Attention VWS members:
Here is the final word on entries for the Southern Vermont Arts Center.
You may submit your work on a CD. Be sure to indicate on the CD and case, your name, the titles of your paintings and the size of your paintings. Two submissions per person. The deadline is still “postmarked by Oct. 1”. If you want your CD returned, send a SASE envelope with the proper postage on it.
It is best to get your work scanned if possible. There are numerous places that will do this work- look in your local yellow pages- often copying and printing places also do scanning. Ask for a 300 dpi image, approx. 4” x5” or 6”x8”. You can get several CDs made to have on hand for other entries.
If your work is already framed, a digital photo of it will do if it is high-quality. (Framed work can’t be scanned, usually…) It still needs to be put on a CD to send to Robert O’Brien. Most photo stores can do this for you. They also might have scanners.
DO NOT send images to Robert via email. He does not have high speed internet and can’t handle large files.
Send your work to:
Robert O’Brien
2811 Weathersfield Rd.
Perkinsville, Vt. 05151
After the works are juried, admitted works can be brought to the Center on Tuesday Oct. 31 between 10 AM and 4 PM.
PLEASE NOTE: You can now ALSO bring your work on Wednesday, Nov. 1 between 10 AM and 4 PM. (Thanks to Robert for getting this extension for us!)
Please remember you can get these newsletters by going to our web site and clicking on “This Just In” I try to post everything there immediately.
http://vermontwatercolorsociety.com/index.php
BOOKMARK this page!!
One more very important notice: I realized that our annual meeting was scheduled for Nov. 12, which is on Veteran’s Day weekend. Many people are away then, so with the hope of maximizing the possible attendance, I have rescheduled the meeting for Sunday, November 19. Time and place still to be announced. Please make every effort to reserve that day for attendance. There are some very important issues to be discussed concerning to future of this Society.
Cindy Crawford
VWS President
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Reed Gallery Juried Show Results
Hot off the press- I did not take the time to alphabetize these as I thought you all would want to know ASAP about the show. I believe they are in the order in which they were submitted. Bob Reed's comments are included. Note: ACCEPTED (JURIED) WORK- (each PERSON eligible for 1 point per person towards signature membership, regardless of the number of accepted works. Exception- work submitted to another JURIED VWS show that is also in this show does not count towards signature membership. A work has to be unique to this show to qualify.)
See you Saturday!
Cindy Crawford
See you Saturday!
Cindy Crawford
Here are the results of the jury process. Nice, strong work that didn't make the jurying any easier. Of the 79 submitted works we have selected 62 for the show in the main room downstairs. We would like to hang the 17 paintings not selected as we did last year, upstairs on the center front wall.
The quality of work produced by the members of the society is very high quality. We are excited by the "raising of the bar" we see from last year. The show is strong and each member should use this as an opportunity to learn and "steal" from each other. That is the benefit of having a strong society.
ACCEPTED (JURIED) WORK
Cynthia Crawford
Kitty Repose
Sunrise Splash
Robert O'Brien
Kodak Moment
Marijke Westburg
Mexican Window
Dunloe Castle
Doris Roberts
Poinsetta
Cats of Santorini
Doris Ingram
Snow Buckets
Morning Shadows
Jean Cannon
Clouds Over the Connecticut River
Harry Dayton
Flowers
Renee Warren
Mill Reflections
Robert Sydorowich
Plumb Lumber
Valley Farm
Elaine Reed
Mystical Morning
Winter Glow
Nancy Dean
Las Trampas,-from a different angle
Donna Koutrakas
277 Feet of History
Grecian Walkway
Adrienne Fisk
Anger
Sandra Hayward
Still Life #1
Colette Paul
Canyon Pass
Old Frelighsburg Mill
Theresa Somerset
Pampered II
Carnival of Birds
Karen Casper
Green Apple Amoung Red
Marcia Shipman
Dusty Road Home
Lois Simmonds Macuga
From the Breakwater
Fred
Laurence Coffin
Phalaenopsis
Waiting for Spring
Vicki Herzberg
Autumn Sumac
Sheryl Trainor
Silver Lake II
Judy Laliberte
Standing Stone Farm
Mavis's Garden
Brad Voight
Back Lit
Keep Clear
Wilma Kelley
Icicle Scene
Lisa Beach
Maple Brightness
Nestled by the Mountain
Sandra T. Pealer
Autumn Walk
Hills of Vermont
Jud Pealer
Peace
Connecticut River Snow Cover
Dorothy Riley
Londonderry Scene
A Garden's Bouquet
Sandy Roe
Field of Black-Eyed Susans
Joe Roe
Jetty Dog
Squall Line @ 14 Foot
Peter Huntoon
Mums the Word
Maryfran Lloyd
Vermont Summer's End I
Joan Drew
Autumn Harmony
Nancy DiMauro
Sticks n' Stones
Nancy E. Winters
Old Bug Eyes
Surrender Dorothy
Leslie White
Simple Flowers
Ayn Richle
Ferns with Purple Horizon
Ferns with Pink Shadows
Sandra Noble
Sunday Afternoon
Alison Wallace
The Farm
Joe Tate
Marissa
Everett Webber
What Do Muses Do?
HUNG UPSTAIRS (persons not eligiblefor points towards signature membership unless you have another work in the "juried in" section.)
Jean Cannon
Misty Valley
Renee Warren
Autumn Lights
Nancy Dean
The Mine Entrance
Adrienne Fisk
Fascinating Rhythm
Sandra Hayward
Autumn Inspiration
Karen Casper
Iroquois Tranquility
Marcia Shipman
Old Beach Road
Wilma Kelley
Up the Sunny Stairs
Sandy Roe
Amaryelis
Peter Cooper
Monhegan Light
On the Trail-Monhegan Island
Maryfran Lloyd
Vermont Summer's End II
Barb Tampasis
Autumn in Vermont
In the Garden
Leslie White
Morning Dawn
Alison Wallace
Pendulus
Everett Webber
John Coltrane on the Sax
Instructions to members for Southern Vermont entries
Vermont Watercolor Society
2006 Members Juried Show
Southern Vt. Arts Cen. Manchester, Vt.
November 4 – December 5, 2006
Opening Reception, Saturday November 4, 2006 2:00- 4:00 PM
Eligibility:
- Open to all paid VWS members. Work must be original and painted in water soluble media and not previously exhibited at SVAC. All works must be for sale. Work must be under glass and be sturdily framed. Matting must be white or off white only. Maximum frame size is 42 inches in any direction.
Entry Procedures:
- This exhibit will be juried by slide only. Members can submit up to two (2) slides for jury consideration. Due to space limitations only one painting will be accepted. It is recommended that slides be of highest quality and professionally made. Slides must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2006 and can be sent to:
Robert O’Brien
2811 Weathersfield Ctr. Rd.
Perkinsville, VT 05151
- Please label top of slide with Title of Painting, your name, and overall dimensions.
Delivery and Pickup dates:
- All accepted work must be delivered by hand to the Arts Center on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 only between 10:00 A.M and 4:00 P.M. All work must be removed from the Arts Center on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 between 3:00 and 4:00 P.M.
CHECKLIST:
- Completed entry form (all sections). Send one with slide(s), keep other for back of painting.
- Slide(s) labeled according to diagram
- SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) for return of slides.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Entry Form:
Name………………………………….. Name………………………………...
Address……………………………….. Address………………………………
………………………………………... ………………………………………
Phone #.................................................. Phone #...............................................
Title/Price(1)….…………….................. Title/Price(1)………………………...
Title/Price(2)………………………….. Title/Price(2)………………………...
2006 Members Juried Show
Southern Vt. Arts Cen. Manchester, Vt.
November 4 – December 5, 2006
Opening Reception, Saturday November 4, 2006 2:00- 4:00 PM
Eligibility:
- Open to all paid VWS members. Work must be original and painted in water soluble media and not previously exhibited at SVAC. All works must be for sale. Work must be under glass and be sturdily framed. Matting must be white or off white only. Maximum frame size is 42 inches in any direction.
Entry Procedures:
- This exhibit will be juried by slide only. Members can submit up to two (2) slides for jury consideration. Due to space limitations only one painting will be accepted. It is recommended that slides be of highest quality and professionally made. Slides must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2006 and can be sent to:
Robert O’Brien
2811 Weathersfield Ctr. Rd.
Perkinsville, VT 05151
- Please label top of slide with Title of Painting, your name, and overall dimensions.
Delivery and Pickup dates:
- All accepted work must be delivered by hand to the Arts Center on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 only between 10:00 A.M and 4:00 P.M. All work must be removed from the Arts Center on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 between 3:00 and 4:00 P.M.
CHECKLIST:
- Completed entry form (all sections). Send one with slide(s), keep other for back of painting.
- Slide(s) labeled according to diagram
- SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) for return of slides.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Entry Form:
Name………………………………….. Name………………………………...
Address……………………………….. Address………………………………
………………………………………... ………………………………………
Phone #.................................................. Phone #...............................................
Title/Price(1)….…………….................. Title/Price(1)………………………...
Title/Price(2)………………………….. Title/Price(2)………………………...
VWS Newsletter 9-8-06
Greetings! Things are warming up for VWS as the weather cools down. We have two excellent shows coming up and our Annual Meeting/Elections.
Reminders:
Bring your work to the Reed gallery this Sunday or Monday Sept. 10-11, 11AM to 4 PM for jurying. Bob Reed wanted me to let you know that plexi-glass is OK for your work if it is clean and un-scratched.
Come to the Reed Gallery opening and painting demo by Robert O’Brien Saturday September 16, at 1 PM. This is also when paintings that are not in the show can be picked up.
Prepare your slides (2) for the SVAC show and send them to Robert O’Brien, postmarked by Oct. 1. If you have forgotten the details , they will be posted on our web site. The Reed Gallery particulars are already there.
http://vermontwatercolorsociety.com/index.php
click on “This Just In”
The Annual Meeting will be on Sunday, November 12. Time and place to be announced.
About ELECTIONS: Time for some reflection on everyone’s part. Can you run for office or serve on a committee? What does VWS mean to you, and how can you help keep it afloat? I will try to send out descriptions of duties in the near future, but meanwhile, please be thinking about what you can best do to help. All executive positions are open, and we currently have three committees: Exhibition, Program, and Nominating. Please contact me if you are interested, and I will pass the word along to the appropriate chair as well as discuss the details.
BY-LAW Changes: Two proposals will be on the table:
1. Open the membership to all watercolorists regardless of residence.
2. Anyone serving as President, past or present would become permanent members of VWS, free of charge.
Please note- this is not necessarily the exact wording of these proposals, just the intent.
Member News:
From Wooden Horse Arts Guild:
A letter from the President of the Wooden Horse Arts Guild.
The following has been sent to all Wooden Horse Arts Guild members. Several other artists have asked for WHAG notices and information. So, here it is:
#1. Applications for membership may be downloaded from www.woodenhorsearts.com . Membership drive is now. NEW members special price til Nov. 1st: $20.00 gives a membership through 2007.
#2. We are actively looking for a fine sculptor, photographer and anyone who creates an unusual art tecnique. Our search for an exceptional potter is on-going. We are also looking for a young person (high school, preferably) who shows promise in the arts: painting, photography, sculpture. Jim Maas has recently joined WHAG with his wonderful bird carvings.
#3. The Village Art Show (in its 10th year) is ONLY ART (no crafts). However, our Dec. 1,2,3 show will be a mix of ARTS and FINE CRAFTS. These will be juried!
#4. Hope to hear from YOU!
Camilla Mead 802-988-4300 or camilla@roseappleacres.com or camilla@woodenhorsearts.com
***************************************************************************************************************
Applications and show information are in the mail this week for The Village Art Show (Oct. 6,7,8). When you receive yours, read all information carefully, sign and return with your check by Sept. 15. This 10th year for the Village Art Show is planned to be Xtra special! Be a part of it and help in any way you can. Call Camilla for information about volunteering for some small, but needed jobs.
The following is now ART PROTOCOL with the WOODEN HORSE ARTS GUILD and...Be Sure to read ALL THE WAY TO THE END for the special announcement!
****************************************************************************
Showing Art with the Wooden Horse Arts Guild………art protocol. If prints are part of your business, be sure there are at least Two or three original paintings of those prints hanging for the Client to see. Be sure that ALL prints are labeled as such andIf you do not wish to sell the original which is hanging, mark it neatly with a tag noting this. If the originals of some prints have already been sold, say so on the print! ie: “the original of this print is in a private collection…”
Showing with WHAG, continued:
If your work(s) have been shown and are being shown in galleries or places around the area and have been seen regularly for months (and sometimes years), the WHAG will expect no less than two new pieces at the Village Art Show which have never been seen.
New work says, “I am a serious artist!”
Old work will be juried out unless it is freshly matted, framed, cleaned, or whatever it needs to look like it belongs in a class show!
All paintings or photography must be appropriately framed and/or matted.
******************************************************************************
The Wooden Horse Arts Guild has a new MINI Gallery!
Kathy at the Buon Amichi Restaurant in North Troy has given the WHAG a 12 foot wall for display of Wooden Horse Arts Guild member artists’ works. A jury committee has been appointed to monitor the paintings or photography which will be displayed at 3 to 4 week intervals. The French style hanging system and track lighting will be installed for best viewing of the works during the dinner hours at the restaurant. You will be notified by the committee regarding your work if you wish to be part of this. There will be a minimal hanging charge, and a small commission to the Buon Amichi upon sale of painting or photograph.
So, get ready to pick out your very best work for viewing!
From Judy Laliberte:
I have just been juried into the Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts and also selected for a Featured Artist's Exhibition to take place from Jan 12 - Feb 18th, 2007.
I also have work at the Woodstock Folk Arts and Antiquities Gallery in Woodstock
From Pegasus gallery: Annelein Beukenkamp is having a show Sept. 15-Oct. 1 Opening reception is Friday Sept. 15 5-8 PM.
.
Passed on by Annette Compton:
The Susan K. Black Foundation
" Blossom, the Art of Flowers "
http://susankblackfoundation.org/blossom.htm
Here is an international juried exhibition for the artists paintings floral
compositions. Many mediums and styles accepted. Awards and Prizes : 25,000$
US Best of show, total of 65,000$ cash awards. Jury includes most respected
specialists. Dates to send slides and JPG files are between Aug. 31 and
Sept. 30 , 2006 . Presentation fees are asked. The exhibition will take
place from March 14 until May 15 th 2007 at the Houston Museum of Natural
Science in Texas, USA. Rules and regulations are on the website and a
prospectus is available at this postal address : SKB Foundation, P.O. Box
235, Lake George, CO 80827, USA or by Email at skbfoundation@aol.com
The Susan K. Black Foundation
" Blossom, the Art of Flowers "
http://susankblackfoundation.org/blossom.htm
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Some of you sent me news that is now outdated- sorry- I can’t really keep up with everything.
NEW MEMBER: Please welcome Bert Shapiro from Bondville, Vermont
Posted by Cynthia Crawford, VWS President 2006
Reminders:
Bring your work to the Reed gallery this Sunday or Monday Sept. 10-11, 11AM to 4 PM for jurying. Bob Reed wanted me to let you know that plexi-glass is OK for your work if it is clean and un-scratched.
Come to the Reed Gallery opening and painting demo by Robert O’Brien Saturday September 16, at 1 PM. This is also when paintings that are not in the show can be picked up.
Prepare your slides (2) for the SVAC show and send them to Robert O’Brien, postmarked by Oct. 1. If you have forgotten the details , they will be posted on our web site. The Reed Gallery particulars are already there.
http://vermontwatercolorsociety.com/index.php
click on “This Just In”
The Annual Meeting will be on Sunday, November 12. Time and place to be announced.
About ELECTIONS: Time for some reflection on everyone’s part. Can you run for office or serve on a committee? What does VWS mean to you, and how can you help keep it afloat? I will try to send out descriptions of duties in the near future, but meanwhile, please be thinking about what you can best do to help. All executive positions are open, and we currently have three committees: Exhibition, Program, and Nominating. Please contact me if you are interested, and I will pass the word along to the appropriate chair as well as discuss the details.
BY-LAW Changes: Two proposals will be on the table:
1. Open the membership to all watercolorists regardless of residence.
2. Anyone serving as President, past or present would become permanent members of VWS, free of charge.
Please note- this is not necessarily the exact wording of these proposals, just the intent.
Member News:
From Wooden Horse Arts Guild:
A letter from the President of the Wooden Horse Arts Guild.
The following has been sent to all Wooden Horse Arts Guild members. Several other artists have asked for WHAG notices and information. So, here it is:
#1. Applications for membership may be downloaded from www.woodenhorsearts.com . Membership drive is now. NEW members special price til Nov. 1st: $20.00 gives a membership through 2007.
#2. We are actively looking for a fine sculptor, photographer and anyone who creates an unusual art tecnique. Our search for an exceptional potter is on-going. We are also looking for a young person (high school, preferably) who shows promise in the arts: painting, photography, sculpture. Jim Maas has recently joined WHAG with his wonderful bird carvings.
#3. The Village Art Show (in its 10th year) is ONLY ART (no crafts). However, our Dec. 1,2,3 show will be a mix of ARTS and FINE CRAFTS. These will be juried!
#4. Hope to hear from YOU!
Camilla Mead 802-988-4300 or camilla@roseappleacres.com or camilla@woodenhorsearts.com
***************************************************************************************************************
Applications and show information are in the mail this week for The Village Art Show (Oct. 6,7,8). When you receive yours, read all information carefully, sign and return with your check by Sept. 15. This 10th year for the Village Art Show is planned to be Xtra special! Be a part of it and help in any way you can. Call Camilla for information about volunteering for some small, but needed jobs.
The following is now ART PROTOCOL with the WOODEN HORSE ARTS GUILD and...Be Sure to read ALL THE WAY TO THE END for the special announcement!
****************************************************************************
Showing Art with the Wooden Horse Arts Guild………art protocol. If prints are part of your business, be sure there are at least Two or three original paintings of those prints hanging for the Client to see. Be sure that ALL prints are labeled as such andIf you do not wish to sell the original which is hanging, mark it neatly with a tag noting this. If the originals of some prints have already been sold, say so on the print! ie: “the original of this print is in a private collection…”
Showing with WHAG, continued:
If your work(s) have been shown and are being shown in galleries or places around the area and have been seen regularly for months (and sometimes years), the WHAG will expect no less than two new pieces at the Village Art Show which have never been seen.
New work says, “I am a serious artist!”
Old work will be juried out unless it is freshly matted, framed, cleaned, or whatever it needs to look like it belongs in a class show!
All paintings or photography must be appropriately framed and/or matted.
******************************************************************************
The Wooden Horse Arts Guild has a new MINI Gallery!
Kathy at the Buon Amichi Restaurant in North Troy has given the WHAG a 12 foot wall for display of Wooden Horse Arts Guild member artists’ works. A jury committee has been appointed to monitor the paintings or photography which will be displayed at 3 to 4 week intervals. The French style hanging system and track lighting will be installed for best viewing of the works during the dinner hours at the restaurant. You will be notified by the committee regarding your work if you wish to be part of this. There will be a minimal hanging charge, and a small commission to the Buon Amichi upon sale of painting or photograph.
So, get ready to pick out your very best work for viewing!
From Judy Laliberte:
I have just been juried into the Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts and also selected for a Featured Artist's Exhibition to take place from Jan 12 - Feb 18th, 2007.
I also have work at the Woodstock Folk Arts and Antiquities Gallery in Woodstock
From Pegasus gallery: Annelein Beukenkamp is having a show Sept. 15-Oct. 1 Opening reception is Friday Sept. 15 5-8 PM.
.
Passed on by Annette Compton:
The Susan K. Black Foundation
" Blossom, the Art of Flowers "
http://susankblackfoundation.org/blossom.htm
Here is an international juried exhibition for the artists paintings floral
compositions. Many mediums and styles accepted. Awards and Prizes : 25,000$
US Best of show, total of 65,000$ cash awards. Jury includes most respected
specialists. Dates to send slides and JPG files are between Aug. 31 and
Sept. 30 , 2006 . Presentation fees are asked. The exhibition will take
place from March 14 until May 15 th 2007 at the Houston Museum of Natural
Science in Texas, USA. Rules and regulations are on the website and a
prospectus is available at this postal address : SKB Foundation, P.O. Box
235, Lake George, CO 80827, USA or by Email at skbfoundation@aol.com
The Susan K. Black Foundation
" Blossom, the Art of Flowers "
http://susankblackfoundation.org/blossom.htm
Aquanet mailing list
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Check out the Aquanet web site:
http://www.aquanetart.com
Some of you sent me news that is now outdated- sorry- I can’t really keep up with everything.
NEW MEMBER: Please welcome Bert Shapiro from Bondville, Vermont
Posted by Cynthia Crawford, VWS President 2006