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CALIFORNIA
WATERCOLOR
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P.O. Box 4631
Walnut Creek, CA
94596  USA


2010 National Gold Award Winner
"BART"
Karen Frey

Gold Medal Winner

CWA wants to thank the
Presidio of San Francisco for
hosting our 41st National Show

 

Big news! Our newsletters are now on line, both current and back issues.


Come to our next General Meeting on September 15th to see a demo by Skip Lawrence, 7:30 pm, - Shadelands Center, 111 N. Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek, CA.


Join CWA or Renew your membership

The California Watercolor Association's 41st National Exhibition Calendar of Events, 2010
  • July 14 to September 19 - Exhibition at the San Francisco Presidio's Officers' Club, 50 Moraga Ave. Read a press release about the show, and an interview with Christine Dougherty.
     
  • Sunday, August 29, 2010 Plein Air Paint Out, 10am to 3pm
    50 Moraga Avenue, Officer's Club, Mesa Room
    The Presidio in San Francisco
    9 am to 10am - REGISTRATION (canvas, paper, etc. will be registered prior to painting)
    Pre-registered participants go to registration table at the Officer's Club, Mesa Room
    to register your paper or canvas and receive your packet.
     
    Participants who register on 08/29/10, the day of the event, go to on-site registration table at
    the Officer's Club, Mesa Room to pay fees, register your paper or canvas and receive a on-site packet.
    10am to 2pm - PAINT
    Select a subject and paint any scene visible from the grounds of the Presidio using any style or medium.
    2pm to 2:15 pm - DISPLAY at the Officer's Club, Mesa Room
    Each artist may exhibit one completed work in the display area. Do not mat or frame work
    until after the judging is completed. Work may be displayed on an easel or stand.
    2:15 to 2:30pm - VOTE
    Participants will vote for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards using the ballot provided.
    You cannot vote for yourself.
    The "People's Choice Award" will be decided by the viewing public
    3:00 pm - AWARDS PRESENTATION
    3:00 pm-4:00pm - EXHIBIT THE WORKS
Friday National Exhibition Classes at the Presidio
10 am to 12 noon, children's classes
1 pm to 2:30 pm, adult drop in classes
 
July 16: Charlotte Huntley and Mary Spivey
July 23: Leslie Wilson
July 30: Qian Gao
August 6: Pablo Villicana-Lara
August 13: Denise Oyama Miller
August 20: Jack Gautreaux
August 27: Myrna Wacknov
September 3: Fred Kling
September 10: Charlotte Huntley
September 17: Melissa Adkison

You can purchase paintings, catalogs & DVDs of the 41st National Exhibition in the Presidio Visitors' Center.

Opportunities to Volunteer


Registration for 2011 Workshops is open!

  1. Katherine Chang Liu, 5 Days, February 14-18, Open Studio
  2. Don Andrews, 5 Days, March 14-18, Figure Workshop
  3. Janet Rogers, 5 Days, April 18-22, Expressive Flowers, Faces & Figures
  4. Jeannie McGuire, 5 Days, May 16-20, Figurative Design
  5. David Savellano, 3 Days, June 14-16, Travel Sketching & Plein Air Painting
  6. Cheng-Khee Chee, 5 Days, September 19-23, Watercolor: Synthesizing East & West
  7. Kathleen Conover, 5 Days, October 17-21, From Chaos to Order

For more details, please see the individual workshop descriptions on the 2011 workshop page.

Click here for the registration form for 2011 workshops.
 
For information about remaining 2010 workshops, please go to our workshop page. Click here to download a brochure with a registration form or click here to download printable registration form only.

Questions about Workshops?
Contact June Hunt via email at jclhunt@aol.com

Gallery Concord is the venue for our workshops and for a number of member shows.


Read About Our Outreach Program
Purchase Catalogs from our earlier National Shows.
Purchase a CWA Apron, proceeds go to the building fund.

Other Questions about CWA?
Contact Samantha McNally at info@californiawatercolor.org