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MEMBER
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The
PWS Screening will be held on Sunday, March 11th.
To apply for membership with The Pittsburgh Watercolor
Society
March
11, 2012
e-mail Darla Rae Duffy darla.duffy@verizon.net
The
PWS General Meeting will be Sunday, March 25th Simmons
Hall at 1 pm |
If
you have news to share, please send it to Peggi
Habets at peggihabets@gmail.com.
E-mail blasts go out monthly.
NEWS
Spring
General meeting
artist demo:
Ron Thurston AWS
details below |
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Miles
Batt Workshop |
October
1, 2, 3,4, 2012 |
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Waterworks
2012 will continue to offer an excellent opportunity for
all PWS members to showcase new work in water media.
to
be held at Fein
Art Gallery
from May 11th - June 15th 2012. Awards given at the opening
reception.
by
Kathleen Zimbickie
Waterworks
prospectus available soon
Juror
of Awards Adam Welch
Adam
Welch is an Artist and Curator who has been exhibited
regionally and internationally. He is the recipient of
the 2009 Individual Artists Fellowship in Installation/Sculpture
from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and was awarded
the 2008 Emerging Artist of the Year by the Pittsburgh
Center for the Arts.
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Milles Batt is nationally known for a singularly personal
style that emphasizes an inimitable perception of the world
around him. His credentials include over two hundred twenty
five major awards. Elected to fifteen watercolor societies,
including NWS, AWS, and Watercolor USA Honor Society, he
is the author of, THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CREATIVE WATERCOLOR.
"Rather than replicate the limitless unorganized natural
world, my desire is to invent a visual condensation that
allows nature to reassert itself within the boundaries of
the two dimensional surface. Aside from the capacity to
accomplish essences, (thingness), more importantly, abstract
forms create a formal universe parallel to creation at large."
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Selected exhibition listings include TAG University of
West Florida (FL), Space Gallery (PA), 707 Gallery (PA),
the Carnegie Museum of Art (PA), Gallery Majestic (OH),
Fire House Gallery (NY), Fe Gallery (PA), Gallery 4222
(NY) and Krizic Roban Gallery, Zagreb (Croatia). Welch
is currently the Curator at Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh
Center for the Arts where he as organized and curated
over 50 exhibits from 2009 - 2012 including: Have a Nice
Day, the 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial, Context Ingeminate,
Cluster, and a host of solo exhibitions by regional artists.
Welch holds an MFA from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania
and a BA from SUNY Stony Brook University |
Location:
Third
Street Gallery Carnegie, PA 15106
Refreshments/Lunch: Coffee and morning treats will be provided.
A number of restaurants are located nearby or you may bring
your lunch.
Tuition: $375.00 includes four full days of instruction
and plenty of painting time.
MAXIMUM NUMBER: The maximum number of students is 20 for
this workshop.WORKSHOP CUT OFF DATE: September 25, 2012
Enrollment: A non-refundable deposit of $200.00 is due by
September 1, 2011 and will reserve your space in the workshop.
The balance of $175.00 will be due by August 15, 2011. Make
your check, payable to Pittsburgh Watercolor Society and
mail to: Linda Kaufmann c/o PWS 555 Mifflin Ave. Pittsburgh,
PA 15221 |
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After
you have made your final payment, if you are unable to attend
we will issue a refund, less the $200.00 deposit, provided
that a replacement can be found. This is a four day workshop.
A participant may not split class time with another artist.
Questions: E-mail to Barry Winsand at Bwinsand@yahoo.com
First Come First Served! The workshop will fill quickly,
so dont delay! |
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Spring
General meeting
artist demo:
Ron Thurston AWS
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We
are pleased to announce the opportunity for our
membership to be treated to a demonstration of Ron's
mastery over our favorite medium. You don't want
to miss a chance to experience Ron's execution of
his craft. There is much he will share that can
only help us all raise the bar in our efforts as
painters. see you there
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Title:
Arden Horse Barn size: 19 x 23 |
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ARTIST
OPPORTUNITIES
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WATERCOLOR
CLASSES WITH SUE LEVY
;Watercolor Tip's ; Techniques With Flowers ; Landscape
Date: March 1
March 15
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: McMurray Art League Studio
Cost: $20.00 per person per class for MAL members
$25.00 per person per class for non-members
Beginner to Intermediate
Learn to Paint Flowers, Watercolor Workshop
Date:Wednesday's, March 7-28
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location : Baldwin Borough Public Library
Cost: $12.00 per person per class
Beginner to Intermediate
MCMURRAY ART LEAGUE CLASSES FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2012
February 14 and 15
Frank Webb "Watercolor Workshop
10 am - 4 pm
$40 per member a da,y $45 non-member a day
February 21, 22
Christine Swann "Watercolor Portraits
10 am - 2 pm
$30 member per day, $35 non-member per day
March 1 and 15
Sue Levy Watercolor Tips and Techniques
10 am 2 pm
$20 member per day, $25 non-member per day
March 6, 13, 20, 27
Thomas McNickle Watercolor Landscapes
10 am - 4 pm
$30 member per day, $35 non-member per day
To register for classes, please notify registrar, Jean
Kunz at classregistrar@mcmurraryartleague.org or
1818 Kent Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15241 and ask to be placed
on list for classes. MAL
classes are in the mc Murrary Art League studio in the
Mc Dowell Shops off Rt
19 South.
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP AND RETREAT SERIES AT THE MANSIONS
ON FIFTH
Each event starts with Sunday evening cocktails and art
reception, hosted by Galerie
Werner. It includes three or four nights accommodations
at the Mansions on Fifth
Hotel, breakfast, lunch, and three or four full days of
group and one-one one
art instruction for all levels. Renew your love of painting,
or take your skills
to the next level, while immersing yourself in the beautiful
surroundings of the
newly-restored Mansions. For pricing and registration
information, please e-mail
Mary Del Brady at the Mansions.
Three-Day
Retreat
Creating Portraits That Tell A Story
August 6-8, 2012
The workshop is led by watercolor instructor Peggi Habets
and will focus on creating
expressive, contemporary watercolor portraits that tell
a story.
Private cocktail and art reception on Sunday evening,
August 5.
Four-Day
Retreat
"Strong Figurative Works of Art
October 8 - 11, 2012
The workshop is led by watercolor instructor Jeannie McGuire
and will focus on
creating paintings of people as works of art versus formal
portraits. Private
cocktail and art reception on Sunday evening, October
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MONTHLY
COSTUMED MODEL/PORTRAIT SESSIONS AT ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF
BUTLER COUNTY
Contact: Maria Leysens at mklart@zoominternet.net or 724-816-9636
for dates and registration form. Registration is required
so that we can have the right amount of models to artists.
Note: Please e-mail Maria if you want to be included in
the Model Session notifications. |
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HOW
AND WHY TO JOIN PWS'S FACEBOOK GROUP
by Jen Matesa |
Our Facebook group has been open for the past couple of
months, and it now has about 50 members. Here are some
of the things you can find if you join this group:
? photos of the demo Don Andrews gave our membership before
the Aqueous Open
? photos of work recently finished by our members
? dates of upcoming meetings and other important Society
notices
? news and notes from our members: where they've recently
shown their work, etc.
One of the benefits of our having this Facebook group
is that, until we get our website up and running effectively--which
the Society is working on--our current information and
goings-on are available to members in one place.
Another bonus is that whenever a group member posts to
the group, the posts appear on the member's own Facebook
"wall"--basically their Facebook page, which
is seen by all their friends. So if Jen posts or comments
on someone else's post, her 300 contacts see this activity;
or if Peggi interacts with the group, her 1,200 contacts
see it--which brings the Society visibility and currency.
The Facebook group also allows for members to begin discussions
and to post messages to all members of the group. There
are tabs for these functions on the group's page.
If you're not a member of Facebook, we encourage you to
give it a try. It doesn't cost anything, and you don't
have to participate in any of its other facets in order
to enjoy the benefits of the PWS group.
To explore it further, go to www.facebook.com and establish
an account. Once you've got an account, you can go to
the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Group page and request
membership. If you have any trouble with this request,
let Jennifer Matesa and Peggi Habets (the group's administrators)
know via email. We'll put your name on the group's list.
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NOTE: If your contact info changes, please be sure to contact
Peggi Habets from peggihabets@gmail.com or Sue Schneider
(sues1514@hotmail.com) know so you can continue to receive
news from PWS. |
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