September 16, 2011
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
http://www.mowsart.com
September 16, 2011 -- Sassafras, sumac and Virginia creeper show fall color. Out on the big lakes white bass school through mid-October. White-tailed deer breed now through November while common nighthawks begin migration. Deer mice store seeds and nuts underground and in nests. Begin watching for puffballs and other fall mushrooms. Fall is near.
Missouri Department of Conservation supplies this bit for the News.
3:40 a.m.
Birthstone: Sapphire
Flower: Aster
"As we've seen, nature's color is full of variety--but how can we get that feeling in our paintings? Not, I think, by working as I did in art school: I can remember classroom exercises in which I had to fill square after square with color, in an effort to get a perfectly graded wash. The more I see of nature, the more I dislike such 'beautifully painted' washes. They look too much like paint to me: and when I see them in a show, I feel like wetting my finger and messing them up! Anything to vary the wash and give it a rough look that I think more accurately suggests color, atmosphere, and light. Better the expressive wash, than a mechanically perfect one."
-- Betty Schlemm, AWS, from her book, Painting with Light.
1. Congratulations to MOWS member, Barbara Martin Smith. Barbara will be showing her painting in a one-woman exhibition at The Messing Gallery at the Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School. Dates are from September 18 to November 18, 2011. Gallery hours are from 9a.m. to 4p.m. Monday through Friday.
2. A BIG THANK YOU! to all the folks who attended the opening of the first National Members' Invitational. MOWS members came from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Oklahoma, California, and all over Missouri. A special "Thank You" goes to Jenifer Flink, executive director of the Boone County Historical Society complex, and her staff. Great food and drink. The membership voted to have the show there next year.
Photos of the show will be in the next issue of Watercolor Studio Online.
I am very proud of all our members' work in this show. Paul Jackson and I agreed that we could have given ten more awards. Unfortunately, there has to be a cut off, giving Paul a very hard job judging. This is a very strong exhibition. Probably our best members' show.
3. Congratulations to all the winners in the first National Members' Invitational as selected by judge Paul Jackson, AWS, NWS, MOWS-HR.
First Place - George M. Schoonover - Yachats, OR
Second Place - Marlin Rotach - Kansas City, MO
Third Place - Diane E. Halley - Arvada, CO
Honorable Mention - Deborah Wilson - Springfield, MO
Merit Award - Richard Dutton - Hallsville, MO
Merit Award - Debbie Reed - Joplin, MO
Merit Award - Dave Eckhard - St. Charles, MO
Merit Award - Steve J. Morris - Chesterfield, MO
Merit Award - Vicky R. Strong - Maryville, MO
M. Graham Award - Stephen Bates - Wentzville, MO
Jack Richeson Award - Sy Ellens - Kalamazoo, MI
Winsor & Newton Award - Brenda Beck Fisher - Hannibal, MO
HK Holbein Award - Kate Gray - Columbia, MO
Jack Richeson Award - Janet Doll - New Douglas, IL
Golden Artist Colors Award - Douglas Kelly - Fair Grove, MO
Ampersand Award - Shirley Nachtrieb - St. Charles, MO
Salis International Award - Penny Brown - Fayette, MO
Salis International Award - Jerry Berneche, Columbia, MO
Salis International Award - Barbara Lindsey - Jefferson City, MO
Strathmore Award - Betty Jameson - Austin, TX
Strathmore Award - Charlotte Huntley - Lafayette, CA
Strathmore Award - Virginia Blackstock - Hotchkiss, CO
Strathmore Award - Jerry Thompson - Harrisburg, MO
Royal Brush Award - Jo Rezny McCredie - Arnold, MO
Royal Brush Award - Bess Dustin - Kansas City, MO
4. Important: Here we go again! Get one show finished and we're promoting a new one the next day. You have a little more than two weeks left to get your entry into Laura King for the annual Members' Online Holiday Exhibition 2011. The deadline is October 1st. I have already received emails from the same watercolor groups in Italy and England wanting to know when our Christmas show goes up. So don’t wait until the last minute - give up that Big Mac with fries and send Laura King your entry or entries for this special invitational show.
The Members' Online Holiday Exhibition 2011 goes up October 5th and will be up through the Christmas season. It's a great time to have your work and your name seen well beyond the local art show. It's an invitational so be sure to include this show in your resume. There is no judging! Paintings do NOT need to be holiday-themed. You may post as many paintings as you like and don't forget to include dimensions and prices for your painting(s). There is a small posting fee which goes to Laura King: $10 for each slide; or $7 for each .jpg. The show will be up and open October 5, 2011 and will stay up until Jan. 5, 2012. See this link on the MOWS web site for full instructions on how to send in your work: http://www.mowsart.com/howtoshow.htm
5. This is one of my favorite MOWS stories. Some of you will remember this from the 2009 Members' Invitational? Ya gotta love it!
My job, before the awards were given out, was to man the door of the CAL gallery and greet folks as they arrived. A little old lady came in with a nod, and went straight back to the room where the food was located. About 15 minutes later she reappeared eating a big cookie. "Are you a MOWS member?" I asked.
"Nope," she replied with a twinkle. "Just came by to get something to eat. I just love these openings."
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
http://www.mowsart.com
September 16, 2011 -- Sassafras, sumac and Virginia creeper show fall color. Out on the big lakes white bass school through mid-October. White-tailed deer breed now through November while common nighthawks begin migration. Deer mice store seeds and nuts underground and in nests. Begin watching for puffballs and other fall mushrooms. Fall is near.
Missouri Department of Conservation supplies this bit for the News.
3:40 a.m.
Birthstone: Sapphire
Flower: Aster
"As we've seen, nature's color is full of variety--but how can we get that feeling in our paintings? Not, I think, by working as I did in art school: I can remember classroom exercises in which I had to fill square after square with color, in an effort to get a perfectly graded wash. The more I see of nature, the more I dislike such 'beautifully painted' washes. They look too much like paint to me: and when I see them in a show, I feel like wetting my finger and messing them up! Anything to vary the wash and give it a rough look that I think more accurately suggests color, atmosphere, and light. Better the expressive wash, than a mechanically perfect one."
-- Betty Schlemm, AWS, from her book, Painting with Light.
1. Congratulations to MOWS member, Barbara Martin Smith. Barbara will be showing her painting in a one-woman exhibition at The Messing Gallery at the Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School. Dates are from September 18 to November 18, 2011. Gallery hours are from 9a.m. to 4p.m. Monday through Friday.
2. A BIG THANK YOU! to all the folks who attended the opening of the first National Members' Invitational. MOWS members came from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Oklahoma, California, and all over Missouri. A special "Thank You" goes to Jenifer Flink, executive director of the Boone County Historical Society complex, and her staff. Great food and drink. The membership voted to have the show there next year.
Photos of the show will be in the next issue of Watercolor Studio Online.
I am very proud of all our members' work in this show. Paul Jackson and I agreed that we could have given ten more awards. Unfortunately, there has to be a cut off, giving Paul a very hard job judging. This is a very strong exhibition. Probably our best members' show.
3. Congratulations to all the winners in the first National Members' Invitational as selected by judge Paul Jackson, AWS, NWS, MOWS-HR.
First Place - George M. Schoonover - Yachats, OR
Second Place - Marlin Rotach - Kansas City, MO
Third Place - Diane E. Halley - Arvada, CO
Honorable Mention - Deborah Wilson - Springfield, MO
Merit Award - Richard Dutton - Hallsville, MO
Merit Award - Debbie Reed - Joplin, MO
Merit Award - Dave Eckhard - St. Charles, MO
Merit Award - Steve J. Morris - Chesterfield, MO
Merit Award - Vicky R. Strong - Maryville, MO
M. Graham Award - Stephen Bates - Wentzville, MO
Jack Richeson Award - Sy Ellens - Kalamazoo, MI
Winsor & Newton Award - Brenda Beck Fisher - Hannibal, MO
HK Holbein Award - Kate Gray - Columbia, MO
Jack Richeson Award - Janet Doll - New Douglas, IL
Golden Artist Colors Award - Douglas Kelly - Fair Grove, MO
Ampersand Award - Shirley Nachtrieb - St. Charles, MO
Salis International Award - Penny Brown - Fayette, MO
Salis International Award - Jerry Berneche, Columbia, MO
Salis International Award - Barbara Lindsey - Jefferson City, MO
Strathmore Award - Betty Jameson - Austin, TX
Strathmore Award - Charlotte Huntley - Lafayette, CA
Strathmore Award - Virginia Blackstock - Hotchkiss, CO
Strathmore Award - Jerry Thompson - Harrisburg, MO
Royal Brush Award - Jo Rezny McCredie - Arnold, MO
Royal Brush Award - Bess Dustin - Kansas City, MO
4. Important: Here we go again! Get one show finished and we're promoting a new one the next day. You have a little more than two weeks left to get your entry into Laura King for the annual Members' Online Holiday Exhibition 2011. The deadline is October 1st. I have already received emails from the same watercolor groups in Italy and England wanting to know when our Christmas show goes up. So don’t wait until the last minute - give up that Big Mac with fries and send Laura King your entry or entries for this special invitational show.
The Members' Online Holiday Exhibition 2011 goes up October 5th and will be up through the Christmas season. It's a great time to have your work and your name seen well beyond the local art show. It's an invitational so be sure to include this show in your resume. There is no judging! Paintings do NOT need to be holiday-themed. You may post as many paintings as you like and don't forget to include dimensions and prices for your painting(s). There is a small posting fee which goes to Laura King: $10 for each slide; or $7 for each .jpg. The show will be up and open October 5, 2011 and will stay up until Jan. 5, 2012. See this link on the MOWS web site for full instructions on how to send in your work: http://www.mowsart.com/howtoshow.htm
5. This is one of my favorite MOWS stories. Some of you will remember this from the 2009 Members' Invitational? Ya gotta love it!
My job, before the awards were given out, was to man the door of the CAL gallery and greet folks as they arrived. A little old lady came in with a nod, and went straight back to the room where the food was located. About 15 minutes later she reappeared eating a big cookie. "Are you a MOWS member?" I asked.
"Nope," she replied with a twinkle. "Just came by to get something to eat. I just love these openings."
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
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