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Baltimore Watercolor Society: A Mid-Atlantic Organization of Watermedia Artists
October 2014
Hello Artists,
The weather is cooler, the trees are turning, days are getting shorter and students are back in school.
Changes in season and location can inspire new ideas for artists. I’m spending a couple of weeks in
California this fall with my daughter, son-in-law and grandson. I’ll be doing ‘special’ art during the
trip - little drawings of backhoes, dump trucks, excavators, trash trucks etc. - you get the idea. I hope
you are all inspired by something new.
President’s
Palette
Last spring the Workshop chair and the board determined it would be helpful to have a survey of
BWS members to better plan future workshops. Our new software offers a good mechanism to create
this, so Rob Talbert put together an online survey, BWS members responded and Rob has compiled
the results. These findings are very helpful to plan workshops that members find most useful. His report follows.
Upcoming Events
Keep Painting!
Fall Signature Artist Jurying
Howard County Center for the Arts
Ellicott City, MD
October 25, 2014
Kathleen Stumpfel
BWS Workshop Interest Survey
Thanks to everyone who completed the recent BWS Workshop interest survey. BWS will use the insights gained from the survey to help
plan workshops for 2015 and beyond.
Here is what over 150 BWS members told us:
1) More than 90% of the respondents plan to take at least one workshop in 2015 and over 50% plan to take two or more workshops.
2) The most important factor reported by respondents in selecting a workshop is the instructor’s painting style (74% of respondents listed
this as “very important.”) Also important are learning from an artist whose work is well known and admired (64% marked as “very important”) and the ability to gain exposure to new art concepts (61% marked as “very important”).
3) Over half of the respondents suggested names of artists to be invited to present workshops, and we greatly appreciate the suggestions.
More than 100 different watercolor instructors were suggested and while a few (Mary Whyte, Ted Nuttall, Brigit O’Connor, Soon Warren and
Charles Reid) were suggested multiple times, the list also included many less-well known teachers including a few BWS board members.
(Thanks for those votes of confidence!)
4) The three most popular workshop topic choices were (1) landscape painting, (2) painting more loosely and (3) watercolor techniques. Almost all of the other topics received an expression of interest by over one-third of the respondents.
5) The vast majority of respondents work with transparent watercolor, and about a third of the respondents also work with gauche, or acrylic
media. (Continued on Page 2)
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BWS Workshop Interest
Survey (Continued)
Opportunities
You can also visit http://www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org/ and
look for the link to “Other Art Organization’s Call for Entries” for
an up-to-date listing and additional details.
6) Almost 70% of the respondents reported that they want to improve their painting for their own sense of accomplishment and that
they have a strong desire to improve. Another motivating factor for
almost 60% of respondents is a goal to be juried into more watercolor shows and contests.
Healing Through the Arts
A group of volunteers hosts healing events throughout the year for
cancer patients at St. Agnes. In the past, they have hosted a watercolor event. The instructor guided patients through healing thoughts
and helped them express their thoughts and feelings using watercolors. Their previous instructor is unavailable. They are reaching out
through BWS for another artist who may be able to help them with
this event. Please contact Jennifer Broaddus at jbroaddu@stagnes.
org.
7) The Hawthorne Center in Columbia was reported by 70% of the
respondents as a good location choice, while 45% indicated a location in Montgomery County would be a good location and 35%
would see a location closer to Baltimore as a good location.
BWS will conduct a second survey in October or November to identify BWS members who have an interest in teaching a workshop
or presenting a shorter instructional program, and to solicit interest
from members who would like to assist with workshop administration in exchange for a reduced registration fee. Some BWS members have already volunteered to help during workshops.
American Watercolor Society
148th Annual International Exhibition
The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Deadline: November 15, 2014
http://www.americanwatercolorsociety.org
Our current plan is to announce the 2015 slate of BWS workshops
before the end of the year along with the dates when registrations
will open on the website.
Selling Smart Online
When buying and selling online, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish the difference between legitimate offers and scams. If a
buyer approaches you online about purchasing a painting, the best
way to stay safe is to request payment up front via Paypal. If accepting a check, notify the buyer that you will need to wait for the check
to clear before shipping the work, and quote an exact price for the
work plus shipping costs. Typical online scams involve sending a
fake check or money order for an amount higher than was requested,
and then asking you to wire back the excess amount, often to an
overseas address.
Again, thank you for your participation in the BWS Workshop Interest survey.
Rob Talbert, Workshops Chair
Semi-Annual Jurying for
Signature Members
A Word from the Archivist
Please note that the date has changed for the October jurying,
and the deadline has been extended.
I am currently reorganizing the BWS archives. If any members have
documents, newspaper clippings, member information and/or obituaries related to BWS or BWS members, kindly let me know and I
can arrange to get them from you. Anything may be of possible interest or importance.
The next semi-annual jurying for new Signature members will be
held on October 25, 2014 at Howard County Center for the Arts
in Ellicott City. All interested artists are invited to be candidates for
Signature Artist membership.
Thank you in advance for any help,
Joyce Durkin, BWS Archivist
The deadline for registration is October 23, 2014. To view information, download from www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org or
send an email or letter to: Sherry Morell, 3 Southerly Court; unit
401, Towson, MD 21286, [email protected], 410-583-1090
FYI
To participate, you will need to show four recent paintings (recommended), matted and framed, or you may submit four professionalquality digital images of your recent work.
BWS members may submit a 60-word announcement gratis to be listed
under the heading “Members’ News.” Note that this is an increase from
the previous 45-word limit. An image may be included, which will be
published as space allows. Please send announcements to the Newsletter Editor at [email protected], and make her life easier by
double checking your word count! Your announcement may be edited
for length or clarity.
Welcome New Associate
Members
Sara Azzam of Alexandria, VA 22314
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Members’ News
Elizabeth Burin’s painting (below) “A Tomb with a View” is among
the works by 156 artists from 39 countries selected in an online juried
competition for the 2014 Art Kudos international exhibition.
Denny Clarke’s painting “Rock Quarry” (below) was juried into the
Keystone National Works on Paper exhibit. It was completed using watercolor, gesso, and acrylic.
April M Rimpo has six paintings in a small group exhibit at the Howard County Arts Council exhibition “Building Perspectives”, which is
open through October 17th. “Tenement,” below
Alexis Lavine recently had paintings accepted to Southern Watercolor,
Watercolor USA, Adirondacks National Exhibition of American watercolors, Watercolor West, North East Watercolor Society, Philadelphia
Watercolor Society, and North Carolina Watercolor Society. Her paintings will also be featured in The Artistic Touch 6, which will be released
this Fall. “At the Parade,” below
Karen Norman had two paintings juried into The Maryland Federation
of Art Circle Gallery’s national juried art exhibition “Strokes of Genius,” October 31-November 22.
Lieta Gerson’s exhibit “A Medley of Colors” is at the Thomas Farm
Community Center, 700 Fallsgrove Dr., Rockville, MD until November 18, 2014. Hours M-F 6am-9:30pm, Sat 8:30am-9:30pm, Sun 10am6pm. 240-314-8840 for more info.
Joyce Durkin’s painting “Mumbrella” (below) has been accepted into
the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 35th Annual International Exhibition, to be held at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg,
PA. The exhibition runs from November 8, 2014 through February 8,
2015.
Bill Wilson is featured in a September Catonsville Patch article discussing his long career as a cartoonist and watercolorist. The full text is
available here: http://patch.com/maryland/catonsville/former-baltimoresun-illustrator-cannot-stop-creating-art-not-even-retirement-0
J. M. Littleton offers classes at her school, Littleton School of Art, in
drawing, watercolor, chalk pastel and sculpture. Thurs. evenings and
Fri. mornings. MICA graduate, college professor, award winning artist
and AWS Exhibitor 2014. www.littletonart.com, [email protected],
410-828-1198.
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Baltimore Watercolor Society
April Rimpo
14032 Howard Road
Dayton, MD 21036-1020
Dated Material
Baltimore Watercolor Society
Board of Governors and Committee Chairs
ADVERTISING RATES
Display ads are published for the benefit of the BWS member who is
placing the ad at the rates below. Ads must be submitted ready to publish.
Kathleen Stumpfel President 410-322-0817
Chris Dodd Vice President 410-489-5290
Stephanie Lyon Secretary 410-381-5455
Gaye Holcomb Treasurer 410-442-1922
Sharon Green Mid-Atlantic Chair, [email protected]
410-363-1922
Vacant Program Chair
Bob Coe Webmaster 410-877-3730
Joanna Barnum Newsletter Editor 410-428-3432
Joyce Durkin Archivist 717-285-3385
Karen Schuster Hospitality 410-531-5768
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Marion Stern Newsletter Committee 410-823-0320
April Rimpo Membership/Database 410-531-7874
Sharon Morell Membership/Jurying 410-583-1090
Rob Talbert Workshops 240-506-5715
Kay Fuller Mid-Atlantic Awards 202-547-5477
Shirley Apple Jenkins Exhibits 443-212-5412
George Wills Publicity 410-321-8634
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BWS members may submit a 60-word announcement gratis to be listed
under the heading “Members’ News.”
Send information and a check payable to BWS to the editor:
Joanna Barnum (left).
“What a splendid thing watercolor is
to express atmosphere and distance,
so that the figure is surrounded
by air and can breathe in it”
- Vincent van Gogh
Newsletter items (including ad text and fees) must be received in writing
or e-mail by the 15th of the month preceding publication date.
Please send to: [email protected]
Joanna Barnum, BWS Newsletter Editor
1451 Dartmouth Ave., Parkville, MD 21234
Visit the BWS website at www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org
For member event registration and directory, go to bws.onefireplace.com
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