California Watercolor Association
51st National Exhibition

Frank Webb, our juror of selection, chose the 97 paintings presented here, and David Savellano, our juror of awards, chose the following 17 paintings for the awards listed. Each of them was kind enough to provide us with their thoughts about why they chose the awarded paintings. We hope that you will enjoy the work presented here as much as we enjoyed preparing it for you.


$7000
Gold Award
Humankind is always attracted to humans. The artist has shown great skill in expressing the textures of this subject, both on the flesh and on the costumes. ~ Frank Webb

The artist is skillful in depicting the various textures of skin, clothing, jewelry, and ornaments. There are a wonderful array of color contrasts and a masterful use of neutral tones to help set off the complementary colors. ~ David Savellano



$9999
Silver Award
Art materials are surely related to art. I like the angles of the brushes that stabilize the helter skelter of the box full of tubes. ~ Frank Webb

This looks familiar to every painter. The illustrated equipment is waiting for someone to start the creative process. Even though the box is centered on the page, it was slightly rotated to create a pleasing composition. ~ David Savellano



$3000
Bronze Award
~ Frank Webb

It is obvious that this artist has spent time discovering and developing her own style of painting. The figures are rooted to the earth using bold colors to define the figure shapes.
~ David Savellano



$5000
CWA Signature Members Award One




$2200
CWA Signature Members Award Two




$5800
Past Presidents Award




$3500
Dan Curry Memorial Award
~ David Savellano




$1500
Dick Cole Memorial Award
Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Award




$2000
CWA Blick Art Materials Award




$3600
Mijello Co. Ltd. Award




$1200
Arnold Grossman Memorial Award




$5000
Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Award




$500
Mary Spivey Award for Excellence in Landscape Painting




$1200
M. Graham & Co. Award
A pleasing variety and repetition of shapes, diagonals, and roof shapes are demonstrated in this painting. The lights and darks move your eye around the painting. ~ David Savellano




$1500
Norbert Volk Award




$4500
Watercolor West Reciprocal Award




$2500
Jade Fon Memorial Award



Congratulations to the 17 award winning paintings. And now, please enjoy these following 80 paintings that were selected from many that were submitted for this year’s National Exhibition.
Inquiries about purchasing a painting can be sent to: nat@californiawatercolor.org



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Thank you. We hope that you’ve enjoyed our National Exhibition in this very different year. We’ve all been made to find new ways to do all kinds of things this year. On that note, our President, Carol Husslein, had a really wonderful idea and our Director of Workshops, Joe Tringali, worked his technology magic to bring the exhibitors to greet you with their paintings. Please have a look at our CWA YouTube channel to meet them.
We hope to be able to see you all next year at a gallery reception where the paintings will be on the walls and we will all be on the floor to celebrate that very thing!
Thank you!
The CWA 51st
National
Exhibition
Committee
Director
Michael Friedland
Invaluable Assistant
Pat Lauer
Donors and Awards
Andrea Baron
Catalog Design
Patricia Rosa
Ruth Miller
Data Manager
Samantha McNally
National gallery web page design: Michael Friedland
Excellent web development: Adrienne Hefter
Thank you Adrienne!