Watercolor Artist, Christine Reichow, Accepted Into Prestigious American Watercolor Society

Watercolor Artist, Christine Reichow has been accepted as a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society.
By: Christine Reichow
 
March 25, 2010 - PRLog -- The prestigious American Watercolor Society has granted Signature Membership to watercolor artist Christine Reichow (http://www.ChristineReichow.com).

She is to be inducted into the AWS in New York City at the 143rd Annual International Exhibition on April 30, 2010 at the Salmagundi Club. Her painting, “Pelican Flower” has also been awarded the Didi Deglin Award and was selected for the Annual Traveling Exhibition which will visit museums and galleries across the country in the year ahead.

This level of membership is granted only to highly select artists and is considered the most prestigious accomplishment for any watercolor artist. Thousands of artists submit paintings to the annual American Watercolor Society competition. Those whose paintings are accepted in three of these competitions are given Signature Member status. And because only 100 are accepted each time, this status is difficult to achieve and highly competitive.

Christine’s first painting to be accepted was “Life’s Balance” in 2007, followed by “Sleeping Beauty” in 2009 (http://www.christinereichow.com/accomplishments/).

Says Christine, “Becoming an AWS Signature Member is a great honor and a dream come true. I’m so pleased that my work is so highly regarded and I’m proud to have achieved this level of recognition in a medium with which I so love to work!”

Christine is also a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society. She is included in the hardcover book Splash 10, featured in The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Magic and American Artist Magazine.

Christine grew up in rural Michigan where her love of art and nature was nurtured by her parents. She became a fiber designer and eventually opened her own boutique featuring her and other artists’ work. She moved to Napa Valley, California where she explored other art mediums and fell in love with watercolor. Now a Floridian, Christine is known for her flawless wash backgrounds which she slowly builds, layer by layer, on 300 lb. paper. She enjoys painting unusual botanicals with the hope of encouraging her audience to appreciate the beauty of nature.

She says, “I strive to stir emotion. My desire is for the viewer to experience the serenity of the landscape, the splendor of a bird, the richness of a flower. The process of painting puts me in an altered state of consciousness that is meditative but exciting, mysterious as well as satisfying and always pleasurable beyond imagination.”

For more information about the Traveling Exhibition, please visit: http://www.americanwatercolorsociety.com/a_2010_2011-trav...

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About Christine:
Watercolor Artist Christine Reichow is a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society, Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society, Florida Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society, and Watercolor West.

Her nature watercolor paintings have appeared in numerous magazines:

* Covers of Watercolor Magic, Sunshine Artist Magazine, Florida Women’s Digest and Natural Awakenings
* Finalist in Watercolor Magazine’s 2006 competition and North Light Books 2006 competition
* Watercolor Magic’s 2007 Online Competition both First Place and Honorable Mention
* She has been featured in The Artists Magazine, Wildlife Art magazine, Bonita Living and n Magazine

Christine’s fine art can be seen at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, fine art shows and on her Web site at http://www.ChristineReichow.com.
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