Tom Bender, Lucy Durfee, Jane Guerin, Elizabeth Lautner, Lois Schubert, Winifred Simon, and Herb Smith had images selected for the Abstract Expressions exhibition at the Watson Gallery in Johnson City. The opening reception is June 26th, and the exhibition runs through September 20th.
John Roof had two of his paintings accepted for the Texas Artist Exhibit at the Beeville Musuem Of Art. John also will be represented by the Rive Gauche Comtemporary art gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.
HCPC president Carol Watson is one of the first three honorees chosen by Dr. Anthony Bannon, Director of the prestigious and historic George Eastman House for the George Eastman House Honors Gallery on Photoworkshop.com.
Carol Watson is one of the three inspiring women photographers in the Tres Chicas exhibition now at the Watson Gallery in Johnson City. Carol's work in digital infrared unearths a fairy-tale beauty that can only be found on the borders of visible light and the imagination. The other two photographers are Susan Burnstine (Los Angeles, CA) and Polly Chandler (Austin, TX).
An artist and public reception is Saturday, June 7th from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. The exhibition will run until July 19th, 2008.
Wes Odell Wes Odell won an Honorable Mention in the Photographic Society of America's
Pictorial Picture of the Month contest in April for his color picture, "My Orchids." Each
month a PSA member may submit up to two color and two monochrome
images in the monthly contest.
Herb Smith was selected as the first Artist of the Month by the Wimberley Valley Art League. In recognition, his print "Blanco River Morning" will be on display at Interior Elements in Wimberley during the month of May.
Wes Odell won first place in PSA's Picture of the Month Contest in February for his color image of "A Quiet Morning in an Alpine Village." He also won a third place in color and a third place in monochrome.
Lucy Durfee, Jane Guerin, Elizabeth Lautner, Wes Odell and Raena Wharton had prints accepted for "Urban Ambiance, Scenes from the City" at the Watson Gallery in Johnson City. The exhibition runs from April 19 through May 24th.
Petesie Lee, Judy Nicholls and Herb Smith had prints accepted for the April-May Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery competition and exhibition. Judy's photograph "Letting Off Steam" received an honorable mention for 2-dimensional art. The exhibition is on display through June 5, 2008.
Herb Smith's Lensbaby photograph "River Trees" was accepted for "Unrefined Light: Image-Making with Plastic Cameras and their Friends" at the Foundry Arts Centre in St. Charles, Missouri. The exhibition runs from March 28, 2008 through May 9,2008.
Lucy Durfee, Rose Epps, Jane Guerin, Phyllis Rummel, and Herb Smith were invited to participate in the 2008 Photography Show at the Wesley Gallery in Dripping Springs March 14-16. An opening reception will be held Friday, March 14 from 6 to 9pm, and all HCPC members are invited to attend. The gallery is located at 27008 RR12, on the east side of the road, south of the Hwy 290 intersection.
Jane Moss and Herb Smith are exhibiting photographs at the Wimberley Village Library during March and April as part of the Wimberley Valley Art League Art in Public Places program.
In the January PSA "Photograph of the Month" Contest, Wes Odell won a Certificate of Award for a Third Place in Color Prints with his "Park City Barn." In the same month he won another Certificate of Award for his Second Place in Monochrome Prints for his picture, "The Survivor." His photograph of monk at prayer, "Dignity," won an Honorable Mention in Monochrome Prints. Each month members may submit two images in Color and two in Monochrome.
Tom Bender, Petesie Lee, Judy Nicholls and Herb Smith had prints accepted for the Feb-Mar Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery competition and exhibition. Herb's photograph "Morning Light" received First Place for 2-dimensional art. The exhibition is on display through April 3, 2008.
Jane Guerin won Best in Show, Shirley Danforth won an Honorable Mention, and Lucy Durfee, and Herb Smith had prints accepted for the "Ménage à Trois" exhibition that is on display at the Watson Studio Gallery in Johnson City from January 26 to April 13, 2008.
Lucy Durfee, Jane Guerin, Wes Odell, Rita Karydus, Winifred Simon, Herb Smith and Raena Wharton have prints in the Water: Metaphor, Myth, and Meaning exhibition at the Walkers'Gallery of the San Marcos Activity Center from January 11 to February 29, 2008. The exhibition is sponsored by the San Marcos Arts Area Council and the City of San Marcos with support from the San Marcos Arts Commission.
John Roof had one of his paintings accepted in the National Art Show Opposite Attract at San Jacinto College. The juror was William Stover asst. curator dept of contemporary art Museum Of Fine Arts Boston.
Herb Smith and Petesie Lee had prints accepted for the Dec-Jan Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery competition and exhibition. The exhibition is on display through January 31, 2008. Herb's infrared photograph "Blanco at Fox Hollow" received an honorable mention.
Lucy Durfee and Wes Odell had prints accepted for "High and Dry: A photographic exhibition of landscapes and people of the world's dry lands" sponsored by the International Cultural Center of Texas Tech University's Office of International Affairs. The exhibit will be on display from December 7, 2007 - January 17, 2007.
Eighteen members had work accepted for the Skies & Travel Over Central Texas exhibit at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. They are Jane Moss, Carol Watson, Raena Wharton, Rose Epps, Pamela Guzman, Diane Spurlin, Carol Serur, Petesie Lee, Lois Schubert, John McDavitt, Herb Smith, Wes Odell, Lucy Durfee, Phyllis Rummell, Judy Nicholls, John Roof, Larry Alford, and Jane Guerin.
The exhibition runs from October 24, 2007 to January 22, 2008.
Herb Smith recently won the grand prize in the 2008 Hill Country Alliance calendar contest for his image "Autumn Fog." His "Blanco Morning Light" was chosen for the calendar cover. Herb's photograph "Cape Perpetua" from his Oregon Coast series won third place in the B&W category at Bayfest 2007, and was selected for the 2007 Members Exhibition at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO. Another of the Oregon series, "Battle Rock" received an honorable mention in the second Wimberley Valley Art League Gallery competition and exhibition.
Rita Karydas had five prints accepted for Bayfest 2007 in Corpus Christi, September 28-30. Herb Smith had three prints accepted.
HCPC members are well-represented at the Third annual Naturescapes contest and exhibition cosponsored by the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance and HCPC.
Jane Moss received the Best in Show award; Larry Alford won first place in the Scenery category; Angie Campbell-Johnson won honorable mention in People & Pets; Sean Claes won an Award of Excellence; Lucy Durfee won first place in Wildlife & Plants; John McDavitt won second places in Wildlife & Plants and in Hays County; Herb Smith won an Award of Excellence, second place in the Scenery category and honorable mention in the Hays County category; and Carol Watson won an Award of Excellence.
Marilyn Brister, Petesie Lee, Carol Serur and Winifred Simon also had images accepted for the show. The exhibition will be at the San Marcos Activity Center through October 26, 2007.
Larry Alford, Bill Barber, Lucy Durfee, Rose Epps, Jane Guerin, Rita Karydas, John McDavitt, Phyllis Rummel, Lois Schubert, Winifred Simon, Herb Smith and Carol Watson had entries accepted for Architextures, a member show sponsored by HCPC that runs concurrently with Naturescapes at the San Marcos Activity Center.
Larry Alford had a photo entitled "Autumn Leaves" selected for the Texas Bank and Trust 2008 Collectors Calendar. The calendar theme this year was "Scenes of East Texas".
Phyllis Rummel exhibited her photography at the Legends of Texas Swing with a booth at the Nutty Brown Cafe May 5, 2007. Her work also was on the Tour for The Texas Commission for the Arts the week of May 15th - May 20th. On the May 19th - Artists of Drippings Springs Studio Tour she exhibited her work at Stick Horse Studios. One of her pieces Prickly Poppy is on display in the Precinct County Commissioners office on Mercer Street in Dripping Springs.
Jane Moss, Petesie Lee and Herb Smith had prints accepted for the Wimberley Valley Art League Grand Opening Exhibition at the leagues new gallery in the Wimberley Community Center. Herb's black and white photograph "Cypress Roots" received the Best in Show award at the opening reception May 26th. The exhibition, featuring all forms of art runs through July 27, 2007.
Carol Watson and Herb Smith had prints accepted for the Spring TOP 30 Juried Competition at the Divishow Studio and Gallery in Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico. The international show, featuring digital art and photography runs from March 15 to April 16, 2007.
Carol Watson's images were recently selected to participate in the following exhibitions: High and Dry 2006 (Texas Tech University), Center For Fine Art Photography Members International Exhibition (Denver International Airport). Upcoming exhibitions of Carol's work: Coastal Arts League Museum in Half Moon Bay, CA, Through a Lens: World In Motion group exhibition from mid March through April, 2007
In competition news, Carol had three images selected as finalists in the 2007 Spider Awards , a large international black and white photography competition with thousands of photographers competing. One of her images was selected to be published in their upcoming book titled "The World's Best Black & White Photography" which is being published this month.
In other news, Carol had two of her infrared images selected to appear on the album artwork for the UK-based rock group, Eidolonia. Also, the Mayor of Guanajuato, Mexico selected an image Carol shot in Guanajuato titled "Courage of Pipila" to be part of the permanent collection on display at the museum at Monumento el Pipila in the center of the city.
Lucy Durfee, Jane Moss, Phyllis Rummel, Herb Smith and Carol Watson were invited to participate in the Spring 2007 Photography Show at the new Wesley Gallery in Dripping Springs March 9-11. An opening reception will be held Friday, March 9 from 6 to 9pm, and all HCPC members are invited to attend. The gallery is located at 27008 RR12, on the east side of the road, south of the Hwy 290 intersection.
- Lucy Durfee is teaching two UT Informal classes:
- Mar 21 - Apr 25 Photography - Beginning Class 3410.604
Mar 26 - Apr 30 Photography - Beg II Class 3412.602
- Lucy also is exhibiting at the Austin Fine Arts Festival
- April 14-15, 2007 Republic Square Park
Sat 10-5 & Sun 11-6 / $8 adult / 12 & under free
Art After Dark / Sat 7-10pm / $65
Herb Smith had two prints from his Hill Country Trees series accepted for "Photography: 2nd Annual Exhibition" at the Foundry Arts Centre in St. Charles, Missouri. The exhibition runs from March 2, 2007 through April 13, 2007.
Bill Barber has an image among the 58 selected from over 1400 entries to be included in the Krappy Kamera IX, exhibit at the Soho Photo Gallery in New York City during the month of March. The image,done with a pinhole camera, was captured at Isle Royale National Park this past Labor Day.
Herb Smith's "Autumn Fog" was published in the Artists' Showcase supplement in the January/February 2007 issue of CameraArts magazine.
Herb Smith had two digital infrared prints from his Hill Country Trees project accepted for "Illuminance 2007" at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock. The exhibition will run from March 2, 2007 through April 21, 2007.
Lucy Durfee's image titled "Hot Springs Post Office" taken in Big Bend National Park, received an Honorable Mention for the sixth annual HIGH AND DRY exhibition at Texas Tech University's International Cultural Center. The exhibition will run from November 10, 2006 to January 17, 2007 with a reception on December 1, 2006.
Carol Watson was awarded 2nd Place in the International Photography Awards 2006 in the Nature category (Trees) for her series of infrared images titled "Arborteum". Carol also received an Honorable Mention in the Advertising category for her series of images for the Benini Sculpture Ranch, and another Honorable Mention in the Portrait Category for her photograph titled "Romanian Child". There were over 15,000 entrants in this competition from around the world.
One of Carol's images, "Palo Verde #1", was selected by curator Colin Westerbeck to be in the 2006 International Photography Awards Best of Show. She is one of 40 photographers from the 2006 IPA competition whose images were chosen to be a part of the traveling "Best Of Show" that will appear in over 6 countries in the coming year. The show will have its premier in London, England on October 6th. Carol also had an image that was part of the 2005 Best of Show and is the first amateur photographer to be selected for this exhibition twice.
Lucy Durfee has prints on exhibit and for sale at:
Scooters Coffee House
September 15 - October 15th
Hwy 290 west and William Cannon in the Oak Hill Center
Genuine Joe's Coffee Shop
September 15 - October 15th
2001 Anderson Lane, Austin, TX
http://www.genuinejoe.com
Buda Fine Arts Festival
Oct 7-8, 2006
Sat. 10am-7pm and Sun. 10am-6pm
http://www.budachamber.com/Annuals/Events.htm
South Shore Dockside Food & Wine Festival
Saturday, October 28, 2006
South Shore Harbour Resort & Marina
League City, TX on the south side of Clear Lake
http://www.southshorefestival.com
Lucy also is teaching two UT Informal classes:
Oct 11 - Nov 15 Photography - Beginning Class 3410.303
Oct 17 - Nov 21 Photography - Beginning Class 3410.304
September 29 - October 1, 2006, Lucy Durfee and Herb Smith had prints accepted for exhibition at "Bayfest 2006" in Corpus Christi. Lucy won two honorable mentions, and Herb received 1st place in B&W.
September 8 - October 27 - Marilyn Brister, Lucy Durfee, Sean Claes, Petesie Lee, Jane Moss, Phyllis C. Rummel, Winifred Simon, Herb Smith, and Carol Watson had photographs accepted for the 2006 San Marcos Naturescapes Photography Exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center. The event judges chose 67 prints for exhibition from the 131 photographs that were entered by 29 photographers. Presentation of awards and $1000 in prizes took place at a reception on September 29th. This event is co-sponsored by HCPC and the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance. See the award winners on the SMGA website.
September 1-30 - Carol Watson and Herb Smith had prints accepted for the "People Places and Things" exhibition at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado. Carol's print is her "Great Texas Staredown" and Herb's is "Autumn Fog" which was awarded honorable mention. Both prints were then selected for the Center's second Denver International Airport Exhibition in early 2007.
One of Carol Watson's images was selected by Women In Photography International to appear in "Turning Silver - 25th Anniversary" a commemorative book celebrating women photographers from around the world. The 100 images which will appear in the book were selected by a panel of jurors including Joyce Tenneson, Kim Gougenheim, Stephen Perloff, and others.
Carol Watson's images were selected for publishing in two novels: "Treachery on the Bayou" by Elsaida Drain (cover image) and "Mondo Cocktail, A Shaken and Stirred History" by Christine Sismondo. Carol recently presented a lecture titled "An Introduction to Digital Infrared Photography" for the Gulf States Camera Council conference, and for the Austin Shutterbug Club. Carol has been asked to judge the upcoming Sun City Photography Club's photography competition and exhibition in October.
Carol Watson and Herb Smith had prints accepted for the the August 24th Artists for Austin benefit auction for SafePlace
Carol Watson is FlyFish.com Photo Contest's 1st Grand Prize Winner! Winning photo and details...
June 5 - 25 "Homegrown" invitational exhibition at the Fine Arts Gallery, Texas State University. Seventeen prints from the ABIA "Texas Not Tuscany" exhibition by HCPC members Lucy Durfee, John Kuykendahl, Petesie Lee, Jane Moss, Herb Smith, and Carol Watson.
May 3 - 31 - "Texas at Night" exhibition at Barnes & Noble - Sunset Valley.
Lucy Durfee, will exhibit her "Texas at Night" photographs during the month of May. Her images include various locations around Texas from Austin to San Antonio to Big Bend National Park. Photographing after the sun goes down is fun but challenging. Sometimes she uses a spotlight with a diffusing filter to light the scene, other times, like with the Alamo, the subject is already lit.
April 22 and 23 - Spicewood Vineyards - Wine and Wildflowers Trail.
Lucy Durfee, along with several other photographers will be selling their art at Spicewood Vineyards during the opening weekend of the Texas Hill Country Wine & Wildflower Trail. http://www.spicewoodvineyards.com/home0.htm#APRIL%2021b
February 15 - April 11, 2006 - Texas Not Tuscany exhibition at Autin-Bergstrom International Airport. Congratulations to the following members who had their work accepted for this juried exhibit: Ray Ballheim, Lucy Durfee, John Kuykendahl, Petesie Lee, Jane Moss, Herb Smith, Carol Watson, Charlie Waugh and Paul Wortham. Special thanks to Linda Kelsey-Jones, curator at the San Marcos Activity Center who juried the show.
News Flash: ABIA purchased 18" x 27" versions of nine of the prints for permanent display at the airport.
Two of Carol Watson's portraits, "Maize" and "Munequitas" were accepted as part of the Coastal Arts League Nationa Photo Competition in Half Moon Bay, California. The competition was juried by Michael Collopy. Exhibition dates are March 6 to April 30, 2006.
Carol Watson's image, "Swayback Barn" was accepted into the "American Art Collector" magazine's "Southeast" edition by juror Jan Christensen-Heller. The magazine goes out each month to hundreds of galleries and art collectors across the country.
Liquid & Light - Photography exhibit by Lucy Durfee
March 1 - 31, 2006
Barnes & Noble, Westlake (Loop 360 and Bee Caves)
Images of water - reflections, colors, and textures
Dangenart Gallery in Nashville, TN has selected two of my images ("Joyride" and "Miss May") as part of their "Peek Through!" juried art exhibition. My images will be on display at the gallery in mid-March and they will provide gallery respresentation for 6-months. - Carol Watson
The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO has selected one of the images I took in Budapest ("Table Dancers") as part of their "On the Road" juried art exhibition. That image will be on display at the gallery for February and March. - Carol Watson
The International Photography Awards and its title sponsor, Pilsner Urquell, have chosen one of my abandoned barn images ("Swayback Barn") as part of the 2005 Pilsner Urquell IPA Best of Show exhibition. This year the exhibit, curated by renowned Photography Consultant, Debra Weiss, will travel around the world to photography festivals in Los Angeles and New York, Toronto, Canada, Rome, Italy Perpignan, France, Lodz, Poland and Prague, Czech-Republic. - Carol Watson
Carol Watson and Herb Smith had prints accepted for "High and Dry: A photographic exhibition of landscapes and people of the world's dry lands" sponsored by the International Cultural Center of Texas Tech University's Office of International Affairs. The exhibit was on display from December 2, 2005 - January 20, 2006.
On October 17, 2005, Carol Watson received the "IPA Discovery of the year" award at the International Photography Awards Lucie Awards ceremony (photography's equivalent to the Oscar!) . She also was awarded first place in the Nonprofessional Photographer of the Year: Architecture for her series Prairie Solitude. Well-deserved congratulation Carol!
September 30 - October 2, 2005, Rita Karydus, Kay Reike and Herb Smith had prints accepted for exhibition at "Bayfest 2005" in Corpus Christi. Herb won an Honorable Mention in the black and white category for his print "Cypress Roots 263."
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