 From the President
Our guest contributor this month is Kathryn Thomas. She will be next year's WTWS President. She is a very creative, award winning artist. Her artwork includes a variety of mediums including: watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media.
Jane
Musings from a WTWS Board Member – Kathryn Thomas
As I begin my year as Vice-President, "President-In-Training", I want to thank Jan Pate and Martha Hunnicutt for the wonderful job they are doing as Vice-Presidents of Exhibits. They are quickly "learning the ropes" and bring good energy and ideas to this, my former, position.
As our Fall Show is in progress, it's not too early to be painting for our Winter Show. Check-in will be November 12th. The Buddy Holly Center requires us to have a music theme this year, but we wanted to do something that would allow us as much freedom as possible for our artists. So this is our theme, along with some brief thoughts as to ways you might run with it...
"What's Music to YOUR Soul?"
a guitar solo, a favorite song that you can't hear enough, or the song of geese overhead as they fly in formation...
a beautiful flower bouquet, a day at the beach or mountain hideaway, a loved family member or pet, a striking sunset or starlit sky...
Thinking more abstractly,
a feeling of peace, joy, contentment, wonder, accomplishment, fill-in-the-blank...
We know you'll have other great ideas and we look forward to seeing your interpretations of "What's Music to YOUR Soul?".
Kathryn
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Iain Stewart is our guest artist for the October 6th membership meeting at the Legacy Event Center, 1500 14th Street Lubbock Texas, starting at 2:30 pm.
He will conduct the annual October workshop starting October 7 through October 10th. The workshop will be in The Ice House, which is a part of the LHUCA complex, 500 block of Ave J east side of street. The workshop has 20 participants which include 3 public school art teachers. Their tuition and some supplies were made possible by the Sybil B. Harrington Grant for the Arts approved by the Community Foundation of West Texas. Iain will also judge the 2019 Fall Show which is hanging at the Legacy.
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WTWS FALL SHOW
Sept. 6 – Nov. 4, 2019
Legacy Event Center
Judge: Iain Stewart
http://iainstew.fineartstudioonline.com/
First Friday Art Trail (FFAT) @ the Legacy: Friday, Oct. 4th from 6 pm – 9pm
We encourage you to drop-by and see our Fall Show hanging at the Legacy Event Center.
WTWS WINTER 2019 SHOW
Nov. 22, 2019 – Jan. 12, 2020
Buddy Holly Center
Theme: “What’s Music to YOUR Soul?”
Judge: Candace A. Keller, Ph.D.
http://candacekeller.com/
Art Check-in: Tuesday, Nov. 12th from 10 am - 2 pm @ Buddy Holly Center
Please refer to the prospectus for details. (found on wtws.org)
Art Retrieval: Tuesday, Jan. 14th from 10 am - 5 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!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PROSPECTUS
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
October 6, 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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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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 NEAL KLEMAN
"FACE BEHIND THE MASK"
"Face Behind the Mask" has been juried into the National Watercolor Society 2019 International Open Exhibition in San Pedro, CA, Oct 3- Nov. 17
"UNDERCURRENTS"
"Undercurrents" was accepted into The Center for Contemporary Arts National Juried Exhibition in the Janet Breed Gallery, Abilene TX Sept. 13-Nov. 2.
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SUZY 'PAL' POWELL
"THUMBS UP"
"Thumbs Up" was accepted into the SWA - Society of Watercolor Artists Show. Judi Betts ,Juror. Show runs September 29-November 30 in Ft. Worth, TX.
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TIM OLIVER
"KENT, TEXAS CROSSING"
"BOOM TOWN MAN CAMP"
"ATTEBURY GRAIN-SILVERTON, TEXAS
3 paintings, "Kent, Texas Crossing", "Boom Town Man Camp" and "Attebury Grain-Silverton, Texas" have been accepted into the American Plains Artists 34th Annual National Juried Exhibition to be held at the Pearce Gallery at Navarro College. Corsicana, Texas, October 10, 2019-January 4, 2020
"A RED BARN IN LUBBOCK COUNTY"
"IDAHO SPRINGS ADAPTIVE REUSE"
"ORANGE COMPRESSOR"
3 paintings..."Red Barn in Lubbock County", Idaho Springs Adaptive Reuse" and Orange Compressor" accepted to the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico 11th National Juried Show to be held at Santa Fe Art Collector Gallery, 217 Galisteo St. Santa Fe,NM...October 4-27th... Opening Reception Friday, Oct 4, 2019; 5-7:30
Juried participant En Plein Air Texas October 2019
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WTWS WEBSITE MEMBER GALLERY
Aaron is working on updating the member gallery on the WTWS website. Each artist may submit 3 to 4 watermarked jpeg images. Aaron will resize them as needed to fit the space. Email your images to wtws@wtws.org
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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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