ART SOCIETIES
Bayview Watercolour
Society (BWS) 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting (April 2012)and Juried
Show “Luminosity”(May 2012) at McKey Art Center in Unionville, Ontario
A few years after I
just arrived in Toronto, On from
Tel-Aviv, while finishing my illustration training at Art Schools in Minneapolis
Min , USA, I became a member of a local
watercolour society , Bayview Watercolour Society (BWS).It was refreshing to
try my hand at the “medium from the
devil” – watercolour- and the founders were very friendly. The camaraderie, during
paints together, the monthly meetings, the demonstrations by local teachers,
the workshops that they organized as well as the group juried shows and the
trips to museums and outdor painting
were enchanting .
After a few years of
being a member of BWS I decided to give back something to the group that
welcomed me so warmly, and I became a member of the executive and took over the volunteering job of being the show
coordinator from 2006-2008 and I learned so much from this small job, about the Canadian way of connecting with
the public.
After moving to another part of the city , I had to stop
being a member of BWS but reminded in touch with many of the artists I met
there and became my friends, continuing meeting
them in other art societies in the GTA ( TWS,
CSPWC,SCA…).
Last Thursday night, May 3rd 2012, I was invited
at the opening of their 10th Anniversary Juried Show in Unionville,
On, and I met their jury, the famous watercolour artist and watercolour book author Birgit O’Connor,
from USA, who happened to teach a workshop at Studio Six , the place where I
teach twice a year.
I was very impressed by the quality of the works and the way
the show was organized and attended.
I also met Birgit, who was gracious enough, after a hard day of teaching ,to come and give away
the prizes.
Being a member of art societies help us so much promoting
our work in group shows and learning together about the dynamics of the
learning and growing as artists.
Well done BWS!!!!
