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PHOTO GALLERY: Florida Watercolor Society's traveling exhibition


  • By Kristen Herhold
  • | 11:00 p.m. December 4, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Florida Watercolor Society's traveling exhibition
Kris Parins in front of her watercolor entitled “Empire State.”
Kris Parins in front of her watercolor entitled “Empire State.”
"Quality Time #1” by Carl Phillips
Mary Alice Harley with her painting titled “WRATH.” Harley received a second place award in the art show.
Mary Alice Harley with her painting titled “WRATH.” Harley received a second place award in the art show.
Roger Parent with his painting “Clean Sweep,” a rendering of a street in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.
Roger Parent with his painting “Clean Sweep,” a rendering of a street in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.
Kathy Durdin, Florida Watercolor Society’s director of operations, poses with her watercolor titled “Bowleg Creek.”
Kathy Durdin, Florida Watercolor Society’s director of operations, poses with her watercolor titled “Bowleg Creek.”
Beth Brewer, Virginia Sanders and Ron Johnson
Beth Brewer, Virginia Sanders and Ron Johnson
There were 100 paintings in the original exhibition.
There were 100 paintings in the original exhibition.
“Four Score & Nine” by Marion Hylton
“Four Score & Nine” by Marion Hylton
Virginia Weber with her painting titled “In a Jam,” a depiction of women on a roller derby team.
Virginia Weber with her painting titled “In a Jam,” a depiction of women on a roller derby team.
Barbara Eisenberg, Phyllis Lishnoff and Lois Barson
Barbara Eisenberg, Phyllis Lishnoff and Lois Barson
Roger Parent, Joan Partridge, former president of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, and Kris and Dick Parins
Roger Parent, Joan Partridge, former president of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, and Kris and Dick Parins
Art center director Jane Buckman, Sharon Prizant and Michele Redwine
Art center director Jane Buckman, Sharon Prizant and Michele Redwine
Jim Carpenter with his work, “The End of the Pilgrimage.” Instead of creating art from an idea, Carpenter paints intuitively and lets his paintings evolve as he works.
Jim Carpenter with his work, “The End of the Pilgrimage.” Instead of creating art from an idea, Carpenter paints intuitively and lets his paintings evolve as he works.
Vlad Yeliseyev with his painting, “Old Street,” a rendering of a street in Amboise, France.
Vlad Yeliseyev with his painting, “Old Street,” a rendering of a street in Amboise, France.
Shirley and David Myers with Mary Ellen Burns
Shirley and David Myers with Mary Ellen Burns
Abby and David Byerly
Abby and David Byerly

 

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