Congratulations to the North East Watercolor Society on another successful show; its 31st annual International Open Exhibition just closed Sunday at The Gallery at Kent Art Association (Kent, Connecticut). We’re pleased to be able to extend the exhibition, so to speak, and show the top five award winners here.
North East Watercolor Society Award for Excellence: Robert Steinmetz, Island Interface (watercolor, 37x28)
Martin J. Scully Memorial Award for Excellence in Transparent Watercolor: Katherine A. Cartwright, All Cracked Up III (watercolor, 26x32)
Richard Ochs Memorial Award: Natalie Smythe, Colorful Character (watercolor, 26x31)
Arne Lindmark Memorial Award: Ratindra Das, Algona Fog Lifting (watercolor, 28x36)
Friede Strobl Memorial Award: Mel Stabin, Amigos, Patzcuaro (watercolor, 30x38)
The juror for the 2007 exhibition was
Lalit Masih, signature member of the American Watercolor Society (Dolphin Fellow), National Watercolor Society and the Northeast Watercolor Society. Mark your calendar now for next year’s exhibition, Oct. 23-Nov. 9, 2008. For a prospectus, go to
www.northeastws.com.