Valley Watercolor Society is a non-profit organization in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California dedicated to the enjoyment of watercolor and water media painting. We hold monthly meetings with demos, watercolor workshops, and plein air paint-outs from September to June (see our detailed event listing), and an Annual Exhibit each spring.
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Peter McDonald visits VWS in April 2020
UPDATE: THIS MEETING IS CANCELLED. STILL TBA ABOUT MAY. HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES ARE SAFE AND WELL. Peter McDonald will be demonstrating in our monthly member meeting, Thursday, April 9, 2020. There will be a meet & greet from 6:30 to 7:00 pm, followed by meeting and demonstration at 7:00 at: San Fernando Valley …
March 2020 Paint-Out
There is 1 paint-out scheduled in March 2020: Paramount Ranch– Wednesday, March 19, 2020, 10am From the website: “When Paramount Pictures leased the ranch in 1923, they began an era of film production that continues today. You can experience the area where Bob Hope starred in Caught in the Draft (1941) and Sandra Bullock had …
Catherine Tirr visits VWS in March 2020
Catherine Tirr will be demonstrating in our monthly member meeting, Thursday, March 12, 2020. There will be a meet & greet from 6:30 to 7:00 pm, followed by meeting and demonstration at 7:00 at: San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center 18312 Oxnard Street Tarzana, CA 91356 Click here for directions from your location. Members …
2019 Annual Exhibit
Above: “Purple Haze,” by Gary Friedman, 2019 First Place
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Prize Gallery:
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This Year’s Awards:
1st place: Gary Friedman, “Purple Haze” – $300
2nd place: Lori Pollack, “Feeling Grapeful” – $250
3rd place: Susan Gesundheit, “Requerdo” – $200
Special Honors:
Cathy Fickes, “Shoes on the Danube” – Jack Richeson Award
Veronica Stensby, “Floral Fantasy” – Winsor & Newton Award
Spencer Mackay, “Kobe Evening” – Jack Richeson Award
Phyllis Doyon, “Iris and Birds” – Holbein Award
Honorable Mentions:
Peter McDonald, “My Family Tree” – Jack Richeson Award
Janis Elias, “Aztec Cycle” – Cheap Joe’s Award
Debbi Saunders, “Elefantastic” – Holbein Award
Charlotte Mullich, “Swimming Quietly” – Holbein Award
Fatemeh Kian, “Still Together” – Golden Artist Award
Julie Stroh, “Goose Creek” – Golden Artist Award
Paulette Parker, “All Hands On” – Canson Award
Dorothy Lee, “Memories” – Graphaids Award
Deborah Swan-McDonald, “Dan at Tonga Hut” – Graphaids Award
Gwen Wetzler, “Forest River #1” – Carter Sexton Award
Karen Holly, “Homeless Not Hopeless” – Carter Sexton Award
This year’s juror was Joseph Stoddard.