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    • 11 Oct 2024
    • 05 Jan 2025
    • Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion Galleries, 311 and 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878

    Kentlands Mansion

    2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition


     October 11, 2024 - January 5, 2025

    (see hours listed below)


    Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion Galleries

    311 and 320 Kent Square Road,

    Gaithersburg, MD  20878


    Opening reception Sunday Nov 10, 2024, 2-4pm


    Exhibition hours, please read carefully:

    The Exhibition is spread equally between the Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion facilities, just across the quiet Kent Square Road from each other.  Exhibition visitors will probably want to choose a time when both are open.  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.  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 reception on November 10, 2-4pm The awards ceremony will be held in the auditorium on the second floor of the Arts Barn.


    See the Mid-Atlantic Exhibition webpage for additional details


    Questions can emailed to midatlanticexhibit@baltimorewatercolorsociety.org

    • 11 Dec 2024
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • 139
    Register

    FREE - DEMONSTRATION OF PORTRAIT PAINTING WITH LUC BOIVIN

    WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11th, 2024

    7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Zoom


    Member Registration Opens: October 26th 2024, 10:00 AM


    No Fee for this DEMONSTRATION - A MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT


    Program Description

    Canadian Artist Luc Boivin will demonstrate his unique portrait/ figurative painting  skills. For 2 hours we will observe Luc's process as he seeks to create impact and get to the essence of the subject, using shadow,  light, contrast, minimal lines and color.

    Luc  will briefly discuss analyzing the reference, transferring needed  information, whites, contrast, soft and hard edges, shadows and skin tones.



    For online registration, visit: www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org and go to Upcoming Events under Public Events. Be sure to login before registering.

    Not a Member? Consider joining as an Associate Member $30/year

    To register for this program you must be a member.

    Join us here.


    BWS has a limited zoom capacity that can be expanded if we know to expect more participants. All registered participants will be sent the Zoom link before the demonstration.

    Participants will have access to the video for 3 months.





    BIOGRAPHY



    Luc Boivin, Painter , Illustrator SCA

    Luc Boivin is a man of many talents. He is a building technologist, teacher, writer, illustrator and artist.

    He is originally from Ottawa and grew up in Outaouais. It was his grandmother Rose who, at a very young age, passed on to him the taste and love of art. She introduced him to drawing.

    In 1981, he obtained a college diploma with honors in Architectural Technology from Algonquin College in Ontario. For 35 years he pursued a career with an architectural firm specializing in the restoration of historic buildings. In retirement he gained the time to explore other interests.

    Luc Boivin discovered and perfected the highly technical and precise medium of airbrushing. For over ten years, he completed a multitude of complex projects on different surfaces, with a high level of detail all over North America and Europe

    Needing to get out of his comfort zone he explored a new medium that offered immense possibilities: watercolor. His first attempt was successful and a passion took hold. His distinctive brushstroke and intuition revealed a clear talent. He experienced rapid progress.

    His work " Fillette et son ourson " (Little Girl and her Teddy Bear) was published in 2016 in the Leisure Painter magazine in the United Kingdom. In 2020 and 2023 he was one of the 25 artist, selected in Canada, to exhibit some of his work  at the Fabriano in Aquarello international exhibition in Italy.

    He has been invited to exhibit his works at the Cegep de Victoriaville.

    Luc Boivin shares his passion by leading demonstrations of his distinctive approach to the character in action in front of different groups and associations of watercolorists. He has led demonstrations in English and French, in the classroom or via ZOOM.

    To see more of Luc's work:

    lucboivin.art

    The website is in French. You can change the language to English easily.

    This Demonstration will be in English only.






    For online registration, visit: www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org and go to Public Events. Be sure to login before registering.


    If you have any questions contact BWS Workshop Chairperson,  Dana Kleinsteuber at kleinstk@verizon.net.

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14 Nov 2024 Russell Jewell Talk on his Jurying Process & Top Mid-Atlantic Winners
10 Nov 2024 2024 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition Opening Reception and Awards Presentation
10 Oct 2024 An Evening Demo - Capturing Light in the Landscape with Russell Jewell
08 Oct 2024 CAPTURING LIGHT IN THE LANDSCAPE With Russell Jewell
04 Oct 2024 October 2024 Signature Artist Jurying Sign Up
23 Sep 2024 2024 BWS Annual Member Gathering - Luncheon & Plein Air
09 Sep 2024 HOW TO APPROACH AND PAINT DIFFERENT TEXTURES WITH LUIS PÉREZ
04 Aug 2024 All Member Exhibit at Manor Mill Gallery
26 Jun 2024 An Evening Demo - Urban Landscapes with Stacy Lund Levy
24 Jun 2024 PAINTING URBAN LANDSCAPES WITH STACY LUND LEVY
07 Jun 2024 Submit Applications for the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition
13 Apr 2024 BWS NY Bus Trip to AWS Show - 2024
08 Apr 2024 Signature Member Exhibit at Friendship Heights Community Center Gallery 2024
04 Apr 2024 Free Sumi-e Painting Demonstration with Joan Lok
01 Apr 2024 Design Your Way to Stronger Paintings in 5 Easy Steps with Lois Ward Wolford
01 Mar 2024 March 2024 Signature Artist Jurying Sign Up Due By
27 Jan 2024 Free Demo with Milind Mulick, Daniel Smith Watercolor Ambassador
16 Nov 2023 FREE YUPO Demonstration and Discussion of Mid-Atlantic Top Winners with Alexis Lavine
12 Nov 2023 2023 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition Opening Reception and Awards Presentation
28 Oct 2023 October 2023 Signature Artist Jurying Sign Up
06 Oct 2023 2023 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition
03 Oct 2023 Anything but Cold Pressed, Painting on Alternative Surfaces with Alexis Lavine
16 Sep 2023 Rescheduled Plein Air Painting with Diane Gibson at Jerusalem Mill
28 Jun 2023 Signature Member Exhibit at Quiet Waters Gallery 2023
22 Jun 2023 An Evening with Alicia Farris "Faces and Figures"
19 Jun 2023 Faces and Figures with Alicia Farris
06 Jun 2023 FREE Presentation: Entering Shows Simplified with Stacy Lund Levy
02 Jun 2023 Submit Applications for the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition
20 May 2023 Plein Air Painting with Matt Fenton at Benjamin Banneker State Park
09 May 2023 2023 BWS Annual Member Gathering - Luncheon & Plein Air
05 May 2023 Free Pet Portrait Demonstration with Caitlin Leline Hatch
21 Apr 2023 FREE Tour Given by Mary Whyte of her We The People Exhibition
17 Apr 2023 BWS NY Bus Trip to AWS Show- 2023
06 Apr 2023 An Evening Demo with Joe Cibere "Mid-Tone Crisis, ink First"
03 Apr 2023 "Mid-Tone Crisis - Ink First" with Joe Cibere
25 Mar 2023 March 2023 Signature Artist Jurying
23 Mar 2023 Make Your Photograph Work for You with Joyce Bell
20 Mar 2023 BWS Exhibit for Associate Members at Roland Park Presbyterian Church Gallery
10 Feb 2023 Watercolor Reimagined with Liz Walker
10 Jan 2023 Free Demonstration with Liz Walker
29 Oct 2022 October 2022 Signature Artist Jurying
20 Oct 2022 Free Pouring Demonstration with Leslie Lambert
17 Oct 2022 Signature Member Exhibit at Hereford Branch Library
11 Oct 2022 Exploring Watercolor with David Daniels
14 Sep 2022 Texture and More in Transparent Watercolor with Gwen Bragg
09 Jun 2022 An Evening Demo with Kathleen Giles "Create Dynamic Values"
07 Jun 2022 Create Dynamic Values by Kathleen S. Giles
19 May 2022 BWS Annual Member Gathering - Luncheon & Plein Air
21 Mar 2022 ZOOM: "Perspective Drawing Is Easy" with Tim Saternow
10 Feb 2022 Rescheduled - BWS Exhibit for Associate Members at the Slayton House Gallery
09 Feb 2022 March 2022 Signature Artist Jurying
28 Oct 2021 An Evening with Keiko Tanabe
22 Oct 2021 Signature Member Exhibition at McBride Gallery
05 Oct 2021 101 Glazes of Transparent Watercolor with Janet Belich
09 Aug 2021 Signature Member Exhibit at Carroll County Arts Council
09 Aug 2021 VIRTUAL: "Watercolor on Aquabord™ - Landscapes" with A Rimpo
27 Jun 2021 2021 Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition and Reception & Awards Presentation
21 Jun 2021 VIRTUAL: "Daring Color" with Anne Abgott
12 Jun 2021 2021 ONLINE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION
07 Jun 2021 VIRTUAL: "Painting Animals in Watercolor" with Stacy Lund Levy #3
27 May 2021 2021 BWS Online Member Meeting with Speaker and Demo
12 May 2021 VIRTUAL: "Painting Animals in Watercolor" with Stacy Lund Levy #2
03 May 2021 VIRTUAL: "Watercolor on Aquabord" with A Rimpo
12 Apr 2021 VIRTUAL: Brienne Brown "Dynamic Watercolors" Bringing the Everyday to Life
11 Feb 2021 March 2021 Signature Artist Jurying
16 Jan 2021 Signature Members Exhibit at Strathmore Mansion Gallery and Online
03 Oct 2020 Signature Members Exhibit at Delaplaine Gallery
01 Sep 2020 October 29, 2020 Signature Artist Jurying
01 Jul 2020 ONLINE 2020 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION
28 May 2020 CANCELLED - 2020 BWS Annual Dinner
10 Apr 2020 CANCELLED - BWS NY Bus Trip to AWS Show- 2020
04 Apr 2020 CANCELLED - Color Theory Made Clear with Glen Kessler
07 Mar 2020 March 7, 2020 Signature Artist Jurying
11 Nov 2019 Pen & Ink with Watercolor with Brenda Kidera #2
23 Oct 2019 An Evening with Janet Rogers
22 Oct 2019 “Watercolor Impressions – From Flowers to Figures” with Janet Rogers
14 Oct 2019 "Painting Animals in Watercolor" with Stacy Lund Levy
05 Oct 2019 October 5, 2019 Signature Artist Jurying
28 Sep 2019 Pen & Ink with Watercolor with Brenda Kidera
25 Sep 2019 Learn about how DANIEL SMITH watercolor paint is developed from minerals
01 Jul 2019 PLEIN AIR EXHIBIT AT IRVINE NATURE CENTER
12 Jun 2019 Plein Air Painting with Diane Gibson at Cromwell Valley Park
08 Jun 2019 2019 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION
05 Jun 2019 An Evening with David Lobenberg "California Vibe"
04 Jun 2019 David Lobenberg's "California Vibe"
01 May 2019 2019 BWS Annual Dinner
27 Apr 2019 Peer Critique
09 Apr 2019 Watercolor Portrait Sketching with Pam Wenger
13 Mar 2019 An Evening with Pam Wenger "Watercolor Portrait Sketching"
12 Mar 2019 Watercolor Portrait Sketching with Pam Wenger
02 Mar 2019 March 2, 2019 Signature Artist Jurying
17 Jan 2019 Exhibit at Hoffberger Gallery for Signature Artists
30 Oct 2018 An Evening with Matthew Bird 'Painting the Figure'
30 Oct 2018 Painting the Figure in Watercolor with Matthew Bird
27 Oct 2018 "Learn to create a nighttime landscape with A Rimpo"
24 Oct 2018 Associate and Signature Member Exhibit at Quiet Waters Gallery
06 Oct 2018 October 6, 2018 Signature Artist Jurying
02 Oct 2018 Plein Air with Carolyn Councell
12 Sep 2018 An Evening with John Salminen's 'Realism through Design'
10 Sep 2018 John Salminen's 'Realism through Design'
21 Jul 2018 Exhibit at Brookside Gardens for Signature Artists
09 Jun 2018 2018 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION
06 Jun 2018 An Evening with Kathleen Conover "Chaos to Order"
05 Jun 2018 Kathleen Conover's "Chaos to Order"
16 May 2018 'Capturing the Light' An Evening with Lynn Ferris
15 May 2018 Lynn Ferris 'Capturing the Light'
09 May 2018 2018 BWS Annual Dinner
05 May 2018 'After the Painting is finished' with Matthew Bird
17 Apr 2018 AWS show in NY bus trip - 2018
07 Apr 2018 'Watercolor Portrait Sketching' with Pam Wenger
29 Mar 2018 Exhibit at Slayton House for Signature Artists
10 Mar 2018 March 10, 2018 Signature Artist Jurying
15 Nov 2017 An Evening with Michael Reardon
14 Nov 2017 Michael Reardon's Painting Light and Color in Land- and Cityscapes in a 4-Day Workshop
11 Nov 2017 How to prepare to become a Signature Member of the BWS
17 Oct 2017 How to apply to Galleries
07 Oct 2017 Energize your Plein Air Paintings with Diane Gibson
04 Oct 2017 BWS Exhibit for Associate and Signature Members at the Howard County Department of Education Central Office Gallery
30 Sep 2017 Fun with Fluid Acrylic Workshop by A Rimpo
29 Sep 2017 Fun with Fluid Acrylic Workshop by A Rimpo
23 Sep 2017 September 23, 2017 Signature Artist Jurying
19 Sep 2017 An Evening with Hillary Parker
18 Sep 2017 Botanical watercolors with Hillary Parker
28 Aug 2017 Art League of Ocean City Signature Member's Show
17 Jun 2017 2017 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION
14 Jun 2017 An Evening with Frank Eber
13 Jun 2017 Frank Eber's 'Atmospheric Watercolors', an Approach to Luminous Watercolors: 4-day workshop
03 May 2017 2017 BWS Annual Dinner
29 Apr 2017 Loosen Up Your Paintings and/or Your Figure Scape Paintings by Lois Wolford
26 Apr 2017 An Evening with E. B. Lewis
25 Apr 2017 E. B. Lewis 3-Day Urban & Rural Landscape Workshop
14 Apr 2017 AWS show in NY bus trip
25 Mar 2017 "Water and Reflections Made Easy!" with Annie Strack
04 Mar 2017 March 4, 2017 Signature Artist Jurying
01 Mar 2017 North Oaks Center Exhibit
05 Nov 2016 How to prepare to become a Signature Member of the BWS
26 Oct 2016 An Evening with Iain Stewart
25 Oct 2016 Iain Stewart 4-Day Urban & Rural Landscape Workshop
22 Oct 2016 Sumi-e painting with Joan Lok
01 Oct 2016 October 2016 Signature Artist Jurying
24 Sep 2016 Negative Flower Painting with Stacy Lund Levy
02 Sep 2016 "The Value of Three" Exhibit at Howard County Arts Center Exhibit
06 Aug 2016 The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center Exhibit
26 Jun 2016 2016 Mid-Atl reception & awards presentation
18 Jun 2016 Northern Baltimore County Plein Air Event with Diane Gibson
09 Jun 2016 2016 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION
08 Jun 2016 An Evening with Joyce Hicks
07 Jun 2016 Joyce Hicks 4-Day Landscape Painting Workshop
14 May 2016 Inspirational Color in the Landscape
11 May 2016 2016 BWS Annual Dinner
07 May 2016 Painting the Figure with the Rivulet and Lifting Technique
23 Apr 2016 The Art of Business
11 Apr 2016 Soon Young Warren 4-Day Still Life Workshop
08 Apr 2016 AWS show in NY bus trip
12 Mar 2016 March 2016 Signature Artist Jurying
03 Mar 2016 The Hoffberger Gallery Exhibit
20 Jan 2016 An Evening with Michael Holter
19 Jan 2016 Michael Holter 4-Day Portrait & Figure Workshop
10 Jan 2016 Glenview Mansion Art Gallery Exhibition
14 Nov 2015 Portraiture in Watercolor at HCAC with Joanna Barnum
29 Oct 2015 Exhibit at Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House - Register by Oct 22, 2015
20 Oct 2015 An Evening with Laurie Goldstein-Warren
19 Oct 2015 Laurie Goldstein-Warren 4-Day Workshop
17 Oct 2015 October 2015 Signature Artist Jurying
10 Oct 2015 Landscape Painting with Mark Hiles
19 Sep 2015 Plein Air Paintout in Baltimore Co with Fritz Briggs
05 Sep 2015 Plein Air Paintout in Northern Baltimore Co with Marshall Kinsley
26 Aug 2015 2015 "Hot Summer, Cool Watercolors" at The Galleries at Quiet Waters Park
03 Jun 2015 An Evening with Mark Mehaffey
03 Jun 2015 2015 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION
02 Jun 2015 Mark Mehaffey 4-Day Workshop
09 May 2015 Plein Air Paintout in Ellicott City with Joyce Bell
06 May 2015 2015 BWS Annual Dinner
28 Apr 2015 An Evening with Ted Nuttall
27 Apr 2015 Ted Nuttall 4-Day Workshop
10 Apr 2015 AWS show in NY bus trip
28 Mar 2015 Luminous Portraits with Joanna Barnum-a Saturday one-day workshop
07 Mar 2015 March 7, 2015 Signature Artist Jurying
13 Nov 2014 BWS 2014 Workshop Instructor Survey
25 Oct 2014 October 2014 Signature Artist Jurying
26 Aug 2014 BWS 2014 Workshop Interest Survey
09 Aug 2014 Exhibit at Brookside Gardens
16 Jun 2014 Linda Baker Workshop - Week #2
15 Jun 2014 2014 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition
10 Jun 2014 Linda Baker Workshop - Week #1
14 May 2014 2014 BWS Annual Dinner
28 Apr 2014 Ocean City Art League
27 Apr 2014 The Gallery at Liriodendron
07 Apr 2014 AWS show in NY bus trip
27 Mar 2014 Stewart White Plein Air Workshop
25 Mar 2014 An Evening with Stewart White
08 Mar 2014 March 2014 Signature Artist Jurying
16 Nov 2013 Critique Day for Associate Members
14 Oct 2013 Nancy Barch Multimedia Workshop
12 Oct 2013 October 2013 Signature Artist Jurying
22 Sep 2013 Towson Art Collective Exhibition
29 Jun 2013 (Cancelled) FAQ about Art as a Business -a Saturday one-day workshop
23 Jun 2013 Mid-Atl reception
10 Jun 2013 2013 Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition
03 Jun 2013 June PAUL JACKSON WORKSHOP
02 Jun 2013 Mid-Atl receiving
29 May 2013 PAUL JACKSON EVENING DEMO
28 May 2013 May PAUL JACKSON WORKSHOP
15 May 2013 2013 BWS Annual Dinner
01 May 2013 BlackRock Center for the Arts Exhibit
12 Apr 2013 AWS show in NY bus trip
16 Mar 2013 Introduction to Sumi-e Painting with Joan Lok: a weekend BWS workshop
04 Mar 2013 Columbia Art Center Exhibit
02 Mar 2013 March 2013 Signature Artist Jurying
19 Jan 2013 Characteristics of Your Watercolor Paints--a Saturday one-day workshop
28 Oct 2012 Village of Friendship Heights
21 Oct 2012 October 2012 Signature Artist Jurying
29 Aug 2012 An Evening with Frank Webb
29 Aug 2012 2012 Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition
28 Aug 2012 Frank Webb Watercolor Workshop : "Watercolor Energies and Composition"
06 Jun 2012 2012 BWS Annual Dinner
19 May 2012 David Daniels Workshop
21 Apr 2012 Photograph and Edit Your Artwork with Nicholas Simmons
10 Apr 2012 AWS Show Bus Trip 2012
03 Mar 2012 March 2012 Signature Artist Jurying
11 Feb 2012 Drawing and Painting Hands & Feet
01 Feb 2012 Delaplaine art center
02 Dec 2011 WSSC 2011

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