GCWS meetings, exhibits, paint-ins, member awards, and more!
Gold Coast Watercolor Society
A Watermedia Group 

Upcoming Exhibit


Rock and Roll into Art:
A Watermedia Show
May 12 - July 21, 2018
 
The deadline is approaching!  May 8!  Get your entries in for the wildest of our shows - give us your fiber art, your collage and your oils (watermedia, too!)  Make magic with your best GCWS buddies for your chance to win the Best Collaboration Award!  Workshop art?  YES!  Nearly anything goes - but no nudes, please.  Put a towel on that Elvis!  This is the ONE TIME each year you can GO WILD (but keep your clothes on!)  Questions?  Email Jen at [email protected].


ENTRY DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 8th
This is a members only show and there are no fees!


Nova Southeastern University
Alvin Sherman Library

General Meeting and Demo
May 15, 2018
7:00 PM

Please join us for an evening with Karen Braverman.
"Whose afraid of the Dark?"


Dark values help make your painting come alive, have drama, definition and POP!. Sometimes following the rules is not enough. A variation in Value enhances anything you paint including faces, trains, and even rocks! Karen show you her tips for mixing dark Values and making sure your painting has a good range of values.

Join Us
ArtServe, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

snacks
Please bring snacks

Mentoring Series
(precedes the General Meeting)
May 15, 2018
6:00 PM

Everything you wanted to know about Art... but was afraid to ask!! 

We are asking what inquiring minds want to know. Send us your Questions: Our very own Karen Fletcher Braverman is in charge of this month's mentoring series.

She will takes these very exciting questions and will run with it. This is your platform, let us know what you want to know...remember all questions are valuable because if YOU are wondering, there are others out there who are wondering too..
6 to 6:30 is the magic time when everything is revealed...


Send Karen your questions to [email protected].

Join Us
ArtServe, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

Workshops 2018 - 2019

Reserve your place now in our new line up of workshops 

Mike Grecian
Oct 16, 2018
Surface to medium

Keiko Tanabe
January 15-17, 2019
Creating Mood with Color and Light in Watercolor

Susan Webb Tregay
February 19-22, 2019
Fresh Paths in Watercolor, a Finishing School for Your Paintings

David Lobenberg
March 19-22, 2019
California Vibe

More details on website  workshop page.


Member Awards

Palm Beach Watercolor Society Open Show at Sugar Sands Park in Boca Raton:
Judy Nunno - 1st Place
Jorge Leon - 3rd Place
Tammy Seymour - Honorable Mention

Coral Springs Artist Guild's Nature & Environment Show
Judy Nunno - 1st Place 

Southern Watercolor Society's 41st Annual Juried Exhibition
Jane Collin, Susan Hanssen, Jorge Leon, Nancy Neidich, and Judy Nunno have been accepted

Member Announcements

Gold Coast members
Jorge Leon and Marilyn Johansen
will be featured in North Light Books'  "Splash 20: Creative Compositions".

Paint-Outs 


Paint-outs are organized at various locations throughout the tri-county area during the Spring and Summer. These outings give you the opportunity to work en plein air (outdoors) at many scenic locations. Paint-outs are FREE to attend. You are responsible for any applicable admission fees to venues and your own lunch.

All mediums are welcome and encouraged to come! Bring your watercolors, acrylics, camera, pastels, sketchbooks or whatever you love to use. Invite your friends!


Call or email Carol on Mondays to find out where they will be that Wednesday.

954-389-0374 or [email protected]


Details for these weekly events can also be found on our Facebook page.

Save the Dates    

Board Meeting
Wednesday
May 9
2:00 pm 


Monthly Meeting
Tuesday 
May 15
7:00 pm



Upcoming Exhibit
Rock and Roll into Art:
A Watermedia Show
May 12 - July 21, 2018
DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 8th



Paint-Outs

Update Profile 
Information 
for the Membership Roster.
Look for link at bottom of this email.

Remember to 
Like us on Facebook
for announcements and other news.

Business Name | Email Address | Phone number | Website