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SUMMARY:Fall 2025 Workshop with Gary Tucker\, Mood and Atmosphere in Watercolor
DESCRIPTION:Dates and times:           Tuesday\, October 14\, to Friday\, October 17\, 2025\, 9:30 – 4 pm \nLocation:      Taylor Theater Meeting Room at The Kenan Center in Lockport\, NY (behind Kenan House – accessible ramp) 433 Locust Street\, Lockport\, NY 14094 \nFee:               Members: $400          Non-Members: $460 (see application for details) \nHere’s your link to the Workshop Page and the Registration Brochure. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/fall-2025-workshop-with-gary-tucker-mood-and-atmosphere-in-watercolor/
LOCATION:Kenan Center\, 433 Locust Street\, Lockport\, NY\, 14094\, United States
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SUMMARY:October Members Meeting and Demonstration by Gary Tucker!
DESCRIPTION:Our October Members Meeting will be  in person on October 16\, 2025 from 7 – 9 pm at the Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Snyder\, NY. ( Lots of parking behind the facility.) Snacks provided by our Hospitality Committee. \nAfter a brief Members Meeting bringing us up to date on our  Fall 2025 Exhibition’s Reception and Awards Ceremony on October 18th\, and\, highlighting other  upcoming events for 2025-26\, we will be treated to a demonstration by our Fall Workshop Artist\, Gary Tucker.  \nAbout the Artist: \nGary started to make art his life path while still in high school under lifelong mentor Anita Fahs. Eventually Gary was drawn east to Boston where he met Professor Kaji Aso at the SMFA. Professor Aso introduced eastern aesthetic\, calligraphy and sumi painting. Gary graduated to the media of watercolor and found he could achieve more subtlety\, power and expressiveness in his painting. \nArtist’s Philosophy: \nWhat is the place of the artist in society? I feel the artist to be caretaker of the heart. Human beings have empathy for each other\, for other creatures\, even for plants. The artist values this empathy. This empathy leads them to the heart of human beings\, and the artist seeks to move the hearts of others through their artwork. \nTo communicate through any medium\, we need to understand how to employ our craft. We learn this through immersion. We study nature\, we look to the great art of our predecessors\, we train our eyes\, our ears\, our mind and our heart to become more perceptive\, more sensitive so that we may say something more. A good teacher will emphasize the fundamentals until the student becomes the artist. The fundamentals are constant through every culture\, every medium and every masterpiece. \nSee Gary Tuckers’ website: www.GaryTuckerartist.com for more information and images. \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/october-members-meeting-and-demonstration-by-gary-tucker/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reception and Awards Ceremony\, Fall 2025 Members Watercolor Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Our reception and awards ceremony will be on  Saturday\, October 18th from 12 to 2 pm at the Carnegie Art Center\, 240 Goundry St.\, N. Tonawanda\, NY \n            
URL:https://nfws.org/event/reception-and-awards-ceremony-fall-2025-members-watercolor-exhibition/
LOCATION:Carnegie Art Center\, 240 Goundry Street\, North Tonawanda\, NY\, 14120\, United States
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SUMMARY:Board of Directors and Volunteers Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting will be at 4 pm at Sally Treanor’s Home\, 756 Richmond Ave.\, Buffalo. Potluck!!
URL:https://nfws.org/event/board-of-directors-and-volunteers-meeting-2/
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SUMMARY:November Members Meeting and Demonstration by Tanis Bula on Zoom!
DESCRIPTION:Our November Members Meeting will be on Zoom on November 20\, 2025\, from 7 – 9 pm. We will send an email to all members early in the week of the Zoom call. \nAfter a brief Members Meeting bringing us up to date on our late fall/early winter upcoming events for 2025-26\, we will be treated to a demonstration by our Internationally renowned watercolor artist Tanis Bula.\n\nAbout the Artist: \nTanis Bula is an internationally renowned watercolorist. She is the winner of \nnumerous awards and has been featured in Watercolor Magazine. She has \nexhibited in Europe and Japan as well as the US\, and her work is included in \ncorporate as well as individual collections. In Japan\, she was one of three \nAmerican watercolorists selected for individual shows. For three different years \nshe went to Japan to sign paintings and meet with buyers. \nTanis studied at Iowa State University and the Kansas City Art Institute and has \nparticipated in workshops both nationally and internationally. She has painted in \nFrance\, Italy\, Portugal\, Japan\, the Caribbean\, and Mexico. She was the owner of \nan award-winning graphic design firm in Denver before gaining the recognition \nthat allowed her to turn to painting fulltime. She has painted a variety of subjects \nincluding landscapes and is best known for her vibrant florals. \nArtist’s Statement: \nSomewhere\, some place\, someone is having a terrific time! For me\, that often \nmeans being struck by the incredible beauty of nature. Nature offers an \nabundance of complex shapes\, textures\, patterns and colors. The constant \nshining of light makes each moment unique. I capture this moment in my \npainting. Flowers especially exhibit this feeling in nature\, incredible beauty \nconstantly in transition. Their fragility and delicacy lends itself uniquely to the \nlight and transparency possible with watercolor. I love bright colors and strong \ncontrasts\, and this too is reflected in my art. My joy is to bring a wonderful \nmoment to life in a way that can be shared and returned to me again and again. \n\nTanis Bula graciously sent us a photo of the iris she will paint and a list of the pigments on her palette.  Thank you\, Tanis. We look forward to your demonstration.  \n\n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/november-members-meeting-and-demonstration-by-tanis-bula/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Monthly Members Meeting,Transparent Watercolor,Watercolor demonstration
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SUMMARY:January 2026 Members Meeting and Demonstration by Andy Evansen
DESCRIPTION:Our January Members Meeting will be on Zoom on January 15\, 2026\, from 7 – 9 pm. We will send an email with a link to all members early in the week of the Zoom call. \nAfter a brief Members Meeting bringing us up to date on our  winter’s upcoming events for 2026\, we will be treated to a demonstration by our nationally renowned watercolor artist Andy Evansen.
URL:https://nfws.org/event/january-2026-members-meeting-and-demonstration-by-andy-evansen/
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SUMMARY:March 19\, 2026 Members Meeting and Demonstration by Jody Ziehm
DESCRIPTION: Our March Members Meeting this year will be different! It will be in person on March 19\, 2026 from 7 – 9 pm at the Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Snyder\, NY. ( Lots of parking behind the facility.) Snacks provided by our Hospitality Committee.\nAfter a brief Members Meeting highlighting the upcoming events for 2026\, we will be treated to a demonstration by an amazing artist\, our Signature Member and popular teacher Jody Ziehm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJody is a beloved watercolor artist and teacher based in Niagara Falls New York. Jody creates drama in her paintings by turning up the “volume” with color. While preserving the white of the paper for lights\, creating mystery in her darks\, invites the viewer in. Expressive marks using unconventional tools such as sharpened sticks\, create a raw textural quality. Two important words in her process are “letting go”\, enforced with the use of a misting bottle. She is more interested in the emotion of her inspiration\, rather than replicating an image.\nAlthough she believes that there are paintings surrounding us in our everyday lives\, Jody’s most recent portfolio is inspired by hosting Artful Travels\, guided journeys across Europe and the United States. We come together to explore communities in their rich history weaving together art\, culture0 and shared discoveries.\nHost of “The Art of Watercolors by Jody Ziehm” a long running local cable community program. It can be seen online at WWW.LCTV.NET on demand.\nShe teaches 3 weekly classes at the Carnegie Art Center in North Tonawanda New York. She also teaches an annual fall workshop at the Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua\, New York. Conducts workshops in an around Western New York and Canada.\nMost recent award -National Watercolor Society 2025 members Exhibition awarded the Julian Ellsworth Garnsey Past Presidents award. Juror Mario A. Robinson.\nAccepted into 2025 Transparent Watercolor Society Annual exhibition.\nSolo exhibition 2024 “Saturated Expressions” Carnegie Art Center North Tonawanda New York.\n  \n            
URL:https://nfws.org/event/march-19-2026-members-meeting-and-demonstration-by-jody-ziehm/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Meetings,Monthly Members Meeting,Transparent Watercolor
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SUMMARY:April Members Meeting and Demonstration by Catherine Hillis on Zoom!
DESCRIPTION:After a brief Members Meeting bringing us up to date on spring upcoming events for 2026\, we will be treated to an zoom online demonstration by Virginia incredibly creative  watercolor artist and teacher Catherine Hillis.\n \nCatherine Hillis has competed in national watermedia competitions and plein air events for decades\, earning hundreds of awards and many signature memberships along the artistic way.      Her paintings can be described as traditional landscapes\, still lifes and figures but she relies on a unique perspective to draw the viewer into the world as she sees it\, incorporating humor or beauty whenever possible in unexpected places.  An eager traveler\, and perhaps even a bit of a gypsy\, she attains to view everyday subjects with fresh eyes. “I paint both en plein air and in the studio but I cannot tell you which I prefer. I only know that whatever piece I’m working on at the time is the one I am meant to create.”     Hillis’ works and articles about watercolor painting are published regularly. Among the many publications she’s contributed to are American Watercolor Weekly Newsletter\, Watercolor Artist Magazine\, the SPLASH books\, PleinAir  Magazine\, The Art of Watercolour and Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine.  She’s served as Artist in Residence in Dinan\, FR\, at Hot Springs National Park\, AR\, and at Chateau d’ Orquevaux.  Watercolor paintings by Hillis are included in museums\, corporations and the homes and offices of private collectors.          Known for her commonsense approach to teaching\, the artist has taught throughout the Washington\, DC region\, across the country and overseas.  She believes in presenting multiple demonstrations and personalized individual coaching during each class or workshop.  “I believe in giving back to the community by sharing my skills with others.  It’s my desire to provide students with skills for a lifetime.”     “Our daily lives are hectic.  I like to think my work can slow the pace\, and make a troubled world feel better as I take a wide view of the chaos and bring focus and order to the pandemonium around me by squinting and then positioning my pencil and brush onto paper or canvas.”The artist has earned Signature Memberships with  the National Watercolor Society\, Laguna Plein Air Painters\, the San Diego Watercolor Society\, Southern Watercolor Society\, Georgia Watercolor Society\, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society\, Virginia Watercolor Society\, Missouri Watercolor Society\, the Washington Society of Landscape Painters\, Baltimore Watercolor Society and the Western Colorado Watercolor Society \nCatherine Hillis is a daydreamer and a bit of a gypsy.  Wherever she happens to be is probably where she’ll be painting\, whether in the studio or outdoors.  If the light is just right and there’s a compelling narrative\, brushes and paint come out.  She invites viewers to join her on the journey and enjoy traveling to another time and place with a satisfied smile on your face. \n\n  \n\n \n \n\n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/february-members-meeting-and-demonstration-by-robin-poteet/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Monthly Members Meeting,Transparent Watercolor,Watercolor demonstration
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