Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition 2015
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Valley Arts Foundation Mission Statement
The Valley Arts Foundation supports the multiple interests of the Mad River Valley, Vermont by encouraging and promoting participation in the Arts. On the cover: Summer Afternoon Sun (detail), by Kathleen Kolb
Welcome to the 2015 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition On behalf of the Valley Arts Foundation and our corporate partner, Lareau Farm, home of American Flatbread, I am pleased to welcome you to the 2015 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition. From humble beginnings in 2012 with a show of only eight watercolor artists of the Vermont Watercolor Society, we are now presenting this magnificent exhibition of outstanding paintings by watercolorists from across the United States and Mexico. The Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition is the only summer exhibition of its type in New England. Autumn Maples, 19 x 25 With increased award offerings and extensive media coverage, we are making the transition from a regional to a major national show. Our continued growth is possible through our collaboration with Lareau Farm and its owner, George Schenk.
A special thank you needs to be extended to the jurors of selection, our judge of awards, our volunteers, and to those individuals and organizations who have so generously donated the awards. The 2015 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition is yours to enjoy from the Valley Arts Foundation. Gary C. Eckhart President, Valley Arts Foundation Curator, Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition
Notes on the 2015 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition Paintings by forty-seven artists were selected from the pool of artists submitting work. A few select artists had both of their paintings accepted by the three jurors. These 61 paintings are in addition to the paintings by our judge of awards, three jurors of acceptance, guest artist, and the curator. The Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition is open to any artist working in a water medium. Paintings must be created using a water-based medium remaining water soluble after dry. Paintings are juried by a panel of three artists holding membership in nationally recognized watercolor societies. The Exhibition is made possible by the numerous volunteers who prepared the exhibit space and installed the paintings, and by those who serve as docents throughout the four weeks the Exhibition is open to the public. While we encourage all sold works to remain in the Exhibition until its close, purchased works may be removed from the Exhibition. A quality digital print of the painting will be hung in place of the removed work. In 2015, the Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition received its first international entry.
Kathleen Kolb Juror of Awards
Kathleen Kolb graduated with a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been represented by David Findlay Galleries (2002-2010) and Sherry French Gallery (1996-2002) in New York City, and by Clarke Galleries (1992-2009) in Stowe, Vermont. She is currently represented by two galleries in Vermont, West Branch in Stowe and Furchgott Sourdiffe in Shelburne, as well as by MA Doran Gallery in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kathleen has been invited to be a fellow of the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in Ballycastle, Ireland in 2015. She is currently working on a traveling exhibition of paintings related to the working forest. In 2009, Kolb was one of ten artists selected from over 300 applicants to be part of the ART OF ACTION, a unique public/ private project to create and exhibit work addressing issues we face in the future of the state of Vermont. Vermont Life magazine featured an article about her paintings of the logging industry in their winter 2009-2010 issue. She maintains a home and studio in Lincoln, Vermont.
Iris, Poppies, and Forget-me-nots, 21 x 29
Annelein Beukenkamp Juror of Acceptance Artist’s Statement: “My watercolors and approach to painting are constantly evolving. I truly enjoy the beautiful way the pigments mingle and interact on the crisp white paper. Watercolor is the spontaneous medium I try to control while harnessing the pigment’s power into a colorful painting.” Annelein is member of several Watercolor Societies and teaches numerous painting workshops. She lives in Vermont. Burdened, 15 x 22
Lisa Forster Beach Juror of Acceptance Lisa Forster Beach is an award winning artist living in Stowe, Vermont. She is widely recognized for her drawings and watercolor paintings. They represent her responses to her environment, experiences, impressions, and perceptions both seen and felt. Lisa was awarded signature membership in the National Watercolor Society in 1986. She is acclaimed for her teaching, which includes watercolor workshops, art museum classes, college courses, public school, Elderhostel, and classes in her studio. Communication, 19 x 28.5
Robert O’Brien, AWS, NWS Juror of Acceptance
Born 1954, in Rochester, New York, Robert O’Brien has been painting in the watercolor medium for over forty years. Since moving to Vermont in 1977, he has focused his work on landscape and architectural studies. Vermont, with its distinct four season climate, provides the artist with a wealth of subject matter and ever changing light effects. He resides in Perkinsville, Vermont. Farm Shadows, 21 x 14
Tina Mosko Guest Artist
Tina was born in Rudolstadt an der Saale in what became East Germany. Her family moved to Montreal where she was educated. She and her architect husband Manny moved to the Bahamas and eventually built a home in the Mad River Valley where they spend summers. While she has no formal training in art and is selftaught, she further developed her talent through studying books and participating in numerous workshops and is equally comfortable working in watercolors, oils, and pastels. She maintains studios in her summer home in Fayston, Vermont and in her winter home in the Bahamas. Peonies, 16 x 15
Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition Awards Gold Medal Award for Excellence
$500
Moosewalk Studios Award
$200
Donors: Nancy & Jess Mobley and Michele & Thomas Eid
Donor: Gary C. Eckhart for Moosewalk Studios
Gold Medal Award for Excellence
Holbein Artist Materials Award (2)
$500
$200 Products
Donor: Joan E. Lane
President’s Award Donor: Gary C. Eckhart
$250
West Hill House B&B Award For Depiction of Rural Vermont
$250
The Eleanor Ahern Award For the Best Use of Color
$250
Donor: Bill & Jane Macan
Award for Best Vermont Artist
$350 Gift Certificates
Vermont Watercolor Society Award
$100
Valley Arts Foundation Board of Directors Award
$100
Big Red Barn Art Show Award
$100
Clark C. Eckhart Award
$100
Honorable Mention
$75
Donor: Gary C. Eckhart
Donors: Vermont Frame Game and American Flatbread
The Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition thanks these patrons for their generosity. To create an award, please inquire at info@vermontartfest.com or call 802-496-6682.
Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition Participating Artists *Denotes artist with two paintings in the Exhibition
Tamara Alessio* Guadalajara, Mexico Plentitude, 14 x 15.5
Amanda Amend
Burlington, Vermont Transformation, 14 x 27
David Beale
Cortland, NY Traditional Music, Maple Leaf Pub, Glengarriff, 15 x 11
Diane Bell
Weston, Vermont From My Window, 16 x 20
Jean Cannon
Burlington, Vermont Swiss Chard and Eggs, 22 x 15
Joey Bibeau
Essex Junction, Vermont Autumn Barn, 21 x 14
Claudia Carl
Middlebury, Vermont Walking in the Redwoods, 14 x 21
Terry Boyle
Huntington, Vermont Bridge Street Alley, Waitsfield 13.5 x 10
Carole-Ann Centre
Langdon, New Hampshire Entwined in Hope, 17 x 14
Don Dalton
Chester, Vermont Seacliff, 14 x 20
Sandra Swanson Fries* Southington, Connecticut Ahhh Becky, 25 x 19
Monique Dewyea
Linda Di Sante
Colchester, Vermont Grape Bounty, 10 x 11
Burlington, Vermont Wildwood, 30 x 22
Emily Gibbons
Mary Ann Duffy Godin
Cortland, New York Noah, 13 x 20
Milton, Vermont Ironstone Pitcher on Parlor Cloth 18 x 17
Rebecca Gottesman Norwich, Vermont Coconut Palm, 30 x 22
Carole Hennessy
Chicago, Illinois Sliding into Sunset, 22 x 15
Steve Hamlin
Huntington, Massachusetts Brown-headed Nuthatch, 10 x 14
Linda Holmes
Wurtsboro, New York Green Tea and Bread, 11 x 14
Kate Hartley*
North River, New York Rare Pear, 15 x 13
Sally Hughes
Burlington, Vermont Spring Pansies, 16 x 31
Peter Huntoon
Middleton Springs, Vermont Randolph Depot, 14 x 18
Ginny Joyner
Colchester, Vermont The Greenhouse, 13 x 21
Doris Ingram
Weston, Vermont Dordogne Farm, 20 x 16
Ruth Kaldor*
Shelburne, Vermont Spring Iris, 16 x 23
Peter Jeziorski
Grafton, Vermont It’s Sugaring Time, 14 x 24
Katra Kindar
Shelburne, Vermont Pink Lotus, 18.5 x 14
Janet Laird-Lagassee*
Joan Lane
Pamela Lee*
Auburn, Maine Revolution, 13.5 x 20.25
New York, New York Christmas Lambs, 21 x 15
Grayslake, Illinois Trillium 3, 16 x 22
Annette Lorraine*
Jeanne Maguire Thieme
Jackie Mangione
Montpelier, Vermont Keeping the Fire Alive, 14 x 11
Swanzey, New Hampshire Steadfast, 13 x 15
Williston, Vermont Snowfall in Little Cottonwood Canyon, 30 x 22
Dawn Maron
South Portland, Maine Showtime, 16 x 12
Janet Palmer
North River, New York Swim Beach, Monhegan, 11.75 x 9
Caroline McKinney Morrisville, Vermont Hank, 11.75 x 11.75
Cristina Pellechio
Waterbury Center, Vermont In the Land of the Fifty Foot Hills 13 x 12
Barbara Pafume
Cambridge, Vermont Splash of the Sun, 11 x 15
Lynn Pratt*
Pawlet, Vermont Colorful Confections, 20 x 16
Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams
Susan Bull Riley* Montpelier, Vermont Bluebird, 14 x 12
Belmont, Vermont Bowl with Three Pears, 22.5 x 15
Judith Selin
Carolyn Shapiro
Natalie Smythe
Northfield, Vermont Redwing Territories, 11 x 15
Shelburne, Vermont Summer Fields, 14 x 11
Montpelier, Vermont Approaching Storm, 20 x 24
Doris Roberts
Glendale, California Fringe in Flight, 17.5 x 23.5
Robert Sydorowich* Andover, Vermont Autumn Road, 11 x 15
Tomomi Ueda
South Burlington, Vermont Soaking Up the Sun, 14 x 15
Don Taylor
Panama City, Florida Ascension, 22 x 30
Nancy Tomczak
Milton, Vermont Eagle in Orange, 18 x 14
Enjoy The Vermont
Festival of the Arts in August
With over 100 events at sites throughout the Mad River Valley, the Festival offers something for everyone during the entire month of August! View an art show, taste new foods, take a workshop, watch painters work plein air, dance under the stars, and more! Pick up a copy of the Festival Program, or visit www. vermontartfest.com for detailed event listings and a calendar.
Festival of the Arts Highlights Big Red Barn Art Show July 30 - September 6 Lareau Farm Bob Aiken At the Bridges Gallery
August 1 - 31 Bridges Resort The Great Vermont
Plein Air Paint-Out
August 14 & 15 Waitsfield Village Children’s Paint-Out Sidewalk Art Show & Sale August 15 Waitsfield Village Vermont Music Fest August 8 Lareau Farm Tickets: www.vtmusicfest.com
Festival Frolic Food, Fun & FIREWORKS!
August 2 Lareau Farm
Taste of the Valley
Iron Chef Competition August 9 Sugarbush Resort Tickets: www.vermontartfest.com
Barns & Bridges Tour August 23 Throughout the Valley
Photo Show in the Round Barn August 3 - September 7 The Round Barn For more information on these events and the Festival, please visit
www.vermontartfest.com.
For more information about the Valley Arts Foundation (VAF), or to become a member, please contact Karen Nevin, Executive Director, at 802-496-6682 or info@vermontartfest.com. Annual membership dues are $40 for an individual, or $100 for a household membership or a Friend of the Foundation membership. Membership is also available on-line: View details and benefits at www.valleyartsfoundation.org. The Valley Arts Foundation not only provides support for the Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition, but also gives umbrella support for the more than 100 events that comprise the Vermont Festival of the Arts during August. In addition, the VAF hosts shows all year at the Festival Gallery, located at 5031 Main Steet, #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, and curates shows at The Bridges Resort, 202 Bridges Circle, Warren. The Valley Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Š 2015, The Valley Arts Foundation, PO Box 238, 5031 Mian Street, #2 Village Square, Waitsfield VT 05673
valley foundation Valley Arts Foundation Board of Directors Gary C. Eckhart, President Julie Burns Michele A. Eid Darryl Forrest Dotty Kyle Vee Lynch Nancy Mobley Ward A. Smyth Karen Nevin, Executive Director Rebecca Silbernagel Communications
Linda Barnes, Volunteer Coordinator
Special thanks to Stillwater Graphics for production assistance.
Lareau Farm, home of American Flatbread Sponsor of the 2015 Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition