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July Issue 2003
SC Watercolor Society Announces Winners of 26th Annual Member Exhibition in Anderson, SC
The South Carolina Watercolor Society's 26th Annual Awards Exhibition is on display at the Anderson County Arts Center, in Anderson, SC, through Aug. 15, 2003.
From the 197 entries submitted by society members statewide, the juror, George James, selected 76 paintings for the exhibition and $9,450 in awards were presented to the top 30 artists.
George James, Juror
The juror, George James, works on synthetic paper and traditional watercolor media and has taken the medium to a new creative experience. With this experimentation, he has received numerous awards for the uniqueness of his approach. Most recently, he earned the American Watercolor Society Gold Medal in 1999 and the Bronze Medal in 1998 and 2001, Watercolor West First Place in 1998 and Third Place in 1999, and the National Watercolor Society Silver Star in 1998. James earned signature memberships with American, National, Northwest, and Watercolor West societies plus the distinguished Dolphin Fellow of AWS.
James said, "I would like to thank the Board of Directors of the SC Watercolor Society for the invitation to jury an outstanding number of high quality entries to this, your 26th Annual Exhibition. Looking beyond the high quality of skills that many of your artists have in design, color and technical mastery, some paintings stand and communicate their presence with a special authority." In addition, he said, "The artists who are presented in this show carry the added responsibility of shaping the overall quality of watercolor in the South, and specifically South Carolina. This exhibition is a representation of the evolution of American watercolor and all of us involved in this development welcome its health and vigor as it is presented in this exhibition."
Alex
Powers 
Barbara St. Denis
Award winners include: Best in Show - Arthur
State Bank Award of $1,000 to Alex Powers of Myrtle Beach for
$8 Per Hour, Second Place Stephen R. McCrae, Sr.
Memorial Award of $800 to Sherry Silvers of Columbia for Intuitive
Energy, Third Place - Husbands and Wives of Artists Award
of $600 to Dennis Clevenger of Ladson for More Barbs, Points,
Prickers & Stickers, Fourth Place SC Watercolor
Society Past Presidents Award of $500 to Barbara St. Denis of
Easley for Time Series 83: Stepping Stones.
Harriett Goode 
Caroline
Swanson
Other top awards include: Gallery 5 Award of $400 to Carrie Burns Brown of Greenville for Syncopations VII, The Artists of Studio South and Florence Artist Guild Award of $400 to Al Stine of Anderson for Hey There, Holly Springs Country Store & Wednesday Paint Group Award of $400 to Lena Massara of Salem for Family Tier, Floral Arts, Ltd & Cameo Art Gallery Award of $400 to Carole Knudson Tinsley of Greenville for Consider These Clues, Hal P. Moore Award in Memory of Steve McCrae of $350 to Lorraine Martinie of Simpsonville for The Project, The Great Frame Up Award of $300 to Al Beyer of Aiken for Untitled, Charleston Art Galleries Award of $300 to Carolina Swanson of Augusta, GA for Bon Appetit, Anderson Artists Guild Award of $250 to Barbara O'Neal Davis of York for Number 16, BellSouth Award of $250 to Harriet Marshall Goode of Rock Hill for Holding Ritual, Palmetto Framing Supplies Award of $250 to Suzann Marchin of Tega Cay for Construction Yard #1, and Terminix Service Inc. Award for $250 to Genie Marshall Wilder of Clinton for Spring Fling.
Ann Heard
Additional winners include: Jose Acaba, Jane Bond, Barbara Cheetham, Bonnie Goldberg, Dee Hansen, Ann Heard, Linda McCane, Rose Metz, Glen Miller, Sybil Mitchell, Rosemary Moore, Patti Rivers, Michael Slattery, Jill Stafford, and Nita Yancey.
The SCWS Special Recognition Award was presented
to JoAnne Anderson of Belton, SC, in recognition for her outstanding
contributions to the arts in South Carolina. She is an award-winning
artist, teacher, and juror, whose main body of work focuses on
interpretive figure work executed in watercolor, graphite, and
charcoal. Within the society, Anderson in known not only by her
wonderful paintings but also by her caring spirit and diligent
service to the arts community. She has nurtured many art organizations
and is currently serving on the board of directors for the Belton
Center for the Arts. She has shared her leadership abilities as
president of the South Carolina Watercolor Society, not only once
but twice, as well as the Anderson County Arts Council, Guild
of South Carolina Artists, and the Anderson Artists' Guild.
There is a juror's critique video, funded in part by the Anderson
County Council District 7 Recreation Fund, that features a critical
review of the top thirty paintings in the exhibition. It is an
excellent visual arts educational film and is available for purchase
or loan through the society. After the opening exhibition at the
Art Center, the award winners comprise the 2003 Traveling Exhibition,
sponsored by First Citizens Bank, and it tours the state through
the SC State Museum's Traveling Art Program through April 2004.
The Central Carolina Community Foundation provided additional SCWS program support for a high school art education program in Kershaw County, plus support by the City of Anderson Accommodations Tax, Anderson County Accommodations Tax, Milliken Foundation, Allied Waste & Container Corporation of Carolina, The Symmes Foundation, SC Arts Commission, and many other businesses and individual donors.
The South Carolina Watercolor Society (SCWS), the largest statewide visual arts guild, is an active presenting and arts service organization. The Society nurtures and promotes South Carolina artists by providing exhibition opportunities and educational programs. They also provide the public with many quality art experiences. In addition to the annual juried exhibition, they organize special exhibits with other art facilities. This year, they have coordinated with the Belton Center for the Arts to present the exhibit, Figuratively Speaking, which features 16 SCWS members and their specialty of figure painting. The exhibit is on display through Aug. 15, 2003.
South Carolina Watercolor Society Awards & Traveling Exhibition List - 2003
The list is comprised of the donor, the amount of the award, the recipient, medium, title and cost of the painting.
Arthur State Bank Award $1,000 - Alex Powers, Myrtle Beach, (gouache, charcoal, pastel), $8 Per Hour - $1,800
Stephen R. McCrae, Sr. Memorial Award - $800 -Sherry Silvers, Columbia, (acrylic), Intuitive Energy - $1,800
Husbands and Wives of Artists Award - $600 - Dennis Clevenger, Ladson (watercolor) More Barbs, Points, Prickers & Stickers - $1,800
SC Watercolor Society Past Presidents Award - $500 - Barbara St. Denis, Easley, (watercolor), Time Series 83: Stepping Stones - NFS
Gallery 5 Award - $400 (given by Harriet Goode), Carrie Burns Brown, Greenville, (acrylic), Syncopations VII - $1,000
The Artists of Studio South & Florence Artist Guild Award - $400 - Al Stine, Anderson, (watercolor), Hey There - $2,500
Holly Springs Country Store & Wednesday Paint Group Award - $400 - Lena Massara, Salem, (watercolor, acrylic, watercolor crayon), Family Tier - $700
Floral Arts, Ltd. & Cameo Art Gallery Award - $400 - Carole Knudson Tinsley, Greenville, (acrylic & watercolor pencil), Consider These Clues NFS,
Hal P. Moore Award in Memory of Steve McCrae - $350 - Lorraine Martinie, Simpsonville, (acrylic), The Project - $750
The Great Frame Up Award - $300 - Al Beyer, Aiken, (acrylic, watercolor, ink, charcoal), Untitled - $800
Charleston Art Galleries Award - $300 (given by Eva Carter, Gaye Fisher Interior Design, Billie Sumner, Pink House Gallery, Waterfront Gallery & Wells Gallery), Caroline Swanson, Augusta, GA, (watercolor, gouache), Bon Appetit -$1,100
Anderson Artists Guild Award- $250 - Barbara O'Neal Davis, York, (acrylic), Number 16 - $1,600
BellSouth Award - $250 - Harriet Marshall Goode, Rock Hill, (acrylic, watercolor crayon), Holding Ritual - $1,250
Palmetto Framing Supplies Award - $250 - Suzann Marchin, Tega Cay, (acrylic), Construction Yard #1 - $800
Terminix Service, Inc. Award - $250 - Genie Marshall Wilder, Clinton, (watercolor), Spring Fling - $2,750
Anderson County Woman's Club Award - $200 - Jose Acaba, Honea Path (watercolor), Dancing - NFS
Randolph and Allen Armstrong - In Honor of Carrie Brown & the Waterbabies Award - $200 - Jane Bond, Anderson, (watercolor), Out of Focus - $400
Belton Center for the Arts Award - $200 (given by the Board of Directors), Barbara Cheetham, Aiken, (watercolor), Am I Blue - $900
Beaufort Art Association Award - $200 - Bonnie Goldberg, Columbia, (watercolor, acrylic, ink, watercolor crayon), Bridging the Gap - $750
City Art/Art Xpress Award - $200 - Dee Hansen, Columbia, (watercolor, gouache), Grand Afghan - $600
Medicus - Surgery Center Award $200 - Ann Heard, Anderson, (acrylic, watercolor pencil), Screened Out - $500
Medicus - Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists Award - $200 - Linda McCane, Spartanburg, (acrylic), Morning Pages - $800
Patrick Turk Memorial (given by the Crooked Creek Art League) & Lipscomb Studio Award - $200 - Rose Metz, Sumter, (acrylic, watercolor), Fingerprints - $1,200
Georgetown County Watercolor Society & Seven Oaks Art League Award - $200 - Glen Miller, Greenville, (watercolor), One Man Dancing - $1,200
Ron Sahms Memorial Award - $200 (given by Judy Sahms) - Sybil Mitchell, Tega Cay (watercolor), On Davis Canal - $550
Marjorie Montgomery Memorial Award - $200 (given by Arthur Montgomery) -Rosemary Moore, Honea Path (acrylic), Gray Mist - $600
Society of Bluffton Artists & Hilton Head Plantation Artists Assoc. Award - $200 - Patti C. Rivers, Pickens, (acrylic, watercolor, watercolor crayon), Carolina Moon - $325
Eleanor Spruill Memorial (given by Duvall & Josephyne Spruill) & Art in a Nutshell Award - $200 - Michael Slattery, Taylors , (gouache), Take A Number - $2,000
Wilma Wedding Memorial (given by Jim Wedding) & Forest Lake Travel Award - $200 - Jill Noel Stafford, Augusta, GA, (watercolor), Singapore - $1,200
Honea Path Animal Hospital Award - $200 - Nita Yancey, Columbia, (acrylic), Misty Mood - $925
Juried List
In addition to the award winners, the following were juried into the exhibition. Artists are listed in alphabetical order and do not represent a specific numerical rank. The winning painting, its cost and the winner's hometown are listed with each winner.
Judy Adamick, Stepping Out Into The World - $ 900, Ridge Springs; Patricia Adelman, River Of Tears - $2,000, Camden; JoAnne Anderson, Roswitha - $950, Belton; Randolph New Armstrong, On The Rocks - $1,100, Greer; Lynn Brown, Beyond Simon - $500, St. Helena Island; Arnold Carrouth, Night Mist - $500, Fort Mill; Sharon DeAlexandris, Market Color - $500, Sheldon; Toni Elkins, Exposed: Open Mind - $1,200, Columbia; Elsie W. Ellington, Night Lights - $550, Georgetown; Lynda English, Charis II - $ 2,000, Florence; Drew Fields, Nocturnal Noonday - $ 600, Greenville; Wyn Foland, Honored - $1,200, Simpsonville; Steve Garner, Trout in the Trees - Dusk - $1,200, Simpsonville; Donna Lynn Gore, Unique Perspective Of Peppers - $ 800, Columbia; Bob Graham, Gabriel - $1,500, Mt. Pleasant; Lyssa Harvey, Jerusalem Of Gold - $1,250, Columbia; Ruth Hopkins, Patio Palette - $600, Anderson; Vickie Jourdan, Split Personality - $550, Hilton Head; Sherie Koenig, Nuit Maqique - $800, Aiken; Jennie LaFreniere, Don't Spill The Clothpins - $1,200, St. Matthews; Guy Lipscomb, Meditation NFS, Columbia; Monita Mahoney, Fantasy Pears NFS, Greer; Cecile L. K. Martin, Last Button - $900, Seneca; Larry A. Mauldin, The Joy Of Living NFS, Spartanburg; William McCall, The Sun Flowers - $1,800, Union; Meg McLean, Brugmansia II - $800, Columbia; Esther Melton, Green Pears - $1,800, Blythewood; Joyce Netzler, The Hot Seat - $ 400, Rock Hill; Eileen Nichols, Prayer - $750, Rock Hill; Gertrude H. Palmer, Rhodi - $1,600, Bluffton; Joe Park, Foothills Farms - $750, Belton; Lynn B. Parrott, Yellow Submarine - $2,000, Hilton Head; Anne H. Patterson, Red & Yellow; Black & White, They Are Precious in His Sight - $1,700, Columbia; Brenda S. Phelan, Slippage - $ 850, Florence ; May Reisz, Canyon Wall-Ghost Ranch - $800, Columbia; Carroll W. Rivers, The Lake District - $ 500, Hollywood; Betty H. Robinson, Marsh Rush - $1,200, Georgetown; Anita Seitz, Yellow Vine - $600, Seneca; Anna K Singley, It's My Bag - $1,800, Prosperity; Barbara Stitt, Sarah's Sunflowers - $500, Simpsonville; Bonita B. Strickland, Dauphin Guitars - $450, Lexington; Beti Strobeck, Friendship Series #1 - $600, Seneca; Erna Tunno, Sunset Over The Harbor - $1,500, Harrisburg, PA; Elsa Turner, Scherzando - $1,000, Rock Hill; Wendyth T. Wells, Pool Series, Barely - $1,500, W. Columbia; Suzanne Zoole, Vespers - $1,900, Spartanburg.
For further information check our SC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Art Center at 864/224-8811 or e-mail
the SCWS at (scws@charter.net). To view images included in the
Traveling Exhibit, go to (www.fineartsemporium.com).
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