 From the President
Summer is winding down, schools are up & running & WTWS will have have it’s first monthly meeting on September 15, 2:30 at The Legacy - 1500 14th St., Lubbock, TX. I have invited some our members to contribute to our newsletter by sharing their thoughts, feelings, & ideas. I think you will enjoy the variety & fresh views from your fellow artists. This month we are fortunate to have Cecilia Adams share her thoughts with you.
Jane
Musings from a WTWS Board Member – Cecilia Adams
While strolling through the gallery at LHUCA during our 2019 Summer Exhibit, I was struck by one thing, the number of entries by artists that are involved with weekly painting groups. I am aware of 2 groups and each one had more than half their artists enter the show. Both groups are composed of diverse artists; professionals, beginners, teachers, intermediates or even social painters. The point is not the artist's experience or reason, it is the encouragement of the group.
Next time you are around a group of painters, instead of standing next to the shoulder of the artist to see the painting in progress, stand across the table and view the work upside down. You'll see the painting in a more abstract form; how the composition breaks up the paper, the positive and negative spaces, how the colors play together and how the hard and soft edges flow across the paper. So when you see the painting right side up, you are more aware of the good points about the painting and you can encourage the artist by telling them of the things that are going well with the painting. That encouragement reinforces our desire to paint. The more we paint, the more skilled we become. More skill gives us confidence to enter shows.
So if you don't paint with a group, start one. All it takes is 2 or 3 people. Even if you don't know a lot, you know more than somebody else.
Sling paint...it's only paper...and happy painting!
Cecilia
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WTWS FALL SHOW
Sept. 6 – Nov. 4, 2019
Legacy Event Center
Judge: Iain Stewart
http://iainstew.fineartstudioonline.com/
Art Check-in: Wednesday, Sept 4th from 10 am - 2 pm @ Legacy
Art Retrieval TBA from 10 am - 2 pm
If you have any difficulty with this check-in day or time,
you may have another artist bring your paintings, forms and fees.
Looking forward to seeing your beautiful art!
WTWS WINTER SHOW
Nov. 22, 2019 – Jan. 19, 2020
Buddy Holly Center
(Music Theme)
Judge: Candace A. Keller, PhD
These exhibits made possible in part through a grant from
the City of Lubbock as recommended by Civic Lubbock, Inc.
Special thanks to the Varsity Bookstore for Merchandise Awards for the 2019 Fall Show and special thanks to Jack Richeson & Co., Inc.
for providing Merchandise Awards for the Winter Show in support of our artists.
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PROSPECTUS AND CALL FOR ENTRIES
45TH Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
(WFWS) Exhibition, June 5 – July 26, 2020
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ENTRIES: Friday, January 10, 2020
Show Awards: $10,000 in Cash and Merchandise Awards!
Juror: STEPHEN QUILLER, AWS, NWS, NSPCA, RMNW, WW
Venue: Idaho State Museum Gallery, 610 Julia Davis Park, Boise ID, 83702.
The newly renovated Idaho State Museum (ISM) will proudly host the WFWS-45 Exhibition in the beautiful Syringa Gallery. This state-of-the-art museum boasts 18,000 square feet of interactive and educational experiences about Idaho history and the arts.
Key Dates for Artists
Wed. Jul. 10, 2019: WFWS45 Prospectus and Call for Entries emailed to delegates for distribution to artists
Fri. Jan. 10, 2020: Entry form, digital images & entry fee are due to your local delegate
Mon. Feb. 24, 2020: Acceptance notices sent to delegates and artists
Tue. Mar. 24, 2020: Accepted paintings due to local delegate
Fri. Jun 5, 2020: Exhibition opens
Sat. Jun. 6, 2020: Awards banquet and opening reception
Sun. Jul. 26, 2020: Exhibition closes.
Eligibility
- The artist must be a dues-paid, current member of one of the societies of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) and may enter through only ONE society.
WFWS Members: Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA), Colorado Watercolor Society
(CWS), Idaho Watercolor Society (IWS), New Mexico Watercolor Society (NMWS), San Diego
Watercolor Society (SDWS), Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG), Southwestern
Watercolor Society (SWS), Utah Watercolor Society UWS), Watercolor Society of Oregon
(WSO), and West Texas Watercolor Society (WTWS)
- Work must be original and completed within the past two years, on or after January 1, 2018.
- All work must consist of water media on paper or synthetic paper.
- Water media includes watercolor, acrylic, ink, gouache, casein, egg tempera, watercolor pencil and watercolor crayon.
- Any collage materials used must be painted by the artist with water media.
- No alcohol inks or water soluble (miscible) oils.
- No copies of another artist’s work or recognizable use of another’s copyrighted intellectual property will be accepted.
- Paintings must NOT have been shown in any previous WFWS exhibition any previous National or International exhibition by other Societies (including any online National or International exhibitions).
- Each artist may submit up to three entries, but only one painting per artist may be chosen.
Entry Requirements
- Size Limitations: (Outside mat measurements must be in whole inches - no fractions!)
- Maximum outside mat size: 30 X 38 inches (either horizontally or vertically).
- Minimum mat width: 3 inches on all four sides.
- Minimum artwork size: 140 square inches.
- Image Instructions: Digital image files must conform to the following requirements:
- File format: .jpg files (no exceptions).
- Resolution must be 300 dpi.
- Pixel dimensions set to 1200 on the longest side.
- Each image file must be named as follows: Society initials (all caps), first four letters of your last name, first name, entry number (1, 2, 3), painting title (short versions please), .jpg extension.
Example: IWS, Jane Painter, 1st entry, My Best Painting, would be: IWSpainjane1BestPainting.jpg.
- Maximum file size is not to exceed 2.0 mb.
- Entries must include:
- Society name
- Artist name, address & phone number and email address.
- Full painting title (NOT the image filename)
- Artwork size: height X width
- Matted size: height X width (matted sizes are limited, see #11 below.)
- Image filename. See file name example in section 4 above.
- Accepted works must have a single, 4-ply white or off-white mat. (No gray or beige, no colored liners, no colored core and no embellishments)
- Floated paintings must be 3/8” or less in depth on a white or off-white mat.
- Back your painting with 3/16th inch foam core backing and enclose in a clear, plastic re-sealable sleeve or envelope. Do not seal the sleeve, use blue painter’s tape to close the sleeve. Attach one painting label to the front lower right of the plastic sleeve/envelope and a second painting label to the back upper right of the foam core.
- No price, name or image changes will be accepted after entry. All paintings must be available for the duration of the show. All sales will be handled by the Idaho Watercolor Society (IWS) and will incur a 30%_commission to IWS. All paintings must be available for the duration of the show. Failure to do so will result in the artist becoming ineligible to enter WFWS show for the next two exhibition years.
- Submission will be rejected if it does not conform to information provided with entry. The juror’s decision is final. Artist grants permission to IWS to reproduce accepted artwork for catalog and promotional uses. Failure to provide accepted artwork will result in the artist becoming ineligible to enter WFWS for the next two exhibition years.
- Matted size requirements: Your WFWS45 entry is limited to the frame sizes available. Artists have a choice of the following outside mat dimensions only (either orientation): 16x20, 20x24, 22x28, 24x30, 24x36, or 30x38 inches (30x38 - sized for a full sheet.) NO OTHER MATTED DIMENSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please make sure your mat itself is at least 3" wide on all four sides. If you have a square image, pick a frame size that provides at least 3 inches of mat on the left, right, top and MORE THAN 3 inches on the bottom. If you have a long image do the same.
- Entry Procedure: Fill out the entry form on the last page and mail it with your check for the entry fees (made out to your local society) to the home address of your delegate listed below. Mail your digital images to your delegate’s email address below. Your entry form, check and digital images must be received by your delegate by no later than Friday, January 10, 2020.
The local WFWS Delegate for the (West Texas Watercolor Society) is:
Delegate Name: Neal Kleman
Address: PO Box 455 801 Furneaux St
City, State, Zip: Sudan, TX 79371
Email Address: nealkleman@yahoo.com
Phone #: (806) 638-0111
Make arrangements to deliver accepted paintings to Alba Jones no later than March 24.
Alternate Delegate: Alba Jones
Address: 402 West FM 303
City, State, Zip: Sudan, TX 79371
Email Address: ajalias4@mac.com
Phone #: (806)729-0163
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GUEST ARTISTS 2019/2020
September 15, 2:30 at The Legacy
1500 14th St., Lubbock, TX.
October meeting will NOT be held on the third Sunday,
but the FIRST Sunday to coincide with Iain Stewart's workshop.
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Artist
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Probable Demo Synopsis
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Sept. 15, 2019
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Carol Peterson
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Finishing a Painting with help from her Ipad
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Oct. 6, 2019
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Iain Stewart
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Bringing Your Creativity to Light (moved to 1st Sunday)
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Nov. 17, 2019
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Martha Hunnicutt
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Sales and Marketing from a Business Standpoint
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Dec 15, 2019
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Christmas Party at Jane Phillip's House!
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Jan. 19, 2020
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Aaron Brown
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Painting Bible Covers
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Feb. 16, 2020
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Nathalie Kelley
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Portraits and Computer Help on Mixing Color
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March 15, 2020
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Tim Oliver
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Buildings and Landscape
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April 2020
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Lubbock Arts Festival
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May 17, 2020
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Neil Kleman
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Drawing and Graphic Powder
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FRITZI HERON - 2 AWARDS
Watercolor Horizons Group Annual Show
"Fall" - First Place
"My Favorite Chair" - Honorable Mention
The exhibit will be on display at Texas Tech Medical Rotunda Gallery
Odessa, TX until September 30, 2019.
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MEMBERSHIP ROSTERS
The WTWS 2019-20 membership rosters will be available for pick-up at the September 15th meeting. Rosters will be mailed to members outside the Lubbock area.
We also have several new members. Let's make them welcome at our next meeting.
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Do you have art supplies that you are not using and you would like to get rid of? Please consider donating them to the Guadalupe Community Center. The donations can be brought anytime we have a membership meeting or event. We've been doing this all along but most of our members don't know about it.
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SUZY 'PAL' POWELL
2 day sketch/draw class Sept 27-28
For more info contact Suzy: suzy-pal2000@yahoo.com
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Our Mission
The purposes of the West Texas Watercolor Society is to provide an opportunity for the interchange of ideas among persons interested in all forms of water media. To promote the highest aesthetic standards in the art of watercolor and water media, and to provide civic, cultural, and educational support in the arts of all water media.
We host our meetings at the Legacy 1500 14th St 2:30 pm every third Sunday (South Side) unless other wise noted.
We have guest artists that provide a demonstration for our members so we are always exchanging ideas and learning something new or remembering something old! We have an open invite on meeting days to anyone who wishes to join our Society. Bring a friend !
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