Mission Hills Artists Win “Best” For Their Entries
Mission Hills artist Ann Slater has won the Best of Miniatures award in the highly competitive December Members Show “Do you Hear What I Hear…” on display in the San Diego Watercolor Society gallery at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego. Ann’s painting entitled “A Calm Moment” was selected by nationally known juror Tiffanie Mang for this honor, out of 219 entries. Mang said of the painting, “This painting has a beautiful sense of lost edges, and clean edges. You really get the dynamic feel of the swan emerging into the light. There is a very careful handling of the foliage and the background, which is really delicate and not overbearing. I just love the simple design, and it is well executed. It is pleasing and calming to look at.“
Ann Slater was born and raised in San Diego. She received a degree in Mathematics with a minor in Art from San Diego State University. The next 14 years were spent traveling and working in restaurants. Returning to San Diego she taught at Carlsbad High and at her alma mater, San Diego High School. Ann credits the SDWS for her growth as an artist. Animals are a common theme in her watercolors. Her work creates depth by layering shapes of different sizes. Eye movement is achieved by directional lines and placement of color. Ann is a signature member of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies and had a painting selected for last year’s show in Utah. She regularly has work exhibited in the SDWS gallery and has won multiple awards from the monthly Member’s Shows.
Mission Hills artist Susanne Slater has won the Best of Theme award in the highly competitive December Members Show “Do you Hear What I Hear…” on display in the San Diego Watercolor Society gallery at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego. Susanne’s painting entitled “Summer in Idaho” was selected by nationally known juror Tiffanie Mang for this honor, out of 219 entries. Mang said of the painting, “I love this piece, because I feel like it is almost a soundscape on canvas. It has the different elements of texture and smoothness, the smaller notes vs the bigger notes, the masses of the trees. I still can feel the essence of the landscape, but I love how abstract it is at the same time. So, in terms of it replicating sound on canvas it was very successful. Beautiful piece! “
Susanne has become a well-known watercolor artist in San Diego over the past 10 years. She has been juried into and won multiple awards at the San Diego Watercolor Society and at other venues around town, including the Southwestern Gallery in Balboa Park, the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park and Spanish Village. Her formal training in drawing, sculpting and painting was received at the Jeff Watts Atelier in Encinitas, CA. This is where she began watercolor and met her mentor James Mallard. Since that time, she has trained with a number of national and international artists. Over the years Susanne has traveled internationally and painted scenes from France, London, Germany, and Prague. In 2012 she was a featured artist at the Mission Federal ArtWalk in Little Italy. Her painting “Balboa Park” was chosen by Mission Federal Bank for their advertising campaign. More of her work can be found at https://www.slaterwatercolors.com.
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