2015-2016

June 9, 2016, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Annual Member Show reception at the Main Branch of the Hunterdon County Library (not the Administration Building where we usually meet). Refreshments and presentation of awards for the show.

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HWS Members with Awards from Hunterdon County Senior Art Show 2016

Eleanor Eick (1st place, Watercolor, Poolside)

Anne Sainz (1st place, Mixed Media, Sadie)

Jonetta Williams (1st place, Professional Pastel)

Luis Munoz (1st place, Professional Oil)

Doris Terris (1st place, Professional Watercolor)

Carolyn Weger (2nd place, Acrylic)

Pamela LaFevre (2nd place, Watercolor)

John Secalis (2nd place, Professional Watercolor)

John Secalis (2nd place, Hunterdon County Scene)

Katalin Luckzay (2nd place, Professional Oil)

Linda Scharck (3rd place, Pastels)

Roberta Maas-Wester (3rd Place, Watercolor)

Ed Baumlin (3rd place, Professional Watercolor)

Debbie Cortelyou (3rd place, Oil)

Peggy Moskway (Honorable Mention, Oil)

Jonetta Williams (Honorable Mention, Hunterdon County Scene)

Rosanna Hunt (Honorable Mention, Hunterdon County Scene)

Lana Pagano (Honorable Mention, Pastels)

Norma Walako (Honorable Mention, Pastels)

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Hunterdon County Community Day: Thanks Aida and Pam for representing HWS at this annual event.

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Joanne Bodnar: April, 2016: exhibit at the Hunterdon County Library main branch (route 12).

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Joanne Bodnar, Aida Birritteri: In the show "Waterworks" through May 19, 2016: exhibit at "The Gallery" Lower Bucks County Community College.

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Aida Birritteri: May 20-22, 2016: New Hope Art League 7th Annual Juried Art Show, Buckingham Springs Clubhouse, 1490 Durham Road (Rt. 413), New Hope, PA. 12-6pm, reception Friday, May 20, 6-9pm

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May 2, 2016: Monthly Art Demo

Our guest artist for May was Medy Bozkurtian with a demonstration on putting people in your paintings.

Members of HWS : April 30, 2016-May 1, 2016: Shadfest, Lamberville, NJ

April 8, 9, 10, 2016: Ringoes Grange Show. 10:00 - 6:00.

April 4, 2016 Meeting

Our guest artist for March was Neela Pushparaj. Neela created an extemporaneous piece by painting directly on the paper without sketching or pre-planning.

March 7, 2016 Meeting

Our guest artist for March was James Cusmano with a demo on white China Silk with transparent liquid French dyes.

UPDATED INFORMATION ON SILK PAINTING WORKSHOPS

Visual Arts of NJ has approved a Silk Painting Workshop for Fall. Jim Cusmano will be doing 2 separate 6 hour workshops with final dates of Saturday 9-24-16 and Saturday 11-05-16 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Visual Arts Center of NJ. He will also be doing a day of demos at Visual Arts Center open house on June 12 from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

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Aida Birritteri: The Philadelphia Sketch Club Exhibition, "Works on Paper 2016". January 2 - 24, 2016. Aida received an honorable mention in the show. Congratulations Aida!

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February 1, 2016 Meeting

Our guest artist for February was Sharon Pitts.

Watercolor Artist, Sharon Pitts demonstrated "How to Paint Trees" .

January 4, 2016 Meeting

Anne Kullaf (Bring Your Watercolors to Life).

Anne will demonstrated her loose gestural approach to watercolor as she worked from a still life. Anne loves that watercolor has a mind of it's own and utilizes this to create movement in her paintings. She demonstrated drawing with a brush, the importance of values and working with a limited palette. Kullaf's teaching style encourages personal expression, creativity and experimentation.

Anne Kullaf studied graphic design and fine art at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and at the Art Student League of NY. She is a faculty member of the Visual Arts Center of NJ, the Hunterdon Museum of Art and the Center for Contemporary Art. She was a Bryant Park Painter in Residence in NYC, in 2014. Her exhibitions include a solo exhibit at the Visual Arts Center of NJ, a group exhibit in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, curated by the Salmagundi Club and a traveling exhibition around the United States that was curated by the International Guild of Realism. Anne's work is represented by the Michael Ingbar Gallery in NYC, The John Andrulis Gallery in Philadelphia, PA and by Trudy Labell Fine Art in Naples Florida. She is a member of the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, the Salmagundi Club and the International Guild of Realism.

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Irma Fuhr JB Kline Gallery Lambertville. Month of December 2015.

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November 3-28, 2015: Musconetcong Watercolor Group Show at the Township of Lebanon Museum, 7 Musconetcong River Road Hampton, NJ. The show includes HWS artists Laurie Braman, Eleanor Eick, Doris Ettilinger, Jill Fuhrmann, Lisa Uchrin and Evelyn Voget.

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November, 2015, Warren Township Library, En Plein Air Art Exhibit featuring our member Eleanor Eick as one of the artists. For details see:

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Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Watercolorist Peggy Dressel demonstrated her approach to painting flowers at the Hunterdon Watercolor Society monthly meeting. Using her own personal style and painting process, Dressell enjoys painting ordinary places, people and things with the goal of making them unordinary with her use of vibrant color, a strong sense of light and a unique point of view.

Dressel, is a fine artist, illustrator and portrait artist and a graduate of Pratt Institute. She has exhibited in galleries, museums, and juried exhibitions where she has received numerous awards. Her portraits and paintings are represented in over a hundred private and corporate collections. She has illustrated four picture books, numerous book covers, posters and ads. An article featuring her palette and paintings was in the 2007 spring issue of Watercolor Magazine. Currently, she is an instructor at the Ridgewood Art Institute, The Art Center of Northern NJ, the Morris County Art School and the Ramsey Adult School. She is a member of the AAPL, The Degas Pastel Society, Southeastern Pastel Society and the Blackwell Street Artist.

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Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Jonetta Williams won first place in the NJ Senior Art Show.

Ed Baumlin won an award.

Watercolorist Peggy Dressel demonstrated her approach to painting flowers at the Hunterdon Watercolor Society monthly meeting. Using her own personal style and painting process, Dressell enjoys painting ordinary places, people and things with the goal of making them unordinary with her use of vibrant color, a strong sense of light and a unique point of view.

Dressel, is a fine artist, illustrator and portrait artist and a graduate of Pratt Institute. She has exhibited in galleries, museums, and juried exhibitions where she has received numerous awards. Her portraits and paintings are represented in over a hundred private and corporate collections. She has illustrated four picture books, numerous book covers, posters and ads. An article featuring her palette and paintings was in the 2007 spring issue of Watercolor Magazine. Currently, she is an instructor at the Ridgewood Art Institute, The Art Center of Northern NJ, the Morris County Art School and the Ramsey Adult School. She is a member of the AAPL, The Degas Pastel Society, Southeastern Pastel Society and the Blackwell Street Artist.

Monday, Oct 5, 2015, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Artist, Rose Marie Strippoli demonstrated non-objective abstract painting at the October 5th, Hunterdon Watercolor Society meeting.

After retiring from operating her own bridal design business, Rose Marie decided to focus on her painting. She works in acrylics, enamels, and pottery as well as watercolor and has shown her work locally and across the country.

Her work has won many awards and has been part of the Ohio Watercolor Society travel exhibitions from 2004 through 2013. Strippoli is a signature member of the Ohio Watercolor Society, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and a past president of the Artists of Yardley and is a past board member of Artsbridge.

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015: High Bridge Paint Out

Plein Air Event with a reception following. Here is the HWS display with Joanne and Aida who participated in the event.

Monday, Sept 14, 2015, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Portrait demo by John Wolff.

Hunterdon Watercolor Society began its fall demo series with a visit from portrait artist, John Wolff. John shared the process he uses to create his award winning portraits. Following a successful career as an international pilot, Wolff rediscovered an early interest he had in drawing and painting and upon retirement, began to pursue watercolor full time. He studied with several prominent watercolorists and discovered that he enjoyed creating portrait and figurative work that tells a story.

John is President of the Essex Watercolor Society and is a signature member of several watercolor societies including the Garden State Watercolor Society, The New Jersey Watercolor Society and the Northeast Watercolor Society. He has been accepted into many regional International Juried Exhibitions and has won numerous awards.