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Next Meeting September 9 at

Lovers Lane United

Methodist Church

WORKSHOPS 2009

• CARRIE BURNS BROWN October 12 -16, 2009 (5day) Artist’s Showplace $300* 325**

• SANDI D’ALESSANDRO November 9 -11 (3day) Artist’s Showplace $180* $205**

2010

• SKIP LAWRENCE February 8 - 12 (5day) Artist’s Showplace $300* $325**

• JUDI BETTS March 8 -12 (5day) Artist’s Showplace $300* $325**

• GEORGE JAMES April 12 - 16 (5day) Artist’s Showplace $300* $325*

• KATHERINE CHANG LIU Sep-tember 6 - 10 (5day) Artist’s Showplace $400* $425**

*Member **Non Member

46th Annual Members Exhibition works chosen for September showing.

Sue Alston, Off the Page, Plano TX, Gay Anderson, Inspiration, Garland TX. Karen Michelle Anderson, Birds of a Feather, Dallas TX, Frances Ashley, Persimmons in Glass Compote, Austin TX, Judith Barry, Tied Up, Mt. Pleasant TX, Linda Bauer, Siesta Break, Garland TX, Joseph Blanford, Prickly Pear, Austin TX, Michael Borne, Domestic Blues, Prosper TX, Patricia Bowler, Last Call, McKinney TX, Maureen Brouillette, Flea Market, Dallas TX, J Henderer Burns, Sarah’s Tractor, Robinson IL, Nell Byrd, Patio Patterns, Plano TX, Judy Campbell, Brilliant Moments, Dallas TX, Marguerite Costigan, Rusty Truck Under Cottonwoods, San Luis Obispo CA, Nancy Dallas, Tin, Tin, Tin, Fairview TX, Walt Davis, Mt Vernon Feed Mill, Campbell TX, Gale Delger, Pole Sitting, McKinney TX, Giza Elwazir, Libussa’s Garden, Dallas TX, Peggy Fare, The Potting Shed, Nacogdoches TX, Sharon Giles, The Endless Race, Irving TX, Jeff Good, Wells Market, UK, Dallas TX, Molly Goodall, Tijuana #4 (Tortilla Kitchen), McKinney TX, Donald Harvie, Ready to Launch, Stockton CA, Jeanne Heartsill, Here They Come, Denton TX, Patricia Herndon, Trumpet Flowers, Dighton KS, Joyce Hicks. Pacific View and Blackberries Too, Tyler TX, Mary Sorrows Hughes, A Glorious Morning, Shreveport LA, Betty Jameson, Fossil Story, Austin TX, Jane Jones, Train Ride, Dallas TX, Patricia Jones, The Goat Yard, Richardson TX, Sue Kemp, Fragments of Faith, Austin TX, Madelyn Kennedy, A Few Garden Treasures, Katy TX, George Kloepfer, Variegated Ginger, Arlington TX, Bobbye Koncak, Amaryllis, Mineola TX, Priscilla Krejci, Scottish Hills, Allen TX, John Krenik, Construct of Mind, Plymouth MA, Olive Lambert, Girl in Pink, Dallas TX, Carmen Lax, Mother and Child, Little Elm TX, Grace Lipps, Reflections, Lubbock TX, Norma Lively, Rose Cluster, Euless TX, Diane Maxey, Spring Bouquet, Paradise Valley AZ, Dave Maxwell, 1934 MG J2, Fort Worth TX, Jonesy McConnell, Early Morning in San Diego, Richardson TX, Barbara Millican, Window Verde, Fort Worth TX, Muriel Mimura, Alabaster and Winter Fruit, Dallas TX, Mary Morris, Dogwood Backyard, Denton TX, William Morris, Separation Anxiety, Grand Prairie TX, Kenji Nishikawa, Dance and Joy, Colleyville TX, Paula Pillow, Connection Directions, Grapevine TX, Suzy Powell, Gone Wild, Plains TX, Herb Reed, After the Rain, Richardson TX, Marie Renfro, My Blue Heaven, Allen TX, Bill Riley, Low Tide, Dallas TX, Peg Rosenlund, Rooftops, P1, Dallas, TX Joel Sampson, Blue Dot, Dallas TX, Pat San Soucie, Intense Log Cabin, Clackamas OR, Jan Sewall, Bali Dreams, Lampasas TX, Harry Shields, Moroccan Market III, Richardson TX, Cindy Singletary, Early Morning Gathering. Benton LA, Kay Smith, Fingernail Polish, Big Spring TX, Natalie Smythe, Pipe Dreams, Glendale CA, Sandra Spann, All Gave Some…Some Gave All, Gilmer TX, Sandra St John, Pittsburg Back Road, Scroggins TX, Nancy Standlee, The Nightingale, Arlington TX, Ron Stephens, Ubiquitous, Irving TX, Jane Stephenson, Self Portrait, Dallas TX, Sharon Stone, Blue Marble Music, Dallas TX, Dashuai Sun, Skillful Wife, Elmhurst NY, Leslie Talty, Part of Henry, Keller TX, Celene Terry, Pamela’s Petticoats, Enchanted Oaks TX, Dorothy Thorpe, Dancing by Firelight, Dallas TX, David Tripp, Cold Desolation, Arlington TX, Mary Truelove, Artichokes, Richardson TX, Cecy Turner, The Fortress. Dallas TX, Doris Vasek, House of Cheese in Venice, Rockwall TX, Bob Voges, Waiting 3, Dallas TX, W L Wadley, Mary J, Plano TX, Gale Webb, Flowers in Her Hair, Lubbock TX, Wanda Wilkins, Vein of Gold, Fort Worth TX, Lynn Williams, Texas Mission, Holly Lake Ranch TX.

The judge’s choices are in and the list below is the 46th installment of the best of the Southwestern Watercolor Society, according to Cheng-Kee Chee, this year’s judge. For all of you that struggle to make this list, don’t give up...there’s always next year.

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President’s Corner Instructional DVD’s now available to SWS members

1) Cheng-Khee Chee AWS DF, DWS THE TRADITIONAL WATERCOLOR APPROACH ( This is volume 2 in a series of 6 and is for intermediate/addvanced.) 2) Jean Grastorf AWS, NWS POURING TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR 3) Charles Reid's WATERCOLOR SECRETS 4) Linda Kemp PAINTING OUTSIDE THE LINES A positive ap-proach to negative painting. 5) Catherine Anderson AWS, NWS CREATING MULTIPLE GLAZES IN YOUR WATERCOLORS 4 Complete Paintings With Drawing Guide 6) Charles Harrington AWS DF, ISAP ACRYLIC LANDSCAPES the Watercolor Way 7) Karlyn Holman WATERCOLOR- The Spirit of Spirit of Spontane-ity. 8) Tony Van Hasselt AWS HOW TO MIX GREENS and Paint Foliage 9) Tony Van Hasselt AWS "WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT PAINT-ING?" 10) Milford Zornes A 100th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, HIS LEC-TURE & DEMONSTRATIONS, CAREER REVIEW & TRIBUTE. 11) Robert Burridge “Start ABSTRACT Painting Today” 12)Robert Burridge “Aquamedia Landscapes, Florals and Loosen Up”

See Mary Truelove at the next meeting to arrange to check out a DVD.

Fal l Paint-out in Archer City

When and Where The fall paint-out for SWS will be in Archer City (20 miles south of Wichita Falls) from Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11. We will stay in the Spur Hotel just off the square and around the corner from the abandoned Royal Theater of Last Picture Show fame. The hotel is within walking distance of All Booked Up, Larry McMurtry's incredible book store that takes up four buildings and contains more than a quarter of a million high quality used books including some very expensive inscribed first editions. What to Paint The Archer County courthouse anchors the town square and is built of local sandstone with carved details. The nearby county jail, also made of sandstone, is the home of the eclectic Archer County Museum housing hundreds of Indian artifacts, fossil bones, and western paraphernalia in addition to antique tractors, oil field equipment and an old hot lead printing press. The picture-making possibilities are limitless. A twenty minute drive to the east brings you to Windthorst, a German farming community boasting a beautiful old church sur-rounded by prosperous dairy farms. Meals Friday night will be a “pot-luck” dinner in the ho-tel. We will assign dishes ahead of time to insure a balanced meal. Saturday morning (and Sunday as well) can be cereal, fresh fruit, eggs, whatever can be prepared in the hotel kitchen. It will be a little more trouble, but less expensive than

eating out. Alternatively, there is convenience store in

town that serves a sit down hot breakfast. Saturday lunch will be on your own, as always. Saturday night will be a barbecue dinner in the

hotel. I checked with a locally run convenience store said by locals to serve good barbecue. Two briskets, enough to feed twenty, will cost around $60. There is a small but well-stocked grocery store where we could buy "the fixin's" (beans, potato salad, green salad veggies, etc.) We will have a BYOB happy hour by the hotel fire-place, hang our show in the lobby, and serve ourselves a barbecue dinner in the hotel dining room. How to Make Reservations Call or email Walt Davis, 903.886.2711, widavis7@earthlink.net, to reserve a room. Do not call the hotel. Rooms will be assigned first come, first served. Go to swswatercolor.org for more details on the hotel and accommodations.

I hope you had a great summer and managed to stay cool. Maureen and I pretty much stayed around here and took several local trips. We are going to cover all 180 miles of the old Rt. 66 in Texas, from Oklahoma to New Mexico. We have no schedule, are just going to see what's there and take lots of photographs.

Speaking of getting out, Walt Davis has another great SWS paint-out planned for Archer City. We are essentially taking over the town! The dates are October 9 – 11, more information is in this issue of the Scene. You don't have to be a plein-air painter, you can take reference photos and explore the area. On a personal note, if you are not going to the paint-out, Maureen and I are having an opening Friday, October 9th at the Artists' Showplace. The time is 6 to 9 pm. I'm going to play a few songs with the jazz combo. It will be fun! In addition to our great SWS website, we are know on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/group.php gid=102388538751&ref=nf. Or just search Facebook for Southwestern Watercolor. I have reconnected with a lot of people since I have been on Facebook. We have a super line up of workshops and demo artists this year. Check out the schedule and sign up for a workshop today! For $60 per day you can study with nationally known artists. If you traveled to Springmaid or other venues it would cost much more. We bring the artists to you! See you at the meeting! joel

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November workshop with Sandi D’Allesandro still open.

Sandi D’Alessandro AWS, NWS November 9—11 (3 day) Artists’ Showplace $180 * $205 **

Sandi D’Alessandro works primarily with acrylics. “This medium allows for versatility in creating

textures, transparent and opaque effects, which I scratch and lift off to unveil the images. The painting communicates with my feel-ings and sensitivities. This artistic process encourages play, taking risks and explo-ration as part of the art mak-ing. My goal is to achieve an overall painterly quality that allows the viewer to con-tinue reaching beyond the obvious, to find meaning each time they view the painting.” For more on Sandi visit signature9gallery.com

Skip Lawrence to lead off 2010 with February workshop & demo

Skip Lawrence February 8—12 (5 day) Artists’ Showplace $300* $325**

The Skip Lawrence work-shop will provide a great way for both novice and experi-enced students to improve

upon what they have already learned and take their painting to new heights. Workshops taught by Skip have been known to help students advance to levels of free-dom and expres-sion that they never thought possible. Not simply a "how-to-paint" workshop, his classes help stu-dents paint the way they want to and produce work with real meaning. More information about Skip is available at his website: www.skiplawrence.com

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Carrie Burns Brown October work-shop is still available

Carrie Burns Brown NWS October 12—16 (5 day) Artists’ Showplace $300* $325 ** Carrie Burns Brown is one of the rea-sons why collage has regained popularity in recent years. Her work is nature based, rich in texture and displays luscious color harmonies. Carrie brings collage to the

level of fine art. Carrie delights in discovering new combina-tions of materials. If she cannot find what she is looking for, she makes it herself. Carrie's teaching style is logical, sequen-tial and helps students tap into their own design sense and

creativity. For more on Carrie visit ccpvideos.com

Nine (9) artists will be receiving their signature award at the SWS Mem-bership Show reception. One of the artists earned her award with accep-tance into the WFWS show. This, of course depends on final acceptance of paintings when delivered. Email notices will be sent to the artists now, followed by an official letter after delivery. Below is the list: 2009 SWS Signatures Earned Member Painting Show Accepted Jan Witten Sewall High Plateaux WFWS Maureen Brouillette Flea Market SWS Marguerite Costigan Rusty Truck Under SWS Cottonwoods Jeff Good Wells Market, UK SWS Patricia Ann Herndon Trumpet Flowers SWS Mary Sigle Morris Dogwood Back Yard SWS Natalie Smythe Pipe Dreams SWS Dorothy Thorpe Dancing by Firelight SWS Mary Truelove Artichokes SWS

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Happenings…

Happenings… IN MEMORIAM Ellen Webb Boyden Owens, 84, of Dallas passed away July, 2 2009. She leaves behind a large family of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was born in Evanston, IL, grew up in San Diego, CA and a resident of Dallas since 1964. Her vocation was Registered Nurse but her passion was art. She was involved in several art clubs but she was proudest of her SWS Signature membership achieved in 1998. A memorial service was held July 7 at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas to celebrate her life. A Memorial Award will be set up in her memory for SWS members to contribute to her memory. IN MEMORIAM Longtime artist, teacher and friend, Doris “Dee” Phillips, SWS, TWS passed away on May 21, 2009. Military tours with her hus-band, Phil, lead them to various locations around the country, but Austin was home for the last 40 years. Besides earning her signa-ture membership in SWS and Purple Sage Brush membership in TWS, Dee was active in other art groups, including the San Anto-nio and Waterloo Watercolor (Past President) Groups, Southern Watercolor and Capitol Art Society. She was the 2003 Official Artist of the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center and her work was twice featured on the cover of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and a Messina Hoff wine label. Dee was always willing to take on jobs for each of these organizations and had just been appointed Secretary for TWS, 2009-2010. Gail Delger will have her Chairs and Faces at the Royal Lane Baptist Church Gallery until September 23rd and also her Bird Collages at the V.A.C.D Gallery until September 26th. Nell Dorn Byrd will have an exhibition, "Paint the Town" Sept. 12 - Oct 9 at the Garret Art Gallery in downtown McKin-

ney. Reception is Saturday, September, 12 from 7 to 10 p.m. She had paintings accepted in this year's Rocky Mountain National Watermedia. (Steven Quiller as juror) and in the National Water-color Society Exhibition opening Oct. 11 in Brea, CA.

Betty Jameson's painting "Reef" was awarded the Nesmith prize by Charles Reed at the Southern Watercolor Society's 32nd Annual Exhibition. Her painting "Poppies and Daisies" was awarded a Special Recognition prize by Cindy Brabec-King at the 37th Annual Edge of the Cedars Art Show. She also had a painting accepted by Taos National Exhibition of Watercolor's juror Robbie Laird for their Annual Show at the Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos New Mexico.

John E. James, ISEA, SWA, KWS (Kentucky), KWS (Kansas), GWS, WSA, MTWS has been accepted in the following exhibi-tions in 2009: The Irving Art Association’s Texas & Neighbors exhibit, two paintings in The Red River Valley Museum Interna-tional Exhibit, and the 28th Annual Society of Watercolor Artists International show. He also won the following awards: The Jenni-fer Williamson Memorial Award in the WASH International Ex-hibit and 2nd place in the Farmington Museum of Art Gateway to Imagination exhibit. His painting “O’ Cherry II” was accepted for publication in Splash 11. Most recently he has been accepted into the Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Watercolor Annual Ex-hibits and the Georgia Watercolor Society Membership Show. Maureen Brouillette and Joel Sampson were in the MAC XV exhibit in August. Joel's "MAC Loo" was featured in an Art Talk by Gail Sachson entitled 15 Favorites. Naomi Brotherton will be exhibiting her works at a one per-son show of rail road related paintings at the Museum for East Texas Culture, 400 Micheau Ave., in her home town of Palestine, TX, A reception for her will be held September 5 from 4 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will run through September.

2009 SEPTEMBER

Piece by Piece Reception Sept. 11

Steve Rogers Sept. 14-18 Watercolor

Carol Barnes Sept. 28-Oct. 2 Abstract

OCTOBER

Ron Ranson Oct. 5-9 Watercolor

Fealing Lin Oct 26-30 Watercolor

NOVEMBER

Don Andrews Nov. 15 - 19 Watercolor

2010 FEBRUARY

Eric Wiengardt Feb. 22-26 Watercolor

MARCH

Mary Ann Beckwith March 1-5 Experi-mental Watercolor Judy Morris March 15-19 Watercolor

APRIL

Dale Laitinen April 4-7 Watercolor/Design

Jane Jones April 26-30 Experimental/collage

MAY

Stephen Quiller May 10-14 Watermedia with one day of collage

AUGUST

Sandy Maudlin Aug. 2-6 Watermedia abstract on Yupo

Linda Kemp Aug. 16-20 Watercolor outside the lines

OCTOBER

Linda Doll Oct. 18-22 Watercolor

972. 233.1223 Send $75 deposit to 15615 Coit Rd #230, Dallas, TX 75248

www.artistsshowplace.com for more information

Artists’ Showplace

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Jane E. Jones Art Studio

S.W.S., T.W.S., N.W.S., A.C.A., W.F.S., N.W.O., W.C.W.S

2009 WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

DALLAS – DESIGN: Nov. 2-6; 9:30-3:00; $315 DALLAS – EXPERIMENTAL/ACRYLIC:

Nov. 16-20; 9:30-3:00; $315 DALLAS – ABSTRACTING NATURE, FLORALS, &

LANDSCAPES: Jan. 19-22; 9:30-3:00; $252 DALLAS – DESIGN COMPOSITION:

Tuesdays, 9:30-3:00; March 9, 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20; $378

DALLAS – BEGINNERS: Wednesdays, 9:30-2:30; March 10, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21; $336 DALLAS – COLLAGE/EXPERIMENTAL:

Sponsored by Artists’ Showplace; call for reservations 972.233.1223

CRITIQUE 2009-2010: Fridays, a.m. or p.m., Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Jan. 15, Feb. 26, March 26, April

23; $120; Jane’s studio

Individual Critiques Available All Dallas classes are held at Artists’ Showplace,

15615 Coit Rd Visit Jane’s web site www.janejonesart.com

For information call 972.407.1566

ARTISAN'S STUDIO-GALLERY FALL CLASSES & WORKSHOPS 2009

PAT KOCHAN SWS,TVAA,TWS, ISAP, WFWS, WHS FINDING YOUR OWN STYLE Monday Weekly DAY Classes 9:30-2:30 Sept. 14, 21, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 6 Classes $300 Make check payable to Pat Kochan Nov. 2 Watercolor on Yupo 1 Class $50 Nov. 9, 16 Watercolor & lift 2 Classes $100 Nov. 23 Weaving 2 paintings 1 Class $50 Dec 7, 14 Watermedia/Collage 2 Classes $100 NAOMI BROTHERTON SWS, NWO, TWS, WFWS Times of Day/Kinds of Weather Wednesday Weekly DAY Classes 10:00-2:30 Sept. 2, 16, 23, 30 4 Classes $200 Oct. 7, 21, 28 3 Classes $150 Nov. 4, 18, Dec. 2, 9, 16 5 Classes $250 FALL SATURDAY WORKSHOP DAYS 9:30 - 3:00 (3rd Saturdays) $50 per day Sept. 19 Painting Trees in Woodland Oct. 17 Painting Trees and Foregrounds Nov. 21 Painting Flowers/Backgrounds Dec. 19 Patinting Aspen & Pine in Snow Tuesday Beginner Watercolor 9:30-12:00 Naomi Brotherton & Pat Kochan teach classes Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17 3 Classes $150 Suggest entering our other classes after session Make check payable to Artisan's

Artisan's Studio Gallery 2825 Valley View Lane #301

Farmers Branch, TX 75234 972 488-8182 www.artisansstudio.com

For those who played the “Show En-try Madness” game at the Preview Party be sure to come to the Septem-ber meeting to see if you are the win-ner of the $61 jackpot. Woo Hoo.

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Our most grateful thanks to our partner and friend, Calvin Axtell, of Asel Art Supply. Please support Asel with your patronage because they give SWS members a 20% discount.

SCENE Newsletter Submissions

Contact Scene Editor to receive advertis-ing rates by mail or email. Discounted rates are available to members. Happen-ings contains news that is submitted to the editor about current SWS members. Email notices are preferred. Contact in-formation is above. Copy deadline is the 15th of each month preceding publication date. The SCENE is pub-lished ten times a year: Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, June. Next deadline: September15 for October issue

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SWS CONTACTS PRESIDENT Joel Sampson 214-340-6914 js@joelsampson.com 1108 Ferndale Rd Dallas, TX 75228

PROGRAM CHAIR Michael Borne 214 544 2166 2720 Creek View Ct. Prosper, TX 75078 mborne@att.net

WORKSHOP CHAIR Patti Bowler 214-544-3502 pbtexin@aol.com 519 W. Hunt St. McKinney, TX 75069

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Address Changes Priscilla Krejci 972-359-0262 pkrejci@tx.rr.com 4 Harper Drive, Allen, TX 75002

EXHIBITION CHAIR Herb Reed 972-231-0411 herb.reed@tx.rr.com 1127 Lookout Dr. Richardson, TX 75080 PAINT-OUT CHAIR Walt Davis 903.886.2711 widavis7@earthlink.net 3915 FM 1568 Campbell, TX 75422

WEBMISTRESS Sharon Giles 972-570-7565 sharon.giles@gmail.com 2824 Burning Tree Ln. Irving, TX 75062

TREASURER Bill Riley 214-352-6288 billriley@swbell.net 10263 Better Dr. Dallas, TX 75229

HAPPENINGS & OTHER NEWS: Newsletter Editor Ron Stephens 972-986-7133 ronstephens2342@verizon.net 2925 Linden Lea, Irving, TX 75061

Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Maureen Brouillette

October 19--22, 2009 The Artist's Showplace in Dallas

$200 tuition Go to www.mbrouillette.com for workshop

information, and to see Maureen's art.

Call Maureen at 214-340-6914 to register.