July 3, 2009
Missouri! Where the watercolors flow!
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
July 3, 2009 - Happy Independence Day - Fly the Flag!
3:58 a.m. CST
"... This one is so obvious it sounds foolish in print, but it is too often neglected. Paint. Paint often. Successful artists speak far more often of work than of talent. Almost never will you see a profound work of art coming from the brush of a person who paints only occasionally."
-- Lawrence C. Goldsmith,from his book, Watercolor Bold & Free.
1. Congratulations to Signature Member, Mary Lou Corn, NWS, MoWS. She will be honored by the city of St. James, MO by being the Grand Marshall of their parade. Nice to know that in some parts of the ol' state of Missouri, artists are held in high esteem.
2. ATTENTION: Diana Moxon, executive director of the Columbia Art League, has sent this request: "I'm getting ready to design the postcard for the watercolor show and wondered if you could include a request in your next e-news for anyone who knows what work they're submitting, and has a high-resolution image to email the image to me for possible inclusion on the postcard. I need 4 images in total, 3 for the front and 1 for the back."
Send a .jpg at 300 dpi at around 4" x 5" or 5' x 4" or close.
Send to: artleague@centurytel.net
3. The Members' Invitational Entry Deadline is 28 Days Away and counting down: It is not like your local show where Mabel always handles everything for everyone, and all you have to do is show up with a painting. Well, you will not be able to just show up at the Columbia Art League with a painting. So 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
4. A number of members have complained that they couldn't "pull up" the New Online Watercolor Studio. Hmmm. it's suppose to work as a PDF file. You go to the MoWS Web site (www.mowsart.com). Under the slide show is a link to the magazine. Click on it. The magazine is in PDF format, and depending on your browser settings, it will either open automatically for you when you follow the link, or it will download to you desktop where you may open it with Adobe Acrobat or another viewing software.
A few folks have old versions of Adobe which said the MoWS PDF was flawed--not so! You have an old Adobe Acrobat reader. Follow these directions from Laura:
The ‘Bad Cmap encoding error' is seen in earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. The document you are trying to view uses some features which are only supported in more recent versions. To fix the problem, you can download and install the more recent version of Abode Acrobat reader (9.1) from their Web site. This is a FREE download: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
Once you download and install this program, you should have no problems reading the PDF file that you have downloaded. You will NOT need to re-download the PDF documents.
5. The following information is courtesy of national sculptor, Bob Robertson: Ever wonder where all that art stuff you buy comes from? Well, you can now check the barcode. Just remember the first 2 or 3 digits. Here are a few important ones:
00 - 09 ...... USA and Canada
30 - 37 ...... France
40 - 44 ...... Germany
47.............. Taiwan
49 ............. Japan
50 ............. England
690 - 692 .. China
6. A Glance at the Past: In 1999, after Independence Day, a group met in Fulton and discussed the possibility of bring a new organization into being. That organization is now called the Missouri Watercolor Society and is known nationally and internationally. So light a boomer for us this weekend. It's kind of our birthday, too!
Set a sparkler off for me!
Have a great holiday!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
July 3, 2009 - Happy Independence Day - Fly the Flag!
3:58 a.m. CST
"... This one is so obvious it sounds foolish in print, but it is too often neglected. Paint. Paint often. Successful artists speak far more often of work than of talent. Almost never will you see a profound work of art coming from the brush of a person who paints only occasionally."
-- Lawrence C. Goldsmith,from his book, Watercolor Bold & Free.
1. Congratulations to Signature Member, Mary Lou Corn, NWS, MoWS. She will be honored by the city of St. James, MO by being the Grand Marshall of their parade. Nice to know that in some parts of the ol' state of Missouri, artists are held in high esteem.
2. ATTENTION: Diana Moxon, executive director of the Columbia Art League, has sent this request: "I'm getting ready to design the postcard for the watercolor show and wondered if you could include a request in your next e-news for anyone who knows what work they're submitting, and has a high-resolution image to email the image to me for possible inclusion on the postcard. I need 4 images in total, 3 for the front and 1 for the back."
Send a .jpg at 300 dpi at around 4" x 5" or 5' x 4" or close.
Send to: artleague@centurytel.net
3. The Members' Invitational Entry Deadline is 28 Days Away and counting down: It is not like your local show where Mabel always handles everything for everyone, and all you have to do is show up with a painting. Well, you will not be able to just show up at the Columbia Art League with a painting. So 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
4. A number of members have complained that they couldn't "pull up" the New Online Watercolor Studio. Hmmm. it's suppose to work as a PDF file. You go to the MoWS Web site (www.mowsart.com). Under the slide show is a link to the magazine. Click on it. The magazine is in PDF format, and depending on your browser settings, it will either open automatically for you when you follow the link, or it will download to you desktop where you may open it with Adobe Acrobat or another viewing software.
A few folks have old versions of Adobe which said the MoWS PDF was flawed--not so! You have an old Adobe Acrobat reader. Follow these directions from Laura:
The ‘Bad Cmap encoding error' is seen in earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat reader. The document you are trying to view uses some features which are only supported in more recent versions. To fix the problem, you can download and install the more recent version of Abode Acrobat reader (9.1) from their Web site. This is a FREE download: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
Once you download and install this program, you should have no problems reading the PDF file that you have downloaded. You will NOT need to re-download the PDF documents.
5. The following information is courtesy of national sculptor, Bob Robertson: Ever wonder where all that art stuff you buy comes from? Well, you can now check the barcode. Just remember the first 2 or 3 digits. Here are a few important ones:
00 - 09 ...... USA and Canada
30 - 37 ...... France
40 - 44 ...... Germany
47.............. Taiwan
49 ............. Japan
50 ............. England
690 - 692 .. China
6. A Glance at the Past: In 1999, after Independence Day, a group met in Fulton and discussed the possibility of bring a new organization into being. That organization is now called the Missouri Watercolor Society and is known nationally and internationally. So light a boomer for us this weekend. It's kind of our birthday, too!
Set a sparkler off for me!
Have a great holiday!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
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