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June 2025

Jun 29
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IWS Call for News

By Newsletter

I am waiting for content to produce the newsletter.  I have Linda’s and Scott’s submissions, everyone else’s I am still waiting.

Time to submit your information for the news letter.
Please use these formatting rules for your submissions.

  • Create a Word document.
  • Use Calibri font
  • Single space your document
  • DO NOT format, create blocks, tables or columns
  • DO NOT embed images in your document.
  • Send all images in a unique pdf file.
  • Send your word document as an attachment to debrabrunerstudio@gmail.com

Please do not respond to this email with your attachments.  Create a new email and send it separately to me.
This allows me to grab your file and begin building the news letter in a clean fashion.

Debra Bruner
Newsletter Editor

Jun 24
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Workshop Opportunity

By All IWS Info

Watercolor artist Geoff Allen will be doing a 3day workshop from August 12through14 in the Sun Valley area. There are a few spots left. Please contact Sue Johnston at 5109083097 or Suj22ascot@gmail.com for details. First day at the Botanical Gardens. Day 2 at Silver Creek Preserve,. 3rd day TBD

 

For more information contact Sue Johnston at 5109083097 or Suj22ascot@gmail.com

 

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Karyn deKramer

SW Email Communicator

iws.sw.idaho@gmail.com

Jun 24
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SW Members Exhibits and Workshops/Classes for July

By Region - Southwest, SW Monthly Member Announcements
SW Members Exhibits and Workshops/Classes for July

 
Exhibits:
 
Mary Gardiner will have an exhibit with all abstracts in the taproom, restaurant, and upstairs at Boise Brewing in July. You are all invited to First Thursday festivities July 3, 5-7 pm. 
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Jean Spinosa will be exhibiting 5 paintings in the Art Walk in Sandpoint from June 13 th until the end of August. 
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Rosellen Hong will be showing landscape paintings at Valley View Art Gallery for the month of July. Reception will be Wednesday, July 23 from 5 to 7 pm. Garden Plaza at Valley View 1130 N Allenbaugh St. Boise.
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Pat O’Hara-Langdon’s watercolor paintings are currently displayed on the art wall of St. Luke’s hospital in Boise.  The exhibition will be moved to St. Luke’s hospital in Meridian on July 1st. 
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Anne Watson Sorensen regrets she will not be at the Meridian Art Festival as planned this June 28-29th weekend.  She has a new grandbaby blessing out of town. 
 
Anne Watson Sorensen invites and hopes to see you at the Ketchum Art Festival July 11th-13th at the Sun Valley Festival Meadows. Fri and Sat 10-6. Sun 10-4.  
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JOYCE GREEN  has a painting accepted into the 57th Annual Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University in Orange, Ca.  “March of the Mountain Waters” will be on view there from August 23rd through November 29th, 2025.
 
JOYCE will also have a vendor booth at this year’s JAIALDI celebration August 2nd and 3rd at the Fairgrounds.
It will be a fun time!
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frankie sims art: after months of quiet tilling, my gardens are starting to blossom. Very soon, my watercolor blooms and butterflies will begin popping up in Meridian, Nampa, Boise, and Garden City. Starting July 15, my expressionist, loose watercolor flowers, feathers and butterflies will go on exhibit and on sale at the Boise co-op on Eagle Road in Meridian, where I will be the guest artist.
At the Civic Center in Nampa, you will be able to see more of my garden on display in the two front glass cases. I am the featured artist for the TVAA show “inclusive.”
New flowers also are springing up this summer at the Catalyst Arts Collaborative in Boise and at my Heart In Art Studio Gallery in Garden City. You can find that location on Google maps. You’re welcome to drop by any location after mid-July to see some of my colorful, fun, feel–good artwork. feel free to reach out for any reason: frankie@frankiesimsart.com  
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Karyn deKramer – Proud to have my painting  ‘Sunbaked Ribs’ -Bald Eagle  accepted into Artists for Conservation annual juried virtual show. Viewing will be available in Sept.  Find more of my wildlife artwork on display at Picture This Frame and Gallery 215 N. 5th street Boise Idaho. 
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Workshops:  
None reported.
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Happy Painting. 🙂
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Karyn deKramer
SW Email Communicator
Jun 17
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Annual Meeting Invitation Correction

By IWS Annual Meeting

The reservation form for the annual meeting in Stanley, Idaho, was sent out with an incorrect phone number for the Mountain Village Resort. The correct number is 208 774 3661. The reservation form attachment on the original announcement sent out on June 6, has been updated with the correct phone number.

Jun 16
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SW Monthly Member Exhibits/Workshops Announcements for July

By Region - Southwest, SW Monthly Member Announcements
SW Monthly Member Exhibits/Workshops Announcements for July
Important:  Email your announcement to Karyn at  iws.sw.idaho@gmail.com
 Greetings,
It is time again to submit your upcoming watercolor exhibit, or workshop announcement into the July 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: June 23. 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 June 23
Very Important! Please email your announcement to Karyn at  iws.sw.idaho@gmail.com
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Karyn deKramer
SW Email Communicator
Jun 14
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Pickup exhibit paintings from the Riverside Hotel Water’s Edge Gallery Monday June 30 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

By Annual Juried Exhibition

Greetings Annual Show Exhibitors,

All good things must come to an end!  Our outstanding exhibit at the Riverside Water’s Edge Gallery closes on Sunday June 29.

Four (4) paintings sold right from the exhibition, and Idaho Power chose a painting from Rosellen Hong and one from Steve Gruber for their gallery!  This information is in the catalog which if you have not received, you will shortly.

  • If you do not receive a catalog please let me know.  They’ve all been mailed out according to the information in our Member list.  Please help us correct any mistakes.

Please visit the Riverside Hotel Monday June 30 for the pickup of your painting, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Repeat:  Monday June 30, 11:00 AM to 1:00, Riverside Hotel, Painting pickup.

Enter through the Sapphire Room entrance on the west side of the hotel, and the paintings are currently scheduled to be in the Garnet Room, along the left as you enter the hotel.

If you shipped your painting, it will be returned to you in its original packaging.  It will ship from UPS, and you will be sent the receipt for the cost.  Please pay for your shipping by sending a check to:

IWS c/o Dennis Hayzlett
2044 E. Lamar Court
Boise Idaho,  83712

If you were chosen for the travel show, your painting will be returned to you at the close of the travel show.  You can expect to get your painting back by the second week of January, 2026.

For your convenience, click here for a link to the travel schedule.

Thank you all for a fantastic show, and I hope to see all of you exhibiting next year!

Scott Muscolo, IWS Annual Juried Exhibition Chair

805-795-0252

Jun 09
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Geoff Allen Workshop Opportunity

By All IWS Info, Workshops
Geoff Allen, acclaimed plein air artist, is teaching a 3-day workshop in the Wood River Valley and there is still room if you are interested.
The workshop is 3 days, August 12, 13, and 14.  The cost is $400.
The sessions will be taught outdoors at properties in the valley and provide a unique opportunity to learn from a master in a gorgeous place.

Contact Geoff via his website if you are interested, payment is made directly to him.

https://www.geoffallenart.com/

Lodging and other arrangements are the responsibility of the artist.

Jun 06
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IWS 2025 Annual Meeting Invitation

By All IWS Info, IWS Annual Meeting

Come Play, Come Learn, Come Relax,

Come Socialize!

IWS 2025 ANNUAL MEETING
Thursday, September 11 through Saturday, September 13

LOCATION – Mountain Village Resort
220 Eva Falls Ave.
Stanley, Idaho. 83278

THEME – CAPTURING IDAHO’S BEAUTY

AGENDA
Thursday, September 11
Jessica Bryant 3-Day Workshop (See bio below)
$325
9:00am – 4:00pm
Mountain Village Resort Conference Room
Lunch included.
OR
PAPI Paint Out (more details to come from PAPI) – $0
Lunch on your own
All – Dinner on your own

Friday, September 12
Jessica Bryant Workshop
9:00am – 4:00pm
Lunch included.
OR
PAPI Paint Out
Lunch on your own
All – Dinner on your own

Saturday, September 13
Jessica Bryant Workshop
9:00am – 2:30pm
OR
PAPI Paint Out
Lunch on your own
Sharing Our Work – Workshop and PAPI Participants
Social Gathering for All
Mountain Village Resort Conference Room
2:45pm – 4:45pm
5:30 – 6:45
Annual Banquet – $40
7:00 – 8:15
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
Despite our best efforts to stagger our election of officers, the entire executive
committee will be on the ballot this year: President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer. Voting will be electronic, prior to the meeting, same as in previous
years.

Watch for a separate email in August to learn about candidates and to vote.
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Bio for Jessica Bryant

Jessica is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, National
Watercolor Society, Northwest Watercolor Society and Idaho Watercolor Society. She has
exhibited work with these organizations as well as the Transparent Watercolor Society of
America, Watercolor USA, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Allied Artist of
America and several others.
Jessica paints and teaches workshops and classes out of Redbrick Art Studio in
downtown Coeur d’Alene. She is the creator and former director of a unique
extracurricular offering, the Fine Art League, at Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and
Humanities. This endeavor earned Jessica the 2018 Coeur d’Alene Mayor’s Award for
Arts in Education.

RESERVATIONS

DEADLINE FOR ANNUAL MEETING and WORKSHOP RESERVATIONS –
MONDAY, AUG 4th
Send the form in from the file in the link below, with payment to:
Carol HasBrouck Browning
71 W Arnaz St.
Meridian, ID 83646

For questions email Carol at: hazzy1900@gmail.com

Click here for the schedule and reservation form

Jun 06
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Annual Show is complete and here are the results!

By Annual Juried Exhibition

Greetings IWS Membership!

First, a huge thank you to the members who made this year’s annual show a great success!

I’m happy to inform you that the catalogs are printed and will be ready to mail shortly.

Just yesterday I finished mailing award notifications to those unable to attend Tuesday’s event.

Attached for you are the results of the exhibition: Click here for that information.

I want to thank all of the participants in the annual show for sharing their hard work and taking a chance on rejection!  It’s always a bold move to put your work out there.

For those of you who were not selected for the exhibition, please keep your brushes damp and jump in again next year.  Our juror Kathleen Giles had a tough time and was unsure she’d make all the same choices on the next day, so you never know.

Thank you again and I hope you enjoy the catalog!

Scott Muscolo, IWS Annual Juried Exhibition Chair

805-795-0252

Jun 01
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IWS SW Analysis and Discussion

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, June 2,  1 – 3 p.m.

Special Note:

Scott will not be in attendance, scrambling to get the catalog data from the juror to the catalog designer and then the printer.  Don Belts and Roy Gover will be in charge of the event.  Refreshments are unlikely to be served.

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    scottmuscolo@gmail.com

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Karyn deKramer

SW Email Coordinator

iws.sw.idaho@gmail.com