Spokane
Watercolor Society
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By Becky Gromlich
very second Wednesday of the month, watercolor artists from all
over the Inland Northwest converge on the Spokane Art Supply. There
is a great deal of talking, lots of laughing, some snacking, and then the
Spokane Watercolor Society begins their meeting.
SWS began in 1952 by a group of professional artists whose main goal was
to improve their watercolor paintings. There was a limit of 12 members,
only men were included, the rules were
strict and the agenda was always the
same. They were a very single-minded
group, determined to improve. Each
month they met to critique each other’s
paintings. The critiques were honest
and forthright, but sometimes hard on
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