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The Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild got its start in 1966, when a group of ten charter members met weekly each spring to paint, after classes with the late Gerry Peirce. Under his tutelage, the group formed a chapter of the Southwestern Watercolor Society, withdrawing after five years to become a separate organization – the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild. From an initial membership of 80 artists, the organization has grown to nearly 400 active members!
The desire to participate in exhibitions in cities outside Arizona prompted SAWG to be a leader in helping to establish the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, now comprising eleven art organizations in the western United States.
The painting shown here is by Louise Wyant, and is called New Mexico Pulsation. It is watercolor with blue glue lines, and was shown in the '95 Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Exhibit in Houston, Texas. Framed, it measures 24" x 31".
Louise was a long time member of the Guild, as well as its historian. She is deceased, but her dedicated support of and service to SAWG are remembered annually through the Louise Wyant Memorial Award at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Fiesta Sonora exhibit which she co-chaired for many years.
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