RIWS Presents:
Colorful Symphony: An Online Show
Open to Artists Nationwide
VIEW THE FULL SHOW ON FACEBOOK
Open to all 2D media (EXCLUDING photography and digital, see more details below)
Juror: Carolyn Lord www.carolynlord.com
Exhibition Dates: July 5th - August 8th
ONLINE Show Opening Reception: Thursday, July 10th at 6pm on Zoom LINK HERE
Notification of Acceptance: July 4th
This show is taking place online ONLY
Theme: We LOVE seeing paintings that celebrate color! There are so many effective ways to use color to your advantage: using a strong color to highlight the focal point, complementary colors, warm and cool, or using a limited palette. Another way to interpret the theme may lean into the "symphony" aspect, using imagery involving music. We're excited to see your take on a Colorful Symphony!
ACCEPTED ENTRIES:
| Name | Title | Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Elaine Amoriggi | "Butterfly" | Oil on Canvas | 18" x 14" | $250 |
| James Anderson | "Red Maple Grove" | Gouache on watercolor paper | 17" x 21" | $400 |
| James Anderson | "Shell Game" | Gouache on watercolor paper | 10" x 10" | $375 |
| Roy Cacek | "Gotham" | Acrylic on canvas | 48" x 36" | $1700 |
| Roy Cacek | "Headlights, Taillights, Green Light, Go" | Acrylic on panel | 30" x 40" | $1200 |
| Roy Cacek | "Gestalt in Gray" | acrylic on panel | 40" x 30" | NFS |
| Andrew Chalfen | "Symphony Wave" | Acrylic on canvas | 24" x 72" | $8000 |
| Judith Freeman Clark | "Garden Offering" | Transparent watercolor | 14" x 10" | $50 |
| Danielle Cowdrey | "Neon Peonies" | Acrylic on canvas | 20" x 20" | $2450 |
| Karen Fitzgerald | "Botanic Radiance" | Watercolor on Yupo | 25" x 19" | NFS |
| Nanette Fitzgerald | "Beautifly Deadly!" | Watercolor | 8" x 9" | NFS |
| Ellen Fountain | "A Sulphur on Petunias" | Watercolor | 16" x 12.5" | $640 |
| Vicki Gruber | "Succulent Symphony" | Watercolor | 20" x 16" | $1250 |
| Gary Heise | "Blue Green Spruce" | Ink and watercolor on rice paper | 27" x 18" | $650 |
| Michael Henry | "Huron Belle" | Watercolor | 6.5" x 10" | NFS |
| William Heydt | "Preservation Advocate, Ronald Lee Fleming of Newport" | Watercolor | 36" x 13" | $4500 |
| Travis Hicks | "Suzhou Canal" | Watercolor | 27" x 21" | $750 |
| Shari Johnson | "Gardeners Delightful Dilemma" | Watercolor | 9" x 11" | NFS |
| Irina Kaplan | "A Magic Lamp" | Watercolor on aquabord | 18" x 18" | $600 |
| Buffy Kaufman | "Chaparral" | Watercolor | 10.5" x 7.5" | $950 |
| Earl Grenville Killeen | "Pump" | Watercolor | 20" x 15" | NFS |
| Earl Grenville Killeen | "Bon Appetit" | Watercolor | 9.5" x 14" | $1800 |
| Tamara Krendel | "Snow Birds, Autumn to Winter" | Gouache, watercolor & Caran D'ache on mattboard | 20" x 16" | $3000 |
| Nancy Levin | "Late Afternoon at Owls Head Beach" | Watercolor | 13.25" x 13.50" | $380 |
| Leshan Li | "Largemouth Bass" | Colored pencils | 14" x 17" | NFS |
| Patricia Littlefield | "Treelines" | Mixed media | 23" x 11.75" | $265 |
| Ashley Lohr | "Laundry Day" | Acrylic mediums on wood | 48" x 36" | $5600 |
| Tatiana Makht | "Rose Garden" | Oil on Belgian linen | 8" x 10" | $877 |
| Catherine Markham | "Moon Jellies" | Acrylic | 20" x 11.4" | NFS |
| Misty Rae Marshall | "Spirals in Blu" | MDF, acrylic | 39" x 30" | NFS |
| Tony Matteis | "Claude with Trap" | Acrylic on canvas | 30" x 40" | $1200 |
| Mikayla Maziarz | "Gossamer" | acrylic on canvas | 11" x 14" | NFS |
| Rina Naik | "Transcendence #1" | Oil and cold wax | 30" x 24" | $2400 |
| Kimberlee Nentwig | "Drama Queen Dahlia" | Watercolor on Arches 300 lb. | 20" x 16" | $900 |
| Pamela Nigro | "PYNK" | Acrylic on canvas | 40" x 30" | $4800 |
| Dorle Pfeifer | "Self Portrait in Gay" | Watercolor | 30" x 22" | $1200 |
| Sandra Pirie-St.Amour | "Raspberry Jazz" | Watercolor and ink on paper and tea bags | 16" x 12" | $550 |
| Denise Preston | "Bejeweled Sands in Westerly (unframed)" | Watercolor | 10" x 14" | $150 |
| Virginia Primozic | "Sam" | Paper on canvas | 12" x 9" | $650 |
| Susan Rivers | "Chants of Summer" | Mixed media on paper: crayon, pastel | 13" x 19" | $225 |
| Katie Rosenblatt | "The Sound of Debussy" | Watercolor | 10.75" x 13.75" | $200 |
| Janet Sahlstrom | "Fire Gloves 2" | Pastel | 12" x 17" | $27000 |
| Gypsy Schindler | "Matice" | Oil and acrylic on canvas | 36" x 18" | $3000 |
| Gypsy Schindler | "I.O." | Oil on canvas | 14" x 12" | $1000 |
| Jan Schusswohl | "Dance" | Oil on canvas | 24" x 24" | $2200 |
| Rich Sheaffer | "If I Can't Have It, Nobody Can" | Oil on wooden USA, blowtorched and set on fire | 22" x 38" | NFS |
| Mark Shevetone | "Nara Koyo" | Acrylic on canvas | 40" x 30" | NFS |
| Susan Stranz | "Hydrangea" | Watercolor | 11" x 11" | NFS |
| Susan Stranz | "Peaceful Palms" | Watercolor | 22" x 15" | $900 |
| Marilyn Stubblebine | "Rising" | Acrylic on board | 3 Feet x 1 Feet | $1400 |
| Marilyn Stubblebine | "Forward" | Acrylic on board | 18" x 24" | $1000 |
| Gregory Supple | "Playbill" | Watercolor | 19" x 14" | $2200 |
| Deepa Thomas | "Reflections of Fall" | Watercolor | 9" x 12" | $550 |
| Meaghan Troup | "Evensong" | Oil on canvas | 12" x 9" | $300 |
| Jennifer Wright | "Palette of Pansies" | Watercolor on paper | 8" x 8" | $175 |
| Xinyan Yu | "Tide of the Unseen" | Oil on linen | 36" x 24" | $1800 |
| Xinyan Yu | "Mirage 2" | Oil and acrylic | 36" x 24" | $1800 |
| Xinyu Yu | "Fragments of Timelessness- Grain" | Watercolor and colored pencil | 11" x 16" | NFS |
ELIGIBILITY (READ ALL BEFORE ENTERING!):
Work must not have been exhibited in a previous Rhode Island Watercolor Society juried show.
Work must have been completed within the last 10 years.
Work may not be copied from copywritten material.
No work partially or wholly painted by another.
No work created under the direct guidance of another.
No work created by following a tutorial.
Work may have been done in a class or workshop, but only using reference material belonging to the sole artist.
Work must be the same work represented by the submitted digital images. No altered digital images may be submitted.
Work must be the size represented in the submission form.
Work may be listed as NFS (not for sale) by putting the number 0 in the price section of the painting or by contacting the gallery at riwsgallery@gmail.com.
Artwork should be well represented by any digital image submitted.
There is no size limit for this show.
The Rhode Island Watercolor Society is proud to support watercolor and other traditional watermedia materials and methods. With the growth of the arts industry comes the introduction of new equipment and practices. As the options for art making expand, so must the horizons of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society guidelines for our open juried shows.
Media and Mediums
Acceptable mediums: Any 2D media is acceptable (view unacceptable media below). These include but are not limited to: Watercolor, gouache, acrylic, oils, ink, casein, pastels and egg tempera.
Unacceptable media: Photography, 3D media, reproductions, digital art
Acceptable Surfaces: Any 2D Surface. These include but are not limited to: watercolor paper, Yupo and similar synthetic papers, paper coated with varnish or gesso, stretched canvas or canvas paper, rice paper, Duralar, illustration board, and wood.
Framing and Presentation: Framing is not necessary for this show as it is online only. If pieces are not framed, please reflect that when pricing your work. Work may still be sold in our online gallery.
Shipping: Please DO NOT ship pieces for this show, as pieces will be displayed online in a digital format only. If your piece is purchased in our online gallery, shipping costs must be paid for by the buyer or the artist and are not the responsibility of the gallery.
Submission Fee: $15 (per image) for non-members, $10 (per image) for members. Checks may be made out to "Rhode Island Watercolor Society" or "RIWS."
MEMBERS ONLY: Use code riwsmember in the white box below both your first entry and one additional entry on the checkout page. IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING THREE PIECES: Use code riwsmember on the first entry and riwsmember2 on your additional entries.
To become a member: please visit our website at riws.org or send us an email, we're happy to answer all inquiries about our membership!
Work that has not been suitably digitally submitted will be displayed at the discretion of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society. Please submit only work that will be available at the time of the exhibition and will remain for its entirety. No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition. Prices for artwork indicated at the time of submission may not be re-negotiated at a later date. Submitted pieces may be used as promotional material by RIWS. Information on work(s) (including title and price) may not be changed after submission. If the work is sold, the Rhode Island Watercolor Society will receive 35% of the sale.