PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY SHOW

I received an email that my painting "Silver Harvest" has won an award in the current PWS show!

The show juror was Paul Jackson; awards juror is James McFarlane, President Emeritus, American Watercolor Society - so I feel pretty honored to have won an award!

More info about the show appears on the sidebar of my blog, if you live in the area and want to attend the opening or see the show while it hangs.

QUICK REVIEW OF 2014

At the end of each year I usually take a look back at what happened in the prior Art Year.

This past year my artwork was accepted into:

• 121^st Woman’s Art Club Juried Exhibit – The Anniversary Clock won the Winsor & Newton Award
• Georgia Watercolor Society National Exhibit - Swirls
• Hoosier Salon – Japanese Tea won the Outstanding Watercolor Award and sold that evening!
• 46^th Annual ViewPoint National Juried Exhibit – Swirls and Daisies on Daisies
• The Artist’s Magazine 31^st Annual Art Competition: Still Life/Interior (Finalist) – “Oriental Roses” (Acrylic), “Yin Yang Mums” (Watercolor)
• Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 35^th Annual International Juried Exhibition (received Signature) – Flights of Fancy
• Watercolor Society of Indiana Annual Juried Show (received Signature) – Industrial Revolution
• Two of my paintings have been published in the book Artistic Touch 6 – Red Paisley Scarf and Flights of Fancy

In addition, I held two workshops.

My plan for this year is to take time to simply produce more work, so I may not be entering as many shows this year.  It will depend on what I have available, and I’m not going to put myself under that “deadline” pressure.  We shall see!

My best wishes to all of you in your artistic endeavors this year.

PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY

The pin is not showing up very well - but it's a very pretty bright blue with gold letters!

The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society show is now hanging in Harrisburg, PA.  They had their opening reception on the 16th and I had wanted to go, but due to car troubles didn't feel confident to drive up there.

Instead, I received a package in the mail containing my Signature certificate and a lovely pin!

I feel in very good company to be included as a Signature in this group!

PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY - ONLINE SHOW

I entered my painting "Flights of Fancy" into the PWS online show.

I took a look at the winners.  When Denny Bond is getting only a small award for his amazing paintings - I knew I hadn't had a chance for an award in this one!

Click here to view the show winners.

My painting appears at the top of page 3 here.

Or, you can always go to their website  and view the show in it's entirety!

And marvel at the award winners' abilities!

ADIEU TO 2013

Another year has come and gone.  Last December we survived the Mayan apocalypse; this year we survived the ravages of snow, ice and the floods they left behind.  Wonder what’s in store for 2014?

2013 was a pretty good year for me.  My artwork was accepted into:

• Rising Sun 11^th Annual Juried Exhibit
• Woman’s Art Club 120^th Juried Exhibit
• Georgia Watercolor 34^th National Juried Art Show
• 45^th Annual ViewPoint National Juried Exhibit
• Ohio Watercolor Society 36^th Annual Juried Show (Signature status)
• Georgia Watercolor Society Annual Signature Member Show
• Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 34^th Annual International Juried Exhibition
• Georgia Watercolor Society Annual Juried Member’s Show – 3^RD Place Award
• Watercolor Society of Indiana Annual Juried Member’s Show - Award
• National Watercolor Society 92^nd Annual Exhibit traveling show

One of the bloggers recently mentioned how many paintings she had produced this year which prompted me to go back and count.  I came up with 8 completed, not counting any I did for classes.  Even though I knew the tally would be low, I’m disappointed in myself.  Perhaps I will do a quick recount, 8 seems terribly low volume! 
(Well, DUH, I just did a quick recount and came up with 13 - didn't check the "bin" paintings!)

Since my term as President of Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society will be over in March, and I don’t plan on taking on any more administrative responsibilities, perhaps this year I’ll be able to get at least** one painting a month completed – that seems like a reasonable thing to accomplish, even as slowly as I paint.  

** Note to self - "Deb, this means you can paint MORE THAN ONE PAINTING A MONTH"!

Here’s hoping that 2014 will be a productive, profitable, happy and healthy year for all of us!

H A P P Y  N E W  Y E A R!

PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 34TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION

My painting “Dragon Mum” was accepted into this show. The juror was Pat Dews.

Crary Art Gallery
511 Market Street
Warren, PA 16365
October 5 – November 15, 2013
Awards Reception October 5, 2013
1-5 p.m. (Awards at 3 p.m.)