nvws.org September 2012 September s Meeting Wednesday, September 12th @ 7:00 pm Mesquite Club 702 E. St. Louis Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89104 Board Meeting Wed, September 12th@ 5:30pm September s Program Critique Meet Bring those paintings (up to 3), finished or in progress, for a lively discussion of what you can do to add that WOW factor. Bill Fravel, Sharon Menary and Ed Hoag will each lead a discussion group. Fall Show Entries Due Bring a disk with your.jpg entries, the entry form and fees. If you are not able to supply digital images, you may bring your unframed painting(s) to the meeting to be photographed. Potluck Bring your favorite dish to share with your friends and fellow artists. Reminder Time to return the videos that you rented all summer and rent some new ones!! Welcome back everyone, hope you had a great summer with plenty of time to play with your paints and brushes. Your NVWS board members and committee chairs have been working behind the scenes to plan a variety of activities for the coming year. We have workshops, demonstrations, paint-outs, shows and much more in the works. Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 12th at 7:00 p.m. and will be a potluck, so bring your favorite recipe to share with your friends and fellow artists. As with any club there are always changes and when you pick up your directory you will notice we have several vacant volunteer opportunities available. Currently we need a Parliamentarian, Hospitality Chair, Historian, Co-Chair for Western Fed and Video Librarian. If you are interested in any of these positions, your help would be greatly appreciated. The Fall Show entries are due at this first meeting and to participate you must have paid your dues for the current year. So check your records and if you have inadvertently forgot to mail your dues payment, please bring a check for $40 along with your Fall Show entry form and fee to the meeting. Please see the Fall Show entry form for details regarding submission. The Birgit O Conner workshop planned for October is not yet full, so please contact Sharon Menary if you are interested in attending. We also have a few frames left from the Western Fed show last year, so please contact Ed Hoag if you re interested in these. I look forward to working with all of you to create another great year for our society. There are so many new products, materials, and techniques to enhance watercolor paintings; it is an exciting time to be an artist. My goal this year is to paint more frequently for fun and be less attached to the outcome. When I set my expectations too high, I find myself avoiding the process. That s a shame, because once I begin I become so immersed in the imaginative and creative aspect of painting, the stress disappears and I can play. Let s hear it for more play time, we can all use that. Hope to see you at the meeting. Barbara Stanton, NVWS President September 2012 Nevada Watercolor Society page 1
NVWS Shows and Exhibits 2012 Fall Show Tues. Oct 9th to Saturday, Dec 1st, 2012 1771 Inner Circle Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134 Digital Entries Due September 12th, 2012 (Entry form on next page) Juror: Brigit O Connor If you are not able to supply digital images, you may bring your unframed painting(s) to September s meeting to be photographed Reception: Tues Oct 9th, 5-6:30pm 1771 Inner Circle Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134 For additional information, contact Sylvia Bachiochi at (702) 463-0857 NVWS Paintout Mt Charleston Lodge Paintout Saturday Sept 22nd at 9am Good location with great views Convenient Parking and Restrooms Coffee and Food Readily Available After 2 pm, there will be a mini workshop for anyone who wants to better their photographic skills. No cost involved. Bring a camera and take a short walk on the trails. Prizes for those who paint You must stay till 1:30pm for judging Carpooling Available For additional information, contact David Mazur at cell 248-766-3469 NVWS Workshops Birgit O Connor Workshop October 8-11th, 2012 Monday - Thursday at the Mesquite Club $340 for members, $365 for non-members To reserve your spot, send your check to: Sharon Menary 3047 Evening Wind Street Henderson, Nevada 89052 attn: Workshop deposit for Birgit O Connor Visit www.birgitoconnor.com to learn some of Birgit s techniques and get some free step by step instructions and tips Western Federation of Watercolor Societies This year s Western Federation Entries are due by Dec 7th, 2012. The prospectus will be in October s newsletter. Exhibition Runs June 1st July 7th, 2013 Irving, Texas Hosted by The Southwestern Watercolor Society Mark Mehaffey, Juror NVWS Critique Group Critique Groups will be starting in October. Check for all the details in the next newsletter. Accolades to our NVWS Members Congratulations to Bill Fravel Bill Fravel is busy at the Springs Preserve. He will be teaching Watercolor classes on the following Saturdays from 10am to noon: Oct. 6th, Nov. 3rd and Dec. 1st. and also giving free demonstrations during 2 events: Tails and Trails, Sept. 8, 1-4 pm Grapes and Hops, October 6, 6-9 pm Also...Check out his original paintings and small works on the Local Artist Gallery walls of Gift Shop now through October. For more information, please contact Bill at 702-468-6041 or billfravel@aol.com September 2012 Nevada Watercolor Society page 2
1 How To Enter - Deadline September 12 2012 Fall Show Tues. October 9th to Saturday, Dec 1st, 2012 1771 Inner Circle Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134 Digitally Via E-mail : Attach your.jpg files to an e-mail and send to balastanton@cox.net by 9/12/12. Label your files with the first 4 letters in your last name, then your first initial, then numbered 01,02 or 03 example : SmitJ01.jpg (first entry by John Smith) SmitJ02.jpg (second entry from John Smith) Then send your check and entry form to Sylvia Bachiochi @ 2178 Eagle Sticks Drive, Henderson, NV 89012 (Do not send the digital images to Sylvia. Digital images need to go to Barbara Stanton) or Bring a disk with your.jpg entries, the entry form and fees to September s meeting (If you are not able to supply digital images, you may bring your unframed painting(s) to September s meeting to be photographed) 2 Show Details and Rules 3 Mail this entry form and check to Sylvia Bachiochi Show Dates Oct 9th to Dec 1st, 2012 NVWS 2012 Fall Show Entry Form Location Reception Entries Due Judge Accepted Paintings Due Tuesday Oct 9th, 5-6:30pm September 12th, 2012 Brigit O Connor Sunday, Oct 7th 2-4 pm Name Telephone Address E-mail End of Show Pick-up Sunday, Dec 2nd 2-4 pm ELIGIBILITY - Fall Show is open to NVWS members only. ORIGINAL artwork done in the last two years without the aid of any instructor nor with use of photographs taken by anyone other than the artist. Paintings cannot have been in any previous NVWS show. SPECIFICATIONS - Paintings must be water-based media. ( Watercolor Canvas and Yupo are acceptable) Collage is acceptable if all collage elements are water media. Juror s decision in case of question is final. There will be no size limitation for this show. Excessively heavy paintings cannot be accommodated. A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF $15.00 for the first painting and $10.00 each for the second and third paintings (limit of three) must be included with the entry form. Make checks payable to the Nevada Watercolor Society. Paintings accepted may not be withdrawn for any reason and shall remain on display until the end of the show. Diptychs and triptychs are considered two and three paintings respectively. FRAMING - Paintings must be framed and under clean Plexiglas unless they are 16 x 20 framed size or smaller (which can be under glass). Plexiglas is optional on canvas and hardboards. All paintings must have a backing board and be ready to hang. The wire must be able to support the weight of the painting and attached with screws or screw eyes (no hanging clips). RULES - All rules of the NVWS apply and decisions of the juror and show chairperson are final. Entry #1 title: Medium: Framed Size: Price:.jpg (T=transparent, A=acrylic, M=mixed media) width x height NFS = Not for Sale digital file name Entry #2 title: Medium: Framed Size: Price:.jpg (T=transparent, A=acrylic, M=mixed media) width x height digital file name Entry #3 title: Medium: Framed Size: Price:.jpg (T=transparent, A=acrylic, M=mixed media) width x height digital file name ENTRANT S CHECKLIST: Completed Entry Form Check made out to: NEVADA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY $15 for 1 entry, $25 for 2 entries, $35 for 3 entries (3 maximum) Mail to: Sylvia Bachiochi, Show Chairperson 2178 Eagle Sticks Drive Henderson, NV 89012 Email your jpg images to: balastanton@cox.net Additional forms and information available at nvws.org Questions? Contact Sylvia Bachiochi at (702) 463-0857 or sbachiochi@cox.net
From Our NVWS Member BARBARA YOERG From the Sketchbook of Barbara Yoerg After finishing my novel, the in-flight magazine and perusing the Sky Mall catalog on a flight recently, I pulled-out my sketchbook and pondered what to draw. Then I looked out the window down 37,000 feet and saw color country where the Green River enters the Colorado. The landscape was extraordinary and I knew that there were only a few minutes to capture the essence of the panoramic vista. By reducing the scene to basic shapes of squares, triangles, circles, cruciform and spirals, a design emerged. The resulting three-inch by five-inch thumbnail sketch was completed within a couple of minutes. Once home, value was added to the sketch using transparent watercolor. Happy with the results, a larger sketch was made altering some of the shapes enhancing the design. With some tweaks in the overall design, I m ready to make the sketch into a full-size painting. I hope that this will inspire you to carry a sketchbook and use it whether you fly, ride in a car, train, or bus, then paint with wild abandon. Other art activities that might be of interest Joseph Fettingis Watercolor Workshop October 15-18, 2012 6 SPACES LEFT!!!! Hurricane Utah (St. George, Utah Area) (40 Minutes from ZION NATIONAL PARK) Joe is a nationally known artist and very popular workshop teacher. I love using vibrant colors and a very dramatic light in my watercolors. That sets the mood for the subject I am painting For info: Contact Paula Wadsworth 435-635-5456 Email: paulawadsworth6@gmail.com Join Nevada Plein Air Painters Association for International Plein Air Painters Great Worldwide Paint Out 2012! Saturday, September 15th, 9am-12pm, artists reception and awards 12pm-1p Bonnie Springs Ranch Juror: Kathleen Strukoff Group discount price for Bonnie Springs Ranch: $8, kids and seniors $5. For more information, contact Elena Wherry: tel: 702-845-1241, email: elenawherry@yahoo.com http://ipap.homestead.com/paintout.html September 2012 Nevada Watercolor Society page 4
September 2012 Dates to Remember NVWS Meeting Critique/Potluck Fall Show Entries Due 7pm Mesquite Club NVWS Paintout at Mt Charleston Lodge starts at 9am Please submit any news for October s newsletter by Sunday, Sept 23rd. to Louise Gillespie 702-419-0461 or gillespie4@earthlink.net Upcoming Events in October: Sunday, October 7th - 2-4pm Accepted Paintings for Fall Show DUE @ Monday, October 8th - Thursday, Oct 11th Birgit O Connor Workshop @ Mesquite Club Tuesday, October 9th - 5-6:30pm Fall Show Reception @ Wednesday,October 10th Monthly Meeting @ Mesquite Club Birgit O Connor Demonstration Here is your NVWS s Board of Directors for the 2012/2013 season: President - Barbara Stanton 1st Vice President/Programs - Pat Caspary 2nd Vice President/Membership - Deb Mays 3rd Vice President/Shows and Exhibits - Sylvia Bachiochi Secretary - Elida Kidman Treasurer - Shirley Jeane Misc NVWS Notes According to a recent study, volunteers in social programs not only maintain good brain function, but their brain function and cognitive ability may actually increase. In short, becoming a volunteer can actually make a person smarter and healthier! Please consider being a committee chairperson for one of the following open positions... Historian Keeps a current scrapbook of all publicity, newsletters and programs Hospitality Organizes refreshments for general meetings and NVWS events Western Fed Co-Chair Help Kathy Christensen handle all Western Fed entries and activities Video Librarian Brings the collection of videos to rent to each meeting To volunteer this year, please contact Barbara Stanton (702) 804-6549 or balastanton@cox.net September 2012 Nevada Watercolor Society page 5
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