Keiko Tanabe shows exceptional talent with her March demo.

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1 N E W S L E T T E R APRIL, 2012 Keiko Tanabe shows exceptional talent with her March demo. Keiko Tanabe, a relative newcomer to the watercolor workshop scene, held an amazing three day workshop that was highlighted by an equally amazing demo at the March meeting. Her technical skills were impressive and her interpretation of the source and transferring it with a minimal sketch to her paper was impressive. She washed over the page with deft strokes of confident color followed by constantly returning to different areas that would gradually take shape and clarity. She spoke little that indicated a total emersion in her subject. Her minimal sized palette and few colors did not diminish the wonderful capture of light and color in her painting. Members lucky enough to attend her workshop were grateful that they had an experience with her. Next Meeting, April 11, 2012 Priscilla Krejci, Jeff Good demos 7-9 pm Lovers Lane United Methodist Church President s Corner I sure enjoyed taking the SWS workshop this past month, led by Keiko Tanabe. I don t know when I have seen so much energy and stamina from an instructor. Did you hear that after teaching all day (completing two half sheet paintings) and completing another same size demo painting during our monthly meeting, she went back to the hotel and started and completed another one! Wow, that s inspirational. Besides the value of watching the painting process, I found it interesting to discover little subconscious habits that we do that actually prepares our body and mind to paint, such as the act of taping down a sheet of watercolor paper. The next time I did it, I noticed it did feel like a ritual that was part of getting myself focused to create something. Don t sweat the little things, but don t forget the importance of them either. That workshop sent me off on my painting vacation trip full of enthusiasm. I hope you have a great painting month of April. Jeff Good President, SWS

2 SCENE WORKSHOPS 2012 MEL STABIN September 10-13, 2012 (4day) Artists Showplace $425* $450** TOM FRANCESCONI October 10-12, 2012 (3day) Artists Showplace $225* $275** TOM HOFFMAN November 12-15, 2012 (4day) Artists Showplace $300* $325** 2013 JEANNIE MCGUIRE, AWS February 12-14, 2013 (3day) Artists Showplace $225* $250** DONNA WITTY March 12-15, 2013 (4day) Artists Showplace $300* $325** *Member **Non Member SCENE INFORMATION DEADLINE for copy, photographs, and advertising for the SCENE is the 15th of each month except June and July. Material not received by the deadline will not appear in the next month s SCENE. Please submit items via or typed. ADVERTISING RATES Effective Full Page - 7.5X10 $100 Half Page - 7.5X4.5 $80 1/3 Page - 5X4.5 $70 1/4 Page - 4.5X3.75 $60 One column X6 lines $25 Area teacher s listing $25yr. Payment for SCENE ads must be made and received no later than the 10th. Please mail check made out to SWS to Bill Riley, SWS treasurer, Better Dr. Dallas, TX Column ads must be typed; all others must be print ready jpg. format. Photos must be 300dpi. Submit materials to Ron Stephens, editor, at ronstephens2342@verizon.net or mail to 2925 Linden Lea, Irving, TX Please put SCENE in the subject line of your Cheryl DeVoto volunteers to take helm of SCENE After many months of anxious anticipation a volunteer has stepped up to take on the SWS Scene newsletter. Cheryl DeVoto is a returning SWS member from Costa Mesa, California when she moved two years ago for personal reasons. She and her husband Khris are both from the Dallas area and she is a devoted mom of seven grown children and two grandchildren. She has spent the last 23 years home schooling her children. Cheryl has always had a love for art and painting nurtured by her mother, Anne Bedford, SWS signature member. It was her mother that provided the materials and books that got her interested in painting watercolor. In 2005 she began a full time devotion to watercolor that has led her interest and membership in several art societies. She has studied with Naomi Brotherton and Geri Medway (in California) to sharpen her skills and understanding of watercolor. She wishes that full time devotion to watercolor were possible but is Painting of the Month - March 2012 excited and passionate to now have more time to paint. She is a signature member of the Texas Watercolor Society and has been on the board of the National Watercolor Society in 2011 and the Huntington Beach Art League board in In 2010 she had been accepted into the following exhibitions: 2010 National Watercolor Society All Member Show 2010 The Texas Watercolor Society 2010 Dallas Blooms Artscape - Honorable Mention 2011 Huntington Beach Art League annual exhibition. Join me in a heartfelt welcome to Cheryl and wish her much success as the new SWS Scene editor. Cheryl will begin her duties with the September 2012 issue. She will train with Ron Stephens on the May and June issues to get up to speed. Painting of the Month winners receive Gift Certificates from Asel Art Supply. From left to right: 1st, Mickey Archer, Cup o Joe, 2nd, Walt Davis, Civil War House, 3rd, Kenji Nishikawa, Santa Monica PAGE 2

3 Paint Outs SWS Paint Out Artist, CANCEL BRENHAM PAINTOUT I met with several of the SWS paint out artists over the week end and I have decided to CANCEL the Brenham, Texas paint out on May Brenham is 220 miles from Dallas and combining that with the list of cancelations I have already received, I decided to reschedule and bring the spring paint out closer to Dallas. The rescheduled paint out will be on May in Denton Texas. You have a choice of painting Friday and Saturday or just Saturday. Denton is 42 miles from Dallas. We have lots of SWS members in Denton that know the city very well. I plan to have a rate set up with a hotel if you want to spend the night. We will have a gathering Friday evening and a dinner reception on Saturday evening. Denton has a historic courthouse, town square, lots of historic homes and other interesting scenes to paint Watch the Scene and your for updates. My Best, Gaylord O'Con SCENE Emphasis on design principles focus for Mel Stabin workshop Sept Mel Stabin Sept , 2012 (4day) Artists Showplace $425* $450** This four-day watercolor workshop, painting landscapes and people in landscapes, will reflect the title of Mel s book, Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused. Emphasis will be on design principles with the objective of building strong paintings by seeing and thinking simply, painting quickly and energetically, and focusing on the idea of the painting. Mel paints in a loose, representational style. Design, composition, and color/value relationships will be discussed throughout. This indoor workshop includes daily demonstrations with a step-by-step simple explanation of solutions to every problem presented by the subject, personal instruction, and critiques. The workshop is designed for beginners to advanced painters. See Mel s website at : Planning, design and color usage to bring concept to finished painting is focus for Tom Francesconi Oct workshop Tom Francesconi Oct , (3Day) Artists Showplace $225* $250** Tom s passion for watercolor and his love for teaching combine to create a dynamic workshop experience that is enjoyable, informative and inspirational. Tom s watercolor workshops focus on the importance of concept and how to bring an original idea to fulfillment with paint. Tom will discuss such topics as value relationships, planning the painting, design principles, and usage of color. A variety of daily demonstrations allow participants to see how Tom approaches a work from concept to finish. The demonstrations include a range of subjects from landscapes to figurative. Students work from their own references as they are presented each day with new challenges intended to promote thought and encourage exploration. Ample opportunity is provided for everyone to paint with individual direction/guidance a priority. Group critiques allow everyone an opportunity to learn from the works of others. Painters of all levels of experience are welcome. See Tom s website at: tomfrancesconi.com Mastering a knowledge of the medium and the subject will challenge students to Tom Hoffman s Nov workshop Tom Hoffman Nov , (3Day) Artists Showplace $225* $250** Watercolor invites us to find a balance between form and content, where we can see the washes and strokes as paint and as subject matter at the same time. The best watercolors leave room for the paint to assert its fluid nature, which means that the artist was not controlling every millimeter of its movement. Instead, when you make conscious decisions about the value, color, and wetness of the paint and paper in advance, you are much more likely to create an intentional stroke, one that does not need correcting. The key to taking the uncertainty out of watercolor painting lies in knowing, within an acceptable range, what will happen when the brush touches the paper. The wider you can make that range of acceptable results, the more carefree your application of the stroke can be. See Tom s website at: PAGE 3

4 SCENE Happenings Davilla Harding had her painting, Remembrance, juried into the Texas Watercolor Society 63rd Annual Juried Exhibition. Her painting, Joy in the Morning, was juried in to the 2012 SWA International Juried Art Exhibition in Ft. Worth. Also, her painting, Reflections of Koi, was juried into the Fourth Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition at the MSC Forsyth Center Galleries at Texas A & M University. She also had a wildlife painting, Three for the Road, selected to the Richardson Civic Art Society Annual Juried Art Exhibition in May. Muriel Mimura had work selected to the following art organizations Society of Watercolor Artists International Exhibition Which Came First? Texas Watercolor Society National Exhibition Flower Seller, San Miguel 1 RCAS Regional Show Peaches and Silver Norma Fitzwater's painting, Pink Magnolia, was juried into the Society of Watercolor Artists 2012 International Juried Art Exhibition. Julie Eisenfeld's painting "On the Boardwalk" received a cash prize and several gift certificates at the Arlington Art Association Show in March, The painting is exhibited at the Arlington Museum of Art until the end of May. Betty Jameson had a painting selected to the Oklahoma Friendly 2012 Art Show sponsored by The Oklahoma Art Guild at the IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK March 16- April 7, She had a painting selected for the Louisiana Watercolor Society's 42nd Annual International Exhibition Place St. Charles, New Orleans Louisiana May 5-25, 2012 Gaylord O Con was accepted into the 46th annual RCAS show for his painting Grand Saline Depot. His painting Loading Up was selected for the 63rd annual Texas Watercolor Society exhibition. The 27th annual Texas and Neighbors exhibition selected Green Dragon for their show. Ron Stephens had a painting titled Dog Crossing accepted to the Texas Watercolor Society 63rd annual exhibition June 1-30, Gail Delger s painting Mitosis and Pattie Bowler s painting Angels Among Us were accepted into the 27th Annual Texas & Neighbors Exhibition. Wallace Hughes had two paintings juried into the Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Dalla s, religious art competition. The show ran March 24 - April 1. Southwestern Watercolor Society extends a special THANK YOU to the Mary Karam Gallery for hosting Denison in Watercolors reception and show of plein air paintings made at the SWS Fall Paint Out in Denison. The works are wonderfully displayed and fill over one half of the large gallery space. The reception on Saturday March 24 was a big success with many of the SWS artists, SWS membership and the public attending. The show will hang from March 14th to May 4 th 2012 at the Mary Karam Gallery located at 404 West Main Street, Denison TX Phone Gallery open: Wed to Fri 1 PM 5 PM Saturdays 10 AM 5 PM The following SWS Artists Demos will be held at the Mary Karam Gallery on March 31 Missy Lamb Sofey 11:00 am to 12:00 Jo Williams 12:00 noon to 1:00pm Nel Dorn Byrd 2:00pm to 3:00pm Pricilla Krejci 3:00pm to 4:00pm Herb Reed 4:00pm to 5:00pm Bob Voges 4:00pm to 5:00pm The demos, the art and the Mary Karam Gallery are well worth the drive to Denison TX about 60 miles north of Dallas By: Gaylord O Con, Paint Out Chair Artists Showplace APRIL 2012 Sterling Edwards, April Transparent Watercolor Workshop SEPTEMBER Harold Frontz, Sept Oil Workshop PAGE 4 Gallery owner, Mary Karam OCTOBER 2012 Carol Nelson, October Abstract Acrylics Send $75 deposit to Coit Rd #230, Dallas, TX See for more information

5 ARTISAN'S STUDIO GALLERY SCHEDULE Spring 2012 PAT KOCHAN SWS,TVAA,TWS, ISAP, WFWS, WHS Finding Your Own Style All Levels - Watercolor/Acrylic/Gouache $50/Day Monday Classes 9:30-2:30 April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 PatKArt@aol.com NAOMI BROTHERTON SWS, NWO, TWS, WFWS Times of Day/Kinds of Weather - Wednesday Weekly Day Classes 10:00 to 2:30 $50 per class April 4, 18, 25 May 2, 16, 23 Third SATURDAY WORKSHOPS $55/Day 9:30 to 3:00 Subjects to be announced by OTHER WORKSHOPS Painting the mystery of night with Naomi n.brotherton1@verizon.net MAUREEN BROUILLETTE SWS, TWS, ISEA Fast & Loose Painting Weekend Sat. - Sun. March 31 - April 1 10:00-4:00 $120 maureenbrouillette@yahoo.com FRANK FRANCESE, NWS Fabulous Colorist from Colorado returns to Artisan s 3 Day Watercolor Workshop October 25, 26, 27 9:30-4:00 $350 $50 deposit required to Artisan s TED NUTTALL Returns 2013 Now taking advance reservations 4 day Portraits workshop $490 March 4-7, 2013 $100 deposit Artisan's Studio/Gallery, 2825 Valley View Ln. #301 Farmers Branch, TX ArtisansD@aol.com Dues are due for SWS year June 1, 2012 May 31, 2013 and must be paid by June 1, 2012 to be eligible for the membership show and be included in the member directory. You may pay with Pay Pal on the website or pick up an application at the next meeting. See application below. The membership chairman is Radah Chatterjee 3833 Morning Dove Drive, Plano, TX SWS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name Address City State Zip Home phone Work/Cell Web site Occupation Interest in volunteering? Y N New OR renewing member? Membership categories (Check one) Active $35 Senior (65+) $25 Family $52.50 Senior Family $37.50 Earned status, check any that apply Signature member Honorary member Life member Past president Mail this form and check to SWS membership Chairperson: Radah Chatterjee 3833 Morning Dove Drive, Plano, TX SCENE Members Teacher s Listing Bill Riley /11 Photography, Watercolor & Acrylic paintings Bill@billrileys.com Barbara McConnell /11 Experimental Art Saturdays Sharon Serrago /11 Mon. Watercolor ; Thurs. Collage See website for more: serrago.com Dora Hagge /11 The Master s Choice Brushes Carmen Kelley /11 Graphic and Web Design Carmen@chrysalisart.com Teta Smith /11 Beginning Water media Classes teta22@tx.rr.com Debra Linker, The Artist s Loft 9/ Art, Quilt, Specialty Craft Classes BEASLEY S FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY /11 Suzy 'Pal' Powell /11 Workshops in Torn Paper Collage suzy_pal2000@yahoo.com Radha Chatterjee /11 teaching 10 yrs. 1st -12th grades all media Adult beginners. radha_chattrjee@yahoo.com. Ellna Kay Goodrum /12 Critiques - Individual or Group kaytexas1@gmail.com Michael Borne RA cell /12 Beginner to Advanced Adult Watercolor classes - Saturday s web blog Jane E. Jones /12 How to finish a painting Workshop See website for more info. janejonesart.com PAGE 5

6 SWS CONTACTS PRESIDENT Jeff Good Sylvania Dr. Dallas, TX PROGRAM CHAIR Gaylord O Con gaylord@gaylordocon.com 2717 Purdue Ave. Dallas, TX WORKSHOP CHAIR Mary Treadwell cel mary@treadwell.biz 982 Village Pkwy. Coppell, TX75019 MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Address Changes Radha Chatterjee radha_chatterjee@yahoo.com 3833 Mourning Dove Dr. Plano, TX EXHIBITION CHAIR Gayle Ledbetter mcktvlgl@waymark.net 211 S. Westpark McKinney, TX PAINT-OUT CHAIR Gaylord O Con gaylord@gaylordocon.com 2717 Purdue Ave. Dallas, TX WEB DESIGNER Nancy Lee-Bennett nlbn@tx.rr.com 8317 Stone Glen Dr. Plano, TX TREASURER Bill Riley bill@billrileys.com Better Dr. Dallas, TX HAPPENINGS & OTHER NEWS: Newsletter Editor Ron Stephens ronstephens2342@verizon.net 2925 Linden Lea, Irving, TX Our most grateful thanks to our partner and friend, Thomas Cicherski, of Asel Art Supply. Please support Asel with your patronage because they give SWS members a 20% discount and support our annual member show.