August 2004 (cover art and article); Artist’s Magazine, May 2003 (article); Make Your Watercolors Look Professional (Carol Katchen).

Statement from Carl Dalio:

"The creative process offers the opportunity to analyze and simplify subject matter and to communicate meaning and human emo-tion in the final painting form.

Through the creative process, my intention is to define significance in a variety of subjects and tap into the river of human emotion. I en-gage and celebrate the nurturing existence of living color: its power and vibration in complements.

Carl Dalio is a signature mem-ber of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, and Rocky Mountain National Water-media Society. With a degree in architecture, he has sustained an interest in art and architecture through his work as a suc-cessful fine artist and free-lance illustrator.

Carl Dalio has served as juror for exhibitions and has presented watercolor demonstrations and workshops in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and Indonesia. His paint-ings have received many awards and have been included in several national exhibitions including the American Watercolor Society in New York, National Watercolor Society in California, Rocky Mountain National, San Diego Watercolor Society and Water-color Art Society-Houston. Carl's paintings, cover art and articles have appeared in books and publications including Ameri-can Artist, Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Magic and Pastel Journal.

Carl Dalio is a graduate of the

School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin and currently lives in Denver, Colorado. He has served as juror for exhibitions, and has pre-sented watercolor dem-onstrations and work-shops in the U.S., Can-ada, Mexico, Italy and Indonesia. Dalio served as invited juror for the 1998 American Watercolor Society exhibition and was elected to jury the National Watercolor Society in 2002. His strong use of vibrant color can be seen in the photographs of his work on the BWS web site or in the following publications: Watercolor Magic

Carl Dalio slated to present April workshop and demo.

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WORKSHOPS 2007

• CARL DALIO April

9– 12 (4 day) Asel’s Cedar Springs $220* & 240**

• DONNA ZAGOTA

September 12-14 (3 day) Artist’s Show-place $180* & $195**

• MILES BATT Octo-

ber 8-12 (5 day) Asel’s Cedar Springs $300* & $325**

• ARNE WESTERMAN November 12-16 (5 Day) Max 21 stu-dents Irving-Jaycees Park $300* & $325**

MARCH MEETING

March 14, 2007

7-9 PM at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church

*Member **Non Member

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Carl Dalio

The Charles Harring-ton demo and work-shop scheduled for March has been can-celled due to low reg-istration. The March meeting will feature Charles’ demonstra-tion from a CD and will be shown at the meeting. SWS apolo-gizes for any incon-venience this might cause.

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My purpose as an instructor is

to encourage artistic growth in

each student. I believe in

positive feedback and finding

visionary solutions to painting

adventures."

Tom Wellman

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Ron Stephens volunteers for Newsletter post

President’s Corner ity of our members. Kudos to Francis Garrett. We're com-puterized! Ain't God Good. (Borrowed from Jerry Clower, 1975.)

It looks like we're going to have a big attendance at our first paint-out at Salado, TX. Thanks to our new Paint-outs Chairman, Walt Davis. I urge you to sign up for this. It promises to be a delightful experience.

Our show chairman, Pat Jones has been busy with the Pro-

spectus. She is working with Ron Stephens to get it pro-duced, and hopefully we can include it in the March issue of SCENE.

I want to take this opportunity to personally thank Nancy Friedel for the tireless effort she has put into editing the SCENE. She has spent the last eight years putting it together and seeing to its printing and distribution. Hats Off to her and our best wishes for her continued success.

career of fast paced advertising where he spent his early years as an Art Director and the last 25 years as a Production Man-ager at several advertising agencies in Dallas. So, tight deadlines and working with the printing trades is not new to him.

“Like a deer in the headlights”, Ron Stephens sat in the Janu-ary SWS board meeting trying to assimilate all the informa-tion coming from all the com-mittee chair heads. When it was over he thought “Lord what have I gotten myself into”

Only a member since last Sep-tember Ron comes from a

The new format before you is a commitment to SWS to have the best newsletter possible. The SWS board thought it necessary to have the newslet-ter available to post on the web site for most of the mem-bership to view, download and print if desired. That is now possible.

Ron Stephens

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At our last Board Meeting the members unanimously adopted my recommendation of Ron Stephens as our new editor of the Scene. Ron is a new member of SWS and a very capable stu-dent in my watercolor class at the Heritage Center in Irving which I call Watercolor Fun.

Also we were happy to discover that our corresponding Secre-tary, Francis Garrett, has devel-oped an e-mail list of nearly 90% of our membership and can therefore get emergency infor-mation out quickly to the major-

'San Michele Lucca, Italy' 60"x40"

'Boats at Portofino' 40"x 60"

'Afternoon Shadows Fifth Avenue' 19"x 28"

'Spaghetti Bar' 14"x 21.5"

'Ultramarine Aroma' 13"x 12.5"

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Painting of the Month for November ‘06 & January ‘07

November Painting of the Month The winners of our Painting of the Month competition receive gift Certificates from Asel Art Supply. The November winners are: First place, Herb Reed, Jake. Second Place, Ginny Hoppe, A Blue Vase. Third Place, Max Chapman, A Pear of Bottles.

January Painting of the Month Winners First Place, Joel Sampson, Love Potion. Second Place, Walt Davis, Palo Duro Sentinel. Third Place, Mary Treadwell, The Beach at Calpe

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A Warm Note of Welcome Let's give a big thank you and hearty welcome to these dedicated leaders for volunteering to lead

the SWS Board next Season. This slate of officers will be presented in the March general meeting for

a membership vote. Be sure to be there to cast your vote. The Officers you choose will be in-

stalled in May and their tenure runs through May of 2008. Remember to greet them and get to

know your new Officers in September.

Proposed Roster of Executive Officers 2007 - 2008

President- Gail Delger

1st Vice President Programs- Joel Sampson & Maureen Brouillette Sampson

2nd Vice President Membership- Nancy Donley

3rd Vice President Workshops- Herb Reed

4th Vice President-Exhibitions Pat Jones

4th VP Assistant Richard & Lynn Wilson

Treasurer Bill Riley

Recording Secretary Irene Stone

Corresponding Secretary Francis Garrett

Parliamentarian Tom Wellman

Painting Workshops Naomi Brotherton, Instructing

Week Days, Feb. 28, Mar. 1-2. at Artisan’s Studio Saturday Workshops March 10, April 21 and May 19

And Painting Night Scenes, Thursday Apr. 12 Call

214-483-3903 for more information

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the latter. Although her painting technique is very different from my own, I became intrigued with hers and have since enjoyed the results that I was able to achieve. The most meaningful experience for me was in observing, and then attempting, her patient application of multiple glazes on 300 lb. hot press watercolor paper. The effects are well worth the wait for dry glazes after each wash. During the workshop, Catherine shared many painting tips and professional advice from her painting experience, and I found these to be very helpful to my personal struggle with watercolor painting and exhibiting. One of the many "finds" I came away with was the wonderful 3" syn-thetic wash brushes that Cath-erine uses and sells to workshop participants. I've used a 2" wash

brush for years, but I found that the 3' brush, especially the qual-ity brush I bought from Cath-erine, is ideal for the many glazes needed for her painting style. I used my personal "beer" allowance for the month to buy a book and a 2" and 3" brush – That's how good they were! At the end of an all-too-short week of painting and enjoy-able conversation, we were all amazed at the quality results in the students' work. I know that there were some very talented students in the class, but most of the credit for good student work is always a result of a talented and sup-portive teacher. Catherine's zest for art is contagious, and once again I've caught the bug! I offer a very special "Thank you" to SWS for the opportunity to

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A handful of the painting work-shops that I have taken have enriched me with new painting skills, encouragement, insight, a broader knowledge of water-color painting, and pure enjoy-ment. The 2006 Catherine Anderson workshop resides in

that coveted handful. I discovered that Cath-erine has a very delight-ful, approachable, °down to-earth° person-ality, making her work-shops very entertaining and lively. A good artist will focus without dis-traction on the paint-

ing: A good teacher can complete the same quality painting

while carrying on a very mean-ingful and enjoyable dialogue with the students. Catherine is

Michael Borne

SWS Stepping Stone Award Letter Deadline March 21 Letters of application are now being accepted for the 2007 SWS Stepping Stone Award. Only SWS members in good standing for two full years are eligible. The award is given for workshop tuition only, and is to be used during the year following notification,. It may be for an SWS workshop or for any workshop in the United States. Those interested should submit a one page type-written letter addressing the following points: • Watercolor experience (student, teacher,

exhibitions, etc.) • Specific interests or goals • Any special reason why you are applying for

the award. • The name of the workshop instructor. • Place and date of workshop and exact amount

of tuition. All personal and travel expenses will be the respon-sibility of the student. Previous winners are ineligi-ble. All applications should be sent to the SWS Award Committee Chairman: Nancy Dallas, 944 Wingfoot Dr. Fairview, Texas 75069 (972) 549.0303. Applications will be at the next meeting Nancy Dallas, Award Chairman

Panhandle Winter

Babs Light

Field of Blue

Thank you, SWS, for giving me the opportunity to take Nita Leland’s workshop through the Stepping Stone Award program. Nita’s four day workshop at Asel’s on Cedar Springs was packed with good infor-mation in the form of lecture and helpful handouts. There was time for creative experimentation in col-lage, monotype, and painting on traditional water-color paper coated randomly with acrylic medium.

I appreciate the organized presentation and optimum use of time. There was much “food for thought” as well as hands-on working time and critique sessions. I feel fortunate and greatly enriched by the experience.

For those of you have not considered applying for this Stepping Stone Award offered by SWS, I would certainly encourage you to do so

Babs Light

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the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in China; Watercolor USA 2004 at the Springfield Art Museum in Mis-souri; the Shanghai State Art Mu-seum in Shanghai, China; and N-Espace in Tokyo, Japan. His work is in the collections of the New Or-leans Museum of Art, Springfield Art Museum, Price Waterhouse, Ochsner Foundation, Texas Instru-ments Corporation and State Uni-versity of New York, among others. Erdle earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Cali-fornia at Fresno in 1976 and a mas-ter of fine arts from Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, Ohio, in 1972. He is survived by his wife, Millie Giles, a lecturer of art at UNT. There will be an SWS Memorial Award in memory of Rob Erdle. Contribution checks should be made to SWS with the proper notation and mailed to Bill Riley, SWS Treas-urer. His address is 10263 Better Drive, Dallas, TX, 75229.

“SWS mourns

the loss of one

of its’ brightest

stars, Rob

Erdle.”

the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang and also served as honor-ary president of the International Watercolor Institute in Niigata, Japan. The Visual Arts Society of Texas honored Erdle with a gala in Janu-ary 2006 and announced the Rob Erdle Watercolor Painting Award, an endowment established by the UNT School of Visual Arts to sup-port future watercolor students. In addition, Erdle earned the UNT President’s Council Teaching Award, recognizing his record of outstanding teaching, in 1998. He received the Distinguished Citation for Service to International Educa-tion from UNT in 1991 for devel-oping and leading popular summer art programs in painting, drawing and art history throughout Europe. "He has been a major force in his field, a real guiding light to students and art lovers around the world, and I know he will be sadly missed at school, says Robert Milnes", dean of the School of Visual Arts. Erdle’s work has been exhibited at

Rob Erdle, Regents Professor of visual art and an acclaimed water-color artist whose artwork has been exhibited around the world, died December 30, 2006 after battling cancer for two years. The School of Visual Arts held a service for Erdle January 24th in the Light Well of the Art Building. Private services will be held in Sil-ver Creek, N.Y. Erdle, 57, joined UNT in 1976 to teach and oversee the watercolor painting offerings for undergraduate and graduate students. In addition to his work at UNT, he also taught as an instructor for 10 years at the American College of Switzerland and served as director of the Chau-tauqua Institution Art Gallery and the Chautauqua Institution Summer School of Art in New York. He was named a distinguished visit-ing professor of watercolor paint-ing at China’s premiere art school,

In Memoriam

Happenings Ellna Kay Gregory-Goodrum is a signature member of SWS that is having great success in competitive shows with her whimsical, imagina-tive artworks. There is a playful sensibility to her paintings, yet her abstractions and fantastic environ-ments are anchored by highly real-istic elements or strongly rendered familiar shapes or patterns. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree from University of North Texas. Ellna's BFA is from University of Oklahoma in Norman. Ellna cur-rently teaches art classes at the Collin County Community College in Plano and at Richland College in Dallas. She teaches and lectures on a range of media and technique including Painting, Drawing, Art Appreciation, Printmaking, Col-

lograph, Watercolor, Water media and Art Career Development. Congratulations to Our Members SWS Members included in the National Oklahoma Watercolor exhibit included Harry Shields, Nel Byrd, Marie Renfro, Maureen Brouillette and Joel Sampson. Brouillette, Sampson and Shields received awards. Maureen Brouillette and Joel Sampson of Dallas will hold their first joint art exhibit, Duet, at the Fairmount Gallery. The opening is Friday, March 2nd from 6 to 8 pm. 2517 Fairmount Street, Dallas. They are also in the Arlington Museum of Art Valentine exhibit and auction, February, 2007.

2007-2008 DUES DUE BY MAY

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Walt Davis takes on “Paint Out” post creations. Dinner at the 1857 Salado Mansion concludes the day. The brand new Holiday Inn Express has reserved a block of rooms for us at $95 per night plus tax. Please make your own reservation, and be sure to mention SWS to get the special rate. If you prefer one of the many bed-and-breakfasts in town, check out what is available at www.saladotexas.com Con-

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The SWS Spring Paint-Out is scheduled for Saturday, April 28 in Salado, Texas. We will gather for dinner Friday night at 7:00 in the Sam Houston room at his-toric Stagecoach Inn. Saturday we will sketch, paint, and photo-graph the many historic homes, businesses, and churches in and around town or take a twenty-minute drive out in the country to see the picturesque Summers Mill on crystal-clear Salado Creek. Saturday evening we will gather at Roy T's Old Salado Bakery for wine and cheese and a chance to look over the day's

Walt Davis

annual Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit. Mansell, of Ballinger, took home the big prize for the sec-ond time in three years, having also been awarded best of show in 2005. Last year she received honorable mention on an entry. “I just can’t say ‘thank-you’ enough,” Mansell told the more than 100 gathered for the cere-mony. When Roger Levesque, emcee for the ceremony re-minded the group Mansell was a previous top-award member, she quipped, “And it never gets old.” Nat Baker - SWS President 1977 to 1978. We are sad to announce the passing of a friend, Past president, Nat Baker. Jonesy McConnell of Richard-son, TX gave a watercolor dem-onstration for the Mt Pleasant Art Society at the October meet-ing of their group in east Texas, jmcconnell@hharchitects.com.

Kay Smith of Big Spring, TX had her painting Wearing Purple selected by the Texas Water-color Society by juror Frank Webb. With this acceptance, Kay has earned signature status in TWS. www.kaysmithbrushworks.us. Lesley Talty of Keller, TX is teaching in Hurst at the Recrea-tion Center on Monday morn-ings. Congratulations to Gary Weeter of Hot Springs, Ar-kansas. His painting "Days Work Done" was accepted into the 2006 Membership Exhibition. It was his fifth accepted entry and Gary is now a Signature Mem-ber.

tact Walt Davis at (903) 886-2711 or widavis@arn.net for more information.

Happenings cont. From page 5

Betty Jameson of Austin re-ceived Special Recognition in the 9th Annual All Media International Juried Online Art Exhibition which on www.upstreampeoplegallery.com. The show will remain in the archive section online for one year. Betty has a painting accepted into the Northwest Art Center 36th Annual Americas 2000: Paperworks Exhibi-tion at Harnett Hall Gallery, Minot State University, North Dakota through February 23. Betty's paint-ings, Fossil Story and Reef, have been accepted into the 2007 Na-tional Juried Exhibition of Artist's Showplace in Dallas, February 16 to March 8, Jamesonad@aol.com. Susan Mansell’s watercolor “Downtown Dallas” took the $1,000 Dorothy Mayes Best of Show Award Friday at the ninth

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SWS CONTACTS President

Tom Wellman 972-296-6333 tomwellman@msn.com

P.O. Box 383204 Duncanville, TX 75138

Program Chair Gail Delger 972-542-2956

gaildelger@sbcglobal.net 540 E. New Hope Road

McKinney, TX 75071

Workshop Chair Larrie Arnold 214-691-9290

larrie-a@sbeglobal.net 3529 Hanover Avenue

Dallas, TX 75225 WEB SITE:

S W S Watercolor.org Webmaster

Johnny Todd 972-661-5215 john.todd@juno.com

CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Membership Chair

Nancy Donley 972-306-1691 nand972@alo.com

2305 Highland Creek Rd Carrollton, TX 75007

HAPPENINGS & OTHER NEWS:

Newsletter Editor Ron Stephens 972-986-7133

ronstephens2342@verizon.net 2925 Linden Lea Irving, TX 75061

Naomi Brotherton Pat Kochan

SPRING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS 2007

Watercolor • Acrylic • Monotype Mixed Media

WEEKLY DAY CLASSES

Monday 9:30 - 2:30 Pat Kochan, SWS,TVAA,TWS,NAPA,WHS Finding Your Own Style. water media Wednesday 10 - 2:30 Naomi Brotherton, SWS,NWO,TWS,WFWS Variations in Watercolor, Times of Day/Kinds of Weather WORKSHOPS Mar. 1 - 2 Flower Painting $150 Naomi Brotherton April 12 Night Scenes $50 Naomi Brotherton April 21 Flower Painting $150 Naomi Brotherton

Summer (date later) Acrylic workshop to be announced $150 Pat Kochan

Betsy Dillard Stroud May 3 - 4 - 5, 2007 9:30 - 4:00 Well known artist & author from Arizona

•New Book coming out• Experimental Ecstasy $275 total due to hold place at Artisan’s Studio-Gallery

Studio/Gallery 2825 Valley View #301 Farmers Branch, TX 75244

(972) 488-8182 www.artisansstudio.com

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October 8 Hanging of show at Eisemann Center. October 9- October 29 SWS 44th Annual Membership Exhibition. October 10 Demo by Juror Miles Batt at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, 9200 Inwood Road at NW Hwy. October 23 7-9 p.m., Awards Reception at Eisemann Center. October 30 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pick up hand- delivered paintings at Eisemann Center. Return shipping by Craters and Freighters of shipped artwork.

2925 Linden Lea

Irving, TX 75061

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July 1 Deadline for receipt of slides and entry forms. July 15 Slide Preview Party, 2-4 p.m., Royal Lane Baptist Church, 6707 Royal at Hillcrest. August 13 Notices of Acceptance mailed. September 28 Deadline for shipped paintings to arrive. October 5 Craters and Freighters to deliver shipped paintings to Eisemann Center. October 6 8 a.m.-noon, Hand deliver accepted paintings to Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Dr., Richardson, TX.

SWS 44th Annual Membership Show

Judge - Miles Batt CALENDAR