SWS 50th Annual Membership Watercolor Show

Ellie

 

I found out today that this painting got in the SWS Show.
(Southwestern Watercolor Society -Dallas)
 I am a signature member, but is always exciting to get in a juried show.
 Jean Grastorf was the juror and I am so thrilled she let this one in!

This is done on 300 lb hot press watercolor paper and I enjoy working on it.
 I like the soft look you can get with it.



Southwestern Watercolor Society, Dallas TX

 Naomi Brotherton, Carrollton, TX with her painting

Daughter~ Keri

 My  Garden Chair

5th painting accepted

 Kay Smith, Big Spring ,TX

 Naomi presenting me with my Signature Status

 Diane Jones, friend from Keller,TX

 
This past week end the Southwestern Watercolor Society Show was held at the PFamily Arts Center in Plano TX. Keri (my daughter) and I flew to Dallas, to be there for the reception.
It was such fun, and a great honor not only to get my signature status but to have one of my favorite artist friend present it to me!  I met Naomi Brotherton in 1999 in Graham TX.   I went to Graham to take her workshop, and we have been good friends since that time. She is a wonderful friend, and a wonderful artist.
She is still teaching! Every week! I hope when I am her age, I can too!
Kay Smith from Big Spring, another good friend was also in the show,  and was there to accept her award.. A good school friend, Diane and her husband, Everett also came to help us celebrate. It was so good to get to see them!

Southwestern Watercolor Society Show

My Garden Chair was selected to be in the SWS show in September. The show will be in Plano, TX.
That means I will get my Signature Status. I am so excited. I have worked very hard for a lot of years, trying to get in.  I feel very blessed.
For those who don't know about signature status:  They are all different on the amount of paintings that have to be selected.  I got my signature status with Wyoming watercolor society a few years ago.  It means when I sign my painting I can put SWS by my signature , so now I can put WyWS and SWS both. There are 2 other societies I have been trying to get in, but it just takes a long time.

"Gone Wild"

Well, I am excited!I got into SWS for the 4th time!

One more and I can be a signature member!
YEAH!

I have been painting but not blogging. this is all new to me. There are so many things I want to paint...Is just hard to get to all of it!
The Painting "Gone Wild" is the painting that got into SWS. It is from a pasture full of thistle in Cloudcroft NM. I have never seen such a field of flowers ever.
They were at least 4 foot tall! Very 'eye' catching!
I did a lot of negative painting on this one, and enjoyed doing it!