This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s (WSO) convention in Medford OR. It was an action packed weekend that left me dizzy with ideas and lessons learned. I met many new people, new faces, new names. It was wonderful. Ms. Linda Baker was our Juror and guest speaker. On Saturday she guided us through a critique of nearly 40 paintings. On Sunday, she honored us with a lecture and demonstration of her approach to painting. Linda was funny, articulate and insightful. It was a memorable and educational experience. I’ve been thinking, and re-thinking, as is my custom, about why I spend so much time on my sketchbook. I like it. I have two new pieces, one for my “Drawing Talent” series and one from our recent camping trip around the Northwest. I’ve also been wrestling with what to say. I drew the one of the local dentist offices that’s in an interest house in our historic area. But, I don’t know anything about the building. All I can say is that its a dentist office that I pass on a daily basis. It’s Talent. In my head I’m having a discussion with my sister Dorothy about art show statements. Dorothy is in the process of putting together a solo show of my Dad’s work, artist John H. Stermer (1920-1991). The show will be at the University of New Mexico’s Popejoy Hall (Albuquerque, NM) this November. How does one go about writing a statement for an art show? What might an art show statement look like?Drawing Talent: The Gas Station
Bus Stop or Gas Station?
Right before Watercolor Society of Oregon convention weekend (see previous post “Painting Size Matters – WSO Conventions Lessons Learned”), I took some time to do another “Drawing Talent” piece. It was late afternoon. You could say rush hour, but we don’t have a rush hour in Talent, OR.
I had intended to paint the bus stop that is in front of the gas station (to the left of my drawing), but it was in complete shadow. Instead, I sat down and examined a view of gas pumps and square pillars.
Painting Size Matters – WSO Convention Lessons Learned
WSO Convention in Medford, OR
Linda Baker (AWS/NWS), Juror
New Sketches and Five Sketch Blogs
From My Sketchbook
On Writing a Solo Art Show Statement
Art Show Coming Up
The Problem
Margaret Stermer-Cox
Abstract Watercolor Painter