December 4, 2009
Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
http://www.mowsart.com
December 4, 2009
3:48 a.m. CST
Birthstone: Turquoise; Flower: Narcissus
"Each person deals with color in his own way and has his own temperature gauge. some people will emphasize blues, or cool hues, in their paintings, while other will head for the reds, or warm hues. Let your colors come out of you the way you feel. This is one way to put yourself into your paintings."
-- Richard K. Kaiser, from his book, Painting Outdoor Scenes in Watercolor.
1. Congratulations go to MOWS Signature member, Diane Schmidt for being a finalist in the Experimental Division of The Artist's Magazine 26th Annual Competition. Unfortunately, I also left Diane off the earlier listing of MOWS members selected for this fine event. In addition, she won awards in Watercolor USA, Pittsburgh Watercolor National, San Diego International, and the Wyoming and Alaska Watercolor Nationals.
2. Congratulations to MOWS member Ali Cavanaugh. Her painting Fading into a Luminous Lucidity is on the cover of the December 2009 issue of American Art Collector. Ali has archival prints of this painting available from her Web site. Also, in the December issue of Watercolor Artist there is a very fine article by Meredith Lewis. Ali is currently working on an exhibition to open June 10 in the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, Texas. Here is Ali's Web site: http://www.alicavanaugh.com/
Ali is the featured artist for our next Watercolor Studio.
3. GREAT IDEA!! I received this from from nationally-known western sculptor Bob Robertson. A friend sent it to Bob. It is a great idea! MOWS is asking: When doing your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to the below address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get. When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following:
A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001
If you approve, please pass it on to your friends!
4. Oops! I got it wrong! On November 6 I sent out the following:
MOWS member Diane Hark brought this outstanding Australian artist to my attention. His name is Joseph Zbukvic. I was familiar with his work, but I had only seen individual paintings. He does workshops around the world. This man's paintings are worth spending some time with. Diane said that Cheap Joe's has his book, Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor, and a DVD by this artist.
In the last sentence, Diane was referring to the DVD at Cheap Joe's -- not the book. The book, Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor, is no longer available except on eBay where it is priced at $350, ... and the book is the part I added.
5. The VLAA ( Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, St.. Louis) have a new Web site. It is loaded with information dealing with the law and the arts. They also have law and accounting students to answer questions. If you are a MOWS member but you live outside Missouri, just write: I am a member of the Missouri Watercolor Society; then ask your question. Here is the site: http://www.vlaa.org
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
http://www.mowsart.com
December 4, 2009
3:48 a.m. CST
Birthstone: Turquoise; Flower: Narcissus
"Each person deals with color in his own way and has his own temperature gauge. some people will emphasize blues, or cool hues, in their paintings, while other will head for the reds, or warm hues. Let your colors come out of you the way you feel. This is one way to put yourself into your paintings."
-- Richard K. Kaiser, from his book, Painting Outdoor Scenes in Watercolor.
1. Congratulations go to MOWS Signature member, Diane Schmidt for being a finalist in the Experimental Division of The Artist's Magazine 26th Annual Competition. Unfortunately, I also left Diane off the earlier listing of MOWS members selected for this fine event. In addition, she won awards in Watercolor USA, Pittsburgh Watercolor National, San Diego International, and the Wyoming and Alaska Watercolor Nationals.
2. Congratulations to MOWS member Ali Cavanaugh. Her painting Fading into a Luminous Lucidity is on the cover of the December 2009 issue of American Art Collector. Ali has archival prints of this painting available from her Web site. Also, in the December issue of Watercolor Artist there is a very fine article by Meredith Lewis. Ali is currently working on an exhibition to open June 10 in the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, Texas. Here is Ali's Web site: http://www.alicavanaugh.com/
Ali is the featured artist for our next Watercolor Studio.
3. GREAT IDEA!! I received this from from nationally-known western sculptor Bob Robertson. A friend sent it to Bob. It is a great idea! MOWS is asking: When doing your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to the below address. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get. When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following:
A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001
If you approve, please pass it on to your friends!
4. Oops! I got it wrong! On November 6 I sent out the following:
MOWS member Diane Hark brought this outstanding Australian artist to my attention. His name is Joseph Zbukvic. I was familiar with his work, but I had only seen individual paintings. He does workshops around the world. This man's paintings are worth spending some time with. Diane said that Cheap Joe's has his book, Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor, and a DVD by this artist.
In the last sentence, Diane was referring to the DVD at Cheap Joe's -- not the book. The book, Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor, is no longer available except on eBay where it is priced at $350, ... and the book is the part I added.
5. The VLAA ( Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, St.. Louis) have a new Web site. It is loaded with information dealing with the law and the arts. They also have law and accounting students to answer questions. If you are a MOWS member but you live outside Missouri, just write: I am a member of the Missouri Watercolor Society; then ask your question. Here is the site: http://www.vlaa.org
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
