Come learn about what’s happening in the watercolor community in Western New York, enjoy the company of fellow watercolor and watermedia enthusiasts, and watch a demonstration by the exciting painter from Pittsburgh, Eileen Sudzina.
Eileen offers: “When painting, I lose myself for a while and am free to create and design a work that’s loose and spontaneous on YUPO. I try to capture just the essence of what’s inside myself, painting quickly with a lot of flowing energy. I like there to be a lot going on close up, but to have the wholeness of the work show that something’s there too.
I design with pattern and my work has been described as a “Sense of Interval”.
I am the Screening Chair and Workshop Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society and former Vice President.”
Our first meeting of the New Year, 2017, will feature Marty Kutas, a transparent watercolor artist and teacher from Hamburg, NY. She has been a member of the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society for 19 years, most of that time serving as the Membership Chair. Her traditional painting style emphasize light, shadow, and experimentation with color with varied subject matter including florals, landscapes, architecture and figures. In addition to being a NFWS Member, she is a member of the Western New York Artists Group, the Centennial Art Center, the Southtowns Watercolor Salon, and an exhibiting member of the Buffalo Society of Artists,
Her formal training was in math education, but she has enjoyed painting and drawing all her life. Her training in watercolor has been through adult education classes, learning from our many talented demonstrators, and attending NFWS workshops. Now she is teaching beginning students who want to enjoy the excitement of painting with watercolor.
Everyone is invited to attend our meeting and demonstration, and to hear about our classes, upcoming events, shows and workshops. Come enjoy the camaraderie of enthusiastic fellow artists and art lovers. For more information about NFWS check our our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/niagarafrontierwatercolorsociety.
NFWS welcomes Linda Lucas back to Buffalo for our September 2016 season kickoff meeting. Linda graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Fine Arts degree & also attended NYS University @ Elmwood for Fiber Arts & Surface Design.
Linda has taught a
nd conducted workshops in watercolor, acrylic inks and silk painting in Florida, Chautauqua Institution.
She participates in juried fine art outdoor shows year-round & has received numerous awards including best of show in New York & Florida as well as first place this year at the Allentown Art Festival.
Linda is inspired by nature and expresses that love through her paintings celebrating bright colors, shapes & surfaces that are woven together to create engaging forms in both traditional and impressionistic joyful art.
Visitors are invited to hear about watercolor classes and upcoming events, watch the demo, and enjoy refreshments with a group of enthusiastic fellow artists and art lovers. For more information about NFWS, check out our website, www.nfws.org.
Join us for the monthly Members Meeting & Demonstration. This month will feature long time member, beloved teacher, our vice president Sally Treanor.
Our November demonstration will be by our NFWS Signature Member, artist and beloved teacher, Joan Hambleton. Joan works in a variety of styles in transparent watercolor and aqua media. She calls her work impressionistic plein air. She describes herself this way:
“As an artist, I like painting the things I see around me. Studying the play of light against the background and the various changes in color and value are exciting personal experiences for me. I have been recognized in Western New York for my watercolors and acrylics and am constantly exploring new modes of expression.Much of my work begins outdoors with either transparent watercolors or acrylics. Along with some sketches and photographs, I return to my studio to complete my paintings. By working this way, I hope to respond to my environment and capture the spirit of the day. Once in the studio, I continue to work with both watercolors and acrylics in combination.This gives me a sense of freedom and adds a new dimension to my work. .My work is done on untreated paper and is still considered aqua-media.”
The meeting and demo begin at 7 pm and last til 9 pm.
Join us as we enjoy the company of painters and art lovers.
