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The society was founded in 1866 by eleven painters and was originally known as the American Society of Painters in Water Colors. [1] Initially, it was difficult to draw in new members, partially because some artists of the time opposed the society's policy of allowing women to join. [2] The New York Watercolor Club merged into the society in 1941.
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In 1812, the Society reformed as the Society of Painters in Oil and Watercolours, reverting to its original name in 1820. In 1831 a schism created another group, the New Society for Painters in Water Colours, and so the 1804 group became known as the Old Water Colour Society , and just the Old Society .
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Joseph Santos was born in Los Angeles, California, [4] where he lived until the age of five when his family moved to Eastern Washington.After graduating from Pasco High School (Pasco, Washington), Joseph attended Golden West College in Southern California (1984–1986) where he studied art technique and design while also working in his fathers art studio.
The National Watercolor Society was established by Dana Bartlett in 1920, who was its first president, as the California Water Color Society. [2] [3] [4] In 1967, the members of the society decided to rename the society as the California National Watercolor Society. In 1975, the society was renamed as the National Watercolor Society.
Moore was one of few watercolor painters in the Hudson River School, and was an early member of the American Watercolor Society. Thomas Moran: More images: 12 February 1837 25 August 1926 Artist of the Hudson River School. Thomas Moran's vision of the Western landscape was critical to the creation of Yellowstone National Park. His pencil and ...
In 1970 Webb enrolled in a watercolor workshop led by Edgar Whitney, and subsequently began exhibiting extensively, becoming a member of the American Watercolor Society in 1973. This is one of the oldest non-profit societies [5] in the United States. Webb retired from his commercial studio in 1980 and began teaching workshops in watercolor ...