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Bus Trip to Juried Show Opening Reception!
Dinner, and Artist Demo is planned for October 5. For more information click the link under "Juried Show" below or see the Spring 2013 Newsletter! Sign up NOW!
The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s34 Annual International Juried ExhibitionAt the Crary Art Gallery, 511 Market Street, Warren, PA 16365October 5 – November 15, 2013Entry DeadlineMay 25, 2013 (midnight)Opening Reception October 5, 2013, 1-4 pm, awards at 3 pmFollowing the reception, a dinner and Artist’s Demo will be held in Warren at the Conewango Club in Warren. Sign up online for the dinner by clicking HEREA combination BUS TRIP from south-central PA to the opening and dinner deal is offered. For more info, click HEREJuror of Selection – Pat Dews AWS, NWS Juror of Awards – Frank Webb AWSdf, NWSClick on the JURIED SHOW Tab Above for more information about entering the 2013 Show!Click HERE to Enter the Juried Show Online
Karen Frattali
“Lemons and Silver”
FEATURED ARTIST
Karen Frattali
Karen Frattali, a longtime resident of Chester County Pennsylvania, has been a part of the painting community for over twenty years. Primarily a watercolorist, she dabbles in other media. She is a representational painter who enjoys attention to detail and a highly saturated color palette of transparent colors. Her training began with courses at Philadelphia College of Art, while she was on sabbatical from teaching and continued with international workshops taught by painters of AWS and NWS credentials. An assortment of subject matter keeps daily painting from every becoming formulaic. She enjoys painting architectural landscapes, animals, figures, flowers and she loves rendering fabric and shiny still life compositions. Karen maintains numerous affiliations in a vast art community. Among them: Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Nat’l Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and Philadelphia Watercolor Society. She is currently serving on the board for PWS. She has been juried into numerous national and international exhibitions. She routinely teaches workshops in watercolor and other media. She has received recognition and awards in the competitive arena and her work hangs in private and corporate collections.
Artist Statement
In a world where electronics and videography seem to have captured the attention of the masses, my goal is to elevate fine arts to a level that encourages the average person to appreciate art forms that captivate with beauty and creativity.
Our mission is to encourage, promote, and enhance water media painting on paper through the education of the artist and the public.
