Dee Wescott

(http://www.deewescott.com/about.asp 10-7-09)BORN - October 25, 1943EDUCATION - University of Texas; Arlington, TXJURIED EXHIBITIONS2005, 2003, 2002, 1998 - American Watercolor Sociey, Salmugundi Club, New York High Winds Medal and Award (1 yr.), Nicholas Reale Award (2 yrs.) Paul B. Remmey Award (1 yr.), Selected for U. S. traveling show (4 yrs.) 2005 - Texas Watercolor Society, Southwestern Watercolor Society Award 2003, 1998 - National Watercolor Society; Los Angeles, CA, U.S. traveling show 2003 2004, l998 - Arizona Aqueous; Tubac Center for the Arts, AZ 2003, 2002,2001, 1998, l997 - Western Federation of Watercolor SocietiesAwards 4 of 5 yrs., Best of Show 1997 Partial listing: Work included in 100 national exhibitions since 1992, receiving awards in over half of them. New York, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Washington PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Watercolor Society, signature membership 2003 National Watercolor Society, signature membership 2003 Alla Prima International Mid-Southern Watercolorists WASH (Watercolor Art Society of Houston) Allied Artists, NY National Collage Society Society of Layerists in Mixed Media Watercolor Society of Alabama Texas Watercolor Society(partial listing) RESIDENCYFall 2000 (one month) Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. PUBLICATIONSThe Best of Watercolor; People in Watercolor 1995 Watercolor Magic magazine 2000, 1998 International Artists Magazine 2004 SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONSGallery of Rich Designs, Colorado Springs, CO August 2005 Hubbard’s Museum of the American West, Ruidoso Downs, NM 2004 Quinlan Art Center, Gainsville, GA 2004 San Juan College, Farmington, NM 2003 Lynn White’s Shriver Gallery, Taos, NM 2003 Talisman Gallery, Bartlesville, OK past 6 yrs. Taos Traditions Gallery, special shows in Kansas City, MO 2004, 2003 Alla Prima International, Riverbend Fine Art, Marble Falls, TX 2001, 2000 Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX 2002 LeKae Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2002 Carlsbad Art Museum, Carlsbad, NM 1996 Avila College, Kansas City, MO 1995(partial listing) OK MOZART FESTIVAL POSTER ARTIST 2006 "Boardwalk" selected for poster art 2005 "Sounds of My Soul" selected for poster artArtist Statement Often described as a "painterly painter," my work might be described as abstract realism. The over 35 years I have painted have privileged me to be a part of so many precious moments in time, sometimes like a photo album or travel journey. As an artist, our eyes are always in tune or receptive to the visual. Subject matter varies a great deal in my work. Life offers me more than what might be expressed in a restricted body of work. In an attempt to express why I paint, it is simply what I am about and might reveal an idea of who I am. As a painter, the work becomes a combination of the visual, along with the heart and soul of the artist. It is all about the process. There is excitement in connecting with your materials; mixing paints, the feel of the brushes, the surface you have chosen to work on, in addition to the “let go, let it happen” attitude. My paintings are an emotional response, stimulated by good design, interesting shapes and interesting light. The work that gives me the most satisfaction is a painting that has a voice of its own and seems to paint itself.A native New Mexican, my life is enriched by living on a ranch in the Hondo Valley in southern New Mexico. Travel always provides inspiration, but the open space of the Southwest is what puts me in that magical creative space.As with most artists, I continually experiment with new forms of expression, enjoying the adventure and am pleased when a viewer shares in the journey. My most recent work moves toward nonobjective abstract. This work represents painting from within, rather than from what I see. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Creativity was a part of her life from the time she was in grade school. She married Lee Westcott and they established a home in Texas and then Branson, Missouri where they ran a hotel. She took watercolor lessons from Eloise Delaval in Hollister, and her paintings began selling well through the hotel. She has been painting professionally ever since, now some twenty-five years. Source: askart.comBorn Oct. 25, 1943Education: University of Texas, ArlingtonCarlsbad High School, New MexicoLives in Ruidoso Downs, New MexicoRepresented by:Taos Gallery- A Taos Tradition, New Mexico; LeKAE Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona;Lacouture Fine Arts, Ruidoso, New MexicoAccepted in national exhibitions since 1993Select Juried Exhibitions:2000 Taos National Exhibition of American watercolor1998 American Watercolor Society 131st International Exhibition, High Winds Medal1997 Western federation of Watercolor Societies, Best of Show1995 Salmagundi club 18th Annual Exhibition for non-members1995 Audubon Artists 53rd Annual ExhibitionSolo and Group Exhibitions:2000 Ellen Noel Art Museum, Texas - Alla Prima Group Exhibition1996 Carlsbad Art Museum, New Mexico1994 Avila College, Kansas City MissouriMember of:American Watercolor SocietyNational Watercolor SocietyAllied ArtistsMid Southern WatercoloristsNew Mexico Watercolorists