San Diego Watercolor Society

San Diego Watercolor Society The San Diego Watercolor Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding the appreciation
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๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ข๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ โ€“ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ for the ๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ข๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“!Artists, donโ€™t miss you...
03/17/2025

๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ข๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ โ€“ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ for the ๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ข๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“!

Artists, donโ€™t miss your chance to be part of this juried exhibition, on view July 2โ€“31 at the SDWS Gallery! OPEN to members & non-members, with over $3,000 in prizes, including a $1,000 Best of Show.

This yearโ€™s juror, the incredible plein air artist, Geoffrey Allen LAPA, CAC, SDWS, brings a keen eye for plein air work and will no doubt curate a stunning exhibition.

All water media accepted (watercolor, gouache, acrylic, casein).

Submit your work before April 25th! Prospectus here:https://www.sdws.org/.../2025%20Plein%20Air%20Prospectus.pdf

Submit your best work to ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง! This prestigious juried show features artists f...
03/15/2025

Submit your best work to ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง! This prestigious juried show features artists from around the world. ๐ŸŒŽThis yearโ€™s juror, award-winning artist Kathleen Conover AWS, NWS, TWSA, will select pieces to compete for $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š $๐Ÿ”,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž!

All watercolor, acrylic, and gouache works on paper, synthetic paper, wrapped canvas, or cradled wood panel are eligible. Accepted paintings will be displayed both in our Gallery and online for maximum exposure!

๐Ÿ”น Deadline to enter: May 18, 2025
๐Ÿ”น More details & prospectus: www.sdws.org
๐Ÿ”น Questions? Email [email protected]

Artwork = Dean Mitchell | Best of Show Thomason Family Inspiration Award $5,000

Join us for an exclusive demo at the San Diego Watercolor Society, where master artist Joseph Zbukvic will bring a maste...
03/14/2025

Join us for an exclusive demo at the San Diego Watercolor Society, where master artist Joseph Zbukvic will bring a masterpiece to life before your eyes.

๐Ÿ“… Sunday, May 4, 2025
โฐ 5:00 โ€“ 8:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ SDWS Education Room
๐Ÿ’ฐ $20 | Open to all!

Donโ€™t miss this rare opportunityโ€”secure your spot today!

Register here: https://www.sdws.org/workshopslist.php?cat=6

๐„๐๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐€๐›๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ โ€œ๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐จ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐กโ€ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, Vibrations! ๐Ÿ† A big thank you t...
03/13/2025

๐„๐๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐€๐›๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ โ€œ๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐จ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐กโ€ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, Vibrations! ๐Ÿ† A big thank you to everyone who came to view the exhibition and votedโ€”we love seeing what most resonates with YOU!

Voting for the March show, "Nature's Alchemy," is now underway. Come by the gallery to enjoy the current exhibition and cast your ballotโ€”it displays through April 1st!

03/12/2025

The March 7th Opening Reception for the SDWS March Show "Natureโ€™s Alchemy," juried by Kathleen Scoggin, welcomed 239 visitors into the SDWS Gallery for an evening of art, connection, and celebration! Four paintings found new homes, and guests enjoyed the opportunity to vote for the Peopleโ€™s Choice Award.

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the night special! "Natureโ€™s Alchemy" is on view through April 1stโ€”stop by and experience the magic โœจ before it closes!

Can't get to the Gallery? You can view and purchase online: https://www.sdws.org/galleryart.php?cat=7068

๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง! Submit your best work to this prestigious juried show featuring top...
03/11/2025

๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง! Submit your best work to this prestigious juried show featuring top artists from around the world. ๐ŸŒŽThis yearโ€™s juror, award-winning artist Kathleen Conover AWS, NWS, TWSA, will select pieces to compete for $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š $๐Ÿ”,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž!

All watercolor, acrylic, and gouache works on paper, synthetic paper, wrapped canvas, or cradled wood panel are eligible. Accepted paintings will be displayed both in our Gallery and onlineโ€”giving your art maximum exposure!

๐Ÿ”น Deadline to enter: May 18, 2025
๐Ÿ”น More details & prospectus: www.sdws.org
๐Ÿ”น Questions? Email [email protected]

Artwork = Jean Pederson | Stan Siegel Second Place Award $4,000

The paintout paintings-some are not finished! Nothing but fun and learning and being outside under the sun and a blue s...
03/10/2025

The paintout paintings-some are not finished! Nothing but fun and learning and being outside under the sun and a blue sky! Hope to see some of these entered in the Plein Air Show!!

Artists having a fun green time at the demo paintout! Jami Wright was our demo artist. We had a beautiful sunny day!!
03/10/2025

Artists having a fun green time at the demo paintout! Jami Wright was our demo artist. We had a beautiful sunny day!!

Awesome demo artist Jami Wright at the East Fortuna Staging Area at Mission Trails Park. You would be GREEN with envy ...
03/10/2025

Awesome demo artist Jami Wright at the East Fortuna Staging Area at Mission Trails Park. You would be GREEN with envy watching her paint!! Her demo was all about green. Thanks Jami

Happy Demo Paintout Day!!! Featuring Jami Wright demo artist. East Fortuna Staging Area. Great spot!
03/08/2025

Happy Demo Paintout Day!!! Featuring Jami Wright demo artist. East Fortuna Staging Area. Great spot!

SDWS March General Meeting โ€“ Virtual Event!Join us Sunday, March 9 at 1 PM on Zoom for social time, updates from SDWS Pr...
03/07/2025

SDWS March General Meeting โ€“ Virtual Event!

Join us Sunday, March 9 at 1 PM on Zoom for social time, updates from SDWS President Karen Weir, plus an artist demo by Lisa Wang, who will share insights on drawing for watercolor. Lisa will also be teaching the Portraits and Animals in Watercolor workshop in May 2025! (Registraion is open and spots are filling - grab yours today: https://www.sdws.org/classes-detail.php?ID=2015844)

Sunday, March 9, 2025
1:00 pm Begin / Social Time
1:30 pm General Meeting
2:00 pm Artist Demo by Lisa Wang

๐Ÿ“ธ = "Melbourneโ€˜s obsession" by Lisa Wang

๐ŸŽจ Saturday, March 8 at 9am = SDWS Demo Paintout at the East Fortuna Staging Area, Santee!Join us for this monthโ€™s SDWS ...
03/06/2025

๐ŸŽจ Saturday, March 8 at 9am = SDWS Demo Paintout at the East Fortuna Staging Area, Santee!

Join us for this monthโ€™s SDWS Demo Paintout featuring Jami Wright! Jami, a passionate landscape painter and retired teacher, will share her expertise in watercolor and plein air paintingโ€”focusing on a limited palette of greens to bring landscapes to life. ๐ŸŒฟ

Why come? Learn from Jamiโ€™s expertise in watercolor & plein air, paint in a stunning natural setting with diverse landscapes, and connect with fellow artists & grow your skills.

What to Bring: Water, sunscreen, good walking shoes, and your painting gear! There's shade under a patio, but it can be warm and dry.

โฐ Schedule:
๐ŸŽจ 9 AM โ€“ Demo Begins
๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ 12:30 PM โ€“ Painting Review

Location: East Fortuna Staging Area โ€“ Mission Trails Regional Park
Directions: From I-8, take 125 North, then 52 West to Exit 13.

Watercolor meets the magic of nature! ๐ŸŒฟThe San Diego Watercolor Societyโ€™s March Member Show "Nature's Alchemy" is now op...
03/06/2025

Watercolor meets the magic of nature! ๐ŸŒฟThe San Diego Watercolor Societyโ€™s March Member Show "Nature's Alchemy" is now openโ€”juried by the talented Kathleen Scoggin!

๐Ÿ“… Join us for the First Friday Opening Reception!
๐Ÿ—“ Friday, March 7 | โฐ 5โ€“8 PM
๐Ÿ“ San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery - Liberty Station

Celebrate the beauty of nature through watercolor and enjoy an evening of art, light apps, community, and inspiration. โœจ

๐ŸŒฟโœจ Now Showing: โ€œNatureโ€™s Alchemyโ€ โ€“ SDWS March Member Show! ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐ฒ๐ง๐œ๐ก, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก...
03/05/2025

๐ŸŒฟโœจ Now Showing: โ€œNatureโ€™s Alchemyโ€ โ€“ SDWS March Member Show!

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐ฒ๐ง๐œ๐ก, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž, โ€œ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐—ช๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซโ€! Juror Kathleen Scoggin praised its masterful composition, strong sense of place, and beautiful use of light and shadow to evoke both the chill of winter and the warmth of home.

๐ŸŽ‰ Join us for the Exhibition Opening Reception!
๐Ÿ“… Friday, March 7 | โฐ 5โ€“8 pm
๐Ÿ“San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery - Liberty Station

Come celebrate incredible watercolor art with us and other art lovers! ๐ŸŽจ

Submit your best work to the ๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!This prestigious juried show features top artists...
03/04/2025

Submit your best work to the ๐’๐ƒ๐—ช๐’ ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

This prestigious juried show features top artists from all over the globe. This yearโ€™s juror, award-winning artist Kathleen Conover AWS, NWS, TWSA, will select pieces to compete for $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š $๐Ÿ”,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž!

All watercolor, acrylic, and gouache works on paper, synthetic paper, wrapped canvas, or cradled wood panel are eligible. Accepted paintings will be displayed both in our Gallery and online for maximum exposure.

๐Ÿ”น Deadline to enter: May 18, 2025
๐Ÿ”น More details & prospectus: www.sdws.org
๐Ÿ”น Questions? Email [email protected]

Artwork = Xiaochang Zhang | People's Choice Award $250

Paint Expressive Portraits with Ease! ๐ŸŽจ Time is running out! Join acclaimed artist David Keith Lobenberg for a 3-day ZOO...
03/03/2025

Paint Expressive Portraits with Ease! ๐ŸŽจ Time is running out! Join acclaimed artist David Keith Lobenberg for a 3-day ZOOM workshop, happening next week, March 10โ€“12, 2025, from 9 amโ€“3:30 pm PST.

๐ŸŒŸ No portrait experience? No problem!
โœ”๏ธ Learn Davidโ€™s simple photo/tracing technique for stunning results.
โœ”๏ธ Master bold black lines and vibrant watercolor washes.

This workshop is perfect for all skill levels, and ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ !! Donโ€™t miss this chance to learn from a master with 35+ years of teaching experience.

๐Ÿ”— Sign up now: https://www.sdws.org/classes-detail.php?ID=2015842

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February 2025 Opening Reception
February 2025 Opening Reception

The February 7th Opening Reception for the February Member's Show "Vibrations," juried by Richard Hawk, welcomed 216 visitors into the gallery to take in the exhibition, connect with artists, and vote for the Peopleโ€™s Choice Award! Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to Scott Trimlett for capturing the evening. "Vibrations" is on view through March 1stโ€”stop by and see it before it closes!

Evolution of Watermedia
Evolution of Watermedia

What an incredible event yesterday as we kicked off our celebration of 60 years of creativity innovation, and community with the San Diego Watercolor Society! ๐ŸŽ‰ A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and to the amazing Ken and Stephanie Goldman for their inspiring presentation, ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข: ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. From the rich history to cutting-edge techniques and live demos, it was a wonderful celebration of art and innovation. Special thanks to Roberta Dyer for her captivating demo and to all the art lovers and creators who came out and made the day so special. ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธโœจ

Our January 3rd First Friday Reception was full of good times with art lovers, fellow member artists, and plenty of Peopleโ€™s Choice voting! ๐ŸŽจโœจ We welcomed over 190 visitors into the Gallery to enjoy the amazing artwork on display in the January Member Show, โ€œBetween the Linesโ€ - juried by Joan Merrick.โฃ โฃ Thanks to Scott Trimlett for snapping some great photos of the night! ๐Ÿ“ธโฃ โฃ Arts District Liberty Station

January First Friday
January First Friday

The San Diego Watercolor Societyโ€™s January Members Show, โ€œBetween the Linesโ€, juried by the talented Joan Merrick, is NOW SHOWING! โœจ ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง TONIGHT, ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ“โ€“๐Ÿ– ๐๐Œ. Kick off your first weekend of 2025 with an evening of incredible art, talent, and community. Sip, mingle, and soak up this stunning exhibition.

๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐—ช๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!
๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐—ช๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!

Start the new year on a creative note with the ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐—ช๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ! This hands-on workshop is for San Diego Watercolor Society members only and welcomes artists of all experience levels. The Acrylic Family Workshop will focus on several types of acrylic paint, including Holbeinโ€™s Heavy Body Acrylic, Fluid Acrylic, Acrylic Ink, โ€œMatโ€ Matte Acrylic, Gesso, and Acrylic Mediums, as well as Legionโ€™s Stonehenge Aqua and Yupo papers, and an assortment of General Pencil materials. All participants will take home free samples! ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ When: ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ โฐ Time: ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ - ๐Ÿ‘:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ (๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง; ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐—ช๐€๐ˆ๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐“ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ) ๐Ÿ’ฒ Fee: $2 for refreshments (non-refundable) SDWS members, sign up now to secure your spot: https://www.sdws.org/classes-detail.php?ID=2015854

As 2024 comes to a close, we invite you to help sustain the amazing programs and opportunities SDWS offers:โฃ โฃ ๐ŸŽจ Free painting classes for underserved children, former foster youth, and seniorsโฃ ๐ŸŽจ Watermedia workshops for all skill levelsโฃ ๐ŸŽจ Monthly juried exhibits and community partnershipsโฃ ๐ŸŽจ Public First Friday receptions and inspiring countywide paintoutsโฃ โฃ Your donation supports our mission and helps cover vital expenses like rent, utilities, and awards. Letโ€™s keep inspiring creativity in San Diego and beyond!โฃ โฃ Donate todayโ€”your generosity makes it all possible. ๐Ÿ’› Donate here: https://www.sdws.org/donations-form.php? โฃ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐Ÿป๐Ÿถ๐Ÿท(๐˜ค)(๐Ÿน) ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜น ๐˜๐˜‹ ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿป-๐Ÿน๐Ÿท๐Ÿป๐Ÿน๐Ÿธ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿบ.โฃ โฃ

Artist Sunday
Artist Sunday

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ this ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ by supporting local artists! Visit the San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery to view stunning original watercolors and find the perfect holiday gift. Or purchase a SDWS gift card and let your loved ones choose a piece that speaks to them. Join us this ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  and make a meaningful impact by supporting local art and artists during the holiday season. We're open 11am - 3pm, admission is free. Featured works: โ€œLa Jolla Cove Pelicanโ€ by Laura Ramsey โ€œReflectionโ€ by Chrysanne Lowe โ€œWading at Ocean Beachโ€ by Roz Oserin โ€œIndian Summerโ€ by Sanjay Desai โ€œLast Minuteโ€ by Nell Bartlett โ€œDancing Clouds in Violets and Bluesโ€ by Thomas Oโ€™Brien โ€œBourbon and Leatherโ€ by Michele Joyce โ€œAmericaโ€™s Cup Harborโ€ by Chuck McPherson โ€œThe Danceโ€ by Wanda Honeycutt โ€œWaitingโ€ by Jean Silva โ€œRelationships 18โ€ by Su Yong Kown โ€œFlower Childโ€ by Ann Slater

Evoking Mystery Opening Reception
Evoking Mystery Opening Reception

Unveil the mystery!โœจJoin us for the Opening Reception of the November Member Exhibition "Evoking Mystery" on Friday, November 1st, from 5-8 PM at the San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery. Enjoy wine, meet the artists, and immerse yourself in the beauty of watercolor. ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿท

Sold IShow Paintings
Sold IShow Paintings

โœจ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž & ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐›๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ at the 44th International Exhibition! But thereโ€™s still timeโ€”stop by the SDWS Gallery and make one of your favorites yours before the show ends! Visit the SDWS Gallery before the show closes on October 31 and experience the magic in person! Open daily 10 AM - 4 PM with free admission. ๐ŸŽจ Donโ€™t waitโ€”find your piece before itโ€™s gone! Featured here, in order, are sold paintings: "Backlit" by Chris Krupinski "Balboa Children's Theater" by Gordon Bashant "Balboa Park" by Luis Juarez "Childhood, an Oasis" by Ana Laura Salazar "Ghent's Autumn Colors" by Amid El Haddad "Homes Thirty" by Sun Jiangang Painting Art "Peak Theater" by Jeff Stoddard "Precious Company" by Jan Min "Standing Watch" by Betty Hock "The Fishermen" by Michael Garberick "Top Influencer: by Bev Jozwiak

Weโ€™re thrilled to showcase Stephanie Goldman and her painting titled "DNA" at the San Diego Watercolor Societyโ€™s 44th International Exhibition! Stephanie is a Master Artist and past president of the National Watercolor Society. Known for her richly colored figures, insightful portraits, and dynamic watercolors, Stephanieโ€™s art has been exhibited nationally, internationally, and in select galleries. Come see "DNA" and other inspiring works before the exhibition closes on October 31! Thanks to Michele Joyce for these interviews! GOLDMAN FINEART

Dean Mitchell - Meet the Artist
Dean Mitchell - Meet the Artist

Weโ€™re honored to have Dean Mitchell, renowned artist and First Place Winner of the 44th International Exhibition, join us in the SDWS Gallery as part of our ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต series! ๐ŸŽจโœจ Thank you, Dean, for sharing your inspiration and process behind this remarkable piece. Donโ€™t miss seeing his work and the entire exhibition โ€“ open daily from 10 AM to 4 PM through October! Thanks to Michele Joyce for these interviews!

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