Watercolor Studio - Missouri Watercolor Society

Watercolor Missouri National 2010
Left to Right: National Churchill Museum and Library Executive Director Dr. Rob Havers,
Award of Excellence winner Hugh Greer and MOWS Executive Director Papa Tutt
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Award of Excellence: Hugh Greer’s “Posts”
Statement from the Juror of Awards,
Mary Lou Corn NWS, MOWS-HR, KWS:
I want to thank the Missouri Watercolor
Society, for the honor and privilege of judging
the awards for the MWS 2010 exhibition.
Missouri is my home state and so it is
with loyalty and pride that I have visited this
show since its beginning. Each year it has
become better and more exciting.
As I stood before so many excellent paintings,
it was difficult not to want to give twice
as many awards. I found it not an easy task
to make the final selections, as it meant
eliminating many top quality works of art.
The 2010 show was one of the best I have
seen at MOWS in Fulton.
Here is my criteria for what did move me to
declare the final winners:
•The overall design and composition of the
painting. Composition is very important to
the way I paint. It is the classic element in
all styles of work.
•The unique way of expressing or choosing
a familiar subject. Here is where originality
separated the winners from the others.
•The skill in executing the chosen medium.
Critical to art, is expertise. This is a national
show, I want to see top-notch ability.
Each of us has our own idea of what makes
a good painting, and what appeals to us,
but in my experience, I want to be moved
and captivated by the painting. It may be
simple, or complex, like the layering that
takes many hours, but when I see it, it is
something most exciting, especially if we
have not seen it before.
Most sincerely, I want to acknowledge
George (Papa) Tutt and his wife, Jo, with a
special thank you for their dedicated work
in making this show possible. Their devotion
and time spent in making the Missouri
Watercolor Society exist, is invaluable. It
is their personal effort that gives our state
and its artists the opportunity to experience
national recognition. This not only helps
individual careers, but it enhances Missouri’s
credentials as a place of importance
in Art itself.