News
May 2008
Summer Sonata was awarded the Margaret Jones Memorial Silver Medal at the Baltimore Watercolor Society's 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibtion. The juror was Skip Lawrence. Thank you BWS and Skip!
Nicholas will be exhibiting in the 5th Hispacuarela
International Exhibtion in El Puerto de Santa María,
Cádiz, Spain, June 19-29, at Sala de Exposiciones
Alfonso X El Sabio in collaboration with the Academia
de Bellas Artes Santa Cecilia.
The workshop at the Art League of Ocean City May 12-15 is full and there is a waiting list. See the Workshop page for information. The workshop at Artists' Showplace in Dallas June 9-13 is full and there is a waiting liest. See the Workshop page for information.
Another workshop has been scheduled at Plaza Art in Rockville, June 21-22. See the Workshop page for information. The workshop at Acadia Workshop Center at Mt. Desert Island July 21-25 has openings. See the Workshop page for information.
This full page Da Vinci ad appears on page 5 of the June issue of Watercolor Artist magazine, and page 9 of the May issue of The Artist's Magazine. April 2008Thanks to Plaza Art and Da Vinci Paint for sponsoring the workshop in Rockville. A lot of people got turned on to Da Vinci's fluid acrylic paint, and the class enjoyed applying some novel techniques with them. Due to the response, another workshop is being planned for June 21-22, and a possible design/composition class is also being considered. See the Plaza Art site or the Workshop page for details.
DC This Week,
Jade Floyd's guide to what's hot in the District has
Nicholas Simmons On
My Radar. Nicholas is currently featured on the homepage of Da
Vinci Paint's new website. If you are using Da Vinci
products they might feature you too - let them know
Your
Story! Look for a contribution by Nicholas to an article on
framing in the upcoming August 2008 issue of Watercolor
Artist magazine.
Summer Sonata (above) will be in the Baltimore
Watercolor Society's 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional
Exhibition. The show opens April 12, and the reception
is Sunday, April 27 at 1:00 PM at Strathmore
Mansion in Bethesda. Nicholas will be exhibiting again at the Ratner Museum
in Bethesda, Maryland, December 2009. In 2009, Nicholas will be exhibiting with Janine Gallizia,
Joseph Zbukvik, Alvaro Castagnet, Robert Wade, Xavier
Swolfs and others in Paris, France.
March 2008The workshop at Art Center Sarasota was really successful, and it was another great group of painters. Thanks to all who participated and attended the demo! (see new comments on the Workshop page) After three consecutive years there, Nicholas will next visit in 2010. A workshop at Venice Art Center is tentatively being planned for early 2009.
The March workshop at Plaza Art in Rockville, Maryland is sold out with a large waiting list. Due to the response, another two-day class is being scheduled for June 21-22. See the Workshop page or the Plaza Art site soon for more details. There is one space left for the Dallas workshop in June, contact Doris Vasek for information.
Nicholas will be the first featured artist on the homepage of the new Da Vinci Paint website when it launches in mid-March. Also look for Da Vinci ads in Watercolor Artist and The Artist's Magazine depicting Nicholas and his work.
The exhibition planned by Janine Gallizia in Belgium in October is postponed due to governmental problems. However, Nicholas will be exhibiting with Janine and several notable artists in Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre, France July - Aug 2008: "It is the best watercolour show in France, and is an annual event. The exhibition is held in one of the stone buildings of the Château des Feuillades. There are several thousand visitors. This years list is the most impressive to date. With artists coming from France, Belgium, England, US, Australia, China etc."
Nicholas' DVD from Creative Catalyst Productions is almost finished! It took a long time to edit, but there is a lot of content and a lot of decisions to make. It will also feature original music composed and performed by the artist.
Fresh Sushi is featured on the homepage of the Fallbrook Art Center. The Award-Winning National Watermedia Fine Art Show runs from Feb. 3- Mar. 16.
February 2008
The March workshop at Plaza Art in Rockville is sold out, and the Sarasota and Dallas workshops are close to full (or may be sold out now). Register quickly to ensure a place in these classes. Don't miss the demonstration at Art Center Sarasota on Sunday, February 10, 2-4 PM. Open to the public. Nicholas has contracted to join a distinguished roster
of artists to instruct at Kanuga
Watercolor Workshops March 11 - 16, 2010. Make plans
early to study and paint in this exclusive location
with some of the top artists in the country. More new pics on the People
page, check them out! Dean Guitars introduced the Tommy Bolin Teaser guitar designed by Nicholas at the NAMM show in Los Angeles. Read about it and see pictures on Nicholas' blog, starting with the Jan. 11 entry.
Giclee prints of select paintings will be offered on the Purchase page very soon, please check back!
January 2008
Check out the new National Watercolor Society website, with much more content than the previous site! "Fresh Sushi" is also featured on two NWS
website pages, HERE
and HERE. Thank you to Chris Van Winkle for serving as NWS President
the past three years. His term is up, and now will have
more time
Nicholas has a new blog! The content will consist primarily
of art and music-related subjects, but will also include
other topics.
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