Joanne Newman, an artist and resident of Point Loma, San Diego, California, has won the Best of Miniatures award in the continuingly competitive January 2022 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “The New Purple is Black”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more
Joanne Newman Wins Best of Miniatures in January Members Show
January 20th, 2022Elaine Harvey Wins Best of Theme at January Members Show
January 20th, 2022Elaine Harvey, an artist and resident of El Cajon, California, has won the Best of Theme award in the continuingly competitive January 2022 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “The New Purple is Black”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more
Nell Bartlett Wins Third Place in January Members Show
January 20th, 2022Nell Bartlett, an artist and resident of La Mesa, California, has won the third-place award in the continuingly competitive January 2022 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “The New Purple is Black”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more
Karen Weir Wins Second Place in January Members Show
January 20th, 2022Karen Weir, an artist and resident of La Jolla, California and of Catharine, Alabama has won the second-place award in the continuingly competitive January 2022 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “The New Purple is Black”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more
Edward Abrams Wins First Place in January Members Show, has painting accepted at the Salmagundi Club
January 20th, 2022Edward Abrams, an artist and resident of San Diego, California, has again won the first-place award in the continuingly competitive January 2022 San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Member’s exhibition “The New Purple is Black”, an in-gallery show of the SDWS at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.… Read more
San Diego Watercolor Society Workshops
January 16th, 2022Coming up January – March 2022
There are a number of exciting watercolor workshops coming up in the next several months at the San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS)! Workshops are for weekends, or for a more lengthy period of time during at week.… Read more
Watercolors That Glow -LIVE GALLERY WORKSHOP
January 16th, 2022Instructor : Julie Crouch
Coming up soon!
In this two-day workshop, you will learn how to simplify shapes and values of subjects that will create a balanced and harmonious painting. You will also learn how to use a limited palette to paint in layers that will create paintings that glow.… Read more
Paint What You Love/Love What You Paint – ZOOM WORKSHOP
January 16th, 2022Instructor: Carol Carter
Coming up soon!
Learn how to paint with fluidity in watercolor. Carter will demonstrate technique of wet, loose watercolor through demonstration. Each day begins with a uniquely tailored lesson to inspire. She will discuss color, water, design, and value. … Read more
Juror Comments from January 2022 Members Show
January 11th, 2022“The New Purple is Black”
Linda Doll, Juror
Juror Commendations
“Funny Fish 2”
by Joanne Newman
I love black and white with a little bit of color. And this one is very well done. I love all those little critters floating through and I just think it is very creative and whimsical.… Read more
Keming Chen Recognized as an International Watercolour Master
January 10th, 2022The International Watercolour Masters (IWM) is an organization that, through annual competitions, features paintings by the world’s elite watercolour stars. IWM Masters are officially recognised as being at the pinnacle of their art. In the 2022 competition, San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) member Keming Chen was recognized as one of the “Top 200” artists who had entries for the competition.… Read more