November 6, 2009

Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
http://www.mowsart.com
November 6, 2009
3:55 a.m. CST  
Birthstone: Topaz; Flower: Chrysanthemum

"When you plan a painting, you can provide a powerful structure for the whole painting by thoughtfully designing the value shapes. Where will the lights, medium values and darks go? Do you want strong contrast or a more muted feeling? Will the final image be predominately low key or high key? These questions will be answered by what you want the final mood of the painting to be."
-- Carol Katchen, from her book, Dramatize Your Paintings With Tonal Value

1. Important: Please remember to record all MOWS Online Exhibitions in your resume. Example: "Missouri Watercolor Society (Holiday) Online Invitational Exhibition (Year)." We have four online shows each year. Invitational exhibitions in a resume always impress the right people. As an art administrator for 25 years, I always asked job candidates for a list of exhibitions. Invitational exhibitions imply you're a special artist to earn an invitation to show your paintings in a very special exhibition.

2. A Christmas Gift: A great gift for an artist friend is membership in the internationally known Missouri Watercolor Society. Simply send their name, address, phone, e-mail and $25, and MOWS will do the rest. Your friend will receive a packet of MoWS information, a certificate, and a "Welcome" card with your name on it. Oh yes, be sure and send your name too!

3. It's that time of the year to remind our membership of changes afoot in many national and international competitive exhibitions. First, most major exhibitions are moving away from slides. Many have already done so. MOWS will still be accepting slides in this year's Watercolor Missouri National 2010, but there is a strong possibility we will be moving to all digital entries in the future. Second, many of the major exhibitions will no longer accept any type of homemade crate. In our national, MOWS charges extra for any type of crate other than a "strongbox." MOWS strongly recommends the "Strongbox" by Airfloat Systems of Verona, Mississippi. If you order from them, be sure to mention the Missouri Watercolor Society and receive a discount. Here is their address:
Air Float Systems
110 Second Street
Verona, MS 38879
Phone: 800-445-2580
Fax: 800-562-4323
Web site: http://www.airfloatsys.com

4. The Missouri Watercolor Society is fortunate to have a number of very outstanding watercolor artists. 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 DVDs by this artist. The following link will take you directly to his painting slide show on his Web site. You'll have to move the picture up for a full frame view. Enjoy!
Here is his Web site: http://jzbukvic.com/paintings.html

5. Sidebar: This has nothing to do with art, but it speaks loads on the age bracket a few of us are in. It's off the Internet and I probably used it before ... I forget! I found it in a pile of my notes. Author unknown.
Dr. Albert Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger.  When he came to Einstein, Einstein reached in his vest pocket.  He couldn't find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets. It wasn't there, so he looked in his briefcase, but couldn't find it. Then he looked in the seat beside him. He still couldn't find it. The conductor said, "Dr. Einstein, I know who you are. We all know who you are. I'm sure you bought a ticket. Don't worry about it."
Einstein nodded appreciatively. The conductor continue down the aisle punching tickets. As he was ready to move to the next car, he turned around and saw the great physicist down on his hands and knees looking under his seat for his ticket. The conductor rushed back and said, "Dr. Einstein, Dr. Einstein, don't worry, I know who you are. No problem. You don't need a ticket. I'm sure you bought one."
Einstein looked at him and said, "Young man, I too, know who I am. What I don't know is where I'm going."

Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa

October 30, 2009

Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
http://www.mowsart.com
October 30, 2009
3:51 a.m. CST  (Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 1. Set your clocks back 1 hr.)
Birthstone: Opal; Flower: Calendula

"My eyes tell me what the subject is, but my brain lets me know other thing as well -- the type of day it is (sunny or overcast, hot or cold); the fragrances I smell; the sound of the insects circling in the heated air; the hush of nothing moving about at all. Everything I sense combines to give me a certain feeling about what I am seeing. ...When you know how you feel about your subject, you will know what you want to say about it in your painting."
-- Edward Norton Ward, from his book, First Impressions: Sketching Nature in Watercolor.

1. BOO! Tomorrow is Halloween. Please watch for the little ghosts if you are out and about in your car on Halloween night.

2. Congratulations to MOWS Signature member E. Jane Stoddard and MOWS-HR member Dean Mitchell. Jane won the Elizabeth Shober Hooper Memorial Award for Excellence in the Philadelphia Water Color Society's 109th International Works on Paper. Dean won the Newman Galleries Award for Excellence in the Philadelphia Water Color Society exhibition.

3. Congratulations to MOWS-HR member John Salminen; MOWS Signature member Pat Cook; and MOWS Signature member Debora Reed. All three artists won major awards in the National Watercolor Society 89th Annual Exhibition 2009. MOWS Signature member, Jerry Stitt, served as chairperson for the Jury of Selection.

4. Once again: a number of MOWS members write newsletters for local art clubs, leagues, societies, or associations. Many have inquired if they can use items I write about and present to our membership in the Online News. The answer: Yes, you may! However, the Missouri Watercolor Society Online News carries a copyright. You should include a beginning statement: From the (date), Missouri Watercolor Society Online News. Followed by the borrowed item.

5. Point of Clarification: The Missouri Watercolor publishes online two different types of information sources for our membership.  The Missouri Watercolor Society Online News which I write is designed to give members weekly news updates of what we are doing and why, plus other items I feel are of interest. Since we are a state organization with a national membership the Online News is very important so that all members --local and national -- are well informed. In addition to being emailed to our members, the Online News is also available on our web site, www.mowsart.com, and could probably be best defined as a blog.

Watercolor Studio is an online in-depth news and information source in a magazine format. Laura King is the editor. We try very hard to bring our members writings about art by well-known artists; information about members' accomplishments, and painting tips; and we showcase members' art work in color. Watercolor Studio is a magazine of from 16 to 22 pages with a defining cover.  It is not a newsletter.  A newsletter is defined as having 4 to 8 pages but can have up to 16 pages without a defining cover.

6. Please read the Online NEWS! ... each week! One of the things that blows my small brain is when I have posted an important item in the news for three weeks and a member will e-mail me asking about the very thing that has been up for half-a-month marked in red.  I was a professor too long: when this happens, I still look for my grade book!

7. Sidebar: I had this piece in the News last year, ... and the year before! But a number of our members asked if I would run it again because they remember the painted hose seams, too. So here it is again, ENJOY! And Happy Halloween!
. . . The first class in school for me was in 1942. My teacher had just graduated from MU. Because of the war, she -- like all the gals -- couldn't get nylon hose to wear, so she used a marker and painted a line down the back of her legs to look like a hose seam. That fantastic bending line certainly made a lasting impression on a little boy. I had never seen real art work before. Even today, as I approach the twilight of my life, I'm still not sure that that beautiful line making its way down that curved leg wasn't the driving impetus that turned me into an artist. Here is what else I learned from my first-grade teacher:
H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N! H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N!
Oh what funny things are seen..
Witches' hats!
Coal-black cats!
Broomstick riders!
Mice and rats!

Have a SPOOKY Halloween!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa

October 23, 2009

Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
http://www.mowsart.com
October 23, 2009
3:51 a.m. CST  
Birthstone: Opal; Flower: Calendula

"... Good pictures are built on a foundation of solid design, which depends not on specific subject matter but on your ability to perceive any subject -- figure or otherwise -- in terms of color, value, and shape. These are the essentials, the building blocks. Learn to work not from your head but from your eyes. Your real aim is to paint the light, not the thing itself."
-- Charles Reid, from his book, Master Class: Painting by Design.

1. Attention: Many thanks go out to all the artists who participated in this year's Members' Invitational. It was an outstanding show. HOWEVER, in the MOWS MI show only three paintings sold: others could have. Buyers' interest was high in many which were marked NFS (Not For Sale). In contrast, during the last week of our MI show, Boone County Bank had their art show. A total of $8,000 worth of art was sold opening night. Most the prices ranged from $100 to $800 with one or two in the $1,200 range. In other words, buyers were not interested in dickering for a price and went from the MOWS show to another show where art work was for sale and the price was posted. As I have written many times: There is a business side to art. I will ask the Board of Directors to consider requiring that all paintings in all our exhibitions be for sale.
Sample text from four prospectuses:
Kansas Watercolor Society National: "All artwork included in this exhibition must be for sale."
23rd International Exhibition on Animals in Art, LSU: "All work submitted must be priced and for sale."
Texas Watercolor Society 61st Annual: "All work should be for sale."
Rockies West National 18th Annual: "Painting must be for sale."

If you have not picked up your painting from the CAL, please do so as soon as possible. They need the space.

2. Repeat: If you haven't read Watercolor Studio Fall Issue Laura has posted the magazine at this link:
http://www.mowsart.com/Documents/WatercolorStudioFall09.pdf
You can also reach it by going to the MoWS home page, clicking on the yellow brushstroke on the left menu that says "Watercolor Studio" and then clicking the first link in the list on the page that comes up. It says "Fall 2009 Issue (PDF Format)"
Laura and I would be very interested in your comments:
Laura King : laura@laurakingstudio.com
Papa: georgetutt@socket.net

3. Here are a few stats that will give you an idea how folks in other places feel about our Web site. Here are the number of hits the Fall Issue of Watercolor Studio received within just a few hours on Friday, October 17th after Laura King posted it and I announced it in Friday's Online News. I'm always amazed at the folks from afar who follow MOWS through the Online News.
Europe:
Spain - 954
France - 633
England - 107
A Few Cities:
Beijing (China) - 26 Paul Jackson's group again.
Los Angeles - 100
Atlanta - 107
Columbia, MO - 48

4. Something Completely Different: This has nothing to do with art, just fun. Especially if you are getting a few more candles on your birthday cake. They are off the Internet. The clever author is unknown but sounds like Erma Bombeck.

OBSERVATIONS ON GROWING OLD
 01. It's harder to tell navy from black.
 02. Everything old is new again, but if you wore it before, you're too old to wear it the second time around.
 03. Your kids are becoming like you---and you don't like them, but your grandchildren are perfect!
 04. Yellow becomes your big color---your eyeballs, your skin, your teeth.
 05. Going out is good; coming home is even better!
 06. When people say you look "Great", they add, "for your age!"
 07. When you needed the discount, you paid full price. Now you get discounts on everything---movies, hotels, flights.
 08. You forget names, but it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you.
 09. The last 2 outfits you wore had spots on them.
 10. You ask your spouse or friend how your outfit looks, and they tell you the truth.
 11. The 5 pounds you wanted to lose is now 15, and you have a better chance of losing your keys than the 15 pounds.
 12. You realize you're never going to be really good at anything---especially golf.
 13. Your spouse is counting on you to remember things you don't remember.
 14. The things you cared to do, you now don't care to do...but you care that you don't care to do them anymore.
 15. Your spouse sleeps better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep".
 16. Remember when your mother said "Wear clean underwear in case you GET in an accident"? Now you bring clean underwear in case you HAVE an accident.
 17. You used to say, "I hope my kids GET married." Now it's, "I hope they STAY married!"
 18. The best place to have a conversation with your spouse is in the bathroom-- you have his/her full attention.
 19. You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch; when GOOGLE, iPod, email, modem were unheard of; and when a mouse was something that made you climb on a table.
 20, You use more 4-letter words---"what?"..."when?"
 21. Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it's not safe to wear it anywhere.
 22. Your spouse has a night out with the guys/gals but he/she is home by 9:00 p.m.; next week it will be 8:30 p.m.
 23. You read 100 pages into a book before you realize you've already read it before.
 24. You notice everything they sell in clothing stores is "tight & sleeveless" for women and "tight & below the butt" for men.
 25. You never heard of any of the people in People Magazine.
 26. Your concealer doesn't conceal, your lipstick bleeds, your mascara clumps, and your eyebrows are disappearing.
 27. You don't have hair under your arms and very little on your legs, but your chin needs to be plucked daily.
 28. What used to be freckles are now liver spots.
 29. Everybody whispers.
 30. Now that your spouse has retired, you'd give anything if he/she would find a job.
 31. You have three sizes of clothes in your closet, two of which you will never wear again.
 32. But old is good in some things---old songs, old movies, and best of all.......old friends.
 
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa

October 16, 2009

Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
http://www.mowsart.com
October 16, 2009
5:02 a.m. CST  
Birthstone: Opal; Flower: Calendula

"... Some questions of style and technique have to be answered before we begin to painting, others as we go. But before we do anything else we need an idea. We need to know what we want to paint. So, where do ideas and inspirations come from? Ultimately they come from within us, but there are plenty of sources of inspiration just waiting for us to tap into them. Take a good look at yourself, your work, your entire world. Then get that unique, personal vision down on paper."
-- Mike Ward, from his book, The New Spirit of Watercolor.

1. Want to see the NEW issue of Watercolor Studio? Laura has posted the magazine at this link: http://www.mowsart.com/Documents/WatercolorStudioFall09.pdf
You can go to the MoWS home page, click on the yellow brushstroke on the left menu that says "Watercolor Studio" and then click the first link in the list on the page that comes up. It says "Fall 2009 Issue (PDF Format)"
 ThanK you Laura King and all the artists who made this another success.
YOU ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN!

2.A number of members have asked why I use the letters MoWS when MOWSART is used for our website. They are right. It is confusing! Therefore, in the future I will use MOWS for the News. If you have personal information printed with MoWS, don't panic. MoWS is still OK.
The Board of Directors will decide which we will use.

3. Attention: During this year's Members' Invitational a large number of painting were shown that were not for sale. MOWS had said this was OK for this show. However, many of these NFS paintings were of interest to buyers. The CAL gallery directed the interested party to the artist of each painting. A few artists told the gallery that they would sell if the price was right. Folks, it is not the gallery's job to price your painting nor the buyer. It is your job to state the price you want: Just ask yourself, At what point am I willing to part with this painting, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000; $10,000; $15,000; etc. And price it there. Example: I was showing one of the very finest nonobjective painting I had produced in a show of my work in Nashville, Tenn. I priced it very high, well above the point I was willing to part with it. A fellow came in, loved it, and wrote a check for the painting. It now proudly hangs in the home of one of Nashville's fine surgeons.

4. A number of artists e-mailed me that they liked the idea of posting a card/banner with their art festival setup stating: Exhibiting Member of the Missouri Watercolor Society: An Organization Nationally Respected; Internationally Recognized. MOWS Member, Erlene Flowers, suggested that we contact Vistaprint for some small banners which we could sell as a fund raiser. Unfortunately, the Publication Committee being overwhelmed with the magazine, Web site, etc. is not interested in any other responsibilities. However, interested members may purchase a small banner 3'X1.6' directly from Vistaprint. Cost is about $13.99 plus shipping for the small banner. Here is their e-mail: vistaprint@e.vistaprint.com
Web site: www.vistaprint.com

5. Sorry if there are some Mistakes in todays News. CAL put me to work last night, and this old fellow got home late.
I forgot to use Laura's proofread check the News.

6. Here are Papa's recommendations for NATIONAL exhibitions for October: MOWS is an organization of artists involved in the profession of watermedia painting. We have a large membership that covers all of Missouri, plus goes from Alaska to Hawaii to Florida to California. Therefore, we only recommend national and international exhibitions -- or our own! -- dealing with watermedia as part or all of the exhibition. We do not promote crafts nor craft organizations. To earn the MoWS recommendation, shows must be judged by professional artists with national standing, belonging to the American Watercolor Society or National Watercolor Society as signature members. 

Missouri Watercolor Society's 10th Annual Watercolor Missouri National Exhibition. National Churchill Museum, Fulton, Mo. Dates: April 1 -May 16, 2010. Juror of Selection: Chris Krupinski AWS, NWS. Juror of Awards: Mary Lou Corn, NWS. Top cash award: $1000; 16 cash awards; 5 Missouri Merit Awards; $6000 anticipated. Slide/.jpg deadline: Jan. 19, 2010. For prospectus, send #10 SASE to: Missouri Watercolor Society, 1406 Kenwood Drive, Fulton, MO 65251-1317; phone: 573-642-6410; e-mail:georgetutt@socket.net or download: www.mowsart.com

TWSA: 35th Transparent Watercolor Society of America Exhibition 2010. Kenosha Public Museum. Dates: May 1 - July 25, 2010. Digital entries only. Deadline: January 15. Jurors: Jean Grastorf,AWS, NWS, TWSA and Frank Francese, NWS, TWSA. For prospectus: Send SASE to:
Kristin Dam, 13249 N. Dechambeau Way, Boise, ID 83714; or www.watercolors.org

Rockies West National 18th Annual Watercolor Exhibition 2010. Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO. Dates: March 3-April 4. Juror: Judy Coffey, NWS. Best of Show: $1000. Digital/ e-mail entries preferred. Slides accepted. For prospectus, send SASE to WCWS, Lou Cain, 184 E. Main, Hotchkiss, CO 81419; or download www.wcwatercolorsociety.com

AWS: 143rd Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society, Inc. NY, NY. Dates: April 6 - June 7, 2010. Juried by committee. Awards: estimated $40,000 in cash and Medals. Slide/digital entries. Deadline: November 16, 2009. For prospectus: Send SASE to: American Watercolor Society, Inc., 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003; or www.americanwatercolorsociety.org

Texas Watercolor Society's 61st Annual National Exhibition 2010.  The Rockport Center for the Arts. April 1, 2010 - May 8, 2010. Slide or digital CD deadline: November 1, 2009. Juror: Janet Walsh, AWS, NWS. Primarily aqueous medium on paper in last two years. Entry fees; $15 for one; $30 for two; $35 for three. For prospectus: Send SASE to 902 Navigation Circle, Rockport TX 78382; download at www.texaswatercolorsociety.net

Southern Watercolor Society's Annual Exhibition. Anne P. Baker Gallery/Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, Madisonville Community College, KY. Dates: March 26-April 30. Juror: Cheng Khee Chee, AWS-DF, NWS. Cash awards. Digital entry only. CD deadline: December 1, 2009. This is a regional exhibition. Must be from one to the 13 states of the South. For prospectus: Southern Watercolor, Elise M. Beattie, P.O. Box 7829, Paducah, KY 42002, or download: www.southernwatercolorsociety.org

The Red River Watercolor Society National Watermedia Exhibition in Fargo, ND. Deadline: February 1, slides or digital. Juror: Judi Betts. For prospectus: Send SASE to RRWS, PO Box 1656, Fargo, ND 58107-1656; web site: www.redriverws.org

Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa

October 9, 2009

Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
October 9, 2009
6:22 a.m. CST  
Birthstone: Opal; Flower: Calendula

"Movement and landscape sounds like a contradiction in terms. Land is a solid mass and a secure, firm base. But the landscape does move as it reacts to changing light and the forceful elements of wind, rain, snow, and storm. Trees, grasses, and flowers, for example, succumb to elemental forces in a variety of ways which allow us to recognize movement. As the artist, it is up to you to impart this feeling of space combined with movement, instilling your picture with a lively atmosphere" 
-- Julia Cassels, from her book, Hoe to Capture Movement in Your Paintings.

1. Important Repeat: Columbia will be involved with Artrageous Weekend (everywhere ART!) from October 9 - 11. Diana Moxon will be at the CAL on Monday, the 12th, if you need to pick up your painting from the MI show. However, please be sure to let her know because generally the gallery is closed on Monday. Also, if you haven't picked up your award --if you won one -- be sure to do so when you pick up your painting. Your name will be on the award package.
 artleague@centurytel.net

2. Paul Jackson is off again on one of his famous trips. This time he has a group of artists sketching their way through Italy. He said he will keep us posted with a travelogue. He also plans a similar adventure at a resort on one of the Hawaiian islands around January. Go to: www.pauljackson.com

3. Many thanks to all the artists for their contributions of great paintings for our Members' Online Holiday Exhibition. Take a look! This is one outstanding show! A total of 100 paintings makes this one of our largest Members' Online Exhibitions. Our friends around this old world will greatly appreciate this show. YOU ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN! www.mowsart.com (Click on either the text link above the slideshow on the home page, or the "Galleries" brushstroke at left to get to the Gallery page for the show, which has all 100 paintings. Note: the slideshow is now randomly generated with a sampling of 20 paintings from the show - different paintings will come up at each visit.)

4. State What Others Can't, But Wish They Could! No one else will do this for you: A number of our members are busy with outdoor fall festivals. In your hustle and bustle, do yourself a favor and make a sign for the front of your display saying:  Exhibiting Member of the Missouri Watercolor Society: An Organization Nationally Respected; Internationally Recognized.
Why? Because we are a state organization with a national membership. MANY OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN AMERICAN ART DO BELONG TO THIS ORGANIZATION. And that is why you need the sign telling buyers and viewers you are a productive member of MoWS.

5. A number of artists complained about charging an administrative fee/handling fee for hand-delivered work into the Members' Invitational. Unlike local shows where volunteers check the work in, that work for larger shows is generally done by a paid staff, who after checking the artist in have a number of things to do for that artist;  e.g. type all the information for the exhibition. This fee helps to cover the cost. This is a common practice for many shows sponsored by large organizations. Some of our members are not used to dealing with major shows. MoWS tries hard to keep the cost to the members as low as possible. Here are four examples of administrative fees/handling fees of major exhibitions for hand-delivered work:
Louisiana Watercolor Society 38th Annual - $40
Mississippi Grand National - $50
Texas Watercolor Society 61st Annual - $40
Rockies West National 18th Annual - $20

6. A Great Callaway Tradition:  Looking for a wonderful fall trip for the kids or the family? Try MoWS member, Verna Shryock's family's famous and terrific Callaway Farms Corn Maze. This year it is "Mizzou" with the Tiger Logo. Be sure and visit the Red Barn, too. In the Red Barn, you will experience all kinds of interesting things plus "how they make the corn maze." Here is their Web site: www.callawayfarms.com

7. In the last item of last week's October 2 Online News, I unfortunately tried to be cute and made the following reference "Okay, we'll take grandma."  This was offensive to some. I sincerely apologize for my lack of sensitivity.

Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa

October 2, 2009

Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
October 2, 2009
3:55 a.m. CST  
Birthstone: Opal; Flower: Calenduia

"Creativity is within your grasp. It is not to be found on cloud nine but on your paper as you make your own shapes, your own values, your own color. It means you being you, thinking your own thoughts, and responding to what you feel."
-- Frank Webb, from his book, Webb on Watercolor.

1. Thank you goes to the Columbia Tribune for the fine photos of the Members' Invitational 2009 in the "Pulse" section of the paper.

2. Last call for entries for the Members' Online Holiday Show!
If you've been planning to send some images but hadn't gotten around to it yet, now is the time. The deadline is this Sunday, Oct. 4, 11:59 p.m. Please email .jpg files to laura@laurakingstudio.com; include media, size and price (price is optional) for each painting. Preferred size is 4" x 6" at 72 dpi - but if you don't know how to size your images, don't worry about it - just send them as is and Laura will take care of it. Paintings do not have to have a holiday theme, and it's ok if they've been shown before. Once you've sent your email, please mail a check (made out to Laura King) for $7 per image to Laura King, 1513 Thoroughbred Circle, Columbia, MO 65202. Don't miss out on this chance to have your work seen by people all around the world - it's going to be a great show!  
 
3. Columbia will be involved with Artrageous Weekend (everywhere ART!) from October 9 - 11. Diana Moxon will be at the CAL on Monday, the 12th, if you need to pick up your painting from the MI show. However, please be sure to let her know because generally the gallery is closed on Monday. Also, if you haven't picked up your award --if you won one -- be sure to do so when you pick up your painting. artleague@centurytel.net

4. Last Friday, September 25, after I posted the News, a number of our admirers in other parts of the world thought our Holiday show was to be posted Sunday the 27th and wanted to know when. (I believe they had trouble with my Online News because I write as a Missourian.) It's not a huge number, but this will give you an idea of where these folks are from:
Turkey - 3
China - 142 (Most of these are from Beijing where Paul Jackson sang "You are My Sunshine.")
Russian Federation - 10
Netherlands - 6
Romania - 4
Germany - 3
France - 2
And many other countries with just one person, . . . I didn't count them.

5. A number of artists have asked how they can help the organization. We really appreciate the interest. Here are some suggestions of ways each of you can help your Missouri Watercolor Society:

* Follow Paul Jackson's lead and try to get five artists from your area to join. Too many? Try three. Okay, we'll take grandma! . . . if she is all you can find. The new artists will have their names listed in the next online issue of Watercolor Studio, a membership card, certificate, and letters of introduction.

* Give a membership as a very special gift to another artist friend. The friend will receive their membership certificate with our gold seal; their membership card; and be listed in our new Watercolor Studio Magazine online, and a "MoWS Welcome Card." Your name will be on the inside with the following, "A special gift for a special friend." Just send to the MoWS office by slow mail letting us know that it is a gift with the following information: your friend's name, address, city, state, zip, and a check for $25 made out to MoWS. We'll do the rest.

* Write a "how-to article" about painting for Watercolor Studio online. Tell the MoWS members what you do and how you do it. Since our magazine is now online, your writing will not only be read all over the USA, but also in Asia and Europe.

* Sponsor a memorial award in the name of some special person in your life for either the Watercolor Missouri National or the Members' Invitational. You will receive a letter to give the IRS for taxes, and unless you have objections, you will be given recognition in Watercolor Studio online and on the MoWS national award winning Web site. Example: The George Latta Memorial Award, The Sutherland Lumber Company Award, The Jeanie Morris Missouri Merit Awards.

* Give a donation to support your favorite MoWS exhibition: Watercolor Missouri National, Members' Invitational, or the four Members' Online Exhibitions. We'll give you national recognition in the Online News and in Watercolor Studio Online. You'll also receive a letter for the IRS since we are not-for-profit.

* Invite a business to give an award at either the Watercolor Missouri National or the Members' Invitational. For their gift, the business will be placed as a member of our "Corporate Honor Roll" and they will receive a "Corporate Certificate" of membership, a letter for the IRS, and they will be listed in both our magazine and on our national award winning Web site, where each month viewers from all over the world will see the name of their business.

* Support all our exhibitions by entering. Even if you don't get in the National, or you don't win an award, those entry fees make all the other things possible. In other words, without members' support of the National we couldn't have the great gifts, ... and prizes, ... and food, ... and the gallery for the Members' Invitational. Remember, someone has spent a great deal of time on these shows just for you.

Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa

September 25, 2009

Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
September 25, 2009
3:50 a.m. CST  
Birthstone: Sapphire; Flower: Aster

"As an artist, I do not arrange people and trees, but large structures, allowing those structures, those patterns, to turn suggestions and strokes into people and trees in the viewers' minds. Designs communicate; viewers provide the details."
-- Eric Wiegardt, from his book, Watercolor Free and Easy.

1. Congratulations to Cathy Hegman. Cathy's painting, Emergence: Good and Evil, was selected for the announcement of the 89th annual Exhibition of the National Watercolor Society at the City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, Caifornia.

2. IMPORTANT: The new Members' Online Exhibition is scheduled to go up October 5! This is also our Members' ONLINE HOLIDAY SHOW: it will be up for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. An average of 120,000 viewers will make complete visits to our site each of the four months this show is up, many looking for paintings to give as gifts. They will see it all over the USA, in Asia, and Europe. Know any other site that will do that for you? One painting will cost you the price of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke ($7 for one .jpg file).Sooooo, instead of clogging your arteries, use that money to give yourself the advantage of being in a four-month exhibition that is viewed by thousands.
The Publication Committee has decided to extend the deadline to October 4, hoping that as many of our members as possible will take the opportunity to show in this event. Get your paintings to Laura folks -- this is an important show for our organization. You may show as many paintings as you like, and you may even contact Laura to "renew" the same paintings you had in the last show, at $7 per image. WE DO NOT WANT A HOLIDAY PAINTING, WHAT WE WANT IS YOUR BEST WORK FOR VIEWERS TO SEE. 
Please use this address when sending .jpgs to Laura for the fall Members' Online Exhibition:  laura@laurakingstudio.com
The show will be posted on the MoWS website on the evening of Oct. 5. Please have your images to Laura by midnight on Sunday, Oct. 4th. There is a $7 fee per .jpg file. Make checks out to Laura (not to MoWS) and mail to: 1513 Thoroughbred Circle, Columbia, MO 65202. (If you prefer, you may also mail slides or photos to this address instead of sending .jpg files by email. The fee is a little higher - $10 per slide or photo.)

3. Attention! If you're interested in having artists in all parts of the USA and overseas read about your accomplishments, you need to send them to Laura this week for the fall online issue of Watercolor Studio. This issue will have very fine articles by Jonathan Knight and Richard Stephens, plus all the winners of the Members' Invitational, all participating artists, and all our sponsors. Here is Laura's email: laura@laurakingstudio.com

4. Thanks so much for all the very nice compliments about the Members' Invitational and reception. Diana Moxon, executive director of CAL, and her crew worked very hard to make the MoWS reception special. So often those who work hard to make an event special for others only receive negative comments about a gamut of small insignificant things that can and often do go wrong. I salute anyone willing to take on the responsibility of trying to please others . . . especially those in the arts.

5. Here are Papa's recommendations for NATIONAL exhibitions for October: MoWS is an organization of artists involved in the profession of watermedia painting. We have a large membership that covers all of Missouri, plus goes from Alaska to Hawaii to Florida to California. Therefore, we only recommend national and international exhibitions -- or our own! -- dealing with watermedia as part or all of the exhibition. We do not promote crafts nor craft organizations. To earn the MoWS recommendation, shows must be judged by professional artists with national standing, belonging to the American Watercolor Society or National Watercolor Society as signature members. 

Missouri Watercolor Society's 10th Annual Watercolor Missouri National Exhibition. National Churchill Museum, Fulton, Mo. Dates: April 1 -May 16, 2010. Juror of Selection: Chris Krupinski AWS, NWS. Juror of Awards: Mary Lou Corn, NWS. Top cash award: $1000; 16 cash awards; 5 Missouri Merit Awards; $6000 anticipated. Slide/.jpg deadline: Jan. 19, 2010. For prospectus, send #10 SASE to: Missouri Watercolor Society, 1406 Kenwood Drive, Fulton, MO 65251-1317; phone: 573-642-6410; e-mail:georgetutt@socket.net or download: www.mowsart.com

TWSA: 35th Transparent Watercolor Society of America Exhibition 2010. Kenosha Public Museum. Dates: May 1 - July 25, 2010. Digital entries only. Deadline: January 15. Jurors: Jean Grastorf,AWS, NWS, TWSA and Frank Francese, NWS, TWSA. For prospectus: Send SASE to:
Kristin Dam, 13249 N. Dechambeau Way, Boise, ID 83714; or www.watercolors.org

AWS: 143rd Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society, Inc. NY, NY. Dates: April 6 - June 7, 2010. Juried by committee. Awards: estimated $40,00 in cash and Medals. Slide/digital entries. Deadline: November 16, 2009. For prospectus: Send SASE to: American Watercolor Society, Inc., 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003; or www.americanwatercolorsociety.org

Texas Watercolor Society's 61st Annual National Exhibition 2010.  The Rockport Center for the Arts. April 1, 2010 - May 8, 2010. Slide or digital CD deadline: November 1, 2009. Juror: Janet Walsh, AWS, NWS. Primarily aqueous medium on paper in last two years. Entry fees; $15 for one; $30 for two; $35 for three. For prospectus: Send SASE to 902 Navigation Circle, Rockport TX 78382; download at www.texaswatercolorsociety.net

Southern Watercolor Society's Annual Exhibition. Anne P. Baker Gallery/Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, Madisonville Community College, KY. Dates: March 26-April 30. Juror: Cheng Khee Chee, AWS-DF, NWS. Cash awards. Digital entry only. CD deadline: December 1, 2009. This is a regional exhibition. Must be from one to the 13 states of the South. For prospectus: Southern Watercolor, Elise M. Beattie, P.O. Box 7829, Paducah, KY 42002, or download: www.southernwatercolorsociety.org

The Red River Watercolor Society National Watermedia Exhibition in Fargo, ND. Deadline: February 1, slides or digital. Juror: Judi Betts. For prospectus: Send SASE to RRWS, PO Box 1656, Fargo, ND 58107-1656; web site: www.redriverws.org

Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa