How to navigate this website:
Click on each page title in the horizontal menu to open each page. Our Events/Exhibits page and the 2023 Signature Exhibit page have a white dot after the titles. If you "hover" over those titles, you will access drop-down menus with more items. There are several pages also included in the "parallel bars" symbol on the right. Enjoy scrolling!
(Painting image: Follow the Light by Signature Member, Loretta Lepkowski)
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Our History
The Central New York Watercolor Society was formed in February 1982 with fourteen charter members from the central New York State region. The Society was organized with the assistance of Mario Cooper and his wife, Dale Meyers, both past presidents of the American Watercolor Society, as well as Clarence Say, and Dan Meyers, past presidents of the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society.
The first President of CNYWS was Willard J. Sauter of Utica, N.Y.
The Central New York Watercolor Society promotes the joy of watercolor painting through annual exhibitions, workshops, watercolor and water media demonstrations, and other educational outreach.
Slideshow above features the member work from our recent Juried Exhibition at Cooperstown Art Association. Many thanks to 2023 Juried Show co-chairs, Jeri Meday and Sue Murphy, and to Kathryn Wehrung for coordination with Online Juried Shows. CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY ALL-MEMBER EXHIBIT AT ART IN THE ATRIUM, SYRACUSE, N.Y. Co-chairs: Kathleen Guthrie and Lisa Sebelle Exhibit Dates are March 15 - April 27, 2024 The Atrium Gallery is open Fridays noon- 8 pm and Saturdays and Sundays, noon - 6 pm Opening reception was 3/15/24 See Events/Exhibitions Page for more info (remember, CLICK on the words "Events/Exhibitions" in the main menu, not the pull down menu!) 🌟The online gallery of our 2023 juried show is also available for viewing! Go to the Events/Exhibitions Tab and "hover" to see the pull down menu. The gallery will be the first item listed. *************************** The 2023 CNYWS 2nd Signature ShowOnline Gallery of the paintings shown at Wilson Gallery, Le Moyne College may be viewed by selecting 2023 Signature Exhibits in our horizontal site menu above/ click the pull down menu to access gallery pages of both 2023 Signature exhibits. The galleries will open in a new page. Enjoy! ************************
"Success in watercolor results from the partnership between artist and medium; finding a balance within the knowledge, technique, and skill of the painter; and leaving room for the magic that makes watercolor so distinctive." Mick McAndrews CNYWS MEMBERS : Keep your brushes busy!! ********************** ATTENTION! We would like to now feature your paintings on our home page! NOW FEATURING PAINTINGS THAT CELEBRATE SPRING Please send a high res jpg. to lynch1@twcny.rr.com. Please include title! Can't wait to see what you have been up to! | Do you love Watercolor? Are you looking for opportunities to enhance your personal art journey? We encourage watercolor enthusiasts at all levels to join us!Looking for information? Enter a keyword in the Search blank above and hit ENTER ***********
MEMBER WORKS
Shadowbox Series, #1 Pamela Vogan Lynch
"Birch Trees" by Drayton Jones
The Old Tree by Katie Turner |
Watercolor in Art History
Winter Scene in Moonlight Watercolor, 1869 Henry Farrer, American | Learn more about our Featured Member Artist, Jeri Meday in the CNYWS Newsletter Winter 2024.pdf Newsletter in our NEWS section |