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(A Not for Profit (no dues) group of local artists...
Promoting Watercolor and Watermedia Painting on the Virginia Peninsula
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AS OF APRIL 1ST 2019 WE NO LONGER WILL BE MEETING AT
The Charles Taylor Visual Arts Center, Hampton, VA.
THE CENTER IS NOW CLOSED SUNDAYS
The meeting will still be the FOURTH Sunday of the month (unless otherwise notified), however.
We now are meeting at the Hampton Public Library, directly next door to the Charles Taylor Visual Arts Center
email us at: pwsva.virginia@gmail.com Or use our: contact form
OCTOBER's MEETING: 10/25/2020 at 2:30p
Due to the current situation with COVID-19
we are only meeting online for October!
We were meeting at the Hampton Public Library, but the Library called and informed me they will be closed, and therefore the meeting is not able to meet there.
We want our members to stay healthy!!!
Due to the current situation with COVID-19
we are only meeting online for October!
We were meeting at the Hampton Public Library, but the Library called and informed me they will be closed, and therefore the meeting is not able to meet there.
We want our members to stay healthy!!!
September's meeting was online with Zoom as will the meeting in OCTOBER.
WE HAVE BEEN MEETING ON ZOOM SINCE COVID-19 STARTED. IF YOU
WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN A ZOOM MEETING AND ARE NOT ALREADY ON THE
MAILING LIST, SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST FROM THE FORM ON THIS SITE. TALK
ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT, WHERE YOU ARE FROM, WHAT MEDIUM YOU WORK IN.
PLEASE PROVIDE SOME DETAILS ABOUT YOURSELF.
A GENERAL REMINDER EMAIL
WILL GO OUT SHORTLY BEFORE THE DATE OF THE MEETING WITH THE ZOOM
MEETING NUMBER AND PASSWORD.
You CAN still create art! Use this time to draw, paint, sculpt too!
Below are the challenges for the rest of the year!
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES
AND IF POSSIBLE EACH OTHER!!!!
1. February: Weather (sunny, cloudy, stormy, typhoon, your choice).
2. March: Cows or Farm Animals.
3. April: A Glass Object
4. May: Underwater Landscape.
5. June: Still Life.
6. July: Bird or Birds.
7. August: Abstract of a Concept (Fear, Hope, Friend, Family).
8. September: Artist's Choice (whatever you want to do).
9. October: Night Scene.
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We just finished September's meeting. We had ten show up, though Johnny M. seemed to be there but his video didn't seem to connect. Sorry Johnny we all missed you, especially how the challenge you were doing to complete over 1000 portraits. Everyone was wondering how that was going.
For this month and next month's meeting I paid for the fee to have unlimited time so next month we will also have plenty of time to do, talk, and discuss what I'm about to describe.
Tom came up with a great idea that I am going to put out to the entire group. Since we will not be having a Potluck get together as we normally do each year because of COVID-19 restrictions, and that last month we all decided not to take the risk, Tom suggested we have a challenge for next month to do a work of art (any medium) of what you would likely to have brought to the potluck. In my case I probably would have brought Jambalaya, or Chicken Divan so I'm going to do a watercolor of the main dish I would have brought.
If you don't cook, not a problem, you can "bring" napkins, wine, utensils, soda, dessert, chips and dip....whatever. No problem with too many of the same thing and if there are 20 chips and dip, or 10 bottles of wine...so be it!!! Everyone will have a different interpretation of the subject.
The second part of this challenge will be to the individuals who would have brought food, to send me the recipe for what they would have brought. The recipes will be posted in the Facebook group for the Peninsula Watermedia Society, along with their "dish" artwork.
This sounds like a lot of fun. As always, you don't have to "bring" anything. You can just show up to the Zoom Meeting and "enjoy the food," and enjoy the company. We will spend some time, of course talking about next year. Hopefully the restrictions will be a thing of the past before January 2021. I will revisit all of the presenters that got cancelled this year and see who can do their demonstrations next year if we meet. If the COVID craziness continues, we can look at maybe an online demo if the presenters agree.
Meera mentioned an online art chat:
https://nmwa.org/whats-on/calendar/art-chat-five-oct-02/
It appears to be free, and meets online every Friday.
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Meera also mentioned online courses through an organization called EDx
https://www.edx.org/
She took a free class on Drawing for Natural History Illustration. Check it out.
Hope to see you all next month. It's the last PWS meeting for the year. We will, hopefully begin again in person in January.
Lastly, and this is strictly VOLUNTARY, if you would like to donate to the Zoom meetings being unlimited with regard to time (the free tier is only 40 minutes for more than two people), you can donate on the PWSVA website, noted below. Again you don't have to, but in the meeting everyone told me to at least ask. If you do, thank you!!Each month is $15.00. I will cancel the service for November and December and re-join for January if we have to continue with the online meetings.
Hoping you all are healthy, staying safe, and being creative!!!
With all my regard,
Jon
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Jon Moneymaker
Peninsula Watermedia Society, Virginia
Email: pwsva.virginia@gmail.com
Website: www.pwsva.org
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At the Peninsula Fine Arts Center
July 25 – November 8, 2020
The Wyeths: Three Generations: Works from the Bank of America Collection
Also, one of our own is also showing in one of the galleries there,
Christine Rich has a one person watercolor show. A must see too!
Monday: Closed Tuesday-Saturday: 10 am-5 pm Sunday: 1-5 pm
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41st Annual VWS Exhibition
October 30, 2020 to January 3, 2021
at the
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Richmond, Virginia
Juror: Frederick C. Graff
AWS-DF, NWS, TWSA-MS
PROSPECTUS FOR 41st EXHIBITION (pdf)
Virginia Watercolor Website
Please seriously consider entering, even if you have entered for the last ten years and haven't been accepted.
The first two times I tried, I (much to my surprise) got accepted both times in a row.
Then, for the next six or seven years every time I entered, I didn't make the cut, was rejected, felt dejected, left out, bummed and frustrated. I considered not renewing my VWS membership ("I'll show them by quitting.").
Fortunately, I didn't quit and last year a piece I did was accepted again.
The very interesting thing is that each time I was accepted, it was a completely different juror.
Once I got out of the "it's personal" circular thinking, it didn't matter anymore.
It's NOT personal, Absolutely nothing against you as an artist.
Just keep painting, creating, and enjoying this wonderful medium.
Also, if you have let your membership lapse, reconsider joining to support the organization.
I have heard it many times before from other artists, and even the jurors have said that the
quality of the work in VWS exhibitions is extraordinary.
VWS, from what I hear is gearing up a campaign to increase the visibility and
membership to the organization.
I am, as "President" of PWS VA going to support this campaign and encourage all of the PWS membership to
join, or if lapsed, reconsider joining. Let's get behind VWS in a big way going forward.
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Please consider donating (below through PayPal, to the yearly upkeep of the PWS website! Even a little bit helps with hosting and domain name renewal!
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Thanks to all of you who have donated to the upkeep and support of the Peninsula Watermedia website. It's much appreciated. You all are amazing!!
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