The month of March was quite busy for me, and yet very exciting. Busy because I was painting a lot and printing, getting ready for the printmaking show (see more details bellow), and exciting because I participated at the BWAC Wide Open show . The show was very strong and impressive, once again. To my very big surprise I was awarded the "Best in Show" for my painting "The Arrival of a Train".

145th Annual Exhibition of
American Watercolor Society
at The Salmagundi Club

Show dates: April 3 – 22
Reception & award ceremony:
April 3, 6 – 8 pm

Demonstrations:
Watercolor Evenings by Lalit K. Masih,
April 10, 6 pm

Roberta Carter Clark, Capturing the "likeness" in a Portrait
April 17, 6 pm

Location:
47 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
www.salmagundi.org

"Driving Through the Rain 1"
watercolor on rough paper, 30" x 22", 11.2011

Printmaking Group show
at the The Art Studens League of NY

Show dates: Apr. 2 – 7,
Reception: April 4 at 5.30-7.30 pm

215 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
www.theartstudentsleague.org

"Rainy Way", Lithograph, 2012

Affordable Art Fair NYC Spring

Show dates: April 18-22, 2012,

Booth of Villa Del Arte Galleries

7 West 34th (near 5th Ave.),
New York, NY 10001
www.affordableartfair.us

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"Sunset over Barcelona"
40"x52", I 2011, watercolor of rough paper

I was always fascinated with the sunsets in Miami. Variety of the color and cloud shapes making an amazing show every evening. During one week I am painting everyday's sky, filming it and posting on youtube. I am trying to be very precise about the sky that I see and regardless of the weather conditions, would it be clouds, clear sky or rain, I will try to capture the mood of the sky. Please visit my youtube channel to watch the videos. Enjoy the beautiful sky with me.

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Past month I have started to teach painting classes at Michiyo Fukushima's studio. Step by
step landscape painting is a very easy way for a beginner to get familiarized with medium of watercolor, we instruct our students from the very first minute to the last during our 2 hour sessions. This video is one of the subjects that I teach. There are different classes that we
offer: for an absolute beginner to amore advanced painter, BWOB classes are also available.
To sign up for a class or see more detailed info, please visit this site: www.michiyoart.com

Ekaterina Smirnova
k.a.smirnova@gmail.com
917 331 1018
www.katapostrophe.com

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