Guest judge is watercolor expert
ART LEAGUE
The LW Art League will meet March 12 in Clubhouse 4 at 7 p.m.
The guest demonstration artist and competition judge will be watercolor painter and author Geri Medway. She was a 16-year exhibitor at the Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach and this summer, she will exhibit her works at the Laguna Art-A-Fair where she will also hold workshops. In 2023, her five workshop dates titled “Watercolor with a Twist” sold out.
Medway began drawing and painting at an early age in Chicago, Illinois. As a child, she attended scholarship classes at the Art Institute and later the American Academy of Art, after which she worked in the graphic arts field.
After moving to Southern California, she continued her artistic development by painting with watercolors. Her artwork is driven by a lifelong love and sense of awe for the natural world. Her passion is painting light in all its subtleties.
Medway is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and Watercolor West. She was also the 1998 president of the Mission Viejo Fine Art Society. She has been recognized with awards by numerous art festivals and art associations. A natural teacher, she has authored painting instruction books and taught art workshops in locales such as Limoux, France, and Yosemite National Park. Her work is held in numerous collections in the United States and abroad.
Although Medway’s primary medium is watercolor, she also paints with oils and acrylics. Each medium demands different methods which keeps her challenged, fresh, growing and excited to paint.
LW Art League members in good standing are invited to bring their art and enter in the league’s competition, which will be judged by Medway. Everyone is invited to watch the demonstration.
The popular vote theme is portrait. The club is collecting 2024 dues renewals. People who have not paid should bring cash or a check at the meeting and pay their membership dues renewal at the reception table. Only paid members will be included in the 2024 membership directory, which will be out in April. The club is also soliciting photos of people’s artwork to be used as cover art for the directory. Send the photos to lwsb.artleague@gmail.com.
—Larry Sioson
