Several Portland-area artists are represented in an annual exhibition of paintings by the Northwest Watercolor Society — an organization founded in Seattle in 1939 that has grown to include members all over the world.
The spring show is a members-only exhibition called “Waterworks Online.” The exhibit is also a competition, where the top three artists receive cash prizes and several other awards are given out to 13 other artists whose works are scored by an official juror in late April.
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Banks-area watercolor artist Sandra Pearce painted this scene from the Camp 18 Logging Museum in Clatsop County.
Courtesy Image: Sandra Pearce
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Beaverton-based artist Liz Walker painted this acrylic work on marbled paper, a process where the artist mixes paint into a tray and treats the paper first before painting atop the background.
Courtesy Image: Liz Walker
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Tigard-based watercolor artist Marjorie Johnson's "The Look of Love" was inspired by her friend's basset hound, Olive.
Courtesy Image: Marjorie Johnson
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