The San Antonio Watercolor Gang is still traveling, painting on location, and exhibiting together after 50 years. The group was formed when Finis Collins, Clay McGaughy, and Ivan McDougal (1927-2006) made a painting trip together to Big Bend National Park in Texas. They were later joined by E. Gordon West, Kuo Yen Ng (1929-2007), Lee Ricks, and others.
Lee Ricks painting in San Antonio
Each year, the San Antonio Watercolor Gang — which numbered seven men, a group that could fit into two automobiles with their gear — took a weeklong trip to locations around the United States and abroad, often accompanied by guest artists. The painting trips were followed by group exhibitions that allowed collectors and admirers to see how each artist interpreted the same location.
Love this article, mainly because it has a series of “appropriate” photos in it, i.e., photos that show the artists, as well their work. Too many of your on-line articles do not show the artwork. While we might enjoy seeing the artists themselves, it is even more enjoyable to see their work. I agree with an earlier comment about award-winning paintings: If you cite them, then please show them (or at least some of them!).
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