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I would like to remind you that if you have not yet paid for your membership dues, there is still time. Your membership dues help sup-port the water media arts and artists in Michigan. They also help cover room rental fees for meetings, refreshments and operating costs. You can help support the water media arts and artists in Michigan - so please join us. Carol Evert—Membership Chair 459 Cottonwood Lane Saline, MI 48176 734.649.4674 (cell/text)
Membership Chair Carol Evert
2018 71th
Michigan Water Color Society
Annual Exhibit Opening Venue
Saginaw Art Museum
Schedule of events for the 71st Annual Exhibition
Accepted Works shipped to Saginaw Museum of Art should arrive by June 8 (June 5 –
8). Address: 1126 North Michigan Ave, Saginaw, MI 48602 Phone: 989-754-2491
Hand-delivered Intake at Museum – Sat. June 9th from 12PM – 4PM
MWCS 71th Annual Opening Reception
June 16 @ 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm June 16, 2018 Juror’s talk at 3:30 PM at the museum. June 16, 2018 Awards 4:30PM – 5PM for MWCS in the exhibit hall Reception from 6PM-8PM. Outtake Day Sat. July 28, 12PM – 4PM Will need 6 people to pack up work to be
shipped back to artists, do condition reports, pack up the Travel Show, and check peo-
ple out.
We are looking for volunteers for Intake and Outtake let us know if your interested. If you
in the Saginaw area we would love your help. Please contact us at
Exhibition Co-Chairs — & Kari Skubik Amy Carels Carol LaChiusa
Michigan Watercolor 2018 Annual
Exhibition Travel Show
August 4 – August 31, 2018 Opening Reception
August 10th, 6 pm -- 8 pm Studio 1219
1219 Military Street Port Huron, MI 48060
(810) – 984 – 2787; Contact person: Gina
www.studio1219.com
September 18 -- November 3, 2018 Gallery 194
194 W. Nepassing St. Lapeer, MI 48446 (810) – 667 – 1495
[email protected] (Katie) [email protected] (Jill)
December 14 – January 4, 2019 (closed for
the holidays from Dec. 22nd thru Jan. 1st)
Greater Flint Arts Council
816 Saginaw St. Flint, MI 48502
(810) – 238 – 2787 greaterflintartscouncil.org (Contact person: Greg)
Pick-up from the travel show Monday,
January 7, 2019
Traveling Exhibition Chair Kent Wiejaczka
MWCS 71st Annual Exhibition
Saginaw Art Museum
June 16 – July 27, 2018
1126 North Michigan Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48602 (989) – 754 – 2491
www.saginawartmuseum.org
Kari Skubik
President Rocco Pisto
Michigan Water Color Society Newsletter
Spring 2018
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The board and I welcome you to the spectacular MWCS 71th Annu-al Exhibition opening June 16—July 27, 2018 at the Saginaw Muse-um of Art - 1126 North Michigan Ave. Saginaw, MI 48602. We had 109 artist total enter the show with 199 entries of which 38 were entered online. Juror’s results have been mailed with those entries accepted into the show being listed on our website: https://mwcsart.com/ MWCS 71th Annual Opening Reception June 16 @ 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm June 16, 2018 Juror’s talk at 3:30 PM at the museum. June 16, 2018 Awards 4:30PM – 5PM for MWCS in the exhibit hall, with Reception from 6PM-8PM. Outtake Day Sat. July 28, 12PM – 4PM Geoff McCormack workshop! There are still a few seats available Please sign up by May 31, 2018 to reserve a seat. View the workshop and Geoff McCormack work here. https://mwcsart.com/exhibition-entry-info/ This amazing artist will share his concepts and thought process. Bring a friend and share this experience at Matthaei Botanical Gar-dens. JUNE 11-12-13, 2018 Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan Watercolor Society Matthaei Botanical Gardens 1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 [email protected] Denise Booher MWCS [email protected] Geoff McCormack register online https://mwcsart.com/exhibition-entry-info/ I am proud of our members and proud to be a member of the MWCS. When I became a member of the Michigan Water Color So-ciety back in 1976, it meant joining a group of artists I admired, being a part of a society of like-minded artists that were passionate about water-medium, enjoying the benefits of membership and learning about the professional world of wa-tercolor. I am very grateful to you the members for mentoring, educating and befriending me. Volunteer Roles to be filled. Treasurer and Travel Exhibition Chair. Contact me if you have the time to support your MWCS. Rocco Pisto MWCS President
Michigan Water Color Society
Board of Directors
http://www.mwcsart.com/
President-Rocco Pisto
President Emeritus,
Denise Willing Booher
Exhibition Co-Chairs,
Kari Skubik
Amy Carels
Carol LaChiusa
Exhibition Emeritus
Laura Whitesides Host
Traveling Exhibition Co-
Chair
Kent Wiejaczka
Carmen Tice
Awards/Fundraising
Judith Zailo
Awards/Fundraising Chair
Emeritus, Katherine Harra
Miller
Corresponding Secretary
Julie-Ann Magdowski
Graphics- Sue Ann Whitston
Historian-Linda Mendelson
Membership-Carol Evert
Newsletter– Chair
Belinda McGuire
Program– Ed Marsh
Carol Evert
459 Cottonwood Lane
Saline, MI 48176
Welcome Webmaster Joe Kotzan
I am from Clarkston, MI
I took up watercolor painting as a hobby a number of
years ago thinking that upon retiring I would be able to
spend lots of time painting but as most plans go (Man
plans and God laughs), it has yet to work out that way. I
have four young grandchildren and an elderly mother
that seem to take up most of my time. But I still manage
periods of painting time and learning time. I love landscape painting (and
throw in an occasional painting of the grandchildren). I thoroughly enjoy being
a member of the MWCS and appreciate experiencing and learning from the
art from all of the extremely talented members. I hope someday to be able to
paint to the level of this gifted group.
I want to become more involved with this group, participating however I can. I
am very excited about the opportunity to assist in the Web page and will work
hard to learn the tools and keep our site up to the high standards set by Den-
ise Willing-Booher in creating this site.
Calendar
71st Annual Exhibition June 16 @ 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
June 16, 2018 Juror’s talk at 3:30 PM at the museum.
June 16, 2018 Awards 4:30PM – 5PM for MWCS in the exhibit hall
Reception from 6PM-8PM.
Outtake Day Sat. July 28, 12PM
Welcome Newsletter Chair
Belinda McGuire
Belinda G. McGuire –M.A., M.S., M.Ed.
Fine Arts Professor Emeritus Washtenaw Community College I was principally trained as a designer and have worked as a designer in various automotive and architectural industries. My primary career has been teaching art and design at Washtenaw Community College. I obtained my BFA in graphic design and watercolor paint-ing; and a Master of Arts in Sculpture and Furniture from Eastern Michigan Uni-versity (EMU). I also hold a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from EMU and Master of Education from the University of Toledo. I taught Fine Arts and Design full-time at Washtenaw Community College (WCC) for 30 years before retiring in January 2018.
Now is the time to register
for the Geoff McCormack workshop!
Please sign up by May 31, 2018 to reserve a
seat.
This amazing artist will share his concepts and thought pro-
cess. Bring a friend and share this experience at Matthaei
Botanical Gardens.
JUNE 11-12-13, 2018
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan Watercolor Society
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
[email protected] Denise Booher MWCS
Geoff McCormack
Aqueous Media Workshop “The rest of us show up and get to work; everything grows out of the work.”
Be prepared for a different approach to water media in Geoffrey McCormack’s latest three-day workshop at the MWCS. Geoff is an emerging master of aqueous media, best known for his Rock series and Cardboard Box series: images with startling realistic textures, colors, perspective, lighting and shadows. His compositions form an intri-guing interplay of shapes and contrasting values, often with objects appearing to float on multiple planes. 2016 saw Geoff shift his focus to an abstract series using all of the features of his preceding series. He will share studio practices and techniques he developed or learned over fifty years as a professional artist. He will demonstrate an array of new materials, tools and techniques, revealing just how and why he creates such distinctive paintings. Geoff will focus on designing paintings with an engaging point of view, using rich color triads, unique textural effects, and dramatic lighting. You will combine these techniques and tools with your favorite aqua-media in a series of exercises and paintings. You will get several demos daily, personal instruction and critiques, plus plenty of painting time. Advanced beginners to masters will benefit from applying these new techniques and materials. Suitable for abstract and representational painters. Special masking materials and films will be supplied by the instructor.
Corresponding Secretary Julie-Ann Magdowski
MWCS 71th
Annual Exhibition:
Julie-Ann Magdowski
MWCS Corresponding Secretary
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the Michigan Water Color Socie-
ty's 71st Annual Exhibition. We had a great turnout with 109 artists enter-
ing 199 entries. This year we started our online submission option and
were thrilled to see how many people took advantage of the easy to use
online submission process. The talent that was entered this year was
phenomenal. Our juror, Geoff McCormack, had a very hard task deciding
on the final 63 pieces that will be in the Annual Exhibition. Thank you for
another year of commitment to Michigan Water Color Society and your passion for watercolor. -
Linda Allen Janet Almstadt-Davison
Kirsten Barton
K.W.Bell
Mark Bonnette
Beverly Booth
Patricia Boyst
Bill Brinker
Janice Brown
Kay Cassill
Shanrong Chou
Bobbie Coven
Pamela Day
Janice Dumas
Cindy Evans
Steve Fanelli
Jan Filarski
Robert Fionda
Ruth Forman
Sherry Adams Foster
Lora Garcelon
Janice Garrett
Katherine Harra
Shirley Hathaway
Robert Hubbach
Primary Hughes
Jon Hunter
Michael Ingle Diann Benoit Jameyfield
Sam Knecht
David J. Littell Catherine McClung
Belinda McGuire
Kathleen Mooney
Stacie G. Rose
D. Joanne Rummel
Peg Sandin
Susan Semenick
Vianna Szabo
Donna Thibodeau
Marilynn Thomas
Judy Thurston
Christine Unwin
Adam VanHouten
Theodore W. Vassar
James Velthoven
Harry Villalonga
Kent Wiejaczka
Denise Willing-Booher
Nobuko Yamasaki
Donna Zagotta
Lori Zurvalec
MWCS 71th
Annual Exhibition:
Accepted Artists
Thank you for the fantastic support for our Awards Fund to all the members who support the MWCS in this way. If you would still like to make a donation and have not yet done so, there is still a little time. Please mail your donation to the Awards Chair, Judith Zailo 5934 Blandford Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Remember your donation to MWCS is tax deductible.
From the Awards Chair - Judith Zailo
I wish to inform you that the Charlevoix Circle of Arts is hosting “Portraits in Michi-gan” an invitational exhibit made up of approximately 24 Michigan artists’ work. It runs June 1 through July 14. It is curated by 3-member committee: myself (MWCS member and Portrait Socie-ty of America Signature Member, Bunny Homan, Michigan Ambassador to the Portrait Society, and Gail DeMeyere, Director of the Charlevoix Circle. I will conduct a two-day workshop on painting portraits from life at the Circle, June 16-17 along with a public portrait demonstration there, Monday afternoon, June 18. Details may be found by clicking http://www.charlevoixcircle.com/2018-exhibits.html Thank you for considering using this announcement in your communications to MWCS members. Sam Knecht
Other Workshop and Exhibition!
Member Exhibitions
Please take note of the many members who are exhibiting their work. Show your support for the medium of watercolor and your fel-
low members by attending their shows. Some of the exhibition receptions have come and gone but their exhibition is still on display.
Please try to view the current and upcoming shows, you can learn by viewing other artist’s work.
Member Exhibitions and Work
Barbara Eko Murphy was voted a Roots Hon-orable Mention for her watercolor, Cele-brating Woman, at the Plymouth Community Arts Council in April.
Denise Willing-Booher was accepted in
the Richeson75 Landscape Show with
"Amazing Earth".
June 15 - Aug 15. Richeson School of
Art & Gallery 557 Marcella St., P.O. Box
160 Kimberly, WI 54136-0160
Special Award—Barbara Eko Murphy
Handcrafted wood
frames made from a
variety of species, con-
structed with wood
splined corners. For
pricing and more infor-
mation send an email to
Belinda McGuire at
Custom Wood Frames
Member Classes
Crooked Tree Artcenter (Traverse City) 322 Sixth Street, Traverse City MI 49684 (231)941-9488
Sketching your Way to Watercolors
Is your sketchbook collecting dust? Get that sketchbook out and learn how to use it to create a watercolor paint-ing. Walk around sketching the historic 6th street area and after collecting a variety of sketches, learn how to select the best composition to create a watercolor paint-ing in the art center’s classroom studio. Topics in the studio will include utilizing a main focal point, painting
with dramatic color schemes, effectively using value and much more! Take your sketches to the next level in this watercolor workshop! http://crookedtree.org/class/ctac-traverse-city/sketching-your-way-watercolors
Painting the Evening Light
Join artist and teacher Adam VanHouten for two fun-filled evenings painting the summer light in the Grand Trav-erse Area. In the studio at Crooked Tree go over outdoor setup, materials to bring, and what to expect in the plein air environment. Learn about composing your image, using edges to depict depth, value scales through notan and grayscale sketches, color mixing, and much more. In the evening head into Traverse City to paint an “evening light” scene. Students may choose to paint in any wet media; watercolor, oil, and/or acrylic. Whether just beginning or a more experienced plein air painter, you will gain valuable knowledge during this 2 day plein air work-shop. http://crookedtree.org/class/ctac-traverse-city/painting-evening-light
Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts--132 Coast Guard Rd., Frankfort, MI 49653 231-352-4151 Splash! Painting Water In Watercolor
plash into watercolor with this amazing water-color workshop! Join artist and teacher Adam VanHouten as he teaches students how to cap-ture images of water. Learn how to preserve whites, and create layers of glowing color while mixing different hues for water. Gain more con-trol over your brushwork, while also learning how to maximize watercolors unexpected “accidents.” Students of all levels are encour-aged to learn more about watercolors in this exciting workshop experience.
http://oliverartcenterfrankfort.org/event-registration?ee=482
Adam VanHouten Classes
http://www.adamvanhoutenartist.com/
Our MWCS board is volunteer. We are dedicated to the ideals & programs as well as our passion of watercol-or. If you have any interest in being on the board…call me, it is fun and rewarding. Membership is free to board members. Board members enjoy dining with the juror after the Opening venue’s reception. Cheers to a great year artistically for all our members and for the MWCS!
Thank you for supporting the Michigan Water Color Society!
With your support & participation helps us to continue our 71 year tradition of promoting water-medium.
“Our mission is to showcase the best water-medium artists in Michigan at our annual exhibition, to provide master artists presentations and demonstrations at our meetings and provide discounted workshop opportunities with our annual juror.”
Here's how we use your dues. Membership dues cover the room rental cost for two member meetings, dual master artist presenter fees and meeting refreshments. Some dues are used to help cover the printing of the annual juried show catalog. MWCS Membership Benefits • Newsletter - includes all MWCS events, exhibit & workshops opportunities, tips, member news section • Notification of meetings, events, prospectus, annual exhibition • Attendance at the Fall dual Artist Presentation • Reduced annual competition entry fee • Supporting & promoting Water-medium Arts and Artists • Mentorship by extraordinary professional artists The annual exhibition entry fee covers our national recognized juror’s fee, dining, lodging and travel expenses. As well as the cost of the prospectus, the 4-color annual show catalog’s printing & mailing. If an artist’s painting sells during the annual show the venue takes their percentage and the artist is paid the balance. MWCS does not receive any funds from the sale. The MWCS Award fund donations support the annual exhibition awards. Rocco Pisto, President [email protected] 614-408-8500