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2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition

October 11, 2024 through January 5, 2025 

Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion Galleries
311 and 320 Kent Square Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Reception and Awards Presentation:
Sunday, November 10, 2024, 2-4pm

Kentlands Mansion

Planning Your Visit

The exhibition opens Friday, October 11, 2024

The exhibition is in two gallery buildings, the Kentlands Mansion (south) and the Arts Barn (north) separated by the quiet Kent Square Road. The gallery location does not lend itself to a simple set of driving directions, so it is recommended that you let your GPS do the work, using the following address:
320 Kent Square Road
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878

In general, Interstate-270 gets you to the Gaithersburg region from Washington, DC or Frederick, Maryland. Maryland 200 (toll) which continues to I-370 may be used from Columbia, Maryland. For some visiting from Virginia, the US-15 crossing into Maryland may be a better option than the I-495 crossing on the Capital Beltway.

There is plenty of on-street parking on the quiet streets around the gallery. Both gallery buildings as well as the path between the buildings are fully handicapped accessible.

The two facilities have different hours:
• Kentlands Mansion: Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm.
• Arts Barn: Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 pm and also for classes, activities and events.

So the overlap hours of Tues-Fri, 1-4pm are the simplest times to visit to see the entire exhibition. If a visitor would like to come at a time both buildings are not officially open, they may email artgalleries@gaithersburgmd.gov for an appointment and one of the gallery managers will be happy to meet them.

Both facilities will be open for the November 10 reception. The awards ceremony will be held in the auditorium on the second floor of the Arts Barn.

The gallery is a few blocks away from the Kentlands shopping area (along Kentlands Blvd off the Great Seneca Highway) with many good restaurant options, for those wishing to make a day of it.

The exhibition will remain open through Sunday, January 5, 2025.


Judge of Selection and Awards

We are excited to announce Russell Jewell (AWS, NWS, TWSA, ED.D) as the juror and workshop instructor for the BWS 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition.

Russell is an internationally recognized plein air painter with signature memberships in the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society and The Transparent Watercolor Society of America. His work has traveled with the American Watercolor Society exhibition. Russell’s accomplishments include a doctorate in Art Education from the University of Georgia and a Fulbright Memorial fund scholarship to Japan. His most recent awards include: 2023 Best of Show at Edisto Island Plein Air, 2023 First Place at Quick Draw Mountain Maryland Plein Air, and 2023 Best Boat Painting at Gloucester Arts Festival. In October 2023 Jewell judged the Georgia Color Plein Air Competition sponsored by Olmsted Plein Air. Russell is represented by Wells Gallery at the Sanctuary on Kiawah Island, SC. His art and writing were published in a feature article, “Under the Sicilian Sun” in Plein Air Magazine, October/November 2023.

Additional information can be seen at: www.russelljewell.com.


Announcing Paintings and Artists Invited to the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition

Selection of the entries for the 2024 exhibition is now complete.  

Notes from our Juror

"I would like to thank the Baltimore Watercolor Society for the opportunity to judge its 2024 Regional Exhibition. There were nearly 400 entries from which to choose and the task was to discern a top 100 show. Judging such an elite show is very daunting. When taking on such a monumental task one has to ask oneself, “Why do artists do it?” Why do we feel it necessary to bare our souls to the viewing public and take a chance on one person’s opinion? I think the key word is “validation.” Art is communication, art is made to be seen and when art is seen it is seen in the context of every other work of art ever created.

"When I teach workshops, I often begin with an illustration of people floating on inner-tubes down a lazy river. This image, for me, represents a 'River of Art.' Some people are floating ahead of others and some are just getting their feet wet for the first time, but simply by the sole act of creating we are choosing to place ourselves in the river of art. Baltimore Watercolor Society entrusted me to uphold a methodic form of validation, one that navigates today’s artistic currents through experience and education. I commend each artist for your willingness to communicate your voice to the viewing public. I congratulate those who find yourselves in the top 100. At the same time, I want to embolden the artists that were not chosen to continue to visually speak your truth. Showing your work is a safe process. Stay in the river and keep your brushes wet. I look forward to the next phase of judging and visually coming in contact with the cream of the crop. The 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition will certainly prove to be a feast for the soul."

Russell Jewell (AWS, NWS, TWSA, ED.D)

The following 100 paintings and artists have been selected for the 2024 exhibition.

Painting Title

Artist

Artist Location

New Glasses

Candy  Aaron

Westminster, MD

The Breadmaker

MaryLou Andrews

Virginia Beach, VA

Connected Roots

Sara Azzam

Alexandria, VA

The Cat Whisperer

Leslie Baldwin

McKees Rocks, PA

The Poet is a Funnel (Portrait of Grace Cavalieri)

Joanna Barnum

Abingdon, MD

Folds Flying

Janet Belich

Germantown, MD

Hot Dog!

Donna Berk Barlup

Mechanicsburg, PA

Stained

John  Bierley

Pennsdale, PA

Chesapeake Pride

Matthew Bird

Sykesville, MD

Bagged Peppers

Diana Bozza

Falls Church, VA

Twilight Magic

Noreen Brunini

Centreville, VA

Song of the Lark

Cecilia Capestany

Alexandria, VA

Winter's Glory

Marshall Carolus

Alexandria, VA

Captured Fantasy

Lizabeth Castellano-King

Stafford, VA

Hello Ryanne

Nanette Catigbe

Herndon, VA

View From the Orchard

Robert Coe

Falston, MD

Meiko, Meiko

Deborah Cohan

N. Potomac, MD

Rose Backlit VI

Rachel Collins

Alexandria, VA

Nothing Up My Sleeves!

Deborah Conn

Falls Church, VA

Twilight Dreaming

Anne Cordes

Ashburn, VA

Reclaiming The Forest

Stephen Crooks

Halethorpe, MD

Fall Sunburst

Nancy Jean Davis

Laurel, MD

Daddy's Naptime

Kathy Daywalt

Glen Burnie, MD

Lemon LIft

Jane deGruchy

Mohnton, PA

At Ease

Theresa Denney

Woodbine, MD

Fabrications:  Crab

Kathleen Dodson

Alexandria , VA

Twilight in the Garden of the Innocents

Chris Duke

Winchester, VA

Howard Street Bridge

Matthew Fenton

Columbia, MD

Root to Blossom

Gloria Tseng Fischer

Takoma Park, MD

Les Libellules - Dragonflies

Constance Fisher

Berryville, VA

I'm Two Tired Deere

Charlie Frances

Virginia Beach, VA

Hat-notize

Cheryl Frisby

Greenwood, DE

Grand Canyon Lookout Studio

Sharon Fuller

Columbia, MD

Welcome Home

Kathleen Ryan Gardiner

Arnold, MD

Shadoconuts

Jean K. Gill

Oak Hill, VA

Resting

Stephanie Gustavson

Darnestown, MD

Berry Blues

Debra Halprin

Rockville, MD

Seagull Dance

Margitta Hanff

Alexandria, VA

The Admiral's Favorite Medal

Stephen Hanks

Silver Spring, MD

It Must Be Spring

Nancy Hannans

Columbia, MD

Summer Leftovers

Janice Hendra

Severna Park, MD

Jazz I

Kristin Herzog

Estero, FL

A Little Light Reading

Christine Heyse

Silver Spring, MD

Up Is Down and Down Is Up

Catherine Hillis

Locust Grove, VA

Conversing

Nancy Kautz

Harpers Ferry , WV

Utres

Lela King

Mechanicsburg, PA

Noontime Stroll

Michael Kotarba

Baltimore, MD

Majesty

Jennifer Koury

East Aurora, NY

Fire and Ice

Theresa Kubert

Burbank, CA

Bercode

Jim Kuhlman

Fallston, MD

Finger Lakes’ Farmland

Theresa Kurtz

Beallsville, MD

Bike Chaos

Angela Lacy

Rockville , MD

Look Up

Ruth Lampi

Chevy Chase, MD

Table Or Booth

Ruth Lefko

Christiansburg, VA

Light Through a Veil of Flowers

Laura Lin

Frederick, MD

See Me In The Light Of The Sun

J. M. Littleton

Towson, MD

Dream In Green

Stacy Lund Levy

Owings Mills, MD

Personification of Canada - Statue on Ottawa Parliament Hill

Makarand Magare

Edison, NJ

Gator and Bird

Kathleen Maling

Havre de Grace, MD

Morning in Giverny

Carolyn Marshall Wright

McLean, VA

Dreamscape with Rabbit

Anni Matsick

Boalsburg, PA

Cascade

Yoshimi Matsukata

Bethesda, MD

Adirondack Dreams

Mick McAndrews

Downingtown, PA

Resting Among Kindred Spirits

Jane McElvany-Coonce

Arlington, VA

Shore View

Deborah McFarlin

Easton, MD

Trusting Hands

Charlotte Mehosky

North East, MD

With Love to Adel Rootstein

Jennifer Murtha

Towson, MD

Deflection

Karen Norman

Silver Spring, MD

Reflections - Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York

David Outhwaite

Brooklyn, NY

Friends House

Beth Palser

Oxford, PA

Contemplation

Ann Pember

Keeseville, NY

Thanksgiving Market

Luis F. Perez

Baltimore, MD

“Hula Kahiko”: A Bronze

Deidre Pistochini

Springfield, VA

"John & Nancy"

Scott Ponemone

Baltimore, MD

Luminescence

Laura Pooler

Penn Laird, VA

Pears

JoAnne Ramsey

Bethesda, MD

Transition Rush Hour at Grand Central Station

Dorrie Rifkin

Englewood, NJ

Fish Market Choreography

Ken Ritter

Washington, DC

Pocketful of Posies

Linda Roberts

Beverly, WV

Truchas Vista

Rebecca Rothey

Laurel, MD

The Shape of the Nation

Linda Slattery Sherman

Montgomery Village, MD

Crystal & Grapes

Frank Spino

Havre de Grace, MD

Step Right Up

Nancy Stark

Roanoke, VA

Settling In

Jim Starr

Stewartstown, PA

River Arts Pastels

Al Steinbach

New Market, MD

Pat Sea

E. Jane Stoddard

East Amherst, NY

Lady Palm in France

Kathy Strouss

Annapolis, MD

Whiskey Reflections

Susan Stuller

Midlothian, VA

Radishes All

Katherine Sullivan

Arlington, VA

In Tune

Kathleen Sullivan

Alexandria, VA

Who's Watching

Jeannine Swartz

Mechanicsburg, PA

It's Raining - Time For My Yellow Mug

Joan Tarbell-Plato

Woodstock, MD

Street in Chinatown

Paul Tooley

Braddock Heights, MD

Upward Bound

Jeffrey Turner

Columbia, MD

Frozen Flowers Melt - Rivers Run

Annette Uroskie

Annapolis, MD

Concerto in Piazza

Pam Wenger

Dillsburg, PA

Honey Do List

Lois Wolford

Towson, MD

Spent

Sandy Yagel

Olney, MD

Mid-Day in Manhattan

Harold Zabady

Camp Hill, PA

Bath in Sunlight

Vicky Zhou

Oakton, VA

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