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I would like to send a resounding THANK YOU to this year’s fabulous and hardworking UWS Board. Thank you also to every single UWS member for your support and attendance this past year. We have such a great group, dedicated to this magical medium of watercolor. I call on you to support our 2016-2017 UWS Board, to be led by our current Vice President, Ann Galt. Cheers for the Utah Watercolor Society – and to watercolor! Let’s paint! ~Colleen May / June 2016 Utah Watercolor Society UWS 2015-2016 Board President Colleen Reynolds [email protected] Vice President Ann Galt [email protected] Recording Secretary Linda (LD) Artman [email protected] Bessann Swanson (alternate) [email protected] Exhibition Chairs & Images Sandy Sleeper [email protected] Art Sleeper [email protected] Terrece Beesley [email protected] Membership Gail Wilhelmsen [email protected] Reida Fillmore [email protected] Communications Mary Pusey [email protected] Cynthia Powell (EventSpot) [email protected] Toni Youngblood (FaceBook) [email protected] Newsletter Jenny Love [email protected] Publicity Sherry Meidell [email protected] Bookkeeper Cynthia Hepworth [email protected] Education Programs Julie Ickes [email protected] Mini-Workshops Barbara Glick [email protected] Bonita Tollefson [email protected] Paint-Outs Maggie Harrison [email protected] Blaine Clayton [email protected] Western Federation Delegate Tom Howard [email protected] Past President & WFWS Alternate Kristi Grussendorf [email protected] Two-Star/Signature Roxane Pfister [email protected] Nan Gray [email protected] Kathy Sutherland [email protected] Small Works Exhibition Chair Barbara Kidd [email protected] Gayle Allen [email protected] UWS-CVC President Laura Hawley [email protected] Website: www.utahwatercolor.org Email: [email protected] Find UWS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UtahWatercolorSociety President’s Message art folks from the broader Utah art world. Here are some ideas and results: • We have reached out to the business community to arrange “Merchant Partner” connections, where members can receive service and product discounts. Be sure to visit the resources page of our website to see the list of participating merchants. • We are working with our exhibition venues to have live watercolor demonstrations and discussions during receptions and events. Stay tuned for announcements during the upcoming 2016 Small Works and Fall Exhibitions! • After spending a delightful afternoon with David Sturges, an art collector, I came away with a better appreciation for the passion of an art patron. David paints in oils. He tried painting in watercolor but found it much harder than oil. Asked why he thinks watercolor does not command the same prices as oil, he concluded, “There just ain’t no justice in the world.” The UWS will just have to continue working to change this perception, won’t we? I left him feeling that art is art, though, and anyone that collects it is a fine person in my eyes. Toward the second goal, I would just like to thank all UWS members for supporting our Board’s efforts to improve our technical processes. • We hired an audio-visual (AV) technician to manage AV equipment for general meetings and workshops and have upgraded our equipment. Did you hear the sigh of relief from our Education and Workshop Chairs? • We contracted with Art Call to help us manage our exhibitions, saving over 80% of the time commitment for our Exhibition Chairs. • We contracted for software subscriptions and storage access, saving our volunteers from having to purchase software products and storage systems to complete their UWS duties. • We implemented stricter policies for retrieving paintings from exhibitions, easing the stress for Exhibition volunteers who have previously had to bear the cost and burden of caring for paintings that were left behind. • We continue to improve and streamline our communications systems to “get the word out.” As a result, we have seen an increase in meeting and event participation by 20-40%! • We are automating the membership renewal process this year to cut down on information errors and lighten the workload for our Membership and Communications Chairs. Click Online Membership Form now to renew! Colleen Reynolds And Justice for All It is nearly the end of this UWS year. Wow! Time does fly. I have come to realize it takes a group of extremely dedicated volunteers to make this Society hum and tick. I have spent my year as UWS President with two main goals in mind: First, to broaden the exposure and appreciation of watercolor to the larger Utah art community. Second, to “lighten the load” of the dedicated volunteers of our fine Society. I would like to address how we have approached these twin goals. Toward the first goal, I have had “conversations” with five influential Watercolor Justice by Colleen Reynolds
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I would like to send a resounding THANK YOU to this year’s
fabulous and hardworking UWS Board. Thank you also to
every single UWS member for your support and attendance
this past year. We have such a great group, dedicated to this
magical medium of watercolor. I call on you to support our
2016-2017 UWS Board, to be led by our current Vice
President, Ann Galt. Cheers for the Utah Watercolor Society –
and to watercolor! Let’s paint!
~Colleen
May / June 2016Utah Watercolor Society
UWS 2015-2016 Board
President
Colleen Reynolds [email protected]
Vice President
Ann Galt [email protected]
Recording Secretary
Linda (LD) Artman [email protected]
Bessann Swanson (alternate)
Exhibition Chairs & Images
Sandy Sleeper [email protected]
Art Sleeper [email protected]
Terrece Beesley [email protected]
Membership
Gail Wilhelmsen [email protected]
Reida Fillmore [email protected]
Communications
Mary Pusey [email protected]
Cynthia Powell (EventSpot)
Toni Youngblood (FaceBook)
Newsletter
Jenny Love [email protected]
Publicity
Sherry Meidell [email protected]
Bookkeeper
Cynthia Hepworth [email protected]
Education Programs
Julie Ickes [email protected]
Mini-Workshops
Barbara Glick [email protected]
Bonita Tollefson [email protected]
Paint-Outs
Maggie Harrison
Blaine Clayton [email protected]
Western Federation Delegate
Tom Howard [email protected]
Past President & WFWS Alternate
Kristi Grussendorf [email protected]
Two-Star/Signature
Roxane Pfister [email protected]
Nan Gray [email protected]
Kathy Sutherland
Small Works Exhibition Chair
Barbara Kidd [email protected]
Gayle Allen [email protected]
UWS-CVC President
Laura Hawley [email protected]
Website: www.utahwatercolor.org
Email: [email protected]
Find UWS on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/UtahWatercolorSociety
President’s Message
art folks from the broader Utah art world. Here are some ideas and results:
• We have reached out to the business community to arrange “Merchant Partner”
connections, where members can receive service and product discounts. Be
sure to visit the resources page of our website to see the list of participating
merchants.
• We are working with our exhibition venues to have live watercolor
demonstrations and discussions during receptions and events. Stay tuned for
announcements during the upcoming 2016 Small Works and Fall Exhibitions!
• After spending a delightful afternoon with David Sturges, an art collector, I came
away with a better appreciation for the passion of an art patron. David paints in
oils. He tried painting in watercolor but found it much harder than oil. Asked why
he thinks watercolor does not command the same prices as oil, he concluded,
“There just ain’t no justice in the world.” The UWS will just have to continue
working to change this perception, won’t we? I left him feeling that art is art,
though, and anyone that collects it is a fine person in my eyes.
Toward the second goal, I would just like to thank all UWS members for supporting
our Board’s efforts to improve our technical processes.
• We hired an audio-visual (AV) technician to manage AV equipment for general
meetings and workshops and have upgraded our equipment. Did you hear the
sigh of relief from our Education and Workshop Chairs?
• We contracted with Art Call to help us manage our exhibitions, saving over 80%
of the time commitment for our Exhibition Chairs.
• We contracted for software subscriptions and storage access, saving our
volunteers from having to purchase software products and storage systems to
complete their UWS duties.
• We implemented stricter policies for retrieving paintings from exhibitions, easing
the stress for Exhibition volunteers who have previously had to bear the cost
and burden of caring for paintings that were left behind.
• We continue to improve and streamline our communications systems to “get the
word out.” As a result, we have seen an increase in meeting and event
participation by 20-40%!
• We are automating the membership renewal process this year to cut down on
information errors and lighten the workload for our Membership and
Communications Chairs. Click Online Membership Form now to renew!
Colleen Reynolds
And Justice for All
It is nearly the end of this UWS year. Wow! Time does fly. I
have come to realize it takes a group of extremely dedicated
volunteers to make this Society hum and tick. I have spent my
year as UWS President with two main goals in mind: First, to
broaden the exposure and appreciation of watercolor to the
larger Utah art community. Second, to “lighten the load” of the
dedicated volunteers of our fine Society. I would like to
address how we have approached these twin goals. Toward
the first goal, I have had “conversations” with five influential
Watercolor Justice by Colleen Reynolds
UWS Events CalendarLocation for UWS Member Meetings
Sons of Utah Pioneers building 3301 E. Louise Ave (2920 S.)
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
May-162-6 UWS Spring Workshop, National artist, Bev Jozwiak
3 UWS Member Meeting, National artist, Bev Jozwiak
3-27UWS Spring Open Exhibition, Eccles Community Art Center (ECAC) 2580
Jefferson Ave, Ogden, UT
4 UWS Small Works Exhibition, online registration opens
10 CVC Member Meeting
13-14 CVC Workshop, Ian Ramsay (Waterscapes & Harbors)
28 UWS Spring Open Exhibition, Pick up paintings at ECAC 9a-2:30p
June-161-4 2016 Arts in the Park, Light on the Reef, Torrey, UT
3UWS Small Works Exhibition, Last day for exhibition chair to receive check
payments & last day to get image-sizing assistance
7 UWS Member Meeting, UWS Annual Meeting and Closing Social
9 WFWS, Exhibition opens (Arvada Center, Denver, CO) (show ends Aug 28th)
12UWS Small Works Exhibition, online entry deadline. (entry details, payment, and
digital images must all be submitted by 8pm.)
July-16
7UWS Small Works drop off opportunity, Painting drop off option at Visual Arts
Institute at 2901 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City (4p-7p)
8UWS Small Works FINAL drop off opportunity, Alpine Art & Frame at 430 E.
South Temple, SLC (10a-1p)
15 UWS Small Works Exhibition opening reception, Alpine Art & Frame 6p-9p
20-23 CVC Workshop, David Lobenberg (California Vibe Portraits)
Aug-16WFWS, Arvada Center, Denver, CO (Opening reception – June 9th)
13 UWS Small Works Exhibition closes, Alpine Art & Frame
15 UWS Small Works Exhibition, Painting pick up Alpine Art & Frame (10a-2p)
28 WFWS, Exhibition closes (Arvada Center, Denver, CO)
Sep-166 UWS Member Meeting, Opening Social
13 CVC Member Meeting
Oct-163-7 UWS Fall Workshop, National artist, Iain Stewart
May-171-5 UWS Spring Workshop, National artist, Janet Rogers
UWS 2016 Spring Open Exhibition
2 UWS Paint Spot, May/June 2016
May Member Meeting: Bev
Jozwiak. May 3rd 7:00p
The UWS 2016 Spring Open Exhibition opens on May 3rd. 83 paintings submitted
by 53 artists will be on display at the Eccles Community Art Center (ECAC), 2580
Jefferson Ave., Ogden, UT. The exhibit runs through Friday, May 27th. UWS will
join ECAC in celebrating Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll on May 6th. Why not plan
an Ogden visit for dinner followed by a walk through the local galleries? Make sure
that you stop by ECAC between 5:00pm and 8:00pm to participate in the reception
and to find out which artists Bev Jozwiak, our juror of international fame, has
picked to win awards. Also of note, the Utah Division of Arts and Museums will be
selecting 24 paintings from the exhibition to be included in their annual Traveling
Exhibition Program. Please come and join the fun!
Bev Jozwiak is a
signature member of
every major
watercolor society,
most notably The
American Watercolor
Society, The National
Watercolor Society,
Watercolor West and
NWWS. She has had
Lace and Grace by Bev Jozwiak
a plethora of magazine articles in
everything from The Artist’s
Magazine, Watercolor, and American
Art Collector, to International Artist
Magazine, and more.
Bev is now the author of a 164-page
technique/coffee table book called
“Painting Life with Life.” Life as in
people and animals and Life as in
energy and excitement.
UWS is thrilled to have Bev Jozwiak
visit us in May. In addition to being
the juror for our 2016 Spring Open
Exhibition, Bev will teach our
workshop and demonstrate at our May
Member meeting. Though the
workshop is full, we hope you will join
us for the May 3rd Member Meeting
demonstration!
Preening by Bev Jozwiak
2015 UWS Spring Open
Exhibition Best of Show:
Old Glory by Sherry Meidell
It’s time for the 3rd Annual Arts in the
Park, Light on the Reef watercolor
plein air event in Capitol Reef!
Dates: Wed-Sat June 1-4, 2016.
This year, the plein air competition
will be divided into two parts: Small
Works which must be started and
completed on location, and Large
Works (not larger that a 1/2 sheet
due to space constraints). The large
works can be touched up off location
if needed to present a better finished
piece. Entrada Institute hosts the
event (adjacent to Robbers Roost).
This year The Saddlery will provide
the artists' dinner.
We are building on the success of
the past two years, looking to make
this bigger and better than last year.
This year's jurors include Shawn
Rossiter of 15 Bytes, Carl Purcell,
Pat Priebe Swanson, and Susan
Snow. If you have ideas for the
future of this event, we want to hear
from you. Contact Maura Naughton
([email protected]) with
questions or if you want to be placed
on a waiting list for this year’s event.
UWS Paint Outs
The paint out crew met in April at the
Southeast corner of the valley. Hidden
Valley Park was beautiful and windy.
We had six painters and two more to
join us for lunch. Next month, we will
be downtown. Saturday, May 14th will
find us at the Salt Lake Art Center, on
the quad, to paint the city and the
iconic skyline. 10:00am as always. For
questions or information on upcoming
venues, contact Maggie
([email protected]) or
Blaine ([email protected]).
Also, please feel free to share any
location suggestions!
Mark your calendars! Our Small
Works Exhibition is just around the
corner. This exhibition may be small,
but it’s big in spirit! Alpine Art and
Frame (430 E South Temple, SLC)
will be hosting the opening reception
on Friday, July 15th and they have
agreed to hang 80 pieces. Every
attempt will be made to select at least
one entry from each submitting
artist. This exhibition allows artists to
use a variety of surfaces and mixed-
media. So, have fun and get painting!
We are excited to have Diana
Gardiner, Adjunct Faculty for
Watercolor at the University of Utah,
judge the exhibition. Please note that
artwork (including the outer frame)
may not exceed 144 square
inches. For complete details, review
the prospectus. Click here to register.
2015 Small Works
Best of Show:
Sunday on the
Seine by Richard
Burton
3UWS Paint Spot, May/June 2016
UWS Small Works 2016
Save these dates
May 4th – Online registration opens
June 3rd – Last day for Exhibition
Chair to receive check payments &
last day for image-sizing assistance
June 12th – Online entry deadline.
(entry details, payment, and digital
image due by 8pm)
July 7th – Small works drop off
opportunity at Visual Art Institute 4p-
7p (2901 S. Highland Dr., Salt Lake
City)
July 8th – FINAL Small works drop
off opportunity at Alpine Art & Frame
10a-1p (430 E. South Temple, Salt
Lake City)
July 15th – Opening Reception at
Alpine Art & Frame
Aug 13th – Last day of exhibition
Aug 15th – Painting pick up at Alpine
Art & Frame (10a-2p)
Creativity is allowingyourself to make mistakes.Art is knowing which ones tokeep.
~Scott Adams
3rd Annual Arts in the
Park, Light on the Reef
2016
Time to Renew your UWS
Membership!
2016-2017 Registration Drive
April 15th – June 30th
New and Renewing Members
$35 (with PayPal or Credit Card)
$40 (if paying by check)
Student Members
$20 (with PayPal or Credit Card)
$25 (if paying by check)
Register by June 30th to avoid late
registration fee! Click here.
Barbara Kidd at the 2015 UWS
Small Works Exhibition
Member NewsUWS and Member Workshops
Upcoming UWS National Artist Workshops – Long-term Outlook
UWS Cache Valley Chapter (CVC) Sponsored Workshops
Contact Brenda Brunello at 435-881-5573 or [email protected] for waiting
list. See the UWS website for more information.
• Ian Ramsay, May 13-14, 2016. 9a-12p/1p-4:30p. Waterscapes and Harbors
• David Lobenberg, July 20-23, 2016. 10a-5p. California Vibe Portraits –
People and animals
Plein Air Watercolor Workshop with Jana Winters Parkin
July 18-26, 2016. UWS signature member Jana Winters Parkin has a rare
opportunity to take a small group of adventurous artists hiking and painting in the
Alps. We'll be based primarily in the Jungfrau--Switzerland's hidden treasure and
one of the most gorgeous places on earth. Waterfalls, quaint dairy farms, an
ancient walled castle, and so much more! Between paintings we'll have plenty of
time to tour the villages and eat our fill of cheese and chocolate. Click here for
registration information. Contact Jana at [email protected]!
Figure Academy: A Painterly Approach to the Figure
Aug 1-5, 2016. 9a-5p. UWS members Shelley Redford Young and Bruce
Robertson will once again hold their popular workshop Figure Academy at
Visual Art Institute. This year they will focus the first two days on the
fundamentals of figure drawing and the next three days on painting the figure in
watercolor and gouache. This workshop will really improve your understanding of
the figure, portraiture, and composition while working from live models. $350.
Call 801-474-3796 for more information or visit the VAI website to register.
Tom Howard Watercolor Workshop in Flaming Gorge
Aug 12-13, 2016. Locally famous artist, current teacher at Salt Lake Community
College, and past president of UWS, Tom Howard, will be presenting a
watercolor workshop at Flaming Gorge. Tom will also include oil techniques in
the workshop. $200. Reservations can be made at Flaming Gorge Resort 435
889 3740 (one person/one room $125, 2 people/one room $165). Added bonus:
Friday night barbecue along with a special presentation by Tom. Contact Deena
Millecam at 435-790-4312 or [email protected].
Join Marian Dunn in Italy
Sep 20th – Oct 4th, 2016. Join UWS artist Marian Dunn at La Romita School of
Art celebrating 50 years of art in the glorious hill towns of Umbria, Italy. Two full
weeks include: all local transportation, daily breakfast, lunch, dinner prepared by
seasoned La Romita cooks, daily trips to a different Umbrian town or city, daily
studio time and instruction, room & board in the stunningly renovated monastery.
Price: $3850 (not inclusive of airfare), due by July 1st. For information contact
[email protected] or Marian Dunn at [email protected] or
Rosemary Baron at [email protected] Click here for more
information.
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Bev Jozwiak
May 2-6, 2016
Website
Iain Stewart
Oct 3-7, 2016
Website
Janet Rogers
May 1-5, 2017
Website
Keiko Tanabe
Oct 2-6, 2017
Website
Jean Haines
Apr 30-May 1,
2018
May 2-3, 2018
May 4-6, 2018
Website
Congrats to Irene Rampton on a
spring full of art accomplishments!
She will be featured at the 300
Plates Fundraiser and Exhibition at
Art Access (230 S. 500 W. Salt Lake
City, UT). Preview May 16th – 19th.
She has been accepted to the BDAC
Statewide Competition, opening May
3rd at 90 N. Main St. Bountiful, UT.
She will be at the Art Squared
Auction in Spring City, UT on May
28th. She will be featured at the
Carriage House Gallery at ECAC
June 3rd – 25th. And Irene shares
wall space with Catherine Darling
Hostetter at the Pioneer Memorial
Theater Loge Gallery May 6th – 21st
(during the play Count of Monte
Cristo).
Caught Off Guard by
Irene Rampton
Catherine
Darling
Hostetter will
be sharing
space with
Irene
Rampton at
the Pioneer
Memorial
Theater Loge
Gallery May 6th
– 21st (during
the play Count
of Monte
Cristo). The
exhibition is
titled “Artful
Miscellany”
AfferMEtions by Catherine
Darling Hostetter
Mary Pusey will be the Featured
Artist at ART AT THE MAIN gallery
from April 11th – May 14th. Come visit
“Ladies of the Coop and Other
Images" at the gallery in the Salt
Lake Main Library.
Cindy Hepworth was accepted to
the Woodbury Art Museum Art of
Our Century exhibition. May 17th –
Blooming Brilliance
by Cindy Hepworth
July 1st.
Reception on
May 17th 6p-
8p.
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
~Aristotle
Lynda Burruss received 2nd Place
in the Arizona Art Alliance Spring
Open State Show at the WHAM Art
Gallery. She also received Artist of
the Month with her painting titled
"Boot-Scootin Bird" at the Arizona
Art Guild in Phoenix.
Boot-Scootin’ Bird
by Lynda Burruss
Nancy Maxfield Lund will have
paintings featured at Howa Gallery
June 10th – July 6th. 390 North 500
West, Bountiful, UT 801-232-5710
Painting by Nancy Maxfield Lund
Member News ct’d
5UWS Paint Spot, May/June 2016
Congratulations to six UWS artists
accepted to this year’s WFWS
Annual Exhibition in Colorado!
Susette Gertsch Watercolor Works
Jeanne Hansen Over The Great
Salt Lake
Kazuko Hill Shikibu
Barbara Kidd Budda Light
Jossy Lownes Happy Group
Spike Ress Cool Silents
Congratulations to Susette Gertsch
who is part of a group show hanging
at Art 270 Gallery in Salt Lake City
through May 14th. She is also
currently writing a book on Beginning
Acrylic Painting that will be published
in September 2016. She was the
presenter for the Midway Art
Association meeting on April 19th
and was accepted to the American
Women’s Art Association Online
Show.
Watercolor Works by Susette Gertsch
Congratulations to several UWS
members who will be exhibiting at
the new Gallery 35 (sponsored by
Dixie Watercolor Society and Arts to
Zion) in St. George, UT. UWS
members include Karen Bettilyon,
Sharon Cannon, Mary Jane Grow,
Roland Lee, and Deena Millicam.
Grand Opening and reception
Thursday, May 5th 6p-8p. 55 N. Main
Street, St. George, UT. Gallery 35 is
Utah’s only art gallery dedicated
solely to transparent watercolor.
Over the
Great Salt
Lake by
Jeanne
Hansen
Shikibu by Kazuko Hill
Buddha Light by Barbara Kidd
Happy Group by Jossy Lownes
Cool Silents by Spike Ress
Eddi Malloy received 2nd Place and
3rd Place ribbons at the current Zions
Bank
Femme Fatale
by Eddi Malloy
Staircase
Gallery in
St. George,
UT.
Terrece
Beesley
will be
featured at
Art at the
Main
GallerySummer Song by Terrece Beesley
June 13th – July 9th. Reception
June 17th 6p-9p during Salt Lake
Gallery Stroll. Her show is titled
“New Directions.”
April Member meeting
recap
Many thanks to UWS Jennifer Love
for clueing us in about social media in
our April general meeting. For those
of us who market our art, the
information was invaluable. But even
for those of us who don’t sell our work,
we should be educated in this area
because social media helps us keep
connected with the people in our lives.
There are various types of social
media: Blogging, Facebook, LinkedIn,
Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest and
others. Each one has a different focus
and advantages, depending upon what
we want to achieve. In our meeting
we learned about branding, time
sucking, content, stats, safety,
followers, consistency and
searchability. Certainly everyone in
attendance learned something.
For more in-depth information and as
a review, Jennifer has made her entire
presentation available. Click here.
The watercolor society benefits greatly
by having someone as talented and
ambitious as
Jennifer
contributing to our
membership and
especially all the
work she does on
our Board.
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Member News ct’d
UWS Members Join Record
Numbers of Plein Air Artists For
PACE16 in April!
UWS members Becky Hartvigsen,
Maura Naughton and Colleen
Reynolds joined instructors Kristi
Grussendorf and Brienne Brown
at this year’s Plein Air Convention
and Expo (PACE) in Tucson,
Arizona. Between one and four
demonstrations or presentations
were conducted simultaneously for
four days (beginning with “Marketing
Boot Camp” at 6:30 AM). When the
artists were not in demonstrations,
they were on site painting at
locations including the Hilton Tucson
El Conquistador hotel grounds,
Catalina State Park, Old Tucson
Movie Studios, and Picacho State
Park. UWS member Brienne Brown
and UWS Past President Kristi
Grussendorf each completed a two-
hour painting demonstration on
Sunday. Both presenters were very
well received!
He often uses gouache to paint a solid
area to “quiet” it in contrast to the
action portions. And to create high
value contrast he uses jet black paint
and leaves a lot of white paper.
Part of Don’s charm is that, although
he has a very long list of very, very
impressive achievements, he is a
humble cowboy and proclaims that he
still learns from each painting. What a
benefit it is for our state that he and his
lovely wife Cha Cha have adopted
Utah as their home!
Roland Lee Mini
Workshop recap
Roland Lee did not disappoint, with
two days of good advice, fun practice
exercises and fabulous demos
throughout the entire workshop. Every
student came away with valuable
knowledge of using thumbnails, doing
value sketches, some quick study
paintings of skies, and a miniature
painting. It was a fun-filled two days
with a room full of fellow artists, who
shared their efforts freely. Thanks to
all for making this a memorable
experience!
Join Steve Sheffield and Marian
Dunn for Art in the Afternoon on May
1st at the Cottonwood Country Club.
March Member meeting
recap
Yee haw! In our March general
meeting, Don Weller transported our
members to the Wild West with his
slide show presentation. His reputation
preceded him, as we enjoyed an
audience with more men in attendance
than usual. However, the women
loved him too!
We learned how Don’s background
has influenced his style. His life
experiences, from his love of horses,
to a long successful career in
illustration and design have all
influenced his art.
His style is realistic, although Don is
not trying to duplicate nature, but to
make a painting. This means that he
does realistic drawings but
exaggerates action. He also employs a
couple of techniques somewhat
unique to his style to push contrasts:
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10% discount on digital scanning
services. (Ask for UWS member
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10% off Daniel Smith paints. Visit
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Crystal Inn
Special room rates for UWS
members. Visit website
Fuhriman’s Framing & Fine Art
20% discount on custom frames and
mats (not including glass or fitting). 75
S. Main Street, Logan, UT 84321.
(435) 752-0370. Visit Facebook page
Visual Arts Institute (VAI)
Discount to UWS members on VAI
Flex passes for art classes. Visit
website.
New UWS business cards will become
your “UWS Membership Card” and will
arrive with your membership directory
in the Fall. In the meantime, redeem
Merchant Partner offers with last
year’s business cards, or just say “I’m
with the Utah Watercolor Society!”
Don’t forget to say it with pride!
Merchant Partners
Get Involved in UWS!
The UWS needs volunteers like
you! Every Board position will
eventually need a replacement!
Please consider volunteering for
one of the following positions.
To learn the duties of putting
together Paint Spot (our UWS
Newsletter), contact Jennifer Love
To help with Monthly Meeting
Education, contact Julie Ickes at
Your willingness to serve will help
keep our organization going strong!
Welcome to all new and returning
members! The Utah Watercolor
Society Membership Drive for
2016-2017 is progressing like a
tsunami! Just nine days into the
registration process, 73 members
had registered using our new, online
system! Thanks for jumping into the
“water” and being willing to get your
feet wet. Our new registration
process may have been like learning
a new brush stroke, intimidating at
first but much better when mastered.
There will be computers (and
coaches) at the May and June
meetings to help with registration.
You may also e-mail or call Gail
Wilhelmsen at [email protected]
801 400-4459 for help. Remember,
after June, the membership fee
increases from $35.00 to $40.00.
Register by June 30th to avoid late
registration fee! Click here.
Art Classes Available
Kathy Sutherland Art
Classes
Kathy has taught
watercolor classes in her
studio for 27 years.
Ongoing enrollment of 30
students. Once per week for 2 hours. All ages
and abilities. Contact info 801-565-9889 or
[email protected]. Click here for
more info.
UWS Water Media Instructors
If you would like to be listed on the UWS
Instructors webpage, email the following
information to Mary Pusey at
1. image of yourself
2. image of one of your paintings
3. your web address (if applicable)
4. your email address or contact information
5. Your credentials for instructing
6. Level of class(es) you teach
7. Type of Media
8. Location where you teach
Click here for examples of other UWS
instructors on the UWS website.
Membership Corner
There are many benefits of UWS
membership!
• Have your show or event
advertised with an official UWS
eBlast or in this newsletter
• Enter a show
• Take a workshop
• Get a link for your website listed
on the UWS website
• Get inspired at the monthly
meetings
The UWS Paint Spot newsletter is
email delivery only and will also be
posted at www.utahwatercolor.org.
If you wish to purchase a printed copy
of an individual issue, contact the
Newsletter Editor, Jennifer Love, at
Digital Newsletter
Colleen Reynolds, BFA,
MS Education
Watercolor Classes
Watercolor classes on
Wednesdays and
Advanced Watercolor on Thursdays. Colleen
teaches beginner to advanced adult artists. 21st
Studios in Sugarhouse: 974 E. 2100 S. Suite
B6. Contact info: [email protected] or 801-
560-2554. Pricing and class descriptions:
www.colleenreynolds.com/art-classes
Paige Kimball, BA: Watercolor Instruction
Located in the Yale-
Harvard area, Paige
announces a beginning
women’s watercolor
class 1-3p Wed through
the school year.
Especially targeted for
moms or those who
need direction in
choosing supplies and
getting started. $80 per month.
[email protected] 801-599-7491
Lynda Burruss, BFA,
USU. 30 years
experience. Signature
Member UWS.
Ongoing classes for all
ages and levels. Email:
[email protected] Website:
www.lyndaburruss.com.
Sherry Meidel, UWS, NWS.
Watercolor Classes
Located in Bountiful, Sherry is
available to teach workshops
and private lessons in her
home. Email
visit www.sherrymeidell.com
for more information.
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UWS-CVC 2015-2016 Board
President
Laura Hawley [email protected]
Vice President
Phil Harrison [email protected]
Recording Secretary
Pat Leake [email protected]
Treasurer / Membership
Jill Bliesner [email protected]
Workshops
Brenda Brunello [email protected]
Show Chair
Jeannie Millecam
Assistant Show Chair
Eiko Anderson [email protected]
Art Librarian
Colleen Harrison [email protected]
Plein Air
Kara Swensen [email protected]
Critiques
Lester Lee [email protected]
Social Media
Phil Parisi [email protected]
Scholarship
Doug Hyldahl [email protected]
Publicity
Nancy Eastmond
Hospitality
Leisa Firth [email protected]
When I first started watercolor painting, I attended many plein air events. Thanks to
a group of avid outdoor painters up here in Cache Valley, we have them scheduled
twice a week! I figured that if I made a lot of attempts, sometime I would paint
something worthwhile. At these paint outs I would begin with a sketch. I loved the
drawing part. It was relaxing. Then I would get out the watercolor paper and draw
the outlines with pencil. Then came the stressful part. I would feel I just had to paint
a beautiful painting, and I was so afraid of wasting the paper.
Eventually I started going to the Wednesday night group lessons at Lester’s studio.
I heard him say, “It’s just a piece of paper.” I started repeating that mantra to myself
at the paint outs. Plein air became more enjoyable when my goal shifted from
creating a beautiful painting to learning, trying new things, enjoying the excellent
company and enjoying the outdoors. And you know what? My paintings improved
along with my attitude.
There is something in giving yourself permission to try and fail that frees us to learn.
Many of you have already learned this lesson. I think it is something almost
everyone has to learn, and possibly even relearn. It is easier, too, for me at least, to
learn things like this in the company of others. Thank you Lester, and thank you
fellow plein air painters.
~Laura
News From the North – UWS Cache Valley Chapter (CVC)
Blog Spot: www.uws-cvc.blogspot.com
CVC Member Meetings are held the
second Tuesday of each month at the
Logan Library.
We had a great demonstration by Lester Lee at our April
UWS-Cache Valley Chapter (CVC) meeting. In addition to
demonstrating watercolor techniques, he also
demonstrated a frame of mind that many of us would do
well to follow. Lester kept saying things like, “Since I am
just going to throw this in the garbage can, I can do
anything I want to it.” At first I was a little aghast. I would
gladly take any painting of Lester’s, and said so, along
with others. But I started to see the wisdom in this frame
of mind. Laura Hawley
President’s Message
Spring in the Bear River Marsh by Laura Hawley
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Cache Valley Chapter
(CVC) Workshop:
David Lobenberg, July 20-
23, 2016
California Vibe Portraits – People
and Animals
Hampton Inn (1665 N. Main St.,
Logan, UT 84341) 10:00am –
5:00pm each day.
Workshop is full, but a waiting
list available. Contact Brenda
Brunello ([email protected]).
Click here for more CVC workshop
info
Amber by David Lobenberg
Waterscapes and Harbors
Hampton Inn (1665 N. Main St.,
Logan, UT 84341) 9:00am – 12:00pm
and 1:00pm-4:30pm each day.
Workshop is full but waiting list is
available. Contact Brenda Brunello
Victoria Dock by Ian Ramsay
Cache Valley Chapter
(CVC) Workshop:
Ian Ramsay, May 13-14,
2016
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Utah Watercolor Society PO Box 581005 Salt Lake City, UT 84158-1005
website: www.utahwatercolor.org email: [email protected]
system. Interest to learn has been
minimal as schools forget to teach
visually in subjects across the
curricula. As a result, many
students do fall between the cracks
and drop out.
Art therapy is a viable way to reach
those with addictions or not fitting
into the 'norm'. Often art basics are
innate as they strive to express
their emotions. Amazing works of
art are created because passion is
behind the process! In December,
these artists showed their work at a
gallery show in Vernal. The light in
their eyes as they discussed their
work with the public was the best
painting there.”
New Page on the UWS
Website
Arts in the Park is a new menu
choice under “Paint Outs.” It
contains information about past
Arts in the Park: Light on the Reef
plein air events, and new
information on this year’s event.
Along with UWS Paint Outs page,
you are now informed of up-to-the-
minute plein air painting
opportunities with UWS.
2015 First Place: Spring Canyon
by Lola Kartchner
2014 Best of Show: Twin Rock’s Little Sisters
by Sherry Meidell
Art Therapy(submitted by Deena Millecam)
“This last year it has been my
privilege to teach for an addiction
recovery center and a youth
detention center. The joy of
working with individuals who have
artistic talents is a great way to
learn and grow in my own artistic
endeavors. Many of these folks
have not fit into the mold as they
have gone through the educational
Misc. Art Opportunities
Darla Bostick’s 9th Annual Ghost
Ranch Workshop/Retreat 2016 in
Abiquiu, NM Sep 25th – Oct 1st
Come and see for yourself why
Georgia O’Keeffe loved Ghost
Ranch!
Artist Getaway May 1st – May 6th in
Occidental. Murphys, May 22nd –
27th. Occidental, Oct 16th – 22nd.
Occidental: Paint the Russian
River, Sonoma Coast and the
Grove of Old Trees (redwood
forest). Murphys: Paint the
Stanislaus River, Lake Alpine and
Downtown Murphys.
Artistic Gourmet Adventures, Inc.
Small group adventures in France
and Scotland. Watercolor workshop
with Jo Williams in Provence,
France. July 3rd – 9th
