Unconventional and innovative, Nicholas Simmons brings a breath of fresh air to water-media techniques. Simmons reveals how challenges unique to water-media can be turned to the artist’s advantage, with stunning results. He incorporates blooming, crawl-backs, bleeding and puddling, and demonstrates methods for integrating masked areas with wet-in-wet painting.... Click here for more information.
MINI-WORKSHOPS
Hello Ameline by Colleen Reynolds
Color 101: Really, Really Learn All That Color Stuff!, Mini-Workshop, Colleen Reynolds - June 1-2
The workshop will be geared toward understanding all the nuance of our watercolor paints. We will investigate “The Six Properties of Color” (hue, value, temperature, intensity, texture, and transparency/opacity) and then discuss why we care as we create magnificent paintings together. Click here for more information
Moab by Kristing Grusssendorf
June 22, 23 - Kristi Grussendorf and Brienne Brown Plein Air Mini-Workshop
Kristi and Brienne, award winning plein air painters, will teach the "art" of painting outdoors. Click here for more information.
Streets of Moab by Brienne Brown
Early Spring by Trent Gudmundson
July 21 - Trent Gudmunson Plein Air
Trent is a very accomplished award-winning artist from Cache Valley, working in oil and watercolor. His exceptional paintings incorporate the figure and that will be his focus for the plein-air workshop. Click here for more information.
Vivian Park by Jana Parkin
September 21,22 - Jana Parkin - Plein Air Mini-Workshop
Jana Parkin will teach a two-day plein-air mini-workshop in Provo Canyon, just in time to capture all of those gorgeous fall colors in watercolor. Her workshop will focus on value, rhythm, and color. Click here for more information.
EVENT'S
APRIL
6-28 CVC Spring Show
28 Paint Out - 5300 South Trax Station, SLC click here for more information
Deliver accepted spring show paintings to Woodbury Museum (Orem, UT)
30 - May 4 Spring workshop** with Nicholas Simmons
MAY
1 Member meeting* Speaker/Demonstrator Nicholas Simmons
*Art Supplies Swap Meet prior to member meeting
15 Spring Open Exhibition opens
18 Opening reception and awards presentation at Woodbury Museum (Orem, UT)
19 Paint Out - Liberty Park
JUNE
1,2 Colleen Reynolds Mini-Wokshop Click here for more information
2 Lester Lee's, Cache Valley
5 Member meeting* Last meeting of the membership year
19-23 Pick up paintings at Woodbury Museum
22-23 Kristi Grussendorf and Brienne Brown Plein Air Mini-Workshop, Click here for more information
Heads up, Artists!
Have you got some art supplies, equipment, or paintings that are taking up space in your studio? We have a solution for you! We are going to give you the chance to sell those extra supplies to another deserving artist. Bring your items to the UWS Members Only Swap Meet to be held before our May Member's Meeting on May 1st, 2012. Starting at 7:00 pm, we will have some tables outside our meeting room at the Gail Miller Conference Center for you to display your stuff.
Here are the ground rules:
You must handle all cash and swap transactions. The UWS cannot be involved in this exchange of money and products.
You are encouraged to set-up your supplies for sale about 15 minutes before 7pm.
All things must be removed by 9pm.
Only UWS members are allowed to display and sell things.
Since we are having a special swap meet for everyone, we are asking that there be no sales at any UWS meetings, workshops, or functions during the year.
Come at 7pm for the swap meet and stay for Nicholas Simmons.
See You There! Joyce
WORKSHOPS
Zarzuela by Nicholas Simmons
April 30 - May 4 Spring Workshop
Nicholas Simmons paints in watermedia on a scale that rivals oil painting. The subject matter is a dazzling mix of figures juxtaposed with printed lettering, graffiti, Japanese block prints, neon lights, reflections, and lavish corners of nature. The effect can be disorienting, as though a camera has taken a picture by accident, revealing an image that is both exciting and mysterious. The paint itself swirls, floods, drips, and spatters, driven on by the general excitement of the imagery and giving the work a sense that it was done in a rush in a matter of minutes. John Parks, Watercolor , Winter 2009 .... Click here for more details.
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The Utah Watercolor Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of art, especially water media, by holding monthly educational meetings, providing workshop opportunities from excellent artists, and by holding annual exhibitions of watercolor.
Hello Ameline by Colleen Reynolds
Moab by Kristing Grusssendorf
Streets of Moab by Brienne Brown
Zarzuela by Nicholas Simmons 
