We celebrate watermedia artists
in Georgia and beyond.
The following artist have been accepted to the 2025 GWS National Exhibition.
Suzanne Accetta, Christine Alfery, John Amoss, Rick Anderson, Sharon Anderson, Tony Armendariz, Lisa Arnold-Franklin, Bruce Bobick, Marilynne Bradley, Sharron Burns, Allan Butt, Jannell Carney, Rosie Coleman, Laurie Cordaro, Walter Costilow, Jay DeChesere, Jackie Dorsey, Tony Elkins, Donald Farrell, Emily Faust, Z Feng, Steve Garner, Echo Gates, Leslie Guo, Patricia Hahn, Ludmilla Harrison, Kristen Herzog, Travis Hicks, Anne Hightower-Patterson, Catherine Hills, Elly Hobgood, William Hook, Chao-Ying Hsieh, Jeff Ishikawa, John James, Kei Johnson, Shannon Kelly, Steve Kippels, Mary Kirsch, Chris Krupinski, Rebecca Krutsinger, Alexis Lavine, Jessica Lilly, Bruce Little, William Lum, Stacy Lund-Levy, Georgia Mason, Laurin McCracken, Robert Mejer, Rebecca Mentz, Marian O’Shaughnessy, Elizabeth Purcell, Bonnie Rabert, Dorrie Rifkin, Judy Saltzman, Suzy Schultz, Bonnie Sedlak, Charles Sharpe, Jen Singh, Ric Skees, Alan Smith, Mary Spellings, Annie Strack, Don Taylor, Suzanne Thigpen, Dana Thompson, Michael Tibor, Lyudmila Tomova, Viviane Van Giesen, Rachel Varner, Christine Walker, Judy Walker, Gail Watson, Sandra Webster, Don Whitson, Bill Whittaker, Jane Wise, Craig Wright, Christopher Wynn, and Brial Zell.
Additional information will be sent directly to the accepted artists by email.
The 2024 Member Exhibition Winners
The Georgia Watercolor Society was pleased to have the renowned watercolorist Anne Hightower-Patterson judge and jury our 2024 Member Exhibition.
The exhibition was displayed at Festival Hall in Greensboro, Georgia until October 26, 2024.
First Place: WIlliam Lum, "Solo at the Bar"
Second Place: Leslie Guo, "Post Grooming Glow"
Third Place: Barbara Edwards, "Seeking the Grass"
Fourth Place: Anne Bradham, " Landon's New Passion"
Fifth Place: Suzanne Thigpen, "The Storm"
Sixth Place: Judy Walker, "Emerging Soul"
Seventh Place: Annie Strack, "Into Darkness"
Honorable Mention: Dana Thompson, "Amazing Grace"
Honorable Mention: Rosie Coleman, "Just Me"
Honorable Mention: Toni Elkins, "The Fishes in Play"
People's Choice: Liz Poland, "Match Point"
Upcoming Events:
2025 National Exhibition and Workshop
2025 National Exhibition
Ryan Fox
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Juror: Ryan Fox
Location: Morris Museum of Art
1 Tenth Street
Augusta, GA 30901Dates: March 6 – June 6, 2025
Deadline for Entry: TBD
Demonstration: March 22, 2025, 10:00 am ET
Awards Ceremony: March 22, 2025
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Signature Member, American Watercolor Society & North Carolina Watercolor Society
Ryan Fox: “I am a traveler, teacher, photographer, artist- and father of two boys and a Jack Russell that delights in escaping the house.
My career began as a photographer. When I transitioned into a watercolor artist years later I began my painting career with a wealth of resource images from all over the world.
My paintings are based on my travel photographs- reinterpretations of the original images rendered with watercolor using a variety of techniques and surfaces”
2025 Spring Workshop
Oak Island Lighthouse
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Instructor: Ryan Fox
Learn a new painting technique using the batik method with watercolor. Watercolor batik is the process of using traditional watercolor paint and wax to create unique and beautiful batik-style paintings on Japanese rice paper.
Students will begin the process with a drawing and then learn to create highlights and shadows, as well as how to mask areas of the project with wax.
This class is suitable for both beginner and experienced painters with little or no watercolor experience. Artists will create a multiple 12x16” batik paintings in the workshop.
Irons, rice paper, electric skillets, newspapers, wax, and brushes for applying wax will be provided. Artists will need to bring watercolor paints, brushes, and suitable clothing (wax does drip and sometimes ends up on clothing).
Artists can use reference photographs provided for their drawings or are welcome to bring a high contrast photograph or line drawing to transfer to rice paper.
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Workshop Dates:
March 19-21, 2025 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pmDemonstration:
Saturday, March 22 (10:00 am)
Location:
Morris Museum of Art
1 Tenth Street
Augusta, GA 30901 -
So much more than paint on paper!
GWS was founded to promote the joy of watercolor through education, demonstrations, workshops, outreach programs and juried competitions. We invite anyone interested in watercolor or watermedia to join us and gain all the benefits of membership, while building a community of watercolor artists and contributing to the cultural opportunities in the state of Georgia.