The Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society was founded in 1982 by eleven area artists; their goal was to encourage local watercolor painters.
The Society provides watercolorists with a place to share work, to learn more about watercolor technique, and to get information about watercolor-related events in the community.
The MVWS donates to the Ohio Watercolor Society and contributes prize money to local and state shows.
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LOCAL ARTISTS PAINT MILL CREEK PARK’S PARAPET BRIDGE IN “PLEIN AIR”
Several artists who belong to The Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society (MVWS) and the Eastern Plein Air Group gathered on the western shore of Lake Glacier to paint The Parapet Bridge in Mill Creek Park. The Parapet Bridge is the largest of Mill Creek Park’s stone arch structures, and the most photographed bridge in Mill Creek Park. The irregular stone parapets on top of the span have given rise to other names such as the Dragon Bridge and the Prehistoric Bridge. Artists who gathered to paint “en plein air” which means the act of painting outdoors, included Beth Basista, Betsy Ford, Shari Fry, Nancy Hawkins, Ed Jones, Sheri Liebschner, Judy McCartney, Mary Ellen Munroe, Cindy Helshel Sayhoun, and Anita Weinstock.
Betsy Ford, co-president of the MVWS, says that “painting outdoors makes you stay in the moment and really look at your subject. What could be better than that? Whether or not your painting turns out as you planned, you’ve had the experience, and you’re eager to paint again.”
Nancy Hawkins, who oversees the Eastern Ohio Plein Air Group has been gathering artists from her Eastern Ohio Plein Air Group for years added: “Painting outdoors in the landscape one sees, hears, and feels that place. When copying from a photo one loses those nuances and dynamics of color, light and energy.”
Area watercolor artists are encouraged to join the Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society at mvartists.org to enjoy live demonstrations and so much more and Email beth@bethbasistapaintings.com to be added to the MVWS plein air schedule. Oil painters should Email Nancy Hawkins at: nanquakernh@gmail.com to be added to the Eastern Ohio Plein Air Group list.
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