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October 2024

IWS SW Monthly Member Exhibits/ Workshops

By Region - Southwest, SW Monthly Member Announcements

IWS SW Members Exhibits and Workshops/Classes for November

Exhibits:

Gary McCall – St.Lukes moves me from the Boise campus to the Meridian art wall. I will be on the healing wall at St Al’s in Boise.

 

Mary Gardiner will be in the Riverside hotel Water’s Edge Travelers exhibit. Mary has paintings in the TVAA Brown exhibit at the Gem Center for the Arts, Boise, and in the Art of the Gift exhibit, Full Moon Gallery, Twin Falls.

 

Anne Watson Sorensen is delighted to show her artwork at the Riverside Hotel Gallery in 2 different shows Nov 5-Dec 2.  She will be part of the Women’s Journey show, sharing her art journey through 30 years of painting. Also, she will have 2 paintings as part of PAPI, Plein Air Painters of Idaho.  Opening Reception is Friday, Nov 8 from 5:30-7:30 pm.  2900 W Chinden Blvd, Garden City.

Additionally, Anne Watson Sorensen is pleased to have a painting juried into the Sun Valley Airport Nov 5-May 2025 called “Whispered Cast #2”.  She is thrilled that her IWS award-winning Traveling Show painting “Abundance” was sold in Idaho Falls.

 

Jack Dykstra will have 2 paintings at the invitational FOR Fine Art Gallery Smaller Works Show and Sale, Whitefish, MT, December 13, 2024 – January 18, 2025.Exhibit at gallery and online at: FoRFineArt.com

Jack Dykstra has 2 paintings at the Plein Air Painters of Idaho (PAPI) “Iconic Idaho” exhibit and sale, Water’s Edge Riverside Hotel, Boise, ID, November 4 – 30.

Jack Dykstra is participating in the Montana Watercolor Society, Signature Member Exhibit and Sale. This is a MTWS signature members only, on-line virtual show, available November 15 – December 20,2024. View show at: montanawatercolorsociety.org

Joining dozens of watercolor artists, Jack Dykstra attended the Fabriano in Acquarello in Watercolor event, October 14 – 18 in Fort Worth, Texas. Featuring 3 full days of demos (27 total) by well-known watercolor artists from the U.S. and several foreign nations; an exhibit of 1,000 half-sheet watercolor paintings from 80 nations; discussion panels and art supplier booths made this a remarkable event. Fabriano, Italian paper maker since 1264, and sponsoring the event in Italy for 15 years, brought it this year to the U.S. for the first time. We can only hope that they will come here again.

 

Karyn deKramer – Proud to have my painting ‘Pika’ selected by jury into the Artists for Conservation Annual Exhibition -Virtual Exhibit.  Follow the link to view the entire exhibit:  AFC’s Virtual Exhibit: http://artistsforconservation.org/virtual-exhibit

 

Workshops/ Classes:

Linda Aman – Free Zoom “Art Talk with Linda Aman”– Limited Access – Contact Linda ASAP to be on the list for the link, Free Art Talk every Month first Wednesdays , new subjects every month. Next “Art Talk” November 6th 7:00pm-8:00pm.  Limited # access – email [email protected] to get on the Zoom list. 

 

Happy Painting!

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Karyn deKramer

SW Email Coordinator

[email protected]

SW Analysis and Discussion (In Person)

By Region - Southwest, SW In Person Analysis and Discussion

IWS SW Analysis and Discussion (In Person)

 

Eagle Hills Church…  651 N Eagle Rd, Eagle, ID 83616

Monday, Nov 4,  1 – 3 p.m.

 

Directions:

In Eagle from State St. go north on Eagle Rd. to the top of the hill.

 

We meet downstairs in the Music Room 

Parking is available in the lower lot

 

Having trouble with a painting?…bring it.

Have a successful painting?…We’d like to see it and cheer!

No painting to bring…Come anyway…..

…it’s all FUN, FRIENDLY and HELPFUL !

 

“Get that old stuff out from under your bed or off your easel and bring it in for discussion, 

we’re all friends and there’s no crying in watercolors!”

-Scott

 

 

Questions? email Scott    [email protected]

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Karyn deKramer

SW Email Coordinator

[email protected]

SW Region Show

By Region - Southwest, SW Exhibits

SW REGION SHOW

If you sold a painting during the GOAT or SW Region show, please contact me and let me know which painting sold.

Oct 31st – Thursday is Check out 

10am to noon

 Boise Cascade Lobby

Be sure to come and pick up your art.

It has been two awesome shows at a beautiful venue and has received positive feedback.

Thank you to all who entered and especially thank you to all who helped make this event possible by volunteering to do the work.

Cherry Woodbury

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Karyn deKramer

SW Email Coordinator

[email protected]

Congratulations to IWS Artists Selected for WFWS50!

By WFWS

The West Texas Watercolor Society has announced the artists and artworks chosen for inclusion in the 50th Annual WFWS Exhibition. The juror chose 100 paintings for the show, including nine IWS artists, in the exhibition. The nine IWS artists and their selected works are:

 

Jessica Bryant – Endurance
Gail Greco – Winter Twilight
Joyce Green – Vape Escape
Terese Fandel  – On the Job
Renee Galligher – South Fork of the Salmon at Stolle Meadows
Dennis Hayzlett – Canyonlands Deadfall
Shelly Johnson – Happiness on a Tire Swing
Scott Muscolo – Upon Reflection
Jennifer Von Bergen – Beloved

 

Please join me in congratulating these artists for their excellent work! My personal thank you to all of the IWS members that entered, even if their work was not chosen.

 

Shelly Johnson
IWS/WFWS Delegate

SW Monthly Member Exhibits/ Workshops

By Region - Southwest, SW Monthly Member Announcements
SW Members
SW Monthly Member Exhibits/Workshops for November
 
 
Important:  Email your announcement to Karyn at  [email protected]
 
 
Greetings,
 
It is time again to submit your upcoming watercolor exhibit, or workshop announcement into the November email listing.  A monthly list of watercolor exhibits members are participating in and/or watercolor workshop opportunities taught by members.

To participate and have your announcement posted, please send a prepared announcement to Karyn by the deadline: Oct 28. There are a few requirements: Please keep it short (short paragraph), text only (no attachments), text that can be cut and pasted. One link is OK. Watercolor media related only.  -Thank you.


Deadline Oct 28 
Very Important! Please email your announcement to Karyn at  [email protected]
 
Question or Comments contact Karyn: [email protected]
 
 
Karyn deKramer
SW Email Coordinator

GOAT Exhibit Pick up Oct 21

By All IWS Info
Hello artists
This is a reminder that check out for the GOAT show is Monday Oct 21st ……..11am to 12 noon
Be sure to pick up your paintings during that time
It was a great show and got positive comments……………….
Cherry Woodbury
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Karyn deKramer
SW Email Coordinator