San Diego Watercolor Society http://www.sdws.org/blog/ SDWS is a 700 member, non-profit organization with members from all over the world who are interested in watermedia paintings. Membership is $55 a year. Go to http://www.sdws.org for more information. en-US Copyright 2009 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:01:42 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Happy New Year!

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Chinese New Year, San Francisco  by Don Coordt

Make your new year's resolution to get more involved with San Diego Watercolor Society!

]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2009/01/happy-new-year.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2009/01/happy-new-year.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:01:42 -0800 Southwestern Artists' Association 8th Annual Juried Art Show A call to artists from our neighbors: 

 

Southwestern Artists' Association 8th Annual Juried Art Show

"Top 100" and One Foot Show

February 28 - March 15, 2009

 

New Mail-in registration.

2-Dimensional Artwork.  

 

Mail-in Registration Deadline: Postmarked on or before Monday, February 2, 2009.

(approx. 3 weeks prior to the hand-delivery date.)

Click here for Prospectus/entry form.

 

 Open to San Diego County Artists

 

Juror:  Mary Carin

 

Awards:  "Top 100" - 1st Place 500!   2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $100

"One Foot Show":  1st Place $100.  2nd & 3rd Place cash or merchandise award. 

 

Fee:  "Top 100" - $30 for one entry, $45 for two entries.

Fee:  "One Foot" - $20 for one entry, $30 for two entries.

 

Delivery of Artwork: Thursday, February 26th, 9am - 7pm.

Artwork to be hand-delivered to Southwestern Artists' Association, Gallery 23

in Spanish Village Art Center at Balboa Park, San Diego, 619-232-3522.

 

 

 

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See you at the SDWS!

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Workshop Dates: January 14-17, 2009   $375

Karen Knutson will spell out simple tricks that will help you with the design, balance, and composition of your work. Learn to incorporate these new techniques into your own painting style. Realistic, abstract, or anywhere in between, this workshop will help you turn ordinary paintings into extraordinary works of art.Go to here for registration procedure.

]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/12/sign-up-for-karen-knutson-work.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/12/sign-up-for-karen-knutson-work.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:26:13 -0800 Visit the SDWS Gallery

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SDWS Gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday 11am-5pm

]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/11/visit-the-sdws-gallery.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/11/visit-the-sdws-gallery.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:24:41 -0800 SDWS Art Education Outreach

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As part of SDWS outreach to underserved areas in San Diego, SDWS Art Education Committee members Jane LaFazio and Carol Cottone-Kolthoff went to Weingart Recreation Center in University Heights to teach the youth group arts and crafts teacher and her students a James Hubbell-inspired landcape painting lesson. We brought watercolor paper and had planned to use the center's watercolors but found they only had tempra paint. No problem, we're adaptable. As you can see, the kids did great and were wonderful students.

We gave the teacher a packet containing lesson plans for this lesson and 4 other watercolor lessons for her to use in the future. 

]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/11/sdws-art-education-outreach.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/11/sdws-art-education-outreach.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:25:30 -0800 November Exhibition at SDWS

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Here's "Sleigh Bells" by Ally Webb Benbrook. It was best of theme at "Over the River and Through the Woods." First Friday reception is Nov 7, 5-8pm and the exhibition runs through the end of November at San Diego Watercolor Society.

]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/11/november-exhibition-at-sdws.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/11/november-exhibition-at-sdws.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:49:45 -0800 "Western Fed" entries due November 15

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Artwork by Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 2009 Exhibition, juror Robert Burridge. Entries are due November 15! Prospectus and info here. The exhibition will be held in May 2009 at the San Diego Watercolor Society gallery.

]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/11/western-fed-entries-due-novemb.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/11/western-fed-entries-due-novemb.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:02:55 -0800 October 26, 4pm ABC/KGTV in San Diego Thumbnail image for tv.JPG  The cameras were rolling at our SDWS International Exhibition reception on October 3. ]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/10/october-26-4pm-abckgtv-in-san.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/10/october-26-4pm-abckgtv-in-san.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:34:54 -0800 High Society!

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This article appeared in the Union Tribune in early October. Whenever SDWS is mentioned in the press, it helps get the word out about our wonderful organization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/10/high-society.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/10/high-society.html Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:05:42 -0800 A "banner" year! SDWS exterior with banners Have you seen our beautiful banners outside the SDWS entrance? Don't they look great! We'll be changing them out every few months. ]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/10/a-banner-year.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/10/a-banner-year.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:21:19 -0800 Last night in the gallery SDWS banners We hosted Alan Ziter, the executive director of the NTC Foundation for an NTC Forum meeting for the community. There were about 20 people in attendance and Alan shared with us the future plans for our beautiful Liberty Station Promenade Arts and Cultural area, the home of SDWS.  ]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/10/last-night-in-the-gallery.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/10/last-night-in-the-gallery.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:11:55 -0800 SDWS Workshops 2009 You're the first to know! Here are the workshop instructors for 2009. Details and registration info will be posted soon on the SDWS website.

 

Karen Knutson, TWSA, MWS 

Michaelin Otis, LWS, TNWS, NPWS  

Robert Burridge, ISAP, PWS 

Alvaro Castagnet, AWS 

Ernest Velardi 

Suzy Spafford

Alex Powers

John Salminen, NWS, AWS-DF 

Tom Fong, WW 

Jerry Stitt, AWS, NWS

Dale Laitinen, NWS, WW  

Ken Goldman, NWS, PSA  

]]> http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/09/sdws-workshops-2009.html http://www.sdws.org/blog/2008/09/sdws-workshops-2009.html Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:47:08 -0800 Have you taken a workshop at SDWS?

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Photo by Christopher Bittner.

SDWS education area is a fabulous place for workshops, and we offer a dozen or so each year. The 2009 Workshop brochure should be out soon, so start thinking about your creative goals for next year, and join us in a workshop or two.

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photo by Christopher Bittner.

A view of our beautiful gallery! Come and visit! The SDWS gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday 11am-5pm in September.

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