Thomas Franco, an artist and resident of Tierrasanta, San Diego, California, has won the second-place award in the highly competitive April 2023 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “Blooming Thoughts”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more

Edward Abrams, an artist and resident of San Diego, California, has won the first-place award in the highly competitive April 2023 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “Blooming Thoughts”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more

Juror: Robin St. Louis

Juror Commendations

“Happy Dog” by Ann Slater

I like the personality of this one, and that it is a very stylized image rather than just a straightforward dog painting. I like the attitude we see in the pose of the dog and its expression.… Read more

I had read Italo Calvino’s remarkable book Invisible Cities many years before I had seen the equally remarkable work of Thomas Schaller. Invisible Cities is a sparkling work of fiction in which an imagined Marco Polo recounts to Kubla Khan descriptions of cities he has visited.… Read more

Richard Glassman, Juror

Juror Commendations

“Distant Star” by Jodell Abrams

A very interesting image recalling the 20s and 30s done in an art deco style.

“Sunset Cliffs Plein Air” by Chuck McPherson

A very competently executed watercolor with a surreally placed easel on the beach.… Read more

Nancy Oleksa, Juror

Juror Commendations

“Night Watch” by Roberta Dyer

An emotional response in “Night Watch” was created through the use of a restrained color palette and decisive brush strokes. The neutral red accents that break up the even horizontal space division, and the small white shapes that direct the viewers eye through the composition create an atmosphere of intrigue that keeps the viewer engaged.… Read more

San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) member and frequent exhibitor Sheila Greer died last month in a tragic accident. Sheila was a close friend of a number of SDWS members who remember her as a person who had lived her life to its fullest. … Read more

Juror Wanda Honeycutt

Juror Commendations

“ Cute as a Button” by Carolina Dealy

This is a very strong painting. I love the composition, the dark up above and the light on the tablecloth below. It is very whimsical in that it depicts a jar full of cute little buttons.… Read more

Juror Tiffanie Mang

Juror Commendations

“ Turtle Cove” by Cheryl Dicus

I personally really like this one because it is simple and very effective. It caught my eye because of its boldness and almost monochromatic nature. I love the detailed way the turtles are rendered and the simplicity of the ocean in the background.… Read more

Juror: Frank Ebers

This is a truly widely regional and international show! There were 19 out-of-county entries, and two of the award winners are from this group. The third-place winner, Carolyn Lord, is from Livermore, California and an honorable mention went to Timo Bechert, from Munich, Germany.… Read more