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December 2024

Dec 17
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Important! 2025 Annual Show Prospectus and Travel Schedule

By Annual Juried Exhibition, ArtCall

Greetings IWS Membership:

Please find links for the following documents:  The 2025 IWS Annual Juried Membership Exhibition Prospectus and the 2025 Travel Schedule.

We will be using ArtCall again this year for our electronic entry process.  Details are included on p.3 of the Prospectus.

There are a few changes this year regarding substrates, prize allocations, and number of entries permitted.  I’m not going to preview them here, it is better to read the prospectus thoroughly and understand them from there.

We are also extending our travel show to our new venue in the North Region, the Lewiston City Library.  It will be there for two months, November and December.  This will affect your ability to enter your Annual Show entry into WFWS 2026.  Please review the prospectus for complete details, under Entry Requirements.

ArtCall will open on Saturday, February 1 and close on Thursday, March 20, 9:00 PM.

We had a terrific show and travel show last year, and this year may be even better.  I am looking forward to seeing all of your entries!

Best of luck and best regards,

Scott

Scott Muscolo, IWS Annual Juried Exhibition Chair

805-795-0252

Dec 17
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IWS SW Members Exhibits and Workshops/Classes for January 2025

By Region - Southwest, SW Monthly Member Announcements

Exhibits:

Carrie Cornils – I am proud to announce my work Fall Aspens was juried into the 2025 Sears Art Museum Annual Show and Sale in St. George, UT.  Also, my work will be featured at the Riverside Gallery in March and April 2025.

Pam Grant – The Seattle Convention Center has invited Northwest Watercolor Society back for a Signature Exhibition beginning January 23, and running through July 15, 2025. Pam Grant’s art ‘Palouse 1″ is among 63 Signature and Gold Medal Fellowship members. 85 pieces to be on display in the Phyllis Lamphere Gallery on level 2 of the Arch Bldg located at 705 Pike Street, Seattle, WA. The show will also be online at www.nwws.org.

Workshops/ Classes: 

Linda Aman – Free Zoom “Art Talk with Linda Aman”– January topic “Inspired Intentions”  Contact Linda ASAP to be on the list for the link, Free Art Talk every Month, Next “Art Talk” January 9th Thursday 7:00pm-8:00pm.  Limited # access – email [email protected] to get on the Zoom list. 

Master Art Classes Online Live  –  Linda Aman – Online Masters Watercolor Lessons with Zoom Tuesdays (usually every other week) Similar to us in person “open paint” sessions, you can “bring” what you are currently creating.  Just email a painting in progress to Linda the day before class. Artists are learning from all the critiques and each artist’s paintings. Wide variety of art. You will have instruction, personal critique, and paint time during class. Tuesday, January 7th and 21st  Price $30 per class. Times 9:00am-12:00pm (MST)  1:00pm-4:00 or 6:00pm-9:00 (MST)   Email to register [email protected]   These are Master Level Classes on Zoom. Contact me for more information

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Happy New Year!  

Wishing you Peace, Joy, and Creativity. 

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Art Quotes

“Art is a course in personal development that has no reliable diploma and no known end. The pursuit of art instructs in beauty as well as ugliness, fantasy as well as common sense. Art levels souls and baffles brains. Art softens pain because it is pain. Art gives joy because it is joy.” ~ Robert Genn 

“In art, everyone who plays wins.” ~ Robert Genn

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Karyn deKramer

[email protected]

SW Email Coordinator

Dec 13
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WFWS Signature Status

By WFWS

Please Also Congratulate Gail Greco

Please also congratulate Gail Greco, who achieved signature status with the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies when her painting was accepted into WFWS49, although her paperwork was not submitted, and she was not technically official, until WFWS50. With her acceptance into WFWS50, Gail’s artwork has been accepted into four WFWS exhibitions.

Happy Holidays!
Shelly Johnson
IWS WFWS Delegate

Dec 12
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WFWS Signature Members and Ken Call Workshop

By WFWS

WFWS Signature Members and Ken Call Workshop

First, please congratulate the following new for 2025 WFWS Signature Members:

Jessica Bryant

Renee Galligher

Torgesen Murdock

WFWS Signature Members are artists who have been accepted into three WFWS annual juried shows.

Second, the Ken Call Workshop planned during WFWS50 is full, but there is no one currently on the waiting list.Ken Call’s workshop will be April 9 to 11, 2025 at the Museum of Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. Ken will also give a demonstration the afternoon of April 8.Total cost of the workshop is $350 with a $105 deposit. (The planned nearby hotel for WFWS is about $100 per night.)

To get on the waiting list, contact Cecilia Adams at [email protected] or register on the WTWS website. wtws.org/ken-call-workshop/

Happy Holidays!

Shelly Johnson

IWS WFWS Delegate

Dec 09
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SW Members – Call for Announcements for January

By Region - Southwest, SW Monthly Member Announcements
SW Members
SW Monthly Member Exhibits/Workshops Announcements for January
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 January 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: Dec 16. 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 Dec 16
Very Important! Please email your announcement to Karyn at [email protected]
Question or Comments contact Karyn: [email protected]
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Karyn deKramer
SW Email Coordinator
Dec 08
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IWS Membership Renewal Notice

By Membership
HERE IS YOUR ANNUAL DUES REMINDER!

Please remember that IWS memberships are based on the calendar year, so all memberships will expire on December 31st unless they are renewed. Memberships can now be renewed on the IWS web page at this link:  https://idahowatercolorsociety.org/joiniws/.

 

Here is the membership renewal page with key areas circled, in order to renew:

 

If you prefer, click here to print this screen capture to make it easier to review in order to follow the steps.

This new procedure is much easier to navigate, but remember that it will not work using your mobile phone or tablet. You must use a laptop or desktop computer.

Please be sure that if you are doing a web search for the IWS website that you are putting in the entire website address:  www.idahowatercolorsociety.org

Some search engines take you to the Facebook IWS site which is not the official IWS website and will not allow you to pay dues.  It’s very easy to “bookmark” this page on your computer so you can find it more easily.

If you prefer to mail your membership dues then you may print a hard copy of the form from the web page.  I am also happy to email you a membership form if that helps. If you have any questions please let me know.

 

Stacy Scott

Membership Director
[email protected]
Dec 01
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SW Analysis and Discussion (In Person)

By Region - Southwest, SW In Person Analysis and Discussion

Reminder -IWS SW Analysis and Discussion

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

Monday, Dec 2,  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]