National Watercolor Society
April 18 – May 5, 2007
The National Watercolor Society (NWS) brings before the public the best of watermedia painting, representing a wide range of directions and technique, from experimental to traditional. This year’s exhibit showcases 100 of the finest paintings selected from 400 entries, providing an exciting exhibit that showcases watercolor as a vital, enduring and expressive medium.
The goals of the National Watercolor Society are to encourage interest and excellence in watermedia paintings by providing quality exhibitions and to act as an educational channel. NWS sponsors programs to encourage and assist education in the arts through beneficial programs to artists and the public.
Juror: Scott Canty Scott Canty received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from California State University, Long Beach, CA. He is art Curator with the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. Canty curates exhibitions at the LA Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park, as well as the LA City Hall Gallery. He is also Director of Exhibitions at the Palos Verdes Art Center, CA. Scott Canty is a much respected artist, curator and juror.
Below are just a few of the paintings from the 2007 All Member Show, starting with the seven award winners. Click on any image for a higher resolution version.
Patricia Reeve Mead
“Lovely Bunches”
24" x 24"
1st place / Dana Bartlett Award
Jo-Neal G. Boic
“Venetian Taxis”
2nd Place / Henri De Kruif Award
Harry Shields
“Roman Market”
3rd Place / John Cotton Award
Bill James
“Cuban Grandmother”
4th Place / Theodore Modra Award
Gregory Litinsky
“Wild Flowers”
30" x 22"
5th Place / Julian Garnsey Award
Barbara Ward
“Carmel Valley Ranch”
6th Place / Donna Schuster Award
Maria Wyzykowski
“Rooster”
7th Place / A. Franz Brasz Award
Sally Bills Bailey
“Multnomah Falls”
21" x 28"
Yachiyo Beck
“Apples, Deco I”
22" x 30"
Robin Berry
“Rose”
19" x 26"
Karen Newell Blaesing
“Lost in Space”
22" x 30"
Michael Borne
“Panhandle Winter”
11" x 22"
Dottie Burton
“Above it All”
22" x 30"
Ken Goldman
“Portrait of My Mother”
30" x 22"
Diana LoSchiavo
“Jammin' at the Center”
22" x 30"
Keith Sanders
“Taos Reflections”
26" x 34"
Lucille Schur
“Red Head”
24" x 18"
Joseph Stoddard
“Hollywood Bowl Concert”
11" x 14"
Betsy Dillard Stroud
“Lady in Red”
30" x 22"
Don Taylor
“Angles & Arches”
30" x 22"
