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New Exhibit!

Across the Board: GSWS Board Members Artwork 

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Hosted by West Windsor Arts Council

​An in person and online exhibition of original fine art for sale from July 13 to August 27, 2021
Contributing Artists Board Members:
Joanne Amantea, Linda Arnold, Joan Capaldo, Lynn Cheng Varga, Grace Chiarella, Tess Fields, Judith Hummer, Monica Kennedy,
​Barbara March, Jinnie May, Margaret Simpson, Clara Sue Beym, Chris Valente, Lois Westerfield

The exhibit spaces will be at West Windsor Arts,
952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, NJ, with gallery hours by appointment, and at the new 
Whole World Arts in MarketFair Shopping Center,
3535 US-1, Princeton, NJ.
The current hours of operation for this new location are Wednesday-Friday, 3-6pm and Saturday 1-4pm.

A virtual art Exhibit Opening will be held July 16, 7:15–9pm via Zoom. It will prove to be an interesting evening reviewing the work of the very talented Garden State Watercolor Society board members. This is a great time to learn the processes that the artists use while creating their art. The public is invited, but must register for the event, free, via the link below.

Register for Virtual Exhibit Opening

View Virtual  Exhibit

Homeward Bound by Joan Capaldo

French Flowers by Grace Chiarella

This is My Exit by Lois Westerfield

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Plein Air Painting
​​We are looking for individuals to volunteer to host informal plein air events. You would coordinate a day to gather and paint at a nearby location where you live. Examples could be the shore, scenic parks or farms, northern NJ, the Delaware River, etc. If interested, contact Clara Sue Beym via email at csbeym@ gmail.com with subject PLEIN AIR and include your ideas.

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Members Teach Members
​​We are looking for members who are interested in teaching other artists, can demo or host a short workshop via Zoom. If interested, please contact Tess Fields via email at tessiefields@gmail.com with subject MEMBERS TEACH MEMBERS and include your ideas.

Past Events 

Watercolor Demonstration  Watercolor Demonstration with Dorrie Rifkin

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Watercolor Demonstration  Discover Spontaneous Watermedia with Joseph Gyurcsak

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Watercolor Demonstration  Nocturnal Scene Watercolor with GSWS Doris Ettlinger

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Watercolor Demonstration Paint from a Photo Spontaneously: A Marilyn Rose Demo was held Sunday, January 10th via Zoom.

Resting Lion by Linda Arnold

Scavenger Hunt
In September of 2020 members were invited to paint 5x7 watercolors in secondary colors of green, purple and orange. We had excellent turnout with 43 artists painting 90 creatures. We sold prints and originals from that endeavor. The community was invited to seek and find our “Beautiful Creatures” in a Scavenger Hunt. Laminated art was placed throughout the town of Princeton, at D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center campus, and Greenway Meadows on Rosedale Rd.

Picture Gallery of Past Events
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Plein Air Painting at the Farmstead Arts Center-July, 2020
This event was held on the beautiful grounds of the Farmstead Arts Center in Basking Ridge. Members who could not attend also painted from the safety of their homes from images posted to Facebook and Instagram. Picture Gallery of Plein Air Painting.
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​Live Painting Event at Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum- January, 2019
With award-winning GSWS artists Ann Greene, Judith Hummer, Jacquelyn Hummer and Lucretia (Ellen) McGuff-Silverman. Picture Gallery of Live Painting.
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​​Artists Talk at Ellaslie, The Trenton City Museum- January, 2019
With award-winning GSWS artists -  Richard Hoffman  talked about painting from photographs and his experiences with landscapes;
James Toogood demonstrated on framing artworks. Picture Gallery Artist Talk.

Other Events

Throughout the year, GSWS plans events that inspire the interest of our members to continue on their artistic journey. The events may include:

• Plein air painting get-togethers in locations throughout the area
• Online workshops and demonstrations
• Round Robin painting event
• Painting challenges on Facebook and Instagram
• Art critiques (new)