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Watercolor Summer 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Exhibitions
Dutch Watercolors: The Great Age of the Leiden Botanical Garden and The Morgan Library Reopens.

Recommended Books


Advice From Experts by Beth Patterson
Artists: Lynn Powers and Taylor Ikin
For artists with limited time and resources, instructional videos and DVDs can be the next best thing to attending a workshop.

Enjoying the Process by John A. Parks
Artist: Janet Walsh
Despite her public role as the president of the American Watercolor Society, Janet Walsh is a sensitive and private artist who enjoys submerging herself in the painting process.

Rolling on the Color by Christopher Willard
Artist: Kate Worm
North Carolina artist Kate Worm modulates the color temperature of her figure paintings by applying paint with printmaking rollers.

Uninhibited Watercolors by Christopher Willard.
Artist: Grace Haverty
Arizona artist Grace Haverty likes to paint scenes and document trips with loose watercolor sketches, but she also embraces free brushstrokes and a fearless approach in her larger studio pieces.

Uncommon Beauty by Pablo Wolfe
Artist: Mary Lou Ferbert
Mary Lou Ferbert's tightly focused work exposes the wonder of the ephemeral and overlooked.

Seeing Beyond the Obvious by Michael P. Kinch
Artist: John Ebner
John Ebner paints the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, a region abounding in rain, waterfalls, and mist. He has learned to see beyond the grays and greens, adding to nature's palette to create the all-important mood of a scene.

Light-Filled Architectural "Portraits" by Christopher Willard
Artist: Kathleen Hayek
First inspired by the light-filled architecture in her hometown of Louisiana, watercolorist Kathleen Hayek now paints the structures of her neighborhood in Brooklyn, using watercolor to capture the radiance of light against concrete.

Recording Seascapes, Romantically by Meredith E. Lewis
Peter Collyer's miniature watercolors capture the drama, serenity, and delicate intimacy of a land surrounded by the sea.

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

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  • ?ALABAMA, BIRMINGHAM. Watercolor Society of Alabama's 63rd National Exhibition, March 1-26, 2004, at the Art Gallery of the Fine Arts Center of Samford University. Over ......
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  • ?ALABAMA, HUNTSVILLE. Watercolor Society of Alabama 61st Annual, National Watercolor Exhibition. April 14 - June 23, 2002, Huntsville Museum of Art. Juror, Gerald Brommer. $6000 ......
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  • ?ARIZONA, PHOENIX.* RayMar's First Annual National Fine Art Competition, April 2005-March 2006. Deadline: Last day of each month. Twelve finalists selected and critqued each month ......
  • Gallery: Stan Miller
  • In our September 2004 issue, Stan Miller discussed his technique and his pithy advice to developing artists: Paint a lot of pictures. Here, we present ......
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  • MisterArt.com Welcomes Back "Paint Your Way toParis Winner".
  • ATLANTA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1999-- Contest Winner, Paul Jackson, Returns from the City of Lights Inspired Heartfelt Homecoming: MisterArt.com, (www.misterart.com) the world's largest online discount arts ......
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  • Ray Ellis has been committed to painting and showing his watercolors and oils since the 1940s. His 15-year-old studio on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, has been ......
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  • where ARe the whitakers' watercolors?
  • The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation is undergoing an extensive search to locate watercolors by the two artists for inclusion in an exhibition ......
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  • Jerry Stitt: A Nautical Brush
  • For watercolorist Jerry Stitt, painting is much like golf, a game he plays on occasion. "The person with the fewest strokes wins," he says. This ......
  • American Watercolor Society 137th Exhibition Winners
  • More than 20 award-winners from the AWS's recent exhibition are on view below, including 19 web-only images.
  • Layering Colors, Shapes, and Textures
  • Working without a preconceived plan, Peggy Brown uses a variety of paints, papers, and drawing materials to develop the surfaces of her paintings. Her objective ......
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  • Technique Is Vocabulary, Expression Is the Story
  • For watercolorist Mary Whyte, painting is all about seeing. In her new book, , she discusses how recognizing the extraordinary in the everyday can allow ......