Congratulations to the 115 artists selected to appear in Splash 13: Alternative Approaches! This year’s winners were selected by Rachel Wolf and the team of judges from over 1600 beautiful watercolor entries.


A sincere thank you to all who submitted artwork.


Neil Adamson

Akiyo Andresen

Elena Balekha

Deena S. Ball

Kay Barnes

Elise Meredith Beattie

Karla Bedard

Karen Benco

Carole Berren

Robin Berry

Judi Betts

Rached Bohsali

Dorothy Buck

Diane Cannon

Mark Cardoza

Anne Chaddock

Marguerite Chadwick-Juner

Bruce Chandler

Eleanor Cox

Patricia Davidson
Carole Carrera Davis

Amy Dean

Alana C. DiCicco

Oscar R. Dizon

J Mach Dutton

Richard H. Dutton

Caroline England

Mary Lou Ferbert

Lynn Ferris

Michael Ferris

Diane Forest

Ming Franz

Jane Freeman

Nina Allen Freeman

Joan Frey

Carol Frye

Michiyo Fukushima

Kathie George

Theresa Goesling

Ken Goldman

Laurie Goldstein-Warren

Mel Grunau

Patricia Guzman

Susan Hanssen

Don Harvie

Richard William Haynes

Robin Hegemier

Diane Hickerson

Joyce Hicks

Mike Hill

Terri Hill

Robert Highsmith

Cathy Hillegas

Anne Hudec

Marion W. Hylton

Bill James

John E. James

Vaughn Jennings-White

Steven Thor Johanneson

Kim Johnson

Bev Jozwiak

Chizuru Morii Kaplan

J. Anthony Kosar

Judy Laliberte

Janice Binder Lambert

Valerie Larsen

Alexis Lavine

Richard Lewis

June Mahana

Antonio Masi

David Maxwell

Anne McCartney

Geoff McCormack

Laurin McCracken

David Milton

Sally Sawyer Mitchell

Susan Montague

Diane Morgan

Judy Morris

Susan E. Moyer

Rea Nagel

Vickie Nelson

Ted Nuttall

Christy Olson

Roland Palmaerts

Donald W. Patterson

Sandrine Pelissier

Sue Pink

DeAnn Prosia

J. Anna Roberts

Irena Roman

Sueelen Ross

Dennis Roth

Tom Sachade

Sheldon Saint

John Salimen

Tim Saternow

Prafull Sawant

Sandra Schaffer

Thomas W. Schaller

Suzy Schultz

Duncan Simmons

Mary Ann Simon

Julie Deshotels Soldano

Richard Stephens

David L. Stickel

Jan Fabian Wallake

Soon Y. Warren

Carol Weiss

Catharine Woods

Donna Wright

Keiko Yasuoka

Barbara Yoerg

Floy Zittin

Lian Quan Zhen


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Wow! I am constantly amazed at the amount of great art work out there being done by our Splash community! Each time I judge the entries for a book I find some WoW artists that I had never seen before! Keep it up!


We are busier than ever! Splash 12 is off to the printer (to be published this May), and the judging for Splash 13 is nearly complete. In addition, Splash’s younger sister publication, Strokes of Genius: The Best in Drawing is seeing it’s 3rd edition in production, while Strokes of Genius 4 has begun its call for entries.


Art is alive and well in America even if the economy is uncertain and the national budget is in crisis. People in all walks of life still love to be creative, to enjoy nature and to express themselves. Art has flourished in every culture for as long as humans have existed — from the 30,000 year old cave paintings to 20th century abstract expressionism. (Some would even argue that the cave art is quite a bit more sophisticated!) Even in societies that squelched art and individual expression, such as the Soviet bloc of the 20th century, underground artistic expression has continued to develop like determined blades of grass sprouting out of dry urban concrete.


Splash is not just a book but a testament to the human creative drive. Over the years we have published many a painting from artists over 80 years old, and a few close to 100 years old. Art keeps the spirit young.


All best,


Rachel Rubin Wolf


p.s. Stay tuned — next Friday we announce the winners of Splash 13: Alternative Approaches!


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Splash 12: Fresh Perspectives will be available online and in stores in mid-May, or you may pre-order your copy from northlightshop.com!






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Congratulations to artist Ted Nuttall, whose image Whispering Smith has been selected for the cover of Splash 12: Celebrating Artistic Vision.


The book will be available online and in stores in mid-May, or you may pre-order your copy from northlightshop.com!






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