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• Submit Applications for the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition

  • Start
    02 Jun 2023
  • End
    02 Aug 2023
  • Location
    Online via CaFÉ system (callforentry.org)

  2023 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL EXHIBITION

  October 6, 2023 through January 15, 2024 Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion Galleries 311 and 320 Kent Square Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Reception and Awards Presentation: Sunday, November 12, 2023, 2-4pm

  Judge of Selection and Awards

  Alexis Lavine   alexislavineartist.com

  Alexis Lavine is delighted to be juror and selector of awards for the 2023 exhibit.  She is a signature member of nine watercolor societies, most notably The National Watercolor Society, Watercolor USA Honor Society, and Transparent Watercolor Society of America.  She is especially pleased to be a long-time signature and life member of BWS.  Honored as one of Watercolor Artist Magazine’s “Ones to Watch,” her paintings have also been published in Splash, The Artistic Touch, and The Palette Magazine.  Alexis’ paintings have been exhibited in juried shows across the country and overseas, including The American and National Watercolor Societies, Watercolor USA, Watercolor West, and many others.  Having exhibited in numerous juried shows, she understands how important it is to serve as juror.  She considers this to be a great honor and she approaches the task with a good eye for design, technique, and expression ... and with true respect, humility, wonder, and fairness.

  Open for Entry June 2 - August 2, 2023

  
  

  Entry is via the CaFÉ system.  Click here for the Call for Entry for the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition.

  
  

  Click here to see the exhibition prospectus, including instructions for submitting entries and a full schedule of events.

  
  

  Click here to see a description of the new student entry category for art students enrolled in a degree or certificate program at an art institution.

  
  

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• Faces and Figures with Alicia Farris

  • Start
    19 Jun 2023
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • End
    22 Jun 2023
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    The Hawthorn Center, 6175 Sunny Spring, Columbia, MD
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  "Faces and Figures"

  with

  Alicia Farris

  June 19th - 22nd, 2023

  Registration: 

  Members: March 25th 2023................10:00 a.m. $450

  Non-Members: April 8th 2023.............10:00 a.m. $500

  Not a member? 

  Consider becoming an Associate Member for $30/year

  FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION VISIT:
  www.bws.wildapricot.organd go to Public Events. 

  Registration Deadline:June 12th   2023, unless the program is full prior to this date.

  The Baltimore Watercolor Society is excited to feature a workshop with the internationally respected watercolor artist Alicia Farris.

  The workshop will begin Monday June 19 and continue through Thursday June 22nd, 2023 at the Hawthorn Center in Columbia, MD. 

  
  

   
  

  
  

  BIO

   

  ALICIA FARRIS, Painter of Life, Workshop Instructor

  Alicia Farris adores sharing her passion for watercolor as she sees a sort of magic in the medium. She helps inspire her students to use color and light to paint a story from their hearts, not merely what their eyes see.    

  Alicia is an award-winning artist and instructor whose work has been included and recognized in numerous National and International exhibits.

  She recently received Honorable Mention in the American Artists Professional League 91st Annual Grand National Exhibit at the Salmagundi Club in New York City.    

  Her work was also chosen one of 170 works of 1600 entries worldwide for inclusion in the 2021 Women in Watercolor International Competition, was included in the International Exhibition of Watercolor West, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Mark Arts National Exhibition and Southern Watercolor Society exhibits in 2022.

  Alicia has been published in Missouri Life, Signature, and Watercolor Artist Magazines. Alicia won first place in the reader’s competition and was featured with an interview in The Art of Watercolour International magazine published in France and distributed to 36 countries.    

  She is signature member of multiple watercolor societies, including National Watercolor Society, Watercolor Honor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Southern, Southwestern, Missouri, and St. Louis Watercolor Societies. 

  Alicia was extremely honored to have been commissioned by Touché Design Co. to create 9 large acrylic works for the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.

  See more of Alicia’s work, and follow her artistic journey by visiting her website: https://www.afarris.com​

  
  

  
  

  
  

  WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
  

  FACES and FIGURES with Alicia Farris
  

  Alicia Farris will share her studies of the human face and figure in this four-day watercolor workshop.  Using Alicia’s characteristic loose and colorful style, you will learn techniques to portray not just a likeness, more importantly, the personality and emotion of the human face or a subject.  Students will benefit from demonstrations as well as discussion, individual and group critiques.

  This class is intended for the painter who has at least a basic command of the watercolor medium; portrait painting is not a prerequisite. 

  Sample photos for the first day will be supplied to all students who register along with the supply list.  Students will have the opportunity to work from supplied photos or from their own photo if they wish during the workshop. 

  RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE:
  

  All levels (basic knowledge & some previous experiences strongly recommended to benefit from this workshop)

  All levels are welcome but students should have an understanding of the watercolor medium. 
  

  
  

  
  

  SUPPLIES LIST AND PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

  
  

  SUPPLIES FOR “FACES AND FIGURES IN WATERCOLOR” Taught by Alicia Farris

  Paper - 2-3 pieces of 300lb or 140lb Arches or Fabriano– 22” x 30” hot press paper (I’ll demo on 11” x 15” quarter sheets or half sheets)

  Pad of “cheap” practice paper for testing color mixes You may substitute stretched cold press 140lb paper for hot press, but I will be working on hot press paper, as it works much better with this technique.

  Paint No worries if you don’t have these exact colors. I will be using some or all of the following colors, most of which are transparent: Alizarin Crimson

  Scarlett Lake (W and N)

  Quinacridone Rose Deep (American Journey)

  Yellow Ochre Raw Sienna (Winsor Newton)

  Burnt Sienna (Winsor Newton)

  Indanthrone Blue (QoR, Daniel Smith or American Journey)

  Ultramarine Blue Peacock Blue (American Journey or Holbein)

  Cobalt Turquoise (Da Vinci or Holbein) or Cobalt Turquoise Light (Winsor Newton)

  Hookers Green

  Mineral Violet (American Journey or Holbein)

  Watercolor brushes

  Any brushes that you like that come to a nice point. I use Silver Black Velvet brushes from Silver Ltd. Company. I recommend a #6 or #8 round, and a #12, #14 or #16 round. You’ll start with and use the larger size throughout most of the painting. You might also wish to bring a slightly stiffer, small flat brush for lifting. I like the Silver Monza flat for this.

  Misc.

  Table easel 

  Preferably adjustable palette with large mixing area. Can be a white plastic plate -not Styrofoam 

  Paper box of tissues, Paper towels, or I prefer an old towel

  Large cup or plastic container for water, divided food storage containers work great.

  Clips and board or ½ inch foam core board for painting surface

  Masking tape if you are using 140lb. paper

  Pencil and sketchbook

  Gum or white eraser (Moo eraser is wonderful)

  Photos for subject matter

  ** **You will receive the photos for demo paintings as you will be freer with color and more relaxed painting someone unfamiliar. I prefer that you start with one of the supplied subjects or one of your own of someone you don’t know.

  Day 1 will be elements of faces and a value study. Please come to class with at least one subject drawn and ready to paint. You will also have the opportunity to try the techniques on subject matter from your own photo, or you may choose to paint more of my supplied subjects.

  Please plan your drawing with composition in mind and so that the image takes up the majority of the page. (when doing a face, it will be approx.. life size or a bit larger) Make sure that your pencil lines will be visible through several layers of watercolor. If choosing your own photo, look for good shadow and light shapes and please use a color photo, although you may also wish to print it in black and white for reference. You’ll want to print at least a 6” x 8” - 8”x 10” from which to work or work from your image downloaded to a tablet.  

  
  

  WORKSHOP PRICE

  • The price for the workshop is $450.00 for BWS members (Signature Artists and Associates) and $500.00 for non-BWS members.
  • The class size is limited to 22 people, and the workshop cannot be split with another person.
  • Due to the high demand for workshops, all registrations have to be paid within 5 days of registering. No exceptions please.
    
  • Please pay online if possible; The payment system allows the use of your Credit Cards. Otherwise, checks should be made out to Baltimore Watercolor Society and mailed to Sabine Yeager at the address below. Please enter the name of the workshop on your check.

  • Confirmation of your registration will be sent upon receipt of your check or online payment. Checks must be received within 5 days of registration to be considered as registered.

  
  

  We anticipate that Covid-19 will continue to be an issue when this event is held. BWS will be following Howard County guidelines in our event regarding wearing masks. Please be prepared to wear a mask in this public space during this workshop.

  
  

  
  

  FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION VISIT:

  www.bws.wildapricot.org and go to Public Events. 

  Remember that these workshops fill up very quickly. When filled, you can register on the waiting list.

  
  

  WAITING LIST

  
  

  • BWS maintains a workshop waiting list. When openings occur, BWS fills the openings from the waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis. 
    
  • BWS adds names to the waiting list according to the date and time.
  • You can join the waiting list if a workshop is filled.
  • You can't join a waiting list before registration opens.

  CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

  • BWS makes decisions and incurs fixed costs based on the number of initial registrants. Cancellations can affect these costs even if there is a waiting list. In addition, cancellations incur processing fees and other costs paid by BWS as well as requiring extra time and organizational effort. Refunds for extenuating circumstances are at the discretion of the event coordinator.

  •  From registration date to 60 days prior to the event = 90% refund

  •  59 days to 21days prior = 75% refund 

  •  20 days to 8 days prior = 50% refund 

  •  7 days = no refund

  • In the event of inclement weather, the workshop will still be held unless the Hawthorn Center is unable to open or the workshop artist is unable to travel.  If BWS cancels the workshop, then all paid registrants will receive a full pro-rata refund for those days that were cancelled.

  • Check this website for changes, updates and new information.
  • Questions and requests to be added to the waiting list can be directed to 
    
  • Sabine Yeager at bwsworkshops.sabineyeager@gmail.com

  LOCATION
  The Hawthorn Center is located in the community of Hickory Ridge in Columbia, Maryland:
  
  6175 Sunny Spring
  Columbia, MD 21044-5623
  Tel: (410) 730-7327

  
  

  WORKSHOP HOURS

  Hawthorn Center doors open at 9:30 AM on the first day June 19th. 
  Workshop instruction begins: 10:00 AM on the first day and ends at 4:00 PM

  June 20th, 21st and, 22nd doors will open at 9:00 AM and instruction will be from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM  

  One-hour break for lunch
  Hawthorne Center closes and doors are locked promptly at 4:30 PM

  Payments are preferred online, but if you send a check, please have it made out to BWS and reference Alicia Farris Workshop. Mail to: 

  Sabine Yeager, BWS Workshops Chair

  3115 Maplewood Drive

  Ridgely, MD 21660

  
  

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• An Evening with Alicia Farris "Faces and Figures"

  • When
    22 Jun 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    The Hawthorn Center, 6175 Sunny Spring Columbia, MD
  • Spaces left
    16

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  An Evening Demo

  with

  Alicia Farris, NWS

  (Painter of Life)

  "Faces and Figures"

  
  

  June 22, 2023

  7:00 – 9:00 pm 

  at the Hawthorne Center

  6175 Sunny Spring

  Columbia, MD 21044

  
  

  
  

  
  

  REGISTRATION:

  BWS Members & their Guests: April 13th, 2023............10:00 a.m.
  

  Non-members: April 27th, 2023..................................10:00 a.m.

  Not a Member? Consider becoming an Associate 

  $30 for all BWS members

  $35 for guests and public
  

  Remember that these popular events sell out fast

  Registration ends June 15th 2023, or when the event is full

  FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION VISIT:
  

  www.bws.wildapricot.org and go to Public Events.

  Due to the high demand for workshops and Evening Programs, all registrations have to be paid within 5 days of registering. No exceptions please.

  
  

  The Baltimore Watercolor Society is excited to feature internationally respected watercolor artist Alicia Farris for an evening program on Thursday, June 22nd 2023 at the Hawthorn Center in Columbia, MD.

  FACES and FIGURES with Alicia Farris
  

  Alicia Farris will share her studies of the human face and figure in this Demo. Using Alicia’s characteristic loose and colorful style, you will learn techniques to portray not just a likeness, more importantly, the personality and emotion of the human face or a subject.  Students will benefit from the demo.

  
  

  Date: June 22nd, 2023 (Thursday), from 7:00 – 9:00 pm  (building opens at 6:30 m)

  • Price: $30 for all BWS members and $35 for guests and public; no refunds (except in the case of the event being cancelled for weather or other reason.)
    
  • Please pay online if possible with your Credit Cards. Otherwise, checks should be made out to Baltimore Watercolor Society and mailed to Sabine Yeager at the address below. Please enter the name of the program on your check.
    
  • For online registration, visit www.bws.wildapricot.org and go to Public Events.
  • Participants will be limited to 50 people. 
  • The program will take place at The Hawthorn Center in Hickory Ridge, Columbia, MD.  6175 Sunny Spring, Columbia, MD  21044.  
  • Confirmation of your registration will be sent upon receipt of your check or online payment. Checks must be received within 5 days of registration to be considered as registered.
  • No Refunds for this Demo

  BIO 

  ALICIA FARRIS, Painter of Life, Workshop Instructor

  Alicia Farris adores sharing her passion for watercolor as she sees a sort of magic in the medium. She helps inspire her students to use color and light to paint a story from their hearts, not merely what their eyes see.    

  Alicia is an award-winning artist and instructor whose work has been included and recognized in numerous National and  International exhibits.

  She recently received Honorable Mention in the American Artists Professional League 91stAnnual Grand National Exhibit at the Salmagundi Club in New York City.    

  Her work was also chosen one of 170 works of 1600 entries worldwide for inclusion in the 2021 Women in Watercolor International Competition, was included in the International Exhibition of Watercolor West, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Mark Arts National Exhibition and Southern Watercolor Society exhibits in 2022.

  Alicia has been published in Missouri Life, Signature, and Watercolor Artist Magazines. Alicia won first place in the reader’s competition and was featured with an interview in The Art of Watercolour International magazine published in France and distributed to 36 countries.    

  She is signature member of multiple watercolor societies, including National Watercolor Society, Watercolor Honor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Southern, Southwestern, Missouri and St. Louis Watercolor Societies. 

  Alicia was extremely honored to have been commissioned by Touché Design Co. to create 9 large acrylic works for the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.

  See more of Alicia’s work, and follow her artistic journey by visiting her website:https://www.afarris.com​

  
  

  If you are sending a check, please mail it to the address below and reference Alicia Farris

  Sabine Yeager, Workshops Chair

  Mail checks to: 

  11315 Maplewood Dr.

  Ridgely, MD 21660

  Email: bwsworkshops.sabineyeager@gmail.com

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• Plein Air Painting with Diane Gibson at Jerusalem Mill

  • When
    09 Sep 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    2813 Jerusalem Rd., Kingsville, MD 21087
  • Spaces left
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  • Registered
    13 registrants

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  Plein Air Painting with Diane Gibson

  Saturday September 9th 2023
  

  from 10 AM to 3:30 PM

  Historic Jerusalem Mill

  2813 Jerusalem Rd.

  Kingsville, MD 21087

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Member Registration Opens June 9th 2023 10:00 a.m.
  

  Member Fee: $65

  Non-Member Registration Opens June 23rd 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

  Non-Member Fee: $95

  Not a Member? Consider joining.

  Consider becoming an Associate Member for $30/year. To pay the member fee, for this class, you must first become a member then register for Diane Gibson's class. This can be done easily online at the BWS website.

  FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION OR TO BECOME A MEMBER VISIT:

  www.bws.wildapricot.org and go to Public Events to register for the class under upcoming events. To become a member go to the members Info section then Join us section.

  
  

  Registration Deadline:  

  September 2nd 2023, unless the program is full prior to this date. 
  

  Raindate: TBD

  
  

  Plein Air Watercolor with Diane Gibson
  

  
  

  We are pleased to have artist Diane Gibson conduct this watercolor Plein air Program for BWS. She has been a favored instructor for many years.

  
  

  
  

  Plein Air painting is a wonderful addiction, a chance to be outside and to paint Maryland forests, farmyards and local villages.

  
  

  The instructor, Diane Gibson, has been plein air painting in Maryland and while hiking for many years in England, France, and China.  Foremost influences on her style have included Tony Couch, Fritz Briggs, John Salminen, Tony van Hasselt, and the famed English painters, David Curtis and  Edward Seago.  

  

  As a 40 year + member and past President of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, she believes that improvement in one’s painting involves continually taking courses whenever you can as well as painting in the studio and outside on a regular basis.  Accepting the inevitable frustration and maintaining the courage to solve a conceptual or a technical problem area in your painting is essential to success.

  
  

  Diane will teach you how to: 

  Plan and arrange a composition based on a scene which attracts you 

  Position three values—light, medium & dark

  Use a limited palette of six warm and cool primary watercolors

  Use a majority of soft and a minimum of hard edges.

  This one-day course will include:

  • a brief orientation lecture, 
    
  • a watercolor demonstration,
  • individual instruction and a group critique

  
  

  
  

  Hints to Successful Plein Air Painting

                                         
  

  COMPOSITION

  Horizon line—3/4 up or 3/4 down paper

  Center of Interest:  

  upper left or upper right

  lower left or lower right

  Size of shapes:  Papa, Mama, Baby

  repetition and alternation in shapes and color (ex: fence, telephone pole, weeds)

  VALUES

  Three values:  light, medium and  dark

  Plein air values:  sky is light, foreground is medium, uprights (ex: trees) have darks

  Popular arrangement of values:  center of focus is light (ex: building)

  surrounded by some darks (ex: trees) or reverse (dark house surrounded by light) 

  Counterpoint:  darkest dark against lightest light  at center of interest

  Cool colors against warm  colors; texture against non texture, areas of calm against complex area

  COLOR

  Limited palette:  six colors, two each of warm and cool blue, (Ultramarine Blue,

  Phalo Blue, warm and cool yellow (Cadmium Yellow, Aureolin Yellow), warm and

  cool red (Cadmium Red, Alizarin Red)  Also Burnt Sienna

  Mix two cool colors for bright color; mix one warm and one cool for muted color

  Warmer colors advance (foreground), cooler colors recede (background) 

  Aerial perspective involves values and colors diminishing in intensity as landscape recedes into distance

  EDGES

  80% soft edges, especially in far distance, 20% sharp edges in center of interest

  Drag brush sideways to create rough texture on building and grasses

              

  Recommended supplies:

  Artist quality watercolors including:

  Ultramarine Blue

  Pthalo Blue

  Cadmium Red

  Alizarin Crimson

  Cadmium Yellow

  Aureolin Yellow

  Burnt Sienna

  Chinese White

  Paper:  Arches ¼ or ½ sheets or 16” x 20” or 12” x 16” blocks

  Brushes:  large 1” to 2” flat brush,  #8, #10, #16  round brush, small liner or Rigger

  Easel, stool or chair, full water container, masking tape,  pencil, eraser, sketch book, camera,  Kleenex, sponge and umbrella to either put into the ground or on your easel to protect you from the sun.

  Don’t forget to bring a drink, sunscreen, a hat, your lunch and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow artists!

  WORKSHOP PRICE

  
  

  • The price for the workshop is $65 for BWS members (Signature Artists and Associates) and $95 for non-BWS members.
  • The class size is limited to 16 people, and the workshop cannot be split with another person.
  • Please pay online if possible; The payment system allows the use of your Credit Cards. Otherwise, checks should be made out to Baltimore Watercolor Society and mailed to Dana Kleinsteuber at the address below. Please enter the name of the workshop on your check.

  LOCATION

  The workshop will take place at

   Jerusalem Mill
  2813 Jerusalem Rd.
  Kingssville, MD 21087

  • Confirmation of your registration will be sent upon receipt of your check or online payment. Checks must be received within 5 days of registration to be considered as registered.

  
  

  FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION VISIT:

  www.bws.wildapricot.org and go to Public Events. 

  Remember that these workshops fill up very quickly. When filled, you can register on the waiting list.

  
  

  WAITING LIST
  

  • BWS maintains a workshop waiting list. When openings occur, BWS fills the openings from the waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis. We usually have a number of cancellations so it is a good idea to be on the wait list if you are interested in the class but didn't sign up in time to get in initially.
  • BWS adds names to the waiting list according to the date and time they are submitted. 
  • You can join the waiting list if a workshop is filled.
  • You can't join a waiting list before registration opens.

  CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS

  • • BWS makes decisions and incurs fixed costs based on the number of initial registrants. Cancellations can affect these costs even if there is a waiting list. In addition, cancellations incur processing fees and other costs paid by BWS as well as requiring extra time and organizational effort. Refunds for extenuating circumstances are at the discretion of the event coordinator.

    •  From registration date to 60 days prior to the event = 90%   refund

    •  59 days to 21days prior = 75% refund 

    •  20 days to 8 days prior = 50% refund 

    •  7 days = no refund

    • Check this website for changes, updates and new information.
    • Questions and requests to be added to the waiting list can be directed to Dana Kleinsteuber (BWS Program Chair) at kleinstk@verizon.net
    
    
  • In the event of inclement weather, a rain date will be chosen. If BWS cancels the workshop and the rain date, then all paid registrants will receive a full refund.

  • Check this website for changes, updates and new information.

  
  

  Please direct questions to our Program Chair

  Dana Kleinsteuber at kleinstk@verizon.net

  
  

  or by phone (410 ) 917-7935 cell phone

  
  

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