Submissions are open now for the WSO Spring 2023 Experimental Exhibition in Bend! Submissions will remain open through February 1, 2023 at 8:00 PM PST. Click this link to submit your artwork! You can also access the submission page from the top menu of this website by selecting Exhibitions, then Submit Artwork. Note that a READ MORE
Author: Dan Perich
Share your paintings and favorite painting tools via the Watermark!
Winter Birches – Anji Grainger The Watermark is looking for your submissions! Please share your paintings and your favorite painting tools! Members’ Gallery The Watermark staff invites WSO members to share images of your paintings in a fun and informal way in the Members’ Gallery. Images will be published as a Watermark accompaniment and on READ MORE
Renew your WSO membership now!
It’s that time again! The annual WSO Membership Renewal Period is October 1 through December 31. Renewing now secures your WSO membership for 2023. Renewing by the deadline keeps your Merit Points, Signature Membership, and original join date, and keeps your name in the Roster. So renew today to avoid missing the December 31 deadline! READ MORE
Entries are now open for the 2023 WFWS Annual Exhibition!
Entries are open for the 2023 WFWS Annual Exhibition through January 13, 2023! Mary Whyte will be the juror for this exhibition. Current active members of WSO are eligible to submit entries to WFWS exhibitions. See our WFWS page for information about the exhibition and links to the show prospectus and entry page.
“Backgrounds” – An Artist Retreat & Workshop with Winnie Givot
Winnie Givot, past president of WSO, will be teaching the workshop Backgrounds at the Menucha Retreat Center from October 31 – November 2, 2022. Backgrounds can be the Achilles’ heel of a painting, thus they will be the focus of this workshop. Students will paint a variety of backgrounds to see how to create ones READ MORE