SLWS 16th Annual Juried Exhibition

Saint Louis Watercolor Society’s

 16th Annual Juried 
Exhibition

April 17th through May 16th, 2015

Creative Art Gallery and Framing, 3232 Ivanhoe Avenue,  
St. Louis, MO  63139

(314)645-4898

 www.creativeartandframingstl.com

Gallery Hours: Mon through Fri, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sat, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Closed on Sundays.

AWARDS

$200 Juror's Choice Award

Alicia Farris

All In A Day

$150 Award of Excellence

Allyn O'Byrne

Morning Chat

$100 Award of Achievement

Diana Leszcz

Oh Solo Mia

$100 ArtAcademyLive.Com Award

Marilynne Bradley

Chain of Rocks Bridge

$50 Tom Lynch's Choice Award

Janet Doll

Rainy Afternoon

$50 Award of Recognition

Mirka Fetté

Dream Hunter

$50 Award of Recognition

Ruth Allder

A Moment in the Day . . .

HONORABLE MENTIONS

  

Bob Teller, Reverie

Daven Anderson, No Bites & Warm Beer

Mary Ellen Maender, Poppy See, Poppy Do

 Janine Helton, The Greatest Generation

Linda Green-Metzler, Souvenir Man, Souland

 Susan Eveker, Crossings

 Nancy Muschany, Holding It Together

Ken Francis, Reims Cathedral

Terry Lay, Schoodic Afternoon

Congratulations to you all! 

Our judge, Tom Lynch, generously donated two additonal prizes (the $100 ArtAcademyLive.Com Award and the $50 Tom Lynch's Choice Award) to our show this year for which we are very appreciative.

 

We have more new Signature Members to Announce!

Please pardon us.  This is our transition year with our record keeping and we missed some of the members who attained Signature status after having their artwork juried in to the 16th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Creative Art Gallery (on display from April 17th to May 16th).

We apologize for not acknowledging you at the opening reception and including you in the catalog, but will have stickers that add you to the appropriate page in the catalogs at the gallery and will also announce your achievement at our next membership meeting in May and in our May newsletter.  Your Signature Member certificates will be signed by our President, Mirka Fetté, and mailed to you with a corrected catalog.  We hope you will take pride in your achievement. 

Please join us in congratulating all our new Signature Members:

Diane Carder

Jeanne Conway

Joan M. Dencker

Susan Eveker

Fran Kempin

Diana Leszcz

Peggy Michalski

Katherine Jo Moore

Mary Pachikara

Marty Ratigan

SLWS 16th Annual Juried Exhibition Opening Reception April 17th

Please enjoy some photos from last night's opening reception of our 16th Annual Juried Exhibition at Creative Art Gallery.  It was a wonderful evening, and we thank Tom Lynch for being present at our opening reception after conducting a week long workshop.  Lynch was honored to be our judge this year and spoke about the criteria he used in selecting the show -- how he tried to "listen" to what a painting had to say as he viewed the submissions, and then finally drew on his technical training to make the award selections.  Impressed with the artwork he reviewed, he encouraged everyone to continue painting and not let being left out of the show discourage them.  He said it is always hard to cut off selections for a show based on the number allowed, leaving some out that he would have liked to include.  Lynch selected a wonderful collection of paintings this year that showcase the talent and diverse styles of the artists included, and the gallery did an excellent job of presenting the show with delicious refreshments enjoyed by all.

We also want to apologize for failing to acknowledge Katherine Jo Moore as one of our new Signature status members this year.  We thank her for bringing this to our attention last night at the gallery.  As hard as we try, our master records are voluminous and mistakes occur, so please continue to help us by bringing things to our attention.  Kathy we congratulate you and hope you take pride in your accomplishment.

Tom Lynch Presiding with Mirka Fetté

at Our Awards Presentation

Sandy Baker and her Daughter, Alicia Farris, 

with Alicia's Painting, All in a Day, 

Which Won Our Top Award,

 the $200 Juror's Choice Award 

Allyn O'Byrne with Her Painting, Morning Chat,

Which Won our Second Top Award, 

the $150 Award of Excellence

Tom Lynch Presenting Mirka Fetté 

with an Award of Recognition

Tom Lynch Presenting an Honorable Mention

to Mary Ellen Maender

Kathy Dowd, Andrea Vadner, Nancy Muschany

and Her Friend, Diane, Enjoying the Show

Our Exhibits Co-Chair, Betty Concannon,

with Nancy Muschany, Reflecting on the Evening

Announcing the Missouri Watercolor Society's International Exhibition 2015 Opening Reception