San Diego Artist Wins Third Place

April 3rd, 2021

Luis Juarez, an artist and resident of San Diego, California, won the third-place award in the continuingly competitive April 2021 Member’s exhibition “Color Zone” held virtually in April 2021, on The San Diego Watercolor Society website, www.sdws.org.  Juarez’s painting entitled “Ocean Beach” was selected by prominent local artist and juror Richard Hawk for this honor, out of more than 270 entries.… Read more

Indio Artist Wins Second Place

April 3rd, 2021

Kathleen Scoggin, an artist and resident of Indio, California, won the second-place award in the continuingly competitive April 2021 Member’s exhibition “Color Zone” held virtually in April 2021, on The San Diego Watercolor Society website, www.sdws.org.  Scoggin’s painting entitled “Windy Night” was selected by prominent local artist and juror Richard Hawk for this honor, out of more than 270 entries.… Read more

San Diego Artist Wins First Place

April 3rd, 2021

Edward Abrams, an artist and resident of San Diego, California, won the first-place award in the continuingly competitive April 2021 Member’s exhibition “Color Zone” held virtually in April 2021, on The San Diego Watercolor Society website, www.sdws.org.  Abrams’s painting entitled “2020” was selected by prominent local artist and juror Richard Hawk for this honor, out of more than 270 entries.… Read more

April Volunteer of the Month: Carolyn Rosado

April 2nd, 2021

Carolyn Rosado was the very first Volunteer of the Month in May 2014. She is now the April 2021 VOM. Carolyn has volunteered in numerous capacities at the San Diego Watercolor Society but is most known for her work with technology.… Read more

April Members Show “Color Zone” a Rich Rainbow

April 1st, 2021

This is the first of a series in which I review and comment on the San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) Monthly Members Shows. These shows provide a regular venue in which members have the opportunity to submit their work to a competitive, juried exhibit that judges the submissions for inclusion into the show.… Read more

Artist Demo: Randy Hale

March 19th, 2021

The San Diego Watercolor Society’s artist demonstration at the Virtual March General Meeting was presented by award winning artist Randy Hale.

Members of the San Diego Watercolor Society can watch or re-watch the artist demo video on the sdws.org website.

To access, first log in and then look for *Artist Demo Videos* from your Account page in the menu.… Read more

March Volunteer of the Month: Carla Scheidlinger

March 6th, 2021

Carla Scheidlinger is a conscientious and unique volunteer. As our membership show publicity coordinator, she is a dedicated, behind the scenes writer. She is always willing to use her talents to promote our gallery and artists. Carla works with jurors every month to capture their comments to put into a power point presentation for the general meeting.… Read more

In the News: Kathleen Scoggin

March 3rd, 2021

Did you know that San Diego Watercolor Society members are frequently featured in the news for their many accomplishments?

Be sure to read the OsideNews article about member artist and SDWS workshop director, Kathleen Scoggin!

Click HERE to go to the article… Read more

An Emerging Artists’s Journey: Carla Scheidlinger

February 27th, 2021

At 66 years of age, I decided that I was going to get serious about watercolor painting. I am a biologist, having built a consulting practice in the restoration of natural habitats.  I had been dabbling for years, mostly en plein air and often on site at my projects, using little sketchbooks. … Read more

In the News: Coleen Reynolds

February 24th, 2021

The Nevada Appeal featured San Diego Watercolor Society member artist Coleen Reynolds for her Best of Theme award in the February 2021 Member Exhibition.

Click HERE to read… Read more