July 27, 2012
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
July 27, 2012 -- "May apple fruits ripen and fall to the ground. Wild black cherries ripen. Squirrels bear summer litters. Blazing star blooms on prairies and roadsides. Warblers begin to gain weight for energy during migration. Wild plums ripen. South Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks."
Missouri Department of Conservation provides this week's quote from its Natural Events Calendar.
1:45 a.m. CST - Mizzou's football practice begins August 2.
Birthstone: Ruby
Flower: Larkspur
"I used to be amused by the old rule that some of the sky color should be repeated in the foreground, but I have discovered there is a reason for the rule: too many skies are a raw blue that separates itself from all other areas of the painting. There must be some color echo that will bring them together. Skies don't always have to be pure blue, anyway."
-- Edward Betts, N.A., A.W.S. from his book, Creative Landscape Painting.
1. Congratulations to MOWS Signature member, Norma Herring. Norma will be having a one-woman (person) show which will open August 3 in the restored Baudette Train Depot in Baudette, MN.
2. Congratulations to MOWS Signature member, Marilynne Bradley. Her one-woman (person) exhibition of watercolors will open July 29 to August 25, at the Componere Gallery, 6509 Delmar Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63130. A reception will be held August 5 from 2pm to 4pm.
3. The deadline is here!! You're down to the last days in July. Sunday is the 29th day of July. This means you have 2 days left to get your entry into the office for the National Members' Invitational. Postmark must read July 31. Remember: This is a "state fair" type of show. YOU select the painting you wish to show. Marlin Rotach will be doing the JUDGING for cash and merchandise awards. You must be a MOWS member to be in the exhibition.
Jenifer Flink sent this information: The Office of Cultural Affairs is a sponsor this year and will enable advertising for the show. Better promotion of this event will encourage sales. In addition, we will have several events that will take place in the Boone County Museum and Galleries while the MOWS exhibit is on the walls:
- Hall of Fame ~ 2-300 movers and shakers attending the Hall of Fame
- Heriitage Festival ~ 15-20,000 people attending to enjoy history and re-enactment in the park
- Book Talk Events ~ Two Saturday morning events with attendees of at least 50 people
4. A Great Read! The National Churchill Museum puts out a quarterly magazine titled, The Churchillian. The current summer issue is devoted to "The Art of Winston Churchill." Churchill preferred oil painting over watercolor, because it suited his personality. However, I'm very sure, when we have our exhibition in the spring, Mr. Churchill would look down at all the fine watercolors and say, "Well done!"
If you are interested in getting a copy of The Churchillian, contact Asst. Director Sara Winingear, 501 Westminster Ave., Fulton, MO 65251. Phone: 573-592-5369.
5. Did you know this? According to the AARP Bulletin--here I go again!-- certain colored cars will bring about $300 more than other colors: silver, white and black are the top colors. Cars of the same model that are red, blue, green, or yellow bring less at trade-in time. Oh yes, one other thing: car thieves also prefer to steal silver, white and black cars.
6. Here is one from Laura King: Papa, this is a discussion I received in an email about whether artists should include pricing on their websites. Thought you might be interested, maybe it’s even worth sharing the link in the news.
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa