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
Mary 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
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
Luis 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
Kathleen 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
Edward 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
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
This 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
The San Diego Watercolor Society’s artist demonstration at the Virtual March General Meeting was presented by award winning artist Randy Hale.
Members of the San Diego Watercolor Society can watch or re-watch the artist demo video on the sdws.org website.
To access, first log in and then look for *Artist Demo Videos* from your Account page in the menu.… Read more
Carla Scheidlinger is a conscientious and unique volunteer. As our membership show publicity coordinator, she is a dedicated, behind the scenes writer. She is always willing to use her talents to promote our gallery and artists. Carla works with jurors every month to capture their comments to put into a power point presentation for the general meeting.… Read more