Featuring Fine Arizona Watercolor Artists since 1960
OCTOBER 2008 Issue
ARIZONA WATERCOLOR ASSOCIATION
NEWS
Website: www.WATERCOLOR.org • Email: AWA@Watercolor.org
P.O. 8765 Scottsdale, Arizona 85252
KIM JOHNSON NWA
F
OR as long as Kim Johnson can remember, the only
thing she ever wanted to do was be an artist, but people were discouraging her in the arts, referring to painting
as a hobby not a career. So she went to college to pursue a
profession in psychology. After graduating from college,
Kim continued to be called to the world of art.
Kim says “I started to take art classes, and wow! Was that
exciting!! I love creating paintings. There are times when
I’ve finished a painting, I’ll stand back and think ‘I did
that??!!!’ The whole process.....from the composition to
drawing to painting is thrilling.”
As an artist, Kim likes to use several different approaches
to get herself started with painting. Sometimes she likes
to do wet into wet
on a horizontal
surface, getting
the paper wet
first then adding
color, or sometimes she paints
vertically, laying down a graded wash first, and
sometimes does
a combo of both!
Kim explains “I
have to get the
feel of the painting first, and then some how I just know intuitively where
to get started. This is one of those “ah-ha” moments that
we as artists hear about.....moments that seem so elusive
when it comes to ourselves. If you listen very carefully
though, you will hear it when it happens.”
See Page 5 for
information on Kim’s
Saturday October 11
AWA workshop.
MEETING DEMO - OCTOBER 9TH
& WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR - OCTOBER 11TH
“
T
he Girls On A Windy Day” was created wet into wet.
Kim will be demonstrating this technique at the AWA
October meeting and continue on with the method at the
Saturday workshop. This painting was accepted into the
Transparent Watercolor Society of America juried by Ted
Nuttall this past summer. It won the VIVIAN "CHEVY"
CHEVILLON MEMORIAL AWARD. She traveled to the
show in Bloomington, MN, where they had an entertaining
dinner and watched Cheng-Khee Chee perform his watercolor magic.
According to Kim’s friend, fellow teacher and AWA member
Carole Hillsbery, Kim is a very innovative painter. When
Kim approaches the paper it is with enthusiasm and determination. Carole says “I have watched her splash, drip,
and throw color as she challenges herself to be loose and
free. And, of course, the results are always breathtakingly
**continued on Page 5**
SIGN UP FOR FRANK FRANCESE WORKSHOP!
see P. 7
NEW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF for
AWA Newsletter see P. 6
FEATURED ARTIST:
Shirley Kleppe see P.4
AWA
2008-2009 Officers
Executive Board
* = voting board member
President
Sherry Kimmel*
602-439-6846
E-mail Sherry at: DaubsOfPaint@Yahoo.com
1st Vice President (Membership)
Joanne Wilson*
480-505-9194
2nd Vice President (Membership Exhibitions)
POSITION OPEN
Co-Chair: Stan Kurth
623-334-9451
3rd Vice President (Programs)
Diane Parnitzke*
623-386-2098
Recording Secretary
Ginger Marie*
623-297-1881
Corresp. Secretary (Newsletter)
Arlene Powers* 623-979-6950
Treasurer
Gayla Bonnell*
602-482-7308
Western Federation Society Delegate
Joy Ratterree*
623-572-5028
Alternate - Diane Kent
602-938-3867
Director at Large (National Show)
Sandy Camp*
623-535-9004
Co-Chair: Peg Sample 623-536-7576
Director at Large (Juror workshops)
Carol Bentley*
480-948-7975
Co-Chair: Sue Hunter
480-991-1634
Director at Large (Sat. Workshops)
Karen Riehm* 480-460-7496
Co-Chair: Shirley Bennett 623-412-0522
President Emeritus
Nancy Schaller*
480-945-0340
FROM YOUR PRESIDENT......
Dear Fellow AWA Members:
I am so glad it is almost October! It means cooler weather is just
around the corner, and I am looking forward to our first demonstration
by Kim Johnson.
We had approximately 72 artists and 172 slides entered into our fall
show. This is a very good representation given that so many people are
still out of town from their summer vacations. Thanks to all who entered
and good luck!
We are still looking for someone to take over the Exhibitions Chair position. This is a really fun job. Please think about grabbing a couple of
buddies and becoming a team. I promise that you will enjoy yourselves
and extra hands make light work. Also, the sense of accomplishment in
a job well done is always a bonus!!! You will be providing a very valuable service to the AWA. Please call me. I am available to answer any
questions you may have.
Yours in Service,
Sherry L. Kimmel
President, AWA
Committees
By-laws Council
Mickey Daniels
602-840-1388
Computer Corner (Web Site)
Jennie & Michael Johnson 602-942-3157
National Show chair:
Peg Sample
623-536-7976
Honor Society
Shirley Klein Kleppe
480-585-5699
Historian
Kathleen Stuart 602-997-4538
Fun Table P O S I T I O N O P E N
Publicity
Russell (RB) Anderson
480-844-0811
Scholarships/Special Events
Susan Lobert
602-996-5716
Social Committee
En Chuen Soo & Mike Haidt 480-754-9339
Newsletter Editor-in-Chief
Renee Hawk
480-247-8830
Newsletter Co-Editor
lizramsey@cox.net
Liz Ramsey
480.747.7763
Membership Data Base
JoAnn Wilson
480-505-9194
Prospectus/Award certificates
Joy Horowitz 480-802-6695
AZ Art Alliance Representative
Harold Raap & Alex Pekala 602-971-1496
Overhead Mirror Set-up at Meetings
Alex Pekala
623-412-1866
Directory Information
Bettye Aboud
602-971-7264
Exhibition Programs
Karen Lemelson
602-548-1824
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DO YOURSELF A FAVOR!
Say “Yes” to the position of 2nd Vice President on the AWA Executive
Board. You not only will have the chance to help decide the future
of AWA, as Membership Exhibitions Chairperson, you will make new
friends with members and become acquainted with nationally known
artists, who jury the shows. It is a special opportunity that offers much
in compensation.
If time is a problem, ask a friend to share the duties as a Co-Chair. You
could even rotate attending Board meetings. Stan Kurth is the third
able-bodied Co-Chair. He handles receiving, delivering and returning
the shipped paintings. The committee is already organized, thanks to
our President, Sherry Kimmel. You only have to carry out her plan.
Call Sherry (602-439-6846), or Nancy Schaller (480-945-0340), to join
the fun of being part of an elite team.
STAND UP! STAND UP NOW!
STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU,
AND GET SO MUCH IN RETURN!
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FEATURE ARTIST:
AWA member, National Watercolorist
Shirley Kleppe, wonders “How in the
world does anyone make it through the
journey to become a professional artist?
Is it nature or nurture?” Shirley would
say, “Both!”
rom the time she could hold anything in her hand, the world was
her easel. As a youngster, her father, a
professional photographer, taught her
F
SHIRLEY R. KLEIN KLEPPE
personality. With a strong sense of design, I still choose subject matter with
good diagonals and placement.”
W
h a t w a s S h i r l e y ’s
big breakthrough?
In her own
w or ds … .
“I was toying around
with getting
my
MFA and
decided to take a graduate watercolor class. Before the class convened,
I was a bit concerned for my ability.
Months before the class, I decided to
do a 'warm up' painting to prepare
for the young buck artists I would
later meet. That painting was the
‘BREATHLESS REDS AND PHANTOM BLUES'
original 'Pots and Jars', designed
the fundamentals of photography and from a group of vacation photos. I'm a
the importance of observation. Shir- real competitor, so I wanted this paintley tried about everything that the arts ing to stand tall. And boy, did it! It
touched and then, with encouragement, went on to win the Best of Show for
took life’s path of fine arts during her the Western Federation of Watercolor
first year in college. At the age of 20 she Societies in El Cajon, CA.
was graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education -fine arts and
biology. After 2 years in the academic
arena, she moved into commercial art.
Eventually, Shirley, her husband Steve
and their two children moved to Arizona to operate several Sonic Drive-Ins.
hirley’s development as an artist
was fostered by her love of photography, which really blossomed when
she started traveling to Africa to photograph the wildlife. Shirley reveals “...I
was creating stories with the photos.
I did discover that some photos were
‘THE MYSTERIOUS RED ROACH MOTEL'
good by themselves, but did not make
a very good painting. Conversely, some
ow did she make the leap from
photos that were mundane would make
natural color to high color?
very good paintings. At this point, I was
taking photos for two reasons.”
I had already played with high color in
uate class. Why ‘Outrageous Red'? I
had hit a real bad streak of rejections,
and was pretty ticked off. I wanted
to sign my work not as 'Kleppe', but
TTO. Totally Ticked Off!!!! Someone
had mentioned that I would be known
for my red paintings. I just put it together, totally outraged...‘Outrageous
Red’!! It stuck! After “Pots and Jars’ I
carefully started working toward high
color. I always had the idea that high
color will stop the juror long enough
to take a longer look at my work.
ell, IT WORKED!! Since I had
no one to follow, it was like
reinventing the wheel. Months would
follow with a painting sitting on the
easel waiting for me to have an idea.
‘The Mysterious Red Roach Motel'
was my leap away from the pots and
jars series”.
W
S
hirley uses a system of careful drawings and controlled
washes to achieve that moment
when the MAGIC HAPPENS ……
when the pigments act of their own
accord on the watercolor paper resulting in her beautiful vibrant watercolors. She will be
posting her personal
working method on
her website: www.
outrageousred.com.
A
rtist, inventor
(patent-pending),
professional
safari photographer,
S
S
hirley says: “Every new painting
I completed was entered into the
next AWA show. Slowly, I started winning awards, and my skills got better.
Eventually, my work took on its own
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H
other previous paintings. Since I was
in this graduate class, I wanted to impress everyone. I had already started
signing my name on the paintings as
'Outrageous Red' long before this grad-
skier, tennis player......AND.....
she is a race car driver in her
1985 Spec 944 Porsche.
his artist lets no grass grow
under her feet…...literally!!
T
ARTICLE BY RENEE HAWK
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KIM JOHNSON WORKSHOP
Kim suggests that you have a drawing
from a photo ready to be painted,
and we’ll let the fun begin!
**continued from Page 1**
beautiful! I enjoy her use of color and especially love the way the skin tones seem to
‘glow’ on her portraits.”
Kim says “getting started can be daunting,
but it doesn’t have to be that way”. She will
show you how to get started with large wet,
splashy, colorful washes. How to use negative
shapes to make form, and how to make your
painting exciting by going outside the lines.
O C TO B E R 11 T H
You will love studying with Kim Johnson!
1. Getting started in a loose and colorful way.
2. Making exciting paintings from your photos.
3. Learning to put down fresh and colorful
first washes, working large to small.
5. Not stressing about small things, just having fun.
SIGN UP FOR ONE OF OUR FANTASTIC WORKSHOPS
2008-2009 AWA
JUROR WORKSHOPS
2008-2009 AWA
MEMBERSHIP WORKSHOPS
COST: $35 per workshop for AWA members
$40 for Non-AWA Members.
LOCATION: Patio Room of the Church of the Beatitudes,
555 W. Glendale Ave (SW corner at 7th Ave.), Phoenix, AZ
All Workshops 9:00am to 3:00pm
___Kim Johnson -- SOLD OUT/WAIT LIST
October 11, 2008
Expressive Watercolors
___ Barbara Freedman
January 10, 2009
Fluid Acrylic
___Betsy Dillard Stroud -- SOLD OUT/WAIT LIST
February 14, 2009 Exciting Abstract
___Marilyn Schutzky
March 14, 2009
Vibrant Watercolors
Questions about the workshops? Call or e-mail Karen
Riehm at ktriehmawa@cox.net, 602-318-5387 cell,
or Shirley Bennett at sbenn@cox.net, 623-412-0522 home.
COST: see each listing
LOCATION: North Phoenix Baptist Church - Room 100
All Workshops 9:00am to 3:00pm
__ November 12-14
Frank Francese 3 Day Workshop $180.00
___November 15
Frank Francese 1 Day Workshop $60.00
___April 8-10
Linda Kemp 3 Day Workshop
$240.00
___April 11
Linda Kemp 1 Day Workshop
$80.00
PLEASE- if you believe you are signed up for any Juror
Workshop, Contact Bettye Aboud 602-971-7264 ASAP!
Questions about the Juror Workshops?
Carol Bentley cre8v@cox.net, phone #480-664-9442
Co-Chair: Sue Hunter
suehunter7@cox.net 480-991-1634
Reg ist rat i on
Form
PLE A SE NOT E NEW PROCESS:
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Please mark your selections,
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Complete and MAIL this form with your check,
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N E W E D I T O R - I N - C H I E F F O R AWA N E W S L E T T E R
“THE NEWSLETTER PRODUCERS”
R E N E E H AW K , a member of AWA since May 2007, is uniquely familiar with a myriad of software and graphics.
Therefore she is an ideal candidate to be our next Editor–in-Chief. She and Liz Ramsey, Co-Editor, will collaborate, fusing the membership’s ideas and input into a monthly newsletter, published September through November and January
through May. Liz and Renee look forward to their collaboration, working hard to match your expectations.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: RENEE HAWK
CO-EDITOR: LIZ RAMSEY
ARTICLE BY RENEE HAWK
ARTICLE BY LIZ RAMSEY
Renee studied art, design and interior design and received a
Bachelor of Arts from California State University at Long
Beach in 1984. She has studied extensively with many nationally recognized art instructors. Her favorite mediums
are watercolor and acrylic.
Along the way Renee has received a number of awards,
and since moving to Arizona has become the official portrait painter for Arizona Magic of Music and Dance – a
non-profit organization that holds events for special needs
children, somewhat like Special Olympics, using dance,
theater, music and art instead of athletics.
Renee’s sense of color, her passion for design and her incredible zest for life are illustrated in her artwork. She
will readily admit that she delights in creating fanciful and
richly colored pieces. She utilizes realism and abstract
shapes in her artwork.
Renee moved to Arizona from Southern California in 2005.
She and her husband, Emmy-Award-winning musician
Mahlon Hawk, live in SouthEast Mesa in an artistically
appointed home with their three white Bichon Frise breed
dogs. Renee is currently employed by Herman Miller, Inc.
as a Healthcare Design Team Leader. She leads a national
team, designing hospital interiors and clinical space for
hospitals all over the Western United States.
N K Y O U M A R I LY N ! !
T HWeA thank
former Editor-In-Chief, Marilyn Becker
for her hard work producing the AWA Newsletter. She
has recently gone back to college, is taking art classes and
taken a new job.
Best of Luck to you Marilyn!
Since childhood, Liz has had a vigorous interest in art.
Liz’s mother was an art teacher and watercolorist, Liz’s
sister is a working artist in New Hampshire. Liz likes bold
colors and enjoys looking for design in nature. She believes the study of any aspect of art opens one’s eyes to a
new dimension of the world.
Liz’s passion for watercolor has been sustained by classes
and workshops for a number of years. The beautiful transparency and richness of watercolor images inspire her.
Liz will continue as the newsletter’s Co-Editor. Her
sparkle and energy keep your newsletter informative and
interesting. Liz’s job will be to gather information from
the membership and present it to the Editor-in-Chief in a
manner conducive to the production of the finished copy.
Given that task --- Liz requests that all members be
aware that they can submit information to her via email (lizartist@cox.net) for review for the newsletter.
Liz has the job of editing and writing. Her responsibility
is to assure that the news is pertinent and clear. Her collaboration with Renee will be via e-mail and in person
each month.
Liz lives in East Mesa in a Patio Home. She retired in
2005 from Value Options where she was Clinical Director
of a mental health clinic, and has a Master’s in Public Service Counseling. Liz has 4 grown children with families:
3 living in the East Valley and one in Hershey, PA.
Liz Ramsey: cell phone (480) 747-7763.
945 N. Pasadena St. #122, Mesa AZ, 85201.
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MEMBER NEWS.....
ARLENE POWERS
onated a watercolor painting to
the Phoenix Zoo for their “ZOOFARI” fundraiser in October. It is on
their website at http://www.phoenixzoo.org/events/zoofari/auction.htm .
They are raising funds for a new enclosure for the Bornean Orangutans.
The existing enclosure was thought
to be adequate when built in the 80’s,
but this has not been the case. The
orangutans are extremely stressed and
need new housing. Arlene spent a
few hours photographing the animals.
The adults hid behind palm leaves
but Arlene was able to get some cute
shots of the baby, Kasih for her reference.
D
ANNE ALLEMAN
eceived BEST WATERCOLOR
ARTIST AWARD at this year’s
Carmel Art Festival Competition
(plein air).
anner Good Samaritan Hospital
in Phoenix has recently acquired
four of Anne’s Oil Paintings for their
permanent art collection. The art-
R
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AWA F A L L S H O W
JUROR
FRANK
FRANCESE
Artist Frank Francese, a professional
instructor since 1976, is a signature
member of the NWS, TWSA, CWS,
and many others. Mr. Francese teaches
workshops across the country.
“My passion for painting comes from
many things; the hustle and bustle
of modern city life, lush forests and
mountains, tropical beaches and the
many moods of nature.
The best way for me to learn something
ist noted that she seems to have
been doing it right! We agree with
Anne and congratulate her on her
achievements.
DIANE BYKOWSKI
wo paintings, “Circle of Life”
and “Cave of Lilies II” were
accepted into the Southern Appalachian Artist Guild’s National Juried
Exhibition in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
The exhibit was juried by nationally known artist, Alan Flattmann
and runs from October 18 through
November 14, 2008.
our of Diane’s paintings have
been accepted in the Contemporary Watercolorists of Arizona’s
fall exhibition to be held at Fountain Hills Community Center October 1-31, 2008.
T
F
SUZANNE TYSON
or the third straight year Suzanne’s artwork is accepted
into the Mother Lode Art Exhibition. “Red Skimmer” was Juried in by Terry Miura /judged
F
by Kathleen Dunphy. The 42nd Annual exhibit was held at the Placerville
Shakespeare Club in Placerville, CA.
uzanne’s “The Moon-Tarot Card”
was juried into the 17th Annual
Juried Art Show, Breckenridge Fine
Art Center in Breckenridge, Texas,
September 2008. Juror: Texas artist,
Robert Summers.
S
CONDOLENC ES :
AWA Board and members at large
extend condolences to the families of
Kathy Nardi and Nancy Berry. AWA
will miss these two talented, caring
friends.
ong time member of AWA, Kathy
Nardi, lost her fight with cancer
in August, 2008.
ancy Berry, who served as our
Social Chairman in 2006-07,
also lost her battle with cancer, August 19, 2008.
L
N
CORRECTION
For the National Exhibition:
Sandy Camp’s corrected e-mail
address is sandycampaz@mac.com .
new is by stretching my knowledge
of painting, and taking chances.
This allows me to try a different
approach or learn a new method to
use in future paintings.”
“The most important thing to remember is that a painting is a journey, the painting you struggle with
today is but a tiny fraction of the
sum of all your paintings, just a
small step in your journey to artistic freedom and expression.”
“My favorite subjects are visually
complex, but I don’t transfer draw-
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ings to watercolor paper......I paint fast
and loose. I capture most scenes in two
to three hours max. My paintings are
anything but simplistic, however. Too
much uniform vagueness (or for that
matter, uniform complexity) destroys
rhythm, which is all important in my
work.”
Frank’s website is:
http://www.ffrancese.com/
Juror Workshop
filling up quickly!
SIGN UP NOW - ON PAGE 5
1 day Workshop November 15
3-day Workshop November 12-14
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ARIZONA WATERCOLOR ASSOCIATION
NEWS
P.O. 8765 Scottsdale, AZ 85252
Web Site: www.watercolor.org • e-mail: AWA@watercolor.org
2008 AWA FALL
MEMBERSHIP EXHIBITION
November 2 - November 30
Hope Community Church
in Scottsdale at
7901 E. Sweetwater Avenue
phone:480-483-8783
Awards Reception
November 14th 6:30-8:30pm
COME ON OUT!!!
Support your fellow AWA
members & friends!
Contact: Stan Kurth #(623)334-9451
Sherry Kimmel (623)439-6846
General Meetings
Church of the Beatitudes
555 W. Glendale Avenue
in Phoenix on the
corner of 7th Avenue
phone:602-264-1221
2nd Thursday of each
month, Sept. thru May
Fun Table 7:00pm
Meeting 7:30pm-9:30pm
Oct. 9, Nov. 13, no Dec.
WESTERN FEDERATION OF WATERCOLOR
SOCIETIES (WFWS)
34TH ANNUAL
EXHIBITION
MAY 1-31, 2009
Juror: Robert Burridge
Hosted by
SAN DIEGO
Watercolor Society
The prospectus will be posted on
our AWA website. Hard copies
will be sent only to those who do
not have a computer.
Entries due to delegate
Joy Ratterree
by NOV. 15, 2008
WFWS was formed 33 years ago
to encourage and recognize artistic excellence and works and
to increase visibility of watercolor
as an artistic medium through
its’ annual exhibitions. Any state
west of the Mississippi River may
join. Today there are 10 regional
watercolor societies and guilds
represented.