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VERMONT WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
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HUBS
Hub news can be found in the new "HUB NEWS" section in the main body of the newsletter. If you have Hub related questions please contact Pamela Dexter,Director of Hubs:
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Facebook
If you are a Facebook user and a current VWS member, please consider joining the Vermont Watercolor Society Facebook group. This is a place for members to share their work, and information about shows and events. Click here to join.
We have also created a Vermont Watercolor Society page. This is a public place where VWS will share announcements and other information. Members are welcome to share their work and announcements on this page as well. Please share the page with your friends.
Newsletter Submissions
All member events , workshops and show announcements should be sent to :
Newsletter article deadline is the 20th of each month.
Please put "VWS NEWSLETTER " in your title. Thank you!
Submissions must be fully written and spell-checked with accurate punctuation in order to be included. This saves our volunteer editor much valuable time so that she can return to painting.
If you have images, please send them in JPG format as an email attachment. It is extremely helpful if images are labeled with a file name related to the content.
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Mark Nielsen
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Outreach vs. Overreach Recently a VWS member, whose opinion I value, suggested to me that we may be overreaching with our efforts to reach out to the public at large with an education agenda about watercolors. I certainly hope not but this members point went something like this: Take a hard look at who the VWS is and ask yourself why do these members belong and what do they want to get out of the organization. Although he did not say this, I think he was suggesting that our members belong to the VWS for the social opportunities. He was intimating that if the VWS leadership is struggling to cultivate volunteers and could not fill vacancies on the board than perhaps we should re-evaluate what we are offering to and asking from the membership. At first I was just depressed, it is true that our Director of Volunteers position has been empty for the last year. It is also true that we do have to coax, beg, and bargain to fill board positions. I am making calls as I write this trying to fill FIVE upcoming board vacancies for the fall annual meeting on October 20th. I would be more depressed if I did not know that all volunteer organizations struggle to cull their leadership from their ranks. We live busy lives and we have many competing agendas for our time. I get it. Rather than getting depressed about all this lets ask a different question than the one my friend put to me. Let's ask the question: With all the raw talent and the experience in the organization and with the organizational capacity of the VWS what, where, and how can we share it? Over 75% of our membership are over the age of 50. Of the respondents to the 2012 VWS survey no one was under the age of 30. 70% of our members felt they had mastered the basics and many of those described themselves as advanced painters and some members have managed to make painting their career. So the VWS is mature, experienced, and talented. It seems to me that we are in possession of a great reservoir of focused energy and interest. It is not that much of a reach to imagine how we might reach out as educators on the medium that we all love so much. Best wishes, Mark
FALL MEETING - ATTENTION!
We are getting ready for the Fall Meeting with Yinglei Zhang on October 20th at the Quechee Club where she will talk to us about Chinese Brush Painting . We will be guided through an exercise using Chinese Brushes with ink and paint on rice paper with a slide show of Yinglei's art in the background. You can find the registration form on the website http://www.vermontwatercolorsociety.com/forms/vws-registration-forms/ and as always we will need a real head count for ordering supplies and lunch so put this on your calendar and get ready for a great time.
Thanks so much. Please RSVP via the registration form.
Claudia Carl, claudiaec@yahoo.com
NEW BROCHURE
Thank you to everyone who submitted images for the new brochure. We received an amazing collection of work to be considered. The following images were selected to be included in the brochure:
Linda Di Sante "Katrina"
Ann Pember "Hibiscus"
Susan Bull Riley "Alpine Plants on Mount Mansfield"
Carole-Anne Center "Entwined in Hope"
Diane Bell "Walking Home"
Robert Sydorowich "Autumn Harvest"
Our volunteers are hard at work on the brochure in their spare time. Please stay tuned.
Volunteer News
Many thanks to those of you who are stepping up to help with programs and exhibitions. We truly cannot have programs and exhibitions without you!! In addition, we are still actively looking for:
2 tech-help people: one for Mac users and one for PC users. These people would help others figure out (via telephone) how to resize jpg's, etc.
Board Members: A Director of Volunteers (who will work with Amanda for the time being)
Help with local Hub activities: Attending local activities, sharing ideas about what would support your artistic growth, helping your Point Person organizing an activity.
Please let me know how you would like to be involved!
Thanks so much, Amanda Amend, 652-9893 or amanda.amend@gmail.com
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VWS Fall Juried Show
The Bennington Center for the Arts
44 Gypsy Lane
Bennington, VT 05201
802 442 7158
Show Calendar:
Image Submission: Sept 16, 2013
Notification to Artists: Oct 4, 2013
Show Start & End: Nov 16 - Dec 22, 2013
Delivery to Gallery: Nov 4 - 8, 2013 between 10am - 5pm
Show Reception: Sat. Nov. 16, 5pm - 7pm
Pick Up from Gallery: Jan 6 - 10, 2014 10am - 5pm
Gallery commission: 40 %
For more information contact Tony Conner mail@tonyconner.com
Framing & Matting Guidelines for All Shows*
Mats: sole or top mats will be white or off white. If a bottom mat is used, it may be white, off white or colored. Filets may be used. Mats are not required for all paintings, but if you are not framing your painting, archival spacers must be used.
Frames: frames must be sturdy, in excellent condition, and must be professional quality. They must have picture wire attached to the back from which to hang the painting.
The following are not acceptable for VWS shows:
- Float frames
- Table top frames
- Damaged frames or frames that are disjointed at the corners
- Saw tooth hangers
- Duck tape, masking tape or other non-professional-looking materials used on backs of frames.
- Sloppy construction as seen from front or back
Persons accepting paintings at drop off are instructed to not accept paintings if they do not meet these guidelines. Thank you for your cooperation.
*Occasionally there are special shows where other guidelines apply, which will be described in that show's prospectus and/or other communications. Otherwise, the above guidelines will apply to all VWS shows including hub shows.
This information can also be found on the VWS website:
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JOHN SALMINEN
June 23-27 2014
Realism Through Design
In this new offering, John will share his approach to painting the urban scene in watercolor. John will help participants in all aspects of painting a representational cityscape or town scene - choosing the subject, adding mood and creating emotional content, lighting the scene for dramatic effect, using photo reference in a meaningful way and most importantly, strengthening and enhancing representational painting through design. The workshop will include demonstrations, critiques and lots of one-on-one individual help. Whether you have never tried painting cityscapes or are an experienced urban painter, this workshop will be an invaluable opportunity to gain new painting insights.
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Burlington/St. Albans Hub News
The Men's Room Show
Six of your fellow members will be showing their works, mostly in watercolor, as part of the Art Hop this weekend. VWS Artists: Charles Norris-Brown, Linda Disante, Anneleien Buekenkamp, Karen Casper, Marni McKitrick, and Jean Cannon.
Our work is on display at The Men's Room, 106 Main Street (where the big scissors is one the building), in Burlington. The theme is Figurative Art, and is mostly done from the sessions we have had with live models along Pine Street in Burlington. There will be a reception between 5 and 9 pm at The Men's Room, Friday September 6. We will have live music between 6 and 8. If you miss that or the Art Hop, our figurative work will remain as part of the Men's Room gallery until the end of October.
Plein Air Sessions
Annelein Beaukenkamp & Karen Casper have organized plein air painting sessions for this group. Hub members may bring an artist friend, if you wish, and you will need to register with Annelein or Karen. Minimum of 6 per session required.
Saturday October 5th. Shelburne Museum
For more information please contact Annelein beukwin@yahoo.com or Karen klcasper97@yahoo.com.
Life Drawing/Painting
These sessions, which started as a hub activity last fall, have expanded and now are open to other artists in the community. Any artist can attend these sessions which now meet in the upstairs classroom at Black Horse Art, 277 Pine St., Burlington. There is a model every Wednesday night from 6 - 9 PM, and every Sunday afternoon from 2 - 5 PM. Participants must register in advance by contacting Black Horse Art Supply at: 860-4972. Charles Norris-Brown is organizing discussion sessions for the VWS members who attend these sessions. You may work in whatever medium you wish, and there is no instruction.
Our hub is still in need of greater volunteer participation for both hub and full VWS activities. We'd love to have a volunteer (or two) to coordinate painting pickups and dropoffs, organize carpools to various activities and other small tasks. Without volunteer efforts, there will not be any activities, as VWS is an all-volunteer organization. Please let me know what you are willing to help with, and if there are other events that you'd like for our hub to offer. (email: Lynn.Cummings@uvm.edu)
New Hampshire Hub
Kilton Library Show, June 1 - Sept 28, 2013. The New Hampshire Hub is excited about the opportunity to show their paintings in the West Lebanon, NH Kilton Library. We invited members of our neighboring Hubs, Brattleboro and White River Junction to join us. Their participation makes this show a multi-Hub event!
Newport/St Johnsbury Hub
"Vermont As You Like It" Show
Show Dates August 30 to September 27th 2013
Hours 10 AM to 5PM
Information Phone 802-988-4714
MAC Center 802-334-1966
Photos from the Newport/St Johnsbury Hub Art Show
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Each month we will feature a VWS member in this newsletter. This month we welcome former board member and hard-working VWS volunteer:
Diane Bell
Weston is home for me since 2006 when I retired from Vermont Technical College at IBM. Since then I have painted nearly full time. My passion is watercolor , but I also enjoy getting involved. I took a position on the VWS board for four years as Director of Communications which I enjoyed very much. I hold a position on the Weston Business Council as chair of "Christmas in Weston," and I am a member of the area garden club and the Weston Women's Club. I enjoy meeting people and I feel a responsibility to contribute where I can. Besides the winters are long here and I like to be busy.
After moving here, I joined a group of local artists who painted weekly in Andover. Although that group has scattered I still paint plein-air with a few very fine artists here during the warm months. Plein-air artists meet the nicest and most interesting people while painting outdoors. It doesn't make any difference where we go, there's always something wonderful to paint. I strive to stay loose and I think plein-air painting supports that effort. I also enjoy submitting to juried shows - VWS, Green Mountain Fine Art Exhibit, Southern Vermont Arts Center and VTICA. Getting accepted is always good for the ego!
I am one of the seven artists who exhibit at the annual "Vermont & Beyond" fine art show every February in the Weston Playhouse. In late July, our hub had its 3rd annual Weston outdoor fine art exhibit here in the village preceded by the 2nd annual plein-air "paint-out"( in South Londonderry) the day before. What a fun day painting along the West River Trail!
I studied commercial art in college (Iowa State University) and was encouraged to continue pursuing watercolor. My professor said, "keep at it and maybe by the time you're 65 you'll be a descent painter." At the time I thought this guy was crazy, but, guess what! He was so right. I got married and raised five children. That of course took all my time. Now I feel so fortunate devoting as much of my day to painting as I wish, sometimes struggling with the medium, rejoicing over the happy accidents and never running out of subject matter. I love living in Vermont.
Three years ago Roy, (my significant other) and I, converted a shed to a summer gallery on our property. I'm open through Columbus Day here on Route 100 north just 1.2 miles from Weston village. I love having people stop in to buy or just to enjoy the art. The former is intermittent , but a sale is always a pleasant surprise. If you'd like to see more of my work go to: www.dianebell.org. Currently, several of my paintings hanging in the Maltex building on Pine Street, Burlington during this year's Art Hop.
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Welcome New Members!
Dena Couture
Kathleen Berry Bergeron
Emile A. Gruppe Gallery
Kathleen Berry Bergeron and her Students
Watercolor Paintings
September 5 - October 6
Reception Sunday, September 15 2PM-4PM
Annelein Beukenkamp
Annelein's work has been juried into the following shows:
- Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors. August 17 - October 27. One of my paintings was accepted for exhibition in this national juried group show. (Two other Vermont watercolorists are in the show Harald Aksdal and Barbara Pafume)
- The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society annual juried show October 5 - November 15. My painting "The Storyteller" was juried for exhibition.
- The Mary Bryan Memorial Gallery, "Living Color" ; The Watercolorists, September 6 - November 3. Two pieces were juried in for exhibition.
- Art in the Round Barn, Waitsfield, VT. September 22 - October 14. This is a juried, multi-artist exhibition showcased in an historic Vermont Barn. Well worth the visit!
Splash 14 "Light and Color," a book of juried watercolors is now on newsstands and available online. My painting "The Storyteller" is on page 134.
The watercolor "Letter Sweater" was selected for inclusion in the upcoming publication "Splash 15, Creative Solutions". The book will be out in late summer 2014.
Claudia Carl
Claudia Carl will be the featured Artist at the Otter Creek Custom Frame Shop in Middlebury for the months of September and October. There is an Art Walk the second Friday of each month and there will be refreshments so come visit Middlebury to see a lot of fine art.
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We painted in the rain at the paint out in August at my house and we will do it again without the rain (hopefully) on September 15 from 10am on . Bring your supplies, your lunch and your need to paint in Cornwall. claudiaec@yahoo.com
Linda Di Sante
My submission, "Beloved", was juried into the
Small Works Show at The Bennington Center for the Arts to be held May 11 through December 22, 2013. Check out their website:
Barbara Pafume
* Barbara Pafume won the People's Choice Award at the Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition with her painting "Dad's Rose Trellis".
*Her painting, "Splash of Sun" was accepted and is now on exhibit at the Adirondack National Exhibition of Watercolors in Old Forge, NY, August 17th - Oct. 27th. She and Harald Aksdal, fellow watercolor artist, who both live in Fairfax, VT, were among only 90 artists chosen out of 600 who entered, to be included in the exhibition.
*Barbara has also had two paintings, "Full Moon" and "Softly Sunset" accepted into, Living Color - The Watercolorists Exhibition, at the Bryan Gallery in Jeffersonville, VT, Sept. 6th - Nov. 3rd
*She has been invited and will give a presentation on painting flowers to the Middlebury Garden Club on Sept. 10th.
*Barbara will be teaching four 2-day workshops at her Four Seasons Studios, in Fairfax, VT., Sept. 21-22, Oct. 5-6, Oct. 19-20, Nov. 2-3. Each workshop includes 2 full days of lessons and lunches and artists may work in watercolor, acrylic or oil. Number of participants for each workshop is limited to 6 - so register soon by calling: 802-849-6858 or emailing her at bjpafume@gmail.com Sign up for one weekend or receive a 10% discount by registering for all four workshops. Subjects include but are not limited to: Rocks-shape, texture, personality and Water-moving and still; Color-creating drama and passion; Fall Foliage-sunlight and shadow; Secret Gardens-finding magic in the hidden!
Susan Bull Riley
Susan Bull Riley has two watercolors in the New England Society of Botanical Artists' traveling exhibition entitled "From the Mountains to the Sea" http://fromthemountainstothesea.org. The current venue is in Duxbury, MA, but the exhibit will travel to the Montshire Museum in Norwich this fall.
Below is one of her two contributions to the exhibit, "Milkweed and Tree Sparrow".
Sarah Rosedahl
In September Sarah will participate in the Bishop Street Artists Art Show and Sale, St Albans, Sept 6-8, The Big E Fair in Springfield MA where she will be artist of the day on Sept 17 in the Vermont Hand Crafters Shop in the Vermont Building, the Littleton NH Art Festival on Sept 28 and the Eastern New York Poultry Association's 50th Annual Fall Show on Sept 29 where she will be signing her new book "Chickens! Illustrated Chicken Breeds A to Z".
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This is a new section designed to share news about exhibitions, events and activities that are not VWS-sponsored, but might be of interest to VWS members. More information can also be found on the website www.vermontwatercolorsociety.com/bulletin-board.
Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition
The Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition closed its month-long run in the Mad River Valley on Sunday, July 28. At 3:00 pm on that date the Exhibition welcomed guest number 2213. Of the nearly 105 paintings (including the small works) on display, 23 were sold. HIGH WALL by Robert O'Brien was awarded Best In Show. A huge thank you to those members from the Vermont Watercolor Society who exhibited their superb paintings. The prospectus for the 2014 Exhibition will be available shortly after the first of the year.
Grand Isle Art Works
Landgrove Inn Art Workshops
For a complete list of the many art workshops at Landgrove Inn that take place throughout the year, please see: http://www.landgroveinn.com/#!menu/cl69
Frank Francese
"Vermont Plein Air Waterolor Workshop", September 23rd -27th
The signature of a Frank Francese watercolor is his use of big shapes, color, color and more color! Frank bring a new style to the time tested combination of color and interesting shapes. His tyle employs the use of large brushes and a wet-in-wet method where much of the color mixing is done on the paper. This technique often produces brilliant, at other times subtle and always unique shades of color. "One must not overdo the detail in any painting. It should be used sparingly and with great thought..."
Paul Jackson
Watercolor Workshop, September 30th - October 4th
Recently featured as one of the "Master Painters of the World" in International Artists Magazine, Jackson's work has been on the cover of Artist Magazine many times. He is the author of "Painting Spectacular Light Effects in Watercolor" by Northern Light Books. The workshop will demonstrate the versatility of watercolor, as you learn to work in thin layers of washes to build luminous colors.
Taproot in Cornwall Plein Air
Plein Air Paint Out dates for the Middlebury/Rutland Hub and anybody else who gets in touch with me at Taproot in Cornwall, VT on September 15 from 10AM till sunset. If it rains there is room for up to 10 people to sit in the garages or front porch and paint the view of the gardens from the driveway. Email Claudia Carl to reserve a spot, claudiaec@yahoo.com . Pack a lunch to eat out in the gardens and I will have a cooler with ice for cold drinks.
Views of Taproot
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It is very exciting to have Holbein, USA as a VWS Partner. Being a Vermont based art supplier and full time supporter of arts and the artists who make them, it is a perfect fit for both of us. Please get to know Holbein and support them not only because they are one of our partners, but because they are a world leader in colors and mediums for artists. The Landgrove Inn is the premier, all-in-one lodging, dining and fun space in which to create, exhibit and learn. Check out the 2010 workshop schedule at Landgrove Inn, or call 802 824-6673. Tom and Maureen Checchia, owners. |
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