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PPWS NEWSMARCH 2016
Founded to promote, educate, and encourage artistic excellence in watercolor painting among members and within the community.
FEELING UNINSPIRED.......
What motivates us as artists? What moves us to put paint on surfaces to create and express? Sometimes, I find myself at a loss for inspiration. I miss that urgent need to put down on paper the scene, memory or person who moved me beyond the need for sleep or food. Where did it go? Will it ever return? Why did I lose it in the first place?
When we view art as a means of support, or at least to support the habit of art, it takes on a different perspective. We now need to fund the rent on galleries or show fees. It can affect our outlook. We feel the need to paint for the public, something they will buy perhaps as souvenirs or mementos of the area. Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, aspens and streams abound in galleries around the city. We also appeal to the sentimental side of human nature with florals, gardens and animals. These are all wonderful paintings! They grace the homes of people all over the world!
As a teacher, my students paint something that inspires them. Each student brings a photo or
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Next Meeting: March 16, 2016Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Contents: Page
President’s Letter.....………….…1 & 2Meeting Minutes/Programs..…...3 & 4C&B & Member Updates…………….5Calls, Opps & Workshops…………...6Treasurer’s Report..….………………7Featured Artist………………………..8Photo Gallery…………...…….....…...9
Hosts & Chefs
Hosts: Sally & John McGraw Becky Plack
Chefs: Roberta Povelite Monte Hart
March Program
Robert C. Murray IIWatercolor Demonstration
http://www.artpal.com/rcmurray2
Newsletter
Editor: Karen StandridgePublisher: Johanna Cellucci
Please submit articles and information by the 24th of March for inclusion in the April 2016 newsletter to the editor [email protected] publisher at [email protected]
Connect with PPWS on Facebook!Our Meeting Times
Board: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PMSocial: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PMMeeting: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PMProgram: 7:15 PM
www.pikespeakwatercolorsociety.org P.O. Box 355, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
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drawing to paint. This means that in a class of ten or twelve, I am overlooking that many individual subjects. What I must do is "paint" each of them in my mind in order to instruct them how to paint their subject. So, now when I look for inspiration, I sometimes find myself saying “no, so and so did that,” so it limits my subject matter.
Now, how do I turn this around? I need to get out and look at the world. I need to find the joy in exploring our state, attending concerts, traveling the world or just looking at the colors in a glass of wine. I can look around at the work of my fellow artisans and say "I can never paint like that!" I need to turn that discouragement into "I can never paint like that, but look at how I do paint!"
When you feel uninspired, what do you do? Do you put away your paints for a while? Do you go to a gallery? Do you sort through the photos on your phone? Whatever pokes you in the back to keep you moving forward, continue to do it, and if you see me looking a little intensely at a candy wrapper dropped on the sidewalk, don't worry, I will pick it up after I am done being inspired by the folds and shadows it created!
Carol
“Suns Sax Spring Song”by Carol Losinski Naylor
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/carol-losinski-naylor.html
Board Meeting: No Board Meeting was held this month.
General Meeting: The General Meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by Vice President, Myra Patin.
Guests: We welcomed our guests Sabrina Evans, Chari Hicks, Faith Christensen, Lori Dominguez, Martha Lancaster, Bryan Aumiller, Sherrie Moss and Linda Orley, many of whom became members at the meeting.
Hosts and Chefs: Thank you to our hosts, Laurel Bahe, Barry Holmes and Nancy Neale, as well as to our chefs, Mary Piche and Joan Judge.
Minutes: The January minutes were approved as they appeared in the February newsletter.
Treasurer Report: Kathleen Murray, Treasurer, provided the financial report as it appears on Page 7.
Committee Reports
Marketing: No report
Membership: Myra Patin announced that we have 142 current members, plus those who joined at this meeting. She also reminded everyone to check the latest membership list sent out recently to be sure all contact information is correct and to report any errors to the membership chair, June Galaz, by email at [email protected]. Also if your name is not listed, then there is no record that your dues have been paid.
International Watermedia: No report
Members’ Show: Before the meeting, Carol Naylor reported the following in an email to the membership: “One exciting piece of new business I want to share with you is, due to the hard work of Margot Ardourel and Barry Holmes, we are negotiating with the Pikes Peak Center for our signature show this December!”
Library Report: Myra Patin reported that we now have 108 DVDs and over 200 books, and explained the process to check out for new members.
Boulder Street Gallery Report: Myra
Patin mentioned that there has been $2,995 in sales from thirteen artists for the month of January.
Cottonwood Gallery Wall: The following artists brought in new works for our display wall: Two paintings from Alyse Nelson with one painting each from Jan Oyler, Carmen Evans and Cathleen Savage.
Old Business: None
New Business: The winner of the “workshop for a new member” was Martha Lancaster.
Tom Owen is featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine’s April 2016 issue on page 16.
Kay Beaubien asked for donation of artwork to support the Humane Society’s Fur Ball silent auction at Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Please bring donation art to the next meeting. Forms available from Kay.
Myra Patin announced that she is making frames at Boulder Street Gallery to pay for improvements to the gallery for our Co-op. She announced that these are available for sale to all PPWS members, ranging in price from $10 and up, much less than the normal retail price. Just stop by the gallery and ask Jennie.
Becky Plack reminds us to join and use our Closed Members Group Facebook page.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM.Respectfully submitted,Eric Fetsch, Secretary
Board and General Meeting Minutes of February 17, 2016by Eric Fetsch, Secretary
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Critique Group Correction
Lou Ann Sosalla wants to invite any of you who are interested to join her for an informal critique session at the Colorado Springs Senior Center, 1514 N. Hancock Avenue. We meet at 1:00 PM on the FIRST FRIDAY of the month. Next critique will be Friday, March 4. Just show up and ask at the front desk to find the “Painting Critique Group.” The only fee is $1.00 per attendee for use of the room at the center. Age is not important. For more information call Lou Ann at 719-599-3523 or email her at [email protected].
“Jubilant Iris”©Lou Ann Sosalla
Boulder Street Gallery & FramingPPWS Artists Co-op
If you would like an opportunity to become a member, or guest artist for a
month, contact Myra Patin at [email protected] to put your name on
the waiting list. Visit BSG at:http://www.boulderstreetgallery.com
Special Request from Mary TaylorIf any of our PPWS members have extra mats or frames that you aren't going to use, please consider donating them to Woodland Park High School. Mary is trying to help a high school art teacher who encourages her art students to enter shows but can no longer afford to pay for mats and frames out of her own pocket. Please contact Mary if you wish to donate and help with this good cause. She can be reached by phone at 322-5953 and email at [email protected]. You can also bring your donations to the next meeting on March 16.
February Program:
Lorraine Watry gave an interactive program on matting and framing at our February meeting. Lorraine said she frames her pieces to send to shows and galleries, so she only uses off-white mats and generally glazes them with plexi-glass. She showed examples of different frame corners on one of her paintings and discussed why they might or might not work with the painting. Then she showed us how to cut a double mat, and we followed along with our hands-on kits. As Lorraine cut her mats, we tore paper mats for a better understanding of the process. Lorraine showed the group how to attach the painting to the foam core, use framing points, cover the back of the painting with brown paper, and finish with D-rings, wire, bumpers and painting labels.
Lorraine teaches watercolor to all levels from beginning to advanced in small classes and workshops at her home studio. Be sure to visit her website at www.LWatryStudio.com. You might also like to visit her blog, Watercolor Reflections, at www.lorrainewatry.blogspot.com
March Program:
Robert C. Murray II was born in Hollywood, California, and has lived and worked in Mexico, where he became an accomplished oil and watercolor artist, exhibiting his detailed work and receiving numerous awards. He recently moved to Colorado Springs with the intention of focusing solely on his art by painting, showing and teaching. Light is his main source of inspiration.
Visit his ArtPal page http://www.artpal.com/rcmurray2 where you will find more about Robert and his art, as well as a link to a short YouTube video demonstration.
Robert recently became an associate member of the PPWS and looks forward to being our watercolor demonstration artist for March.
Programsby Reveille Kennedy, Program Chair
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“Self-Portrait”©Lorraine Watry
Beautifully Framed atArati Artists Galleryby Lorraine Watry
“Fanfare”©Lorraine Watry
Dramatic Skies Class©Lorraine Watry
“Picos y Petalos”©Robert C. Murray II
“Caserio de La Surrueda”©Robert C. Murray II
“La Costa de Canarias”©Robert C. Murray II
“Savila en Flor-Aloe y Vera”©Robert C. Murray II
Crowing and Bragging:Kang Lee Sheppard received two Honorable Mentions from the Pikes Peak Pastel Society Statewide Exhibition and sold three paintings.
Gilmore Van Stone has received acceptances into the Western Colorado Watercolor Society Rockies West National 24th Annual Exhibition, Watercolor Art Society-Houston (WAS-H) 39th Annual International Exhibition and the Northwest Watercolor Society 76th Annual International Open.
Mary Gorman sold ten paintings this month. Mary has had the most sales for the month of January, ten pieces through three venues.
Cathleen Savage has four paintings accepted into the members show in La Veta and sold six limited edition prints.
Martha Lancaster has a one-person show at the Catriona Cellars and Cafe in Monument until March 1.
Mary Sue Copeland has one painting accepted into the CWS New Trends in Watercolor Show.
Reveille Kennedy sold one painting at Arati and one from home.
Myra Patin sold one large painting.
Mary Piche has one painting accepted into the CWS New Trends in Watercolor Show.
Joan Judge has three paintings accepted into the CWS New Trends in Watercolor Show.
Sue Andzik has two paintings accepted into the CWS New Trends in Watercolor Show.
Laurel Bahe sold four paintings at Gold Hill Mesa opening on Friday, February 12.
Eric Fetsch sold two paintings at Gold Hill Mesa and has one painting accepted into the CWS New Trends in Watercolor Show.
Lou Ann Sosalla has three painting accepted into the CWS New Trends in Watercolor Show.
Robert Murray is hanging in the Cottonwood Double Expo and the Gold Hill Mesa shows as well as having sold one painting of cactus in the Museo Del Desierto in Saltillo, MX.
Lorraine Watry’s painting, “Fanfare,” was accepted into the Louisiana Watercolor Society 46th International Exhibition.
Randy Hale, Larry Haught and Mary Piche received acceptances into the WFWS41 out of 517 artists and 1,063 entries.
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Crowing and Bragging
Note: We want to publish your accomplishments. Even if you are not at a meeting, or forget to put a note into our Crowing and Bragging “basket,” please feel free to send your information by the 24th of the month for publication in the next month’s newsletter to Johanna Cellucci at [email protected] or Karen Standridge at [email protected]
Membership Updates
Welcome New Members
Bryan AumillerFaith Christensen
Sabrina EvansDeborah Foy
Carmen FrancoChair Hicks
Martha LancasterSherrie Moss
Returning Member
Jan Oyler
The Membership Form and Signature Membership Application are on the PPWS Website. You can also renew your membership by paying your dues directly through the website at: www.pikespeakwatercolorsociety.org/documents.html
Also, please inform June Galaz, Membership Chair, of any changes in your phone number, home, email or website addresses. Email her at: [email protected]
Newsletter
All members will be sent the newsletter by email attachment when it is published. It will also be uploaded to our website at http://www.pikespeakwatercolorsociety.org/newsletters.html.
Only members without an email address will be mailed a printed copy. For those who have problems accessing the newsletter, you can request a printed, black and white copy be mailed to you by contacting Kathryn Kelso by email at [email protected]
Membership Updatesand Crowing & Bragging
“Chat Room”©Kathleen Murray
Consider joining our Pikes Peak Watercolor Society Members Only Closed Facebook Group Page by
visiting the link below and clicking the “Join” button. If you have any questions
or need help, contact Becky Plack at [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1518360895114020/
Visit our PPWS Websitehttp://
www.pikespeakwatercolorsociety.org
If you would like your name under the “Membership” tab to link to your website,
contact Joan Judge at [email protected] and provide her
with your website address.
Visit our Business Facebook Pagehttps://www.facebook.com/Pikes-Peak-Watercolor-Society-213815385337465/
If you have not visited our page, please do. While you are there, consider giving
us a “Like” and inviting your friends to do the same.
“Gateway To The Garden”©Lorraine Watry
“Howard Street Yard”©Don Van Horn
Call for Entries:
*Adirondacks National Exhibitionof American WatercolorsDeadline: April 4, 2016Juror of Selection: Carolyn Lord, NWSJuror of Awards: Chris Krupinski, AWS-DF, NWSInfo & Entry: http://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=7558
*Pennsylvania Watercolor Society37th International Juried ExhibitionDeadline: April 15, 2016Juror of Selection: Paul Jackson, AWS, NWSJuror of Awards: TBAProspectus: www.pawcs.com
5th Annual Green MountainWatercolor ExhibitionDeadline: April 25, 2016Awards Juror: Tom Nicholas, NA, AWSProspectus: http://www.valleyartsfoundation.org/water-color-show/
San Diego Watercolor Society36th International Watermedia ExhibitionDeadline: May 6, 2016Juror: Mark Mehaffey, AWS-DF, NWSProspectus: www.sdws.org
*Rocky Mountain National43rd Annual Watermedia ExhibitionMail In Deadline: May 17, 2016Online Deadline: May 24, 2016Juror: Katherine Chang Liu, WHSInfo and Application: http://foothillsartcenter.org/fac/call-for-entries-rocky-mountain-national-watermedia/
*Montana Watercolor Society34th Annual Watermedia ExhibitionDeadline: June 1, 2016Juror: Dale Laitinen, NWS, WWProspectus: www.montanawatercolorsociety.org
Louisiana Art & Artists’ Guild47th Annual River Road ShowDeadline: June 13, 2016Juror: Bill Farnsworth, OPAProspectus: www.laag-site.org/River-Road-Show
*National Watercolor Society96th Annual International ExhibitionAccepting Entries: June 1, 2016Deadline: July 15, 2016Jurors: Frank Webb, AWS, NWSPaul Jackson, AWS, NWSMyrna Wacknov, NWSJuror of Awards: Derrick Cartwright, Director University Galleries, USDProspectus: http://nationalwatercolorsociety.wildapricot.org/
Sunny Vista 13th Annual Art ShowIntake: April 26, 2016(8:00 AM 1:00 PM)Declined Pickup: April 28, 2016(8:00 AM to 1:00 PM)Reception & Auction: April 29, 2016 (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM)Pickup: May 27, 2016(9:00 AM to 4:00 PM)Juror: Diane FechenbachInfo: http://www.sunnyvista.orgContact: Bea DicksonExecutive Assistant(719) 471-8700
Call for Entries andOther Calls & Workshop Opportunities
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Workshop Opportunities
Artist Getaways in 2016Occidental, the Sonoma coastal forest May 1 - 6, 2016 register todayMurphys, the Sierra foothillsMay 22 - 27, 2016 register todayOccidental, the Sonoma coastal forestOctober 16 - 22, 2016 register today
Colorado Watercolor Society &Arvada Center for the ArtsSterling Edwards, WFWS JurorWorkshop #1 - June 6 to 9, 2016Workshop #2 - June 13 to 16, 2016Contact Info: http://www.wfws.org/EdwardsWkshpFlyer5.8.15.pdf
Quiller GalleryCreede, COhttp://www.quillergallery.comJune 4 to 10, 2016Experimental Water MediaAugust 16 to 26, 2016Intensive Color and Water Media SeminarSeptember 25 to October 1, 2016Painting En Plein Air
Martha Mans, AWSPainting Workshop in FranceSeptember 3 to 13, 2016Book: http://montfaucontours.com/tours/Contact Martha: [email protected]
NWS 2016 Workshops9/26-9/28 Paul JacksonPainting the Night in Watercolor9/30-10/2 Paul JacksonReflection, Translucency, and Transparency10/24-10/26 Robbie LairdThe Abstract Nature of Nature10/27-10/29 Robbie LairdLayered Watermedia PaintingsRegister online: http://nationalwatercolorsociety.wildapricot.org/page-1591842
Southern Colorado Watercolor SocietyLinda Baker WorkshopOctober 5 to 7, 2016Contact Peg Macinick at: [email protected]
*qualifying exhibition toward signature status
Call for EntryFremont Center for the Arts69th Annual Juried Blossom FestivalFine Art Exhibit and SaleExhibit Dates: May 6 - 28, 2016Gallery Receptions: May 6, 2016Juror: Reveille Kennedy(also see Workshops)Deadline: April 1, 2016Information and Guidelines: Click Here for Prospectus
WorkshopINSPIRED PORTRAITS LAYER BY LAYERTwo-day Watercolor Workshopat the Fremont Center for the Artswith Reveille KennedyChildren's PortraitsMay 11, 201610:00 AM - 3:00 PMAdult PortraitsMay 12, 201610:00 AM - 3:00 PMApplication Deadline: May 6, 2016Download Registration, Supply List & Information
“Auctioneer”©Reveille Kennedy
Other Calls and Opportunities:
Randy Hale Workshop for PPWSWebsite: http://halegallery.comDates, Place & Cost: TBDIf interested, please contact:Carole Sebben [email protected] Fetsch [email protected] Naylor [email protected]
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Treasurer’s Report as of February 17, 2016by Kathleen Murray, Treasurer
Treasurer’s Report
As of February 17, 2016, the PPWS financial condition is:
• $115.00 in the Education Fund account. This is money donated by members.
• $3,160.06 is on deposit in a savings account for the advance money (deposits and prepayments) for the Boulder Street Gallery Co-op.
• $3,510.03 is the current balance in the BSG Co-op checking account. Almost all of this is for checks written to artist but which are still outstanding.
o The budget for the BSG Co-op is: Monthly income is $2,305.00 per month, assuming the guest wall is rented. Monthly expenses are $2,200.00 for gallery rent and administrative expenses. The remaining $105.00 is available for reception supplies, etc.
• $1,959.59 is the current balance in the general checking account.
o The budget for each month remaining for the year is $290.00 for the studio space, approximately $10.00 for newsletter printing, $45.00 for chef reimbursement, and $125.00 to $150.00 for the demo, totaling approximately $500.00 per month.
o It is about five months until membership fees begin to come in again.
o For the budget, we should have about $2,500.00 on hand right now to cover those expenses without having to dip into the money market fund.
• $13,735.36 is the current balance in the money market fund.
o We need to maintain about $7,500.00 in that account ahead of any Watermedia cycle to be sure we have enough money for the big expenses without holding our breath for entries. Safety net.
o That leaves us a little over $6,000.00 in funds available to be donated to meet our Mission Statement. The Board is considering this issue for 2016. A donation has just been authorized to the ISEA. Funds for this will be transferred to general checking at the end of the month.
Kathleen Murray, Treasurer
Rick Forsyth Signature Member PPWS
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Michigan State University, 1967Masters in Landscape Architecture, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, 1969
As a landscape architect, I draw inspiration for my watercolors from the basic features and qualities of the landscape: the sky, land, native plants, wind, and, most importantly, the quality of light. Since I began painting I have been interested in the powerful yet simple relationship between the indigenous vernacular architecture of a given locale and the landscape surrounding it.
My aim is to paint “settings,” not so much for what they look like, but for what they mean to me. The careful and sensitive way in which a building has been placed on the land and the craftsmanship that is reflected in the use of native materials and the hues of the early morning and evening light, have inspired my drawings and watercolors.
From 1992 to 1999, I served as Director of the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design’s Italian Studies Program, and in the spring semesters of 1999, 2001, and 2005, I had the opportunity to teach at our Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy, and, in 2009 and 2011, at the Centro Studi Citta Di Orvieto, Umbria, Italy.
The experiences of living and teaching in Italy have had a major impact on me in many ways. Among these are the way I think about landscape, architecture, materials, color, light and space. Italy provides a visually and intellectually enriched environment for any designer and artist. Almost daily I think of my experiences in Italy. The collection of memorable moments has reinforced my belief that to make marks on watercolor paper is an important human activity.
Visit my website at: http://rickforsythwatercolors.com
Featured Artistby Rick Forsyth
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Rick Forsyth
"Moon Glow"
“Seeking Solitude”
"Pikes Peak"
"San Giovenale, Orvieto"
"Parterre d'Broderie, Villa Lante"
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Images of the PPWS February 17, 2016, Meeting and Lorraine Watry’s Matting & Framing DemonstrationPhotos by Reveille Kennedy
PPWS February Meeting and Matting & Framing Demonstration by Lorraine Watry - February 17, 2016
Our February meeting was conducted by our Vice President, Myra Patin. Our signature member, Lorraine Watry, gave an interactive program on matting and framing. Lorraine said she frames her pieces to send to shows and galleries, so she only uses off-white mats and generally glazes them with plexi-glass. She showed examples of different frame corners on one of her paintings and discussed why they might or might not work with the painting. Then she showed us how to cut a double mat, and we followed along with our hands-on kits. As Lorraine cut her mats, we tore paper mats for a better understanding of the process. Lorraine showed the group how to attach the painting to the foam core, use framing points, cover the back of the painting with brown paper, and finish with D-rings, wire, bumpers, and painting labels. Thank you Lori for a most informative program.
Be sure to visit her website at www.LWatryStudio.com. You might also like to visit her blog, Watercolor Reflections, at www.lorrainewatry.blogspot.com