October 7, 2011
MISSOURI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY ONLINE NEWS
http://www.mowsart.com
October 7, 2011 -- Most ruby-throated hummingbirds have left Missouri. Peak fall color begins as timber rattlesnakes enter hibernation. Muskies become active in the big lakes. Listen for the trill of field crickets and watch for goldfinches eating sunflower seeds. Cardinal flowers bloom along Ozark streams.
Missouri Department of Conservation supplies this bit for the News.
3:34 a..m. YOM KIPPUR BEGINS TONIGHT.
Birthstone: Opal
Flower: Calendula
"Learning to handle light and shadow in a painting is crucial. You have to look at shadows as abstract shapes that are integral with your subject, not merely adjuncts that you put in to create the illusion of depth. Shadows are pieces of the puzzle -- they can be as important as the objects themselves. … What's most important is that you become able to 'read' the shadows in the subject before you and translate them into design components that suit the needs of your painting."
-- Charles Reid, from his book, Painting by Design.
1. Congratulations to MOWS member, Muriel Eulich. Her painting of the Red Onion in Aspen, Colorado was used on the cover of the Aspen Times over Labor Day weekend. The Red Onion is a special year-round eating/drinking hangout in Aspen for skiers and tourist alike.
2. Congratulations to MOWS member Diane Schmidt. Diane won the top award and medal in the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 32nd Annual International exhibition at the Chester County Art Association in West Chester, PA. She also had a painting featured on the "Competition Spotlight" page of the September issue of the Artist's Magazine.
3. Attention: For some unknown reason, this is the time of year when many of our members decide to change something: where you live; your email, or your old man who spends the fall on the couch, drinking beer and watching football. Not letting us know of your changes presents a BIG problem for MOWS in that we have to try and track you down. Most of the members keep us informed, but we still have a number who just forget, then they wonder why they are not getting the Online News. Please, when you make a change, keep us informed.
4. Great News! Laura King is out of the hospital and back home, but still a little shaky. And she has posted the new Online Holiday Show. Go to MOWS website: www.mowsart.com
5. I would like to thank the members of the MOWS Board of Directors for their help with the opening of the first National Members' Invitational. They mixed with the large crowd and made everyone feel at home in the new gallery. According to the door records, approximately 150- 160 MOWS members attended. Here are some photos of the gallery with a few early viewers.
The Montminy Gallery is very large and even with 150 plus members and their families there was no problem seeing the paintings. The gallery is shaped like a huge "U." Note of interest: Years ago, someone decided the gallery needed a chair rail. No one knows why. Jenifer Flink and her crew will be taking the rail down this coming year. These photos should give you a very good idea of how the show looked to all. As one member told me, "Gosh, Papa, we've got room to wiggle."
6. A Thought: Before everyone arrived for the opening of the first National Members' Invitational, Mom and I slowly walked through the gallery comparing the work in this exhibition to the paintings in the first show held in Jefferson City way back in 1999. What a difference! Then we were excited at the attempts by members to make a convincing image. Today, we have artists making strong statements. Many of you have arrived, while others are very close. For me, it's like watching your child walk across the stage at graduation. I'm so proud of what you have accomplished. Thank You.
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
http://www.mowsart.com
October 7, 2011 -- Most ruby-throated hummingbirds have left Missouri. Peak fall color begins as timber rattlesnakes enter hibernation. Muskies become active in the big lakes. Listen for the trill of field crickets and watch for goldfinches eating sunflower seeds. Cardinal flowers bloom along Ozark streams.
Missouri Department of Conservation supplies this bit for the News.
3:34 a..m. YOM KIPPUR BEGINS TONIGHT.
Birthstone: Opal
Flower: Calendula
"Learning to handle light and shadow in a painting is crucial. You have to look at shadows as abstract shapes that are integral with your subject, not merely adjuncts that you put in to create the illusion of depth. Shadows are pieces of the puzzle -- they can be as important as the objects themselves. … What's most important is that you become able to 'read' the shadows in the subject before you and translate them into design components that suit the needs of your painting."
-- Charles Reid, from his book, Painting by Design.
1. Congratulations to MOWS member, Muriel Eulich. Her painting of the Red Onion in Aspen, Colorado was used on the cover of the Aspen Times over Labor Day weekend. The Red Onion is a special year-round eating/drinking hangout in Aspen for skiers and tourist alike.
2. Congratulations to MOWS member Diane Schmidt. Diane won the top award and medal in the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 32nd Annual International exhibition at the Chester County Art Association in West Chester, PA. She also had a painting featured on the "Competition Spotlight" page of the September issue of the Artist's Magazine.
3. Attention: For some unknown reason, this is the time of year when many of our members decide to change something: where you live; your email, or your old man who spends the fall on the couch, drinking beer and watching football. Not letting us know of your changes presents a BIG problem for MOWS in that we have to try and track you down. Most of the members keep us informed, but we still have a number who just forget, then they wonder why they are not getting the Online News. Please, when you make a change, keep us informed.
4. Great News! Laura King is out of the hospital and back home, but still a little shaky. And she has posted the new Online Holiday Show. Go to MOWS website: www.mowsart.com
5. I would like to thank the members of the MOWS Board of Directors for their help with the opening of the first National Members' Invitational. They mixed with the large crowd and made everyone feel at home in the new gallery. According to the door records, approximately 150- 160 MOWS members attended. Here are some photos of the gallery with a few early viewers.
The Montminy Gallery is very large and even with 150 plus members and their families there was no problem seeing the paintings. The gallery is shaped like a huge "U." Note of interest: Years ago, someone decided the gallery needed a chair rail. No one knows why. Jenifer Flink and her crew will be taking the rail down this coming year. These photos should give you a very good idea of how the show looked to all. As one member told me, "Gosh, Papa, we've got room to wiggle."
6. A Thought: Before everyone arrived for the opening of the first National Members' Invitational, Mom and I slowly walked through the gallery comparing the work in this exhibition to the paintings in the first show held in Jefferson City way back in 1999. What a difference! Then we were excited at the attempts by members to make a convincing image. Today, we have artists making strong statements. Many of you have arrived, while others are very close. For me, it's like watching your child walk across the stage at graduation. I'm so proud of what you have accomplished. Thank You.
Have a great week!
May God always keep you on His palette.
Papa
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