Therese will be painting a red ibis. Besides painting the bird, it will demonstrate negative painting on the nest. Colors - Quin Coral (Daniel Smith) - this can be mixed. yellow Scarlet Lake Burnt Sienna Ultra. Blue Raw Umber Dioxizine Purple Yellow Ochre / Raw Sienna Cobalt Blue Sap Green Masking Fluid Non Bleed White […]
Everything Plein Air! The next mini workshop will be on April 24 from 1pm to 3pm via Zoom with BWS’ own Plein Air Group lead by Jan Faerber. The workshop will focus on Plein Air painting, the equipment you need and will include some demonstrations and videos recorded on location. The group discuss the tips […]
WORKSHOP DEMO INSTRUCTOR: Lian Quan Zhen NOTE: First-time visitors are welcome to attend for $5 which, if becoming a member THAT day, will be deducted from the total membership fee.
Lian Quan Zhen WE REGRET THAT THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED EFFECTIVE APRIL 3RD, 2021. Lian Zhen is a sought after watercolor and Chinese painting artist and teacher. He is one of the most popular authors of Northlight Books. Her has many shows in the US, Hong Kong and China and has developed an […]
May 22 10-3 Wickham Park Community Center 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne 32935 Our first in a long time, in person Mini Workshop!!! It has been a long time since we have been together with our friends. So please mark this on your calendar! They are giving us the whole gym so we can social distance. […]
Ed's Shed" by Ed Carlson Instructor - Ed Carlson Mini Workshop: August 28th, 10 am – 2pm Location: Wickham Park, Melbourne From Ed: Paints are: cerulean blue, ultramarine blue, hooker's green (dark), burnt sienna, raw sienna, blue violet, & quin rose, Of course I'll leave it to the attendees to substitute colors consistent with their […]
WORKSHOP DEMO INSTRUCTOR: TBD NOTE: First-time visitors are welcome to attend for $5 which, if becoming a member THAT day, will be deducted from the total membership fee.
Instructor - Jan Faerber Instructions: Ideally you should use a quarter sheet (15” x 11”) for this project. If you open the attached line drawing in Adobe Acrobat select poster when you open the print dialog and it will print the image across 2 8 1/2” x 11” pieces of paper that you can piece back together […]
Cost: $275.00 for BWS Members
$350.00 for Non-members
Instructor - Therese Ferguson - Painting on black watercolor paper
Barbara Rios will be doing a Whimsey Painting demo after the meeting. NOTE: First-time visitors are welcome to attend for $5 which, if becoming a member THAT day, will be deducted from the total membership fee.
NOTE: First-time visitors are welcome to attend for $5 which, if becoming a member THAT day, will be deducted from the total membership fee.
Instructor and Subject: To Be Determined
WORKSHOP DEMO INSTRUCTOR: To Be determined NOTE: First-time visitors are welcome to attend for $5 which, if becoming a member THAT day, will be deducted from the total membership fee.
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 […]
WORKSHOP DEMO INSTRUCTOR: TBD NOTE: First-time visitors are welcome to attend for $5 which, if becoming a member THAT day, will be deducted from the total membership fee.
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 […]
Update for upcoming workshop with Anne Abgott We will have a Zoom workshop with Anne Abgott on 7/27 10am – 2pm. Cost is $60 per person. We’ve had an excellent response but if you want to be added to a waiting list please contact Laurie Griffin – lbgriffi88@gmail.com. Check out Anne’s website at https://www.anneabgott.com/.
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 […]
NOTE: First-time visitors are welcome to attend for $5 which, if becoming a member THAT day, will be deducted from the total membership fee.
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
WORKSHOP DEMO INSTRUCTOR: Pat Dews NOTE: First-time visitors are welcome to attend for $5 which, if becoming a member THAT day, will be deducted from the total membership fee.
Pat Dews, a graduate of The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City is a signature member and Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, the National Collage Society, the New Jersey Water Color Society, and the Florida Watercolor Society. Dews creates experimental works in watermedia on paper and canvas. […]
NOTE: First-time visitors are welcome to attend for $5 which, if becoming a member THAT day, will be deducted from the total membership fee.
FIRST WORKSHOP OF THE YEAR - Barbara Rios be leading the January 28 workshop on Weaving. Not only will basic weaving be shown, but more advanced weaving with a variety of shapes will be demonstrated. **New instruction: on two 8"x8" pieces of watercolor paper, draw a simple object (butterfly, flower, fish, etc.) on one and trace […]