Author teri chin

Artist review of Hahnemuhle and Dixon Ticonderoga

Stewart Jones, the winner of the Hahnemuhle and Dixon Ticonderoga Award, writes: “I am enjoying painting with my brushes, paint and paper that was given to me as my prize when I won the Award of Distinction at the Central… Continue Reading →

Plein Air Recap of Kraft Azalea Gardens

We had a great turnout for CFWS’s last plein air of the season. Ann, Debbie B, Debbie M, Grant, Leslie, Marcela, Pam, Sandi, Susan, Terri and Thouraya enjoyed the day at Kraft Azalea Garden. Thouraya did a short and fun… Continue Reading →

CFWS Members Meeting Recap – May 5, 2024

What a busy and fun meeting we had to end our 2023-2024 season … with the election of our new CFWS board, a Donate table or Swap & Trade table, Cinco de Mayo snacks and the popular “Share and Care”! … Continue Reading →

Comments on show by Anne Abgott:

The jurist for the 2024 Annual Juried Show was watercolorist Ann Abgott, FWS, AWS. The overall competition was very keen and very competitive. I was struck by the diversity of the submissions. “My first objective was to have a balanced… Continue Reading →

Plein Air Recap at Leu Gardens

photos courtesy of Cindy and Terri

Reception fun at the Healthy West Orange Arts & Heritage Center gallery!

We had a great turnout at the gallery for our members reception and awards program. Over 78 people showed up! Our biggest show yet (51 paintings) and lots of winners taking home wonderful gifts from our sponsors! Julie had fun… Continue Reading →

Recap of Anne Abgott workshop

In our first day of the Anne Abgott workshop, we painted the “Birds of Spain”. We learned that Anne likes to trace out the elements and then project them to arrange her compositions. Don’t just copy a photograph. Use a… Continue Reading →

CFWS Members Meeting Recap – April 7, 2024

There were over 70 Members, New Members and Guests at our April meeting. May 5 will be our last meeting, the theme for finger foods will be “Cinco de Mayo”. Joan will lead the “Care and Share” like last year,… Continue Reading →

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