2007 National Exhibition

The National Show The Georgia Watercolor Society's 2007 National Exhibition was held at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center in Carrollton, Georgia. The exhibition featured 74 paintings selected from almost 500 entries. The selected works represented artists from 22 states and demonstrate the diversity and power possible in watercolor painting. Skip Lawrence wass the juror for the show. Read a recap of the show in the Summer 2007 newsletter.

The prospectus is still available in PDF format for historical interest.

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Award Winners

More accepted entries are available on another page. All images are copyrighted by the artist and may not be reproduced without permission of the artist.

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Underground Jane W. Carter, GWS 28" x 34" First Place	Conversation LXIX Pat Cook, GWS 26" x 22" Second Place	The Watchers Wm. Kelly Bailey 22.5" x 30.5" Third Place
Through Time Elaine Weiner-Reid, GWS 22" x 30" Fourth Place - Binders Art Supplies & Frames Award	Courtside Janet Duncan 22" x 30" Fifth Place - Sam Flax Award	Nestled Merrilee Sett 10" x 14" Honorable Mention
On the Porch Carol Cutts, GWS 14" x 10" Honorable Mention	Day Dreaming Guy Lipscomb, GWS 22" x 28" Honorable Mention	Revelation Diane Schmidt, GWS 40" x 25" Honorable Mention
The Recluse II Joyce Williams 22" x 30" Honorable Mention	Aim High H.C. Dodd, GWS 30" x 22" Peach Award	The Clown Donald Renner, GWS 13" x 16" M.Graham & Co. Award
Bus Stop Donald Harvie 30" x 22" HK Holbein Award	Forest Light Theodora Tilton, GWS 18" x 24" Da Vinci Paint Award	Kick Out Wyn Foland, GWS 28" x 20" Winsor & Newton Award
Journey 2 Ara Leites, GWS 15" x 22" Dr. Ph Martin's Hydrus Fine Art Watercolor Award	Reflective Blues Pat San Soucie, GWS 22" x 30" Strothers Printing Award	Aftermath II Victoria Lenne, GWS 30" x 22" Strathmore Artist Papers Award
As Evening Falls Ken Austin 34" x 31" Past Presidents Award	Sweet Surrender Al Zerries, GWS 21" x 28" Larry & Gwen Walker Award	Locked Up Jim Petty 10.75" x 15" Watercolor Society of Alabama Award
Odyssey Mary Britten Lynch, GWS 20" x 20" Arches Paper Award	Coach House Louise Georges, GWS 10.75" x 16.75" Daler-Rowney Award	Inner Circle Revisited Karen Hodges, GWS 12.5" x 12.5" Airfloat Systems, Inc. Award
Bigfoot-Self Portrait James Taylor, GWS 15" x 22" ArtPrint Editions Award	All Cracked Up VIII Katherine A. Cartwright 24" x 18" Creative Catalyst Award	Caribbean Harbor #2 Clyde Draughon, GWS 10" x 14" Gallery Street Award
Water's Edge Alex Carter, GWS 9.5" x 13.5" Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Award	@ The Battery Miles G. Batt, GWS 29" x 21" Louisiana Watercolor Society	Two Shoes & A Melon Elizabeth Carr, GWS 30" x 22" Warehouse Framers Award
T.S.110: Fifty-two Pickup Barbara St. Denis, GWS 15" x 22" Jerry's Artarama Award	Beach Houses N.C. Kathy A. Kitz, GWS 20.5" x 14" North Light Books Award