FROM THE PRESIDENT

A Colorful Fall Greeting!

The grand opening for the Society’s Alabama Members Showcase was held

at the Georgine Clark Alabama Artists Gallery on September 11, 2016. This

Showcase is an excellent presentation of Alabama artists’ paintings and WSA

is proud to offer this competition to its Alabama state members. The Lian

Quan Zhen workshop was a great success, with attendees from Alabama

and neighboring states. Thank you to Jaceena Shepard, Entry Chair, and to

Lyn Gill for a great job as Showcase and Workshop Director.

A huge thank you to the volunteers who assisted Lyn in receiving and unpacking paintings, helping

with the workshop, and providing the delicious food for the Opening Reception. We had a great

time! Please visit Montgomery and see this Exhibition, on display through October 28. For more

about the event, look for Lyn’s review in this Newsletter.

The 76th National Exhibition will be hosted by the beautiful Heritage Hall Museum in Talladega from

April 8 through May 19, 2017. Selection Juror is Keiko Tanabe. Awards Juror and Workshop Instruc-

tor is Ming Franz. Mark your calendar for Ms. Franz’ workshop on 6,7,8 April at the Museum. Check

your email for the prospectus and workshop brochure coming soon.

We, the Board of Directors, value you as members and appreciate your support. When you enter WSA

competitions and attend the workshops, you are participating in WSA goals to promote watercolor as a

major painting medium and to provide the viewing public with some of the best watercolor paintings

the nation has to offer.

These goals are all made possible by volunteers. We will be announcing specific volunteer positions in

which WSA needs your help. Thank you to new volunteer, Marsha Nelson, for serving as Proofreader

to help us in producing high quality products. Please keep in mind your opportunity to volunteer and

promote this wonderful Society, you and your artwork.

Shirley J Tucker

256-773-8353 Inside this issue:

Presidents Message 1

WSA Members Showcase 2016 Awards 2

WSA Members Showcase 2016 and Lian Quan Zhen Workshop News 3

WSA Members Showcase 2016 Art and Exhibition pickup info 4

New Members, more WSA Member Showcase 2016 Art , Paul Klee quote 5

Sponsors, WSA Board approval on new substrates permitted, more WSA Member Showcase 2016 Art 6

Board of Directors, more WSA Member Showcase 2016 Art 7

Members News 8

More Members News, Newsletter submission info and In Memory of 9

Membership Form 10

AWARD PAINTING ARTIST

Award of Excellence “Heading Home” Joan DiLaura

Board of Directors “High Stepping”

Purple Gallinule

William C Morris

Merit Award “Colors of Spring” Corky Goldman

Certificate of Recognition “Blue Hercules” Walt Costilow

Certificate of Recognition “"Remembrance" Hannah Brown

Certificate of Recognition “Mulligan’s Farm” Steve Taylor

Certificate of Recognition “Lauren and Clancy” Marsha Nelson

Certificate of Recognition “Cool Quartet” Peggy M Brown

The opening reception for the Alabama Members’ Showcase was held on Sunday, September 11, 2016

from 1:30-3:30pm at the Alabama State Council of the Arts Georgine Clark Alabama Artists Gallery

in the RSA Tower in Montgomery, AL. Don Andrews had served as the selection juror and Lian Quan

Zhen served as the Awards Juror. The Showcase included 54 paintings from members throughout Al-

abama, and the Gallery welcomed nearly 100 guests for the reception and awards presentation.

After presenting the awards, Dr. Zhen visited with artists and provided feedback to artists who re-

quested it.

The show will continue until October 28, with pickup by the artists on Saturday, October 29.

For three days prior to the Alabama Members’ Showcase, Lian Quan Zhen conducted a workshop

highlighting his three-color pour and splash technique with negative painting. Fifteen painters, in-

cluding three new members from throughout Alabama, along with two from Georgia and one from

Mississippi, were in attendance. The group learned how to save whites with masking and (gasp)

packing tape and how to work with the random splashes and drips created by pre-spraying the paper

lightly with water, then adding diluted pigments. The group seemed overwhelmed and a bit out of

their comfort zone initially, but were soon enjoying their drips and dribbles. Dr. Zhen then showed

how to add details by using negative painting. The first day’s demo focused on painting elephants,

and the second day saw the beginning of a waterfall demo. Both were completed and on display dur-

ing the AMS Reception. At the end of each demo, Dr. Zhen would illustrate using the artists’ work for

the day, how small changes could strengthen their design. Dr. Zhen also offered to sign books with an

original painting while artists were working during the workshop. (Lyn Gill)

PICK UP HAND-DELIVERED PAINTINGS

Alabama State Council on the Arts

All paintings are copyrighted by the Artist

Welcome Our New Members:

Susan Dolan – Georgia Veronica Galey – Alabama Janice Lowther - Alabama Susan Ripp – Alabama Mary Anne Trovato - Alabama Summer Newsletter New members 2016 addendum: Mimi Tomlinson – Tennessee Carolyn Tweedy – Alabama Vanessa Wilson – Mississippi

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APPROVED FOR WSA EXHIBITIONS

The WSA Board has provided you with an

opportunity to broaden the use of substrates

to include watercolor canvas (without added

medium) and clay board (example, Aqua

board). These allowed supports will be added

to the prospectus for all WSA exhibitions. All

other prospectus requirements apply to these

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Board of Directors

President – Shirley J. Tucker Membership Director—Heike Covell

President Elect – Lyn Gill Parliamentarian – Jaceena Shepard

1st Vice President – Jaceena Shepard Website Director/Webmaster – Rick D. Akins

2nd Vice President – Heike Covell Publicity/Facebook Director – Lyn Gill

3rd Vice President – Lyn Gill Newsletter Director/Editor – D.A. Allen

Treasurer – Charlotte McDavid Historian - Peggy Milburn Brown

Recording Secretary—Melinda M. Mathews 2016 National Workshop Dir. – Jaceena Shepard

Corresponding Secretary—Tora Johnson 2016 Alabama Members Showcase Dir. – Lyn Gill

Vestavia Hills, Alabama artist, Walt Costilow has several paintings accepted for exhibits. His painting “Hilltop” will exhibit in the 34th Annual National Juried Exhibit of the Montana Watercolor Society at the Bigfork Museum of Art and History, Billings, Montana during September and October. His painting, “Mystic Bench”, will exhibit in The Philadelphia Water Color Society’s 116

th

International Exhibition of Works on Paper at West Chester University September 6th through October 15th. Walt’s painting, “No Parking”, has been accepted into the Georgia Watercolor Society’s Juried Member Exhibit at the Norcross Cultural Arts Center in Norcross, Georgia, October

Jan Ross, GWS, MOWS, RIWS, WCWS, NEWS, AKWS, WSA, ME received a Sec-

ond Place Award in the Artists Guild of Northwest Georgia's 9th Annual Fine Art

Exhibit and Juried Competition. Her painting, "Remnant of the 60's" will be on

display at the Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, GA from 9/6 thru 9/27.

Her work was accepted in the Red River Watercolor Society's 23rd National

Juried Watermedia Exhibition, displayed at The Plains Art Museum in Fargo,

ND.

The Missouri Watercolor Society's 2016 International Exhibition also included

Jan's painting, displayed at the St. Louis Central Library, St. Louis, MO.

Johanna Hanks was invited to exhibit her painting in oil and watercolor of various

places she has been and painted for Sept and Oct 1st Friday walk at the Morris Gal-

lery of NOTO Art center in Topeka.

Toska Courbron was awarded First Place for "Sense of Fall" in Transparent

category at the Selma Art Guild Summer Juried Art Exhibition. Also received sec-

ond place in opaque category.

Ann Pember was featured in the June/July Issue of in International Artist

Magazine #109 as a finalist in the Challenge #93, Florals & Gardens, for which she won

the Third Award. Her painting, Dinghies, won the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club

Award in the Allied Artists Association Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in New

York this month.

Susan M. Stuller has been awarded "The President's

Award" in the 2016 Texas National Watercolor Soci-

ety Exhibition for "Surely You Jest". She has had

her painting "Jack's Are Wild" accepted into the

96th Annual National Watercolor Society Interna-

tional Exhibition. She has had paintings accepted

into Philadelphia Watercolor Society 116th Interna-

tional Works on Paper as well as Kentucky Water-

color Society Aqueous USA

Don Taylor's painting "Peace at 811" won the Best of Show in the Tallahassee Watercolor

Society Annual Brushstrokes exhibit. His painting "Rat in the Hat" won a Merit award in the

TaWS Tri States exhibit. "Angles, Arches and Light" won an honorable mention in the

Richeson 75 Landscape and Architecture exhibit. His painting "Angels on High" won the Sil-

ver Award (2nd Place) in the Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibit.

Mike Mazer, WSA, has three paintings on exhibit at the Coos Art Museum in their 23rd An-

nual Maritime Art Exhibition through September 26, 2016 in Coos Bay, Oregon. He will be

exhibiting with the American Society of Marine Artists in their 17th National Exhibition.

Mike was recently elected to signature membership with the Society. Mike was also elected

to Fellow, Magna Cum Laude with the American Artists Professional League, NYC. His wa-

tercolor image of “New Bedford Whaleman’s Statue” has been reproduced on the cover of “A Bold and Hardy Race of Men The Lives and Literature of American Whalemen” . In August

Mike exhibited in the Cape Cod Art Association's National juried exhibition in Barnstable,

Massachusetts where he has the designation of Master Artist.

In Memoriam:

Becky Kennedy, WSA Signature Gold member, a long time supporter of WSA passed away earlier this

year. She was a talented artist, also taught classes for children in her studio. We shall miss her.

Hard copies of the WSA Newsletter and exhibition prospectus are no longer mailed. They are posted on WSA

website to be read or downloaded. You will receive an E-notification when the Newsletters and prospectuses

are available. The exception will be only for those who have no email address.

Submissions by WSA members are welcome. We ask that your submissions are of current and/or of the

upcoming year. Have you been juried into an exhibition? Received an award? Holding a workshop? Or have a

topic that you would like to share or discuss that may help your fellow WSA members? This is your newsletter.

As artists we are visual people, so please include one photo with your submissions, if you can. We love photos.

As a reminder we are a quarterly newsletter, next submission deadline is: December 20th

D.A. Allen/Newsletter Editor

Keep your brushes wet!! email: wsanewslettereditor@gmail.com

Dear WSA Member: WSA appreciates your membership.

Reminder: The dues year for 2017 starts on 1 October 2016.

I will send an Email confirmation to you upon dues receipt.

The membership form is also available in the drop down box under Membership WSA website www.watercolorsocietyofal.org

Watercolor Society of Alabama MEMBERSHIP FORM

Dues are valid 1 October - 30 September annually.

Annual dues are $30.00.

Checks should be made payable to Watercolor Society of Alabama (WSA)

and mailed to Membership Director:

Heike Covell

11012 Willingham Dr.

Huntsville, AL 35803-2073

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Dues become delinquent after January 1st of the year.

* Renewing members after January 1st are asked to pay $5.00 late fee.

Active members who are current with their dues have full voting rights. They are eligible to be officers, members of committees, and serve on the board of directors.

Benefits:

Invitation to WSA activities including Exhibitions and WSA sponsored Workshops

Discounts on WSA exhibition entry fees, Workshop fees, and art supplies

Full-color catalogue of paintings from WSA National Exhibitions

E-Notification as appropriate for current news, WSA quarterly Newsletters, etc.

Earn points toward Signature Member status with privilege of using WSA initials after signature

• Option to have a personal art gallery page on WSA website