RIWS Presents: The 2023 National Watermedia Show
Over $2,500 in cash prizes!
Juror: Judy Metcalfe, AWS, NEWS www.judymetcalfe.com
Deadline for Entry: April 14th
Exhibition Dates: May 13th - June 23rd
Drop Off/Delivery: April 21st - May 11th
Show Opening: May 13th at 1pm at RIWS Gallery
Pickup/Shipping: June 24th - July 22nd
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PRIZE WINNERS:
1st Prize, David Marsland Memorial Award: Gina Croce, "The Tourists"
2nd Prize, Ruth Findley Memorial Award: Dina Belyayeva, "The Emptinester"
3rd Prize, Ruth & William Findley Memorial Award: Linnea Pergola, "Prague"
4th Prize, Fuji Wright Memorial Award: Alexis Lavine, "Mane Man"
5th Prize, Rhode Island Watercolor Society Award: Betsey MacDonald, "Ripple Effects"
6th Prize, Mary Lou Moore Award: Allie Sabalis, "Aquatic #1"
7th Prize, Preservation Framer Award: Becky Haletky, "Neighbors"
People's Choice Winner: Steven Morris, "Nest in Situ"
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Jackie Habig, "Gate D"
Nan Quintin, "Shelved"
Gina Judy, "Sunny Sully at Attention"
| First Name | Last name | Title | Medium | Height | Width | Price |
| Ralph | Acosta | Sunday Morning | Watercolor | 24 Inches | 31 Inches | 1650 |
| Nancy | Alimansky | Summer Shadows | Watercolor | 14 Inches | 21 Inches | 890 |
| Lisa | Bailey | Nana's Kitch-N-Caboodle | Watercolor | 28.5 Inches | 21.5 Inches | 3000 |
| Dina | Belyayeva | The Emptinester | Acrylic | 12 Inches | 24 Inches | 800 |
| Michele | Berardo | Moss Rockery | Watercolor | 11 Inches | 14.5 Inches | 300 |
| Evelyn | Bernal | Clouds | Watercolor | 22 Inches | 30 Inches | 2800 |
| Wendy | Berube | Skiff Life | Watercolor | 12 Inches | 19 Inches | 500 |
| Robert | Chase | Cococay | Watercolor | 24 Inches | 18 Inches | 450 |
| Alonzo | Clarke | I Like the Way Things Are | Watercolor on Yupo | 22 Inches | 15 Inches | 1500 |
| Barbara | Cone | Henri | Watercolor on 300lb Arches cold-pressed paper | 11 Inches | 15 Inches | 300 |
| Kendra | Conn | Sebago Morning | Watercolor | 20 Inches | 24 Inches | NFS |
| Talia | Connelly | Pheasant, Unperturbed | Watercolor | 11 Inches | 14 Inches | NFS |
| Gina | Croce | The Tourists | Watercolor | 22 Inches | 30 Inches | 3200 |
| Anne | Crown-Cyr | The Hitching Post, New Orleans | Watercolor | 21.5 Inches | 16.75 Inches | 750 |
| Jamie | Derr | Self-Reflection | Watercolor | 18 Inches | 16 Inches | 1375 |
| Cynthia | DiDonato | Brookside | Watermedia | 24 Inches | 20 Inches | 750 |
| Esther | Donlon | Tropical Hibiscus | Watercolor | 26 Inches | 20 Inches | NFS |
| Sharon D | Eisman | Young Bird of Paradise | Watercolor TerraSkin | 28 Inches | 16.5 Inches | 300 |
| Karen | Fitzgerald | Bike Break | Watercolor | 15 Inches | 20 Inches | 650 |
| Lu | Fuller | Take Route 161 | Watercolor | 12.75 Inches | 21.75 Inches | 1200 |
| Leslie | Godfrey | Soft Light | Watercolor | 15 Inches | 11 Inches | 700 |
| Gary | Graham | Colliers Point Park | Watercolor | 15 Inches | 11 Inches | 400 |
| Susan | Graham | Adamsville Marsh | Acrylic | 12 Inches | 12 Inches | 250 |
| Jackie | Habig | Gate D | Watercolor | 16 Inches | 20 Inches | 600 |
| Wendy | Hale | Approaching Storm | Watercolor | 16 Inches | 22 Inches | 1500 |
| Becky | Haletky | Neighbors | Watercolor | 32 Inches | 40 Inches | 1800 |
| Kathleen | Hannan | Salt Air and Clouds, Jamestown, Rhode Island | En plein air, Watercolor | 19 Inches | 23 Inches | 900 |
| Pamela | Haynes | Spring | Watercolor | 24 Inches | 19 Inches | 1000 |
| Ellen | Helman | Olde Boston | Watercolor | 24.5 Inches | 32 Inches | 2800 |
| Peter | Hussey | Pumpkins Priced as Marked | Watercolor on paper | 38 Inches | 27 Inches | 2000 |
| John | James | Stringing a thought-home | Watermedia | 15 Inches | 21 Inches | 1050 |
| Lori | Jeremiah | Breaking Free | Watercolor | 14.5 Inches | 14.5 Inches | 450 |
| Gina | Judy, MA | Sunny Sully At Attention | Watermedia (Watercolor, Fluid Acrylic, Watersoluble pencils) | 28.75 Inches | 21 Inches | 1200 |
| Madeline | Kozlowski | The Death of Marigold | Acrylic on Paper | 11 Inches | 12 Inches | 250 |
| Tamara | Krendel | When Cats Dream | Watercolor & caran d'ache on mat board | 9 Inches | 12 Inches | 3500 |
| Mel | Lacki | Pumpkins | Watercolor | 31 Inches | 21 Inches | 3600 |
| Alexis | Lavine | ManeMan | Transparent watercolor | 13 Inches | 16 Inches | 1750 |
| J. M. | Littleton | See Me In All My Glory | Watercolor | 20 Inches | 28 Inches | 5500 |
| Pamela | Lowell | Sassy Osprey | Watercolor | 32.5 Inches | 26.5 Inches | 625 |
| Betsey | MacDonald | Ripple Effects | Watercolor | 15 Inches | 15 Inches | 600 |
| Stephanie | Marisca | Fire Over the Earth | Watercolor | 5 Inches | 19.5 Inches | 450 |
| Donna | Mazzone | Queen River Falls | Watercolor | 16 Inches | 20 Inches | 350 |
| Mary-Jo | McKeon | Jordan Pond - Acadia | Watercolor | 14 Inches | 17 Inches | NFS |
| Sally | Meding | Recharging! | Watercolor | 15 Inches | 22 Inches | 1200 |
| Robert | Mejer | Take PC #18-Revisited | Watercolor | 30 Inches | 22 Inches | 1600 |
| Sherman | Michael | Massai Runner II | Watercolor on Molskin Sketchbook Paper | 11 Inches | 14 Inches | 300 |
| Gabriella | Mirabelli | Reservoir Sunrise | Acrylic | 40 Inches | 30 Inches | 3750 |
| Steven | Morris | Nest in Situ | Watercolor on Arches paper | 24 Inches | 17 Inches | 4500 |
| Diane | Mulligan | An Old Patch of Snow | Watercolor | 11 Inches | 15 Inches | 300 |
| Joan | Murphy | Patty I | Watercolor | 17 Inches | 13 Inches | 1000 |
| James | Myette | Off the Light | Watercolor | 10 Inches | 15 Inches | 275 |
| Sheila | Newquist | Autumnal Rose Hips | Watercolor | 15 Inches | 22 Inches | 850 |
| Richard | Pawlak | Two Women Waiting | Fresco on MDF board | 13 Inches | 29 Inches | 3600 |
| Linnea | Pergola | Prague | Watercolor and ink | 39 Inches | 30 Inches | 2300 |
| Debra | Petrowski | On The Dryer | Watercolor | 24 Inches | 24 Inches | 1200 |
| Nan | Quintin | Shelved | Watercolor | 31 Inches | 35.5 Inches | 3000 |
| Jeanne | Raimondi | Winter Estate | Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. Paper | 13 Inches | 9.5 Inches | 800 |
| Erik | Richman | Hearst St. Houses: Pyrrole Manor | Watercolor | 8.5 Inches | 11 Inches | NFS |
| Garnet | Ricks | Hopper's Rooms at Sunset | Watercolor | 20 Inches | 15 Inches | 550 |
| Dyan | Rook | A comedic composition | Acrylic | 13.5 Inches | 9.75 Inches | 650 |
| Allie | Sabalis | Aquatic #1 | Watercolor | 32 Inches | 39 Inches | 2200 |
| Allan Forrest | Small | Essex Shadows | Watercolor | 14 Inches | 17.75 Inches | 1100 |
| Kristin | Stashenko | Waiting for the M Train | Gouache | 20 Inches | 15 Inches | 1600 |
| Jacquelyn | Stein | Lace Reflections | Watercolor | 26 Inches | 30 Inches | 1200 |
| Jan | Van Tassell | Red at Night | Watercolor | 29.5 Inches | 29.5 Inches | 750 |
| Linda | Van Tassell | White Birds | Watercolor | 29.5 Inches | 21.5 Inches | 500 |
| Madeleine | von Hemert | Cloud Forest | Watercolor | 12 Inches | 21 Inches | NFS |
| Nancy | Walton | Gale Warnings | Watercolor , waterbased gesso | 21 Inches | 29 Inches | 2000 |
| Andrea | Warner | Looking to Rest | Monotype with linocut collage | 32.5 Inches | 26.5 Inches | 500 |
| June | Webster | Day Is Done | Watercolor | 15 Inches | 16 Inches | 2800 |
| Mary | Wojciechowski | Things Are Looking Up | Watercolor on Yupo | 16 Inches | 8 Inches | 650 |
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