Twenty-Fourth Annual Juried Art Exhibition at Kentlands Mansion Reception June 8
	Our spring juried members� show takes place a little later this year, and goes on through part of the summer. The annual GFAA Kentlands Mansion show is May 21 through July 18, with a reception June 8 from 7 to 8:30 pm. The award presentation will be at 7:20. The Arts Barn is also having a reception and presentation at this time, and we are invited but not required to attend. Please bring your bio/artist statement and a representative photo of your work if you haven�t brought one yet. If you have signed up to bring food, please bring enough for at least 16 servings. Viewing is by appointment only. The Mansion is located at 320 Kent Square Road in Gaithersburg. For viewing appointments please contact the Mansion staff at 301-258-6425 or visit the Mansion online at www.gaithersburgmd.gov/kentlandsmansion. Pickup of unsold art after the show will be July 19 from 7 to 8:30 pm.
					The juror is renowned watercolorist David Daniels, the watercolor instructor for the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, DC, instructor at Montgomery College in Maryland, who teaches workshops throughout the world. David�s former training as a botanist and biologist are always evident in his work and he enjoys showing the beauty of nature in new and refreshing ways. He firmly believes that there is no trite subject matter, only trite painting. He writes: The HEART of the ARTIST and the SPIRIT of the MEDIUM are the two most important components of my work. . . I feel it is my responsibility not to paint what I see but rather to paint what I want others to see. I feel the creative integrity of my work is measured by how I have interpreted the world, not mirrored it. His new book, "Watercolor Journeys", is available on his web site, www.mrwatercolor.com, where you can see examples of his jewel-like watercolors that extoll the beauty of nature.