30th Annual International Exhibition
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Established in 1964, The San Diego Watercolor Society has become one of the largest and most active in the United States. The SDWS International Exhibition is widely recognized for its high standards of excellence in watermedia art. Only on-line entries are being accepted. (See Image Intructions) You MUST register on our website in order to enter the I-Show. See the REGISTER or LOGIN links above
Eligibility and Requirements
Original work in water-soluble media on paper or YUPO support, painted within the last two years. All work must be at least 80% water-based media. Collage is acceptable only if treated with watermedia. No digital art, work produced under instruction, or copies of another’s work or of copyrighted references will be accepted. Entries must not have won awards in other national or international shows. No painting exhibited in a previous SDWS International Exhibition is eligible. Only one painting per artist will be accepted. Paintings must be for sale and available for the duration of the exhibit. A 30% commission will be taken on any sale.
Minimum Image: 10" x 14" Maximum Frame: 46" x 46" Maximum Weight: 40 lbs.
One to Three Paintings may be entered. One Entry: Members $30; Non-members $40. Each additional entry is $5, up to a maximum of 3 entries. Entry fees are non-refundable. Membership in SDWS is $55 a year. All entrants receive a full color catalog with reproductions of all accepted paintings.
Digital Image Entries
One to three images may be entered. Digital files should be submitted as RGB, jpeg format, 1200 pixels in the longest dimension. Image file name should include the painting title. When you complete the information on the IShow Entries page you will be sent to our Image Upload form.
Juror Pat Dews
Pat Dews, a graduate of The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, the National Collage Society and the National Association of Women Artists. Dews’ creates experimental works in watermedia on paper and canvas. She translates the shapes and textures of flower, rocks, water and crumbled walls into richly layered paint surfaces. Collage is often integrated. Dews skillfully juggles organic and geometric forms, transparent and opaque paint - all held together by a basic abstract underlying shape. It is this intricate dance, rendered in strong color and value which produces her award-winning paintings. When Pat paints, it is a lively, fascinating performance as she shows that, with the simplest tools, less can become more, much more. Pat is an enthusiastic, popular instructor, teaching workshops internationally. She takes great delight in her students’ many successes. Pat is the author of [the painter’s workshop] Creative Composition & Design, 2003, and Creative Discoveries in Watermedia, 1998, published by North Light Books. Her work has appeared in numerous books and publications. Dews’ video, Designing Great Starts with Texture and Form is available through Cheap Joe’s. Pat’s new video, Let’s Get Started Finishing, (Artist Palette Productions) will be available soon. Pat lives in Hobe Sound, Florida and spends summers in Southold, New York.