Weekend Workshops
The San Diego Watercolor Society Workshops are held in our beautiful, light-filled education center in the SDWS Gallery in The ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station, 2825 Dewey Road, Bldg #202, San Diego, CA 92106.
Prices are discounted for SDWS Members. To receive the discounted price, please log in, then choose Workshops to find the desired workshop, register and receive the automatic discount.
If you are not a member or your membership has expired and would like to receive the discounted price, renew your membership or join SDWS prior to signing up.
Questions? Please contact our workshops registrar at workshops@sdws.org.
Watercolor Block Prints
Instructor: Helen Shafer Garcia
Imagine the combination of relief block prints and watercolor. You will learn to design and carve images with little effort on a soft synthetic material suitable for print additions. These designs will build detail and strong lines for our watercolor painting using simple printmaking methods. Bright colors, lines, and shapes just pop immediately on the surface using fully charged dropped in watercolor pigments.
Recommended experience level: All levels
Non Members Fee: $180.00 Members Fee: $165.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 9th, 2019 - Sunday, November 10th, 2019 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
Painting Water Subjects
Instructor: Drew Bandish
Watercolor painting methods are particularly well suited to the subject of water in its many moods and colors. In this lesson set, we will focus on developing effective symbols for such characteristic watery effects as:
-very calm and reflective surfaces, as in lakes, ponds and puddles, including their surroundings.
-water with some motion, as in harbors with boats moving about and their many shattered reflections.
-splash and spray, as in surf and waterfalls, sprinklers and other.
-clear and refractive, as in a vase of flowers or clear, shallow shoreline areas or dew drops.
All skill levels welcome!
You can do it.
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, January 18th, 2020 - Sunday, January 19th, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
Tracing Paper Treasures
Instructor: Julie Anderson
Learn to design and use value plans to turn your photo references and/or figure drawings into exciting paintings full of texture. Using photo references, gridding up drawings, applying tracing paper to watercolor paper backing, and use of color schemes will be covered.
All skill levels starting from advanced beginner
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, February 15th, 2020 - Sunday, February 16th, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
Memorable Landscapes
Instructor: Jami Wright
Create visually exciting watercolor landscapes using your favorite photos as reference. Emphasis will be on simplification, composition, value adjustments, atmospheric perspective and defining your focus with higher contrast and detail. Supply options for painting while traveling will also be covered.
Recommended experience level: Advanced Beginner and higher levels
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, March 21st, 2020 - Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
Vibrant Abstracts On Yupo Paper
Instructor: Wanda Honeycutt
It’s official! Painting on Yupo paper is an amazing experience!
Can it be challenging? …. YES!
Can you learn tricks to tame it, while still allowing it to do it’s wonderful, colorful magic? …. YES!
Wanda will teach you her secrets of painting with watercolor on Yupo paper. This workshop will focus on non-representational abstracts. These techniques can also be used to enhance your own representational art, adding dimensionality and interest.
You will complete this class with more ideas and tools for expressing your unique self through ART, using techniques that have allowed Wanda to create award winning paintings.
From Wanda: Many people have said things to me like: I love your abstracts but I just can’t do them myself…….I wish I could.
This class will give you the structure you need to succeed and the freedom to create your own unique paintings.
All skill levels welcome!
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, April 18th, 2020 - Sunday, April 19th, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
Matting/Framing For Gallery Exhibition - Saturday
Instructors Susan Hewitt and Denise Tverdoch
In this workshop you will learn the basics of matting and framing for gallery exhibitions using the SDWS mat cutter or your own. We will cover multiple mounting techniques including floating, multiple mat openings for diptychs and triptychs, and the secret to perfectly aligned double mats. You will also learn about wholesale suppliers.
All levels welcome.
Non Members Fee: $120.00 Members Fee: $100.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, May 16th, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
Matting/Framing For Gallery Exhibition - Sunday
Instructors Susan Hewitt and Denise Tverdoch
In this workshop you will learn the basics of matting and framing for gallery exhibitions using the SDWS mat cutter or your own. We will cover multiple mounting techniques including floating, multiple mat openings for diptychs and triptychs, and the secret to perfectly aligned double mats. You will also learn about wholesale suppliers.
All levels welcome.
Non Members Fee: $120.00 Members Fee: $100.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, May 17th, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
Creating Watercolor Abstracts
Instructor: Kathleen Scoggin
This workshop will focus on where to find inspiration and how to develop your own abstract style. Design and composition will be explored as part of the process. Step by step instructions will be given for a no fail abstract with lots of WOW FACTOR. We will explore different ways of applying the watercolor medium. We will also use mixed mediums to achieve new and varied effects.
All skill levels welcome!
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, June 20th, 2020 - Sunday, June 21st, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
Bold Big Brush Painting
Instructor: Craig Anderson
Spend a few days learning how to be a more confident artist creating loose watercolors and have fun while doing it. The workshop will include what defines a painting and the steps involved to go from concept to completion.
We will use markers to create a value sketch as a foundation and guide for your final painting.
All skill levels
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, July 18th, 2020 - Sunday, July 19th, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
The JOY of Yupo!
Instructor: Carol Thomason
Discover the JOY of using polypropylene Yupo! Carol will demonstrate and talk about how—and why—she creates her Lines of Communication painting series using mixed watermedia and layers of fluid acrylic…now all on Yupo! Paint with abandon! Do it all on Yupo!
All levels welcome!
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 - Sunday, August 23rd, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
Developing a Style
Instructor: Gordon Bashant
In this workshop you will work on color along with ideas for and distortion of “subjects.” The emphasis will be on finding your unique style. This class will help newer painters get off on the right track and inspire experienced painters to find new ways to look at a blank piece of paper.
All Levels Welcome
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
This workshop takes place on:
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 14th, 2020 - Sunday, November 15th, 2020 | 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | Login and sign up |
