Southwestern Watercolor Society

Direct Link to The Newsletter Issue: September 2010 SCENE

Contents:
Eighty two works chosen for the 47th Annual Members exhibition.
Meeting & Workshop schedule
President’s Corner
34th Western Fed Show is Set for May 2011
Class of 2010 SWS signature status.
Andy Evansen to present Plein Air Workshop in October, 2010
SIGNATURE MEMBER EXHIBITION April 8 - May 9, 2011
2010 SWS STEPPING STONE AWARDS
2010 Member Show Preview Party
Happenings… (member news)
Landscapes the focus of Joseph Melancon’s March 2011 Workshop
2010 SWS Fall Paint Out in Granbury Texas October 22, 23, 24
SWS CONTACTS (officers)

See the SWS 2010 Show Gallery!

The 2010 juror, Katherine Chang Liu, is a non-objective painter and mixed media artist whose work is exhibited and collected internationally.

The following Artists will be giving demo’s at the PFamily Art Center, 4017 Preston Road, #544 Lakeside Market, Plano, Texas 75093 972-378-1234

• Lesley Talty August 20th 11 AM-1 PM
• Pat Fekete August 25th 11 AM-1 PM
• Randy Bishop August 26th 11 AM-1 PM
• Harry Shields August 31st 11 AM-1 PM
• Lori Bongiov September 1st 11 AM-1 PM
• Nel Don Byrd September 3rd 11 AM-1 PM
• David Maxwell September 8th 11 AM-1 PM
• Jodie Baldwin September 10th 11 AM-1 PM
• Pat Kochan September 11th 11 AM-1 PM

These talented Artists will be demonstrating during the hanging of Southwestern Watercolor Society’s Show. Come preview the entries and witness some great tips from some of our wonderful fellow Artists.

2nd Saturday Artwalk in McKinney: The Garret Art Gallery Features

The Southwestern Watercolor Society Pleine Air Painters

Reception and meet the artists July 10th, 7:00 - 10:00 pm

Artists from the Southwestern Watercolor Society came to McKinney in May for their Spring Paintout and depicted the Historic District and neighboring sites. The resulting paintings will hang in Garret Art Gallery through August 11th.

Sponn's Cafe by Gaylord O'Con

Garret Art Gallery, 111 E. Virginia St., McKinney, TX. 75069 972-548-9361 www.garretartgallery.com

The 2010 47th Annual SWS Membership Exhibition is coming! It will be held August 17 through September 25 at the ArtCentre of Plano. For the calendar, see the Exhibits page or the Prospectus.

Links:
Exhibits page
2010 SWS Members Exhibit Prospectus
Online Entry Form & Payment
2010 Membership Online Form & Payment (or print the 2011 SWS Membership Application and mail it)
Alternate Email Entry Form: Word doc with links or text file

Winners were announced at the Reception & Awards Ceremony on September 25 at the ArtCentre of Plano.

Best in Show

List of award winners:

• Best of Show, Maureen Brouillette
• Edgar Whitney Award, Diane Maxey
• Ellen Owen Memorial Award, Dashuai Sun
• M Graham Merchandise Award, Kenji Nishikawa
• SWS Throwdown Arist’s Award, Paula Pillow
• Tom Wellman Memorial Award, Marie Renfro
• Jack Richeson Merchandise Award, Nel Byrd
• HK Holbein Merchandise Award, Harry Shields
• Windsor & Newton Merchandise Award, Jane Jones
• Rob Erdle Memorial Award, Gale Webb
• Golden Artists Merchandise Award, Carmen Lax
• Asel Art Supply Merchandise Award, Judith Barry
• SWS Honorable Mention Award, Barbara Millican
• Artisans Studio Gallery Award, Dave Maxwell
• Judi Coffey Demo Award, Cindy Singletary
• St. Cuthbert’s Mill Merchandise Award, Mary Sorrows Hughes
• Joel Sampson & Maureen Brouillette Sampson DMA Award, Sharon Stone
• Creative Catalyst Productions Merchandise Award, Jeff Good
• Creative Catalyst Productions Merchandise Award, Jan Sewall
• Canson Fine Paper Award, Lesley Talty

Juror Cheng-Kee Chee
President Joel Sampson
Show Chair Herb Reed
Assistant Chair Gisa Elwazir
Image Intake Ron Stephens

Photos from the 2009 Reception

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Paintings in the 2009 Exhibition

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Join us on the evening of September 25th 7:00 - 9:00 pm at the ArtCentre of Plano for the Awards Reception for the 2009 46th Annual Southwestern Watercolor Society Membership Exhibition. Eighty watermedia paintings are on display through October 10, 2009. Juror of the show was Cheng-Khee Chee.

The ArtCentre of Plano is located at 1039 East 15th St., Plano, TX 75074. Call 972.423.7809. Directions & parking information is on the website: http://www.artcentreofplano.org/directions.

ArtCentre of Plano: view of the 2008 SWS Exhibit

Judy Bauer with her 2008 Best of Show winning painting

2009 entry by K. Anderson

Direct Link to The Newsletter Issue: September 2009 SCENE

Contents:

46th Annual Members Exhibition works chosen for September showing. (list of accepted entries)
Meeting & Workshop schedule
President’s Corner (Joel Sampson -Route 66; Archer City paintout; opening at Artists’ Showplace; SWS page on Facebook)
Fall Paint-out in Archer City
Instructional DVD’s now available to SWS members
Carrie Burns Brown October workshop is still available
November workshop with Sandi D’Allesandro still open.
Skip Lawrence to lead off 2010 with February workshop & demo
Happenings…(member news)
SWS CONTACTS (new officers)

note: Next meeting Sept. 9, 7pm

DEADLINE June 1, 2009.

Goodbye to slides! DIGITAL IMAGES only will be accepted for the 46th Annual Southwestern Watercolor Society Member Show.  To help you with the changeover, SWS is sponsoring a photo shoot on Sunday, May 3, at 2 PM at Artisans Studio in Farmers Branch. Steve Reed, the photographer for the advertising department of the Dallas Morning News, will take digital photos of up to three paintings, process them to fit SWS rules and send you a CD suitable for entry. The cost is $25 per artist, whether you have one, two or three paintings. If you plan to participate, please send an e-mail to herb.reed@tx.rr.com) with your name and phone number and put SWS Photo Shoot in the subject line of the e-mail.

The exhibition will be held Sept. 9 - Oct. 10, 2009 at the Plano Art Centre again. Cheng-Khee Chee will be the juror.

Entries for the exhibition may be submitted on-line or on a nonreturnable CD. Payment made be made online via PayPal or credit card or by check in mailing a CD.  Dues for 2009-2010 must be paid by June 1, 2008 to be eligible for the membership show. Work submitted must be water media on paper or yupo. Collage, if used, must be water media only. For more entry details see the 2009 Prospectus.