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Central Virginia Watercolor Guild — Starting 2024 in Style!

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A reminder that Central Virginia Watercolor Guild is found online at www.CVWG.art.

The photo at the top of this post features the art by member artist Cecilia Pan who will lead our program for our January 22 Member Meeting with a demonstration of Chinese Calligraphy on rice paper.

Reminder: Renew Your Membership (or Join!) for 2024

Our website has been updated to accept Membership Dues for the 2024 calendar year. Your Dues payment helps your Guild leaders to provide engaging programs with renowned professional artists, actively work within the Central Virginia communities, and meet our goals to provide arts awareness and education to the public.

Throgh our website, you can join or renew your membership using a credit or debit card through PayPal. Alternately, you can join or renew through USPS mail. Look for the following top and left-side menu options on our website (www.CVWG.art).

Our 2024 dues are $45 for an individual or $50 for a couple living at the same address. Please contact our Treasurer, Robin Kuzen, regarding membership or dues and our Webmaster, Mark Fitzpatrick, regarding our website or PayPal issues.

Our Next Member Meeting is Monday, January 22

The Guild will hold its first meeting of 2024 on Monday, January 22. As is our common practice most months, we will meet at the following times:

  • 12:30 PM– Social Time
  • 1:00 PM– Start of Short Business Meeting
  • 1:30 PM– Program
  • 3:00 PM– Adjourn

Our program will be led by member artist Cecilia Pan with a demonstration of Chinese Calligraphy through basic strokes on rice paper using pointed brushes and watercolor paints. Participants will practice various strokes that will lead to the ability to build a few simple Chinese characters on rice paper as a final art project.

The Guild will provide all attendees with rice paper for this hands-on demo.

Members should bring:

Watercolor paints: To simulate black ink, mix either French ultramarine or Cobalt blue with burnt sienna or burnt umber.
Brushes: use size 12+ pointed round or Chinese brushes which is optional.

Our Challenge! topic for January is “New Beginnings…in your internal and external life”. Everyone is invited to bring a single, new piece of art you have created to express this topic. You will have a chance to share your inspiration and your art with our Guild during the short business meeting. Please see our Meetings, Programs, and Challenge! web page for more information on how our Challenge! is run.

You can read all about our meetings for 2024 on our Member Meetings, Programs, and Chalenge! page on this site.

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers keep our Guild humming and infuse the atmosphere with camaraderie and creativity. No experience is needed, just a bit of enthusiasm! Our Guild benefits from having a variety of people and talents contributing.

Of special note, CVWG’s Webmaster for the past 4+ years, Mark Fitzpatrick, has announced that he will be “retiring” (again!) at the end of our 2024 program year. We are seeking a volunteer to mentor under Mark’s tutelage to then assume the full role. The current and future generations of web publishing tools make this easy; no programming is required.

CVWG still needs 2 or 3 other volunteers in 2024 to help build the success of CVWG and become our new Program Directors. We ask you to consider donating some time and talent to our Guild. Send an email to CVWG President, Karen Schwenzer.

Our Website is Getting Updated

Be sure to check out our CVWG website (www.CVWG.art) for a complete view of 2024 meetings, programs, and Challenge! topics. The site will update throughout the year.

Members can start or refresh their contribution in our Members’ Gallery by sending an email with attached photo of original art to our webmaster, Mark Fitzpatrick.

We’d Love to Hear From You!

Drop our CVWG Webmaster an email to let everyone know what you are doing and how your artistic journey is progressing.

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Central Virginia Watercolor Guild — Wrapping Up the Year

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A reminder that Central Virginia Watercolor Guild is found online at www.CVWG.art.

The photo at the top of this post features the art by our featured artist, Linda Abbey. Read below about Linda leading our October program and some of the classes she offers.

Final Meeting and Program for 2023– December 4 Potluck Luncheon

In deference to the Thanksgiving holiday and member travel plans, CVWG’s final member meeting of the year is planned for Monday, December 4. As is our tradition, this final meeting will be a Potluck Luncheon. We’ll meet at 12:30 in our usual location (see our Meetings and Programs page). Keep an eye on your inbox for an email from our President, Karen Schwenzer, for details. Note that we will not be having a monthly Challenge! for this meeting.

Renew Your Membership (or Join!) for 2024

Our website has been updated to accept Membership for next year’s meetings and programs using a credit or debit card through PayPal. Alternately, you can join or renew through USPS mail. Look for the following top and left-side menu options on our website (www.CVWG.art).

Please note that our 2024 dues are $45 for an individual or $50 for a couple living at the same address. Please contact our Treasurer, Robin Kuzen, regarding membership or dues and our Webmaster, Mark Fitzpatrick, regarding our website or PayPal issues.

October’s Meeting Led By Linda Abbey

CVWG members met on Monday, October 23, for social time, our short business meeting, and a program by member-artist Linda Abbey. Says member-artist Patty Richmond, about the program:

Linda Abby, a long time member of CVWG and an instructor at the Senior Center gave us several demonstrations as she taught us about Contour Drawing. We were given charcoal, a sharp pencil, and several sheets of white paper. Linda began by demonstrating how to make a value chart and then challenged us to do the same.

Linda then tasked us to draw the profile of the face of a Barbie doll. She demonstrated how to do this by showing us how we had to cross our drawing hand over our body. This was followed by drawing the profile on the opposite side. The top and body were connected to make a vase.

In her last assignment tpo us, Linda showed how to do a contour drawing of our hand. We then had to turn our bodies around look at our hands and draw a hand without looking at the paper, only looking at our hand and drawing slowly: this took deep concentration. Finally, we were allowed to look at the hand we were drawing and glance at our paper.

Linda’s goal for us for this program was “to increase our powers of concentration.” I can vouch that her mission was accomplished!

Patty Richmond

The photos, below, are from Patty.

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers keep our Guild humming and infuse the atmosphere with camaraderie and creativity. No experience is needed, just a bit of enthusiasm!

CVWG’s Webmaster for the past 4+ years, Mark Fitzpatrick, has announced that he will be “retiring” (again!) at the end of our 2024 program year. We are seeking a volunteer to mentor under Mark’s tutelage to then assume the full role. The current and future generations of web publishing tools make this easy; no programming is required.

CVWG still needs 2 or 3 volunteers in 2024 to help build the success of CVWG and become our new Program Directors. Please consider donating some time and talent to our Guild.

If interested, send an email to CVWG President, Karen Schwenzer.

Member News

Member artist Chee Ricketts sent us a postcard for Open Studio sessions at her studio in Stanardsville, VA. Check out her professional website (www.cheekludtricketts.com/) for workshops and other upcoming events she hosts.

Member-artist, Linda Abbey, is teaching classes and offering workshops. Surf over to Linda’s professional website (www.lindaabbey.com/) for those details or send her an email. Linda also announces that her current Paint Loose II class will have a show of their work on Monday Nov 27 from 10-1 at the Center in the atrium.

CVWG’s friend and Fredericksburg artist Catherine Hillis is offering workshops and classes. Check out her site at www.catherinehillis.com/ .

We’d Love to Hear From You!

Drop our CVWG Webmaster an email to let everyone know what you are doing and how your artistic journey is progressing.

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Central Virginia Watercolor Guild — Mid-Summer Swelter!

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A reminder that Central Virginia Watercolor Guild is found online at www.CVWG.art.

The photo at the top of this post is of artist Mary Shira. Mary headlined our June member meeting, shared her credentials, her approach to water media, and invited critiques and suggestions for improving her own art.

No CVWG’s Member Meeting in July…

A reminder to everyone that CVWG is not holding a member meeting this month. Instead…

…Join Us for a Tour of UVA’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection on Tuesday, July 25

In lieu of our regularly scheduled member-meeting, our July gathering is on Tuesday , July 25 when we will be visiting the Kluge Ruhe Museum of Aboriginal Art located in the Pantops area on east side of Charlottesville. The address is 400 Worrell Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22911.

CVWG has arranged for two tours at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Currently, there are 12 artists signed up for the early tour but none, as yet, for the later.

You have the option of joining your fellow artists on both tours by meeting up for lunch at the Tip Top Diner. At present, there are 10 people interested in doing this. Please join us….Dutch treat.

There is still time to sign up for either tour or lunch. Please email Karen Schwenzer if you are interested in either tour, or even just to come together for lunch.

June’s Member Meeting Featured Many Challenge! Entries and Artist Mary Shira

CVWG’s member meeting on June 26 convened at our usual location in Fellowship Hall at the Church of Our Saviour on Rio Road in Charlottesville. We enjoyed the art of fellow Guild members in our usual Challenge! painting activity. The photos, above, are just four of the entries to this month’s theme of Favorite Flowers.

Our program was a Watermedia Demo headlined by artist Mary Shira.

As reviewed by member artist Patty Richmond,

Mary Shiva was full of energy. She never stopped moving while talking about herself and her accomplishments as an artist and illustrator. She moved around the demonstration table taking art work from her portfolio and sharing with the Guild.

Mary teaches art history at James Madison University. She is also an illustrator who has worked for Lexis Nexis and Rosetta Stone. She has an MFA from Saint John’s University in New York City and also an education degree. She has taught art to all ages.

Mary demonstrated how she painted the “ Great Blue Heron”, (middle photo below) spending time on the textured background.
She spent extra time after the demonstration giving us tips.

Taking time to look closely at her paintings and observing the details was a lesson in itself.

Bath County Arts Association‘s Art Show Thru Saturday, July 22

Apologies for the late notice but I hope you can still find time to visit the Bath County Arts Show at the Bath County High School near Warm Springs, VA.

August 28 CVWG Member Meeting

CVWG will be back at the Church of Our Saviour for our Monday, August 28th meeting. Amy Woods will be demonstrating a pastoral scene in watercolors. The monthly Challenge! theme is Still Life. We invite you to create a new and unique piece of art tied to this month’s theme. Bring your art to the monthly meeting…no framing is needed. See our Meetings, Programs, and Challenge! page for more details.

Please Volunteer with CVWG

Volunteers keep our Guild humming and infuse the atmosphere with camaraderie and creativity. No experience is needed, just a bit of enthusiasm! We need 2 or 3 member volunteers in 2024 to help build the success of CVWG and become our new Program Directors. You will be an integral part of CVWG and an integral part of the monthly program. If you are interested in getting involved on Program, now is the time to shadow the current Program Directors. We have lined up a number of talented artists for next year. We just need two or even three people to step up and volunteer their time to the Guild.

Please contact Karen Schwenzer for information or to assist.

Lynchburg’s Amazement Square to Hold Annual Chalk Art Festival

Lynchburg’s Amazement Square has announced its annual Riverfront Chalk Art Festival for Saturday, August 19. from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. You can read about the festival and register as an artist (by August 4) at this link.

Member News

Member artist Linda Abbey is quite busy. She emails,

I will have a show at the Greencroft Club through the end of September. I am calling the show “Flowers and Barns” because, mostly, that is what I have painted.

Flowers are watercolor and barns are mostly small oils. I painted one barn 11 times, different angles, different seasons.
I do like working in a series.

There will be a reception on Wednesday August 23rd from 4:30 to 6:30. Please come and look at the paintings then or anytime.

Linda is also teaching a Paint Loose II class at The Center at Belvedere in October and November on Tuesdays from 10 to 1pm. This class is for students who have basic skills in watercolor and drawing. Classes are 8 lessons with one final class for students to show their work.

You can register by contacting Linda or visiting her web site.

Member artist Don Whitson sends in his latest news:

I’m honored to announce that I’ve just been juried into the Virginia Watercolor Society 2023 Exhibition, the Georgia Watercolor Society 2023 Exhibition and the Southwestern Watercolor Society 2023 Exhibition. My thanks to all of the jurors, Carole Barnes, Lain Stewart, and Stan Miller for selecting my paintings.

You can catch up with Don at his website www.donwhitson-art.com.

We’d Love to Hear From You!

Drop our CVWG Webmaster an email to let everyone know what you are doing and how your artistic journey is progressing.

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Central Virginia Watercolor Guild — Getting Into the Swing of 2023!

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A reminder that Central Virginia Watercolor Guild is found online at www.CVWG.art.

The painting, above at the top of this post is by member artist Matalie Deane entitled, “Family Love“. ..a perfect topic for this February post! This image only is visible when this post is viewed from our website. So, check out Matalie’s creation!

Member Directory is Updated

A reminder that we publish our Member Directory on this site to allow you, our members, to reach out to others in our Guild. The Directory can be found on this page but, for our mutual safety and security, is locked behind a password. All members should receive the password in a dedicated email from our Webmaster. It will also be announced at our February member meeting. Finally, if forgotten, you can email our Guild Webmaster, Mark Fitzpatrick, at cvwgwebmaster@gmail.com.

Have Yet to Renew or Join?

Please contact CVWG’s Treasurer, Robin Kuzen, for joining or renewing your membership.

February 27 Member Meeting with a Program by Chee Ricketts

CVWG’s next member meeting is set for Monday, February 27. Member artist Chee Kludt Rickets will lead our program, “Interactive YUPO“, an exploration and demonstration of creating water media using the slippery and elusive “plastic paper”. Chee’s programs for us are always interesting so be sure to join us.

CVWG will supply the Yupo, spritz water bottles, and plastic table covers.

Members should bring:

  • Watercolor paint in a small palette
  • Small water container
  • A few brushes
  • A clipboard or other mount to put the paper on
  • Q-tips
  • Paper toweling
  • Imagination and Creativity

While Chee will bring along samples of her own works, she invites all attendees to please bring along any finished Yupo paintings and plan to share your experiences. In Chee’s words,, “This seems like a good opportunity for sharing!”

See the Member News section, below, for insight to Chee’s next workshop offering.

The Challenge! theme for the meeting is “All You Need is Love”.

Meeting Agenda

We meet at 12:30 for social time, start the Member Meeting to review Guild business at 1:00 PM, and start the Program by 1:30 PM. See our Member Meetings & Programs page for details. Contact our Vice President and Director of Programs, Linda Abbey, for questions or comments.

CVWG Exhibition at The Center in May and June

A reminder that CVWG is holding a member art exhibition at The Center in Charlottesville during May and June. Our Guild Exhibits page has been updated with information including entry form and labels to be placed on front and back of all submitted art. Donna Koutrakos is leading our efforts.

January Meeting with Bill Snow

Here are some photos from our January meeting featuring Bill Snow discussing how to prepare your art for showing.

Opportunities

  • CVWG’s brass hanging system that was used in our Courthouse exhibits is up for grabs. We have a non-CVWG member interested, but if you want it instead, see Karen Schwenzer at the end of the meeting.
  • Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge is still seeking an in-house watercolor art teacher. This is a paid, independent-contractor position. Contact Sherrie Sykes, (434) 972-3248
  • Sentara Martha Jefferson Art Committee is seeking artists to exhibit in one of the three spaces in the hospital for 2 months at a time. Contact Matalie Deane, (434) 981-4232.

Updating Our Member Gallery…A 2023 Focus

Thank you to a number of CVWG members for sending in paintings to refresh our Member Gallery. Due to my personal travel for most of January and February, I am delinquent in getting your images posted. But I will be getting those uploaded in the coming days and will comment in a future post.

In addition to Matalie Deane’s art at the top of this post, here are just 2 of several I have received:

by Jane Matthews
by Patty Richmond

Regardless of whether you already have art displayed there, please send a recent piece so your artist friends can see how you/ve progressed. Send all art to CVWG Webmaster, Mark Fitzpatrick.

Member News

Member artist Chee Kludt Ricketts, in addition to leading our February program, has announced her next workshop(s) on Creating Effective and Exciting Compositions in Watercolor”. See her announcement, below.

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Member artist Peg Sheridan, in addition to leading our March program, has announced a workshop “Plein Air Watercolor Painting Workshop” in western Virginia at the Fort Lewis Lodge. The workshop is June 5-8 but, as I am tardy in getting this announcement out to you, signup is now. To register for the workshop, you must first call Beverley Street Studio School will then make your own reservation at the Fort Lewis Lodge.

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Happy New Year 2023!

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A reminder that Central Virginia Watercolor Guild is found online at www.CVWG.art.

Activities and Programs for 2023

Despite the Guild having ended 2022 in November with our final meeting and potluck luncheon– see more about this, below– your 2023 Guild Leaders have been busy preparing for the new year. Our website (www.CVWG.art) has been updated with the set of Meetings & Programs, the monthly Challenge! paintings, some early information about a Half-Day Workshop and a Guild Exhibition, an update on our Video Library, and other information for you to bookmark and refer back to throughout the year. As is our practice, we will post updates to those pages as new information is available or changes happen, send out a blog posting such as this at least monthly, send targeted emails to all members, etc.

As always, you can email our Guild Webmaster, Mark Fitzpatrick, at cvwgwebmaster@gmail.com or any of our Guild leaders using their email on our 2023 Leaders page.

January 23 Meeting and Program

CVWG’s next member meeting, the first for 2023, is set for Monday, January 23. Member artist William (Bill) Snow will share his experience and recommendations for “Presenting and Marketing Your Art”. The Challenge! theme for the meeting is “Winter Wonderland“. See our Member Meetings & Programs page for details.

Reminder: Renew Your Guild Membership or Join

With the new year, it is time to renew your annual membership to CVWG. Or, if you are a guest and interested in joining, now is the best time to take advantage of our 2023 offerings. 2023 membership:

  • Our annual dues is $35 for renewals and new members.
  • Our website is now enabled to accept membership online. You can enroll and pay by credit or debit card entirely online avoiding postage costs and the hassle of mailing it to us. Look for the Join/Renew CVWG Online link at the top left of all of our webpages. We have prepared the detailed guide, below, if you should need it.
  • Or you can renew using USPS mail. Look for the Join/Renew CVWG by Mail link in the left menu area of all of our pages.
CVWG Online MembershipDownload

Feel free to contact CVWG’s Treasurer, Robin Kuzen, for joining or renewing your membership.

November’s Potluck Luncheon

Our final meeting for 2022 was our annal Potluck Luncheon. Says member artist Patty Richmond,

CVWG’s last meeting was a huge success with about 40 members sharing delicious food and friendly conversation. (camaraderie.) Our outgoing President, Dona Koutrakos, brought many old photo albums so members had a chance to view pictures from the previous 25 years of our the Guild.

Christine Rich will store them in her home and promises to bring them out each year for the luncheon for all to reminisce about.

Our president gave gifts to all the 2022 officers and announced the speaker for our next meeting. One of our member William Snow will explain ways to from our paintings.

Updating Our Member Gallery…A 2023 Focus

Continuing the initiative started in October, your Webmaster is asking you to contribute art to our Member Gallery. Since COVID struck in 2020, we have all been a bit remiss in updating that page.

Regardless of whether you already have art displayed there, please send a recent piece so your artist friends can see how you/ve progressed. Send all art to CVWG Webmaster, Mark Fitzpatrick.

The nice painting at the top of this post is by Robin Kuzen. A drawing of her’s is also shown, below.

Member News

My time in December got away from me and I am late in getting news out from member artist Chee Kludt Rickets:

I have a class coming in January titled “Creating Exciting and Effective Compositions in Watercolor”. Registration is limited so, if interested, get in touch with me ASAP. Both classes are on Zoom. (A nice benefit is that Mary Ann Friedman, who has recently moved, will be joining us, so CVWG members can “visit” with her through the class.)

Chee has agreed to be CVWG’s Program Leader for our February 2023 Program, “Painting on Yupo“.

Upon Reflection II by Chee Kludt Rickets

We’d Love to Hear From You!

Drop our CVWG Webmaster an email to let everyone know what you are doing and how your artistic journey is progressing.

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2022 Year End Guild Activities

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A reminder that Central Virginia Watercolor Guild is found online at www.CVWG.art.

Last Member Meeting in 2022– November 28th Pot Luck Luncheon

Can you believe how quickly this year is rolling to a close? CVWG has only one more meeting in 2022.

Our Annual Pot Luck Luncheon will be held on Monday, 28 November. Members, please bring a guest and, yes, guests are most welcome! We meet at 12:00 noon and begin the luncheon by 12:30. We will send more information the week before.

This will be held at our usual location, the Fellowship Hall at the Church of Our Savior, 1165 Rio Road E., Charlottesville, VA. The Fellowship Hall is toward the rear of the property. Our Member Meetings page provides a map from which you can find driving directions, if needed.

The luncheon is our entire meeting; we will not have a Challenge! nor a organized Program.

A reminder that CVWG does not hold a member meeting in December. We will continue to publish this blog and send emails to members as we can. We will certainly be communicating news about 2023.

Overdue Credit to Member Artists Linda Bethke and Jane Matthews

Through the years, our CVWG member artists have created many beautiful pieces of art. Occasionally, I will tap into that history and feature a work of note that complements our themes. Unfortunately, in some cases, we lose track of the artist and title so we publish them seeking attribution.

Recently, we used the following two pieces in separate posts. The member artists have graciously acknowledged their work and, now, I want to acknowledge them appropriately:

by Linda Suomi Bethke
(featured Jun 22, 2022)
by Jane Matthews
(featured July 17, 2022)

Thank you, Linda and Jane, and all of our member artists for your incredible art!

Drawing Portraits at October’s Meeting

Our meeting last month on 24 October was well attended with more than 20 members and guests. Our Challenge! topic was “Children”. Member artist Linda Abbey led our program for “Drawing Portraits”. Some, not necessarily my own, were even recognizable but everyone enjoyed the activity!

Review of Beverly Street Studio’s Travel Workshop to Maine

Member artist and Director of CVWG’s 2022 Member Programs, Karen Schwenzer, reviews her experience on a recent travel workshop in Maine:

I recently traveled to Maine to participate in a travel workshop with Staunton’s Beverly Street Studio School. Our group of 9 painters was led by Peg Sheridan and Nancy Armstrong. We were based in Bar Harbor at the Acadia Inn, which was on the National Park bus route. Some days we carpooled to the “quiet” side of Desert Island. We had picture perfect weather everyday, almost too warm at times in the bright September sun.

Our days started early. Nancy invited all for yoga on the dock at sunrise. I have to admit I’m not an early bird. Then we were off to find beautiful vistas to sketch and paint. Peg was always willing to do demos on site and provide individual support throughout the week.

If you have wanted to try a travel workshop but hesitant about anything, feel free to contact Karen. Some of Karen’s art from the workshop is shown, below.

2023 Membership

CVWG recently sent out a Guild-wide email with guidance on renewing your membership for 2023:

  • 2023 Dues is $35 for renewals and new members.
  • Our website is now enabled to accept membership online. You can enroll and pay by credit or debit card entirely online avoiding postage costs and the hassle of mailing it to us. Look for the Join/Renew CVWG Online link at the top left of all of our webpages. We have prepared the detailed guide, below, if you should need it.
  • Or you can renew using USPS mail. Look for the Join/Renew CVWG by Mail link in the left menu area of all of our pages.
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Feel free to contact CVWG’s Treasurer, Robin Kuzen, for joining or renewing your membership.

Member News

Ever vigilant member artist Bunny Creasy emailed us with news of another member, Juliette Swenson:

I have been very busy with shows and had one in Woodstock at VECCA, one at the Smith House in Harrisonburg and am now featured artist at my own gallery.

In November I have a show in UVA hospital in front of the cafeteria as well. My works will be up through January 8.

The featured painting at the top of this post is one of Juliette’s. Plan to swing by the UVA hospital and see Juliette’s art.

Long time member and artist Marcy Springett generously sent in several nice pieces of her art. Here are some while others are posted in our Member Gallery so take a look there, as well.

“Colton”
“Cow Are Ya?”
“Sun Dappled Pond Flowers”
“Grace”

Member Gallery– Let’s Refresh It!

Speaking of our Member Gallery, we have all, jointly, allowed it to stagnate. Marcy’s paintings are the first we have added since early 2022. Calling All Members, please send me a painting to add to our Gallery and freshen up that feature!

Other News

I am tardy in posting news from Catherine Hillis, a friend of CVWG, about the following:

A class in Fredericksburg, VA: Nov. 7: First of four classes begins on Monday the 7th.  Now is the time to learn how to paint in the fluid medium.  All details are here. 

by Catherine Hillis

Catherine is quite active in the Fredricksburg area art scene so be sure to check her website to stay current with her offerings. My apologies for this late notice.

We’d Love to Hear From You!

Drop our CVWG Webmaster an email to let everyone know what you are doing and how your artistic journey is progressing.