Mission

The mission of the Illinois Watercolor Society is to advance the education and caliber of watercolor painting throughout Illinois. We hold monthly meetings and demonstrations and host two annual shows. We invite you to attend the next meeting and meet some of the society members, or to join us. All are welcome.

We are seeking people to assist the IWS Board. If you would like to help with the annual Members Show, IWS Facebook page, or IWS website please contact [email protected].

We are holding our meetings in person at:

Oak Brook Public Library
600 Oak Brook Rd, Oak Brook, IL 60523

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IWS 41st National Show

May 1-31, 2025

 Next Picture Show Gallery Dixon, Illinois
Juror of selection and Awards: John Salminen, AWS-DF/NWS-M/TWSA-DM
$10,000 cash awards including $2000 for First Place

Congratulations to all that were accepted into the show.

Lisa Arnold Franklin	Residentials
David R. Becker	Bill Bailey’s Museum
Larry Bond	Gates Fog
Carol Brody	Purple Papers and Confetti
Sandra Cedrins	Sunrise at Southport El
Connie Clutter	Holding Back
Elaine Daily-Birnbaum	When Things First Started To Fall Apart
Ratindra Das	Around The Bend
Madeline Daversa	The Eye Model
Cheyenne DeMarco	Morning Sun
Kelly Eddington	The Idea
Fatima Figueiredo	Door County Autumn
Ellen Fountain	The Distance Between Us
Charles Frances	Waiting For My Coffeemate
Jane Fritz	Spurious
David Gardner	He Studies Her Hands
Patricia Garey	Temptations
Diana Garrett	Dress Rehearsal
Aneita Gates	Wait…What?
Raymond Grossi	November Solitude
Janine Helton	Girl With Hazel Eyes
Thomas Herzberg	Bride of Frankenstein
Suzanne Hetzel	Playground
Ann Hightower-Patterson	Translucent Reflections
Catherine Hillis	Stripes
Michael Holter	Rusty and Dusty
Larry Hughes	Redemption
Linda Hutchinson	Wonder
Peter Jablokow	Scissor Bridge Square Hole no. 2
John James	James, John, Folding Over La Luna
Juniper Jones	Cornish Hen, Spaghetti, Peas and Dressing
Chris Krupinski	Dots
Rebecca Krutsinger	Skyscraper
Howard Kuo	Emperor Wears His New Clothes to My Art Show
Alexis Lavine	Smoke Break
Angela Liu	Dare
Steven Lotysz	Portland Mist
Kathleen Manning	WildFlour
Madeline Grace Martin	On Fathers: Abdur and Saadiq
Sam McFarland	#15
Robert Mejer	Impulse III
Joye Moon	Lord of the Column Dancer
Michael Moreth	Resible
Vicki Morley	Lake Eola Wind Spinner
Rosemary Morrissey	The Gathering
Eileen Mueller Neill	On Top of Spaghetti
Ann Pember	Glowing Gloxinia
Trish Poupard	One Hundred Percent
Lawrence Raffanti	The Ballett Recital
Dorrie Rifkin	Downtown Blues
Sonya Schuessler	Luna Park
Patti Linden Seifrid	When Winter Comes a ‘Calling
Diane Shabino	Made To Make
Gabriel Stockton	American Flight
Eileen Sudzina	Railroad Crossing
Kathryn Wedge	Inside Out
David Williams	Final Days of the Silver Dollar Tavern
Jane Wise	Locked Out, Locked Down at Keurner Farm
Donna Witty	Waiting For Class
Kate Worman-Becker	White Heron
David Zahn	Fragmented Singularity
Yanqi Zhai	The Old Patriarch on the Plateau

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2024 Members’ Show

September 7 – 28, 2024
McCord Gallery
9602 W. Creek Road, Palos Park, Illinois 60464

Cover Art by Joan Bredendick, IWS 2023 Members’ Show Winner.