The Northwest Watercolor Society New s let te r November-December 2012 NOVEMBER DEMO ARTIST Catherine Gill Montana to conduct some art easy for her to transport it to various workshops there. Cathe is one busy lady locations that might be inaccessible to and loving every minute of it. others. She chooses an interesting site, Cathe loves the outdoors and sets up her easel and does some enjoys plein aire painting, especially thumbnail sketches to determine best early in the morning when her energy design, then she blocks in major shapes, level is at its peak. At a recent outing washes on some paint, layers in with with other artist friends, she said she pastel, and repeats until she is pleased was up at 6:00 AM, down at the lake with the whole effect. Then she does exercising, then doing a 5 x 7 painting some detail for her final step. and taking a swim before breakfast. By Cathe has developed a mixed 9:00 she was heading out the door to media style she calls the Principle of paint for the day. She has a special plein Ooze, which she will be presenting in aire set up where everything, including workshops and on her new the easel fits into one bag, making it instructional DVD. The Principle of atherine Gill is a warm and dynamic personality who glows with smiles, talent and creativity. At her studio in CBallard, one wall is filled with watercolor paintings from a painting trip to Roslyn, Washington, and another from a recent trip to Maine. And another wall is filled with prints she has made on her own in-studio printing press. Posters on another wall tell of her teaching experiences in China and her adventures with Art on Tap. Nearby is a kiln for the beautiful raku fired tiles she is making. Besides all this she teaches classes and workshops in her studio and elsewhere around the world. Right after my interview she was leaving for Continued on page 14 Upcoming Membership Meeting November 27, Catherine Gill • There Is No Meeting in December St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church • 6:45 Social Hour • 7:15 Meeting President’s Message Watercolors will take your breath away. Buy it for the sheer beauty of her paintings or visit her website. Northwest Watercolor Society P.O. Box 50387 Bellevue, WA 98015-0387 www. nwws. org President: Jeff Waters 425-396-1940 Vice-President: Molly Murrah 425-822-6552 Corresponding Secretary: I am discovering a whole, new Seiko Konya approach to painting. It began in a 206-854-9110 wonderful portrait class taught by Joe Mac Kechnie and Dan Riley. They don’t Recording Secretary: paint features but lay in shadows cast Sheila Mattick on the face. The features emerge. The Now find a portrait photo, 425-454-2546 results are stunning! I highly preferably one with strong side lighting. Treasurer: recommend this class and their figure Don’t cheat by drawing on the features Peggy Meyers class that also incorporates this but it is permissible to place a dot 425-869-0783 approach. where you want the feature to begin and We often think of shadows as the end. Brush in the shadows, varying Attorney: strong, darks extending from the base of them in intensity as they appear in the Darek Linke an object. While valid, this is limiting. photo. Shadows create shape. linke@ newmanlaw.com Call up a photo of an elephant on Shadows are full of color. A black 206-274-2800 the internet. Look at it. Really look at it. shadow is dead upon arrival. Fill your Newsletter Editor: Where is it subtly darker or lighter? shadows with hues including the color Charlene C ollins Freeman Draw or trace a light outline then brush of the surface upon which it rests. [email protected] in the shadowed patches and reserve or Students often paint all shadows Newsletter deadline for the lift out lighter areas to exaggerate Payne’s Gray. This works but add one or January-February edition contrast. You will be amazed! See my more colors to bring it to life. Infuse is December 10, 2012 attempt below. Now try it without the your shadows with color. outline. Start with a charcoal stick if that Join me in breaking out of “draw E-mail your items to seems easier. and fill in the space” by painting [email protected] Hazel Soan is the master of this shadows. (Subject line: NWWS or Hot Press) technique. Her book, African You will be amazed! Please send new memberships/changes of address to: Accepted Artists Have Shipping Alternative Peggy Meyers P.O. Box 50387 NWWS asks that artists accepted into our exhibitions, who need to ship Bellevue, WA 98015-0387 their paintings to Seattle, use Phoenix Art Restoration and Custom Framing. peg5948@ aol.com For a nominal fee they will receive, uncrate, store, deliver, retrieve, re-crate, and Please send all bills to: arrange return shipment of your artwork. For an additional fee, according to the Peggy Meyers size of your painting, they will take your rolled or flat watercolor painting, mat it P.O. Box 50387 and frame it, and then provide their other services. This is indeed good news for Bellevue, WA 98015-0387 those who have to ship from afar. Now you have a “rent a frame” option! Go to phoenixartrestoration@ hotmail.com or website www. phoenixartrestoration.com. 2 · November-December 2012 Editorial I’m proud to share with you this latest issue of Hot Press. For this issue, I had the thrill of interviewing one of my all time watercolor heroes, Charles Reid. Inspiring and brilliant, Charles is a delight. Enjoy! A stunning step-by-step article was contributed by Cindy Briggs, with a lot of photos and detailed explanations leading to a beautiful finished watercolor. Thank Letters you to both Charles and Cindy for their EAFA’s generosity in sharing their work and I loved the step-by-step article by inspiring our Hot Press readers! Joe Mac Kechnie in the Also in this issue you will find September/October issue of Hot Press. 37th Annual another reView, brought to you by our Great idea. Great job! insightful digital librarian and past NWWS Best regards, Open Exhibition president, Lola Deaton. There are so Frances Clapper many instructional DVDs and digital You and your friends are workshops to choose from. A big thank you goes to Lola who is viewing and L invited to EAFA’s reviewing some of the many options for I can’t express enough how 37th Annual Open us. For this issue Lola reViews Action in wonderful our newsletters have been!!!! Exhibition Watercolor by Nita Engle, AWS. And They have been elevated from remember, we invite you to send in your newsletter to a beautiful art magazine! I reviews as well. Thank you Lola for your November 5, 2012 through read them cover to cover, every word. I enthusiastic and detailed reViews! January 4, 2013 And thank you to all of you who sent now hang onto the newsletter like I do in entries for the Editor’s Contest. It's a some art magazines for future OPENING RECEPTION pleasure to see everyone's work and share references. it with our rea ders. Thank you!!! Saturday, November Please don’t hesitate to send in entries Seiko Konya, NWWS or story suggestions, insights, and 17, 2pm - 4pm feedback. I would love to hear from you! Charlene Collins Freeman, NWWS EAFA Gallery, Suite P292, www. charlenecollinsfreeman.com Seattle Design Center 5701 6th Ave S., Congratulations to our Seattle, WA 98107 newest NWWS Signature Members! Free and open to the public. Free parking. Sandy Haight Diane Lary Mon.– Fri. 9:00am - 5:00pm Christine Sharp November-December 2012 · 3 Interview with an Artist Charles Reid I was only intereessted in draawwing cowboys and Indians and probably would nnotot haavve become an artist wiithothout this interest. MMyy father also enrolleolled me in a correspondences cocourse at e Famous Artists School, Keep your haandnd on the paper so that you where I later becameame an can vary the line strength as you draw. instructor. I attended Southuth Kent School and e Univerersittyy of VVerermont. I left VVerermont after twtwo years. I had a delightful time at UVUVM and met my future wifeife, Judy, there. But South Kenent and VVerermont had nono art programs so I momoved to NYC and enrolled at e Art Students League. erere I studied with Frank Reilly in a very academic iillusllustration Joseph WWolfskillolfolfskill program. Dip the brush in waterr,, shake it out, dip it 24 x 18 into the painaint. Put it on the paper. Mix yourur colors on the paper. HHoow did you come to pursue Ahhhh Charles Reid... a career as a painterter and instructor? I’m crazy abouutt how he lays dodown paint, his masterful draawwings, and his I’ve been luckyky in my painting beautiful, clean ccolorolors. Charles is a masaster life with supporting pararents, a watercolorist, art iinsnstructor and authorr,, knoknown wonderffuul and very supportive around the world. wife, and getting a jobob as an instructor at the Famous When he agreed to participate in this interview Artists Schoolol when I was 24. I was as giddy as a school girl. Am I gushing too much? No. Not at all. I was a slow starter and not good enough to get illustration work. I wasas hired TTellell us a little bit about your backkgground. on a trial basis becaususe they If an arreea looks dead, put on a color wwetet on wet.