International NWWS Show

Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS) 83rd Annual International Open Art Exhibition, the most notable juried exhibition sponsored by NWWS.

Esteemed artist, Stan Kurth, is the 2023 juror for the show.

EXHIBITION DATE: OCT. 14 – NOV. 12, 2023

VENUE: MATZKE FINE ART GALLERY AND SCULPTURE PARK, 2345 BLANCHE WAY, CAMANO ISLAND, WA 98282. 360-387-2759.

AWARDS RECEPTION: OCT. 28, 2023, 2:30-5:00, Potluck party starts at 5:00.

Painters in water media, including watercolor, acrylic, gouache, egg tempera, and mixed media are eligible to enter the Open Exhibition. The exhibition has grown tremendously in size and reputation since its inception in 1940, with annual awards in 2023 totaling over $13,000. It attracts talented painters from across the US and internationally.

The full color catalog produced to accompany the exhibit showcases the beautiful and wide range of water-based media being created by both traditional watercolorists and contemporary artists who are juried into the exhibition.

CINDY BRABEC-KING 
Title: Two Spoons Please
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 30in H x 22in W
Price: $3,000.00
 DAVID ORRIN SMITH 
Title: Plein Air, 8-9am, Lake Union from Westlake 
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 22in H x 30in W
Price: $3,000.00

CARLA O’CONNOR 
Title: Dreamer
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 31in H x 25in W
Price: $2,200.00 SOLD

CAITLIN LELINE-HATCH
 Title: Learning The Ropes
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 12in H x 20in W
Price: $2,800.00
CAROL BRODY
Title: Party Time
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 30in H x 22in W
Price: $1,100.00
DMITRY GRUDSKY
Title: Students Orchestra
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 14in H x 20in W
Price: $2,000.00
BEV JOZWIAK
Title: Line and Movement
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 22in H x 15in W
Price: $1,300.00 SOLD
Valerie Englehart
Title: Whimsical Serenad
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 20in H x 14in W
Price: $1,950.00
Liz Walker
Title: Backbeat #1
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 14in H x 10in W
Price: $1,500.00
Painting Information:
“Backbeat #1” is an acrylic painting on watercolor paper. I used acrylic ink to create some of the linework in the first layer and then opaque mixes of acrylic to neutralize the bright orange underpainting.
JAMES MCFARLANE 
Title: Salt Creek Dusk
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 10.5in H x 13.5in W
Price: $450.00
LISA POPE 
Title: Searching for a Seahorse
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 24in H x 18in W
Price: $1,000.00 SOLD
THOMAS SCHALLER 
Title: Fade – NYC
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 30in H x 22in W
Price: $5,500.00
LISA DEBAETS
Title: Exhale
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 24in H x 36in W
Price: $995.00
CHRIS KRUPINSKI 
Title: Off the Vine
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 30in H x 22in W
Price: $5,000.00
TRACY HEBERT 
Title: Cover Me in Sunshine
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 22in H x 29in W
Price: $6,500.00 SOLD
Melanie   Harman       
Title: Ealing Broadway Blues   
Meduim: Watercolor  22 x 22″        
$1000.00             
JULES JENSEN 
Title: The Stories I Could Tell
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 16in H x 12in W
Price: $1,200.00
PEGGY JELMINI 
Title: Down a Different Path
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 14in H x 21in W
Price: $1,650.00
PETER JABLOKOW
Title: Abandoned Mobile Oil Rig in Utah
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 22in H x 30in W
Price: $2,200.00
ROBIN ERICKSON
Title: Bazaar del Mundo Reflection
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 30in H x 20in W
Price: $4,000.00 SOLD
DENISE MCFADDEN
Title: Wine Tasting
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 19in H x 22in W
Price: $1,900.00
CYNTHIA ROACH
Title: Honu The Protector 
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 24in H x 19in W
Price: $1,368.00
STACY JOY  LUND-LEVY
Title: 4th Floor 
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 25in H x 20in W
Price: $2,800.00
TARA CHOATE 
Title: Graceful Grazers
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 12in H x 16in W
Price: $600.00
BETSY WARD
Title: Hope
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 11in H x 14in W
Price: $1,000.00
RUTH MILLER
Title: Musical Chairs
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 17in H x 20in W
Price: $1,200.00
DEBORA STRAND 
Title: Golden Dreams
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 9in H x 13in W
Price: $1,100.00
WOON LAM NG
Title: Morning Shoppers at Athens Central Market 2023
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 15in H x 22in W
Price: $5,800.00
AMIT KAPOOR 
Title: Streets of Vienna
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 7.5in H x 11in W
Price: $2,000.00
LOUISE LACHANCE 
Title: sound of soul
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 14in H x 14in W
Price: $2,300.00
CINDY BRIGGS
Title: Dead Horse Point, Utah Canyonlands
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 15in H x 15in W
Price: $3,500.00
KAREN MAI
Title: Golden Season
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 16in H x 12in W
Price: $5,000.00
MARNIE BECKER
Title: Red Kimono
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 20in H x 22in W
Price: $2,500.00

DAVID AMSELLEM
Title: Stuck in the Middle With You
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 20.0in H x 27.0in W
Price: $3,500.00
Guo
Title: Tibetan Woman Series-Grandmother
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 24in H x 18in W
Price: $3,000.00
PAULA CHRISTEN
 Title: _Heading Home
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 7.5in H x 11.00in W
Price: $695.00
KRISTIE MOONEY 
Title: Nurse Tree-Olympic Rain Forest
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 24in H x 36in W
Price: $1,495.00
SUSAN DREY 
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 12in H x 12in W
Price: $700.00 SOLD
GAIL JOHANNES 
Title: THREE COLUMBINES
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 13.5in H x 20.5in W
Price: $650.00
GEORGE POLITIS
Title: Posters in China
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 14in H x 21in W
Price: $2,200.00
SUZANNE POWERS
Title: Beachcombing
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 8.0in H x 12.0in W
Price: $550.00
ANIK MCGRORY
Title: Hazy Day on the Farm
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 7.5in H x 10.5in W
Price: $675.00
DOREEN KOCH ALLEN
Title: Tempest Passing
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 14.5in H x 22in W
Price: $1,900.00
DEVI BRUNSCH 
Title: Gaze
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 30in H x 22in W
Price: $4,500.00
RICHARD Tiejun CHAO 
Title: Little Girl’s Pray
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 29in H x 21in W
Price: $6,800.00
MOLLY MURRAH
Title: Goddess
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 14.5in H x 21.5in W
Price: $1,350.00

CHRIS STUBBS 
Title: Her Confidence Rises with the Sun
Medium: Gouache
Dimensions: 23in H x 21in W
Price: $2,500.00
 Amy Owens 
Title: Windows Down 
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 11.5in H x 20.375in W
Price: $1,700.00
JANINE HELTON 
Title: Cool Breeze
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 18in H x 12.5in W
Price: $2,600.00
LORRAINE WATRY
Title: Looking Glass
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 13in H x 19in W
Price: $1,800.00

HAROLD WALKUP
Title: Melting Light
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 17in H x 23in W
Price: $1,500.00

D0RRIE RIFKIN 
Title: Lucky 18
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 14in H x 21in W
Price: $2,500.00
DEAN SEAGREN 
Title: Storm Water Pond
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 13in H x 19in W
Price: $1,000.00
BETH VERHEYDEN 
Title: Conquering Giants
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 21in H x 19.5in W
Price: $1,500.00
ERIC WIEGART 
Title: Storm Clearing III
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 20in H x 26in W
Price: $1,700.00
 DYANNE LOCATI
Title: Shadows on the Wall
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 20in H x 26in W
Price: $1,900.00
DEBORAH CONN
Title: Unhoused: Chris
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 27in H x 22in W
Price: $3,000.00
 MARY SCHUMAKER
Title: Paradox
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 19in H x 25in W
Price: $2,100.00
GRACE HAVERTY 
Title: The Bikers
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 11in H x 14in W
Price: $1,900.00

RANDY EMMONS 
Title: Deep Water Sailing
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 12.5in H x 19in W
Price: $600.00 SOLD
MARK MCDERMOTT
Title: Lake MacKenzie
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 15in H x 22in W
Price: $1,500.00

RON PATTERN 
Title: Quantum Leaf
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 13.5in H x 17.5in W
Price: $875.00
JAY RIDER
Title: Wood and Snow
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 20in H x 16in W
Price: $2,000.00
BETH OWEN
Title: The Fishermen
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 20in H x 28in W
Price: $595.00 SOLD
GAYLE DOLL
Title: Forest Fantasy
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 15in H x 11in W
Price: $750.00
SEVERN WANG
Title: The Crimson Tower: Memories in the Sky
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 38in H x 54in W
Price: $800.00
KAREN KNUTSON
Title: The Proposal
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 16in H x 20in W
Price: $2,000.00
WILLIAM HOOK
Title: Johnson Plumbing Co
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 16in H x 11in W
Price: $1,800.00
KRISTI GALINDO DYSON 
Title: Hidden Treasures
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 28in H x 28in W
Price: $1,000.00
Torgesen Murdock
Title: Free Flight
Medium: Watercolor/ mixed media
Dimensions: 29 H x 19in W
Price: $2,200.00
KATHLEEN MOONEY 
Title: Ceiltigh 
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 12.75in H x 12.75in W
Price: $1,675.00
JOHN E. JAMES
Title: Sometimes The Past Comes Through
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 22in H x 15in W
Price: $950.00
ELAINE DAILY-BIRNBAUM 
Title: Resting on Laurels
Medium: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 22in H x 22in W
Price: $4,000.00
CHRISTINE ALFERY 
Title: Talisman
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 16in H x 16in W
Price: $2,000.00
 
J. ANNA ROBERTS 
Title: Tipping the Scales
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 24in H x 21in W
Price: $2,500.00

My Sincere thank you for your help…Molly LeMaster and Nicki Wight, Camano Island artists, the Chair and Co-chair of the the show this year. Karla Matzke, owner of Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park

Nicki Wight
Pink Peonies
watercolor, framed 25 x 22
$1200.00
Molly LeMaster
Russian Tulips and Daffodils
watercolor, Framed 30 x 22.5
$2,500.00

Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island, WA 98282

Email: matzke@camano.net

Phone: 360-387-2759