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My name is Stephen Lanford and I am your new President of Mid-Southern Watercolorists. I want to thank you for entrusting me with your confidence. I will do my best to live up to the high standards set by our previous presidents.

Marsha Marie Pratt, age 79 of Little Rock, passed away on June 8, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Valdoris Rice Wright, formerly Valdoris Blackwell, on February 26, 2023.

We want to grow our organization, increase member benefits, and continue to provide community service through the art of watercolor.

Gary is in a group exhibition at the Rock Town Distillery which benefits the Humane Society of Pulaski County.

The exhibition Flow consists of watercolor and glass work by the couple.

Members Exhibit their work.

Deena Harkins' Solo Exhibition

Richard Stephens holds workshop in North Little Rock

Richard Stephens leads a Paint-in to help us learn to "Lighten Up, Loosen Up".

Participants learned to make paint.

Donna Twyford's Teapot and Lemon Paint-in.

Paul David Cook imparts wisdom.

It is all about shapes, peace, and gifts of the moment.

In her signature workshop “Capturing the Light,” Lynn will show students how to use light and shadow to design stronger compositions and bring drama to a variety of subject matter. Students will gain new skills and confidence working with shadows, light sources, creating glow, and more. Lynn provides handouts, reference materials, and lots of personal attention.

Staining! Stenciling! Stamping! Papers were flying; paint and creative juices were flowing as the 9 very lucky participants of the Jennifer Stone workshop created papers to be used in the creation of beautiful abstract collages. Two of whom made the trek from Texas!

Jennifer was a warm and generous instructor, willing to share her knowledge (and stamps and stencils) with us. She emphasized the design principles of dominance, repetition, and variety in shapes, color, and scale. We all had the opportunity to create multiple design studies that can be translated into larger finished works.
We found the workshop to be so inspiring that we were all saying "Let's bring Jennifer back!"

Michael Bailey Workshop and Demonstration March 2019
​The first workshop of the year was March 20-23, 2019 and was a most informative and unique workshop enjoyed by a number of the members.

Kathleen wowed the 20 or so members and guests that showed up for her portrait demo.

Works are selected for the exhibition by a panel of professional artists, collectors, and art educators. From those selections, Grand Juror Brian Young assigned awards.