BRUSHSTROKESofficial newsletter of the New Mexico Watercolor Society

Volume 17, Issue 2: February, 2016

YOU ARE INVITED TO SHARE OUR LOVE OF ART AND SPRING

The Southern Chapter’s exhibition associated with “For Love of Art” month (FLOA) opens with a reception on Friday, February 5, 2016 from 5-7 p.m. at Mas Art, 126 S. Main St., Las Cruces. Please join us for some wine and cheese, enjoy the art and meet old friends. The show entitled “For the Love of Spring” will be open for viewing through the month of February from 9-5 Mon. through Fri. and 9—2 on Saturdays. Tell your friends and neighbors and bring them along. Shown are just a few of these wonderful paintings.

“New Mexico Adobe” by Mayanna Howard

“Early Spring Budding” by Paul Vakselis

“Alamosa River in Monticello Canyon” by Rob Sheldon

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Prez Sez...ALBUQUERQUEThis time of each New Year marks the beginning of a busy period for members of the New Mexico Watercolor Society. Entries have been submitted to the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies and to the MasterWorks of New Mexico exhibitions, and everyone is awaiting the judges’ selections that will be announced later this month. In addition, members are working on their paintings with an eye on entering the NMWS spring show—entries will be due in mid-March and that exhibition will be held in May. Good luck to everyone who enters. And remember (I’m writing this as the Powerball jackpot is approaching $1.5 Billion) you can’t win if you don’t enter!After several years of drought, El Niño is back with a vengeance, filling up our mountains with a lot of very welcome snowpack. I’ve always thought that watercolor treatments of winter scenes are especially effective, and one of my first attempts at painting a watercolor was a winter scene. Although the resulting work wasn’t exhibition quality, it was a terrible ordeal a hopeless endeavor an interesting exercise to try to use subtle tints and shades to make all that white paper look like real snow. Sometimes less is more, and this will be a good year to work on those snow-painting skills. Put on your boots, hats, and coats and explore the winter woods. Finally, the Board voted to amend the Signature Group Guidelines in our bylaws by adding selected Southern Chapter shows onto the list of shows that may be used by NMWS members to become eligible for Signature Group membership. There is a formal announcement of this action published elsewhere in Brushstrokes for the SG members to consider during a formal vote to follow. Keep on painting!Jim TerryNMWS President2015-2016

SOUTHERN CHAPTERHere it is February already. Where did January go? Spring will be pushing flowers up out of the ground soon and trees will begin to leaf out. Let’s take our paint boxes or cameras out and record these changes in a painting.As you know ,February is “For The Love Of Art (FLOA)” month. The Southern Chapter will start it off with a show and reception at Mas Art in downtown Las Cruces on February 5, 2016, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. This is the night of the monthly Ramble so other galleries will be open, too. Please put this on your calendar so you won’t forget it.I reported earlier on our new program this year, “Scholarship Awards”, where the Southern Chapter will be providing one art award each to NNMSU and WNMU arts departments. The award will be awarded the first time this coming February and March.Speaking of projects, we have been selling a special paper that we had a chance to buy, with all profits going to the Scholarship Awards. The paper is 140 lb, deckle edges, multi-media. We had 100 full sheets for $2.00 a sheet. We only have 16 sheets left. It will be brought to the meetings until it’s gone. So, pick up a couple of sheets at the meetings and you will be helping yourself and supporting the Scholarship awards, too. We also want to report that our raffle in March will be a ‘lamp with a clamp’ that is used in photography and painting to light subjects. Or as one of our members said, if you need to crawl under the car and need a light! It was part of our video technology system and was replaced by our new system. All of the monies collected by the raffle will go to the Scholarship Award fund. If you want any information on it you can contact Laurie Kibbe of the Southern Chapter.Happy Spring to you.Kaye

Kaye FairclothNMWS-SC President2015-2016

NMWS OFFICERS 2015-2016ALBUQUERQUE - MAIN GROUP

EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident: Jim Terry

505-856-5205 jgterry@comcast.net1st VP/Programs: Susan Weeks

505-294-4704 sweekswatercolors@msn.com2nd VP/Exhibitions: Tina Stallard

505-385-0432 tmstallard@comcast.netMembership: Joyce Rapp

505-343-7457 joyce.rapp@gmail.com Secretary: Carol Maestas

505-828-4886 agenttt99@yahoo.comTreasurer: Toni Seidel

505-821-1791 toniseidel@comcast.net

LAS CRUCES - SOUTHERN CHAPTEREXECUTIVE BOARD

2015-2016President: Kaye Faircloth

575-382-3673 kfaircloth5120@gmail.comV.P./Programs: Darrell McGahhey

915-857-7300 dbmcgahhey@gmail.comTreasurer: Sue Ann Glenn

248-933-2666 saddglenn@gmail.comSecretary: Beverley Pirtle

575-647-2780 bapirtle@comcast.netPublicity: Mayanna Howard

575-522-6382 mayanna989@gmail.comMembership: Linda Keener

575-915-7576 lindakeener@comcast.netExhibits: Janet McLennan

575-647-2780 jpmclennan2@gmail.com

Check out the NMWS website, www.nmwatercolorsociety. org, for more info about NMWS contacts and events.

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USEFUL ADVICEArtist Jan Hart is a former member of tne NMWS, who moved to Costa Rica several years ago. She is a wonderful teacher and the author of several wonderful books and blogs about her art and her experiences living in Costa Rica. She contributed the following:

Pigments: Knowing Them and Throwing Some out!Jan Hart

Janhart.com One of the biggest frustrations as a watercolor artist is how to select from the hundreds of pigments! We have so many to choose from – and from some wonderful manufacturers, world wide. So how does a watercolor artist decide which magenta is best to buy? Very few art stores are helpful in that they are aligned with the manufacturers and really would love to see you buy that new tube of paint named Simply the Best Magenta or some other enticing name. It is helpful if the manufacturer sticks to the pigment chemical name so you can compare apples to apples instead of Quinacridone Magenta to Rose Violet or Purple Magenta or Verzino Violet, all of which have the same generic pigment chemical name of Quinacridone Magenta or PR 122. To get to know your pigments, it is really important to read the label on your paint tubes. Somewhere on the label you will see: Pigment: Quinacridone Magenta PR 122 ? P pigment? R Red color group? 122 Chemical Index number. (I would not use a pigment from a tube that has no chemical index number.) If your palette contains Daniel Smith’s or Winsor Newton’s Quinacridone Magenta as well as MaimeriBlu’s Verzino Violet and Schmincke’s Purple Magenta and Holbein’s Rose Violet you actually have four tubes of the same thing. PR122 Quinacridone Magenta. Where did I get my information? Go to www.handprint.com and find Bruce MacEvoy’s exhaustive compilation of all the watercolor pigments. He compares them based upon testing for lightfastness, drying shift, ease of handling and more. He even includes fascinating historical information on the pigments. Whenever I head out the door to Artisan’s or online to Cheap Joe’s or Dick Blick to buy a new paint, I first check in with Bruce MacEvoy where I know I’ll get the tested truth. Note: His website is huge so you can get right to where you want to go by putting this in the browser window: handprint magenta. Up pops all you want about the big world of magenta watercolor pigments! Enjoy!

Jan

Jan HartArtist • Author • Teacher

PO Box 595-8000,San Jose, Perez Zeledon,San Isidro 11901, Costa Rica, Central America

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Carol Carpenter WorkshopApril 5-6, 2016The Southern Chapter will host a workshop by NMWS member Carol Carpenter at the Good Samaritan Village. Registration is due by March 1. The cost is $160 for members, and non-members may pay an additional $40, or join NMWS for the same fee. Carol will focus on composition, textures and edges. More information, and registration form are available on page 7 and online.

NMWS Masterworks WorkshopNancy BaldricaApril 15 -17, 2016, 9:30 am to 4:30 pmThe workshop is limited to 14 students on a “first come, first served” basis. Registration opened on October 1, 2015 to NMWS members, all others January 1, 2016, but there are still a few places available. The workshop will be held in the Fine Arts Building at Expo New Mexico. The cost is $230 with $100 due at registration. More information and registration forms on page 6 and online.

Donna Zagotta “The Morning Commute”Donna Zagotta

Sterling Edwards: TWO Workshops June 6-9, 2016 and June 13-16, 2016 Sterling Edwards will be in Denver to jury the 41st Western Federation of Watercolor Societies’ (WFWS) Exhibit and he will also be teaching two four-day Watercolor workshops, open to CWS members, WFWS members and non-members, of all skill levels. Edwards is an extremely popular instructor and well-known artist and published author of books and videos. For more information, visit the artist’s website at sterlingedwards.com. Location: Arvada Art Center, Arvada,COCost: $325 for CWS members, $375 for WFWS members, $425 for non-membersTo sign up contact: Terrey Harrod - teamterrey@yahoo.com.

Donna Zagotta WorkshopMay 3-6, 2016 (demo, May 2)Associated with the NMWS Spring Show, Donna Zagotta will give a workshop entitled “Adding the You Factor to Paintings.” The emphasis of this lively workshop is getting past the “explanation factor” and zeroing in on the most important factor of all in your work – you! You will learn how to create and rely on a personal rather than a rule-based approach to composition, design, and the formal elements – a key ingredient in turning everyday subjects into creative, imaginative, and expressive paintings. Each day’s lesson will focus on an individual aspect for getting there: seeing and personalizing shapes, abstract understructures, non-representational value patterns, creative color schemes, and more. The total cost of the Workshop is $375, with $100 due at the time of REGISTRATION, and the Balance Due by April 25, 2016. The Workshop will be held from 9 am to 4 pm daily from May 3 - 6, 2016 in the Fine Arts Gallery at EXPO-NM, near San Pedro and Copper, in Albuquerque, NM.

Workshops: NMWS-sponsored

Current and upcoming showsBlack&White and RedMembers Rebecca Nolda and Patricia Scanlon will be featured in a show at the Gallery ABQ, February 3 - 26, 2016. The gallery is at 8210 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque and is open 10 am - 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday. There is an opening reception an Feb 5th 5 - 8 pm.

The Southern Chapter show“For Love of Spring” opens on Feb 5 with a reception at Mas Art. The show will be open the month of February, 9 am - 5 pm weekdays and 9 am - 2 pm on Saturdays. See the front page for details.

The Southern Chapter Spring Show“Our Living Culture” will open on April 1 with a reception at Mas Art. The show will be open the month of April 1 through May 21, at the Branican Cultural Center at 501 N. Main Street in Las Cruces.

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Jeanne Hyland Jeanne will have two spring workshops:Wet and Workable: Portraits and Pets 3 days: Thurs-Sat, March 24-269 am - 4 pm $285 Held at Artisan’s Albuquerque store. 3107 Monte Vista N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87112. 505.256.4540Sign up through Jeanne: call; 505-466-1782, email; workshops@JeanneHyland.com, or online at JeanneHyland.com.Take the intimidation out of painting portraits once you discover they are comprised of shapes, colors & values like any subject. Learn to simplify and break the face down to paintable shapes and values. Understand facial proportions, features and appropriate lighting.Expressive Watercolor Flowers 2 days Fri-Sat, May 13-14 9 am - 4 pm $168Held at Fuller Lodge Art Center. 2132 Central Avenue, Los Alamos, NM 87544.Register at Fuller Lodge: 505.662.1635. fullerlodgeartcenter.com.Capture the unique character of flowers with close-in “portrait” paintings. Learn strategies to distill your subject into simple shapes, values and colors. Create a dimensional feel through layering and flowing washes for soft, exciting backgrounds.

Kathy GaitherEast Mountain ClassesTues. Feb. 2 - Mar. 8 from 8:30-10:30 amWed. Feb. 3 - Mar. 9 from 9:00-11:00 amKathy will be teaching watercolor classes in the East Mountains at Vista Grande Community Ctr. (see Bernalillo Co. Parks and Rec. for location) which is a +/-17 minute drive from Tramway and Central. Classes are once a week for 6 weeks at $150 for beginner and intermediate students. Class sizes are small and full of fun challenges to ensure individual attention and a good time. Please, contact Kathy at kgaither@q.com for information regarding supplies or other questions. Come join us!

Karin Pitman, NMWSKarin will be teaching three spring classes at The Artists’ Studio 8200 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM except as noted. Enhancing Your Skills This 6-week class is designed to enhance skills in drawing and color theory. Feb 6 - March 12 (6 sessions) $175Travel Sketching with InkThis 6-week class is designed to teach how to sketch on location in ink. Two of the classes will be held in the field April 16 - May 21 (6 sessions) $175.Travel Sketching w/ Ink and WatercolorThis 4-week class is designed to teach how to sketch on location with ink and watercolor. Two classes will be held in the field June 4 - June 25 (4 sessions) $125.Call Karin at 505-270-2380 or email her at karin@thekarin.net or see www.thekarin.net for more details.

Sandra SchroederGhost Ranch Watercolor ClassMarch 28-April 10, One week option available. Paint, Relax, Rejuvenate with fellow artists in beauty and communiity. Room, meals, instruction for one week from $995 to $1,295 and for two weeks: from $1,650 to $2,350. Classes include plein air as well as studio painting. Instruction includes exercises, demos and one-on-one mentoring, intended for intermediates or beginners with some experience. Also wonderful extras... yoga, tours, lectures and for two-week students there will be a free massage and soak at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs.Instructor: Sandra Schroeder is an expressionistic veteran painter and hiker at Ghost Ranch, a signature member of the NM Watercolor Society and has exhibited in New Mexico and Chicago. sandrasmoky@gmail.com www.sandra-schroeder.com

Classes and Workshops by NMWS Members

David WelchDavid, the guest presenter for the January meeting of the Albuquerque group (see pg 9), will be presenting a workshop, Watercolor in the Vineyards, in Burgundy, France in June. The workshop will focus largely on the landscape, working from the beautifully rolling hillsides of the Cote d’Or and the charming village of Pommard, with opportunities to paint in the vineyards as well as in the village. Fundamental issues of observation, compositional organization, and perspective will be addressed, getting at how to frame an effective composition, especially when surrounded by landscapes of enormous scope. Watercolor techniques will be explored, balancing control with spontaneity. Managing color relationships and harmonies will also be a key component in the week’s work. Cost, double occupancy $4490. For more details see: http://www.yourkeytoburgundy.com/excursions-events/watercolors/

PaintoutsAlbuquerqueOur February Paint Out will be at the Rio Grand Nature Center. We’ll meet at 10 am on Saturday Feb. 20. Note this will be two weeks after our members’ meeting, not the usual one week. If the weather is comfortable outside, we can paint cottonwoods, the river and even a glimpse of the Sandias. Should it be cold, there is inside space overlooking a pond that is active with waterfowl and turtles. The center has a very nice gift shop and restrooms. There is no food concession. For those who might like to go to lunch we will make a plan after painting. Directions are: take Candelaria Rd. west crossing Rio Grande to the Nature Center parking lot. There is a $1 admission fee. Contact Karin Cook with any questions,

Karin Cook 856-1685 (home) 227-3426 (cell on the 10th of October) karincwc@q.com

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Calls for Entries29th ANNUAL McNEESE NATIONAL WORKS ON PAPER EXHIBTIONLake Charles, LAEntry Deadline: Feb 12, 2016, Notifications: March 2, 2016.JUROR: Brooks Davis Anderson Deadline for receipt of works: March 16.Eligibility: Open to all artists living in the United States. All artwork should be original and completed in the last two years. Work in any medium using paper as a component part is eligible. Artwork, including frame, should not exceed 40” in any dimension.Show open: March 24 – May 12, 2016 Reception: March 24, 6 – 8 pm.Awards: $3,000 will be available for the purchase of works for the McNeese State University Works On Paper Permanent Collection.Venue: McNeese State University/Dept. of Visual ArtsEntry fee: $35 for up to three works.Prospectus: http://www.m c n e e s e a r t o n l i n e . o r g /WOP29Prospectus.pdf

2016 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF WATERCOLOR ARTISTS JURIED WATERMEDIA EXHIBIT Fort Worth, TXEntry Deadline: Feb. 20, 2016: Notifications Feb 29, 2016.JUROR: Frank Eber Eligibility: InternationalShow open: April 17 to June 25, 2016Reception: April 30, 2 – 4 pm. Awards: $4000 in awards (cash & merchandise). Awards for Best of Show, 2nd place, 3rd place, 4 juror awards and 4 honorable mention awards.Venue: SWA (Society of Watercolor Artists) at Atrium Gallery in Fort Worth Central Library in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.Entry Fee is $45 for non-members and SWA members will use the coupon code 2016 which will give them $10 off the $45 non-member entry fee, for up to 3 works.Prospectus: http://www.swawatercolor.com/#!2016-prospectus-international/c13nb

Do you need help with online show Registration-Digital upload, and are you willing to learn the process?As NMWS and many other societies move into the digital world, the entry process is also going to web-based systems. If you are finding the switch from slides, or even emailed jpg images, confusing, intimidating, and frustrating, never fear! Various members have offered to help you to learn the process of cropping/resizing and renaming your painting photos, show registration, and getting image photos uploaded to the website for exhibitions managed through the NMWS website.First: Webmanager Barbara McGuire and Papermeister/Librarian Ray Prudhomme will (together) be hosting/teaching 2 classes in this process in ABQ in early March. The first will be at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center (7521 Carmel, N.E, Albuquerque: North of Paseo Del Norte off of Wyoming) on Tuesday, March 1, from 10 am to noon. The room location will be announced later. The second class will be at the Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center (501 Elizabeth St S.E., Albuquerque: one block south and east of the Eubank Costco) on Thursday, March 3 from 2 to 4 pm, in the room just to the right of the front entrance. Attendees must RSVP (at least 24 hours in advance) by email to Ray Prudhomme for the March 1 class and or to Barbara McGuire, for the March 3 class (see member directory: you will need to login for their email addresses). If no RSVPs are received, the classes will be cancelled. Feel free to bring along a relative or friend willing to learn and able to coach you at home at a later date. This is probably the most efficient way to learn, since having other people there to ask and answer questions may help you understand something you didn’t know you didn’t know. Please bring a laptop computer if possible: WiFi is available in both facilities and you will be able to follow along, learning the steps as we go. Second: A list of NMWS members (mentors) in Albuquerque and Las Cruces areas who are comfortable with the process is being developed, and will be distributed by email. If you are willing to serve as a mentor, please email Barbara McGuire. If you contact one of these people for help, you can arrange to meet with one of these members to learn the process, one on one. Note, this is not a promise to do your entries for you, but to assist you in learning how to do it yourself. Please don’t wait until the day before an entry deadline, since other member-mentors may be too busy to help you at the last minute! Details on possible Las Cruces mentoring classes are not yet available. We still need to identify a West-side Albuquerque, Rio Rancho or Corrales member-mentor to host/teach a class at a community center or available site, perhaps as part of a painting group.

Calls for EntriesNMWS Spring ShowEntry deadline: March 11Notifications: March 25.Judge, juror, and workshop presenter:Donna Zagota. Demonstration May 2. See pages 4 and 7 for more information. Opening reception: May 7, 1 pm - 4 pmShow open: Thursdays through Sundays, May 8 through May 29, 10 am - 4 pm. Venue: Fine Arts Gallery, Expo New MexicoEntry fee: $15 for one, $30 for 2, $40 for 3.File manager: Woody Duncan, woodyduncan@comcast.netClick on this URL for a link to registration, hanging standards, the Prospectus, and instructions for the entry procedures (you will need to login to the website): http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.org/event-2144952

Masterworks MINIATURESThe deadline for entering standard paintings in Masterworks has passed, but you can still enter the miniatures division.Entry deadline: FORMS must be received by March 12. Miniature PAINTINGS delivered for judging on March 19 between 9 and 11 am.Notifications: March 25.Judge: Lyla Garcia. Jurors: Lea Bradovich, Jan Jardine, and Janice St. Marie.Opening reception: Friday April 1, 5 - 8 pmShow open: Tuesdays - Sundays, 10 am - 5 pm, April 2 to April 29 except Easter. Venue: Hispanic Arts, Expo New Mexico Prospectus: http://www.masterworksnm.org/Media/PDFDocs/2016PROSPECTUS.pdf

RENEWAL DEADLINEMembership renewal for 2016 was due in January. If you wish to remain an active member, please pay your dues soon. As of March 1st those who have not renewed will lose their member privileges, which includes access to the website, shows, workshops, etc. If you have questions about renewal contact Joyce Rapp at joyce.rapp@gmail.com or 505-343-7457.Southern Chapter members may contact Linda Keener if they need help: lindakeener@comcast.net, 575-915-7576.

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2016 Masterworks Watercolor WorkshopNancy Baldrica

Hosted by New Mexico Watercolor Society

Nancy  has  been  an  educator  and  professional  ar@st  for  the  past  three  decades.    Watercolor  is  her  passion  and  is  revealed  through  her  brilliant  use  of  color.    Her  pain@ngs  have  been  shown  in  numerous  na@onal  and  interna@onal  watercolor  exhibi@ons  including  the  Rocky  Mountain  NaHonal  Watermedia  ExhibiHon,  Watercolor  West  in  California,  Catherin  Lorillard  Wolfe  Art  Club  in  New  York,  Western  FederaHon  of  Watercolor  SocieHes  ExhibiHon,  and  the  Taos  ExhibiHon  of  American  Watercolors.    Her  works  have  received  awards  in  several  of  these  shows.

Her  pain@ngs  have  been  published  in  the  North  Light  Publisher’s  Splash  4,  Splash  8,  PainHng  Light  and  Shade  by  Patricia  Seligman,  Page  One  Publisher’s  the  ArHst’s  Bible,  Rockport  Publisher’s  People  In  Watercolor,  American

“Coconut  Palm”

WORKSHOP  DATES:FRIDAY  APRIL  15  TO  SUNDAY  APRIL  17,  2016

9:30  am  to  4:30  pmPUBLIC  DEMO:  Saturday  APRIL  16TH  at  10:00  am

Hispanic  Arts  Building  at  New  Mexico  Expo  Fairgrounds  

Cost of Workshop is $230.00 per student with a $100.00 deposit at registration and $130 remainder to be paid the first day of the workshop. Workshop is limited to 14 students on a “first come, first served” basis, with registration opening October 1, 2015 to NMWS members, all others January 1, 2016. Once enrolled, if you need to cancel, you will receive a full refund only if your space in the workshop is re-filled.

Register online at www.nmwatercolorsociety.org. Any questions please call: Tina Stallard 505-385-0432 or Debbie Misgen 505-417-7582

Ar@st’s  Watercolor  95  Summer,  Watercolor  97  Spring,  and  Rockport’s  Best  of  Watercolor  PainHng-­‐ComposiHon.

Nancy  is  a  signature  member  of  over  a  dozen  watercolor  socie@es,  and  was  co-­‐founder  and  past  president  of  the  Pikes  Peak  Watercolor  Society  in  Colorado  Springs.

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Carol Carpenter Workshop

April 5-6, 2016 Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 am–4 pm

Carol Carpenter’s two-day workshop is suitable for watercolor artists at all levels. At the beginning of the workshop, Carol will guide participants through specific exercises that will be completed in a workbook that she provides. Carol will explain the purpose of each exercise and how techniques may be applied to participants’ watercolor paintings. Composition, textures, and the all-important “edges” will be covered. Throughout the workshop, Carol will demonstrate color mixing and making color choices. She provides a supply list at CarolCarpenterWatercolors.com, however, participants are encouraged to bring the supplies they have, along with photo references of flowers, landscapes and figures.

Minimum: 10 students

Registration opens January 25, 2016 for members and March 4, 2016 for non-members**

Members register and pay the full $160 fee online at www.nmwatercolorsociety.org , or they may register online and mail a check for the full fee to: Laurie Churchill, 5022 Black Quartz Rd., Las Cruces, NM 88011. **Non-members pay an additional $40 fee; or, they may join the NMWS for $40 and register as a member. Non-members must register directly through Laurie Churchill with check made out to NMWS-SC. Please include your name, address, phone number and e-mail. For more information, contact Laurie at lottebiondi@gmail.com or at 575-532-8848; or Arlene Tugel at fullersres@msn.com or at 575-532-0918. Cancellation: Workshop is limited to 12 students on a first come, first served basis. If you need to cancel after March 1, you will receive a full refund only if your space is re-filled.

Carol Carpenter has been a professional artist for over 30 years. She is self-taught and comes from a family of painters. Carol has received many awards, regionally and nationally, for paintings in both miniature and large format. She likes to paint landscapes, florals and figures.

Sponsored by the New Mexico Watercolor Society-

Southern Chapter

Art Room, Administration Building Good Samaritan Society Village

3011 Buena Vida Circle Las Cruces, NM 88011

Members: $160.

Pay full amount at registration. Registration closes March 1, 2016.

Non-members: See below**.

Non-members:** $200.

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Demonstration NewsDavid Welch did a demo at the Albuquerque Museum on Saturday January 16. David grew up in Southern California and studied art at Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design, and Wesleyan University. As an ardent naturalist, he has traveled in Cen-tral and South America, Australia, and throughout the United States, recording his observations in watercolor habitat studies. He teaches at Albuquerque Academy and lives in the village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, where he shares a studio with his wife, artist Cynthia Wister Welch.He says: “The inspiration for my painting has always come from the rhythms of nature, from the color and light of the natural world. Much of my work explores the extraordinary light and landscape of New Mexico. Through plein air watercolors and larger oil paint-ings I have addressed both grand expanses of land and sky, as well as the more intimate, domestic spaces of farms and gardens. A visit to Monet’s gardens at Giverny, in the fall of 2004, brought a new emphasis to my work. Spending time with the gardeners, and watching them go about their repetitive labors, in one of the most spectacular gardens in the world, was a powerful experience, and the impetus for a series of paintings about workers. Among my frequent subjects are the farmers of Albuquerque’s North Valley, and I continue to paint at Giverny, Villandry, and other gardens in France. I am interested in the gardener at work, the figure as a part of the landscape, man in harmony with nature. The gardeners’ labors are cyclical and meditative, suggesting care and con-stancy, as well as reverence for the land. Many of my most recent paintings focus on the harvest from local organic farms and my own garden.”

NMWS Paper SalesIn Albuquerque, as always, call (505) 296-0273 or e-mail sonnyjan789@yahoo.com ahead for your paper requests or to inquire about prices. Since they do not bring all the paper to every meeting, please request your paper order PRIOR to the next meeting, so they’ll bring your requested supply. Sheets of 300 lb. paper are now $10 each and the cost of 140 lb. paper will remain at $5 a sheet. New from the Southern Chapter: THANKS to Beth Welter for volunteering! She has Arches CP 140# ($5 per sheet) and 300# ($12 per sheet) watercolor paper for sale. Contact her at 575-652-3270 or rjwelter@comcast.net, and she will bring the paper to you at the October meeting. She will also make arrangements to deliver your paper at other times if you wish.

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Do you need a little push to get painting, or appreciate insight from your fellow painters? There are a number of open groups that meet around Albuquerque where you might get that help!

Monday North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center GroupExperienced painters only, no instruction, no formal critiques.When: Mondays 8:30 am -noon (check for holiday closures 505-764-6475)Where: North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center 7521 Carmel, N.E, Albuquerque Cost: $13/year for Baca Center membershipContact: Ray Ortiz (rayortiz505@comcast.net)

WAG (Wednesday Art Group)An open informal art group (mostly watercolor and acrylic painters) No formal critiquesWhen: Every Wednesday, 9:00 am-2:00 pm (unless the church needs the space for other activities)Where: La Mesa Presbytarian Church 7401 Copper NE, AlbuquerqueCost: Approximately $50 per 12 week session (depending on the number of people) or $6 drop in feeContact: Lannie Alexander (alexwirtz@q.com)

PLEASE SEND CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS AND INFO ON OTHER GROUPS (Albuquerque OR Southern Chapter locations!) TO THE EDITOR BEFORE FEBRUARY 15 FOR INCLUSION IN NEXT MONTH’S NEWSLETTER!

Signature Member Group PLEASE VOTE!A change to the bylaws of the society has been proposed to make acceptance of a painting into one Southern Chapter-sponsored show per year eligible toward Signature Member status. To ensure that the same standards for eligibility are applied to this show as are applied to the currently acceptable shows (NMWS Spring and Fall shows, Masterworks, and Western Federation), the Southern Chapter will arrange for a judge/juror of a past NMWS Spring or Fall Show to serve as the juror for the images of paintings to be accepted into the Southern Chapter show. (The judging of awards at that show may be performed by another judge.) The juror for the show will be asked to apply the same standards to the Southern Chapter Show images as he or she did to the Fall or Spring NMWS Exhibition. All NMWS members will be eligible to enter the Southern Chapter Shows. However, the NMWS Board will not require the Southern Chapter to sponsor a show every year. That decision comes within the purview of the Southern Chapter.

In addition, the revised bylaws will clarify that a member must have 5 different paintings accepted into the qualifying shows to qualify for Signature Membership.

Other rules would remain unchanged: Only one painting per show and a maximum of two shows per year can count towards Signature Membership. The total of five shows (five different paintings) must be reached within five years.

A “Survey Monkey” ballot was sent to all members with email on January 25. Paper ballots will be sent to those who don’t have email. Voting is open until February 6.

Thursday Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center GroupWatercolor painters only, informal critiques.When: Thursdays, 1 - 4 pm (check for holiday closures 505-275-8731)Where: Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center, 501 Elizabeth St. SE Albuquerque (near south side of Costco, one block east of Eubank on Elizabeth St.) Cost: $13/year for Center membershipContact: Barbara McGuire (bmcguire@swcp.com)

Friday group at the First Unitarian ChurchOpen, informal group of mostly watercolorists, some acrylic, egg tempura and casein. No formal critiquesWhen: Every Friday, 9:00 am -2:00 pm (unless the church needs the space for other activities)Where: First Unitarian Church 3701 Carlisle NE, AlbuquerqueCost: $1 per session (thanks to sponsorship by the church!)Contact: Roderick Groves (roderick.groves@comcast.net)

Saturday Art GroupWatercolor artists, last 20-30 minutes reserved for optional critiques. Number of people limited by space available.When: Saturdays, 9 am to noon (unless the church needs the space for other activities)Where: La Mesa Presbyterian Church 7401 Copper Ave NE, AlbuquerqueCost: $55/12 week sessions,spring and fall. $6 drop in feeContact: Jun Barrack (junbarrack@msn.com)

Painting Groups

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Bragging Rights and Congratulations to NMWS members!

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BY FEBRUARY 15 FOR INCLUSION IN THE MARCH ISSUE OF BRUSHSTROKES!

Suzy (Pal) PowellSuzy learned that two of her paintings have been selected for another Incite mixed media book by North Light: “Incite 4: Relax. Restore. Renew”. This is her THIRD time to have art accepted for this honor!

“RV Park:” Suzy “Pal” Powell “The Caravan:” Suzy “Pal” Powell

Jeanne HylandJeanne Hyland's "Waiting Series, #1" was accepted to the Fallbrook 7th Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibition at the Fallbrook Art Center (Fallbrook, CA—between LA and San Diego). A nice honor was that the show runs concurrently with the "Travel Exhibition" from the 95th Annual International National Watercolor Society (NWS) Exhibition. There is an online catalog at: http://fallbrookartcenter.org/exhibit…/world-watercolor-2016 (click on: ‘Online Gallery’). J The show runs: February 7—March 20. The opening reception will be Saturday Feb 6, 2016; 5-7 pm at the Fallbrook Art Center. “Waiting Series #1:” Jeanne Hyland

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FEBRUARY NMWS Volunteer StarLuanne Bleavens

Lu says: “In the four years I’ve been a member of the NMWS-SC I have chaired the Alternate Spaces exhibits program with partners Sue Ann Glenn and Penny Duncklee, placing non-juried works by our members in restaurants, galleries, schools and others. To reinforce our commitment to the community as an organization that assists the development of emerging artists, I volunteered to design a scholarship/award program for our Southern Chapter. My partner, Arlene Tugel, and I developed an annual giving plan for winners of the annual juried art show at NMSU and WNMU. Currently, with my partners, Laurie Churchill, Arlene Tugel and Marie Siegrist, I’m developing uniform guidelines for stipends and transportation costs for visiting program and workshop presenters.

“As in any organization, the more one gives the more one receives in the satisfaction of supporting an important community asset!” Lu Bleavens

From the Permanent CollectionThe Permanent Collection is Yours to Enjoy

Most of the readers probably know that NMWS has a large (and gorgeous) collection of paintings by prominent artists. Most have been donated, many by past jurors and workshop instructors, some by past NMWS presidents.Images of many of the paintings in the permanent collection can be viewed at the NMWS website:http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.org/images_perm_coll

This month’s featured painting is by Jan Fabian Wallake. Jan is known for her poured glazing technique. Her watercolors are a combination of geometric shapes balanced with organic forms and glowing color glazes. She has produced 2 instructional videos on her “poured” glazing technique and a North Light book titled “Watercolor: Pour It On.” Jan is a resident of Stillwater, Minnesota and was here in Albuquerque as our juror and instructor in the fall of 2008, at which time she donated the painting shown at the left, entitled “Country Gate.”

THANKS LU! OUR VOLUNTEER STARS

ARE THE KEYS TO A VIBRANT SOCIETY!

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Tips ‘n TrixThe new year inspires us with thoughts of new beginnings. Seeking indoor pursuits in the new year’s cold, many of us decide to get more organized and pare down clutter-both mental and physical. Have you considered becoming more intentional about simplfying and decluttering your painting compositions? Many beginning painters believe that success comes when you are able to exactly render each item in a resource photograph. Most experienced painters have learned that it takes more time and skill to decide how much can be left out and simplified to enable the viewer to imagine themselves walking down that country road.

Photorealistic painters often render with amazing precision exactly what lies before them, but usually not before editing the composition to create more focus and higher impact through simplification. Other painters employ a combination of compositional elements that are realistic, impressionistic (as in conveying an impression) or abstract. The progession of drawing (or painting) an object in three versions from realistic to stylized to abstract is a good exercise in decluttering an image and getting it down to the basics (see Nita Leland’s exercise nitaleland.com./project/tree_design_styles).

Here are some tips for decluttering and focusing your compositions. Keep the main thing the main thing by cropping to the minimum necessary to feature the center of interest while giving it adequate surrounding space and supporting features. To edit down to the minimum ask yourself the same things you do when cleaning out your closet: Does this spark joy? Is it truly useful or do I just like the color/shape/texture? Is it flattering (…to the center of interest and your message)? Use your brushes and brushstrokes to simplify by using the largest brush that will work and as few brushstrokes as possible. Make the brushstrokes you use more expressive, decisive and higher impact. Use wet-in-wet variegated wash techniques to decrease texture and contrast in potentially busy areas such as grasses, trees, leaf masses, weathered wood, hair or fur, etc. Use incomplete, or suggested shapes to reduce distractions, create intrigue and leave room for interpretation.

If you design your compositions and paint the way your eye naturally sees you’ll have detail at the center of interest (where the eye focuses) and less detail in peripheral areas. To demonstrate how we naturally see, try focusing on someone’s face while sketching their pants or shoes. Can’t do it! The pants and shoes are peripheral and out of focus in your vision. In a landscape, you might keep the near foreground, the sky and the outer edge of the picture plane simpler, softer focus and more muted in hue than the center of interest where you want the eye to focus. Carefully edit the level of detail, contrast, etc. to guide the eye along visual paths, creating interest without creating distractions.

Kathy Gaither

The resource below is a much-photographed outcrop of red rocks at the Jemez Pueblo. The “why” of the painting was leading the viewer to imagine they’re walking down that inviting rural road for some woolgathering and a look at those rocks. The resource was cropped to feature the road and a hiker was added to increase detail at the center of interest. Many trees were edited out. Grasses, the sky and the red rock were simplified to broadly textured interesting shapes. The result of decluttering and simplifying is a composition with strong shapes and a clear message. Imagine the red dust on your shoes!

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NMWS Meeting Info:February 6On Saturday, February 6 following the 10:30 NMWS general meeting at the Albuquerque Museum, Galisteo artist William Haskell will be thepresenter. Haskell, a watercolor and acrylic artist known for his dramatic Western subject matter and colorful, dynamic compositions, will give ademonstration and will talk about his art. Haskell, who uses a drybrush layering technique and seals his paintings for framing without glass, will discuss his process of creating paintings the viewer can get close to. Haskell is represented by Manitou Galleries in Santa Fe. To learn more about his work, visit his website http://williamhaskell.com.

March 5Dan Stouffer will be our presenter for the March 5th NMWS meeting at the Albuquerque Museum. Dan hails from Ohio and came to New Mexico to work at New Mexico Press as a professional book designer. Dan left his position at UNM to become a full-time artist in 1979. An award winning watercolorist with paintings in museums, corporate, and private collections, Dan was designated a local treasure by the Albuquerque Art Business Association in 2010. A prolific painter known for his stunning landscapes, Dan is a member of regional and national art societies. His paintings have been featured in Watercolor Quarterly, Southwest Art, and Watercolor Magic magazines. Dan is represented by the Cutter Gallery in Las Cruces and the Weems Galleries in Albuquerque. To learn more about him and see examples of his work, go to his website at danstouffer.com. Dan’s demo will begin after our 10:30 General Meeting.

LAS CRUCES PROGRAMS: Meetings are held the second Sunday of the month The program times are: general meeting from 2 - 3 pm with a demonstration from 3- 4 pm. The meeting room is at the Good Samaritan Society Senior Citizen Center at 3025 Terrace Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88011 Phone: (575) 522-1362.

February 14 In February, we will have Sandy Lenderman as a demo artist. She will be presenting a demo at the Good Sam hospitality room. Sandy has lived and taught art in El Paso for many years. She is a signature artist with Rio Bravo Watercolorists. She has won many awards and will be presenting a demo on how to use watercolor and colored pencil to enhance a floral.

March 13The March program for the Las Cruces watercolor group will be an exciting demonstration featuring Patsy Blasdell.

Books, Articles, Videos of Special Interest to Watermedia ArtistsPlease visit our new watercolor society website and browse our large selection of books on various watercolor topics. We welcome any requests sent to us by e-mail or phone call and will happily bring your reserved book to the next meeting. If you have interest in a topic or book not available in the library we would love to hear about it. AND Please return any books you have that belong to NMWS so others may use them. Library Update: All of the newly donated books have been added to our Library inventory and are available on our NMWS website (resources tab).

Jeanne Hyland DVDs AvailableWet & Workable: Portrait The latest DVD was recorded at a live demo in Sedona, AZ in the fall of 2014. See how she works her magic and paints memorable portraits. Both her DVD’s are available at her website at jeannehyland.com.

Dorothy Voorhees History Of Watercolor Video, FREE ON-LINEDorothy was a member of the NMWS for many years and a well known teacher. She passed away in 2008, but left a legacy of video lessons. To view this audio-visual file on the World History of Watercolor, click on the link below, or copy and paste it into your browser. The file is located in the Dropbox program, but you need NOT have a Dropbox account to view it. The audio is best heard in a quiet room or with headphones.https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26758081/2015-03_History_of_Watercolor.mp4

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“Blooming Daisies”

Spotlight: Sally Boyd Sally Boyd was born and brought up in Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) and moved to the U.S. in 1970. Decades later, Sally found herself an empty-nester in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she willingly became a guinea pig for a friend who wanted to teach watercolors. She became fascinated with the endless possibilities of luminous watercolors, and the free flowing interaction of different pigments. Lately she has been experimenting with Yupo and liquid acrylics as well as Yupo and watercolor paints. She is largely self- taught, but has taken workshops with local and visiting artists.Sally says “Each blank piece of paper is a new adventure and every drop of paint I apply to the paper takes me on a new journey. The interaction of water and pigment never fails to amaze me.” One of her favorite quotes: “A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places.” - Paul Gardner.

“Lady in Waiting”

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE ABOUT

• The New Mexico Watercolor Society was founded in 1969 as a statewide chapter of the Southwestern Watercolor Society of Dallas, TX. In January 1970, the New Mexico Watercolor Society became an independent entity with 501(c)(3) status.

THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY IS THE ELEVATION OF THE STATURE OF WATERCOLOR AS AN ART MEDIUM AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AS TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WATERCOLOR AS

AN IMPORTANT CREATIVE, PERMANENT PAINTING MEDIUM. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO MAKE NEW MEXICO KNOWN NATIONALLY FOR ITS WATERCOLORISTS.

• Signature status is attained when a member has been accepted in five NMWS juried shows with a maximum of two pieces accepted per year. The initials “NMWS” can then be used with the member’s signature.

• The New Mexico Watercolor Society is a member of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS).

“Morning Mist”

“Dancing with the Dawn”“Emerging”

Sally Boyd