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SPRING 2008 New England watercolor Society newsletter WINTER MEMBER’S SHOW Congratulations to ourwinners! GoldMedal JoyceWood HotWalker SilverMedal RobertO'Brien, KingdomCamp BronzeMedal MaryCallahan PearTree NorthShoreArtsAssoc.Award RaymondE.Andreotti FramesofVenice pvtru FriendsofVirginiaAward JodyBlagden, QuietDayatBassRocks MeritAward AnnaCarrion EastBostonCamp — HonorableMention MaryLizotte, Cherries PROSPECTUSMAILINGS Weare HonorableMention MaryLincoln SundayVisitor planningonusingemailforfutureprospec- tusmailings. Toinsureyoureceivethese » mailingspleasetakethetimetoemailyour emailaddressesto: MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT SignatureMembers:AnnaCarrion [email protected] DearMembers andAssociates, AssociateMembers:MaryRauscher [email protected] Itwas greattoseesomanyturnoutfortheAnnualMeeting. Ihopeyou thoroughlyenjoyedDorisWeiner'spresentation. TheBoard thoughtitwasan TheAnnualwinterMember's interestingpathtofollowandalsoafun change from demos.Wewelcome SHOW. —Our3rdshowattheEmmanuel ideasforfuture meetingprograms. Church areport I'llstartwiththegoodnews: 1.Wesold3 The challenge oftheEmmanuel Church exhibitwas handledverycapably paintings. 2.A—swehadhopedtherewerea byGingerGreenblattandJodyBlagdpn. Therewere moreviewersand sales lotofvisitors 175onourbusiestday!This thanwewitnessed ata similartime atthe Guild. Ourcontinuedchallengeis isbetterthanweweredoingattheGuild. 3. Therewasnodamagereportedtoanypaint- inspiringmore buyers, whichIfeelconfidentabouttakingplacein the future. ings. 4.Membersweregenerousinstepping Ilookforwardto seeingyou in CotuitinApril.AnneBelson has donea Tfohrawnakrsdttooaflilllotfhyeogua.ll5e.ryT-hseitctionsgtsocfhtehdiuslse.how superbjob arrangingthisexhibition anditisan excitingnewvenue forus. islowcomparedtoothershowshostedby Until thenhappypainting! — NEWS.ThoughIfeelthatitwouldbefairfor Gracia Dayton allwhoparticipateinthisvenuetohearof someissuesthataroseduringthisshow. Theseareintheareasofsupportfromthe WELCOME TO OUR NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS church,scheduling,securityandsales.Many oftheseareascanbeimproved. — DanielR.Cianfarini ReneeFinlay ColettPaul KatherineRichards Support TheEmmanuelChurchhas 74QuincyStreet 55WhippleRoad 285BristolRoad 24PineviewTerrace undergoneacompletechangeofstaffinthe Arlington,MA02476 Smithfield,Rl02917 Bristol,VT05443 Taunton,MA02780 vbriefyearsincewestartedthere. Manyof FlorenceComo PeterHoff LoisSimmondsMacuga DyanRook "Tthesenewemployeeshadnoorientationat 134TowerRoad 6EastAvenue POBox338 1170WestStreet allfromthepeoplewholeft.Thisleavesus Lincoln,MA01773 KennebunkportME04046 Quechee,VT05059 POBox277 withnoneoftheoriginalpeoplewho DianeFiedler Leslie0.Miller WallaceMarosek-Sheridan Sheldonvillle,MA02070 broughtusintothechurchandwhowere 326AStreet 15ChannelCenterStreet 26BeechRoad ElizabethStone i,' excitedabouthavingus.Communication Boston,MA02210 #309 Brookline,MA02446 24GossRoad withthestaffnowtakesalotofeffortand Boston,MA02210 Pownal,ME04069 MEMBERS MEMBERS NEWS CONTACTS — FrankCostantinoofWinthroprecentlyreceivedthe2008/09BestofShowaward the"HughFerrissMemorialPrize"intheAmericanSocietyofArchitectural GraciaDayton President 781-862-0212 [email protected] Illustrators(www.asai.org)AIP23InternationalCompetitionforhispainting AnneBelson 1stVice-President 508-540-6462 [email protected] "QuartetonStage." Hehasrecently—beenaccepte—dintotheSalmagundiClubin NewYork,withworkinfourshows from2007 "Wint—er&WinterHoli—day BobHsiung 2ndVice-President 617-969-4630 [email protected] ThemeExhibition,"and"AnnualThumbBoxExhibition" andfrom2008 MaryCallahan RecordingSecretary 781-834-7567 [email protected] "AnnualMembersCombinedExhibition,"and"SpringAuctionExhibition."In April,Frankwillbeexhibiting30worksofartandarchitecturalillustrationina MaryGriffin Corresponding 978-939-5658 [email protected] Secretary three-manshowattheStillLifeGalleryinEllicottCity,Maryland.InApril,theU.S. JoanGriswold Treasurer 781-237-1209 jdgriz@comcastnet PostalServicewillbereleasinga200thAnniversaryCommemorativePostalCardof St.Mary'sCollege,PA,featuringFrank'sdesignandpainting.Withhisfourthsuc- MaryRauscher AssociateMembers 978-369-3939 [email protected] cessiveselectiontitled"Eden'sEdibles,"Frankhasattainedsignaturestatusinthe Secretary SocietywiththeN.E.W.S.RegionalShowinApril.Laterthisyear,Frankwillbe AnnaCarrion SignatureMembers 978-692-9763 [email protected] offeringtwowatercolorillustrationseminarsattheBostonSocietyofArchitectson Secretary June27th-29thandOctober3-5,2008.Fordetailsabouttheseseminars,see www.frncostantino.com,orwww.architects.org. GraciaDayton Jurors 781-862-0212 [email protected] Cristfilerwasjuriedintothefollowingshows,PerkinsGalleryArtshow,Rhode BeckyHaletky SlideChair 781-293-5595 [email protected] IslandWatercolorSocietyshows"CoastalNewEngland"and"PassionforColor," AmazingGalleryArtShow,LynnArtsMixedMediashow,CaladanGalleryShows WendyHale Newsletter 781-585-3344 [email protected] "TheEyeofNature"and"PureColor,"EssexGalleryAnnualJuriedShow,andthe JodyBlagden Archives/Historian 978-526-4846 [email protected] CambridgeArtAssociationMembersPrizeShow.Hewonthefollowingawards. HonorableMentioninPainting,PerkinsGalleryArtShow,ThirdPrizeinPainting, AnnBannister Publicity 781-729-1124 AmazingGalleryArtShow,andJuror'sChoiceAward,EssexGalleryAnnualJuried CarolynLatanision Publicity 781-729-0691 cdlats@comcastnet Show. EllenFrielexhibitedwiththeCambridgeArtAssociation's"RED"Show,Jan.- SharonWooding Hospitality 978-448-6223 [email protected] Feb,atTheUniversityPlaceGallery.Herwatercolorpiecewastitled"Winterand RichardSabin SignatureArtists 617-354-1674 [email protected] Red".TheshowwasjuriedbyJaneFarver,DirectorofMIT'sListVisualArtsCenter. BiographyBooks 1 ARTIST PROFILE WiL Water t ATAGEFOUR, MYFAMILYMOVED FROM BOSTONWHERE IWAS BORN,toaruralareaconsistingofdirtroadsandexpansive woods. Neighborswerefewandfarbetween. Nonehadanychildrenclosetomyage.Thiswasintheearly1940'sduring WWII andthepostdepression,aneraofscarcesuppliesandwhenpenniescounted. Mypreschoolyearsandbeyondhad meresponsibleforraisingandcaringforour300-500chickens. Partofthatwould includethe longwalkstodeliverandsell theeggsgoingdoortodoor.Thisexperiencewouldhavea pronounced influenceon mylife. Alongwiththeeggs, Icarrieda padofpaperandawell-usedpencil inmypocket. Iwould periodicallystoptosketch theponds,ducks,woods, barns, housesorneighborsintheirvaryingactivities.Atnight, Iwoulddrawthewartime leaders' portraitsoreventsthatcouldbefound inthefrontpageofthenewspaper. Duringthesepreschoolyears, Iwasunhappythat someofmydrawingsdidn'tlookquiteright,yetI didn'tknowhowtofixthem. Bysavingsomeofthem, Ithought,asIgot older, Icould learnhowtocorrectmyearliermistakes.Thus,atthattimeI putthemawayina portfolio,which Isubsequentlycarriedwithme wherever went,tobeusedasafuturereference. I Myneighborswereawareofmydrawing habits. Before longwhiledeliveringtheeggs, Ifoundmyselfbeing invited inforasnackandagoodtalk. Afewneighborshad purchasedpaintandotherartsuppliesformyuse,whichtheykeptattheirhouse.Theyencouragedmetostayawhileand paint. Ithoughtitwasaterrificideawhilealsobeingabletogetawayfrommychoresforawhile.All I hadtodowastopainta pictureofwhateverthey requested. Fromtheageoffivetonineyearsthiscontinuedalmostonadailybasis includingmyafternoonsafterschool. Myneighbors' understanding, companionship,andnurturingofmysoulandartistictendencieswasmostinstrumental inmymaturation. However,theterribleinhumanityofwarandthesufferingofpeoplefrom illnessesdeeplydisturbedme.Therewasanoverwhelmingneedwithin metofindawaytohelpothers. Notlongthereafter, myfamilywenttovisitmyunclewhohadjustreturnedfromfiveyearsoverseasasawartime physician. Asweall satdowntodinner,thephonerang. Itwasthehospital callingformyuncletoimmediatelyattendacriticallyill patient. Even though Iwouldhavetowaitforhim inthecar, I beggedtogowithhim.WhenmyunclereturnedtothecarIasked, "didyou helpthepatient?" He answered,yes. Ithenasked "will helive?"Again, heansweredyes.AtthatpointI knewIwantedtobecomea physiciantobethereforothers. When IcamehomefromtheVietnamconflictasa physician, Iwasgivenawrappedpackage,bymyfather. Insideweremoreofmyearlierlost drawingsthathewantedmetohave,toplace intowhatIthoughtwasmy'secret' portfolio. — WendyHalewasjuriedintotheDuxburyArtAssociationWinterJuried ShowNotescontinuedfromfront Show,Jan.-April,andtheCopleySociety"Stirrings"showinFebruary. SheexhibitedattheSouthShoreArtsCenterTrainShowandtheir Rhythmsshow.Shehastwosoloexhibitsopeningthisspring,theFront time.Thefactthatweare"onourown"nowinthisbuildingpres- ‘'•reetGalleryinScituateinMayandthePaulPrattLibraryinCohasset, entschallengesforus.Forexample,allgallerysittersneedtolearn Ay-June. theirwayaroundthelocksandlightsinthisbuilding. MikeMazerwasacceptedintotheTop100forthePaintAmericaArt — Scheduling Thechurchstaffhasthejobofoverseeingmany Competition(formerlyArtsfortheParks).Hehadtwopaintingschosen differentgroupsofpeopleusingtheMusicRoom(ourmaingallery) forinclusionintheU.S.CoastGuard'sArtExhibition;theywillbecome andschedulingdidnotgosmoothly.TheNEWSschedulewas partoftheUSCG'spermanentcollectioninWashington,D.C.Fiveofhis approvedandthenchangedtwice.Ofcoursethestaff'sprimary marinepaintingswerechosenfortheUpstreamPeopleGallery's10th responsibilityistotheirreligiouscommunity.Thechurchhostsreli- On-lineInternationalRealismExhibitionwherethreeoftheworks giousservices,dailyAAMeetings,programsfortheelderlyand receivedSpecialRecognitionAwards.Mikewillalsobeexhibitingthis homeless,manydifferentmusicgroups,p—erformingartsprograms, monthintheWesternColoradoWatercolorSociety's16thNational; children'sprograms,communitygroups andartistssuchas MidlandArtsAssociation's2008SpringNationalinTexas;theHeartland NEWS.Onseveraloccasionstherewereothergroupsusingthe Artist'sNationalExhibitioninMariamKansas;TheInternationalGuild MusicRoomatthesametimethatitwasscheduledforus. ofRealism'sWintershowinScottsdale,ArizonaandtheWatercolor hSaovmeeteixmpreesstsheidsiwnadsiganwaktiwoanrdat;tohtishesrotlietmemseitewxpalsaifnu.n.WSeodmoenooftypoauy SocietyofAlabama's6thNational. renttobethere.Thereishoweverroomforbetteragreements abouthowwewanttobescheduled. — Security TheMusicRoomasitisinfrequentusewhenwe ASS0CATE MEMBER NEWS arenotthere.Alloftheothergroupshavethesamearrangement withthechurchthatwedo, 1.theypromisetolocktheMusic MarciaCrumley’swatercolorPedemalPatternswasacceptedintothe Roomdoorswhentheyleaveand 2.theypromisetokeepsome- EnglewoodArtsNationalJuriedArtShow2008,tobeheldinColoradoin onestationedinthedownstairslobbywhenthefrontdoortothe April. Anotherwatercolor.AlmostSpring:Stowe,wasrecentlyaccepted sidewalkisbeingkeptopen.Forincreasedsafetyoftheartworkwe intotheRhodeIslandWatercolorSociety'sOpenJuriedShow"Winter usespecialwireattachmentsonpaintingsinthelowerlobby,which AroundtheWorld." makestheremovalofpaintingsmoredifficult.However,I'msure PhyllisKaplanwasjuriedintoArtExhibit1— ConcordArtsAssociation youcanseethatthesecuritylevelthroughoutabuildinginsuch ?inJanuary,2008,andtheRockyNeckArtsAssn.ShowinAugust,2007, constantusecannotbeextremelytight.Ifssimilartodisplaying artworkinahospital,alibrary,resthomeorcommunitybuilding... t^hdeMBerlircoksGealAlretrsy,CoBuevnecrilly,ShMoAw,,AApprriill,,22000077,,tthheeIInnvviittaattiioonnaallPPaarrttiicciippaanntt itfhsenaorttiassascteucaulrleyabseianmguwsaetcuhmedo.rgalleryorartassociationwhere BPeeeabbeodEystLaitberaSrhyo,wD,anMveelrrso,seM,AM,AF,eAburguuasrty,-2A0p0r7il,,a2O00n8e,WaoOnmeanWoSmhaown worSkaeldespr—eviTohueslgyalhlaervieespraonvdidaretdamsosorceiatthiaonnsmweirtehlywshoommeowne'evteo ShowattheSovereignBank,Danvers,MA,MaythruJune,2008. handlethebuilding.Theyprovidedsomeoneinterestedinselling RobertMesrop’spaintingWoodlandSpringhasbeenjuriedintothe art.Iwouldliketoencourageallofyou,whileyou'regallery-sitting, MissouriWatercolorSocietiesAnnualNationalexhibit. totakeagoodlookatthefamousGreenBook,whichourTreasurer BettyRogersreceivedHonorableMentiontorPapa'sPorch, atthe JoanGriswoldcreated.Inityou'llfindarticleswithtipsonthesubtle DuxburyWinterJuriedShowforaviewlookingintoawindowfrom artofencouraginganartpurchase.Isthisaskillyoucouldusein ErnestHemingway'sporchinKeyWest,Florida. yourownstudio?Woulditbefunifyouactuallysoldapiecefor someoneelse?Yes!AndYes! Thankyouforallyourhelpmakingtheshowasuccess, — — IN MEMORIAM — GingerGreenblatt,Chairman, WinterMembersShow — LarryWebster,NEWSpresident1974-76,recentlypassedaway. NEWSREGIONALSHOW 2008heldattheCotuitCenter Wesendoursincerecondolencestohisfamilyandfriends. fortheArts, Cotuit,MA.ThedateswillbefromSaturday,April12- Monday,May12,2008.ThejurorisTomNichols.TheAwards CeremonywillbeonApril12th. — NEWSNATIONALSHOW 2008heldinSouthShoreArt Center,Cohasset,MA,September19th- November2nd,2008,is beingchairedbyMaryCallahanandBeckyHaletky.DonAndrewswilljurythe showandhewilldoathree-daylandscapeworkshopfrom PLEASENOTE: September16-18,2008. — Ifyouhavenewsoraccomplishments toshare, NEWSREGIONALSHOW 2009heldattheArtComplex MuseuminDuxbury,MA,September13th,2009-January24th, pleaseindicatewhetheryouareaMemberoranAssociate 2010,andwillbechairedbyWendyHale. Memberandemailmeifatallpossible. Thankyou. NATIONALSHOW—2010tobeheldattheNorthShoreArt [email protected] AssociationBobJorgensenhasarrangedforJohnSalminentocomeinto — — Summer2008 June10 Winter2008 December10 conductaworkshopfromSeptember27-29.TheNationalShow — — Fall2008 September10 Spring2009 March10 willbeheldfromthelastweekinSeptemberthroughthemonthof October2010. NEW ENGLAND PRSTDSTD watercolor Society U.S. POSTAGE PAID P.O.Box1190 UNLIMITEDSYSTEM! MA Burlington, 01803-6190 RETURN SERVICEREQUESTED 2008 SPRING IIIiiinillliliillnlilnlulllullIIIllnliiIhIIillinliliil NEl/VSLETTEB Jody Blagden 40 130 School St Manchester MA 01944-1234 NEW ENGLAND WATERCOLOR SOCIETY NEWSLETTER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT DearMembership, ThankstothehardworkonAnneBelson'spartourCotuitshowwaswell receivedandenjoyedbymany. Althoughtherewere nosalestherewasgreat interestandtheDirectorwouldlikeustoschedule anothershowduringa future summerwhenattendanceisgreater. Lookingahead, we areplanningapre-Christmas ShowatEmmanuel Church, November17th throughDecember17th.Thiswillbe a Signature — PROSPECTUSMAILINGS Weare Members SmallPaintingShowwith restrictionsonsizeto300squareinches. ptulsanmnaiilnignogsn.uTsionignesmuarielyfoourrfeucteuirveeptrhoesspeec- Memberswillbeallowedthreepaintings, onepaintingtohangsalonstyle, mailingspleasetakethetimetoemailyour withbackup oftwopaintings toreplacepicturesastheyaresold. Ginger emailaddressesto: SignatureMembers:AnnaCarrion Greenblattand ConnieHansonwillbechairingthiswiththeassistanceof [email protected] Richard Sabin. Detailswillfollowin September. [email protected]:etMaryRauscher Enjoythesummerandkeep arepertoire ofsmallerpaintingsin mind. We arehopingtohavebrisksales! COTUTT,MAREGIONALSHOW Sincerely, — CONGRATULATIONS! GraciaDayton •NEWSFirstAward DonaldStoltenberg,BostonBigDig •NEWSSecondAward CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW SIGNATURE MEMBER CindyGilbane,Mussels •NEWSThirdAward FrankConstantino, 13-BPaulineStreetWinthrop.MA02152 RobertHsiung,CommonwealthAvenue •JosephSantoroMemorialAward WELCOME TO OUR NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS JanetLaird-Lagassee,Keepsake •PaulStrisikMemorialAward PaulGeorge, WinterColors NancyDaly EffieNoren SusanHSmith •WoodruffsArtCenterAward 24InaRoad 18HowlandCircle 6DeerfieldLane NanRumpf,Amalgamation Needham,MA02192 Stoughton,MA02072 Natick,MA01760 •GlennJorgensenMemorialAwardfor DorothyDowning CarolPatkowski NaomiY.Wilsey ExcellenceinaLandscapePainting 9AscotLane 1390BumpsRiverRoad 28MapleStreet MichaelCompton,GroveStreet Uxbridge.MA01569 Centerville,MA02632 Needham,MA02492 •RegattaofCotuitAward NatalieFortes DebbiePetrowski ElaineWong 67BowStreet 66ArnoldRoad 16GortiamnAvenue J MarilynSwift, ThroughtheTrees Concord,MA01742 Wellesley,MA02481 Brookline,MA02445 •HonorableMentions BobJorgensen,CrockShop MaryHilt BarbaraRobb RachelWood 250MountainAvenue 11 VeteransRoadUnit205 59SeavemsAvenue CristFiler,Orchid Arlington,MA02474 Amherst,NH03001 JamaicaPlain.MA02130 JudyMetcalfe, Windrift MEMBERS NEWS NEWS CONTACTS CristFilerwasjuriedintothefollowingshows:CaladanGalleryShow"Nadir- ReturningHome,"ConcordArtAssociationShow"Shape,"RhodeIsland GraciaDayton President 781-862-0212 [email protected] WatercolorSocietyShow"WinterAroundtheWorld"andthePostRoadArt AnneBelson 1stVice-President 508-540-6462 [email protected] / 1 CenterSpringOpenShow. Cristwonthefollowingawards:SecondPrizeinRhode IslandWatercolorSocietyShow"WinterAroundtheWorld,"FirstPrizeinPainting BobHsiung 2ndVice-President 617-969-4630 [email protected] andHonorableMentioninPaintingattheSaugusRotarySpringOpenShowand MaryCallahan RecordingSecretary 781-834-7567 [email protected] FirstPrizeinMixedMediaandSecondPrizeinwatercolorattheGreaterLynnArt SocietySpringShow.CristdidacollageworkshopatthePeabodyArtAssociation MaryGriffin Corresponding 978-939-5658 [email protected] Secretary andawatercolordemonstrationattheGuildofBeverlyArtists. Carolyn LatanisionreceivedtheCentennialAwardattheCopleySocietyofArtinvi- JoanGriswold Treasurer 781-237-1209 jdgriz@comcastnet tationalexhibitatHarvardQubofBostoninhonoroftheircentennialcelebration. MaryRauscher AssociateMembers 978-369-3939 [email protected] ThepaintingwaspurchasedforHarvardUniversity'spermanentcollection.She Secretary alsojustcompletedtwosoloexhibits,oneatRockportArtAssociationinRockport AnnaCarrion SignatureMembers 978-692-9763 [email protected] MA,December2007andoneatBelmontHillSchool'sLandauGalleryinBelmont Secretary MA,April2008. LaurieLynn LawtonhadasoloexhibitofherpaintingsattheHaroldClayHowland GraciaDayton Jurors 781-862-0212 [email protected] Jr.GalleryofModemArtlocatedinthePawtucketCongregationalChurchin BeckyHaletky SlideChair 781-293-5595 beckonpond@comcastnet Pawtucket,RIduringthemonthofMarch. Lauriewasalsovoted#1Pet Illustrator/PainterintheANIMALPRINTMAGAZINE'S2007Reader'sChoiceAwards. WendyHale Newsletter 781-585-3344 [email protected] MikeMazerisexhibitinginTheConnecticutAcademyofFineArt's97thAnnual, JodyBlagden Archives/Historian 978-526-4846 miJmeL@Ba^ct.rne\tK>o LymeCT;SanDiegoWatercolorSociety's28International;Hehastwopaintingsin WatercolorU.SA.2008attheSpringfieldArtMuseuminMissouri;National AnnBannister Publicity 781-729-1124 SocietyofArtistsisexhibitingtwopaintings,inHoustonTX;Hehastwopaintings CarolynLatanision Publicity 781-729-0691 [email protected] intheCapeCodArtAssociation's,NationalShowandtwopaintingsinthe AmericanSocietyofMarineArtistsRegionalShowwhichistravelingfromthe SharonWooding Hospitality 978-448-6223 [email protected] CulturalCenterofCapeCod,totheHerreshoffMuseuminBristolRItotheMaine RichardSabin SignatureArtists 617-354-1674 [email protected] MaritimeMuseuminBath,ME. BiographyBooks ARTIST PROFILE Robert dSurae66 FOR AS LONG AS CAN REMEMBER HAVE BEEN DRAWING AND PAINTING.AfterHighSchool attendedVesperGeorge I I I School ofArtwhereJamesWingateParrintroducedmetowatercolorpainting. Ialsostudiedwithhiminhissummerclasses inProvincetown, MA.JamesParrbecamemymentorandhelpedguidemethroughmyearlyyearsinwatercolorpainting. havebeenpaintingwatercolorsformanyyears,actuallysinceHarryTrumanwasPresident. Alongtheway havebeen I I luckyenoughtomeetotherartistswhohaveaddedtomytraining.AtVesperGeorgeIpaintedwatercolorswithCharles MahoneyandatMassachusettsCollegeofArtwithCharlesDemotropolisandArthurCorsini. Corsini introducedmetodifferent stylesandtechniques. IalsotookclasseswithGinnyAveryinMarshfield, MA.Shewasabletopersuademetobecomemore adventurousinmypainting,attemptdifferentwaysofseeing,andinterpretsubjectsinnewways. AftergraduatingfromVesperGeorgeIhadafewartrelatedjobs,mainlyintheprintingindustry.CharlesMahoneyhiredmeformyfirstjobasapaste upartist.Someyearslater,mylastjobintheprinting industrywasastheArtDirectorwithElginLabelCompany. Duringtheseyearsmyjobdemandedso muchofmytime wasnotabletodomuchpainting. I Duringthe1960smywifeand I beganasmalljewelrybusiness.WesoldourenamelsandsterlingsilverdesignstovariousstoresintheBoston-Cape Codarea.Thisevolved intoalargerbusinessdevelopingintoaretailshopinQuincy, MAandasummergalleryinProvincetown,MA.Thisjewelrybusiness allowedmetoreturntoMassachusettsCollegeofArttocompletemyartdegrees. OfallthevariousjobsIhavehadtheoneI likebestwasteachingvisualartintheHighSchoolsetting.Thisteachingpositionallowedmetoresumemy watercolorpainting. Mystudentsweretalented,interestingandexcitingtobearound. Someofthesestudentshavegoneontosuccessfulartcareersand Istillhearfromformerstudentswhoarenotkidsanymore. I InadditiontoHighSchoolart, Ihavetaughtwatercolorpaintingclassesprivatelyandheldworkshops.AlongthewayIhavebeenfortunatetowin manyprizesinlocalandnationalshows. Retirementhasbeenveryenjoyableforme.Thetimehasbeenproductiveandlotsoffun.Likemanyretirees, Ifind myselfsaying"Ihavebeensobusy, Idon'tknowhowIeverfoundtimetowork." — Thomas RebekreceivedanHonorableMentionintheRhodeIsland ShowNotescontinuedfromfront WatercolorSocietyNationalShowinOctober2007forhispaintingenti- tledArlingtonStreetSnowfall. HereceivedaJurorsRecognitionAwardin theGoldCoastWatercolorSociety(FortLauderdale,FL)MembersShow Thankyouallforsomeveryinterestingdemonstrations.Robert 'nJanuary2008forhispaintingentitledWinterSunlight. Hereceivedthe MesropjumpedinforMaryLizotte,whohadhealthproblems.Thank »k>ples'ChoiceAwardintheArt'sUnited (FortLauderdale,FL)annual youRobert!JohnKrenikdemonstratedhiswatercolorbathtech- exhibitinFebruary2008forhispaintingentitledMoonlightDreamer. He nique. ElizabethPrattdidawonderfulunderwaterfishsceneand receivedaSecondPlaceAwardintheGoldCoastWatercolorSociety SallySawyerMitchelldemonstratedhermaskingtechnique.Weare RoridaFocusShowinMarch2008forhispaintingentitledPromanadedes sofortunatetohavesuchtalentedmembers! Thankyou! Anglais. www.newenglandwatercolorsociety.org Takealookatournewlydesignedwebpage.SteveHamlinhasbeen ASS0CATE MEMBER NEWS hardatworkdesigningandredesigningourwebpageforeasy BurtonLongenbachreceivedtheFirstPrizeAwardinwatercolorin accesstoallinformationrelatedtoourorganization.Ifpeople havecommentsorsuggestionsforthewebsiteemailSteve FebruaryattheDuxburyArtAssociation34thAnnualWinterJuried ShowforWetPaintandanotherFirstPrizeAwardinwatercoloratthe throughthecontactlinksonthewebsite,pleasereferencethe websiteinyouremails. Memberswillbeabletohavetheirweb SdtuateArtsAssociation'sArtsAlive2008JuriedShowinAprilforMore siteslinkedtothesite. Ifyouhaveawebsiteandareasignature Snow. CenStteervefoLrusthhewAarstjsuwriitedhitnhteoptiheeceNEtiWtlCedSTRheegRioendaTlanSkheor.wHaettwhaesCojturuiietd mpeeompbleerr,efceornetnaccettShteevseitteoohnatvheeiyroeumraislitse.lTishtaedn.kHyeoualSstoesvueg!geWsets intotheAmericanSocietyofMarineArtist'sNewEnglandRegional thankTomSterlingforhisworkingettingthisstarted. Showaneightmonth,triplevenueexhibitwiththewatercolorTheLast ADVERTISINGOURSELVES Voyage. Hewonthe"Painter'sAward"attheConcordArtAssociation's Wearelookingforwaystoadvertiseourselvesasanorganization. WinterMember'sShow1juriedbygalleryownerPeterAlpersofAlpers' Asindividualsbelongtomanysocieties,weplanonincreasing FineArtsinAndover,MA.Theawardwasforthemixedmedia(wc/oil ourvisibilitybynetworkingthroughthesesocieties.Pleasesend andpastel)BrindisiatNight. theemailaddressesofemailpublications,emailservicesthat RobertMesrop’swatercolorStoningtonhasbeenjuriedintothe77th announceartshowsorappropriatenewsletterstoCarolynLatanison AnnualHudsonValleyArtAssociationexhibit,tobeheldatOldLyme, at [email protected] ^CdTirionnJudlayc.kWeNiagthioinnaglTEhxehiCbaittcihohnaosfbAemeenriaccacnepWtaetderfocroltohre,2O0l0d8Forge,NY onlyemailaddressesaswebsiteaddressesarenothelpful. In mSeptember.ScudderRockshasbeenacceptedintheCapeCodArt advancewethankyouforyourhelp. Association'sAnnualNationalExhibitioninJuly. NEWSNATIONALSHOW2008tobeheldinSouthShoreArt CharlieParsonsisnowrepresentedbyTheHarborGalleryonOldSouth Center,Cohasset,MA,September19th-November2nd,2008, Wharf,Nantucket,MA.Hewillhaveaone-manshowthereopeningon isbeingchairedbyMaryCallahanandBeckyHaletky.DonAndrewswill August8th.Hewasinvitedtoafive-persongroupshowattheArtists jurytheshowandhewilldoathree-daylandscapeworkshop AssociationofNantucket;itopensonJune13th.Histhemewillbefishing. fromSeptember16-18,2008. Thereareafewspacesleft. BettyRogersreceivedNorthRiverArtSociety'sHonorableMention Wearepleasedtoannounceanewawardbeingestablished.The andFirstPlaceinwatercolor. RuthWynnAwardwillbegivenoutattheSouthShoreArt Show. — — IN MEMORIAM HonoraryMember,MurrayWentworth,diedonMarch22nd. OurcondolencesgotohiswifeElaineWentworthandtheirfamily. PLEASENOTE: Ifyouhavenewsoraccomplishmentstoshare , pleaseindicatewhetheryouareaMemberoranAssociate Memberandemailmeifatallpossible. Thankyou. J [email protected] — — Fall2008 September1 Spring2009 March1 — — Winter2008 December1 Summer2009 June1 NEW ENGLAND PRSTDSTD watercolor Society U.S. POSTAGE PAID P.O.Box1190 UNLIMITEDSYSTEMS MA Burlington, 01803-6190 RETURN SERVICEREQUESTED sss Imilillliliiiliililiiliiilliililiillnl.ilnilillmiltill Jody Blagden 39 130 School St Manchester MA 01944-1234 WWW.NEWENGLANDWATERCOLORSOCIETY.ORG FALL 2008 NEW ENGLAND WATERC0L0R SOCIETY NEWSLETTER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT DearMembers andAssociates, Theleavesare turningredand the temperatures are droppingin the Catskillssosummerwillsoonbe over. I'msureyou all hateto seeitendasI do, butthere ismuchto anticipatethisfall. Congratulationsto the members who entered the South ShoreNational Showandwere accepted. Therewere atotalof100 artistsselected outof418 entriesand 19 stateswererepresented plusBritish Columbia. Don Andrews feelsitisaknockoutshow! Specialthanks to PROSPECTUSMAILINGS—Weare co-chairs MaryCallahan and BeckyHaletkyfora superbjob, also to RobertBurgess for planningonusingemailforfutureprospec- receivingthe slides. Followingthe South Shore Showwewillbe havingan tusmailings. Toinsureyoureceivethese mailingspleasetakethetimetoemailyour openmembersshow (forsignaturemembers) atthe Emmanuel Church, emailaddressesto: November 19thtoDecember18th. Thiswillbe asmallpicture showwith SignatureMembers:AnnaCarrion [email protected] threepiecespermittedperartist. GingerGreenblattand Connie Hanleyare chairingthis AmssociateMembers:MaryRauscher showandwillbe mailingthe detailsinearlySeptember. [email protected] Enjoythelastdaysofsummer. EMMANUELCHURCHGALLERY Sincerely, — SMALLWORKSSHOW Gracia Dayton, President NEWSwillbeholdingitsfirst SmallWorks Showthisfallatthe WELCOME TO OUR NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Emmanuel Church. Signature Memberswillbereceivinga BeverlyFratoni SusanHansen KarrenHoyt NancyDuvergneSmith prospectussoon. Therewillbe no 50CrimsonCourt 63ParkLane 13MinervaLaneKeene 298DerbyStreet jurying, noawards and noreception. Leominster,MA01453 Harvard,MA01451 PO Box623 WestNewton,MA02465 A The goalisholidaysales! "small Marlboro,NH03455 work" is300 squareinchesmaxi- mum MEMBERS NEWS includingthe frame. Most standard 11x14 and 12x16inch PaulBaldassinihadhissecondone-manshowduringJulyandAugustattheRussell frameswill meetthisrequirement. LibraryinMiddletown, CT.Theshowincluded12recentlandscapesinwatercolor, Deliveryofpaintings (up to threeper acrylicandoil. artist) istobe SaturdayNovember FrancescaD’Eliahasmovedto 75BullardStreet, Dedham, MA02026 15, 10am-5pm. Theshowwillopen JohnKrenikhasrecentlybeennamedaSignatureMemberoftheNationalWatercolor onWednesday, November19. The Society(NWS).TheexhibitionwillbeheldattheNationalWatercolorSocietyBuilding hoursoftheshowwillbe einntSitalnedPeDdirnoi,ngCwAitfhrDoimnAauwgausstju3r0ie-dNionvteomtbheerCa1,p2e0C08o.dHAirstwAasstoecricaotlioornb'sat2h00pa8iNnteiwng Wednesday-Friday11am-4pm, EnglandExhibitioninBarnstable,MA HispaintingentitledImpedimentsDeniedwas Saturdayand Sundayl-5pm. juriedintotheSouthwestWatercolorSociety's45thAnnualMembershipExhibition heldattheArtCentreofPlano, Plano,TX. Hedonatedawhiteline ASSOCIATE MEMBER NEWS woodcutprint. Beach CottagesbytheSeaforthesecondannual UnitarianUniversalistMeetingHouseofChathamheldatthe KathyFerrarareceivedanHonorableMentionattheSouthShore WequassettInnonPleasantBayinChatham, MA. Healso NaturalScienceCenter'sThroughtheGardenGateRoralExhibit donatedawhitelinewoodcutprint,HyannisHarborfrom the inNorwell. ShealsoreceivedFirstPlaceatthePembrokeArts J WGBH Docksidetothe2008 ArtAuction.John'spaintingLunchat FestivalandFirstPlaceattheDuxburyAnnualMid-SummerAr^ theNationalGallerywasjuriedintotheNewEnglandWatercolor Show. Society'sNewEnglandRegionalJuriedExhibitionattheCotuit EllenFrielwasinvitedtopaintenpleinairintheJuriedArtists CenterfortheArts, andSaturdayAfternoonwasjuriedintothe AnnualSharonArtsCenter's"PaintOut" inthePeterborough, NorthwestWatercolorSociety's68thAnnualOpenExhibition NHarea.Farmswerethefeaturedsubjectinthisweeklongses- 2008andwontheStCuthbertsMillAward. HispaintingDining sion, culminatinginashowandreceptioninAugust. withDinareceivedtheEdgarA.WhitneyAwardintheSouthwest SteveLushhadawatercoloracceptedintoMysticMaritime WatercolorSocieties44thAnnualMembershipExhibitionatthe Gallery's29thAnnualInternationalMaritimeExhibitin CharlesW. EisemannCenterinRichardsonTexas, and Upside SeptemberattheMysticSeaport, Mystic, Connecticut. Stevealso Down TherapywasjuriedintotheNationalCollage Society's hastwootherworks, awatercolorandanacryliconpaper, MembershipExhibitionattheCornellMuseuminDelrayBeach, acceptedintotheVenturaCountyMaritimeMuseum's FL. InternationalWatersExhibitinOxnard, CA. MaryLizotte’sheldanexhibitionoftwentyofherpaintingsatthe AntoniaMarshallwontheWindsor&NewtonAwardfor JohnCurtisPublicLibraryinHanover,MA.MaryisaCopley "ExcellenceinWatercolor" inNorthShoreArtsAssociation's Master, andisrepresentedbyBostonConsultingandArt ExhibitionII. ShehadapaintingacceptedintotheSouthCounty Frameworks. HerworksarecarriedbyFemwoodGalleryin OpenJuriedExhibitandwasinvitedtoparticipateinthe Norwell. PortsmouthArtsGuildinvitationalexhibition.Antoniaalsohasa T.NicholasPhakoswillbeinafive-personshowintheDillon paintingacceptedintoNewEnglandWatercolorSociety's11th GalleryattheSouth ShoreArtCentercoincidingwiththeNew BiennialNorthAmericanOpenShow. EnglandWatercolorSocietyNationalExhibit. ColettePaulreceivedBestinShowAward, BryanMemorial Gallery,JeffersonvilleattheNorthernVermontArtistsAssociation 78thAnnualJuriedShow,May23-June25, 2008. Shereceived SecondPlaceandHonorableMentioninWatercolor, andSecond ARTIST PROFILE MYREBIRTHINTOWATERCOLORPAINTINGOCCURREDIN 1990UPONRETIREMENTFROMTHEARCHITECTSCOLLABORATIVEin Cambridge.Aftermorethan35yearswithTsquareandtriangle, includingsixyearsofcollegeandgraduateschool,watercolors offeredtheexhilarationoffreehand. Architectureprovidedmanyexcitingopportunities,both locallyandabroad,inthedesignofprojectsaswellasunforget- tableexperiencesinfollowthrough. Ingraduateschool IwasfortunatetostudyunderPaul Rudolph. LaterattheCollaborative IworkedwithWalterGropiusonseveral interestingprojectsincludingtheUniversityofBaghdadandtheBauhausArchivein Berlin. Intheearly1960'sIreceivedaFulbrightScholarshipforayearofstudyin Italy. IntravelingthroughoutItalyandmostof Western Europe,alltheartandarchitecturalhistorystudiedinschoolsuddenlybecameveryreal. InVeniceonecanexperience thelightandshadowthatsogreatlyinfluencedtheVenetianpainters. InRomeandFlorenceonecanexperiencethe environmentthatfueledtheimaginationofPiranesiandLeonardo. ImaginetheimpactonayoungarchitectfromtheplainsofNebraska. Itisunclearwhyarchitectsaresooftendrawntopaintingwatercolors. Perhapsitisbecauseofthehistoricaluseofwatercolorsinarchitectural renderings. Inspiteoftheextensiveusenowofcomputer-aideddesign,theuseofwatercolorinpresentationrenderingsanddesignstudydrawingsisstill thenorm. SinceIhavehadnoformaltraining inwatercolorpainting, Iconsidermyselftobeself-taught. MyfirstbookonwatercolortechniquewasJeanne Dobie's"MakingColorSing"whichIstudiedthoroughlyandwhichIstillconsultfromtimetotime. Myfavoriteandmostusedpigmentsevolvedfromher palette.SinceIthoughtIwantedtopaintfromnature, Istudied FerdinandPetrie'sworkin"Painting NatureinWatercolor".Theseearlystudiesandmany bookssincehavebeenstronginfluences.WorkshopsundertheguidanceofPaulGeorgeandJohnSalminenwereinvaluabletomeforthethoughtful criticismandencouragementtheyoffered.IcontinuetolearnimportantlessonsfromtheworksofmyfellowartistsoftheNewEnglandWatercolor Society. Whileonemightchooseotherpaintingmedia,watercolorpaintingformeisthemostexcitingandfascinating.Thebeautyinawashonwhitepaper canevolveinasplitsecondorbelostequallyfast.Goingbackisimpossible.Cover-up:notanoption.Goingforward, lettingthepainting lead,mayproduce anunexpectedandhappyconclusion.Perhapstherewardinpaintingismostlyintheprocess. Ihopetocontinuesucceedingandfailingthrumanymore sheetsofwhitepaperandwatery,washes.