Congratulations
Kudos to Polly Boston for having her painting accepted for inclusion in the July 2024 issue of Splash Art Magazine, The Best of Watercolor. Way to go.
Nancy Dias, was accepted into the 4th Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition for her painting “Short Circuit”. Short Circuit was one of 216 accepted entries this year out of over 1800 from over 60 countries as described by Lynn D. Pratt, Women in Watercolor President. The painting was also selected for an Ampersand Merchandise Award.
Nancy said; “I was humbled and thrilled to receive this honor”.
You can learn more about the on-line only show and all the accepted entries at the WIW website. 2023 Award Winners – Women in Watercolor
CONGRATULATIONS
2023 selections for the FWS 52nd Annual Exhibition in OCALA this September. We are proud to announce that three members of CWS are honored to be among the 100 selected for this prestigious exhibit: Congratulations to
POLLY BOSTON
“Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”
JUDITH CALLISON
“Meditation#4, Sun, Sea, Sky”
KIM SHIELDS
“Cooter Pond Plein Air”
Congratulations
Joyce Cusick
Joyce received recognition for her Plein Air painting in the Visual Arts Society exhibition, June 2023
Nancy Dias – Signature Award -LWS
Nancy Dias was accepted into the Louisiana WC Society’s 53rd Annual International Exhibition 2023 by Juror Carrie Waller AWS, NWS, LWS for her painting Odyssey. This acceptance was extra special for Nancy as it gained her Signature Member Status of LWS. She plans to attend the Awards Reception Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Place St Charles in New Orleans
Odyssey was also accepted into the Central Florida WC Society’s ’23 Annual Members Show being held at the Mt. Dora Center for the Arts, 138 E. 5th Avenue, Mt. Dora through March 31.
Mermaids of Weeki Wachee
Deb Newman was honored to paint a mermaid for the 75th anniversary of Weeki Wachee. Sponsored by Hernando County Tourism, Deb’s design was selected out of 100 submissions, along with 25 other artists. On October 13 at 10:00 a.m. a ceremony unveiling all the mermaids will take place at Weeki Wachee and can be viewed by purchasing a ticket to the park.
Deb Newman is sponsored by Sonny Vegaro, owner of Skyshadow Photography and will be placed at Tom Varn Park in Brooksville. The artwork focuses on Florida water life. Other mermaids will be placed throughout Hernando County, on the Mermaid Trail.
These are 80 pound, 6’8”, 54” girth fiberglass statues that have been painted with lacquer paint and clear coated. It took 4 weeks to prep and paint the mermaid.
Deb is quick to thank her support team, including her husband and friends who helped transport the mermaid safely. Invaluable technical support was offered by Marjorie Bannish of Inverness, who is a wiz at sign painting, and Dave Hendrickson, an automotive detail painter from Dade City, who helped Deb properly use the right solvents and paints
CONGRATULATIONS
2022 Judge, Mike Mehaffey, has made his selections for the FWS 51st Annual Exhibition in Punta Gorda this September. We are proud to announce that three members of CWS are honored to be among the 100 selected for this prestigious exhibit:
JUDITH CALLISON
“Red Storm Rising”
NANCY DIAS
“Endeavor”
ROBERTA ROMEO
“Casting Shadows”
Barbara Fife‘s entry “Reading the Star Banner” was selected as an Alternate for the FWS Exhibit.
The show will run from September 4th to November 14 at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda, FL.
CONGRATULATIONS
Barbara Kerr and the Process of Nonrepresentational Collage
Meaning in the Mind of the Beholder
What do you think of when you think of a painting? Perhaps the thought evokes an image of serene landscapes, or a detailed depiction of a bird so real it might fly away?
What about something a little different?
Barbara Kerr, local artist and member of the Citrus County Watercolor Society, will be at the Lakes Region Library on Friday, July 22nd at 3:00 PM to give a presentation on her medium of choice: non-representational collage. Non-representational is exactly what it sounds like—as opposed to painting a scene or a person or something of easily recognizable subject matter, non-representational collage is a concept, a feeling, a delightfully self-interpretive mish-mash of shape and color that can’t be put into a single box. Instead of focusing on putting something definitive onto a page and aiming for realism, non-representational collage breaks a work down into the very concepts of art itself—line, shape, and color all utilized to invoke an emotional connection in the viewer.
It’s something that Barbara does with great skill, using mixed media and a playful creativity to entertain and engage with the viewer. What a piece might mean—that’s whatever you make it.
Barbara’s art will also be on display at Lakes Region Library during the month of July.