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By Staff Report , Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Winners of the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society have been announced in advance of Saturday's reception at the Englewood Art Center, 350 S. McCall Road, Englewood.

First place went to "June Tune" by Kris Parins.

Anne Abgott's "Working on the Pink Palace" took second place, and third prize was presented to "Tennis Anyone" by Mary Louise Ringers. Merit award were given to "Adobe Views" by Jill Krasner, "Iris I" by Sharon Lennox and "Balancing Act" by Lovina Page. Honorable mention awards were made to "Harbor Glow" by Roger Parent, "Conflicts of Interest" by Diane Schmidt, "Hungry Koi II" by Judy Saltzman and "Cape Cod Reflections" by Arnold Parios.

The reception is from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 15. Light refreshments will be served. For more information: 474-5548.

Hosted by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture of Thailand, the invitational exhibit includes watercolor artists from over 30 countries. Among the 17 participating artists from the U.S.A. are Linda Baker, Laurin McCracken, Mark Mehaffey, Barbara Nechis, Kris Parins, John Salminen, Thomas Schaller, Nicholas Simmons, Antonio Masi, Frank Webb and Mary Whyte.

The exhibit takes place from June 11- July 20, 2014 at the Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center (RCAC), Bangkok, Thailand. The aim is to create a new space for watermedia artists and strengthen cooperation between oversea art institutions and artist networks so as to provide opportunity for artists to enhance their skill and technique, as well as to display their competency and creativity on an international stage.

The image shown here, "Light Traffic" by Kris Parins, is one of two paintings from her New York series to be included in the exposition.

The Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society is holding its annual Open Aqueous Exhibition March 3 - 29, 2014 at Art Center Manatee, Bradenton FL. Juror Carol Frye selected 90 paintings from a field of over 140 entries, and chose the following awards: First Place, Kris Parins; Second Place, Diane Schmidt; Third Place, Jerome Chesley. Merit Awards were given to Polly Boston, Nancy Colby, Kathy Durdin, and Fran Mangino. The exhibit coincides with the American Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibit, also at Art Center Manatee.

PBS station WEDU features the 2013 National Watercolor Society's Traveling Exhibit as it makes its only appearance in the Southeast at King's Mountain Art Center in North Carolina.
http://video.pbs.org/video/2365001139/

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Selections from the Florida Watercolor SocietyÕs 42nd Annual Exhibition can be seen at the Appleton Museum of Art November 23, 2013 - January 19, 2014.

"City Light", a watercolor painting by Sarasota artist Kris Parins, depicts a busy corner of New York City and is part of her Times Square Series. The painting also received the FWS Society Award in the 42nd Annual Exhibit at Art Center Sarasota.

The Traveling Exhibition will present 35 of the best watercolors produced by artists from Florida and around the country. With over 1,100 members, the Florida Watercolor Society is one of the largest state-based watercolor societies in the United States. Membership is open to all artists residing in the state of Florida. Juried by the internationally-renowned watercolorist Linda Baker AWS, NWS, this exhibition represents a choice selection from FWSÕ 2013 Annual Exhibition in Sarasota.

Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, Florida 34470-5001...

The twelve months of the year are depicted in vivid watercolor paintings by award-winning artist Kris Parins. The included paintings were inspired by her travels from Europe to the Rocky Mountains, Wisconsin to Florida, and points in-between.

The oversized 13.25" x 19" calendar is printed on premium stock, with an easy-flip coil binding. Parins will have copies of the calendar available for purchase in her upcoming workshops and art festivals, or they may be ordered at http://www.lulu.com/shop/kris-parins/2014-kris-parins-watercolor/calendar/product-21167240.html.

The editors of the "Splash, the Best of Watercolor" series have chosen a painting by artist Kris Parins for inclusion in the recently released volume, "Splash 14: Color and Light." The included painting is titled "Floaters", a watercolor depicting canoes, executed using a pouring technique. "I enjoy allowing the liquid paint to blend and flow on the paper. It gives a luminous effect of brilliantly blended color that I can't achieve with a brush," explains the artist. She has had a painting included in Splash 8, and will have a series of three works in the next volume, Splash 15.

From the North Light website:
"This 14th volume in the series from North Light continues the tradition of showcasing art from the best contemporary watercolorists. Each painting is accompanied by a caption that shows readers something about each artist's processes pertaining to the theme of light and color. Artists speak to other artists, sharing what they have done and how they have done...

The National Watercolor Society has awarded Kris Parins Signature Status at their annual exhibition in San Pedro, CA in October. Her painting "Against the Light" also received an award and was selected for the NWS Traveling Exhibit.

The Traveling Exhibit, made up of a subset of the Annual Exhibition, visits museums and art centers across the country over the next year.

"Against the Light" is part of a series by Parins depicting crowds crossing an intersection at 44th and Broadway in New York City. She employs a pouring technique that creates an atmosphere of filtered sunlight in the paintings. Other works in the series have received awards in national exhibitions.

The 92nd Annual NWS Exhibition features 93 paintings, chosen from over a thousand pieces entered by artists from the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, and will be on display until December 2nd, 2012. The Juror of Selection and Awards was Barbara Nechis.

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Artist Kris Parins watercolor painting "Last Stand" appears on the cover of the Spring 2012 issue of American Artist Watercolor magazine. Writer Halle Kiefer interviewed Parins for a 10-page article which includes several of her paintings and a step-by-step series of how the cover painting was created. Parins was contacted by the magazine editor, Naomi Ekperigin, several months in advance to plan the article and set up a phone interview with the writer. Parins submitted all of the photos.

"I had quite a moment at the mailbox when I saw my painting on the cover," said Parins, who did not know that her work was being given such a prominent spot. This is the second cover for Parins, whose work was recently featured on another publication, Watercolor Artist magazine's November-December 2011 issue.

She paints primarily in watercolor, and has received national attention for her unique combination of techniques. While employing computer technology in the preparation and...