Juror Comments July 2024 Members Show “Reverberating Notes”

July 2nd, 2024

Nell Bartlett, Juror

Nell Bartlett is a contemporary watermedia artist who is originally from Texas. She has been a resident in San Diego, California since 1953. Following a 30-year career as a California  Real Estate Broker, she made a commitment to pursue her passion for art and began a second career as a visual artist.… Read more

Plein Air Show June 2024 Awards

July 2nd, 2024

Juror: Shuang Li

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First Place

“Indian Summer” by Sanjay Desai

I really feel  that it has a very strong design, and it is as freshly painted as a plein air should be. Every detail that is needed is there. I bet on that street there’s a lot of junk or many, many more people but this captured the essence of that busy corner, but not overcrowded at all.… Read more

People’s Choice June 2024 Members Show

July 1st, 2024

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First Place (most votes)

“Desert Glow” by Catharine Alvarez-Smith

“Desert Glow” by Catharine Alvarez-Smith

Second Place

“SLIMTOWN” by Mark Smith

“SLIMTOWN” by Mark Smith

Third Place

“La Jolla Cove Pelican” by Laura Ramsey

“La Jolla Cove Pelican” by Laura Ramsey
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Juror Comments June 2024 Members Gallery Show

June 5th, 2024

“Engaging Shapes”

Juror Daniel Foster

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Juror Commendations

“Crossing Newman Square” by Carolina Dealy

This is a superb cityscape painting from a technical expertise point-of-view. The artist’s wonderful eye for detail is consistent throughout the painting, from foreground to the most distant background.… Read more

Juror Comments May 2024 Members Show “Untamed”

May 1st, 2024

Juror Mark Smith

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Juror Commendations

“Memory of ‘White Swan'” by Stan Goudey

Nobody understands value better than Stan. This painting is practically monochromatic and displays a great understanding of composition that makes it very exciting for a piece of architecture.… Read more

Juror Comments April 2024 Gallery Members Show “Optional Paths”

April 9th, 2024

Juror Linda Doll

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Juror Commendations

“Year of Dragon” by Fan Li

In this cityscape I love most of all the balloons in the sky, their soft edges and how they capture the ethereal effect of the whole piece on a rainy, cloudy day.… Read more

Welcome New Member Hermon Tesfal

March 20th, 2024

Hermon Tesfal was born and grew up in the outskirts of Asmara city, Eritrea, where he still lives. His childhood exposure to green areas, wide farmlands, and animal farms implanted in him the desire to recreate such magnificent views of nature in the form of visual art.… Read more

Juror Comments March 2024 Members Show “Imagined Reality”

March 1st, 2024

Juror Rise Parberry

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Juror Commendations

“Trio Tangled Together” by Donna Arnaudoff

This is a very abstract painting with a limited color harmony but with a warm dominance, and the design radiates into the center instead of out from the center.… Read more

Welcome New Member Suzanne Nicolaisen

February 6th, 2024

Suzanne (also known as Zanniki) is one of the newest members of the San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS). She was born in South Africa, lived in Switzerland for 22 years and is now residing in Escondido. She has been a self-taught artist since 1990, learning by experience and from taking a number of workshops over the years from renowned art instructors.… Read more

Welcome New Member Tom O’Brien

February 6th, 2024

Tom O’Brien is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, but recently moved to San Diego last summer after a sojourn in Japan. He earned a B.S. degree from the University of New Mexico in 2011, with a minor in Studio Art, and has trained with some notable artists such as Colley Whisson, Lindsey Kustusch, and Randall Sexton.… Read more