Brevard Watercolor Society presents “FLORA & FAUNA AT THE REFUGE” JANUARY 2, 2025 - MARCH 29, 2025 "Berry Season" by Therese Payne Ferguson, Best of Flora 2022 This is a show BWS has done in partnership with the Merritt Island National Refuge for the last 18 years, showcasing watercolor paintings featuring the flora and fauna […]
Learn the Neurographic Art method and draw your cares away while producing new neuropathways of peace and joy, improving creativity and developing a new way to see the world. Neurographic […]
Join the BWS Spirit Squad to visit Wild Florida on Saturday, March 29, 2025! Basic cost: $25 per person Location: 3301 Lake Cypress Rd, Kenansville, FL (about 75 minute drive) You must make your own reservations: (407) 957-3135 We will have a caravan of cars, meeting at Sam’s Club parking lot at 8:30 am, or […]
The Central Brevard Art Association is celebrating its 65th Anniversary in Brevard. The celebration is centered around an art show at the Cocoa-Rockledge Garden Club April 12-13, 2025, which will be open to artists throughout Brevard County. The show is judged in two categories (painting and other), with 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes in each […]
Morning at McKee Botanical Garden 350 US1, Vero Beach 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Cost $20 Lunch at Green Marlin Restaurant & Raw Bar 1475 US1, Vero Beach 12:30 - 1:30 pm Afternoon at Vero Beach Museum of Art 3001 Riverside Park Dr, Vero Beach 1:45 - 3:30 pm Cost $11 We will meet at […]
Many artists have a fear of three things: using dark values painting portraits skin tones Artist Barbara Rios's hope is that at the end of this workshop, you will be able to mix at least 10 different values of one color and paint a portrait. You will learn how to scale features, concentrate on abstract […]
Wickham Park Community Center 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne, FL 32935 Meeting in Room 2 *Bring-your-own brown bag lunch and socializing starts at noon, formal meeting begins at 1:00pm. Thouraya Zapara, a member of Florida Watercolor Society, will be attending to speak to the group and answer any questions about the Florida Watercolor Society 2025 Convention […]
9:30am - 4:30pm (1 hour lunch) Hester House, 6100 Hall Rd, Melbourne, FL $275 BWS Members, $325 Non-Members $50 deposit required to hold your spot. Space is limited. Join Donna Morrison sharing and demonstrating the processes she uses to create striking paintings based on the wonder of the natural world. Donna will discuss each step […]
Landscapes that are loose, minimalistic and contemporary is what this workshop is all about. Let those beautiful colors flow and do the work. Create landscapes that are simple in color and design which are pleasing to the eye. Carol will begin by demonstrating for you the technique of wet in wet and also a dry […]
Have you ever wanted to paint animals or birds that are soft and/or colorful? Well, here’s your chance! Susan Carden-Flicker (click for artist's bio) will begin with suggestions on how to observe animal (wild or domestic) behaviors and notice different variations of bird plumage from young chicks to mature mating ages. How one gets inspiration: […]
Wickham Park Community Center 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne FL 32935 Have you ever wanted a break from painting your next biggest masterpiece ever? How about just being creative and having some fun? Think small, think FUN! Think greeting cards, bookmarks, thank you notes, gift tags, recipes and more. Use up all that leftover watercolor paper. […]
Wickham Park Community Center 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne FL 32935 In our August mini workshop, we’ll be CREATING ATMOSPHERE! From instructor Lynn Tweed: "I’m thinking of a blue stormy look, or a beautiful pink orange sunset with minimal landscapes; something like these (pictured below). I’ll bring color copies of some of my favorites along with […]
Meeting in Room 2 On Saturday, September 6th at noon, please join us for a bring-your-own-lunch social time followed by a general business meeting at 1pm. This short business meeting will be the election of a new Treasurer and Secretary, followed by a demo by Ed Carlson. Patricia Pasion will be nominated for the Treasurer's […]
Hold onto your hats! Find your fascinators! Pull out the pearls! Grab your gloves! BWS invites you to "Dine with the Dowager" on Friday, September 19th with a lunch at […]
Wickham Park Community Center 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne FL 32935 Instructor - Lolly Walton In our September mini workshop we’ll be unleashing our individuality by creating our unique works of art by utilizing a variety of found objects. Lolly will demonstrate how an array of commonly used objects can add interest and texture to your […]
Let's put the ART in PARTY and celebrate Brevard Watercolor Society's 30th Year! Plein Aire begins at 10:30am, bring your gear! Festivities – door prizes, poetry contest, art history quiz […]
Open painting, demonstrations, socializing from 1:30 to 4:30pm for BWS members, at 1425 Highland Avenue (inside the Highland Art Studio), Melbourne, FL. For those who want to paint, there are […]
Come join Cathy Brion at the BWS Art Escape Studio to paint holiday cards. She will provide templates to use and one good card set to paint on. Bring your paints and additional watercolor paper to paint on, cut up and use for other cards or decorations. To save a seat, call Barbara at 321-446-6154. […]
Wickham Park Community Center 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne FL 32935 Instructor - Ed Carlson Participants will be painting "Miller's Marina," by Ed Carlson. Teaching points are: Creating the illusion of depth with color, shadows and values. And, painting reflections. Artists will use: cerulean blue ultramarine blue deep hooker's green deep raw sienna, burnt sienna permanent […]
R.S.V.P. by October 24th to Darleen Hunt at 321-452-8433. Meet at the parking lot on east side of the A Max Brewer Bridge, Titusville. Arrive by 8:45am, we leave at […]
Open painting, demonstrations, socializing from 1:30 to 4:30pm for BWS members, at 1425 Highland Avenue (inside the Highland Art Studio), Melbourne, FL. For those who want to paint, there are […]
Barbara Rios will give a demonstration on creating Neurographic art. No artistic experience is needed, plus it is an extremely relaxing exercise. Bring a medium waterproof gel or felt tip pen, brushes and your paints. Let's shed the weight of the world and be mindlessly creative. Leave your stress at the Art Escape Studio! About […]
Open painting, demonstrations, socializing from 1:30 to 4:30pm for BWS members, at 1425 Highland Avenue (inside the Highland Art Studio), Melbourne, FL. For those who want to paint, there are […]
Wickham Park Community Center 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne, FL 32935 Meeting in Room 2 *Bring-your-own brown bag lunch and socializing starts at noon (optional), formal meeting begins at 1:00pm.
Learn to paint portraits in watercolor in a spontaneous style that involves minimal layering and the use of transparent colors. In this workshop, we will analyze some of the common mistakes that are made when working on portraits in watercolor and look at examples of successful watercolor portraits by artists from around the world. "My […]
Open painting, demonstrations, socializing from 1:30 to 4:30pm for BWS members, at 1425 Highland Avenue (inside the Highland Art Studio), Melbourne, FL. For those who want to paint, there are […]
5-6 pm: Mix and mingle with charcuterie board, and have fun at the selfie station on the lighted patio 6-9 pm: Dinner and Games Salad, bread, eggplant, chicken parmesan, ziti […]
Open painting, demonstrations, socializing from 1:30 to 4:30pm for BWS members, at 1425 Highland Avenue (inside the Highland Art Studio), Melbourne, FL. For those who want to paint, there are […]
Open painting, demonstrations, socializing from 1:30 to 4:30pm for BWS members, at 1425 Highland Avenue (inside the Highland Art Studio), Melbourne, FL. For those who want to paint, there are […]
Brevard Watercolor Society presents “FLORA & FAUNA AT THE REFUGE” JANUARY 3, 2026 - MARCH 29, 2026 "Berry Season" by Therese Payne Ferguson, Best of Flora 2022 This is a […]