2022 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Catalog

September 23 - October 29, 2022

LISA NIERENBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THE ARTS EVERGREEN

Center for the Arts Evergreen is honored to host the 49th annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia exhibit. It is a privilege to host this talented group of artists from all over the United States. Each year as the boxes arrive, it is like Christmas; we carefully open the boxes and admire the beauty, detail, and originality of each piece. This year, we are so excited to have award-winning artist, Soon Warren, as our juror. Not only did she have the difficult task of judging 493 submissions and whittling them down to 62, she also hosted a 3-day sold-out workshop here at CAE. Thank you, Soon, for your hard work and commitment to the arts.

To our artists, thank you. The quality and professionalism of your work brings patrons from all over Colorado to experience the “wonders” of watermedia. To my colleague and friend, Sara Miller, thank you for your talent and dedication to CAE. And to the RMNW committee, thank you for your countless hours of volunteering to help make this show a success. I am truly grateful for all of you.

This exhibit would not be possible without the generosity of our sponsors. Thank you to LIV Sotheby’s and Bruce Anderson with Farmers Insurance, as well as to the National Endowment for the Arts, Colorado Creative Industries, and the SCFD for their meaningful support. And, finally, to the CAE Board and the amazing CAE staff, I truly appreciate all of you and all that you do!

With gratitude,

Lisa Nierenberg, Executive Director

2022 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WATERMEDIA

Lisa Nierenberg, Executive Director

Sara Miller, Sr. Director of Exhibitions & Education

Celia Sladek, Co-Chair

Cathy Jones, Co-Chair

Eric Maule, Co-Chair

Csilla Florida, Member

Sandie Godsman, Member

Tom Goldberg, Member

Melody Huisjen, Member

Carol Newsom, Member

Patricia Rucker, Member

Cover Image: Thunderboomer, Diane Calkins, watercolor

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Juror Statement

SOON Y. WARREN

2022 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WATERMEDIA JUROR

It is an honor and a humbling experience to be judging the show that my colleagues are participating in. In spite of our long isolation due to COVID-19, the many great paintings submitted to this exhibition prove that our creative minds and bodies still persevere. I congratulate everyone who continues to create and submit!

Every submission to this exhibition demonstrated strong technical qualities and creativity. Selecting paintings and choosing awards was very difficult. My only regret is that I could not choose every painting and give everyone an award, because you all deserve one for your work. Congratulations to all who participated and for whom painting is a part of their life. As a juror, it is an honor and privilege to be part of this wonderful exhibition; celebrating the versatile medium of watermedia and the masterpieces created by colleagues who share my passion. Thank you everyone for sharing your vision with the world.

I enjoy painting with passion, and in every painting, I look for what I call “attitude.” When attitude is combined with additional qualities— strong composition or expression of color, confident draftsmanship, or any combination of these elements—it draws my attention. Witnessing the unique perspective of each artist, with emphasis on surprising aspects of otherwise ordinary subject matter, is always invigorating and inspirational. I appreciate how and why one paints rather than what one paints. My goal is to approach each painting with a fresh mind, without any pre-conceived prejudice, and to minimize bias and the subjectivity of human nature in the selection process. I appreciate anyone who dares to put one’s heart on the paper to share with others, as I try to do in every painting.

Without the hard work and assistance of the exhibition chair, Sara Miller, the CAE Board of Directors, as well as Lisa Nierenberg and the Center for the Arts Evergreen staff and volunteers, this exhibition would not have been possible. I thank you, everyone, and I am grateful to be a part of this great organization.

Soon Y. Warren

2022 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Juror

Soon Y. Warren, Waterford & Cherries, watercolor

ABOUT SOON Y. WARREN

Soon Y. Warren is a full-time artist, teacher, and watercolor workshop instructor, nationally and internationally. She has an Associate degree in commercial art. Over the years, Soon Y. has had numerous exhibitions and earned numerous awards. Soon Y. is a signature member of National Watercolor Society (NWS), American Watercolor Society (AWS), Southern Watercolor Artist (SW), Texas Watercolor Society (TWS), Purple Sage Brush, Transparent Watercolor Society (TWSA), and more.

Many of Soon’s paintings and articles have been published in Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Magic, North Light, Southwest Art, Watercolor Artist, International Artist, The Art of Watercolour, and Pratique des Arts.

Her paintings were included in Splash: The Best of Watercolor 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, and 22, and published in Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing 3 and 4. She has published two watercolor instructional books: Vibrant Flowers in Watercolor with F&W Publication (North Light Book), and Painting Vibrant Watercolor: Discover the Magic of Light, Color and Contrast (North Light Book). She also participated in the book, Watercolor Secret, with one chapter, “Create Drama with Bold Composition.” She created 7 DVDs: Top Vibrant Watercolor Techniques; Vibrant Watercolor Techniques Painting Glass; Vibrant Watercolor Techniques Painting Water; Painting Silver; Painting Flowers; Color Effects; and Marbles and Reflections

Her awards include a Purchase Award from the National Watercolor Society and a Master’s Award. She has also received awards from the American Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society, and many more.

Soon’s paintings are in permanent collections of private, corporate, and educational institutions, both nationally and internationally.

AWARD SPONSOR

Center for the Arts

Evergreen Board of Directors Award

Best of Show

Alexa Cowley, Sandie Godsman, Tom Goldberg, Cathy & Rick Jones, Eric & Nancy Maule, Lisa O’Hearn, Lance Paulson, Patsi Pohle, Bryant Robert, Celia & John Sladek, Mary Steinbrecher, Adrian & Danny Stone, Ann Stumpf, and Kristin Witt

WINNER

ARTWORK

Land of Enchantment: The Wagon Mound

Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Signature Member Award

1st Place

Huiting Wealth Management Award

2nd Place

Patricia Rucker Best Abstract Award 3rd Place

Csilla Florida Award 4th Place

RMNW Signature Members

Alexa Interiors Award 5th Place

Colorado Watercolor Society Award

John & Pandora Erlandson Award

Huiting Wealth Management

Olga & Aleksey Ivanov Silver City

Csilla Florida

Orange Skies

Steven Morris Nest with Purple Polka Dots

Alexa Interiors Dongfeng Li Primitive Expectations from the Plateau

Colorado Watercolor Society Jessica McCoy Vermis

John & Pandora Erlandson

Chris Krupinski

Lemons with a Bowl of Blueberries

Woden Woods, Inc. Award Peter Eggers

Cherry Creek Framing Award

Evergreen Physical Therapy Specialists Award

Cherry Creek Framing

Evergreen Physical Therapy Specialists

Jean K. Gill

Lime in the Coconut

Ratindra Das Portside Afternoon

Linda Renaud

Heading Up

Warren Zimmer

Diane Calkins Thunderboomer

Patricia Rucker Pat Moseuk

AWARD SPONSOR

The Painted Toe Society Award

Blick Art MaterialsMerchandise Award

Cheap Joe’s Art StuffMerchandise Award

Foothills Art ExplorerMerchandise Award

The Painted Toe Society

Blick Art Materials

Guiry’s, Inc.Merchandise Award

M. Graham & Co.Merchandise Award

Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff

Foothills Art Center

WINNER ARTWORK

Xi Guo

Jerry Bowman

Flagler College

Three Roses

Golden Artist Colors, Inc.Merchandise Award

Guiry’s, Inc.

M. Graham & Co.

E. Jane Stoddard PatSea

Carla Stoltzfus Bracelets and Flowers

Mary-Linn Benning Bella and the Bear

Elaine DailyBirnbaum

The Shapes Things Take

Golden Artist Colors

Nancy Stark

New York Central Lightning Stripe

Honorable Mention Dyanne Locati Dancing in the Wind

Honorable Mention Karen Romani Silk Bouquet

Purchase Award: The Evergreen Award

Purchase Award: Evergreen Clothing Award

Nancy Williams & Jim Casebolt Diane Calkins Thunderboomer

Jim Sherwood

Linda Loeschen Becky Silver

Aspen Vibrations Aspen Dance

THANK YOU TO OUR MERCHANDISE SPONSORS AND IN-KIND DONORS:

Blick Art Materials, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, Golden Artist Colors, Inc., M. Graham & Co., Guiry’s, Inc., and Foothills Art Center The Holly Berry (flowers for opening reception) and Friendship Bridge volunteers

What do you see when you look at an abstract or semi-abstract work of art? Do you find it confusing like an unsorted pile of jigsaw puzzle pieces? Do you walk away? Or do you look at an abstract work like you look at that pile of jigsaw puzzle pieces? Do you sort the pieces and try to figure it out?

An abstract artist takes the pile of jigsaw pieces and begins to sort them out. A painter takes the many colors they have placed on some media, knows there is something there, and begins to solve the puzzle of the painting. The abstract artist perceives, sorts, and creates something fresh by remixing the same colors they have used in another work, but, this time, a fresh idea emerges from them.

By Moonlight watercolor, acrylic and water-soluble pencil

By Moonlight began as a demonstration painting on Yupo. I was attracted to the drama of the beginning layers and worked with repetition to imply the magic of a moonlit forest. I find being awake in the quiet of a dark night allows me time for contemplation. I hope this painting evokes mystery along with excitement and drama. These dark strange times have their own haunting beauty.

BEACHY

Soothing melodies of the breeze through rustling cottonwood leaves. The stunning yellow and gold blaze of autumn against a wide brilliant sky. Deep lungfuls of the scent of moist fallen leaves. A soft warm wind on my skin. All are pieces of an indelible memory of awe and wonder that inspired this first painting of a new series, an ode to the cottonwood.

Animals and children have always been my survival tools. Through my profound love for them I feel I have found my voice. Animals like children are completely honest. Through my vision of them I hope to show the peace and serenity I feel while living among them.

My still life paintings communicate my deep love and respect for nature and life. This composition was my first “isolation creation,” done at the start of the COVID-19 lockdown. Without the ability to go to the market for fresh things to paint, I turned to my backyard to find the simple beauty of the ordinary and overlooked. It is my desire that when others see my work they may be inspired by the perceptible signs of the real Creator.

My work is notable for size, color, pattern, depth and unusual composition. I focus mainly on cross-cultural concepts of universal design. These include many objects from primitive cultures, such as bowls or textiles. Found natural items, insects and flowers are there, too. My work explores a timeless universal human trait: the love of color and pattern in our creations. By weaving such items together into unusual compositions, each painting invites the viewer to share in this vision and create their own narrative, thus participating in the creative process.

JERRY

CINDY BRABEC-KING

This watercolor was inspired by a summer luncheon photo shoot. The addition of cherries and a rose print background were used to represent the summer event. The challenge of the background being painted first, the duplication of the rose print in each pattern, along with the distortion of the print in the clear glass bowl was the most difficult part. No white paint or resist is used, and the palette is limited to seven colors with no pre-mixed blacks.

MARILYNNE BRADLEY Webster Groves, MO

Dimensional Web of Steel

My compositions evolve by reconstructing overlapping planes created by straight lines and tangents. The straight edge depicts precise, sharply defined spatial environments within the context of architectural and natural elements. Changing the formal structure of organic shapes into a controlled approach of rigid linear constructions alters the mood of a scene, not to mention the contrast it provides to shadows and movement. The composition is compressed within lines of force leading the eye to one point of interest. Patterns of shapes evolve into a controlled atmosphere. I consider the parts of a painting as anatomy. Lines are the bones, values are the flesh and color is the skin.

NEL DORN BYRD Aubrey, TX

The subject for this painting is a wonderful memory from a trip to Chautauqua, NY, and I painted it in my studio using my reference photos. I painted around the white of the paper saving that area to indicate the sunshine falling upon the row of houses. It is painted on 140-lb. cold press Arches paper, and I hope it conveys a happy moment filled with sunshine.

Diane, a native of Colorado, has seen many clouds coming up over mountains. Thunderboomer is the culmination of this observation. Diane has painted the cloud to emulate the rising and expanding of the cloud and the power found there. At the same time, the land below grounds the eye and creates the feeling of the air stirring.

watercolor

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KATHLEEN

Marquette, MI

Contemplation of Flight

acrylic, gouache, watercolor

20 x 20

Contemplation of Flight is one painting in my COVID-19 isolation “Searching” series. I have overlayed rich textures and colors in transparent watercolor with meaningful symbolic imagery to express the universal dream of flight. Three muses with wings sit atop my head as we each search for flight. This painting was executed in watercolor, acrylic, gouache and pigment sticks.

My abstract paintings reflect my interpretation of relationships (personal, environmental, architectural or conceptual) and typically are composed of mixed water media (watercolor, acrylic, ink, and water-soluble crayon) on paper or canvas. Subjects that I pursue in my paintings are often prompted by a word or an idea that may or may not be associated with a specific mental image. Developing the corresponding visual image in a painting relies deeply on my personal knowledge and experience, and, therefore, is a uniquely personal expression. Although my paintings are abstract in nature, they contain a universal connection that allows any viewer, whether or not they fully understand my particular art language, to experience a sense of interest and intrigue, as well as an emotional response.

On a normal workday, the port at Keehi Harbor in Hawaii is full of bustling activities. Sunday afternoon this place is quiet and even the shadows seem to be restful. I found a spot near Pier 13 for sketching on location. I was struck by the patterns of light and shadows of the structures, idle cranes, and other loading and unloading machinery. Although I was influenced by the quality of light, in no way did I attempt to copy it. It’s ambiguous and I use it as a deliberate manner— first as a design function, and only secondarily for descriptive purposes. The elimination of textures and local colors enhances the abstraction of shapes in the painting. By juxtaposing light and dark tones, I have manipulated shapes, creating illusions of space and depth and absolving the need for conventional laws of perspective with convergence of lines in a vanishing point.

A few vendors were sitting in their booths along this dusty road in Rajasthan, northwest India. This lady was selling a variety of tin milk cans to be used as the villagers went out to milk their cows and goats. She was tired at the end of her day. Her riches were the beautiful jewelry she wore. We have been in India several times to photograph and paint in this interesting area.

The

Marbling across my portrait of Judy Hoiness then adding a blue morpho butterfly on her hand, with others fluttering across, added a mythical quality. Their wings are intensely blue while moving, but disappear into their brown environment when closed. The title refers to the transformation of the painting as well as the subject. See my painting process www.rene-art.com/metamorphosis.

Metamorphosis

water

x 30

RENE EISENBART

Portland, OR

divide & conquer #2 is from a series of paintings that helped me deal with the passing of my husband. I have not taken care of REAL BUSINESS before. I was trying to make an A in a crash course. I finally divided my daily obligations and tried to take one day at a time. It was the right decision. I feel like I conquered my overwhelming problems. My paintings were my therapy.

Bike

The pandemic was in full swing, and we were struggling with a serious case of cabin fever. My husband and I decided to escape to the coast in Washington state, where we knew the beach spanned wide and long and the ocean breeze could keep the virus from getting us. We took the bikes and rode for hours along the ocean edge beside the waves and the pelicans, stopping often to take it all in. I took many photos that day, but this one was perfect because the shadow from the bike seat created the shape of a heart on the sand. I realized in that moment that there I was—with the love of my life in this beautiful place—and we were still healthy. And the heart on the sand confirmed that it was where we both needed to be at that moment in time. I knew I had to paint it and document it forever.

Cannon

L. FENG

Art Major . Original watercolor from real life model. He was my drawing class student and I asked him to pose for me to do a watercolor. I used pencil first to draw his face proportion, and then I started washing colors with big size brushes… wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry and finally, dry brushes to get more fine detail in his face part. After a while I felt I needed some background, so I was creative and added some trees and signed my name in Chinese….

LISA FRANKLIN

The painting, Journey , starts with a conceptual sketch drawn on watercolor paper. Intuitively, color is added by layering and mixing various colors leading to the juxtaposition of rhythmic geometric elements. I call these elements “Architectural Mosaics.” A pathway reveals itself in the painting, so I decided to work with that abstraction as there is no predetermined finish. The central route is shown by the white of the paper and several crossways branch off in various directions. The circle represents life milestones and our pathways through the journey of life.

JEAN K. GILL

My watercolors mix planning and spontaneity. I use pure hues and values ranging from untouched white paper to the darkest colors achievable from a preselected palette. I focus on edges and paint on dry, vertical paper with areas of downward flow (abstract improvisations) intentionally preserved. I use exaggerated contrasts to heighten drama and express the dichotomy of chaos and order characterizing the representational, organic, curvilinear subjects that I prefer.

This painting is part of a series of plant portraits I painted based on literary characters. It depicts the escaped slave Sethe, from Toni Morrison’s novel, Beloved , with an okra blossom. The blossom and fruit are shown in the painting. Native to Africa, the okra plant often sustained American slaves because it was easily grown and cooked into stews. In many ways, it represents a mother’s love.

Highlands Ranch, CO

The old barn may not still be standing, however, in my world, this is what it might look like today. When I paint, I try to make the painting pleasing to the eye. The colors are mostly mixed on the paper and in a loose style.

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ROBERT GRAY

Flagler College, which had been the Ponce Hotel built by Henry Flagler almost 150 years ago to house tourists visiting St. Augustine, has a strong permanence about it. Compared with the potted plant in the forefront of the painting, whose survival is completely dependent upon the garden care keepers to provide nourishment. The living portion of the painting takes center stage since the impermanence of the plant is what makes it interesting.

For Ordinary Day I chose a palette of primary colors. My goal was to convey this subject’s youth and fun spirit. While painting, it is important to me to be open to the conversation that develops between myself and the work. This depth of connection is what I am hoping the viewer sees and responds to.

HIGHTOWER-PATTERSON

Light and shadow, character and expression, color: these are the pieces of the puzzle that move me to approach any painting. Each time I lift a brush, part of me leaves my mind and spills onto the page. The result is part of my heart and mind, as I express the emotional response to my subject matter. It is always my hope and prayer that the viewer’s response relates to the emotions that I am leaving on the paper.

Evergreen, CO

Silver City mixed media

12 x 12

Portrait of a beautiful country girl on background of Denver. The silhouette was executed in white gold leaf.

OLGA & ALEKSEY IVANOV

BUFFALO KAPLINSKI

CO

SECRET PLACE / CANYON de CHELLY

watercolor

29.5 x 21.5

This is a very complex cubistic interpretation of a cliff ruin (white house) in the canyon. I’ve also been influenced by ruins at Mesa Verde. I used some angular perspective and value changes to achieve a more dynamic image. This painting is the result of many trips to the Southwest. I choose watercolor for my subjects because of the endless combinations of wet, damp, wet-intowet color blocks and lines and hard edges.

BARBARA TOBIN KLEMA

Having traveled by raft down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon many times and painted often from the river’s edge, this is the first time I have tried to capture this complex landscape from the canyon rim. What a challenge to paint this puzzle of a vista; to try to capture a sense of grandeur as seen from near Desert View Tower. Such fun abstract design!

Still life gives me the flexibility to arrange elements and create the light source I desire. The backlighting in this piece affects the color both in the light and shadow as well as creating a sense of space. My primary motivation is composition. The fruit, the quilt, the folds in the quilt, and the light are all integral parts of the overall design. The oversize elements invite one in to feel the intimacy of the moment.

CHRIS KRUPINSKI

John &

SHANTHI KUMAR

Englewood, CO

Golden Harvest watercolor 14 x 18.5

Finding beauty in the mundane... I stopped in my tracks as soon I laid eyes on these festive ears of corn and felt compelled to draw out their beauty and abundance in Golden Harvest ! The deep colors of the jewel-like kernels were developed through multiple layers of watercolor washes and were contrasted with minimal transparent washes on the husks to preserve their translucency and lightness.

As far back as I can remember, plant life and nature have been an obsession. Camouflage was created after a trip to Scotland where I was amazed by the green landscape and the abundant plant life. This rhubarb plant was over 6 feet tall and has a nickname of Dinosaur Food. I visited the Butterfly Pavilion and thought this green species would blend in perfectly with this Scottish plant. A dark blue background was used to make the multiple shades of green appear more vibrant, and the subtle red of the seed cones provides a focal point for the composition, which then leads your eye to the green and black butterfly.

I paint with the eye towards the emotional experience of my characters: I want to create an intimate relationship between the viewer and the subject. Using pose, body language and emotional expression, focusing on my model’s gaze so that it can allow their expression to communicate as much of their own feelings and life experiences to the audience as possible. By the use of unique dress, surroundings, a living, breathing person emerges for the viewer.

What to say? It is never clear, exactly what an artist should say? Does she talk about her work, her practice? What does a viewer want to know? I have been practicing for over 60 years. Every day, I practice. Each morning I go to the studio. Because painting is not something, “you get,” for if we are stretching and growing, investigating where we have been and where we are going, it remains just out of reach. Each day we find we are at the beginning. And each day, we are off to the races, again. Traveling roads unfamiliar, perhaps it is this way, we remain the beginner. Looking for new ways to say it. New uses of color, new shapes, new forms. No reason to just do it over and over the same. If we can say, “it has been done, “ it is up to us to discover what is new in this new day.

DYANNE LOCATI

Sun City West, AZ

Dancing in the Wind

water media

30 x

Inspiration for this painting came from visiting the Chinese Gardens in Portland, OR. The weeping willow tree was growing near a small, pebbled walkway. I enjoyed the serenity of being in that atmosphere and decided to take a photo to use as inspiration for this painting. Color, line, and texture invite the viewer to move around the scene.

Honorable Mention

LINDA LOESCHEN

Basalt, CO

Aspen Vibrations

water media

x 12

I live at the base of Mt. Sopris in Colorado and much of my time is spent riding my bike and hiking through groves of Aspens. The trees are always changing with the seasons, the time of day, and whether they are right beside you or far away. Sometimes it’s the chaos of the shimmering leaves on a windy day that attracts my eye or maybe the delicate branches silhouetted against the blue sky in the winter. For this painting, it was how the light plays on the vertical tree trunks with the leaves dancing around them.

CAROLYN MARTYN

CO

Enduring the pandemic brought to mind the phrase, “desperate times call for desperate measures.” Locked out were my usual far-flung inspirations. Skeletons came about by tossing a ring of ancestors’ keys into a patch of sunlight. Eureka: abstract shapes full of mysterious stories! The vivid image was an inspiring subject to express in water media pigments on rough paper. No closets for these skeletons!

Colorado Watercolor Society Award

JESSICA M c COY

CA

Vermis watercolor on paper 21 x 15

Vermis appears scientific, yet it exploits the historical value of documenting nature. I composed the painting using found image fragments, and through this method the work becomes empirical. The work is impossibly intimate; seemingly from observation, it gives a specific account of objects without truth. It is reminiscent of the early forms of illustration, to record the exotic and unknown.

STEVEN MORRIS

Chesterfield, MO

Nest with Purple Polka Dots

watercolor on arches paper

24 x 19

I love the juxtaposition between the natural world and the human one. In this instance the castoff shreds of paper with purple polka dots intertwined in the twigs made for an interesting image. Avian Architecture at its best.

Csilla

Orange Skies

mixed

19.25 x 25.25

I wanted to bring awareness to the climate crisis that we are facing every day on our planet. In my series, “Beyond the Piers,” is a wakeup call about the melting polar caps on earth and the rise of our ocean levels. The earth’s high temperatures create droughts that result in devastating forest fires, destroying hundreds of acres and homes. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and one day in 2020, we experienced a strange orange sky all day. It felt as if you were in an apocalypse.

PAT MOSEUK

Patricia Rucker

SALLY NISSEN

Colorado Springs, CO

In Chinese mythology, the lotus symbolizes harmony and happy marriage. Since lotus grows in a muddy water pond, lotus has also been considered as a symbol of inner strength and purity. This Gong Bi ( 工笔 ) (laborious brush work) watercolor painting was done on Japanese gold paper.

Lotus Pond

watercolor on Japanese gold treated paper

20 x 16

BARBARA OLSEN

Fort Collins, CO

Waiting for Number Nine to Manarola

watercolor

While waiting for a train to the Italian coastal town of Manarola, I glimpsed a couple of locals through a doorway. The bright southern light danced across their hats and shoulders as they shared conversation and a bite to eat. Inspired by light and a sense of discovery, my work often interprets snippets of life observed through open doorways, passageways, and windows.

BRIAN PAULSEN

Grand Forks, ND

They Liked Asparagus was started as a copy of a plate of asparagus, with appropriate colors. The people images are from a 1908 family photo. The random color squares indicate the man owns a paint manufacturing company; his wife is an artist.

They Liked Asparagus watercolor

19 x 13

I like to create an interesting and unique visual lens for an ordinary object. Textures appeal to the senses and invite the viewer to explore the painting. I wanted to capture the chewiness of the freshly baked pretzels and coarseness of the salt crystals. Describe the light dancing over the fabric folds in the background. Convey the mug’s weight and show the transient quality of the beer foam.

LISA POPE

Too

I like to focus on the themes of environment, biodiversity, and the importance of green spaces in our urban world. I like to unleash the natural chaoticness of the water element and use the principles of “Wrong Theory” in the early stages of painting, letting it explode across the page leaving bright, graphic, and abstract stains of color on what was once a clean white surface. The further into the painting process I go, the more methodical and controlled the application of paint becomes. By slowly glazing up my values in a very deliberate manner I render figures that are comprised of soft nuanced shades. This makes for a unique style that is bright, inviting and all my own.

This mother moose and calf were walking toward me (unintended on my part!) and when Mom spotted me, she quickly shepherded her youngster up the slope and away from the intrusive photographer. I like the drama of the diagonal composition and the striking difference in size between mother and calf.

LINDA RENAUD

Magnolia trees are among the first blooms of early spring. The weather is still cold, but the world is coming to life again with daffodils and blooming trees. The white blossoms of the magnolia tree enveloped my senses almost like a peaceful snowfall in early spring. The blue of the clear sky in contrast with the white flowers and peach-colored stamens is a feast for the eyes. Scenes like these often make me reminisce about happy memories of gardening with my mother when I was growing up. We both continue to share a love for flowers and nature, and the color variety and the way flowers capture light provides a way for me to return to these early days of joy and togetherness.

This striking reference photo struck me as an interesting combination of values in color. Thanks go to Moura Quinn for the reference photo, used with her permission. Capturing the different shades of each petal was a fun challenge. It was amazing how this could be produced artificially and assembled to such a beautiful bouquet. Taking the cues from nature, the combination of colors couldn’t be any more beautiful if it had been grown in a garden.

KAREN ROMANI

Glen Carbon, IL

I love painting landscapes in watercolor especially in the fall. Capturing the golden aspen trees in watercolor is a continual and fun challenge for me and I have painted many fall aspen tree paintings in my career. I try to convey the light and airy feeling of the aspen leaves as they dance in the breeze.

Roanoke,

New York Central Lightning Stripe acrylic on gessoed watercolor paper 29 x 21

The subject of the newest painting in my railroad car series is a close up, cropped view of a New York Central locomotive. I was intrigued by the lightning stripe paint scheme on the engine and the black and white diagonal stripes on the front metal fender. I used fluid acrylic paints on gessoed Arches watercolor paper. When I paint, I leave out much of the subject and invite the viewer to stop, look and imagine.

NANCY STARK

Golden

PATSEA are two lobster boats working out of Provincetown, Maine. We vacationed there for many years and enjoyed going down to the harbor around 4 o’clock to watch them unload their catch of lobsters. They had been working out of the Provincetown harbor for many years and we always hoped we would find them at the dock in their same slip. I had not been back to Maine for ten years, but they were still docked there when I returned last year.

Cheap Joe’s

Foothills

watercolor

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STOLTZFUS

The subject matter of my paintings is varied, but I’ve always enjoyed doing still lifes. This particular one contains items to which I have an emotional attachment—bracelets from China and flowers from my garden on a Japanese silk scarf. I enjoy the shadows and the cast light coming off some of the bracelets.

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EILEEN SUDZINA McKeesport, PA

Unexpected weather prompted the spirit of this spring day in residential Edgewood, Pa. Watercolor on Yupo plastic paper is painted semi-abstractly and spontaneously with limited palette. It never ceases to amaze me: the unlimited variations one scene can take not only through the seasons but also the changing weather and light, cars, and activity.

Another Day in Edgewood watercolor on Yupo

ELIZABETH THUROW

Sheridan, WY

Every spring my ritual is to head to my “backyard mountains” (the Big Horns, west of Sheridan, Wyoming) to enjoy and appreciate the explosions of wildflowers in bloom. This painting was an antidote to mid-winter “blahs.” Becoming restless for color and the outdoors, I retrieved my photographs, drawings and memories to play with the lively spirit of spring. My aim was to fill my winter weary soul with a riot of joy.

OUIDA TOUCHON

Art is complicated. My own art is a bifurcated passion. One limb is socially conscious narratives about strong women, be they mythical or American west. The other is a pure addiction to the scintillation of the observed, the natural beauty I see and then interpret in a graphic response. More than a printmaker, or painter, I think of myself as an image maker.

Book of Fixed Stars

mixed

I enjoy working in the studio as well as teaching printmaking at colleges and studio workshops. I find that ancient manuscripts are a source of endless inspiration and am particularly fascinated with the depiction of mythical themes. How to make them my own is the challenge.

This watercolor is a composition from photos taken at Black Beach near Sea Ranch, CA. I came upon the beach as the tide was going out and it was littered with an abundance of these mussel shells split open and glistening in the light. The colors and patterns were stunning. I took 15 photos and did a series of paintings of these shells picking out the ones that grabbed my eye the most.

watercolor

LIZ WALKER

Beaverton, OR

Blooming Reds

acrylic marbling on watercolor

Blooming Reds began as a watercolor/pen and ink painting of red poppies, but I felt it needed more pattern and variety. I marbled over the painting using acrylic paints floated onto a tray of carrageenan “size,” manipulating the paint with rakes and combs to create unique patterns. I dipped the watercolor painting into the tray, which permanently transferred the pattern onto the painting. For contrast, I later painted opaque yellow acrylic in the background.

I photographed this beautiful bloom on a recent trip to Arizona. Cactus blooms typically only last for a day or two, so I had to capture its beauty in a painting! I cropped in on the flower to emphasize the size of the focal point and exaggerated the lighting to create drama. My next goal was to introduce color to the cactus pads. I masked the spikes and used a wet-into-wet technique. The last thing I painted was the flower with dramatic lighting and attention to detail in the center stamen area. I love the contrast of the delicate flower next to the harsh spikes on the pads. The cactus is very hardy, but the blooms are delicate and fleeting.

SUSAN BETH WILHELM

Yukon, OK

Heading West

contemporary watercolor batik

36 x

Painting is a gift and an outlet for me. Drawn to the detail and image subtlety as well the gesture and broad expressions in daily life. This challenge allows me to express drawing detail that explodes with a loose fluid feeling of expression. Heading West, Native American movement in their blankets. Reflecting past and future.

The photo is from the northwest plateau of China. It’s a place that is over 12,000 feet above sea level and where ordinary people can hardly breathe. But the aborigines of these mountains are happy every day. Because they believe that their faith in the gods of heaven will bless them with peace throughout their lives. This painting shows them celebrating the festival of God by putting on their best new clothes and going to the gathering place to sing about the grace of God. I especially emphasize the joy that radiates from their hearts as bright as the sunlight.

ZHANG XIAOCHANG

BARBARA YOERG

Las Vegas, NV

Walking Among the Birds

acrylic and graphite

x

Painting is a means to offer a part of myself and evoke emotion in others. It is not a wall decoration, but a recollection or concept of an experience. In this instance, observing birds, real and imaginary, and filling my heart with wonder.

MERRI ZIEBELL

Colorado Springs, CO

Mt. Elbert

watercolor

17 x

The triangular composition of the landscape and cloud formations that mirrored the peaks and crevices of Mt. Elbert is what inspired me to take this picture overlooking Colorado’s highest mountain peak. I feel I have captured these details in my paintings. Watercolor’s ability to create realistic looking textures, and its mysterious, unpredictable nature, guides me through to my final creation.

WARREN ZIMMER

Evergreen, CO

The Wagon Mound is a prominent landmark located in northeastern New Mexico. Situated along the historic Santa Fe Trail, surrounded by ranches now, it remains an icon in ‘The Land of Enchantment.’ I have passed this magical place and painted it many times.

Land of Enchantment:

The Wagon Mound

acrylic 24 x 24

Center for the Arts

Evergreen Board of Directors AwardBEST OF SHOW

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WATERMEDIA SOCIETY

Center for the Arts Evergreen maintains the roster of the prestigious Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society membership. RMNWS includes Signature Members and Honorary Juror Members. Signature Members have been selected at least four times for the RMNW exhibition since its inception in 1974. These artists have earned the right to add RMNW after their signatures. All jurors become Honorary Members of the RMNWS, although many of them have earned Signature status as well.

Honorary Juror Members

2022 Soon Y. Warren

2021 Steve Griggs

2020 Linda Daly Baker

2019 Sterling Edwards

2018 Mary Ann Beckwith

2017 Stephen Quiller

2016 Katherine Chang Liu

2015 Mark Mehaffey

2014 Linda Doll

2013 William “Skip” Lawrence

2012 Carol Barnes

2011 Cheng-Khee Chee

2010 Judy Morris

2009 Stephen Quiller

2008 Donna Watson

2007 Carla O’ Connor

2006 George James 2005 H.C. Dodd

2004 John Salminen

2003 Harold Grego, PhD

2002 Louise Cadillac

2001 Katherine Chang Liu

2000 Don Nice

1999 Burton Silverman

1998 Sondra Freckelton

1997 Pat San Soucie & Ellen Murray

1996 Rob Erdle & Dean Mitchell

1995 Elizabeth Yarosz & Glenn Bradshaw

1994 Mary Todd Beam & Charles Le Clair

1993 Janet Fish 1992 Alexander Guthrie & Kathleen Kuchar

1991 Warren Taylor & Nanci Blair Closson

1990 Marilyn Phillis & Marbury Hill Brown

1989 Rolland Golden & Edward Reep

1988 Irving Shapiro & Lee Wexler

1987 Jeanne Dobie & Alex Powers

1986 Al Brouillette & Fran Larsen

1985 Edmond Fitzgerald & E.J. Velardi, Jr. 1984 Katherine Chang Liu & Frank Webb

1983 Miles G. Batt, Sr. & Virginia Cobb

1982 Alexander Nepote & Larry Webster

1981 Sylvia Glass & Robert Vickrey

1980 Millard Sheets & Doris White

1979 Glenn Bradshaw & Serge Hollerbach

1978 Gerald Brommer & Ruth Wynn

1977 Claude Croney & Morris Shubin

1976 Chen Chi & Tom Hill

1975 Edward Betts & Charles Reid

1974 John C. Pellew & Lee Weiss

Dona Abbott

Patricia Abraham Kent Addison

Melissa Adkison

Gloria Miller Allen Wilmer Anderson Catherine Anderson

Sue Archer

Jan Archuleta

*Ruth Armitage Sara Aslakson

Denise Athanas

Anne Bagby Nancy Baldrica Nancy Barch

John Barnard Carole Barnes Andrew Barton

Miles G. Batt, Sr. Penny Bunn Becker

Joe Beckner

Sandra Beebe

Edith Bergstrom

Judi Betts

Robert Biancalana

Virginia Blackstock

Joseph Bohler

Marilyn Sears Bourbon

*Jerry Bowman

Membership

SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIP

* = RMNW Society Members with paintings in the 2022 exhibition

** = New RMNW Society Members

Bold = RMNW Society Members who contributed to the 2022 RMNW Signature Member Award

Donna Boyd

Judy Boyd

*Marilynne Bradley Glenn Bradshaw Mary Alice Braukman Gerald Brommer Al Brouillette

Carrie Burns Brown Marbury Hill Brown Peggy Brown Bill Bryant Tanis Bula Charlie (Charles) S. Burk Basil Burke Mike Burns Dan Burt Karen B. Butler

*Nel Dorn Byrd Louise Cadillac Barbara Cain Joseph Cain Mark Cardoza Phil Chalk Cheng-Khee Chee Leslie Cheney-Parr Chen Chi Virginia Cobb Judi Coffey Jean Cole

Rachel B. Collins

Mari M. Conneen

Pat Cook Laurel Covington-Vogl Nina Cravens-Fry

Rita Crooks

*Elaine Daily-Birnbaum

Carl Dalio

*Ratindra Das Dean Davis

Molly Davis Patricia Deadman Gail Delger Betty DeMaree Rita Derjue Marilynn DerWenskus Henry Dickens Missie Dickens

Vera M. Dickerson Pat Dispenziere H.C. Dodd

George Dombek Carolyn Dubuque Pauline Eaton

*Toni Elkins

Rob Erdle Manette Fairmont Mell Feltman

*Z.L. Feng

Lorriane Fetzer

LeRoy Fink

Dorothy Foster

Pat Fostvedt

Ellen Fountain

Tom Francesconi

Scott Fraser Joseph Fretz Karen Frey Gerald Fritzler

Pam Furumo

Rolland Golden Peter Gooch

Jean Grastorf B. Green

Greta Greenfield Elina Gregory-Goodrum Steve Griggs

Elizabeth Groves Alexander Gutherie Pamela Hake

Diane Halley Janice C Hanson

Lynne Hardwick Patricia Harrington Elaine Harvey Noriko Hasegawa Phyllis Hellier

*Ann Hightower-Patterson

Marilyn Hill

Susan Hinton Ruth Ellen Hoag

Diane Hodel

Elaine Holien Serge Hollerbach

Pat Holscher

Carolyn Hoyle

Carol Hubbard

Adele Huestis Marie Huggin Sandra Humphries Charlotte Huntley Jim Hutton

*Olga & Aleksey Ivanov Bill James George James John James Kathleen Jardine Lisa Jefferson Robert Johansen Ann Johnson Elizabeth Johnson Aletha Jones Donald G. Jones Steven Jordan Jerry Kalback Selina Karim Barbara Kastner Naum Katsenelson Arthur Kaye Sophia Kearns Kathryn Ellen Kelso Joy Keown Julie Kirkland

* **Barbara Tobin Klema Dee Knott Karen Knutson Barbara Kowalski Margaret Graham Kranking Priscilla Krejci Lynne Kroll

*Chris Krupinski Kathleen Kuchar John Kwok Melanie Lacki Evelyn Lombardi Lail

Robbie Laird Frank LaLumia Kathleen Lanzoni Fran Larsen Michael Lasuchin Carolyn Latanision Jan Ledbetter Linda Lee Ara (Barabara) Leites Whitney Leland Bonnie Lhotka Guy Lipscomb Gregory Litinsky Katherine Chang Liu Nancy Livesay

*Annell Livingston Carol Lopatin Carolyn Lord Susan Luzier-Kamen Mary Britten Lynch Sandra Mac Diarmid David Neil Mack Joe Manning Marilyn Markowitz

* **Carolyn Martyn Georgia Mason Anne Massie Maxine Masterfield Sibylla Mathews Marion McCall

Joan McConnell Mark McDermott Joseph McGinnis John McIver Joan McKasson Mark Mehaffey Phil Metzger Morris Meyer

Louise Miller

Reita Walker Miller

Barbara Millican

Dean Mitchell

Wendell Mohr

Susan Montague

Roxanne Moore

Sybil Moschetti

Connie Murray

Beverly Nichols

R. Mike Nichols

JoAnne Nixon

Semiramis Novak

Charles Novich

* **Barbara Olsen

Catherine P. O’Neill

Thomas Owen Doug Pasek

*Brian Paulsen Arleta Pech Ann Pember Harold Petersen Marilyn Hughey Phillis Carole Pickle

Ann Pierce

Jim Pittman

Carlton Plummer Karen Poulson

Alex Powers

Stephen Quiller

Helen Ragheb

Marjorie Rauch

Pat Reynolds

Peggy Reynolds

Marlin Rotach

Sandra Saitto

John Salminen

Patricia San Soucie

Don Sayers

Sandra Schaffer

Michael Schlicting

Diane Schmidt

Mary Jane Schmidt

Carol Ann Schrader Ann Schuh

Francine Schut

Barry Scott

Darcy Scott

Jerry Seagle

Marge Shepherd

Mark Silvers

Duncan Simmons Jean Slobodin

Jerry and Lucinda Smith

Joel Smith James Soares Mel Stabin Electra Stamelos

*Nancy Stark Pat Stelter Peggy Morgan Stenmark

Gari Stephenson Penny Stewart Howard Stirn

*E. Jane Stoddard

*Carla Stoltzfus Hazel Stone Dan Stouffer

Betsy Dillard Stroud Dashuai Sun

Nancy Meadows Taylor

Warren Taylor

Thomas Thiery Rhett Thurman

*Elizabeth Thurow Roberta M. Tiemann

James Toogood

Lois Salmon Toole

Brenda Turner

Phoebe Tyson Don Van Horn

Ernest J. Velardi

Robert Vickrey

Teryl Speers Viner Myrna Wacknov

*Liz Walker

Soon Y. Warren Chavanthop Noi Watanakul Louise Waters

Lorraine Watry Donna Watson

Frank Webb

Larry Webster Kevin Weckbach

Lee Weiss

* **Cindy Welch

E. Gordon West Jean Wetzler

David Wicks

Dianne Widom Jane Wikstrand

Joyce Williams

Donald Willis Ruth Windsor-Mann

Anita Winter Sue Wise

Pat Wolf

Edwin Wordell

Elizabeth Ann Yarosz-Ash

Keiko Yasuoka

*Barbara Yoerg

Gene Youngmann

Peggy Flora Zalucha Al Zerries

Sponsors

THANK YOU Center for the Arts Evergreen wishes to thank our Board members, sponsors, donors, and friends for providing more than $30,000 in support of the 2022 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia exhibition.