San Diego Watercolor Society

Poured Painted Surfaces

Instructor: Helen Shafer Garcia

Putting paint on paper can be a mixed bag of unexpected surprises. Pouring paint onto paper creates combos of astonishing, intense and luminescent colors. Discover ways to define the space around shapes with contrast and glazed colors. Reveal some of the underlying imagery of shapes with watercolors, acrylics, and gouache.

Recommended experience level:  all levels

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Non Members Fee: $180.00 Members Fee: $155.00

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Textures in Watercolour

Instructor:  Angus McEwan

The aim of the workshop is to realise the true potential of watercolour in its ability to describe unique surface characteristics of different objects (from life).The utilization of numerous applications will be explored to help the students uncover the many possibilities available within the media. We will also study the methods used by Andrew Wyeth and apply those techniques to photographic reference material.

Recomended experience level:  all levels

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Non Members Fee: $540.00 Members Fee: $500.00

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Paintings Full of Texture

Instructor:  Kathleen Scoggin

This workshop focuses on creating various types of texture on paper, canvas or board using acrylic paint and acrylic inks. You may use watercolor if you wish. Design and Composition will be explored as part of the process. From these textured starts, abstract or more realistic paintings will be developed.

Recommended Experience Level:  All levels

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Non Members Fee: $180.00 Members Fee: $155.00

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Abstraction by Design

Instructor:  John Salminen

The workshop will focus on abstraction, encouraging representational painters to experiment with a different style and challenging experienced abstract painters to explore new possibilities in expressing their creative voices. Demonstrations, critiques and lots of individual help will be given.

Recommended experience level:  All Levels

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Non Members Fee: $640.00 Members Fee: $600.00

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A Critique with Jim Millard

SDWS folks know Jim Millard as “the Professor” for his award-winning watercolors and expertise in teaching. Bring in two or three of your paintings that you feel are not quite successful.  For a small group of 12 attendees, Jim will evaluate, demo and suggest solutions to improve your work.  A serious critique is a key to improving your future paintings. 

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Non Members Fee: $110.00 Members Fee: $95.00

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Watercolor Workshop

Instructor:  Frank Francese

Nature, country, city, beach and natures moods (storms , etc.) are all painted during this workshop. Frank includes two daily demonstrations in which design, color, and values are explored. Daily critique at 3pm. A good attitude is a must.

Recommended experience level:  all levels

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Non Members Fee: $540.00 Members Fee: $500.00

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Capturing Light and Atmosphere en Plein Air

Instructor:  Keiko Tanabe

All Levels
In this workshop, Keiko explains how to tackle basic outdoor elements as well as key artistic elements to build a painting that is simple and strong in composition, content, and helps invoke a certain mood. One-on-one uidance is given and a group critique conducted at the end of day.

Recommended experience level:  all levels

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Non Members Fee: $540.00 Members Fee: $500.00

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Watercolor Portraits

Instructor:  Nancy Oleksa

An unusual Watercolor portrait class whose focus is the understanding and application of the color wheel to add depth and expression in portrait painting. Concentration will be on the features of the face alone, to maximize expression and depth while keeping the painting’s colors clean and bright.

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Non Members Fee: $180.00 Members Fee: $155.00

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