Our congratulations go out to Janine Helton for her painting A Little Bit Shy, Rebecca Krutsinger for her painting Nature’s Beauty, and Karen Romani for her painting Lunchtime, which have been accepted into the Illinois Watercolor Society’s 36th National Exhibition by Juror Steve Puttrich who chose 62 paintings to represent the 2020 IWS National ShowContinue reading “Our Congratulations”
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An Invitation to the STLWS
We received this today from Sandy Brooks at the St. Louis Arts Chamber of Commerce. Sandy developed the Arts Chamber to address the business needs of the arts community in St Louis. Silent Skies In light of the need for social distancing due to the Corona Virus, all public events are suspended at this time.Continue reading “An Invitation to the STLWS”
THINGS TO DO AS WE SHELTER IN PLACE OR BECOME ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
As we stay in to stem the spread of COVID-19 it is important that we keep our spirits up and stay in touch with others. We now have more time to paint and sharing your paintings with friends while sequestered helps boost spirits. Form email groups with your friends and send your recent paintings toContinue reading “THINGS TO DO AS WE SHELTER IN PLACE OR BECOME ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE”
STLWS Cancellation Notices
Due to the health concerns the COVID-19 virus poses, the Saint Louis Watercolor Society has decided to cancel their March 18th membership meeting, our Annual Juried Exhibition which was scheduled to open on April 3rd, the Thomas Schaller workshop scheduled for March 30 – April 3, and the Stan Miller workshop scheduled for July 22Continue reading “STLWS Cancellation Notices”
Nursing Home Art Project
Our members, Mary Ellen Maender, lead instructor, along with the help of Diana Leszcz, Jeanne Thomas, and Kathy Dowd as an alternate, volunteer their time once a month to conduct a class in watercolor painting at a nursing home. The paintings are placed in a mat and posted around the nursing home when finished. TheContinue reading “Nursing Home Art Project”