Here is the postcard that was sent to members announcing the show. Nice work, committee and AGG Staff! You will be able to view all 61 paintings on this show’s page under Exhibitions in the menu on our home page on April 23, 2021. Click here.
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Our Zoom Demonstrator for March will be Lena Thynell!
For information about the demonstrator and our Zoom event, click here:
Zoom Demonstration by Lena Thynell, March 18, 2021
Awards Reception, Spring 2020 Members Exhibition of Transparent Watercolors has been CANCELED!
There will be no reception for this, our Spring 2020 Members Exhibition for it is now going to be an ONLINE SHOW, a first for NFWS. The awards are being judged by our May Workshop Artist, Richard Stephens. We will post the SHOW here on our website on April 25th. The Awards will be posted on May 9th.
Stay home, stay safe and stay healthy, please.
May Members Meeting and Demonstration by Richard Stephens HAS BEEN CANCELED!
We hope to be able to reschedule Richard Stephen’s Workshop, and Demonstration in the future.
Stay safe and healthy, please.
Spring 2020 Workshop with Richard Stephens has been CANCELED
WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO RESCHEDULE THIS WORKSHOP IN THE FUTURE..
Spring 2020 Members Exhibition of Transparent Watercolor that has been changed to an ONLINE SHOW is posted!
Go here to see the Award Winners selected by Richard Stephens.
Go here to see all 59 paintings that have been selected for this first ever NFWS Members Online Exhibition.
The First Ever Members Online Exhibition of Transparent Watercolor
Richard Stephens, our Spring Workshop Artist, selected 59 paintings from the 106 submitted by our NFWS Members. Notifications have been sent out. The ONLINE Show is now posted on the Website, and will be on our Facebook page on April 20th. Awards will be selected by our juror/judge Richard Stephens. They will be posted on May 5th. Congratulations to everyone who was selected.
It was a challenging task for Richard. His thoughtful selections have resulted in a stunning show of work by our talented NFWS community of artists. To see the show, click here.
April 16, 2020 Members Meeting and Demonstration by Jeffrey Watkins has been CANCELED.
January Members’ Meeting and Demonstration by Carol Molnar
After a short and informative members meeting, we will welcome our own NFWS Signature Member Carol Molnar, an Elma NY artist whose paintings and other media creations have long fascinated all who know her.
Artist’s Statement: “Watercolor is just one of several ways I find to get the art stuff out. I taught art for thirty one years (1st-12th grade) so I see myself as a “jack of all trades and a master of none”. It wasn’t until several years after retiring and joining NFWS that watercolors were given some extra space next to: sewing, gardening, painted wood creations, batik, stained glass and jewelry design.
I am not by any sense of the word a “disciplined” painter. Weeks or even months will go by before picking up a brush. The paintings are always worked on in my head long before being placed on paper. Then the need to paint takes over and I will disappear into my workroom.
A future painting presents itself at any given time. I am so thankful for camera phones to preserve the memory of that perfect composition. Sometimes … well actually pretty often, I will view a scene and see it as if it was already a finished painting. Objects from nature appear to be the work of assorted artists: a Burchfield tree, a Georgia O’Keeffe sky, a Picasso rock, (I have one in my garden), a composition by Adolph Gottlieb, and then the sun will quietly and perfectly cover a house for a painting by Edward Hopper. I’m sure this happens because of all those years of teaching art history, the principles of design and the elements of art.”
Everyone, member, not yet member and watercolor lover alike, is welcome to join us. We are a group that shares enthusiasm for watercolor and watermedia, welcomes friendship old and new, and enjoys good snacks!!!
November 21st Members Meeting and Demonstration by Mick McAndrews
After a short and informative members meeting, we will welcome Mick McAndrews, an award winning, nationally exhibited watercolor artist from Downington, PA.
Mick’s award winning paintings strive to capture the mood and atmosphere of a subject, combining the magic of watercolor with reverence for the principles of design to create works of sophisticated simplicity. He is a signature member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society (Crest Award), the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society (Sylvan Grouse Guild) and the Baltimore Watercolor Society. He is also an Artist Member of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association.
Mick’s Demonstration: During this watercolor demonstration Mick will focus on working with plenty of water and pigment to exploit the wonder and intrinsic beauty of the medium. He offers – ” I will avoid the pitfalls of noodling with fussy details and instead focus on the importance of good design including interesting shapes, value contrast and variety of edges. With this knowledge we will explore and experience the “magic” that makes watercolor so distinctive.”
Artist’s Statement
I am a passionate painter who believes that time spent painting is precious. My goal is to draw and paint every day and I believe that the fastest way to artistic growth is through the activity of painting. I enjoy painting outside to take advantage of surroundings, natural light, and the sights and sounds that influence each painter’s creative nature. Outside in nature’s studio is where I find the greatest challenge and the greatest reward. I am challenged to capture the moment because light and its effect, reflection and cast shadow changes continuously. I am forced to simplify, to reduce the overwhelming complexity of what’s in front of me into only the most important shapes and values. My nature is to be spontaneous so working loose and impressionistically appeals to me. The magic of watercolor is found in the partnership between artist and medium, of finding a balance between the knowledge, technique and skill of the painter while leaving room for the magic that makes watercolor so distinctive.
Recent Artistic Accomplishments:
- Winsor & Newton Award 2019 Wayne Plein Air
- Honorable Mention 2019 Parrsboro International Plein Air
- Accepted 2018 National Watercolor Society Member Exhibition
- Feature Artist 2018 Door County Plein Air Competition
- Judge of Awards 2018 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Member Exhibition
- Third Prize 2018 Bucks County Plein Air Competition
- Canson Award 2018 Wayne Plein Air Competition
- Best Use of Light Award 2018 Mountain Maryland Plein Air Competition
- Third Prize 2018 Plein Air Brandywine Valley Competition
- Demonstration artist and field painter for the 2017 Plein Air Convention & Expo
- 17th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists
- PWCS Plein Air Award and People’s Choice Award – 2017 On Location: Artists at Brandywine Plein Air Competition
Everyone, member, not yet member and watercolor lover alike, is welcome to join us. We are a group that shares enthusiasm for watercolor and watermedia, welcomes friendship old and new, and enjoys good snacks!!!
Awards Ceremony and Reception, 14th International Exhibition of Transparent Watercolor 2019
The Awards Ceremony and Reception for our International Exhibition will be held at the Kenan Center House Gallery on Sunday October 27, from 2 – 5 pm. Our juror and judge is Iain Stewart.
These two paintings that have been chosen the postcard and the catalog are “Beckoning Ribbons” by NFWS Signature Member Sheila Reigh, and “Cortez Docks” by NFWS Signature Member Mike Killelea. Congratulations to Sheila, Mike and all of the NFWS Members whose paintings have been selected for the Exhibition!!!
