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Baltimore Watercolor Society: A Mid-Atlantic Organization of Watermedia Artists September 2014
Hello everyone!
I have been looking over the documents this summer that Chris gave me from her time as president. There were quite a few because Chris has been the president of our wonderful organization since 2008. That’s six years of service to BWS. All of us are grateful for everything she has done. From coordinating the efforts of twenty one board members, to fielding never-ending emails from both in-side and outside the organization, to writing her personal, informational, inspiring, sometimes humor-ous and always interesting column on this page every month, Chris has led the BWS with wisdom, good judgment and utmost professionalism, and we all thank her from the bottom of our hearts.
I have served on the board since 2007, first as Mid-Atlantic Awards chair then as the Jurying Chair. During that time, I have met the most friendly, welcoming group of people on the board. I have also had the opportunity to meet many wonderful BWS members, friends and families at our events. I never intended in 2007 that I would be president in a few years and I didn’t intend it last year either, but I am always up for a new challenge. One thing that will help make the job doable is the fact that
we have a highly capable board in place and I know I will be able to count on them for steadfast support. I have worked with many board members through these years and found them all dedicated to encouraging watercolor art for all BWS members and all watercolor lovers in the Mid-Atlantic region.
With Chris serving as Vice-President and also as my good friend we will be a strong leadership team. She will be close by for me to lean on her experience. If getting more involved in the organization and working with this wonderful board is appealing, there is currently an opening on the board for chair of short programs. So if you have an interest in joining the board, please let me know - there is no experience required. We offer on the job training!
The board is gearing up after the summer break with plans for lots of activities. The current event is the show at Brookside Gar-dens. It is a beautiful show, so if you haven’t been to see it yet, don’t miss it. It will be open until September 21.
Summer is coming to a close soon, but not painting, so gather up those summer pictures you have taken this year and take more ‘while the livin’ is easy’ and the weather is warm. You can pull them out when the cold wind blows this winter and bring them to life in gorgeous paintings.
Keep painting!
Kathleen Stumpfel
PalettePresident’s
Highlights
Upcoming EventsBrookside Gardens ExhibitionWheaton, MDAugust 9-September 21, 2014
Fall Signature Artist JuryingHoward County Center for the ArtsEllicott City, MDOctober 11, 2014
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Semi-Annual Jurying forSignature MembersThe next semi-annual jurying for new Signature members will beheld on October 11, 2014 at Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City. All interested artists are invited to be candidates for Sig-nature Artist membership.
The deadline for registration is October 10, 2014. To view informa-tion, download from www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org or send an email or letter to: Sherry Morell, 3 Southerly Court; unit 401, Towson, MD 21286, [email protected]
To participate, you will need to show four recent paintings (recom-mended), matted and framed, or you may submit four professional-quality digital images of your recent work.
Brookside Gardens Exhibit“I always feel honored to be asked to judge the work of my fel-low artists. When evaluating a show where the skill of the artists is evident in every painting I look for the ones that draw me in. After keeping in mind exciting design, paint quality, and strong values, I chose to award the ones that reveal the artists’ passion and imagina-tion. I hope many people will get the chance to appreciate this gor-geous show in the lovely setting of Brookside Gardens.”Susan Herron, Juror
First Place: Rosa Vera , “Lotus Landscape”Second Place: Marilyn J LeMay Patterson, “Persimmons Plus”Third Place: JoAnne Ramsey, “Dutch Market”Honorable Mention: Jaqueline Dinora, “Carnival Glass”Honorable Mention: Karen Norman, “Another Dimension”Honorable Mention : Jack Harding, “Hot House 5”
Special thanks to Sharon Green, Kay Fuller, and Bob Fuller for helping with receiving and hanging and Karen Norman for help-ing with pickup for this exhibit. Thank you to Susan Herron for her work as judge, and to Debra Halprin, our coordinator at Brookside Gardens. Shirley Apple Jenkins, Exhibition Chair
Second Place: Marilyn J LeMay Patterson, Persimmons Plus
First Place: Rosa Vera , Lotus Landscape
Third Place: JoAnne Ramsey, Dutch Market
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Welcome New Associate MembersSherri Pfisterer of Sykesville, MD 21784Lily Kak of Potomac, Maryland 20854
OpportunitiesYou can also visit http://www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org/ and look for the link to “Other Art Organization’s Call for Entries” for an up-to-date listing and additional details.
Louisiana Art & Artists’ GuildRiver Road ShowLouisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, LADeadline: September 1, 2014www.Laag-site.org/River-Road-Show-Prospectus
Maryland Federation of ArtSmall Wonders: A Fine Art Small ExhibitionMFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MDDeadline: September 10, 2014www.mdfedart.org
Healing Through the ArtsA group of volunteers hosts healing events throughout the year for cancer patients at St. Agnes. In the past, they have hosted a water-color event. The instructor guided patients through healing thoughts and helped them express their thoughts and feelings using watercolors. Their previous instructor is unavailable. They are reaching out through BWS for another artist who may be able to help them with this event. Please contact Jennifer Broaddus at [email protected].
April Rimpo, “Moving Up”
Members’ NewsBrenda Kidera, BWS, PVW, SAA, will be offering the following classes this fall in Columbia, Maryland: Painting Songbirds in Water-color. For info/registration call 410-730-0075. Watercolor Classes in Glenwood, Maryland: Holiday Cards, Portraits with Hands and Feet, Watercolor with Pen and Ink, Painting Flowers, Painting or Drawing in any Medium. For more info, visit KideraFineArt.com/classes or email [email protected] or call 410-489-0431.
April Rimpo’s painting “Moving Up” (right) was selected by Lin-da Doll to be included in the 23rd Annual International Society of Ex-perimental Art (ISEA) International Art Exhibition from September 14 – October 13, 2014. The exhibit will be held at the National Water-color Society (NWS) Art Gallery, 915 So Pacific Ave, San Pedro, CA 90731. In addition her painting “Morning in NYC” was selected for the American Landscape national exhibition held at the Maryland Federa-tion of Art’s Circle Gallery at 18 State Circle in Annapolis, MD. April received the Second Place award for her painting “Messengers” in the Artists’ Gallery exhibit “Local Color.”
Nancy Brown’s painting “Chinatown Market” has been accepted into the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 35th Annual International Exhi-bition held at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. The Exhibition is from November 8 through February 8. Nancy’s painting “Pushing Ahead” was accepted into the Keystone National 2014 Ex-hibition of Works on Paper. The exhibition is held at The Art Center in Mechanicsburg, PA from August 30 - October 3.
Marge Mitchell will be holding her annual Open Studio on Saturday, Sept. 27 & Sunday Sept. 28 from 1-5 at her home/studio, 9918 Finney Drive, in Cub Hill, northeastern Baltimore County. Featuring paintings, prints, photos, drawings & sculpture by her and her late husband, for-mer TU art professor, John Blair Mitchell. For more information: 410-668-8266, or [email protected]. Wine & cheese.
Karen Norman received First Place for her painting “Key in Red” at the Local Color juried exhibit at the Artists’ Gallery in Columbia.
Joanna Barnum recently had watercolor illustration work commis-sioned as part of the feature article “Windfall Profits” in the July 2014 issue of UMBC Magazine. Her mixed level watercolor classes will be-gin new sessions on Monday, September 8 at North Carroll Senior Cen-ter in Hampstead, MD, morning & afternoon options. She will also facilitate a free life drawing session as guest instructor for the Smithso-nian’s “Drawing at Dusk,” September 12, 5:30pm. [email protected] or 410-428-3432 for more info.
FYIBWS members may submit a 60-word announcement gratis to be listed under the heading “Members’ News.” Note that this is an increase from the previous 45-word limit. An image may be included, which will be published as space allows. Please send announcements to the Newslet-ter Editor at [email protected], and make her life easier by double checking your word count! Your announcement may be edited for length or clarity.
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Baltimore Watercolor SocietyApril Rimpo14032 Howard RoadDayton, MD 21036-1020
Dated Material
Baltimore Watercolor SocietyBoard of Governors and Committee Chairs
Kathleen Stumpfel President 410-322-0817Chris Dodd Vice President 410-489-5290Stephanie Lyon Secretary 410-381-5455Gaye Holcomb Treasurer 410-442-1922Sharon Green Mid-Atlantic Chair, [email protected] 410-363-1922Vacant Program Chair Bob Coe Webmaster 410-877-3730Joanna Barnum Newsletter Editor 410-428-3432Joyce Durkin Archivist 717-285-3385 Karen Schuster Hospitality 410-531-5768 Karen Norman Hospitality 301-622-3770Carolyn Murphy Newsletter Committee 410-771-4351Marion Stern Newsletter Committee 410-823-0320April Rimpo Membership/Database 410-531-7602Sharon Morell Membership/Jurying 410-583-1090Rob Talbert Workshops 240-506-5715Kay Fuller Mid-Atlantic Awards 202-547-5477Shirley Apple Jenkins Exhibits 443-212-5412George Wills Publicity 410-321-8634Harold Walpert Publicity 410-358-9543
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Please send to: [email protected] Barnum, BWS Newsletter Editor
1451 Dartmouth Ave., Parkville, MD 21234
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In Memoriam:Rosemary Pat Jones
