BRUSHSTROKES
official newsletter of the New Mexico Watercolor Society
Volume 16, Issue 2 February, 2015
For the Love of Art
Southern NM Artists Pull Out All the Stops
• For the Love of Art: “Wheels & Wings: Tracing Our Heritage” - Las Cruces Railroad Museum. Dates: February
6, 2015 - March 28, 2015. Sixteen works by thirteen SC artists depict how wheels and wings have influenced
and changed the population and the landscape of New Mexico. An amazing collection of transportation forms
illustrate different interpretations, reinforcing our heritage and re-defining our history through transportation.
• SC member Donna Wood, who is also a member of the Artists of Picacho Hills is opening her studio to the public
during the APH studio tour event, from 10:00-4:00 two weekends, February 14-15 and 21-22, 6884 Alhambra Ct.,
Las Cruces.
• Flo Hosa Dougherty’s Blue Gate Gallery is ready for The Love of Art Month with Bells, Brasses, Baskets and
Paintings including a special reception with refreshments Friday, February 13 from 4:00-8:00 p.m., and open
studio on Valentine’s Day from 10:00-2:00. The show extends through March. Contact Flo (575)523-2950.
• Quillin Gallery, 317 North Downtown Mall in Las Cruces, will host an alternative spaces show for SC artists.
Opening with the ramble Friday, February 6, 5:00-7:00 p.m., and regular gallery hours are Mon.-Sat., 9:00-12:00.
• The Ten O’Clock Painters, several of whom are NMWS-SC members, will present “The Wild: Worth Loving” at
Cottonwood Gallery, Southwest Environmental Center, 275 North Main Street, Las Cruces. Show opens with the
Friday ramble. Regular gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00.
• Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, 2470A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla (www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com) presents its
annual “My Masterpiece” show. During the month of February, visitors to the gallery are encouraged to identify
the famous master artist who inspired artworks by over a dozen local artists. The visitor with the most correct
answers from a multiple-choice list wins a prize. Opening reception 1:00-4:00 on Saturday, February 7. The
gallery is open daily, 10:00 to 5:00.
MORE GREAT ART TO LOVE
THROUGHOUT
THE NEWSLETTER
Penny Duncklee’s “Mesilla
Shadows” - NMWS-SC Alternate
Spaces Show at Quillin Gallery
Arlene Tugel’s “Memorabilia” - SC FTLA
Show, “Wheels & Wings: Tracing our
Heritage” - Las Cruces RR Museum
Donna A. Wood’s “Ancient Harmony” Artists of Picacho Hills Studio Tour
Prez Sez...
Albuquerque
I hope everyone had a good holiday season and
that many of you were able to attend our
Christmas Potluck Party. We had a very good turn
out and a lot of fun with the painting
exchange (and not too many hard feelings).
Kudos and gratitude to all of our volunteers who
organized and/or provided the table centerpieces,
the food preparation, and gift exchange.
The new year is off to a fast start as we await the
Western Fed results and prepare our
Masterworks submissions (which, by the time you
read this newsletter, should have both been
“resolved”). The Exhibition Guideline Committee
(formerly the Alternative Presentation
Committee) will complete the new ‘rules and
regulations’ for entering your paintings in NMWS
shows. Tina Stallard and her committee have put
in a real effort to have the new entry
information available in time for your entries in the
Spring Members Only Show.
Name tag materials/printing have been approved
for production and we just might have “official
personalized labels” to wear in the next meeting.
Having our names visible whenever we get
together is an important aspect of us, as a society,
getting better acquainted with new members
and with each other.
This January we will meet with our CPA to go over
our status as a non-profit organization and
how that relates to the idea of accepting credit
card payments for exhibition/show painting
purchases and if we can require commissions
from the selling artists. Nothing has been
decided regarding the credit cards or
commissions…The first step is determining what
is and isn’t allowed by the IRS (always good for a
laugh..).
I encourage everyone to tune into our website
(nmwatercolorsociety.org). Now that we’re
‘digital’, you can find all current and important
information regarding membership names/
addresses, upcoming shows and workshops, and
this month’s “Brushstrokes” (All of this is
attributable to the time and effort of the “Web
Mistress”, Barbara McGuire). And speaking of
volunteering…Please plan on helping by being on
a committee or assisting with our shows and
workshops. As you know, all of our Society work is
done by volunteers for the benefit of all .
Hope to see you at our next meeting and…
paint on.
Steve Maize
NMWS President
2014-2015
Las Cruces
In Las Cruces, February is designated For
the Love of Art month. There are special
exhibitions of art all over Las Cruces and
Mesilla in galleries, museums, restaurants and
coffehouses. The Southern Chapter has an
exhibit at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum
featuring sixteen 12x12 inch watercolor paintings
which have a transportation theme. The title of
the show is “Wheels and Wings: Tracing Our
Heritage”. This is a highly anticipated event and
widely attended. It opens Friday, February 6, 5-7
p.m. in conjunction with the monthly Las Cruces
Art Ramble. Please come out to see the entries
and support your fellow NMWS-SC members.
NMWS OFFICERS 2014-2015
ALBUQUERQUE - MAIN GROUP
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President: Steve Maize (505) 265-9643
skmaize@comcast.net
1st VP/Programs: Susan Weeks (505) 2944704 sweekswatercolors@msn.com
2nd VP/Exhibitions:
Tina Stallard (505) 385-0432
tmstallard@comcast.net
Membership: Joyce Rapp (505)343-7457
joyce.rapp@gmail.com
Secretary: Carol Cook Larson
(505) 369-0487 carolwc921@gmail.com
Treasurer: Woody Duncan (505) 344-3613
woodyduncan@comcast.net
Another event to anticipate is the February
meeting, Sunday, February 8th at 2:00 p.m.
Each member is urged to bring a handmade
Valentine in any medium, using paint, found
items, or anything your creative mind can
conjure up. The only restriction is that it must fit
into a 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 envelope. All the Valentines
will be on exhibit and everyone who brings one
will be able to take one home. It will be fun to
see what everyone creates!
LAS CRUCES - SOUTHERN CHAPTER
President: Mayanna Howard
(575) 522-6382 mayanna989@gmail.com
V.P./Programs: Marie Siegrist
(575) 647-1193 msiegrist2@comcast.net
Treasurer: Sue Ann Glenn (248) 933-2666
saddglenn@gmail.com
Secretary: David Richman (575) 525-8322
tithonia65@gmail.com
Publicity: Mayanna Howard
(575) 522-6382 mayanna989@gmail.com
Membership: Linda Keener (575) 915-7576
lindakeener@comcast.net
Exhibits: Jan Addy (575) 640-1392
nortonaddy@msn.com;
Beverley Pirtle (575) 647-2780
bapirtle@comcast.net
Also, the deadline for the Southern Chapter
Spring Show is February 25. The subject is
“Mesilla Valley Magic” and the prospectus is
online. There are some size restrictions, so
paint to fit an 11 x 14 frame (8 x 11 either vertical
or hortizonal format) allowing for a mat. Identical
frames will be purchased by the Chapter and
ready for purchase by those who are accepted.
This show will be in May at the Main Street
Gallery in Las Cruces. All NMWS members are
encouraged to enter.
The Ron Fritsch Workshop filled in just a few
hours! But, if you are interested, contact Arlene
Tugel to be put on the waiting list. If enough
sign up on that list, another workshop might be a
possibility.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
I wish you Peace and Love,
followed by successful
painting.
Mayanna Howard
NMWS-SC Presildent
2014-2015
Check out the NMWS website,
www.nmwatercolorsociety. org, for more info
about NMWS contacts and events.
Not too Late
to Renew Your
Membership!
Online
Renewal
Instructions,
Page 4
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Calls for Entries
SC Spring Show...
Spring juried Membership Show in May. 2015 is
the SC’s ninth juried spring show. All NMWS
members are welcome to enter the SC Spring
Membership Show.
NMWS-SC 9th Annual 2015 Spring Membership
Show: “Mesilla Valley Magic”
Main Street Gallery, Las Cruces
Dates: April 28, 2015- May 30, 2015
Applications and digital images received by:
Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 5:00 p.m.
Image size: Image area is 8” x 11”, either vertical
or horizontal, framing will be purchased by
NMWS-SC for all entries selected into the show
(Cost to artist approx $30).
Theme Description: Artists will have the
opportunity to work watercolor magic, painting
what we love about the Mesilla Valley; what
attracts, excites, and entertains us in the desert,
in our community and in our imaginations. The
magical possibilities are unlimited: the Rio
Grande, sunsets on the Organs, the desert’s
beauty, adobes, ranching, farming, our seasonal
playgrounds for hiking, biking, golfing, and hot
air ballooning, the Valley’s historical elements:
the Camino Real, the Civil War, outlaws and the
Butterfield Stage, the colorful holiday, cultural
and religious traditions: Spanish, Mexican
and Native American dance, music, food, and
clothing. The possibilities are endless!
Prospectus: http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.
org/upcoming_events (scroll down to this
show) Jan Addy
Workshops
MasterWorks 2015
There’s still room in the MasterWorks workshop
with Ken Hosmer, April 10, 11, and 12.
Workshops fill up fast and are limited to 14
participants so make sure to get your name
on the list. www.NMwatercolorsociety.
org or the Masterworks web site www.
masterworksNM.org. NMWS members have
first pick! Check out Ken’s website: www.
kenhosmer.com.
AND
NMWS Spring Workshop
Registration continues for 2015 Spring
Membership Show juror and instructor Eric
Weigardt’s May workshop, http://www.
nmwatercolorsociety.org/workshops. If
you’d like to see Eric at work, check out this
YouTube video posted by Cheap Joe’s, of Eric
painting loosely: https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=bESWXotqY-o
MORE GREAT
ART TO LOVE...
“The Edge of the Depth”
by Flo Hosa Dougherty
Paintouts
Albuquerque
On Saturday, February 14 we will take the
Rail Runner to Santa Fe to see “Ghost Ranch
Views” at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217
Johnson St. We will meet at the Los Ranchos/
Journal Center station a little after 9 am to
catch the 9:13 train. We’ll return to that station
on the 3:27 pm train that gets back at 4:40.
If you prefer you can drive or take a different
train. Just know we will be at the museum
during the late morning and then have lunch
together there at the café or a place of your
choice. Although there isn’t a lot of time, in
case you want to draw or do a little painting,
bring a few supplies. (The O’Keeffe landscapes
will certainly inspire us.) Contact Karin Cook
at 856-1685 or karincwc@q if you need
information or if the weather is questionable.
Come join the fun. This is a great way to meet
new members and have a different experience.
Contact Karin Cook if you have any questions karincwc@q.com or 505 856-1685.
Karin Cook
Other Stuff...
Colors of Nature Discount
Colors of Nature, a manufacturer of
professional quality earth-friendly watercolor
paints, is offering to all members a 20%
discount at their online store. Enter discount
code: Members-20-NMWC@ shop.
http://www.colorsofnature.com
“South Dakota Bales” by June Decker
If you’d like to check out Ken at work, try this
YouTube video of Ken painting roses:
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=qEiW9ps7o5E
“ABQ Gold” by Carol Maestes
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In Memoriam...
NMWS signature member Jeanne Weitz, a
long time lover of the Southwest and former
art teacher, passed away recently. She was
well known in the Albuquerque art community,
and had been a member of several art
organizations. She will be missed by her many
friends in NMWS, and remembered for her
beautiful paintings.
Here’s How to Renew Online
• Log on to www.nmwatercolorsociety.org, click “RENEW MEMBERSHIP” in
the left-hand pane.
• To complete your NMWS Renewal Application and pay dues using your Credit
Card or PayPal, select the appropriate membership level, scroll down and
click “Next” if displayed.
• Otherwise, click “Edit your member profile”, if displayed. Check that your
personal information is still current, and choose the right sided box “Renew
until January 01, 2016.” Follow the prompts to pay by credit card.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!
•
May 5-8 Eric Wiegardt Workshop, May 9-31 Spring Show
•
Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Linda Doll Workshop, Oct. 3-25 Fall Show
•
May 3-6 Donna Zagotta Workshop, May 7-29, Spring Show
•
Sept. 27-30 Artist ? Workshop, 2016 , October 1-30, Fall Show
One of Jeanne’s great wc landscapes
It Ain’t Braggin’
If You Can Do It!
>>>
Robert Highsmith’s “Above the
Canyon” was chosen for the Director’s Award in the Paint the Parks
Show at Coutts Museum, St. Louis.
^ Above is Janey Walch’s “Last in Line,”
and to the right > “Summer Wings” by
Jan Addy. Both can be seen at FTLA
venues in Las Cruces in February. See
page 1 for more info on FTLA events.
Robin Lee Makowski was awarded First
Place in the 2015 Florida Watercolor
Society’s On-Line Show for the painting,
“Five After Five,” the same painting she
was working on at her NMWS Workshop
last Spring. The FWS On-Line Show
will be up about mid-January at www.
floridawatercolor.org.
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NMWS Volunteer Star
Tina Stallard
... is married to Mike Stallard, a director with Aerospace
Corp., and they live in Corrales, with dogs, cats, chickens,
etc. Their son and daughter are college-aged and on their
own. Tina is a super cook and participates in “chuck wagon”
cooking competitions at times. She also keeps members
attending meetings and committee work well-fed, with
home made cookies and other treats. She was raised on a
hog ranch near Las Vegas, NV. She was very active in the
4H community when her children were younger. She now
teaches drawing and watercolor classes (mostly private
lessons) in her home several days per week.
Not only did she take over a big job as Exhibitions Chair,
but she also initiated the Exhibition Guidelines Committee
to review the Alternative Presentation Prospectus and clarify
the traditional Exhibition Prospectus. That committee aims
to have the updated prospectus available for the 2015
Spring Show. And if all that isn’t enough, Tina is this year’s
Masterworks representative!
Tina Stallard
Did You Know?
Another Great Tip
In case you didn’t know...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. For more
details on when and where the permanent
collection can be seen, contact Karin Cook,
karincwc@q.com or 505 856-1685.
To create a perfectly round object in
a painting, like a sun/moon or a ball,
simply place an appropriately sized
coin or flat button in a dry or barely
damp paper towel and twist the towel
to snugly fit the coin. After applying wet
pigment to paper, wait until the water
sheen is gone. While the paper is still
damp, press the towel-covered coin flat
onto the paper for a few seconds. The
towel will absorb pigment and water
from the painting in the shape of the
coin, leaving behind a perfectly round
light or white circle.
Permanent Collection is a Delight
Here’s a nice one, “Paradise Revisited,”
donated by Ann Smith. It was her demo at the
membership meeting before the 2011 Spring
Show.
This one from Lynne Peckinpaugh...
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Books, Articles, Videos of Special Interest to Watermedia Artists
Please 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).
NMWS Paper Sales
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. Due to an increase in
paper prices the cost of 300 lb. paper will increase to $11 a sheet beginning January 1, 2015. The cost of 140 lb paper will remain at $5 a sheet. In Las
Cruces, contact Linda Keener, lindakeener@comcast.net for papers.
DON’T FORGET TO SEND YOUR NEWS ITEMS TO LAUREL AT
laurel.weathersbee@gmail.com
BY FEBRUARY 13 FOR THE MARCH ISSUE OF BRUSHSTROKES!
Coming Up...
FEBRUARY PROGRAMS
Albuquerque
Saturday, February 7, Albuquerque Museum - 9:00 board meeting; 10:00-10:30 a.m. social, 10:30-11:00 business meeting, program 11:00-noon.
David Drummond will be giving a presentation at the NMWS February 7th meeting, at 11:00 A.M. at the Albuquerque Museum. David, a member of
AWS and Watercolor West, is well known as a realist painter of landscapes, figures, and botanicals. Recently, David has won the following prizes in the
area of miniatures and small paintings: Best of Show for The Rose in The Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C.; Grand
Prize in Miniatures for Canyon Ripples in the 8th annual Paint the Parks Exhibition sponsored by the Coutts Museum of Art in El Dorado, Kansas; and
First Prize for Human Figures at The Miniature Art Society of Florida’s 39th International Show. David will share his techniques for miniatures and will do
a demo. For more about David, see his website: http://www.drummondart.com/
Las Cruces
Sunday, February 8, Good Sam’s Activity Room - 1:00 board meeting; 2:00-3:00 general meeting and social, 3:00 program. Marie Siegrist will
demonstrate attaching a finished watercolor to a cradled or flat painting board, pres erving it with UV sealer and varnish and finishing the presentation
with and without a frame. If time permits, she will also show how a painting on heavy watercolor board or illustration board can be cradled in a mat. A
bonus at the meeting will be a special card exchange to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Bring an original card, any size, from trading card size to 5 X 7, any
medium, any surface, with or without collage or other attachments, etc. , as long as it fits in a standard white 5 1/4 X 7 1/4” envelope. If you bring a card,
you’ll go home with a small, special piece of art.
And later...
Albuquerque
On March 7, Carol Carpenter will be the presenter at the NMWS meeting at the Albuquerque Museum at 11:00 A.M. Carol, a watercolor painter for
over thirty years, takes particular delight in painting hollyhocks, Santa Fe street scenes, New Mexico landscapes, and southwestern adobes. Carol is
represented by Weems Galleries. For more about her, go to her website: www.carolcarpenterwatercolors.com
Las Cruces
Sunday March 8 - Juan Jose Barrera will present a program and demonstration of painting Oriental style flowers on rice paper.
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Tips ‘n Trix
This column is the first of several to focus on color and the color wheel, an aspect of our training
as painters that is in sore need of updating. The system we learned in grade school is
technically incorrect. Red isn’t the complement of green for painters. Red shouldn’t even be
considered a primary color for painters! One of my favorite expressions is “When you know
better, you do better.” With a bit of technical underpinning you’ll know better about color so you
can improve color choices in your paintings and better understand why pictures on a computer
don’t print out as you see them on screen.
Let’s start with some basics on what color is and how we perceive it. Our sunlight is “white” light,
which can be refracted by a prism, or droplets of water as in a rainbow, to show us the colors
that added together make white. Humans with normal eyesight can see about 10 million colors
which strike the retina as specific wavelengths of light that are then sent to our brains and are
perceived as a colors. Objects themselves don’t have intrinsic color. A solid object “looks” red
to our brain if its surface absorbs (subtracts) the other wavelengths of light and reflects the red
wavelengths of light to our eye. That is called subtractive color and is the same color system
we use as painters. When you’re painting your paper receives white light that contains all color
wavelengths and the chemicals you paint on it absorb (subtract) many wavelengths and reflect
some of them to your eye. Newton, who is credited with discovering that “white” light is created
by adding the wavelengths of the colors of the rainbow, wasn’t believed at first because of the
experience of painters. Painters, the color experts of their day, got anything but white when
they mixed all of their colors together (a subtractive process). At that time the differences
between additive and subtractive systems weren’t known.
When using a computer to view painting resource, you are using an additive color system. The
screens of TVs and computers use dots of red, green, and blue light which are added together
in different combinations to make every color you see on a screen. When you print the printer
inks absorb (subtract) some colors and reflect others-the subtractive system. Why do you care?
It explains why you can never exactly duplicate what you see on a screen in an image you print
for painting resource. Screens and printers use different physical systems and different color
wheels. The color wheels are red/green/blue for light from screens and yellow/magenta/cyan
for printer inks.
Your standard painter’s color wheel with red/yellow/blue as primaries developed from the color
system used by 18th century printers. They couldn’t create the range of colors we can today, so
we have better color wheel options for better color harmony. Why the primaries in your painting
color wheel should be updated to yellow, magenta and cyan will be next month’s topic.
The sun’s white light sends all
color wavelengths to the surface
of the red paint.
The chemistry of red paint causes it to absorb
(=subtract) all wavelengths of light except red
(subtractive color system) and red wavelength
light is reflected to our eyes = additive system.
Kathy Gaither
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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, Texas. 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).
Spotlight: Marie Siegrist, NMWS
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•
Marie says she is inspired by the natural landscape,
beautiful skies, the flora and fauna here and around
the country and the textures found in nature. The
shaggy bark of a tree, a grassy field, or the rocky
ground may suggest the next painting. Sometimes
she says she ventures into the world of non objective
painting inspired by those textures, but it seems her
inner painter always returns to realism.
Marie Siegrist
Marie considers herself a watermedia painter with
interest in watercolor, gouache, casein and acrylic. A
recent one day intensive acrylic workshop in Santa
Fe opened up exciting new possibilities to be used in
future paintings.
Marie shares her enthusiasm for painting by teaching
regularly scheduled classes at the Mesquite Street
Studios in Las Cruces. At present, Marie’s paintings
can be seen at Adobe Patio Gallery in Las Cruces,
The Hang Up Gallery in Neenah WI, The Lake
Country Gallery in Pewaukee, WI, and in her Las
Cruces home studio by appointment.
“Standing Tall”
“Ardea Herodias (Blue Heron)”
“I love to paint and look forward
to every moment I can spend in my
studio.”
“Back Country Road”
“The Seed Eater”
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Four NMWS Entries Chosen for WFWS in Lubbock...CONGRATS!!!!!
“Hot House” by Pat Baca, NMWS
“In the Bag” by Tina Stallard
“Just Off the Turnip Truck” by Penny Thomas Simpson
“Quantitative Easing” by Rex Barron
We need your input! Will you recognize the special NMWS
volunteers who have helped make this organization so great?
Please send names, details and a picture if you can to:
laurel.weathersbee@gmail.com
AND
Let everyone know about your personal painting successes and
challenges. We have lots of room in the all digital format!
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