JWS Newsletter 2014 April - Jacksonville Watercolor Society

Jacksonville Watercolor Society 1982 — 2014
r
e
t
t
e
l
s
w
JWS Ne
2014
Editor — Stephanie Modola
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jacksonvillewatercolorsociety.org
APRIL JWS MEETING Bob Drost
April 22, 2014—7 to 9 pm
Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach
Bob Drost has had a long career as a cartoonist, illustrator, instructor and
author. His work has appeared on TV, in books, newspapers, and magazines.
His drawing presentations and 3-D art lessons are in simple, successful and
fun formats. He may be found volunteering at “Art with a Heart,” store
openings, parties, schools, and museums. In doing portraits, he is able to
pick out the features that make each person different and unique. Bob will
demonstrate both the traditional way versus the modern electronic way of
drawing and painting.
COMING SOON
See inside this issue for all the show
information you will need to enter.
JWS NEWSLETTER
April 2014
Page 2
LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT
Your JWS Board needs YOU! JWS has enjoyed the dedication and service of a hard-working
Board this year, but, as we look ahead to next year, three of our members are moving off the
Board and we need to fill their positions:
· Secretary (Thank you, Verna Urbanski, for long service in this job.)
· Vice President of Shows (Thank you, Mary Blue Ster, for your work this year.)
· Vice President of Workshops (Thank you, Tuni Weiss, for many enjoyable, educational
workshops!)
Nancy Banks is coordinating the “talent search,” to fill these spots by our April meeting.
You’re talented! Call her and volunteer for one of the opening Board positions.
Nancy’s phone number is 247-3678.
If you have questions, please email me: [email protected].
JWS NEWSLETTER
April 2014
page 3
COMING SOON —- THE 2014 SPRING SHOW
Our Spring Show will be at the FSCJ Wilson Center Art Gallery, located on the
Beach Blvd. Campus during May and June. Vicki Lake is the Spring Show Chair
and will be working with VPs of Shows (Mary-Blue Ster and Sharon Nelson-Bianco)
to have an outstanding show. They will need volunteers to help with pickup at dropoff locations, take-in/receiving, and takedown on the dates and times below.




Receiving/take in will be on Saturday, May 10 from 2 to 5 pm at the gallery.
Judging will be Monday, May 12 at 9 am by Ted Head.
The opening reception and awards will be held on Thursday, May 15th at 7:30 pm
and the show will be exhibited through June 19.
Take down and pick up of paintings will be Monday, June 23rd from 9am to noon.
If you cannot make it to take-in, please use one of the following drop off locations
and call to confirm hours available: THE DEADLINE FOR DROP OFF For these
locations IS FRIDAY MAY 9th at NOON.
 Archway Gallery, 363 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, FL 249-2222
 Tuni Weiss House, 232 Barco Road, St. Augustine, FL 540-4040
 Great Hang Ups, 1560 Business Center Dr., Fleming Island, FL 541-1555
Sign up at April Meeting or call Vicki Lake to volunteer to help with the show: 534-3530.
Please fill out both sides of the entry form with title and price of painting, artist’s contact
information and certification signature. Submit with $15 per painting. The gallery will not be
charging a commission for this show.
JWS NEWSLETTER
April 2014
PAGE 4
IMPORTANT SHOW STANDARDS
1. WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS SHALL BE EXECUTED IN AN AQUEOUS MANNER
ON PAPER OR YUPO.—Water-soluble media: watercolor, acrylic in an aqueous
manner, gouache, egg tempura, and casein are permitted. Oils of any kind, use of
newsprint, magazine material or computer-generated material are not acceptable.
Collage paper, hand painted by the artist, pastels or impasto (heavily applied)
acrylics, shall not constitute more than 20% of the piece, and shall not distract from
the aqueous nature of the painting. Paintings shall be unvarnished. Any diptych,
triptych or other multiple works shall be mounted in a single frame.
2. ORIGINAL ARTWORK – Must be the work and original concept of the submitting
artist, not done in workshop or classroom situation. Neither prints nor Giclees will
be accepted.
3. FRAMING - Only gold or silver metal frames will be accepted with no embellishments. Single or double mats only. No colored filets allowed. Simplicity of
presentation allows each work to be viewed on its own merit and on an equal basis
with the other submissions. Frames may be up to 2” in width.
4. FRAME DIMENSIONS – Shall be no more than 44 inches (unless otherwise
specified for the particular show) and no less than 12 inches in either
direction. Acrylic plastic (plexiglass) is required on all entries. No glass. Wire shall
be securely fastened to conventional flat holders. No screw eye or saw tooth
hangers. Work not suitably or safely mounted is unacceptable.
5. CERTIFICATION – The artist will complete an entry form which certifies that each
painting submitted meets the JWS criteria for entering a juried show. Each artist
will be required to sign the certification form.
6. SIGNATURE – During the judging, the artist’s signature, on all submitted pieces
will remain anonymous by being discreetly covered throughout and removed once
judging process has ended.
7. REMOVAL OF PAINTINGS - Accepted paintings cannot be removed under any
circumstances until the end of the show.
8. ENTRY CRITERIA FROM BYLAWS—entrant must be a member of JWS with
dues and entry fees paid. The entry must be an original work, completed in
the previous two (2) years. Entry may NOT in any way be part of a formal
workshop or classroom project, be a copy of any other artists’ work, or be
based on photographs, other than those that are the right and legal property
of the entrant, or have been accepted in a prior JWS juried show.
The Show Chairman shall inform the Judge and JWS Receiving Committee of the JWS
Standards. Works not conforming to the above criteria and standards will not be
hung. There are additional details on the website on how allegations of
nonconformance to criteria and standards will be handled. Please read the show
standards before signing the certification on the entry form.
JWS NEWSLETTER
April 2014
Page 5
Directions to Monthly Meeting
UPCOMING EVENT
MAY 27 MEETING—
ANNUAL SOCIAL & DINNER
TED HEAD
The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach is
located at 50 Executive Way off A1A, about 3
miles south of FL 202-Butler Blvd (turn east at
light) behind Bank of America and Al's Pizza
and across from the Elementary School.
Open to the public, meeting begins at 7 pm.
Join us early to socialize and help set up.
Thanks to Ted Head for
his demonstration and
workshop in March. He
shared the “5 C’s” that
he thinks are important
for a dramatic painting:
1. Clear CONCEPT
2. Emotional CONNECTION
3. Simplified COMPOSITION
4. Unified COLOR
5. CONTRAST (Strong Values)
JWS Supports the Symphony
Thanks to the JWS Members who donated their
paintings to the Symphony’s Fund Raising
Auction.
NEWSLETTER
DEADLINE
Please send newsletter articles on or before the
1st of the month to : Stephanie Modola at
[email protected]
IMPORTANT DUES REMINDER
Membership Dues for 2014 were due
1/1/2014. Lois Peacock will be accepting
membership dues for 2014 by mail at 4441
Glen Kernan Parkway E., Jacksonville, FL
32224.
Have a new address?
Our newsletter is emailed to current members
each month and archived on the JWS website.
Those paying an additional $5.00 annually to
defray costs, may have a printed, mailed copy.
Contact Editor for more info at 904 655-4338.
Don’t forget to tell us so we can
stay in touch.
Remember to include your extra $5 when
renewing your membership for 2014.
Has your email changed?
JWS NEWSLETTER
April 2014
Page 6
Margaret Bellisimo will be holding brush and pallet group painting sessions every Monday
from 11am to 3pm at the community center of St Johns Country Club off Hwy 210. Contact
her at 845-863-3334 or [email protected]. Margaret is also hosting a Color Pencil Class
by Bill Shoemaker, CPSA on Wednesday April 23, from 10:45-3:00;m. Cost is $20. payment
due by April14th
Mary Ann Miller will be teaching Travel Sketching (en plein air) for the month of April.
Through OLLI at UNF (open to anyone over 50). Registration begins March 3.
Roseann Egidio will be having a show at the Jewish Community Alliance the month of April
at 8505 San Jose Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32217
Linda F Hawkins conducts classes and workshops for children and adults at her studio or your
place. To check out or enroll in her classes, www.lindafhawkins.com
Jenny Szaltis has lots of classes and workshops currently in process or coming up. She also
has a show and opening receptions for her students work. See her website for details.
jenniesgallery.com/
Hercel Stallard is hosting a show for his active students at 1660 Art Museum Drive. The
opening is May 4th 2-5pm. Drop off paintings April 30th. Notify Hercel by April 15th if you
plan to have a painting in the show. All paintings will be for sale 904-318-3741.
Hercel Stallard will do a session on how to cut Mats, Sat, April 12 9AM Cost is $25.00
The Museum of Contemporary Art is displaying a new exhibit by Leigh Murphy called
“Observing Objects,” in which Leigh takes details from her own photographs as references and
applies the details into paintings. Exhibit will be on display through May 11.
Elizabeth LaRowe is looking for fellow artists interested in plein air painting. Contact her at
[email protected] if you would like to join an informal group of artists.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR UPCOMING BOARD MEMBER VACANCIES
If you would like to further support JWS with a donation of your time and be
more involved with the exciting activities of the JWS please notify Nancy Banks
so your name will be included in the upcoming voting session.
JWS NEWSLETTER
April 2014
Page 7
ART COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS
Click on the logos to visit their websites
http://www.ccpvb.org
http://floridawatercolor.org/
ONE SPARK! For five days from April 9 to
13, Creators from all over the world will light
up Downtown Jacksonville with projects in
art, innovation, music, science and technology. They’ll showcase their best ideas for a
chance to access $320,000 in guaranteed
crowdfunds and cash awards, $3,250,000 in
potential capital investments and direct
contributions from more than 150,000 attendees. This is the second year for this event
and promises to be bigger and better this
year. Join the celebration.- See more at:
www.beonespark.com/
Great Hang Ups
Gallery & Framing
1816 Landon Ave • Jacksonville, FL 32207
1560 Business Center Dr. Suite
13 | Fleming Island, FL 32003
| 904-541-1555 |
www.arbus.com
www.greathangups.net
www.reddiarts.com for art supplies, gallery,
framing and workshops
Art annex seeking local artists to showcase at Unity
Plaza contact Leigh-Ann Sullivan
JWS Membership Application
2013-2014 JWS Board
and Committees
President ...................Fran Grandy 247-7988
Secretary ...............Verna Urbanski 246-3631
Treasurer ...................Brenda Daly 721-1102
VP-Shows …………Mary-Blue Ster 699-7772
Sharon Nelson-Bianco 654-9980
VP-Programs…….........Dick Brown 246-2069
Virginia Meadows 285-7679
VP–Membership........Lois Peacock 646-5501
VP-Communication...Carol DeHate 874-1484
Karen Zelenkov 287-5411
VP -Workshops.......R. Tuni Weiss 540-4040
NAME____________________________________________________
ADDRESS________________________________________________
CITY_______________________ ST______ZIP__________________
TEL_____________________________________________________
E-MAIL___________________________________________________
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES:
New Member
Individual $35
□
Renewing Member □
Family $42
Student $20
I’D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER □
Membership is open to those interested in water media
A student must be a full-time high school or college student with I.D.
Spring Show Chair.........Vicki Lake 241-8070
Library……………...Janet Killackey 992-7293
Newsletter ....….Stephanie Modola 655-4338
Publicity ……..…...……..Linda Carr 314-4454
Technical…......Charles Stratmann 471–0077
Jacksonville Watercolor Society
1116 Mill Creek Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32259
Current annual dues are $35.00 per year and are due Jan1st
Please Mail Application with Check Payable to JWS to:
Lois Peacock
4441 Glen Kernan Pkwy E
Jacksonville, FL 32224
904–646-5501

Download Report