Barbara Tapp, California Coastline 1, Honorable Mention - 2012 John Muir
Barbara Tapp California Coastline 1
Honorable Mention - 2012 John Muir
Bob Shaw, Calistoga Greenwood Lane - 1st Prize - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma
Bob Shaw Calistoga Greenwood Lane - 1st Prize - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma

Bonnie Fry - The Dream - 3rd Place - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma
Bonnie Fry - The Dream - 3rd Place - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma

Carol Lutz, Polar Bear, Honorable Mention - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma
Carol Lutz Polar Bear
Honorable Mention - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma
Georganne Zaro Eddy, Essence, 2nd Place - 2012 John Muir Show
Georganne Zaro Eddy Essence
2nd Place - 2012 John Muir Show
Juanita Hagberg - Lake View, Honorable Mention - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma
Juanita Hagberg - Lake View Honorable Mention - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma

Molly O'Leary-Klier, Old Soul, Juror's Award - 2012 John Muir Show
Molly O'Leary-Klier Old Soul
Juror's Award - 2012 John Muir Show
Nataly Tikhomirov - Star of the Garden - 2nd Place - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma
Nataly Tikhomirov - Star of the Garden - 2nd Place - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma

Nataly Tikhomirov, Charm - 1st Place - 2012 John Muir Show
Nataly Tikhomirov Charm - 1st Place - 2012 John Muir Show

Robert Davidson - Russian Domes - Honorable Mention - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma
Robert Davidson - Russian Domes - Honorable Mention - 2012 Show at 48 Natoma

Robert Shaw, Bixby Creek Bridge, Honorable Mention - 2012 John Muir Show
Robert Shaw Bixby Creek Bridge
Honorable Mention - 2012 John Muir Show
Sue Matthews, House of Ceramics, 3rd Place - 2012 John Muir Show
Sue Matthews House of Ceramics
3rd Place - 2012 John Muir Show

Call for Entries - 43rd National Exhibition

California Watercolor Association

School outreach, community programs, workshops, painting demonstrations, member shows and plein air painting get-togethers: all of these things and more are happening at CWA. At almost 800 members, CWA is one of the largest regional water media organizations.  We invite you to join us!

Please enjoy the slideshow on the right side of this page of CWA award winners from our recent shows.


43rd National Exhibition – Call for Entries

CWA’s 43rd National Exhibition will be held in January 2013, at the historic Harrington Gallery in Pleasanton, California.  Entry deadline for the exhibition is September 8, 2012.  We are pleased to announce that the juror for this show is M. E. “Mike” Bailey, President Emeritus of the National Watercolor Society, and an internationally known artist and teacher.

Click HERE to go directly to the Prospectus, which can also be found under the Shows/Exhibitions tab, National Prospectus.


Next General Meeting is July 18th

We do not meet in June.

Michael Reardon will be our guest in July. Our meetings are open to the public, and all are welcome.  We begin at 7:30 pm at the Shadelands Center, 111 N. Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek, CA.


Member Shows

Opening reception for the Gallery at 48 Natoma member show is May 18, 6-8 pm.  

May 18 - July 5, 2012, Gallery at 48 Natoma, Folsom.  For more information, contact californiashows@californiawatercolor.org. [See Propectus] 


Registration for 2012 Workshops 

  1. Ric Dentinger, 5 Days, April 16 - 20, Seeing & Painting the Layers of a Subject - Intermediate/Advanced
  2. Mark Mehaffey, 5 Days, May 14 - 18, Experiment for Fun, Design for Success - All Levels - CANCELED
  3. David Lobenberg, 2 Days, June 16 - 17, Mastering the Six Skill Sets of Drawing - All Levels
  4. Michael Reardon, 2 Days, July 21 - 22 , Plein Air Painting - All Levels. WAIT-LIST ONLY.
  5. Kathleen Alexander, 5 Days, September 17-21, Detailed Realism in Luminous Color - All Levels

To be on a wait list, please contact our registrar at registrar@californiawatercolor.org. For more details on the workshops, please see the individual on the workshop page. Workshops are held at Gallery Concord.


Outreach

Outreach Program


Gallery Concord 

CWA's Gallery Concord hosts periodic member shows, workshops, and has featured artists in a variety of mediums.


California Watercolor Association

Promote Your Page Too