NEWSLETTER OF THE VIRGINIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY

http: //www.virginiawatercolorsociety.org Number 137 June/July, 2019

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE worked on. This is an ongoing project. Like all volunteer run organizations, the VWS depends Welcome to the summer season! Whether on its volunteers to survive and thrive. We serve YOU. If you feel you have vacation traveling in your plans or staying home re- that the time has come for you to serve VWS, there are many laxing in your plans, I hope everyone will have a productive opportunities to do that. Vacancies exist on the standing board summer with watercolor creativity. And, of course, time with and the area representative board as follows: family and friends is a necessary ingredient to a good summer • Treasurer (Lynn Hosegood has stepped down to become as well. Program Director For those of us who were able to attend our 40th An- • Co-Editor of the Waterlogue (Jack Frable is stepping down) nual Exhibition in Lorton, or who were able to take John • Historian (Jane Frank is stepping down) Salminen’s workshop, it was a very memorable weekend! • Congratulations to all those whose work was selected and Area rep for Northern Virginia (Debbie Conn is stepping double congratulations to all those who received awards! It down) • was, and is, a magnificent show. Since the show will be up for Area rep for Williamsburg 3 months, there is still plenty of time to see the show or bring Another position that we are looking for is someone to out-of-town visitors to see the show. Kudos to co-chairs Tam- become the “expert” on Call for Entry, the system of entering my Wiedenhaefer and Amy Arons, and the entire exhibition our annual exhibitions that we have committee, who did a fantastic job. I especially enjoyed the used for the past 2 years. Cafè, as it is focus on the 40th anniversary which included specially made known, is a system that many arts or- paintbrushes inscribed with 40th anniversary –Virginia Water- ganizations are using and it has made color Society, and the pins, credit card holders, goodies from entering our exhibitions online very vendors, and much more. One very special detail that I loved easy, for most of us. We have deter- was the cupcakes with the 40th anniversary logo on it. I ate 3 mined that VWS will continue to use of them!! Eye candy and also delicious!! We will have about this system, but we need someone 13 months before our 41st annual exhibition 2020 in Rich- who will commit to being the Cafè ex- mond, so there is a lot of time to paint and get ready. If your pert for at least a 3 or 4 year term. painting was not selected for this year’s exhibition, please take Cafè will train you, so there will be free heart and plan to enter again. We all know the feeling of hav- instruction. This is a really essential ing a painting not selected for a big show. Keep painting and position and will make the running and keep entering organization of our future exhibitions so much easier Do you know who your area rep is? Do you know Many thanks and appreciation go to Lynn Hosegood, Jack who is listed or “assigned” to a particular area? For some Frable, Jane Frank, and Debbie Conn for their selfless work for time, there has been confusion about who is included in which the Virginia Watercolor Society over the years. Without the areas. In an ongoing effort to clarify this, I have been talking support and commitment of such “stars” the VWS would not to area reps and getting ideas on what to do about this. Al- exist. Cheers to all of you. though I have divided up areas into smaller ones, the consen- Best wishes for a wonderful summer! Paint on sus from most has been to combine areas into larger areas. Elaine Nunnally This would be easier for communication and for joining togeth- er within areas to share resources, workshop opportunities, The Deadline for the September/October Waterlogue is Sep- and exhibit opportunities. Although the particular areas (or districts) that have been suggested are not final, this is what tember 9, 2019. This issue should have important information we have come up with so far: Northern Virginia, the Valley, about the 2020 VWS Exhibition. Area Representatives and the Charlottesville, Roanoke, Lynchburg, Richmond, Williamsburg, Exhibition Chair please make note of this so you will have time Hampton Roads, Middle Peninsula, and Southern VA (including to gather and send information to VWS editor Jean Miller at SW, and out of state members). Please contact me with your [email protected]. ideas about this. A list of members in each area is being Page 2

GREETINGS FROM THE 2019 VWS EXHIBITION SPONSORS FOR THE 2019 VWS EXHIBITIONE COMMITTEE

The 40th Annual VWS Exhibition at the McGuire Woods Gallery at This year we were very lucky to have the generous the Workhouse Arts Center opened on Friday May 24th to a crowd support of many corporate sponsors. They generously do- of over 120 artists and guests. John Salminen, our Juror, Judge and nated cash and merchandise that were awarded to the win- Instructor, did a fabulous job of choosing many beautiful ners, as well as local merchants who offered generous dis- that comprise a stunning show! The evening was fun filled with counts in order for the Exhibition to keep its costs down. camaraderie, good food and conversation. Saturday morning we had a lively Business Meeting with an Awards Luncheon at The Bis- When companies support us, it is nice to let them tro L’Hermitage in Occoquan. The food was delicious and the ambi- know weSue appreciate Egbert, what Nancy they Stark,have done Tracy for ourBudd organiza- ance was delightful. There, we presented 18 generous awards to tion. Please take the opportunity, when it presents itself , to the winning artists. The awards are posted online at: thank our sponsors and merchants. Let them know that you www.virginiawatercolorsociety.org/award-list.cfm?exhibYear=2019. not only like their products and services, but you appreciate We also announced four new Signature members of VWS, and pre- sented the accompanying certificates to Sharon Boyle, Penny Cham- their generous support of VWS. pagne, Nancy Harvey and Lorrie Herman. Sharon Boyle was present to receive her certificate; the others will be mailed to the artists. OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS FOR 2019 nd The show will hang until August 2 . You don’t want to miss the • Artist Magazine—the Artist Publishing Co. Ltd show! • Bistro L’Hermitage This year we had 218 artists submit 532 entries. All but 12 artists • Blick Art Materials entered via the Café entry system. A total of 80 paintings were ac- • Burke & Herbert Bank cepted to be in the show. Unfortunately, 4 paintings had to be re- jected due to failure to follow prospectus instructions. There is no • Cheap Joes joy for the receiving committee to turn away an artist and their • F.M. Brush Company painting. At the same time, VWS wants to put on a high quality ex- • Golden Artist Materials hibition. We respectfully request that for future exhibitions artists • HB Holbein Artist Materials read the prospectus instructions carefully and follow the rules as • KH Art and Framing written. • Leisure Painter Magazine –Artist Publishing Co. Ltd Please note that besides the usual closed days of Monday and Tues- • Meakum Group Financial day, the McGuire Woods Gallery will be closed for private events during public hours on the following dates: • Plaza Art July 13, 5pm-Close • Jack Richeson & Company July 27, 2pm- Close • Meakum Group Financial Because the Gallery closes occasionally for private events, they rec- • Plaza Art ommend that before traveling long distances it would be wise to • Wegmans call the Workhouse Arts Center at 703-584-2900 to confirm that the Gallery is open to the public on the date you plan to visit. We apolo- gize in advance for any inconvenience Best in show: Christopher Wynn’s “Offshore Respectfully submitted, Breeze Tammy Wiedenhaefer & Amy Arons 2019 VWS Exhibition Co-Chairs

Exhibition Co-Chairs Page 3 Snapshots from Exhibition Opening and Luncheon

Photos by Elaine Nunnally Page 4

Splashings

Angela Fields, Roanoke Area Representative, reports: • Pat Carr, Judy Conner, Susan Egbert, Reveille Hamilton, Martha Rhodes, Suzanne Ross, Linda Ryan, Michele Walter, Krista Westman exhibited in Figuratively Speaking presented by the Soup Group in May in Westlake Library Gallery, Hardy, Virginia. The showing of humanity in a favorable positive light by portraitists was well received and will travel to Salem History Muse- um next. Contact Suzanne Ross if you include figures or portrait emphasis in your work. Meeting quarterly over soup, the artists plan to share one portrait each per annual show with the show traveling around the Commonwealth. If you have a venue, they are available. • The February 2019 issue of Watercolor Artist magazine featured the photo of the Virginia Watercolor Society Best in Show 2018 winner, “My Lovely Parrot Head”, by Vera Dickenson. It is included in an article entitled”21 Best Watermedia Paintings of the Year”. Congratulations on this national recognition for Vera and the Virginia Watercolor Society. Thanks to David Ea- kin for getting the painting included in the article. • Nancy Stark’s painting “Orange Crush, was awarded the Blick Art Materials Purchase Award at the 2018 National Watercolor Society’s 98th Open Exhibition. • Vera Dickerson has an article in Art of Watercolour winter issue#33. The title of the two-page article is “Three Approaches to Abstract Art”. • Angela Shields won third place in the Carilion Patient Show at Carilion Hospital, January 2019. • Bonnie Neuhoff won first place in the Carilion Art Show at Carilion Hospital, May 2019 • Jane Schafer received first place in watercolor for her body of work at Art on the Green, 2019 which was sponsored by the Rockbridge Art Guild. • Sue Egbert won the 1st place award for mixed media at Lexington’s Art on the Green.

David Eakin reports from the Lynchburg Area • Deliece Blanchard received the Juror’s Choice Award in the Academy Center of the Arts National Juried Show in Lynchburg, juror Joan Ranzini. She also had a painting accepted into the “American Impressionist Society Small Works Showcase, Crook- ed Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Judge was Camille Przewodek. • David Eakin had work juried into the 42nd Southern Watercolor Society Exhibition, The Watercolor Society Mid- Atlantic 2019 Exhibition and the Academy Center of Arts National Juried Show in Lynchburg. David also received a 1st place award at the 87th Annual Lynchburg Civic Art—Georgia Morgan Memorial Show.

Julie Read reports from Winchester • Elaine Nunnally Ackmann and Julie Read were juried into the West Virginia Watercolor Society’s National Juried Exhibition, “Aqueous 2019” at the Parkersburg, WV, Art Center. 60 pieces by 42 artists from West Virginia and beyond are on exhibit. The exhibit will be on display through June 14th. The West Virginia Watercolor Society was organized in 1984 to guide and inspire watercolor artists, to Highlight the broad scope of watercolor painting and to promote high standards of the art in the state of West Virginia. The society holds workshops, publishes a newsletter and hosts both juried and non-juried exhibitions • Julie Read gave a short program on “Creating interesting backgrounds using adhesive masks at the May meeting of the Cen- tral Virginia Watercolor Guild in Charlottesville, VA on May 20, 2019. She will be repeating the program on Saturday, June 2 and Saturday, July 20 at her studio in Winchester, VA. For more information click on www.central-virginia-watercolor- guild.org On the home page you will see a headline stating Masking Alternatives. Scroll to the bottom of the text and click on continue reading which will take you to another page describing the program with photos and text. At the bottom of the page you can download three pdfs—Creating Masks, Julie’s Jungle Juice and Julie’s upcoming workshops

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Pam Doss reports from Middle Peninsula • Kathleen Noffsinger was in three juried shows this spring—Arts on Main Juried Show, Art Speaks Juried Exhibition, and Penin- sula Fine Arts Center Juried Exhibition. • Mary Montague Sikes won second place at the Arts on Main Juried Show and was also included in the Art Speaks Juried Exhi- bition and a juried show at Crossroads Art Center in Richmond. Monti also had a book signing at the William and Mary bookstore for her novel Hearts Across Forever. • Jan Finn-Duffy won an Award of Merit at the Art Speaks Juried Exhibition. • Other VWS members included in the Art Speaks Juried Exhibition were Jacquie Colligan, Mary Claire Coster, Ken Chasin, Terry Cox-Joseph, Carolyn Dudley, James Warwick Jones, Martha Anne King, Joann Sybil Lawson, Jean Miller, Doug Mock, Mel Neale, Patrice Richards, and Sue Rosen. • Kathy Klein had a solo exhibition “Women’s Worlds” at Arts on Main for the month of May.

Chee Ricketts reports from Charlottesville • Chee Ricketts’ painting “Awakening” has been accepted into the 42nd Southern Watercolor Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition which will be held in Kerrville Arts Cultural Center in Kerrville, Texas.

From Richmond • Susan Stuller has won the Potomac Valley Watercolor Award in the 42nd Annual Southern Watercolor Society’s Exhibition in Kerrville, Texas. Her painting “Unmasking a Self Portrait” was accepted into San Diego’s International Exhibition, juror Jeannie McGuire. Susan also has paintings accepted into Baltimore Watercolor Society’s Annual Show, the Watercolor Society of Ala- bama’s National Exhibition, the Georgia Watercolor Society’s National Exhibition, and the Missouri Watercolor Society’s Exhi- bition. • Beverly Perdue-Jennings and Eleanor Cox have paintings accepted into the Baltimore Watercolor Society’s Annual Show

Additional Splashings • Jean K. Gill, AWS, NWS had paintings juried into the International Exhibition of AWS, the Annual Fallbrook Signature Ameri- can Watercolor Exhibition, and the NWS Members’ Show. Her painting “Lunch Break” which travelled to China recently won the WCWS award in The Art of Watercolor Readers’ Contest. • Rich Goff, VWS Signature artist, exhibited 11 of his paintings in gouache and ink at the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church lounge in Arlington, VA from March 6 to May 1.

2019 Virginia Watercolor Society 40th Exhibition Awards

Best in Show: Christopher Wynn Harriet Westfall Memorial Award of Excellence: Holland Wentz Etheridge Marie P. Lawson Memorial Award: James Warwick Jones Annie Liverman Allen Memorial Award of Distinction: The Lucretia & Robert Carter Award: Elaine Nunnally Martha Legeckis Outstanding Achievement Award: Pat Cook John Crawford Memorial award of Distinction: David Eakin Ralph Smith Memorial Award of Excellence: Megha Mehra Ruth Goldberger Memorial Award of Distinction: Jane Award of Excellence: Zheng Feng McElvany Coonce

Judy Rengrovitz Memorial Award of Excellence: Susan Stuller Award of Distinction: China Brunsvold

Carolyn Garowecki Honorary Award of Excellence: Chris Award of Distinction: Marni Maree Krupinski Award of Merit: Robin Poteet Marion Petroff Memorial Award of excellence: Chris Duke Award of Merit: John James

Page 6 Opportunities

Workshops • Zheng Feng 2019 Watercolor Workshop, There are 3 spaces open in this Bon Air Artists sponsored three-day watercolor work- shop that will be held on Tuesday, October 29th, Wednesday, October 30th and Thursday, October 31st at the Bon Air Com- munity Center. Cost is $500. For more information and a registration form contact Sally Guynn, at [email protected] as soon as possible. The maximum number of workshop participants is twenty two. So don’t wait as there are only 3 spaces left. • Basics for Beginners in Watercolor, instructor Kathleen Noffsinger, Saturday July, 10 am-3 pm. Bayschool $75 • Everyday Acrylics, instructor Gary Edmondson, Wednesday-Friday, August 21-23, 9:30 am-3:30 pm, Bayschool, $150 • Visual , Abstracting Realism with Texture Techniques, Instructor Kathleen Noffsinger, Tuesday and Wednesday, Octo- ber 8 and 9, 10 am-3 pm, Bayschool, $150. • Capturing the Essence of Your Subject in Still Life, (all painting media), instructor Joe Gyurcsak, Tuesday-Friday, November 5- 8. 10 am-3 pm, Bayschool,

Exhibits The Guinea Heritage Association Fine Art contest is open to professional artists. There is a $750 first place award.. They are look- ing for artists whose work focuses on local (Tide water scenes that would like to enter. The entry fee is $30. The deadline has been extended. The application is online at www.guineajubilee.com or guineaheritage.org

In memoriam

Judy Wengrovitz, January 3, 1931—November 20, 2018 Judith Wengrovitz was a long time member of the Virginia Watercolor Society. Judy spent her early years developing a life-long passion for art. She graduated from Hunter College in Manhattan with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in art education. She and her husband moved to Springfield, Virginia to raise their family. While there Judy turned her art passion into a career winning numerous awards. Some of her awards and honors include listing in the “Who’s Who in American Art,” the Equal Merit award from the Art League at the Torpedo Factory, the Award of Excellence and Best in Show Award from the Virginia Watercolor Society, and the Excellence Award from the National League of American Pen Women. Her involvement with the art community allowed her to work on her latest project of hosting her own TV program called “Welcome to the Painter’s Palette.”

Betty Anglin, truly a teaching artist, died at age 82 It is with heavy heart that the PFAC announces that Betty Anglin, member and teacher. has passed away. In the late 1950’s,Betty held art classes in her living room for neighbors and their kids. They exhibited their work on her backyard clothesline. Betty joined with others to dream big, and they started what is now the Peninsula Fine Arts Center. Her signature medium was watercolor which she expressed in several ways in addition to traditional techniques. She also would take a batch of unfinished works—small scraps of to demonstrate a a technique and put them together into a . She was recognized for her work by the Virginia Watercolor Society, and her paintings have been displayed in public and private collections not only in Virginia but in the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee. After her retirement in 2012 she continued to teach at Christopher Newport University’s Lifelong Learning Society and through the Pen- insula Fine Arts Center. We were proud that Betty taught at PFAC up until the time of her death. CNU President Paul Trible said, “Betty Anglin was truly a teaching artist. She brought beauty into our world and enriched the lives of thousand of students and members of our community. Betty was an inspiration and dear friend to many of us and will be greatly missed.” Creasy/Johnson Fund

This year we were pleased to be able to assist the Rockingham County School District and the Virginia Home School Co-op in Blacksburg. The first grant funded a watercolor workshop for 18 art teachers. VWS own Peg Sheridan led the classes which con- sisted of the basics as well as the importance of good paper and brushes. One of her comments was that this was the first time many of these teachers had ever used watercolor and most had not had a class in this even in college! The second grant funded watercolor instruction for 30 elementary school students and one teacher. The Creasy/Johnson Fund was started for just this rea- son. We need new individuals to experience the joy of watercolor in order to develop future painters. We are still taking requests for this year and the forms are on the VWS website or you can contact me at [email protected]

Susan Stuller Creasy/Johnson Fund Chair

Workshop for Art Teachers

Workshop for 30 Elementary School Students and 1 teacher. VWS Membership Renewals

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