Donna Watson
Lucky Winner: Katherine Miller
Donna Watson is a signature member of the American
Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society and the Northwest
Watercolor Society. She is also a member of the Women Painters of
Washington. She has won numerous awards in national juried exhibitions as
well as best of show awards. She has articles and paintings published in
American Artist magazine, The Artist Magazine, Watercolor
and Watercolor Magic magazines.
Donna has experience as a juror and workshop instructor at the national
level and
Mark
Mehaffey
Lucky Winner: Jack Fulton
Mark is a nationally recognized artist whose work has appeared in many publications. His 1st book “Creative Watercolor Workshop” was released in 2005, and he now has two videos available. He is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of American (master status), Watercolor West, and the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society, among others. Mark has won major awards in juried exhibitions across the country, including the Beverly Green memorial Collection Purchase Award from the National Watercolor Society, the Arches Paper Company Award from the American Watercolor Society.
Barbara
Nechis
Lucky Winner: Connie DonFrancisco
Barbara Nechis is an artist who has
developed a style known for its masterful balance of spontaneity and control
of the watercolor brush. She holds a BA in History and Fine Arts from the
University of Rochester and an MS from Alfred University . She was a faculty
member of Parsons School of Design for many years and has taught seminars at
Pratt Institute, throughout North America, Europe, and Asia . She has served
as a juror and director of the American Watercolor Society. She is the
author of Watercolor From the Heart (Watson-Guptill Publications, 1993) and
Watercolor the Creative Experience (North Light Books, 1979). Her work
appears in many publications and collections, among them the Butler
Institute of American Art, IBM, and Citicorp. She resides in Napa Valley in
northern California .
Scholarship Raffle
Every two years Fort Myers Beach Art Association has a raffle for the benefit of the Scholarship Fund. The painting that the 'famous artist' completes in their demonstration for the workshop is raffled off. This year we are excited to have the artwork of Margaret Martin, Mark Mehaffey, Barbara Nechis, and Donna Watson.
On April 22, 2008 the follow lucky ticket holders won the following paintings:
Margaret
Martin
Lucky winner: Bob Ackert
Margaret Martin is an award-winning watercolorist, juror, and teacher. She
is author of No More Wishy-Washy Watercolor. For Margaret, painting
is about involvement, both intellectually and emotionally. It begins with
love of image that radiates from
the heart. She enjoys the search and reaches for sincerity, honesty and
excellence. “Making a statement” is a primary objective.