Julie Anderson, an artist and resident of Point Loma, San Diego, California, won the first-place award in the continuingly competitive May 2021 Member’s exhibition “Shape Zone” held as a gallery show in May 2021, at The San Diego Watercolor Society gallery at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, California.… Read more
Julie Anderson Wins First Place in May Show
May 19th, 2021May Members Show shapes up as a fine return to gallery viewing
May 12th, 2021This is the second of a series in which I review and comment on the monthly Members Shows of the San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS). These shows provide a regular venue in which members have the opportunity to submit their work to a competitive juried exhibit that judges the submissions for inclusion into the show.… Read more
May Volunteer of the Month: Susan Wormsley
May 5th, 2021
Susan Wormsley is May’s Volunteer of the Month. Susan has served SDWS in many capacities over the years, and mostly “behind the scenes”; however, she was our Communications Director for several years, and in that role she created valuable contact lists for us in order to get the word out to artists and art lovers about our organization and its activities. … Read more
San Diego Artist Wins Best of Theme Award
April 4th, 2021Mary McWilliams, an artist and resident of San Diego, California, won the Best of Theme award in the continuingly competitive April 2021 Member’s exhibition “Color Zone” held virtually in April 2021, on The San Diego Watercolor Society website, www.sdws.org. McWilliams’s painting entitled “Homage” was selected by prominent local artist and juror Richard Hawk for this honor, out of more than 270 entries.… Read more
Portrait of an Artist: Mary McWilliams
April 4th, 2021
I spoke with Mary in a lovely outdoor garden of her downtown condominium complex in early April, 2021. Our conversation strayed early on from my prepared questions, and I was treated to a full afternoon of dialogue with this extraordinary person who is, among many other things, a new but successful artist.… Read more
San Diego Artist Wins Third Place
April 3rd, 2021Luis Juarez, an artist and resident of San Diego, California, won the third-place award in the continuingly competitive April 2021 Member’s exhibition “Color Zone” held virtually in April 2021, on The San Diego Watercolor Society website, www.sdws.org. Juarez’s painting entitled “Ocean Beach” was selected by prominent local artist and juror Richard Hawk for this honor, out of more than 270 entries.… Read more
Indio Artist Wins Second Place
April 3rd, 2021Kathleen Scoggin, an artist and resident of Indio, California, won the second-place award in the continuingly competitive April 2021 Member’s exhibition “Color Zone” held virtually in April 2021, on The San Diego Watercolor Society website, www.sdws.org. Scoggin’s painting entitled “Windy Night” was selected by prominent local artist and juror Richard Hawk for this honor, out of more than 270 entries.… Read more
San Diego Artist Wins First Place
April 3rd, 2021Edward Abrams, an artist and resident of San Diego, California, won the first-place award in the continuingly competitive April 2021 Member’s exhibition “Color Zone” held virtually in April 2021, on The San Diego Watercolor Society website, www.sdws.org. Abrams’s painting entitled “2020” was selected by prominent local artist and juror Richard Hawk for this honor, out of more than 270 entries.… Read more
April Volunteer of the Month: Carolyn Rosado
April 2nd, 2021
Carolyn Rosado was the very first Volunteer of the Month in May 2014. She is now the April 2021 VOM. Carolyn has volunteered in numerous capacities at the San Diego Watercolor Society but is most known for her work with technology.… Read more
April Members Show “Color Zone” a Rich Rainbow
April 1st, 2021This is the first of a series in which I review and comment on the San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Monthly Members Shows. These shows provide a regular venue in which members have the opportunity to submit their work to a competitive, juried exhibit that judges the submissions for inclusion into the show.… Read more