Note: The above Upcoming Events summary only displays the start date for each event. For full details please click on the event, or visit the Events page.

Important Notice Before You Come to BWS Workshops

We know that many of our members are still hesitant about attending in-person events and working in crowded rooms. Likewise, we on the BWS Board do not want our workshops/demos to spread either Covid-19 or its new variants. Because of this concern we are taking every possible precaution that we can to protect the safety of our members and non-members at our events.

Therefore, BWS will require and verify vaccination ID cards or proof of a negative Covid test, which is no older than 2 days prior to the event, at the entrance to the classroom. You will not be admitted unless you can provide one of these two documents. You must also wear a mask covering both your mouth and nose at all times during the workshop, unless you are actively eating or drinking.

Chairs and tables will be positioned at the proper clearance distances by the BWS workshop facilitators and should not be moved any closer to the instructor. There will also be a few chairs set up by BWS in the aisle in front of the instructor’s table and these are reserved for registrants seated in the back row of tables. Thus, everyone will have an equal opportunity to watch the workshop demonstrations on the screen while seated at their desks or in the single chairs. No exceptions will be tolerated. We know that this is an inconvenience, but it is for everyone’s safety.

We will not be serving our usual delicious refreshment buffet with self-serve breads, dips, cookies and “munchies” or pots of coffee. Instead, our Hostess will package individually wrapped goodies and a bottle of water for you. Participants will have to bring their own coffee or tea in spill-proof cups and thermoses, if desired. All of this may sound a bit extreme, but we want to protect your health. BWS hopes that you will appreciate these precautions so that we all may meet together again in the future and be able to paint and socialize under normal conditions.

Important: If, for some reason, you can’t provide us with the proof of vaccination or negative Covid test, please contact me and cancel your registration, without penalty, for a full refund.

Please note that these procedures may be amended in accordance with updated state or national regulations and the evolving virus situation. We will announce any changes on our website and in upcoming workshop e-mails.

Sabine Yeager, Workshop and Program Chair

2022 Workshops Added

We will have two workshops with Tim Saternow in person at the Hawthorne Center next year: May 21-24 Perspective and Painting and May 2-5 Composition, Drawing, Values, and Painting. Stay tuned for event listings.

Help! Treasurer Needed

BWS needs your analytical talents, please! If you have a talent not only for art, but for numbers, and are familiar working with Excel spreadsheets and doing basic accounting and bookkeeping—we need your help! The organization is still looking for a Treasurer to take over from Gaye Holcomb who is retiring after 11 years as our faithful Treasurer. Since this position is a Board Officer, it must be filled by a Signature Artist. To inquire about the training and the duties, please contact Gaye at (410) 913-4105 or gholcomb923@gmail.com.

Signature Artist Jurying

The October Semi-annual Signature Artist Jurying is rapidly approaching. The deadline to register and upload digital images is Monday, October 11, 2021.

Due to Covid this event will be online only. To register, visit the listing in the Upcoming Events section of this website. Please carefully review all of the instructions. Register and upload four digital images of your best work. All Associate and non-BWS artists are welcome! Applicants must reside in the Mid-Atlantic Region: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia. 

The Board will meet and review the submissions on October 21, 2021 and decision letters will be mailed within two weeks of that date. If you have any questions contact Stacy Lund Levy at BWS.Signaturejurying@gmail.com. We are looking forward to seeing your latest work.

Welcome New Associates

Carolyn Steinberg of Baltimore, MD

Christine Zimmerman of Baltimore, MD

McBride Gallery Exhibit

The McBride Gallery Signature Member Exhibit is still open for registration through October 3 (or when the remaining spaces are filled), but some of the entries are already viewable on McBride's website as part of the gallery's promotion for the show.

Member News

BWS members may submit a 60-word announcement gratis to be listed under the heading "Member News." Images will be included as space allows. Submissions are due by the 15th of the month preceding publication date, and may be edited for length or clarity. Please e-mail your submissions to the Newsletter Editor at joanna@joannabarnum.com.

Boxed off featured ads are available for $25 and may include up to 100 words and one image. Contact the Newsletter Editor at joanna@joannabarnum.com for details.

Angela Lacy's painting "Bike Rest" was accepted to the 2021 Missouri Watercolor Society International Juried Exhibit and "Great Expectation" was selected for the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 42nd International Juried Exhibition.

J. M. Littleton is offering online private and group classes and in-person classes, Friday and Saturday mornings, JMLittletonart.com. She is teaching BlackRock Center For The Arts online workshops on October 23 and November 20, 11- 2 pm. Enroll at blackrockcenter.org. 

Karen Norman had work selected for the National Watercolor Society 101st International Open Exhibit 2021 and is a new Signature Member of NWS. She earned an Honorable Mention Award in the Women in Watercolor international online exhibit.

Annie Strack won 2nd Place in Georgia Watercolor Society Annual Members Show and Merit Award in Hawaii Watercolor Society Annual National Show. Her paintings were also juried into Philadelphia Watercolor Society 121st International Show, North Star Watercolor Society 7th National Show, Arizona Watercolor Association Annual Members Show, and Northeast Watercolor Society 45th International Show. She earned Signature Status in PWCS.

Diane Gibson will give a one day plain air workshop at Jerusalem Mills in Kingsville, MD on October 13, 2021. Details through Harford Artists' Association, call 410-420-9499 to register.

Diana Marta ("Splash," below) and the painters in her studio classes are exhibiting watercolors and water mixed media at the Bernice Kish Gallery in Slayton House, October 21-December 10. The reception for “Ideas and Imaginings” will be held Sunday, October 24,3-5pm. The Gallery is located at 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD, 21044 and online at Village of Wilde Lake.

"Splash" by Diana Marta

April Rimpo’s painting “Corn Queen” (below) was selected for the "Art HoCo 2021" exhibit at the Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Rd, Ellicott City, MD from October 16–November 27, 2021. 

"Corn Queen" by April Rimpo

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