Coming 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. Some workshops are held in-gallery at the SDWS facility at San Diego Watercolor Society, 2825 Dewey Rd, Suite 105 Building 202, San Diego, CA 92106 ; and others are conducted via Zoom.
Weekend Workshops:
Watercolors That Glow -LIVE GALLERY WORKSHOP
Instructor: Julie Crouch
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. Julie will share her secrets about the importance of having an organized approach to painting. This workshop will take your painting to the next level by learning to paint watercolors that glow.
All experience skill levels are welcome
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
| Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022 – Sunday, February 20, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM-3:30 PM |
Textural Watercolor Exploration – LIVE GALLERY WORKSHOP
Instructor: Rise Parberry
Learn to use granulating watercolors and saturated paper to portray your unique world view. Move beyond painting literal representations by learning to distill the essence your subject matter. Learn about the use of symbols for emotional impact that will produce fresh and powerful statements. Rise will share techniques for recovering light shapes while painting medium and dark values with gorgeous textures.
Watercolor experience is required.
Non Members Fee: $185.00 Members Fee: $165.00
| Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022 – Sunday, March 20, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | |
Premier Workshops
Paint What You Love/Love What You Paint – ZOOM WORKSHOP
Instructor: Carol Carter
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. The brilliance of color and the purity of paint application will be emphasized. Carter will provide a tutorial that everyone can follow. The step-by-step instruction allows ample time to observe paint application and then individual painting. A finished painting is completed each day.
Non Members Fee: $275.00 Members Fee: $250.00
| Date: Monday, February 14, 2022 – Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM-3:30 PM |
Plein Air By Design: Watercolor – LIVE GALLERY WORKSHOP
Instructor: Geoff Allen
Geoff’s philosophy is to practice in the studio for outdoors and practice outdoors for in the studio.
This workshop will focus on the design skills beneficial for creating a strong composition and paint handling so you can create the scene you want in the field. This is especially applicable to the expressive “one go” medium of Watercolor. Studio exercises will deal with sketching, limited value compositions, and paint handling to achieve better plein air results. There will be two plein air demos a day applying studio concepts in the field with a short critique of paintings at the end of the day.
Non Members Fee: $475.00 Members Fee: $450.00
| Date: Monday, March 7, 2022 – Thursday, March 10, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM |
Beginner Workshops
Beginner #2 – Color and Value – LIVE GALLERY WORKSHOP
Instructor: Julie Anderson
Color and Value: Learn about and practice color wheels, color mixing, color value, warm/cool colors, complements, neutrals and general color theory. Students will complete a simple painting in the afternoon.
Non Members Fee: $75.00 Members Fee: $75.00
| Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | |
| WAIT LIST ONLY |
Beginner #3 – Drawing for Watercolor -LIVE GALLERY WORKSHOP
Instructor: Julie Anderson
Drawing for Watercolor: Learn how to plan and sketch a painting through the use of basic composition, perspective and grids. Also, learn how to use a photo reference and then complete a simple watercolor scene in the afternoon.
Non Members Fee: $75.00 Members Fee: $75.00
| Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | |
| WAIT LIST ONLY |
