Splash! of Watercolor 2025 Winners
1st Place – $500: Beauty Queen, Linda Schuler
2nd Place – $300: Beautiful Boys, Beth Kring
3rd Place – $200: Kate’s Light and Liberty, Barbara Kraemer
16th Annual “Watercolor Paintings from the Refuge” Show, Reception and Awards
BWS / Merritt Island Wildlife Association (MIWA)
16th Annual âWatercolor Paintings from the Refugeâ
November 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020
MINWR Visitor Center, 1987 Scrub Jay Way, Titusville, FL
Thirty one beautiful paintings from Brevard Watercolor Society members were chosen by judge Judy Mercer. Categories for art this year were Refuge Flora, Fauna, and Life on the Indian River Lagoon. Awards were presented at the Opening Reception at the Refuge Visitor Center on Sunday, November 3, 2019, which included:
Best of Show: Therese Ferguson, âPrickly Pearsâ
MIWA Award: Susan Smith, âCleared for Landingâ
Best of Life on the Lagoon: Mikey Riedl, âLaguna De Aisâ
Best of Flora: Therese Ferguson, âPrickly Pearsâ
Best of Fauna: Susan Smith, âCleared for Landingâ
Merit Award: Darleen Hunt, âRed Kayakâ
Merit Award: Cindy McKee, âGliding Towards Sunsetâ
Merit Award: Darleen Hunt, âWild Hogsâ
Merit Award: Therese Ferguson, âBasking In the Sunâ
Merit Award: Mary Lou Antes, âRestingâ
Merit Award: Dorothy Koliba, âHere Comes Mamaâ
Merit Award: Kathie Benson, âMisty Habitatâ
Merit Award: Phyllis Lappert, âWatchful Eyeâ
Merit Award: Beverly Morgan, âSplish Splashâ
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Our thanks to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Association and Refuge for their support and enthusiasm in hosting the show and reception. Hats off to our judge Judy Mercer, as well as MINWRâs Kim King-Wrenn and Layne Hamilton for selecting the MIWA Award. As always, we are grateful for Co-Chairs Darleen Hunt and Therese Ferguson.
In addition to congratulating the award winners, we applaud the artists who were chosen to exhibit in this yearâs show: Mary Antes, Kathie Benson, Barbara Burkhardt, Pete Crumpacker, Jeanette Drake, Therese Ferguson, Diane Harmon, Darleen Hunt, Dorothy Koliba, Susan Kessler, Christiane Kopp, Beth Kring, Phyllis Lappert, Phyllis Marple, Carol Marshall, Connie Marshall, Cindy McKee, Beverly Morgan, Mikey Riedl, Susan Smith, Sue Tully, Lolly Walton and Debbie Whalen.
Please be sure to visit the exhibition, on view until January 30, 2020 at the MINWR Visitor Center, 1987 Scrub Jay Way in Titusville.
Annual “Watercolor Paintings from the Refuge” Art Show
The Brevard Watercolor Society (BWS) and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (MINWR) are delighted to announce their “14th Annual Watercolor Paintings from the Refuge” juried art show, scheduled for November 1, 2019 through January 30, 2020. The theme for this yearsâ show is âLife Along the Indian River Lagoon,â with artists’ submissions on display at the MINWR Visitor Center.
Each year BWS artists present a collection of works that are created from images taken at the MINWR while on a special tour of the refuge, which allows them to take photographic reference material for their paintings. The paintings are juried by a selection of local artists and BWS members. Merritt Island Wildlife Association (MIWA) hosts an art reception and awards presentation at the MINWR Visitor Center, this year scheduled for Sunday, November 3, 2019 from 4:00 to 6:00pm.
The original watercolor paintings of native wildlife, flora and fauna from the refuge on exhibit in the Visitor Center are offered for sale, with a portion of the proceeds donated by the artists to MIWA. Matted prints of some of the paintings are also offered for sale in the Bookery.
For more details and to enter the show, click the buttons below:
Show Contacts
Darleen Hunt: 321-452-8433 or dhunt125@aol.com
Therese Ferguson: 321-749-6962 or thereseart@aol.com
