Cosmic Rhythm Ohio Watercolor Society 2016

Carol J Stevens         22"x22"          Mixed water media

  "Cosmic Rhythm" was selected for OWS 2016 by juror Carrie Burns Brown and awarded the LEACH FENKER MEMORIAL AWARD. It will be on display with her other selections at the Riffe Gallery in Columbus OH, October 27, 2016 through January 7 ,2017 as Ohio Watercolor Society presents their 39th Annual Juried Exibition.  
There is also the Jurors Workshop June 7 thru 10, 2016 and show opening, Awards banquet on October 29, 1016.

More Yupo

FRAZZELED

20 x 26 "              water media on yupo

CLAUDIA'S BARN

20 x 26             watercolor on yupo

MEMORIES

5.5 x 5.5 "       water media on yupo

POT HOLDER GONE WRONG

9 x 12 "     mixed water media




Paintings on Yupo  have many different "looks".  Adding and then subtracting  paint from the surface leads to endless play. While trimming  " Memories"  down to fit a show category, I noticed how beautiful the scraps were, so I began slicing and trimming others and weaving  until I had what reminded me of the potholders
I made as a child,  more play!

YUPO WORKSHOP

Carol J. Stevens    20 x 26 "      water media on Yupo

UNWOUND

Water media simply wipes off this slick plastic "paper" and you're right back to a totally white paper. This would seem to make it an unlikely substrate for a watercolor painting.  What seems to be a terrible disadvantage has become a real fascination for artists all over the world.  The joy of lifting, pushing, puddling, stamping, brushing, rolling, marking and just plain playing has led to an abundadance of  creativity with techniques and styles never ending.

"Unwound" is my experiment with masking tape and Yupo and was part of the National Watercolor Society's 2015 Annual Show in San Pedro CA.

Here are more Yupo " looks"

COAST LINE

Carol J Stevens         20 x 36"    water media on Yupo

OHIO AUTUMN

Carol J. Stevens         20 x 26 "   watercolor on Yupo

HYDRANGEAS

Carol J. Stevens    20 X 26"    water media on Yupo

RIVER ROCK

                                  Carol J. Stevens           20 X 26"     water media on Yu 

STATIC

Carol J. Stevens        10 X 13 "  acrylic on Yupo

Carol J. Stevens         5 X 7"           wc on Yupo

MT BACHELOR  6 AM

This last example is a card sent to a dear skiing friend.  I treasure the memory of his excitement every morning as he watched this sunrise while driving up the mountain to meet his buddies "The Over-the- Hill-Gang"  for coffee and then racing through the trees, down the slopes while singing "Oh Lord it's

Hard to Be Humble"

Of course they'd already lost me back by the creek!

Other examples of  my Yupo work already on this blog are:  Scarab, Wish You Were Here, No Wake Zone, and Sand Castles.

My "Painting on Yupo" demo for the Eustis Art League will be on March 12, 2016,  2:00 at the
Lake Eustis Museum of Art
The workshop will be the following Saturday March 19, 2016 .  1:30 - 4:00, also at LEMA

SANDSCREST ART and CREATIVITY RETREAT

JUNE 26 - 30 2016

Sandscrest Retreat Center

Wheeling, WV

This retreat is located in the beautiful rolling hills of the West Virginia countryside and includes 12 delicious meals, quaint accommodations and work space.  

Marilyn Hughey Phillis, who  has led so many  wonderful OWS seminars and  retreats by sharing and encouraging creativity,  will be on hand to continue inspiring and suggesting some thought provoking ideas and projects.  Most time will be left for self direction with a quiet work space, play space! Then share

  your adventures and fun with other artists over a gourmet dinner.

I'll be assisting Marilyn any way I can. 

540.00   Please call me 440-213-8047 for mailing instructions