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Announcing the Award Winning Paintings in the Saint Louis Watercolor Society’s 29th Annual Membership Awards Exhibition – Big Splash
Our congratulations go out to all the award winners:
1st Place, Judge’s Choice, $400, Family Heirlooms by Janet Doll
2nd Place, Award of Excellence, $300, Towards the Unknown – Cannon Beach by Maggie McCarthy
3rd Place, Award of Achievement, $200, Nest with Speckled Eggs by Steve Morris
Award of Recognition # 1, $100, Lovely Lily by Patricia Long
Award of Recognition # 2, $100, Italian Artichoke by Karen Romani
Award of Recognition # 3, $100, To the Beach by Jan Trager
Award of Recognition # 4, $100, A Stroll through Paris by Mary Drastal
Award of Recognition # 5, $100, Enlightenment by Margaret Schneider
Award of Recognition # 6, $100, Graze Craze by Julie Bantle
Honorable Mention Award #1, $50, Revelations by Jo Rezny McCredie
Honorable Mention Award #2, $50, Botanical Tapestry by Nancy Avdoian
Honorable Mention Award #3, $50, Bike Lane by Marilynne Bradley
Honorable Mention Award #4, $50, Elephants Resting by Terry Lay
Honorable Mention Award #5, $50, A Mother’s Gift by Chandan Mahanta
Honorable Mention Award #6, $50, Quiet Light – St. Peter’s by Annette McGarrahan
Honorable Mention Award #7, $50, Blue Hour by Amy Lottes
Honorable Mention Award #8 , $50, View of Old Town Quebec by Mary Riney
Honorable Mention Award #9, $50, Peace and Promise by Karen Papin
Honorable Mention Award #10, $50, Playtime! by Sandra Petersmeyer
We hope to see you all at the Awards Ceremony and Opening Reception at Norton’s Fine Art & Framing Gallery, 2025 S Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO, on Saturday, October 31st, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. We are honored to have our Juror, Iain Stewart, attend the reception and speak about the paintings he selected for the top awards. Light refreshments will be served.
We also want to thank all our members who have artwork in the exhibition. It is a beautiful display of the talent our members have.
An Invitation
Erin Blumer’s show, “Light, Water, & Care: St. Louis Flora in Watercolor” will be opening at Heartland Art Club this Friday, October 9, with a reception from 6-8 PM. (Info about the show is here: Opening October 9, 2026 – Light, Water, & Care — Erin Blumer Creative Works). The show itself runs through January 9th, 2027
An Invitation
Alicia Farris would like to invite you to join her on another exciting International painting adventure, this time to the Normandy region of France! We’ll walk in the footsteps of the impressionists as we visit spectacular Giverny, Honfluer, and Auvers-sir-Oise. We’ll tour with expert English-speaking guides and paint both on location and in the comfort of a gorgeous studio with huge windows that sits right amidst the garden of our private estate. Everything is taken care of from the moment we arrive in Paris! The atmosphere is joyfully supportive, relaxing, fulfilling and fun! Visit https://frenchescapade.
Our Congratulations!
Chandan Mahanta’s painting Cape Buffalo has been accepted into the New England Watercolor Society’s 2026 North American Open Exhibition by the Juror Geoff Allen. The exhibition will be on display from November 5 to December 5, 2026, at the Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North Street, Plymouth, MA 02360.
An Invitation
