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Upcoming Events and Opportunities
Becky Hartvigsen Workshop
Lester Lee Workshop
WFWS Registration
UWS Christmas, our December meeting
Dec 6, 7:00 SUP
CVC December Meeting
Dec 13, 7:00 Green Canyon HS
Come Join Us!
 Tuesday December 6, 7:00 At the National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers (SUP) Get ready for the Holiday Social, on December 6, 2022, at 7:00 We will be making and exchanging Christmas Cards. We will provide the card and envelope, You will need to bring your painting supplies and an approximately 4×6” scrap of your favorite watercolor paper to make a painting to glue to the front of the card. We will also provide some paper for you to use if you don’t have a scrap of paper. We will be having a pot-luck so bring your appetite and some food to share. Bring your wallets! This is also our scholarship sale fundraiser meeting of the year. We need funds to provide scholarships for two students this year. Please bring new or used art supplies, a painting to be sold, or monetary donations for the student scholarship portfolio. Your support of the Scholarship is greatly appreciated. Can’t wait to see you there! |
CVC December 2022 Holiday Gathering
December 13, 2022
No ugly sweaters necessary, just do a happy dance toward the CVC Holiday gathering and bring a favorite dessert/treat to share & a $10. wrapped gift or painting to exchange . . . for starters.
This is also our scholarship silent auction meeting of the year. Please bring new or slightly used art supplies, food items for sale, or donations toward a monetary gift for the student awardee’s portfolio. Your contribution of a painting to be silently auctioned off would be appreciated during the gathering also if you are so inclined. We truly appreciate your support of this worthy fundraiser each year.
6:30 pm Critique of current work
Monthly challenge: Landscape with a full range of value
7:00 Holiday Gathering and Scholarship fundraiser
Lecture Hall
Green Canyon High School
2960 Wolf Pack Way North
North Logan, UT 84341
| CVC Workshop with Lester LeeAdding figures to the midground of a PaintingSaturday, January 14, 2023Green Canyon High School, North Logan |
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| CVC January 2023 Workshop with Lester Lee – Adding figures to the midground of a Painting CVC Workshop with Lester Lee Adding Figures to the Midground of a Painting Saturday January 14, 2023 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM with a lunch break Green Canyon High School 2960 Wolf Pack Way North, North Logan, UT 84341 Have you ever done a painting that just seemed to be crying out for a figure or two somewhere in the composition? Or have you ever added figures to a painting only to realize that they just didn’t look right? If so, you won’t want to miss this workshop. Lester Lee will show us how to successfully add figures to our work. Lester is a perennial favorite of the Cache Valley Chapter. He is one of Utah’s top watercolorists and an unsurpassed teacher. The cost for this workshop is $30 for UWS members, $40 for non-members. Please register by January 6. Please contact Brad Kropp at [email protected] (or text 435-754-6023) for more information.  |
| Becky Hartvigsen workshop “Shadows and their effect on your paintings” |
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On the first day, you will work on a floral reference provided by Rebecca. On the second day, you will work from your own reference photo. Bring your favorite watercolor supplies. The flower painting on the first day will be 6 inches square. Keep them small.
About Rebecca Hartvigsen:
Rebecca Hartvigsen has lived near Salt Lake City all of her life. She loves to paint flower gardens, still life, and historical subjects.
Rebecca graduated with a B.A, in Art. from Brigham Young University. She taught Art at Kaysville Junior High School.
Rebecca‘s first “one-woman show” was in 1986. her artwork can be found in collections from Alaska to Florida and as far away as Australia and Japan. Rebecca enjoys having her work accepted into shows, as well as the ribbons and awards that follow. She is happiest, however, when clients express their enjoyment and love for her paintings by taking them into their lives and hearts. Rebecca teaches workshops and classes when time permits. She loves the interaction with her students.
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48th Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) Exhibition Hosted by the Southwestern Watercolor Society Exhibition Dates are May 6 – June 2, 2023 Entries Accepted October 3– January 13 , 2023 Juror is Mary Whyte. Prospectus Overview: Minimum painting size: 100 square inches Maximum outside mat size: 30” x 40” Minimum mat width 3.5” on all sides $30 for one entry; $40 for two entries; $50 for three entries. Of the paintings entered by each artist, only one painting may be selected, and must be for sale (25% processing fee deducted from each sale). W9 required for each sold painting. SWS will email an artist contract to each juried in artist directly. Key Dates: Call for Entries Opens October 3, 2022 at 6am CDT Submission Deadline January 13, 2023 at 6PM CDT Notification of Acceptance February 17, 2023 Deadline for Art Delivered to Delegate March 17, 2023 Exhibition Opening Reception May 6, 2023, 5-7 pm Exhibition closes June 2, 2023 Paintings Shipped Back to Delegates of each Society June 5, 2 The WFWS exhibition will allow an alternative presentation of varnished finish and mat (no plexiglas) in addition to traditionally framed paintings under a white mat and glass. Click here for the prospectus and registration |
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| It’s the end of another year and as most people do, I reflect on what my year was like. I accomplished some things, and then other goals I didn’t even get started on. Some of that was my own fault but some were out of my control. Whatever has happened this year, good or bad, I feel that I am more grateful for my art. Even when I am not creating my own work, there are always others that are. This year I have seen art as a big circle. Each artist puts his/her work and effort into a wheel of movement that never stops. It does not matter what is going on in the world. We create art when we are sad, when there is loss. We create art when we want to celebrate. The wheel never stops moving; the making of art never stops. I am grateful to be part of this big wheel. I am grateful for the influence that others have on me, the inspiration that they provide. I don’t love the frustration I feel from my own shortcomings, but I am also grateful for the lessons that I have learned because of them. I hope that as you find yourself reflecting on this past year you see your efforts, big or small, as something that is bigger than just yourself. That your art is part of influence, beauty, hope and connections to others that you may not even know. Happiest of Holidays,Marsha |
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| Upcoming CVC Monthly Painting Challenges: January – Winter February – Symbols of Love March – Value study and completed painting April – Floral May – Abstracted Composition |
Watch for upcoming UWS and CVC events!
Currently our annual membership fee is $40.00. There are also optional workshops and exhibitions with separate fees which vary. Our membership year runs from June to June and is limited to residents for the state of Utah. If you are a current resident of the state of Utah, you can join by following thew link on the Membership page. Payment is via credit/debit card.