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    • Saturday, September 06, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register


    Meeting Location

    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    September 6, 2025 10:00 a.m


    Meeting Place 

    First Presbyterian Church

    Enter Lower Level, west side

    215 Locust St. NE

    Albuquerque, NM 

    There is no need to pre-register to attend meeting

    Exec. Comm. Members - please arrive 10-15 minutes early to help set up chairs in the meeting room.

    Exec Committee meeting starts at 9:00 AM

    *****

    Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

    Business Meeting 10:30

    Albuquerque September 6, 2025 meeting

    Presentation by

    Sabina Turner

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    • Saturday, September 13, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Home of Linda Krumel, 26 Columbine Lane, Cedar Crest, NM. 10 am to 12 noon.
    Register


    ABQ area Paint Out

    Sept. 13th, 2025 PAINT-OUT



    NORTHERN Area - Albuquerque 

    Hosted by Joy Brinkley-Hill and Mike Hill

    Please contact Michael and Joy Hill with any questions.

    For the September 13th paint out, Linda Krumel has graciously offered to host at her property: 26 Columbine Lane, Cedar Crest, NM. Traveling north out of Tijeras, Columbine Lane is on the WEST (Sandia Mtn) side of Hwy 14 about 2.5 miles north of I-40. (Note: Columbine Lane is south of Talking Talons thrift store. If people get to Triangle Grocery, they are too far north.) Her gate is approximately 1/3 mile from Hwy 14. It is on a sharp corner with a green & white 26 on gate post. The road is narrow gravel and has blind curves. It is the first place within the gate. The gate will be open between 9:45 and 10:30 am Linda's phone number is 505-321-5982.

    (Registration is not necessary. Please arrive with your gear, water, a hat, sunscreen, and perhaps a small portable chair.)

    • Sunday, September 14, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Las Cruces Village Social Room, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM


    Painting by Nancy Tipton


    After a summer hiatus, the Southern Chapter of NMWS opens its new year with 
    "My Artsy Summer", a chance for members and guests to bring paintings or sketchbooks they've created over the summer break, or speak of their art experiences over the summer. Members may also bring paintings that you've created after borrowing one of our DVDs to inspire others to learn more!

    This is always a special and inspiring program to get reacquainted with each other and spark creativity and painting practice going forward. 

    We welcome the public to come to our meetings and get to know us and learn about watercolor.  Hope to see you there!  


    • Thursday, September 18, 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Rio Grande Valley in between Las Cruces, NM and El Paso, TX

    Calhoun Flower Farm

    We are happily looking forward to painting at the Calhoun Flower Farm as we did not get to paint there as planned in May. This jewel of a farm is owned and operated by the fourth generation of the Calhoun family. It is located between Las Cruces and El Paso. 

    This farm is known for its colorful collection and selection of annuals and perennials.   See their website for photos of their beautiful flowers!   https://www.calhounflowerfarms.com/

    Directions will be shared at the SC meeting on Sunday, September 14.

    • Saturday, October 04, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register


    Meeting Location

    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    October 4, 2025 10:00 a.m


    Meeting Place 

    First Presbyterian Church

    Enter Lower Level, west side

    215 Locust St. NE

    Albuquerque, NM 

    There is no need to pre-register to attend meeting

    Exec. Comm. Members - please arrive 10-15 minutes early to help set up chairs in the meeting room.

    Exec Committee meeting starts at 9:00 AM

    *****

    Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

    Business Meeting 10:30

    Albuquerque October 4, 2025 meeting

    Presentation by

    Pam Barcita 


    • Saturday, October 11, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • The Albuquerque Botanic Gardens – Heritage Farm, 2601 Central Avenue NM. 10 am to 12 noon.
    Register


    ABQ area Paint Out

    Oct. 11th, 2025 PAINT-OUT



    NORTHERN Area - Albuquerque 

    Hosted by Joy Brinkley-Hill and Mike Hill

    Please contact Michael and Joy Hill with any questions.

    The October 11th paint out will be at the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens – Heritage Farm, 2601 Central Avenue NM. The Heritage Farm exhibit has recently reopened after a two-year extensive renovation. October generally has exhibits of the old-school cider press making cider from apples harvested at its apple orchard. Additionally, the farmhouse and the breeding farm animals provide lots of subject matter to paint. Admission to the Botanic Gardens is $10 for adults/$5.50 for seniors (or free with Abq BioPark Membership).

    (Registration is not necessary. Please arrive with your gear, water, a hat, sunscreen, and perhaps a small portable chair.)

    • Sunday, October 12, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Las Cruces Village Social Room, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM


    Please join us for a presentation on creating mist and water on rocks in landscape painting. Sue Davis and Mark Cirzan will give us insights and examples from what they gained from taking a workshop this spring with artist David Smith.

    We welcome the public to join us for this inspirational program and to get to know us. Hope to see you there!


    • Thursday, October 16, 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Upper Silver King Road National Conservation Lands (Monument Boundary)


    Upper Silver King Road

    National Conservation Lands

    (Monument Boundary)

    This is a very peaceful and beautiful area where I often take walks. It is open to the public. Open the stick gate and you can set up where you wish, and start painting…or enjoy a walk on or off a footpath trail. There are Mountain Views, valley views and views of beautiful desert terrain.


    • Saturday, October 18, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Peace Lutheran Church 1701 Missouri Ave. LC

    Fluid Acrylics One Day NMWS-SC Workshop
    with Marie Siegrist , NMWS

    Members $90 
    If you are not a member, you may join at https://nmwatercolorsociety.org/join_nmws and when your membership is processed,you can register for the workshop. We'll be glad to see you!

    Cost includes some supplies.  
    Limit: 12 students.  Registration opens Monday, July 14, 2025.  REGISTER for Fluid Acrylic one day Workshop with Marie Siegrist SC

    *Cancellations: Workshop is limited to 12 students, first come, first serve. If you need to cancel, you will receive a full refund only if your space is filled from the wait list.

    LOCATION CHANGE: This workshop will be at the Peace Lutheran Church at 1701 Missouri Ave., Las Cruces.  It will run from 9 am - 4 pm with a lunch break. There are NO lunch facilities so BRING YOUR LUNCH!

    The Goal for the day is to unleash the mystery of fluid acrylic as a water media painting medium.

    This workshop will cover the use of fluid acrylics in the manner of watercolor. We will use them to make transparent washes and glazes, opaque passages and dry brush.

    There will be a demonstration of these techniques to begin the day and as needed throughout the day. Marie will provide supporting informative handouts about the use of fluid acrylics. There will be plenty of time to paint and for individual attention and a break for lunch.  No lunch facilities onsite.

    Autumn Mist in the Organ Mountains (fluid acrylics) 

    A few reasons why Marie likes fluid acrylics used as watercolor

    1. Acrylic dries brighter and close to the value it appears when wet.

    2. Repeated glazing won’t disturb previous layers of paint

    3. Masking Fluid can be applied over dry acrylic paint without removing color when the masking is removed.

    4. Transparent, translucent and opaque layers are easy to do with acrylic paint

    5. Acrylic is very durable under glass or varnish.

    Balloons Over The Rio (in fluid acrylics)

    Marie's experience with fluid acrylics:
    Marie has used fluid acrylic paints for years. She became enthusiastic about them when they were introduced to the acrylic market. Their versatility runs the gamut of watercolor like transparent washes to opaque applications. They can be painted on many surfaces including watercolor paper and boards, which are her preferred supports. She has presented demos and taught classes using fluid acrylics as water media for NMWS SC and others. She has entered fluid acrylic paintings in Gallery Shows, Art Forms and AOPH Shows, and a fluid acrylic painting, titled “Oregon Smoke and Bear Grass” was accepted into the 2019 WFWS Show, and another fluid acrylic painting won Best Acrylic painting in a Grant County show.

    Download full information including supply list and short artist bio: 

    2026_10_SC_Siegrist_Fluid Acrylic workshop full info.pdf

    Sponsored by the NM Watercolor Society's Southern Chapter.  
    • Saturday, November 01, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register


    Meeting Location

    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    November 1, 2025 10:00 a.m


    Meeting Place 

    First Presbyterian Church

    Enter Lower Level, west side

    215 Locust St. NE

    Albuquerque, NM 

    There is no need to pre-register to attend meeting

    Exec. Comm. Members - please arrive 10-15 minutes early to help set up chairs in the meeting room.

    Exec Committee meeting starts at 9:00 AM

    *****

    Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

    Business Meeting 10:30

    Albuquerque November 1, 2025 meeting

    Presentation by

    Travis Bruce Black 


    • Saturday, November 08, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Mesilla Park Heritage Condominium Clubhouse 905 Conway Ave. Las Cruces, NM

    “Painting Watching: A Gentle Critique”

    Molly Murphy

    November 8, 1:00-2:30

    Mesilla Park Heritage Condominium Clubhouse

    905 Conway Ave., Mesilla Park

    Bring a Painting for Feedback!
    NO Cost but Donation Appreciated

    “Painting Watching: A Gentle Critique” is a group of directed activities that Molly designed as a format to talk about works of art. While they can be used in many ways, these activities are especially effective as tools for feedback to artists as they are creating the piece. Molly will bring one of her prints as a basis for the activities to introduce us to the idea of a gentle critique. The free session is limited to ten people who will bring a painting of their own to offer for critique. Contact Beverley Pirtle at bapirtle[at]comcast.net to register. Donations are accepted.

    Molly is a member of NMWS-SC, and artist, and an educator who splits her time between Tucson and San Diego. She gave the November 2023 program on this subject. This will be our second Painting Watching mini event. 

    For 47 years, teaching was Molly’s “Winter” art, and painting was her “Summer” one. Now, retired from both the 6th grade classroom and as an adjunct Art Education professor at School of Museum of Fine Arts Boston/Tufts University, she is a full-time artist who teaches a little bit and divides her time between Las Cruces and Southern California.


    • Sunday, November 09, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM

    Details coming soon !

    We welcome the public to come to our meetings and get to know us and learn about watercolor.  Hope to see you there!  


    • Saturday, December 06, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register


    Meeting Location

    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    December 6, 2025 10:00 a.m


    Meeting Place 

    First Presbyterian Church

    Enter Lower Level, west side

    215 Locust St. NE

    Albuquerque, NM 

    There is no need to pre-register to attend meeting

    Exec. Comm. Members - please arrive 10-15 minutes early to help set up chairs in the meeting room.

    Exec Committee meeting starts at 9:00 AM

    *****

    Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

    Business Meeting 10:30

    Albuquerque December 6, 2025 meeting

    HOLIDAY PARTY POTLUCK and 

    PAINTING EXCHANGE


    • Sunday, December 14, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM

    Join us for a great time!  After a very short business meeting, we'll have refreshments catered by the Good Samaritan kitchen, door prizes, and much more. 

    The Holiday Party committee is Alejandrina Nunez and Beverley Pirtle with the help of our liaison to Good Samaritan, Barbara Kejr.  



    • Thursday, January 01, 2026
    • Mesilla Heritage Park Condo Clubhouse, 905 Conway, Mesilla Park

    “Seeing then drawing - Creating dimensional illusion”

    This workshop series will be a continuation of January 2024's classes with Sue Davis.  More details forthcoming!  


    Very Short Instructor Bio: 

    Sue is a graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago and has been teaching at the college level for over 14 years. She draws every single day and enjoys helping others discover the simple joy of sketching. Sue believes that knowing how to see and draw well is the foundation for creating believable paintings

    Sponsored by the NM Watercolor Society's Southern Chapter.  

    • Friday, January 02, 2026
    • Dona Ana Arts Council Gallery, 250 W. Amador, Las Cruces, NM 88005

    Opening Reception:  2026  NMWS Members Only Juried Exhibition (hosted by the Southern Chapter)
     

    Heads up!  More information to follow but get those brushes wet to enter the Fall/Winter SC juried exhibit, open to ALL members of NMWS.  The theme of the exhibition is TRANSFORMATIONS so that's a wide open concept that can be taken in all directions. 

    The exhibit will be held January 2 - February 26, 2026 at the 
    Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery, 230 S. Water Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005.  The commission fee for all art sold during the exhibition will be 20%.  


    • Tuesday, March 24, 2026
    • 9:00 AM
    • Thursday, March 26, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Las Cruces Village Social Center, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM

    Save the Dates for this internationally known professional watercolorist!

    “Loose Watercolor Landscapes with Figures” with Don Andrews, AWS

    March 24-26, 2026  9 am - 4 pm
    @ Las Cruces Village.

    Check out his website: 

    https://www.donandrewsstudio.com/


New Mexico Watercolor Society

P.O. Box 11604
Albuquerque, NM 87192

Contact - nmwatercolorsociety[at]gmail.com

New Mexico Watercolor Society - SC
PO Box 1571
Las Cruces, NM 88004-1571                           Contact - nmwatercolorsociety[at]gmail.com


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