Judge of Awards Statement

This exhibition makes the statement that watercolor is alive and well in the St. Louis area. The award winners are consistent in the high quality of their paintings. These winning paintings are equal to any national competition in the United States.

For those not selected for awards, I also commend them for making themselves available to the judging process, and feel that there are many more distinguished paintings in the group than there were prizes to be given.

I am looking forward to the meeting in October where I will be available to critique paintings and answer questions about this exhibition and the state of watercolor today.

- Kent Addison

Kent Addison Graduated from Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. and the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. From 1961-1995 he served the University of Maryville in St. Louis as professor of art, Pillsbury chair of fine arts, fine arts program director, and retired as emeritus professor of art.

He is listed in six different Who’s Who: the 11th, and 12th editions of Men of Achievement; and the Directory of International Biography, 12th, 14th and 19th editions. He holds signature membership in the following societies: National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor U.S.A., Watercolor Society of Alabama, Kansas Watercolor Society, and the Georgia Watercolor Society. He was also awarded the “Master Watercolorist” from TWSA, and is a member of the “Honor Society” of Watercolor U.S.A.

Kent has served as juror in 40 national, regional and local art events. To date, he has won 96 awards; he has had 26 one-man exhibitions and participated in 27 invitational exhibitions. His work has appeared in 209 group exhibitions and competitions. He has also received 4 scholarships, as well as the “Fellowship Award” from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mid-America Art Alliance.

The Saint Louis Watercolor Society wishes to thank
The St. Peters Community and Arts Center
for generously inviting us to exhibit our eighth annual awards show. We especially wish to thank Cynthia Du Bois, Recreational Leader, and all the staff for their assistance and support in this endeavor.

In gratitude for their donations
we thank all of the following.

Jack Richeson/Stephen Quiller
Winsor Newton
Holbein Company
Daniel Smith
Camlin North America
Art Mart
Royal Brush Company
FW Publications
Schnucks
St. Peter’s Community Art Center

A very special Thank You to our exhibit co-chairs, Susan Schmitt and
Gloria Gewinner-Ide, and the members who gave so generously
of their time and efforts to make this a beautiful exhibt.

Special thanks to Bill Ide, Kathy Kelly, Doris Schwartz,
and Betty Siems for their excellent installation .

Award winners are:

Barbara Martin Smith, President 2004-2006, was the judge for the SLWS President's Choice Awards St. Peter's Community Arts Center Solo Show Mary Mosblech Stones In The Water     Linda Hammelman A Day In The Cove
Juror’s Choice Award $500 Jack Richeson/Stephen Quiller Award William Curtis Yoff Beach
$100 Winsor Newton Award Kathy Nausley My Pupper - Chile Child	$100 HK Holbein Award Maggie Bauman The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
$100 Daler Rowney Award Loris Butterfield Blue Conservatory	$60 Cheap Joe’s Award Robert McClelland Playmates
$62 Daniel Smith Award Sherris Welsh Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone	$50 Camlin North America Award Judith A. Seyfert American Soldiers Series: A Payer For Daddy
$50 Artmart Award Elizabeth Concannon No, It Isn’t!!	$50 Artmart Award Bettie Polites Agean Jewel
$50 Artmart Award Allyn O’Byrne Passages	$40 Royal Langnickel Award Roz Flax The Falls
$40 Royal Langnickel Award Janet M. Doll Geraniums	$25 FW Publications Harry B. Richman Twin Silos
$25 FW Publications Mary Ann DeMay Free Flight	$25 FW Publications Shirley Nachtrieb Poema I
$20 Schnucks Award Barbara Martin Smith Oli, The Frog Pond	Honorable Mention Linda Green/Metzler Faces of Expedition #1 Soldier, Ft. Dubois
Honorable Mention Donna Johnson Colorado Rush	Honorable Mention  Evalyn Rogers Western Series #1
Honorable Mention Xiafang Zhang Shadows	Honorable Mention  Gloria Goellner Contemplation
Honorable Mention Linda Meyer Glorious Geraniums	Honorable Mention  Mary Mosblech Lilac Haze
Honorable Mention Kathleen Bromm The Golden Years	Honorable Mention  Marlene Johnson Babushka Bouquet
2004 Big Splash Winners