http://www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org/ Wyoming Watercolor Society en-us Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:31:14 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Wyoming Watercolor Society News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org/images/logo.gif http://www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org/ http://www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7 Happy New Year! Hope you all are experiencing a great beginning to another promising year. This one is indeed promising for our Society. We will once again host here in Sheridan a state wide members only small painting show and sale in June. Look for details about show requirements in this newsletter. Last year we had quite a few visitors to the show and some sales too. We also have an exciting workshop opportunity coming in September with William Herring. Although he isn't on the internet, and his publications are currently out of print, those that have taken workshops with him speak quite enthusiastically about his impact on their art, and their way of looking at the world around them. Plan now to join us September 11 - 15 in Sheridan. We are discussing possible discount rates with the local hotels, so get your reservations for the workshop in now and plan on having a fun and educational week with us. Of course our National Exhibition is coming up as well. You'll find the prospectus attached to this newsletter. Look over it carefully and begin working on your masterpiece. Each year this show has gotten bigger and bigger, and last year we had quite a few sales. We are working to involve businesses from throughout our state through prize sponsorships, so our award monies will be bigger than ever too. If you know of a business in your area that would like the opportunity to get involved, please contact Julia George to get more details. This year's two main fundraisers look to be great fun as well. We are going to do our second annual Members Painting Book, which was a huge hit last year. Please start working now on the piece you'd like to contribute to the book, and start working on selling those raffle tickets too! The other fundraiser this year, based on feedback from members last year, will be the sales of WyWS shirts. Pictures of men's and women's styles are included in the newsletter, and the logo created last year by Misty Plott will be used again this year. Thanks Misty for your generous contribution of the copyright of the design! If we can get an order of at least 36 shirts, the prices will be much cheaper--a mere $32 for sizes XS - XL. These are fashionable, high quality shirts. Notice the men's style has a front pocket, so the logo will be on the pocket. On the women's style it will be in the same general location as on the men's. Remember that our main source of revenue is these two fundraisers and our membership dues. (In the past any money from the workshop and show has allowed us to break even in those events.) Your efforts to make these fundraisers successful are important to keeping the WyWS vital. I am looking forward to seeing the great works created by you for the rafflebook and for the two shows. If you have any questions about submission requirements, make sure to contact me. Happy Painting! .........Julia George Wyoming Watercolor Society Small Painting Show and Sale Prospectus June 1-30, 2006 Although this is a non-juried show open to members only, we want to make sure there is some consistency in the work submitted. The following guidelines will assure a quality show and sale for all participants. --Artist may submit a maximum of three paintings. There is a $5.00 fee per painting, payable to WyWS, to help defray show costs. --Paintings may be created with any waterbased media, but must be all original work. --Maximum framed size of the work is to be NO LARGER than 11x14 or 14x11 inches, and ready to hang with screw eyes and wire in place. You may use glass or Plexiglas, but mail at your own risk. --Artist is responsible for shipping cost both ways, and must send in an appropriate reusable shipping container. A prepaid return shipping label must be enclosed. Artist may bring artwork in person if desired. WyWS is not responsible for any damage. --The hosting gallery will keep 25% of any sales. News and Notes Based on the voting by members, our newset by-law regarding membership dues is as follows: "The Wyoming Watercolor Society dues for first time members are $35. Thereafter, timely annual renewal would be $25." NE NEWS: Patricia Gray, Gilette, Wyoming was awarded the "Country Award" for her miniature painting "Marine Woods" in the Cider Painters of America- 2005 International Exhibit that was held at The Waterlily Gallery in Shavertown, Pennsylvania. The show ran from November 2005 - January, 2006. The size limitations for paintings (image) in this yearly must be no larger than 3" x 5" not including the frame. The Sheridan College is hosting the "Big West Art Festival" August 5th and 6th. There will soon be a call for art, and all art, music, and food will be juried from submissions nationwide. Look to our webpage for more info as it becomes available. NW NEWS: Give Julia George a call or drop her an email if you have news for this area... SW NEWS: Amy Everyhart has been teaching watercolor classes for the Adult Education center. She says, "It has been a fun challenge, and may be worthwhile for others to check into in their community. (It looks great on a resume or artisit statement.)" She has also been asked to paint a mural at the elementary school which she has been working on this month. SE NEWS: Give Ginnie Madsen or Julia George a call if you have news from this region Watercolor Raffle Book 2006 Our first Watercolor Raffle book was a beautiful item and had wonderful work from our members. We are going to create another one as one of our 2006 fundraisers. The more of our members that submit a painting, the more desirable the book will be when we raffle it off during our fall William Herring Workshop. Our goal this year is to have the book completed in time to place images on the web site (to assit with sales), as well as create a calendar from quality photocopies of the submissions. We will raffle the originals in the book format and will also sell the photocopy calendars. Please start working on the image you would like to contribute to this wonderful fundraising project. The guidelines for the submitted paintings are as follows: -140 lb or heaver watercolor paper -the full page will be 12x12 -the painted image will be centered in the 12x12 page with a clean white 1 1/2 inch border -send the original painting, and a short bio about yourself on a separate piece of 8 1/2 x 11 copier paper -send the signed release for using the art in WyWS calendars Wyoming Watercolor Society Presents a workshop with William Herring September 11-15 Sheridan, Wyoming What William Herring hopes to accomplish… "It is my desire to serve the aspiration of individuals by listening to their goals and helping them see how to get there. Included in the mix is a daily painting session on my part followed up in the afternoon by being there while each person attempts the experiments that match their daily ambitions. In particular, I will be painting in open, and not local color, and will aim to put into practice in my work a mutual ballet between line and color. Impressionists generally ignore line, but expressionists such as Van Gogh, Baugin and Hautree did not. I will focus, therefore, on drawing. That discipline requires that the aspiring artist abandon the use of erasers and even the very word "sketch". I also seek to teach individuals to compose for beauty alone---abandoning the need for such things as a focal point and a center of interest. In addition to encouraging each artist to show me actual recent work so as to discover keys to their natural bents, I will end the week's schedule with prescriptive advice for each person. I seek also, sometime during the week, to cover the principles of marketing that will aid each artist in selling what they make." [b]Registration for WYWS William Herring Watercolor Workshop[b] Sept 11 - Sept 15, 2006 in Sheridan, WY Name: _______________________________ phone #__________ e-mail ___________ Address:______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Payment enclosed: Full amount member-$285.00___ non-member-$350.00 ___ OR Split amount ½ now--- $142.50___ ½ now---$175.00____ ½ due July 28---$142.50 __ ½ due July 28-175.00___ Please remember there will be no refunds after August 30, 2006. Membership dues paid after October 12, 2005 are $35. Please mail to: Julia George 2020 Summit Dr. Sheridan, WY 82801 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:31:14 GMT http://www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6 Latest News from Annual Meeting The WYWS members held their annual business meeting on October 5th during the lunch break from the Judy Morris Workshop. New officers were elected, recognition was given for the extremely fine work the exiting officers did to put on this year's workshop, and discussion was held about the exciting success of the fundraisers that were done this past year. If you want a copy of the minutes, please contact Julia George, who can e-mail or "snail mail" members a copy. Highlights of the well attended business meeting are as follows: Pat Rucker, past president of the Colorado Watercolor Society and current member of both CWS and WYWS shared some great ideas from the CWS, including costs they have incurred and ways they have raised funds. CWS is a member of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, which is something we may want to consider in the future. Member Amy Everhart from Diamondville, Wy shared that her husband Ryan developed, free of charge, a web site for the WYWS. It is up and running, and Ryan will help us maintain it free for the first year. The address is: www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org. New officers were presented and elected. They are as follows: President--Julia George 1st Vice President--open 2nd Vice President/Secretary--Linda Davis Treasurer--Lynn Skaggs (all of Sheridan) Representatives are: SE region--Ginnie Madsen (Laramie) SW region: Amy Everhart (Diamondville) NE region--Helen Campbell (Sheridan) NW region--open. Motions made and passed: ** In regards to the annual exhibition, an additional charge, as determined by the officers, will be added for the unpacking, hanging, and repacking of the paintings accepted into the show. The specific amount will be included on the prospectus. **In regards to our annual National Exhibition, no paintings using "water based oils" will be accepted. **Accepted paintings must be shipped to the show, must match the submitted and accepted slide, must be for sale during the length of the show, and meet all expectations outlined in the prospectus, otherwise the artist will be disqualified from participating in the WYWS Annual National Exhibition for three consecutive years. **Current by-laws state paintings will be executed on watercolor paper. The by-laws will remain as stated, therefore excluding watercolor canvas. Our first Watercolor Raffle book was a great success. We sold around 350 tickets, and everyone was very hopeful to be the winner of such a beautiful collection of original art. The lucky winner was Lynne Skaggs of Sheridan, Wyoming. I'm sure that next year we will have even more contributions of lovely art, and even more excited and hopeful people willing to buy tickets. Details about preparing your piece are in this newsletter, so start creating now, and lets have another great book to help raise funds for next year. The 20th Annual National Exhibition has been a great success. There were 85 paintings representing 65 artists from across the United States. The opening reception at the Bella Gallery in Sheridan, on October 5th, was well attended, with over 190 guests visitng the show so far this month. The show was a wonderful exhibit of the variety of beautiful work that represents watercolor. Judy Morris awarded the following: Best of Show--"Urn and Blossoms" by Keiko Yasouka of Houston TX Best Wyoming Artist--"February" by Jon Madsen of Laramie, WY 1st place--"Winter Solstice" by Al Zerries of Huntington, NY 2nd place--"March Inferno" by Victoria Lenne of Knoxville, TN 3rd place--"Reflecting on Blue Water" by Beverly Fotheringham of Woodinville, WA Honorable Mentions (5)--"Japanese Magnolia" by Duncan Simmons of Houston, TX; "Shopping Perouges, France" by Keiko Tanabe of San Diego, CA; "Quail Ridge" by Charlene Elmore of Bellflower, MO; "Run Off" by Paulette Kucera of Sheridan, WY; and "Roberto" by Dean Davis of Evansville, IN Additional awards included: People's choice--"Aspen Glow" by Mary Blain of Billings, MT President's Award--"Pirouges" by Annie Strack of Lacombe, LA Congratulations to all who were accepted into the show. Officers and New Signature Members Welcome to another year of great things for the Wyoming Watercolor Society! We just completed an exciting workshop that was in Sheridan, and our outstanding National Exhibition. Our previous officers outdid themselves. Now is a great time to be involved with the watercolor world. Make sure to keep us informed of events happening in your part of the country, as well as letting us know what you'd like to see our organization do. Our Purpose Statement in our by-laws reminds us "to maintain a network of individuals interested in watercolor painting, sharing ideas, and showing art work", so let's get the word out there and paint away! President: Julia George 2027 Summit Dr. Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 672-0832 n1990new@yahoo.com 1st Vice Pres: open 2nd V.P./Sec: Linda Davis 948 S. Thurmond St Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-6079 davisgallery@fiberpipe.net Treasurer: Lynne Skaggs 945 N. Custer Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 751-1684 skaggsl @ hotmail.com New Signature Members: Ann Arndt, Sheridan, WY Frank Davey, Colorado Springs, CO Charlotte Huntley, Lafayette, CA Cathy Sue Munson, Austin, TX September Vay, Jackson, WY Carol Wheeler, Cody, WY Alfred Zerries, Huntington, NY Representatives: NW Region--open NE Region--Helen Campbell 534 Kailua Sheridan, WY 82801 hlc101840@fiberpipe.net SE Region--Ginnie Madsen 514 S. 12th St. Laramie, WY 82070 ginniejm@uwyo.edu SW Region--Amy Everhart PO Box 358 Diamondville, WY 83116 amy@anartfulgift.com Workshop News--If you missed our most recent workshop, you missed a really great time! Judy Morris was the instructor from Oct 3 - 7 and everyone that attended enjoyed themselves. We held the workshop in the Sheridan Artists' Guild, Et.al room and had plenty of space to spread out. The weather caused some excitement one morning (no electricity at some of the hotels) but we were able to keep on learning and painting. I hope you'll consider attending next year's workshop, which will be in Sheridan September 11 - 15. William Herring will be our instructor and his style is very different from Mrs Morris's so it will be a fun and exciting challenge to stretch our artistic selves in new directions. Keep your eyes open for details and start saving up for next year's fall workshop! Watercolor Raffle Book 2006 Our first Watercolor Raffle book was a beautiful item and had wonderful work from our members. We are going to create another one as one of our 2006 fundraisers. The more of our members that submit a painting, the more desirable the book will be when we raffle it off during our fall William Herring Workshop. Our goal this year is to have the book completed in time to place images on the web site, as well as create a calendar from photocopies of the submissions. We will raffle the originals in the book format and will sell the photocopy calendars. Please start working on the image you would like to contribute to this wonderful fundraising project. The guidelines for the submitted paintings are as follows: 140 lb or heaver watercolor paper the full page will be 12x12 the painted image will be centered in the 12x12 page with a clean white 1 1/2 inch border the artist will send the original painting, and a short bio about themself on a separate piece of 8 1/2 x 11 copier paper We have a Web Site ! That's right...Ryan Everhart of Diamondville, WY developed a web site for the Wyoming Watercolor Society, free of charge. He is helping to maintain it free of charge as well. What a great resource for us! Make sure to check it out at www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org If you have ideas about what you would like to see on the site, then contact Ryan at webmaster@wyomingwatercolorsociety.org Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:42:45 GMT http://www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5 Click Here to read a step-by-step Tutorial. Tue, 04 Oct 2005 04:51:00 GMT http://www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3 WYOMING WATERCOLOR SOCIETY WYWS______________________________________________July,Aug,Sept 2005 OFFICERS President: Misty Plott, Sheridan, WY Vice Pres: Julia George, Sheridan, WY 2nd V.P./Sec: Dani Reel, Sheridan, WY Treas: Paulette Kucera, Sheridan, WY REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES NW: Linda Eppinger Johnson, Riverton WY NE: Ann Arndt, Sheridan, WY SW: Angie Bennett, Green River, WY SE: Virginia Madsen, Laramie, WY Welcome New Members: James C. Hanna MD, Billings, MT Annie Strack, Lacobe, LA Nancy Sharps, Chadron, NE Amy M. Everhart, Diamondville, WY MARK YOUR CALENDERS! 1. DEADLINE to mail slides for WYWS XX Annual National Exhibition: Aug 15th, 05. If you have lost your prospectus email Dani at: paintings@fiberpipe.net or call Misty 672-0124. 2. Due to your requests we have extended the deadline for the Watercolor Raffle Book to allow more time and have extended the deadline to Sept 1st, 05. Thanks to all of you that have sent in your paintings. The works that have come in will make one of you a happy winner! You will not need to be present to win this beautiful book of paintings. WYWS FUNDRAISER WATERCOLOR RAFFLE BOOK STEPS IN PRODUCTION FOR YOUR PAGE IN THE WYOMING WATERCOLOR BOOK: 1.Cut a piece of 140-200 lb press watercolor paper into a 10 x 14 sheet. 2.Measure a 9x7 image size that will fit horizontally on the page with a border of 1-½ inches on 3 sides and a 3-½ inch border on the left side. SEE DIAGRAM. 3.Paint in the 9x7 image area only. This is so we have uniform “mats” of white border around each painting. 4.When you are finished with your painting please take it to a color copier and have them make an 8 1/2 x 11 color copy on card stock. (This will be used to show the book so the originals are not handled) 5. Write the title on the bottom edge of the color copy and show an H or a V for horizontal or vertical. DO NOT WRITE ON THE ORIGINAL PAINTING. (Except for your signature on the painting!) 6. On a separate piece of regular notebook paper write a 2-3-line statement about your painting along with the title of the artwork. 7. Mail the original painting, the color copy and the statement about your work. Please mail all between two stiff sheets of cardboard or mat board so it arrives in a flat condition. We will make an index with the titles and artists information in the front of the book. Questions? Call Misty 307 672-0124 Recap: Total paper size 10" x 14". 1 ½” margin on top, right side and bottom. 3 ½ “ margin on left side for binding. Use right side as the bottom for vertical paintings. This book of artwork will be put into a notebook and raffled off at the yearly workshop. You will not need to be present to win. Raffle tickets are included in this newsletter. We are asking you to start painting for this fun project. Imagine winning a notebook of miniature paintings by your fellow WYWS members. You can keep the book intact or frame your favorites. You could give some as gifts! Use your imagination. Those of you with computers can look at some of the paintings in the Montana Watercolor Society book by going to: www.montanawatercolorsociety.org Raffle book 2003. Keep painting! 14" left (1 1/2") right (1 1/2") 10" Please copy as many pages of raffle tickets as you may wish to sell. Send your checks to Paulette by Sept 25th. The drawing will be held in conjunction with the Judy Morris workshop in Oct. No limit on how many tickets you can buy! Remember this is a fundraiser! 3. Workshop update: We have a few spots left for the Judy Morris Workshop. Please call an officer if you are interested in attending. The 2nd installment is now due for those of you who are paying with the installment plan. Fall is a great time to visit Sheridan and we are looking forward to seeing many of your faces this Oct. We have booked the Judy Morris workshop in the Sheridan Art Guild Et Al room at the Whitney Community Education Building. The room is huge and very user friendly. We’ll have plenty of parking and it is close to downtown Sheridan. Please mark you calendars and send your payment to Treasurer, Paulette Kucera. See form on last page. There is a recent article about Judy Morris in the American Artist Publication, “Watercolor”, Spring issue, 2005. Judy Morris is a dynamic teacher and many of you may have her book by North Light, “ Watercolor Basics: Light”. She has been featured in many other books including, Splash 4, 5, and 7 and has taught workshops in the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Her website is www.judymorris-art.com. The workshop will be held in Sheridan Oct 3rd -7th, 2005. The cost is $285.00 for members and $325.00 for non-members. Her workshops are very popular and we think we will have a full enrollment. A down payment of half the class cost will hold your spot. Send the first payment of $142.50 as soon as possible. Registration is first come, first served. Your second installment is due no later than June 30th, 2005. No refunds for cancellations for this class after August 15th, 2005. See registration form on last page. A supply list will be sent to registrants in Sept. 4. The totes have arrived and are very chic! This is our 2nd fundraiser and your chances to own one are going fast! See order form on last page. WYWY 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOTE BAGS: Carry your art gear with a touch of style. The totes are made by Port Authority and are preshrunk 12 oz. 100% cotton natural colored twill, canvas bottom; outside pocket, contrast bottom and web handles are red. Measures 14W x 14 1/2 H x 5 1/2D. A four color silkscreen logo is on the pocket. These will make great gifts for any artist. We have printed only 30 bags so please send your order if you wish to strut your stuff in the WYWS 20th Anniversary Tote! EVENTS: WYWS 1st Annual Small Paintings Show was a success! Thanks to all artists who sent the 65 paintings for the 1st Annual Small Paintings Show. Ann Arndt was the sponsoring NE regional representative and Davis Gallery was the host in Sheridan. Ann's crew included Dani Reel, Julia George, Paulette Kucera, and Linda Davis. Various other WYWS members helped with set up. The opening reception held in June was well attended and 15 paintings were sold throughout the month. We will be continuing this show in one of 4 regional areas next year. Any member wishing to help sponsor this show please notify the re. from your area. This was a great format for getting your work shown and to get more information out there about the WYWS. Reminders: Newsletters come out quarterly. Jan Feb Mar: Send news by Jan 5th. Apr May June: Send news by Apr 5th. July Aug Sept: Send news by July 5th. Oct Nov Dec: Send news by Sept 5th. DUES ARE DUE SEPT 1ST. Remember to help with costs in the tight budget, timely payment of your dues helps keep the newsletter arriving! Regional News: SE BJ Durr-Wheatland is now showing at Blackhawk Gallery in Saratoga, WY and also in Sheridan with Davis Gallery. Bev Luchsinger-Wheatland is busy building a studio in her garage. NE Beth Thurow was accepted into Watermedia 2005, Montana Watercolor Society's 23rd Annual National Juried Exhibition Oct 4-29th, 05 in Bigfork MT. Beth completes the requirements of being accepted into 3 shows and will receive signing membership. Congratulations Beth! Dani Reel has been busy painting outdoors most of the summer for a show "Bighorns and Buckskins" August 5-August 31st at theFoothills Gallery, Main Street, Sheridan, WY. This Group show will be with two other artists from the NE region. Dani will also show her works at the Sheridan College Fine Arts building for the month of September and she will participate in the Sheridan Open Studios weekend event on November 12th and 13th with other WYWS members: Beth Thurow, Paulette Kucera and Misty Plott. Paulette Kucera and Misty Plott have returned from a workshop in Vienna, Prague and Brno where they did a Quest Trek studying the works of Alphonse Mucha and Gustav Klimt with instructor Bill Herring. Misty Plott was accepted into the MTWS Watermedia 2005 show. SW Joan Zerga is displaying work at the Cabin Fever Bookstore in Lander. Watercolorist Frank Francese is conducting a workshop August 18,19,20. Contact Joan at 332-5575 for more info. The Freemont County Art Show is being held at the Lander Art Center during the month July 15-27. Linda Johnson is conducting classes in Riverton throughout the summer. A reminder to our members that frames ordered from American Frame will give a 5% rebate to WYWS when you mention the following membership #A-138. For a free catalog call 1-800-537-0944. New Business: Here’s your chance!!! I am still seeking our members who would like to take an active role in continuing the work of our WYWS. I am looking for people who are interested in serving as officers during the 2006-2007 years---and it’s really not that hard, since we have had great leaders before us that have laid all the groundwork. I haven’t gotten to know most of you yet (looking forward to doing so at the October Workshop and Show) so I don’t know your strengths. But if you are good at helping to keep the finances, or have ideas on getting the newsletter out to others, or ways to support our members and expand the membership, then volunteering as an officer of the WYWS is where you are needed. Although I will be serving as president here in Sheridan, I am happy to work with others from other communities if you are willing to use email, phones, and such to keep in touch with each other and me. Since this is my first recruitment effort, all three other offices are still available, so make sure to contact me or any of our current officers if you are interested (or want to recommend someone else!). Thanks. And happy painting! Julia George. V.P. Art Competitions: Deadline August 1, 2005. Deadline August 1, 2005. "Postcare Art Competition/Exhibition 2005" sponsored by the Curt Teich Postcard Archives/Lake County Discover Museum (will travel 2005-2006). Cash awards. $20 per 1-3 entries, $5 each additional entry. SASE to : PACE 2005, LCDM/Curt Teich Postcard Archives, 27277 Forest Preserve Drive, Wauconda, IL, 60084. Phone 847-968-3381. Website: http://www.teicharchives.org Deadline August 8, 2005. International Open Exhibition "Bold Expressions" sponsored by Northern California Art, Inc - Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Cash Awards. $30 for 1,2, or 3 artworks. SASE to: Sheila Jacobs, 4365 Morpheus Lane, Sacramento, CA 95864. Deadline August 12, 2005. Deadline August 15, 2005. Deadline September3, 2005. Deadline September5, 2005. Error: Last newsletter the officers said farewell thinking they had finished the last newsletter. Whoops! We had one to go so with this we bid you farewell. Misty, Dani, and Paulette. REGISTRATION FOR JUDY MORRIS WORKSHOP OCTOBER 3-7, 2005 Name: ___________________________________________________phone#_______________ Address:______________________________________________________________________ Enclosed ($142.50) 1/2 now ______________ 2nd half ($142.50) due June 30th __________________________ Or full amount: members 285.00__________non members 325.00_____________ No refunds past August 15, 2005. We believe that this class will fill so send your checks in timely if you want to join us in beautiful Sheridan. Please send to Paulette Kucera, 757 N. Gould Street, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 ----------------------------------------------------------- cut here----------------------------------------------- WYOMING WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOTE BAGS In Celebration of our 20th year for WYWS we are offering tote bags as a fundraiser. Tote Bags: $18.00 & $4.00 shipping and handling. Totes Each $_________ Check enclosed for $ ___________________Shipping $_________________ Or Pick up at workshop________________________ Name_________________________________ Address______________________________ & Zip__________________________________________ Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:08:39 GMT http://www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2 WYOMING WATERCOLOR SOCIETY WYWS______________________________________________April, May,June 2005 OFFICERS President: Misty Plott, Sheridan, WY Vice Pres: Julia George, Sheridan, WY 2nd V.P./Sec: Dani Reel, Sheridan, WY Treas: Paulette Kucera, Sheridan, WY REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES NW: Linda Eppinger Johnson, Riverton WY NE: Ann Arndt, Sheridan, WY SW: Angie Bennett, Green River, WY SE: Virginia Madsen, Laramie, WY Welcome New Members: Sue Milner - Torrington, WY***Sally Labore - Sheridan, WY***Joe Dolan - Cheyenne, WY*** Susan Larson - Monument, CO***Kathy Rabold - Oldsmar, FL MARK YOUR CALENDERS! DEADLINE : MAY 27TH, 05. (LAST NOTICE) WYWS 1ST ANNUAL SMALL PAINTINGS SHOW DAVIS GALLERY, SHERIDAN, WY JUNE 1ST-30TH, 05 The show opens June 1st and will run through June 30th. Davis Gallery is located at 32 N. Main Street, Sheridan, WY 82801. Linda Davis is the owner and can be reached at 673-2878. Maximum frame size is 11x14. (You could paint sizes such as 11x14, 10x12, 8x10, etc.) All paintings need to be framed with wire for hanging. Glass permitted if packed well. We are not responsible for breakage. Plexi-glass welcomed! No Entry fee, non-jury show, limit 3 paintings for WYWS members only. Send a note with the title and price of each painting and write the painting title on the back of your art. An opening reception will be held June 2nd from 4-6 p.m. We look forward to entering the tourist season in Sheridan with this show. Your participation in this first ever show is important to us. Please join in! For those delivering and picking up work please plan your pickup on Fri. July 1st or Sat. July 2nd. This show replaces the 4 regional shows that had not been consistently happening around the state. A reminder to our members that frames ordered from American Frame will give a 5% rebate to WYWS when you mention the following membership #A-138 . For a free catalog call 1-800-537-0944. DEADLINE JULY 1, 2005: (Last Notice!) WYWS FUNDRAISER WATERCOLOR RAFFLE BOOK Post this page to your watercolor work area! STEPS IN PRODUCTION FOR YOUR PAGE IN THE WYOMING WATERCOLOR BOOK: 1.Cut a piece of 140-200 lb press watercolor paper into a 10 x 14 sheet. 2.Measure a 9x7 image size that will fit horizontally on the page with a border of 1-½ inches on 3 sides and a 3-½ inch border on the left side. SEE DIAGRAM. 3.Paint in the 9x7 image area only. This is so we have uniform “mats” of white border around each painting. 4.When you are finished with your painting please take it to a color copier and have them make an 8 1/2 x 11 color copy on card stock. (This will be used to show the book so the originals are not handled) 5. Write the title on the bottom edge of the color copy and show an H or a V for horizontal or vertical. DO NOT WRITE ON THE ORIGINAL PAINTING. (Except for your signature on the painting!) 6. On a separate piece of regular notebook paper write a 2-3-line statement about your painting along with the title of the artwork. 7. Mail the original painting, the color copy and the statement about your work. Please mail all between two stiff sheets of cardboard or mat board so it arrives in a flat condition. We will make an index with the titles and artists information in the front of the book. Questions? Call Misty 307 672-0124 Recap: Total paper size 10" x 14". 1 ½” margin on top, right side and bottom. 3 ½ “ margin on left side for binding. Use right side as the bottom for vertical paintings. This book of artwork will be put into a notebook and raffled off at the yearly workshop. You will not need to be present to win. Raffle tickets are included in this newsletter. We are asking you to start painting for this fun project. Imagine winning a notebook of miniature paintings by your fellow WYWS members. You can keep the book intact or frame your favorites. You could give some as gifts! Use your imagination. Those of you with computers can look at some of the paintings in the Montana Watercolor Society book by going to: www.montanawatercolorsociety.org Raffle book 2003. Keep painting! 14" left (1 1/2") right (1 1/2") 10" We have received our 1st painting! Thank you Joy Keown, it is beautiful! Please copy as many pages of raffle tickets as you may wish to sell. Send your checks to Paulette by Sept 25th. The drawing will be held in conjunction with the Judy Morris workshop in Oct. No limit on how many tickets you can buy! Remember this is a fundraiser! Deadline to sign up for Judy Morris Workshop: June 30th, 05 (Last Notice!) Deadline to mail slides for WYWS XX Annual National Exhibition: Aug 15th, 05. (Last Notice!) PROSPECTUS FOR WYWS XX IS HERE! The officers are working to bring you a fantastic art experience in Oct. We have booked the Judy Morris workshop in the Sheridan Art Guild Et Al room at the Whitney Community Education Building. The room is huge and very user friendly. We’ll have plenty of parking and it is close to downtown Sheridan. Please mark you calendars and send your payment to Treasurer, Paulette Kucera. See form on last page. There is a recent article about Judy Morris in the American Artist Publication, “Watercolor”, Spring issue, 2005. Judy Morris is a dynamic teacher and many of you may have her book by North Light, “ Watercolor Basics: Light”. She has been featured in many other books including, Splash 4, 5, and 7 and has taught workshops in the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Her website is www.judymorris-art.com. The workshop will be held in Sheridan Oct 3rd -7th, 2005. The cost is $285.00 for members and $325.00 for non-members. Her workshops are very popular and we think we will have a full enrollment. A down payment of half the class cost will hold your spot. Send the first payment of $142.50 as soon as possible. Registration is first come, first served. Your second installment is due no later than June 30th, 2005. No refunds for cancellations for this class after August 15th, 2005. See registration form on last page. A supply list will be sent to registrants in Sept. WYWY 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOTE BAGS: This is our 2nd fundraiser for 2005. The totes are made by Port Authority and are preshrunk 12 oz. 100% cotton natural colored twill, canvas bottom; outside pocket, contrast bottom and web handles are red. This will let you carry your art gear with a touch of style. Measures 14W x 14 1/2 H x 5 1/2D. Misty has designed a logo that will be silk screened onto the pocket. We are asking you to prepay your totes by May 15th so we will know how many to order. These would make great gifts for any artist. You may order as many as you like. See order form on the last page. We have only had 6 orders so far and have extended the deadline. We are going to print 30 bags so please let us know if you want one or more. EVENTS: Deadline June 1, 05: Colorado: The Pikes Peak Watercolor Society International Watermedia XIV show will be held August 19th - October 14th. The Juror will be Katherine Chang Liu. Slide entries are due June 1, 2005. Prospectus online: http://home.pcisys.net/~ppwsart. E-mail: Lori Watry livewiregrafz@yahoo.com Cheyenne, WY: Clay Summer Watercolor Workshop June 6-10, 2005 9am - 4pm with Catherine Gill to be held in Cheyenne, WY. Tuition payment is $300. per person. For more information online www.lcccfoundation.edu/watercolor or phone 307-432-1603. Worland, WY: Music, foods and the arts will be the theme of the day at the Culture Fest Celebration of all cultures. This will cover two city blocks from Pioneer Square to the Court House lawn on June 11, 2005 starting at 9am. The booths offered for display are 20' x 20' for $30.00 and can be shared by more than one artist. Artists are also encouraged to exhibit artwork by creating pieces on the sidewalk area around the Washakie County Court House using chalk that the Culture Fest will supply. Please contact Peggy Truman (307-347-7071) or email Truman@rtcom.net. Website is www.rtcom.net. Casper, WY: Kathy Goodale Watercolor Workshop August 2-5th at the Casper Artists Guild, 1040 West 15th Street in Casper. Cathy is a nationally recognized watercolor and oil painting artist. Fees are $30.00 per day for members and $40.00 per day for non-members. Lunch will be provided, included in your fee. Phone: 307-265-2655 Tues. - Sat. 12noon - 4 p.m. Leading Edge Art Workshops , 31 S. Hot Springs Road, Box 933, Boulder MT 59632. (403)233-7389. www.greatartworkshops.com. May 7-11 Lois Griffel. May 16-20 Lain Zhen-W/C, Aug 15-19 Frank Webb W/C, Sept 19-23 Arne Westerman W/C, Sept 30th-Oct 1&2 Thomas J. Owen W/C. All workshops 5 days for 450.00-500.00. Great food and use of the thermal hot springs pools. A reminder: Newsletters come out quarterly. Jan Feb Mar: Send news by Jan 5th. Apr May June: Send news by Apr 5th. July Aug Sept: Send news by July 5th. Oct Nov Dec: Send news by Sept 5th. Letter from a past president: Food for thought. Do you realize how close we are to losing our WYWS? We’re finally, thanks to officers willing to take time to improve our organization, getting to be a “force to be reckoned with”, with increased prizes for the BIG SHOW and attention of the art world resulting in bigger and better shows---and then shall we fizzle out??? Don’t any of you care to step forward? I realize this is a small state and we have distance to consider, there are fewer of us to share the workload. Our dues are still small and all prices for services are skyrocketing. We need more in-state members! Lots of you have given of your time but it takes a whole team to play a good game. Shouldn’t we be proud of our artists, keep working together to get new, younger members to carry our organization? Or should we just grumble and quit. Think about it! B.J.Durr Regional News: SE BJ Durr-Wheatland has a new studio gallery, which opened Jan 29th, 05 at 75-14th St, Wheatland, WY. (307) 322-2117. She participated in the last WYWS regional show in Laramie, which resulted in a show through Feb at Wild Wind Gallery, Laramie. She had work showing at DeSelms Gallery, Cheyenne Mar 5th, 05. B.J. was also accepted into the Western Spirit Show opening Mar 5th at the Old West Museum in Cheyenne. She is finishing a wall mural near Connifer CO. John Brasaemle was accepted in the Colorado Watercolor Society Show April 29 - May 9. This gives him signature status. He was accepted in "Animal in Art" at LSU and accepted in Western Colorado Watercolor Society Show. Jeanie Schlump was awarded "Best of Show" at the Western Spirit Show in Cheyenne last month. Other members in the show were, Lenore Diem, and Joanne Ramsey. New Business: Here’s your chance!!! Now is your opportunity to take an active role in continuing the work of our WYWS. I am looking for people who are interested in serving as officers during the 2006-2007 years---and it’s really not that hard, since we have had great leaders before us that have laid all the groundwork. I haven’t gotten to know most of you yet (looking forward to doing so at the October Workshop and Show) so I don’t know your strengths. But if you are good at helping to keep the finances, or have ideas on getting the newsletter out to others, or ways to support our members and expand the membership, then volunteering as an officer of the WYWS is where you are needed. Although I will be serving as president here in Sheridan, I am happy to work with others from other communities if you are willing to use email, phones, and such to keep in touch with each other and me. Since this is my first recruitment effort, all three other offices are still available, so make sure to contact me or any of our current officers if you are interested (or want to recommend someone else!). Thanks. And happy painting! Julia George. V.P. A Backward Glance: As your treasurer for the last two years, I’d like to say “Thank You” to each of you. It’s because of you that this organization is successful. In September of 2004, you each received a statement for dues. Some of you expressed concern about this statement and there is a reason for the reminder. Expenses for WYWS keep rising and it’s important that your officers know, at the start of the fiscal year in September, how much money they have to work with so they can plan the convention/workshop and newsletters. Your prompt response enables us to do this. It is very easy to let dues slide for a few months so I hope you will view the “reminder” this coming September as just a jog for your memory that dues are due. Thanks, Paulette Kucera, Treas. It was a privilege to serve as Sec. of WYWS for the past two years. I have seen many changes since first serving as your President in 93-95. We have come a long way in a decade. I hope that the membership will continue to support this wonderful organization and its' endeavors with their support and enthusiasm. Dani Reel 2ndVP/Sec This is the last newsletter for the present officers. I want to thank officers Dani, Paulette, Julia, and the regional reps., Ann, Linda, Angie and Virginia for all their help during my 2 years as president of WYWS. Dani and Paulette had already served as officers in past years. I really appreciated their desire to step forward again and weather some changes in our organization. It has been very helpful to me to have their years of experience to refer to. Also thanks to past officers, B.J. and Beverly for continuing to stand by me while candidates for the presidency dwindled before our eyes. Thanks to you, the members that believe in WYWS for continuing to support the yearly shows and workshop. We exist because each one of you plays a part in making up Watercolor in Wyoming! It has been a pleasure to serve you. Misty Plott, Pres. Last Notice for deadlines. PLEASE POST! DEADLINE: MAY 27TH, 05. WYWS 1ST ANNUAL SMALL PAINTINGS SHOW DAVIS GALLERY, SHERIDAN, WY JUNE 1ST-30TH, 05 DEADLINE JULY 1, 2005: WYWS FUNDRAISER WATERCOLOR RAFFLE BOOK Deadline to sign up for Judy Morris Workshop: June 30th, 05 Deadline to mail slides for WYWS XX Annual National Exhibition: Aug 15th, 05. Sell raffle tickets and send money in by Sept 25th, 05: This is the last newsletter telling you of all the wonderful things you can do to help your Watercolor Society. Please join in our fundraisers. The next newsletter will be out mid October. REGISTRATION FOR JUDY MORRIS WORKSHOP OCTOBER 3-7, 2005 Name: ___________________________________________________phone#_______________ Address:______________________________________________________________________ Enclosed ($142.50) 1/2 now ______________ 2nd half ($142.50) due June 30th __________________________ Or full amount: members 285.00__________non members 325.00_____________ No refunds past August 15, 2005. We believe that this class will fill so send your checks in timely if you want to join us in beautiful Sheridan. Please send to Paulette Kucera, 757 N. Gould Street, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 ----------------------------------------------------------- cut here----------------------------------------------- WYOMING WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOTE BAGS In Celebration of our 20th year for WYWS we are offering tote bags as a fundraiser. Tote Bags: $18.00 & $4.00 shipping and handling. Totes Each $_________ Check enclosed for $ ___________________Shipping $_________________ Or Pick up at workshop________________________ Name_________________________________ Address______________________________ & Zip__________________________________________ Please send to Paulette Kucera, 757 N. Gould Street, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 18:54:31 GMT