July 10, 2009
Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
July 10, 2009
3:55 a.m. CST
"... To begin with, concentrate on developing the habit of standing back from your work at regular intervals or whenever you add a new color or complete a value step. If you forget, write yourself a note on top of your board saying 'Stand back! Look!' "
-- Christopher Schink,from his book, Mastering Color and Design in Watercolor.
1. Congratulations to Dr. Rob Havers. Rob is the executive director of the Winston Churchill Memorial and a great friend of MoWS and Watercolor Missouri National. He has been honored by being named Fellow to the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and the Royal Historical Society (RHS). Before coming to Westminster, Rob was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. Rob is just one of the reasons Westminster College ranks 39th of all colleges and universities in the USA by Forbes Magazine. The Missouri Watercolor Society is very proud to be associated with two outstanding institutions: the National Winston Churchill Memorial and Westminster College.
2. REPEAT: The Members' Invitational Entry Deadline is 21 days away and counting down. If you plan on showing in the MI, we must have your entry information in the MoWS office with your entry fee of $20: July 31 is the last postmark we will accept. You can download the prospectus from the MoWs Web site: www.mowsart.com
You must be a member with dues paid to be in this show.
3. ATTENTION: Diana Moxon, executive director of the Columbia Art League, has sent this request: CAL is designing the invitation/announcement card for our upcoming MI show and needs some .jpgs from our members to select from. She is interested in work that will be shown in this year's exhibition.
Send a .jpg at 300 dpi at around 4" x 5" or 5' x 4" or close.
Email to: artleague@centurytel.net
4. ONLINE MAGAZINE: Laura King will be putting together our second online Watercolor Studio and MUST have your accomplishments and tips no later than July 15. Look for it to be posted online July 24.
5.Sidebar: This has nothing to do with art, just fun. It was sent to me off the Internet. Author is unknown. The following questions and answers were actually collected from SAT tests given in an Arkansas city to 16-year-old students! The year was 2000. I think it is one of the most creative things I've read in a long time. They remind me of my answers. I'm for these kids! Enjoy!
Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.
Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
Q: What is a planet?
A: A body of earth surrounded by sky.
Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.
Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.
Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.
Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.
Q: How can you delay milk turning sour?
A: Keep it in the cow.
Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? (E.g., abdomen.)
A: The body is consisted into three parts -- the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels, A, E, I, O, and U.
Q: What is the Fibula?
A: A small lie.
Q: What does "varicose" mean?
A: Nearby.
Q: Give the meaning of the term "Caesarian Section."
A: The caesarian section is a district in Rome.
Q: What is a seizure?
A: A Roman emperor.
Q: What is a terminal illness?
A: When you are sick at the airport.
Q: Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?
A: Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas.
Q: What does the word "benign" mean?
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.
Q: What is a turbine?
A: Something an Arab wears on his head.
Q: What is a Hindu?
A: It lays eggs.
Who said creative thinking and writing was dead?
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
July 10, 2009
3:55 a.m. CST
"... To begin with, concentrate on developing the habit of standing back from your work at regular intervals or whenever you add a new color or complete a value step. If you forget, write yourself a note on top of your board saying 'Stand back! Look!' "
-- Christopher Schink,from his book, Mastering Color and Design in Watercolor.
1. Congratulations to Dr. Rob Havers. Rob is the executive director of the Winston Churchill Memorial and a great friend of MoWS and Watercolor Missouri National. He has been honored by being named Fellow to the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and the Royal Historical Society (RHS). Before coming to Westminster, Rob was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. Rob is just one of the reasons Westminster College ranks 39th of all colleges and universities in the USA by Forbes Magazine. The Missouri Watercolor Society is very proud to be associated with two outstanding institutions: the National Winston Churchill Memorial and Westminster College.
2. REPEAT: The Members' Invitational Entry Deadline is 21 days away and counting down. If you plan on showing in the MI, we must have your entry information in the MoWS office with your entry fee of $20: July 31 is the last postmark we will accept. You can download the prospectus from the MoWs Web site: www.mowsart.com
You must be a member with dues paid to be in this show.
3. ATTENTION: Diana Moxon, executive director of the Columbia Art League, has sent this request: CAL is designing the invitation/announcement card for our upcoming MI show and needs some .jpgs from our members to select from. She is interested in work that will be shown in this year's exhibition.
Send a .jpg at 300 dpi at around 4" x 5" or 5' x 4" or close.
Email to: artleague@centurytel.net
4. ONLINE MAGAZINE: Laura King will be putting together our second online Watercolor Studio and MUST have your accomplishments and tips no later than July 15. Look for it to be posted online July 24.
5.Sidebar: This has nothing to do with art, just fun. It was sent to me off the Internet. Author is unknown. The following questions and answers were actually collected from SAT tests given in an Arkansas city to 16-year-old students! The year was 2000. I think it is one of the most creative things I've read in a long time. They remind me of my answers. I'm for these kids! Enjoy!
Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.
Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
Q: What is a planet?
A: A body of earth surrounded by sky.
Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.
Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.
Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.
Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.
Q: How can you delay milk turning sour?
A: Keep it in the cow.
Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? (E.g., abdomen.)
A: The body is consisted into three parts -- the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels, A, E, I, O, and U.
Q: What is the Fibula?
A: A small lie.
Q: What does "varicose" mean?
A: Nearby.
Q: Give the meaning of the term "Caesarian Section."
A: The caesarian section is a district in Rome.
Q: What is a seizure?
A: A Roman emperor.
Q: What is a terminal illness?
A: When you are sick at the airport.
Q: Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?
A: Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas.
Q: What does the word "benign" mean?
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.
Q: What is a turbine?
A: Something an Arab wears on his head.
Q: What is a Hindu?
A: It lays eggs.
Who said creative thinking and writing was dead?
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
