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April 16, 2012

Briefly Noted: Art Group Hosts Watercolorist Mason

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McKeesport Art Group will host local watercolorist Marci Mason at its monthly meeting tonight at 7:30. Mason will talk about several of her paintings and demonstrate her painting technique. Light refreshments will be served.

An instructor whose own paintings of local landscapes and wildlife have been exhibited in several area galleries, Mason lives in Turtle Creek. The meeting is in the art room of McKeesport Area High School, 1960 Eden Park Blvd., and is free and open to the public.

In addition, the Art Group has released details and an entry form (PDF download) for its annual spring art show.

The art group's 54th annual art show and sale will be held at Jacob Woll Pavilion, Renziehausen Park from May 18 to 20. Members whose dues are current can enter up to six works and non-members can enter up to six works.

Cash prizes, including up to five $50 Judges' Awards and three $15 Honorable Mention Awards, will be awarded in each category (amateur, experienced and professional), while the student category will have up to three $20 ribbons awarded.

The entry fee is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Students and college students (with college ID) are free and can enter one piece of art. The entry form may be downloaded here. For more information, call Jan Catalogna at (412) 469-2710 or Ray Madden at (412) 824-6646.

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Always admired good watercolorists. There is little room for error once the color hits the paper. There are some very fine examples in the video. Hope to maybe come up for a first-hand look.
ebtnut - April 17, 2012




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