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Carrie Waller Abundance

Statistics to shout about: In the last month, our AWA Facebook page has generated over 20,000 post views! We’ve added a “Meet the Artists” page, where we’re building photo profiles of each member artist with a link to their website. We’re adding new fans everyday, and invite you to find us on Facebook and stay up to date on news, show announcements and other important details.

 

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Statistics to shout about:  In the last month, our AWA Facebook page has generated over 20,000 post views!   We’ve added a “Meet the Artists” page, where we’re building photo profiles of each member artist with a link to their website.  We’re adding new fans everyday, and invite you to find us on Facebook and stay up to date on news, show announcements and other important details. 

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Sculpture Spotlight: Master Signature Member Lee Hutt

Gregory Gillespie by Lee Hutt
“Gregory Gillespie” by Lee Hutt

 

 

 

I work in traditional materials, clay and plaster. It’s just hard work and magic.

 

Each person has a story. I see a face or a figure and read that story. Can I capture that essential in clay? Do you read it and think of your own story? Will these sculptures communicate to the future something about who we are today? Who knows? I am compelled to do it.

 

In this, I believe myself connected to a tradition with roots in the Renaissance and Antiquity.

As artists we record history. It is a privilege, filled with self criticism, uncertainty and occasional ecstasy.”

 

Painting Spotlight: Signature Member Nancy Carroll

Spring on Canyon Road by Nancy Carroll
“Spring on Canyon Road” by Nancy Carroll

     

 “No artist could live in California and not become enchanted with painting in natural light and from life” says Nancy. Painting in a direct post-impressionist Russian style of realism, where strong expression of form is critical, she has developed a definitive style of painting from life that is evident in all of her works.

Help Stop Art Fraud

Both Joy Beckner and Rosetta have had work illegally copied and for sale on eBay.  Joy has had success convincing two known distributors of two pirated pieces, that were reproduced in resin, to remove them from eBay. Two others, that were reproduced in pot metal, are still on websites originating in England. Rosetta’s pieces have purported to be by someone called “Milo.” If you run across suspicious items drop us a line and we’ll forward it to Joy or Rosetta. Other web sites have advertised copies of paintings of living artists we all know–strongly worded emails have resulted in those artists being dropped from the inventory. Unfortunately, it is not a problem that will be solved any time soon.

Member News

The Pink Glass Vase by Kathrine Waste
“The Pink Vase,” watercolor, 20 x 22, by Signature Member Kathrine Lemke Waste. Now on exhibit in “California Classic Watercolors” at the Knowlton Gallery, Lodi, CA, opening June 28 through August 27.

Kathrine will be teaching a two day watercolor workshop for adults at the Crocker Museum in Sacramento, CA, July 16-17.  crockermuseum

 

Master Signature Member Kate Palmer recently served as the May Juror for the RayMar Art Contest. Her selections and critiques can be viewed at raymar

 

Master Signature Member Bethanne Kinsella Cople has a painting on the set of the new tv pilot show, Necessary Roughness, Wednesday, June 29 at 10pm on USA.

 

Master Signature Member Joy Beckner will have work at the National Sculpture Society’s 78th Annual Exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, SC, from August 6 through October 30.

 

American Women Artists Board for 2011:
Bethanne Kinsella Cople, President, Alexandria, VA
Jacqueline Kamin, Vice-President, Laguna Beach, CA
Joy Beckner, Treasurer, Chesterfield, MO
Nancy Boren, The Colony, TX
Judy Crowe, Spring, TX
LaNell Arndt, Brenham, TX
Julie Rogers, Glendale, UT
Ardith Starostka, Columbus, NE
Debbie Leeuw, Executive Director, Dallas, TX

Contact us at mail@americanwomenartists.org