Christine Alfery Bio

As a full time professional artist, Christine Alfery's style shows a maturity that comes from a lifetime of creating. In college she was taught to paint every day, and she still does.

Many artists begin their story at local art fairs – and Christine’s story is no different. She spent years growing her local reputation, being accepted into larger and more prestigious shows until she received a check from an art distributer out of the New York area. He wanted all of her brown landscapes – she obliged and the relationship grew from there.

Christine spent the 80’s and early 90’s working to meet the seeming endless appetite for her work. She thrived as she began creating colorful canvas acrylics. She explored new color pallets as she worked with interior designers. She began to experiment with various media including handmade paper, textiles , watercolors, yarns, gold leaf, and more.

While Christine’s popularity allowed her to thrive, she also found that collectors had specific requests. Glitz sold - so she included gold and glitter. Landscapes sold - so more landscapes were created. During this time Christine created and sold thousands of original works. Soon she was so busy meeting demand she often sent artwork out without even signing them. While she thought she had found artistic “success” she eventually realized her success was limiting her creativity. “I was just repeating the works that were good sellers. I was just making art to match someone’s couch and it was limiting my creativity and reducing the value of my artwork.”

She made one of the hardest decisions of her life and walked away. Working for herself, she opened a showroom in High Point, North Carolina and worked with a network of over 30 national sales reps. She began exploring again – creating new styles, trying new mediums and techniques. But once again success led her to focus on the desires of her collectors. She realized she needed to walk away from the interior design business altogether.

In the early 2000’s Christine studied and taught at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. During this time she completely stopped selling her artwork and rather sought creativity and authenticity. Building upon her extensive oeuvre, her style continued to evolve and mature. She pushed boundaries and created many experimental works that remain in her personal collection.

A lifetime of creativity, successes, learning, and continuously seeking led Christine to her current studio in Northern Wisconsin. There she continues to explore watercolor on paper, large canvas works, and any other medium that sparks her imagination – valuing authenticity, individuality, and freedom in her works above all else.

She is a signature member of 12 National Watercolor Societies, and her work has been honored with hundreds of distinctions and awards in juried museum and gallery exhibitions across the United States and abroad. She has been recognized with Purple Sage Brush status in the Texas Watercolor Society and was juried by the Wisconsin Watercolor Society to represent the State of Wisconsin in the National Watercolor Society’s 50 Stars Centennial Celebration Exhibition, where she was also honored with the Ruth Rossman Award.

Today, Christine is a leader in her local arts community and beyond. She continues to create every day. Kate Aubrey Maryville, Tennessee

Artist’s Bio A devoted watercolorist for over 40 years and a great lover of people and portraiture, Kate Aubrey began drawing while sprawled on the living room floor at age six. Since then, she has graduated to easels, studying with such notable artists as Charles Reid, John Salminen, Stephen Quiller, Ted Nuttall, Don Andrews, Jeannie McGuire, and Lian Quan Zhen. Life has taken her to six states across the USA from Anchorage, Alaska where she picked up her first watercolor brush to the deep, rich artist’s culture of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. While in Alaska, she worked as one of first women in the oil field at Prudhoe Bay, painting in her spare time. It all shows up in her work.

Arriving in Tennessee’s Knoxville area in 2014 to settle (she fervently hopes) for good, Kate teaches watercolor workshops inside and outside of Tennessee. She is a member and past Vice President of the Knoxville Watercolor Society, as well as a member of the Arts Alliance of Knoxville and the Oak Ridge Art Center. Farther afield, she is a member of the National Watercolor Society and the Watercolor Society of Alabama, and her paintings have earned awards and signature memberships in the Northwest Watercolor Society, the Southern Watercolor Society, the Tennessee Watercolor Society. She is also a Master Artist at the Cape Cod Art Center in Massachusetts.

Her work has earned many awards in multiple national and international exhibitions and has appeared in “Watercolor Artist Magazine”, “American Art Collector Magazine”, The Best of Watercolor Presented by Artists Magazine” (Splash 21), and the “American Watercolor Weekly” e-zine. Most recently, her painting, “What I Know Now”, has been accepted for publication in “Splash 22 - The Creative Spark”.

When she is not teaching, she and her very large standard poodle can be found in her studio concentrating on her figure and floral paintings with a dash of still life or Apples thrown in. Although, truth be told, the poodle prefers bones….

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I am originally from Estonia, via Sweden, now living and working in Vancouver, Canada.

From an early age I have been an explorer, seeking new challenges, which have taken me through many stimulating creative careers such costume designer in the motion picture industry, fabric artist and founder of former Enda B. Fashion Limited. My early studies have been at Vancouver Art School (now ECUAD) with studio courses and workshops with prominent Canadian artists such as Toni Onley and Joan Balzar, both of whom became friends and mentors.

My current work is primarily in watercolours, painting the feeling of memorable landscapes of where I have visited. However, I also have a strong connection with hard edge abstract in acrylics.

I have exhibited my work in numerous group and solo exhibitions locally and internationally. One of my early abstracts from the Estonian Art in Exile exhibition is now in the permanent historic collection in KUMU, the National Museum of Art in Tallinn, Estonia. The other one is in the Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia.

About the Artist

MARNIE BECKER

After a career in education and social work Marnie Becker began to study drawing and painting by taking several introductory courses at the Art Institute of Chicago, but it was in a portrait workshop taught by Ted Nuttall in 2011 that she realized she had found her passion. She has continued to study, most often with Ted, to refine her skills and develop her unique style. Marnie had mainly concentrated on the impressionist portraits which have become her signature pieces. After gaining success with these Marnie has begun to move in an abstract direction with both portraits and urban scenes. She likes to edit photos to concentrate on the shapes of the painting, leaving out many details. She has earned signature status in quite a few watercolor societies, including Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Southern Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, Western , and most recently, American Watercolor Society. Additionally she is featured in Splash, Best of Watercolor, 19 and 20, and Watercolor Artist magazine included her painting, Communal Table, in an article in 2017. Artist Magazine has recently featured her work, Red Bandana, in an article titled 12 Watercolor Artists Who Are Making A Splash, in May 2019. In September 2019 Marnie was the subject of an in-depth article about her work in the international magazine, The Art Of Watercolour.

MATTHEW BIRD American Painter Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Matthew graduated with honors from the Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn, New York, in 2000. He is a Signature Member of numerous organizations, including the National Watercolor Society, where he serves as vice president. His award-winning watercolor paintings have been exhibited in juried shows across the United States, as well as in Canada, China, England, Greece, Hong Kong, and Italy. His work is in museum and private collections.

Matthew has been featured in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine as one of “Today’s Masters” (Feb. & Oct. 2018, Feb. & April 2019), American Art Collector Magazine (Issue 158, 171), Watercolor Magazine as “One To Watch” (Dec. 2017), The Artist’s Magazine (July/August 2017), The Art Of Watercolour Magazine (Issue 32), and in the Splash “best of watercolor” book series.

Matthew lives with his wife and children outside Baltimore, where he maintains his studio. Artist Statement The subject matter of my figure and still life paintings communicate my deep love and respect for nature and life. Some paintings stem from a joy or narrative that is from my own experiences. Other pieces reflect the simple beauty I find in everyday objects composed together. I have focused on developing my craft to capture the beauty of what surrounds me with precision and clarity; and strive to convey that to all people through the universal language of representational art. It is my desire that when others see my work they may be inspired by the perceptible signs of the real Creator.

email: [email protected] phone: 1-410-581-9988 portfolio: MatthewBird.com Jessica L Bryant, NWWS www.jessicabryant.com

Passionate about nature and wilderness, Jessica is frequently found in the less traveled areas of our National Parks and other wilderness areas. Most of her work centers on her attraction to the natural world that exists apart from human activity, as both analogy and counterpoint to the struggle and joy of humanity and modern life. A keen interest in contemporary design underlies a seemingly traditional subject. Jessica was the 2018 Artist-in-Residence for the Idaho Conservation League, and she has served eight terms as Artist-in-Residence for the National Park Service. Parks served include Badlands National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and the Western Arctic National Parklands. The Western Arctic is a grouping of three NPS units located north of the Arctic Circle, not frequented by visitors, where Jessica journeyed into the back country by float and bush planes to explore on foot. She has also visited the Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness Area in southwest Idaho as Artist-in- Residence for the Bureau of Land Management, and she has completed two residencies for Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, focusing on a local natural area, Tubbs Hill.

With a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, Jessica has a passion for understanding history, culture, and the interconnections between people and environments. This informs her work as a landscape watercolor painter by offering a grounding in the importance of the deeper story behind place. Jessica has a strong background in drawing with extensive training from childhood through college, and subsequent specialized training in watercolor.

Jessica's work has been in numerous national and international exhibits, including the Flora of the National Parks exhibit at the United States Botanical Gardens in Washington, DC, Google Cultural Institute's One Object project celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service, and the National Parks Artists in Residence Across the Country exhibition in Cape Cod. Recent awards include the Juror’s Award in the Global Association of Watercolor Artists’ 2019 Exhibition, publication in the North Light Books series Splash 17: Inspiring Subjects and Splash 22: The Creative Spark, and selection into the 77th, 78th, and 80th Annual International Exhibitions of the Northwest Watercolor Society. Jessica’s work was chosen for the 146th and 153rd Annual International Exhibitions of the American Watercolor Society in New York City, and she is a signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society.

Wilderness interests are a theme through Jessica’s life and work. She is a current board member of the Tubbs Hill Foundation, an organization charged with the responsibility of protecting Tubbs Hill, a 120- acre natural park nestled between downtown and Lake Coeur d'Alene. In addition to completing a plethora of paintings depicting this gem, she has worked to engage local youth in the interests of the Foundation through guided drawing classes in the field and the creation of an educational activity booklet, the Junior Friends of Tubbs Hill Activity Guide. A small patch of nature existing in an urban setting, this park provides an excellent opportunity to promote stewardship of wilderness.

Jessica paints and teaches workshops and classes out of Redbrick Art Studio in downtown Coeur d'Alene, ID. Her work is represented by The Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. NWWS BIO 2020 Thomas Bucci

In my earliest memories I was drawing and painting in watercolor. I still have sketchbooks that I filled in elementary school. I strayed from watercolor at some point and pursued graphic design in college. I worked briefly in that field in NYC design studios. That led me to architecture school and a professional license as an architect. Through all these life changes, the constant thread was my sketchbooks, and I have filled over 40 of them. Somewhere in the mid 1990’s I rediscovered my love of watercolor after seeing a J M W Turner Exhibition. By 2000 I was starting to do some watercolors again. Around 2015 it became a full time vocation. More than 50% of my painting time these days is spent outdoors and on location painting in the open air. I participate in around 6 or 7 national plein air competitions each year. My love for architecture and graphic design frequently figures into my compositions and painting themes.

Thomas BUCCI is a Watercolorist with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design and a Masters of Architecture. He is a Signature Member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society (Sylvan Grouse Medalist), and an Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club of NY. He is also a member of Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association. He has won over 35 awards in National Competitions and his work was featured this year Plein Air Magazine from Streamline Publishing. For the last three years he has exhibited with a group representing the USA at Fabriano In Acquarello, an annual international watercolor exhibition in Italy. Andrea Burke, Watercolorist

Art has always been a part of Andrea’s life in one way or another with many types of venues from piano, violin, and oboe; to clay, bread dough, tole painting; and lots of sewing. She took her first watercolor class at the San Diego Art Museum in 2000, and has been hooked ever since with the variety of textures, the movement of the paint in the water, the array of techniques, and the endless potential for continuous growth! Andrea has been blessed with many teachers and mentors since then. She has studied with nationally known artists: Lynn Ferris; Laurie Goldstein-Warren; Sterling Edwards; Laurie Humble; Karlyn Holman, Anne Abgott, Alexis Lavine, and Susan Harrison-Tustain. Andrea and her husband, Jim, moved to Clarksville, VA in September of 2013. She has done several solo shows locally here in our area, and she has participated in many Regional juried shows and won some prizes, too! Andrea likes juried shows because they make her raise her own bar to strive to do better. Her main focus has been on realism, but sometimes ventures off into abstracts just for fun – and to pay better attention to the rules of composition! Andrea’s artwork is always for sale at The Galleria On the Lake in downtown Clarksville, VA

For more information, please visit her website at

www.WatercolorsbyAndreaBurke.com

Kathy Byrne

I began my fascination with watercolors in 1998 when I was working with children as a pre-school teacher in Santa Rosa, California. I enjoyed watching them explore the many varied materials that were offered to them. This inspired me to begin my own exploration and relationship with watercolors. I love the challenge, difficulty of the medium and exploring innovative ways to use watercolor. I began taking classes and workshops and joined local and statewide art groups. I began entering my watercolors into juried art shows winning many awards, including Best of Show awards. I earned my Signature Membership in the California Watercolor Association (CWA) in 2015. I have shown my work in many galleries as well as participating in many art shows and venues throughout California. I enjoy painting a variety of subjects, including still life, landscapes, rust, flowers, collections of items (such as glass bottles, rusty wheels, silk lanterns, books, etc.). Many people have commented on the warmth and depth in my paintings. This painting of Pots and Pans is from a photo I took, for insurance purposes, of my kitchen drawer after the Tubbs fire here in Santa Rosa. It inspired me to paint it because we still had a house to return to, filled with all my possessions including the pots and pans that were given to me by my father many years ago. They were a great comfort to me to still have them.

Keming Chen 17170 Monterey Ridge Way San Diego, CA 92127 Cell: (858) 733-0513 Email: [email protected] Website: https://kchenwatercolor.com Objective To continue working on transparent watercolor paintings Language English, and Mandarin Chinese Education Master of Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Biographical Sketch Keming Chen was born in China, but raised in Taiwan. Chen got Master’s degree in the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1980. For about 35 years, Chen was an engineer related to image process in color television. He was fortunate enough to be able to marry his love of art with science by studying and working as a career. He enjoys art all the time and reads art books in his free time to know more about the theory and practice of color, value, and composition.

Chen selected watercolor because of the transparency and flexibility. He paints five to nine hours a day in studio to produce his intricately detailed works of watercolor art when he is not out to take photos for painting reference.

Keming Chen enjoys travel and taking photos. He paints in a number of art categories that include cityscapes, landscapes, animals, people, and flowers. He draws inspiration for his artwork from detailed records of his travels with thousands of photographs from many countries in North America and Asia.

Chen is a Signature Member of National Watercolor Society, a Signature/Life Member of Missouri Watercolor Society, a Signature Member of San Diego Watercolor Society, a Signature Member of a Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, a Juried Member of Watercolor West, Life Member of Transparent Watercolor Society, and is active in a number of other watercolor societies.

Jansen Chow AWS, NWS Biodata

Jansen Chow is a signature member of American Watercolor Society (AWS) and National Watercolor Society (NWS) in USA. He won an art scholarship and studied in The Art Students League of New York, New York from 1994-1996.

Jansen hold 19 solo art exhibition and took part in more than 400 national and international watercolor exhibition since 1992. He has won more than 70 national & International awards in oil, watercolor, photography & etching since 1988 including 9 times 1st place in watercolor competition in USA, Canada, Turkey & Malaysia.

Currently he is the Brand Ambassador of Daniel Smith in ‘Oil’ & ‘Watercolor’, Fabriano In Acquarello Malaysia Country Leader and the curator of "1st Malaysia International Watercolor Biennale 2018"

Kathy Collins

“Hiking in the mountains, visiting the shore, or just walking in my garden gives me inspiration. Sometimes I’ll see certain atmospheric conditions or view the way light falls on a scene, and I want to capture that in a painting.”

Kathy Marin Collins grew up in the Pacific Northwest and expresses her feelings for the outdoors in her dramatic watercolors. Kathy’s paintings showcase the strong value contrasts between the dark evergreen-covered mountains and the transparent jewel-like reflections in Puget Sound waters using rich deep colors in a wet-on-wet technique.

Kathy’s award-winning paintings have been juried into shows nationwide and has been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, the Splash series, and 100 Artists of the Northwest, a North Light publication.

She is a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society, the Northwest Watercolor Society, and Women Painters of Washington. View her work at www.kathycollinswatercolors.com Artist Biography Kathleen E. Dworak Kathleen E. Dworak – Watercolors 9620 High St. Clarence Center, NY 14032 (716)741-4118 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kedwatercolors.com Education:

• An art course at the State University of New York at Buffalo was the light bulb moment for me to pursue an art career. • I was always drawn to the look and feel of watercolors. I attended workshops, classes, and demonstrations with Janet Walsh, Susan Webb Tregay, Linda Kemp, and others.

Art Organization membership:

• American Watercolor Society (AWS) (signature member) • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society (signature member) • Missouri Watercolor Society (signature member) • Western Colorado Watercolor Society (signature member) • Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA)

Recent awards include:

• 1st Place – 2018 52nd Annual Lewiston Outdoor Art Show • Mary & Maxwell Desser Memorial Award – 2017 150th Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society • Sharon Osgood Award – 2017 Buffalo Society of Artists Spring Exhibition • 1st Place – 2017 51st Annual Lewiston Outdoor Art Show • 2nd Place – 2016 50th Annual Lewiston Outdoor Art Show • 1st Place - 2015 57th Allentown Outdoor Arts Festival, Watercolor • Best of Show - 2014 East Aurora Outdoor Fine Art Exhibit and sale • Gold Medal Award (Best of Show) - Buffalo Society of Artists - 117th Annual Catalogue Exhibition (2013) • Best of Show - 2013 East Aurora Outdoor Fine Art Exhibit and Sale

Other Achievements

• I have given lectures and demonstrations with several art groups and associations; including giving a talk at the Burchfield / Penney Art Institute in Buffalo, NY. • Accepted into the Rockies West National Annual Watercolor Exhibitions in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017 • Accepted into the Annual Missouri Watercolor International Open Exhibition in 2009, 2012, & 2014 • Accepted into the Georgia Watercolor Society’s National Exhibition in 2016 • My painting, “Blue Irises”, was chosen for the Clarence, New York Bicentennial poster and included in the Clarence Bicentennial magazine. • I was also the featured Artist for a filming of “Music is Art – Live” at the University of Buffalo Center for the Arts.

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About the Artist: I am a native of the Pacific Northwest and a resident of Edmonds, Washington. I graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, taught skiing for 20 years earning my associate ski instructor credential, and worked creating publications and art for a small ultrasound medical start up.

My love of art started as a child. Being a tactile learner, I started using my art in Nursing school drawing microbes, cells, bones and muscles. My first formal painting class was at a local community college. Since then, I have been intrigued with the watercolor medium, the vast array of color choices and its complex dance as it interacts on the substrate. The abundant choice of color, the drips, the splashes, the shadows and the lines all coax the essence of the multidimensional spirit of the subjects I fall in love with onto the paper. For me watercolor’s beauty is capturing light falling on a person’s face, or the sparkle in the twinkle of a cat's eye. It is the passages values moving through a painting. and creating depth from a flat surface. In preparing to paint, I have the privilege of observing a subject at length, more deeply than at first glance.

I am attracted to a subjects with a deep sense of drama and a powerful spark of life that captures a specific moment in time and emotion. My favorite subject is the portrait. I have always loved people. I want to describe to you what I see in that brief moment of time.

The self-portrait "Unspoken" is not a pretty, perky posed image. It was a post-surgical picture exposing the vulnerability of facing disability and the changes mentally and physically of getting older. "Unspoken" captures an "in the weeds," poignant moment of time of reflection on regrets, pain and vision changes that have impact on creating art. There’s a life-lived etched in a face. I hoped to capture that with the look of resolve, courage, strength and grace facing the future.

Influences: I have been influenced by the simplicity and direct painting styles of Bev Joswiak, Charles Reid, Ted Nutall, Pam Wenger, Kate Aubry and Anette Smith.

I count it a privilege to have studied under John Ringen, Bev Jozwiak, Ted Nutall, Butch Krieger, Ron Stock, Molly Murrah, Jean Haines and Pam Wenger.

Organizations: I have served on the board of The Northwest Watercolor Society and am currently volunteering on the membership committee.

Awards and exhibitions 2019 Juried into Art of the Terrace René Andreas Eisenbart NWS, WFWS, ISEA, NWWS, WSO

Rene Eisenbart’s work reveals the whimsy of her imagination. It is the product of seeing the world through curious eyes. She fnds the creative process exhilarating and loves to experiment, allowing the “imperfections” that make her paintings unique. Layers of pattern along with glazes of color evoke a feeling of movement. Organic textures from fowing paint form shapes of light and shadow that tell a tale, leaving ambiguity for you to invent the narrative.

After a 25 year career as an artist for The Oregonian newspaper, René now paints and teaches at her studio in the Tualatin Mountains near Portland Oregon. She also leads art retreats and workshops around the world. Her work shows in local, national and international juried competitions where she often wins awards.

This painting began as a more traditional work, from a concept of a tattooed woman looking up in alluring surprise, but the real idea was based upon triangles formed. Though it won 2nd place in a statewide contest, I wasn’t entirely satisfed and marbled over the painting to add mystery and intrigue. It also softened the hard edges and created interest throughout the painting. The process of marbling with acrylic paint is somewhat unpredictable, but that is part of the fun. I took a video of this painting being marbled because it will be included in a book I am writing on Gossamer Wings marbling. It will soon be available for viewing on my website: www.rene-art.com Awards & shows 2020 Watercolor Society Of Oregon Spring Show - “Come Up The Years” juror Michael Reardon Fall Show - “Passages” - Award of Distinction 2017 juror Kristi Grussendorf National Watercolor Society International show “Gotta Problem With That?” NWS / 50 Stars “Eating Crow” / jurors: Mike Bailey, Cathy Hegman, Kathleen Ballard Watercolor Society Of Oregon Rocky Mountain National Watermedia / 47 Award - “Ferry To Dubrovnik” Spring Show - “The Picnic” juror Linda Daily Baker juror Jeannie McGuire Fall Show - “Epic Island III” 6th place American Watercolor Society juror Paul Jackson “Gotta Problem With That” jurors Antonio Masi , Susan Avis Murphy, Western Federation Watercolor Society Carla O’Connor, George Politis, Donna Zagotta “Connections juror Jeannie McGuire” NWS / Canada, VISIONS Adjoined show “She’s Golden” - jurors Mary Ann Beckwith, Lake Area Artists Robbie Laird, Jean Pedersen, Rayne Tunley “Sage Of The Sea” - Lake Oswego Review Award juror Gary Stein 2019 “Out My Back Door” - Lakewood Center Award Northwest Watercolor Society juror Andrew Edwards “She’s Golden” - Member show Lan Su In Bloom “Out My Back Door” - National Show “Chrysanthemum Spirit” - “Peony on Gold” American Watercolor Society “Eating Crow” 2016 jurors Antonio Masi, Laurin McCracken, Lake Area Artists: 2016 Robert McIntyre, Joel Popadics, Rosa Sepple Best of Show - “Orchid Dreams” Western Federation Watercolor Society “She’s Golden” Watercolor Society Of Oregon juror Kathleen Conover Fall Show - “Under The Tuscan Sun” accepted Watercolor Society Of Oregon International Society of Experimental Art Spring Show - “The Rapture”, award “The Picnic” accepted 2016 juror Jean Pedersen Fall Show - “Ferry To Dubrovnik” 4th place Oregon Society of Artists juror Joyce Hicks 3rd place / Fall Show - “Submerged”

2018 Village Gallery of Arts First place / Fall Show - “Erin” Northwest Watercolor Society / juror Geofrey McCormack “Eating Crow” - second place award juror Linda Baker Oregon Society of Artists First Place12 x 12 show International Society of Experimental Art “Travel Fever, Paris To Shanghai” 25th - “Slack Tide” juror Ruth Armitage 2015 Watercolor Society Of Oregon Spring Show - “Gotta Problem With That?” Painters Showcase juror Fran Larson First place - “The Dancer” / Fall Show - “Splendor” 7th place juror Robbie Laird Western Federation Watercolor Society Best of Show - “Pondering” Lake Area Artists / juror: Linda Daly Baker “Marbled Trillium” - Award juror Ruth Armitage Watercolor Society of Oregon “Tango” - Lake Oswego Review Award Accepted - “Treading Lightly Among Old Souls” juror Gary Stein / juror: Gale Webb

Mary Elle has lived her entire life in Oregon and currently resides in Oregon City. She is a signature member of Watercolor Society of Oregon, and her paintings have been juried into many Watercolor Society of Oregon shows, where she has been an award winner, as well as the Georgia Watercolor Society International show, and the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (Western Fed) show, where her painting, Ladies in Red, won the SAWG 50th Anniversary Award. Her painting, Waiting in Line, appears in Splash 20, Creative Compositions. She has been published by Watercolor Artist Magazine and American Watercolor Weekly as a featured writer. Mary paints for the love of painting. She shares her art with others because it gives her great pleasure to see someone else enjoy the work she has created. She currently teaches classes at the Red Trillium Studio in Troutdale, OR.

Z.L.Feng

Growing up in Shanghai, Feng painting and experimenting with different mediums, including pastel, oil, and egg tempera, before choosing his favorite, watercolor. He finds inspiration for his lovely landscapes in the countryside of the New River Valley. Those familiar with Feng’s art are also captivated by his portraits of the people of Tibet, Native Americans of New Mexico, Southern farmers, and others.

Before coming to the U.S. in 1986, Feng received his BFA degree from Shanghai Teacher’s University and taught in its art department for four years. He completed the MFA degree at Radford University in 1989 where he is currently a Professor of Art. In his homeland of China, Feng exhibited his portraits, landscapes, and illustrations in juried exhibitions. Since coming to the U.S., his work has received acclaim throughout the country, garnering more than 600 state, regional, national, and international awards with many “Best in Show” awards and Gold Medal honors in major U.S. watercolor competitions.

Feng is an artist-signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, and the Pastel Society of America (as master pastelist). His work has been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, American Artist, Watercolor 90, Watercolor Highlight, Omni Magazine, Watercolor Magic, and the Chinese National Magazine, China-Watercolor. Additionally, his paintings have been featured in five art books published and distributed worldwide. His work was shown in a broadcast that was aired on the local PBS affiliate station in Harrisonburg, VA. Feng’s biography has been listed in the Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S., Who’s Who in American Art, and American Art Directory.

Feng’s artwork can be found in numerous private and corporate collections, including Walt Disney, the U.S. Gulfstream Aerospace Center, and Orlando International Airport as well as the permanent collections of the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, Missouri, and the Radford University Art Museum. His work is also in private and corporate collections in Singapore and China.

[email protected]

www.radford.edu/~zfeng

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Ryan Fox- Bio

Ryan Fox is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society as well as 6 state and regional societies- Northeast, Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and North Carolina (NEWS, GWS, IWS, PWS, MOWS, WSNC). Ryan has won awards in The American Watercolor Society (AWS), Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, Missouri Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society (GWS), and Watercolor Society of North Carolina juried shows. His work has been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine, Art of Watercolour, and Splash 15, 16, 19 & 20 hardcover books published by F+W Media. His instructional DVDs are marketed by Creative Catalyst Productions.

1928 Jupiter Hills Court Raleigh, NC 27604 (919) 645-8345 [email protected] RITA FURNANZ ARTIST BIO

Oregon artist Rita Furnanz has painted in watercolor since 2007. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from San Jose State University where she majored in Art History and studied drawing and oil painting. She had a varied career as a teacher, photographer, and journalist.

When she retired, her art background led her to experiment with watercolor, which is now her primary medium. Rita uses the spontaneity and fluidity of watercolor to glaze layers of color which enhance contours and heighten contrast. She strives for texture and emotions in her paintings.

Her passion for travel, people, and nature are key elements in her paintings with subjects that range from still life, figures, to land and seascapes. Examples of her work can be found at: www.rita.furnanz.com

Kristi Galindo Dyson 17825 146th Ave SE, Renton, WA 98058 425-255-8207 [email protected]

ARTIST STATEMENT

For a number of years my work has been experi- mental and non-objective. I have moved away from traditional imagery and work to create a visu- al tension that builds interest and produces an esthetically pleasing experience. The process is playful and the results are a record of my movements, intuitions and decisions as I work and rework the image in front of me. I aim for a rich vis- ual experience that engages me and the viewer. The element of “mystery” is al- ways present as I am never sure where this visual dialogue will take me or what it will reveal. I seek to surprise myself by continually looking for new forms of ex- pression that find order and meaning in unexpected places.

EDUCATION

BS in Education from Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebraska, 1970 Graduate work in painting at the University of Arizona, Tucson, 1972 –1973

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Instructor of Art at Concordia Teachers College, Seward, NE 1970 – 1972 Art teacher in the Kent School District, Kent, WA 1998 – 2000 Founding Member of Advisory Board for the Center of Liturgical Art at Concordia University, Seward, NE, 2005 – ongoing

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Signature member of NWWS, served as president 2002 -2004 Signature member of NPS Member of Women Painters of Washington since 2003, served as president 2005 –2007

ANTOANETA GEORGIEVA

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

City of Dobrich School for the Arts Dobrich, Bulgaria 1978-1986

Tsanko Lavrenov National High School of Fine Arts Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1986-1992

Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius University Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria 1992-1996 Master of Fine Arts

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Signature Member: NWWS, LWS, GWS, PWCS Juried Member: NAWA

Associate Member: AWS, NWS, AIS, OPA, NOAPS

RECENT EXHIBITIONS and AWARDS

Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors (2019)

American Impressionist Society “Impressions” Small Works Showcase National Juried Exhibition (2019)

American Impressionist Society 20th Annual National Juried Exhibition (2019)

Georgia Watercolor Society National Exhibition (2019, 2018, 2017 “Winsor & Newton Award”)

Illinois Watercolor Society National Exhibition (2019)

International Watercolor Society (2019 Bulgaria International Watercolor Triennial)

Louisiana Watercolor Society International Exhibition (2019, 2018, 2017)

National Association of Women Artists (2019: Winter Small Works Juried Exhibition, 2018 : 129th Annual NAWA Member Exhibition, NAWA “Daydreaming” Juried Exhibition Coral Springs Museum of Art, 2017: NAWA at Beamsderfer 2 Juried Exhibition, NAWA New Members Exhibition, NAWA Juried Member)

National Watercolor Society Member Exhibition (2020 Past Presidents Award, 2018)

New England Watercolor Society Biennial North American Open (2018)

Northwest Watercolor Society International Exhibition (2019, 2017)

Northwest Watercolor Society Member Exhibition (2020, 2018, 2017 “First Place Award”)

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Annual International Juried Exhibition (2019 Best Abstract Award))

Philadelphia Watercolor Society 119th International Exhibition (2019, 2018)

Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open (2020)

Red River Watercolor Society National Juried Watermedia Exhibition (2019 “Golden Artists Colors Merchandise Award”)

San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition (2019)

Society of Watercolor Artists-Fort Worth International Exhibition (2019, 2017)

Watercolor Art Society-Houston International Exhibition (2019 “Texas Art Supply Award”, 2018, 2017)

Watercolor West International Exhibition (2020 Quiller Gallery Award, 2019)

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Exhibition (2019, 2018) Laurie Goldstein-Warren, TWSA, WW, NWWS Web: www.warrenwatercolors.com

Biography

Originally from New York, Laurie now lives in West Virginia. Laurie has always had a love for the arts. When she was younger she was a member of the Rochester Academy of Performing Arts as a dancer. After moving to the country in West Virginia, she went back to one of her first loves, fine art. Her work has been widely exhibited across the United States and has also exhibited in Japan, Turkey and China. Her work can be seen in Splash 13, 14 and 18 and 21. She has also been published several times in Watercolor Artist magazine as well as Art of Watercolour magazine. She is a Member of the Watercolor Honor Society and a signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor West, North West Watercolor Society as well as several other societies. Her work earned her the High Winds Medal at the 150th Anniversary Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society. In 2021, she will be traveling to England to demo and exhibit at the International Watercolour Masters Exhibition.

CascadeDance by Sandy Haight

2020 NWWS Annual International Open Show Juror: Ron Stocke This bouncy dancing dahlia was found at Butchart Gardens near Victoria, BC on a bright summer day. I couldn’t resist the curling petals of a solid white bloom and brought them to life as a painting by creating lots of color in the shadows. It’s a large unframed painting, 22.5” x 30” with deckle edge. (On my web site you’ll see other colorfully painted white fowers!) When we pause to notice, there is something not only instructive but powerfully inspiring about forms in nature, especially those that are alive with an expression of beauty. To me, the lure of fowers is compelling and beyond words when up-close and personal, and so I paint what I have come to call my ‘Floralscapes’, the mysterious landscape inside the bloom. Through layers of watercolor glazes I build an impression that is both accurately realistic and yet abstractly surreal in efect.

Watercolor was frst introduced to me in a life drawing class. I loved the luminosity of the medium so much that I continued to practice on illustration course assignments, getting more and more familiar with the planning, strategy and execution of a fnished painting. I built a portfolio and my illustration career took of. I have always loved the sensuality of this medium, the glow of the colors and the fact that the paint moves and fows on its own, inter- mingling with other colors. The use of watercolor in my illustration business became part of my signature style that has been contracted for use on book jackets, logos, advertising, event promos and in many publications. My stylized commercial work can be seen on my illustra- tion website: http://www.sandyhaight.com.

I taught watercolor classes at Bellevue College from 2008 until I moved from Seattle in 2017. I enjoyed helping students learn to control the watercolor process. Inspiration from teaching created a renewed interest and immersion in painting subjects I love. This work can be seen on my fne art web site at http://www.sandyhaightfneart.com along with my sumi and fgure work.

I’m a Signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society. I have shown my work in the Seattle area, Bainbridge Island, Anacortes, San Diego and Cannon Beach. I’ve been the poster artist for the Bainbridge Island Garden Tour and Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, bridging my career in illustration with my Floralscapes. I now live on Bainbridge Island with a large, light studio and colorful gardens. Inspiration is everywhere!

Sandy Haight - www.sandyhaightfneart.com JANINE HELTON

Biography

Janine Helton is a watercolor artist who has been recognized in watercolor competitions locally, nationally and internationally. Although she has always enjoyed hands-on creative pursuits, it wasn't until the fall of 2009 that she began taking watercolor lessons with a local artist in her hometown of St. Charles, Missouri. Janine has since taken workshops from nationally-known artists including Carl Purcell, Janet Rogers, Fealing Lin and Ted Nuttall.

Janine is a Best of Missouri Hands Juried Artist, a Watercolor West Juried Artist, a Saint Louis Watercolor Society Signature Member as well as a Signature Member of both the Missouri Watercolor Society and the Georgia Watercolor Society. In March of 2018, her painting Breeding Blue was published in the French magazine, Art of Watercolour, as a result of entering a Reader's Competition.

Artist Statement

Watercolor painting for me started out as something to fill a void in my life during a time of loss and change. It didn't take long before I was hooked! Right from the start I was drawn to painting birds, as I already loved to watch, photograph and identify them in my own backyard. I've since become enamored with painting animals, flowers, and people, but the motivation is the same: to express my appreciation for God's creation.

I love letting the water and pigment have its way to make a subject come alive on the paper! I often begin with loose and expressive brushwork before working towards select details with more precision until I am satisfied that I've captured the essence of the subject, be it the posture of a bird or the expression on a person's face. I find watercolor painting challenging, relaxing and exciting all at the same time. I enjoy experimenting with techniques and colors as I continue learning and growing as an artist. CATHERINE HILLIS

www.catherinehillis.com

My paintings can be described as traditional landscapes, still lifes and figures, but I try to use my unique perspective to draw the viewer into the world as I see it, incorporating humor or beauty whenever possible in unexpected places. As an eager traveler, and perhaps even a bit of a gypsy, I try to view everyday subjects with fresh eyes.

White boats become abstracted shapes of bouncing color. A dilapidated, old building comes to life with the inescapable charm of a one-time beauty queen whose walls reveal a rich, mysterious history. To my eye, New York City, “the city which never sleeps,” is a wonderland of endless shapes of color, motion and energy. Colorful street graffiti in Bucharest is a modern masterpiece set in a bustling urban landscape.

I was always drawn to the arts. I worked as a child model and actor and was gifted musically. I could draw and paint without effort. Creating art makes me feel good. I’m relaxed and healthy when I paint and if I’m working outdoors, with the sun shining, birds singing and breezes blowing, I cannot be happier.

Our daily lives are hectic. I like to think my work can slow the pace, and make a troubled world feel better as I take a wide view of the chaos and bring focus and order to the pandemonium around me by squinting, and then positioning my pencil and brush onto paper or canvas.

During the 2020 Pandemic, I discovered the gift of time and I used it to experiment with my medium, painting on unusual surfaces and making my own paper. Throughout my career, I have admired, studied and found inspiration in the masters of my medium, Winslow Homer, who tells stories with paint, John Singer Sargent and his marvelous technical ability, Edward Hopper with his brooding landscapes and the masterful Andrew Wyeth.

Teaching art provides me another regular, joyful outlet. I believe in giving back. I’m devoted to sharing what I know with students. I’m a believer in common sense instruction and providing lifelong skills to each learner. I have proudly served as a member of the faculty at the re-known Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia; Frederick Community College in Maryland, and in many art centers across the USA and around the world. I continue each year to conduct workshops nationally and internationally. - Catherine H. Hillis, SDWS, GWS, PWS, SW, MoWS, WCWS, LPAPA

Catherine M. James Watercolors

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The watercolors of Catherine James feature bright colors set off by rich dramatic darks. Using exquisite detail, her paintings explore how light filters delicately through leaves or shimmers through cascades of flower petals. Natural forms such as branches or leaves are choreographed to help the viewer’s eye flow and dance through her paintings.

After growing up in the Midwest, Catherine moved to the Seattle area and fell in love with the mossy green forests and misty mountains of the Pacific Northwest. The artist earned a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and then worked in the Seattle area for many years as a graphic designer, art director, and children’s software illustrator.

The artist’s work is influenced by Japanese prints and Asian design. Catherine James uses her own beautiful garden as a resource for many of her paintings, as well as many gardens she has visited throughout the Northwest and England. Hiking throughout the Northwest has also provided unlimited inspiration for her paintings.

Catherine has exhibited her watercolors in juried shows and galleries for more than a decade. Her artwork is in private collections in England, Australia and throughout the United States. She lives in Redmond, Washington.

Kathy Johnson is a water media artist. Her painting process begins by sifting through ideas before honing a drawing down to the essence of the image. By simplifying imagery and using harmonious color combinations, she aims to convey a sense of serenity in her paintings.

As a signature member of the NWWS, Kathy has served as a past open exhibition chair person in the mid-1990s. She taught watercolor while living in Seattle and actively sold work through art galleries and festivals.

After nearly four decades in Seattle, Kathy moved to the historic town of Jacksonville, Oregon in 2018 where the artistic vibe and beautiful landscape prove plenty of inspiration. Artist: Peter Jones Painting: Spring Bloom

Artist Bio: Peter Jones

Peter Jones is a British watercolor artist who has lived and worked in the USA since 2005. Growing up in the UK, Peter enjoyed art through school but was taught the basics of watercolor by his father, Ian Jones around the age of ten. After leaving school, Peter went on to work within the commercial aviation industry, ultimately relocating his family to the USA in September 2005. Peter has lived in Montana and more recently Washington State, both of which have provided wonderful inspiration for his landscape painting hobby. Peter has developed a 'soft realism' style of painting, using vibrant color and careful control of values. Understanding the use of light and composition are paramount to his painting success as is the technical knowledge of materials and basic techniques. Along with his artist wife, Peter has owned his own studio gallery in Montana, had many successful art shows but above all, the most memorable thing for him has been the opportunity to teach hundreds of keen students the joys of painting watercolor. Bev Jozwiak international award winning Artist, Author &Juror.

Graduated with honors from Western Washington University with a Degree in Fine Arts, and an Art History Minor.

Born in Vancouver, Washington, Bev still resides there with her husband of 40 plus years. She has two daughters, and three grandchildren.

Societies: Signature Member: American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, Missouri Watercolor Society, Northwest Watercolor Society, Texas Watercolor Society, and more.

Juror for National watercolor shows, and Teaching workshops around the US including the prestigious Scottsdale Art school, Kanuga, Dillmans, Cheap Joe’s and more.

Achievement Highlights:

• Free-lanced for numerous card companies, had two 12 month calendar of my paintings published, one by Landmark, and the other by Hallmark. • Featured Artist in numerous magazines, including Art Collector, International Artist magazine, North Light Magazine, American Artist, the art of watercolour and The Artist. Cover of Watercolor Art. Sept. 2017. The Palette Magazine-Cover 2019 Issue #70, and 12 page article. • American Artist “Watercolor” 8 page article and F&W’s Watercolor Magazine article on 5 artists vision for painting the figure. • Life time achievement award for Who’s Who in American Artists. • Sits on the Advisory board of “American Watercolor weekly magazine” by North Light. • Watercolor Artist Magazine competition “Paint what you Love”. Painting featured. • 12 page article in Summer 2015 Acrylic Artist. • Some of the most recent National/International Awards include: 2009 and 2013 NWWS Purchase Award, Best of show in 2017 2009 39th Annual Louisiana International Exhibition-Al Zerries Memorial award. 2010 National Churchill Museum Award-Watercolor Missouri National 2010 Texas Watercolor Soc. 61st Annual Exhibition-Waterloo Watercolor Group Award 2012 Texas watercolor Society 63rd Annual “Charles E. Cheever Jr. Award” 2012 Louisiana Watercolor Society 42nd Annual Exhibition- John Brown Memorial. 2013 California watercolor Association-Charlotte Huntley Award. 2013 Transparent Watercolor Society-Directors Award 2013 Texas Watercolor Soc. 64th Annual Exhibition-Silver Medallion Award. 2014 TWSA exhibition $1000 James McNeill Whistler Award Cover and ten page article in Watercolor artist-Sept. 2017 • Included in 11 Best of Watercolor books, including “Splash 9-13, 15-16,18, and 20. • Painting “Studio Life” used as an ad for American Artist. Ran for months in such magazines as American Artist, American Artist Workshops, Complete Painters Handbook, American Artist Drawing Magazine, and more. • In thousands of corporate, and private collections throughout the United States. • Accepted into the Shenzhen Watercolour Biennial China show 2013-2014. • Author of “Painting Life with Life”, a 164 page hardbound book focusing on painting people and animals. And Video 5 CD video by same name. Tia Kratter Bio & Artist’s Statement

Tia joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1993 as a Digital Painter during production of the studio’s first feature film, Toy Story. She has subsequently held the Shader Art Director role on five other films, including Pixar’s Monster’s Inc., A Bugs Life, Brave, and others. As a Texture Art Director at Pixar, Tia was responsible for specifying the color and texture of every object modeled for a film.

Currently, as the Manager of Art & Film at Pixar University, the educational branch of Pixar, Tia helps to foster the continuing education of Pixar employees; teaching art classes and offering writing, film, and a wide variety of related classes to its 1200 employees.

Prior to Pixar, Tia was a background painter at Disney Feature Animation from 1980 to 1994, where she worked on a variety of acclaimed animated films including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast, Tron, and others.

Her paintings for films have been in exhibits around the world: MoMA, Japan, England, and beautiful Oakland, California, among other exotic locations.

When she’s not at work, Tia spends her time painting watercolors- doing her best to keep computers as far away as possible. She is a signature member of the NWWS and California Watercolor Association.

Tia is a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She currently resides in Moraga, California with her artist husband Paul, and faithful cat, Noche. Chris Krupinski, AWS-df, NWS www.chriskrupinski.com

BIOGRAPHY

Art is a key element in Chris Krupinski's life. She has been drawing and painting all of her life, but discovered watercolors in the mid-1980s and has had a passion for the medium ever since. The training she received pursuing art education and graphic design degrees honed her technical abilities. But, more importantly, it is the discipline of painting everyday that has lead to her success.

Chris is a Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society, signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America (Master Status), Watercolor West-Master, and Allied Artists, to name a few. She is the recipient of over 200 national and regional awards including the top award in the 2018, 2015, and 2013 Adirondacks Exhibition of American Watercolors, first in Watercolor West 2016, first in Alabama Watercolor Society 2018, Best in Show in North East Watercolor Society in 2019 and a medallion award winner in the 2013 and 2015 American Watercolor Society Exhibition. Chris has been published in major watercolor publications and has been a featured artist in numerous leading national art magazines. She was featured on both the cover and a feature article in the October 2014 issue of The Artists Magazine. Most recently Chris was featured with a step-by-step demonstration in the Art of Watercolour magazine (30th edition).

Internationally, Chris was selected as one of the "master painters" for the Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary International Watermedia Masters, November 2007, 2010, and 2012 in Nanjing, China. Chris was also selected for the Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition in 2012. A painting was selected for the 2013-2014 Shenzhen Watercolour Biennial. Chris was an invitee to the 2018 Silk Road International Arts Festival at the Shaanxi Provincial Museum of Fine Arts, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China. She was invited to participate in the IWS biennial in Cappadocia, Turkey in 2014. Two paintings were shown in the 2014 Thailand Watermedia Exposition and two in the Taiwan 2016 International Exhibition. She has exhibited in the invitational Watercolor Exhibition, Greece in 2014-2018. She was invited to hang a painting in the Watercolor Masters Exhibition in Gouda, Holland in 2019. Chris also was invited to hang two paintings in the First International Exhibition “World of High Watercolor”, Moscow, Russia from November 16-21, 2019. She was also invited to exhibit watercolors in Monza In Acqurello (Italy), the “Festival Internationale Dell’ Acquarello” from September 11-13, 2020.

REBECCA KRUTSINGER

ARTIST BIO

Rebecca Krutsinger born in Iowa is an artist who has spent her life living in the Midwest. Her studio resides in Illinois where she has lived most of her life.

It was a natural for her to find watercolor as her chosen medium in her artist profession. A lifelong love of art, creativity and learning brought her to the realization four years ago that her calling is watercolor painting. Though a self taught artist Rebecca has studied under many wonderful watercolor masters in various workshops throughout the USA.

Portrait painting, whether it be human or animal, is her passion. She has said, “I am mesmerized by the eyes. They speak to me. The portrait speaks to me.” Portraits are her favorite subject but she will experiment with landscapes and paints floral as well. She believes learning and trying new things is the road to finding a persons inner soul which her work portrays. Her sense of style is one of impressionistic and painterly with strong brushstrokes and opinion.

As a member of many watercolor societies, Rebecca has opportunities to compete. Her work has been juried into many exhibitions including the San Diego WS, St Louis WS, Society of Watercolor Artist, Kentucky WS, Missouri WS, Pittsburgh WS, Illinois WS, Northeast WS, Minnesota Northstar WS, Northwest WS, Central NY WS and Montana WS. She has won awards which brought her the first place award at the St. Louis 20th juried art exhibition in 2019 while also attaining signature status. She has held a one woman show in 2018 and 2019. Her exhibitions “Floral, Feather and Fur” and “Whispers of the Wildlife” held at the Flora Public Library in Flora, Illinois garnered many paintings sold giving her the opportunity to then make a monetary donation to both the public library and the national wildlife fund.

Rebecca credits her love of art and beauty to her parents Ronald and Dorothy Putbrese who always encouraged her creative endeavors. She signs her work with her given name, Rebecca Putbrese, in honor of them.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I find watercolor to be a fascinating medium. It’s alive in many ways. It’s soft, quiet, vulnerable yet can also be hard, loud and tough. I find while working that my painting communicates with me, guiding me, letting me know what it needs. I like to experiment with different subjects, different papers, different marks but always ending with a feeling of life in my work.

Bio

Dongfeng Li was born and raised up in China. He came to the United States in 1992 and finished his graduate study in Art Education and Master of Fine Art.

Now he is American Watercolor Society signature member with D.F. tittle. He has participated in many national and international exhibitions Since 2013. He has won numerals awards which including thirteen First Place Awards in national and international competitions in the United States.

Now, Dongfeng Li is an associate professor teaching drawing, painting and watercolor at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY

My name is Eric Yi Lin. I was born in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1981. My family moved to Irvine, California, when I was 14. My parents ran a successful trading company selling garden furniture. My father designed most of the products himself, so I guess I got the artistic gene from him. However, instead of taking over the family business, I stubbornly went on my own path to become an artist. I guess it's the artist's blood inside me that makes me want to create something new, whether in art or career path!

After graduating from art school in 2007, I worked from motion graphic design, illustration, film to digital art for video games. I thought I was doing well when I see my name in the credit roll of a big- budget video game. However, as an artist, I long for a personal connection. Making art for video games is fun, but my art doesn't connect with people on a deeper level. After some thought, I realized that I want to remind people they are loved and accepted. I do this by creating art that connects them to their memories and experiences.

I like to hide behind the desk and closed-door to produce artwork. I usually let my wife do the talking when we are with friends and relatives. But I want to connect to people who enjoy my art, and I cannot do it by hiding in my cubicle! My choice of medium is watercolor. It's a perfect medium to capture the atmosphere and bring life to the subject. I also started a YouTube channel named Café Watercolor. It's a space where I can have a personal connection with people through my art, my story, and watercolor knowledge. My YouTube channel grow past 100k subscribers in 2020. This tells me that people all around the world are interested in this beautiful medium. It encourages me to keep painting and keep sharing. Canadian artist Carol Loeb is fascinated by the vast and varied landscape of her native country. Inspired by ordinary scenes of both rural and urban settings, she imbues her paintings with a life and style derived from the subject itself. Working mainly in acrylics, she builds her works in layers of color, creating luminous images conveying visual as well as emotional depth. Calm, contemplative settings dominate in her work, providing a welcome respite from the bustle of everyday activity. They reflect her sense of attachment to the natural world and invite viewers to slow down and enter into the scene to explore its visible and hidden features. Contemplating the water while sitting on the shore, peering into the hidden recesses at the forest’s edge or wondering what is beyond the circle of light cast by the campfire, all evoke a vibrant yet peaceful connection to our surroundings.

Lately, as a result of travel restrictions imposed to control the global pandemic, Carol has concentrated on local Montreal subjects. The old industrial architecture of the city, and particularly the abandoned structures in the port and along the Lachine Canal, has drawn her attention. The massive decaying structures, with their sharply defined shapes and highly textural surfaces, cast both literal and figurative shadows, reflecting on the past, our current condition, and how we have arrived at this point.

Carol is a Fine Art graduate of Fanshawe College in London, Ontario and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She taught art for over 30 years in Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, Kuwait, USA, and the Philippines. Working overseas offered her opportunities to not only learn new approaches to art making and teaching, but to experience a rich diversity of art, architecture and cultural traditions. She has had numerous solo shows in Montreal and at the Krempp Gallery in Indiana, as well as many group shows in New York, Montreal, Toronto, Rome, Memphis and London. In the lead-up to Canada’s 150th anniversary she conceived and executed the Trans-Canada 150 art project, a cross-continental documentation of the Canadian landscape along the Trans-Canada Highway from coast to coast, that culminated in a collection of 52 studio paintings and a book. The collection has been exhibited in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia and was featured in Beaverbrook Museum’s Billie Magazine in 2017. She has been a Finalist in the Artists’ Magazine 33rd Annual Art Competition , the South West Art Magazine 2020 Artistic Excellence Competition, and in five years of the Avenue Art Gallery Annual Brush Off Competition.

Carol has recently left the education field in order to paint full-time. She is represented by galleries in Montreal, Toronto and Laguna Beach. Her works can be seen and she can be contacted through her website, https://carolloeb.weebly.com, instagram @carolloebartist and Facebook @carolloeb.artist. ”Golden Mendocino Headlands” 22” x 30” watercolor

A "plein air" artist since a student at Principia College, CAROLYN LORD was influenced by the 20th Century California Watercolor Style of Millard Sheets and his peers which often features bold color and strong design. As her painting career developed, some aspects of Tonalism, and Impressionism were integrated into her plein air and studio work. She is inspired by the California's vernacular landscape and is well-known for her garden paintings. Lord has been profiled in Plein Air, American Artist, and Watercolor Artist Magazines, and Savvy Painter podcast. Lord is a Signature Member of California Art Club, National Watercolor Society, California Watercolor Association, and American Women Artists. In California, her paintings are represented at the Calabi Gallery, Santa Rosa; Nancy Dodds Gallery, Carmel; California Watercolor, Fallbrook, and at Thunderbird Foundation, Mt. Carmel, Utah; Shaun Horne Gallery, Crested Butte, Colorado. Lord has taught California workshops at Mendocino Art Center, Carmel Visual Arts, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Market Street Atelier, in Arizona at Scottsdale Artists’ School, in New York at View Art Center, Old Forge. 2020 solo-show “In the Presence of Nature: Paintings by Carolyn Lord” at Principia College, Elsah, IL; 2019 three-artist show “Waterscapes: Carolyn Lord, Karen Arabel-Nichols, Susan Sarback” at Gallery @ 48 Natoma, Folsom, CA; 2018 duo-show “Where We Live: Paintings by Carolyn Lord and Peggi Kroll Roberts” at University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA; 2016 solo-show “ Local Presence” at The Grand Gallery, Tracy, CA. Juried group shows: De Young Museum, San Francisco; Triton Museum, Santa Clara; Haggin Museum, Stockton; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles; Oceanside Museum of Art; Fallbrook Art Center. Plein Air events: Carmel; Sonoma; Mendocino; San Luis Obispo.

Visit www.carolynlord.com for detailed information on upcoming shows, workshops, and to subscribe to Lord’s e-newsletter.

Karen Mai

Karen Mai is an artist based in Hong Kong. Her artworks have been exhibited internationally and won awards. Her watercolor paintings have been accepted for the international juried exhibitions of the American Watercolor Society (AWS), the National Watercolor Society (NWS) and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI).

James Maria

James Maria was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. During formative years, he honed his talents in the visual and performing arts, eventually pursuing a secondary education in fine art at Kutztown University. Since graduating summa cum laude with Chamblis and Sheradin awards from Kutztown University’s Art Education and Fine Arts programs in 2012, James has participated in and garnered significant awards and honors at many international juried exhibitions, producing a handful of solo shows in Kutztown, Lancaster and Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Watermedia centric organizations such as the American Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor USA and NWWS have been immeasurably valuable in his early career, providing exhibition opportunities as well as critical exposure in the national and international markets. James has shown with the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, the Mid-Atlantic Watercolor Society, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Louisiana Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society, the Society of Watercolor Artists, and others.

James has attained signature membership in a handful of watercolor societies, most notably the American Watercolor Society and the Watercolor Honor Society.

Outside of the critical and commercial success he has found in the watermedia community, James has also advanced in interdisciplinary juried exhibition circuits, especially in shows pertaining to the pursuit of representational painting and to themes surrounding spirituality and human environment interactions.

In addition to work in private collections, two of his paintings are included in the permanent collection of contemporary watercolors at the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, MO and one resides within the permanent collection at Kutztown University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts.

His work and writing have also been featured in issues of both Watercolor Artist and Professional Artist magazines. In addition to offering public demonstrations, he continues to teach privately and diligently maintain his studio practice at the Goggleworks Center for the Arts, in his hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania.

Robert Masla

A full time professional artist whose exhibition history extends over 40 years, painter Robert Masla's canvases, murals and portraits can be found both in the United States and in Mexico in numerous public and private collections: galleries, private residencies, corporations, the hospitality and health care industries, restaurants and on film. His work has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions in both countries. Maslas' art has also appeared in various books and publications such as: The Artist and the American Landscape, Changing Prospects, The Artists Magazine, Art New England, PleinAir Today/Outdoor Painter and American Watercolor Weekly. Throughout his career Robert has also remained dedicated to art as an educator, teaching and lecturing in various settings with a wide range of populations, in schools, colleges, museums, and workshops. In 2005 he and his wife Monica, built Casa de los Artistas, his Studios South, in a small fishing village on the west coast of Mexico. Each winter for the past 15 years, Robert, along with esteemed artist colleagues have conducted workshops there, (ArtWorkshopVacations.com). Masla graduated from Tufts/The Museum School with a BFA and Diploma in painting in 1979 and received an MFA in Painting and Art History from The City College of New York in 1986. The artist has been represented by the R. Michelson Galleries for over 30 years where he currently has a solo exhibition, Gratitude: The Unrecognized Essential Workers Series - On display at the gallery through October 31 and online at Rmichelson.com You can see a sample of the full range of his work on the artists' website MaslaFineArt.com

Though working in many genre throughout his career, Robert Masla has always had a strong affinity and love for the landscape. Doing his first plein air painting with his mentor, the 20th century Realist Master, Alton Tobey when he was “about 12 or 13”, he has been addicted ever since. “Nature has played a key role in my life as teacher, healer and guide, her powers and grounding energy nourishing my growth”. Mark McDermott 5100 Vaquero Road Anchorage, Alaska 99516 907-345-6997 [email protected] http://markmcdermottart.com/ Biographical Information

Mark grew up on the East Coast of the United States and migrated to Alaska permanently in 1977 after he completed his Master’s Degree in Geophysics at Stanford. He spent 10 years doing field work as a geologist and geophysicist in remote Alaska and then 25 years as an Information Technology Manager for ConocoPhillips in Anchorage.

Mark has published over 300 photographs in magazines, calendars, and books and is a self-taught professional watercolorist with over 35 years of experience. His favorite subjects are Alaskan landscapes and images captured from his travel and nature photography. He was a 2011 artist-in-residence for Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Commissioned paintings are a large part of his body of work, having completed over 100 commissions in the past decade. He has been juried into approximately 35 national and international watercolor exhibitions in the last five years.

Mark now paints full time in Anchorage and travels extensively, recently visiting countries such as Morocco, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Greenland, Bhutan, Antarctica, and China. His outdoor activities include photography and hiking.

Recent Juried Show Awards

• 2019 Signature Member Status in the Watercolor USA Honor Society • 2019 Boldbrush Award – November • 2019 Watercolor Artist Magazine’s Watermedia Showcase – Honorable Mention • 2019 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia 46th Annual Exhibition – Mountainside Art Guild Award • 2019 San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition – Jordan Ressler Award • 2019 Watercolor USA 58th Annual Exhibition – Merchandise Award and WHS Signature status. • 2019 Watercolor Art Society – Houston 42nd International Watermedia Exhibition – Merit Award • 2018 AKWS 44th Annual Juried Exhibition - Second Place • 2018 Watercolor West 50th Annual Exhibition – Merchandise Award • 2018 Red River Watercolor Society's 25th Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition - Merit Award • 2018 The Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition – Honorable Mention, Landscape • 2017 Rocky Mountain Watermedia Exhibition – Honorable Mention • 2017 Watercolor Art Society - Houston 40th International Juried Exhibition – Honorable Mention • 2017 Watercolor Artist Magazine’s “Watermedia Showcase” – Honorable Mention • Splash 18, 19 & 20 • 2016 Art for Alaska Parks - Best in Show, Second Place, and Best Landscape • 2016 AKWS 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition - First Place • 2016 Watercolor Art Society - Houston 39th Annual International Juried Exhibition - Second Place • 2015 Watercolor West 47th Annual Exhibition – III Combined Merchandise Award • 2015 Watercolor Artist Magazine’s “Watermedia Showcase” - Honorable Mention • 2014 Watercolor West 46th Annual Exhibition - Henry and Fujiko Fukuhara Memorial Award • 2013 Watercolor Artist Magazine’s “Watermedia Showcase” - Second Place • 2012 Watercolor West 44th Annual Juried Exhibition - Signature Member Award • 2012 Finalist, Landscape/Interiors Category; The Artist’s Magazine 29th Annual Art Competition

Professional Memberships

Mark is a Signature Member and Webmaster of the Alaska Watercolor Society. He is a Signature Member of the Watercolor Honor Society, Watercolor West, Northwest Watercolor Society, and Rocky Mountain Watermedia, He is a member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and the National Watercolor Society.

Websites

Painting: http://www.markmcdermottart.com Photography: http://www.markmcdermottphoto.com

Artist’s Biography Carol McSweeney

Born, raised and educated in Boston and the NYC area, but living in the West since her 20s, Carol has a deep affinity for expressing emotion through painting. Her initial careers as an educator, counselor and psychologist arose from her fascination with and empathy for the human spirit.

As an artist, regardless of the subject of her work, Carol remains mesmerized by the idea that, without words, she may communicate with the viewer, not just a visual image presented on paper, but a sense of her emotional connection and reaction to what inspires each particular painting. Her watercolor effects may look “loose” and “lively”, but are the product of careful study and planning. She is known for her sensitive figurative work and varied styles of brushstroke.

Carol is a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society, the San Diego Watercolor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Watercolor West, Northwest Watercolor Society, the Louisiana Watercolor Society, the Arizona Watercolor Association and the Montana Watercolor Society. Most recently, she has received Best of Show and First Place Award from the Missouri Watercolor Society International Exhibition in Qingdao, China, and Presidents Award and Best of Show Award from the Arizona Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition. She has also recently garnered major awards from the New England Watercolor Society Biennial Exhibition, Montana Watercolor Society National Watermedia Exhibition, Rocky Mountain Watermedia Exhibition, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Exhibition, Adirondacks Exhibition of American Watercolors, and Arizona Watercolor Association Shows, as well as the top watercolor award in the Best and Brightest competition sponsored by Scottsdale Artist School.

Her work is featured on the cover of the July/August 2016 issue of Watercolor Artist magazine, and a feature article about her work is included in the issue. She was a finalist in the 2013 and 2014 American Artist competitions, was featured in an editorial series, “Jurors Choice” in the January 2014 issue of Southwest Art., and was juried into Southwest Art Magazine’s “Top Honors” in the January 2015 issue. Carol and her work were featured in the May 2018 issue of So Scottsdale magazine, and her cover of Watercolor Artist Magazine is featured in the 2017 Jumanji movie. Her painting was juried into the Reader’s Competition of Art of Watercolour International Magazine, June 2018 issue. She was invited and sponsored as “Artist of Merit”, representing the Montana Watercolor Society, to participate in the prestigious 2020 Charles Russell Museum Out West Art Show. Fine art publication, Splash 21: Capturing Moods, will feature her paintings in their 2020 and 2021 art books.

Carol teaches private lessons at her studios in Scottsdale, AZ, and Kalispell, MT.

For further information about Carol and an opportunity to view more of her paintings, please visit her website at www.carolmcsweeney.com , her Facebook Artist Page, or contact her at [email protected]

Expressions in Watercolor Molly Murrah [email protected] . www.mollymurrah.com

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: Molly Murrah is an experienced watercolor artist and freelance graphic designer, who has lived and worked in the Seattle area since 1982. She started painting in 2001, and has studied with nationally known watercolor instructors over the years.

Molly presently she teaches classes and workshops at Daniel Smith Artists’ Materials in the Seattle area and at several local galleries and art associations. During COVID, she is teaching online courses.

A Signature Member of the Northwest Watercolor Society, Molly served as President in 2013-2014 and is currently serving a second term in 2020-2021.

Molly’s strengths as an artist lie in composition, color harmonies, and the representation of light. These skills were greatly influenced by her many years spent as a professional graphic designer. Now concentrating on her fine art career, Molly still incorporates her design experience in her painting and teaching.

ARTIST STATEMENT: I have always loved watercolors. My favorite medium since I was a child, when I started to paint in later years it was only natural for me to take up watercolor. My goals for every painting are to create an engaging composition, harmonious colors, dramatic contrast between lights and darks, and a mood or feeling that engages the viewer. If I convey these qualities in my work, then I have succeeded in my artistic expression.

EXHIBITS: October 2020 Northwest Watercolor Society 2020 Annual International Open Juried Exhibition, ONLINE April 2020 Northwest Watercolor Society 2020 Annual Waterworks Unchained Juried Membership Exhibition, ONLINE October 2019 Northwest Watercolor Society 2019 Annual Members’ Show (Awarded the Daniel Smith Patron’s Award) April 2019 Northwest Watercolor Society 79th Annual International Open Juried Exhibition, Shoreline, WA April 2018 Northwest Watercolor Society 78th Annual International Open Juried Exhibition, Mercer Island, WA December 2017 Northwest Watercolor Society Signature Show, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA July 2017 One of 135 artists from all over the world whose work was shown in “SPLASH 18: The Best of Watercolor” November 2016 Kansas Watercolor Society National Exhibition, Wichita, KS October 2016 Northwest Watercolor Society 2016 Waterworks Juried Membership Exhibition, Bothell, WA July 2015 Northwest Watercolor Society 75th Annual International Open Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA November 2014 Northwest Watercolor Society Signature Show, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA (Artistic Merit Award) April 2013 Northwest Watercolor Society 73rd Annual International Open Juried Exhibition, Mercer Island, WA November 2012 Eastside Association of Fine Arts 37th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA April 2012 Northwest Watercolor Society 72nd Annual International Open Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA November 2011 Eastside Association of Fine Arts 36th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA October 2011 Northwest Watercolor Society 2011 Waterworks Juried Membership Exhibition, Seattle, WA November 2011 Selected as an “Emerging Artist” in the La Conner Arts Alive Festival, La Conner, WA September 2011 Eastside Association of Fine Arts Juried “Figures” Exhibit, Seattle, WA August 2011 13th Annual Juried Kenmore Art Show, Kenmore, WA June 2011 Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Gallery Exhibit, Edmonds, WA October 2010 Eastside Association of Fine Arts 35th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Bellevue, WA (Awarded the Winsor Newton Painting Award) October 2010 Northwest Watercolor Society 2010 Waterworks Juried Membership Exhibition, Seattle, WA Ng Woon Lam

Website: http://www.ngwoonlam.com

Memberships and Appointments

• Fellow of the Teaching Excellence Academy, NTU • Dolphin Fellowship (AWS DF) of American Watercolor Society • Associate Professor 2019 to current at School of Art Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University • Master of Fine Art (MFA) in Painting from New York Academy of Art

Exhibitions and Awards

• AWS Bronze Medal of Honor, American Watercolor Society ( AWS ) 142nd (2009) & 147th (2014) Annual International Juried Exhibition • 1st Award, Singapore National Open Exhibition, Representational Category 2007 & 2013 • Nanyang Education Award (School, 2013 & College, 2014), NTU • Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2011, NTU

TED NUTTALL Ted Nuttall Biography

A graduate of Colorado Institute of Art, Ted Nuttall is a figurative artist whose painting expression was born out of his observation of people. Ted is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, San Diego Watercolor Society and enjoys Master Signature Status with both the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and Watercolor West. Ted’s paintings continue to win awards in juried exhibitions throughout the country. And his work has been featured in numerous national and international art publications.Ted was a featured artist in both the 2014 Russian publication "Masters of Watercolor”, and in the 2013 French publication “Pratique Des Arts”. Ted was the featured cover artist for the February 2014 issue of "Watercolor Artist" magazine. Ted’s work has been published in North Light Books', Splash 8 and Splash 10, and his painting "Whispering Smith" appeared on the cover of Splash 12. More recently, the February 2020 issue of “Watercolor Artist” includes a feature article written by Ted displaying his work and discussing some of his working process.

Artist’s Statement

For as long as I can remember, I have been a fascinated spectator of human behavior – the quintessential people watcher. I naturally seek the unique character in everyone I encounter. Often, as I observe someone in his or her everyday environment, I am rewarded with a moment when a gesture or expression combine with the play of light and shadow. A contemplative smile, hands cradling a book or carefully tying a shoe, a shadow cast by a pair of wire-rimmed glasses – and there occurs a pivotal instant when a story appears.

My paintings are an attempt to compose and thoughtfully record the nuances that transfixed these moments, these stories, in my mind.

Matisse expresses the notion superbly:

“I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.”

,AWS

Water Edge Studio 14 Water Edge Rd. Keeseville, NY 12944 (518) 834-7440 [email protected] www.annpember.com

BIOGRAPHY

Ann Pember earned a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston in 1968. She worked as a free-lance commercial artist for 12 years and relocated to the Adirondack region of New York on the shore of Lake Champlain in 1976. She has been painting in watercolor since 1960.

Pember’s paintings have been included in more than 330 national juried exhibitions and they have won more than 100 awards. Her work has been featured in more than 50 books and publications, including 7 of the popular Splash books by North Light Books. It is widely exhibited and is represented in many public, corporate and private collections.

Pember has produced 4 self published books in PDF format; available on CD, or as a download, "Discover Your inner Inspiration" in 2016, "Make Flower Paintings Glow In Watercolor" in 2015, “The Magic of Painting On Smooth Surfaces” in 2014 and “Make Dynamic Paintings In Watercolor” in 2008. Her hardcover book, “Painting Close-Focus Flowers in Watercolor”, was released by North Light Books in 2000 and is almost sold out. Her instructional videos, “Vibrant Orchid; Painting in the Flow of Watercolor”, and “Painting in the Flow of Watercolor on High Plate Illustration Board” were produced by Creative Catalyst Productions in 2004 and 2006. She has been teaching painting workshops since 1988 and has been invited to act as juror of numerous national exhibitions and online shows.

She has earned signature membership in 22 art societies, including: American Watercolor Society, American Artists Professional League, (Fellow), Allied Artists of America, Audubon Artists, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Knickerbocker Artists, USA, National Association of Women Artists, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society, and many regional societies. LISA POPE

I attempt to capture light and color that breathe life into the subjects I paint. I wish to carry the viewer on this journey with me, to find interest in the ordinary.

I have always loved art. However, I chose to pursue a career in education as a school counselor, got married and started a family, which left little time for art. I grew to miss it. About 12 years ago, I began to immerse myself in painting every chance I get and reading all I can about art. I reconnected to my original love for art. I love how it feels to start with a fresh piece of paper. It’s like I’m seeing something for the first time, when I study it to paint it. I apply paint and can’t wait to see what happens. Pablo Picasso was quoted as saying, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." This is what I am attempting to do – return to the art I love and see the world with fresh new eyes. ... It feels like a rebirth. I have lived on both coasts of the United States, Canada and Guam and now live in Puyallup, WA. I feel fortunate to have experienced the sites, food, friendly people and cultures. I hope my paintings capture a glimpse of all the natural beauty I have seen from places I have been.

I paint with watercolor, acrylic and soft pastel.

Awards and Recognitions: -2020 Juried into the NWWS 80th Annual International Open Exhibit Online, "Blue Refraction" -2020 Juried into the 2020 Open Juried Show with the Peninsula Art League, "Hot Pink" -2020 Honorable Mention for "Life in Shadows" in the Women in Watercolor International Juried competition -2020 Harriet Q Johnson Cash Award for "Life in Shadows" at NWWS Waterworks Unchained + ONLINE Show -2020 Arnold's Furniture Purchase Prize Award for "Losing My Marbles" at The Annual CVG Show -2019 Honorable Mention ribbon for "Losing My Marbles" at the Washington State Fair Fine Art Show -2018 Juried into the Itty Bitty Show at Gallery Row in Gig Harbor,WA. Show dates May 5th to May 31st, -2017 First place ribbon for “Blackberry Bramble” at the Washington State Fair Art Show -2017 and 2016 accepted into the Randy Higbee Gallery 6” Squared Judged Exhibit -2014 Merit Award for “Bayou Retreat” in the Louisiana Art and Artist Guild, fall show -2014 Second Place ribbon “Mardi Gras Glitter “Louisiana Art and Artist Guild, spring show -2014 First Place ribbon for “Creating” in the Art for Madisonville Exhibit -2014 First Place ribbon for “Good Bedfellows” in the Zfest Art Show -2014 Juried into Brush with Burden, LSU AgCenter -2014 Juried into the National 45th Annual River Road Show -2013 Juried into the National 44th Annual River Road Show -2013 Honorable Mention for “Two Elephants”, The Louisiana Watercolor Society Spring Member Show

Website: LisaPope.com Kris Preslan Distinctions National and International Affiliations

American Watercolor Society, Signature Status

National Watercolor Society, Signature status

Transparent Watercolor Society of America, lifetime member and Signature Status

Watercolor West International Transparent Watercolor Society, Signature status

Northwest Watercolor Society of America, Signature Member

Watercolor Art Society, Houston, Signature Member

Louisiana Watercolor Society, Signature Status

Watercolor Society of Oregon, Lifetime Member and Platinum Status

Who’s Who in America Who’s Who in American Art Various awards and publications throughout the country

Recent Kudos

“Luster: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting”. Five pieces in traveling museum exhibition to national galleries, 2018-2022+ Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour Exhibition, London, 2015 2016 Eau En Couleurs International Watercolor Biennial, Estampuis, Belgium “Splash Publication: Best of Watercolor, North Light Books, publisher, Issues 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20 and “Splash Retrospective: 20 Years of Watercolor Excellence”, North Light Publications Leslie Lambert (Redhead) is an award-winning artist known for her dramatic watercolors. Her art focuses on the combination of spontaneity and detail that watercolor has to offer. Leslie enjoys exploring the possibilities of the medium beyond its limitations by spraying and pouring the paint which captures the essence of light, atmosphere, and motion in a unique way.

The artist was born in Sandy, Utah within views of the Wasatch Mountain range and the Great Salt Lake. When she was 9 years old, her family moved to Ashton, Maryland, a suburb of Washington D.C. Leslie’s mother, also an artist, began taking her on excursions to the National Gallery of Art and other museums to experience the many possibilities of how to create and portray the world around her. As a teenager, Leslie first discovered what it felt like to paint. Leslie describes the moment when she put a brush to paper as magical. “It was incredible to watch as the colors moved and mixed across a surface. I was finally able to communicate what I felt. I madly and furiously painted several paintings within days. I had found my passion.”

Leslie eventually moved to the Boston area and then to Canada where she became a popular instructor of art. It was through teaching, that Leslie felt she came to better understand the process of creation. It allowed her to reflect on inspiration, motivation, and technique as she began to demonstrate and explain the process to others. Leslie was led to pursue a Masters in Art Education at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC. This program was studio based, granting her the time and space to investigate her work in depth. This is where Leslie refined her method of pouring paint, among other techniques. Leslie explains, “I love the movement of paint and water. Pouring liquid watercolor is about control and letting that control go. There is freedom and spontaneity that occurs within a structure. I carefully plan, arrange, and design a work of art, then I let the paint go. It glides and flows, mixing luminous colors across the paper. Pigment and water interact and play as they push and pull each other. There is an element of surprise that comes from the freedom of pouring paint.“ The artist now resides in Colville, Washington where she creates works of art portraying vast expanses of earth, water, sky, and her studio. Leslie is the author of Watercolor 365: Daily Tips, Tricks, and Techniques and illustrator of the children’s book, Island in the Salish Sea. More of her work can be viewed at leslieredheadart.com

John Ringen John Ringen holds a BA in Art Education and an MFA in Painting from the University of Washington. He is past president of both the Northwest Watercolor Society and the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters. For the past fifty years, he has been teaching classes and workshops throughout Washington, in Canada and Alaska. His loose, impressionistic painting style has made him a frequent award winner in juried competitions. He regards himself simply as an artist who records his visual impressions and feelings, a reaction painter. John enthusiastically proclaims that there is nothing quite as exciting, challenging, or rewarding as attacking a crisp white sheet of watercolor paper. J. Anna Roberts She started out a potter, then an oil painter and finally found her home with watercolor. Anna has achieved to award of Master Painter and will receive it in Kenosha Wisconsin this summer. She will now add this to her honor of signature member to the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. Her painting “Fire Extinguisher” is published in the series Splash. These books feature the best of watercolor paintings from around the world. This same painting was accepted into the National Watercolor Society Membership Show and was on display in California. She was accepted to the National Watercolor Society’s International Show in 2017 and got to go to the opening in California. She is accepted again in 2019 and hopes to attend the opening. She was awarded her signature membership to the NWS at the opening in California. Anna has won Best of Show in the Indiana Artists held at the Minnetrista Art Venue and first place in the Indiana Artist’s Club show that hangs at the IMA. She won a Best of Shows in Illinois and Outstanding Watercolor at the Hoosier Salon this year for three years in a row. Anna loves the transparent look of the watercolors and is happy to always have a next exciting painting in the works. Biographical Mary B. Rollins

Website: http://www.maryrollins.com email: [email protected] Address: P.O. 1181, The Dalles, OR 97058 Phone: 541-993-2745 Born: Feb. 19, 1952 in Lake City, Iowa (Oregon resident since 1974)

EDUCATION Dana College, Nebraska 1970-1973 Southern Oregon University, BFA (magna cum laude) 1979. Post-graduate studies with Judy Morris, Susan McKinnon, Nicholas Simmons, John Salminen, and Paul Jackson. The teacher with the greatest impact on Mary's painting has been contemporary Master Painter Carol Carter, who taught and mentored her regarding the luminous and fluid nature of watercolor. ASSOCIATIONS Watercolor Society of Oregon, The Dalles Art Association, Columbia Center of the Arts EXHIBITIONS Watercolor Society of Oregon shows 91-94, 98, 2000, 2011, 2016, 2017,2019,2020 Lewis & Clark Bicentennial 2003, 2006 (Astoria) Betty Gray Gallery at Sunriver Resort Lodge, 2001-2017 (Bend, OR) Gorge Artists Open Studio Tour 2008- 2018 (The Dalles, OR) Bellevue Art Fair July 2012 (Bellevue, WA) Art of the Wild 2014 Columbia Art Gallery (Hood River, OR) SunRiver Art Faire, 2012 (SunRiver, OR) Fine Feathered Friends 2015 Columbia Art Gallery Catching the Glow 2016 (The Dalles Art Center, OR) A Love of Western Color (Solo show) 2017 (Pendleton, OR) 6th International Watercolor Triennial (Invitational) 2018 (Santa Marta, Columbia) NWWS 79th Annual International Open Exhibition, 2019 NWS 99th International Open Exhibition, 2019 NWWS 80th Annual International Open Exhibition, 2020 AWARDS Watercolor Society of Oregon, Bronze Award, 2000 Watercolor Society of Oregon, Silver Award, 2011 Third Place Award in WSO State Show, Fall, 2011 Second Place Award, Miniature Show, The Dalles Art Center, 2012 People’s Choice Award, The Blues Show, Columbia Art Gallery, 2013 People’s Choice Award, Gorge Artist Create, The Dalles Art Center, 2015 Watercolor Society of Oregon, Award of Distinction, 2017 Watercolor Society of Oregon, Award of Distinction, 2019 NWS 99th International Open Exhibition, Cash & Merchandise Awards, 2019 Watercolor Society of Oregon, Award of Distinction, 2020

Charles has been painting Watercolors for more than forty years. He first became intrigued by Watercolor in a highschool art class. These classes soon became the primary focus of his education in those early years much to the detriment of his other classes.

After finishing school, and being one of five sons in middle America Detroit, the options were limited. Trade or Technical school or the military. The Marine Corps it was and a ticket to California and the beginning of a life he could have never imagined.

After the military his first and what would be his only adult employment for the balance of his life. SIGN PAINTER. If Charles was destined to have art as his life’s canvas, this job was the first stroke of the brush.

Fast forwarding: Charles fathered two sons, purchased the sign business, and converted it into a graphics/sign company, a change I marital status, Charles has been painting Watercolors for more than forty completed his college education as an art major (commercial), years. He first became intrigued by Watercolor in a highschool acquired a California Contractors license, art class. These classes soon became the primary focus of his education in those early years much to the detriment more schooling for a California teaching credential, raised of his other classes. two sons as a bachelor father, traveled extensively After finishing school, and being one of five sons in middle America and taught college until early retirement when my Son Detroit, the options were limited. Trade or Technical school or took over company. the military. The Marine Corps it was and a ticket to California and the beginning of a life he could have never imagined.

Throughout this entire period Charles continued to pursue After the military his first and what would be his only adult employment for the balance of his life. SIGN PAINTER. his love of Watercolor, painting in his spare time and entering If Charles was destined to have art as his life's canvas, this job local competitions, honing his skills and dreaming of was the first stroke of the brush.

competing Nationally. There was still plenty of time. Fast forwarding: Charles fathered two sons, purchased the sign business, and converted it into a graphics/sign company, a change in marital status, In the ensuing years after his retirement Charles has completed his college education as an art major (commercial), continued to travel and photograph the world around him acquired a California Contractors license, more schooling for a California teaching credential, raised and recording what he sees and feels in this two sons as a bachelor father, traveled extensively wonderful media of watercolor and taught college until early retirement when my Son took over company. Charles officially threw his hat into the ring of National Charles Henry Rouse Competition ten years ago with considerable success. Throughout this entire period Charles continued to pursue his love of Watercolor, painting in his spare time and entering local competitions, honing his skills and dreaming of Charles has signature status in the American, National, California, competing Nationally. There was still plenty of time.

Texas, Watercolor West, Transparent, Northwestern Watercolor In the ensuing years after his retirement Charles has Society and many more. His paintings have been accepted into continued to travel and photograph the world around him and recording what he sees and feels in this numerous National and International shows and garnered more wonderful media of watercolor than one hundred awards. He has had articles in Watercolor Charles officially threw his hat into the ring of National Competition ten years ago with considerable success.

Charles has signature status in the American, National, California, Texas, Watercolor West, Transparent, Northwestern Watercolor Society and many more. His paintings have been accepted into numerous National and International shows and garnered more than one hundred awards. He has had articles in Watercolor Painter and Watercolour magazine and currently has returned to his love of teaching.

Charles has been painting Watercolors for more than forty years. He first became intrigued by Watercolor in a highschool art class. These classes soon became the primary focus of his education in those early years much to the detriment of his other classes.

After finishing school, and being one of five sons in middle America Detroit, the options were limited. Trade or Technical school or the military. The Marine Corps it was and a ticket to California and the beginning of a life he could have never imagined.

After the military his first and what would be his only adult employment for the balance of his life. SIGN PAINTER. If Charles was destined to have art as his life's canvas, this job was the first stroke of the brush.

Fast forwarding: Charles fathered two sons, purchased the sign business, and converted it into a graphics/sign company, a change in marital status, completed his college education as an art major (commercial), acquired a California Contractors license, more schooling for a California teaching credential, raised two sons as a bachelor father, traveled extensively and taught college until early retirement when my Son took over company.

Throughout this entire period Charles continued to pursue his love of Watercolor, painting in his spare time and entering local competitions, honing his skills and dreaming of competing Nationally. There was still plenty of time.

In the ensuing years since his retirement Charles has continued to travel and photograph the world around him and recording what he sees and feels in this wonderful media of watercolor Charles officially threw his hat into the ring of National Competition ten years ago with considerable success.

Charles has signature status in the American, National, California, Texas, Watercolor West, Transparent, Northwestern Watercolor Society and many more. His paintings have been accepted into numerous National and International shows and garnered more than one hundred awards. He has had articles in Watercolor Painter and Watercolour magazine and currently has returned to his love of teaching.

Charles has been painting Watercolors for more than forty years. He first became intrigued by Watercolor in a highschool art class. These classes soon became the primary focus of his education in those early years much to the detriment of his other classes.

After finishing school, and being one of five sons in middle America Detroit, the options were limited. Trade or Technical school or the military. The Marine Corps it was and a ticket to California and the beginning of a life he could have never imagined.

After the military his first and what would be his only adult employment for the balance of his life. SIGN PAINTER. If Charles was destined to have art as his life’s canvas, this job was the first stroke of the brush.

Fast forwarding: Charles fathered two sons, purchased the sign business, and converted it into a graphics/sign company, a change I marital status, Charles has been painting Watercolors for more than forty completed his college education as an art major (commercial), years. He first became intrigued by Watercolor in a highschool acquired a California Contractors license, art class. These classes soon became the primary focus of his education in those early years much to the detriment more schooling for a California teaching credential, raised of his other classes. two sons as a bachelor father, traveled extensively After finishing school, and being one of five sons in middle America and taught college until early retirement when my Son Detroit, the options were limited. Trade or Technical school or took over company. the military. The Marine Corps it was and a ticket to California and the beginning of a life he could have never imagined.

Throughout this entire period Charles continued to pursue After the military his first and what would be his only adult employment for the balance of his life. SIGN PAINTER. his love of Watercolor, painting in his spare time and entering If Charles was destined to have art as his life's canvas, this job local competitions, honing his skills and dreaming of was the first stroke of the brush.

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He has had articles in Watercolor Painter completed his college education as an art major (commercial), and Watercolour magazine and currently has returned to his Throughout this entire period Charles continued to pursue acquired a California Contractors license, love of teaching. his love of Watercolor, painting in his spare time and entering more schooling for a California teaching credential, raised local competitions, honing his skills and dreaming of two sons as a bachelor father, traveled extensively competing Nationally. There was still plenty of time. and taught college until early retirement when my Son took over company. In the ensuing years since his retirement Charles has Charles has been painting Watercolors for more than forty continued to travel and photograph the world around him Throughout this entire period Charles continued to pursue years. 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Trade or Technical school or Texas, Watercolor West, Transparent, Northwestern Watercolor and recording what he sees and feels in this wonderful media of watercolor the military. The Marine Corps it was and a ticket to California Society and many more. His paintings have been accepted into and the beginning of a life he could have never imagined. numerous National and International shows and garnered more Charles officially threw his hat into the ring of National than one hundred awards. He has had articles in Watercolor Painter Competition ten years ago with considerable success. and Watercolour magazine and currently has returned to his After the military his first and what would be his only love of teaching. Charles has signature status in the American, National, California, adult employment for the balance of his life. SIGN PAINTER. Texas, Watercolor West, Transparent, Northwestern Watercolor If Charles was destined to have art as his life's canvas, this job Society and many more. His paintings have been accepted into was the first stroke of the brush. numerous National and International shows and garnered more than one hundred awards. He has had articles in Watercolor Painter Fast forwarding: Charles fathered two sons, and Watercolour magazine and currently has returned to his purchased the sign business, and converted love of teaching. it into a graphics/sign company, a change in marital status, completed his college education as an art major (commercial), acquired a California Contractors license, more schooling for a California teaching credential, raised two sons as a bachelor father, traveled extensively and taught college until early retirement when my Son took over company.

Throughout this entire period Charles continued to pursue his love of Watercolor, painting in his spare time and entering local competitions, honing his skills and dreaming of competing Nationally. There was still plenty of time.

In the ensuing years since his retirement Charles has continued to travel and photograph the world around him and recording what he sees and feels in this wonderful media of watercolor Charles officially threw his hat into the ring of National Competition ten years ago with considerable success.

Charles has signature status in the American, National, California, Texas, Watercolor West, Transparent, Northwestern Watercolor Society and many more. His paintings have been accepted into numerous National and International shows and garnered more than one hundred awards. He has had articles in Watercolor Painter and Watercolour magazine and currently has returned to his love of teaching.

Joseph Santos

Biography

Joseph Santos was born in Los Angeles, CA in 1965 and was exposed to art at a very early age by his artist father, Phillip Santos. It was his father who bought Joseph his first set of watercolors and he has been obsessed with the medium ever since. Joseph lived in Los Angeles until the age of 5 when his family moved to Eastern Washington. After graduating from High School, Joseph returned to Southern California where he attended Golden West College (1984-1986) and studied art technique and design while also working in his fathers art studio. Joseph started working exclusively in watercolor in the late 80's and in 1999 started to paint the aged and worn industrial and urban objects that he is known for. He has exhibited his work in over 50 national exhibitions, and has won awards in some of the nations most prestigious watercolor shows. Joseph is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society. Thomas W Schaller AWS, NWS, TWSA, NWWS, ASAI. 2020

Thomas W. Schaller is an award-winning artist, architect, and author based in Los Angeles. As a renowned architectural artist, he received a Graham Foundation Grant and was a two-time recipient of the Hugh Ferris Memorial Prize. He has authored three books; the best-selling, and AIA award winner, Architecture in Watercolor (VNR – McGraw Hill) The Art of Architectural Drawing . (J.Wiley and Sons), and Thomas W. Schaller, Architect of Light : Watercolor Paintings by a Master - a retrospective of his recent artwork released by North Light Books / F+W Media: Penguin /Random House in 2018. Artist Network Television has produced two best-selling series of instructional Videos and DVDs of his technique and Streamline /Creative Catalyst Video produced a new DVD of his process in 2020

His work is collected world-wide and is part of a number of permanent collections including The Johhan Museum: Shanghai: The Watermark Museum; Fabriano: The Tchoban Foundation; Berlin: The Pacific Arts Foundation; Newport Beach, The Museum of Watercolor, Mexico City. His artwork has been featured in prestigious International Watercolor Masters exhibitions in over twenty countries including First Annual Universal Watercolor Exposition, Shanghai; International Watercolor Masters 2020, England: Three Modern Masters Exhibition with John Salminen and Dean Mitchell; Manatee Art Center; Bradenton, Florida: Fabriano in Aquarello ,Italy 2016-20; Marché d’Acqua, Fabriano: The Masters Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club NYC: Master Exhibition of Watercolor; Johhan Museum of Art; Shanghai, Lake-Blue Heaven - Qingdao, China: Shenzhen Watercolor Biennial, National Watercolor Society/China Exchange Exhibition, Masters of Watercolor; St Petersburg. and in the USA in exhibitions of The American Watercolor Society, The National Watercolor Society, The Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Architecture in Perspective, among many others. He has been a featured presenter at the Plein-Air Conference PACE in San Diego2018 and Denver 2020, the Roman Watercolor Society, The National Watercolor Society, the California Art Club, and the Pushkin Museum of Art, Moscow.

In 2019 he was awarded the Abu Rawash Master Award and in 2017, was a finalist for the Lynx Prize for Contemporary Art; Trieste. His paintings and writing have been featured in a great many books, magazines, and arts publications including The Artist Magazine, Watercolor Artist Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine, The Art of Watercolour, Practique des Arts, Los Angeles Magazine, International Artist Magazine, and a series of the books, Splash: the Best of Watercolor by North Light Books from 2011 - 2020.

A Signature Member of many arts organizations including the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, and Transparent Watercolor Society of America and elected a member of the International Masters of Watercolor Alliance in 2019. Tom is a Brand Ambassador for Daniel Smith Artists’ Materials, was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of American Watercolor Weekly and elected Artist Member of the California Art Club and the Salmagundi Art Club, NYC. He is president emeritus of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators and a founding member of the group; North American Watercolor Artists.

BIOGRAPHY – ZHIFANG SHI

Travelling Watercolor Artist

Secretary General to the Chinese Research Institute of Freehand Sketching

Plein-air painting “Beyond the Village” 2015, was published in the Chinese national newspaper, “People's Daily”.

Editor-in-chief for the collection, “Enthralling Memories of China”, published by Tongji University Press

Editor-in-Chief for the book , “Black, White & Grey”, published by Tongji University Press

Vice President of the Anhui “New-Hui Style” Fountain Pen Painting Society

Advisory expert to Huangshan Institute of Building Surveying and Design, in the sketching of historical villages. Eileen Sudzina Elizabeth Township PA

Artist Statement: When painting, I lose myself for a while and am free to create and design a work that’s loose and spontaneous on YUPO. I try to capture just the essence of what’s inside my self, painting quickly with a lot of flowing energy. I like there to be a lot going on close up, but to have the wholeness of the work show that something’s there too. I design with pattern and my work has been described as a "Sense of Interval". I like to give the viewer only enough for them to see something and let their mind finish the rest. I find making the scene semi-abstract is a step in a good direction for me. I retired 6 years ago and finally I am a full time artist and doing it MY WAY and loving it. I have a commercial art and design degree and have attended many Springmaid Beach Watercolor Workshops. I worked 39 years with a degree from West Virginia University, BS (MT) ASCP.

Signature Membership: American Watercolor Society (AWS) signature member Pennsylvania Watercolor Society signature member with Sylvan Grouse status (PWS-sgg) Illinois Watercolor Society signature member (IWS) Watercolor USA signature status (WHS)

Publications: Creative Catalyst on-line “Eileen Sudzina Interview and Paintings” Oct 2018 Watercolor Artist Magazine “ Ones to Watch”, Dec 2015 Artists Network www.eileensudzina-art.com I am a former Vice President /Screening Chair and Workshop Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society.

Shelley Skoropinski Supple

Visual storyteller and artist.

Shelley has been painting and drawing since she was a young girl. At age 18 she entered the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia where she studied illustration and realism. Her broad spectrum of subject matter covers Pikes Place Market to the streets of Duvall, the pictorials of her faith, whimsical illustrations, and portraits of people.

Shelley’s art has been seen in many art shows such as the Seattle Historical Society showing the many landmarks of Seattle that she has painted through out the years. Her art works also hangs in public places such as the law office of U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones in the Seattle Court House building and a mural that covers a wall in the Stillwater Elementary school.

She received awards in the Bellevue Northwest Arts and Craft Fair, Moss Bay Exhibits, Everett Art Show, Laurel Tree Art Gallery, and Edmonds Art Fair.

Shelley has lived in Duvall for over 30 years. She continues to paint and experience the many changes of the City of Duvall.

Brenda Swenson, WW, NWWS, SDWS, CWA Website: www.SwensonsArt.net

Brenda Swenson is the artist author of two books, Keeping a Watercolor Sketchbook (Finalist, Award of Excellence) and Steps to Success in Watercolor. An active participant in the arts community she has served on the board of directors for the National Watercolor Society and Watercolor West. She has achieved signature status in WW, NWWS, SDWS and CWA. Her artwork has been featured in countless books and magazines (Splash, the Best of Watercolor, An Illustrated Journey, Creative Freedom, Complete Guide to Watercolor, Watercolor Artist, Watercolor Magazine, Watercolor Highlights, Plein Air Magazine and numerous other publications). She’s a highly sought after workshop instructor and exhibition juror, nationwide and abroad.

ARTISTS’ STATEMENT Being a painter is more than mastery of techniques. I strive to express how I feel about my world and my response to it. It’s my desire to communicate. My tools are that of a painter: brush, paint and paper. Working en plein air has taught me to be alert and observant and I take this knowledge with me into the studio. I’m constantly striving to capture the effects of light and atmosphere in my work. The constant struggle keeps my work honest and direct.

INSTRUCTIONAL DVD New videos to be released 2021! Negative Painting with Watercolor, Artist Palette Productions, 2014 Sketching Techniques with Watercolor, Artist Palette Productions, 2012

BOOKS (abbreviated) Splash 20: Creative Compositions, 2019, North Light Books, Contributor Splash 19: Illusion of Light, 2018, North Light Books, Contributor Complete Guide to Watercolour, 2016, Quarto Publishing, Contributor Painting in Watercolor, The Indispensable Guide, 2016, Firefly, Contributor

MAGAZINES (abbreviated) Watercolor Artist, “Grappling with Greens”, 10-2020 Watercolor Artist, “Sketching Siena”, 6-2020 Plein Air Magazine, “Capturing the Color, in Reflected Light & Shadows”, Oct/Nov 2019 Watercolor Artist, “All Toned Up”, April 2019 Watercolor Artist, “Use Your Words” Feature, July/August 2018

JUROR (abbreviated) Transparent Watercolor Society of America, 2021 Society of Watercolor Artists, TX, 2020 Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, 2020 Plein Air Costa Rica, 2018

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS Provident Bank Providence Saint Joseph Foundation

Tan Suz Chiang AWS, NWS

Suz Chiang was graduated from Central Academy of Art (Malaysia) , after graduation he taught art at Central Academy of Art . Suz Chiang is a Signature member of the American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society USA.

Suz Chiang infuses some form Abstract Expressionism in his works by allowing his moods and feelings to dictate his vibrant use of colors and strength in his execution .His is also an avid outdoor painter.

His latest achievement are winning awards in international competition , including the First Prize of the Northwest Watercolor Society,US , In 2014 Chiang won Bronze Award of the " Nanjing International Art Festival " , First Prize of the " Lushan International Watercolor Art Festival " , Winsor & Newton Award of the Royal Watercolor Society 2014 , Helene H. Ross Award & The People Choice Award in the “6th annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibition” and “23 Artists Finalist of the First World Watercolor Competition”, French.

Suz Chiang was featured cover artist for the August 2015 and April 2019 topic of " Watercolorists of Southeastern Asia ” both issue by Watercolor Artist magazine . And 2014/15 issue 17 French publication " The Art of Watercolor ". Chiang's work has been published in North Light Books, Splash 17 & Splash 18 and Asia Art News.

Suz Chiang's artwork can be seen on his website www.tansuzchiang.com

3416 W. Hwy 390, Panama City, FL 32405

850-215-9424

www.dontaylorart.com dltaylor215

@gmail.com

Education/Art Experience: BS/MS University of Florida; DVM Auburn University. Attended workshops under nationally recognized artists such as Tom Lynch, Jan Herring, Claude Croney, Judi Betts, Frank Webb, Maggie Hoybach, Doug Walton, Don Andrews, Arne Westerman, Nina Fritz, James Brantley, Fred Graff, Mary Ann Beckwith, Brenda Swenson, and others.

Biography: The artist is a native of St. Augustine, Fl. and former USMC officer and veteran of Viet Nam. Don has been a self-employed veterinarian in Panama City, FL since 1972 and retired in Oct 2018. He was past president of the Panama Art Association (1975-76), and a member of the Board of Directors for the Visual Art Center of Northwest Florida (2001-06).

He is a signature member of Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor West, Southern Watercolor Society, Florida Watercolor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Watercolor Society of Alabama, Georgia Watercolor Society, Texas Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Louisiana Watercolor Society, Southwestern Watercolor Society, Kentucky Watercolor Society, San Diego Watercolor Society, Montana Watercolor Society, Watercolor Arts Society of Houston, Hudson Valley Art Association, Red River Watercolor Society, Tallahassee Watercolor Society, an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America, and is a Fellow Maxima Cum Laude in the American Artists Professional League.

He has had paintings accepted in juried shows such as the National Watercolor Society All Members Exhibit, National Watercolor Society Open Juried Exhibit, Adirondacks National Watercolor Society-Old Forge & Traveling Exhibit, Signature American Watercolor Exhibit, Mississippi Watercolor Society, Kansas Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Rockies West, the Cornell Museum, the Hilton Head Art League, Richeson 75 Art competitions, Pike's Peak Watercolor Society, New England Watercolor Society, and many others. Don has won numerous awards in national watercolor competitions and teaches watercolor workshops on a limited basis.

Don's paintings embrace varied subject matter, most of which comes from his travels around the US and the world. He specializes in architectural art, animal art, and figurative works.

Don was the president of the Southern Watercolor Society (2011-2012), having previously served as the president from June 2006-May 2009, and as vice president from 2005-2006. He has been published in the 2010 & 2011 edition of the Best of America Watermedia, in the 2012 Best of Worldwide Watermedia Artists, in the 2012 Artistic Touch 5 and 2013 Artistic Touch 6, and in the 2010-15 editions of International Contemporary Artists.

Artist's Statement: My paintings employ a combination of realism and impressionism, with a touch of abstract design. My hope is to evoke the same feeling to the viewer that I felt when first seeing the subject, the sense that there is more to the subject than a mere rendering. Lights, darks, bold colors, lost edges, and more hopefully come together to recreate that feeling. I attempt to apply the illusion of detail in many works so that viewers can use their imagination to complete the image. Sometimes less is more. Stephanie Twigg biographical information:

My father was in the US Forest Service and I grew up in the mountains, valleys and small backwater towns of California. I thought the world was beautiful. Sometimes there was a school teacher who did a lot of art in a school I attended and I remember those classrooms were very exciting.

College included some charcoal life drawing classes, but they had to fit around my preparation to become an elementary teacher. And then there was teaching and raising children for many years. When I sent my youngest son off to college I didn’t shed any tears. I turned his bedroom into my studio and have been painting ever since.

I found the Gage Academy and then Tom Hoffmann. I have spent several years studying with Tom. There have been workshops and even a few classes with other teachers, but I credit Tom with keeping me inspired to work and keep searching for what I want in my paintings. I also appreciate the supportive community of painters he makes of each class and workshop.

I think what I love in watercolor is color and the paints that make the colors. I love the interactions between the paints and how they move on paper. I love to discover the combinations of paints that take my paintings where I want them to go. I want my painting to celebrate the beauty I see in the colors of the world.

Artist Liz Walker

The paintings in my newest black and white series are about value and shape and how to best balance the two within a painting. I often start out by with a dark shape using acrylics, and then I stand back and evaluate what’s there—often making the shape into a figure and softening the edges around the figure. It’s that element of chance that keeps it interesting for me and (I hope) for the viewer.

“Dispossessed #1” is an acrylic painting that sprung from my imagination, and began when I rolled black acrylic paint (using a sponge roller) out onto paper which had been pre-treated with shiny gloss medium. As I moved my sponge roller over the wet paint, interesting things began to happen, and I capitalized on these occurrences. A figure immerged, and I had my central subject matter. The white background shape is just as important to the painting as the black figure—they work in tandem.

BIO:

Liz Walker is a marbling/acrylic painter in Portland, Oregon, who has achieved national recognition in publications and exhibits throughout the U.S.

Liz started out painting in watercolor in 1991 but in 2006, switched to acrylics, collage, and marbling to create her imaginative works. No matter what the medium, Liz’s favorite subject matter is fanciful people (mostly women) painted with bright colors and patterns.

Her work appears in several publications including: Artist’s Magazine, where she won Honorable Mention in their Experimental Category; Watercolor Artist Magazine, which published her article about marbling entitled “The Power of Pattern” (August 2016); and North Light books “AcrylicWorks3” and “AcrylicWorks4”.

Growing up in San Antonio, TX, Liz received a B.A. in Art from Trinity University. She has lived in the Portland, Oregon area for over 20 years, where she teaches and paints.

Liz has taught watermedia and marbling classes throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is a Signature Member of the following organizations: National Watercolor Society (NWS), Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS), ISEA (International Society of Experimental Arts), Western Federation of Watercolor Artists (WFWS), and WSO (Watercolor Society of Oregon).

Visit her website www.lizwalkerart.com for information about her work.

Roger Whitlock has been painting watercolors since 1985. He is a long- time signature member of the Hawai’i and the Northwest Watercolor Societies. Since 1993, he has had over thirty solo shows and has participated in many group shows, including international watercolor exhibitions in Korea, Taiwan, and Brazil. His work has been reproduced in Watercolor Magic and Watercolor Artist.

In December, 2016, after living many years in Honolulu, he returned to the Northwest, where he was born and raised (in Ballard). He now lives in Edmonds. During his years in Hawai’i he taught watercolor classes at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. His work is in many private and corporate collections; it is also in the collections of the Honolulu Museum of Art and the State of Hawai’i.

He had begun teaching classes in the Seattle area early this year but had to suspend them because of the Covid-19 pandemic. He hopes to resume teaching in 2021. He regularly updates his website—please check it out at rogerwhitlock.com. Eve Margo Withrow

Artist’s Statement:

Eve is an international award winning professional Artist creating quality one-of-a-kind paintings. She uses mixed water media and frequently layers and collages her materials. They are magical surrealistic impressions reflecting the essential feeling ingredients of an experience or place. She is always curious to explore the edge that lies outside the box. “I play and adventure with my textures, layers and colors, following threads here and there, thus entering the flow of my creative process.” She has a master’s degree from the University of Wyoming in Art Education. With over 40 years experience in teaching Art, Eve masterfully guides others to awaken to their innate creativity by experiencing the joy of self-expression in encouraging ways. Eve is a previous owner of Art & Soul gallery in Ashland, Oregon and is currently showing her work there. Her work is also being shown in the Rogue Gallery and Art Center. She has facilitated workshops in Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Florida and Hawaii. She is a member of the International Society of Experimental Artists, the Ashland Gallery Association The Northwest Watercolor Association and the Watercolor Society of Oregon. Suze Woolf

Suze Woolf studied ceramics and printmaking at the University of Washington. An early adopter of computer graphics, her career has included print and interface design. Though known as a watercolorist, she explores a wide range of media from painting, paper-casting, artist books and pyrography to installation – sometimes all together. She has exhibited throughout the Pacific Northwest but also in Utah, British Columbia, Maryland, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and Washington DC. Her work is in regional public collections as well as many private ones. She has curated a large travelling exhibit, juried competitions for municipalities and artist organizations, and contributed work to non-profit fundraising. An installation of her burned tree portraits is touring museums until 2023. She has received grants, stipends and exhibits from Artist Trust, Shunpike, MadArt, The Entrada Institute, Zion Natural History Association, the Museum of Northwest Art and the San Juan Islands Museum of Art. She has been artist in residence in Zion, Glacier, Capitol Reef and North Cascades National Parks. She was a test artist resident at the Grand Canyon Trust’s remote Kane Ranch. 2019 was her seventh appearance in Zion’s annual plein air invitational. She has also been an invited resident at art colonies such as the Banff Centre, the Vermont Studio Center, Willowtail Springs, Jentel Foundation, Playa Summer Lake, Centrum and the Mineral School.

BIOGRAPHY - Yanlin WU

I’m quite new in the art area. In retrospect, when I firstly knew watercolor online in 2014, I was deeply impressed by the beauty of the colorful fusion, which aroused the interest to learn painting since then. I took the action in November 2015 to study the basic knowledge of pencil sketch from zero, and started learning watercolor in February 2017 at the age of 33. Before then, I had nothing to do with art, neither in education nor in career.

I love the fluidity of the color with water on paper as well as the accidental effect created by both of them. Each piece of work is solely artistic for visual enjoyment. Currently I am a full-time legal secretary working in a U.S. law firm. As a watercolor amateur, I have yet a long way to go. I would like to spend the rest of my life exploring more in the watercolor practice.

By the way, this is the first time that my work is chosen be presented at such an international exhibition, which is so meaningful and inspiring for me. Much appreciated!

Education Background: Bachelor, Business Administration, Tongji University

Current Job: Legal Secretary at Covington & Burling LLP Shanghai Representative Office

BIOGRAPHY

Yun Zhang

As an architect with ten-year working experience, I love architectural design and the city where I’m living, embedding in mind the dream of painting as all the other architects.

In 2016, I accidentally read online an article about a famous watercolor master and his work. Attracted by the medium deeply, I have been studying and painting watercolor since then.

Watercolor now being an indispensable part in my life, I always paint what I see and think with it when travelling, or feeling bored on the train for business trip, or seeking relaxation out of exhaustion after whole-day work. I will keep painting with continuous exploration and improvement.

Artist 2020: Jackie Zumalt NWWS, IWS

Biography: I’ve lived on the Camas Prairie in north-central Idaho since moving there in 1994. My water media paintings are produced in my home studio in Grangeville. After graduating from Shasta High School, I received an Associate of Arts degree in Art at Shasta College, Redding, CA in 1972. I subsequently moved to Sacramento where I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art in1975, and a Teaching Credential in Art, K-12, in 1980 at California State University at Sacramento. I have been a Signature Member of the North West Watercolor Society since 2009 and the Idaho Watercolor Society since 2015. Statement: I work exclusively in the mediums of watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. Living things are the subjects that give me the most joy. The life, the light, and the inter-play of brilliant colors are what I am seeking for my work. The mystery of water mixing with pigment, moving, all blending on paper inspires me and it is just fun. I do a lot of glazing to get intense color on very soft, white paper with limited water.