Watercolor

“A State of Perpetual Surprise” to appear in the Rhode Island Watercolor Society’s Juried Simply Watercolor Show, November 15-December 12, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

I’m certainly glad the wonderful people at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society seem to understand my art, as evidenced by their acceptance of this whimsical piece. Sometimes I feel like my work is a bit of comic relief in an angsty and serious time and that’s perfectly fine with me – but the tiny figure in the window in this piece represents something important to me. I can’t presume to know what it might evoke in the viewer, but comments are encouraged.

Watercolor + ink, 2025

Simply watercolor opens on November 15, with the opening reception on Saturday, November 22 at 1pm.

“To be Wild with Nothing to be Wild About” wins the Jack Thor Ahlin Award from the Cape Cod Art Center

| Sarah Connell Campbell

Jack Thor Ahlin was a much beloved and accomplished artist on Cape Cod, and I am honored to receive the prize that bears his name. This national juried show is my first with the Cape Cod Art Center.

The Cape Cod Art Center’s Autumn National Exhibit is on view October 20 – November 15, 2025 – this is a perfect time to visit this beautiful gallery in Yarmouth, MA.

To be Wild with Nothing to be Wild About

Watercolor and ink on paper, 2025

Framed and for sale through the Cape Cod Art Center

There is lots to see in Yarmouth while you’re in the area, including beautiful Gray’s Beach.

“Disillusion, Resolution, Evolution, Revolution” Accepted to the New England Watercolor Society’s Regional Juried Exhibition, November 14, 2025 – January 19, 2026

| Sarah Connell Campbell

This is a real milestone for me. The New England Watercolor Society is, not surprisingly, an organization from which every watercolorist seeks affirmation. Once again, I expected one of my more traditional paintings to make the cut on this exhibition, and they surprised me by choosing this contemporary work. My hope is that the fuller context of this painting comes through – while much of my work has a whimsical quality to it, there are deeper messages in to be found for those who care to look. But the colors and shapes hold their own, I think.

Disillusion, Resolution, Evolution, Revolution. 2024

The Exhibit will be at the Moseseian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA

Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-6pm, weekends 12-4pm.

Reception and awards ceremony, Sunday, December 6, 4-6pm

“Hockney Flowers” goes to the big city! it’s in the Cambridge Art Association’s Red Dot Small Works Sale September 20-November 13, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

This incredible space in Cambridge, CAA@Canal, is hosting (and selling) a great collection of small works selected by Jurors Marc Gurton and Caitee Hoagland.

CAA’s Canal Gallery is by appointment only so please visit their page to get more details about how to see the work for sale. A word to the wise – this section of Cambridge is under major construction and I strongly recommend taking the T to the Kendall Station and walking over.

The Cambridge Arts Alliance has two other spaces that are open to the public without an appointment:

The Katherine Schultz Gallery at 25 Lowell Street, open Wednesday – Friday 12-4, and Saturday 10-2.

CCA @ University Place, 124 Mount Auburn Street, open Monday – Friday 10-6, and Saturday 10-1.

“Revel in the Wisdom” wins an Honorable Mention from Falmouth Art in the Autumn Juried Exhibition, on view September 5-29, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

I am so pleased not just to be accepted into this lovely show but to have earned an Honorable Mention for this painting inspired by the autumn light on our pond. I really do draw wisdom from the evolution of the lily pads as they make the way through the season, from bright spring green to cool teal to green gold before they sink to sleep through the winter.

Juror L. Michelle Law explains that “artworks chosen for honorable mention are each outstanding examples of work in their respective mediums and show clear thought and creative vision in their creation.”

She says this small watercolor and gouache painting has “playful color and shapes that create a wonderful rhythm.”

This is a special show for a lot of reasons, particularly because the Falmouth Garden Club is creating floral arrangements that draw on the colors of the works that appear in the show. The arranges will be on view at the opening reception on Friday, September 12, from 5-7pm. I’m looking forward to taking photos and posting them next week.

An Honorable Mention for “Inception” from the Sandwich Arts Alliance

| Sarah Connell Campbell

The June Kershaw Open Exhibit includes some extraordinary works in a variety of media, so I’m especially pleased that we earned an honorable mention in the watercolor category. As party of this juried show of 50 works selected from hundreds of entries, judge Hillary Osborn called this Inception “very innovative” – it does stray from traditional watercolor and so I’m particularly glad to be to show it and be recognized.

Thanks to the Sandwich Arts Alliance for the opportunity to submit and share this work. You can visit the show in person until September 2, 2025, at the old Sandwich Town Hall or view it online.

Visit the Sandwich Arts Alliance

“Inception” accepted to the Sandwich Arts Alliance’s June Kershaw Open Juried Exhibition July 22-August 30, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

I’m so pleased to have a chance to share this piece, which sprang from my imagination during a long winter emerging from COVID.

The Sandwich Arts Alliance is a wonderful creative resource for artists and writers on Cape Cod. It’s home is in the old Sandwich, Massachusetts, Town Hall, where you can view exhibits, take classes and browse their shop that’s full of books, cards, images and lots of original art.

The show opens on July 22 – the gallery reception is on July 31 from 5:30-7:30pm. The SAA is open Tuesday – Saturday 11 – 4.

We recently participated in the SAA’s Hydrangea Week art sale, spending a gorgeous July day in the shade sharing our work with people from near and far.

“Social Distancing Persists” at the Falmouth Art Center’s Summer Juried Exhibition July 5 – 28, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

If you find yourself on Cape Cod in July, there’s lots to see in Falmouth, including a great show at Falmouth Art that includes this watercolor and ink piece that’s part of my post-pandemic evolution.

National Watermedia Show 2025: “Hockney Flowers” at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society May 31 – July 3, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

The Rhode Island Watercolor Society has honored me by including “Hockney Flowers” in the in it’s 2025 National Watercolor Show, running May 31st – July 3, 2025.

This is one of my favorite pieces and I am glad that it will be shown in a gallery where its true colors can be appreciated.

The RIWS is a wonderful place to visit in the summer, with a charming carousel just across the street.