I’m Margaret Stermer-Cox and I’m a watercolor painter.
Events and Exibitions
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Can you simplify?WSO presents a workshop on simplification at the WSO Fall Exhibition, presented by
Margaret Stermer-Cox
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Hang Up & Read Me A Story I am pleased to announce that my painting, “Hang Up & Read Me A Story” has been accepted for the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s Fall Watercolor Exhibition, October 6 – 30, 2018 at the Elsinore Framing & Fine Art Gallery in Salem, OR.
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“Three Minute Egg v11” received the Fourth Place Award for the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s Spring 2018 Experimental Exhibition and will be included in the top 20 pieces that will continue as a part of a “traveling exhibition”, with the following stops:Backstreet Gallery, Florence (April 24 – May 31)
Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport (May 31 – July 31)
Wallow Gallery, Carlton (August 1 – September 30)
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A Clown: More Than A Smiling Face
But, still, a smiling clown can be good! Clowns Popped In My Head. Hi! Lately, I’ve been doing some small studies of clowns. Why clowns? I don’t know. They popped into my head this past May and I keep coming back to them. Research Time. So, after a few drawings, I thought it might be […]
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Paintings Showing At Linda Vista and Two Spring Daffodil Drawings
The daffodil: an early flower and symbol of hope; a nice way to end the month of March and start the month of April. Intentions. Greetings! I would like to share with you an announcement about my latest art show. Plus, I have a couple of daffodil drawings to show you. You see, I thought […]
Tools of The Artist’s Trade: Using Symbols To Enhance Meaning
Symbols, in my case, images or colors representing ideas, thoughts or emotions. St. Patrick’s Day. Hi! Its “St. Patrick’s Day” weekend! I have always understood this day to be one in which people of certain cultural descent honor St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland. Of Celtic Descent. Even though I am a descendent of […]
Art Teachers & Five Tips About Workshops. Its About Being A Student!
Teachers, as in people who help others learn and acquire knowledge. Famous Artists As Teachers. Hi! Recently, Daniel Smith Art Materials asked the following question on their Facebook page’s “Sunday Salon Art Question”: “If you could learn from, and paint with any artists in history, who would you choose?” Hmmm. Oddly enough, I had to […]
Continuity; Day 30 of #30paintingsin30days Challenge: Pitcher & Cup
Continuity, as in an ongoing flow of work. Its all part of a bigger picture! Day 30! Closing or Opening? Greetings! With today’s painting I arrive at the end of the #30paintingsin30days challenge hosted by Leslie Saeta Studios. And, yet, it feels more like an opening rather than a closing of my work. Open To […]
Triad: Cappuccino Time-R V10; Day 29 #30paintingsin30days
Triad or three; which, in this case, involves the three primary colors. Triad: Yellow, Red And Blue. Greetings! Its Day 29 of the #30paintingsin30days challenge hosted by Leslie Saeta Studio. I must be wildly ecstatic because today’s painting is, in a word, WILD! Or maybe, “Cappuccino Time-R V10” is just wildly colorful. And, yet, I […]
Persistence; Stacked Espresso Cups V2, Day 28 of #30paintingsin30days Challenge
Persistence; that is to say sticking with this challenge to the end! Gray Day; Stacked Espresso Cups. Greetings. I sit here in my studio/kitchen/office and wonder what I might write today. And, as I look out across the valley, its a beautiful gray day. You see, a dusting of snow enhances the topography of the […]