, Sat-Sun, July16,17, $165. Learn a large-brushtechnique for achieving intense darkvalues while preserving white spaces, allin a beautiful garden/studio previouslyfeatured in Sunset magazine. To register,e-mail kathy.collins2@ comcast.net. She
will also teach a Watercolor WorkshopSaturday, May 21, 10-4:30, $140.Kaewyn Gallery,10101 Main St, Bothell,WA. Learn to paint dramatic,impressionistic roses and other spring
American FrameCorporationWhen you purchase frames and framingsupplies from American FrameCorporation and tell them you are amember of NWWS, they donate 5% ofyour order to us! This rebate funds theAmerican Frame awards given at ourAnnual Open Exhibition and Waterworks.So, the more you buy, the bigger theaward you may win! See their productsat www.americanframe.com or call1-800-537-0944 for their catalog.
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Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio islocated on Whidbey Island in Langley,Washington. We offer drawing andpainting from the still life, figure andlandscape - studio and ‘en plein air’. Our watercolor special workshops thisyear are with Stan Miller in June andMary Whyte in October. Drawing withHenry Yan in August.www.whidbeyislandfas.com .
ART WORKSHOPS - NANAIMO, BC
TOM LYNCHWatercolor Secrets Revealed
May 23 - 27, 2011
GERALD BROMMERDeveloping Unique Surfaces for
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Visit our website www.vancouverislandartworkshops.com for moreinformation.
Jeff Waters, Editor – NorthwestWatercolor Society will teach a one-day workshop, Basic & AdvancedTechniques that will introduce thestudent to the basic elements ofwatercolor and rarely taught advancedtechniques that separate the mundanefrom the spectacular. Handouts will beprovided, including a reading list forfurther study. The seminar will bebroken into two sections. The morningsession will present an introduction towatercolor painting and basictechnique. The afternoon session willprovide the student with tools to takehis paintings from “Nice Watercolor.” to“Wow!” Please bring a sack lunch.Complete supplies list will be availableupon registration. Si View Social Room,Si View Metropolitan Park District,North Bend WA. Fee: $40. Saturday,June 11 10:30AM-5:30PM. JessicaSteinborn. www.siviewpark.org / 425-831-1900.
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Paul B. Miller, Sr.August 21st, 1932—March 7th, 2011
Paul, aged 78, died peacefully on the evening ofMarch 7, 2011. Paul was successful in severalcareers. He retired from the United States Air Forcein1975 with the rank of colonel. During his militarycareer he received several medals including theDistinguished Flying Cross, Air ForceCommendation, Meritorious Service, Armed ForcesReserve, Army Good Conduct, Combat readiness,Armed Forces Expeditionary, Air Medal, NationalDefense Service and the Vietnam Service Medal.
He was a commercial real estate broker withRoyal Real Estate, Seattle. In 1978 he joined with his
son Todd, as a partner, in Eastside Auto Rebuild in Bellevue for 30 years.After his 2nd retirement he recommenced a youthful interest in painting.
Upon retirement he painted watercolors, executing outstanding landscapeswhich included his admiration of architecture. He and his wife, Judy, paintedat many travel workshops. His love of travel was evident in his paintings. Healso painted from his photos. Paul was diagnosed with advanced lung cancerapproximately two years ago.
“We have great friends”. Paul carefully printed these words from his hospitalbed during his final illness.
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Snoqualmie Arts Commissionpresents
The AnnualSnoqualmie Plein Air Paint Out
Event Date: Saturday, August 2 , 201 .Sites: Painting will occur throughout Snoqualmie’s city parks and key locations.
Venues will be provided for instructor demonstrations.Registration: reregistrationis required using the form below. Event che in will be at 9:00 am at the
per artist. ($10 18 and under). Booths and painting sales are allowe , but artists must be working onsite throughout the day. No commission will be taken from paintings sold; no city business license will berequired on August 2 for participating artists.
Information: [email protected]
REGISTRATION FORMDeposit of $20 must accompany registration form. Pleasemake check payable to the City of Snoqualmie.Mail form and check to: Jeff Waters, 6510 Fairway Ave SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065Additional registration forms may be downloaded from the City of Snoqualmie website at www.cityofsnoqualmie.org.
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Snoqualmie Arts Commissionpresents
The Third AnnualSnoqualmie Plein Air Paint Out
Artists at Work
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REGISTRATION FORM FOR 2011 SAMISH CAMP PAINT OUT
MAY 18-22, 2011 Name: __________________________________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Home phone: ____________________________ Cell phone: ____________________________ E-mail address: ______________________________________________________ Emergency contact name: __________________________ Emergency phone number: _______________________ I have the following special dietary needs: ___________________________________________________ Arrival time is after 6:00. Dinner on the day of arrival is not included in the cost of the Paint Out. I plan to arrive: PLEASE fill in!
_____ Wednesday, and I will take a standard cabin ($220, $215 if shared)
_____ Thursday and I will take a standard cabin ($180, $170 if shared) _____ Friday, staying in a standard cabin ($170)
If you plan to arrive early on Thursday or Friday, add $10 for each meal Enclosed is my payment of $_____ ($75) to hold my space (balance due April 9), or $________ payment in full. I will share a cabin with ___________________________ . ___________________________ Send your payment, with this registration form to:
Kathy Winters c/o NWWS 6500 NW 287th Street Ridgefield, WA 98642 Questions? Call me at 360-887-2160, or e-mail me at [email protected].
Looking forward to seeing you! Kathy
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Editor’s ContestThe single most enjoyable task of producing the newsletter is selecting the editor’s contest winners. It is also the mostchallenging. Any one of these paintings could easily have been honored. You probably have your own favorites. I selected LylaJacobsen’s for the ethereal nature of her watercolor. It spoke to me. Several of the entries, including the abstract, are from TomLinden’s class at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois. The second-place painting is Tom’s. Thank you to all who entered.
Lyla Jacobson – 1st Place Tom Linden – 2nd Place
Roger Baker – 3rd Place Cathe Gill –Guest Artist
James McFarland –HM Mary Blanchard Nonja Bisgard
Editor’s Contest, continued
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J. Peterson K. AndersonRenee St. Peter –HM
Valerie Mayer Jan July–HM
Next Issue’s Contest
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The Color GreenIn art school, I remember struggling
with a painting of a flamingo. Thepainting looked dead and I wasn’twell enough along in my educationto understand why. The teachercame along, looked at my feebleefforts, and said “Put more green,from the grass, on the underside ofyour flamingo”. Green into the red ofa flamingo? It didn’t make sense atthe time, but I took his word for itand the painting started to improve.On the second round, he said “Nowput more red, from the underside ofthe flamingo, into the grass”. Well, Iwas on a roll, did as I was told, andVoila! The painting snapped intoone of the better pieces I had doneat that time, all from a simplechange in technique.
Similarly, I frequently hear thecomment that green is a problemcolor. It goes flat in paintings.Theoretically, this doesn’t make awhole lot of sense as green is justanother pigment, so why should itgive us trouble? I think the problemlies in the expanse of greenrequired, especially for a
representational landscape painting.(I think if we lived on a planet whereall the foliage was red, we would besaying the same thing about red.)There is simply a lot of greenneeded, and color variation isrequired for visual interest. If a largeflat mixture of a green wash isapplied to paper, especially one thatis over mixed, then it easily can goflat and look pasty.
As in the flamingo painting, theway to remedy this is to add somecomplementary color into the greenmixture. Take a violet for example,and run it into the green mixturealready on the palette, being carefulnot to over stroke and deaden theindividual color bands of green andviolet. Or other times I will just loadup both colors from my wells,stacked on top of each other on thebrush tip, and make a swirl in thepalette to gently combine the two,but not over mix.
Another variation of this is toadd violet into the wet wash of greenalready on the paper, and let it floaton its own, into the green mixture.
Or, sometimes I will lay scatteredstrokes of violet on the dry whitepaper first, and then add the greeninto, or next to the wash of violet.The violet can be wet or dry,depending on the look I want. Whendry, smaller accents of pure violetleft untouched in a passage of greencan be visually stimulating.Regardless, the point is that a littlebit of complementary color canbring life to a color passage.
Note also, nature doesn’t boorus with the same green in everyfoliage mass. Some plants arecooler in hue, some are warmer. Sosimply varying your mixture ofgreens from different sources ofblues and yellows will also add thevariation in color passages thatdesign calls for.
I hope this helps out.
Keep your brush wet!Eric Wiegardt, AWS, NWS
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