Suncoast Watercolor Society at Longboat Key FL

Posted by: Kris Parins

Longboat Key Center for the Arts will host two simultaneous exhibits by the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society: Transparent, and Signature Aqueous. The Transparent show is open to both FSWS members and non-members, while the Signature Aqueous show is restricted to FSWS members who have achieved Signature Status within the society. The prospectus is on the FSWS website at suncoastwatercolorsociety.com. Both exhibits are juried by Lynn Ferris. Receiving on March 29 from 10 AM - 12 PM is at the art center, with the opening reception on Friday April 4, from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. The shows generally include 80 - 90 paintings, and many will be for sale. The exhibits can be seen from April 2 to April 25, 2014.
FSWS is a non-profit watermedia organization serving the counties bordering the west coast of Florida since 1973. Longboat Key Center for the Arts is a division of Ringling College of Art and Design. Contact 941-383-2345 ringling.edu/lbkca
Also on exhibit in the lobby of Longboat Key Center for the Arts through April 26 are ten watercolor paintings by award-winning artist Kris Parins.
Above image "Jailbirds", 31" x 39", by Kris Parins