GGGGaaaarrrrddddeeeennnn SSSSttttaaaatttteeee WWWWaaaatttteeeerrrrccccoooolllloooorrrr SSSSoooocccciiiieeeettttyyyy NNNNeeeewwwwsssslllleeeetttttttteeeerrrr Volume 21, Number 1 January 2011 _____________________________________ Diana Wilkoc Patton 497 Stony Brook Drive Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 [email protected] Copyright © 2011 by Garden State Watercolor Society All rights reserved Incoming President’s Message Dear Members, As an artist I feel the year 2011 comes upon us with the hope of opportunities and challenges that will develop into new discoveries. Let’s look to the past as enlightenment and a time for re-organization of our creative talents. After all, artists are very good at innovation, finding and seeing the best of possibilities. It has been apparent to me over these past few years that the Garden State Watercolor Society is a fortunate organization with devoted, hard working people that have come together for art’s sake, and for the sake of bringing that art to the community. These are just a few of the reasons I look forward to being your new president. I anticipate sharing with you our passion and love for the art we endeavor to present with pride, and working with you, and for you, toward a successful new year. My warmest regards, Fran Franklin, President, GSWS Your Officers President Fran Franklin 908-273-8436 First Vice President Joanne Amantea 609-243-9185 Second Vice President Open Treasurer Norma Griffith 856-232-7283 Recording Secretary Suzanne Hunt 609-924-8267 Corresponding Secretary Tess Fields 609-286-2323 Standing Committee Chairpersons Membership Grace Chiarella 732-398-0723 Historian Marge Chavooshian 609-695-8645 Newsletter Diana Wilkoc Patton 908-722-0562 Workshops Joan McKinney 908-722-5140 Hospitality P. D. Swelt 732-238-0800 Publicity Rita Brown 732-549-6799 Website Amy Phillips-Iversen 609-953-1704 Accountant Ned Russell, CPA 908-647-1060 Member at large Marthe Tribble McKinnon 609-921-3732 Past Presidents Dagmar Tribble, Founder 1970-1989, Mary LaForge 1990-1994; Elizabeth Lombardi 1995-1996: Rae Hendershott 1997-1998; Elizabeth Roedell 1999-2000; Deborah Paglione 2001-2002; Barbara March 2003-2004; Carole Bleistein 2005; Charles McVicker 2006-2007; Ruth Kaufman 2008-2010 Website: www.gardenstatewatercolorsociety.org A Letter from the Past President Dear Colleagues, We have closed out 2010 and it was a great year for GSWS! Since the last newsletter we had a terrific Open Juried Exhibit at Ellarslie in Trenton (see article for more info). After three years of service to GSWS, in 2011 I am passing the Presidential “baton” on to Fran Franklin who I am sure is going to be a great leader for the Society. I would like to thank all the past and current Board members and Committee Chairs and other volunteers for their support during my tenure. I plan to continue to be involved in GSWS activities so look forward to seeing you all in 2011. Ruth Kaufman (Editor’s Note: We cannot let Ruth go without mentioning that she stepped up as President during a difficult time for GSWS and she did a superlative job for three whole years, a time-consuming and valuable job. She not only worked hard, she led well, and brought out the best in the volunteers.) 2 The Juried Show at Ellarslie By Ruth Kaufmann The annual juried exhibit at Ellarslie was absolutely beautiful and was very well received by all who visited. Brian Hill and the Ellarslie staff and volunteers did a wonderful job of hanging the exhibit and hosted an extremely elegant and fun reception. I was impressed with the methodical and independent approach used by our jurors Don Patterson and Kass Morin Freeman. They commented on the high quality of the GSWS submissions, and I suspect they had a hard time selecting the awards because there were so many outstanding pieces. Of course, I was pleased and impressed with the quality of artwork but also with our wonderful volunteers who did everything from preparing the prospectus, receiving, assisting with the reception, updating the website, gallery sitting, pickup, treasurer duties, donating memorial awards, and more! It really takes quite a bit of effort and coordination to run a show. These outstanding exhibits couldn’t happen without your support. Once again on behalf of GSWS I express a heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated. We sold two pieces but I believe we would have sold more work under better economic conditions. (Pictures on Pg. 4) Award Winners Ellarslie Juried Show Nummie Warga Memorial Award $2,000. Robert Sakson, "Seaworthy" Dagmar H. Tribble Award $1,000. Cecily Byk, "Lost Girl" Garden State Watercolor Society Award $1,000. Leonia Mroczkowski, "Day Break" Cotswold Industries Award $500. Judy Ballance, "South Street Seaport, After Dark" Rosemary Hutchins Memorial Award $400. Joanne Augustine, "Summer Hangover" Utrecht Award of Excellence $350. Gay Billich, "The Launching" Garden State Watercolor Society Members' Award $300. Donald Voorhees, "Misty Morn" H arry C. Hobbs Memorial Award $250. Anthony Ventura, "Overlooking the Harbor" Kenneth McCann Memorial Award $200. Mark deMos, "Comfortable Elegance" G eraldine Layton Mahn Memorial Award $200. Tom Finley, "Old Flatbed" Windsor Gallery Award $125. Sandy Mezinis, "Song of Innocence" B. Budd Chavooshian Memorial Award $100. Muriel Rogers, "Springtime" Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Award $100. Sandra Jones, "Elizabeth" St. Cuthbert's Mill Award $100. James Toogood, "Nocturne on the Grand Canal" Ulrich-Schwam Emerging Artists Award $100. Tracey Femiano, "Hidden Agenda" American Frame Corporation Award $100. Robert E. Heyer, "Island Marsher" Judi Rae Memorial Award $50. Lucy Graves McVicker, "Winter Kaleidoscope" The American Artist Professional League Award (NJ Chapter) $50. Susanna Anastasia, Butterfly Series I" The Garden State Watercolor Society is delighted to note these new FULL members after the 2010 juried show: Cecily Byk, Leonia Mroczkowski, Lois Sanders, Joanne Amantea, Linda Bradshaw, and John Wolf. Congratulations to all! We welcome you! 3 Pictures Ellarslie Juried Show GSWS Award - Leonia Mroczkowski Cotswold Award - Judy Ballance And Pres. Ruth Kaufman Hobbs Award - Anthony Ventura Utrecht Award - Gay Billich Ken McCann Award - Mark deMos Ulrich-Schwam Award - Tracey Femiano Chavooshian Award - Muriel Rogers 4 Bob Heyer’s Watercolor Demonstration at the Ellarslie Museum By Rita Brown Bob Heyer’s Watercolor Demonstration on October 9th was an informative, interesting, and interactive event which was attended by about 30 people. The audience was a diverse group and members asked several interesting questions. One young boy seemed especially engaged and asked Bob if he liked to paint with watercolors. Bob said, “I love watercolors because the paint moves and is an alive medium. It is fun and I make new discoveries every day.” Bob gave the audience several concrete tips on how to make their painting come alive, and to be more interesting and vibrant. In the end Bob created a lovely scene that captured the essence of life on a Maryland coastal island. It was really fun, Bob does a wonderful demo & his joy of painting & teaching really showed and 'infected' us all. Hodge-Podge or Serendipitous Wanderings By Diana Patton You know how it is—you get an idea in your mind, or a question, and you start googling. Amazing what you can find out. I was intrigued by GSWS member Dallas Piotrowski’s mention of two sites she is on. They are both very interesting….. http://www.lewiscarroll.org/ and http://www.morrissociety.org/ Of course they both have to do with art in the general sense, and Lewis Carroll and William Morris, in particular. Continued on page 6 5 Continued from page 5 Lewis Carroll’s (with the John Tenniel illustrations) Alice in Wonderland and his Through the Looking-glass have been favorite books of mine since I was seven, but I had no idea there was a Lewis Carroll Society, with a group in the USA, until Dallas clued me in. It’s a fascinating site. I simply must put in this quote from the site: “Lewis Carroll always nursed a secret desire to be an artist, and to be acknowledged as one. He not only wrote out the original Alice’s Adventures Underground, he also created lavish pen and ink illustrations throughout the text. When he heeded the wise advice of friends and family to publish, he felt his own artistic skills were insufficient, and engaged noted Punch magazine illustrator and political satirist John Tenniel to create new images, making both men immortal in the process. Carroll always worked very closely with his illustrators, and almost always had very strong opinions about what each image should be.” This particularly excites me as I have been venturing into children’s book writing and illustrating. As for William Morris, I know that most of you are familiar with his work in the visual and decorative arts, including painting, stained glass, textiles, and wallpapers. William Morris's life and works are shown and studied on this site, but with so much more. Both sites are visually and verbally exciting and interesting. On a slight tangent, one of my emails reads as follows: “International Art Search is pleased to announce the opening of the 2011 Paintings and Drawings International On-line Exhibit. Juror Greg Biolchini, P.S.A., Master, chose 8 Awards and the Top 100 paintings out of 567 entries from 11 countries. Go to www.internationalartsearch.com to view the exhibit.” I checked out the website and found some very interesting art. Then I started checking on some of the artists and found myself at the Miami Watercolor Society website….. http://www.miamiwatercolor.org/ and I enjoyed some vibrant watercolors there. This led me to the realization that each state must have some really good watercolor societies and websites but perhaps I’d better hold off further investigation until this Newsletter is completed. However….it is fun and informative to dilly dally now and then, and expand our horizons, isn’t it? Don’t even get me started on all the how-to articles you can find at www.danielsmith.com, www.cheapjoe.com, https://www.currys.com, and http://www.dickblick.com/ On all these sites there are illustrated articles with great info. GSWS Exhibit Schedule 2011 Associate Member Exhibit – Capital Health, Trenton April 4 – May 13, 2011 – receiving April 2, pickup May 14. Not juried for selection, several cash awards will be juried. Members’ Exhibit – Medford Arts Center, Medford June 13 – July 24, 2011 – receiving and pickup date TBD. Not juried for selection – awards will be juried Annual Juried Exhibit – Delaware & Raritan Greenway, Princeton – fall – mid- August thru Mid-October time frame, details TBD. Juried for selection and awards. 6 Of possible interest…. Gerald F. Brommer NFS, AWS, WCWS, and the author of numerous books and articles will be giving a workshop April 11-15 entitled “Designing-from Line and Shape to Complex Surface. The workshop will be held in the Mt. Freedom Presbyterian Church Hall, Sussex Turnpike, Mt. Freedom. This workshop goes beyond most water media and collage workshops, and emphasizes design application to all types of compositional formats. Either watercolor or acrylic paints can be used. Information and applications can be had from Nina C. Harlan, 36 Rivendell Road, Succasunna, N.J. 07876. The application is due Feb . 15. You may also email [email protected] or phone 973/584-3373. Please get the word out to your members to let them know that the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society’s International Watermedia XVII will be held in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado this summer, and the Call for Entries is now open. We are honored to have John Salminen, AWS-DF, NWS, as our juror. International Watermedia XVII is truly a nationwide and international exhibition. Entrants for our previous biennial exhibition in 2009 hailed from three continents and 29 states and provinces from throughout the United States and Canada. This year’s exhibition promises to be even bigger, with a top cash prize of $2,000 USD and a second prize of $1,000. and others. Entry Deadline: April 1, 2011 (receipt of entries) When: June 24 to July 23, 2011 Where: Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Juror: John Salminen, AWS-DF, NWS Entry: Entry form & digital images ($40 USD for non-PPWS members, up to three images) http://www.pikespeakwatercolorsociety.org or send a letter requesting a prospectus to Kathleen Murray, International Watermedia XVII, 4635 Spring Canyon Heights, Apt. 201, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, or email [email protected] Please note in Members News that our own Marge Chavooshian and Ann Taylor are also giving fine watercolor workshops in great places! We are sad to note….. Jeanette Masi died peacefully on September 21, 2010 surrounded by her family. She was 95. Known to many as "Nettie" she was a woman of many talents. A professional artist who excelled in oils, acrylics, pastels, water colors, and mixed media, Jeanette achieved state and national recognition for her artistic talents. She was passionate about art and loved to paint anything she saw. She was a past Co- Chairwoman of the annual juried Sidewalk Show of South Orange and Maplewood and a member of several art associations including the prestigious New Jersey Water Color Society and the American Water Color Society. Jeanette was honored with numerous awards by fine arts organizations in New Jersey and New York, including a Merit Award from the highly regarded Salmagundi Art Club in New York and the Dagmar H. Tribble Memorial Award from the Garden State Watercolor Society. Her paintings were exhibited in numerous galleries and juried exhibits. Our sympathy goes out to Jeanette’s family. 7 MEMBER NEWS MARGE CHAVOOSHIAN received the Ida Wells and Clara Stroud Award at the American Artists Professional League show at Middlesex County College in October. Her As you read this, it may well be another frosty, snow-filled work was juried into the NJWCS Show at the Ridgewood day. Relax! Enjoy the view outside your window, have a Art Institute in October, the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe cup of tea or a glass of wine, and warm up with all the news Exhibit at the National Arts Club in NY in October, and the below. Winter’s chill does not keep the watercolorists of the 97th Annual Allied Artists Exhibit at the National Arts Club GSWS down; obviously great things are happening. You in November. Marge will do a watercolor demo for the are making great things happen; have fun reading about it Community Arts Association in Allendale on March 8th and all. Then, go back to painting! a workshop for them March 12th at the Archer United Methodist Church in Allendale. May 21st Marge is to give a SUSANNA ANNASTASIA was pleased to be included in the 75th annual Cooperstown National Juried Exhibition, Plein Air Workshop for the Bethlehem Palette Club in Bethlehem. Road Scholar (formerly called Elderhostel) will Cooperstown, New York with her watercolor painting “Plein Air Painting” and in the 68th annual Juried Exhibition of the host Marge June 12-17 with her Watercolor Workshop at the Chalfonte Hotel in Cape May. The Chalfonte Hotel will also Audubon Artists, Inc. at the Salmagundi Club, NY, with her have Marge teach a Watercolor Workshop at the hotel July watercolor painting entitled “Rosie”, September through 11, 12 and 13. For more information please call Marge at October 1, 2010. Susanna also received the AAPL-NJ Award 609/695-8645 or the hotel at 888/411-1998 or 609/884-8409. for “Yellow Butterfly Series 1” at the Garden State Watercolor Society’s Juried Open Exhibition TOM CHESAR is in a special show: "The Art of Tom Chesar and Clifford Ward” on exhibit at the Trenton City LINDA ARNOLD was in the special inaugural show at the Museum - Ellarslie Mansion in Caldwalader Park, Trenton, Farmstead Arts Center in Basking Ridge. Linda just finished NJ from January 8 through February 27, 2011. The opening the last two (of thirty-six) commissioned paintings, historical reception was January 15 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.. Regular buildings and scenes, for the Millington Savings Bank. Linda museum hours are Tuesday - Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 was in the juried Art for Paws Exhibit, benefiting the p.m. and Sunday: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Closed Monday and Somerset Regional Animal Shelter, at the Somerset Cultural Municipal Holidays. Information on the show and directions & Heritage Gallery in Somerville. In the Juried Tewksbury to the museum can found on www.ellarslie.org (then click on Historical Society Show Linda was awarded Second in The Art of Tom Chesar and Clifford Ward.) Florals for her painting “Emergence”. Linda is also in the http://ellarslie.org/exhibits/2010-2011/chesarward.htm inaugural show in the new Bridgewater Township municipal building gallery. ANGELITO DAVID received very “Good news, I'm one of the 5 out of 24 nominees to receive the Presidential Award. JOANNE BODNER had three watercolors accepted in the I'm going home next month to the Philippines to receive this Center for the Arts in Southern NJ show. She also had three prestigious award.” The Pamana ng Pilipino Award (Legacy paintings accepted in the Tewksbury Historical Society Show of the Filipino Nation) is conferred on Filipinos overseas, in Oldwick. Joanne won the Framesmith Award at the who, in exemplifying the talent and industry of the Filipino, GSWS Members Show at the Prallsville Mill, and was accepted into the GSWS 41st Annual Juried Show at the have brought the country honor and recognition through excellence and distinction in the pursuit of their work and the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion. She has advancement of their profession. (editor’s note: from the completed several commissioned pieces, and continues into Sun.Star Online we have this quote: MANILA — An award- the new year as VP of the Hunterdon Watercolor Society. winning Filipino … visual artist will all be conferred with Joanne teaches art full time K-4. the 2010 Pamana ng Pilipino Presidential Award by President Benigno Aquino III in Malacañang on December RITA BODNER received the Amherst Meeker Memorial Award for her watercolor painting in the 114th Annual Open 14.”) Congratulations, Lito! exhibition of the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club at the JUDI GILDEN’S painting, "Fife N' Drum" received the National Arts Club, Gramercy Park South, in New York Judges Award for Watercolor at the Freehold Art Society City, October 9-29, 2010. Open Exhibit, Freehold, New Jersey. Judi's painting "Harvest High" was juried into the New Jersey American MEDY BOZKURTIAN was juried into the Catherine Artists Professional League, Inc., Open State Exhibition of Lorillard Art Club Annual Juried Show at the National Art Representational Art at the Arts and Community Center Club in Gramarcy Park, NYC, and the NJ Chapter of the Gallery, Ocean County College. Three of Judi's works have AAPL annual juried show in Toms River. She also received been purchased by the AtlantiCare Foundation, Healing Arts an Honorable Mention at an MSHAC show and a Merit Program, for their AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Award at an Essex Watercolor Club Show. Atlantic City, New Jersey. 8 SYLVIA GLESSMANN will have her second one-woman JUDY HUMMER was accepted into the Salmagundi show at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition for Non- City, in March. Fifty of her paintings are in the Permanent Members. The show ran from July 12 - July 23 in their main Collection of the Salmagundi Club. gallery. Her work was called "Sunset Beech". Judy was also juried into the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 31st Juried BEVERLY GOLEMBESKI received awards in the Exhibition in October at the at the Crary Art Gallery in following 2010 exhibits: Tuckerton Seaport’s Annual Juried Warren, PA. Art Exhibit held at the Tuckerton Seaport Gallery in Tuckerton, NJ, Belmar Arts Council’s annual Juried Exhibit SUZANNE HUNT has a one-woman exhibition “Sharing in Belmar, NJ, the New Jersey American Artist’s the Seasons”, with thirty of her paintings on display at Professional League’s Member Exhibition at the Riverfront Capital Health - Trenton, NJ from December 27 through Renaissance Center for the Arts, in Millville, NJ, and the February 4, 2011. Suzanne also exhibited her work at the Long Beach Island Arts and Science Foundation’s Annual Wings 'n Water Festival in Stone Harbor, NJ in the fall Small Works Exhibit in Loveladies, in Long Beach Island, NJ. Beverly received the Yeqiang Wang Juror’s Award in the Your editor always enjoys hearing from our GSWS 2010 Paint the Parks TopMini50 National Annual Exhibit. President Mary LaForge--1990-94 (when I started writing This is her second consecutive Juror’s Award for the the GSWS Newsletter) in Old Lyme, Conn. TopMini50 in 2010 for Paint America’s national competitions. Beverly will also be included in the following MARY LAFORGE writes that she became an elected 2011 exhibits: the Belmar Arts Council ‘Judges Choice member in the Philadelphia Watercolor Society and the Exhibit’ [JAS6] February 5th thru 27th Belmar, NJ, 732-749- Madison Art Society, and won a prize in the National 3360 with the Reception, Feb 5th 6-8 pm and also ‘Feathers Keystone Show. ”I am still addicted to painting and my and Fins’ exhibit, featuring Beverly’s Sea Gulls and Clay gardens and puppy. Been working on a one person show in Fish Sculptures by Florence Ma Laughlin; May1st thru May South Windsor, Ct at a historical museum and Library. 31st at the Ocean County Artists’ Guild in Island Heights, NJ Right now trying to do “some local scenes for them...” 732-270-3111. Reception is, May 1st, 1- 4pm. including one of “a big blue tractor which kept on going up and down the street. The driver is smiling and the kid is on FRAN FRANKLIN received an Award of Excellence at the the cell phone in front of a historic building...that one turns Essex Water Color Club exhibit at Overlook Hospital in me on although not sure it will be a successful painting.” Summit, NJ. The exhibit was up until January 7th. Sounds great to me, Mary! LISA GROB won the Mildred Sands Katz Award for JINNIE MAY received the Nummi Warga Memorial Award Traditional Watercolor at the juried Philadelphia Water at The New Jersey Water Color Society’s 68th Annual Open Color Society Show. Juried Exhibition October, 2010, and the Frank Nofer Memorial Award for Transparent Watercolor at The ELSA HERRMANN received a merit award in the NJ- Philadelphia Water Color Society’s 110th International AAPL Open State Juried Exhibition of Representational Art Works on Paper October, 2010. In addition, she won the for her watercolor "Yellow Classic". The show was at the Charles Tice Award at The Sussex Arts and Heritage Ocean County College Arts and Community Center Gallery, Council’s Annual Juried Skyland’s Exhibition in September, Toms River, NJ through December 12th. She participated in 2010, an Award of Excellence from the Millburn/Short Hills an Art Auction at the Tewksbury Inn, Oldwick New Jersey, Art Center in July, 2010 and Third place-Landscapes in the to raise funds for the preservation of the Hill and Dale Tewksbury Historical Society’s 21st Annual Juried Art Show Preserve in Oldwick, comprising a lovely old barn (the and Sale October, 2010. She also did a watercolor demo for subject of Elsa's painting) situated on 160 acres of woods and the Raritan Valley Arts Association in November. fields. Her painting brought $1100, which pleased her greatly, as she was able to give back to Oldwick some JOAN MCKINNEY is in a group exhibit in Newton, N.J. as measure of the joy she herself had had while living there and a member of a group entitled the Sussex County Art and painting its many vistas for nearly 30 years. Heritage Council. She is also in the inaugural show of the new Bridgewater Township Municipal Building Gallery. ROBERT HEYER won an Award of Excellence June 18th Joan was in the juried NJWCS Exhibit at the Ridgewood Art at the New Jersey Water Color Society Annual Members Institute in Ridgewood, the GSWS show at Ellarslie, the Exhibition at the Noyes Museum of Art, the American Frame Trenton Museum, and in the juried Tewksbury Historical Corporation Award September 16th at the GSWS Society Society Show where she was awarded Honorable Mention in 41st Annual Juried Exhibition at Ellarslie Mansion, Trenton Buildings for her painting “Martha’s Vineyard Blue.” City Museum, and Best in Show at the NJ-American Artists Professional League 2010 Open Juried Exhibition at Ocean County College in Toms River on December 12th. . His one- man exhibition “Celebrating Watercolor” was from November 8th through December 10th at the Atlantic Cape Community College Art Gallery in Mays Landing, NJ, with a 9 gallery talk on November 12th. SANDY MEZINIS - Cancer touches people in all walks of ROBERT SUSSNA had watercolor paintings accepted into life. With Sandy Mezinis, a cancer survivor, it affected a the Philadelphia Watercolor Society 110th Annual New Jersey award winning artist. Her daughter Cathy International Exhibition of Works on Paper at The Balenovic, along with childhood best friend, Michele Dante, Goggleworks in Reading, PA, October 3rd-November 15th, honored and surprised her by creating Sagesse Designs, 2010 and the Keystone National 2010 Juried Exhibition of a wellness card and relaxation CD company that features her works on Paper at The Art Center School and Galleries in artwork. The cards offer candid words of compassion and Mechanicsburg, PA from September 26th to October 22nd, support. A percentage of the proceeds supports cancer 2010. organizations. Sandy invites you visit their website http://www.sagessedesigns.com/. ANN C. TAYLOR & ALLEN L. TAYLOR had a two person show “T for Two” an exhibit of watercolors and DIANA PATTON had a one-woman show at the Shimon pastels at JCC MetroWest in West Orange, New Jersey from and Sara Birnbaum in Bridgewater in January, as well as 13 November 7-January 2, with the artists’ reception on works at the Manville Library as part of Art for Paws, which November 14th. Ann Taylor will be offering a 5-day benefits the Somerset Regional Animal Shelter. She was also watercolor workshop in the scenic Catskill Mountains, from in their juried show in November in the Somerset Cultural & dinner Sunday March 20th to lunch on Friday, March 25th, Heritage Gallery in Somerville. She is in the inaugural show 2011 through the Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) at the new Bridgewater Township Municipal Building organization. The workshop is for beginners through Gallery. Diana taught a Watercolor Workshop at Waterman’s intermediates. Price includes lessons, room and all meals Community Center, North Haven, Maine in August. and is based on double occupancy. For further information and a direct link to Road Scholar, look up Ann Taylor at her ELIZABETH PECK’S painting “US Senate” won Best in website at ANNANDALLENTAYLOR.COM. Ann Watercolor and Best in Show at the Mercer Co Senior Art comments that “Everyone should try this one. The scenery is Show and also Honorable Mention at the 44th annual NJ wonderful and the meals nutritional and astounding.” Allen Senior Art Show. Taylor received an Award of Excellence at the West Essex Art Assn. Exhibit at Crane’s Mill in October. DALLAS PIOTROWSKI had work accepted in the JEREMY TAYLOR’S painting “West of Eden” was juried following shows: Monmouth Museum 32nd Annual, the into the GSWS Exhibit at Ellarslie, Trenton Museum. Jeremy NJWCS Annual Members Show at the Noyes Museum, the told your editor that she attended Marge Chavooshian’s 28th Ellarslie Open, Trenton City Museum, the Mercer Gallery Walk, and was thoroughly “delighted” by it. Jeremy County Artist, MCCC, in West Windsor, and the Phillips stated that there was a large crowd there. She learned a lot Mill 81st Annual Exhibition and Artsbridge Annual, and is very thankful that Marge volunteered her time and Lambertville, where she won the First Place Award for expertise to conduct the walk and talk. Painting in Oil or Acrylics. The title of the work was “Woodland Ferns”. Piotrowski also had two of her paintings RIK VIOLA has had three of his works included in the new and an article published in the July issue of the Wm. Morris BEST OF ARTISTS Landscapes Volume 1, due out in Society Newsletter. The Lewis Carroll Society used February. herpainting "I'm Late" on their website under contact. Dallas was honored to be on their site and the Wm. Morris Society TOM WILCZEWSKI won First Place for his watercolor site. painting entitled "Seaport" at the H & E Luhr’s Art Exhibit by the Art Society of Monmouth at the Little Silver Borough LOIS SANDERS received an Award of Merit at the Essex Hall. Tom is presently teaching watercolor classes at The Water Color Club's Member Show at the Morristown Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury, NJ. For complete Community Theatre. She was juried into the Salmagundi information, call The Guild at 732/ 741-1441. Tom won Club's 33rd Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition First Place for his painting "A Private Place" at the Bryn in New York City. A painting was also accepted into the Mawr Rehab Hospital. He has also given demonstrations of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club's 114th Annual Open watercolor painting for the Art Society of Monmouth Exhibition at the National Arts Club, Gramercy Park South, County, Ocean County Artists Guild, and Leisure Village NYC in October, and the Sussex County Arts & Heritage Artists Group in Lakewood. Council Skylands Juried Exhibit, Newton, NJ. Lois was also juried into the New Jersey Water Color Society 68th Annual Open Juried Exhibit at the Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ in Oct. Also, Lois has qualified for full member status in Garden State Watercolor Society. 10