The SC Watermedia Society, which will exhibit at the City Gallery in Charleston, SC from November 5-December 31, 2011 has chosen the top 30 paintings of the show. The show, which consists of 62 paintings chosen by a panel from the City Gallery, was reviewed by Florida artist, Mary Alice Braukman who named the top 30 paintings. Best of Show goes to Barbara Stitt of Simpsonville for “Izabella.” Stitt won $750 from TD Bank, Charleston. SCWS awarded $6800 in awards and merchandise.
Below are the list of winners who will travel the state after the exhibit through the SC State Museum’s Traveling Exhibits Program. The first line represents the ranking, name of the award or sponsor and the amount received by the artist. The second line represents the artists’ name, hometown, medium of painting, title and the list price of the painting.
January 12th – February 10th - The Sumter Gallery of Art
March - Barnwell County Museum
April - Hartsville Museum
May - Colleton County Museum
June - Lancaster Arts Council
July - Blue Ridge Arts Council in Seneca
August - Aiken Center for the Arts
September - Cheraw Arts Council
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Award Winners:
Four Founding Artists – (Eva Carter, Margaret Pett erson, Bett y Angun Smith and Rhett Thurman) – $500 In Honor of Budd y Yancey – $350 In Memory of Al Tinsley by Studio South Artists and Carole Tinsley – $300 CPAA – Charleston Professional Artists Association -$300 SC Bank and Trust Award – $250 Anonymous -$250 John Davis Award -$250 Mrs. And Mrs. WS Cowan Award – $250 In Honor of All SCWS Artists by Randolph and Allen Armstrong – $250 In Memory of Dr. James M. Schalk – $250 In Memory of Dina Hall – $250 In Memory of Marion C. Williams – $250 In Memory of Peggy Osbourne – $250 City Art/Art Xpress Award – $200 Nancy Clayton Award – $200 Past Presidents Award – $150 Husbands, Wives and Friends of Artists – $150 In Honor of Harry Hansen, who Taught Watercolor, Supported SCWS and was on the SCWS Board for Many Years – $100 Seven Oaks Art League Award-$100 Crooked Creek Art League Award – $100 Trenholm Artists Guild Award – $100 Donation by Leroy Springs and Comp any of 50% fee for the Springmaid Beach Watermedia Workshop (value $547.40) M. Graham and Co. – Gift Box of Paint (value $480) Two complimentary nights at the King Charles Inn, Charleston, SC Cheap Joe’s – Gift Certificate (value $250) Fast Frame of Charleston – Framing Certificates (value $250) Exp ectations Studios – 1000 sq. inches of giclee (value $210) Jack Richeson and Co. – certificate for $125 of paints ImagesCharleston.Com – Giclee on Metal (value $100)
Barbara Stitt, Simpsonville (acrylic and collage on cardstock paper) Izabella, $400
Jane Todd Butcher, Greer (acrylic on paper) Solar Eclipse, $1,500
web: http://janetoddbutcher.com/ email: jane@janetoddbutcher.com
Kathy Caudill, Rock Hill (acrylic) Raindrops Over the Catawba, $3200
Harriet Goode, Rock Hill (acrylic, charcoal, watercolor crayon) Woman Contemplating Art as It Applies to Science, $1900
Patsy Tidwell-Painton, Charleston (acrylic) Read for Growth, $475
Carolyn Epperly, Charleston (transparent watercolor) SoHo, $3500
web: http://www.carolynepperly.com/
Denise L. Greer, Rembert (Arches paper, watercolor, acrylic, waterbased ink, collaged paper) Hung Out to Dry, NFS
Anna Schalk, Isle of Palms (watercolor and pastel on paper) Memories, $3000
Brenda Gilliam, Johns Island (acrylic on canvas) Café 1, $500
Bill Updegraff, McCormick (watercolor) Cat Man Two, $750
web: http://wupdegraff.artspan.com email: upstudio@wctel.net
JoAnne Anderson, Belton (watercolor and gouache on bristol paper) Dreamer, $600
web: http://www.joanneanderson.net
Heather Noe, Columbia (acrylic on rice paper and canvas) Shellstraction I, $950
Mary Jane Martin, Beaufort (acrylic medium and paint on canvas) Bird on a Wire, $950
web: http://maryjanemartin.com/
Susan Schuhmacher, Raleigh, NC (watercolor) Time Capsule I, NFS
Marcia Murray, Chapin (watercolor) Top Shelf, $700
Lynn Greer, Greenville (watercolor) Nightly Stroll, $650
web: http://www.lynngreerwatercolors.com/
Jaclyn Wukela, Florence (mixed watermedia) The Babaanne, $1600
web: http://lyndaenglishstudio.net/ and http://www.lowcountryartists.com
Monique Wolfe, Greenville (watercolor) Hog Heaven, $3800
Anne Hightower Patterson, Leesville (watercolor, watercolor pencil, casein) Miss Sally’s Bonnet, $3600
Mary Ann Brock, Aiken (watercolor on paper) Big Red, $800
Rose Metz, Sumter, (mixed media) Paradox, $800
Steve Garner, Simpsonville (gouache on paper) Several Sea Trout in Hiding, $1200
web: http://www.stevegarnerart.com/
Judy Adamick, Ward (watercolor) Duck Eggs and Raspberries, $700
Rosie Phillips, Yonges Island (watercolor) White Tractor Out to Pasture, $400
web: http://www.rosiephillips.com/
Carole Knudson-Tinsley, Greenville (acrylic on canvas, canvas and collage) Above Ancient Tribal Sites, $1600
Terry Laughlin, Anderson (acrylic) Mercantile, $3495
Patricia Givens, Pawleys Island (watercolor on paper) The Peach Lady, $1200
Vickie Bailey Ebbers, Hilton Head Island (watercolor on gessoed paper) Tween, $1200
Barbie Mathis, Lexington (watercolor on paper) Yellow and White Orchids, $1200
web: http://www.barbiemathis.com/
Lee Monts, Columbia (acrylic on yupo) Memories of Burton’s Point, $600
web: http://www.323art.blogspot.com/
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