Events

Mini Workshop:  March 26th, 10 am – 2pm Artist:  Ed Carlson Location:  Wickham Park, Melbourne We’ll be painting Ed’s Shed Paints are: cerulean blue, ultramarine blue, hooker's green (dark), burnt sienna, raw sienna, blue violet (purple), quin rose and lemon yellow.  Ed says “you can substitute colors consistent with your pallette.  The usual housekeeping supplies are […]

Watercolor Portraits Focus on Features with Linda Neal Linda will be teaching the art of portrait painting in watercolor. She will cover how to create natural skin tones and painting realistic eyes, noses and mouths. If you are new to portraits this will be a great introduction or if you have been painting portraits a […]

 GETTING CREATIVE WITH YOUR “LEMONS” Mini Workshop by Barbara Rios. Turn your disappointments into an opportunity to have FUN! Saturday, May 28, 10am - 3pm (extended time), Wickham Community Center, bring a lunch! Not only did your painting not turn out to be a masterpiece, but look at the money you wasted on expensive materials!  Don’t […]

August 27 – Susan Blakeslee The Trinity of Painting:  Drawing, Value, and Composition Do you struggle with one or the other?  Or maybe with all three? Let’s experiment and enjoy painting while we overcome some of those struggles. Materials needed: Drawing paper Pencils Eraser Several sheets of watercolor paper – no smaller than 8x10 Watercolor […]

Instructor:  Jan  Jamil Workshop Title:  Japanese Painting   Description:  Will be posted closer to the event date.   Costs: BWS Members: FREE Non-Members: $5.00

Instructor:  Susan Kessler Subject:   TO BE DETERMINED   Description:  Will be posted closer to the event date.   Costs: BWS Members: FREE Non-Members: $5.00

Instructor:  Renee Stewart Mini Workshop: "Mixed Greens Are Good For You!" - Painting Lily Pads When: March 25th, 10 am – 2pm Artist: Renee Stewart Location: Wickham Park, Melbourne Renee will be painting a water lily pad and will explore making a variety of greens while playing with underwater vegetation. Two photos of lily pads/water […]

It seems like many people would like to loosen up their style of watercolor painting. If you are one of these people, Yupo paper provides that opportunity. Jan will demo several techniques and give you photo subject matter to follow along with her. Supplies to bring: Table covering Palette of colors Mixing tray or mixing […]

Instructor:  Verne Foster Line and Wash   The workshop will be combining Watercolor and line ink work using mechanical pen liners and exploring line imaging with watercolor. You will partake in several exercises to help you learn and experiment with some of the techniques. Attendance is limited to 25.  Please register by emailing BWSPresident@outlook.com. Reference […]

September 16 – Ed Carlson – Dramatic Skies – Three different sky techniques will be practiced using the same sketch for each sheets to accompany the three different techniques Please register by emailing BWSPresident@outlook.com. Costs: BWS Members:  FREE Non-Members: $5.00