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SUMMARY:NFWS Fall 2023 Members Watermedia Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:48 paintings selected for this exhibition by Fall Workshop Artist Stan Kurth from 100 submitted.  \nOctober 4 – November\, 2023 at Project 308 Gallery\, 308 Oliver Street\, North Tonawanda\, NY 14120. \nGallery hours Wednesdays 3-6 pm. Additional dates and times TBA \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/nfws-fall-2023-members-watermedia-exhibition/
LOCATION:Project 308 Gallery\, 308 Oliver St.\, N. Tonawanda\, NY\, 14120\, United States
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SUMMARY:September 2023 Demonstration by Kathy Armstrong!
DESCRIPTION:Announcing our September 2023 Season Opening in person demonstration by Rochester\, NY artist\, and NFWS Signature Member\, Kathy Armstrong! \nHer demonstration will follow a short NFWS Members Meeting where we will all be caught up to date on the events of the summer\, and hear about the year to come. \n   \n \nKathy Armstrong says that of all the media she paints in\, watercolor is her favorite because its transparent nature makes it possible to achieve a luminosity that isn’t possible with other mediums. In addition to her studio painting\nKathy enjoys plein air painting in oil\, and some of her largest paintings have been done in acrylic. Kathy teaches watercolor classes both in-person and virtually throughout the year. \nAfter a long career as a graphic designer in Wisconsin and Colorado\, Kathy returned to her native upstate New York in 2013\, moving to Rochester in late 2017. She is a Signature member of the Philadelphia Water Color Society\, Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society and the Rochester Art Club and paints outdoors with the Greater Rochester Plein Air Painters. Her work has been juried into international\, national and regional shows. Armstrong has been juried into the Memorial Art Gallery’s Rochester/Finger Lakes Exhibition three consecutive times\, winning the Alice E. Koret Award in 2019. She is one of the founding members of Pittsford Fine Art gallery at 4 Main Street in Pittsford\, NY. \n“When light touches the world it immediately brings it to life. It shapes and illuminates everything in its path. Trying to capture that light is the driving force behind my love of painting\,” says Kathy. \nTo see her work or for class information please visit her website at kathyarmstrongfineart.com.
URL:https://nfws.org/event/september-2023-demonstration-by-kathy-armstrong/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Meetings,Monthly Members Meeting,Transparent Watercolor,Watercolor demonstration
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SUMMARY:Submission Period\, Fall 2023 Members Watermedia Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:  \nNFWS Fall 2023 Members Watermedia Exhibition \nOctober 4 – November 8\, 2023\nProject 308 Gallery\n308 Oliver Street\nNorth Tonawanda\, New York 14120 \nThe submission period opens on July 1\, 2023\, and closes at midnight on Monday\, August 14\, 2023. Submissions for our Fall 2023 Members Watermedia Exhibition  will be juried and judged by Stanley Kurth our NFWS Fall 2023 Workshop Artist. Entering Artists will be notified as to Stanley Kurth’s selections by September 3\, 2023.\nA link to The Prospectus will be posted on the Call for Work page on July 1\, 2023. Submit your work there\,  on the Call for Work page\, following the instructions in the Prospectus. The Prospectus and a link to the Call for Work page will be emailed to all NFWS Members on July 1\, 2023! \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/submission-period-fall-2023-members-watermedia-exhibition/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230615T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230615T210000
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SUMMARY:June Show Your Art Show!
DESCRIPTION:June Members Meeting.  \nSHOW YOUR ART SHOW!  In person at Amherst Community Church \nWith Comments by Rita Argen Auerbach and Sally Treanor \n6:00 pm\, JUNE 15\, 2023. Pizza at 6:00\, Art Show at 7:00 \nBring one painting\, matted or framed and ready to share.  \nBook Swap\, 6:00-9:00 at Show Your Art Show. Lots of art books available.Pick up some new books and pass on the books that you no longer need.\nAlso\, last call for paper at the meetings. NFWS will no longer purchase paper for resale. Grab your paper while it lasts.\n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/june-show-your-art-show-3/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meetings,Pizza!,Sharing our Paintings!
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230525T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230525T200000
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SUMMARY:Awards Reception\, NFWS Spring 2023 Open Watercolor Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Awards Reception: 6 – 8 pm\, Thursday\, May 25\, 2023 \nCarnegie Art Center \n \nDaneen Kane’s watercolor\, Apple Blossom
URL:https://nfws.org/event/awards-reception-nfws-spring-2023-open-watercolor-exhibition/
LOCATION:Carnegie Art Center\, 240 Goundry Street\, North Tonawanda\, NY\, 14120\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230519T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230521T160000
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SUMMARY:Mary Whyte Workshop The Best of Portrait and Figure in Watercolor
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe hope everyone who took part in the workshop left exhausted and inspired\, and from what we hear that is the case!. Here are some photos from Michele Patti Kasimor and Jennifer koury. \n      \nThis in-person workshop was held in the spacious sanctuary of the lovely Marienthal Inn\, nestled in the rolling picturesque hills of Western New York. For those wishing to stay overnight\, the inn offers comfort- able accomodations. Breakfast was included with booking. Stay is separate from the workshop fee. Gourmet deli- cacies – No need to travel. Niagara Falls or Letchworth Park\, the Grand Canyon of the East\, are 55 minutes driving. \nThe Best of Portrait and Figure in Watercolor with Mary Whyte will cover all aspects of drawing the figure\, mixing flesh tones with watercolor pigments\, getting a likeness\, creating dynamic compositions\, correcting mistakes and creating paintings with emotions. Mary’s round table discussion includes tips on marketing your work with a personal Q and A time\, including framing applications. \n\n\n\nNFWS Workshop Marienthal Country Inn\n5107 Langford Road North Collins\, NY 14111\n716 – 337 – 0160 marienthalcountryinn.com\nMay 19 – May 21\, 2023\n9:00 AM – 4 PM\nNFWS Members $750 (US Funds) Nonmembers $800 (US Funds)\nEmail questions to Jennifer: jennifer@jenniferKouryart.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/mary-whyte-workshop-the-best-of-portrait-and-figure-in-watercolor/
LOCATION:Marienthal Country Inn\, 5107 Langford Road\, Eden\, NY\, 14057\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person Workshop,Mary Whyte Workshop,Transparent Watercolor,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230518T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230518T210000
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SUMMARY:Mary Whyte's In Person Presentation and Monthly Members Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Three Keys to Creating Your Best Work\nJoin Mary Whyte for an inspirational presentation as she discusses her work and what she has learned to be the three keys to producing your best work ever. \n \nA very special event for our monthly members meeting!
URL:https://nfws.org/event/mary-whytes-in-person-presentation-and-monthly-members-meeting/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artists' Talk,Mary Whyte Presentation,Monthly Members Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230503T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230527T160000
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SUMMARY:NFWS Spring 2023 Open Watercolor Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:May 3 – 27\, 2023 \n \nDaneen Kane’s “Apple Blossom \nCarnegie Art Center\, 240 Goundry Street\, North Tonawanda\, NY 14120 \nAwards Reception\, Thursday\, May 25th\, 6 – 8 pm \nwww.carnegieartcentr.org\, (716) 694-4400 \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/nfws-spring-2023-open-watercolor-exhibition/
LOCATION:Carnegie Art Center\, 240 Goundry Street\, North Tonawanda\, NY\, 14120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,NFWS Members Watercolor Show
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230420T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230420T210000
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SUMMARY:April 20\, 2023 In Person Members Meeting and Demonstration. Central New York watermedia artist Judith K. Hand will be our demonstrating artist.
DESCRIPTION:After a brief Members Meeting\, we will have our first in person demonstration of 2023! Our visiting artist will be the watermedia artist Judith K. Hand from Central New York. We will meet in the community hall at Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Amherst\, NY. Plenty of parking in the rear of the facility; driveway on the left. Entrance in the back.\n               \nJudith’s degree is in Art Education\, and she has taught art in public and private schools in Ohio\, Pennsylvania\, Massachusetts and New York.  She has also taught workshops at Cazenovia College\, The Everson Museum\, The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Gallery and for numerous art guilds in the Syracuse area.\nWatercolor is her first love; although she devotes a large portion of her creative time to drawing and has made occasional forays into acrylics\, printmaking and collage. \nHer subject matter and style are eclectic ranging from representational to abstract and geometric.  More recently\, she has been enjoying the challenges of combining abstraction of natural forms with geometric shapes – especially in the series of paintings she entitles “Fractured Flora.”\nJudith agrees with the painter\, Delacroix\,  that “The first merit of a painting is to be a feast for the eye.” and that is what she hopes to achieve in her work.\nWe will be together again\, and what a treat to host Judith Hand!\nCome and enjoy!\n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/april-20-2023-in-person-members-meeting-and-demonstration-central-new-york-watermedia-artist-judith-k-hand-will-be-our-demonstrating-artist/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230420T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230420T190000
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SUMMARY:Board of Directors and Volunteers Meeting
DESCRIPTION:There will be sandwich-type dinner provided by our gracious president! We meet in the meeting room above the community space.
URL:https://nfws.org/event/board-of-directors-and-volunteers-meeting/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Board of Directors Meeting,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230316T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230316T180000
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SUMMARY:Members Meeting and Demonstration by Andy Evansen! Oh Boy!!
DESCRIPTION:Following a brief Members Meeting we will have the pleasure of a demonstration by immensely popular Minnesota watercolor artist Andy Evansen. \n This will be a Zoom event\, held at  4 pm  on Thursday\, March 16th. A Zoom link will be sent by email to all NFWS Members on the Monday before the Thursday evening Meeting.    \nAndy Evansen’s interest in art started in childhood\, and he can’t recall a time when he wasn’t drawing. Once he began painting\, he found himself attempting to capture the landscape with an economy of brushstroke evident in the work of the British watercolor artists he admired.  In addition\, he was impressed with the way those artists seemed to capture everyday scenes in such a way that revealed a hidden beauty\, subjects that many would simply pass by. \n“When I decided to begin painting 30 years ago\, there was never any question in my mind what medium I would choose.  Watercolor has always fascinated me; the effects of pigment and water mixing on the paper are so unique and challenging and the results so beautiful.  It is also the perfect medium for capturing those fleeting moments and light effects when working on location.” \nHe has been featured in many publications and is a sought-after workshop instructor who paints and teaches internationally.  He became a signature member of the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA) in 2012 and served as their President from 2015-2017.  In 2022 he was selected as the only international member of England’s Pure Watercolour Society. \nHis paintings have won numerous awards\, including the Bronze and High Winds Medals from the American Watercolor Society in New York. \n“While learning\, I painted strictly from photographs and am glad I took that route.  Watercolor is challenging\, as it relies on timely washes that can be affected by the weather and a large amount of confidence due to its unforgiving nature.  I now paint ‘en plein air’ as well\, which has reinforced my efforts toward choosing strong\, simple subjects and working quickly to capture the essence of the scene.” \nHis love of painting on location also led to him being included in the 2017 Qingdao International Masters Watercolor Plein Air Event. \nYou can view his work at www.EvansenArtStudio.com.  \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/7826/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Artists' Talk,Demonstrations,Meetings,Transparent Watercolor,zoom
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230227T000000
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SUMMARY:End of Submission Period for  NFWS Spring 2023 Open Watercolor Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Submission Period ends at midnight (11:59 pm) on Sunday\, February 26\, 2023. Here is a link to the Prospectus: \nProspectus for the Spring 2023 Open Watercolor Exhibition  \nHere is a link to the Call for Work Page where you can make your submission. \nCall for Work Page \n  \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/end-of-submission-period-for-nfws-spring-2023-open-watercolor-exhibition/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Call for Work,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230216T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230216T180000
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SUMMARY:Members February 16\, 2023 Zoom Meeting and Demonstration by Tom Francesconi at 4 pm!
DESCRIPTION:Following a brief Members Meeting we will have the pleasure of a demonstration by Illinois watercolor artist Tom Francesconi. This will be a Zoom event\, held at  4 pm  on Thursday\, February 16th. A Zoom link will be sent by email to all NFWS Members on the Monday before the Thursday evening Meeting.  \n \n \n \nARTIST’S STATEMENT  \nMy paintings are a visual statement of my love for life. Yet\, it is not only the world around me with which I am put in touch\, but also the world inside of me. As an artist\, I have chosen to express myself through the language of paint. Stirred emotions are the essential beginnings of that language. It is my hope that my paintings will echo that emotional response and the viewer will share in my spirited statements.  \nTom Francesconi\, aws\, nws\, twsa (master)  \nTom Francesconi studied watercolor at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. His paintings have been exhibited in many national exhibitions\, which include the American Watercolor Society\, National Watercolor Society and the 2015 Shenzhen\, China International Biennial Exhibition. In 2020\, Tom’s painting was selected for inclusion in the NWS: 100 Years Exhibition. He has earned signature membership in numerous watercolor societies\, including the American Watercolor Society\, National Watercolor Society\, Watercolor West\, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia and the Transparent Watercolor Society of America\, of which he has been honored with ‘Master’ status. Tom has served as president of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. Currently\, Tom is the executive director of the Illinois Watercolor Society.His work has been published in eight books on American Watercolor. Tom has written articles for Watercolor Artist\, Watercolor Magic and Watercolor magazines.  \nTom’s paintings have received many awards in regional and national exhibitions\, including the 1st Place Award at the 2011 Watercolor West Exhibition\, 3rd Place Awards at the 2019 Houston International Watermedia Exhibition and the 2019 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition. Tom received an Honorable Mention Award for his painting\, “Unleashed”\, published in The Best of Watercolor: Winners From the 22nd Annual Splash Competition\, June 2021. Tom received the Gordon and Mildred Memorial Award at the 2023 Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors.  \nTom’s paintings are held in the corporate collections of Inland Real Estate Corporation\, Oakbrook\, IL\, CNA Insurance Company\, Chicago\, IL\, Paige Bus Enterprises\, Chicago\, IL and Morgan Stanley Financial Services Company\, Chicago\, IL and in many private collections throughout the United States. Along with his weekly classes in Chicago\, Tom has conducted watercolor workshops throughout the United States\, Canada\, France\, Italy and Croatia.  \nwww.tomfrancesconi.com  \n  \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/members-february-2023-meeting-and-demonstration-by-tom-francesconi/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Meetings,Transparent Watercolor,Watercolor demonstration,zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230127T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230127T183000
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SUMMARY:Board of Directors and Committee Volunteers Meeting on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://nfws.org/event/board-of-directors-and-committee-volunteers-meeting-on-zoom/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230119T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230119T180000
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SUMMARY:Members Meeting and Demonstration by Graham Berry\, Thursday\, January 19th at 4 pm.
DESCRIPTION:After a brief Members’ Meeting NFWS will be treated to a demonstration by British Watercolor Artist Graham Berry \nGraham Berry Artist statement. \n“My paintings are inspired by the effect of light and shadow on our environment\, creating dynamic shapes and colours\, I especially enjoy painting people going about their everyday lives and I hope to inspire you to see future paintings everywhere you look. \nIn this demo I will show you how I simplify scenes\, to see things just as shapes and colours\, eliminate unnecessarydetail and take the fear out of painting people.Share with you my passion for watercolour painting and to pass on the knowledge and skills gained from over 40 years as a professional Illustrator and Artist. At the end of the  2 hour demo i will have a completed paintingthat will inspire you and give you confidence to put people in your own paintings. \nHappy painting.” \n  \nAbout me. \n   I studied Graphic Design at Blackpool College of Art\, and later studied Illustration at Wimbledon College of Art. After graduating in 1971 I was employed as the Illustrator at a small design studio in Soho\, London and has gone on to have a very successful illustration career.\n  I’ve had to move with the times and all my commercial illustration is now done digitally. It was this fact and the downturn in the economy  in 2010 that allowed me time to concentrate on watercolour painting. I’ve only recently began to consider myself a painter\, although I’ve drawn and painted most days for the past 40+ years it was as an illustrator\, any painting I did in my spare time was done to promote my illustration career. It as only been since my illustration work was now 100% digital that I could see myself as a fine artist. So I only consider I started my career as a painter 5 or 6 years ago. I finally retired from illustration in early 2017 and now concentrate fully on painting and teaching. I have recently had a studio built in my garden\, from where I will teach workshops to small group of students ( 4 max )\, there will be lots of one to one tuition.  \n  My paintings are inspired by the effect of light and shadow on our environment\, creating dynamic shapes and colours\, I especially enjoy painting people going about their everyday lives. My experience working as an Illustrator has refined my drawing ability that is the foundation to my work\, I believe the ability to draw is fundamental to my painting. I’m always on the look out for images that will make interesting paintings\, I try to take my camera with me at all times just in case I see something that appeals. At other times I will go to a specific place or event with the intention of getting material for painting\, usually I will do a number of paintings from those photos or sketches\, at the moment most of my paintings are studio based. \n  After years working as an illustrator\, with the restrictions of working to a brief\, it feels great to be painting for myself and when a painting is not going as I would like I now have the freedom to rip it up and start afresh. Somedays you feel you’ll never paint anything decent but you’ve just got to work through it\, every painting you produce adds to your knowledge of what works or doesn’t work. Painting with watercolour is never easy and every painting provides a fresh challenge\, it’s a very exciting medium to work with and when a painting turns out as you would like it’s very satisfying. \n  Over the last couple of years I have given demos and workshops to various Art Groups in the UK and in the summers of 2015 & 2016 I taught a 3 day workshops in the South of France for Rochemaure Aquarelle. \n In the spring of 2017 I together with my wife Pauline embarked on a watercolour workshop tour of the USA & Canada. I taught 9 workshops in 9 weeks\, three 2 day\, five 3 day and one 4 day\, a total of 25 days\, a lot of preparation! The workshop tour began in Illinois and then on to Texas\, South Carolina\, Arkansas\, Maryland\, Edmonton ( Canada )\, California and finally Panama City\, Florida. \n It was not all work and we did manage to visit some iconic destinations\, Dallas\, Memphis\, New York and San Francisco\, it really was a brilliant experience\, so much so that we are planning a return workshop tour in 2019! \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/__trashed/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Meetings,Watercolor demonstration
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230110T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230112T153000
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SUMMARY:Skip Lawrence Zoom Workshop for NFWS!
DESCRIPTION:Finding Your Own Voice\, Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society 3 Day Virtual (Zoom) Watermedia Workshop. Click on this link for the Details and the Registration Form: \nSkip Lawrence Finding Your Own Voice Workshop\n   
URL:https://nfws.org/event/skip-lawrence-zoom-workshop-for-nfws/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221117T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221117T210000
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SUMMARY:November Zoom Members Meeting and Demonstration by Gord Jones
DESCRIPTION:A Zoom Event\, Thursday\, November 17\, 2022\, 7 – 9 pm.\nAfter a brief Members Meeting we will welcome Gord Jones from Algonquin Highlands in Ontario\, Canada. (We will send a link to this Zoom event to all members on the Monday before the event.) Join us for an evening of inspiration.\nYou can see Gord’s demonstration\, as recorded\, on our Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society YouTube Channel!\n\n\n\n\nGord is a watercolour artist residing in the Algonquin Highlands where he has his studio\, White Pine Studio. He and his family moved from Stoney Creek after cottaging in Hali- burton for 25 years. \nGord is an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters of Watercolour and the Society of Canadian Artists. He is also a member of the ECOAA\, IWS\, Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society\, Haliburton Arts Council\, and The Rail’s End Gallery in Haliburton. He has participated in the Studio Tour – Haliburton Highlands for the past 3 years. \nGord has been drawing and painting for over 35 years. After experiencing many different mediums such as oils\, acrylics\, even egg tempera\, he always returned to his greatest love – transparent watercolour. He is inspired by the surrounding landscape. The scenery in Haliburton has been a great source of inspiration for most of his paintings. His approach is to interpret the essence of his chosen subject rather than producing detailed likenesses of actual places. Watercolour allows Gord to transfer the light and shadow that he photo- graphs in real life to the painting. With a fluidity of colours\, Gord combines impressionistic strokes and semi-abstract techniques to elicit memories of place and time in his transpar- ent watercolour landscapes. He paints mainly landscapes\, cityscapes\, and industrial scenes. \nGord teaches watercolour painting in his studio and at The Haliburton School of Art & De- sign. He also does workshops for art groups throughout Ontario. \nwww.watercoloursbygordjones.com \n\n\n\n \n         
URL:https://nfws.org/event/november-zoom-members-meeting-and-demonstration-by-gord-jones/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Meetings,zoom
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SUMMARY:October 20\, 2022 Meeting and Demonstration by our Fall Workshop Artist\, Glenn Blue
DESCRIPTION:Here is the Zoom Link for our October Members Meeting and Demonstration. \nTopic: NFWS Members’ Meeting and Demonstration by Glenn Blue\nTime: Oct 20\, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88280891961?pwd=bHYrYzlRektTNEpZbjZpdTlBRitRZz09 \nAfter a brief Members Meeting\, our Fall Workshop Artist Glenn Blue who hails from the Philadelphia area  will demonstrate his glowing watercolor technique. \nGlenn E. Blue grew up in a family of artists in the suburbs of Philadelphia.  His parents were art teachers for numerous schools districts and adult classes\, so he learned art at a very early age.  By his teenage years Glenn was selling paintings professionally.  Over the following thirty plus years\, Glenn has trained in fine arts and shown in countless local\, regional\, and international shows.  Glenn has travelled to numerous places in Europe painting and collecting art.  He has taken classes from Joseph Zbukvic\, Alvaro Castagnet\, Nita Engle\, David Taylor\, Gregg Allen\, Tony Couch and others. \nGlenn has given lectures to artist groups and other  college classes.  He has been a judge of some local art exhibitions and is always happy to talk art with others. \nGlenn has painted loose glowing representational watercolors on his many plein air painting trips.  He has painted in Venice\, Sienna\, Pienza\, Tuscany\, Rome\, Florence\, Bellagio\, Cinque Terra\, Portofino\, Naples\, Salzburg and Innsbruck Austria\, Prague in the Czech Republic and many places throughout the United States. \nHis works have been shown in several galleries and he has been the subject of many newspaper articles.  Glenn currently has paintings on display in his own gallery space at the Marketview Arts Center\, York PA and in the Chadds Ford Gallery\, in Chadds Ford PA. \nGlenn captures the artistic impression and atmosphere of his subjects.  His paintings are representative without being photographic.  He showcases the flow and glow of watercolor. \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/october-20-2022-meeting-and-demonstration-by-our-fall-workshop-artist-glenn-blue/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221020T160000
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SUMMARY:Fall 2022 Virtual (Zoom) Workshop with Glenn Blue! The link to the Registration Form has been posted.
DESCRIPTION:Glen Blue will be our teaching artist for the Fall 2022 Virtual (on Zoom) Workshop.\nYou can review and print the Registration Form here: \nGlenn Blue Workshop Registration Form \nLocation:         Your home via ZOOM \nDates:              Tuesday\, October 18th – Thursday\, October 20th \nTime:               9:30 am – 4:00 pm \nLunch:             12:30 pm – 1 pm \nFee:                 Members $250; Non-Members $300 \nAbout the Artist:   Glenn Blue  \nGlenn Blue learned art at a very early age.  By his teenage years he was selling paintings professionally.  Through the years\, Glenn has trained in fine arts and shown in countless local\, regional\, and international shows.  He has travelled Europe painting and collecting art and has taken classes from countless artists including\, Joseph Zbukvic\, Alvaro Castagnet\, Nita Engle\, David Taylor\, Gregg Allen\, Tony Couch. \nGlenn captures the artistic impression and atmosphere of his subjects.  His paintings are representative without being photographic.  He showcases the flow and glow of watercolor. \nA Note on Glenn Blue’s Process: \nGlenn’s approach is to demonstrate techniques that participants can practice in the workshop\, and later apply to their own work. He describes the techniques as “tricks” he uses to create features such as water\, reflection\, shadows\, fog\, sky and trees. He is known for his ability to put a glow on a stream or creek. \nWhile Glenn will probably not complete a painting from beginning to end (or expect participants to)\, he may combine several techniques to illustrate how they could be used together in a finished painting. \nRegarding photo references\, participants may wish to have landscape images on hand\, particularly with water features\, snow and water\, and interesting skies with weather effects. He specifically mentioned the example of a creek with a zigzag\, to get the shape right. \n \n \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/fall-2022-virtual-zoom-workshop-with-glenn-blue/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Members Workshop,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221009T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221009T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T144808
CREATED:20221006T205707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T205904Z
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SUMMARY:Awards Ceremony\, NFWS Fall 2022 Members Watermedia Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday afternoon\, October 9\, 2022 from 2 – 4 pm to celebrate our talented members!
URL:https://nfws.org/event/awards-ceremony-nfws-fall-2022-members-watermedia-exhibition/
LOCATION:Kenan Center House Gallery\, 433 Locust Street\, Lockport\, NY\, 14094\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220915T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220915T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T144808
CREATED:20220617T164241Z
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SUMMARY:September 15\, 2022 In Person Members Meeting and Demonstration! Sheila Reigh will be our artist demonstrator!
DESCRIPTION:After a brief Members Meeting\, we will have our in person demonstration by local artist and beloved teacher\, Sheila Reigh.\n  \n\nSheila Reigh\, a WNY native residing in Tonawanda\, first joined NFWS in 2007\, and is a signature member and former NFWS Secretary.  She has BAs in Elem Ed and Psych\, graduating 1st in her class from Mercyhurst University in 1981.  After 12 years of formal school teaching in grades K-8 and H.S. English; and then part-time medical transcriptionist\, proofreader\, calligraphy teacher\, and summer camp art director; she made the switch to full-time self-employment as a professional face painter\, artist\, and art teacher. She currently teaches watercolor and drawing at the Tonawanda Senior Center\, accepts several commissioned projects in various art media each year\, and is a premiere face painter at many private and public events in WNY. \n\n\n“After studying artistic concepts such as composition\, perspective\, color theory\, and realism for several years at Partners in Art in North Tonawanda and elsewhere\, I wanted to try a more challenging and surprising medium. So I dove into watercolor!  Under mentors Gail Bille\, Jody Ziehm\, Margaret Martin\, Kathleen Giles\, and many others\, I have found joy in the fact that I can never duplicate the same result twice.  I love that watercolor can take ME for a ride!” \n\n\n“I love the surprising blends of colors\, the dramatic whites and darks\, creating color harmony and balance\, and even the challenges of ‘timing’ and ‘how-much-water-how-much-paint’.  In my ‘teacher brain’\, I am always striving to better  break down into steps and explain\, this wonderful world of watercolor to others.  I continually improve my curriculum so it works best for my students. I love painting from nature best\, but I paint many subjects so as to give myself and my students experience with a wide range of forms\, color palettes\, and textures.  It’s so rewarding to find that all those art concepts finally DO merge together to create a whole\, no matter what medium I am working in.  No telling what I will paint next! \nWe will be together again after a summer break\, and what a treat to host Sheila Reigh!\nCome and enjoy!\n\n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/september-15-2022-in-person-members-meeting-and-demonstration-sheila-reigh-will-be-our-artist-demonstrator/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Meetings,Transparent Watercolor,Watercolor demonstration
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220616T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220616T210000
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SUMMARY:June Show Your Art event is cancelled\, but we have an awesome Zoom Demonstration by Eric Shute!
DESCRIPTION:We are disappointed that we have had to cancel\, yet again\, our annual in person June 16th Show Your Art Show to keep us all safe.\nHowever\, we have our incredible program volunteer Mike Killelea to thank for finding the awesome artist Eric Shute who will demonstrate his considerable skill for us on Zoom on Thursday evening\, June 16th at 7 pm! We will send out a link to the Zoom event to all NFWS Members on Monday\, June 13th. \nEric shares:  “My only goal in watercolor is  to “capture” the light of the scene and convey the unpredictable and spontaneous nature of the medium.”\nHe was born and raised in upstate New York and at an early age began his artistic training at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse\, New York.  Eric holds a degree in Education from S.U.N.Y @ New Paltz\, a degree in Advertising and Illustration from Mohawk Community College and a BFA from Syracuse University.  \n In addition to his academic training\, Mr. Shute studied painting technique with nationally recognized artists:  Hong Nian Zhang\, (oil painting)\, advanced watercolor with Richard Segalman\, advanced abstract painting with Jenny Nelson and water-based Monotype with Lisa Mackie all at the Woodstock School of Art. \nAwards/ Residencies:   \nCastle Hill Art Center\, Edgewood Farm Residency\, Truro\, Massachusetts\, May 2019; Loring Coleman Award: New England Watercolor Society juried show\, September 2018; Merit Grant and Residency:  Vermont Studio Center\, Johnson\, VT. February 2018; Agora Gallery International Art Competition\, Cash award of $1000 2018; Recipient of the Syman Art Painters Award: Cooperstown Art Association 2009; Recipient of the Margaret Review Wright Memorial Prize Cooperstown Nationals 2015. \nGallery Affiliations: Broad street Gallery\, Hamilton\, New York; Smithy Gallery\, Cooperstown\, New York \n  \n\n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/june-show-your-art-event-is-cancelled-but-we-have-an-awesome-zoom-demonstration-by-eric-shute/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Transparent Watercolor,zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220521T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220521T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T144808
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SUMMARY:WE MUST CANCEL!! Our First Awards Reception for a Members Exhibition in over two years!
DESCRIPTION:Because of considerations for the continued good health of our NFWS Community\, we must cancel our Awards Ceremony scheduled for 12 noon – 2 pm on Saturday\, May 21s at the Artists Group Gallery\, one Linwood Avenue\, Buffalo. \n  \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/our-first-awards-reception-for-a-members-exhibition-in-over-two-years/
LOCATION:Artists Group Gallery\, One Linwood Avenue\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220519T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220519T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T144808
CREATED:20220519T200652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220520T154144Z
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SUMMARY:Take Note!! Our May Members' Meeting and Demonstration by Skip Lawrence will be virtual\, on ZOOM!
DESCRIPTION:The May Meeting and Demonstration was switched to virtual. We welcomed this inspiring teacher and Artist\, Skip Lawrence after a brief Member’s Meeting.  Here is a link to our recording of Skip’s demo on our YouTube Channel.  \nSkip Lawrence’s Zoom Demonstration \n                    \nWilliam Skip Lawrence: Expressive Artist\n“I love everything about painting. I love feeling the paint\, seeing a rich color spread under my brush onto a surface and the play between colors coming together. I love watching my idea take form until a painting finally says “it” and I am surprised and delighted every time. I love sharing my art and knowing that someone is moved by it. \nI see no hierarchy among realism\, abstraction\, non-objective painting styles. I see only the relationship of colors\, shapes\, surface and line that either thrills or bores me. When these elements come together to communicate an artist’s intention to the viewer\, to connect with someone\, it is nothing short of wonderful.  \nJoin us for an evening of sharing and inspiration!
URL:https://nfws.org/event/6929/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Meetings,watermedia
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220516T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220520T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T144808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220513T195743Z
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SUMMARY:Spring 2022 Watermedia Workshop with Skip Lawrence
DESCRIPTION:Our Spring Workshop with Skip Lawrence has been cancelled because of the Covid outbreak that is rampant in our area. We apologize to everyone who was looking forward to this inspiring week. \n  \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/6602/
LOCATION:Marienthal Country Inn\, 5107 Langford Road\, Eden\, NY\, 14057\, United States
CATEGORIES:watermedia,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220429T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220603T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T144808
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220322T194934Z
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SUMMARY:Spring 2022 Members Exhibition of Transparent Watercolor
DESCRIPTION:Our juror Skip Lawrence\, the Spring Workshop Artist selected 42 paintings from 34 artists from the 98 paintings submitted! It’s a beautiful show. We will post an online version of the show on April 22\, 2022. The in-person version will be on view from April 29 – \nJune 3\, 2022 at the Artists Group Gallery. We are planning an Awards Reception for Saturday\, May 21 from 12 noon til 2 pm. This will be our first time together for celebration and awards in two years! Hope to see you there!
URL:https://nfws.org/event/spring-2022-members-exhibition-of-transparent-watercolor/
LOCATION:Artists Group Gallery\, One Linwood Avenue\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220421T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220421T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T144808
CREATED:20220322T151215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220405T195430Z
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SUMMARY:April 21\, 2022 In Person Members Meeting and Demonstration! Larry Lombardo will be our artist demonstrator!
DESCRIPTION:After a brief Members Meeting\, we will have our first in person demonstration in two years! Our visiting artist will be the awesome Larry Lombardo from Central Pennsylvania.\n   \nArtist’s Statement: \nArt gives hope and it is my intention to give hope and to help others. Teaching watercolor allows\nme to come alongside artists and help them see life in a new light. I want to give everyone the\ngift of experiencing beauty not just with their eyes\, but using all of their senses to fully\nappreciate all that is happening around them. Through studying at the Pennsylvania College of\nArt and Design to teaching classes and workshops\, I have developed an eye for detail and\ncapturing the American culture through realism watercolor. For over 20 years I have invested\nmyself into each student. \nLarry Lombardo is a watercolor artist who resides in Central\nPennsylvania. He is a signature member of the American Watercolor\nSociety\, National Watercolor Society and a member of the\nInternational Guild of Realism. His art has won numerous\nInternational awards including several best of show awards. Larry\nLombardo’s watercolor paintings have been published in magazines\,\nbooks and seen on TV programs. Lombardo has been on the board\nof many art organizations. He enjoys teaching his unique watercolor\nstyle throughout the United States and has Judged many art\nexhibits nationally and internationally. Lombardo is best known for\npainting human culture in a unique realism style which miraculously\nbrings his figures to life. \nWe will be together again\, and what a treat to host Larry Lombardo!\nCome and enjoy!\n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/april-21-2022-in-person-members-meeting-and-demonstration-by-judy-soprano/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220421T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220421T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T144808
CREATED:20220408T152236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T152236Z
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SUMMARY:Board of Directors and Committee Volunteers Meeting
DESCRIPTION:In Person for the first time in two years! We will meet at 5 pm on Thursday night\, April 21st in the Meeting Room on the third floor of the Amherst Community Center. 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/board-of-directors-and-committee-volunteers-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Amherst Community Church\, 77 Washington Hwy\, Buffalo\, 14226\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220317T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220317T210000
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CREATED:20220228T043224Z
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SUMMARY:March 17th Members Meeting and Demonstration by Kris Parins!
DESCRIPTION:After a brief Members Meeting\, Kris Parins will be our artist demonstrator\, joining us from Sarasota\, Florida.\n \nDelight in nature was instilled in Kris in her childhood\, spent at the edge of a lake in northern Wisconsin. That same small lake now provides the view and inspiration from the windows of her summer studio. She spends winters painting in Sarasota\, Florida. \nA Signature Member of several watercolor societies including AWS\, NWS and TWSA\, Kris Parins’ award-winning paintings and articles have been featured in Watercolor Artist\, International Artist\, and American Artist Watercolor magazines\, as well as several editions of Splash\, the Best of Watercolor. Her work is regularly included in international competitions including Birds in Art at the Woodson Art Museum. \nAfter earning an art degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison she studied graphic design. As an art director and account executive\, she enjoyed the occasional opportunity to create watercolor illustrations for her clients’ product graphics. Since 1999\, Kris has devoted her creative energy toward fine art. Watercolor’s transparency and vibrancy\, combined with an element of surprise\, continue to keep her interested in this challenging medium. Frequent travels provide fresh input and continue to inform her way of interpreting the world around her.  \n \nKris Parins – Artist Statement: \nThrough my art I strive to communicate my joy of experience\, both of observation and of creation. When I succeed\, the person who views one of my paintings will see a small part of the world in a new light. \nBy exaggerating essentials and eliminating detail in my reference photos and sketches\, I call attention to the ideas that interest me\, resulting in paintings that are more powerful\, abstract\, and personal. \nI continue to love transparent watercolor because I am energized by the randomness and spontaneity it provides. The swirl of color mixing on the paper creates its own nuanced atmosphere and inspires a conversation with the medium\, often suggesting new directions. \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/6670/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Demonstrations,Transparent Watercolor,Watercolor demonstration
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220217T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T144808
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SUMMARY:February Members Meeting and Demonstration by Carl Purcell
DESCRIPTION:After a short Members’ Meeting\, we will introduce Carl Purcell\, a popular teacher and inspiring artist from Utah.  \nArtist’s Statement: \nThe two greatest forces that have motivated my art are those that came from my parents.\nFrom my father I inherited a love of geology and the study of rocks. He loved geology and I\ngrew up loving to tramp the rock canyons near my home in Arizona. He and my mother\nboth came from farming families\, and though I never had a desire to farm I do love to paint\nthe old farm buildings. Somewhere in my soul geology and farms merged with a musical\nriver whose headwaters are a mystery to me. I always loved to sing and music has remained\na deep love of mine. Music merged with the other influences to inform most of what I do. I\neven married a musician and she has inspired me more than anyone.\nI view the old barns and sheds as the detritus of past dreams\, the song that is left after those\nwhose lives etched their cadence in the earth are gone. The old oft- repaired fences leaning\nin undulating dances present a rhythm I feel and hear. I respond to the rhythm in the waving\ngrasses\, the sunbaked boards and discarded buckets and barrels\, the rusting bones of old\nmachinery and tractors. To me\, an old farm is a veritable orchestral arrangement of shapes\nand lines.\nThe interest in geology bequeathed to me by my father is the other theme I find myself\nreturning to periodically. I am drawn to rocks\, rock canyons and road cuts that reveal the\nlayers of geologic strata. I see in the pattern of cracks and the layering arrangement of\nshapes a rhythmic notation\, like a conductor’s score. I just transcribe it into a painted\nvariation. Many of the paintings so inspired bear musical names like “Stone Cadence”\,\n“Rocky Rhapsody” or “Appassionata”. Thus\, the twin themes of my life are borne along by \na musical tide that for me is the core of my art. \nBiography: \nCarl did his undergraduate work at Utah State University and Arizona State University. Following military service\, he completed his Master of Fine Arts degree at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah. From the outset his emphasis was drawing and painting\, especially watercolor. \nMr. Purcell is the author of the watercolor painting book\, “Painting With Your Artist’s Brain”\, published in 2004 by Northlight Books. His second book\, “Drawing With Your Artist’s Brain”\, was published by Northlight Books in 2007. These two books have since been published in one volume titled “Your Artist’s Brain”\, and has recently been published in a Dutch language edition. In addition his work has appeared in The Artist’s Magazine\, and “Splash I”. He has authored numerous articles for The Artist’s Magazine\, and has had his work highlighted in publications in the United Kingdom and in China. \nCarl taught painting and drawing at Snow College in central Utah for thirty years. It was this experience that led to him writing two books and teaching workshops. \nMr. Purcell’s driving passion in teaching has been to help students learn how to truly observe the aspects of the visual world that make drawing and painting so enjoyable. He is an enthusiastic teacher who enjoys sharing everything he learns. He has taught numerous drawing and watercolor painting workshops throughout the United States and in Canada\, England and Scotland. \nCarl is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society\, and was given honor member status in the Utah Watercolor Society for his contributions to watercolor in that state. His work hangs in numerous private collections\, corporate collections\, and museums. He is often asked to jury watercolor exhibits and was one of the jurors for the National Watercolor Society’s annual exhibit in 2009. \n“I am drawn to patterns. Much like a mathematician who studies the underlying patterns in what appears to be chaos\, I am intrigued by the way we see and respond to patterns more than things. I want to make those patterns more visible\, to bring them out of hiding and celebrate them. I love patterns of shape\, and color\, patterns of line and lights and darks.” \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://nfws.org/event/february-members-meeting-and-demonstration-by-carl-purcell/
LOCATION:On Zoom
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