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Inside this issue:
President’s Message 1
Sponsor List 2
President Message Cont’d 2
75th National Exhibition 3
WSA Members News 4
Board of Directors 5
Membership Info 5
We welcome
our new
member
Allen Turcotte
of Alabama
President’s Message
Greetings to you all. It’s a busy, busy time here at WSA. We are working
hard planning WSA’s 75th National Annual Exhibition! The prospectus is out and
entries are due by February 27, 2016. Our 75th National will be hosted by the newly
constructed Alabama Center for the Arts in Decatur, Alabama, May 15 – July 15,
2016. The Center will accommodate over 100 paintings for this exhibition. I hope
you will help us celebrate this landmark event by entering your wonderful works of
art.
The selection juror, Marilyn Hughey Phillis, AWS, NWS, holds an amazing
list of credentials and contributions to the art world. She has judged the internation-
al shows of the American and National Watercolor Societies. She is known for her
“expressive watermedia paintings ranging from representational to cosmic abstrac-
tion”.
The popular and talented artist Janet Rogers, AWS, FWS, SCWS, will select
the 75th Exhibition award winners. We anticipate $8000 in cash and merchandise
awards. Participants are already registering for the WSA workshop on May 12-14 by
Ms. Rogers. The Alabama Center for the Arts will provide a spaciously designed
classroom studio for the workshop and after-hour demo on May 13 by Ms. Rogers.
Registration deadline is April 30, 2016.
Please read and follow the 75th Exhibition Prospectus carefully as we desire
that every entry be successful. The website FAQs continue to be updated to answer
your questions and to explain WSA exhibition rules. You will find clarification of
Prospectus requirements such as:
• Original art definition
• Aqueous Watercolor manner
• Wood frame requirement
Included are examples of acceptable and unacceptable frames. FAQs are found un-
der the RESOURCES tab. Also under this tab you will find TIPS that provide “how-
to” help for entering WSA exhibitions.
WSA exhibitions would not be possible without the continued donations of
many art material companies, societies, and individual contributors. Award donors
for the 74th National are listed in this Newsletter. Please check them out and let’s
“support those who support us”.
A few updates:
• The 2015 Alabama Members Show is posted on our website. If you missed the
show at the Birmingham Library, please view the artwork online as this exhibit rep-
resents the best of our Alabama members. Sincere thanks go to Charlotte McDavid
for organizing this event and to all the participating artists. Cont’d page 2
BLICK art materials
www.dickblick.com
CHEAP JOE’S ART STUFF
www.cheapjoes.com
Chroma, Inc.
www.chromaonline.com
Creative Catalyst Productions, Inc.
www.ccpvideos.com
Dr Ph Martin’s
Salis International
www.drphmartins.com
GOLDEN ARTIST COLORS
www.goldenpaints.com
Jack Richeson &Co, Inc
www.richesonart.com
M. Graham & Co.
Watercolors Developed with
Natural Blackberry Honey
www.mgraham.com
Georgia Watercolor Society
www.georgiawatercolorsociety.com
Southern Watercolor Society
www.southernwatercolorsociety.org
Tallahassee Watercolor Society
www.tallahasseewatercolorsociety.com
Fred Blackburn Memorial
J. Michael Monroe
Deep gratitude goes to WSA members
for your generous support
$7,490.00 Awarded in 2015
Cont’d from page 1
• The First WSA Online National Juried Exhibi-
tion is under construction by our Webmaster. We
very much appreciate your patience with us in
the delay of this new venue.
• The existing members gallery featured on the
website is being changed and upgraded to provide
a better service. You will be receiving the details
about this opportunity to promote yourself and
your art.
We continually seek to improve the web-
site to make it easier to navigate and to find the
information you want. We are all volunteers, but
we are working very hard to leverage the im-
portant tools the internet provides. I urge you to
connect with other members online by participat-
ing in the upcoming bio/gallery space on our web-
site and “like” our Facebook page. Watch for oth-
er social media coming to WSA soon.
Your Board of Directors continues to work
hard to make this wonderful organization run
smoothly and function in your best interest,
thereby laying the groundwork for future success.
Why do we work hard and serve as volunteers?
We enjoy that wonderful feeling of accomplish-
ment in giving something back. I especially enjoy
meeting great artists and forging new friendships
along the way. If you would like to work with a
terrific team and contribute to the advancement
of watercolors, please contact us. Your questions,
suggestions and comments are always welcome.
Happy New Year and Happy Painting!
Shirley J Tucker
256-773-8353
Prospectus and Workshop information available at Watercolorsocietyofal.org.
75 years of Watercolors is a great testimony to WSA and to those who have gone
before us. Please publicize this landmark event, exhibition and workshop
opportunities with your local art groups. Help us make this a grand celebration!
Call for Entries
75th National Exhibition
Alabama Center for the Arts, Decatur, AL May 15- July 15, 2016
Call for Entries Deadline: Feb.27, 2016
$7000+ in Awards
Selection Juror: Marilyn Hughey Phillis, AWS, NWS
Awards Juror: Janet Rogers, AWS, FWS
Janet Rogers Workshop May 12-14, 2016
Orchids 6 © Janet Rogers
Cassandra With Hat
All paintings are copyrighted by MS ROGERS
Board of Directors
President – Shirley J. Tucker Membership Director—Heike Covell
President Elect – Lyn Gill Parliamentarian – Jaceena Shepard
1st Vice President – Jaceena Shepard Website Director/Webmaster – Rick D. Akins
2nd Vice President – Heike Covell Publicity/Facebook Director – Lyn Gill
3rd Vice President – Lyn Gill Newsletter Director/Editor – D.A. Allen
Treasurer – Charlotte McDavid Historian—Peggy Milburn Brown
Recording Secretary—Melinda M. Mathews 2016 National Workshop Dir. – Jaceena Shepard
Corresponding Secretary—Tora Johnson 2016 Members Showcase Director – Lyn Gill
We are also pleased to share that two of Laurin McCracken’s
watercolors, Stereopticon and Churchill Cigars, were
selected among 685 artworks to be included in the Beijing
Biennale 2015, which ran from September 24 to October 15.
Stereopticon receiveda further accolade by being one of only
ten of the 683 artworks in the show purchased by the National
Museum of Art of China for their permanent collection.
(Churchill Cigars by Laurin McCracken is copyrighted)
At the Roswell NM Fine Arts show, Marion W. Hylton’s painting,
“Ruins of Ft. Union”, won the M.C. French Award. In addition,
Marion’s painting, “Summer Fun” won two awards in November
for the Artist Craftsman award and the other for Creative Catalyst award.
(Summer Fun by Marion W. Hylton is copyrighted)
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Dear WSA Member:
Hope all of you enjoyed the holidays and may all of you have a good start into the year 2016.
It is time to renew your annual membership for 2016. Some of you have already renewed.
The Bylaws require that a member pay his/her dues each year continuously to maintain any
points earned toward Signature Membership.
As always - please - inform us of any changes in your mailing address, phone, or Email ad-
dress so that we may be able to contact you if necessary and send important information to
you.
If you plan to send entries for the 75th WSA National Exhibition and you have not renewed
for the year 2016 - or if you are a new member - please mail your dues directly to the mem-
bership chair.
It makes life easier for those of us who handle the dues and/or the entry fees, as specified in
the prospectus.
Please mail check in the amount of $30.00 payable to WSA to:
Heike Covell
11012 Willingham Drive
Huntsville AL 35803-2073
D.A. Allen – Editor
Heike Covell
11012 Willingham Drive
Huntsville AL 35803-2073
Watercolor Society of Alabama
