WATERMARKS: September 2016 The Newsletter for Central Minnesota Watercolorists

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1 WATERMARKS: September 2016 The Newsletter for Central Minnesota Watercolorists CALL TO VOTE: The last page is a ballot for a new MEMBERS CHOICE AWARD. Please, Please, Please tear it off and vote for your favorite painting in the Paramount Center for the Arts Main Lobby hanging between Aug. 1 and Sept 11. Bring it to the FREE Annual Dinner meeting yes the dinner is FREE, (guests $10). Sept. 12, 5:15, at Watab Town Hall, th St. SW, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379! It is our hope that since the Paramount Exhibit is our home location we can make this an annual event. The winning painter will receive a nice award : ). Some are untitled just say what it looks like. Presidents Message from Kerry Kupferschmidt I hope all of you have been enjoying the summer, which seems to be passing along much too quickly! We have had some great weather, other than the late night thunderstorms that often have required cutting of fallen trees and picking up debris. I am already seeing some color changes. Our fall dinner meeting is coming up Sept. 12 th. This promises to be an informative and enjoyable event, with free dinner for our members included. We will have plenty of information on the demo artists and shows scheduled for this fall. There will be a silent auction and time for socializing. We will have a brief presentation by our web wizard, Mary Buhl, with information to help everyone participate in our successful web site. We could use more people posting their art and announcements! We have new members to greet & votes to cast for Members Choice award. Hope you all can make it to Watab Town Hall. Kerry Kupferschmidt ONLINE Find Central Minnesota Watercolorists news and more at and on Facebook at Central MN Watercolorists

2 Our members are well represented at the State Fair art show and the North Star Watermedia National show. We will soon be preparing for November shows at Rivers Edge and our first $50 Sale at the Paramount. I realize some of you may not be ready to enter competitive shows. The great thing about Central Minnesota Watercolorists is that there are opportunities for all levels of artists to participate! Start with attending more demos and your confidence will continue to grow. Be adventurous and try new methods. One of my favorite quotes is by Pablo Picasso - Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. For me a great reminder that artists often see things that many others may miss, or see them much differently. Face your fears and waste a few sheets of paper. Many of us enjoy the journey, even if the end result isn t what was expected. Looking forward to seeing you at the September meeting. Kerry CALENDAR SEP. 12, 2016 FREE CMW ANNUAL DINNER MEETING with a great dinner. Watab Town Hall th St. S. W., Sauk Rapids, MN Arrive 5:10 pm mingle and VOTE, dinner 6 pm. Silent Auction following dinner. This is a really fun event. We get together to visit, dine, and talk about all things art. Plus we get to buy good stuff. Your dues are paying for your dinner. Guests will be a very modest fee ($10). FIND OUT ABOUT THE GREAT IDEA WE HAVE FOR A SALE. BRING YOUR BALLOT FOR THE MEMBERS CHOICE AWARD. THIS WILL BE SPECIAL AND REALLY REALLY FUN THIS YEAR. SEPT 26, TAKE DOWN PARAMOUNT EXHIBIT. Paramount theater Lobby 4-5 pm. OCT. 10, 2016 CMW OCT MEETING at the Paramount Center for the Arts. Social 6pm, meeting 6:20pm, demonstration 6: pm. The presenter will be Terry Oscarson. TBA. There has been an emergency change. We hope to re-schedule Terry Oscarson, and Zen Doodle in the spring. OCT 24-26, 2016 Lian Quan Zhen on Oct , 2016 will return to teach us Chinese Painting. 9-4pm. Call Derick at this has now been advertised by the Paramount. There were only 6 spaces left. This workshop is sponsored jointly by the Central MN Watercolorists and the Paramount Center for the Arts. NOV. 1-DEC. 19, 2016 RiversEdge Convention Center Nov. 1-Dec. 19, Details TBA. This is an excellent time of the year to show your winter/holiday art. NOV. 4, 2016 BEST EVER $50 SALE in Studio B 5-9 pm, Paramount Center for the Arts. An all club CMW Show and Sale of any original art framed or unframed. The piece must be able to hang up no separate easels or tables or racks. This is our new great idea to try instead of a traditional booth show and sale. You just have to hang it with your name. All prices are $50. There will be members to handle the sale and set up the panels. You put up your own piece(s) and take them down. NO EARLY TAKE DOWNS this is uncomfortable for the shoppers as they browse. We are keeping this simple as a first try. No limit as to how many pieces. There will be 36 feet of panels. Set up is 3:30-5 pm take down is pm.

3 CALENDAR cont d. NOV. 4-DEC. 19, 2016 RiversEdge Convention Center Nov. 4-Dec. 19, We have tried to make this easier for you to hang. Drop Off your painting(s) at RiversEdge from 3:30-5pm and go over to drop off your pieces at the Paramount before 5pm. The river s Edge exhibit is an excellent time to show your larger winter themed pieces. NOV. 5, 2016 CMW FREE MATTING WORKSHOP: WATAB TOWN HALL 1-4 PM. Robyn York assisted by Bonnie Schwichtenberg will show you how to cut mats and assemble your pictures. We have blanks for you to practice on or make and take for 8 x 10 and smaller paintings. You will have hands on experiences for this afternoon. We will have several mat cutters. NOV. 14, 2016 CMW NOV. MEETING. Paramount Visual Arts Center at 6:00 pm social, 6:20 meeting, and 6:40 demonstration. Peggy Hall will guide us through her journey with mixed media. Her work varies from easily recognizable images to abstract representational ideas. She uses texture and form to convey her message to the viewer. You can see Peggy s work at DEC. 12, 2016 CMW DEC. MEETING Paramount Visual Arts Center at 6:00 pm. Our annual time to exchange a original card with each other and share holiday treats. Come for a relaxing and deliciously fun evening of friendship and good food. Happy Holidays to all. Bring a treat to share. WE GENERALLY DO NOT HAVE A JANUARY MEETING. FEB. 13, 2016 CMW PRESIDENT S CHALLENGE: Our illustrious President, Kerry Kupferschmidt will give us a theme and invite us to bring a painting to share with our membership. This is as much fun at the card exchange. We show it, tell a little about it and then put it on a stand on the table for all to see at the end during refreshments. You don t have to bring one but you will enjoy it more if you do. MAR. 13, 2016 CMW MAR. MEETING: Paramount Center for the Arts 6pm social, 6:20 pm meeting, 6:40 presenter TBA. SPRING WORKSHOP APRIL 25-28, Ted Nuttall Portrait workshop will be advertised to other organizations in the fall. The rate for CMW members is $450. Non members is $500. This workshop will fill very quickly. The final arrangements will be posted in the Paramount Center for the Arts brochure in Nov for winter and spring 2016 for all to see, BUT if you wait until you see it, it will probably be full. Call Derick NOW to get your name on a list

4 SHOULD I DISPLAY MY CONTACT INFORMATION OR NOT WHEN I EXHIBIT? FYI-some venues require your name and contact on art you display card. We are working on a way for you to have this information before you choose to exhibit. Mostly it boils down to whether or not they handle the sale (some insist on it -some don t). Register before it s TOO LATE. The Lian Zhen workshop is settled. The dates are Oct. 24, 2016-Oct. 26, 2016 from 9-4 pm. Lian will teach us Chinese Painting. He has very reasonable supplies available so do not buy things until we get his list and prices. He will also have the correct paper. CALL DERICK now before this is available to the public. The fee will be $ or derick@paramountarts.org TED NUTALL, portrait artist, April 25-28, 2017 Negotiations are now in the works for finalizing a portrait workshop with Ted Nuttall. You can see his style at Ted is excited to come to MN. This will be his first time. This workshop will be in the winter Paramount brochure. Call Derick now before a metro artist gets your spot LIAN TED

5 Paramount Center of the Arts Exhibit Aug. 1-Sept. 26, painters brought 36 paintings to exhibit. One of the best things about this exhibit is the large number of members who participated. Thank you members of CMW!!!

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9 Call for new Officers Your Executive Board reorganized the terms of new officers to prevent future boards from having to start with all new members. The current Vice President, Linda Addicott and the Treasurer, Robyn York have both served one year longer than they originally agreed, to accommodate this system. It is time for two new people to step up and take their places. 1. The Vice President secures the demonstrators. We have an excellent list of artists for this officer AND the year 2017 is already started in advance. 2. The Treasurer manages the money, collects for exhibits and balances the books. 3. Your Board meets monthly at a location that is convenient to all or we carpool together. 4. The term is for two years beginning January We operate on a very supportive and friendly basis. I think we all would agree that this experience has been worthwhile and very satisfying. Please volunteer. PARAMOUNT EXHIBIT Aug. 1-26, 2016 Vote for your favorite painting using the ballot on the last page. Bring it to your FREE annual Dinner meeting Sept. 12, 2016 at 5:30 pm at the Watab Township Hall, th St. N. W., Sauk Rapids, MN The exhibit hangs thru Sep. 26, 2016.

10 New Central Minnesota Watercolorists Board President Kerry Kupferschmidt Linda Addicott, Vice President Robyn York, Treasurer Bonnie Schwichtenberg Newsletter Mary Buhl, Social Media NEW including Facebook and SAME CentralMNWatercolorists.org website Central Minnesota Watercolorists membership form While mostly watercolorists, this organization welcomes all artists regardless of medium or experience. We are a group of individuals embracing the arts. Dues are $25 annually paid before January 31 for the current calendar year. After that it is $30. New members who join after July enjoy prorated dues. By joining CMW you are giving us permission to contact you. We will not share your data with any other entity. We will publish a paid member roster electronically to all members once a year after Feb. 1. You may opt out of the directory in writing to the Treasurer before Jan. 31 of the current year. NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP HOME PHONE CELL PHONE Send dues to Robyn York, CMW Treasurer: at nd St., S. E., St. Cloud, MN We all of our newsletters. If you do not receive , contact us. You can also find the newsletter on our website each month at

11 Annual meeting with a delicious free dinner. Watab Town Hall, Sept 12, th St. SW, Sauk Rapids, MN Just go north on Hwy 10 towards Rice. Turn left on 75 th SW. The hall is on the left JUST before the railroad tracks. Bring art items for the silent auction. Give to Bonnie when you arrive. CUT ME OUT AND BRING TO THE ANNUAL FREE DINNER MEETING SEPT. 12, 2016 AT 5:30 PM, WATAB TOWNSHIP HALL, TH AVE. N. W., SAUK RAPIDS, MN PS, If you can t print contact me at bswitz@cloudnet.com before Sept. 7th, and I will mail you a postcard to bring in. Members Choice Award. View the paintings at the Paramount Arts Theater Lobby 8/1-9/11/16 and vote for your favorite. Cut here ! fold your vote to here! Your favorite painting (title) Some are untitled just describe the subject if that is your favorite. Artist s name fold up