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The Waterloo Watercolor Group Newsletter
Upcoming Dates:
Bass Art Show Sept. 20, 2016-
Jan. 9, 2017
Bookworms Nov. 19
Holiday Party
Dec. 10
Jester Show Entries due Jan 3, 2017
Show: Jan. 12- Feb. 16
Bus Trip to Kimbell
Museum in Fort Worth, Jan. 11, 2017
General WWG
Meeting Jan. 28, 2017
Wet Paint November-
December 2016
Banner art: Claret Cup Cactus
by Pat Molina
Congratulations to WWG’s Fall Show winners
All WWG Members are invited to our Holiday Party on December 10, 2016
Home of Nancy Charbeneau
7405 Creekbluff Dr., Austin
11 a.m. –2 p.m.
(see page 5)
The Fall Show is over, but for the artists of the 65 paintings, it's a wonderful memory. The 38th Juried Fall Show, entitled "Be Yourself," hung for the month of October at North Hills Gallery in Northwest Hills Methodist Church--our traditional location for the Fall Show. At a reception on October 9 we announced the winners and merit award recipients. We also recognized long-time member Carolyn Patterson with an Honorary Lifetime Membership. In
this newsletter, we recognize all the show winners. Pictured above, Lonnie Shan's painting that won First Prize, The First Ride.
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Congratulations to Fall Show winners (continued)
Above: Second Place, Daddy’s Workshop by Eddie Sutherland. Below: Third Place, Hazel in Repose by Helen Faythe Green. At right: Fourth Place, Otranto by Eileen Pestorius.
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Merit Awards: Above: The Engine Room by Karel Dahmen; Top right: Wishful Thinking by Amanda Green; Below: Five Boats by Betty Jameson; Below right: Saturday Morning by Beryl Kerwick.
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Merit Awards (clockwise from top left); Morning Mist by Sue Kemp; Canyonlands by Michele Missner; Beyond the Walls by Chuck Wallace ; Claret Cup Cactus by Pat Molina
We will exchange something you painted, but this time, make it into a card that can be mailed. You can either use a pre-made watercolor greeting card or do a small painting that can be sent as a card. Be sure to include an envelope so the recipient can use your creation as a special greeting card. As before, bring your card/painting and envelope in a plain 8.5” x 11” envelope. Please don’t put your name on the outside. These do not need to have a holiday theme, but they can. Surprise us!
—Nancy Charbeneau, WWG President
Exchange cards at WWG’s Holiday Party on December 10
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Our annual WWG Holiday Party will be on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Nancy Charbeneau’s home, 7405 Creekbluff Dr., Austin, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parking will be easy because there is lots of parking and driveway space available.
As we did last year, our food will be potluck, so please bring something to share – an appetizer, main dish, sides, or dessert (and bring utensils for it). We will provide plates, napkins, eating utensils, cups and beverages.
Merit Awards: Above: Catching the Sun by Priscilla Wicker; At right: Work Day Done by Sara Jane Parsons.
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WWG Honors Carolyn Patterson with Lifetime Membership
WWG awarded Carolyn Patterson, long-time Austin artist and WWG member, with an honorary lifetime membership at its Fall Show reception in October. Carolyn received a cash award and will also have a $100 award for a painting in her name at our Fall Juried Show.
Carolyn Patterson is a past President of WWG and has lived in Austin more than 30 years.. A graduate of UT, Carolyn majored in art education and taught junior high art while living in the Dallas area. She continued to pursue her art by experimenting with various media including stained glass. After she and her husband Jim moved to Austin, they became very active in Northwest Hills Methodist Church.
She joined WWG and attended many workshops while at the same time focusing more and more on watercolor. She has won many honors and
prizes. In 1997, a new Northwest Hills building including classrooms and offices was finished. A large circular stained glass window designed by Carolyn is the focal point of the sanctuary. In 2001 Carolyn realized a project she had been working toward since the new building
was finished, an art gallery, which had its first show in May 2001. Carolyn and Betty Jameson became the co-curators with the job of choosing artists who would display work in the gallery. Since 2001, a new show every month has been chosen, coordinated, publicized and opened with a North Hills Gallery sponsored reception. Carolyn continues her dedication to North Hills Gallery and her loyalty and service to WWG.
At left: Carolyn Patterson and Betty Jameson, co-curators of North Hills Gallery. Above: Carolyn receiving her honorary award from Sue Kemp.
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Upcoming opportunities for WWG members
Bookworms to meet Nov. 19
Bookworms will meet on Nov. 19 at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Eileen Pestorius to review the work of a local writer, Dominic Smith, in his new book, The Last Painting of Sara De Vos. He unfolds a tale of the Dutch Golden Age of painting when 50,000 painters worked. This fictional tale spans four centuries and three continents. The Last Painting of Sara De Vos has won accolades for stunning writing. Smith, an Austinite born in Australia, has won a Dobie Paisano Fellowship and a Michener Fellowship. All WWG members are welcome, but let Eileen know you are coming.
—Eileen Pestorius
January 28 WWG Meeting will include Framing Workshop
WWG will elect several new officers for the next two years at our annual Membership Meeting at Apache Shores on January 28. It will also include a framing workshop with Helen Green. If you are interested in learning how to order frames online and assemble them at home, you will benefit from this workshop. It will also include how judges respond to framing and how important it is to have a professional presentation. For more information on framing, contact Helen.
—Helen Green
January 11 Trip to Kimbell Planned
The Activities Committee is planning a bus trip again to the Kimbell Art Museum to see “Monet: The Early Years.” We have chartered a bus to take us to Fort Worth on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Like last year, the plan is to leave at 7 a.m. from Barton Square Mall and have a pickup in Georgetown if needed. We will have two docent
groups, each limited to just over 15 people at 2 p.m. We will depart Fort Worth around 3:30 p.m.
We have reserved a big bus. It will seat 52, but only 33 can have the docent tour. The price is $65, which includes the bus fare, entrance to the special exhibit ($16.00), and snacks for the bus including wine and cheese on the trip home. Lunch is on your own. Both the Kimbell and the Modern Art Museum have restaurants.
The Monet exhibit runs from Oct. 16 through January 29, 2017 and features 60 paintings of Monet from his Normandy debut in 1858 until 1872 Show above: a portion of his painting On the Beach at Trouville (1870). He was mostly in his 20s during this time. The painting above is in the show.
Don’t wait, the bus is filling up. Your place will be reserved by payment. Checks should be made out to Michele Missner and mailed to WWG, c/o Michele Missner, 5511A Oakwood Cove, Austin, Texas 78731
—Michele Missner
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WWG Planning Fall Show at Wildflower Center
“Birds, Blooms and Bugs” (of North America) will be the title of a show at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center next fall. The McDermott Gallery at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will host Waterloo Watercolor Group during October through December 2, 2017. Under the direction of Joseph Hammer, the Center’s artistic director, this sought-after location has featured many award winning artists from around the world. They rarely feature a group, preferring single artists instead. We are certain that WWG will not disappoint! For more information, contact Carol Sue Witt or Jennifer Polnaszek.
Membership News
We are 134 members strong. One new member joined this past month. Please welcome Lonnie Swanson to Waterloo. November birthdays, including yours truly on Nov. 10th are: Christine Powell 11/2, Elizabeth Sullivan 11/4, Nikki Dowd 11/7, Vicki Brevell 11/9, Kathy Summers 11/18, Bridgette Beinecke 11/25, Lynn Cooper 11/29, Karen Abrahams Turner 11/29, and JeRaye May 11/30. Happy birthday to you all! —Pat Molina
Start painting now for three 2017 shows Jan. 3 deadline for jpegs for “Favorite Things” Show
WWG's first show of 2017 will hang on Jan. 12 at the Williamson County Jester Annex. Titled "All Our Favorite Things," the show is chaired by Jennifer Polnaszek, who persuaded Round Rock Arts to sponsor the exhibit. WWG members are invited to submit one or two pieces of water-based media art. The venue will hold about 40 paintings. There is no fee, however if paintings are sold, Round Rock Arts request a 20% fee. Members are responsible for collecting and reporting state sales taxes. The prospectus will be on the WWG website. To enter, email jpegs to Jennifer by Jan. 3. If selected, deliver your artwork on Jan. 12 framed according to WWG guidelines. It must have Plexiglas instead of glass. The show will run from Jan. 12 through Feb. 16.
Spring Member Show to hang in May at Corridor of Art
It's never to early to start planning and painting for the next WWG Member Exhibit, also called the WWG Spring Show. This year the show will hang on May 1 at the Corridor of Art, 700 Guadalupe St., Austin. It will be judged by Mark Mehaffey, who will do a free demo on April 23 and a four-day workshop April 24 - 27, 2017. Submitting to the member show guarantees one accepted entry for all WWG members. For those who choose to enter more than one painting, it will be juried initially by jpeg. Mark will pick the winners in person on the Sunday before the workshop. A prospectus for the show will soon be listed on the WWG website. For more information, contact show chairmen Helen Green and Jennifer Polnaszek.
December: Time to renew your WWG Membership
Yes, it’s that time of year. Renewing your membership in WWG is easy to do. Just go to the membership application on the WWG website. Once you fill out the form, pay with PayPal or send a check to Pat Molina, 1200 Elm St. #115, Austin TX 78703. Cost of renewal is $35.
Kudos to our members: exhibits, honors and more
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Ariana Vincent (above) has three paintings in the 8th Annual Chinese Brush Painting Show at 2 Chelsea Place, near the Montrose area of Houston.. The exhibit will run through Dec. 2.
If you go to Brenham soon, stop by the Downtown Art Gallery at 113 W Alamo St, Brenham, where Pat Molina has several paintings, a drawing and a giclee for sale. And, if you are feeling philanthropic, the gallery is raising funds to redo the wall lighting.
*Judy Copeland has two watercolors on exhibit through November and December in the Williamson County Jester Annex with Center Art Club.
Lamar Senior Activity Center announces its Art Show and Sale at 2874 Shoal Crest Avenue on Friday and Saturday , November 4 and 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Lamar Senior Activity Center Art Show highlights the talents of artists over age 50— who are beginner and intermediate art students or recognized local professional artists. Passion and inspiration define these talented, dynamic seniors.
Pat Molina is participating in the EAST studio tour on the second and third weekends of November. Please come out and join her at Revelry Studios, 2511 E Sixth St, Bldg 4, Unit E. She is #400 out of 500-plus artists.
All kinds of art will be on display and for sale at the East Austin Studio Tour taking place Nov. 12-13 and 19-20. The event is sponsored by Big Medium and will include more than 500 participants this year. For more information, go to east. bigmedium.org. Big Medium is a non-profit organization dedicated to championing and cultivating artists and the contemporary arts in Austin and across Texas. Through their programs and partnerships, they foster the arts and facilitate an inclusive cultural dialogue between artists and their communities. Big Medium produces the East Austin Studio Tour, the West Austin Studio Tour, the Texas Biennial, and presents innovative exhibitions throughout the year in the Big Medium Gallery.
Leslie Kjellstrand has a pen and ink drawing, Elephant Walk, in the ACC Fall Student Exhibition at the Rio Grande Campus Kramer Gallery, through Dec. 9.
Kudos, continued next page
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Darcy Schneider's painting Sun Catchers (at right) won 1st place in the 2016 Pearls Art Show in Elgin.
Rae Andrews won 2nd Place in the Fall Exhibit of the Pastel Society of Southwest Texas with her pastel picture of two roosters, called Who's the Boss. The exhibit in the gallery at Round Top runs through Nov. 26.
WWG artist and teacher Kathy Summers is participating in five separate exhibits. Her painting Journey to Bethlehem (shown at top right) is on display at the Diocese of Austin Religious Art Gallery; her painting White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs is being shown at Bass Concert Hall; her painting Simply Leaves is exhibited through Capitol Art Society at the Corridor of Art; her painting Opening Soon is on display in Georgetown at
Kudos to our members (continued)
At left: Art workshop with WWG artist and teacher Rae Andrews in Costa Brava, Spain in early September. Several WWG members attended.
Franklin & Co. Jewelers Holiday Gems Show; and her painting Texas Blues will be shown in December at North Hills Gallery.
Betty Jameson will participate in Wimberley Live! in and around downtown Wimberley on November 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event includes music, food and art.
Mini workshops are popular with members and we are always open to new ideas for them. If anyone would like to teach a mini workshop, just let us know and we can arrange it. Also, if you have a class you'd like to see offered or a member of WWG you'd like to see offer a mini, contact either Helen Green or Michele Missner.
Have you seen the WWG Bass Art Exhibit yet?
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Be one of the thousands who will have an opportunity to see the WWG show at Bass Concert Hall at the University of Texas campus. The show will hang until Jan. 9, through a heavy concert season. Thanks to Eileen Pestorius, WWG had the opportunity to exhibit members’ paintings for more than three months and get some attention from the community. Eileen coordinated the show and urged WWG members to submit some of their best artwork in order to make this show work. Parking can be difficult, but there is a parking garage nearby and street parking. Or better yet, attend one of the
upcoming events at Bass and you’ll have a great opportunity to see the exhibit.
Our Spring Workshop with Mark Mehaffey is filling fast
There are only seven more places available in our spring workshop, April 24-27. Please refer to the WWG website for the workshop description, a bio of Mark Mehaffey, our workshop instructor, supply list and the form to register and pay with either PayPal or by check. It should be a terrific workshop covering both realism and abstract, watercolor and acrylics. Give yourself a gift or
suggest it as a gift for the holidays. Only $280 for members for a four-day workshop.
Card making can be fun and easy
Four attendees plus mini workshop hostess, Michele Missner, tried their hands at making cards from old paintings and scraps. What fun! This mini workshop took place Oct. 20 at the home of Michele...just in time for our card exchange at our holiday party. At right, a card made by Paula Kemp.
Wet Paint is a monthly publication of
Waterloo Watercolor Group in Austin, Texas. To submit news to the
newsletter, email [email protected]
WWG 2016 Board Members President ....................................................... Nancy Charbeneau, [email protected]
First Vice Presidents (shows) ..................... Janine Garcia, [email protected];
........................................................................ Carol Sue Witt, [email protected]
Second Vice Presidents (workshops) ........ Tina Broderick, [email protected];
........................................................................ Michele Missner, [email protected];
........................................................................ Chuck Wallace, [email protected]
Membership ................................................. Pat Molina, [email protected]
Secretary ........................................................ Courtney Brown, [email protected]
Treasurer ....................................................... Genevieve Holland, [email protected]
Communications .......................................... Leslie Kjellstrand, [email protected]
Hospitality .................................................... Jennifer Polnaszek, [email protected]
Web ................................................................ Sandra Carlton, [email protected]
Activities ....................................................... Helen Green, [email protected];
........................................................................ Michele Missner, [email protected]
Liaison ........................................................... Janet Sopp-Sims, [email protected]
Bylaws/Historian ........................................ Kathy Summers, [email protected]
Librarian ........................................................ Carol McCollum, [email protected]
Publicity ........................................................ Betty Jameson, [email protected]
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We welcome new members to Waterloo Watercolor Group. We are a non-profit group interested in the advancement of watercolor and other water-based media as an art form. Whether you are a beginning painter or a seasoned one, we invite you to join our group.
Among the benefits of membership, you can participate in workshops, juried shows or classes given by members. You'll hear about other art shows in the area and even be able save money on some supplies. We also have a library of art books and DVDs available to members.
Two informal painting groups are associated with WWG and meet on Tuesdays. One meets at
Apache Shores (14919 General Williamson Dr.) and the other at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church (8314 Mesa Dr.).
Look for us on the web, waterloowatercolor.org. If you are interested in joining, you can find an application on our website and pay through PayPal or you may send a check. For more information, contact Pat Molina.
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