PWAS Best of the Region Juror - Catherine Hillis
The Prince William Art Society is sponsoring the Best of the Region Fine Art Show and Sale June 3-15 to be held at the ARTfactory in Manassas, Virginia. Our juror for this event is the acclaimed artist, Catherine Hillis.
Catherine Hillis Bio
For the past 30 years, Catherine Hillis has exhibited at numerous galleries, museums and art centers, both public and private, around the world. She authors comprehensive articles about watercolor painting and competes on the national plein air circuit as well as in international watercolor exhibitions, winning hundreds of awards.
“I paint. It's the thing I do best. I create light and movement with watercolors. When I see a scene with a story and the light is just right, I must paint. I find myself painting places that folks pass every day but fail to recognize the beauty. Many people say I see color and light that isn't there. I contend that I'm observing things as they really are, at least to me. Whenever possible, I try to make a statement through my work, employing a playful twist or edge that a viewer can appreciate.”
A popular educator, Catherine believes in a commonsense approach to teaching, with an intent to provide students with strong technical skills for use both in the studio and en plein air. With a background in theater, she presents materials with vivacious energy and a sense of humor. She is intensely passionate about her medium and considers herself to be an ambassador of the fluid mark. See her website for a schedule of workshops at home and around the world.
Hillis has served as Artist in Residence in Dinan, FR; and at Chateau d’Orquevaux, and at Hot Springs National Park, USA. The artist is a long-time member of the Washington Society of Landscape painters and has earned Signature Memberships with the Laguna Plein Air Painters and 8 other national organizations. You can see her painting “Freefalling” at the American Watercolor Society Exhibit at the Salmagundi Club in NYC during April of 2025.
Bio, Catherine Hillis www.catherinehillis.com
Recent Meeting of Catherine Hillis
Sandra Lewin and I attended the 74th Fredericksburg Fine Art Show and Sale in February of this year. We went to the Artist Reception for that show and were wandering around getting pictures of each of our artworks and seeing what the awarded artworks for each category were.
It is an interesting show each year in Fredericksburg. The artworks are arranged and displayed in sections, with each media type grouped together. So the oil paintings are all in a row with 1st, 2nd, 3rd places; The acrylic paintings with their ribbons of 1st, 2nd and third; and a row for watercolors, mixed media, sketches/drawings, and sculpture/3D artworks with each of their ribbons. We finally found the award for Best of Show, and guess who the artist was? You guessed it, Catherine Hillis!
We spent a few minutes with Catherine and discussed the upcoming Best of the Region Fine Arts Show and Sale at the ARTfactory in Manassas, Virginia June 3 through 15. Catherine plans on being at the ARTfactory Artist Reception on Saturday, June 7 (6-8pm). She loves to see the artwork in person and how it is presented before she makes final selections for the awards for the show.
She also mentioned that she would like to have the ability to make comments on the artwork as she juries the works, so that feature will be available for her to use and for the artists to see if she types a comment in ARTCALL. The Web Gallery will be available closer to the June artshow.
The ARTfactory is located at 9419 Battle Street, Manassas, Virginia 20110, with plenty of parking right across the railroad tracks. And the artwork already submitted is looking great, so be sure to go see this show! AND that Call for Art is open April 1 to 30, 2025 11:59pm https://bestoftheregionexhibit.artcall.org/
The CALL FOR ART for the Best of the Region Fine Art Show and Sale is open until April 30 at 11:59pm. So go to the link above to submit your art today!
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.
Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm
Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership
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