Janet Gilliland and Cheryl Dicus, artists and residents of Rancho Bernardo, California, have won two of the top awards in the highly competitive April 2023 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “Blooming Thoughts”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more
Rancho Bernardo Artists Win Top Awards
April 11th, 2023Lakeside Artist Wins Third Place
April 11th, 2023Susan Hewitt, an artist and resident of Lakeside, California, has won the third-place award in the highly competitive April 2023 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “Blooming Thoughts”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more
Tierrasanta Artist Wins Second Place
April 11th, 2023Thomas Franco, an artist and resident of Tierrasanta, San Diego, California, has won the second-place award in the highly competitive April 2023 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “Blooming Thoughts”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more
San Diego Artist Wins First Place
April 11th, 2023Edward Abrams, an artist and resident of San Diego, California, has won the first-place award in the highly competitive April 2023 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “Blooming Thoughts”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more
Juror Comments April 2023 Gallery Show “Blooming Thoughts”
April 7th, 2023Juror: Robin St. Louis
Juror Commendations
“Happy Dog” by Ann Slater
I like the personality of this one, and that it is a very stylized image rather than just a straightforward dog painting. I like the attitude we see in the pose of the dog and its expression.… Read more
Thomas Schaller and Italo Calvino
March 3rd, 2023I had read Italo Calvino’s remarkable book Invisible Cities many years before I had seen the equally remarkable work of Thomas Schaller. Invisible Cities is a sparkling work of fiction in which an imagined Marco Polo recounts to Kubla Khan descriptions of cities he has visited.… Read more
Juror Comments March 2023 Members Show “Decisive Moments”
March 1st, 2023Richard Glassman, Juror
Juror Commendations
“Distant Star” by Jodell Abrams
A very interesting image recalling the 20s and 30s done in an art deco style.
“Sunset Cliffs Plein Air” by Chuck McPherson
A very competently executed watercolor with a surreally placed easel on the beach.… Read more
Juror Comments February Members Show “Rendezvous with Paint”
February 3rd, 2023Nancy Oleksa, Juror
Juror Commendations
“Night Watch” by Roberta Dyer
An emotional response in “Night Watch” was created through the use of a restrained color palette and decisive brush strokes. The neutral red accents that break up the even horizontal space division, and the small white shapes that direct the viewers eye through the composition create an atmosphere of intrigue that keeps the viewer engaged.… Read more
Sheila Greer – In Memorium
January 9th, 2023San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) member and frequent exhibitor Sheila Greer died last month in a tragic accident. Sheila was a close friend of a number of SDWS members who remember her as a person who had lived her life to its fullest. … Read more
Juror Comments January 2023 Members Show “Serendipity”
January 4th, 2023Juror Wanda Honeycutt
Juror Commendations
“ Cute as a Button” by Carolina Dealy
This is a very strong painting. I love the composition, the dark up above and the light on the tablecloth below. It is very whimsical in that it depicts a jar full of cute little buttons.… Read more