Watercolor Society of AlabamaPromoting and supporting watermedia since 1939
Watercolor Society of Alabama began in 1939 with an exciting vision to promote, create and inspire painters in the art of watercolor media. We embrace that vision by holding juried watercolor competitions each year: WSA Annual National Exhibition , Statewide Alabama Members Showcase and Online Showcase.
We offer workshops taught by nationally and internationally known artists. Vibrant Newsletters, published quarterly, keep members informed and connected.
Jan 25, 2021 (Monday) – Mar 31, 2021 (Wednesday): Showcase continues (The Online Showcase gallery will be posted on WSA website for one year under Exhibitions Galleries.
Jan 31, 2021: Prospectus Posted
Mar 31, 2021: Entry Deadline
Apr 20, 2021: Juror’s Decision of Acceptance
May 17- 21, 2021: Art shipped to 620 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL ATTN: Sharron Rudowski
May 22, 2021: Art hand delivered
June 3 – 5, 2021: Workshop
June 6, 2021: Reception and awards
May 24 – July 23, 2021: Exhibition
July 25, 2021: Take down/ pick up/pack up times TBD:
Week of July 26 dates TBD pack for shipping
Stan Miller is a signature member and award winner with the American Watercolor Society. In 2011 he received first place in painting at the Art in the Pearl Fair, in Portland, Oregon. He received a first place award in the Artist’s Magazine competition for landscape and he received the grand prize in the Watercolor Magic Magazine painting competition. He also won third place in the Artist’s Magazine painting competition for his painting called, “Nick’s Gaze”, a portrait. He won the Carol Duke Artist Award of Excellence at the Bellevue Arts Museum Art Fair in Bellevue, Washington. He gives workshops around the United States as well as in Canada. In 2006 he instructed a workshop with Plein Air Painters of America in France. He has also instructed a workshop for the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver, BC. Although unavailable at the time, in 2012 he was asked to jury the National Watercolor Society Exhibition. In recent years past, Stan visited, taught and exhibited work in Thailand and France. A signature member of the American Watercolor Society as well as an AWS award winner, Stan Miller also teaches workshops and classes in Spokane, the United States and around the world.
Website: www.stanmiller.net
Stan Miller
In this workshop, Stan Miller will demonstrate a variety of techniques and approaches to the landscape and portrait every morning. Students have the option of working from their own subjects or working from instructor handouts. Students are encouraged to bring several photos of subjects they are interested in painting. How to incorporate elements of realism, impressionism and abstractions into our paintings will be addressed and demonstrated. The instructor will individually visit each student and handouts will be available. Choosing a printable subject that matches one’s skill will be addressed as well as a variety of other topics. The importance of color and light, as well as composition and design is critical if our desire is to evoke a powerful mood or message.
See the Workshop Brochure for more information!
Artist Name – Painting Title
Suzanne Accetta – Kaydence
Wilmer Anderson – Wisconsin Horse Farm
Lisa Arnold Franklin – Illusions
Kate Aubrey – Persephone
Judy Baggett – Vicarious Vacation
Gloria Baker – Free # 2
John Bayalis – Sleepover
Helen K. Beacham – Trash Talk
Matthew Bird – An Audience Of One
Marleen Klip Bodden – Castle Dreaming
Marilynne Bradley – Inner Harbor
Gwendolyn C. Bragg – After The Show – Early Morning
James Brantley – Mr. John
Karen Braverman – String Theory – Holes
Hannah Brown – From The Ground Up
Sharron Burns – Roses And Fruits
Sondra Carlisle – Painted Tribe
Sandra Carpenter – Across The Lake
Elizabeth Carr – First Time
Marsha Chandler – Southern Comfort
Caleb Clark – Ready and Waiting
Walt Costilow – Locked Down
Heike Covell – Fagan Springs After The Rain
Antonio Darden – Venice Laundry VII
Barbara O’Neal Davis – Ball Cap
Ellen Jean Diederich – Fourth of July
Leslie Dunlap – Brenda’s Pears
Kathleen Durdin – Applause for Women Of A Certain Age
Martina Dyer – Hidden Pool
Marie Echols – Reunion
Toni Elkins – Birds and Animals
Sallie Estes – Rainy Day Morning
Patrick Faile – Edisto Sunrise
Z.L. Feng – Aunt
Mary Fountain – Room With A View
Christoffer Frank – River Crossing #114
Jane Fritz – Canary Spring
Florene S. Galese – Unexpected Visitor For Lunch
Pratibha Garewal – Garden Lily
Lyn Gill – Spring Waterlily
Corky Goldman – Ready to Ride
Xi Guo – Vine In The Pot
Johnny Guthrie – Savannah Blues
Deborah Guy – Lavender Blue
Jim Henderson – Welcome Inn BB
Norma Herring – Moon Flower Aurora III
Anne Hightower-Patterson – Miss Emily
Judi Howard – A Dream Of Shells
John James – Orange Moon
Marilyn Johansen – Learning The Ropes
Kie Johnson – Water Works
Ardythe Jolliff – Lotus In Moonlight
Mollie Jones – An Apple A Day
Michele Tabor Kimbrough – Jasmine – Crucian Carnival Series
Shirley R. Kleppe – Sunset Ripple Effects
Lynne Kroll – Legacy
Chris Krupinski – Birds Eye View
Ronald Lewis – Crossing
Bruce Little – Portrait Of The Artist
Johanna Littleton – Window Shopping
Joyce Lowery – Cliffdwellings
Pio Lyons – Pecan Island
Marcy Matherne – Dutch Treat
Melinda M. Mathews – Making Music Together
Rebecca McDuffie – A Snowball Fight
William H. McKeown – Tighten Up
Wesley Merritt – Her Red Hat
William C. Morris – Fire In The Delta
Arlaine Morrison – Open All Night
Carolyn Moseley – The Lonely Zebra
Verena Murvin – Apple Blossom Time
Marsha Nelson – Shannon
Yuri Ozaki – Stacie 2
Nancy M. Paden – Steps From The Past
Cynthia Massey Parsons – Remembering Corot
Ann Pember – Joyful
Joel Popadics – Noank Harbor
Rashmi Ranjan – On The Rocks
Barbara Rettig – Sir Vincent de Mobile
Brenda Riggins – Mama’s Usual
Sophie Repolt Rogers – Victory Cry
Gloria Sampson – Summer
Debra K. Scoggin-Myers – So Many Choices, So Little Time
Philomena Sculco – Tropics To The Valley
Diane D. Shepherd – Piedmont Pink
Kathy Sheppard – Puppy Love
Mary P. Spellings – No More Gas Guzzling
Tuva Stephens – Let It Be
E. Jane Stoddard – At The Docks
Susan Stuller – Mirror Mirror
Don Taylor – Red Headdress and Pomegranate
Dawn Thomas – Nestled Pears
Martha H. Tisdale – Sabbath Creek Shoals
Kathryn Lansing Vaughn – Scheherazade’s Garden
Lorraine Watry – Prickly Pear In Bloom
Han In Huang Wong – The Old Lady
Gail Watson – Driftwood On Milford Sound
Sandra Webster – Bike Walker
Virginia (Ginny) Wolfe – The Phantom Birds
Keiko Yasuoka – Under The Spotlight