October 2007 - Southwestern Watercolor Society

SOUTHWESTERN
WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
Next Meeting
October 10, 2007
at Fretz Recreation
Center, Dallas
W W W . S W S W A T E R C O L O R . O R G
Applying the fundamentals, creatively. How to paint what you see! How to design
what you see! How to be creative using what you see! One hour of demonstration/instructional discussion, on and off location, begins each daily session. Step by
step for beginners, becoming more creative for intermediates, and creative challenges for the advanced! Suggestions, advise, critique for each participant each day.
• MILES BATT October
8-12 (5 day) Asel’s Cedar Springs $300* &
$325**
• ARNE WESTERMAN
November 12-16 (5Day)
Max 21 students IrvingJaycees Park $300* &
$325**
WORKSHOPS
2008
PAT DEWS March
Bull Mountain
10-14, 2008 (5day)
max 22 students Artist’s Showplace $300*
& $325**
•
GALE WEBB April 710, 2008 (4day)
Asel’s—Cedar Springs
Miles G. Batt, is artist, author, teacher, juror, and internationally known for a singularly personal painting style that emphasizes an inimitable perception of the
world around him. His credentials include over 155 major awards and consummate painting skills gained from more than 30 years of art involvement. In 1998
Miles won awards at the Red River National Watercolor Society, and Watercolor
U.S.A. He conducts workshops worldwide and is listed in WHO'S
WHO IN AMERICAN ART.......included in 28 internationally distributed books and publications.....his own THE COMPLETE GUIDE
TO CREATIVE WATERCOLOR is widely used by both students
and teachers of watercolor.
"Understanding design, color, and the
creative process serves as the springboard
for underscoring an individual concept.
We are living in an intense time, our paintings should be equally unique." Batt promises a week of demonstration, stimulation,
and motivation in an atmosphere created
for DISCOVERY and INVENTION. Sessions will be programmed for the participant eager for self realization and a more
contemporary watercolor painting.
YOU WILL BE INSPIRED TO PAINT IN
Sun Flowers & Vase
OUTRAGEOUS NEW WAYS !!!!
$240* & $265*
•
RATINDRA DAS
Double Jeopardy
September 8-12,2008
(5day) Asel’s –Cedar
Springs $300* & $325
*Member
2 0 0 7
Miles Batt Workshop & Demo Promises to be
Entertaining and Enlightening.
WORKSHOPS
2007
•
O C T O B E R
**Non Member
Nu Kabuki
Drive Through Morning
River Gathering
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Arne Westerman to Teach Workshop in November
"Arne Westerman,
A.W.S. signature member is
Nationally known for his richly
colored watercolors of people
from all walks of life. He captures fleeting moments in their
interaction as they go about
their daily pursuits. Arne does
not try to paint pretty people
or contrived scenes, but real
situations catching the warmth
and earthiness of his subjects.
Whether ballet dancers, Jewish
scholars, street people, New
Yorkers, Portlanders,
Virginians with their horses,
they are all painted with directness, emotion and movement. His paintings have depth,
feeling and more than a hint of
impressionism.
Paintings by Westerman are in
permanent collections of art
museums and universities
throughout the U.S. His
awards include the Jane Peterson Award from Allied Artists
of America in l990 Exhibition,
the l989 Watercolor West
Exhibition Grand Prize, three
Grand Prizes from the
Northwest Watercolor and
Midwest Watercolor socie-
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Dancers
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ties, as well as numerous other
awards including the Salmagundi and the National Arts
Club in New York in l988.
In l994, Arne was invited to
join the American Watercolor
Society as a signature member
becoming one of only three
Oregonians to hold this honor.
l994 was also the year that
Arne's very successful book,
PAINT WATERCOLORS
FILLED WITH LIFE AND ENERGY was published (now sold
out and a collectors item).
Westerman is a native of Oregon, attended Reed College
and earned his degree in journalism at the University of
Oregon. George Hamilton was
his first art teacher along with
Sergei Bongardt, David Leffel,
Milt Kobayashi and Willam
Reese. Arne is now a successful teacher traveling nation
wide holding watercolor seminars. He is also a member of
the National, Northwest, and
Oregon Watercolor Societies.
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Painting of the Month for October ‘07
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President’s Corner
This year our Membership Show
will be in October. I hope you all
will get a chance to go to the
show and reception at the Eisemann. We have Miles Batt and
Arne Westerman workshops
coming up and there are still some
vacancies in each. These both are
great opportunities to learn from
two nationally known artists. The
"Paint Out" will be in November and Walt Davis has done a
great job again organizing it, this time in East Texas. Lots of
things are going on, come and join in the fun.
Painting of the Month (The winners of our Painting of the
Month competition receive gift Certificates from Asel's Art Supply.
(Left to Right) 1. Karin Michele Anderson - Bicycles of Buggs 2.
Michael Bales -- Sun Draped 3. Cecy Turner -- Enduring Through
Pat Dews to Kick Off 2008 with March Workshop
Pat Dews, a graduate of
The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, is a
signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the
National Watercolor Society,
the National Collage Society and
the National Association of
Women Artists.
Dews creates experimental
works in watermedia on paper
and canvas. She paints the abstract essence of nature. The
shapes and textures of flowers,
rocks, water and crumbled walls
are translated into richly layered
paint surfaces. Collage is often
integrated. Dews skillfully juggles
organic and geometric forms,
transparent and opaque paint all held together by a basic abstract underlying shape. It is this
intricate dance, rendered in
strong color and value, which
produces her award-winning
paintings. When Pat paints, it is a
lively, fascinating performance as
she shows that, with the simplest tools, less can become
more, much more.
Pat is an enthusiastic, popular
instructor, teaching workshops
internationally. She takes great
delight in her students' many
successes.
Pat is the author of Creative Composition & Design (The Painter’s
Workshop), 2003, and Creative
Discoveries in Watermedia, 1998,
published by North Light Books.
Her work has appeared in numerous books and publications.
Dews’ video, Designing Great
Starts with Texture and Form is
available through Cheap Joes.
Acadia Remembered
Pat lives in Hobe Sound, Florida
and spends summers in Southold, New York.
Cliff Study
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Walt Davis Plans Another Winner for a Fall Paint-Out
SWS Fall Paint Out November 2-4 in Marshall, JefferSWS Fall Paint Out Novemson, and Caddo Lake
ber 2-4 in Marshall, JefferThis
is the
last call
for painters
son,
and
Caddo
Lake
interested in the fall paint out.
This is the last call for painters
Stay in Hampton Inn, Holiday
interested in the fall paint out.
Inn, La Quinta or another of
Stay in Hampton Inn, Holiday
Marshall’s accommodations or
Inn, La Quinta or another of
check into the Jefferson Hotel,
Marshall’s accommodations or
Excelsior House, or one of Jefcheck into the Jefferson Hotel,
ferson’s fine B&Bs. For other
Excelsior House, or one of Jefoptions and contact information,
ferson’s fine B&Bs. For other
go to www.marshalloptions and contact information,
chamber.com or www.jeffersongo to www.marshalltexas.com . Call Walt Davis at
chamber.com or www.jefferson(903) 886-2711 for the latest
texas.com . Call Walt Davis at
information or email him at wi(903) 886-2711 for the latest
davis@arn.net. The twentyinformation or email him at wiminute drive through the piney
davis@arn.net. The twentywoods between Marshall and
minute drive through the piney
Jefferson makes it possible to
woods between Marshall and
sample the artistic possibilities
Jefferson makes it possible to
and wide variety of accommodasample the artistic possibilities
tions of both places.
and wide variety of accommodations of both Schedule
places.
Friday
Saturday
1:00-5:00 Arrive early to visit
the Michelson Art Museum and
the Marshall Center for the Visual
Arts. The Museum has a fine
collection in a first rate facility,
while the Center is a spacious,
light-filled place perfect for producing and showcasing art.
9;00 – 5:00 Select from a wide
variety of painting locations in
Marshall, Jefferson, Caddo Lake
State Park, Uncertain, Texas, or
the historic Scottsville Cemetery.
4:00-6:00 Open house at SWS
signature member Sally Martin’s
home outside Marshall with a
tour of Sally’s studio, personal
work, and collection of watercolors by Ed Whitney, Rex Brant,
Don Andrews, and many other
well known painters and teachers.
Arrive before dark for a leisurely
stroll down husband Paul’s spirit
path through the woods and
down to the lake shore through a
unique collection of outdoor art.
6:00 Happy Hour at the Martin’s
7:00 Dinner provided by
Sally and Paul Martin
6:00 Happy hour at Lamache’s
award-winning Italian Restaurant
in Jefferson with an exhibition of
the day’s paintings
7:00 Dinner at Lamache’s
Sunday
8:00 A hearty plantation breakfast in the Excelsior House dining room in Jefferson
9:00 On your own for more
painting or an early start home
Contact Walt Davis at widavis@arn.net to put your
name on the reservation list for
the group functions you want to
attend.
Boat in Uncertain
Excelsior House, Jefferson
Caddo Lake Cypress
Woodland Fairy, Marshall
Irving Art Association Invites You
to Their 6th Annual Wildlife Art Show
September 29 - October 26, 2007
at the Jaycee Center for the Arts - 2000 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, TX
A Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday, October, 7
to announce the winners, Everyone is invited.
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Happenings...
SWS member Amy Ehrlich will
be traveling to Japan for a three
week study tour with other
educators from across the USA.
Amy is the recipient of a Japan
Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholarship and will be drawing, painting and photographing her way
around Japan. She is an art instructor for Covenant Christian
Academy and was selected from
a national pool of over 1,700
participants.
Cecy Turner will have a solo
show of her watercolors and oils
October 5 -31 at Silver Heron
Gallery in Depoe Bay, Oregon.
The opening reception is October 13 from 6 - 9 p.m. In addition, she had a painting juried
into the Top Mini 50 of Paint the
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Parks, and paintings accepted
into the Society of Master Impressionists and the National Oil
and Acrylic Painters Society
Annual Exhibition. Cecy will be
participating in American Art in
Miniature Oct. 20 - Nov. 4 at
the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa,
OK, Mountain Oyster Club 38th
Annual Contemporary Western
Art Show Nov. 8 - Jan. 5 in Tucson, AZ, 15th Annual Southeast
Invitational Miniature Show Nov.
30 - Jan. 1 at Germanton Gallery
in Germanton, NC, and the
December Miniature Show at
Planet Bronze Gallery in Bozeman, MT.
Dave Maxwell, SWS, won an
Award of Excellence in the 32nd
Annual Exhibition of the Western Federation of Watercolor
Societies Show in Arvada, Colorado. He additionally won third
place in the Society of Watercolor Artists National. He had a
painting accepted in the Watercolor Art Society of Houston
International, and won the DaVinci Paint Award in the Visual
Arts Society of Texas Member's
Exhibition.
Gail Delger’s painting titled,
"Windows to the World" was
accepted into the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Show
in Golden, Colorado and also
her painting titled, "Pots and
Posts" accepted into the First
Frontier Collage Society in Austin.
Gallery VIII and Friends annual studio tour is scheduled for
November 3 & 4. A map listing
all the artists with studio addresses is available at
www.gallery8.com. SWS members participating include: Mary
Anne Durnin, Priscilla Krejci,
Tom Johnson, Sue Alston, Marie
Renfro, and Nel Dorn
Byrd. Everyone is invited.
Nel Dorn Byrd had paintings
accepted in this year's American
Watercolor Exhibition, the
Southern Watercolor Society
Show, and Pittsburg Watercolor
Society Aqueous Exhibition. She
also juried the member's show
for Watercolor East Texas
which is based in Nacogdoches.
Dorothy Johnston will judge a
Fine Arts League of Coleman
County show on Oct. 3, 2007 in
Coleman, Texas.
Pat Kochan will be in the October "Advocate Magazine" and
the Club Corp. Magazine. She
also was accepted in International Society of Experimental
Artists and San Diego Watercolor Society.
SWS 44th Annual Membership Show
Judge - Miles Batt
You are cordially invited to
attend the awards reception of
the
Southwestern Watercolor Society
44th Annual Membership Exhibition
at
The Charles W. Eisemann Center
Tuesday, October 23
7 - 9 p.m.
The Eisemann Center is located at
2351 Performance Way in Richardson, TX.
972-744-4600
www.SWSWatercolor.org/ 972-690-9449
Exhibition Dates: October 9-29
October 5
Craters and Freighters to deliver shipped
paintings to Eisemann Center.
October 6
8 a.m.-noon, Hand deliver accepted
paintings to Eisemann Center, 2351
Performance Dr., Richardson, TX.
October 8
Hanging of show at Eisemann Center.
October 9October 29
SWS 44th Annual Membership Exhibition.
October 10
October 23
October 30
5
Demo by Juror Miles Batt at Fretz
Recreation Center, 6950 Belt Line Road,
Dallas
7-9 p.m., Awards Reception at Eisemann
Center.
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pick up hand-delivered
paintings at Eisemann Center. Return ship
ping by Craters and Freighters of shipped
artwork.
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Happenings…
Artists’
Showplace
2007 Workshops
OCTOBER
Ken Hosmer
9:30-4:30
$300
NEW! October 8-12
Pat San Souci
9:30-4:00
October 15-19
$300
She uses a unique technique of pouring
transparent and opaque water media,
Society of Layerists in
Multimedia Exhibit October 5 -31
“It’s About Time”
Reception— 6:00—9:00 pm Friday,
October 12
NOVEMBER
Ann Bellinger Hartley’s
Mix It Up!
November 1-2
9:30-4:30 $175 (includes supply fee)
She works abstractly using paper, fabrics,
paint found objects and more.
Associates Reception
6:00—9:00 pm Friday, November 9
Featuring Jewelry by African women.
Proceeds to go to its creators.
DECEMBER
5th Year Anniversary &
Holiday Reception
6:00—9:00 pm Friday, December 7th
972. 223.1223
Send $75 deposit to 15615 Coit Rd #230,
Dallas, TX 75248
www.artistsshowplace.com
for more information
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Karin Michele Anderson has
garnered many awards and honors lately including: been juried
into the Artists Showplace National, RCAS Regional Show and
50+ Show, Western Federation
of Watercolor Societies in Denver, Irving's Texas & Neighbors,
Society of Watercolor Artists in
Ft Worth, Plano Art Association, two Honorable Mention
awards in two shows at VACD
(one for a watercolor and one
for a photograph) , Southwest
Watercolor Society, TVAA's
Citation Show, Studio 2600's
Bountiful Harvest show and two
paintings have traveled to the
Shreveport Regional Arts Council with the Bath House's Day of
the Dead Traveling Show.
She will be having a one woman
show in November at Marshall
Motors, a Foreign Car Service
Center. The opening is November 15th.
Mary Eitzen-Jones recently
had a painting accepted to the
National Watercolor Oklahoma
show judged by Warren Taylor.
Reid McNabb has agreed to be
Property Chairman. He and
Diane are relatively new members displaced by Katrina in
New Orleans.
Also, Tom Wellman has
agreed to be Historian. He will
be sharing SWS history with us
each month in the Scene.
Jill Morrissette recently retuned from teaching watercolors
on the MS Amsterdam’s 105 day
Grand World Voyage. There
were 55 days at sea, 2 classes a
day with 30 passengers in each
class. At the invitation of the
cruise director, she will be
teaching September 21 through
November 24 for the 64 day
Asia, Australia and Polynesia
Explorer cruise. On returning,
Jill, with Laura Potter, will have
an exhibition of paintings and
sculpture at the Farmers Branch
Library, 13613 Webb Chapel
Road, December 8 through January 5, 2008. Everyone is invited
to a reception December 9 from
1:30 – 4:30
George C. Hetterich , Masters Graduate Thesis Exhibit”,
running October 5 thru November 17, 2007. Reception evening
of October 5, 2007, 7:30 – 9:30
pm. This will happen at University of Texas at Dallas, Visual
Arts Building on the mezzanine.
This is a combination history &
art show. Hypothesis :- “ Leonardo Da Vinci was the Father
of Industrial Design” It includes :- Leonardo’s inventions,
his Industrial Design work, his
traditional paintings, and my
NEW ART which combines
Industrial Design with Art.
The Visual Arts Society of
Texas (VAST) located in
Denton, TX, will be hosting its
40th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, April 10-May 29, 2008.
Juror will be Nic Nicosia, photographer. Deadline for entry is
12/21/07. Best of Show $1000;
$11,000 + cash/merchandise
total awards. Entry fee is $35 for
non-members; max. 3 slides/
digital images. Full color catalog.
Prospectus for details: SASE
VAST, P.O. Box 1281, Denton,
TX 76202 or www.vastarts.org.
Joy Schuhmacher won a merit
award in a Central Texas Pastel
Society competition recently
and a third place in a Central
Texas Watercolor Society Membership show.
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Donna Zagotta Workshop Proves Delightful for Participants
Twenty
artists from
around the
state joined
Donna
Zagotta at a
fast-paced
and interesting SWS
Donna’s demonstration
at the September meeting workshop
in early
September. Concentrating on
design -- first in value, then in
color -- the class made many
studies leading to strong and
simplified design. Only then did
they render these in a painting. Zagotta, with memberships
in both NWS and AWS, is
known for her figure studies that
have that "Wow" factor, rendered in opaque watercolor, often painted on
watercolor board.
Students left the threeday workshop with a
renewed interest in planning first, then painting. "No more Ready -Fire -- Aim," said one
participant.
SWS has four more workshops planned for this year
and next. Check into these:
Miles Batt in October, Arne
Westerman in November,
Pat Dews in March and Gale
Webb in April.
2007 dues were due July 1st. If you have not paid them yet please fill
out the form below and mail to address listed. Please mail the completed form below and your check to Nancy Donley, 2305 Highland
Creek Rd, Carrollton, TX. 75007
SWS 2007-2008
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Name___________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________
City______________________________ State____ Zip_________
Home phone_________________ Work phone_______________
E-mail__________________________________________________
Occupation______________________________________________
Interest in volunteering?
________________________________________________________
______new OR ______renewing member?
Membership categories (Check one)
Active____
$35
Senior (65+)____
$25
Family____
$52.50
Senior Family____
$37.50
Earned status, check any that apply
Signature member____ Honorary member____
Life member____ Past president____
Mail this form and check to SWS membership Chairperson:
Nancy Donley, 2305 Highland Creek Rd, Carrollton, TX
75007 972.306.1691 nand972@aol.com
Congratulations to the Class of 2007
the list of SWS members that have earned
signature status in 2007.
L A R R I E W. A R N O L D , M D
G I S A E LWA Z I R
BETTY JAMESON
PAT R I C I A L . J O N E S
J A N E M AT W I J E C K Y
K E N J I N I S H I K AWA
FRANCES B.O'CALLAGHAN
L E S L E Y TA LT Y
Frances Garrett has made an appeal for all SWS
members to review their email information and submit
any changes to her as soon as possible. It is very important to keep your email current so that she can send
you important emails about upcoming events and happenings. Her email is fran.garrett@charter.net
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SWS CONTACTS
President
Gail Delger 972-542-2956
gaildelger@sbcglobal.net
540 E. New Hope Road
McKinney, TX 75071
Program Chair
Joel Sampson & Maureen
Brouillette Sampson
214-340-6914
1108 Ferndale Rd
Dallas, TX 75228
js@joelsampson.com
Workshop Chair
Herb Reed 972-231-0411
herb.reed@tx.rr.com
1127 West Lookout Dr
Richardson, TX 75080
Membership Chair
Address Changes
Nancy Donley 972-306-1691
nand972@aol.com
2305 Highland Creek Rd
Carrollton, TX 75007
Paint Out Chair
Walt Davis 903.886.2711
3915 FM 1568 Campbell,
TX 75422 widavis@arn.net
Webmaster
Naomi Brotherton
HAPPENINGS &
OTHER NEWS:
Newsletter Editor
Ron Stephens 972-986-7133
ronstephens2342@verizon.net
2925 Linden Lea, Irving, TX 75061
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FALL CLASSES & WORKSHOPS 2007
Watercolor • Acrylic • Monotype Mixed Media
WEEKLY DAY CLASSES
Herb Reed 972-231-0411
herb.reed@comcast.net
1127 West Lookout Dr
Richardson, TX 75080
Pat Kochan, SWS, TVAA, TWS, NAPA, WHS Finding Your Own Style
Mondays 9:30-2:30 Watercolor
Sept. 17-29
$45/day
Tuesdays 9:30-3:00 Acrylic Classes
Oct. 16 & Nov. 13
$50ea.
Tuesday Sept. 18
Photoshop Demonstration Class
10:00-1:00 $45
Naomi Brotherton, SWS, NOW, TWS, WFWS
Wednesdays
Saturday Work Days
Variations in Watercolor, Times of Day/Kinds of Weather
10:00-2:30
Watercolor
Sept. 15—Dec. 12 $45/day
Sept. 15—Oct. 20—Nov. 17
Landscape, Flowers, Still Life
$50ea
MARK MEHAFFEY NWS, AWS
2008 Workshops
3 Day— Color, Composition & Intuition for
Powerful Images
Feb. 21-22-23 Thurs-Fri-Sat 9:30-4:00 $250
FRANK FRANCESE NWS, AWS
3 Day— Advanced Watercolor Workshop
Oct. 30-31-Nov.1
Thurs-Fri-Sat 9:30-4:00 $250
HOLIDAY GIFT SALE 1 Month sale beginning at Open House Sat. Nov. 10, 2007 10:00-3:00
Ending Dec. 11, at 3:00 - Hours: 10:00-2:00 Mon., Tues., Wed., & Thur. during Sale
Selected Demo Paintings $100 or less: all other paintings 30% 0ff
Studio/Gallery
2825 Valley View #301 Farmers Branch, TX 75244
(972) 488-8182
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www.artisansstudio.com