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Next Meeting Christmas Party

December 5, 1:00 - 3:00 at

Artists’ Show-place

WORKSHOPS 2011

• CARLA

O’CONNOR February 7 - 10 (4day) Artists’ Show-place $300* $325**

• JOSEPH MELANCON March 7 - 10 (4 day) Artists’ Showplace $300* $325**

• RON POKRASSO

April 11-14, (4 Day) Artists’ Showplace $300* $325**

• ALEX POWERS September 12 - 16 (5day) Artists’ Showplace $400* $425** • FRANK WEBB October 10 - 14 (5day) Artists’ Showplace $400* $425** • LESLIE FRONTZ November 7 - 10 (4day) Artists’ Showplace $300* $325**

*Member **Non Member

S O U T HW E S T E R N W A T E R C O L O R

S O C I E T Y

John Salminen’s long awaited workshop is now history. All the participants had nothing but high praise for his patient and helpful instruction. He mas-terfully took them through the steps for painting a successful urban land-scape. His easy-going and caring way of making each student feel like they

could excel with their work made a lasting impression. His demo presentation at the No-vember meeting was witnessed by an overflow crowd of eager artists waiting to see him work. He did not disappoint. He was very methodical about explaining his steps of estab-lishing a workable value scale and how it ap-plied to making his painting work. By applying the dark values to the already painted in mid values the painting of a harbor scene began to take life. He also explained how the main sub-ject led into the center of interest by pathways from all four edges. The interesting application of paint from a mouth atomizer added the final touch to the painting.

John Salminen presents a masterful water-color demonstration.

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Happy Holidays to all!!!! The annual Christmas Party, Sunday, December 5th will be another grand day celebrating with each other and looking forward to a good year of fun times hope to see all of you there. Our next meeting January 12, 2011 will be a great opportunity to learn more about the new paint products on the market with

a demo from the Golden Paint representative, Barbara Jackson. This new year will bring new programs, workshops and paint outs for our SWS members to look forward to. Everyone mark the second Wednesday of each month as the SWS member meeting date and plan on being there. The nominating commit-tee, headed up by Gaylord O’ Con, will soon be gearing up to put our slate of officers together for next year. If you would like to be a part of the operation of SWS please let Gaylord know. As I like to say “Focus on the present and look to the Fu-ture” to remind us all how fortunate we all are to have found our passion for art and in turn it brings us together. Have a wonderful and successful holiday season with friends and family. Pattie Bowler SWS President 2010 -2011

President’s Corner

Painting of the Month winners receive gift certificates from Asel’s Art Supply. From left to right: 1st, Darla Bostick, “Sweet Dreams”, 2nd, Don Mitchell, “Age Old Man” 3rd, Sharon Giles, “Shopping in Jonesboro”

Painting of the Month Nov. 2010

SWS Silent Auction of inherited paint-ings to end April 30, 2011. The Don Andrews painting was donated to SWS several years ago along with several other paintings now on display at Medical City, Dallas. The Anita Meynig painting was displayed in this year’s mem-ber show. Anita passed away when the show was up and her family donated the painting to SWS. Both paintings will be silent auctioned from now to April, 2011and proceeds will be applied to an award in Anita’s name for next year’s show. Contact Gail Delger at 972 542 2956 or gaildelger@sbcglobal.net to make a bid. Donations to Anita’s memorial fund may be made by sending a check to SWS treasurer, Bill Riley.

Joseph Melancon March 7-10, 2011(4 Day) Artists’ Showplace $300* $325** Joseph Melancon is a versatile artist whose range of work includes painting (watercolor, acrylic and oil), collage, sculp-ture, works on paper, wood panel and canvas. His abstracts are portrayed with multilayered meaning using abstraction, as well as expressive realism. His works are very personal, with a passion for process, composition and the painterly surface. To see Joseph’s work go to: www.josephmelancon.com

Abstraction and landscape the focus of Joseph Melancon’s March 2011 Workshop SLOTS STILL AVAILABLE

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2010 DECEMBER Anniversary Celebration Dec. 3 Reception 2011 JANUARY Mary Alice Braukman Jan. 24 - 28 MM abstract, assemblages, collage

FEBRUARY Robert Burridge Feb 28 -March 4 Watermedia & collage

MARCH Janet Rogers March 26 -28 Flowers, Faces, Figures

MAY Gerald Brommer May 2-6 Landscape: Design & Content Gerald Brommer May 9 -13 Drawing & Collage

JUNE Cheryl McClure June 21- 24 Abstract: The Process JULY Gay Faulkenberry July 11- 15 Oil, still life/landscape

SEPTEMBER

Jerry Stitt Sept. 20 - 23 Watercolor

OCTOBER

Lana Grow Oct. 3 - 7 Acrylic/Collage Sandy Maudlin Oct. 31 - Nov. 4 Yupo

NOVEMBER Don Andrews Nov. 14 - 18 Watercolor figures 972. 233.1223 Send $75 deposit to 15615 Coit Rd #230, Dallas, TX 75248

www.theartistsshowplace.com for more information

Artists’ Showplace

A mixed bag of techniques featured in Ron Pokrasso April 2011 workshop Ron Pokrasso April 11-14, 2011 (4 Day) Artist’s Showplace $300* $325** Ron Pokrasso’s workshop will cover a wide range of techniques possible in the monotype process and continue through the use of collage , drawing , and multiple plate projects. Students will be encouraged to pursue their artistic vision using mono-type as a mark making tool in combination with whatever other techniques are efficient and available. The notion of the "artist as an inventor" will be stressed as mixed media techniques open the door to limitless opportunities. The approach is energetic and open, as each student's individual style will dictate the direction of the workshop. To see Ron’s work go to: www.ronpokrasso.com

Alex Powers workshop to feature a variety of media to convey a personal message Alex Powers September 12 - 16, 2011 (5day) Artists’ Showplace $400* $425* The focus of the workshop is the development of your personal style and will commence with individual consultations using your most recent work as a beginning point. There will be slide lectures and a demonstra-tion in the middle of the week. The workshop will have models available for two days. Bring ma-terials that you want to work with - they can be oils, water-based paints or drawing materi-als. The workshop will also in-clude some group critiques

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Happenings… Gaylord O’Con was awarded a First Place at the Ellis County Art Association at their fall show in November for his painting Behind the Bank. Betty Jameson's painting Damascus Rose won Second Place in Watercolor at the River Art Gallery Juried competition Novem-ber 20-21 in San Antonio, TX Her painting, Picadillo's Reflections won an Honor Award at the San Antonio Watercolor Group's Annual Members' Juried competition. Her painting, Illumination was chosen by juror Donna Watson to receive the Bookstore at the University of Montana Award at Watermedia 2010 at the Bigfork Art and Cultural Museum, Bigfork, Montana. Darla Bostick was the demo artist at the October meeting of Gainesville Association of Visual Artists. She was a Painting of the Month winner at the October Society of Watercolor Artists. She will have her photo exhibit, "Visions of Ireland" installed at Tierney's Tavern in Lewisville December 5 through early February. John Krenik’s watercolor bath paintings; "Upside Down Ther-apy", and "Dina's Dilemma" were accepted in the Massachusetts Art Education Assciation juried exhibition at the Herter Gallery on the UMASS Amherst Campus. Exhibition dates are from No-vember 12 to December 10. This exhibition is in conjunction with the Fall 2010 Massachusetts Art Education Association Conference. Walt Davis began a six-week watercolor class on September 13 in his studio in the woods near Commerce. The first four sessions focused on representational painting, the last two explored abstraction. An exhibit of watercolors and pencil drawings inspired by travels around the border of Texas opened at the Wine Seller Gallery in Salado September 17 and ran through October 18. The same exhibit will open at the Browns-ville Heritage Complex December 20 and the San Angelo Museum of Art January 20. Walt did a Sketching for Travelers workshop for the Brownwood Art Association October 5 - 8. Dr. Fred Tarpley commissioned Walt to do a watercolor sketch for the cover of his new book, Wood Eternal, the story of the bois d'arc tree. The book Walt wrote with is wife, Isabel (Exploring the Edges of Texas) is going into a second printing, and they continue to travel the state doing book signings and power point presentations. Check out their website exploringtheedgesoftexas.com for details. IN MEMORIAM Long time SWS signature member, Marilyn Chandler, of Irving, TX. passed away November 17 from complications of emergency surgery. She was a founding member of the Irving Art Association for over 50 years and served as president from 1977 to 1978 . She was an avid painter in several medias which featured her love of stamping. She was passionate about her art and a consummate volunteer.

Dave Maxwell had paintings accepted in several National shows recently. Among them were Oklahoma Watercolor Society, Hon-orable Mention, Louise Cadillac, juror; Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Paul Jackson, juror; New England Watercolor Society, Third Place, John Salminen, juror; Kansas Watercolor Society, Janet Walsh, juror. Successful local shows included the Society of Water-color Artists, Third Place, Nel Dorn Byrd, juror; Visual Arts Society of Texas, Honorable Mention, Carol Carter, juror; and New Mexico Watercolor Society, Creative Color Award, Mary Ann Beckwith, juror. Additionally, he recently participated in a group show at Spring Creek Fine Arts. Diane Maxey won first place in the Watercolor West Show in Brea, CA this October. Ellna Kay Gregory-Goodrum had a mixed media work accepted in the Red River Valley International Exhibition at the Red River Valley Museum. She also had a watercolor accepted in the 29th Annual Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors located at the Arts Center, Old Forge, New York. Ginny Hoppe received a third place award for her painting, Waterfall, in the RCAS membership show. Helen Sherry received Honorable Mention in the Artist’s Maga-zine 26th Annual Open Competition. Her acrylic painting, “Quake”, selected from over 800 entries in the Abstract/Experimental category, is featured in the magazine’s December Issue. Her painting, “Journey”, received 1st Honorable Mention and the Windsor & Newton Award in the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society 64th Aqueous Open International Exhibit. She was also elected to the Texas Watercolor Society Purple Sage Brush Society. Jody Henderer Burns was chosen as one of the finalists for the American Artist Magazine 27th Annual Competition for her painting Jazz Bass. Her painting Bass Reflections won an Honorable Mention at the WASH Annual Membership Show in Houston and the paint-ing, The House on Locust Street, won the Peoples' Choice Exhibit at the Palestine Wine and Arts Festival in Illinois. Still Life Gone Wrong received a Purchase Award at Crawford County Arts Exhibit. Cecy Turner's watercolor, "Early Winter," was accepted into the American Artists Professional League's 82nd Grand National Exhibi-tion at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. Her still life, "Orchid Awakening," was one of 75 finalists out of 3,000 entries in Southwest Art Magazine's "21 Over 31" contest. Cecy's Annual Christmas Ex-hibit at her home studio, 7824 Glenneagle Dr., Dallas, 75248, is December 10th from 4-8 p.m. All SWS'ers are invited!

Marie Renfro entertained these guest at the recent Gallery VIII studio tour. They are: left to right, Naomi Brotherton, Bob Voges, Marie Renfro (middle) Carolyn Hollabaugh and Barbara Musert.

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PAT KOCHAN SWS,TVAA,TWS, ISAP, WFWS, WHS Finding Your Own Style All Levels - Focus is on Individ-ual Style and Producing a series Watercolor/Acrylic/Gouache $50/Day Monday Classes 9:30-2:30 Jan.10, 17, 24, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28 7 Classes $350 Mar. 7, 21, 28, Apr. 4, 11, 18 6 Classes $300 May 9, 16, 23, June 6, 13 5 Classes $250 NAOMI BROTHERTON SWS, NWO, TWS, WFWS Times of Day/Kinds of Weather Wednesday Weekly Day Classes 10:00 to 2:30 $50 per class Dec. 1, 8, 15 Dec. 1, 8,15 January 5,19, 26, February 2,16,23, March 2,16,23, April 6,20,27, May 18, 25 SATURDAY WORKSHOPS $55/Day 9:30 to 3:00 Dec.11 Snow Scenes January 15 Street scenes February 19 Rocks and water March 19 Mystery of night April 16 Flowers in vignette May 21 Small house w/ trees Sponsored Workshops

Betsy Dillard Stroud NWS,D.F., AWS Artist/Writer/Lecturer From Arizona Stretching Creative

Boundaries Feb. 24 - 25 - 26, 2011 Thurs-Fri-Sat 9:30-4:00 $350 ($50 deposit)

www.betsydillardstroud.com Paul Jackson -4 day Portrait Workshop

PORTRAITS in Watercolor MAY 2- 3 -4-5, 2011 $ 425 Sign up now! with $50 deposit

Maureen Brouillette SWS, TWS EXPLORING ACRYLIC PAINTING

Using a variety of techniques- All levels welcome Thursday Classes 10:00am-3:00 pm

Jan. 13,20,27, Feb.3, 10,17, Mar. 3,10,17 $50/Class Apr. 14,21,28, May 12, 19, 26

www.mbrouillette.com Joel Sampson

Digital Photography with Free Software Making the most of your camera & computer 10:00am-3:00pm $150 due 1st day May 23

-24-25, 2011 Mon-Tues-Wed www.joelsampson.com

Artisan's Studio/Gallery, 2825 Valley View Ln.#301 Farmer’s Branch, TX 75234

972 488-8182 www.artisansstudio.com

ARTISAN'S STUDIO-GALLERY SCHEDULE 2010 - 2011

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All SWS members in the DFW area we are looking for a donated space

for a permanent home for SWS. Ideally the facility would have ample space for

meetings, all the organizational equipment and space for a permanent

gallery. If you know of a place please call or email Pattie Bowler at

214 544 3502 or pbtexin@aol.com

Art Break Workshops presents

Ted Nuttall,

Watercolor Portraits from photographs. March 14 - 18, 2011 at the Harry Myers Community Center, Rockwall, TX. $390 with $100 deposit.

Contact Doris Vasek for more info at 972 722 5492 or email doris_vasek@sbcglobal.net

SWS Christmas Party

Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Artists’ Show-

place 15615 Coit Rd. 230, Dallas, TX 1 - 3 p.m.

Bring a wrapped paint-ing no larger than 11X14

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SWS CONTACTS PRESIDENT Pattie Bowler 214-544-3502 pbtexin@aol.com 519 W. Hunt St. McKinney, TX 75069

PROGRAM CHAIR Jeff Good 214-321-1452 jeff.good@gff.com 808 Sylvania Dr. Dallas, TX 75218

WORKSHOP CHAIR Nancy Dallas 972-549-0303 dallas10@grandecom.net 944 Winged Foot Dr. Fairview, TX 75069 MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Address Changes Lynn Wilson 214-348-8890 slickandlynn@gmail.com 9459 Heatherdale, Dallas TX 75243

EXHIBITION CHAIR Giza Elwazir 214-577-1817 gelwazir@yahoo.com 8803 Southwestern Blvd. #2202 Dallas, TX 75206 PAINT-OUT CHAIR Gaylord O’Con 214 876 4851 gaylord@gaylordocon.com 2717 Purdue Ave. Dallas, TX 75225

WEBMISTRESS Sharon Giles 972-570-7565 sharon.giles@gmail.com 2824 Burning Tree Ln. Irving, TX 75062

TREASURER Bill Riley 214-352-6288 billriley@swbell.net 10263 Better Dr. Dallas, TX 75229

HAPPENINGS & OTHER NEWS: Newsletter Editor Ron Stephens 972-986-7133 ronstephens2342@verizon.net 2925 Linden Lea, Irving, TX 75061

Our most grateful thanks to our partner and friend, Calvin Axtell, of Asel Art Supply. Please support Asel with your patronage because they give SWS members a 20% discount and support our annual member show.

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Jane E. Jones Art Studio S.W.S., T.W.S., N.W.S., A.C.A., W.F.S., N.W.O., W.C.W.S

2010 WORKSHOPS & CLASSES CRITIQUE 2010-11: Fridays; Jan. 28, Feb. 18, Mar. 18,

April 15, 2011; $120; Jane’s Studio

2011 DALLAS WORKSHOPS ABSTRACTING NATURE : Jan. 18-21 (4 days); 9:30-3:30; $260

BEGINNERS : Jan. 24-27 (4 days); 9:30-3:00; $260 EXPERIMENTAL : Feb. 21-25 (5 days); 9:30-3:30; $325

COLOR : March 21-25 (5 days); 9:30-3:30; $325 PELHAM ART ASSOC. WORKSHOP: April 8-10;

Fonthill, Ontario, Canada

2011 LAKE CITY COLORADO WORKSHOPS LAKE CITY, CO - PLEIN AIR: June 20-25

(5 ½ days); 8:45-5:00; $405 LAKE CITY, CO – STUDIO CLASSES: Tuesdays,

July 6-August 23; $50 per session LAKE CITY, CO – EXPERIMENTAL/WATERMEDIA: July 20-23

(4 days); 9:00-3:00; $410 all supplies included

Individual Critiques Available All Dallas classes are held at Artists’ Showplace, 15615 Coit Rd

Visit Jane’s web site www.janejonesart.com

For information call 972.407.1566