Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society

SCVWS Workshop Instructors

The Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society brings nationally known artists in watermedia to teach in our workshops, and to present free painting demonstrations to the general public. Our roll-call of previous instructors includes a wide range of styles and techniques, as we strive to provide the best in watermedia art instruction. Email our Workshop Committee if you'd like to see more of these instructors, or have other suggestions for future workshops.

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2009 Workshops

Dale Laitenen (Abstract Landscapes)
Karen Frey (Calculated Risks)
Mike Bailey (Watercolor Beyond the Obvious)
Ted Nuttall (Watercolor Portraits)
Jean Warren (Natural Abstractions)
Don Andrews (Watercolor Figures)
Floy Zittin ( Trees)
Gerald Brommer ( From Line and Shape to Complex Surfaces)
Betsy Dillard Stroud (Go Figure: A modern approach to painting the figure)
Tricia Leonard (Acrylic Painting Party)

2008 Workshops

John Salminen
Mike Bailey (Watercolor Beyond the Obvious)
George James (Painting on Yupo)
Mel Stabin
Cheng Khee Chee
Christopher Schink (demo)
Don Andrews (Watercolor Landscape)
Donna Zagotta (Advance Planning of Paintings)
Ann Pember (Floral Close-ups)

2007 Workshops

Mike Bailey (Watercolor Beyond the Obvious, Composition for Impact)
Pat Dews
Ming Franz
Joyce Faulknor
Donna Zagotta
Frank Francese
Tom Fong
Mark Mehaffey
Barbara Nechis
Myrna Wacknov (demo)
Nancy Ann Rice (Acrylic Painting without a Brush!)

2006 Workshops

Mike Bailey (Watercolor Beyond the Obvious, Composition for Impact)
Dale Laitinen (Advanced workshop using opaque and multimedia)
Katherine Chang Liu (Individual Mentoring)
Robert Burridge
Don Andrews (Watercolor Figure)

2005 Workshops

Mike Bailey (Watercolor Beyond the Obvious, Composition for Impact)
Donna Zagotta
Lian Zhen
Arne Westerman
Ferenc Besze
Jean Warren

2004 Workshops

Mike Bailey (Watercolor Beyond the Obvious)
Jean Grastorf
Karen Frey (A Holistic Approach to Watercolor)
Linda Mitchell (Plein Air Painting and Keeping a Sketchbook Journal)
Skip Lawrence

2003 Workshops

Mike Bailey (Watercolor Beyond the Obvious)
Karen Frey
Jim Kosvanec
Lian Quen Zhen
Donna Zagotta

2002 Workshops

Marie MacDonnell Roberts
Floy Zittin
Lian Quen Zhen (demo)
Jane Hofstetter
Jann Pollard & Jerry Little (Photoshop Demonstration)